MSE Pregnancy Club 28

clarabell1984

Thank you for all the supportive and informative posts!

Cats I fear I may have to do the same with my coat soon! Still squeezing into my size 10 but hoping to get another couple of weeks out of it!

I had to call into work sick today I felt utter pathetic not managing in over this stupid cold! I'm glad I did though, I'm feeling quite a bit better and well rested now

Tinks05

Finally getting around to posting. Isla Scarlett was born at 41+2 on 6th January at 4.44am, weighing 9lb 5oz.

The labour was long, I started getting pains at 10.30pm on 4th Jan and finally went into hospital at tea time on 5th January. I was completely traumatised afterwards, we wasn't expecting such a big baby, the growth scan we had just a few weeks before put her at 6lb 4oz so it was a big shock. It's true what they say though, you really do forget about it all afterwards.

I was completely unprepared for all the emotions after birth. I am so in love with my girl but I desperately miss the anticipation and looking at bump photos totally breaks my heart. And this is coming from someone who spent the last 9 months moaning! I really hope this stops soon, I can't bare it!

cats2012

Congrats Tinks!!

clarabell1984

Congratulations Tinks! What a lovely name hope you are both doing well xx

I've reduced down to 3 days a week now to use annual leave before my mat leave starts! Been lovely having an extra couple of days to get things down

Had a visit to maternity assessment on Friday night though with reduced movement from our wee bundle. I just didn't feel that it was as active as it had been so they asked me to go in for a couple of hours to monitor us. All was fine so was happy to get home but it really was very worrying!!!

Hope everyone is keeping well xxx

cats2012

Clara so funny you said that I've literally been in today for the same thing!! Silly babies worrying us already it's just mean xx

clarabell1984

Hope all was ok for you cats?

I don't know if it was just my emotions running away with me but I wasn't massively impressed with the midwives that dealt with us. They showed me to a bed and left us there for 25 mins (there were only 2 other beds occupied) and when they appeared back she kept saying "first baby is it?" As if to make out I was being paranoid! Then after I was rigged up to the monitors, she gave me a button to click everyone the baby moved. Which of course it started having a party and she came back and said "feeling more movement now are we?"

She had everything all signed off but felt like she never explained any of their findings and I was sent packing with "all is fine but give us a call if you're worried again". I was exhausted by that point and just wanted to go home.

Hope it's not like hat for the labour!

cats2012

Yeah all was fine. My experience was a bit better as she did take a while to wake up so sorry you had to experience that :-(

Agree though that I don't have anything to show for it - I was on the monitor for over an hour and all I have is a note saying all fine!

sexymouse

Congratulations Tinks xx

big5

Congratulations Tinks, glad to hear your little lady has arrived! . Although slightly freaking out that I'm nearly top of the due list now, haha! Hope your emotions settle down a bit soon, it's all a bit of a rollercoaster in the early weeks.

Saw the midwife this morning. She thinks the baby's had a growth spurt, bump measurement has gone from just over 50th centile 2 weeks ago to just under 90th. Have another growth scan booked for next week anyway, so will see if she's right.

sexymouse

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