Anyone due Sep/ Oct 2003

[ANGELMOTHER]

I know it's early yet but am so excited as pg with no 2 due 25 Sep Dd not too impressed but I'm sure will be fine in time, just wondering if anyone else due around same time

ANGELMOTHER, maybe there's something in your name that means you're getting information from a 'higher' being.......yes it is a boy. I'm not surprised at all even though I have felt very different in this PG and over the last few weeks thought that there was a girl in there. I'm really chuffed as I remember when DS2 was born I felt like it was a real achievement to produce 2 boys, why I don't know but there you go. So I'm already feeling abit pleased with myself to have produced another one. And on top of all this the results for the kidney test thingy was good too and there isn't any problems.

One other thing..........DH mangaged to to get it out of me so there no need for me to keep it a secret from him. I'm sooooooo bad with surprises, it's ridiculous. I've told all my friends and family that I didn't find out so that thay can't badger me for the answer, I maybe telly fibs but it's the only way!

Congrats EmmaTMG, LOL messages from a higher being, don't know why I thought that. I can only produce girls

PIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Thats fantastic EMMATMG! I'm expecting my second boy and after my first initial mardy about it I realised how great it will be to bring up sons. I can't wait to see how their realtionship grows and I always wanted my sibling to be a girl so we could have a bond that me and my brother never had. Three boys close together I think thats wonderful, but you're alot braver than me. Look out for relatives saying things like - "nevermind, maybe next time", which is what my friend got presented with in a card on the birth of her second daughter!

Thanks AngelM and Bekki. I've had abit of a spring in my step since I found out and have thought about those remarks I'm bound to get from people about a DD. I honestly thought I would be abit dissapointed, a strong word I know, not to be able to do the 'pink' thing but I was looking at DS1+2 yesterday as the sat together on the sofa, they are like shadows to eachother and are ALWAYS together, and just imagined another smaller version of them both sitting there with them and I got quite mushy.
I can't wait until September now and am soooooooooo pleased and proud that I'm going to have 3 boys!

i haven't been on this thread in ages, because i've been spending too much time in the garden in this hot weather, so i was really impressed to see my name on pie's list- thanks pie!

lisa-lisa, as far as i know gestational diabetes doesn't continue after pregnancy, anyone i've known who's had it had normal blood sugar levels again at their 6-8 week post-natal check-up.

We've all gone abit quiet on this thread over that last few days so I thought I'd ask how were all doing with such little time to go before the big day.
I'm getting really excited about meeting No.3 and am so curious about what he'll look like as DS1+2 don't really look alike at all.
Also hoping that big babies don't run in DH's family as SIL had a little(!) boy on Friday and he was a whopping 11lb 10oz........OUCH!

So how are you all girls?

Hey Emma, I think that the baby is trying to bore its way out of me. I spent the entire night running to the loo to find I had nothing to pee. She was head down last week and I think she still is, and god it hurts!!!!

I'm going to talk to me doc about a c/s, so maybe we will be having to change my due date.

Thanks for by b-day thread btw

11lbs 10oz! oh my God! If I knew that that would be my babies weight before delivery I would opt for a c-section. It is getting close now isn't it, I've got 2 weeks and 2 days to go to reach due date. I'm feeling quite sad now that my pregnancy is nearly over as I have really felt quite happy during the whole experience and I guess I'm worried about PND again. With my first I was extremely stressed throughout the pregnancy and so it was no surprise that i had PND. I so badly want to enjoy this whole pregnancy, birth and the early weeks that i'm concerned that the come down this time will be much harder on me. Despite all those reservations I'm so uncomfortable now that I'm ready to see this baby, depression or not. Thought something might be happening last night as I was feeling alot of pressure and braxton hicks every 10 mins but I realised that after 3 cups of raspberry leaf tea that was probably inevitable. I'm completely with you pie on the toilet front. But don't worry when you are up for the 5th time in the night just think theres probably at least one of us from this thread having to pee as well. Apparently it helps to prepare us for the sleepless nights ahead, although I don't remember it being much of a help last time around. Good luck pie with getting the date for your c-section.

Maybe last night was collective September thread wee fest as I was also up about 5 times but with a full bladder every time. It amazes me as I couldn't have possibly drunk that much in 3 days let alone one. Bammbino is jumping up and down on my bladder now so had better go............QUICK!

Excellent news Issymum. Love the Pixie nickname too, I'm sure you'll all have great fun together now that your family on 3 is nearly 4.

Opps.........family OF 3 even.......

Feeling a bit low as just back from midwife and all is not perfect.
Growth is 3cm under what it should be, she tells me this can be due to various reasons, possibly the placenta reaching early maturity etc ??????
Bub is also breech, bum down. I have an appt for a growth scan on Thurs and back at the midwife next Tues.
Thing is I've been so stressed out lately with a possible move to Manchester pre- birth and now we've decided to put move off till nearer Xmas was feeling much more positive about getting the birth I wanted.
I see all hope of my home birth going out the window now.
DD1's pregnancy and birth was sooo straight forward that I presumed I suppose that this one was going to be fine too.........naturally.

Sorry for blabbering on just anxious

Angelmother don't worry about the growth too much. I measured spot on for everything until 32 weeks then everything seemed to stop. I'm 41 weeks today and bump measures 34cm. Saw Dr last week who was fine about it. The growth charts represent averages. Some of us come above the line, some of us below. At least it means you are not going to have to push out a monster but people have told me that the fundal height is unreliable after 30 weeks anyway.

The crucial thing is that the baby is still growing, but even with this they are flexible. Big excitement this morning because the baby has brown 1cm in last few weeks! If they are really worried they will send you for a growth scan (although theses are inaccurate too) but they can check the placenta, cord and fluid and that is the important bit. As long as baby is active with steady HB then you will be fine.

Doesn't mean the end to a homebirth but depends very much on attitude of Dr and MW. The first Dr I saw wanted me to head off for induction and continuous monitoring. MW calmed him down and I saw someone else next week who was really chilled about it all and said there was no reason not to have a homebirth.

Also plenty of time for baby to turn - especially if its small, got more room for maneuvere.

Chin up.

Great news, Issymum....bet you can't wait for delivery in Oct!

Angelmother, please try not to worry too much- easy to say, i know!
At 28 weeks I was told that I had too much amnio fluid (which wasn't diabetes-related)and consequently I have measured bigger since then. I was sent for regular growth scans and fetal monitoring which all showed that baby is doing what it should be doing despite all the extra fluid. Now at 33 weeks, fluid appears to be back to normal-even though i'm still big for dates-and doc's panic appears to be over.
This may just be a similar "blip" for you and the measurements appear to bare no relevance if baby is doing ok by itself.
and you still have plenty of time for the little one to change its mind and move around.
try not to worry!

Angelmother - my GP sent me for a growth scan because I was measuring 2cm smaller than I should have been, it turns out that she'd measured incorrectly and plotted on the chart incorrectly as well. The scan showed baby to be growing along the same lines as ds who was just over 9lbs at birth. Measurements taken today by the midwife (38wks) still seem to show that another 9lb-er is on the way.

I think that when my GP measured me (about 2 mths ago) baby was probably just lying differently, maybe more curled up, or across, who knows, but one thing's for sure, it ain't small!

Angelmother, don't worry, with ds1 my bump measured bigger and everyone thought I was having a 9 1/2 lbs, but when I went for a scan they said 7 1/2lbs, ds was 8 4, so who can tell.

I'm 36wks now with baby no. 2 and it's breech. I've been reading on the internet and they say this is common for a 2nd baby as everything is stretched and generally the baby may not engage until labour.

I have an appt with the consultant at the hospital today (as I had an emergency c/s with ds and was hoping for a vbac this time!), I'm not going to feel down about it as there is still time for things to change and if it dosen't well I'll just have to have a c/s again

Just keep your spirits up and think that at least they are keeping an eye on you to make sure everything is covered and your looked after

Thanks for all the advice guys, I know that as long as all shows well on the scan then however bub is born will be how it will be.
As dd1 was born in Holland and I had the most unobtrusive (sp) pregnancy and birth I don't really have anything to compare as I was never measured for fundal height.
Scary how you can panic at the slightest sign of a blip, but feeling more positive now.

Huge congrats Issymum, agree with EmmaTMG love the pixie name too

Why do people insist on telling you how BIG you are, when they know that you've only got just over a week to go?

Went to work this afternoon and a couple of the girls insisted on doing just that, Oh my god you're huge, you must be in pain! My response was to say rather loudly so the whole office could hear it, "I KNOW HOW BIG I AM, AFTER ALL I HAVE ONLY GOT A WEEK TO GO!!!!"

AAARGH, that's better, just had to get it off my chest.

Well am delighted to annouce that am back from scan and is well. Bub has turned, head down, she now knows which way is the exit and size is fine for dates, amniotic fluid levels fine and placenta in right place and functioning perfectly.

Absolutely delighted as am actually having a very good day (makes a nice change) and now no-one can say no to a home birth, fingers crossed that is.

I believe I can actually look forward to my birthday tomorrow ...... I should do the lotto am feeling lucky

Thats great news, all that worry for nothing. Enjoy your birthday.

Great news, Angelmother. Happy bithday to you!!

Happy B'day from here too Angelmother.
Good news about the scan.

Let the countdown begin.......Who will be first I wonder?

Me. It will be me first. Think positive thoughts and positive things will happen. Oh and if I'm not first I may have a little mard about the whole thing, just a little one though. Surely no one can rival my raspberry leaf tea consumption over the last few weeks.

Glad to hear your news Angelmother, and hoping you're having a lovely day