Baby and pregnancy questionnaire!

[Tattoo]

I pinched this off a friend's Facebook Notes. Fill in your details!


1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?


3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?


4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?


6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?


8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?


9.DUE DATE?


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?


12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?


13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?


16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?


17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?


19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?


21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?


23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?


24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?


25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN


30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?


31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?

 

[Tattoo]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Very much so.

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes.

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Surprise, disbelief and joy.

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
27

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
IC pregnancy test (before my period was due), but had started to suspect I might be.

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Husband.

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yep.

9.DUE DATE?
1st December 2012

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Not so much "morning sickness" as "all day unless I'm stuffing my face" sickness. Feeling sick and throwing up.

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Anything sweet and stodgy.

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
My terribly dry skin.

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Female.

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope. I knew it was a girl all along!

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
Not sure.

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Nope.

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
n/a

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
No.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Solihull Midwife-led Birthing Unit.

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
Active labour was about four hours.

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
My husband.

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Husband, mum, hospital midwives.

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural water birth.

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Gas and air...love that stuff!

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
9lb 9.5oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
Tuesday 11th December 2012, at 6:34pm.

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Robyn Rachel

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Her middle name is my sister's Christian name.

 

[fairydust87]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
No


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No


3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excited!


4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
25


6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Pregnancy test at work


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Mum and sister


8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes


9.DUE DATE?
26th May 2012


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Cola and Tuna sandwiches


12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Getting up to pee every 5 minutes


13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy (only child)


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
14lbs


16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
Was supposed to be a surprise but someone blabbed lol


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
No. Perfect pregnancy


19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
In the hospital- theatre


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
14hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
The cab man


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
LO's dad


23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Forceps


24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Epidural and gas & air

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lbs 4oz


28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
6:44 pm on 31st May 2012


30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Noah John Laurence


31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Yes. Noah after the lead character in my favourite film 'The Notebook'. John after my grandad and Laurence after my uncle

 

[MrsPMP]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes and No - honeymoon baby, we didn't expect it to work first time having sex and on honeymoon!..what are the odds? We hoped it would tho.

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Just lol

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Shock and excitement from us
Shock, slight horror haha, excitedness, happiness, slight anger...from other people

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
22

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
I tested with like 100 tests until the first one showed

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Hubby

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

9.DUE DATE?
29/5/12

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Only felt sick, never was sick

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Chinese chicken balls, chilli and salad veggies

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Not getting food lol

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Male

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
1 stone, so like 14/16?

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
No

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Winchester hospital. Sucks. Never again.

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
12 hours but spent three days with leaky waters and slight contractions

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Mum

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Mum, Hubby and a rubbish midwife

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Yes but it didn't work

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb3oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
22/5/12

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Elijah Martin Lyle

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
I guess Frodo from LOTR, My husband and a lion.....
But Elijah I only found the name from LOTR, I didn't name him after Elijah Wood lol

 

[Louise88]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
No I was on the pill at the time

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
We weren't and had only been going out for 6 months when I fell pregnant.

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Shocked, confused, scarred, nervous.

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
23

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Did a test

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My oh

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

9.DUE DATE?
17th June 2012

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes and all day and night sickness

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Cake

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Snoring and sloppy eating sounds

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope I wanted a girl

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
Not sure

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Nope

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
N/A

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Yes, I got a few kidney infections, enlarged organs, blood infection and pnuemonia which all resulted in 3 hospital week long long stays

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Ashington hospital in Northumberland

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
16 hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Oh's mum

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Just oh and a midwife

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I had gas and air and pefedine

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb 5oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
17th June 2012 at 12:31pm

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Ciara Elizabeth

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Nope although her middle name is after my nana and great grandma

 

[BUGaBOO]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Not to happen as quickly as it did (which was immediately)


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No wedding was in 5 weeks time

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Shock, disbelief, fear of losing it and of course excitement

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
27

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Took a test at work after a few signs- carried the test in my picked for the rest of the day!

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes! I really wanted a daughter

9.DUE DATE?
24th and 29th Nov on different scans

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes especially at week 5-9, lots of nausea and threw up a few times too

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Scotch broth soup, salt and vinegar crisps, vinegary chips

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
People saying how hard it was going to be constantly
Acne

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No I really wanted a girl

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
30lb

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes though I didn't want one

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Had a few blackouts in my 2nd and 3rd trimesters on the way to work (hot train)

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Hospital in Brisbane though I wanted to give birth at the birthing centre

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
52, failed induction and emcs

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Husband

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Husband

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Emergency c section after failure to progress

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I was given morphine on the first night and epidural on the 2nd day when I stalled at 5cm, gas and air in between

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7.8lb

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
5th December - 1 or 2 weeks late depending on which due date

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Isla Jade

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
No

 

[L.A Mommy]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?Oh hell no!


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Not even close!


3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? OMFG!!!!!


4.HOW OLD WERE YOU? 32


6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? My ob/gyn told me. She was nice about it while I was freaking out lol


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? A friend who is not my friend anymore


8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes


9.DUE DATE? 1/20/13


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Tortinos Pizza Rolls


12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU? Honey Boo Boo and she still does


13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Boy


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Yes, but now that he is here I wouldn't trade him


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY? 30


16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?No. Idiot friends backed out last minute... idiots!!


17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? A surprise they backed out? Nah....


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? No


19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? On a labor n delivery table.. lol.. no but seriously it was in a hospital


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 10 miserable hrs


21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? The bus


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ummm lets see... a friend who's not my friend anymore, LO's daddy, a doctor that I only saw 3 times throughout my pregnancy, and 4 over tired nurses who looked like they were about to fall over


23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural


24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?One word... Epidural...which failed miserably when it came to push


25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 pounds, 12 ounces

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN 1/3/13


30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Maximus Raymond


31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE? Dont die laughing but he's named after Russell Crowe's character in Gladiator... this was his daddy's idea!!!

 

[dgirllamius]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes but it happened sooner than planned xD

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No and I'm still not

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Quite surprised

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
26

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Missed period (regular as clockwork) so did test and bam! positive!

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My OH

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
I didn't to begin with but couldn't keep it that way xD

9.DUE DATE?
5th June

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
No

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
McDonalds milkshakes and bratwurst

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Our cat xD

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
I gained 10kg but that was all baby and stuff.

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
Complete surprise

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
No

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Kassel Germany

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
Didn't experience it, had a planned section

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Family friend

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My OH was there but certainly didn't watch my belly get sliced open

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Planned section

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
No (unless you count the injection)

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
4630g

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
29th May

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Lena

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
No

 

[doggylover]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes after almost a year of trying

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yep

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excitement, joy and fear after previous mc

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
26

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
5 hpt on one day!

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband, then his family

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Nope, dh did but I put my foot down! And so glad as everyone thought we were so our bundle was a huge surprise!

9.DUE DATE?
29th march 2013- she was induced on 9th April and arrived on 10th

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
A very small amount

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Nothing

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
People attributing every feeling I had to pregnancy. "Oh you must be tired because now your in third tri" or maybe I'm tired as I work full time, and stayed up too late?!

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
....many

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, just a few friends

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
None at all

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Our local hospital

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I was induced at 8.30am on 9th April and she arrived at 6pm on 10th, but only technically "in labour" for 7 hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Dh

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Dh, student midwife, midwife, neo-natal nurse, registrar and consultant. Quite the crew!

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Gas and air and remiphentanol (like pethidine but wears off after a few minutes. Amazing stuff)

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb 10oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
10th April 2013, 5.54pm

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Isabelle Katie

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Her middle name is after my sister

 

[SpudsMama]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Yep!

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

No.

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

Disbelief but so so so happy!

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?

19

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

I took a FRER at 9dpo.

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

The girls on BnB

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

Definitely.

9.DUE DATE?

19th August 2012.

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

Sadly, yes.

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

Whipped ice cream!

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?

Nothing out of the ordinary really...

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

Girl!

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

I'd been convinced I was having a boy but was more than happy with my pink bundle.

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?

Absolutely no idea, I only weighed myself once!

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

No.

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

I knew.

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

Anaemia but that was about it really.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Manor Hospital in Walsall.

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

4 days

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

My dad.

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

My mom and one of my aunts.

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

Vaginal birth.

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

Epidural.

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

8lbs exactly.

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?

26th August 2012 - 5:52pm.

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

Phoebe

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?

Everyone tries to say I named her after Phoebe on Friends but I didn't, I just always loved the name!

 

[xLaura]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Over the moon but scared incase something went wrong

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
21

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Pregnancy test after the first was neg but I just knew I was preg

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My OH

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
I was undecided but everyone wanted to know so I gave in. Glad I did tho

9.DUE DATE?
18th feb 2013

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Morning? All day every day for all pregnancy

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Nothing. Was gutted really lol, think I was too sick for cravings lol.

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Being sick lol

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Gorgeous boy

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No I wanted a boy and knew he was a blue one

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
I don't actually know. Too many!

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yeah

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew but wasa hassle friends arguing over who was doing it, then ended up doing most myself.

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
I got SPD so was in agony then developed pre eclampsia at the end.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
North staffs hospital

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I was induced from breaking waters to him here was 10 hours 10 mins, but I had wait 3 hours for the drip so would of been quicker

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Myself. I only went for a check up found out I had pre eclampsia then came out with a baby lol.

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My OH and mum, midwife and student midwife

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Epi

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb 9oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
10.40pm 21st February 2013

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Jayden Carl

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Just liked his first name and his middle name is after his daddy

 

[Mrs_T]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excitement, joy and a little shocked that it happened 1st month of trying

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
25

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Pregnancy test but I was 4 days late so had my suspicions!

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband, then we waited til I was 11 weeks before we told both if our patents and my brother and his gf

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
No

9.DUE DATE?
24th May 2012

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
No :happy dance:

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Bacon with maple syrup blueberry muffins and near the end, fruit.

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Not getting stuff done quick enough (I wanted to nest).

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Female

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No, I secretly thought I was having a girl so kinda hoped I was right

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
Not sure - maybe a stone or 2??! I retained a lot of fluid near the end!

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No (I'm in the UK)

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
N/a

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
I had carpel tunnel, which stopped me sleeping in pain Also had heartburn and fluid retention.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
The hospital labour unit. I wanted a water birth but it wasn't meant to be

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I think I was in active labour for about 6 hours.

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
My hubby (he said this was the worst part!!!)

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My hubby, and of course the midwives!

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural.

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I had a bit of gas and air for the pushing part but that was it.

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb 14oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
16th May 2012 at 3:37pm

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Lily May

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Nope

 

[amelia26]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Yes

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes


3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excited, happy, scared

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
29

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

Did a pregnancy test at work a few days before af was due.


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

Hubs, and then my best friend who fell pregnant 4 weeks before me.


8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes


9.DUE DATE?
20/04/12


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Lots of nausea but rarely sick

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Crackers

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Everything! I hated pregnancy and felt terrible throughout.

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

No


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?

Nearly 4 stone!

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
N/a


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Yes. bleeding due to clot and a large ovarian cyst, both of which threatened pregnancy. also a blood disorder.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Labour ward of local hospital.


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
3 days of induced labour with contractions every 2-3mins for two days, then 6 in 10 for the last day.

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Taxi


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
No one. I had an emcs under general anesthetic

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
c section

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

Yes. planned a natural water birth but was on continuous monitoring. ended up with paracetemol, gas and air, pethidine, epidural, spinal and GA

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

9lb 3oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN

06/05/12 - 16 days late

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Jonah

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?[/QUOTE]

 

[MaisyMay]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
A big fat yes

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes, we'd been married for four months when I fell pregnant

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Absolutely overjoyed, the day I found out I was pregnant was one of the happiest of my life. I woke dh up at 5am to tell him lol He was shocked even though we'd been trying, but so happy too

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I was 25 when I fell pregnant and 26 when I had ds

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Home pregnancy test at 12dpo (although at 9dpo I could see a v v faint line, but thought it was an evap)

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My dh

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
No, but hubby did and I convinced him not to. He is so happy that we left it as a surprise

9.DUE DATE?
first of all I was due 1st October 2012, but they changed it at my scan to 25th September 2012

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes, but was only sick once, just felt nauseous the rest of the time

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Cod and meat (I'm a veggie )

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Not much really

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
a boy

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Absolutely not. We felt so blessed to have our baby, I couldn't of cared less whether we had a boy or a girl. I think dh was secretly overjoyed we had a boy though

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
28lbs

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew about it, my sisters and mum planned it for me

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Not really, I have cervical erosion and after an examination it caused me to have some bleeding and spotting which was stressful. I also kept measuring small on fundal height, but growth scans always showed my bubba to be ahead of dates.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Hillingdon hospital although almost in the car lol

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
from very first contraction to ds being born 15 hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
my husband

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
my husband

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I had gas and air cos baby's heart rate dropped and they told me it would increase his blood oxygen level. I hated it, made me feel so s sick

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
7lb 13oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
6th October 2012, 11 days past due date although I know he was actually only 5 days past due date cos I'm certain of when I ovulated. He was definitely due 1st October 2012

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Oakley Dean Finnegan

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
His middle name (Dean) is my Nanna's sirname

 

[lexie1994]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Kind of

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excited, scared

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
17

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
A test

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Sam, Lexis dad and then my mum

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

9.DUE DATE?
31.10.2012

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes all day every day

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Chocolate, and lots of veggies

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Everything haha stretch marks

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Female

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
25lb

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
-

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Only in labour, lost 1800ml of blood, its all a blur

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Chesterfield royal hospital

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
56

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Mum

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Sam

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Yes! haha Epi

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8lb 12oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
15.11.2012

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Lexi Dawn

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Her middle name is named after Sams sister who sadly passed away

 

[horseybird]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yep!

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
yep

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Happy and shocked

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
30

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
home pregnancy test

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
hubby

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
no

9.DUE DATE?
24/12/12

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
yes

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
jelly babies

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
mushrooms

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl!

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
no was really happy

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
24

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
it was more like a low key gathering

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew.

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
congential under active thyroid and Rhesus negative

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Buckinghamshire

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
17 hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
hubby

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
hubby

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
natural

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
gas and air..left it too bloddy late for anything else

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8.3

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
10.58pm on Jan 4th 2013

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Maisy Elizabeth

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Hubby grandma

 

[Stelly]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Very much so- clomid baby!

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yes

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Pure excitement with a little bit of anxiousness

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
23

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
I pee'd on a LOT of sticks

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My husband

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

9.DUE DATE?
March 11th 2013

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes, I had it bad. I even threw up in the OR while at work... oops lol


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Peppermint altoids, cheese, pineapple

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Was random, different things at different times lol

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
Well, I wound up with severe pre-eclampsia... so, a lot...

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, after my son was born

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Severe pre-eclampsia

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
At the hospital in the OR

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
None

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
an ambulance

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
A bunch of doctors & nurses

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
emergency csection under general anesthesia

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Was unconscious for csection

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
2lbs 3oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
Dec 21st 2012

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Solomon Garn

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
Solomon was just a name we liked, Garn is after my sons great grandpa

 

[jade1991]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED? No


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? No


3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Wow!!!


4.HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20


6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Didnt find out til about 8 weeks, had all the symptoms just didnt realise. Took a test and it was positive within like 10 seconds


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? OH was with me at the time, then we told my mum

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes


9.DUE DATE? 21/5/12


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? No


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Coke, crunchy nut and salt and vinegar crisps :/


12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU? people saying 'you're tiny!!!! you cant be __ weeks' or.. 'you think you're tired now wait til ____' 'when I was pregnant I didnt feel movement that early, must be gas'


13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Girl


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY? about 1.5 stone


16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes


17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? UTI, and suspected pre-eclampsia but turned out ok


19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Hospital, consultant led ward


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 27


21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Mum


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? OH


23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Forceps


24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? G&A, pethadine and eventually spinal block


25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 9lb 3oz


28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Due date


30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Millie Jade


31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE? Middle name after me

 

[staceylou]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes


2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Joy, shock because we didn't expect it to happen so fast (1st try, same as 1st pregnancy) and worry, because of previous loss

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
26


6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Home pregnancy test


7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
OH, we didn't tell anyone else until after the 1st scan

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
I did, OH persuaded me not to


9.DUE DATE?
2nd Nov 2012


10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
I felt sick most of the time but was only sick twice


11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
It changed all the time, but kept going back to salty stuff and salt and vinegar crisps.


12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Nothing more than usual!

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl


14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
I was fully expecting a boy to pop out but no, she was a lovely pink surprise!


15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
I have no idea


16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No


17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
N/A


18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Just a bit of high blood pressure towards the end


19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Derriford hospital


20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
Well, I was induced on the wednesday at 1pm, pains started 6pm ish and had her 9.09pm on the thursday. No idea how long I was in actual proper labour. I was in the delivery suite for 12 hours.

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
My mum


22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
OH


23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural, forceps


24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Yes, I had the lot. I only had the epidural when I reached 7 or 8cm though.


25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
9lb exactly

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
15th Nov 2012

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Imogen Rose


31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
No

 

[hawalkden]

1.WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes

2.WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No

3.WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excited

4.HOW OLD WERE YOU?
21

6.HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Sickness and drained then testing.

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
OH then parents.

8.DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
No and never did.

9.DUE DATE?
10th Dec

10.DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
YES! Horrid; hated it. Everything set me off and came at teatime.

11.WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Lion Bars

12.WHAT IRRITATED YOU?
Not being able to get comfy

13.WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy

14.DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No

15.HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN DURING PREGNANCY?
Don't remember.

16.DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No.

17.WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
Surprise

18.DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Type One Diabetic pre pregnancy. P re-eclampcia.

19.WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Hospital

20.HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
8hours

21.WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Ambulance

22.WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Partner

23.WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
emergency forceps.

24.DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
had a spinal block due to emergency forceps but nothing up to 8cm

25.HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
6lb 14oz

28.WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN
5th November. 5 weeks early!

30.WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Isaac

31.DID YOU NAME HIM/HER AFTER ANYONE?
His middle name is Ivor. Partners g'dad