***(61) 2015 November Sparklers***

[catmummyof4]

Hey ladies mrs bump sos ur antenatal care is so shocking that bp isnt high for me what is yours usually?

Afm im in hospital with the gallbladder pain again (since sunday cant remember if i told u or not) but its sooo bad now iv been on oramorph and iv paracetamol and pethadine to try control it. Theyv decided to induce at 34 weeks - next sat!! I cant wait sooner shes out sooner i can get rid of this gallbladder xx

 

[Twag]

Hugs catmummy

 

[aley28]

Catmummy, are you in hospital until she's born then?? 34 weeks! EEK! Are you getting the steroids etc? And when do you get the gallbladder out? I would imagine they'd want to do that immediately afterwards, but I dunno!

Anyway - I'm a little jealous you'll get to meet your baby girl so soon, but I also am happy that you'll get your gallbladder out and get to feeling better soon. Gallstones are worse than childbirth, at least in my experience, and I didn't get them until AFTER pregnancy... I cannot even imagine being pregnant on top of having gallstones. One can be miserable enough without the other

 

[Maries_s]

I came for my glucose test results. What I read is that I have GD It's not official until Monday that's when my Doctor is going to read the results. I'm worried right now. I feel like I'm in some kind of limbo until Monday.

catmummy Hopes everything goes well!

 

[littlesteph]

Got let out yesterday. everything with baby is fine, they are happy with his growth and have estimated his weight to be around 3lbs 13oz. I've also been diagnosed with SPD and have been signed off of work for a week. so when i'll go back i'll have 2 weeks before I go on leave. been given co-codamol but can't take them if its just me and the boys because of how they make me feel. have consultant Monday so going to ask about an earlier C-section.

 

[catmummyof4]

Marie thats a late diagnosis! I hope u r ok must b scary with gd.

afm its getting harder to breath but im hoping that i can get on top of th meds today and feel bit more comfy x

 

[Amcolecchi]

catmummy- I am sure you are super excited to meet your baby girl!! good luck with labor and getting your gallbladder out!! Let us know how you do!!! Hope it goes well!

 

[aley28]

I am in the worst mood EVER. And I feel like its been building up for days, I just want to break things.

I've been crying a TON lately, anybody else?? I just feel so overwhelmed with housework and dogs and children and pregnancy and my husband is always gone working overtime... I just don't feel like I can cope anymore and therefore I'm having complete emotional breakdowns over the dumbest things, like having to light charcoal for dinner on the grill or because I dropped YET MORE STUFF and have to bend over and pick it up. I don't think I've cried this much in the last 3 years combined.

Also, it seems like this is setting in early and I don't know if I should be concerned or not -- for the past several days I've been having really random diarrhea (apologies, TMI!!!) ... Everybody else in the house has or is getting over a cold/cough/laryngitis, but as far as I know, nobody else is having diarrhea. I do not seem to have caught the cold that's circling through the house (knock on wood), so I guess my #2s is not bug-related. Yesterday I was getting bad cramps all across the lower half of my bump, and my BHs are picking up in frequency too.

I nearly called the doctor yesterday to ask about it, as these almost seem like labor signs to me, but I just had way too much running around to do, and then the cramping stopped anyway so I quit fretting.

I dunno - should I be worried? Not had any issues so far today with contractions, cramping, or liquid poo. I tried to check my cervix yesterday (just figuring if its low/opening then I would KNOW to be worried) and it was out of reach, which I think is a good sign still. I've never ever ever had preterm labor scares, and I've not gone into labor on my own either, as both my kids were induced. I just don't know what to think. Drink more fluids and sit on my butt more, sure, but anything else?

I'm hoping its all just a sign that I had a light tummy bug, that the cramping was bowel related, and that its passed now. Or perhaps that my body is just gearing up for its Big Job in about 3 weeks time. I still don't really have any type of intuitive worry that she's going to come preterm, which is why I think I wasn't more worried yesterday. I feel very much that she's going to come at 38/39 weeks... and after my gut being right on so many things about pregnancy every time I've been pregnant, I'm learning to trust it. (Perhaps that is absurd!)

 

[Amcolecchi]

Aley-I had bad cramping and I was like omg is this braxton hicks, it felt so much like labor but just not as intense but then I went to the bathroom (I was constipated) and I was fine! BUT I have had excruciating diarrhea too and had terrible cramps with that. So it could have been a bug or something you ate! I wouldn't worry too much about that but you are right in being close to the due date so it's confusing to know which is which! And don't worry about being emotional! It's your 3rd pregnancy so your body is full of hormones, you know?

 

[Maries_s]

Catmummy: I guess it was a late diagnosis but when doctor ordered the first glucose test in my first trimester everything was good. I don't know yet what my doctor is going to say about the result until Monday. I hope Doctor tells me that the results are not as out of control yet.

So sorry that you're having a bad day Aley28. Hope you feel better soon

 

[catmummyof4]

Aww aley sounds crap!! As for the runny poos and cramps i think it might just have been a slight bug that you got and being so active will trigger braxton hicks. I have 3 kids and a partner (so 4 kids really) at home so im not going to waste my breath by saying slow down cos that just wont happen but hav u tried turning it into a game like when u drop something one of the kids pick it up. When im at home i literally cant get to the floor at all so even my nearly 2 yr old helps tidy and clean as and when i need it. Hope ur feelin bit better if not go to gp and speak to him about antinatal depression i got it with my second and it sucks bigtime x

 

[Mrs_Bump]

Glad I pushed for an extra check today. Bp is now 128/90 so still marginal but these reading are very high for me. My booking bp was 110/70 which is pretty normal for me. Given that I have almost every risk factor for pre eclampsia you can have they have now done bloods and I should get the results tmrw. She is also now giving me an appt this week. I'm glad they're taking it more seriously although I obviously wish it wasn't happening. I'm not a betting woman but I think this probably is preeclampsia the odds of me getting it were always high. I've followed all their advice but low pappa, previous placenta failure, sge baby last time, both mother and sister having preeclampsia, overweight and issues with blood generally. The odds were never in my favour.

 

[aley28]

MrsBump, I'm glad they're taking you more seriously now!! I hope its not Pre-E, but at least they are running the test and will hopefully give you better care now.

catmummy - I don't think its a tummy bug. I feel fine in all other ways, but I'm still pooping, and it'll be going on a week like tomorrow I think. The cramping across my bump hasn't come back which is good. I had such a long phase of latent labor with Parker, with the BH's coming on every night for weeks and weeks and never leading to anything... I just feel like that's what is happening now, too. Just my body gearing up some. Though my dog is acting completely weird around me, so maybe there's more to it than I think?

I had a horrible time with myself yesterday - I'm just an emotional basket case. My 6 year old is giving me a hell of a time these days... he seems to be realizing that there's a baby coming, and is lashing out at me a bit. He's not being horribly mean or anything, he's just on his worst behavior when he's alone with me and he's constantly trying to push my buttons. He even said yesterday that he's really angry with me, he just doesn't know why. I think this is a good portion of my issues, as up to now he's been so excited about the new baby and he's generally a very good kid and easy to get along with. I'm just trying to puzzle out now how to handle it, I guess.

I also thought yesterday that I might have some depression going on. Having realized that, I can try my usual tricks to snap myself out of it. Its also approaching winter, so seasonal depression is a real issue for me. Time to put away my sunglasses and get out my vitamin D supplements, I guess, since I can't do the intense exercise sessions that are my usual feel-good option If its not better by my next appointment, I'll definitely bring it up with my doctor though

 

[missmayhem]

Hi ladies hope you are well. I really need to do a catch up but struggling to find time

 

[littlesteph]

mrs bump glad they are taken you more seriously.

aley sorry your having such a hard time at the moment, hope you feel better soon.


I've been getting quite a lot of pains lately, i'm not sure if its because of the spd or where hes getting lower. today he's been pretty low, had a painful Braxton hick early but at the same time could feel a pressure on my cervix like he was trying to push his way out. keep feeling a leakage down below but nothing seems to be coming out so a tad confused by that. hoping he holds off till 37 weeks at least, as much as i'd love for the pain to be over i'd rather my baby be born healthy and have no admission to nicu

 

[WantaBelly]

Hi ladies hope you are well. I really need to do a catch up but struggling to find time

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What she said!

 

[catmummyof4]

Heyhey has anyone else noticed that we try soo desperately to get pregnant feel like poop firs trimester nothing much to say second trimester and third is full of pain and moaning hahaha y do we do it to ourselves lmao xxxx

 

[SweetV]

^That's why I try so hard not to complain. I asked for this, I wanted this and I am so so close!!

 

[Twag]

Glad they are keeping a closer eye on you Mrs Bump

Aley sorry you are suffering so much hun

Not long left now ladies we can do it GROUP

 

[Sunny27]

Not long ladies!!!! I'm so ready to meet my little lady. Baby shower is this 10/3. I can't wait, I just want baby to be here already.