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17/11/08 23:28
17/11/08 23:26
hey everyone, this pregnancy just keeps getting better *** alt="" src="http://my.bounty.com/library/images/forums/discussionforums/icons/erm.gif" />. i had my appointment with mw today. everything was fine with birth plan etc, she put me down for the water birth and said it was a great idea and i had obviously thought it through alot. told me the implications and that i may well not get it depending on when i go in etc. if someone is using the rooms its tough luck basically, they wont kick them out lol. i was eligible for the birth centre and it all looked great until she measured me!
she took the measurement and plotted it on the chart and it came up the same as 32 weeks. but she forgot to plot at 34 weeks and so she looked and thought there was a 4 week period where ella hadn't grown so that was it. straight up the hospital for a growth scan. ella is weighing in at 5lb 2 or 3 at 36 weeks. hospital seemed happy with that and so i was put at ease a bit. i just hope she has a growth spurt now, so am still eligble for the centre i think but unsure. she just causing trouble before she gets here. the sonographer cudnt measure her head today cos she is too low down which is a good sign. hope your all having an easier time than me at the moment. take care all and chat soon xx kim xx
15/11/08 10:04
lol Kimmi, so the three outfits, the home kit, the away kit and which other one? Training???? Hehe!!!!! Glad to hear you're feeling ok at the moment, you could be right that she's starting to engage now, first babies normally do but it's subsequent ones that tend not to until they're ready to pop out.......
Do you have to go to a waterbirth class at your hospital if you want one? We did. They go through it all with you and then at the end we saw a video of a lady giving birth in the water, it all seemed so relaxed and lovely! Finally the m/w took everyone up to the delivery suite to show them the room where the pool is but we'd already seen it so we came home at that point. It's definitely the way to go in my opinion, and if you find that the water isn't working for you, at least you can get back out and try other pain relief if you want to. I really hope you get the water birth!
Hope everyone's ok!
xxxxx15/11/08 00:17
Thanks CJ, I have been ok today apart from my hips. My hips have been the worst they have ever been, and i am having some tingling sensations in my pelvis. I think my little lady might be starting to or getting ready to engage hence the hip pain. So am all good at the moment. Have chosen the coming home outfits,me and Adam chosen 3 cos we don't know what will suit her best. So I am all set to go now.
I am making birth plan with MW on Monday and am opting for a water birth if I can get it. I have heard such great stories about them that I think it's the right/best choice for me. It's all moving so quickly that I can't get my head round it. I'm gonna be a mummy v v soon.
Hope we are all ok and taking care. Talk to you all soon xx Kim xx
12/11/08 08:00
Morning all, lol Supermom, I assumed you had no credit but was worried when I didn't see you online later either. Wondered what I'd done to you! haha!!!! Switched it off early though cos I was tired - all the excitement is tiring me out lol!!!!
Kimmi, if you're having pains and things still and you're worried then at this stage I would think it's probably safer to speak to someone a hundred times a day and be reassured than leave it and miss something important. The midwives can usually tell from a phone call whether there's a problem that needs looking at I think so if they're worried they'll ask you to go and get seen. That's what they're there for hun, and I'm sure they are well used to people phoning up for advice when they're worried. Better to be safe than sorry.
Hope everyone else is ok today - I'm meeting a lady from Older Mums today for coffee, might try and get my hair cut this morning if I don't fall asleep first (didn't sleep well last night) and have to go and get prescription from doc's if they've done it. So, quite a busy day for me lol! What's the rest of you up to?
12/11/08 01:35
Hi ladies, thanks for the lovely messages. I have still not felt quite right today and have wanted to be sick a few times today but haven't been. Ella is still kicking and moving so i am not sure if I should have phoned mw or not if I am honest. I am still getting pain across the bump, but I am wondering if these are braxtons and those tightenings we saw on the monitor. Fingers crossed no headache today and have been trying to drink as much fluid as I can. My conjunctivitus seems to be clearing up well so that's a bonus I suppose.
Awww Kathryn I am sorry to hear he's turned again. Lil bugger hey! I feel I am being paranoid now cos I am constantly thinking the worst with every pain and slight unwell feeling. I don't want to pester my mw all the time. Any advice ???
Hope your all well and bumps are doing well too.
Take care all Kim xx
11/11/08 19:13
hello people how are you all, gosh kimmie you have had it rough to havent you?
kathryn im so pleased all is ok, but smudge is a definate typical male, you have one awkward baby there lol, lets hope you have him in your arms soon !!!! i was asleep when you txt me so i hope you see this (i know i'm useless)
11/11/08 17:44
LOL you're not wrong. I blame the father!
Anyway, have updated the post I made on the main forum with what they've said but basically I feel so much happier now as I saw a much nicer lady than I saw last week. She asked how I felt about ECV if he's still breech next time and I just said that I'd be happy to do it but is it worth it if he's going to keep moving around anyway? She was inclined to agree and has said that they will book me in for section at 39 weeks if he's still breech. However, I have to watch that my waters don't go in the meantime cos if they do I'm to go up straight away because the cord can prolapse which isn't good! They're going to keep a close eye on me for the rest of my pregnancy now and I have strict instructions to go up if I have any worries about my bp (so if I feel unwell with headaches/vision problems, etc....) or if the waters go as I say......... gosh it's suddenly becoming very eventful isn't it?!
11/11/08 17:07
I think you should give that baby a serious talking to....................
Let us know how you got on
11/11/08 14:07
That'll be one helluva drink I'm gonna want after all of this!!!!! Not sure whether you'll have read my post in the main forum but it seems Smudge did decide to turn round again after all and m/w thinks he's now breech again. And my bp is apparently sky high again so I'm off up to the hospital yet again for monitoring. Haven't got to be there till 3pm though so my dad's picking me up at 2.30pm and Mark's hoping to be able to finish work and meet me there..... Fingers crossed they won't insist on me staying in......
Anyway, hopefully bp will come down and Smudge's heartbeat will be satisfactory and they'll send me straight home and I'll let you all know later how I am....... grrrrrr........ Funny, I just want to laugh about it all this time! Hope you're all ok ladies. xxxxx11/11/08 11:06
Oh Kimmi that doesn't sound good at all.......big hugs for you. Just keep thinking that there isn't long left now...........
My hips are waking me up more in the night now, but I don't think that I will feel sorry for myself as I obviously don't have anything as bad as you pair!!!
But its nearly all over, and then it will be Xmas and New Year and we will be able to have a little drink. Wohoooo
11/11/08 09:24
Aww Kimmi, I thought things had settled down for you
How are you feeling now hun? I bet you're fed up of seeing that hospital now aren't you? Big hugs.......I'm taking Smudge to the m/w today for my antenatal appointment - gonna make sure that he's been a good boy and stayed put. Yesterday I was sure he'd turned again but I think he's still head down after all now. Mind you, there's a chance he could have moved and moved back again I guess. I think he's just trying to keep me on my toes! LOL!!!! Oh, m/w at the triage on Saturday night told me to make sure if I have pain or headaches to take my painkillers as the pain can cause the old blood pressure to rise so I'm now just resigned to taking them every day to try and keep the SPD in check, it's not so painful this morning so fingers crossed - and I had a fab sleep last night. Don't remember falling asleep but after closing my eyes, the next thing was dh's phone going off (he's sleeping on the sofa so I'm not downstairs on my own bless him!) and I was just about to get stroppy with him thinking it was aobut 2am when I looked at the time to find it was actually 5.45am! I'd slept the whole night through!!!!!! Yay!!!! So, just over 5 hours sleep, that always helps the pain as well.
Anyway, enough catching up from me now. Kimmi, take it easy hun and I hope you're ok. Hope everyone else is too. Speak to you all later.
xxxxx11/11/08 00:50
Hey, well not a great start to the week for me I'm afraid. I ended up in triage again on Monday morning at 1am. Same symptoms as before headache, sick, pain across the bump but also very light headed aswell. I phoned up they asked me to go in.
My little girls heart rate was so high, its normally 150 (144 and 148 only changes through whole preg) and yet it was in the high 160's and 170's as high as 178. Mw really wasn't happy and I was kept there on the monitor for 2 hours! I saw mw, a Dr and a registrar and none could tell me what was happening or the cause. I also noticed that I was having some severe tightenings last night some as high as 32 on the monitor. They ranged from 11 -32 in the 2 hours I was being monitored. mw didn't seem fussed so i wasn't either. They have just said keep an eye and if i get this again go back in. I have felt ok today apart from my conjuncivitus and am hoping i dont have to go back in until she is making an appearance. I have started my antenatal classes which are fab too!
Hope everyone else is better than I am at the moment and all the bumps are doing well. Not long to go now, take care all xx Kim xx
10/11/08 15:01
I have no idea what page this had dropped to as I just searched for it using the search facility, figured that would be quicker, I did manage to get to about page 8 yesterday and hadn't found it then.......
How's everyone keeping? Charlotte, how are you as I texted you the other week and didn't get a reply and haven't seen you online since.
What's everyone up to this week? Ladies, we need to keep in touch now cos it's getting so close to our due dates....... wonder who'll be the first to pop out of us all? Let's keep this bumped up now anyway.
Hope you're all keeping ok ladies. xxxxx1/11/08 13:32
Hiya! None too bad thanks hun. Glad to hear they're keeping a close eye on you now.
I'm sleeping better on my chair - tried to spend a night in bed during the week but that was a big mistake and I've suffered for it since so I won't be doing that again in a hurry! On the upside we went and got our pram today! Yay us!!!!! I'm soooooo pleased with it. Much nicer in real life it is! And it's made me really excited now. Feeling tired a lot more lately but I guess that's to be expected really. Had my waterbirth class last night and I really want one now providing Smudge turns himself. I'll be seen a week on Tuesday to find out whether he has though and will be sent for a scan to check his position if he hasn't. Then it'll be an appointment with the consultant to discuss the options which are ECV or c-section. I'm not keen on the idea of ECV but the consultant will run through all of the pros and cons with us about both so we can make an informed decision. Less than 5 weeks to my due date now anyway so not long to go! Hope everyone else is keeping ok.
xxxxx1/11/08 00:55
hey, just thought I'd ask how everyone is doing and rescue this thread from way down the pages. How is everyone? I am being checked by mw every week now cos they are concerned about the headaches. Hope everyone is well and I really can't believe that I am only 6 weeks away now. Hope to hear from you all soon take care xx Kim xx
24/10/08 01:48
Hey everyone, thanks for asking kathryn I am fine now. Still getting headaches but tablets seem to be working.
Ella has moved into position I think bump has gone very solid right down the middle so think she is head down and back to tummy now, which does scare me a little as she is looking more and more like she is going to be here soon. She is down VERY low and am starting to feel movement in my pelvis I think. I am really nervous but still excited at the same tme. A few friends have said they think i'll only make it to 38 weeks at a push, so am making sure I am definitely ready. How is everyone else?? Hope you are all well, take care xxx Kim xx
23/10/08 12:16
Haha Wilko, I keep having those moments as well! It just suddenly hits me! I had been more nervous this time round than either of my last two but I don't really know why - but for the last few weeks I've been a lot more relaxed about it all. I'll probably be terrible when the time comes though!
Kimmi how are you now hun as I didn't speak to you yesterday I don't think? Days are all merging into one now so I forget who I've spoken to when.......
Hope everyone else is ok - will speak to you all soon.
xxxxx23/10/08 10:52
Sounds like we are all ready to have our babies now.....................
Is anyone starting to get nervous now? Doesn't seem that long ago that we were discussing what to buy and when. Now everyone is talking about labour!!
Don't know why I'm nervous, I wasn't last time. I don't even remember much of last time either so it can't be fear of knowing whats coming!!!!!
OMG WE'RE HAVING BABIES
21/10/08 21:50
Hey everyone, where do I start??? Headaches got worse and then started having pains across the middle of the bump On Sunday night/Monday morning and was then sick very violently at 3 am Monday Morning. So i phoned the hospital and they fetched me in. They put me and Ella on a monitor for 45mins. Adam ran all the way from his to the hospital and was petrified. Everything was ok and bp was down, so they were baffled by headaches. Gave me co-dydramol for them and told me to rest and drink plenty. I then had mw appointment at 2pm that day she was worried but did all the normal stuff and Ella is growing fine and bump is measuring 31 at 32 weeks so they are happy. So am ok now but had a few rough days. Hope everyone else is fine and I'll talk to you all soon. xxxx
Sorry for double post and no CJ its the not the Baggies kits. Although she will have a lil baggies vest and jacket very soon. We picked 3 lil dresses, pink, denim and cream. They are so cute adam loves them all!