MSE Pregnancy Club 24

MissMonkeyMoo

Hi all!

Not long got into work, after appt with midwife this morning. All is well, baby's heartbeat is good and strong and had a good chat about my highs and lows through pregnancy! My midwife was really supportive and has suggested several different options including some counselling so as to try and get things on an even keel now before baby comes. She also measured bump and got a reading of 25.5 which she then rounded up to 26 and said was spot on (I'm 27 weeks tomorrow) - but to be honest I have no frame of reference and so don't really understand what that means!

Had rubbish nights sleep; went home early from work yesterday cos felt ill - felt like it was a stomach bug but didn't have any sickness or nastiness with it. Rested up in bed for the afternoon and then OH came home and promptly threw up; he then got into bed and then fidgeted around for the next five hours! He was pretty unwell, but I had no capacity to be able to look after him and was struggling to get comfy and sleep myself! in the end I went downstairs and slept on the sofa! My daft tabby came and lay with me which was nice, but I was awake and ravenous by 5am! Still not feeling 100% today but better than I was, and OH is the same.

Mishka - I've got my GTT next Monday so I'm really not looking forward to the whole fasting thing! The hospital isn't too far away from where I live though and my parents are just up the road as well, so depending on what times they want me back in I may nip to Mum and Dad's! Not planning to go back to work that day though - got the dentists in the afternoon and then got to take my cat to the vets! Thought I may as well get them all in on the same day!

Oh, forgot, have been reading about the antenatal classes with interest; OH and I aren't that keen on attending them - is that bad? I'd rather speak to my midwife about what to expect and as my best mate had a baby last year and another friend had her little one last week I am sure that they will be on hand to support and guide in the first few months.

Hugs to everyone and labour vibes to those that need them! x

mishkanorman

thankfully mine is at my Doctors and not the hospital, that would be boring !

fluffnutter

Got my growth assessment scan this avo. Still can't help thinking it's all a bit unnecessary (measured 37cm at 36+1) but hey-ho.

My main concern is trying to avoid getting a glimpse of willy/fanny as we don't want to know the sex.

MrsBryan_2

missmonkeymoo I was exactly the same regarding antenatal classes! My MIL is a HV and my best friend has just given birth and has given me so much great advice I felt I didnt really want/need to go.
So I boycotted the ones that the hospital put on and thought I'd got away with it! Then my midwife said she was doing an antenatal class and that I should go as I didn't attend the hospital ones.
So I begrudgingly attended and found it SO helpful!

From talking about the types of pain relief pros and cons, demonstrations of a doll coming through a model of a pelvis, to how it feels when a baby is crowning (put your fingers either side inside your mouth and pull sideways!!!). I'm really glad I went. Even if you go to one and dont enjoy it, you don't have to go again?

MrsBryan_2

Good luck fluffnutter! Are you going to mention that you don't know the sex of bubba when you get in there? Ahhh its so nice seeing baby again, although they are huge and take up the whole screen! Or is that just my pie-eating baby?

dizziblonde

So much been given to me in the last few days I need to sort through - got my cloth nappies from Freecycle at the weekend and now a huge mountain of really lovely girls' clothes to wash... iron (wozza iron) and sort out in various sizes!

fluffnutter

MrsBryan wrote: »

Good luck fluffnutter! Are you going to mention that you don't know the sex of bubba when you get in there? Ahhh its so nice seeing baby again, although they are huge and take up the whole screen! Or is that just my pie-eating baby?

Yeah definitely! It will be the first thing I say... "please don't say 'he' or 'she' or show us its botty!'

I think mine's enormous too. It seems to live under my ribs these days whilst simultaneously grinding into my pelvis so I've a feeling it's about 4 feet long. That's what a diet of cornettos and gherkins does.

fluffnutter

dizziblonde wrote: »

So much been given to me in the last few days I need to sort through - got my cloth nappies from Freecycle at the weekend and now a huge mountain of really lovely girls' clothes to wash... iron (wozza iron) and sort out in various sizes!

My pact with myself... I will never, ever iron the baby's clothes. Keep repeating

dizziblonde

fluffnutter wrote: »

My pact with myself... I will never, ever iron the baby's clothes. Keep repeating

Only ironing these because they've been stored and some are slightly rumpled - ironing is against my religion as a general rule!

Got my new baby carrier the other day as well - picked a Connecta for my birthday and I loooooooveee it - she gets dead snuggly in there without the fighting with tails of fabric that there is with my Moby wrap.

RebekahR

All this antenatal stuff is really playing on my mind today. As I can just see myself being the sobbing mess and having tons of bad days and nights. The irony is ... I am now a sobbing mess over being a sobbing mess. That is actually worth laughing over lol. I think what makes it worse is that I know I have no close by physical support network. Yes I have family in the same town but they arn't close and don't actually really care. Asked my mum today if she will come and help me in the garden and she didn't want to. Happy to want to be there at the birth - she wishes. She is too childish. I am the adult in our "relationship" - She is all take, no give. I guess I am just terrified that its just me and the baby really. Hubby will be good with the practical stuff but everyone wants their mum don't they. We'll be fine - have to be.