MSE Pregnancy Club IX

sugarspunsister

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Sami, I've been trying all the spinningbabies positions, bouncing on my birthing ball, moxabustion sticks, waving a little LED torch light around near my pubic bone (you can imagine the bemused look I got when DH walked in whilst I was trying that one!) I've even simply asked baby very very nicely if she wouldn't mind doing some somersaults for Mummy. But Madam is obviously far too comfy where she is!

The consultant did say that he reckons the ECV has about a 35-40% chance for me (higher BMI/1st time mum both lowers it from the standard 50% chance) - but he also said that he thought it was 'worth a go'. I'm crapping myself tbh.

On the plus side, he also said that in his 20yrs experience of performing them, he'd never had a Mum need an EMCS following the procedure and that they'd monitor the baby and cord very carefully before, during and after. As for how much it's gonna hurt me, well I'm trying to not think of that - but I'll come back and be honest!

Cheapskate

Afternoon girls
Welcome & congrats to damzel & gemma!
Damzel - with my first, when I found out I was pg, I was about 12 weeks, & had been having 'periods' all that time, it was something else that made us suspect I was pg! I'm nearly 14 weeks, too, what's your due date?
Good job I got so much done over Easter, 'cos I've done sweet FA today - just 2 loads of washing.
Toddler LOVED sleeping in his new bed last night & didn't get out at all, expect that'll change when the novelty wears off! :rotfl:
Even though I'm still really tired, this week I just don't 'feel' pregnant; don't remember that from the other times. Don't think there's anything wrong, just keep expecting things to be further along, bigger bump, etc - better stop wishing the time away!
Better go make tea - congrats/labour vibes/hugs n kisses, whichever you need!
A xo

Glamazon

workinmummy wrote: »

Have just caught up on this thread and Kittys thread, or should i say the thread that seems to have turned into the Grace1990 show. Really trying to stop myself from jumping in and ripping her head off. But i think Glamzon is doing a fantastic job, and every reply i keep thinking of she seems to have come up with, yay Glam!

Why thank you! I do try my best to be nice but get my point across - it's quite good this debating lark!

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Any news from Helen on the scan today? Desperate to hear how it went :j!

Have been feeling icky today but thrilled to say I am 11 weeks today. Two more sleeps until scan on Friday- yippee! Getting a bit anxious though :rolleyes: - no real reason to just desperate to know all is well x x

Oh, I always forget when people have scans! Come on Helen - let us know how you got on!
2 more sleeps is nothing - it will be here before you know it (I'll try and remember!)

Hello Gem and Charlotte - welcome
Charlotte - I can't believe you have managed to lurk for sooooo long.

NOTES - I should have got mine after 12 week scan but cos they thought I was under the Consultant I didn't get them until after I saw Consultant.
Notes said - WANTS TO BE MIDWIFE LED!!!! You can see why both myself and the Consultant wondered why I was there!!

sugarspunsister

Welcome gemmagem,

Congrats AM, your little boy is beautiful - and what a head of hair on him - stunning!

Someone asked earlier about keeping the sex secret. We found out at around 28 weeks - didn't tell anyone we intended to find out and haven't told a soul. We've slipped up a few times, but no-one seems to have noticed, we just make up for it by making sure we slip up the other way too and drop 'he' into the conversation a few times!

Cheapskate

Glam - what's this 'other thread' people keep talking about? What have I missed? Sounds good, so must be!

A xo

Glamazon

Cheapskate wrote: »

Glam - what's this 'other thread' people keep talking about? What have I missed? Sounds good, so must be!

A xo

It's on Marriages, Relationships and Families and is called Pregnant

It has been taken over :rotfl:

Cheapskate

May go & have a nosy - tea can wait a few mins!
Pregnant ladies taking over MSE, then? Sounds like a nice sort of plague - hormones may achieve more than politics/religion etc! LOL
A xo - thnx glam

Mrs_Moc

Hi Everyone

As usual plenty of drama in my life, so havent been on in a couple of days.

DD who's 8 was taken into the chidrens hospital on Monday night with acute appendicitis. She had an operation yesterday afternoon to have them out and is now doing well.

Luckily the childrens hospital is 2 mins away from the maternity hospital so im not too far away.

I had my scan this morning and seen my consutant who has said my placenta has torn a little more, so not good news all round.

Feel so drained atm.

Hope everyone else is doing well

mountainlioness

Sorry to be ignorant but what's ECV?

sugarspunsister

MrsTine wrote: »

Hey Sugar

Mine is apparently glucose intolerance, but no diet alterations needed at present - they will continue to monitor my samples every time I go in though and if the level goes up above ++ in my urine then they might either order another GTT or decide from there. With just over 4 weeks to go and the time it takes them to book the GTT and then get the results then the baby will be here lol!
I have been pretty good about how much sugar I consume though so hopefully it's not too much of an issue

They aren't planning any more scans unless the baby isn't definitely turned by my next MW appointment... Last week and week before it wasn't clear if she'd turned and I don't think it feels like she's dropped... Certainly no more space for my lungs etc to indicate she's dropped down...

Looking at my notes, it says 'Impaired Glucose Tolerance' which sounds like the same thing as 'glucose intolerance'. Consultant kept talking about 'insulin resistance' as being an underlying feature which is where I got that term from.

They told me that the IGT basically meant that my fasting results were fine during my GTT, but my reaction to the glucose drink 1 and 2hrs after drinking were a bit high - not high enough to diagnose outright GD, but enough to show that I'm not coping with the sugars quite as well as I should be.

Fab that your results obviously weren't severe enough to alter your diet - I've been drooling nightly reading about everyone's ice cream/lolly and cake indulgences! As you say though, with only 4 weeks to go, there's not really any time to make changes or arrange extra scans etc anyway!