Due July 2012 Thread

Welcome minxy moo, and congrats!
I'm finding this thread a god send! I'm 7 weeks!

I would love to get a private scan done before Christmas too, there is a place around the corner from where I work, so I might try and convince hubby that the money's worth it!

I'm going to the CUMH in cork. It's the only maternity hospital in cork, so I didn't have any other choice!
It's not far from home anyway, about 20 mins maybe on a good day.

Thanks ladies, so happy to be a member of the July club
I think private scans are a great idea, I can't wait till I'm far along enough for a scan. Driving me mad not knowing how it's all going in there! I'm quite impatient!

Has anyone told their parents yet? It feels kinda strange not telling my mother, on the other hand don't want the rest of the family to find out just yet, any thoughts?

cyning wrote: »

I'm all excited for the Toy Show tonight... is that a bit sad?! Had a really crap night last night so hopefully tonight is better!

No not sad, ah sure it's festive. I opt'd for recording the Sixth Sense though... which is not very festive at all really

Minxy Moo wrote: »

Thanks ladies, so happy to be a member of the July club
I think private scans are a great idea, I can't wait till I'm far along enough for a scan. Driving me mad not knowing how it's all going in there! I'm quite impatient!

Has anyone told their parents yet? It feels kinda strange not telling my mother, on the other hand don't want the rest of the family to find out just yet, any thoughts?

I decided today I'm going to get an early scan right before xmas when I'm 8.5 weeks. I really want some reassurance before xmas and then I might feel better re telling the rest of my family on xmas day. I told OH that it will be my xmas present as a way to justify the cost! I think you can get them for 95, anyone hear of lower.

I'd say to tell your mother & just tell her to keep it to herself. My parents passed away years ago but we told OH's parents straight off & told them to keep their mouth shut!

lmullen wrote: »

Quick question how did any of you decide on what hospital to go to - I've a choice of 4 (Holles Street, Rotunda, Coombe and Mullingar) I've no friends or sisters with children yet so not too sure where to go - any suggestions?

I went with what's easiest to access. Really you'll hear loads of good stories & a few bad stories about every maternity hospital. How you get on probably depends on who's on shift on the day you go into labour.

javagal wrote: »

No more dodgey discharge for me thank god! Really need to relax and try enjoy this, I really just wanna see baby's heartbeart for comfort but can't afford a private scan before xmas.
Nipples feel like they have pins and needless!!

Woohoo for java. As above I'm going for an early scan. Really want to see the heartbeat!

Hope it's. Of a uti java!

Well got onto home birth assoc today. There's really only 4 midwives that come to where I am. Two are booked already for July, wtf! One charges 6k and you only get 2400 of that covered by hse and the other is male which I don't think I'm comfortable with. I'm so bummed, really wanted a home birth but can't afford to pay 3600!!!! Even the others charge about 3500 so you still have to come up with 1100 which I certainly don't have but could pay off over a while.

I'm to call the two that are booked for July in a few months but it's not looking good.

I had a bad bleed this evening: went to hosp (and tmi) but my cervix is still closed and its kinda stopped now. Completely stressed out: they hooked me up to a drip for awhile and i have to go back in for a scan tomorrow... I just want my baby so much. This is my second bleed so its just so much worse. Fingers crossed everything okay but I just don't know.

cyning wrote: »

I had a bad bleed this evening: went to hosp (and tmi) but my cervix is still closed and its kinda stopped now. Completely stressed out: they hooked me up to a drip for awhile and i have to go back in for a scan tomorrow... I just want my baby so much. This is my second bleed so its just so much worse. Fingers crossed everything okay but I just don't know.

Cyning, my heart goes out to you. Best of luck with the scan tomorrow - I really hope all is well.

To Silly,
If you drink soda water which quinine - Schwepps brand has this it may help you.
Some one I know found that this helped when she was pregnant.

Cyning, been thinking of you since I read your post.
Fingers crossed you will have good news today. You and your partner are in my thoughts.

Does anyone know if it's ok to take apple cider vinegar during pregnancy?

cyning wrote: »

Good news from me...... eveything okay. Baby still there. Theres a nice strong heartbeat: they've told me that at this stage I have a 95% chance of everything being okay... The relief is absolutely unbelievable. I bawled.

I do have a small what looks like a clot and they think thats where the bleeding is coming from: I'm still spotting and they think I might have another bleed, but the relief is unreal!

And I got a photo of baba: well s/he looks like a blob but it fab!!

Oh that just made my day cyning!!!
So Happy for you!
Had a little brown spotting myself last night but only for about ten minutes.
I can't imagine the relief you must feel xx

Cyning that's great

I'm really tired today and I have cold, but I bought today 2 pairs of trousers in Mother and Care and top - finally my bum feels comfortable

Judging by my calculations, I'm due on July 28th! Feeling pretty ok so far except for severe tiredness and sore boobs. I have my first doctors appointment on Monday. It's my first pregnancy and I don't know what to expect. The different hospital care also has me very over whelmed

Cyning I'm delighted for you! I would have cried too when I saw my little bean/blob after that scare!

KillerKity wrote: »

Judging by my calculations, I'm due on July 28th! Feeling pretty ok so far except for severe tiredness and sore boobs. I have my first doctors appointment on Monday. It's my first pregnancy and I don't know what to expect. The different hospital care also has me very over whelmed

I'm due 28 July as well!
Spoke to my sister this morning and told her still no morning sickness. She said her & my other sister had it right from the start so it looks like if I was going to get it I would have gotten it by now.
6 weeks as of yesterday, woohoo

Still getting the light brown discharge but I am being calm about it as it's only about the size of a cent coin every 1-2 days.

Thought at 9 weeks I was getting away with sickness
Baby has proven me wrong

I'm quite literally praying for the next few weeks to fly by: I can't wait to have pizza night back on Sat night with himself and to be able to eat a chocolate!

I have a Christening Saturday but don't know if I'll be able to go: my oh is Godfather so I'd love to go but we'll just have to see: I don't have he energy to go for a shower today so a Christening might be beyond me!

I often don't drink on night's out without people noticing: if its 7up I'm drnking I literally just say it malibu and 7up: just stay in a round with my oh noone is ever any the wiser!

Oh silly, I feel for you! But if you've had it since Saturday, and it's still an actual headache, and not the remains of one - then I would go to the doctor. And double-check about the paracetamol, I read that it can affect the fertility of your unborn child. I'll see if i can find the article, because it might have been specific to a particular trimester...

And of course, make sure you are drinking water and that you have no bright light sources in the corner of your eye - they are both instant headache triggers for me!

Edited to add:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23895684-infertility-link-to-paracetomal---painkillers-during-pregnancy-can-harm-boys.do

Not the article I read, but one along the same lines, it is fairly recent research which contradicts some existing guidelines.