July Sparklers 2016!

[Carlinator]

Hey...I thought I posted my scan a few pages back - first pic we got to keep! Wondering if it posted at all because no one responded? I can repost later from my phone. Sorry I've been MIA recently, just so much going on with holidays & my school. I got all A's for last semester though!

I've been in & out of the hospital, I could not stop throwing up...the worst pain in the world in my upper stomach. They couldn't figure out what it was, I'm guessing gallbladder issues. I couldn't think of anything I'd eaten that would give me food poisoning! Even the anti-nausea meds they put in my IV didn't help. I ended up losing 9 or 10 pounds and am lower than pre-pregnancy weight But I've been able to hold liquid down since last night, thank goodness. I feel SO much better but now I need food!



I'm so curious about home/water births! I've always wanted to do one...but I'm nervous of it since DD was born with cord wrapped around her neck and had to be rushed to oxygen treatment immediately (she was fine).

 

[Hollynesss]

Sorry you've been sick, Carlinator! That sounds awful I hope you feel better and the sickness eases up.

Sometimes this thread moves really fast, and we've all had scans close together and have been posting pictures. I'm sorry you've felt ignored, please know that it isn't intentional it's sometimes hard to respond to each person. Great job on the A's!!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Hi everyone, hope you are all well.

I had my booking in appointment which went pretty well, just filling in the paperwork. Was asked to do a carbon monoxide test and was shocked to fail it, I got a 4 the same as a light smoker! Bit worried about it now. I haven't smoked in years and neither has OH. I have installed cm monitors in the house which haven't picked anything up. It may be the pollution from living in a city but that’s pretty worrying too.

Scan booked for Monday so only a few days to go, cant wait to see bean and check all is well.

Redbutterfly - great news on the scan. Thanks for sharing your home birth experience. I am thinking about one this time around so good to hear a positive story.

Wannabemummy - great news on your scan.

Hollyness - Great you passed the GTT. I have to wait until 20 week scan for gender too. At least its something to look forward to.

Luvmyfam - Good to hear the appointment went well.

Scgirl - fab news on the scan. Hope you start feeling better soon.


Laughingduck - Wow, that’s sounds like a really rough labour! I hope this one is easier for you.

I'm not sure how long my labour lasted as it took a while before I realised what was happening. Started having contractions Tuesday morning but as they weren't painful or frequent, thought they were BH or something. Went out with friends for the afternoon and evening. Me & OH went for a meal in the evening and it felt a bit worse and I got home and went for a bath. Think it was about 3am when we realised it was probably the real thing cue a panic to get the hospital bag packed. Rang for a taxi, got as far as the midwife unit who told me LG was coming out legs first and I had to go down to the delivery suite. Just about managed to get on the bed and lg was out in about 5 minutes!

Babydustcass - I am looking forward to finding out too! Sounds like a bargain on the furniture. Your water birth sounds lovely. We are undecided on the idea of a home birth yet.

Rhi_Rhi - sounds like you have pretty fast labours!

Carlinator - great news on getting all A's. I don’t remember seeing a scan picture or I'm sure I'd have commented on it Sorry you've been feeling rough, hope it gets better soon.

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

I didn't keep up with this thread very well after my initial post, as i had a few other groups on the "go" at the same time and it's very confusing haha.

I'm going to make my way back through and try and become more familiar with whats what !

 

[ehjmorris]

Hi girls

Sorry carlinator if we didnt see the scan, but defs feel free to post it again!

As for my labour, as you know my son was stillborn, i found out on the Tuesday morning that he has passed the last time i felt him move was Sunday night before bed and nothing monday which i wasnt worried because i was so busy!.
My body ended up starting contractions itself on Tuesday afternoon around 2pm and by 3pm the hospital called me back to start to induce me.... god that was painful. Unfortunately i was only 6cm dilated by Wednesday morning at 6am and by 9.30 he just kinda flew out, as i had an epi i couldn't feel or move anything

I am really hoping the labour is a lot less this time

 

[mumandco]

Bit late to the party �� I'm Emma and I'm expecting my 4th baby July 13th...eeeeek super excited. I think this baby will be our 4th boy,but will find out for certain in 3 weeks time.

 

[laughingduck]

Miss Bellum that's a pretty quick labour! Legs first wow. When I asked my midwife when to count labour starting she said whenever you are admittes to hospital (usually 4cm dilated). Although of course those braxton hicks and slower contractions can be much longer! My 10 minute BH or slow contractions lasted 3 days but was only 16 hours of hard labour.

ehjmorris Im so sorry to hear about your stillbirth. Did they find out why your baby died? That is so tragic

Welcome Emma!

Carlinator post your scan again, posts get skipped over so easily in this thread!

 

[babydustcass]

Hi Emma, lovely to have you here x

Carlinator well done on your amazing grades, must be such a relief. Sorry you've been poorly and lost so much weight, hopefully your on the mend now.

Ehjmorris I'm so sorry I must have missed when you posted about your son, my heart goes out to you, no mother should ever have to go through such a loss.

Afm, surprise phone call this morning. Our panorama results came in and baby is low risk for all chromosone and genetic tests, and we pound out we are expecting a little Girl

 

[dimmu]

Bit late to the party �� I'm Emma and I'm expecting my 4th baby July 13th...eeeeek super excited. I think this baby will be our 4th boy,but will find out for certain in 3 weeks time.

That's my EDD as well!

Ehjmorris so sorry to hear about you loss, that's so tragic.

My labour with DD started spontaneously with waters breaking on a Friday evening. Laboured all night at home and went to the birth centre around midday the next day. Got into the birthing pool Saturday evening but the labour stopped progressing. By the time it had been 24 hours since my waters broke I got transferred to the labour ward and was induced. I wanted a natural birth but at that point with no sleep since Thursday night I quite welcomed the epidural. DD was finally born on Sunday morning after 34 hours of labour. Luckily the second stage was much quicker and took just 15 minutes and no pushing, she just came out herself. Never felt the need to push people always talk about.
Not sure if I want the birth centre this time, certainly not too keen on the birthing pool now.

 

[jjbuttons]

hi everyone!

Glad all scans and tests are going ok

Been so tired and hormonal past few days (maybe back at work and overdone it today) btu good news is my appetite is coming back finally after horrid two weeks of hardly eating!

Bump is visable and hard now! trying to find mat trousers that fit and not so long that will need to take them up!

looking forward to my 16 week midwife app= hope can hear hb again as until can feel him/her il be constantly worrying! btw jell of all that already know gender

hoping 2nd birth will be quicker as with dd was two days! hope to go in the pool for abit this time at least! trying to strengthen arms as they were so weak last time due to holding my legs when pushing for ages :S walking lots but thats it so far :S

hope everyones having a good weekend xx

 

[ehjmorris]

Thank you ladies, now im not so sure if i did mention it or not but thank you for your kind words.

After having this whole last week off and just lazing around the house i really am not looking forward to work tomorrow

 

[mumandco]

Big hugs ehjmorris X
I hope being back at work isn't as dreadful as it sounds lol

Hope your all having good weekends guys X

I have a poorly lo today we barely slept last night so today is going to be a long day.
Tonorrow I have an appointment with the consultant-which was a massive shock as I'm midwife led care. After a panicked phone call to my just as confused as me midwife she found out it's because just before I got pregnant they found a small polyp in my cervix. So the appointment is for that,I have no idea what they plan on doing about it or wether they will still let me midwife led care so very nervous about that.

 

[ehjmorris]

Hi

I just wanted to share this pic, as tonight i noticed when i lay down i am beginning to have a little hard bump its not only when im standing now

 

[ehjmorris]

Mumandco i hope your mind will be put at ease tomorrow, at least they are still going to take a look.

Being midwife led sounds awesome at my appt tomorrow i am going to be asking about a specific group that is also led my midwives i just cant remember the name atm, is it any different to just seeing anyone at ante natal appts?

 

[WantsALittle1]

ehj, beautiful bump!!!!

 

[mumandco]

Ehj cute bump..being midwife led gives you a lot more flexibility when in labour..I'm hoping to have another home birth this time,for me being consultant care would pretty much end that.
Also being midwife led care,it means I just have the routine appointments and nothing extra etc but that isn't an issue for me my main issue is labour etc x

 

[Babylove100]

My notes say high risk and consultant led, the mw said its because of my mc history but that after I've seen a consultant at 20w, I should be able to drop back to low risk and I hope also mw led. It's all new territory tho so I'll just do as I'm told

 

[dimmu]

Lovely bump Ehjmorris! Mine still looks pretty flat when I lay down but I've noticed the linea nigra has appeared although it's still very faint. Can't remember it showing up this early with my last pregnancy.

 

[ehjmorris]

I can definitely say i have popped!

Well my ante natal appt is today so we shall see how they want to handle it this time... i should be high risk so im hoping they will take better care of me

 

[Babylove100]

Wow, yes definitely popped!!

Good luck today, hope the appointment goes well.x