July 2009 buddies wanted!!

[shelleylu]

Thanks girls,

Not sure what uesterday was all about. Feel a bit like it today too. Bloody hormones!

Forgot to sayI spoke to Maybe yesterday. She is fine - just bored and missing BnB I think!

G - I hope everything is ok honey - remember we're all here if you wanna chat

Im off to get bck in bed. Hayfever is sooo bad

TTFN xxxx

 

[Elliebank]

Godiva - hope yr ok

Good luck with yr scan WL.

Shelley I've got one of these for my hayfever from Lloyds pharmacy - https://www.lloydspharmacy.com/weba...ry=18352&fromPage=&hotspot_prefix=ELECTRICALS

I wouldn't say it completely gets rid of it, but it defo does help - and there's the comedy aspect of it when it lights yr nose up red!!

 

[whitelilly]

EB- I have that too look so stupid but seems to work! xx

 

[Elliebank]

My OH always starts singing Rudolph the red nosed reindeer when I'm using it!!

 

[geogem]

Hi ladies,

well been to the midwife today - and what a waste of time!! Blake is now NOT engaged!! the little monster has popped back up!! but he is still in the right position.

Well when feeling my tummy she asked how big last baby was (it wasnt my usual midwife) and when I told her she just said ahh!! did you have a normal delivery? she didnt say anything but the look on her face told me she thought he was big!! But last week I was told he was normal size? makes me wonder has this anything to do with him being engaged last week? did he seem smaller coz he was tucked in my pelvis??

I am measuring 1 week ahead again when last week I was 1 behind? very odd!! Oh well All I can do now is wait!!

hope everyone is okay

 

[elley_baby248]

I was measuring 4 weeks ahead at my last midwife appt before he was engaged then on monday just gone he was only measuring a week ahead and is engaged so i'm assuming it's due to them being engage because your bump drops and they measure from the top of your bump to your pubic bone so it makes sense that as they go lower your bump gets smaller.

I just have to say this because am excited...... It's pouring down!

 

[Twiglet]

Hello there ladies!

Godiva hope your ok hun

Had Midwifes yesterday and Caitlyn is now 2/5ths engaged and Mw said there's no chance of me going to 40 weeks...makes a change for someone to tell me I wont be overdue...but just you wait I will be!

I have no clue about the measurements as Caitlyn is always 4 weeks behind yet by scans she's measuring 4 weeks ahead...oh does she like to be difficult

 

[shelleylu]

I am prettyy sure these mw's / doctors / consultants all have very different methods of 'guessing' how big our babies are - and they voice them just to scare us to death!

When I went to my GP yesterday about those horrid pains he felt my tummy and asked why I'd been at the hospital so much - he said is it because they think your baby is small? I said yes, then wondered why he said that - he didnt have my notes to look at - so from feeling does he think she is small???!!! I have decided not to worry about it anyway. As long as they are not too small or massively large we'll be fine

Also engaging - second babies dont engage until the last minute apparently- but my MW said I was 3/5ths the other day and GP said she wasnt yesterday? (I dont think they really know sometimes...)

Girls, I am getting more worried about the swine flu than anything else. I live in the middle of a hot spot for it and it worries me a bit now. Another person has died from it they say now. He had underlying health issues said a doc on the news - and when asked what an underlying health issue could be the doc said the usual asthma, diabetes etc... and then he said pregnant women too
Me and OH have decided to limit when we're gonna go out and avoid busy places from now on - and when LO is still small.

Do any of you girls know how they treat pg women? I know so many people who have it rund here now and Im really worried

 

[Elliebank]

It's in my local paper that it's in our town now. TBH I'm not worried about me getting it now as I'm so near the end of my pregnancy, but I do worry about the LO getting it.

I've no idea have they treat pg women sorry. I'd think at this stage of our pregnancies they might get the baby out then treat us as they do everyone else? xx

 

[godivalocks]

Don't worry, girls, it wasn't anything to do with medical/health issues (unless you count my sanity). But it was a really, really bad day. It was like this whole year up to this point condensed into one day.

 

[SJK]

good luck for later whitelilly...

sjk - can you please describe to me what happens in a sweep and how long it lasts for cos i have one on tuesday and i'm a little anxious!

It only takes a minute, but is quite uncomfortable, its the mw or consultant putting gel on fingers and reaching round to the cervix to see if its far enough down to touch and try and get it started to open. The first couple of times my cervix was too far round the back and they couldnt reach it, but wednesdays and todays was fine. It is uncomfortable, but bearable x

 

[SJK]

girls, Im back, I had another sweep, but still no firther on, still 1 cm , aww well, can only wait now x

 

[wishingonastar]

oh god i'm soooo not looking forward to tue now sjk

 

[wishingonastar]

shelley - know how you feel - we've just had swine flu cases confirmed around my town and at the hospital...not sure if this baby is safer in me or out of me!

sounds like you're doing the wisest thing you can by limiting contact with others...also probably a good idea if you get a couple of alcohol hand gels (boots sell them at the checkout counter usually) so you can disinfect your hands when out and about cos they say thats one of the only ways you can control it is through hygiene...

 

[whitelilly]

hi ladies!

Re swine flu I posted something on this thread https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnan...y-advice-working-kids-possible-swine-flu.html

Just back from scan and baby isn't breech! he is head down and was so low that sonograoher couldn't measure head circumference! according to other measurements though he is bigger than average (ultrasound due date = 17th July!) I don;t know whether I go by that new date or just my original!?

xx

 

[Elliebank]

WL that's great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[whitelilly]

WL that's great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! What date do you think I should go by? My original??? x

 

[Elliebank]

Yeah I'd say so cos there's a few girls on here that are measuring big but their doc hasn't said anything about it changing their due date. Plus if you do go early it will be a bonus, instead of thinking yr late if you move yr due date forward.

 

[whitelilly]

That's what I was thinking! Well since I am full-term tomorrow (going by my original date) and bambino is head down, I may allow my hubby to go to places he hasn't been allowed to for some time. I may also have a few glasses of fresh pineapple juice and some RLT while I am at it lol x

 

[Twiglet]

Yay for that WL

I'm still going by my original dates and Caitlyn was 5lbs at 31 weeks and measuring 33 weeks and 6 days...dunno what she's measuring now as that was my last scan and I declined further as I didn't want them telling me she's huge etc and then for her to turn out to not be

I've ignored my phone and door all day! So refreshing

Godiva glad its nothing medical but still hope your ok