MSE Pregnancy Club 26

TeamLowe

Congratulations to Lemonmelon :j and fluffysox :j

Off to see the midwife this afternoon and forgot about a sample til i was in work! so i'll have to go early and do one before i see her! looking forward to it though as it'll be the first time she'll try to listen to the heartbeat - they don't do it before 25 weeks in my area apparently. Also hoping there's something i can do about my hips - the pregnancy pillow has stopped them hurting during the day but if i lie on my side for any length of time it hurts at the top of my thigh. which totally makes for a restful night's sleep lol

Bit embarassed about the state of my notes, they're getting so tatty! but I daren't take them out of my handbag - I work 30 miles away from home and I'd need them with me in an emergency :cool:

had a bit of a crying fit at my husband last night - i feel so guilty saying it but I'm finding it tough atm. there's nothing particularly wrong, just tired and sore hips and hormonal and and everything you'd expect of someone 6 months pregnant. but we tried for a long time for little miss and i know how lucky i am to have her so i don't feel like i'm allowed to complain as it's what i want and there's hundreds of women who'd do anything to have sore hips, not sleep and feel weepy all the time. and I've sailed through the pregnancy so far - it is just my hips, i haven't even thrown up once!

good luck to all the boldies, hope your wait is nearly over!

Toothfairy4

Aaagh pains stopped again, def getting stronger each tome though, how annoying! Been to midwife, all looks good, induction booked for monday if nothing happens before then. Apparently because i am low risk i would have an 'outpatient' induction which consists of scan at 8:45, pessary at 9:30, then you get sent home to see what happens... This makes me slightly nervous even though we are only 20 mins from hospital.

41+0

amy_85

Just finished my last day at work yay!!!
Going out with some friends for dinner to our favorite resturant tonight to celebrate!! Yum yum!! Glad baby has dropped a bit so I can fit all 3 courses in without feeling sick

Looking forward to attempting a lie in in the morning. However because I've been getting up at 6:30 for work 6 days a week for over a year now I don't like my odds lol

Got my 36 week midwife appointment later this afternoon too.

Love to you all - especially you boldies!!!!

Amy 36+4

jemb

TeamLowe wrote: »

had a bit of a crying fit at my husband last night - i feel so guilty saying it but I'm finding it tough atm. there's nothing particularly wrong, just tired and sore hips and hormonal and and everything you'd expect of someone 6 months pregnant. but we tried for a long time for little miss and i know how lucky i am to have her so i don't feel like i'm allowed to complain as it's what i want and there's hundreds of women who'd do anything to have sore hips, not sleep and feel weepy all the time. and I've sailed through the pregnancy so far - it is just my hips, i haven't even thrown up once!

I know how you feel, we're due not too far away from each other and my hips are murder! I think my hubs thought I was being a drama queen until last week when I collapsed onto the bed as my hip locked and I screamed with the pain! I've had pretty bad morning, noon and night sickness and everytime i whinge (I'm not good with sick) I'm the same and feel bad for complaining. This time last year I had a MC and would have given anything to be sick and hip clicky and generally a crying snotball most of the time! So try to keep my whinging to a min!

fran-o

Hi jemb and TL,
I'm in a similar position with anniversary of miscarriage this week and its weighing in my mind a lot. Delighted to be six months pregnant, but hormones making me crazy, tiredness making me hard to live with, miscarriage history making me sad.
Had a bit of a blip with hubby, bickering over housework etc just because we're both tired. Also in a bit of turmoil over finances. I'm not exactly a high flying career girl, but I work in central London and am used to having my own money and social life. The idea of being at home with little one while he's small and being dependent on hubby for money is scary. We need to buy a new car (current one is three door and tiny boot) and whereas I would like to keep budget small, he is after a better car (he's a car nut) and spending more which means an even tighter budget next year... Last night I was lying awake in bed uncomfortable and worrying and today am at home catching up on sleep and taking it easy. Have chatted with hubby on phone and feel lots better now. But finding this month quite hard work.

Really lovely news on the recent births, congratulations xx

jemb

I know what you mean Fran-o, things get overwhelming too for us pregnant types!

We decided to move house before she's born, not because the house was too small (we live in the North so alot cheaper) but because I'd be part time, hubby does contracted work (IT and marketing) and what we know we can afford and what the bank say we can afford are very different. We've had to jump through alot of hoops as he is self employed and wanted to do it now as they'd take my full time wage into the mix rather than if i go back part time as we know we can comfortably afford. Because the solicitors of buyers and sellers have been really slow we've not known whether we're coming or going and should have moved in Aug. We're FINALLY moving next week, which is stressing me out as I feel like I'm leaving hubs to do it all. I have awesome parents (dad's just getting over big cancer op though and dont want him doing too much) and Mum's taken time off work, dad's off at the moment and we have some awesome friends helping and taking time off, but I feel like i could burst into tears for being so bloody helpless! I normally just get stuck in and would be lugging boxes with the best of them and hate having to lean on everyone else. So hubs and I had a few little arguements over what I was and wasnt to do. Just feel like a spare part though!
I know what you mean about having a carnut too, he keeps threatening to get a new car and in my mind I cant for the life of me justify as there's nothing wrong with his. He did used to change cars every 6 months and he's had this for over a year but it seems mental to me! Don't think they're wired the same as us are they! x

Birdie85

Awww big hugs to all the hormonal ladies. I feel bad complaining sometimes too considering how long I was desperate to be in this state, but sometimes you just have to admit that you *are* tired and sore and fed up of not feeling 100%. It doesn't diminish the love we have for our bumps or belittle the struggles we all had to get here... it's just admitting that we're human and just because a pregnancy is much wanted doesn't mean it's all plain sailing!

Nene, I'm on your side and would cry about missing food! Even on a really hungry, pre pregnancy day I'd have squeezed out a little tear of frustration so you're definitely allowed to get teary over lunch!

Really hope baby comes before Monday Toothfairy! I reckon it'll be tomorrow afternoon!

clearing_out_my_pockets

Toothfairy4 wrote: »

Aaagh pains stopped again, def getting stronger each tome though, how annoying! Been to midwife, all looks good, induction booked for monday if nothing happens before then. Apparently because i am low risk i would have an 'outpatient' induction which consists of scan at 8:45, pessary at 9:30, then you get sent home to see what happens... This makes me slightly nervous even though we are only 20 mins from hospital.

41+0

Induction booked for Tuesday here. Baby not engaged AT ALL so not looking at all hopeful. I am absolutely distraught - I've been walking miles every day, bouncing on the ball, everything they suggest doing to bring baby's head down but nothing.

Induction here works differently. Call at 10 on the day, they tell you when to go in. Once in, they monitor baby for half an hour, do the pessary, monitor for an hour, then I have to stay in overnight being monitored every six hours. Midwife was implying that my pelvis may be an awkward size or shape which is preventing the head from engaging - at my booking appointment my mum mentioned that all three of her labours the baby got 'stuck'. Midwife thinks the problem may be hereditary and told me to prepare mentally for a section as if the baby doesn't engage during the induction, they'll have no choice but to operate.

Gutted.

(Sorry for the self indulgent post)

Toothfairy4

COMP, of it makes you feel any better my rascal is still not engaged either!

BabaMoose

Hugs to COMP and Toothfairy!
Sucks