Due February 2026 - thread 2

[HannahTheBanana]

Continuation of our first thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/5338394-due-february-2026

@Eeebee14it was! But I haven’t been in it since summer now. If nobody is able to access that now it might be nice making a new one for those who want one but I have no idea how to do it 😂 It’s really nice to have a support system, especially post birth with people in the same boat. Nobody close to me is currently pregnant so I do sometimes find myself feeling a bit lonely!

I have some time today so I will make one and post the the link :)

New WhatsApp group

https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjvMGxAnPBCJ3WDirpIwOX?mode=wwt

Hi all! Is anyone having a surprise but wants a 3D scan?? I really want to see baby’s little face but don’t know if I dare go for a 3D scan in case they reveal all 🤣 hope everyone’s doing well!! Not long now xx

Also my bump is friggin massive !!! Anyone else got a huge one haha ?? Look about 8 months already haha

Things are coming along, I'm probably having an elective section because of an earlier surgery I had. Had my 27 week midwife appointment today, she is measuring in the 90th percentile, so if she carries on this way I'm thinking cs was probably the right way to go

I am haha. I'm measuring 90th percentile at 27 weeks!

Im also signed off - always around,if you fancy a chat

Thank you I've just requested to join.

Feeling like rather a rubbish mum to DS aged 3 at the moment; even sitting on the floor to play is uncomfortable. Can't really believe I have 3 more months to go! I am definitely finding this pregnancy a lot physically harder.

Accepted you! I didn’t realise it had changed to request to join, not sure how I take that back off😂

i feel the same, feeling rather huge and that my bump gets in the way😂 don’t feel bad though, I think it feels harder when you have other little ones to look after! Hope you’re doing okay!

Hi @TiredMum97 what are the last two digits of your phone number and I’ll re-add you?
Sorry everyone else that has tried to request access to the first WhatsApp group. We get a lot of bots, but if you DM me your name I will look out for your request and accept you.

@worldwidetravel2017 thank you. Are you in the whatsapp group?

Not currently

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. A few friends have told me I've 'popped' recently, so the realisation i cant fit into my tshirts without resembling winnie the pooh made perfect sense!

I've definitely popped 🤣 went to parents education class and the midwife was concerned about my size lol. Get another scan in a week or so, so will find out what percentile we're at now but was only around 50% 3 weeks ago

Have hospital consultant tomorrow re cervix check etc..

Hope everyones doing ok

hope everyone is doing well. i'd love to be a whatsapp person in theory - but in practice am terrible at replying! so will be staying here.

i'll be 27 weeks tomorrow, feeling much more pregnant than i have been previously. went to center parcs last week and all the walking has given me an achy pelvis/tailbone :( i've got a lot planned in the festive period, but am now a bit scared that it's going to be more physically difficult than i thought.

I’ve had an appointment with the midwife this morning and she’s a bit concerned the baby is looking quite large - over the top of the red line on the fundal height chart - and she’s recommending testing for gestational diabetes as a result. Has anyone else been through this before?

Hi, I'm due 29 Jan so I've been lurking on this thread since early days. This happened to me. I was 24 weeks, bump measured 28 weeks. She did say it had been hard to find the top of my uterus and protocol dictates I need to be referred for a growth scan but it was likely just my anatomy. No mention of GD test though. Growth scan showed baby measuring 47th percentile for length/weight and around 55th for everything else so no concerns. At 28 weeks bump measured 30 weeks so at last I was on the top end of the chart this time. I'm not convinced the fundal height measurements are the more reliable so try not to worry at this stage and see what the GD test says. Have they referred you for a scan?

Apparently my measurements are measuring in the 90th percentile when I had my appointment last week. I guess they keep an eye on it and see how the growth goes. She didn't seem too concerned, urine was fine, so was bp, but I feel bloody massive and uncomfortable since reaching 28 weeks today.

How did your appointment go? X

Thank you - this is helpful. I think I’ll be getting growth scans from 32 weeks in any case as I’m old :-) so will be interesting to see how the little chap is measuring up at that stage. Fingers crossed it’s just that he’s taking after his father who is 6’4”!

Thank you - glad it’s not just me! :-)

I've just turned 40 so I have two growth scans booked too. Wow, yes 6'4", could well be a long baby! Is this your first? This one is mine and DHs first, so I'm finding these threads so helpful!

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