TTC over 38 phase 2 " THE BUMP BUDDIES "

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Hey, Well I feel much better now. Just regular aches and pains now.

Can I ask what is and EVC? Is that where they try to turn baby?
 
sugargully said:
Hey, Well I feel much better now. Just regular aches and pains now.

Can I ask what is and EVC? Is that where they try to turn baby?
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Glad you're feeling better. Yeah - they try to turn it externally. It stands for external cephalic version. I've heard quite a few horror stories.... Today I'm just going to see the consultant and they will discuss my options. I think in some cases an ECV isn't possible. I've been doing some reading and if they do book me for an ECV then I have to take my hospital bag with me as it can prompt labour!
 
How did the appointment go Scarlett ?? I'm off for some RNR tommrow with my two sisters overnight in a hotel , afternoon of maternity pamper package and nice dinner :)
 
hi girls! lurking and learning!

scarlett - I hope you don't have to go through that, it sounds awful!

left - enjoy your RnR weekend with your sisters - sounds wonderful!!
 
So the baby turned itself the day of the consultant's appointment/scan just to be awkward! They confirmed it on the scan. Clearly it's awkward and attention-seeking like its mother! :haha:
 
Scarlett,so glad for the LO's turn. Whew!

Sugar, glad you are feeling better and just having normal pregnancy discomfort.

Left, enjoy your much deserved mini holiday!

Dandi, hope you are doing well!
 
Yay! So happy that the baby turned Scarlett! That's a relief that it happened naturally and you able to avoid the man handling.

Left, your weekend sounds like heaven. I hope you enjoyed every minute of it!

Sugar- hope you're still feeling better and everything is going well.

Afm, our gender reveal party this weekend was wonderful! We had to in my home town about an hour south of our house, so we had to pack up the whole party in the back of my suv and haul it down and set it up and everything. I was telling DH on the way that I was exhausted already and we hadn't even gotten there. It turned out to be totally worth it though. Everyone is so excited for a boy. On my mom's side, it's the first boy in 5 generations. My Step-Dad broke down crying when we released the blue balloons and my Dad broke down crying when we announced the name because the baby's middle name is going to be my maiden name and its the only way the name will carry on in our family. It was really special and it feels more real now that everyone knows it's a boy and he officially has a name that people are saying out loud. =)
 
Scarlett I'm glad baby's turned in the right direction.

Dandi the reveal sounded awesome. Sounds like it will be a memorable event for years to come.

Afm: my latest delimma involves our nursery. My dh is holding strong and won't move his music gear out of the nursery. He thinks we don't need a nursery 1) because the baby will be in our room mostly in the beginning 2) we are likely moving when the baby is about 3 months old 3) he just resists change. I want a nursery just because it is a dream of mine and it may be my only chance. Our relocation is to a more expensive area and likely we won't have extra rooms and baby will have no choice but to room with us in a 1 bedroom apartment. I just want the fantasy for a few months until reality sets in.

Any advice on how to convince him to move his gear is appreciated!
 
Oh that's hard! I'd probably go the route of just moving the baby stuff in and tell him that he can get on board and move his gear or risk me moving and breaking something. With a sleeping baby, he's not going to be able to do much with his music gear anyway, so it would be better to go ahead and pack it up now for safe keeping so. It will also give you guys a few more months of your bedroom not being cramped with all of the baby stuff and would make the initial transition a little easier. I realize that strategy won't work on all men though, so best of luck!
 
Yes I told him that the baby is going to be too little for him/her to appreciate any music at first! I like your suggestion and im going to try it today. Seriously if he doesn't want those wires tangled he needs to beat me to it.
 
A dual function room sounds like the only plan lol.....
Dani your party sounded very emotional :( now just wait till he is here !!!! Tears all round !!!

I had a lovely weekend :) ans my 2 year olds birthday party yesterday . I just don't know where those 2 years have gone .... Blink and they go .. It served as a reminder to relish every second of his journey even the tough days and their are some no matter how much you have wanted children :) treasure every second !!!
 
Dandi - that sounds amazing! I'm so glad it went well and that you had such an emotional time. Your family sound fantastic.

Sugar - my hubbie and I tend to talk things through and he usually comes round. Not much help - sorry! Good luck with Left'd strategy!

Left - Happy second birthday to mini Left! I hope the party went well.

No important news on me. Two of my lovely friends did take me for afternoon tea today at a stately home though and it was so lovely although I'm very very full now!
 
dandi - so glad things went well! i love that idea!

sugar - I'm of no help either. My DH has to come to these conclusions on his own so I'll say my peace, he'll be stubborn. Then we'll carry on and he'll eventually figure out that I was right. Unfortunately, I can't push it like I'd like to. Good luck! Maybe you can 'fake trip' over something...
 
How's everyone today?

I'm feeling well. My braxton hicks are getting pretty horrendous at night though. My DH is off abroad on business (last trip hopefully) so keep your fingers crossed nothing happens while he's away.
 
Hey there, I hope he gets home soon. Where do you feel the bh contractions? I'm wondering if I'll know it when they start for me. Are you doing a home birth?
 
Ohhhh home birth! Yes, please share if anyone is doing that. Though I could never see myself doing it, I find it fascinating!

I think I might be feeling the baby move, but I'm just not sure. I'll be glad when the movements become more obvious for me to identify. I got a very scary call today that my quad screening came back positive for Down's. I got the call literally seconds before walking into an important meeting and it didn't help that the nurse wasn't very gentle with telling me the information, she was very blunt and non-chalant. it was such a struggle to keep it together. My boss saw me with tears in my eyes, but I managed to get it under control and somehow focus on the meeting subject. As soon as I got back to my office, I called DH to tell him and completely fell apart and had a good ugly cry. Then started googling to see what I could find out. I read that the Materniti 21 test is more accurate and since that came back as normal, I feel better for now. My doctor forwarded the results to my perinatal specialist, so I'm wondering if they will want to schedule me for more tests now before my level 2 ultrasound next month. Just the thought of the possibility of my child having any kind of health struggle has been a feeling like I've never experienced in my life. This motherhood thing isn't going to be easy.
 
Oh Dandi, I am sure that must have been so scary!!! I agree that Mat test is much more sensitive so that is good news. Did they say when the specialist would get back to you?

Scarlett, I hope the BHs are getting less frequent.

Sugar, how is it possible you are 27 weeks?!?!
 
I have a call in to their nurse, so I'm hoping I hear something back today!
 
Hi everyone!

Sugar - they mostly feel like someone is pressing on my lungs - making me go very out of breath, more recently they have started to be a bit crampy too, like period pains. I didn't have them at all with my first though!

I'm not having a home birth, baby is quite big and my first birth wasn't great so I don't feel comfortable with being so far from emergency support. BUT it does really appeal in lots of ways. I will definitely try to have as natural a birth as possible though (just my preference, I am very much pro-choice, everyone having the birth that makes them the most comfortable.)

Dandi - I think a lot of people close to 40 ( I can't remember how old you are) get false positives. I'm not trying to downplay how stressful it must be though. Hang in there! Let us know how you get on. Xx
 
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