12-24 weeks pregnant (part 4)

sexymouse

Aww that's lovely pinkpetal. Xx

Mancmama I've been feeling a bit better emotionally since the scan, and I'm over 14 weeks now so that was another milestone as that's how old Poppy was when she was born. Physically I'm still occasionally getting sickness and my heartburn is increasing but I've hardly got any bump at all (still wearing normal clothes) due to decreased appetite etc. I'm looking forward to maybe hearing the heartbeat next week. My son is off nursery for the summer so he'll be with me too so it would be lovely if he can hear it too. My 20 week scan is 22nd September so seems a long way off yet.

How are the rest of you feeling? Are there any scans due soon?

big5

Hiya, moving over here from the less than 12 weeks thread. Had my scan yesterday at 13+5 and everything looked ok. Just got to wait for the blood test results, but am so relieved to have seen the baby. It felt like such a long wait from bfp to scan!

The sonographer let us bring our 3 year old in, so my husband didn't miss out. He was a bit distracted by him though, when the sonographer made a comment about checking my ovaries, husband thought she meant the baby's!

Next appointment is with the midwife in 2 weeks.

Glad to hear your 20 week scans went well MancMama and Pink Petal!

Tinks05

My midwife told me to book my whooping cough injection from 20 weeks but when I called my GP they told me I can't book it until 26 weeks so everyone must work to different dates.

I woke up this morning feeling like I've been ran over by a bus. I've had lower back and pelvis pain since week 12, mentioned it at my 16 week appt and was told to call my GP if it got worse. I've got a pregnancy pillow and I'm sleeping with a pillow behind my back but nothing is helping. GP has diagnosed pelvic girdle pain and is referring me to physio but was very sneery about it. I felt like I had to justify myself which has really annoyed me. I fully expect some level of pain given all that goes on to the body during pregnancy, I just wanted to know if there's anything that can be done or that I can do myself to help. A family friend ignored aches and pains and ended up with lasting damage after pregnancy, she is still on crutches 3 years after giving birth, so this sort of attitude from doctors really winds me up.

sexymouse

Welcome Big xx

Ouch! Sorry to hear about your back and unsympathetic Gp Tinks. I've not experienced it myself so can't really advise. My friend was on crutches for her's though. I think she may have worn a support band to help with the weight of her bump but I'm not sure how she managed at night. I hope the physio helps. Xx

pink_petal

Tinks, that is a shocking attitude from your doc! I suffer from sciatica and when I first went to my GP to say I was pregnant I mentioned I was worried about it and she said there's specialist physios within the maternity units to deal with these things and at any sign of pain I'd be referred to them. I say ignore the GP and see what the physio says, they are trained to deal with these things and will know how common this is in pregnancy and exactly how to treat it! My GP also suggested that as I get bigger I invest in a support band...apparently it supports the bump and relieves some of the pressure on the lower back. I've not looked into it yet but you could give that a try too, she said she used it with two of her pregnancies and it really helped.

Thanks for the whooping cough info also, I'll phone my surgery this week and see what they say!

newcook

well, we had our 20 week scan and everything is going lovely! she gave us a little wave again which was nice! OH was disappointed that we were only given 1 picture (cost £5!!).
My midwife hasnt said anything to me about whooping cough jab! got a 24 week appointment with her in 4 weeks so hopefully she'll mention it then! I want to ask her about being tested for strep B so will add to my notes before I forget.

my friend at work finally had her scan and told everyone so I dont have to keep that secret anymore! though in a strange way I'm slightly jealous that she has been deemed 'at risk' so gets a scan at 28 and 35 weeks (or something like that!).


Tinks - thats an appalling attitude from your doctor! I dont know if it will help but apparently tiger balm is safe to use

Kynthia

Delurking from the other thread already.

Tinks you are right to push for a referral for PGP. I had it last time from early on and I'm getting it again the last few weeks. Some people think you're supposed to put up with stuff when you're pregnant but just because something is common doesn't mean it's okay to have it and not seek treatment or management of it. Depending on your type of PGP it's possible for you to make things worse if you don't get advice and there's a slight risk of doing damage to yourself that lasts after the labour. PGP isn't something you 'power through' there are things you need to avoid doing.

NHS physios are hit and miss so if you dont ferl they helped you may be better off finding a private physio or osteopath who has experience and training in PGP/SPD. Anyone that doesn't won't know how to work with a pregnant body. Don't buy your own bump support belts if you suspect you have PGP. The belt I needed for my type was just a simple belt that I wrapped very low down on my pelvis to hold it secure. Wearing it too high would have had the opposite affect and a mothercare bump support I looked at would have been very bad for me to wear due to going around my pelvis at too high a point. I don't mind anyone messaging me if they have any questions but I'll lurk occassionally on this board.

Tinks05

Glad to hear your scan went well newcook! £5 for one photo is extortionate! We paid £5 for four but the lovely sonographer gave us about ten in the end.

Thanks for the advice about the PGP! I am not the type to go to the doctors unless I absolutely have to and only called the GP this morning because my OH insisted after another night of little sleep. The GP was a man, perhaps if he had been through pregnancy himself his attitude would be different. Complete gender stereotyping there I know

I did consider buying my own support belt so thanks for the advice on that Kynthia. The physios are supposed to be pregnancy specialists, I think the problem will be actually getting an appointment in the first place - I imagine there's a long waiting list.

Kynthia

Like with anything medical, you should get assessed by a professional so that your individual issues are dealt with. My PGP was atypical as for me the pain was in my buttocks and it turned out one of the back plates of my pelvis was coming away, whereas the pubic bone is the more common issue. Therefore if I'd just done what worked for others I would have missed out on the advice for my situation and possibly made things worse.

P's. Women gps can be bad too. I had one not refer me for treatment after the birth for a year for a problem I had because she got better after that long when she had it! Women can assume that they suffered through things and so can you or not realise you don't have the same normal pregnancy things as they did. The trick is to know what you want when you go into the appointment and insist.

pink_petal

Hi all

Hope you're all looking forward to the weekend! I have a wee question...how much movement should I expect at this stage (21 weeks tomorrow). For the past week I have had SO much movement...wee kicks every few hours but yesterday I had a scare as she didn't move all day. I tried everything, eating sugary things, lying on my side etc etc and she was not for moving. I was starting to panic but then at about 9.30pm she gave a couple of wee kicks and another couple about an hour later.

Now again today, nothing. I know it's only lunch time but for the last week she was particularly active between 10am and lunch. I'm probably worrying over nothing and it's too early to do the kick counting but going from one extreme to another is making me really anxious!