MSE Pregnancy Club 24

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Morning all.....just!
Hope everyone is ok

AMC hope you're feeling better today. Maybe baby has moved, my bf has been 3/5 engaged since 35 weeks. She's due Friday so maybe more engaged now!

I have no clue who I would ring if I was worried. I see my consultant at the local (no inpatient services, just clinic and physio etc and no maternity) and midwife at the GP surgery. When I had my scare few months back when I couldn't believe and got taken to A&E at the nearest "proper" hospital their pregnancy unit called me the next day to follow me up so I guess there?but I've no phone number.

I've not slept well for a few nights now. Keep having very weird dreams and am restless. It's mad cos I'm so tired. OH went to work this am and put his shaver on cleaning mode so that was making odd noises :mad: and I just dropped off to sleep and the door bell rang argh! But it was a parcel full of crafting goodies which are now all over the bed :rotfl: OH will be pleased haha!

Got consultant and midwife this afternoon. Got my pee sample ready. Have to do it when I remember otherwise I'm half way out the door and remember and can never wee on demand. Need to have bloods too so hoping they have someone at the clinic who can do them they have blood testing on the next floor so hope I can get them done today.

OH has got a half day so he can hear what the consultant has to say too. He wants to mention how down I seem lately. To be fair I'm crying a lot, but it's the hormones adding to it all. I've told him to speak to the midwife as she seems a bit more practical than doctors. Not really sure what they're going to say. I hope once baby's here and I can walk better and actually do stuff for myself I hope I'll be back to my cheery self. But OH is worried I think incase baby comes and I become more down. I dunno I'm just rambling really.

On a brighter note, OH might take me to babies r us tonight to look at the cot we've seen online. It's got good reviews and it's a cotbed. The sales assistant in Mothercare over the weekend sold the cotbed idea to OH. It's the shore ditch one and it's half price

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Babies-R-Us/Nursery/Cots-and-Cotbeds/Shoreditch-Cotbed-in-White(0081811)#pr-header-0081811

I'm thinking with the panels at the ends I could paint something like baby's name or a bear in keeping with the room rather than spend a couple more hundred £££s on a cot with the I love my bear or such like on. also a nice sit down job to keep me occupied

Looks and feels very warm outside so must look for something to wear, and of course the hospital will be boiling. Which of course means an ice cream on the way home

Hugs to all that need them and labour vibes where needed xx

silly_moo

Mrs Bryan - congrats! Glad you had a relatively easy labour and are doing well :T

Rups - in my area you have to ask a GP to be referred to EPU, although I didn't know that and phoned EPU directly and they didn't mind. They asked me a lot of questions over the phone and then decided they can offer me a same-day scan.

I'm no 10 now :eek:

dizziblonde

Rups32 wrote: »

so whenever one feels that there is something that needs to be checked in case you panic, do you have to wait till you see the midwife, or can you go the GP (assuming you get a quick appointment)? I guess the EPU is for early stages right? so if you need to go do you go straight to the hospital?

When I got booked in I got given a list of numbers ranging from the midwives' ofice (never anyone there), to the midwife emergency batphone mobile (manned 9-5) and the out of hours service who'd pass the details on to an on-call midwife who'd call you back. Oh and the delivery suite at the hospital as well.

Course, sod's law dictates that when I started getting those regular cramping pains it was flipping Easter Sunday so no chance of the GP, batphone or whatever - so we went for the ringing delivery suite apologetically saying we weren't sure who else to ring in the middle of a bank holiday - but I was 33 weeks at that point.... that one kind of turned out to be the right decision!

dizsiebubba

Also ladies - just want to recommend a fab lady who i used to make up my cot bumpers who runs a small business called Shes Sew Unique. She is on facebook (loads of pics on there) but also has a website www.shessewunique.co.uk/ and she was really quite cheap! What I bought from her inc P&P cost less than what i would have bought in mothercare and it was all designed to my style xx

Sorry mods if i'm not allowed to post this! Didn't know if its against the rules... I don't know her personally, she was just recommended by friends

MissMonkeyMoo

Mrs Bryan congratulations! So pleased for you! Does this also mean that I move up the list a place again! Lol! can't get used to not being in the 50's!

AMC hugs to you; how far gone are you? I had a couple of weeks where I wasn't sleeping well at all but over the last week or so it has got a lot better (I'm 29 weeks tomorrow). Hope that you get some good rest soon.

LMM hugs to you too - I have been very up and down throughout my whole pregnancy and have always discussed this with my midwife at each appt. She was very good and said that we would keep an eye on it because they would rather try to do something about it at this stage before baby comes along so as not to affect bonding with baby. Last time I went she suggested making an appt with the DR to talk thorugh some options, but since then I have been feeling a lot better and more positive so she is happy to let me carry on as I am.

Went for my checkup this morning - bloods have come back all fine, still waiting on GTT results though. Baby's heartbeat was good, he was a bit more chilled out today! All good and on track - don't have to go back for four weeks now.

OH and I had good chat about baby stuff last night; he is sold on the cheeky wipes idea (yay!) and has said we will give the resuable nappies a go although I don't think he was as keen on that. I am not sure why as it is not him who will be doing all the washing and drying! he did say he was a bit concerned about having to carry a poo-y nappy around if we were out for the day, but I said if it bothered him we could always take some dispoables when we know we are going to be out for a while.

Hope you're all having a good day!

betty101

Congratulations MrsBryan Love the name!

GRIGGSY

Rups32 wrote: »

so whenever one feels that there is something that needs to be checked in case you panic, do you have to wait till you see the midwife, or can you go the GP (assuming you get a quick appointment)? I guess the EPU is for early stages right? so if you need to go do you go straight to the hospital?

Hey Rups in my area the EPU is for up to 12 weeks after that it is the MW or triage assessment unit at the hospital. When I've rang the mw and no one has answered I've either phoned my GP or the triage (number is at the front of my notes but dont know if this is the case for everyone). They are basically where you go when you are in labour or if you need adivice after 12 weeks (here any way). I've phoned the Drs before and asked for the duty Dr to phone back when it hasn't been an emergancy and I've waited all day for the mw to get back to me as they tend to have appointments to see you straight away if need be. If you are worried about anything and cant get hold of your mw I would just phone the hospital for advice - I was a regular at the early pregnancy support centre and they basically encouraged it if you were worried rather than telling you off as they want you and baby to be safe.

ikkle87

LMM just remember whatever you paint on it you will lose the bottom panel when you convert it to a bed. x

Rups32

thanks ladies. i guess i could try all the numbers i have if need be. i just wondered as you just never know who you wll need. with my GP the receptionists answer who are useless and rude so i guess the bext bet is that central number for midwives i have? so weird. thanks though.

just not dealing with the sun today. am having hot flushes on the tube and i went for a walk with my work mates and was so restless in the sun. i love the sun.:(

LittleMoog

Rups,did your midwife not put all the contact numbers on the front of your green notes at booking in appointment? I have details for all the relevant hospital departments, plus numbers for each of my community midwives (team of 2 at my GPs) on the front page. Nearer the back of my notes (I don’t know if they’re standard) there was a box about symptoms like cramping, bleeding, pain etc, and my midwife wrote that <20 weeks I should contact GP/A&E (I assume if very bad symptoms!) and >20 weeks delivery suite. That may differ greatly from area to area, but it should have been gone through at your booking in so you know who to contact. I know it’s no help today, but make sure to ask at your next appointment what all the contact details are, in case you need them again in the future