End of May 2013 babies CONTINUED..

[Little Ducky]

Hope all went OK at the hospital Pebie!

I did my xmas food shop last night, it was carnage in Tesco's but at least its done now. My husband would have been deeply upset if he didn't get his christmas eve gammon this year

 

[pebbie1]

They tend not to tell me my BP this time, I think they think it will make it worse.

I hope it goes well. I can not wait until mine to get some answers.

It's probably a good thing! This made me sooooo worried now
So I got sent home and am put on aspirin now. I'm having bp taken again next week after my scan, then at 25 weeks with my mw and then again at 28 weeks with the consultant. And we'll take it from there she said. Very very worried now.
On the plus side, she listened to the babies heartbeat which was great. I haven't got a Doppler so hearing the heartbeat is a welcome treat
On the downside she did say my job can have a very negative influence on my bp. So I'll need to sit down with hr and see if they can transfer me to a different position.
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[passion4shoes]

They have to move you to something else. Hopefully they will move you to a position that doesn't work on xmas day! Did the consultant give you a letter to show them? Did you mention work weren't being exactly supportive?

I am back at work today. Thankfully my work have been amazing. I am still having dizzy moments but am putting it down to having been sat on my arse for 7 days!! Really missing the gym and can't wait to put on my new maternity cossie for a swim. I have never been swimming whilst pregnant so looking forward to it.

How did your doctor appointment go Ducky? Did they give you anything for the ms?

Omi - when do you have your consultant appointment?

The good thing about going to the inlaws for xmas is that we don't need to do the big shop. I have only done it once and it was hellish!

Char - you should just give your hubby the list to fetch it all from work! I am sure he would say that is a great idea!

Was it babyface who had a scan recently? How did it go?

Sorry this is so long - lots to catch up on!

(Raspberry leaf tea and EPoil is on my calender/ Usually spend £500 on LO/ will be making the baby a present from my 14 year old about my pregnancy with him. It's a little fabric book with pictures of my eldest's scan photos all about baby's big brother)

 

[OmiOmen]

Pebble, I am sorry you have started to in into the red zone a bit. I would say try not to worry because it will only make it worse but I know it is not that simple. I really hope that your job will move you to something better on your BP.

Passion, my consultant appointment is on the 9th right after my 20 week scan.

 

[pebbie1]

Thanks ladies! Like the consultant said: we'll take it as it comes.
Hr was really good when I had a meeting with the hr manager so I'm more confident he'll do anything he can to help.
I'm so looking forward to my scan next week. I've started to feel little kicks as well which is so cute
I need to do Xmas shopping tomorrow and we'll be getting the food shop in Sunday morning as well.
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[charbaby]

Sorry to hear bout your bp pebbie fxd all will be ok x

Passion there is noway o/h would cope with the size of shopping list I have wrote for our xmas shop! Lol and I also have to take my nan with me because she would like to get a few bits also x

 

[babyface15]

I'm so sorry about your high bp hun hopefully things will get better once you have work sorted out!

I know it's sooo long! apparently they only do them sooner here if there is an issue or if you are unsure of your dates (didn't know that at the time) i was really annoyed at first by how long we had to wait but can't believe I'm almost there now

 

[charbaby]

I'm so sorry about your high bp hun hopefully things will get better once you have work sorted out!

I know it's sooo long! apparently they only do them sooner here if there is an issue or if you are unsure of your dates (didn't know that at the time) i was really annoyed at first by how long we had to wait but can't believe I'm almost there now

Will they do dating at this scan or just go by your dates? Thats why we have 2 in UK because they date the pregnancy at 12 weeks then check all is ok at 20 week. x

 

[charbaby]

Morning all! Hope you are all well
4 days till xmas!!!!!! super excited here.

 

[OmiOmen]

Not long until Christmas at all now at all.

I am off to view a house in a few house so I hope it goes well. It looks really nice so I need to try not to be blinded by that when looking at the size of the third bedroom. I wanted LO#2 to have a double size room too but if we move into this one s/he won't.

 

[charbaby]

Yeah all houses in my area have 2 decent sized double bedrooms but the 3rd is a small box room x

 

[pebbie1]

Morning ladies!
Today is the day of Christmas shopping. Hope it's not too busy but I know what I need so hopefully it's not too bad

Good luck with house viewing today OmiOmen. Hope the 3rd room is a decent size. X

 

[Little Ducky]

Good luck with your christmas shopping Pebbie! You're braver than me

So, I went to see my GP yesterday, and she signed me off work with something called Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is apparently why I am still being so sick.
Trouble is, I can't be off work, especially not now. She wrote me a certificate, but I just can't take any time off, so Im still in work today and will have to be all over christmas and the new year. Will take some time off after that if I need to.

The dr also prescribed me some tablets to take at night to help witht he sickness, but Im worried about taking them

 

[babyface15]

Will they do dating at this scan or just go by your dates? Thats why we have 2 in UK because they date the pregnancy at 12 weeks then check all is ok at 20 week. x[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure! The dr said this one is an anatomy scan, but also said she expects I'll find out my dates are right on. I don't think dating is as acurate this far along, I guess they're really taking my word on when my lmp was
we only have public health here so there's usually a bit of a backlog on services. But if i needed a us for some reason I would be seen immediately. Is it only public health in the uk too? 12 week us would have been nice. Next time I will have had no idea when lmp was!! Lol!

 

[charbaby]

We get NHS which is paid for by what we get taxed from our wages or free (if you are on benefits) Im not sure what public health is but I think it might be similar, You can have private health care in the UK which you pay for if you have the money and don't like waiting for the NHS, sometimes waiting list can be very long if on NHS

 

[pebbie1]

WOOHOOOOO! I just went to pick up a turkey from work (Xmas gift) and I looked at the rota and I'm off next week! Turns out there are no bookings in the hotel so they'll only let 2 people a day work to cover between 10.00 and 23.00 and seen as that would be too much for me they've given me off. So I won't be back till the 7th of Jan. heaven!!!!!!!!

 

[pebbie1]

Good luck with your christmas shopping Pebbie! You're braver than me

So, I went to see my GP yesterday, and she signed me off work with something called Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is apparently why I am still being so sick.
Trouble is, I can't be off work, especially not now. She wrote me a certificate, but I just can't take any time off, so Im still in work today and will have to be all over christmas and the new year. Will take some time off after that if I need to.

The dr also prescribed me some tablets to take at night to help witht he sickness, but Im worried about taking them

Oh Ducky, that's not good
There's loads of people taking meds against sickness. It's probably better to take them and feel better and keep food and vitamins down, than throwing up all the time. If your GP prescribes it, it'll be fine. I got iron tablets and now aspirin as well. I worried but then it is a professional prescribing something that's better for you and that'll make you feel better.
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[babyface15]

ah yes I think its similar. we have medicare which we are heavily taxed for lol! under Canada health act there has to universal access so no private care. we get private insurance for things like dental, massage, physio etc. but everyone has to use public doctor and hospital services! the equal access thing is very big here although some people argue it would free up resources to allow private health care providers. the counter-argument is that we'd end up with a two tiered system with all the good services and doctors going to those who could afford private insurance! does that happen in UK?

congrats on the wonderful break pebbie woohoo!!

 

[babyface15]

pebbie I'm doing most of my Christmas shopping today too!! we must be crazy. good luck hun

 

[pebbie1]

pebbie I'm doing most of my Christmas shopping today too!! we must be crazy. good luck hun

Absolutely nuts!! Worst is I'm getting daughters Xmas presents tomorrow morning. Trying to imagine being in a massive toy store tomorrow...... lol. She's worth it though!