MSE Pregnancy Club IX

SugarSpun

My labour doctor is awesome and I love him!

He says I can move around as much as I like during labour, he'll do intermittent foetal monitoring so I have freedom of movement, he thinks C-sections are a last, last resort and an episiotomy is just as unwanted and unlikely, there will be no screen hiding the action from the principals and they'll only take the baby to clean her and then give it back so I can nurse it. He's totally on my side and he is a rock star.

He also delivered four babies last night and kept apologising for being sleepy. Two emergency sections, one preemie and one normal birth, and all four babies and mamas are fine. I like him.

Oh, and he scanned the baby and she has turned head down (explaining the rampant nausea and misery I was feeling last night) and is definitely a girl! He got a picture of the goods that's so clear I'm almost embarrassed to look at it. Hurrah!

tiamai_d

Elle, thanks for the steriliser info, just ordered my steam steriliser

(((hugs))) for those feeling pants.

My cute hat arrived today and I keep playing with it, can't wait to meet and dress up my little girl.

mustbemad

Hi everyone,
Yay, its Saturday, okay its tuesday but its saturday for me, booo to work :sad:

GreenT, so sorry to hear what your husband has been up to, thats really low :sad:

Sparkle, awww Lexi is a little stunner, so cute in pink!

Sorry, head to thick with baby brain to think who else said what!

urgh, my back is so sore - I keep putting it out trying to keep on top of the housework despite my kiddies best efforts to wreck the place! Oh, and I cant believe how bad my heartburn is this time and how early it started! If the OWT about hair really is true then baby will be leaving the hospital with pigtails!

Hope everyone is okay,

MBM xx

mustbemad

tiamai_d wrote: »

Elle, thanks for the steriliser info, just ordered my steam steriliser

(((hugs))) for those feeling pants.

My cute hat arrived today and I keep playing with it, can't wait to meet and dress up my little girl.

Awww, thats so cute! I still get a shock everytime i open my wardrobe door and get greeted by a row of pink, it seems to alien to me after 3 lots of blue! I am due a few days after you, roll on August!

MBM xx

Iheartfreebies

Hi Ladies,

I had my scan at the EPAU today and unfortunately it was bad news. I wanted to share my story as I know I've been trawling the internet for the past week looking for some assurance/advice.

I started bleeding last Tuesday afternoon. It started as a pinky dc charge when I wiped and turned to brown then bright red blood by late evening. With hindsight last Monday/Tuesday I was incredibly bloated (I looked like I'd put on 3 stone overnight :eek:) so much so that my Mum thought I had my dates wrong. I called NHS direct and was advised that unless I was in pain or bleeding heavily to call my GP the next day (otherwise to go to A&E). My GP said he would call the EPAU. The EPAU booked me for a scan but would only book one once I was past 6 weeks (yesterday). All through I haven't had any pain and the bleeding although not enough to necessitate a pad has been there each and every time I wipe. I started to have very small clots from Friday. Today I had a scan then an internal scan and both showed nothing. They also did a pregnancy test which was negative. My boobs have been sore and huge since I got my BFP but since yesterday they haven't been sore and today seem back to normal.

Of course I'm disappointed and I admit to a little cry when the internal showed nothing but I believe everything happens for a reason and I'm hoping the fate fairy will bring me back over here soon. In the meantime I'm off back to the TTC thread...

This thread is wonderful and I wish you all the best of luck :A

BTW, for the record I had Ben & Jerrys Half Baked last night and can thoroughly recommend it

mrsapple_2

iheartfreebies - i am so so sorry

tiamai_d

Iheartfreebies, so sorry for your loss! It's so unfair, so many ladies have had losses recently. Hope to see you back real soon though xx

Fitzio

tarajayne wrote: »

Aless, I'm sure it was only a few weeks ago the last one was on.

Fingers crossed for you Mrs M. X

Fitzio, that would be fantastic if you're sure it's not to much trouble.

I'm off in 5 mins or so, DD1 is having her Op today to try and unblock her fallopian tubes so this is the last thing to see if she can have children naturally, please everyone cross everything you've got for her. Bringing her back here later for a couple of days to recoup so will let you know what happens.

Tara - I popped into Babies R Us at lunchtime and they had the I Love My Bear cotbed in. It is really lovely and doesn't look in any way red like it does on the website. I wouldn't like to guarantee you 100% that it is what you are looking for, but in my opinion (and hubbie's), it's a nice shade of chocolate brown and not a tinge of red. Hope this helps!

I went into Asda too, and as Elle suggested, they had stuff in a separate aisle away up the back of the store. I bought a Johnsons box and a couple of wee bodysuits, but that was all. They didn't have any of the microwave steamers in stock or any newborn nappies. Might try again another day.

tiamai_d

mustbemad wrote: »

Awww, thats so cute! I still get a shock everytime i open my wardrobe door and get greeted by a row of pink, it seems to alien to me after 3 lots of blue! I am due a few days after you, roll on August!

MBM xx

I keep calling her 'it' and DH tells me off. He's started to get all soppy about his little girl which is just so nice after the first months of him being scared.

I even got him in Mothercare today! :j

If she turns out to be a tomboy I'll cry :rotfl:

tiamai_d

right time to hoover then go get the kids.