MSE Pregnancy Club III

Icklebeans

Welcome Candice!

We did share the same due date until I went for my scan last week and found out it was twins! Midwife changed my due date to 13th May now.

Got a hospital appointment tomorrow. I have more appointment and scans apparently cos I am having twins.

Tomorrow will be discussing screening tests as I receive different tests as there are two which is quite scary. So got to read up on it now so know what to ask tomorrw.

miss_corerupted

hi i'm currently typing with sausages instead of fingers so fat almost over night with swollen feet so been lying down. Mid wife is coming to see me stragiht away tommoz which is worring as i only rang tday and thought she would say it was nothing to worry about. Can harldy move form the pain in all my joints and keep having floaty bits i front of my eyes. Has anyone else having something like this and should i worry??

slscarborough

was thinking of trying to set myself a target amount to clear of my debts before baby comes too but not really sure how much to go for. With it being christmas too - how much can I realistically clear in 5 months?? Its not like I have any baby bits to buy though as already have all my stuff from DS2 as he has only just turned 2.

SeptemberBaby_2

Miss C, the floaty bits is definately worrying if you have high BP and/or protein in your wee. The mw should check all this tomorrow as its a sign of pre eclampsia.

Let us know how you get on.

xxx

elle_gee

Miss C, SB beat me too it but you mentioning the eye thing set me off looking for info on pre-eclampsia.. how long have you got to go?

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pre-eclampsia/Pages/Symptoms.aspx?url=Pages/what-is-it.aspx

astonsmummy

Oh I forgotto say, I went for my mental health appointment todsay and she said I'm mildly to moderately depressed
I know I'm not right at the moment, which is down to a number of things, I feel so wrong though, I mean I'm supposed to be on top of the world, why do I feel so glum?
Dont get e wrong I am happy I'm having a baby, but life in general just seems shoit at the moment.
She offered me some anti depressants but due to the risk of Warren possibly having heart problem I refused.
I know that my relationship with babys Dad is really not very good most of the time, I just dunno what do do anymore.

candygirl

For anyone worrying about pre eclampsia, please do get checked out, as my freind had to have an emergency c section last week at 31 weeks, due to pre eclampsia and fitting.The only symptoms were swelling of the ankles, headaches and high BP.The baby weighs 2lb 30z and is obviuosly in special care until at least xmas.:o

miss_corerupted

i've got 5 weeks left. i was hoping to work right till the end but if your right that's off now. I wonder if i'll still be able to have my home birth

damn it. I've been really lucky up to now just minor niggles really pooh pooh

thanks for the info. I'll tell you all how i am as soon as she's been.

And i'm breech atm blooming typical it is

candice56

Astonsmummy Im so sorry that you have depression it must be making it all so much harder, can they offer you any alternative treatments that doesnt involve popping pills??

Icklebeans Ive spent that last week getting DH to give me twin vibes after reading your fab news but no such luck, a very nosey active alien but just one

onlyroz

Haven't posted in an age. Am 31 weeks at the mo, but the doc says I'll be induced at 39 weeks (just after Christmas). He originally said 38 weeks but that would have been Christmas Eve:eek: . I'm "sensitised" to anti-D - gawd knows how because I had all the vaccinations in my first pregnancy, but there's a good chance babs will be born anaemic, hence being induced early.

I'm being monitored fortnightly (doppler scans and blood tests), but at the mo there's no sign of anaemia. My anti-D levels are slowly rising but they're still well below the "danger" threshold.

Otherwise, pregnancy has been no probs at all - not nearly as stressful as my 3-year-old deciding that 3 AM is a good time to wake up:eek: