Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[kellie_w]

So sorry to hear about your cat tori, I lost one of mine two years ago when she was far too young also. It is like losing part of your family when ou are so attached to them. Huge huge to you xxx

It's my v day today! 16 more weeks to go!!! X

 

[Inoue]

Sorry to hear about your kitty pops . Ive never had cats but my lil doggy passed away a few years ago which was heart breaking. Mum cut me off a little of her fur to keep as i was at work when she passed. Still got it locked up in my safe .

Congrats on making V day Kellie ~ another milestone reached! xx

 

[Scally]

Congratulations on V day Kellie! x

 

[Sarahcake]

Yay congrats on your v day Kellie

 

[pops23]

Congrats on v day Kellie, how exciting! It's a week tomorrow for me! Xx

 

[pops23]

Ps thanks for all your lovely and kind words ladies, so appreciated xxx

 

[kellie_w]

Hey girls! Can you believe it's August already! It will soon be time for us to start moving over to third tri, a move I can't wait to make. I just had a nose over there and it's full of this is it threads. I can't wait until we get to post ours! Has anyone got any appointments this month? I'm seeing my midwife Monday, been nearly ten weeks since I last saw her and that time has flown by.

I know sharan was a part of this thread, I just want to leave a huge hug here for her too, and to say we are all thinking of her

 

[Inoue]

My my... It is August isnt it! July has gone so quick

I have a few appts this month, got my 25w antenatal appt on the 14th, then my dreaded GTT on the 30th . I have my next scan on 3rd September so on countdown for that!

All my love and best wishes to Sharon xxx

 

[Scally]

Huge hugs and thoughts to Sharan, so sad xx

I have a MW appointment today, apparently for 2nd baby you dont need this appointment, but i havent seen anyone for so long i have made an appointment! I have decided to have a c section and i want to see if they can make me a consultant app earlier, i am not seeing him until 37 weeks, that seems ages to wait! I am also going to ask about the short arm/leg thing on the 20 wk scan, think i might pay for a private scan in a month or so to check growth (and i also want to double check the gender!)The move over to 3rd trimester is so soon! It is very exciting!

Hows Luke now Kellie? Is he feeling better?

x

 

[Sarahcake]

Yeah I'd like to leave my love and best wishes to sharan too, absolutely heartbreaking

I have an appointment with my midwife at 26 weeks, seeing the consultant the same day and have a scan booked for the day before to check his growth and whatnot. It's looking like I'm going to have to be induced. Apparently you arnt allowed to go into natural labour as they like you to stop the blood thinners in good time as there's a risk of you bleeding out during labor :S bit scary really. Will speak to the consultant in a few weeks time to find out where I stand.

Hope you ladies are well? X

 

[kellie_w]

inoue: im really scared of the gtt, i dont know if i have to have it or not, my bmi was wrongly recorded as 42 instead of 28 by a student at my downs blood test and i have a note to say i am due to have one in a couple of weeks. My midwife noticed the mistake, but i think now i have put on 10Ib, my bmi will be over 30 so im guessing i may have to have it. I started reading the leaflet but its scared me. I have also read some posts on hereabout some awful experiences with it so i not excited for it whatsoever. goo dluck with yours!

Ally, good luck with your midwife appointment. mines the same, i dont have to have one at 25 weeks, but have been recommended to so mine is monday. I always feel excited when i go to the clinic to be seen so a extra appointment is a bonus! How come you have decided on a c section? I dont blame you to be honest, after what you went through. I so hope we end up in together! I didnt realise you had gender doubts, was your scan not convincing? Guess thats the good thing about a boy, there is no doubting about any bits hiding! Luke is really well now thanks, back to his usual cheeky self! Is izzy ok this week?

Sarah, good luck with your appointment and scan. Sounds really scary what they have said. Will you be induced early at all?

xxx

 

[Scally]

Sarah- that does sound scary, if you dont ming me asking why are you on blood thinners?So will they induce ultra early to stop you going into labour yourself?

Kellie and Inoue- I was a wreck before i had my gtt, but it wasnt as bad as I thought- my main tip to you Kellie is to ask for it to be done at the Colchester Pathology department, they are so much better at taking blood than the MW, and they will do a little needle (if u ask) and they will lie you down ( i am such a wuss with blood tests). Make sure you rest up for the two hours in between, i sat in the car and fell asleep as the drink made me feel drugged!

Thank you Kellie- I will let you know how it goes, i think to wait until 28 weeks is madness! I have decided i just cant risk all that again, and at least with a planned one I can be a little more in control! The MW i saw about the VBAC just gave me bad points about a c section, i just felt it was so one sided and after doing my research i dont want to risk a rupture or an emergency c section. I am only having gender doubts because of all the girly things i have been buying! haha! Glad Luke is better! Izzy has had a good week, she definitely likes the cooler weather! I do hope we are in together too! You'll have to go into labour a week early!
x

 

[Sarahcake]

From what Ive read up, they like to induce any time between 37 and 39 weeks as they can control it then. They leave it any later and they risk me going into spontaneous natural labour where I wouldn't have a chance to stop the Heparin injections beforehand :S

Guess I wont properly know until I speak to the consultant. Not entirely sure how I feel about it tbh, 37 weeks seems a touch early, baba is only just at term then :S But at the same time, would be nice to meet him a little earlier lol Just have to wait and see I guess lol

Edit: Ally, just saw your response the same time as I posted mine! Im on Heparin for a few reasons, my BMI is high and I suffer from a blood disorder which can make clots happen at any time. Thr jabs are more precautionary than actually treating something if that makes sense, but the protocol is still the same for the induction side of things.

 

[Inoue]

inoue: im really scared of the gtt, i dont know if i have to have it or not, my bmi was wrongly recorded as 42 instead of 28 by a student at my downs blood test and i have a note to say i am due to have one in a couple of weeks. My midwife noticed the mistake, but i think now i have put on 10Ib, my bmi will be over 30 so im guessing i may have to have it. I started reading the leaflet but its scared me. I have also read some posts on hereabout some awful experiences with it so i not excited for it whatsoever. goo dluck with yours!

xxx

Im also really anxious about it . Im only having it due to my dads diabetes. Im taking my mum with me as im a fainter and I dont want to be alone if I go under. I hope im allowed to sit in the car like scally, ill feel abit more comfortable than being surrounded by strangers. The blood people are quite hard faced at my local hospital so sure I will get a few rolled eyes. Im sure my mum will stick up for me .
I just think once ive done that, its only 4 days till my scan then my anti d in 8 days time xx

 

[Sarahcake]

Aww try not to worry too much about your GTT ladies, its not that bad I had my first done at 16 weeks, I need to have another one done this month. The hospital I go to, they were really nice. Took the blood, gave me the drink - Ill admit, it didn't taste fantastic but its over before you know it and I was taken to a day room with a TV and books and things. There was only 2 other ladies in there when I went. After 2 hours they retook the blood and I went off home.

 

[kellie_w]

Thank you for the gtt reassurances, I'm not worried about the bloods, the needles don't bother me it's the drink that gets me! I'm the kind that can't take liquid medicines, or alka seltzers etc. eww powdery chemically drinks yuck! I have just worked out my bmi, with my weight gain it's currently 29.2 so I may just get away with it.

Ally, will you go in early for a section? If you go into labour early, what happens? I guess you will be all prepared and know what to expect.

Sarah, you will probably be first out of us all if you are induced at 37 weeks! I wouldn't worry about lo being just at term, I'm sure they will make sure he is100% ready.

I feel for both of you, hard decisions to make and nothing straight forward.

 

[Sarahcake]

Im the same Kellie, I cant normally drink medicine things that taste bad, they make me want to vomit but this one really wasn't the worst ive tried. Its different depending on where you go though, mine kinda tasted like Movicol (a bowel loosener) but with a tinge of orange. Some just use good old lucozade - which I would definitely have preffered! With mine, they gave it to me, I downed it and I got a glass of water immediately afterwards to dilute it some more and that took the taste right away for me.

Ally, I do understand your want for the Csection, if its what you really want, don't let the midwife put you off

Yeah I was thinking that Kellie, there's no way they would induce if he wasn't quite ready right? Just eek at induction...its supposed to be the more painful way to do things isnt it!

 

[Scally]

Kellie- I think most c sections are booked for a week early, not sure what will happen if i go into labour before that- lots of panic from me i expect! lol

Sarah- thank you, the MW i saw was so pro VBAC that she didnt really answer any questions i had- like i was told after last c section that my cut was so big i wont be have to VBAC- ask her about it and she just glossed over it!
I think they will probably monitor your little man to check all is ok before inducing, the risk of leaving it sounds too scary!

Inoue- put your foot down, ask to lie down and have a peadiatric needle- I always do, I dont care what they think of me, whenever i have to do it sitting up i end up passing out! I expect your mum will stick up for u!

Kellie- have you heard they have stopped people going to Harwich and Clacton hospitals at the moment for labour etc- all are at Colchester as there is a MW shortage- you cant even transfer back for after care- must be chaotic in Colchester, hope its sorted before we go! x

 

[Sarahcake]

I think midwife's get so caught up in what they want you to have that they just totally ignore your thoughts and feelings behind your choice. You've got plenty of time to really make a nuisance of yourself (in her opinion lol) and nag for info regarding an elective section I would just be on her case constantly until she eventually answered the questions that I was asking, you have the right to choose and its their job to inform so I wouldnt stop until they did that.

 

[ttc_lolly]

Kellie, the GTT isn't great but it's nothing to be scared about you'll be fine hun. The blood tests are the worst for me, but I hate having my blood taken so that's why! The drink doesn't taste of much (it's like water but with a very dull and tiny orange taste) and it's only a small cup you have to drink, and then it's just the waiting around which is poop but if you take some books or magazines along with you it'll help pass the time I have mine on the 17th I think.