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Rach, thats good that they are testing you to be on the safe side because of family history. My BMI is high also.

I know it doesnt seem that they do much but testing urine and bp can indicate if problems may arise, isnt it strange how differently some areas of the country deal with us preggers ladies! Im pretty sure im back at 28 weeks for bloods and routine testing (urine and bp) and then if all ok there i wont be back until 32 weeks. I dont blame you for being scared hun but oh my all those tattoos without numbing! I dont have any but have heard ppl say its as bad or worse as childbirth lol! I was reading up on complications etc last night...really wish i hadnt scared myself to bloody death! xxx
 
Wowza 19 tattoos! I <3 them. I plan on having many more! I have 6 so far. My next one is going to be a maaasive peacock on my thigh! I priced it before i fell pregnant and now it's on hold, but it will happen, it will!

Oh no reading up on complications cannot have been a good idea!! Oh and i'm going to keep doing this as it might help me to be good, but here is my food diary for yesterday:

Roll and sausage and tattie scone (oops)
3 x crumpets & peanut butter
2 finger kit kat
3 x toast with scrambled egg and beans (nom nom nom)
1 lemon cake
 
Han, i meant to reply on here hun, just seen your thread in 2nd Tri. Ive the odd times here and there where ive not felt lo for a day or two but found that ive been busy and not noticed. Could this be the case? Could you take some time out to sit and relax and really concentrate on bump? Maybe eat something sugary and have an icy cold drink? Just to try and get bubs moving to make you feel a bit better? Your theory that baby has moved into a different position could be right. Defo no harm in giving your mw a call just for some professional reassurance. Try not to worry (so easier said than done):hugs:
 
Hey, thanks Jayne, I got some really nice responses from peeps and feel much better now :)

Done well so far today with my eating, so just got to remember not to snack before I have made the tea!!!

Off home now. Bye Xxx
 
Glad your feeling better its horrible when we get worried its inevitable (so cannot spell) that we will though xxx
 
Hi, home now after horrible day of meetings about disabled children's schooling and all I kept thinking was god, hope my child doesnt have to go through all this crap

I should have said before, I was repying to tizy, sorry I wasnt clear. As I said before, I just meant that a call to the MW will probably make you feel a lot better if youre worrying loads. And with the curry thing I agree that it wouldnt have done any harm to bubs :)

With the MIL thing Im annoyed with her because she keeps bloody going on and on about it. Shes said it three times, and the thing is shes talking out of her ass as she doesnt know a thing about it, and she had the exact same birth as me pretty much but thinks somehow it was magically safer just because she did it in a different building.

Id support anyones decision to have any birth they want tbh, just because Ive made the choice to plan for a hb doesnt mean its for everyone, I totally understand why ppl would have epidurals and c sections, just isnt for me. I dont want you to think im some militant who thinks all women should give birth squatting in fields, I think that you gotta do what youre most comfortable with and if that means hospital then fair enough Id support you to the ends of the earth

Ive not had any bad experiences with the NHS, I think theyre great if youre ill but I just dont see this as an illness, its worth doing checks etc but they are very one sided with their advice. Like yday the MW told me all about the risks of hb and none of the benefits, I just cant trust them ever to give me a balanced view. If it was a medical procedure like I had my appendix out then Id want a medical view, but I just dont see it as a medical thing. I know that ppl see it differently though.

On to the more important things tho! Ive eaten total shit today. Had 5 mins for lunch as bloody stupid meeting got moved to the other side of Bristol so it was packet of crisps in the car and 1/4 a sandwich when I arrived, didnt have time to eat any more. Got some milk at the meeting and got sniffy looks for using all the milk but screw em tbh, Im growing a person.
 
I completely respect your views and im not against homebirths at all i think they must be wonderful, i do think though that it is a midwife's duty to inform all mothers of any risks that may arise and they probably have to do so to protect themselves from claims of negligence should something happen to go wrong. I was on a very pro-hb site yesterday and read their risks page and it scared the life out of me whether it be home or hospital. Your comment of your sil probably only had a c-section because of the hospital environment was what made me ask as it sounded like a very big statement against the hospital setting. Ive had a very tough two months having close family and friends lose their babies - one during birth and another caused by pregnancy complications. I hope that we all have wonderful safe deliveries in the setting we want and as we planned but unfortunatley I have been brought crashing down to earth that sadly things dont always go to plan whether it be at home or in hospital.
 
With my sil it was just failure to wait, she hit their deadline and that was it, end of the line, neither baby nor sil were in any distress but its protocol. I know some ppl are different and I would agree theres a place for c sections as some things just are medically necessary. Sorry to hear about the recent problems your friends/family have had, must have been horrible.
 
Well said Jayne, I couldn't have put it better myself. You're right its all down to personal choice and we've all got the respect each others opinions. Having been through labour before I wouldn't want to be anywhere but hospital, where all the necessary medical interventions are at our disposal should either I or bubs need it.

Helen, I don't think hospitals are as 'gung-ho' as perhaps you think, at the end of the day, you will always have a say in what happens, unless its a case of life and death! You've chosen Home Birth and I'm sure it'll be the best option for you. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of instances where I choose not to take western-medicine/advice as gospel, for example, I did lots of research into vaccinations and actually chose not to have Holly vaccinated, I won't be vaccinating this baby either! Massively contraversial subject, down to personal choice in the end!

Oh, No worries about earlier, I was just looking for other ladies having the same experience not feeling LO, and doing my best not to freak out! But you're right giving the MW a call is a good option if i need it, think I'm ok now, had quite a lot of reassurance from peeps here and in 2nd tri.

Ok onto the subject of food, done well today I think, although i'm still using up bits from the fridge before starting SW properly, (ignore the stuff in brackets, just copied and pasted from SW thread) I've had:

Jordans Museli (2 x b's) and milk (1 x a)
Salad, sliced ham, slice cheese (1 x a) and soup (5 syns)
Go ahead cherry yoghurt slices x 2 (3.5 syns)
Raspberries, grape and cherries
Total 2% yoghurt (1.5 syns)
Syn free bean chilli and rice with sour cream (1.5 syns) and 28g cheese (1 x a)

Now just got to get through the eve without snacking on choccy :)

Love to all Han Xxx
 
Have you tried the sw lasagne made with yogurt instead of White sauce? It sounds completely minging but is amazing. I'm sure you'll find recipe if you google something like sw lasagne yogurt topping. I prefer it over normal lasagne now!
 
Han theres a site i think its called minimins where ppl do the diets but dont go to the classes theres heaps of recipes and help and advice on there and theres a pregnant ladies section, also join the facebook group thats great too x Sounds like you have had a great day food wise x
 
Evening :)

Jade, I started with my ink when I was 21. Ive got a half sleeve (made up of about 10 vsits!) and 18 other inks. I was in the process of having my half sleeve re covered, made bigger and coloured in when I got pg so now its half done and looks odd to me but everyone keeps telling me how nice it is!

Helen, I watched loads of birthing videos today and if I wasnt such a worrier, Id definitely be with home birthing. My own comfy house and surroundings and by the looks of it only really 2 or 3 people there and no Drs in and out and checking you all the time. There were some amazing, peaceful videos of home birth on You tube. Some of the hospital onces were interesting but enough to put anyone off! So, go you !

Ive had to eat today for bumps sake but breakfast and lunch gave me the tummy pains back on the left :( Tea was beans and egg on toast which was lovely and baby seemed to like it as he/she is wiggling about now :)

Ive just ordered 2 pairs of Next maternity leggings as although Im not a leggings person (ever!) the reviews were fantastic size and comfort wise and they were £10 each, over bump, full length and next day delivery so Im giving them a go.

Im sure you will remember Ive had bacterial vaginosis for the last 4 weeks and had antibiotics last week. I didnt think they'd worked so spoke to the Drs on Monday who wont give me anymore tablets as the ones I had were high dose and WILL have killed it apparently. Theyve said its best to leave it now as its not dangerous and the only way to see if its gone is a swab. I now think its my (TMI warning)...leaking urine when I sneeze etc thats causing the problem and am taking to panty liners which I really hate :(

Hope you all have a lovely evening, Im waiting for Gordon at 10pm, LOVE that man!
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Are you doing your pelvic floor exercises? That might help with the wee. I've had a few sneezing episodes and it hasn't been pretty. Oh the joys! At yoga they actually get you to do pelvic exercises in three parts. If you rly rly concentrate you can do bum, fouf and front muscle/weeing muscle separately. Bit hard to do while you're waiting in a queue like my mw told me tho!

Also just a thought. Do you think the anti bios made your tummy a bit more sensitive than normal? Maybe try some of that yakult stuff when you're feeling better, or you can get the same in a pill form from health food shops.

Ive never ordered anything off next online. The website confuses me!
 
Rach i know what you mean about the leaky urine (tmi sorry!) x

I would love nothing more than to give birth and get into my own bed straight after with hubby laying next to me so hope that i havent come accross as anti-hb!

As a bit of reassurance to you though rach and your decision to have a hospital birth with dd i was very much left to it, me mum and hubby, i did have a mw and student mw but i didnt see a doctor at all throughout the labour. I very much led what i wanted to do and when i delievered it was just me mum hubby and mw the student wasnt present. So you can still get your quiet private experience if you want even at hosp xxx
 
Helen - im terrible at pelvic floor i never remember - was really scary after having ds as i only had to sit on the toilet and out it came - didnt have to relax that muiscle. My pf must be poor already having had two. Mw told me about a tampon type weight thing to use after you can buy them from boots i think...thats on my must have list for defo! x

Im doing them now hehe x

Good thinking about the yakult - i hear activia are good too x
 
Funnily enough Ive just posted on FB about Kegel exercises. I just cant do them, makes me cringe! Im afraid I dont believe the yakult or activia drinks do anything that a balanced diet wouldnt and after the Benecol incident I wont be wasting my money on them.

I finished the tablets on Friday so its not those. I have IBS and I knew as soon as Id eaten that dreaded feeling of pain and upset tummy coming on. MW says def sounded like food poisoning.

Jayne, Im so glad you know what I mean lol. Ive had to give in and get some tena or I will be changing my pants 3 times a day at this rate!! Not nice.
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I love the idea of fouf weight lifting. Think it'll be in the Olympics?!
 
Ive been wearing thin pads as i seem to bulk buy so have been working my way through ones from before i got pg x
 
:rofl: @ Helen, fouf lifting. Could be a new thing youre onto there Helen. Perhaps the men could do penis weight lifting too and there could be awards for the strongest

Ive just got some Tena samples and will be using my liners that I have in as I cant be doing with this leaking all beit minor! lol
 
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