MSE Pregnancy Club 27

mrshappy

Gosh, the weekend goes by far too quickly, a well, only 12 weeks left at work

I have a bit of a random question-I had a belly piercing done about 10 years ago and took it out about 5 years ago, yesterday it started being a bit sore and today it is quite uncomfortable and very red. Does anyone know if this is just down to stretching? I wasn't expecting anything like that to happen, especially as I haven't had a bar in it for years.

I've not started looking at nighties yet, so am interested to see where is the best value I also hadn't given any thought to what to wear in labour, aaaagh.

con1888

claire16c wrote: »

I got one for about £7 in the debenhams sale. I'd ideally like a water birth so will wear a bikini top for that.

Con could you watch the Winter Olympics on tv? I've been watching that in the mornings past couple of days x

I don't like the olympics much lol, but going back to work tomorrow anyways I never thought I would use THAT smiley with that sentence but be good to get a bit of a routine again. Work is stressing me atm though but not much I can do about it really.

faith2009uk

mrshappy wrote: »

I have a bit of a random question-I had a belly piercing done about 10 years ago and took it out about 5 years ago, yesterday it started being a bit sore and today it is quite uncomfortable and very red. Does anyone know if this is just down to stretching? I wasn't expecting anything like that to happen, especially as I haven't had a bar in it for years.

I still have my piercing in (with a maternity bar) so not sure if it's down to stretching or not. However, mine has stretched ALOT these last couple of weeks (31 + 5 now) and has occasionally looked a little red. Hopefully someone will be along soon who knows more

mysecretalias

Stsarina I've been ok this weekend, thanks for asking no more bad 'crampy' type pains. Just the general achyness and slightly uncomfortable belly but I think baby is growing so my belly this weekend, especially all the skin south of my belly button, feels SO stretched like it's about to tear!! It's such a weird feeling my belly feels so tight it's almost like I can't stand up properly!!

I have just opened a bag of Haribo (completely absentmindedly), eaten about 3, then realised my next midwife appointment is tomorrow and if I have another urine test that shows high sugar they might actually throttle me (the last time it happened was also ironically due to pre-appointment Haribo consumption....it's like my kryptonite). So I'm now sat on my bed staring out the bag of Haribo half hoping it will just spontaneously disappear because I don't think I'm strong enough to touch it without accidentally eating more......argh

mysecretalias

Mrshappy and faith I have also had my belly pierced for about 12 years, and I had to take my belly bar out at about 12 weeks because I found it also got really red and angry, and at that point my belly hadn't really even started to grow - I wonder if it's something to do with hormones in pregnancy reacting to the pierced part of skin in your belly button.

So I completely took mine out, but I do put it in for an hour or so every other week because I'm paranoid about it closing up, even though after about 6 years they never heal up by themselves anyway (so the experts say).

Mine does seem to have been ok since I took it out though so it's weird that yours is red even though you haven't had a bar in for ages. Maybe just do some salt washes and see if that clears it up? Again it's probably just the hormones I expect, I tend to blame them for everything I can't explain

mysecretalias

con1888 wrote: »

I don't like the olympics much lol, but going back to work tomorrow anyways I never thought I would use THAT smiley with that sentence but be good to get a bit of a routine again. Work is stressing me atm though but not much I can do about it really.

Con I am the same, I am not even enjoying my job at the moment but if I'm at home for more than a few days (like I was last week due to my hip) I get cabin fever!! Though I've just put that down to living at OHs parents at the moment - I hope once we move into our own place I'll be more happy being at home without feeling like I have to get up and go out every 5 minutes!!

I am loving the Olympics at the moment though :d

mrshappy

Thanks secret and faith, I've been slathering it with savlon cream and will try salt wash. If it doesn't settle I'll ask a midwife at work during the week-it's very handy being in the same building as them

claire16c

Msa I thought the urine test was just for protein? So you should be able to eat your haribo

At one point when I was ill the only stuff I ate was sugary bits and I've never been tested or had anything come up about sugar?

Hopefully someone else can confirm!

Kynthia

claire16c wrote: »

Msa I thought the urine test was just for protein? So you should be able to eat your haribo

I think they might test for more than one thing as I'm sure they're also checking for infection. Twice they've sent mine off for further testing as their tests showed a possible infection but I had no symptoms and nothing was found. What was funny was right at the start I had symptoms of an infection and got antibiotics, but their dip test didn't show it. :rotfl: So I think symptoms are a more reliable indicator.

I've just googled and they test for ketones, sugar, protein and bacteria/blood cells (two indicators of infection).

9ja4life

Ethan arrived dramatically on the 7th.

Thursday 6th, I woke to wee as usual around 6am and found blood clots when I wiped. Looked in the loo and there was more. It was bright red and I remember thinking this is not right. I called DH, he brought my phone and I called labour ward. They said to come in bring my bags and they cannot say if I’ll still have a homebirth.

Got to hospital, had an examination and large clots came away in the consultant’s hand. Some quite alarmingly large. She said I was 2cm dilated and sent me to go walk the stairs for an hour. I wasn’t in any pain, didn’t feel anything. Went off, found breakfast, ate and walked. Came back and passed another clot almost as big as my fist! I was still fine and not in pain. She advised breaking my waters and starting labour via drip. The midwife suggested monitoring so I opted for monitoring. I was hooked up to CTG to monitor baby’s heart rate and my contractions. Heart rate was fine. I was contracting every 10 mins or so but didn’t feel it. 8pm, they came back and said I will be kept in and DH to go home so off I went to general ward.

Friday 7th – 5.15am ish, got up to go wee and fluid just leaked everywhere! Trailed me to the loo! Was told my waters had gone. 5.30am I started having lower back ache and numbing pains in both legs on and off till about 9am. The midwife said to time it and I needed 3 contractions each lasting over 45secs in a 10 min period before they can do a check. I kept having 1 or 2 lasting up to btw 1 to 2 mins in every 10 mins so I decided to have a bath. Didn’t quite like being in the bath as being on my back caused me more pain.

11.30am – I insisted on being checked against the midwife’s advice. I was 6cm dilated. Got wheeled to labour ward and hooked to CTG again cos of the bleed. Had meptide – made me slightly sleepy and pain bearable. Around 2pm pain went up lots of notches. MW tried to help me breathe through them. I was completely and utterly exhausted. She suggested epidural to help me rest and I agreed - I was 8cm dilated. Immediately the anaesthesiologist came, he got called to theatre so didn’t get it. At this point, I just couldn’t push anymore. MW checked and I was 10cm, I felt this incredible, indescribable and unbearable pain. DH said he could see the head and whenever I stopped pushing, it went back in. Next thing, I heard look at me! – I opened my eyes and there were about 9 people around. Apparently baby’s heart rate dropped from 140 bpm to 80 bpm and I was zoning out. Had 2 midwives on either side pushing back my hips and knees as his shoulders were obstructed and wouldn’t drop. I was asked if they could cut – I said yes, got injected, cut and he was born at 3.09pm!

Now, I’m going to go back and catch up!