Hi Ladies, didnt want to post this really with what Smiffy has been through this morning but I need to offload somewhere as I feel like im going to explode.
Had our 28 week appointment as planned with the consultant today to check my antibody levels and to also get my anti-D. Didnt expect to be still there 3 hours later with a pending hospital admission hanging over my head depending on the results of the scan.
The midwife did the usual triage of bp, urine sample, any concerns etc and poor woman I dont think she was expecting my reponse. For the last 2 days I have been leaking 'waters' that have now become sweet smelling and getting progessively worsening low back pain that was coming and going with very strong regular tightenings across my bump, and reduced movement of baby. My blood pressure was low (but it has been for quite some time) and I had 3 +++'s of protein in my sample plus something else that I cant remember.
Went straight in to see the consultant and after a chat immediately set alarm bells ringing as he thought I was in pre-term labour especially with the leaking sweet smelling fluid. He examined my tummy and measured bump and I only measured just about 22cm, he asked the midwife to go round to scan (which is next door) and get me an urgent growth can as there is a 6 week differece. He then proceeded to do an internal. He had a look up there with a speculum and then decided to 'shoove his 2 fingers up' and have a rumage. My cervix at the moment is closed but it is bulging. Was told that he wanted me admitting straight away but I put up a fight as today is the anniversary of my daughter coming out of NICU and I didnt want to be in hospital, he then bargained with me and said depending on the scan result i can go home but he would rather I stayed in over the weekend for monitoring.
Had the scan and baby is measuring 30+1 weeks she is on the 90th centile for head circumference, head diameter and thigh bone but only the 50th for abdominal circumference. They reckon she weighs 3lb so im in for another big baby lol if she stays put and they confirmed baby is still a girl. No doubt in their minds that she is a girl as we saw very prominent lady bits :S Liqour volume is also 'normal'
Consultant was happy for me to go as baby is happy, healthy and growing but ive got to go back and see him again next Friday for a check up and he will re-measure baby and liqour volume. I am now on strict bedrest and not allowed to pick my daughter up
We have decided now that as we now know baby is definately a girl that we will call her Hayley Anne.
Sorry for the long post ladies, hope your feeling ok smiffy and your bean is ok. These Jellybeans arent half causing trouble
so am glad that someone is. 29 wks tomorrow. Time is going slowly. I have placed mental countdowns in place: 30 wks then 31 wks (coz single figure weeks) then 34 wks coz the baby is as safe as if she was full term and then 37 wks because then it's classed as full term. Does anyone have anything else I can add to my countdown list to help pass the time? Anything I've missed? I'll be adding my midwife appointments, obviously. And my antenatal appointments.
and that the u/s went well.
Hope all mummys and bumps are doing well xx
they told me immediately after taking my blood... hopefully they screwed up! I'll find out tomorrow!
to all mummies who are having it.
