MSE pregnancy club II

ellat257

miss pink I have had PCOS since 1988 but had no symptoms until mid 90's. I have two boys 14,8. As a suggestion the charity Verity were very useful to me over the years with info, newsletters etc. They also have a support group and do suggest a book on PCOS but can't remember new - Carole ? I think. GP will hopefully do further tests etc and scan.

Word of warning though. After the tablets stopped working for me I mused over ovarian drilling but eventually decided to go for it. I doubt this will be an option for you yet if you haven't had treatment but be careful. I had mine drilled in october and in december found out No.3 is due 19 August 2007!
At 40 it wasn't planned but sometimes fate intervenes!

Ella

hobo123

Hi can anyone advise what you can take for heartburn in pregnancy?
any responses greatly appreciated
thanks

Justie

hobo123 wrote: »

Hi can anyone advise what you can take for heartburn in pregnancy?
any responses greatly appreciated
thanks

Gaviscon or Rennies are both fine - some people find that dairy (yogurt etc) helps ease it too... you can get your GP to prescribe Gaviscon for you so it's free

jo_b_2

hobo123 wrote: »

Hi can anyone advise what you can take for heartburn in pregnancy?
any responses greatly appreciated
thanks

I've been using Boots own brand heartburn stuff. They have had the big bottles on BOGOF. (Obviously more money-saving to try and get it on prescription though but I haven't got round to going to the GPs!)

Eels100

Can I have a quick whinge/panic?

OMG it's 6 weeks 'til my due date, and 3 weeks until I'm officially 'term'! I'm still working away albeit at a slower pace (ie waddling) and life is trundling along as normal, but so soon I'm not going to be able to pretend any more, and what on earth will I do?!

I'm terrified of babies, I can't stand children, and it's scary!

I know, deep down, that it'll all be OK - it just HAS to be! And I'm sure I'll get the idea and manage OK. I mean, I just have to - I haven't got any choice in the matter so there's no point worrying about if I'll cope.

But It's really scary, the idea that I can't ignore this anymore, it's going to happen and soon .... :eek:

Welshlassie

Eels100 wrote: »

Can I have a quick whinge/panic?

OMG it's 6 weeks 'til my due date, and 3 weeks until I'm officially 'term'! I'm still working away albeit at a slower pace (ie waddling) and life is trundling along as normal, but so soon I'm not going to be able to pretend any more, and what on earth will I do?!

I'm terrified of babies, I can't stand children, and it's scary!

I know, deep down, that it'll all be OK - it just HAS to be! And I'm sure I'll get the idea and manage OK. I mean, I just have to - I haven't got any choice in the matter so there's no point worrying about if I'll cope.

But It's really scary, the idea that I can't ignore this anymore, it's going to happen and soon .... :eek:

I'll so glad I'm not the only one to feel like this. I'm terrified and DH just doesn't understand. My friends baby is 4 months old and DH keeps suggesting I go round there to practice changing nappies etc, but I can't bring myself to do it. I've never been around babies before and like to give kids back after half an hour so how will I manage when this baby is home with me for good

Everyone keeps telling me I'll be a great mum, but how do they know, I can barely look after myself nevermind something/one that is completely dependent on me.

scruffy96uk

Hi All
Can someone tell me if everyone needs a Glucose intolerance test during pregnancy? I've read the posts on here about it but can't find anyhing in my notes about needing it? So does that mean I'm going to miss out on the LOVELY drink all of you rave about???:rotfl:

scruffy

Justie

scruffy96uk wrote: »

Hi All
Can someone tell me if everyone needs a Glucose intolerance test during pregnancy? I've read the posts on here about it but can't find anyhing in my notes about needing it? So does that mean I'm going to miss out on the LOVELY drink all of you rave about???:rotfl:

scruffy

only if you have high sugar levels in your urine to test if you have diabetes.... you could always drink lots of sugary stuff before you do your sample if you feel you're missing out


and Welshlassie I think we all feel a bit like that - I've got lots of kid experience but not baby experience. I have changed a few nappies and done short term babysitting and things but the thought of having one permanently without someone else standing there telling me what to do terrifies me :rolleyes:

jo_b_2

Eels100 wrote: »

Can I have a quick whinge/panic?

OMG it's 6 weeks 'til my due date, and 3 weeks until I'm officially 'term'! I'm still working away albeit at a slower pace (ie waddling) and life is trundling along as normal, but so soon I'm not going to be able to pretend any more, and what on earth will I do?!

I'm terrified of babies, I can't stand children, and it's scary!

I know, deep down, that it'll all be OK - it just HAS to be! And I'm sure I'll get the idea and manage OK. I mean, I just have to - I haven't got any choice in the matter so there's no point worrying about if I'll cope.

But It's really scary, the idea that I can't ignore this anymore, it's going to happen and soon .... :eek:

I've got about 4 weeks left now. (I deliberately try not to think about my due date as baby could arrive at any point!:o )

It's perfectly normal to have this sort of panic. I know people talk about the nesting instinct kicking in a few weeks before but I didn't experience that last time - I just had the major panics and self-doubt! I'm still panicking second time around - this time because I know exactly what's coming! Believe me - you can't imagine the complete turmoil that one tiny baby can bring into your life. It is, quite honestly, completely mindblowing and it is such hard work!

The flip side is that nobody can explain how much you completely fall in love with a little person that comes along and totally disrupts your whole life! It is amazing, exhausting, awful and brilliant - all at the same time. That's without even factoring in the hormones floating around after the birth! Just take things one step at a time. Babies are remarkably resilient. We were totally clueless with our first and somehow, we seem to have raised this amazing lovely little four year old boy and he's still in one piece! :rolleyes: Enjoy the good stuff and try not to let anxiety get the better of you. xx

Your life won't be the same once the baby arrives and you really wouldn't want it to be ever again. And...somehow... you will manage!!!

incognito

it has been a while since i have had time to post so a big 'hi' to everyone but i have been lurking and keeping an eye on what everyone is up to. we paid to have another scan last week (i was 22 weeks but we only get a 12 week scan in my area - dont get me started, grrrrr) and it was great. we were so stressed out about a lot of stuff at the 12 week scan although we were delighted that everything was fine we didnt really appreciate it IYSWIM.
miss_pink - i was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 years ago and was so paranoid that i was going to have problems that i bullied my OH into trying, and got pregnant the first month!! so dont give up hope. i was on the pill but came off it about 3 years ago because i was getting migraines but i didnt have any periods when i stopped the pill. after about 6 months i went for acupuncuture (becuase my skin was such a mess as opposed to not having any periods) and after about 2 months of acupuncture my periods started. i am pretty sceptical about these sort of things (i am a scientist, it is my job!) but i was pretty convinced about the benefits of acupuncture so that might be worth a try. also, start trying to work out when you are ovulating so you know when is the best time to 'go for it'. this is a good introduction....http://www.whattoexpect.com/preconception/fertility/five-ways-to-tell-you're-ovulating.aspxi
try not to get too stressed about it and good luck!!!