MSE Pregnancy Club 21

mrsspendalot

dustystar02 wrote: »

Good to hear you survived on just g+a tho. Are you hard as nails or was it actually ok ? I'm convinced i'm going to have waddle out and get on the bed for an epidural.

I had birth #2 and #3 on gas & air alone .... it was ok. I am planning on the same this time as well. I had an epidural with #1 and wouldn't want another

galvanizersbaby

I've just brought one of these from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220737837060&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

This is on my 'must have' list as I had one with DS and then DD and they were both fascinated by it for those early months - I found it really helped.

It's usually around the 45 to 50 quid mark when you can find it in stock so I think I've done ok getting for 20 all in.

I sold mine years ago on ebay!

Apricot

I think my boss knows Im not coming back after I proudly told her I had finished all of my work!

mrsspendalot rolling over in bed has been agony for me for weeks - I think I definitely need to make an appointment with my GP, hopefully it may have improved by the time I actually get to see them!

Im starving to death, may have to pop to mcdonalds on my way to the hospital otherwise Ill be fainting as soon as they try to take any blood from me - my diet is awful I know but baby likes Junk!:o

digitalphase

Apricot wrote: »

Quick post from my phone. Those with spd how did it start? I've had a niggling pain in my back for a couple of weeks now but nothing major tbh but it seems to have gotten a lot worse over the last few days especially in the nights for some reason. I just tried to get out of bed to go to the loo and it was absolute agony trying to walk. The pain is very localised though, at the base of my back on the left and the right (no pain in middle/spine). As I don't have a midwife appointment for ages I'm just wondering if there is anything I can do? I mean I'm not even carrying that much extra weight yet so can only see that it's going to get a lot worse.

Apologies for the humungous post (it feels humungous on my phone anyway)

Sounds like SPD to me Mine started as a pain in my hip, and I thought it was sciatica. It was especially worse lying in bed and at the end of a long walk. Got progressively worse, after one walk I was in agony (though didn't hurt for most of the walk), and pulling my long boots off was really painful.
Now it really hurts turning over in bed, baths help but are a struggle to get out of, my left hip is the worse and I can feel it sore inside my groin, does feel like several pulled muscles. Stairs are annoying, have to go up them one at a time. Toilet is upstairs so have to do it. If I go for a walk about town (small one) or shop, I suffer for it afterwards. Getting in and out of car is a pain, and actually driving hurts a bit too.

SPD doesn't care how old you are, it's to do with the hormone Relaxin. I think those of us with it produce too much/too soon.

Make sure you go to GP a.s.a.p to get contact details for physio. I have had to wait 3 weeks to see one. Got my first appointment on Tuesday and really hoping they can help me.

Makes me so down to be stuck in the house all day. I hate it

SusanC_2

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Big advantage of not knowing the gender is you can annoy all those people who want to know, and are convinced you are just being cagey *winks*

I found it quite easy to annoy people even though we knew. I'm obviously just good at annoying people.

SusanC_2

sharkeybabe wrote: »

getting really annoyed now and have started getting texts from people asking if I'd had the baby yet. If I'd had the blo*dy baby yet I would have let you know by now That is all, rant over.xx

This is why I was very vague with people about when I was due. (Which is one of the ways I annoyed people - everyone seems to want you tell them an exact date.)

SusanC_2

FairyShazza wrote: »

I agree with the comment about not knowing - it has seemed that everyone else has been more frustrated that they don't know what sex our baby is than us! So many people have said "I wish you'd found out if the baby is a boy or a girl". Some people have even accused us of knowing and not telling :rotfl:as if I'd be able to keep it to myself!

You'd be quite within your rights to do so - other people wouldn't have a right to know if you had decided to find out.

SusanC_2

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

At this stage, even water is giving me indigestion!!

Water makes me feel sick or throw up when pregnant. The first time I was really worried I'd never be able to drink water again.

galvanizersbaby

SusanC wrote: »

You'd be quite within your rights to do so - other people wouldn't have a right to know if you had decided to find out.

Yes I'm quite annoying too apparently! :rotfl:
Some people do suddenly appear to think they have a right to know these sorts of things when you are expecting.

I hate the questions I get from work colleagues who I hardly know on a personal basis - things like 'was it planned?' and questions about the birth and suchlike.
Everybody has an opinion too whether they have kids or not.

I tend to be a bit cagey too - but the less you volunteer you more questions you get asked :mad:

SusanC_2

Apricot wrote: »

Have my triple test this pm - keeping fingers crossed for a good result (was pleased that I get out of work early but my boss wants me to come back afterwards :mad: )

I thought they had to give you time off for antenatal appointments?