for mums2b moving on from the pg after mc thread.....

[Katherine]

I'm hoping Wills and the other mums I spoke to on the Pg after mc thread will join me here (along with anyone else of course) as I really miss chatting to you but no longer feel it is appropriate to post on a mc thread now that I'm almost half way there. However I find the "anyone due..." threads to have mums due at other times than me and I miss my old chats. So come on guys how are you doing now?

I am now 19 weeks and have my major scan on Friday. Baby has been really kicking properly and DH can feel him/her too. Some days are very active and others are very quiet which worries me. I don't remember such eractic activity with my other 2 but hey they are all different. Still struggling with Sciatica and my nose is incredibly dry and sore all the time but otherwise I feel great and am starting to get my energy back - spent the last few days sorting out a neighbours garden.

Had flu a couple of weeks ago which really wiped me out and left me with a terrible cough which totally defeated my pelvic floor muscles so I had to wear towels. Spent most of my time convinced my waters were leaking so I guess I'm still pretty over anxious.

Hope you are all OK.

Hi there peeps. Well as some of you may remember from another thread I have had a very bad backache and went to the Doctor, last Thursday, to ask about a UTI. She said nope, just a backache and wouldn't prescribe anti biotics.

On Monday I woke up with VERY bad cramping. About 7pm we called and ambulance, the pain was so bad. I had no bleeding just the pain. Well hopspital diagosed blooming UTI!!! Admitted me and started me on anti biotics. Also turns out that I have a cyst that has been leaking and looks to have burst on Monday. Which was the sudden intense pain.

I managed to talk my way into a discharge, as I can take teh anti biotics at home. Apparently the pain wont ease for some time as my body has to reabsorb the fluid released from the cyst. I am in so much pain, and only able to take the paracetamol.

I do have a lovely picture of the baby, who was doing sommersaults and jumping jacks! And I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and he (as I'm referring to the babe) is exactly right for dates.

Sometimes I could throttle GP's!!!

How is everybody else's pregnancy going this week?

Oh Pie. Last thing you need eh! Still at least they have got you sorted now. Hope the antibiotics kick in and you are feeling better soon. It must have been very frightening at the time but at least all is well now.

OH boy pie. Well I'm extremely relieved to hear that little one is ok but concerned that you had to go through all this pain. You sound like me, an easy person for a GP to send away - its how I ended up in hospital recently. Grrrr. I do hope the antibiotics kick in soon and yes I had been reading the other thread. So you're 12 weeks now well done. Do you feel any more relaxed about the pregnancy?

Yikes Pie, no wonder you were in so much pain, you poor thing. Hope the antibiotics start working soon and that the cyst fluid disperses quickly. GPs can be really !??$ occasionally!
How nice that you got a good and reassuring scan result. I know you have been having such a hard time at home - how has your dp been through this latest crisis?
I have some good news to contribute for a change. I had my anomaly scan today and everything was really reassuring. I was in the hands of such a nice student sonographer (supervised, of course!) who has been very kind on the two occasions when I was rushed in with no heartbeat scares, and she and her supervisor gave me a thorough going-over.
The best news for me (once we all saw that little heart chugging away) was that the baby, who was off the centile chart for smallness at 14 and 17 weeks, has now sidled up to 10%. So our bean is still small but has grown well. At one point he/she had feet up, crossed at the ankles, and looked as happy as larry. All other bits were present and correct, and apart from a low-lying placenta we got a clean bill of health.
If I'm honest I don't think I will relax until bean is born, but the nightmare experience of our last anomaly scan with Tom has been joined in our memories with something more positive.

Oh wow Marina that is truly gorgeous to hear. I knew your scan was soon and had been wondering why we'd not heard from you. Good to hear your lovely news.

My Scan is on Tuesday morning and as my doctor flatly refuses to let me go back to work yet I'll still be off.

marina, hooray!

good luck to everyone else

Marina, what lovely news.

Every time I see your name in one of these threads I feel oooooh nooooo......

Hang in there, girl!

pie, glad that yours was "only" a UTI. You hang in there too!

Pie, what a relief !

Ooh Marina my eyes have suddenly gone blurry.., great news

Marina - thanks fantastic news. I am so pleased for you. It seems ages ago since my scan already! Just think you are past half way. Wopeeee.

Glad to hear your news Marina. But not relaxing till your bean is born...don't you just start a whole new set of nightmares that last for, oh I don't know, 20 years

DH is up and down, but thats a long tale. I'm still in loads of pain and can only sit up for 30 minutes at a time, so I will save that for another day.

DD came down with Chikenpox on Thursday. I got it VERY badly when I was 6 so I haven't been to a doctor as I'm pretty sure I'm immune. However this evening I'm now beginning to panic...

It doesn't rain, but it pours. Or soemthing like that. Has anyone here who has had Chickenpox actually gone to their GP when Pregnant and in contact? Should I? I remember getting it when I was 6 as it was so bad and I gave it to nearly everyone I knew.

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Hi Pie - poor you. Chin up you will get through this eventually.

I understand that if you've had chickenpox you are immune so I shouldn't worry if I were you. Also if there was any risk it would be in the first 12 weeks and you have reached the end of that now haven't you.

So all you've got to worry about it your back pain, DD and DH. What are you moaning about?
Seriously hang in there. I know it must feel like its all piling on at once but you are dong brill all things considered

Me too Pie, I think you're doing great. Chicken pox eh? My dd has currently got a temperature and since she's been ratty for the last couple of days I have been searching her back and stomach for tell tale signs..... I suspect however its merely an ear infection - she's extremely good at getting ear infections (so much for parenthood without antibiotics!). Hope you have buckets of calamine lotion.

Oh wills not the dreaded ear infection. DH was prone to them and seems to have passed the trait on to DS. The first few he had were a nightmare. Now we just dash straight off for antibiotics. Don't like them but can't bear it otherwise. Would say also that just calpol or just neurofen never seemed to be enough - WE always gave the max dose of both of them together and that really seemed to help. You just want to fix it don't you.

However there are all sorts of viruses about at the moment - I feel like I've had them all one after another. Worked out this morning that I've been coughing and spluttering since the 7th Feb! Thats 8 weeks! But its only a virus! Ha! Sciatica is much better though

Went to the doctors but they were more concerned about the spots on her face. She's had them for four/five months now and I'd taken her before and met the typical - "its nothing go away" attitude. This time however the woman seemed horrified and said that the spots were definitely a worry and she would give me antibiotics for those and hopefully they'd also clear up the ears. Sometimes I really want to scream at the medical profession around here! In the same breath she managed to tell me I was fussing over the temperature/ear thing (even though this is a tried and tested route!) and that I'd neglected her over the spots (even though I'd taken her before and been turned away). The problem is finding an alternative. I live in an area where greenbelt is being sold off to build new houses and there are more families than doctors surgeries and something is better than nothing - but still - ugh!

Anyway - off for my scan tomorrow and I would say I'm 75% excited and 25% nervous (so probably about normal). Tell you all the results tomorrow.

Sorry - glad to hear the Sciatica is clearing because I remember that from my dd's pregnancy and it was bloody awful! I can vividly remember being over 40 weeks and still managing to leap out of the bed in an effort to shift her.

Not a good start for the day! DD has woken up really rough and there's no way I can take her to the SCAN as well. I've just tried to re-schedule but basically, in a nut shell, they refused. I'm to see the consultant as well because of all the drugs I'm on. For the first time I'm now torn between my children. My dd obviously should not be dragged into a hospital etc but at the same time I need to know that the little one is doing ok. AARRRGGHHH - why do I suspect that this is just the start of decisions like this - ugh!

Typically of course I can't find anyone to look after her whilst I pop out so have got my dh coming home to look after her instead of going with me to the scan - which is the only obvious solution I can find. But you know I was fine until I knew I was going to have to go on my own. Now my head is filling up with what ifs. Its also unnerved me that I'm to see the consultant (bet its just talk and I don't get to see him!). All the way through the illness everyone assured me the drugs wouldn't hurt the little one. Blast blast blast.

Oh Wills why are things never straight forward eh! Probably too late now but how about DH and DD coming with you in the car (if it anything like us DD will fall asleep) and waiting out in the car for you. That way he is on hand if you need him but basically you will just feel much better knowing he's on hand if you need him. Oh its just not fair. I really feel for you. I'm sure the scan will be fine though so I hope you manage to relax and enjoy once it gets going. Hugs

Baby looked wonderful! I had a student sonographer (think that's what they're called) and her teacher and she was struggling a little which meant instead of the normal 15 minutes I was given over 30. Pure bliss, plus the fact that the expert spent a lot of the time showing the student things and explaining things to her and of course I lapped it all up. For a while they couldn't find a second arm and little one's stomach but they were found in the end. Little one is fine - a little small in areas as in everything was under the line - but absolutely nothing to be concerned about. They also want to see me again until my asthma is cured - hope I don't have to wait three hours again.

Katherine, in the end I'm glad I didn't take dd as according to dh I was only 5 minutes gone when she threw up everywhere. The downside is that he's really disappointed to have missed seeing the little one and I too feel sorry that we didn't share it together, but I suppose that's a luxury that can only be guaranteed first time around.

Its funny but I'm starting to feel more and more positive, right down to considering things like... the birth.

Hi Wills oh and so glad it went well for you. It makes a huge difference once you've had a good look doesn't it. I got extra time as well but because the little one wouldn't keep still long enough for them to see everything or to pose for a picture. It seemed to go on and on and I loved every minute. Just wish we had been at the bigger hospital as they can give you a video there. At least if they want to see you again DH will get another chance.

I wouldn't worry too much about the measurements. Hopefully it means your baby isn't going to be too big. They go on the earier dates for your Due date. My measurements were all over the place. Must have a very strangely proportioned little thing in there - but at the end of the day unless there is a gross discrepancy to make them worry then size doesn't mean that much. He/She will come out when ready!

Got to take DD for her 3 yr health check now. Boo. Can't stand the health visitor.

So glad it went well for you. Hugs

HI all. feeling a bit fragile at the moment after a tough weekend. On Sunday morning I developed a stitch like pain on my right side which gradually got more and more intense till I had to go and lie down. Then it was so bad I couldn't stand up again. I stayed calm as am so familiar with these strange aches and pains of pg but it just went on and on and I did start to get frightened. I kept thinking - Not at 24 weeks yet. Baby wouldn't stand a chance - Anyway eventually it went. I had really strong kicks low down so I think it was actually the head pressing on a nerve or something but it really wiped me out for the day.

And (now this is a more embarassing one) but I have an incredibly dry and itchy bum! Never had this before. I also get prickly itches on my arms and legs which drive me mad but my bum/lower back is the worst. I have to rely on DH to rub cream on for me (which is actually doing wonders for our sex life!) but all in all I feel such an invalid. And I'm only just past the half way mark! Starting to feel like a real wimp.

Hi, this is my first attempt to get out of bed. I caught my daughter's flu, got sent back to hospital (luckily not admitted this time), and given two tonnes of antibiotics. I've spent the last couple of days drifting in and out of sleep and then yesterday afternoon had a small bleed. I dragged myself over to see a lovely midwife this morning who listened to little one's heart beat and told me not to worry - phew - was starting to feel really despondent. I know what you mean about the stitch although you sound like you've had a bad one. I did not experience them during dd's pregnancy and have put it down to having to spend a lot of my time carrying a 3 year old. However if you're worried it doesn't hurt to see someone and boy does it take a lot of your mind.

I thought we were supposed to "zing" during this trimester - pah I couldn't "zing" a flippin gnat! I'm currently surviving on bags of crisps (haven't the energy to cook anything) and what ever dh cooks me in the evening. If I have to face anymore fish cakes with a little bit of veg I might have to invent some cravings. Unfortunatley I haven't lost my apetite - just my sense of taste and the energy to cook anything.

Take care of yourself and I know what you mean about 24 weeks although I'd rather it were 32.

Sorry to hear your news from a fellow non-zinger - hope you are both feeling better soon. There are some monster viruses around, aren't there Wills? Neither ds nor I have slept properly for 10 days, both our heads are filled with green slime. Yeuch. So pleased to hear of your scan news - our little bean is a little under the line too but has made progress since 17 weeks when he/she was off the scale. I think student sonographers are often a good bet as they are so fresh to the job and keen not to miss anything - provided their supervisor is on hand. Our anomaly scan was done mainly by a student and she was so painstaking and friendly.
Katherine, I have got through TWO bottles of Ponds cocoa butter lotion in the past month and quite a lot of it had to be rubbed in for me too. Isn't it bizarre? This time round I have incredibly dry skin on my ankles and calves too (which I can still do for myself, luckily), but at least my horrible zit beard has finally subsided. V depressing to be back at chin age 14 with the body of a flaking, wizened 39 year old person. Do hope your twinge was just that, I've been getting some odd pulls but always short-lived. Also feel a bit of a crock this time - I guess we are always going to be more conscious of every little niggle.

Hi All Feeling in slightly better spirits today. Was just feeling a bit sorry for myself. I would never have described myself as blooming but with my other two I was full of energy by this time and embarking on major renovation projects. This time I still feel blobby and lethargic. Baby is VERY active now though so my mind has been put at rest that all is OK inside. Its just the outside that is falling apart. Anyway winge over - its a gorgous day and I get to pick up my gorgeous new car this afternoon so at least that should put a grim on my face. Oh and its nearly Easter - legitamate excuse for chocolate binge

Sorry you are feeling rouhg too Wills. Think this whole blooming thing is a con!

Ah - from reading your threads I would guess that my itchy, flaky skin is not because I've been ill then??? I didn't get this way with dd's pregnancy so never needed the creams.

So what are your recommendations? Avent do a range of creams (well I've got some free packets off a magazine handed out by the hospital). Expensive gimic or do they work?

A new car huh? Wow? I tried going outside but it made me feel worse so have curled up in bed again - what a waste of a gorgeous looking day!

Hmmm - chocolate - actually I'd rather have raspberries - this baby is giving me incredibly healthy eating urges - miracle!