March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[sethsmummy]

anna & Sharn - I have no way of getting to the hospital even if they could see me I live 20 miles from the hospital and have no money for the bus so the doctors/local midwife is the next best thing.

Only 2 hours till GP opens and i can call. If i cant get in with them then I will call my midwife (they open at 9am) and see if she is in our local centre (its not always staffed) or if she could come out to see me. It really sucks not having a car or a local hospital. x

 

[sharnw]

Will be thinking of you and hope these next 2 hours go fast and the docs can sort everything and can treat you asap

 

[sethsmummy]

Will be thinking of you and hope these next 2 hours go fast and the docs can sort everything and can treat you asap

Thanks hun. I hope so too. I know its going to be a waiting game as with emergency appointments you have to give details of whats wrong with you and the doc calls back to say whether you get an appointment or not x

 

[paula181]

Good luck sethsmummy. Hope everything gets sorted and you feel better soon

Xx

 

[anna1986]

let us no what they say sethsmummy x

 

[Kte]

Gosh, how hard to get seen in an emergency! Hope you get in and the wait isn't too long

 

[Lou1234]

Sethsmummy I hope you got through this morning and have an appointment. Please update us when you can.

We had part 1 of 2 of our NHS antenatal class on Saturday morning. There were loads of us so we were split into two. Think there were 14 of us in total (half pregnant and half birth partners) in our smaller group. We went through signs of labour and pain relief etc.

The part I was looking forward to was the tour though! We had a look around the antenatal ward (if you are being induced or in early for anything) then the post natal ward. There are side rooms available otherwise the general bays hold 4 beds. I think you pay for the side rooms.

Then we got to see the labour ward. Luckily we didn't hear anyone in labour as I'm sure that would have scared us! The water birth room wasn't being used so we got to see that. I'm really pleased I got to see the birthing pool and the room attached to it. It has made me more sure that I want to go for a water birth if I can and it is available.

Part 2 is next Saturday and think it covers breast feeding plus the week after the birth.

 

[rose.]

I also had my antenatal this weekend! We only get one session, it was all day on Saturday, and there were only 4 of us (plus partners). I'm glad we went, even hubby found it quite interesting and said that he learnt a lot about breastfeeding which is good nice to know that he will be supportive about it all when Alfie comes!

It was my birthday last week so on Saturday evening we went out for a meal at my favourite Thai restaurant. Unfortunately since then my tummys been a bit dodgy. I thought it was just too much rich food but last night it stepped up a lot and became very painful. I woke up twice in the night with stomach pains and had to dash to the loo. It's still bad this morning so I think I've picked up a tummy bug or my tummy has taken a disliking to something I ate took the day off today and had a good lie in but it's still bad. Hoping it will be better tomorrow! It's so painful

Sunday was also a busy day as I had my baby shower it was just a small gathering of about 7 of us - my two SILs my mum and a few friends. We had a few nibbles and played a game and generally just chatted, and I opened all the lovely presents they bought for me! I got some lovely outfits and a few toys, and some handy things like nappies, creams, etc. they were all so generous and I feel very lucky I had a great time despite my sore tummy!!

Feeling much more ready for labour now and might pack my hospital bag later if I feel up to it

 

[Kte]

I haven't heard anything about antenatal classes so I emailed the lady from 3 years ago! Apparently I have to ask my midwife now - which is fine. I'm more interested / bothered about going for a tour again. I'm a bit annoyed they haven't been offered, seems with the 2nd they let you get on with it more . . . but it's been a while, things could of changed So, I will ask on the 19th Feb anyway and see where that gets me!

Hope you feel better soon rose I have come down with something and have some dodgy tummy bug going on as well - might be something doing the rounds again. I've felt off for about 3 days now, I was hoping it was getting better but no such luck at the moment.

 

[rose.]

I only found out about the class because I asked! And didn't get the chance to tour the hospital. I thought they would be the ones to remember everything and sort of guide you through pregnancy - but it seems like that's not the case!

Hope you feel better soon Kte! Must be something doing the rounds. I've been lucky so far with not getting stuff so I suppose it was only a matter of time.

 

[rose.]

Some pics of my nursery...

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https://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n597/dbjconstruction/58D42103-3D6A-4DA6-B09C-A68F725E3705-10150-00000CDF9EA931FC.jpg

 

[anna1986]

love the nursery rose

 

[rose.]

Thanks Anna

 

[MrsChezek]

Will be thinking of you and hope these next 2 hours go fast and the docs can sort everything and can treat you asap

Thanks hun. I hope so too. I know its going to be a waiting game as with emergency appointments you have to give details of whats wrong with you and the doc calls back to say whether you get an appointment or not x

Do doctor's offices in the UK not have emergency numbers for off hours? I can call my doctor 24/7 if I need to - it's a call center that picks up but they get him to call me back asap if it's an emergency. I hope you got in and everything is ok!!

 

[MrsChezek]

I finally realized that antenatal for you Brits is prenatal here in the US I for some reason kept thinking it meant post natal…and kept wondering why there were so many classes about after birth! Baby brain! My DH and I took a 12 week prenatal/birthing class - 2 hours per week. I feel like I could be a labor nurse or at least a doula at this point and we got 2 more classes to go! VERY detail oriented but I find it helps me feel better prepared…DH too. We're both big on details and being prepared for every scenario. Then again, in the US I feel like you have to be if you want an intervention-free, natural birth…most births involve induction, augmentation, epidurals, etc - that's the standard so you have to go out of your way and prepare to have the natural birth. Kind of sad really….but I digress!

rose - happy belated birthday! Hope the tummy feels better today…and glad you had a nice shower Mine was on Saturday and pretty intimate as well but I had a lovely time just seeing everyone.

Kte - our hospital offers tours on an ongoing basis and you have to know about them and remember to register on your own! We registered for next Monday…I figured I shouldn't go into labor before then and if I went earlier I'd forget everything by the time I did!!!


AFM, the brownish mucous discharge seems to have eased up and no more plug bits have come out since Friday so I'm happy Baby seems to have decided to stay put once again Had a lovely, mostly quiet weekend with DH and our pup. Trying to enjoy our threesome as much as we can before we're a foursome with a very demanding 4th Here's a pic of me and my dearest furbaby Abbie from hanging out at the new house yesterday

 

[sethsmummy]

just a quick update ladies. I got an appointment at 10 to 10 this morning. The GP was horrid! she had me in tears because i had no transport to get to the hospital.. tried to make it out i didnt care about my baby because i dont own a car!! Midwife was a lot nicer when she came in though!

Bp was 170/98 so went straight upto the hospital ++ protein. By the time i got there my bp was back down again and my trace was good. They took bloods but i dont know whther they got the results while i was there or not. Got sent home and midwife is coming out to me on Wednesday to re-check BP and take more bloods. Now i am off for a sleep! 12 hours of being awake with only a little sleep is not great. x

 

[Kte]

Wow lots of posts! Will have to catch up when I am home now as it's soon time to escape work. I normally work later but feeling this rubbish I'd rather just get off home (well collect little miss first).

Cute Monkey nursery!

Sethsmummy: Sorry to hear the Dr was so mean! Glad things look better and they are monitoring you now though

 

[anna1986]

sethsmummy - GP's can be really horrid at times glad the midwife was nicer. try n rest and hopefully your bp will stay down xx

 

[Lou1234]

I haven't heard anything about antenatal classes so I emailed the lady from 3 years ago! Apparently I have to ask my midwife now - which is fine. I'm more interested / bothered about going for a tour again. I'm a bit annoyed they haven't been offered, seems with the 2nd they let you get on with it more . . . but it's been a while, things could of changed So, I will ask on the 19th Feb anyway and see where that gets me!

KTE - In my area the classes at the hospital are only for baby number one. You don't get it when you are pregnant with number 2 or more. They get really busy where I am and you have book it after your 20 week scan.

I have a friend (in a different area) who wasn't allowed on the course as it was baby number 2. She had to really push the fact that her first was born by emergency c-section early and missed the class so in actual fact she hadn't gone into labour. She hadn't had a class on the signs of labour or the pain relief etc. In the end they let her on the course.

 

[MrsChezek]

I went in to see my doc for my scheduled NST and the contractions, although very mild, are still very regular. SO they think it's a UTI and I gave a urine sample they are sending off to a lab today, but in the meantime want me to start antibiotic for it as they are worried about my water breaking with so many contractions. I've also been put on bed rest. I'm so sad! There's still so much to do and I'm not very good about sitting around and doing nothing. Doc said to channel my inner couch potato but I don't have one! Need to do what's best for the baby I guess and it's only 2 weeks as after that she'll be full term and it won't matter.

The worst part is that it's nothing I did...he said that preg women are just susceptible to UTIs...I hate feeling helpless. Hope everyone else is getting along well!

Glad things are looking better sethsmummy!

And forgot to say - gorgeous little monkey nursery rose!