"Does anyone else not test early" Refugee Club

[Mrs. Eddie]

Yes, Morebabies it definitely looks like a proper bump!

Well tonight we start our prenatal classes! We have had to do them a bit early as I really wanted to do them through my midwife's office and they don't offer a summer course. I am really excited; I hope I don't forget everything before Isla get here though!

Also, my appointment with the midwife went well. Gestational Diabetes testing is done and we got to go through the results of my 20 week ultrasound (all looks great). Isla was rocking around (not surprising after the pure sugar drink I had to down ) and her heartbeat measured at 156 bpm My next appointment is at the end of the month and then I move to every two weeks, I can't believe I am getting to that point already

 

[Toms Mummy]

Sounds good mrs Eddie. Is ur antenatal Class a small class? I really enjoyed mine last time and met some lovely people! Do u know the results to ur diabetes check? Btw u were the 1000th poster on here lol! X

 

[annio84]

woohoo! 1000 posts!

And that is one good looking bump! Makes mine look huge!!

Hope you enjoyed your antenatal class Mrs Eddie. I'm off to my first one tonight but it's at the children's centre - our nhs ones start in june.

I went for my anti-d yesterday and mentioned to the midwife that every last inch of me is itchy so they took bloods for liver function and told me if I can't stand it then take some piriton. I'm dubious though as my regular midwife told me not to take piriton as it has a sedative effect and can pass the placenta. I'm trying just to cope for now but rapidly reaching the point where i can't stand it. Hubby told me I've even been scratching in my sleep!

 

[more babies]

Mrs. Eddie how did you class go last night? I've never taken any classes before.

Annio so sorry to hear about how itchy you are! I had a severe eczema outbreak when I was pregnant with DD2 and was covered neck to ankles with rashes all over my body. It was absolutely miserable and like you would be itching while sleeping and end up leaving blood stains on the sheets. I hope you find some sort of relief because its definitely not fun being that itchy! Massive

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Wow, the 1,000 poster, amazing

Tom's, yes it is a antental class, we have five more classes to go!

Annio, sorry about the itchy skin, that sounds awful. Hope you get some relief soon!

Last night's class was quite good. It is a small class, there are five couples in total and everyone seems really nice! We went over the various stages of labour last night and I think it was a really good learning experience for both DH and myself. I was also surprised as I thought that I would be the least pregnant person there but two of the girls were 22 weeks along, one had a due date the day before mine and the other is 30 weeks along. I actually felt bad for the girl who is 30 weeks as she is totally freaked out and panicked that she doesn't know enough yet. I told her she would be fine but by the end of the class I think she was even more freaked out, the poor thing.

The instructor was also very nice, interesting but nice, (she's definitely very knowledgeable and passionate about childbirth and motherhood). She is also a doula and a strong advocate of home birth, unmedicated birth, etc. Interesting as I have thought about trying to avoid pain management drugs as I learn more about labour but then worry that I may be too much of wuss and won't be able to handle it.

 

[Toms Mummy]

Rubbish about the itching Annio, I've had thrush twice this pregnancy and that's bad enough! .... Maybe try some coconut oil, it's a miracle worker

Glad the class went well Mrs E, I am still in 2 minds about whether to go to my classes when the time comes although there is a good local homebirth fb group which I might go to .... It's nice to know all the options and I never even considered a home birth last time.

I went to a yoga class this morning, it was lovely .... I''ve been doing a bit of yoga at home for the past 6 months but this is the 1st class I've been to. Thought I should get some pointers while pregnant! It's just a normal class but I'm on the waiting list for a pregnancy specific one, which I should start next month, so exciting!

 

[more babies]

Glad to hear the class went well!

I've been having a horrible time sleeping this week.. absolutely miserable

 

[Noo]

Had a fantastic visit last night.... To the resus dept at work Was all scrubbed in theatre, gown and mask etc, and assisting at a section and fainted cracking my jaw on the table, then splitting the back of my head open with the instrument trolley. Now got lovely bruises down the side of my face, down my ribs and tummy and on both the back and forehead. Lush! Off sick tonight and got my consultant/scan appt Fri so may ask to be signed off for a couple of weeks. Oh and the doctor thinks I've broken my coccyx but won't x-ray me as I'm pregnant

 

[more babies]

Oh my Noo! I'm not even sure what to say. That all sounds so awful!! Definitely get some time off to recover! Massive massive

 

[Toms Mummy]

Oh no! Noo! That's awful!... I guess you were in the right place! I hope you recover quickly .... Was a hell of a thing to do for a few days off though

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

OMG Noo, that is awful, you poor thing. I hope you recover soon

Tom's yoga is awesome, I have been doing it throughout my whole pregnancy. I am starting a prenatal class too at the end of this month!

 

[Lotus Womb]

Hi ladies,
Wow I have read a few pages I have been MIA for a long while But miss you all.
I am now 32 weeks and had a scan today as placenta was low but all clear now for my birth. I plan to have a home birth I have my pool from pool in a box which is amazing* Not sure if will have baby in the water or just use as pain relief*
Work has been crazy I am a family support worker and my cases have been getting more dramatic* winding down finally. Part time Doula and pregnancy yoga teacher was doing teaching 2 classes a week now just 1 until end may early June and start a class Sunday where I will be the student I can't wait. I practice a lot of yoga as my partner he teaches also as well as being a P.T.
We have antenatal class Saturday and they making into a day session or half day we doing the half day session more for my partner than me but I wanted to go through the process myself.
So exciting times I am on the countdown now.
Pregnancy yoga is great for spd my friend who 37 weeks has had it pretty bad at times she could not get out of bed she swears by pg yoga moves I helped her with in classes.
Ok enough on me how are you all??? Xxx

 

[more babies]

Lotus so great to hear from you!! I've wondered how you've been. Happy to hear things are going well for you! I can't believe you're getting so close to the end now.. so exciting!!

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Hey Lotus, great to hear from you. Like Morebabies, I too was wondering about you. Glad to hear all is well and amazing that you are already at 32 weeks!

I couldn't agree more with you re the benefits of yoga. I have been maintaining an active lifestyle throughout pregnancy and have been doing yoga at least once a week as part of my workout routine. If I have any lower back discomfort a yoga session or even practicing a few quick poses really helps me out Two of my friends just had babies, one practiced yoga to help alleviate back and other discomforts and felt much better (even in the last weeks of her pregnancy) then my other friend so I definitely think there are some benefits. It will be really nice for you to take a step back from the teaching side of things and just enjoy sessions.

I can't remember if I told you this or not but I have been saying that I am going to do my yoga teacher training for the past year now but haven't gotten around to it. I will definitely do it in the next few years, first I have to do another post-graduate degree for some work related skills and work on getting a professional accreditation...

 

[Lotus Womb]

Thanks More Babies I know the time is flying by now baby shower work and home next week so looking forward to that*
How are you?

Does anyone have a good link for real nappies. I have got pampers as I will use when out and at night but would like to give real nappies a try in the daytime. Someone did post something a few months ago!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Hi Lotus, glad you're well and that life is now settling down for the new arrival It's nice to hear of a few people on here doing yoga. I'm really enjoying it and actually taking my LO to his 1st kids yoga this evening, that should be fun

I used cloth with my 1st and will do again, I bought mine locally, their website is www.babykind.co.uk.... it has a bit of info about nappies but I think if you google twinkle twinkle and the real nappy lady, they have some good advice ..... we don't have a tumble drier and live in a fairly wet country so I went for pocket nappies (Bum Genius mainly), and all in 2s (Itti bittis) as they're quick drying

 

[more babies]

I'm doing pretty good. Sleep hasn't been my friend this past week or so. I've been waking up to go the bathroom more often then usual and really hoping its not like this for the remainder of the pregnancy. Yoga sounds interesting. I've never done it before but reading all the things you ladies say about it, it sounds great and I get lots of back pain all the time so I may have to look into that! When exactly are you due Lotus? I'll be 37 weeks on July 19th so once I hit that I'll be more active and not worry about my cervix issues since I'll be full term and I'm fine with baby coming any time after that.

Mrs. Eddie that's great to hear you're working towards teaching!

 

[more babies]

Oh and I'm also hoping to stay off bed rest until mid June. May be wishing thinking on my part but you never know. All the kids sports and dance go until then and I'd really like to be able to attend them all. Although I will say sitting on the bleachers for 2 hours for softball games is tough already.

 

[kraftykoala]

Does anyone have a good link for real nappies. I have got pampers as I will use when out and at night but would like to give real nappies a try in the daytime. Someone did post something a few months ago!

There are a few websites (I think the nappy lady is one of them) that will let you trial nappies.

This website might be useful if you're in London

https://www.realnappiesforlondon.org.uk

 

[more babies]

Ahh its amazing what a little sleep will do for a person! I didn't sleep great but got some sleep last night and that combined with the beautiful day we are having here really lifts your mood.

On an non pregnancy related note.. I've been looking into summer programs at zoo's in my state for DD2 and think I found a great one. I wouldn't sign her up until next year since the one for her age group now doesn't sound all that interesting and is only a half day. Next year would be a week long full day program and it sounds like the kids get to do a lot more. The only downfall is the drive is almost an hour but animals, specifically wild and exotic, are something she is so passionate about and I don't want her to lose that so the drive for a week would be worth it. There is a closer smaller zoo with programs but this other one is quite large and is also the only one in the area with tigers, which she has been in love with since she could speak. I know its a year away but I'm very excited to have found this for her!