"Does anyone else not test early" Refugee Club

[iow_bird]

Yay Justme! Congrats on the scan! And little girls are awesome, I love my wee girly and their clothes are SO much cuter! hehe!! My wee Shrimp has tiny legs!! The femur measurement is a week behind my dates and the measurements for everything else were 2 weeks ahead! Stupidly I googled and made myself super paranoid baby was a dwarf! But midwife set me straight again at my last appt! Sparrow is an awesome nickname. I LOVE Fable, but refuse to play it anymore since my dog died I'm such a muppet it made me cry (And I had no hormones to blame at the time either)!

 

[iow_bird]

ooh and don't feel bad about being on the 80th percentile. It means nothing! You definately haven't done anything wrong!

 

[nimbec]

Justneinlove congratulations on team pink YAY!!!! Thanks for sharing eeeek it's so exciting knowing ur seems so much more real. Plastik I know both of us team blue Whoo hoo! How are you feeling? Have you felt any movement? I've been feeling flutters can't wait for a big kick!! I'm guessing I'll be regretting wishing for that later on in pregnancy lol!

I like the name Ethan plastik but I know too many so can't use it! Great that it's unusual over there!!

Iow how are you? Any news from panda? I'm guessing she must have had or be having her gorgeous baby.... Can't wait for an update !

 

[justmeinlove]

Iow, there is always the option to save the dog and screw everyone else. Aka the right option and the one we choose but I do sympathise. Is good to know that bit though, as otherwise the dog is so happy inducing

 

[iow_bird]

hehe! I know!! I was so desperate to go back and change my mind! I was even more pissed off when Hubby was mean and said screw everyone and got to keep his dog! I sulked and refused to finish the game! I might start again one day, and be a complete bitch all the way through! Much more fun eh!

 

[justmeinlove]

I think you can be nice and then choose to save the dog. And totally screw the rest, what have they ever done for you? Only Dog deserves your loyalty I say!

 

[plastikpony]

Wow, this game sounds complicated! But then again, I've never been one for computer games and such. I'm more the go out and ride my horse type, or cuddle up on the couch with an italian greyhound and a good book

Sparrow is lovely JustMe!! I think it's perfect. What exactly is the 80th percentile? apologies if its a silly question!!

Nimbec, I'm feeling great, how about you? I think I've felt a little move here and there, but nothing for certain yet! I'm pretty impatient, I want to feel something already!! But I guess I should just chill, apparently the movement can get quite uncomfortable later on, so maybe I should enjoy the wondering for a while. I can' wait to feels something though

Iow, don't get yourself all panicked now! I'm sure everything is just perfect!! So much of excitement!!!

AFM, my mini-bump is getting bigger and clearly looks like a preggi bump if I wear fitted clothes. Which I do. All the time I love feeling pregnant, it's awesome!! Not much going on, another 3 weeks until our next scan and at the moment I'm just waiting to feel some movment. Holiday is right around the corner so we're organising our lives, going to my dad's game farm for a long weekend on 15 December, and then on 22 December we fly to Namibia to have Christmas with my family at our holiday house in Swakopmund. Can't believe I'll be 6 months pregnant then!! It's starting to go too fast...

 

[flamingpanda]

Sorry for not being around much, but no baby news yet. She seems to be staying out. Now I did have my original dates different to my NHS dates anyway as they don't take into account a shorter lp and late ovulation. So technically I actually don't think I'm overdue until Tuesday.

I also had a pretty crappy Friday. At my last midwife appointment (38 weeks) she said to me "have you been given any information on the membrane sweep yet". So I said no but that I'd read about them online. She said I can have one at 40 weeks. Then when she came to schedule my next appointment she realised that if I took one on the Friday I'd be 39 + 6 and SHE said to me that I would only be a day early and she could do the sweep then. So I go on Friday all prepared and as soon as I walk in she says "I have 3 different due dates here, which is the right one", so I said "oh I think the one most people are going by is tomorrow". Then she says "oh then I can't do the sweep today, we have rules". WTF!? So I told her she said it would be fine last time and it was only 1 day early. So she decides to call her supervisor who of course says no. So at this point I'm pretty pissed off as I was really hoping it would get something started, that and it's not even like I'd begged for it, she told me I could have it. She told me I could go to have it done at the hospital on Saturday but I didn't much fancy that, I knew it would be insanely busy and my SPD is a nightmare at the moment. I didn't want to trail. So she has booked me in for somewhere two towns over first thing tomorrow. But then we get to the end of the appointment and she said "oh well, see you after you've had the baby". So I said " but don't I need to see you again" and she just shook her head. So I walk out and by the time I got home I was just in floods of tears, she's an utter moron. I'm supposed to have weekly appointments now. So after much whining in 3rd tri I got some replies from girls in similar situations and they assure me that I should get a full check tomorrow and that they will book my next appointment and induction for me. So fingers crossed. But I had a very miserable Friday. I certainly didn't get that dream midwife who will be my friend for life, oh well...

Oh in other news Carlyjade had her little girl the other day!

 

[iow_bird]

I haven't had time to play xbox since Tilly arrived! Well... I guess I kinda do, but we have a no xbox rule while Tilly is up and Ben gets the evening xbox time as I have other things I'm happy doing. Make the most of it while you can justme!

Panda: Hope that baby arrives soon for you. Your midwife sounds like she needs to work out her own rules and stick to them! Silly woman!!!

As for me, we had a very busy weekend with family photos, Tilly's 2nd birthday party and the Baby Show! Soooo hectic. Then Tilly was so over excited by her party and presents yesterday that she wouldn;t sleep. So, poor pregnant Mummy got no sleep, woke up this morning exhausted and morning sickness hit me, so no work for me today, hubby took Tilly to daycare and then I crawled back to bed and slept all day.

On a more positive note, I'm feeling a lot of kicks and wiggles now, and it's really nice to be over the 24 week viabilty day! I still don't seem to be able to believe that I'm actually going to have a baby to join the family in a few months.... I am in complete denial!

 

[iow_bird]

oooh and Plastik: Bump pics please!!!

 

[Lotus Womb]

Hi ladies,

Well I finally got my BFP after 10 months yesterday and I am happy and excited. As well as nervous.
Only symtoms was sore breast on and off and frequent peeing lol .
Really still in shock.

 

[justmeinlove]

Ooh wow!!! Yay!!!!! Welcome to the other crazy!!! Congrats!!!! :-D

 

[plastikpony]

YAY!!! So nice to have you joing us Lotus!! SO excited for you!! You totally deserve it Did you do anything different to get your The only symptom I had with mine was that my bbs were really sore from after ovulation until AF was due, actually, they stayed sore for a helluva long time!!!

Panda, sorry you had such a crappy appointment with your midwife, she sounds like she could use a kick up the bum!! Any progress yet? Are you officially overdue now? Have they booked your induction?

Iow, sounds like you had an exhausting weekend!! Exciting about the family photos though! Hope they turn out awesome

We also went to a baby show on the weekend, and bought our pram/travel system. We bought the Graco Quattro Deluxe Tour system, which includes a car seat, pram/stroller and moses basket. I've read lots of great reviews about it and played with it at the expo, super user-friendly! Only thing is it's a bit bulky, and the car seat is a bit heavy, but luckily DH and I both have really big cars so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Plus we got a great deal on it!! Our friends who have a nearly 2 month old baby bought exactly the same system, and they love it, so hopefully it'll work for us too (picture attached)

Other than that I'm starting to get serious withdrawel from not riding my horse, I need new pants, I've been getting this hectic period-like cramp (just one) every other day and then it passes (weird) and I have got some proper round ligament pain specifically on my right lower abdomen, but on both sides really. Also, my tail bone hurts if I sit on my office chair for too long, seems to get better when I bring a little pillow to work though

Also, according to the scale this morning, I have officially picked up 3kg!!

Hope you ladies are all well!! Look forward to some news or gossip or just general chatter

 

[iow_bird]

Yay Lotus!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! So pleased for you!!

 

[nimbec]

YAY Lotus FANTASTIC news!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[flamingpanda]

Woot! Congrats Lotus! How are you feeling?

Well I got my sweep on Monday and gee I wish I'd had those midwives throughout my pregnancy - they were SO nice. They chatted and answered questions. One of them was the breastfeeding advisor for the area so I got to meet her and got some reassurances about that. Seriously they were so great I'm almost contemplating moving to that area before we have a second baby!

As for the sweep itself, ouchy! It was over in seconds but a bit uncomfortable. The great news is that I'm already 1cm though and my cervix is super soft (wonder if that's all the evening primrose oil I've been using?). Anyway they were really sweet and positive, they told my mum they thought it would be soon and hopefully the next few days. Now unfortunately the time for my sweep to actually work has just about run out but I am still having symptoms so I'm quite positive that it at least has done something, even if that something isn't labour.

Monday night I had a tiny tiny bit of darker mucus which I thought would be the start of my bloody show. However I've had no more of that. Had lots of braxton hicks and backache but unfortunately they don't seem to lead anywhere at the moment. But yesterday I got what I thought was a large bit of plug and then this morning I've had more (and I'm in no doubt about this one, it was huge and gross looking lol). No pains this morning but she's sleeping I think as she had a super active day yesterday. I wonder if things might start when she wakes? Hope so, I'm so ready to do this now. If nothing more happens soon I'm going to go for a walk with my mum when she gets here (she visits everyday as Paul has to work still).

I think Paul's dream of a Halloween baby have just about gone (or else she'll need to come very quickly) but it's nice to feel like at least something is happening each day.

If nothing comes of this I have another sweep booked for Monday and sadly if nothing comes of that I think I will be in for an induction that weekend (boo, I don't want that at all).

 

[justmeinlove]

Good luck Panda!! I get really anxious every time you post now!!! I hope we get a baby photo biggest hugs!!!

 

[plastikpony]

Good luck Panda!!! I'm sure things will get moving for you guys soon!! How exciting, you get to meet your little girl face-to-face so soon!!!

We bought a Graco travel system at the baby expo on the weekend! So excited!! I just wanna open it and start playing with the pram, but managing to restrain myself so far

OOO! And I felt our little boy moving around yesterday! Was SO awesome! Hopefully it'll get more frequent and stronger soon!

How are all you ladies doing?

 

[nimbec]

Good luck Panda fx she won't be long now clearly you have given her such a comfertable place to stay she doesn't want to leave hehe I really hope she comes before you are induced but at least one way or another she will be here very soon. I bet you can't wait to meet her - how exciting!

Plastik great news on the travel system, i'd be the same wanting it open now. I'm terribly impatient!!

I saw one of my good friends at the weekend and she gave me loads of baby clothes 39 baby grows of all different types and a few diff sizes plus a LOVELY moses masket (although i will need to change the lining as it's pink - beautiful tho!!) and a play mat that has only been used once. It all seems so real now - i'm looking at ideas for the nursery.....i need a cheap way of doing it, luckily we have blue carpet and cream walls i just need to add a little charator to it - any ideas much appreciated!

Hope everyone is well, plastik it's an amazing feeling isn't it - i feel my lil boy everyday now at some point

 

[justmeinlove]

Plastik and Nimbec, what does it feel like to you guys? I ask as the placenta over here is anterior so I suspect I'm not feeling as much as some people are. Hence my interest in the difference. I do get kicked at some point most days - but it certainly explains why it is ALWAYS lower down...I suppose this is probably a blessing as kicking isn't the best fun, but I do wonder if I'm missing out on something

In the spirit of TMI, my vast issues atm are heartburn and (urgh) piles Nothing like a loo full of blood every time you poop Am trying to eat reasonably small portions, lots of fibre and of course tonight I start exercise with pilates. But still...