June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[mommyxofxone]

We're going to Florida the end of February for 2 weeks. Have fun on your trip Mommyofone. What part of the US are you from?

Pa and wow that's a long time in Florida! (I actually hate Florida ha)

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Aww lovely announcement SecondNote!

I do worry about not getting there in time, with DS they kept telling me not to come on the phone and by the time we got to the hospital I was over 7cm which was torture for someone like me who does not cope with pain well at all. Plus he then needed intervention to get out asap so was born 40 mins after we'd got there.

But I really really do not want to go back to that hospital! I'll have to discuss it further with my midwife, she didn't seem to think going to one of the further hospitals was a bad idea when I mentioned it last time but we didn't discuss it in depth.

 

[mommyxofxone]

mommyxofxone - have you got something similar to fybogel (active ingredient ispaghula husk) in the US? it's natural fiber which really helps and is safe in pregnancy.

We're flying to Barcelona for 3 nights on valentines day next year but it's only a 2 hour flight, is your flight long and is there anyone you can talk to for your flight anxiety?

Yes actually I'm taking metamucil which is helping but still having a hard time. I have ibs normally due to vit d deficiency and apparently it makes it that much worse for us in pregnancy to be constipated. Plus I am super anxious/nervous around the holidays which doesn't help!

 

[mommyxofxone]

Oh and our hosp is 20 minutes or so away. Sorry I'm on my phone hard to reply just right!

I'm exhausted just finished cleaning the house

 

[Dory85]

Aww lovely announcement SecondNote!

I do worry about not getting there in time, with DS they kept telling me not to come on the phone and by the time we got to the hospital I was over 7cm which was torture for someone like me who does not cope with pain well at all. Plus he then needed intervention to get out asap so was born 40 mins after we'd got there.

But I really really do not want to go back to that hospital! I'll have to discuss it further with my midwife, she didn't seem to think going to one of the further hospitals was a bad idea when I mentioned it last time but we didn't discuss it in depth.

Was everything ok in the end?
The midwife on the phone didn't believe that I was in labour last time and told me to have a warm bath but I refused and told her I was going in to be checked - I was 10cm and delivered 3 minutes after arriving on labour ward. He was delivered by the assessment midwife with the emergency buzzer going!
Sometimes I think it can be difficult for them to assess labour over the phone but that is what they're expected to do.

 

[SecondNote]

Thanks ladies! I will update when I get a chance tonight. I still have 1 hour and 40 minutes to wait before my appointment. Ahh

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Sometimes there's nothing you can do to get there on time. My eldest sister had a baby in July. She lives one street away from me so still 5 mins from hospital and she was pushing in the car park. She did make it (she was raced though A&E on a trolley lol) but by maybe two or three minutes

My middle sister lives 5 mins away too and she had an accidental home birth on her bathroom floor. Twice!

Oh squig what an awful worry you just don't need. Will you be a to get in for a scan tomorrow?

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

My closest hospital is about 15/20 mins Drive away. I'm sure I can make it in time although my labours keep getting shorter! 4 and a half dropped to an hour and a half with my youngest that's still plenty though compared to some of the stories above ! Yikes. I might make sure my bathroom floor is squeaky clean haha. I would prefer to use a birthing Centre but I think the nearest is peterborough and that's 40 mins when it's not busy. So probably not a great idea.

 

[Squig34]

Thanks Pixie, I'll phone the EPU in the morning if needs be, I bet they'd fit me in. But I'm resting in bed now & the bleeding has stopped, so unless there's more or it gets heavier etc, I probably won't bother & will just wait til Friday's scan (how nonchalant I sound now...). I actually had a heavier bleed at almost this exact gestation with my son, & he was fine so am trying not to think the worst.

 

[vaniilla]

Been reading. But not posting, feeling a bit nervous maybe a bit detached? Not sure what the word is. My mc happened around 10/11 weeks so I'm a bit on edge atm and as I haven't had a scan I have no reasurrance that everything is okay in there. Finally see the midwife on Friday. Then who knows how long for a scan eh. Trying to keep my mind on other things =) like Christmas!! Wahayy. My tree is going up Saturday night in time for nikolaus arriving on Sunday

I don't blame you for feeling that way, first tri is worrying enough without the stress of previous losses, you're doing the right thing though by remaining positive and focusing on christmas, this phase will be over sooner than it feels

How far are people going to be travelling to their hospital?
I really don't want to go the hospital we used last time which is our closest one and around a 20 minute drive. The 2 other nearest hospitals are 40 minute drives though.

it's less than 2 miles away but we have a one way driving system so it might take up to 20 minutes in traffic!

the hospital with LO was a similar distance but DH was working 2 hours away and had to get home by train, I ended up spending half of my labour home alone in a freezing bath worrying I was going to drown as it was too painful to get out or make it hotter, I feel ill when I remember it all.

My announcement

It's lovely

mommyxofxone - have you got something similar to fybogel (active ingredient ispaghula husk) in the US? it's natural fiber which really helps and is safe in pregnancy.

We're flying to Barcelona for 3 nights on valentines day next year but it's only a 2 hour flight, is your flight long and is there anyone you can talk to for your flight anxiety?

Yes actually I'm taking metamucil which is helping but still having a hard time. I have ibs normally due to vit d deficiency and apparently it makes it that much worse for us in pregnancy to be constipated. Plus I am super anxious/nervous around the holidays which doesn't help!

I'm sorry that it's not helping much, is there anything else you can take? are you taking lots of vitamin D?

Thanks Pixie, I'll phone the EPU in the morning if needs be, I bet they'd fit me in. But I'm resting in bed now & the bleeding has stopped, so unless there's more or it gets heavier etc, I probably won't bother & will just wait til Friday's scan (how nonchalant I sound now...). I actually had a heavier bleed at almost this exact gestation with my son, & he was fine so am trying not to think the worst.

I think you're doing the right thing, hopefully there won't be anymore bleeding in the morning so you don't have to think about it tomorrow.


Naps are making me feel terrible during the day, anyone else have nausea and horrible heartburn after a nap?

 

[vaniilla]

Aww lovely announcement SecondNote!

I do worry about not getting there in time, with DS they kept telling me not to come on the phone and by the time we got to the hospital I was over 7cm which was torture for someone like me who does not cope with pain well at all. Plus he then needed intervention to get out asap so was born 40 mins after we'd got there.

But I really really do not want to go back to that hospital! I'll have to discuss it further with my midwife, she didn't seem to think going to one of the further hospitals was a bad idea when I mentioned it last time but we didn't discuss it in depth.

Was everything ok in the end?
The midwife on the phone didn't believe that I was in labour last time and told me to have a warm bath but I refused and told her I was going in to be checked - I was 10cm and delivered 3 minutes after arriving on labour ward. He was delivered by the assessment midwife with the emergency buzzer going!
Sometimes I think it can be difficult for them to assess labour over the phone but that is what they're expected to do.

That's really annoying when they do that! I've heard so many times of them not believing women and telling them to stay home because nothing will happen for ages

 

[Squig34]

Naps don't make my nausea worse Vaniilla, it's just always bad in the evenings though.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Dory- yes everything was fine in the end, he just had foetal distress during the labour and needed to be out urgently but once born we had no issues. I was actually having contractions for a good two days at home but it took my waters breaking before they said I could come in.

Rhi- Peterborough is where I had my LO but there's no birthing centre here to my knowledge?

 

[GeralynB]

My announcement

So cute!

We're going to Florida the end of February for 2 weeks. Have fun on your trip Mommyofone. What part of the US are you from?

Pa and wow that's a long time in Florida! (I actually hate Florida ha)

We're neighbors...I'm in NY. We rented a condo right on the beach. I'll be so ready to be out of the cold by February.

Our hospital is 40 minutes away

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Dory- yes everything was fine in the end, he just had foetal distress during the labour and needed to be out urgently but once born we had no issues. I was actually having contractions for a good two days at home but it took my waters breaking before they said I could come in.

Rhi- Peterborough is where I had my LO but there's no birthing centre here to my knowledge?

I Think i used the wrong name for it, it's just the midwife led unit and i believe its actually attached to the main hospital

 

[mommyxofxone]

I am on loooads of d. Thing is there is no pain so its not the ibs thank goodness but it just makes me nauseous when it backs up like that I'm managing. Hope it eases up some

Geralyn ah OK I have family in NY and in nj actually and also in fl were everywhere haha

 

[Starlight32]

Wow so many posts today, I can't really keep up!

Glad to hear burping is a normal thing, although I'm sorry to hear other ladies have to experience it. It's been very uncomfortable and it's making it hard to eat. My stomach always seems full. Does it ever subside during the pregnancy, or am I in it for the long hall?

My hospital is about 20 minutes away. It could be more like 30 in traffic through.

I've been drinking prune juice to deal with constipation. It makes me very gassy in the lower end though... not a great idea to drink a ton right before having to leave the house for an extended period of time!

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Naps make my nausea terrible.

Be careful with prune juice you really only need a tiny amount of it!

 

[Starlight32]

Yeah I learned the tiny amount thing the hard way. I was farting so much (luckily I was home!). Going forward, I will just do a tiny bit per day to keep things moving along... hopefully that helps the constipation!

 

[mommyxofxone]

Prune juice doesn't really do anything for me sadly. Tried that first. Lol starlight no wonder you are burping so much !