***January Jellybeans***~ 35 BABY GIRLS & 23 BABY BOYS BORN ~***

[naomicourt]

Hey ladies! My little bean has got a lot to answer for this week! Feel like I've done nothing but moan about being pregnant on here lol my last few posts. Well today I had to visit the hospital on advice from my MW. Hadn't really felt many movements from bean and the ones I had had were very soft and small and only the odd one. Not up to his usual standard. Then woke up in the night with pains down the right side of my bump which were on and off. I managed to go back to sleep as I just thought bean must be laying funny or I had slept a bit weird and was feeling a bit achy. Pain was still there this morning and bean hadn't really moved much since yesterday and he's usually really active last thing at night and 1st thing in morning so me and OH decided to ring community MW. After ringing the handling service and them not being able to get hold of her, we had just decided to go to a and e when she called me and advised me to go in a be checked. So that's where we spent the morning, I was hooked up to monitors and luckily no contractions and bean's heartbeat was nice and strong. Started to feel a bit silly for worrying so much but better safe than sorry and the MW there was so lovely and reassuring it made me feel much better. Bean started to make the odd kick too whilst we were there as I don't think he liked having the strap on my tummy. My blood pressure is quite low and I am very tired so they advised me to take it easy for the next few days so here I am not at work for the last day of half term. The doctor saw me too and decided to do an internal just to be sure that the pain wasn't prem labour. Cervix is all closed still and it wasn't half as bad as I thought lol. He said the pain is probs muscular and Iv prob pulled something through coughing with my bad cold. Gotta keep an eye on movements and pain and if anything changes for the worse to ring them again.

It is scary when you don't feel as much movement and it's always best to get things checked out to be on the safe side. I am glad that everything is ok.

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'

Scary stuff! So glad everything is ok, make sure you do get lots of rest and what a lovely name.

Evening ladies hope your all ok? x
I was quite ill last night and been in bed all day, horrible diarrhoea and bad BH contractions
Back still sore too x

I hope you feel better soon. Looks like it isn't a very good week for a lot of us.

xx

 

[naomicourt]

Wow mum2be - that must have felt like a close call. Glad that you and baby are ok. Not long now.

Smiffy, always the way, manage to struggle on through the whole half term just to get sick for the holidays so you don't even get proper recovery time. Not long now - I've got 8 weeks including next week so yours must be less. I'm glad you and bean are ok.

Mine is already showing herself to be a bit of an awkward young lady - she doesn't seem to have any patterns except that when I lay in bed she'll kick the mattress on whatever side I lie on and when I read aloud to classes (a common occurence as an English teacher) she goes nuts and kicks hard enough to take my breath away.

Hugs to all the ladies that need it. Looks like lots of us are saying goodbye to the care/painfree second trimester. Anyone else having rib pain?

Yes meee!!! I hope baby isn't doing any damage to my ribs because they feel so bruised!!

 

[Jolene]

Busy little beans we've got! Smiffy, mum2be and jms you're in my thoughts

 

[blessed]

My ribs are starting to hurt too Who would have known so much could be squished against them! lol

 

[Disneydancr]

wow so much going on! to everyone especially smiffy and mum2be. I hope everyone feels better and that our beans keep cooking till at least 38 weeks! I am not getting the rib pain so much yet (it tickles me more than anything when she rubs her feet against them) but boy oh boy does my skin feel like it's stretching! No stretch marks yet, knock on wood, but it's hard to stand up straight because of the pain right above my pubic bone on the left side! Sciatica's settling in too; I have to find a good pregnancy support belt- any ideas on the best ones and where to find them?

 

[jms895]

Morning ladies you all got nice weekends planned? xx

 

[naomicourt]

Morning everyone! I can not sleep anymore. I keep waking up every hour feeling uncomfortable and also baby is making really strange jittery movements at night now which wakes me up. I can remember Eloise doing that too, I think it's when they are in their REM sleep. Feels so strange.

I am off to Mothercare today as I want to get Eloise a toilet seat and step as she has been potty trained for a month now and want to try and teach her to use the toilet. Fingers crossed.

I also need to get sone cream for piles as I don't want it to get any worse then it is.

Then in the evening I will be in front of the telly to watch the cube and x factor!!! I love saturdays, just miss the glass of wine, oh well not long now.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

 

[smiffy85]

Thanks for all the lovely messages ladies. I feel much better today, managed to get an early night and didn't even wake up for the loo in the night!!!! My body must have needed lots of sleep to get over the stress of yesterday. Can't believe that all of a sudden after all our happy and mainly 'comfortable' 2nd tri's that as soon as we have hit 3rd tri our little jellybeans have started to play us up! Naughty little things!!!

Mum2be - so glad our beans are both ok in there. for you. Maybe your little one is gonna be a little star seeing as she seems to like being on the screen already!!

JMS - that sounds horrid, hope you feel better soon hun!

And for everyone else too. Seems like we all need them at the mo lol! It's half term now so I'm gonna have a relaxing wknd with the Mr and then crack on with jobs that need doing in the house next week. Hopefully the muscle pain and my cold will have disappeared by then!!

xxxx

 

[sar35]

hope everyone starts to feel better soon, ive had 3 small bleeds this week, im hoping its not the start of placenta probs! also itchy hands and feet-again hoping its nothing too serious! If i get it again ill ring mw. I started maternity leave yesterday and had a baby shower at work, got lots of lovely little clothes and cuddly toys... I can relax now and do things in my own time. I also bought a swimming costume from Ebay for 99p so may take up swimming.

 

[mum2be2011]

Morning everyone, would have loved a duvet day today but my little girl has other ideas and has woken up this morning full of beans. No sneaky power nap for me today.

OH is working all day tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon me and LO are off to see friends of ours and their little boy. They've just come back from Cyprus where they got married so lots of wedding photos for me to look at

to everyone who needs one and Im glad you got a goodnights sleep Smiffy. You and baby obviously needed it. Hope your bean stays put till at least 38 weeks.

 

[naomicourt]

Yayyy!! 31 weeks today!!!!!!!!!

Just six weeks left until full term.

 

[Mystique26]

Hey ladies, hows everyone going? I dont really get rib pains whatsoever. It's the kicks in my cervix thats killing me. I feel this sharp stabbing pain in my cervix when bubs kicks there. I wonder what bubs is up to. Last scan was yesterday and saw that he is still in a head down position. So I wonder how his head pokes my cervix. Hmmm... Anyone else feeling this kind of pain?

 

[jojo-m]

I imagine you have some little hands down there trying to suck a thumb or something, its probably little punches into your cervix! Have to say had this few weeks ago and it right goes through me! I almost feel like I'm going to wet myself at the same time! Hope your LO moves or plays with the cord instead!

wow 6 weeks to full term Naomi now that sounds near! YAY!!!!! x

 

[Mystique26]

Yeah. everytime he kicks down there, it makes me feel like wetting myself. Lol!

 

[mum2be2011]

Wow Naomi that puts perspective on things. 6 weeks to full term is scary. Not long now till its our turn to start having our babies and the July babies start popping up :S

Is it me or since we hit 3rd trimester is time flying by? to everyone

 

[smiffy85]

Yeah it does seem that time is flying! 30 weeks for me tomorrow!! I think for me it's because of the countdown to half term and now that's here and then when I go back to work i've only got 5 weeks left and the weeks with this class just seem to go so fast. No sooner am I moaning on a sunday night about gettin up for another monday than it's friday again and I'm sat nattering to work ppl in the staffroom about wknd plans! Crazy.

Saw someone doing this on a 3rd tri thread i think ( or mybe on this one lol baby brain) where they were ticking off the next lot of milestone until due date so thought I would do mine. Ok so milestones now are
- 31 wks - back to school, midwife appt and single digits!
- 32 wks - antenatal classes start
- 34 wks - midwife again
- 35 wks - maternity leave starts
- 36 wks - midwife appt
- 38 wks - midwife and christmas
- 39 wks - new years
- 40 wks - due date!!!!

There must be lots more stuff I can't think of right now but those are some of the markers I have in my head as we count down towards the big day!!!

Love to all you yummy mummys xxxx

 

[jms895]

Hope you had a lovely day mumtobe2011!

Lazy day for me today, tho Caine has just poohed all over his nursery CREAM carpet

 

[jms895]

Morning everyone! I can not sleep anymore. I keep waking up every hour feeling uncomfortable and also baby is making really strange jittery movements at night now which wakes me up. I can remember Eloise doing that too, I think it's when they are in their REM sleep. Feels so strange.

I am off to Mothercare today as I want to get Eloise a toilet seat and step as she has been potty trained for a month now and want to try and teach her to use the toilet. Fingers crossed.

I also need to get sone cream for piles as I don't want it to get any worse then it is.

Then in the evening I will be in front of the telly to watch the cube and x factor!!! I love saturdays, just miss the glass of wine, oh well not long now.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

How strange, my little one has been doing these really strange movements too! And waking me up as tho he is break dancing in there!

Well done with the potty training

 

[jms895]

Thanks for all the lovely messages ladies. I feel much better today, managed to get an early night and didn't even wake up for the loo in the night!!!! My body must have needed lots of sleep to get over the stress of yesterday. Can't believe that all of a sudden after all our happy and mainly 'comfortable' 2nd tri's that as soon as we have hit 3rd tri our little jellybeans have started to play us up! Naughty little things!!!

Mum2be - so glad our beans are both ok in there. for you. Maybe your little one is gonna be a little star seeing as she seems to like being on the screen already!!

JMS - that sounds horrid, hope you feel better soon hun!

And for everyone else too. Seems like we all need them at the mo lol! It's half term now so I'm gonna have a relaxing wknd with the Mr and then crack on with jobs that need doing in the house next week. Hopefully the muscle pain and my cold will have disappeared by then!!

xxxx

Thanks hun and glad you are feeling better

 

[jms895]

hope everyone starts to feel better soon, ive had 3 small bleeds this week, im hoping its not the start of placenta probs! also itchy hands and feet-again hoping its nothing too serious! If i get it again ill ring mw. I started maternity leave yesterday and had a baby shower at work, got lots of lovely little clothes and cuddly toys... I can relax now and do things in my own time. I also bought a swimming costume from Ebay for 99p so may take up swimming.

hope evrything is ok hun xxx