September 2021 due date babies!!!

[LoneWanderer]

@LoneWanderer hahahaha he sounds like my son with baby dolls. Hoping once the real baby gets here he will be more gentle.


For those ladies that have had their 20 week scans already, how long and how detailed were they? My doctor told me to expect about an hour as now the 20 week scans look at more things in more details. With my first two they were maybe like 20 mins. Wondering what else they look at that would take an hour?!

I was in there about 45 minutes for 99% of the measurements, they really do have to get a detailed look at every single organ and all the limbs etc - and that can take AGES if they have to wait for the baby to move a bit and give a clear look at each bit.
Then another hour as we got sent away for a walk and a drink because baby would not show its spine to get that measured. So... yeah just plan to be A LONG TIME and if you're not - bonus!

 

[Bittersweet]

Omg lone too funny!!!!

yeah I have another scan at 28 weeks so il ask again.

my scan was aboht 45/50 mins long

 

[atx614]

Good to know! I am glad it will be so detailed! And I hope baby cooperates but she probably won’t if she is like my other two LOL.

 

[atx614]

Oh I bought a changing table today!! I said I wouldn’t buy anything big until after 20 weeks but it was such a good deal on marketplace I had to do it! It was exciting to buy something! Baby won’t have her own room so the changing table and her clothes will be in our closet for now. Then she will eventually share a room with my daughter. So we don’t have to worry about a crib until she is a bit older. Just a bassinet for now.

 

[LoneWanderer]

Oh god I need to get our changing table out of storage, it's probably buried under a year's worth of stuff by now waaaaaa

 

[LoneWanderer]

Pretty sure we are going with 'Everett Linden' for the wee lad.
I'm currently just sounding it out in my head to see if I go off it again. So far so good.

 

[Suggerhoney]

So good to know the 20 week scan is now much longer than what it used to be.
Can't believe I'm nearly 18 weeks eeeeek.

@LoneWanderer so funny but that doll is creepy hahaha. Ure have to keep one eye open at night hahahahaha

 

[LoneWanderer]

Tried cuddling the doll. Toddler ripped it from my arms and chucked it down the side of the sofa.

On the one hand I don't blame him. On the other... good luck, new baby!

 

[Suggerhoney]

Tried cuddling the doll. Toddler ripped it from my arms and chucked it down the side of the sofa.

On the one hand I don't blame him. On the other... good luck, new baby!

Oh dear hahaha. I think it will be different with a real baby hon.
That thing is creepy hahahaha.

 

[Bittersweet]

Aww lone too funny my wee boy has had a baby and a pram for a while now so we get his baby out to talk about what his sister will need

 

[Suggerhoney]

Lone did u ever get to the bottom of that rash?

 

[LoneWanderer]

Been sorting through my son's old clothes and eeeeeeek I am so excited to see another baby in them!!!!!!! I didn't realise just how much I missed those teeny tiny little outfits. The jumper the boy has on in my profile pic was my absolute utter favourite, he was only five days old there... Suddenly very bloody excited to have another squishy little bundle who fits them - especially one who definitely won't be overdue, because we only got about a week out of newborn sizes with #1

 

[atx614]

@LoneWanderer love the name! And so exciting you get to use your son’s clothes.

does anyone here cloth diapers and do you recommend it if so? I have a friend who offered to give me a bunch since she is done having kids but I am not sure I could keep up with extra laundry. But not having to buy a million diapers does sound nice. But like how hard is it? Does it tie up the washer machine for a long time? I feel like I am already behind on laundry all the time lol, so not sure if it will be for me or not. But they are way cuter than disposable diapers.

 

[Neversayno]

Thanks for the advice on the 20 week scan! I have mine tomorrow!!! Do I need to go with a full bladder??

 

[LoneWanderer]

Lone did u ever get to the bottom of that rash?

Nope! Specialist was fucking useless. Gave me a prescription which turned out to be a little tube of steroid cream to 'apply to the affected area'. Which would have meant smothering myself head to toe! Supposed to go back in a week but I honestly cannot be arsed. Just learning to accept my itchy, uncomfortable fate. Calamine is my friend.

 

[LoneWanderer]

Thanks for the advice on the 20 week scan! I have mine tomorrow!!! Do I need to go with a full bladder??

Right, so my letter said to. But I was waiting for my appointment for like twenty minutes and then in there for 45+. It would have been hell. I always ignore the advice about drinking like 80 pints of water six hours beforehand or whatever nonsense it is, because like fuck do I wanna be that uncomfortable for that long. I just have a quick cuppa before I leave and that seems to be enough. After all, what preggo doesn't have a full bladder at any given moment anyway?!

And anyway the only reason they ask for the water thing is because at 12 weeks, everything is still tucked in the pelvis so a full bladder pushes it out a bit. But by 20 weeks uterus and baby are both well out and over, so my thought on the matter is BOLLOCKS TO IT basically.

 

[Bittersweet]

My letter also said to and then I arrived and the notice said 20 week scan to empty bladder lol

 

[Suggerhoney]

@LoneWanderer
That's so rubbish. I bet its a tiny tube as well.
Have they not given u that cream that makes u feel all cold?
They gave me that last pregnancy with the ICP and they have given me it again.
I have been itching so gonna get him to do my bloods again when I see the consultant on 5th May.
My bile acids were a 7 at 14 weeks so normol. But I'm itching more now and have all these little spots and I keep making myself bleed.
He gave me Piriton but its not doing much.
The cream is ok but u only feel cold for about half hour then it wears off.

Hate being itchy. It's not quite as bad as it was last time and I do have eczema so hoping it's that and not ICP.
Definitely will git him to do the bloods just to be sure.



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[Suggerhoney]

@Neversayno
Good luck at ure scan hon.

I hate the whole full bladder thing. Then there there pressing on ure belly right on ure bladder ahhhhhrrrrrr.

When we went for our 12 week scan I really needed a poop too. And I suffer with IBS so when I got to go I got to go and it was awful I was there holding it all in.

Hope that doest happen at my 20 weeks scan lmao

 

[Suggerhoney]

Officially 18 weeks now as it's gone past midnight.
And after the excitement of feeling kicks a few nights ago, I've had nothing since until tonight.
And I get 1 kick. That was it just 1.

Really can't wait to feel more.
Thought I wud be feeling loads by now.
Even with DS and the anteria placenta I was feeling little kicks from 18 weeks.

And my placenta isn't anterior this time it's prosteria.

Swear he is facing my back.
He was at the 16 week scan.

Little monkey.


@LoneWanderer

I'm gonna sort through all my sons newborn stuff soon.
It's already sorted its in a blue box with 0 to 3.

But I'm gonna get it out in a few weeks and wash it and get it all ready.

Love all the cute tiny newborn stuff.