MSE Pregnancy Club 17

CAFCGirl

am chuffed today because i managed to find my scrapbook/photo album at hobby craft today, 11.99 WOOWOO!!!!

GemmaE

Som- no christmas outfits, just lots of little everyday things, we got loads of christmas stuff fro M&P (well OH did)

Beenie- That cracked me up, def no danger of that now for me tho lol!

PP- I can't believe they sent you home, sending massive hugs and speedy labour vibes for you- maybe you should start doing star jumps now!!

Shopping just been delivered, now need to get ready to go out for tea, feels like I'm going out on a date, tres exciting!! Simple things and all that.......

Our snow is melting fast, although we are expected to get more over the next few days.

Somnium

Aww PP how annoying for you, so pleased your both ok then.

CAFC - woohoo for getting scrap book x

EA - Oh my you need to take it easy, but at least you made the bank and it wasnt a wasted trip.

Aless - thanks for the info, saved your post for when I get to 34 weeks.

OH came home early as the place he works at wanted all their staff away early so no point in caterers being there, tomorrow they only have breakfast to do so probably be the same tomorrow for him. Think am gonna have to give aqua a miss tomorrow too, its a lil to far if Im being sensible. Hope it eases before Friday cos they dont pay us if we dont go in and what with the heating not working, think OH will want me home and safe.

CAFCGirl

i'm now stuck on page 1 lol...

it seems just like the most important page EVER.....
what to do what to do....

Twinkles08

Cafcgirl I find when I'm scrapbooking I nd to try different layouts,colour schemes and ideas on a scrap bit of paper first,as there's nothing worse than changing your mind half way through!I also make a list of what I wd like in the book.:D

CAFCGirl

Twinkles08 wrote: »

Cafcgirl I find when I'm scrapbooking I nd to try different layouts,colour schemes and ideas on a scrap bit of paper first,as there's nothing worse than changing your mind half way through!I also make a list of what I wd like in the book.:D

Thanks hun.
I wasnt going to go fully fledged scrap book style with it but wanted to make it really personal to us.... so the things that we want to record rather than whats expected.
Its a red book so might use that and blue, and go with a nautical feel to it.
Bought some photo mounts as well so I can put my bump photos in there
Need to work out a more planned list of what i'd like in it and where though, so thanks for the reminder. Any suggestions?

Twinkles08

Tough one sweet!I wd personally make sure there was a photo of you and OH in there,Maybe find some plastic buttons or charms of booties or a dummy/bottle to decorate the page with.I wd also write how I felt physically at different stages,and also emotionally.Excitement,scared 'cos you want to be a good mummy etc (all normal!)I wd also pop the scan photo in there,edd etc.Not sure if +I've made any sense-think I've just typed waffle!lol:p

PrincessPlaty

Arghhhh im iced in :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Anyway right got to the hospital and they put me on the ctg monitor and was seen by a doctor pretty much straight away they did swabs and found more blood but couldnt work out where it was coming from babies heart rate kept dropping and was told that i would be reviewed every 2 hours and as soon as the neck of my womb opened they were going to break my waters to get the baby out.

They moved me to another room where i was put on the ctg monitor again and babies heart rate went back to normal thank god! The 2 hourly reviews never happened.

Contractions kept starting and stopping im still getting them now, all they were offering me was cocodamol which werent helping and then they wondered why i started to refuse them ~ i mean what was the point in me taking them if they werent helping

Had hardly any sleep the first night spent most of the night running up and down the stairs and doing star jumps :rotfl::rotfl:

Was then informed about lunchtime yesterday they were sending me for an emergency scan they then arranged the scan for 4.15 they were worried that a small amount of blood loss could lead to a bigger blood loss so they wanted to check the position of the placenta which is still anterior high so they still dont know where the blood was coming from.

Was told that after the scan i would be reviewed by the doctor and they would then probably induce me.

They were then going to move me to another ward when contractions got worse they decided to leave me where i was and put me back on the ctg monitor again.

Another bad nights sleep last night i think i got about 2 hours in the end. By half 3 i was in so much pain i was begging them for painkillers so i asked for some and they offered me paracetamol and then they wondered why i bit their head off In the end they gave me cocodomol and this stupid midwife stood there trying to explain to me what they were, at which point i said i know what they damn well are its what you have been giving me all bloody day can i just have them please :mad:

Was put back on ctg monitor at half 6 this morning. Babies heart rate was still fine.

Was told the doctor would be round just after 9 to see me and make a desicion on what they were going to do.

Just after 11 i think it was the doctor finally arrived and told me they werent going to induce me as the risks with induction outweighed the risks of leaving me to go naturally . They wanted to move me onto another ward at which point i asked if i could go home and was told if i could cope with the pain then i could. So i decided if i was doing ok with no pain relief in hospital i could probably cope at home better :rolleyes: He reckons that i will probably go into labour properly tonight or tomorrow how the hell he can guess that is beyond me though

They still havent examined me since the first night i was in there and i am fuming at the fact it took a doctor so long to see me despite them saying i was to have 2 hourly reviews :mad:

If nothing else it made me more adamant that i aint giving birth in that hospital, i was left to cope on my own for at least 99% of the time, half the time i actually wondered if they knew i was there or not :rolleyes: But now im iced in again it looks like i may not have much choice in where i have him because i now cant leave the house and all the road access is closed off again so if i do go in the next few days looks like im having my home birth on my own :eek::eek::eek:

CAFCGirl

PP You have my utmost sympathy over their behaviour, that is shocking. I hope you dont mind the suggestion, but if it helps keep your mind occupied, I'd write down my best recollections of everything and send it in to complaints dept.
Thats truly appaling treatment for any one, man or woman, let alone a woman who is heavily pregnant. I am hoping and praying for you that you're able to deliver at home, with as little medical interference as possible (esp if thats the kind you're gonna get!)...
Best wishes for this evening xx

CAFCGirl

Twinkles08 wrote: »

Tough one sweet!I wd personally make sure there was a photo of you and OH in there,Maybe find some plastic buttons or charms of booties or a dummy/bottle to decorate the page with.I wd also write how I felt physically at different stages,and also emotionally.Excitement,scared 'cos you want to be a good mummy etc (all normal!)I wd also pop the scan photo in there,edd etc.Not sure if +I've made any sense-think I've just typed waffle!lol:p

Yeah I wanted to get like a photo of us from our holiday in sept (when I was preg and didnt know it), and then get one at like valentines, one from our wedding anniversary (march), mothers day when my parents are here, so be a big group thing, photos of my sis and her partner, us with our dog (or big brother as he's known), our scan photos, bump pics.
I also wanted to put in a scrap with my affirmation that I had, and repeated to myself when I was freaking out about losing him....
I think im decided on colour theme, style, i'd like it simple, nothing too 3d so like the idea of buttons, and maybe some fabric...... ohh i love coming up with ideas, just got to make it (cheaply) now LOL