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[Babee_Bugs]

Hey ladies... Just checking in, sorry i havent been on much lately... Things have been going from bad to worse these last few weeks

My Blood Pressure is allover the place, my iron is low and so given 210mg of iron 3x a day to boost it up, My platelets were 92 on the 2nd, then was told Layla was measuring small, so had a growth scan yesterday and she fallen off the 50th percentile which she was following at 20weeks.... shes "Estimated" weighing in at 5lb so shes gonna be tiny compared to my sons who were 9lb born...

Consultant has changed my section from 39weeks to 38weeks (16th) to hopefully help to avoid me having to have a general as my platelets are falling and if there go too low then a spinal is totally out of the question.

Ive had appointments almost everyday at the hospital etc for the last couple of weeks, and this week im there everyday!, bluerghhh i feel sooo run down...

So yeh that summarises everything up lol...

Hope your all well x

 

[CupcakeBaby]

Sorry you're having a rough time Hun. Glad the hospital are keeping you under constant check though - even though I know it must be a pain going back and forth.

But OMG - I can't believe there's going to be a baby in the group in a week!!!!! Scary times!

 

[Babee_Bugs]

its deffo scary that in a week shes gonna be here!!! lol

 

[jtink28]

had a rough doctor's visit today. may need a c-section due to some of my crohn's issues. am pretty gutted about that, as i wanted an all-natural birth, and a section is the total opposite.
baby is estimated at 7lb9oz right now, so he's big.

i saw a very rude lady doctor today who made me feel like shit, and i cried the whole way home. i'm very down.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

jtink doctors are very rude, im sure there skip just common care when dealing with patients

If you dont want the section, you need to be very tough and stand your ground there can only advise, there cant force you x

 

[jtink28]

i would like to force them to not give me a c-section, but unfortunately, they're right, and it's physical issues that will prevent me from having a regular birth.

i would have taken it better if one of my normal, kind doctors had told me the news and explained it, but this lady just stated it and walked away, and i was very shocked and stunned, so i didn't ask any questions. i called back, and talked to another doctor, who explained more. i understand, but am still pretty upset that the birth i wanted won't happen.

i don't want to be one of those women who falls apart because her "birth plan" didn't work out. babies don't come according to our plans, i know this. as long as my boy gets here safe, i guess that's all that matters. but i'm allowed to be upset for one day, right?

 

[jtink28]

babee, sorry you're having a rough time of it. exciting that layla will be here in a week, though!

this pregnancy makes me wonder if i even want more babies. i'm sure i will adore my little guy, but pregnancy has been so hard on my body and emotions. can you tell i'm a little depressed and down? lol

 

[kezziek]

Oh poor you jtink! Of course you are allowed to feel down about not being able to have the birth you want - heck i was sulking over just being forced to go to a different ward &be dripped up etc and thats nothing really I know it's just to keep baby and me safe but we all have our hopes and dreams about how it will be so it's hard when another thing feels out of our control yet again.

I really didn't want any more babies after my first- I had a hard time of it from start to finish and found the newborn stage hard going too. But something wierd happens in that you do forget quite how bad it all was and because you love and enjoy them so much (not always straighy away for everyone) it does make you broody for more. I was terrified when I went into my second pregnancy but it was so much easier and i had my little one to distract me too so it went fast. I'm now so pleased I have two so close in age as they are fantastic company for each other and that makes my life easier. However I have found the third hard going again so I'm hoping I will not forget in hurry and stick to my family of three but I can never say never as broodiness is a powerful thing for me lol x

Will the c-sec be planned? So you might get to go abit earlier?x

Babee- i can't believe how soon you are having your baby!!!!! So sorry to hear how poorly you have been but I am so excited for you and can't wait to see pics and hope you will be feeling so much better once she is here xxxx

Sass i gotta admit my idea of swimming is probrably a very gentle stroll in the park- there was none of this butterfly stroke going on just more of a breaststroke i think it is- with my head out of the water and not much effort just nice to paddle along really. I think it helped move baby down too xxx

 

[Sass827]

I'm so sorry Babee and jt. It's no fun when things don't work out as planned. You can be sad for a day or even a few weeks if you'd like! Totally understandable.
So excited to see some pics of Layla in all her cool gear you've made her.
Ive also caved and bought adult diapers too. I carry one in my purse at all times in case of emergencies!
I bought some nair for down there to try to keep the jungle under control. I want to take a razor to it but fitting and sitting in the tub is becoming very difficult.

 

[BellaRosa8302]

I've been shaving it off at least weekly thru the entire pregnancy... I just can't see what I'm doing anymore so I rely on feeling if the hair is gone yet!! I don't care if I go into labor near the end of the week, when the hair has grown back a bit, as long as I don't have massive amounts of hair!!! I've never waxed it... But I have really sensitive skin.

As for the depends, I'm undecided. Won't it look like I'm wearing a diaper under my yoga pants?? I think I'm going to go with a overnight maxi... But I'm not 100% decided

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

Ive been shaving about once a week kimd of by feel and faith lol I cant rly see what im doing...if I rly need help OH will do it..he has done it a few times when I just didn't have the energy. .he didn't do half bad
Weve actually managed to keep our sex life pretty active like once every few weeks...getting less frequent as I get bigger bcuz im just so uncomfortable...but we would probbaaly do it more if baby boy wasnt so squirmy...it kills both of our moods when he starts moving all around! It doesn't freak OH out that my belly is big or that hell hurt him but it definitely kills it when it looks like aliens vs predators going on in there lol. So that has been yhe big roadblock for us.

 

[pinktiara]

im so low now there is so much pressure its making me crazy Mason is locked and loaded dr said she couldn't even move his head at all little does he know hes getting cut out lol

 

[Lady H]

Ive been shaving about once a week kimd of by feel and faith lol I cant rly see what im doing...if I rly need help OH will do it..he has done it a few times when I just didn't have the energy. .he didn't do half bad
Weve actually managed to keep our sex life pretty active like once every few weeks...getting less frequent as I get bigger bcuz im just so uncomfortable...but we would probbaaly do it more if baby boy wasnt so squirmy...it kills both of our moods when he starts moving all around! It doesn't freak OH out that my belly is big or that hell hurt him but it definitely kills it when it looks like aliens vs predators going on in there lol. So that has been yhe big roadblock for us.

Ditto with both, no idea what my lady bits look like but I know I'm getting some fuzz off. Also I had that baby moving when you DTD last week, it's like having the Cat or Dog watch you DTD, totally kills it!

Babee, JT big hugs ladies x

 

[poppy13]

Babee sorry you're feeling so rough, I'm on 210mg 4 x a day so knowhow you feel. Make sure you take them with orange juice & just before you eat to help them absorb better. If you like dark chocolate then my midwife said have a little of that everyday as it has a good iron content, it has to be dark choc though milk doesnt work. Dried apricots are good too.

I really need to do my bag today. I freaked out about it yesterday & couldnt do it! Getting a bit panicky about labour

 

[CupcakeBaby]

Hi ladies.

Hope you're all ok.

I've got a horrible cold so am at home today. Thought maybe I could do some good nesting but I feel so rough and dizzy that so far today all I've done is sit about and lay down occasionally.

Have gone back and been reading this thread from the start. Currently up to page 200 or so which is mid-September when my MS was awful.

Also have made a little photo collage of me and DH as newborns and our 32 week scan. I think she looks like me, poor thing as DH was the much cuter baby!! (Me on top DH on bottom)

https://i1256.photobucket.com/albums/ii495/cupcakey-me/1FB1BB7A-6748-47A0-9B32-1E79368B32AE-1630-000000A7D4ACEA2B_zps9473d1de.jpg

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

Ive been shaving about once a week kimd of by feel and faith lol I cant rly see what im doing...if I rly need help OH will do it..he has done it a few times when I just didn't have the energy. .he didn't do half bad
Weve actually managed to keep our sex life pretty active like once every few weeks...getting less frequent as I get bigger bcuz im just so uncomfortable...but we would probbaaly do it more if baby boy wasnt so squirmy...it kills both of our moods when he starts moving all around! It doesn't freak OH out that my belly is big or that hell hurt him but it definitely kills it when it looks like aliens vs predators going on in there lol. So that has been yhe big roadblock for us.

Ditto with both, no idea what my lady bits look like but I know I'm getting some fuzz off. Also I had that baby moving when you DTD last week, it's like having the Cat or Dog watch you DTD, totally kills it!

Babee, JT big hugs ladies x

Exactly! And we have two dogs too lol so we have to have 3 cooperating parties just to get a little "togetherness "

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

im so low now there is so much pressure its making me crazy Mason is locked and loaded dr said she couldn't even move his head at all little does he know hes getting cut out lol

I know how you feel. The past two days ive had a looott of pressure so ive been taking walks...well today I can barely walk I feel like my pelvis is gonna crack in half!!! Im only 35 weeks tomorrow so idk how long hell stay in there my bump is suuuuper low (i can take deep breaths again!) And im just so uncomfortable..dunno how im going to school today its that bad :/

 

[missmayhem]

being able to breath again definatly rocks!! such a nice feeling.


I sympathise with you on your pelvis MrsB i had SPD severly last pregnancy, and woke up this morning with a very achey pelvis, just didn't want to get out of bed!


Yesterdays growth scan suggests at 36weeks bubs is 7lb3 so no wonder i'm feeling pressure

 

[Hann12]

Pressure is when they start to engage - unfortunately you can be like that for weeks and weeks. Not really a sign that you will go into labour any earlier. First timers tend to engage around week 36 but the majority - something like 85% will still go overdue. Second timers apparently tend to engage around 38 weeks and still more likely to go overdue but not as high a number as a first timer.

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

What is spd? And hann im gonna cross my fingers im in the small percent that goes early lol. At my 32 week scan he was already 4lbs 8oz so by now he should be a pretty good size. If I delivered at 37 or 38 weeks hed probably b a pretty good sized bebe. But thats up to him as I refuse to get induced unless he is wayyy overdue.