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

[ttc_lolly]

A christmassy garden centre!? It sounds awesome, have fun at that Ally! You ladies are all very orgainsed... I haven't done any christmas shopping at all yet I usually leave it all to the very last minute but might start getting a few bits next month. I'm useless though, I give in and give people (well, Amber!) things early

Great news about your MW appt Inoue My 31 week appt is with the consultant at the hospital on Monday, I'm hoping they'll give me a growth scan as I'd quite like to see baby again!

 

[Inoue]

I think ill send DH to do the rounds in December for the presents

Monday will be here before you know it lolly, im in for a 34w growth scan on 16th oct and will see consultant afterwards, then my midwife has booked me in today for routine antenatal chat on the same day?! Might phone up and see if I can skip that appt and see her at 36/37w as consultant will do all my measurements on that growth scan appt x

 

[ttc_lolly]

A routine antenatal chat!? That's a new one to me!

 

[pops23]

OMG you guys are organised!! I need to get on the case!

This Friday I promise to do my hospital bag, nursery is this weekend and then presents early october (for xmas)

Sarah I'm so sorry to hear everything that you're going through, I'd call hospital, tell them you need to come in and demand some answers!! It's not fair for them to leave you hanging and waiting at such an anxious time

Inoue - great to hear MW appt went so well!

I'm also glad to hear I'm not the only one who is achy down there!

Happy Birthday for Thursday Amber, hope you have a lovely day with her lauryn

Sorry I'm not getting on here much at the moment, work is hectic and I need to get as much done as I can before the baby comes

sending you all lots of love xxx

 

[Inoue]

A routine antenatal chat!? That's a new one to me!

Lol, just phoned up and cancelled it. Id much rather have my growth scan and follow up with consultant. Think ill get dragged back to see mw at 37 weeks.

Good to see you pops . Shame you cant get on here more but it can be difficult with work commitments, hopefully not to much longer for you!

Gave up wrapping presents now, got 3 nieces half done & thats good enough for me. Now to move onto sorting tea out x

PS. Happy 31 weeks pops!! Xx

 

[Sarahcake]

Happy 31 weeks pops + happy belated 31 weeks to you too Inoue

Glad to hear that your midwife appointment went well and that your measuring bang on what you should and defo pleased that she has said there's no reason why you wont go to full term as I know you had kinda convinced yourself that you were going to be early as your family think you will be.

I hope you arnt wearing yourself out Pops, make sure you get plenty of 'you' time too, pregnancy is hard going, I dont know how you ladies are managing to work as well tbh!

Im so far from being organised its not even funny! We have all the stuff, but its all still boxed :S Waiting on a moses basket to be sent to us from a friend but she's massively preoccupied right now bless her, Fiona Bone, one of the police officers that was shot dead on duty in Manchester last week is one of her closest friends so she's really struggling with that poor thing

Hospital bag is going to hopefully be sorted this weekend...hopefully :S Were a tad short on money this payday, lots of bills that have come out unexpectedly so its either this weekend, or not until 2 weeks time to sort it which seems entirely too far away for my liking!

Trying to get hold of my consultant, no luck so fr but will keep trying. Even if its just a chat over the phone I would really like his input into things.

 

[kellie_w]

im so in awe of how organised you all are, i cant even think about christmas, i intended to do my shopping by the end of august..... i havent even started and i doubt ill bother now. Im thinking online and vouchers may be the better solution! I still have a few birthdays to go before christmas, so thinking of 2 presents for people is too much!

Ally, is it hearts delight that have the christmas opening? that place is amazing when they do it all up, i cant wait to take luke to show him as last year he slept the whole time we were there!

inoue, glad to see that your appointment went well and that you are likely to go full term, amazing news

Hi sarah, time and pops

i had a return of the chest pain last night, i felt like i was going to pass out it got so bad. I have just checked my blood pressure at the docs and its 158/88. I rather stupidly googled and pre eclampsia came up immediately. im going to get my bp checked again first thing and if its still high im going to see a doctor. im prob worrying over nothing!

I just wondered what your opinions are on a situation of someone i know.... she is 35 weeks, on morphine due to being in so much pain whilst pregnant and has now got so bad that she is ment to be having a c section, but now she cant have one due to the baby becoming dependant on the meds she taking. Would you risk taking meds this way?

 

[Sarahcake]

Oh wow that's a tough one Kellie :s. personally, no I wouldn't. Up until about 5-6 weeks back, I had an open leg wound, an ulcer from skin break down. My medication before I got pregnant was a cocktail of pain killers including morphine, 10mg every 3 hours. I cut it all out when I found out I was pregnant and just grinned and beared the pain. It's easier said that done and everyone copes with things differently but I just couldn't justify keeping on taking it when I knew it would affect my baby too. Just wasn't something I was willing to risk.

The pain must have been really quite severe for her to have needed enough morphine that would get a baby addicted :s

 

[ttc_lolly]

She can't have a c-sec incase the baby's born dependant on what, the morphine? Surely there'd be a very high chance baby already is no matter how they are born anyway? Your BP does sound a bit high, the systolic BP (the top number) more so than the bottom. Had you done any walking or anything strenuous beforehand? I'd defo mention it to your MW x

 

[Scally]

Good morning,

Hows your bp this morning kellie?

I personally wouldnt take anything that could make the baby dependent on any drugs, that would mean a spell in SCBU weaning the baby off wouldnt it?

It is Hearts Delight, it is just up the road from me! I am so excited! I have already bought the ticket to see father christmas there as they are less than half price at the moment £6 instead of £13! (let me know if you want me to get you one). I am sooooo excited about going, they have been putting their christmas stuff out for a while!

pops- make sure you take time for you aswell as work, look after yourself, lovely to see u on here when you can. Happy 31 weeks!

I had a lovely evening last night, my friend got me and another friend over and then surprised us with a manicure and facial! Very nice to be pampered! So now i have girly nails!

x

 

[pops23]

Thanks guys, I'm actually planning to work until I go into labour! But day times are pretty chilled for me and then I work 5-9.30 Tuesday and Thursday and 4.30-7 weds but I love it and sit down plenty the more I can get done in the next 4 weeks the more chilled I can take the last 4 weeks!

No way would I take anything that the baby might b dependent on, at one point i thought that I shouldn't drink jasmine tea just in case! Ha ha! I got over that pretty quick as its yummy

Let us know re BP Kellie, sure it's nothing though xxx

 

[kellie_w]

thanks for your views, i felt really mean when reading her posts for thinking how i do. No matter how much pain, i would never ever take anything that could hurt my baby. A few weeks of pain, no matter how bad i could suffer to make sure my baby is healthy. She claims now that the hospital have possibly caused harm to baby by giving her drugs and she didnt know... surely everyone knows what you put in you goes to baby, this isnt her first either. Lauryn, they want to stop her drugs as the baby has opilites in his system, so yep dependant on the morphine. Until they go, they wont deliver and have sent her home. She is furious...

The chest pain returned last night, off soon to get bp checked again. I hadnt done nothing really strenuous yesterday, just eyebrow waxing!

Ally, aww thank you for the offer, but we are skipping father christmas this year. We took luke to mill race to see him last year and he cried so bad we agreed we wouldnt take him again for a couple of years, he was absolutely terrified!! £13 full price?! why is it so expensive? is it cos they have reindeers again? I cant wait to see all the decorations though, they do such beautiful things. Did you used to go to notcutts near ardleigh? they were amazing too. Lucky you with your nails and facial! bet thats made you feel so good!

pops, you are amazing working up til due date, i admire anyone that can! I finished my job at the first opportunity when pregnant the first time, and counted down the days. I couldnt wait to not have to stand all day, and to not be shouted at anymore! Dont do too much though, as ally said make time for yourself x

 

[Scally]

Izzy has cried every year with Father christmas too but this year she seems so excited! They have the reindeers and i think you get a nice photo too, I would hate to spend £13 on it, but 6 isnt too bad! Ooooh havent heard of notcutts- will have a look at them too, Ardleigh isnt far at all!

Sorry to hear about your chest pains, hope your bp ok and they can get to the bottom of whats causing you pain.

She must realise that morphine will cross over to the baby, I even think twice about taking paracetamol etc (even though i know its ok). I am pleased they are not delivering the baby as it is dependent, hopefully the baby can recover in the womb and come out healthy

x

 

[ttc_lolly]

Ahhhh I understand, well she sounds like a pillock! Sorry as if you wouldn't know that a drug THAT strong would pass right through into baby's system I do hope her baby's ok though and isn't affected too much when it's born

I admire you too Pops! Like Kellie, I finished ASAP when preggo with Amber, but I had no intention of going back so that's why!

 

[time]

Hope your bp is okay today Kellie! I agree with the other ladies on here about your friend, there's no way I would take anything that could cause harm to baby whatsoever, I couldn't live with myself! I had such hideous morning sickness for about 20 weeks and still it occasionally comes back, and I tried everything you could think of to no avail! The Dr and midwife were both pushing me to take anti sickness medication but told me there was no research into its effects on baby so there was just no way I could do it no matter how sick I was.

I have days when I think I can work up to it go into Labour and then i'll have a bad day and wonder how I've even got this far so will probably just have to see how I get on but 8 weeks isn't that long I suppose and I do love my job most of the time! I can feel for you though pops its so tiring but maybe we would be bored at home haha!! That's what I keep telling myself!

 

[time]

And baby is still a squash haha!

 

[ttc_lolly]

Happy 32 weeks time!

 

[Sarahcake]

Happy 32 weeks Time!

I really admire you ladies that are still working tbh. I feel really guilty when I say how crappy im feeling but im home all day and yous are working still! Honestly though, I do wish I could work, had to have nearly 2 years off work thanks to my health issues, im used to working long shifts on wards, that's where Im happy, dislike not working lol My plan of action is when Logan is old enough to use the nursery facilities at uni's, im going to go and do my nursing training. Been meaning to do it for years but then I can get back into work

 

[Scally]

Happy 32 weeks time!

I saw your fb status Sarah- hope you fell better soon, it really sucks! Any luck with getting hold of your mw?

x

 

[Sarahcake]

Thank you Ally Im sure I will be fine, in a better mood already, just this morning feeling poorly with lack of sleep sent me into a pity spiral lol!

No luck yet at all, I left a note up there. Gonna see if I can grab contact details for my consultant and try and get a message to him but not entirely sure how to go around that yet.