September 2021 due date babies!!!

[Bittersweet]

Suggar glad all is well and I’m gonna go boy by that first pic x

 

[DSemcho]

Hey ya'll!!

Ya'll are keeping this thing going and I'm just not able to keep up lol. I'm a single mom of two boys, so my days are BUSY.

Went last week for a scan because I was having pain, and spotting that went from brown, to orange, to pink. They did a scan and baby looked great. They also drew my blood for my panorama blood test - still waiting on the results. My actual OB appointment was today, they just listened to the heartbeat and talked with me about my previous losses.

I paid for a private scan yesterday, and found out we're team - which I'm super ecstatic about after two boys. Especially since I've decided no matter what this will be my last one. Getting my tubes tied after this (I'm 33, and single... I'll be 34 about 2 months after baby comes).

My older son (he is 5.5) is super excited about it being a girl, and had told people before we found out what it was that if it was a boy he was going to be angry and super 'stressed up'. lmao. He's decided we are calling it Frinkle, after the TikTok baby named Franklin lmao. To be honest, I have no idea what I'm going to call it, because I'm not sure if it will carry my maiden name or if it will carry whatever my last name is when it's born. That also makes picking a first name really hard.

I'm going to reuse my youngest son's carseat, so I'm just happy I still have it. Hasn't been in any accidents so that's a plus. It's just seeing if my Graco4ever (in high back booster mode), Graco extend2fit forward facing, and this baby trend seat/base will all fit safely in the back of my car or not. I can't afford a new car right now, and really want to avoid buying new seats for my boys. Especially since my extend2fit is only a year old.

 

[Suggerhoney]

Hmm, dunno if attached file will work but I've given it a go.

So all going great, baby well easy to find at first as it gave me a right good boot just before she had a listen, then the little bugger kept running away to the other side.

Gotta see GP for allergy test bloods though, then back for glucose tolerance test, then scan, then consultant, and then before I know it it'll be 24 week appt with the midwife. Honestly I'm knackered just thinking about it!

We've been booked in for 6pm by midwife next time though, so that I can sneak other half and baby into appointment haha!

Gosh hon ure a busy busy bumble bee bless u.
I will be having lots of appointments to when i get further so I will be joining you on that crazy

Suggar glad all is well and I’m gonna go boy by that first pic x

Thanks hon.

Hey ya'll!!

Ya'll are keeping this thing going and I'm just not able to keep up lol. I'm a single mom of two boys, so my days are BUSY.

Went last week for a scan because I was having pain, and spotting that went from brown, to orange, to pink. They did a scan and baby looked great. They also drew my blood for my panorama blood test - still waiting on the results. My actual OB appointment was today, they just listened to the heartbeat and talked with me about my previous losses.

I paid for a private scan yesterday, and found out we're team - which I'm super ecstatic about after two boys. Especially since I've decided no matter what this will be my last one. Getting my tubes tied after this (I'm 33, and single... I'll be 34 about 2 months after baby comes).

My older son (he is 5.5) is super excited about it being a girl, and had told people before we found out what it was that if it was a boy he was going to be angry and super 'stressed up'. lmao. He's decided we are calling it Frinkle, after the TikTok baby named Franklin lmao. To be honest, I have no idea what I'm going to call it, because I'm not sure if it will carry my maiden name or if it will carry whatever my last name is when it's born. That also makes picking a first name really hard.

I'm going to reuse my youngest son's carseat, so I'm just happy I still have it. Hasn't been in any accidents so that's a plus. It's just seeing if my Graco4ever (in high back booster mode), Graco extend2fit forward facing, and this baby trend seat/base will all fit safely in the back of my car or not. I can't afford a new car right now, and really want to avoid buying new seats for my boys. Especially since my extend2fit is only a year old.

Congratulations on baby girl hon.



So yes ladies u guessed right. She said it does look like a little boy.
2 weeks and 2 days till will find out. Just hope I get good news blood results first


Done all my house work today so trying to keep busy for time to pass.

My bump is loads smaller this time.
I was huge by now with my son.
Still not feeling any movements yet. Hope I do soon.

 

[MadamRose]

@DSemcho congratulations on team like you I’ll be a single mum to 3 but my others are old 10 and 7. Not matter what this will be my last one too - though I think I’m having a 3rd and final girl to go with the 2 girls I already have.

 

[Bittersweet]

Congrats on team


Today my nausea has lessened. Pray for me this is the end of that all!

 

[atx614]

@DSemcho congrats on team pink! So exciting to know!! And I am glad your little guy won’t be “stressed up” haha

I have been feeling so gross after I eat something with sugar. Like out of it and wiped out tired. I haven’t been eating hardly any vegetables which I feel terrible about but I just can’t stomach them. I was thinking of getting a pill from the Heath store that has veggies. I have seen some there before. I just need to get something nutritious in me lol

 

[Suggerhoney]

I'm sorry if I'm alot quieter on here I'm just very worried about these results.
I feel like until I know if baby is OK I can't really enjoy my pregnancy or get excited.
I'm just so scared.

I was just talking to the lovely lady that sadly lost her baby at 20 weeks because of DS.
She said her results came back 1 in 12.

She's been so lovely.

Anyway I just don't want to bore u all with my anxiety and worries.
Ure all so excited and I was too but I'm not anymore.
I just feel in limbo and scared.

 

[LoneWanderer]

Referral to specialist early April to try and get to the bottom of this allergy thing. Gonna be the busiest of months(!) Might have to just sleep through whole of May to catch up...



Oh also I cannot shake this feeling that I need to pack my hospital bag. Which is ridiculous, I'm only 17 weeks - plus we'll have a fixed date with the section. But I dunno, it's one of those things they always tell you must be done and so my head just can't drop it. Even weirder coz last time I didn't do it til like 38 weeks, I just always knew he'd be late.

 

[atx614]

@Suggerhoney i totally get the anxiety. I am waiting for results as well and it is no fun. Praying your results are perfect!

@LoneWanderer that will be a busy month! And it sounds like you are nesting already!!

 

[Zoboe95]

I spoke to the hospital this week, and they've said I will have scans at 20, 26, 30, 34, 38 and 40 weeks! That's a lot of scans!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Wow that is a lot of scans! Sounds lovely though, get to check in with baby so often and see how they are coming on every few weeks.

 

[playgirl666]

Because I'm diabetic, I will get scans every 2 weeks from 26 or 28 weeks x

 

[LoneWanderer]

Because I'm diabetic, I will get scans every 2 weeks from 26 or 28 weeks x

Aye they've said it would be the same for me if I fail the glucose tolerance test.

Which I am absolutely dreading tbh, I'd just about got over the hating needles thing and then that last midwife sent me right back to square one with her incompetent butchery(!)

 

[Neversayno]

@Neversayno they couldn’t measure nuchal on my scan today either. She said it’s hard if they aren’t in the right position. But she said if you are doing the NITP that can take the place of the measurement

that’s weird because I was told on Wednesday morning that if results come back high both needle procedures are offered and NIPT is offered too?? I was going to say boy by the nub too! I was convinced you were team pink going by the skull theory! I think those theory’s are just that! I would still guess pink without seeing the nub!

lovely to catch up with other ladies. Lots of beautiful scan pics and lovely gender reveals

 

[atx614]

I had a lot of scans with my first pregnancy because I had GD. This pregnancy I have had a lot of cans cause I keep booking private ones myself lol. I will do another scan around 14 or 15 weeks once we tell the kids so they can see their little brother or sister. Then after that will only do scans when the doctor offers probably.

last preganancy I had to take the Glucose test at 16 weeks because I had it with my first pregnancy. Since I didn’t have GD when pregnant with my son I am not sure if I will have to take it early again or if they will just have me take it at the normal time. We will see.

 

[Bittersweet]

I’ve still not heard or seen on app re consultant. Going to give it until next Friday then call the midwifery team to check my midwife actually remembered to ask for an appt with him at 20 weeks.
Hope everyone’s doing okay
Suggar when will the results be available x

 

[LoneWanderer]

I had a lot of scans with my first pregnancy because I had GD. This pregnancy I have had a lot of cans cause I keep booking private ones myself lol. I will do another scan around 14 or 15 weeks once we tell the kids so they can see their little brother or sister. Then after that will only do scans when the doctor offers probably.

last preganancy I had to take the Glucose test at 16 weeks because I had it with my first pregnancy. Since I didn’t have GD when pregnant with my son I am not sure if I will have to take it early again or if they will just have me take it at the normal time. We will see.

Is the stuff they make you drink really grim? I'm still struggling with feeling sick on and off so I'm not exactly excited for sugar overload.

I'm expecting it to be negative, I'm only in risk category on being slightly over the BMI threshold, which is pretty unsurprising given I just had a baby 16 months ago...

 

[Suggerhoney]

I had a letter come through today with a plan of my pregnancy. Nothing to do with this down syndrome thing just a plan.

So from 24 weeks I will be having regular growth scans.

I will have a glucose tolerance test done around 26 weeks.

Induction at 37 weeks.

I see the consultant on Wednesday so I expect she will go through all this with me.

So when I'm 17 weeks I will be half way through my pregnancy.

Induction will be around the 4th September.


Waiting for these results for DS is torture.

 

[playgirl666]

Is the stuff they make you drink really grim? I'm still struggling with feeling sick on and off so I'm not exactly excited for sugar overload.

I'm expecting it to be negative, I'm only in risk category on being slightly over the BMI threshold, which is pretty unsurprising given I just had a baby 16 months ago...

I thought it was gonna be horrible, it was just weak orange squash, I had GD with my youngest, but recently found out im type 1 so I won't need to do the gtt this time x

 

[Zoboe95]

I'm having the extra scans due to having low Papp-A ...I'd never heard of it until they phoned me, but looking at the symptoms, I definitely had it last time too, and we're predicting my mum had it with both me and my brother, it was just never mentioned. It basically means your placenta isn't all that effective. It can cause a small baby, a baby born slightly early, higher preeclampsia risk, and a slightly higher miscarriage risk.

My lo was 5lb 9 and 37 weeks 4 days,

I was 6lb and 37 weeks (and mum had preeclampsia)

My brother was 6lb at 37 weeks

So you can kind of see the pattern! I'm also quite dinky, so you wouldn't really fit a massive baby in me!