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

[Inoue]

Hi ladies

Glad to see people are doing ok on here, nice to know

I was in Hospital on saturday midnight till sunday 12 noon with really nasty chest pain (also other stuff, constant nose bleeds, numb left side wrist, erratic HB). They did all there test like bloods, ECG, BP and pulse rate. When i arrived at hosp my BP and pulse were way to high so something wasnt quite right. Saw a really cute junior doctor blush and he couldnt work out what was going on, the baby was doing fine kicking away so it was me who was having the problems. My bloods came back with low Hemoglobin so he put me on daily iron tabs... and now im full of health! . Baby was taking most of my oxygenated blood and leaving me not alot to keep my heart going at correct rate, hence the high BP and pulse. Now im perfect and no more issues.

My SIL just had her baby girl y'day so im really envious of her (in a good/nice way of course!). Im green with jealously

Baby now has some power kicks and i always make her wake up in the morning for a kick before i do anything. She seems to LOVE the song 'let go' by Calvin Harris and Neyo

I have my 25w midwife appt tomorrow then i see my consultant on friday for check over due to my above hospital visit, then GTT on the 30th xxx

 

[time]

aww inoue sorry you've had a rough weekend, it's horrible not knowing what is wrong so i'm glad they out their finger on it and you are now feeling better! congratulations on a baby niece, mine is 7 months old now she is just gorgeous! but cannot wait to have my own here now as i also get the green eyed monster haha!

baby kicking more is also great isn't it, mine is obviously a little monster and prefers to be most awake first thing in the morning and last thing at night, so normally when i'm trying to fall asleep!! good thing is hubby is always there then so he has been feeling some right kicks and he even saw my tummy moving about the other day!

 

[kellie_w]

Hey inoue! How scary that must have been, I saw your post before about your heart beating fast, sorry to hear it got worse. Bet you were scared about your blood pressure cos of pre eclampsia, but glad to hear some iron has sorted you out! Your sil was quite over wasn't she? She will be jealous of you come November when you have a newborn!

Good luck at your appointments, let us know how they go x

Time, erg nights are awful, last night was the first night I slept well in ages as I was so so tired from sleepless nights, early mornings, blocked nose, constant peeing and staying up to watch the Olympics. We brought new pillows which I think helped also! X

 

[Inoue]

Time: Thankyou, it was quite scary. It actually felt like i wasnt that far away from having a heartattack! Felt like an elephant was sat on my sterum . My baby is most active in the morning and evening but i sometimes have to poke her and play loud upbeat music to get a real good kick (can be abit awkward sometimes due to anterior placenta). It can put the fear of god in you if baby doesnt move doesnt it

Kellie: Yeh chest was playing up when i posted that comment but by the time evening/midnight struck, i was getting really worried as it was getting worse. Im so pleased we have quite a quiet labour ward (only two women were in there giving birth the whole 12 hours) so the hospital always want me to come in when i have a problem.
My poor SIL was 42 weeks. She had a planned induction but i dont think it went to great, ive heard from MIL that she had to have forcepts after about 36hours of labouring and now shes quite a mess down there. Its her 3rd child so it doesnt always just slide out the more you have. Baby is doing well though and i think SIL is improving. Not sure when ill manage to see her x

 

[kellie_w]

Oh no! I had ventouse and forceps and yep was also a mess. The pain after from being cut, stitches, catheter, tearing was horrendous so I really feel for her. I think it actually was worse than labour cos at least that ended once baby was out, the after pain went on and on. And that was her third?! I feel lied to, people keep saying as its your second everything is already widened, loosened etc and will be easier..... I'm scared of being induced, come 39 weeks I'll be doing what I did last time and hoping for natural labour again! Glad her baby is ok though, especially with forceps being used. Your hospital sounds great! Ours is a nightmare, always full x

 

[Inoue]

Same here! Come 33-35 weeks ill be bouncing on my birth ball to try and help baby get engaged correctly. My SIL wasnt very active from 30 weeks onwards so baby kept in a side position (kind of like how you see on scans but head little more rotated downwards) so it gives me more incentive to get bouncing!

Not sure if people on here have a bouncing ball but i found a good one on Amazon and they do it in two different sizes depending on your height. Im 5ft 8+ so im getting the larger size ball, here's the link if anyone wants to view : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birth-ease-Birth-Ball-Pump-75cm/dp/B0010XDFU8/ref=pd_sim_by_97

The labour/maternity section of my Hospital (Boston, Pilgrim) is fab, the staff are also SO nice! The midwife made me two cups of tea, toast with jam and butter, a banana and digestives biscuits at 2am in the morning! There was a woman screaming like mad in the room next to me but then it went silent and i heard the screams of a little baby, made my heart melt . Then my midwife came in an apoligised to me if the noise was to loud! Bless! .

I think at about 37/38 weeks ill be on the currys, sex, exercise and god knows what elce to move baby along! x

 

[time]

i find it hard and i don't have any other children so i can only imagine how difficult it is not sleeping well AND having a toddler! and yes the olympics! i tried my hardest to stay up lastnight but i couldn't handle it!! new pillows are great aren't they!!!?

does anyone know how baby is meant to be laying at this stage? midwife didn't feel around to much but i would love to know whether it's a head/foot/hand i'm feeling in which places!!

your poor sil inoue that's awful i guess you never know how labour is going to go! i will do everything i can not to be induced as my mum said her worst labour was definitely by far the induced one!

 

[time]

and thanks for the link to the birthing ball inoue, have been thinking about when to buy one so will keep an eye out for one on offer!

 

[kellie_w]

That was my problem, I got so lazy once I went on maternity leave, I just sat and ate! And as I slouched so much baby was back to back and I made no effort to turn him. This time I'll be on the move! I'm going to look into a ball, I brought a gym ball last time but as I'm 6ft1 it was too small and hurt my knees so I gave up. For me, I was on pineapple, sex and oh made a chilli that actually hurt to eat followed the next day by a madras. It did the trick though!

My midwife wrote C on my notes under presentation, in the abbreviations that means ceph, so head down. I think they still have time to move round though x

 

[Inoue]

Maybe that taller ball will help you then, were both good heights so it would be more benefical to us. Gym balls are good but they dont carry the strengh or angulation for optium support. I forgot to say, wasnt it you who was concerned that your fundal height was behind on your dates? Midwife measured mine and i measured two weeks behind at 23 weeks, even though im 25w by scans/dates. She wasnt concerned at all, actually nothing was said. The only thing she did say afterwards was "gosh you've got good height and a very neat bump" so maybe us taller girls spread it out a little more x

 

[time]

thanks inoue! it was me who was measuring small, i measured just under 23cm and was actually 25 and a half weeks she really panicked me so i'm glad i'm not the only one!
the more research i've done the more i realise it is not entirely accurate and i'm trying not to think too much about it!

 

[time]

and unfortunately i'm only 5 foot 4 haha

 

[Inoue]

Oh right, i was tied to whether it was you or Kellie who was concerned. Rest assured, all is fine . Baby grows double rate between 22-28 weeks so im sure by the time we hit 30w we would of caught up with others. Maybe height doesnt play a factor into the results then, lol. x

 

[Sarahcake]

Thanks for the well wishes ladies
Inoue, is your chest ok now?

Well today has been a massive pain in the ass. My appointment came and went and I was still sat in the waiting room. I could see all the doctors in the hallways laughing and joking, drinking coffee and comparing sun tans! Yet my appointment was still 2 hours over schedule... eventually got in there, not much happened besides listening to little man on the doppler. The whole appointment took 10 minutes... grr.

Asked about induction and yes, it looks like that will happen - likely 38-39 weeks because of the blood thinning injections...hurrah Least I know now somewhat.

Went from there to the midwife, got to my doctors surgery, midwife was running late by 35 mins, got in there eventually 40 mins after my appointment to be told that she didnt even need to see me today because I saw the consultant...yet the consultant told me to still go. Arghhhh!!!!

To top it off, im back at the hospital tommorrow for a growth scan because somebody apparently doesnt know how to schedule things to be on the same day.

Only now sitting down to eat and drink after having nothing at all today. Angry Sarah is angry lol

 

[Inoue]

Im feeling fine now sarah thanks - iron tabs are keeping blood cells at bay

Sounds like youve had a hideous day?! I dont mind medical appts running over, but its taking the piss when there stood around gossiping and your waiting for hours! Must of put you on edge. Shame that theyve told you that induction would be needed between 38-39 weeks, but if its the safest route then go for it . Best of luck with the growth scan tomorrow, mines not till Sept 5th x

 

[Sarahcake]

Glad to hear that its all better now Chest pain is never nice and extreamly worrying

Yeah today's not been the greatest tbh Was nice to hear his heart beating away though. Was not happy seeing the docs all gossiping there, I know they should be able to have a laugh and a joke at work with their colleagues, but when your clinic is 2 hours behind you should probably show a bit more urgency to get that sorted out.

Thank you Will be intrieged to see how big he is now! My medication is supposed to cause low birth weight babies but so far, hes the opposite of that and seems big lol

 

[Scally]

Hello all!
Sorry I havent been able to keep up with posts, laptop gone in to be fixed and I cant access bnb on my phone only on my hubbys one and I hate touch screens!
Sarah- what a nightmare with your apps today, hope tomorrows growth scan is on time, how exciting to see baby again! Its nice to know the plan to induce at least u can be prepared.
Kellie- I know what u mean about big bump, but then others say i'm small!
Once my computer is back i'll get onto admin about moving thread.
I know what u mean about colchester hosp its always so busy!
Inoue- how scary, but i'm pleased they have sorted it with your iron tabs.
Ouch to your sil!!!
Hello time!
When I was pregnant with izzy I was always measuring behind, they said its because I'm so tall if I measured on time they said to expect a 10lber!

 

[Inoue]

Well done for posting scally, even though your having to use touch screen! I love mine and use it just as much as my laptop

Ive been having a right dilema over last 2 days on my chosen girl name. Im just feel SO torn on whether to use Sophia (/sofia) OR Reimi as her first name. I just feel like if i choose Reimi, people throughout her entire life are going to be saying "how the hell do you pronounce that?!" ~ i dont want that. My first/middle names is Josephine Margaret Amy and although i was never picked on as a child/teenager, i still was embaraced about saying my name to people, especially at school and when i started dating. Sophia is alot more socailly acceptable and still a little unique, so her full name if i used that would be: Sophia Margaret Reimi Simpson ~(use the Reimi as a middle name so its not lost completly). DH just laughs at me when i say im having doubts so i dont know where i stand

Help? xx

 

[time]

thanks scally glad to know i'm not the only one! although as i said i'm only 5 foot 4 so i may just have a small baby! she was measuring dead on at both scans though!

hi inoue, we are having a similar dilemma with our chosen name haha, we have had it picked out for about 9 weeks now and we call her it all the time, but it is a little strange and different (wren) and some people's reactions when we tell them (we don't really tell anyone but close friends and our parents) makes me think we are making a big mistake, but we love it and a name should be special to you and your husband!

But i do love sophia/sofia (fi!! love it as a nickname) and it is still a beautiful name if you choose to go with that, and as you said at least you would still have reimi as a middle name? sophia is on our top 3 list as a backup and i do love love love it!!

good luck with your deciding, whoever thought it would be so much work trying to find the right name!! i have had names i've loved my whole life to now be pregnant and hate!

 

[Inoue]

Lol, im glad im not alone! Its such a hard decision as you really dont want to get it wrong . When i was younger i always said i was going to call my girl Catelyn but then i saw that girl on teenmoms show and instantly went off it .

Ive been calling bump Reimi for about 4 weeks now (since the kicking) but i might see how i feel if i say Sophia to her. Wren is a nice name hun, is it sirt for something? x