Curvy ladies

[cranberry987]

growth scans are nonsense tbh. theyre so innacurate, can be 1-2lbs out on the final birth weight. i think theyre useful as a comparison if theyre done in the same way, ie so you can tell if baby is growing fast enough, if theyre in the 70th% last week and 10th% now then you can look into why, but as for what weight theyll end up being id take it with a pinch of salt.

also measuring the bump is quite innacurate as the baby can be in a different position and be more sticky out. Sounds like she was talking out of her ass the whole time tbh.

good that your bp was fine tho

at home births in my area at least theres a group of community mw who are on call, so you might get your own (hope not, mines a cowbag, actually thinking about writing to the head of mw to make sure she doesnt come) or anyone else. You generally get a second called out when it looks like the baby is coming so one can look after LO and one look after you just in case both you and baby has problems.

 

[cranberry987]

i forgot that rich isnt coming home tonight, hes out with work. feeling crappy, have no dinner in, just want him home to give me a hug. i dont want him to come home but wish he'd reminded me. ive been sitting here waiting for him since 4pm

 

[Cherrybinky]

Great news Mrs B. Cant wait to find out what youre having too

Helen, MA ISNT based on NI contributions, Ive spoken to them this afternoon and had it confirmed.

 

[cranberry987]

you get your NI paid when youre on JSA is what I mean. if you didnt sign on and had never worked or something youd get nothing

 

[Cherrybinky]

Yes Im aware of that. I know I may be coming across as thick but I am aware of the system and how it works as Ive read up enough and strangely, Ive actually enquired by lifting the phone up too. I should have made myself clearer when I was putting it in my post earlier on.

 

[cranberry987]

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[Cherrybinky]

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[pink sparkle]

Yeah i know that growth scans and measuring can both be very inaccurate but how ridiculous to have two completely different measurements done a week apart and for her to not have even read my notes to realise that the previous cross on the chart was from a scan and not from her measuring me...she really is a stupid cowbag! I couldnt have a homebirth even if i wanted one as i could not put up with her during labour lol! x

 

[pink sparkle]

Also when you have bloods done is it that they measure blood sugar levels? I mentioned GTT before but she said my sugars were 3.6 at 16 weeks and they only do GTT if it goes above 6 (i think this is what she said) does that sound right? x

And i asked about maternity exemption cert as i dont have one. She said oh havent you filled out a form...errr no i wasnt given one! So i finally got one but have to send it off myself as docs dont send them haha!

 

[pink sparkle]

Jade sorry that you were treated so badly, how are you feeling? did they monitor bubs for you? x

 

[cranberry987]

Maternity exemption is that the one for the free prescriptions? Pft. It's all about forms and then they miss them anyway. You can claim stuff back if youve been paying afaik. If you can be arsed that is.

The guidelines I have are anything under 7.8 after food and 5.9 pre food is fine. That's for self testing but 3.6 is well lower so it doesn't sound unreasonable that they wouldn't test.

 

[pink sparkle]

Yeah i havent been paying just been ticking the box but the dentist dont care about green notes and pregnant belly they wanna see the card so ive gotta send off before i can go! Fingers crossed the sugar levels still low i dont suppose i will hear from them unless they are high x

 

[Cherrybinky]

Jayne, its well worth getting the maternity card. I got mine within 2 or 3 weeks of my midwife sending the forms in. She did it all for me. Ive had about £35 worth of free prescriptions so far. Anything wrong, Drs, free solution lol. They do ask to see mine every time I go in. Hope you get it sorted.
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[cranberry987]

I got a repeat prescription the other day and for some reason my
Gp ordered everything I'd had in the last year lol. Was about 15 things on it. Folic acid, anti biotics the whole lot! Had to cross it all out. Or maybe I should have got it and sold it on eBay

 

[pink sparkle]

Rach i havent paid for any luckily at my chemist you get away with ticking the box lol! They are in the same building as my gp too so i would kick up a big fuss and make them talk to the gp lol! I do need to visit the dentist though so i will get the form posted tomorrow hehe...the mw was like 'arent you on benefits' cheeky cow! No im not or i wouldnt have asked!

 

[Cherrybinky]

LOL the midwife said that to you!! I had a free check up at 8 week pg and he told me my tooth needs to come out now but not till January and its doing me in, I really want it pulling now even though it petrifies me

Isnt someone on Curvy Ladies a Dental Tech? Can I have anesthetic or not? He said not but Im sure someone on here did.

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[pink sparkle]

I cant see why you cant have an injection my sis just had her wisdom teeth out and shes due same time as me. Do you mean being completely knocked out though? x

 

[cranberry987]

How painful is it? It was Amy who was a dental tech I think. That's America tho and we all have awful teeth like Austen powers over here

 

[pink sparkle]

Just been reading a thread about 'natural' labour and what you would consider 'natural' interesting! Id consider both mine natural...firstly they came out of my vagina...how more natural can you get lol! I had gas and air with both ...although some of them say this is or isnt 'natural' wow i was high as a kite on the stuff when i had dd lol...literally floating around the room! hehe was great! i did that pethidine too ...this seems heavily frowned upon i was nowhere near as high or out of it as i was with the gas and air though so i find this kinda odd? and like ive said a million zillion times did not make me or bubs drowsy in the slightest.

 

[cranberry987]

Rich keeps calling the baby random boys names to see if anything fits. He chooses the most stupid names tho which I'd never even consider. Like daffydd or however you spell it. I like the name but I wouldn't use it as I'm not welsh. He just suggested David too. We have a cat called dave! How confusing would that be.