Pre-eclampsia, did you get it again?

[sethsmummy]

ooo and just noticed your only 1 day ahead of me xx

 

[Jakkiw2]

Yip only a wee day between us ... It's soooo hard to keep relaxed more so with a little cheeky monkey in tow .... My next reading is on Friday so I will look forward to that NOT .. my husband would just love to push that lancet button but I can't face even him pushing it x

 

[sethsmummy]

oh no I think id have to get dh to do it if id have failed mine. I thank my lucky stars i passed. My reading is on Thursday... hoping my normal midwife is back though as last week it was a stand in... and she made a mess of my arm taking bloods.
Very hard with little one.. mine is being a right little monster child lately. x

 

[sethsmummy]

Congrats Hun, great weight xx

Epigastric pain is severe pain in the right side above the ribs (liver pain) and a key symptom of HELLP syndrome developing. With my first baby I had this for 3 weeks and told it was just baby digging into my ribs, I delivered before my last liver function results came back so don't know if it was the start of HELLP surley if it was they would have told me! Going to ask tho xx

can this happen on the left side too?? I posted on another thread about getting some really sharp pains just underneath my left boob, they last for a good 5 minutes and im getting it a few times a day xx

 

[bumpsmum]

I'm not sure about left side him, only that your liver is there on the right side. I sometimes get severe wind around my rib area on both sides maybe its trapped wind, very painful.

Epigastric pain is usually constant pain not coming ad going xx

 

[sethsmummy]

thanks hun, it had me worried. Going to mention it to the midwife tomorrow. I wouldnt have though it could be baby up there.. but then again i could be wrong x

 

[bumpsmum]

well my widwide at the time when i had the pain thought it was baby feet digging into the rib area, and i was 30 weeks at the time so it could be xx

 

[sethsmummy]

bumpsmum my midwife said the same today. lol says its baby being a pain.. literally lol.

OH MY GOSH ladies.. my BP has come right down! 120/68 today!! Thats the same top number as when i got pregnant and only 8 above on the bottom one.. wowee I was expecting some sky high numbers since i have been so stressed out lately.

how are you all doing? xx

 

[bumpsmum]

fab bp reading Hun are u on meds already or managing on your own?

I have my first consultant appt at 16 weeks on tue can't believe it's flown so fast but scary really as I usually start to feel rough around 26 weeks hopefully the aspirin and not working will help hold things off longer they told me last time if I did develop PE it would be later whereas total opposite so I'm convinced this one will before 30 weeks aiming to making to at least 34/35 making it the longest I've lasted in pregnancy xx

 

[sethsmummy]

I take 75mg daily but iv not took it since christmas as i keep forgetting!

Good luck with your appointment hun.. glad im not the only one feeling like things are flying by... I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone compared to my first when it felt like it was going soooo slow. Although im sure the last couple weeks will drag lol. Oh no fingers crossed it keeps away for as long as possible this time round hun! xx

 

[broodyc]

That's brill news about your BP Hun!! I have scan tomorrow to check baby's position although I am convinced baby is still breech I'm 37 weeks today whereas Lucie was delivered at 36+6 so I am officially more pregnant than I have ever been before lol

Have consultant appointment next Wed where I presume she will schedule a section as I can't have ECV due to previous section. When do u think they'll schedule section for? Xx

 

[sethsmummy]

They will probably schedule for 39 weeks hun or just before that. So i don't think your going to get much notice. Mine is either going to be 38+6 or 39+1 as my hospital only do them on tuesday and thursdays.

where you hoping for a vbac this time round or are you happy to have another section hun? xx

 

[Jakkiw2]

Sethsmummy, great news bout Ur bp ....I got mine done today..

120/75


Yippee .... Crossing fingers for all our next readings x

 

[sethsmummy]

woop thats awsome jakkiw! I'm hoping we stay low next week too xx

 

[broodyc]

So my appointment was 9:20 and I got home at 5pm.... Since I don't like to do things by halves had my scan first thing this morning and baby is oblique breech so head is down near my right hip and back up and round my ribs, so not quite transverse r breech lol anyway the sonographer was brilliant and thorough. Checked placenta site, Doppler flow of cord due to high blood pressure and also my previous section scar to ensure it wasn't problematic. Well, whilst she was checking cervix, she noticed something didn't look right so she went for second opinion and came back with a second sonographer as consultant asked for internal scan for better look.

Basically they could see tissue which was attached to cervix which may ormay not prevent a vaginal delivery. They couldn't be sure as only actually trying it out would tell wether it would be bothersome or not. They did advise that it could be what is preventing baby from going head down.

Afterwards I had day care unit for blood pressure monitoring which went okish however I had a headache. The consultant came to see me and advised that the swelling in my legs was severe and he noticed swelling around my face and hands and although my urine is protein free, given the information received at scan, she felt it would be best to go ahead and plan for section before things take turn for worse given my history.

So ladies...... It happened...... I got the first of the steroid injections and due to get second shot tomorrow. And do you know what?? It wasn't so bad. The trick is to get it in your bum where there is a lot of fat as opposed to your hip which is where I had my last injections with previous pregnancy. It was agony in hip, although absolutely fine in bum. I was a bit shocked I needed steroid injections as I'm 37 weeks now but there is guidance that all planned c sections prior to 39 weeks require steroid injections whereas normal vaginal deliveries don't require steroids after 37 weeks.... So there's a bit of useful information ha ha

So my planned date for section is 11th January 2013 and I am aparantly first on list unless emergency overtakes of course. Ill be 38+1.

I am so scared lol xx

 

[sethsmummy]

oh my gosh!! im sorry things are taking a turn for the bad.. but omg omg 7 days and you will be holding your baby!! Glad the injection didnt hurt this time round hun. I am so excited for you! I wonder whether when they are doing the section if they will look at what the bit of tissue is. Cant believe your baby cant make their mind up about breech or normal though lol.. going to be a rebellious baby

can i ask ladies.. have any of you had BH that REALLY hurt? When i was out shopping today i was getting some serious pains in myright side and up on the right top of my bump... it was that bad i had to stop and hunch over my shopping trolley. Then when we were stood outside waiting for the taxi for 30 mins (some elderly people were smoking on the only bench so i had to stand) it kept on going and it didnt stop till about 10 minutes after we got in and i sat down. My consultant has asked me whether iv had abdo pain whenever i see him so im just wondering whether this is something i need to bring up with the midwife?? xx

 

[broodyc]

It's all a bit scary and surreal at the moment. Got a little leaflet with a few pages describing c section and risks etc so reading the risks part makes me nervous. Trying to put them to the back of my mind but its hard lol

I guess they will look to see what this bit of tissue.... Well at least I hope they do so I know if its anything I should be concerned about or not. Although I have full intentions of this being my last baby

I've had a few pains but if its ongoing ten I'd giv midwife a call Hun especially given your history. There's no harm in being cautious is what I'd say!! Xx

 

[bumpsmum]

broodyc hope you get some clarity on the tissue xx

 

[sethsmummy]

thanks hun. Dont worry too much about the section hun, my doc spoke to me in depth about them when i asked for one.. and as much as their are risks they are rare. He actually told me i had more risk of things going wrong if i tried another natural than if i went straight for the section. I'm the same as you.. this is the last.. if i could get tied while they are in there already i would lol but im "too young"

I'v no pains yet today but not done much yet. About to run round like a headless chicken tidying though as my sister is coming over which means i need to shut all my sons toys away in his room or hsi 4 cousins will break them all!

xxxx

 

[broodyc]

I had 2nd jab today which agaiwas in bum cheek and again, it was ok didn't even flinch

I feel as though I've had reduced movement all day again. Baby did have hiccups about 10 mins ago but very little movement other than this. Just the odd wee movement which isn't as strong as usual. I wonder if steroid injections can cause baby to be sleepy? I remember feeling reduced movement after whooping cough and flu jab

Xx