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

[time]

Thanks ladies can't believe only 2 weeks left hopefully! I'm having a lot of pains today and Braxton hicks so I've just been for a quick walk to see if anything comes of it but nothing so far! On my second cup of rlt of the day!

Seems like none of us are sleeping well now.. I'm the same as you lauryn in that I tend to have one good night and then a few terrible.. Probably so worn out after a few sleepless nights that we sleep no matter what haha!

Try not to feel bad about neglecting your toddlers ladies.. They will soon have a baby brother/sister and you will be back to normal doing all your regular activities in no time! I've no idea how difficult it must be with a toddler and being pregnant but in the long run having little ones close in age will be lovely!

Good luck at the mw today ally! 5 days my god it's gone so quick baby will be here in no time! So excited for you! I do have a feeling Kellie will be joining you next week!

I've also heard the medela electric pump is really good.. I think I'd go for that over a manual as my mum used a manual with my little sister and gave up as she tried endlessly for the tiniest amount of milk!

 

[Scally]

Pops- honestly i get the most horrendous wind pains in bed at night- i keep deflatine by my bed ready to eat as soon as i feel it! It seems to be getting worse lately so it could be it couldnt it?

Time- You sound close too with your pains and BH!

I have just decided to clean the rest of the windows (inside- no way am i doing outside- far too many cobwebs!) and put my net curtains in the wash- did that and am now sitting down to rest! lol.

x

 

[pops23]

Thanks hun, it was awful last night, worst pain ever!! secretly was hoping it was labour starting but no such luck! xx

 

[kellie_w]

Thank you for the ugg editions, definately going to go for electric. Would love a medela, but just seen the prices and we already have to depart with £100 for a angelcare monitor. Don't know if I like the thought of a second hand one as I seen a few for sale at good prices.

Pops, I get a lot of that pain now when laying down, standing eases it most of the time but it happens a lot when laying down. And like ally, also wind pain which really hurts!

Ally, can you help me, you know about this with izzy and being a teacher! at 3, it's not called reception class is it? I thought that was at 4/5. And isn't it at certain dates they start, like Luke would start preschool January not immediately after his birthday? Also what kind of things do they do at nursery? We have a family members girlfriend (oh's side who everyone dislikes) who claims their son who turned 3 Sunday starts school today, apparently they lied about where they live to get him into the best school, his first class is French and he has to wear a school uniform!? I looked at the school website and they don't have nursery, just starts from reception class. I just know she is lying!

 

[time]

Trapped wind can be terrible! I would say it was that or simply baby crushing everything if they were really far to the left for a short while.. I've had that before and my insides felt crushed!! Nasty!
Hope it doesn't come back!

Well done ally! Need to get my curtains washed today thanks for reminding me!!

 

[ttc_lolly]

We got our medela swing second hand Kellie. As long as you clean and sterilise it then it's fine! Pumps in the neonatal wards at hospitals have all been used by tons of different women, makes no difference we got ours so cheap too and they really do last.

Sounds like this woman is a big fat liar it's preschool they can start at 3 isn't it? And that's with the 15 free hours a week (more if you pay). Reception is started at 4 x

 

[time]

That definite,you doesn't sound right Kellie!! I think most reception starters are 5 (some are 4 for a very short time) and french!!?? That is madness!!!

 

[Sarahcake]

Thanks for letting me grumble I got a couple more hours and feel a lot more human again! Roll on my consultant appointment monday!

Dont feel bad about your toddlers too, I bet they are getting enough stimulation from what is being done, and a lot of the time, they just want to be around mummy no matter what activity is being done

Pop's I would agree with the trapped wind pain, and its frigging horrific isnt it Can get really painful. The first time it hit me I was just stunned thinking what the hell is this?! A friend mentioned it may be trapped wind and to try Renee Deflatine and they really work for me and are pregnancy safe. I take a couple as soon as I realise what is going on and it gets rid of it fairly sharpish - and not by giving you a serious case of bum trumpeting so its safe for use in company too haha!

I was looking at the Medala Swing myself as ive heard its the best electric one you can get, but Neil suggested we try a manual one first and if I dont like it, then we can invest in the electric one. I ended up getting the Avent manual pump, despite the fact all the bottles and steriliser I have is Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature stuff. The Avent one is supposedly better than the TT one.

Kellie, that woman is having you/ everyone on im afraid. I was a teaching assistant in a reception class for a year and it was 4-5 year olds in my class. At 3 they were at the pre-school attached to the main school and made the transition up from there.

Ally, regarding the breastmilk thing, actually, I don't think I have any issue with it. I thought about it since I wrote my initial reply and I think the part I would find weird is the feeding from the source at that age, especially if they wernt breast fed before. But actually, expressing into a cup and mixing it with things - porridge, cereal, could even make half and half milk which ive heard people doing seems ok with me. Not that you need my say so haha! I just thought id elaborate further after thinking on things from this morning lol

 

[Scally]

Kellie- she does sound like a big fat liar! They start pre school at 3, the funding starts the term after they turn 3- so even though Izzy goes now her funding doesnt start until January- hence the one morning a week!
I would very much doubt at his age he would be wearing a uniform and have French unless it was in a posh private school or something but even then it would be classed as nursery/pre-school rather than reception (that being for 4-5 year olds)

The wind pain is horrendous, Dave has actually panicked because i have it and have been doubled over with it, he asked if i was starting labour and i said no it doesnt hurt this much at the start!

Thanks Sarah- i think i will go for it, its interesting to get others views on it, i think there would only be a couple of people i would tell in real life as i think i woulld get some disgusted reactions (not that you guys arent real life.....u know what i mean! lol)

x

 

[kellie_w]

Lauryn, that's so true about the pumps on the maternity wards don't get why I didn't think of that! Think I'm going to do like Sarah at first, go manual to start, if successful then will invest in a electric. I'm going to not give up as quickly this time!

Ha, I knew she was lying! honestly, she is a 21 year old know it all, TOWIE wannabe, done everything, knows everyone, foul mouthed Fake. The amount of lies and bragging does my head in. I think it shows how much I dislike her! Thanks girls, I knew that none of that sounded right!

Glad you are feeling better Sarah, think I need this deflatine. Think ill end up with a divorce with the amount of Unattractive wind I have

 

[Scally]

Sarah- i would love a medela swing, they looks so good, but they are priced so insane! We have the medela mini electric and even though its noisy it did the job last time! A hint for you all get some nipple shields!!! I never used them when feeding Izzy but i did with the pumping- it was so harsh it killed my nipples- but was great with the shields

x

 

[kellie_w]

Just seen your reply, thank you ally!

I think you should go for it, don't worry about what others think. It's lovely that you can do that for izzy later on, and like you said it will benefit her so much. It's also a nice bond I think. Like I said, I can't do it, Luke doesn't even eat milk with cereal, I only get dairy in through sauces, cheese etc. but if I could get him drinking it I would consider it for sure. Hmm, don't think oh would appreciate mashed potato with breast milk

 

[ttc_lolly]

Yes, nipple shields are a must

Kellie, he might prefer BM? It's a lot sweeter and thinner, so you never know! Amber doesn't like milk that much either and she never drank a lot of formula either. Can't blame her, have you tasted it!? Bleurrgghhh!

 

[Scally]

hahaha Kellie to the mash made with breastmilk!

There is a couple of medela swing breast pumps for sale round here- one in Ipswich which is unused and all in box etc- £40- looks like its being sold through a charity shop.
There is also a used one in Colchester- its on 99p at the moment with 3 days left x

 

[Inoue]

Hi ladies! . Few pages to catch up from last night, you little chatter boxes

Pops, I was also thinking the same last night when I had immense pain at about 2am. Mine wasnt trapped wind but omg did it floor me . I guess it was a very bad BH but it nearly had me waking marc up. Hope you feel ok now

Ive just had my consultant's reception on the phone asking me why I did the strep b test (a little snooty) so I explained that I dont have much luck with pregnancys and £35 to me is nothing so why wouldnt i?.... Anyway, long story short, they need me to do a red top bottle urine test to see how bad the bacteria is then consultant will also give me oral AB along with IV. Dont think the mw person was best pleased though that I did the test, I just said id rather know through my own testing than not!! x

 

[Scally]

Inoue- thats a bit snotty of them! It was your money so why wouldnt you? Its not like you asked them to pay for it! I really do hope they start to test everyone- its madness! Good that they are taking it seriously though with the AB oral and IV.

X

 

[Inoue]

Lol, its ridiculous how they think its not worth doing. She said if we swabbed you on Monday you could be possitive, then Tuesday you could be negative. While in the medical guidelines it states it takes 5 weeks for the bacteria to change from pos to neg hence you test at 35w plus ~ think she needs to catch up on the new guidelines! Im getting the IV antibiotics regardless but consultant wants to make sure its not a bad colonisation, if so then the oral will also be needed. Its not a big deal so dont know why shes's making it out to be, im sure Reimi will be fine even without AB but if the offers there then I might aswell protecter her a little if I can xx

 

[Sarahcake]

Inoue what the hell? She had no right to question your choice! Especially when you have paid for it out of your own pocket, its not as if you have cost the NHS anything really is it bar some antibiotics! Some peoples attitudes are unbelievable, you were well within your right to want to know your Strep B status.

Im puzzled as to why they want you to do a red bottle test though....Red bottles are for CSU test - Catheter specimens, ie strait from the bladder via a catheter, White tops are MSU - Mid stream urine tests, the normal ones and those pots are fine to be sent to the lab :S

 

[Inoue]

Oh heck, I dont want a catheter! Lol. I scribbled down what she said and it was (smu urine - red top bottle + have a wash then collect the urine from midstream). Does that mean anything to you? X

 

[Sarahcake]

Sterile morning urine im going to assume that means, hence the wash and then midstream collection. Hmm, maybe the lab only accepts samples for what your being tested for from a red bottle then. The red bottles mostly have like a dust in the bottom which preserves certain strains of bacteria so its likely that what they are testing you for would need to be preserved then.

Just struck me as odd as bar a very few occations, whenever ive been asked for a red top urine sample to be done on a patient, its been a CSU sample they are after.