MSE Pregnancy Club 27

kerri_dfw

Good luck Rummer, hope everything goes well and it's as comfortable as possible.

Hope the scan goes well Jox.


Just back from the MW and she's measuring me as 34cm...the hospital measured me as that at 32w and I know for definite I've grown since then, ho hum! I made a point of saying I've had 5 scans now so managed to avoid another. I did opt for the sweep, wasn't as bad as I had imagined. I'm definitely 100% effaced, mid-position and dilating yay She reckons baby should be here in the next day or so, and baby is fully engaged wooohooo.


Phoned my nephew who rudely didn't want to speak to us other than to say thank you for us singing happy birthday down the phone. Her children don't have any manners. I did lie to her when she asked if I had a sweep, couldn't be having my mother or her having a go at me for it.

fran-o

Congrats Ellie! Hope you and your other half are ok after what must have been a shock and surprise, and baby is getting on fine. Best wishes to Jox and Rummer and anyone else who needs hugs!
Had a busy day yesterday and quiet one today, just a short visit to windsor to make the most of the nice weather. Going to the maternity unit soon to take a look round and ask questions. After that going to catch up on Sherlock, managed to miss any spoilers! Baby really active today and I'm really hungry! Packing hospital bag tomorrow.
Happy new year x

fluffnutter

There's been a few posts discussing breastfeeding and alcohol recently. This makes for very interesting reading. It's from the Analytical Armadillo on facebook.

The following is from a blog by a mother who tested her milk for alcohol. Not one of those useless kits that you can buy at various stores, but tested at a toxicology laboratory. I will copy from her blog the method she used and the results. I think this puts the lie to the notion that women should not drink while b...reastfeeding or need to "pump and dump" (an appalling term) after having even one drink. The following is an exact quote from her blog:

Method:
First I took a sample of my milk (about 1 mL) prior to drinking any alcoholic beverage. I expressed the milk mid-nursing session to ensure I had a goodly portion of fore & hind milk. After completing the nursing session, I mixed myself an alcoholic beverage consisting of 2 oz of 80 proof (40%) vodka in 10 oz of soda (Sprite). I proceeded to drink the entire 12 oz in about 30 minutes. About 30 minutes after finishing (1 hour after beginning to drink), I expressed some milk (about 1 mL) and labeled it 'immediate'. I then waited 1 hour and expressed more milk (about 1 mL) and labeled it '2 hours'. In the 2 hours (from the beginning), I did not drink any more alcoholic beverages, drink other beverages, or eat any other foods. Another day, 1/2 of a beer (4.3% alcohol) and 2-6 oz glasses of wine were consumed within 1.5 hours. About an hour from the beginning of the last drink, a milk sample (about 1 mL) was taken. This sample was labeled '1 hour - 3 drinks'. Another sample was taken about an hour after that (2 hours after the beginning of the last drink). This sample was labeled '2 hours - 3 drinks'.

The samples were stored in the refrigerator until processing. An Agilent headspace instrument was used to run the tests. Propanol and ethanol standards were also tested to ensure the instrument was within limits. The instrument is maintained by the KSP Lab Toxicology Section and used in forensic determinations of blood and urine alcohol content.

Results:
The sample labeled as 'immediate' registered as 0.1370 mg/mL which correlates to 0.01370% alcohol in the sample. The sample labeled '2 hours' registered as 0.0000 mg/ml which correlates to 0.0000%. The sample labeled '1 hour - 3 drinks' registered as 0.3749 mg/mL which correlates to 0.03749% alcohol in the sample. The sample labeled '2 hours - 3 drinks' registered as 0.0629 mg/mL which correlates to 0.00629% alcohol in the sample.

Conclusion:
The alcohol content in breast milk immediately after drinking is equivalent to a 0.0274 proof beverage. That's like mixing 1 oz of 80 proof vodka (one shot) with 2919 oz of mixer . By the way, 2919 oz is over 70 liters. Two hours after drinking one (strong) drink the alcohol has disappeared from the sample. Completely harmless to the nursing infant. Drinking about 3 drinks in 1.5 hours resulted in higher numbers, but still negligible amounts of alcohol would be transferred to the child. One hour after imbibing in 3 drinks, the milk was the equivalent of 0.07498 proof beverage. That would be like adding 1 oz of 80 proof vodka (one shot) to 1066 oz of mixer (1066 oz is over 26 liters). Two hours after imbibing in 3 drinks, the milk was 0.01258 proof. That would be like adding 1 oz of 80 proof vodka to 3179 oz of mixer (over almost 80 liters). So, even though an infant has much less body weight, any of these percentage of alcohol in breast milk is unlikely to adversely affect the baby. Bottoms up!

sjlou

Interesting post fluffnutter, thanks,


I just discovered the Chinese Gender Chart on the babycenter website.
http://www.babycenter.com/chinese-gender-predictor

Just curious..does it match those of you who know pink or blue??

It says pink for me, and we've been feeling girl for a while now but with no concrete reason!

amyloofoo

Good luck Rummer! Thinking of you and hoping for a speedy and safe delivery, followed by lots of lovely new baby cuddles :grouphug:

LannieDuck

sjlou wrote: »

I just discovered the Chinese Gender Chart on the babycenter website.
http://www.babycenter.com/chinese-gender-predictor

Just curious..does it match those of you who know pink or blue??

My dates say boy... but my (two) 20-week ultrasounds have said girl...

TeamLowe

Same as Lannie, says boy for me but baby has 'three lines and nothing sticking out' x x

samtoby

Says boy for me. My 20 week scan said girl!

Good luck Rummer hope it all goes well and you are holding your baby very soon x

fluffnutter

sjlou wrote: »

Interesting post fluffnutter, thanks,


I just discovered the Chinese Gender Chart on the babycenter website.
http://www.babycenter.com/chinese-gender-predictor

Just curious..does it match those of you who know pink or blue??

It says pink for me, and we've been feeling girl for a while now but with no concrete reason!

I've just done it for my baby who's now 18 months. It says 'Congratulations. You're having a girl!'. Freddie was born in 2012 looking every inch the boy he is

firefly369

Rummer - Good Luck

Ellie - :jCongratulations:j What a drama. Hope you and baby are doing well.

Kerri - Best of luck. Hope baby arrives soon.

sjlou - Predictor says girl. Scans says obvious boy.

afm. My blood sugars are much lower on the metformin. It is sooo nice to have fruit and yoghurt back in my diet:T