MSE Pregnancy Club IX

jillie1974

hi everyone!!
have had a lovely day chillaxin in the garden. even had a sleep for about 45mins. could prob sleep for another bit as well.

welcome mrsapple!!
congrats on your good news.

chicken is marinading now for a nice scrummy tea and i think some vienetta for afters...

efrieze

mrsapple wrote: »

Hello

Very nervous; i really shouldn't tell anyone yet but i had a positive test result this morning. Had a look on the internet and should be due mid December. Had healthy food and not smoked today. Bit worried about money as hubby and i were not suppose to be trying for another year as i have only just got a new job (although no start date yet!) after being made redundant.
I am just trying to work out what i am suppose to do now!

Welcome mrsapple - that's my name in real life too!

money_maker_3

I'm back !!!!

Had a really nice afternoon out with the parents and my sister for luch at this wee pup right beside the sea side and then took Jasmine down to the beach for an hour and got completely soaked and I didnt have a towel with me !!!!

Really nice day though, hope everyone is well !!:)

searching_me

awwww MM i wanna go beach ... glad you had a nice day x

Sami_Bee

oh MM I've just remembered I was watching Something for the Weekend last week and someone had sent in a pic of themselves with food (a regular thing if ur not a fan of the show) and they lived where u do!
I got all excited

jillie1974

thats what i missed today. the beach.... i grew up minutes form the beach and i hate when its a lovely day not going. it will be strange when baby comes along not taking them to the beach as we all were by mum.

glad you had a great day mm

Tigsteroonie

Do people really worry about their weight going up/down during pregnancy? I've read a few posts where some have said "put on half a stone already ...."

I don't even have a clue what I weigh, let alone how much I might have put on to this point! I know I'm overweight ... but kinda past caring for the next year or so

money_maker_3

I live 5 mins from the coast, so I have a choice of about 10 beaches to go to all within 20 mins of my house !!!

sami where were they from ???

feelinggood_2

Right, my birth story! Long post alert.

Had a few trouble with blood pressure during pregnancy, was diagnosed with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH). Was put on medication and was being monitored, and was due for a normal delivery, no induction offered despite me being a bit fed up at the end!

On Tuesday 14th, I went to the Day Assessment Unit in the afternoon, for routine monitoring. Blood Pressure, bloods, urine and trace were all fine. That evening, I had a huge arc of bright, flashing lights. It lasted about 45 minutes, so I phoned Central Delivery Suite (CDS), who told me to come in and get checked. OH drove me to the hospital, and the lights stopped on the way. I phoned CDS from outside and said that it was alright now, but they said I really should come in anyway. I really didn't want to, felt like a waste of time, but I agreed and went in.

Got hooked up to the trace, urine and bloods were taken, and waited for the Doctor. It was only about an hour before she arrived, and she said they wanted to induce me. I was a bit emotional, didn't really understand why they wanted to induce. I said I wasn't sure, and I'd like to go home, and was told that I could refuse the induction, but they wouldn't recommend it, and they definitely would not want me to go home under any circumstances. I was taken to a nice suite, and had a chat with the Midwife and Doctor, who explained a bit more. I phoned OH and my Mum to talk about it, and agreed to go ahead with the induction. OH set off to bring my bags in!

Turns out the PIH developed into full blown pre-eclampsia, but according to the Registrar, they didn't know if it was the type 'that suddenly kills you without warning' or the 'slower' type. Luckily she didn't tell me that till after the birth!

Before bed, was given an internal exam, and was 1cm dilated. Doctor applied prostaglandin gel and I was sent to bed. Had another internal in the morning, was 3cm dilated and I asked for an epidural.

I'd been against an epidural before, mainly because I didn't want the extended hospital stay or to be stuck in bed, but I was on a drip anyway so thought I'd go for the least painful option.

Epidural was administered, according to the anesnatist, I have a very low pain threshold! It helped with the contractions for a while, but I needed a top up later on. Unfortunately, there wasn't total coverage, so I could feel one side, which hurt a lot!

I'm a bit confused about the timings of the rest of it, I didn't have a view of the clock from the bed.

All was progressing okay, contractions regular and the drip was doing its job. Unfortunately, baby took a dislike to it, so there was a lot of panicking, rolling me over and trying to get baby into a position he was happy with. I had two assigned midwifes for the whole labour due to the risk and various others popping in. There was almost always 3-4 people in the room. A clip was put on to monitor the baby, but he wasn't showing signs of improving. Spoke to the doctor, was examined and found to be 5cm dilated. The decided to prep me for a section. I had weird things on my legs because of my increased risk of clotting, and another drip set up. The anesnatist was called, but the main doctor decided to give me a little more time, as long as the baby didn't get any more in distress.

Had another internal, and was found to be 10cm. The midwife was very shocked, and asked if the other midwife could have a feel to confirm. I'd gone from 5cm to 10cm in less than an hour which they were surprised at! This meant I was allowed to try a vaginal delivery.

Pushing stage was as expected, lots of pain in one area, lots of panicking and a few huge anxiety attacks. Also completely overdid the gas and air and managed to pass out a couple of times between contractions. It was quite pressured because of the baby not being happy, and I had to get him out as quick as possible. Midwife told me if I didn't push more, she'd have to cut me. Managed to avoid that, but baby brought his hand up by his face when he came out, so ended up with a 2nd degree tear. Stitches aren't painful though, hasn't been any trouble. Can't really tell they are there.

Baby was passed straight to me and it was absolutely wonderful! He was born at 7:40pm weighing 7lb 7oz.

The labour was difficult, OH was brilliant but it was hard seeing him on the verge of tears. As he was a little bit more 'with it' than me, he was more worried. He said he thought he was going to lose both of us at one point.

As soon as I could support myself, I was taken for a shower, then to the Ward. I paid £100 for a private room with ensuite.

Was discharged 24 hours after the birth due to my history of mental health problems. They wanted me in for a minimum of three days, but felt that because of the anxiety, I'd be better at home.

Things haven't been that easy since the birth, he has pretty bad jaundice so I'm having to express in between feeds as he isn't latching on well. According to my Mum he is a very good baby. Its hard work but I love him so much its quite unbelieveable. I didn't realise what a hole there was before him, but now its hard to imagine life without him – he is so important.

Well, I think that about covers it!

Edit - not sure exactly what happened, but there was a problem with the catheter they put in when I had the epidural, and I didn't produce any urine for the whole time I was in labour. I swelled up even worse than before! Also had a reaction to one of the drips, so I had one hand that was atleast three times the size of the other. I think I'll take up the offer of talking through the birth with the doctor, I don't really know why it was so bad, or what went wrong, only that it was very high risk, very scary and meant there was sometimes 8+ people in the room, all looking at me.

money_maker_3

Aww feelie, sound scary, but at least you have got the best end result, a beautiful bundle of happiness !!!

Lots of love to you and your little one !!