Due January 2024 - Part 8

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Couldn't see a new one yet :)

Is anyone else having an issue getting their anti-D injections? I’ve had my injection appointment rearranged twice now, both at late notice, because they haven’t sorted the admin to order the injections on time. Such a pain having to keep rearranging life and work just for an injection!

The annoying thing is that both me and dh are A negative so I thought I shouldn’t really need it, but one of the midwives said I should have it anyway? Confusing!

@Mummyme87 I know you're the professional here but I'm really worried you're overdoing it. Those palpitations sound horrible. Have you been checked over?

@Salamander91 wow 8 weeks - that is crazy, no time at all!! Eek how exciting!

@Mummyme87 I've been feeling some super strong movements really low down too and he's head down so assuming hands. Feels like tiny fingers in my pelvic bone area, sooo strange.

Saw the consultant today who said he'd be happy for me to give birth in the MLU providing I stay as I am (labelled high risk due to high BMI but no other risks atm). Baby currently weighs 2lb 12 at 28+4 which is 39th percentile. Pleasantly surprised he's not a giant baby tbh with my high BMI and DH is 6 foot 5! Still lots of time to grow though. 😬

@Onedayatatime24 That's amazing they're happy for MLU for you! Definitely gives me hope and I will be asking in a few weeks when I see them again. I'm the same as you labelled high risk for BMI and my baby weighed exactly the same at my growth scan at 28+4 too 🥰😍

@WitcheryDivine i was seen by maternal medicine at about 13weeks as get palpitations and very high heart rate (120-160) from about 17weeks previously. Had investigations both times previously and second pregnancy picked up a second degree heart block, but the one that is pretty transient and common, would have given me beta blockers if symptoms worsened, but didn’t get any worse luckily and was fine in labour. This time was told as I don’t have a congenital heart defects to not do any investigations unless symptomatic again, and have had palpitations maybe 5 times total whole pregnancy and heart rate is okay, sits about 100bpm. So not worried yet. Life is settling down now, up north at the moment which involved me sitting on my bum for 6.5hrs on a car being driven, then when home will just be preparing for baby/Christmas/work which I’m part time with, the shifts are just long.

@FirstT1meMum aww snap! 🥰 Definitely worth asking! The consultant did say they do have a BMI cut off for MLU (think it was 35 here) but said they're flexible. Everything else has been normal for me, blood pressure, GTT etc so said they'd be happy for MLU as long as they're happy they can regularly check baby. Even said I could use the pool as long as I can get in and out of it unassisted (which, unless baby grows very big, I'd imagine I'd be able to). Fingers crossed for you!

Our MLU is also literally next door to the labour suite so if anything did change then he said it's a case of going through some double doors if I did need transferring 😂 which is reassuring and I'd be fine with if it needed to happen.

@Onedayatatime24 I think at my hospital it could actually just be one big birth center rather than different departments so everyone gives birth in the delivery suite but will definitely make a note to find out!

What have you had to stop eating or drinking? My body has completely turned against the concept of chilli. Weirdly curry seems fine but not chilli in any form.

@WitcheryDivine I have only just started drinking tea and coffee again, first two trimesters I couldn't even stand the thought! I've also gone off anything rice-based but pasta is fine, even risotto is fine. So weird!

@Kalodin hope everything is going well for you in the hospital

@Mummyme87 enjoy your time with your family and hopefully these palpitations won't continue

Omg this burping. I've never in my life burped so much, not even with my 2 previous pregnancies. Well thankfully no heartburn with them.
I'll be 29 weeks tomorrow so only about 10 weeks left then and i can feel im starting to get anxious about my csection. Was talking to my ob the other day about the csection and she said they are the only hospital in this region where you can hold your baby while being stitched up but then you have to go to recovery room for 2 hours (more if there's problems) to where husband and baby are not allowed. Thoughts of not being able to hold my baby for 2 hours are making me cry, worried, my stomach turning and anxious. What if he wants food because im gonna be only breastfeeding, no bottles and we don't want to use any dummy. I know he'll be with his daddy but still i find it's unfair and i can't do anything about it.

@WitcheryDivine im gone off from some vegetables like boiled carrots, broccoli, cauliflower. Don't want any salt in my food, can't stand yogurts but like yogurt drink lol nuts don't feel the same either, can only have few salted peanuts. Didn't like anything sweet for a while but slowly wanting sweeter things again

@Onedayatatime24 I also went of tea/coffee for the first couple of trimesters. Recently realised bambino has a preference for more expensive coffee and must have 2 teaspoons full 😂other then that I haven't gone off much but I do have more of a preference for savoury over sweet now.

@LittleAlien24 I wouldn't be happy with that at all. I need to check what our hospitals policy is now but 6 years ago it was you held baby for a little while if all was well and then partner and baby go through to recovery and wait for you while they finish stitching/cleaning up. After that we stay together until partner has to go home at night.

I'm completely off any kind of creamy / cheesy sauce (macaroni and cheese etc). Used to love it, but the thought makes me feel queasy now!

I'm another that went off tea, it happened at about 10 weeks, and it still tastes funny now. I went from 6-8 cups a day to nothing, the caffeine withdrawal headaches over the summer were killer!

I'm nervous I won't be back to drinking tea for a while, I went off bacon when I was pregnant with ds, even the smell of it cooking made me gag. It took 2 years to be get over it. Not sure I could do that with tea!

Thank you @LittleAlien24 Things have calmed down I think 🤞 Although they've taken my stitch out as it was causing bleeding and I was dilating. All stopped now. Only thing I'm left with is this absolutely shitty headache and pain in my upper right side by my ribs that won't go, can't get comfy with it. Here until at least Monday and on strict bed rest, not even allowed to pop down to Costa for a decent cuppa

Oh no @Kalodin that sucks! Can you bribe someone else to bring you one?

My bump seems to have grown 3cm in a week which feels unlikely.

@Salamander91 im not happy with it but can't do anything about it. OB said they had to go through hurdles and took them forever to even get the permission for the mum to hold the baby while they stitch you up and this has been happening only for the last year. So she said to get a permission for the baby to be with you in recovery and maybe husband as well will take long time.
@Kalodin get someone to bring you stuff
I know you'd probably better go yourself but look at least bleeding and dilating has stopped so that's worth it. Fingers crossed your little one decides to wait a bit more.

That’s bullshit @LittleAlien24 how can they think that’s acceptable to separate mums and babies for two hours for no actual reason. I would be raising it as a massive concern. Establishing breastfeeding etc.

@LittleAlien24 can you express some colostrum in advance for if that happens? It's from a syringe, so your partner could do that each hour if you are separated x

@LittleAlien24 is another hospital an option? I'd be unhappy with any hospital that would separate mum and newborn for 2 hours for no reason. I could understand partner not being in recovery maybe but surely baby needs to be kept an eye on too after delivery.

@Mummyme87 i know it's BS im really upset over this but me raising concerns won't change anything. Welcome to spain

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 might have to do that

@Salamander91 unfortunately another hospital isn't an option. I've private health insurance so can only go to certain hospitals and because im high risk with several problems i really don't want to go somewhere where they don't know my history etc baby will be with his father until im in recovery

Think I’m going to phone about movements. I have been busy today but it’s been in the back of my mind that she hasn’t moved as much. I have a growth scan tomorrow too so think that’s making me more anxious.

@LittleAlien24 ah didnt realise you were in Spain. completely understandable you wouldn't want to change hospitals. Hopefully the 2 hours flies by.

@buckingmad hope everything is ok. Always best to ring if you're worried

I’ve come in. Just waiting to be hooked up. Has a little cry to mum on the phone in my way in. Being really struggling with anxiety especially since my friend died so suddenly.