*July 2018 Mummies*

[Shanivy]

Thanks hun. Awk how sweet are they lol. Get your feet up and enjoy your OH and child free Friday night, someone ought to have a nice relaxing night tonight !! Xx

 

[PeanutButter]

Shan, do you feel any better after tho? Hope the meds help.

Shep, me and hubby was at it daily haha. Also the night before I had my bloody show the hormones in sperm help soften the cervix it's the same hormone they use in the pessary to induce you (sperm obviously has way less). X

 

[JemRose]

PB thanks for mentioning this!! I had no idea. Looks like I'm gonna have to try and muster up some sort of sex drive towards the end haha!

 

[Shanivy]

PB nah feel exactly the same to be honest hun. Just nowhere near as dehydrated. They told me to try eating jam on toast or something to bring my blood sugar up. So I did try some but still feel so illl despite the anti sickness meds. And still have the runs (which I think is the problem) so really may end up back in for more fluids tomorrow. Xx

To be honest the thought of sex right now seems more like hard work lol but come full term it'll be happening whether I like it or not. Worth a try. I love this little girl but she is killing me here

 

[_GG_]

Awww Shan, I'm glad you're home but I do wonder if being admitted short term will help you a bit more. Fingers crossed you feel better quickly wherever you are.

 

[_GG_]

So I've been quiet because this happened today. I am so in love.

 

[JemRose]

Ahhh GG that's amazing!!!

 

[Shepherdess]

This is really random but I'm not imagining it so going to ask...has anyone ever heard their baby kicking?

I never got this with dd but every now and again, maybe once or twice a day when baby kicks I hear it. It's just like a little click or snap sound. It's not loud and to me sounds like an elastic band snapping off a pad of paper. Just wondering if it's a normal thing? It's weird

 

[Shepherdess]

You can ignore the above post haha I Googled for a while and turns out some people do get it and it can be babys joints clicking or my pubic bone. It's interesting as I never had it with dd but her shoulders were very loose/clicky when she was tiny

 

[Shanivy]

Shep hearing baby's joints clicking is a little bit freaky! Xx

GG how cute, the work never stops does it lol xx

 

[LuckyLaura]

Wow I feel like I've just caught up on millions of posts.

Mala- that must have been so scary! Hope you are feeling less stressed out and not too sore from the whiplash. Also really pleased to hear that the baby has been checked and they say that everything is fine. I can totally understand why you are feeling more on edge now but hopefully you've been able to relax a wee bit. Fingers crossed your car gets sorted, we just had to pay £120 for a spring on the car and the mechanic found something else wrong while we were there haha

Shan- you've really been through the mills with this pregnancy. I got a bit confused there so not sure whats happening but I'm glad you got the IV hydration and hopefully things have improved in terms of the sickness and dehydration and upset stomach. Im confused whether you needed to go back in the end haha maybe i missed some of it.

Also whoever it was who said they have an oblique breach- there is still totally time for the baby to move so fingers crossed hehe Did they say when they need the baby to have moved by or is it just anytime up til the birth?

Jem- I'd have drop kicked your OH for saying he'd rather be pregnant than have a cold. Properly drop kicked. Especially since you have not had any kind of easy time with this, just shows his lack of understanding and I'd have to knock some sense into him haha

I literally can't remember anything else that was said so sorry if I missed anyone.

I've been off the radar lately as I took the GD thing really hard just when you set it on top of the mountain of other things stressing me out at the moment. I had my first appointment with the diabetics team last wed and my husband couldn't make it because long story short it was his only day off this week and he needed to go to an embassy to submit a passport renewal application in person and the appointments clashed- so I insisted he went. He was pretty upset and wanted to be supportive but it was important.

Anyway- the diabetics appointment was pretty long and drawn out, I spoke with a doctor, a nurse took bloods, another nurse explained how to use the equipment to test my blood and then I saw a dietitian who didn't put my mind at ease at all about the eating situation and just seemed to be super strict and it was awful.

The worst thing is I found out I qualify for GD by 0.1 point on one of the three blood tests. So for the sake of 0.1 point I would have been fine but now I have to go through all this drama.

I then had to go to maternity for my 28 week appointment so by this stage I nearly died of starvation (and dramatics) cuz it was 2pm and I hadn't eaten since 7. They had told me I'd only be there about an hour or so in total when they called to give me the appointment but I was there from 10am. My mum whinged at the reception and a nice auxiliary bumped me up the queue which I felt mega guilty about but also relieved when we got out about 3.00pm. All in all everything was fine, the urine sample, BP, babys heart rate...everything baby related was fine. Even my blood measurement that the nurse made me do in front of her was absolutely fine.

I've been struggling with the testing of my blood myself over the past few days. I find it really restrictive and although all my blood readings have been absolutely fine its still stressing me out doing it. Also you have to do it one hour after eating and I find it's making me do less cuz I don't want to be in the middle of something when I need to do a reading. As someone who has a fear of needles its actually getting harder, not easier, to process psychologically and to physically pull the "trigger" on a spring loaded needle into the side of my finger. To make things worse last night I had to do it 3 times cuz my finger just wouldnt bleed!! Ended up in fountains of tears trying to jab the shit out of my hands and all of my fingers hurt xx

 

[Shanivy]

Laura sounds like you're having a pretty rough ride too!

As to me, have to call if I don't get any better today incase I need readmitted for iv fluids for the dehydration. Still the same just trying harder to keep hydrated as much as possible and keep my blood sugar from going so low. I maybe made it sound more complicated

I'm sorry you're having such a time of it. I have a friend who got diagnosed with type 1 when we were teenagers and I remember the state she would get herself in trying to manage pricking herself properly. She had a terrible fear of needles and found it easier for someone to do it for her, maybe try getting OH to do it for you? Hopefully that part gets a little easier for you and at least your results are not all over the place. That's a positive. Xx

 

[Shepherdess]

Sorry you've been feeling so rubbish about everything laura. I can't imagine I'd want to inject myself daily and I don't have a fear of needles. Shanivy probably has the right idea about asking your oh to do it although obviously he works which may be tough. Definitely don't put off doing things because of it, you'll be thinking about it constantly if you do

It was me who's baby is oblique breech, everything is right down in my pelvis.I'm confident she'll turn. I've got another midwife app in two weeks, if she hasn't turned then I'll be given a scan. I've already agreed with oh that I do not want an EVC, it's a totally different situation but dd was born in distress and I hate the idea of stressing baby out especially when an evc only works 50% of the time. But I'm sure even if I was booked for a c-sec I could cancel if she turned. I'm sure she'll turn well before then anyway

 

[Shanivy]

Shep I hope she turns for you. Evcs are horrible in my opinion, if baby was still transverse or moved into breech like they thought she might I'd have not gone for one either. Fx for that next appointment xx

Currently laying in bed feeling bored, sick and a little sorry for myself. Supposed to try and stay away from dd incase I'm contagious (which it probably is) but try telling a four year she can't see her mum after barely seeing her for days. All she wants to do is lay beside me. She even said "I'll be good I promise" and felt so guilty and had to explain its not her fault. So she's laying beside me anyway for a little while. If I am contagious the chances are everyone is my household will catch it anyway so what can I do? OH is currently dettol/bleaching the house for me. First time I think he's ever properly cleaned haha.

 

[LuckyLaura]

Laura sounds like you're having a pretty rough ride too!

As to me, have to call if I don't get any better today incase I need readmitted for iv fluids for the dehydration. Still the same just trying harder to keep hydrated as much as possible and keep my blood sugar from going so low. I maybe made it sound more complicated

I'm sorry you're having such a time of it. I have a friend who got diagnosed with type 1 when we were teenagers and I remember the state she would get herself in trying to manage pricking herself properly. She had a terrible fear of needles and found it easier for someone to do it for her, maybe try getting OH to do it for you? Hopefully that part gets a little easier for you and at least your results are not all over the place. That's a positive. Xx

I don't think you made it sound complicated at all, I think my brain has vacated my head hahaha I swear baby brain is taking over my life. That's good that you are getting rest, I saw your other post too and poor wee Ivy. I'm sure your heart just broke when she said she'd be good as if it were somehow her fault she was being kept at bay. definitely keep us updated on how you are doing and if you feel you need to go back for IV fluids don't hesitate as awful as I am sure it is being hooked up

I guess it will all be worth it in the end and if it was just me id probably be like screw this and not bother. It's only because it could have an effect on her that I am doing it and I keep having to remind myself over and over that it's for her to get me geared up to do it. I definitely have been getting myself in a state, its just by the time ive built up to even do the prick then it doesn't even work and you have to do it again...and then by the third time I can't see what I'm doing for tears xx

 

[LuckyLaura]

Sorry you've been feeling so rubbish about everything laura. I can't imagine I'd want to inject myself daily and I don't have a fear of needles. Shanivy probably has the right idea about asking your oh to do it although obviously he works which may be tough. Definitely don't put off doing things because of it, you'll be thinking about it constantly if you do

It was me who's baby is oblique breech, everything is right down in my pelvis.I'm confident she'll turn. I've got another midwife app in two weeks, if she hasn't turned then I'll be given a scan. I've already agreed with oh that I do not want an EVC, it's a totally different situation but dd was born in distress and I hate the idea of stressing baby out especially when an evc only works 50% of the time. But I'm sure even if I was booked for a c-sec I could cancel if she turned. I'm sure she'll turn well before then anyway

I think I'd be even more scared without the control of it but my husband works really long hours at the moment. Maybe he's trying to escape the hormonal beast I've become hahaha You are completely right, I've ended up thinking about it 24/7 since wed and everything seems focussed so I never seem done pricking myself. Barely done it and suddenly its time to do it again.

Ah see I knew someone mentioned it but couldn't remember who, sorry haha I'm sure that's helping with the wanting to pee 29485 times. I'm going to show my nice lack of experience here and ask what an EVC is? Is that when they try manually to re-position the baby ? xx

 

[Shepherdess]

Ah see I knew someone mentioned it but couldn't remember who, sorry haha I'm sure that's helping with the wanting to pee 29485 times. I'm going to show my nice lack of experience here and ask what an EVC is? Is that when they try manually to re-position the baby ? xx

Yes that's right, I only know one person who's had it done, it didn't work and she said it was very painful. I've read stories online which obviously is bias as people rarely tell their good stories but the official statistics aren't high of success

 

[JemRose]

Well I'm stuck in a catch 22. My feet are unrecognisable and numb due to swelling, so I need to keep them elevated. But by keeping my feet elevated it sets my SPD pain off and then my pelvis seizes up and I can barely move. Feel so stuck and can't win either way!

 

[LuckyLaura]

Ah see I knew someone mentioned it but couldn't remember who, sorry haha I'm sure that's helping with the wanting to pee 29485 times. I'm going to show my nice lack of experience here and ask what an EVC is? Is that when they try manually to re-position the baby ? xx

Yes that's right, I only know one person who's had it done, it didn't work and she said it was very painful. I've read stories online which obviously is bias as people rarely tell their good stories but the official statistics aren't high of success

I've heard it is supposed to be very painful. I don't know personally how I would feel to do it, but if the success rates aren't even looking good...it's a pickle.

I feel mega inexperienced when it comes to this whole pregnancy/parenting thing xx

 

[LuckyLaura]

Well I'm stuck in a catch 22. My feet are unrecognisable and numb due to swelling, so I need to keep them elevated. But by keeping my feet elevated it sets my SPD pain off and then my pelvis seizes up and I can barely move. Feel so stuck and can't win either way!

You're going to have to practice your handstands...

But seriously, that sounds horrendous I guess getting stuck with your feet elevated will help with the swelling but not so good for your pelvis! xx