MSE Pregnancy Club 28

Scotsbride

time2deal wrote: »

Hello ladies.

GTT day for me today. I'm just in the waiting period now, then have to stay around after for other scans and appointments. I was dreading today, as I have to be here from basically 9-5 but so far it's lovely. Sitting outside in the shade, and I mixed up appointments so actually I only have to be here til about 3.

I've also accepted that if GTT is bad then it's not the end of the world. I am reassured by ladies losing weight on the diabetic diet which i need to do anyway. So a silver lining. Having to stick to a diet wouldn't be a bad thing.

I also think that getting out of the house is another reason I'm enjoying today. Lots of people watching as I think I'm starved of real life human contact.

So a better day so far than expected, even with two random near vomiting episodes. Long may my good mood last

Big hugs the diabetic diet is more a low GI diet and the dietician should be able to offer alternatives should you crave certain foods other than that it really about portion control and what you eat with what.

lilmissreading

SewIt wrote: »

Sorry Monty, that was me cause I'd seen you post on here, and not heard from you on the 12-24 week thread, so I assumed you had moved on up. Didn't mean to offend, sorry if I did.

I seem to be getting random panics about movement and growth at the moment. I think I have a small bump and therefore think the baby isn't growing right and I also get really worried when I don't feel any movement for a while. Anyone else getting this? I think it might be cause I'm down for the extra growth scans so I am just more aware that something can go wrong. I also have a friend who lost her baby at 24 weeks so I think that is playing on my subconscious.

Arrrgghhh, I thought the hard bit was getting pregnant!

I started recording the movements today, 10.15 / 11.30 / all through lunch time / 14.15 / 15.30 so there is evidence that they are regular and I am just been a silly idiot. Please tell me to get a grip!

Hope things are moving for you PommeVerte. Come on mini Pomme!

27+2 and there are still people who are surprised that I am pg, so small bump also. This worries me too. He mostly likes to move 9pm-midnight but otherwise very quiet. I get the odd one during the day. I think this is because I am on the go every other time. It's finally taking its toll I think.

Spent Monday and Tuesday in night tears. Had a drop in lazy daisy class on monday, got lost and missed it so burst into tears. It would have been my first. Last night was making dinner and came up and cried about tiring myself out by making dinner so I was too tired to eat it but still hungry. Luckily DH been lovely,

:wave: alioops, monty and sewit.

Off to practise not crying, eat dinner and go to sleep.

Apologies for low brain response.

time2deal

Oh Lilmissreading - sorry to hear about the tears! I'm really out of control with them now (28+0), I can really cry at anything. I was at the hospital today and they had TV on a loop - one of them was a brief video like a 30second version of OBEM, just showing after the baby is born and put on the mum.

I had to make myself block it out each time it came around and I couldn't stop tears coming into my eyes. And I an NOT a person who normally cries, but now I cry regularly, and properly sob sometimes.

Sleep definitely helps. Being tired is the hardest thing.

I'll copy what I put on FB.

Phew what a long day! But all good news. GTT results tomorrow, but the baby is measuring ok for dates. He won't be a small baby, but consistent with his mum he has a massive head and is quite tall, but small abdomen like his dad. So tall, thin and big headed! I'll take that. Plus my cervix is still stable and the prematurity clinic actually discharged me. And the last appointment was with one the random doctors and we actually found a nice one, who diagnosed a minor UTI (as I suspected) and gave me confidence that my C-Section will only be done by a senior consultant.

I arrived at 8.45, and left at 4pm -home by 5pm and I slept like a log for 90 minutes. But overall pretty good, and every doctor, nurse, scanner we ran into today was competent, nice and relatively on time, which inspires confidence overall.

GTT results tomorrow so hopefully the news remains good!

In hindsight I feel a bit bad complaining about being out and about from 9-5, it's what many of you ladies are still doing every day. I can only say it's hard wandering around all the departments all day, with a bit of worry thrown in. But I am happy to be home, and DH made me a fantastic lamb chop dinner.

Lemon_Tree

glad you had a good day t2d hope your results come back fine.


Lilmiss, keep a watch on yourself, I got to the stage where I was constantly crying because I couldn't cope with anything and it was down to exhaustion. I've felt a lot better since I've been signed off sick.

lilmissreading

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

glad you had a good day t2d hope your results come back fine.


Lilmiss, keep a watch on yourself, I got to the stage where I was constantly crying because I couldn't cope with anything and it was down to exhaustion. I've felt a lot better since I've been signed off sick.

thanks t2d and lemontree. I'm not normally a crier either. Nothing wrong with crying obs just feels odd for me.

Yes think one of the reasons I was so interested in your work dilemma was that I find there is a lot of pressure at my job (waxes and wanes but all waxing currently - is that right?) and I am hopeless at delegating, plus there is a big lack of people to delegate to and am covering other people being off.

Have started reviewing my diary and being brutal about my jobs - those that can wait are going to have to. Making sure to arrange diary to fit in face to face work on less days and therefore aim for working from home one day a wee. Got a day off next Weds. Dh is in charge of dinners (freaks him out ). No food shopping - focused on eating contents of freezer. Planning nice things - got quiet weekend so bit of sorting, lot of sleeping, time with DH, make most of mse suggested john lewis loyalty card and have free cake/coffee, send DH to cinema while I eat m&s treat dinner and made time to book hairdresser and leg wax for wedding on 1st August.

MIL says there is a home birth programme on channel 4 at 9pm if anyone interested.

Having lolz at watching him indoors kick the heck out of my tummy and seeing it wobble

LailaP_2

Welcome Monty

Credit_crunch Sorry to hear about your grandad. Hubby and I had never had any bereavements and we've lost a nan each during this pregnancy!

T2D glad your appointments all went OK and fingers crossed for good test results, I am sure you will be fine.

Peonie Good luck with your appointment tomorrow. I have been loving Lazy Daisy, had my 2nd class last night. Hope you enjoy it too.

cmace2 All sounding very positive! How exciting!

lilmissreading Sorry to hear you have been feeling emotional, sending hugs. Agree with Lemon Tree, is getting signed off work an option?

AFM I had a bit of a meltdown yesterday, as well as the moving stresses, I got told yesterday I had moved departments at work. No prior warning, just my new boss leaving me a voice mail saying welcome to the team. There is a lot of other work carp going on that I won't bore you with but I ended up going and getting signed off for 2 weeks as I just can't deal with all at the moment and thankfully my GP agreed that I didn't need it when pregnant. I do feel a lot better already just knowing that work has been taken out of the equation for a bit.

Lemon_Tree

lilmiss, i'm exactly the same, useless at delegation, mostly because there's not really anyone who I could delegate to as many of the team lack initiative.
please watch yourself and don't be afraid to tell them when enough is enough, the hell I put myself through feeling that I was failing work and letting them down, when in reality they were very much at fault. I have felt such relief having been signed off I would never have believed it.

time2deal

lilmissreading wrote: »

MIL says there is a home birth programme on channel 4 at 9pm if anyone interested.

Having lolz at watching him indoors kick the heck out of my tummy and seeing it wobble

It's on OBEM. Starting now.

LailaP wrote: »

AFM I had a bit of a meltdown yesterday, as well as the moving stresses, I got told yesterday I had moved departments at work. No prior warning, just my new boss leaving me a voice mail saying welcome to the team. There is a lot of other work carp going on that I won't bore you with but I ended up going and getting signed off for 2 weeks as I just can't deal with all at the moment and thankfully my GP agreed that I didn't need it when pregnant. I do feel a lot better already just knowing that work has been taken out of the equation for a bit.

I don't know how you cope with moving in the first place, without the work stress on top! Glad you are signed off.

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

... I have felt such relief having been signed off I would never have believed it.

I think we are all struggling with work. Even though I'm working from home I can't wait to finish up this week. I find it very stressful and tiring, and that's without the commute!

Next week will be calm admin catchups, and hopefully get a bit of crafty stuff done and just feel more relaxed instead of worrying about work.

teaandcakeordeath

Just had to get oh to come and lift me out of bath. have spent last two days doing diy- have at least another 3 days of diy and could honestly cry right now. Hip is absolutely b*ggered and i've kicked my sciatica off. Am at antenatal class all day Saturday and then back in work on Monday so no time for rest. Supposed to be working overtime for the next 2 weekends to put the extra away as a little cushion for when mat pay reduces- will prob only be about £150-£200 though. Feel totally sorry for myself atm.

Hope you're all well. xx

alioops78

time2deal wrote: »

I think we are all struggling with work. Even though I'm working from home I can't wait to finish up this week. I find it very stressful and tiring, and that's without the commute!

Next week will be calm admin catchups, and hopefully get a bit of crafty stuff done and just feel more relaxed instead of worrying about work.

This definitely for me. I worked from home today and really struggled to get into this morning then the IT gods stepped in and they decided to upgrade the login network at 2.45pm which meant I couldn't log in for the rest of the afternoon yay :rotfl:.

I'm only in for 9 and a bit weeks now and I have 3 people to train up all by myself and am expected to have them know everything that I know, fat chance of that happening. The 2 people I am training now is a full timer and a part timer and the 3rd person won't start with us until the 4 August and I'm finishing on the 19 September. I feel like I can't have any time off between now and then and I felt so rubbish on Monday that I would've been better staying home but still dragged myself in. I'm not paid enough to care this much :rotfl:.

Glad the appointments went well T2D.

And now that I've ranted a bit I can't remember who said what so hugs to all that need them.

Pomme hope everything's moving for you as we've not heard from you for a couple of days.

Just been given a load of clothes from the SiL which is great, a mixed bag of stuff including knickers, socks, shoes, bathers and clothes from 3mths to 3 years but hey we ain't gonna turn down free stuff.