Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[Dollybird]

Hey ladies! Giy lovely pics and beautiful name also!
Lk beautiful pic too baby looks so cuddly!
Hope all you ladie are well. I've been feeling a lot of the first tri discomforts again.. Tiredness and sadly my nausea and vomiting seems to have returned. Think it's ause my tummy had less room so less room for food and don't think the acid helps much. Never mind only one more tri left after Tuesday!
I need to organise my whopping cough jag also- got the midwife next week so gonna discuss it with her then. I'm a wuss about jags but wil be happy to get it if it protects my wee man. My hubby's mum is as nurse like me, but she worked in a children's hospital for awhile (which I've never done) and she said the babies that became ill with whooping cough were very poorly. But it's defo an individual choice and a1983 I'd be cautious too if I'd had that kind of experience in the past with a family member. Do what you feel most comfortable with as it is your body after all and your bubs.
Afm been feeling a wee bit
Low recently. Guess its just hormones but been feeling a bit lonely, and missing some of my friends. I have a close group of mates who are all still in the single/clubbing phase of life and I feel like I hardly see them now I'm prego..or hear for them. And it hurts a lttle. Dunno if I'm just being over sensitive though. Don't get me wrong I've other friends tht I still see Etc but it doesn't seem to make it any easier the fact that a few of them seem to be "drifting away" as our lives change..
Anyways I'm prob jut being hormonal and over sensitive.
Anyways hope all you ladies are doing well! Not long left on this pregnancy journey for us all now - July is just around the corner!!

 

[girlinyork]

The baby doesn't suffer any because of my allergic reactions so I imagine he would be fine. Perhaps it is only antibodies he will get. Maybe your gp could offer a prick test? It's a sticky one indeed and I hope you come to an agreement you're happy with

 

[flapjack10]

A1983 - Deffo a hard decision for you. Discuss it with your MW and GP and get all the info you can. My Mum is a nurse and has seen whooping cough and said it was one of the most distressing things she has seen. Good luck with your choice

Dolly - Sorry you've been feeling low and the dreaded return of vomiting A group of my friends are still single and go out clubbing etc. I know what you mean about feeling a bit left out. I'm lucky that my friends have been making the effort with me and meeting for brunch and stuff instead of drinks. One of my friends has organised a games night for us all to go to her house to chat and play games. They can have a drink and I'll stick to my water! Maybe you could organise something like this, so that you can catch up with your friends?

xxx

 

[Dollybird]

We still go for lunches etc but guess I just feel left out despite that- just knowing they doing something without me! Aw just being far too over sensitive! Lol xxx

 

[monro84]

GIY---Scans to cute and I love the name!!

LK---you got a cute little man there

I have always wondered why you don't see babies in 3d scans that look happy though?? Cause they kinda look like they are frowning.

 

[flapjack10]

Aw Dolly - I've been the same with my Mum - everything she says just gets to me at the moment.

xxx

 

[ladykara]

Dolly- hugs honey, I was like that when I had jake, then when he was older and I wanted to go out they were all having babies !!

They say 3d scans best between 28-34 weeks because any time before they don't always have enough fat on them And any further and they are too big.

I read up on whooping cough jab and it worried me they said it hasn't had much testing on pregnant women. The injection is suppose to protect the baby up to 2 months after its born and then they need their booster. I'm going to speak to my doctor but to be honest she will just say what I already know... Need it done before 34 weeks so best I get a wiggle on it if I'm going to get it done

Xx

 

[mackjess]

my doctor recommended that my husband and parents or anybody that will spend a lot of time with the baby get the shot to limit the chances of him being exposed, but didn't mention me getting it at all. I'm supposed to get the vaccination for rubella though.

 

[flapjack10]

MJ - that's because there's a whooping cough epidemic in the UK at the moment that's why we're being told to get it and you're not.

LK - it's like most things with pregnancy. They tend not to be tested much because it's difficult to perform such clinical trails on pregnant women. At the end of the day you just have to weigh up the pros and cons of it.

30 weeks today girls! It feels so close, yet so far!

Anyone given their birth plan a thought? I'm meant to discussing mine with my MW at my home visit on Thursday.

 

[BeautifulD]

Happy 30 weeks honey!!

With my first I didn't really have a birth plan as I didn't know how things were going to go or how I would cope etc, with my second my only wish was to be active in labour... This time I would like to be active and give the pool a go. I don't want pain relief as I didn't have it with either girls but that being said I know full well how unpredictable labour can be so I will keep an open mind...

If he doesn't turn all that will go out the window anyways

 

[JFG]

GIY - Love the name its so pretty!

LK - Aww such a gorgeous pic of little man and maybe he will arrive earlier with him being over 1 week ahead or he will just be a lovely chunky baby

I have my whooping cough vaccine booked in for next thursday hope it doesn't hurt too much!!

Dolly - sorry to hear you've been feeling under the weather and down, it's a shame you are feeling left out by your friends, i'm one of the last few of my friends to be having my first baby so don't have this problem, however i seem to have the opposite problem with one of my friends! She is expecting her second baby a month after me and whilst thats lovely she has become overbearing and wants to spend every minute with me and speak to me every single day...she also keeps saying how great it will be when we are off work together also its very much how she's been there and done it and she keeps telling me how i will feel and what will happen and when (i know she is probably trying to be helpful but I find it sooo annoying as everyone is different) maybe I am just being a hormonal b*tch but I feel suffocated and as its my first I want space to do things my own way, i've tried to tell her in a nice way but she is not getting it think i'll be spending the summer hiding in the house with my curtains drawn!!

 

[mackjess]

I really admire you ladies that can do this with little/no pain management. I want to do as little as possible, but I will also make sure my doc knows I might be changing my mind and screaming for it any second, so they'll really need to keep me informed on when I might be running out of time and it's too late to give me anything. This gal is a total wuss about pain, but I'm sure your adrenaline and everything else kicks in so maybe I will surprise myself.

FJ, We've had a slight return of whooping cough but not too bad. They are giving the shots to adults in the minute clinics at pharmacies in our area, so I will definitely be emailing close relatives the info if they want to get theirs after hearing it's so bad for the babies. =(

JFG- Your friend will probably be too sleep deprived if she already has a child and another one on the way to bother you too much during maternity leave!

 

[girlinyork]

I'm not even going to think of being a hero. I'll labour in water for as long as possible then I just want the drugs/epidural

 

[BeautifulD]

I totally surprised myself both times. With my first I was a hairs width away from getting an epidural, I had only just been checked and was five cm I sat up to have the epi and needed to push

With my second again got to five and was begging for meds and bam I went from 5 to her head crowning in one contraction

I'm prepared for the fact it may not be like that again this time but man if I want those drugs I'll have them

 

[flapjack10]

I know I don't want a water birth. For me, it just seems like too much faffing, but I can see why other people would want it. Apart from that I'm open to anything really.

I really don't know what to expect. It's such a strange thing to prepare for! I hope I have a good pain threshold and don't need any epidurals, morphine etc. Who knows though? Just going to try my best and do as the midwifes say!

I bought a birthing/exercise ball the other day. Can't wait for it to be delivered so I can have a bounce! I'm such a saddo...

xxx

 

[BeautifulD]

I'm not sure if I want to actually finish in the pool... I'm not sure I like the idea of all that mush floating around with me that being said I may feel different at the time

 

[flapjack10]

Yeah that's one thing I'm not so keen on with a water birth! And your hubby has to fish stuff out with a net - deffo not keen on that!

xxx

 

[JFG]

Thanks mackjess i really hope that that's the case but she is a very possessive and intense person I don't think that that will even stop her! I'll probably end up snapping and upsetting her in my own sleep deprived mood anyway!

I was thinking of trying a water birth in a midwife led unit at the hospital but this option of course does eliminate the easy access to drugs! But i will speak to the midwives and as long as they can move me to the main hospital delivery if i'm struggling and want an epidural i'll probably stick with it!

 

[BeautifulD]

Eeeeew even in hospital!? I'll keep that one to myself or Will deffo won't go for that

 

[flapjack10]

Eeeeew even in hospital!? I'll keep that one to myself or Will deffo won't go for that

Well, that's what I heard and there's a bit in Peep Show where there's a guy with a net! Don't take my word for it!