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I hear ya on the digestive discomfort, Minty! I think I'll re-name myself Chicago!
We collected our buggy and car seat yesterday, when I saw the little straps for the car seat and the tiny little head support I nearly flipped! I just cannot imagine a scenario where I'll be putting someone that small into a car and driving around with them! Jaysus the responsibility of it all! :eek:
Last week I couldn't wait for baby to be born and now I just want to keep it safe and sound in my belly. . . . its going to be a long next few weeks I think!!!!0 -
taxus_baccata wrote: »I hear ya on the digestive discomfort, Minty! I think I'll re-name myself Chicago!
Renaming yourself Chicago - hahahahahahhaahha, nearly fell off my chairtaxus_baccata wrote: »We collected our buggy and car seat yesterday, when I saw the little straps for the car seat and the tiny little head support I nearly flipped! I just cannot imagine a scenario where I'll be putting someone that small into a car and driving around with them! Jaysus the responsibility of it all! :eek:
Its things like that - sends me into a tizzy!0 -
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taxus_baccata wrote: »*****Baby dust infused with love and best wishes on the way to you EmmaB*******Oh Emma, you poor thing. Lots of baby dust & prayers going your way. The very best of luck today and I hope your OH or someone else is going with you today. You definitely will need the support. Have everything crossed that all turns out just fine for you. xxemmab, thoughts are with you today. Hope it all goes well. xThoughts are with you today Emmab, Hopefully all will be fine.
sending you loads of baby dust xxMy thoughts are with you Emmab, loads of ***baby dust***MintyDoris wrote: »Emma - thinking of you today. Have a candle lit for you and looking forward to reading that it all went well for you xSunshine2000 wrote: »Hope everything goes ok Hun!SupaDupaFly wrote: »Sending lots of baby dust and prayers your way emmab. X
Thanks so much everyone for thinking of me and my tiny little blue bump. They put a blue dye into the amniotic sac to test to see if I had a ruptured membrane that I just hadnt noticed . So, currently junior is blue. The amniocentesis hurts like a bee sting but it is totally manageable. I was so afraid to move just in case they ended up stabbing the baby that I was paralysed from the wrist down. I could use my hand to squeeze my OH hand until my knuckles went white but that was it. But, if anyone has to have it done, it really doesnt hurt so don't be afraid.
I had to wait a couple of hours to see did the dye run out which would indicate a rupture. It turned out that this is the case but they have also sent a sample of the fluid for testing for genetic disorders. They could also see that his kidneys are developed so that is not the problem.
Most likely it is the membrane rupture which has occurred before 23 weeks and there is now very little fluid there
So, I am not sure how to take it from here. Everyone in my family is praying for my baby but he is so small and so young that I just don't want to get too hopeful just in case I have to say goodbye soon
Any lots of love to you and your bumps for all the support
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Minty Doris, totally agree with you on the weight gain, far from craic! I had lost over 2 stone well before I got pregnant so to see the poundage go back up was quite difficult! :eek: I'm consoling myself with regular walks and generally trying to keep fit. I think that if OH and myself are in the routine of walking every evening, we have some hope of keeping it going when baby arrives! The kicks are magic aren't they? Our little messer LOVES kicking me in the belly button which feels weird, but I love it!
Oueen of Shebs: you are so right, a new top etc. and dolling up can make a huge difference. I felt like an elephant on Friday, went to shopping centre bought a t-shirt for €8 in DP and wore it on saturday with make-up etc. Felt a million times better!
Supadupafly: the tininess is astonishing!!!!
Well its the start of another week, can't belive I'll have 27 weeks down on Friday! Feeling a little nervous about starting the 3rd trimester, I think I am getting a little bit slower and tireder already!0 -
Hope everyone is doing well.
Emmab, still thinking of you and hoping that all is well.
Sometime during the night baby moved from a transverse position to what feels like head down. Yesterday I was feeling kicks on the left, punches lower right and hiccoughs on the right side but now the hiccoughs are down low and kicks are up at the top of the bump. Hope he/she stays that way now.
We're still trying to sort out our antenatal and birth care with the HSE, but at least they have finally scheduled the meeting we agreed to nearly two months ago
It's not like there is any urgency or anything!
But we're doing fine without them. Went to my GP (who's 100% behind us) for a check up yesterday and everything is spot on.
Other than that experiencing the same weight gain as the rest of you. Just trying to eat as healthily as possible and avoid "filler" foods because I was already carrying extra weight before the pregnancy.
Only about 16 weeks to go.0 -
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Emmab. Keeping you all in my prayers.Keeping you and your little one in my prayers as well Emmab. Hopefully the bleeding will stop soon.Oh emmab. Had been thinking of you too & wondered how u were doing. I do hope the bleeding has stopped by now for you and is one less thing for you to worry about hopefully. Big hugs xxx
Hey everyone, just a quick update. I had another scan yesterday at 25 weeks. My little baby is considered small. He weighs 1lb but should be 1.5lb. Also the amniotic fluid had dropped to a pool of 1.5 cm when it had been at 3.6. But...i had gushing the night before so I blame that.
The results from the amniocentesis are not back yet. They imagine it will be back on Friday so I have another appointment then and I just have to wait til then to hear back.
The staff in the Rotunda are lovely but I have to admit that I have begun to dread going there as I only ever receive bad news. In fairness to them, the midwives are so upbeat and the sonographer is empathetic also but the consultant makes me die a little inside every time he gives a prognosis.
I hope all your little bumps are cooking away nicely for the next three months or so - just as they are supposed to!!!!0 -
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I have hospital app with midwives tomorrow. Reading a book called "ina May's Guide to Childbirth" I would have been all on for an epidural, now I just don't know! I've so many questions for them tomorrow and I don't want to come across as a tree hugging hippy or a contrary mary! (if ye know what I mean?!) So far my list of questions includes, will i be able to eat and drink during labour, will I be shaved (down below, it says in the book that they sometimes do this - I do not want a blade near my nether regions!), who can be at the birth, I think I'd love to ahve my mam there (she knows EVERYTHING
!) All the tests I got at 12 weeks: no one has ever told me the results of them - no news is good news I suppose!
Are glucose tolerance tests routine? I hate needles, although by I now I think I'd suffer anything to protect bump!0 -
All of those are reasonable questions, and I'd be very surprised if they take issue with you asking them. Depending on the hospital you might also want to enquire what their policies are regarding rupturing the membraines, episiotomy, and internal monitoring during labour.
The best advice I can give you is to start researching birth plans now, draw one up with your preferences, and discuss it with your practitioner.
If I haven't been written off as a contrary mary you surely won't be
Remember, this is your body and your baby and it is very important that you are comfortable with everything that happens during the process, and that includes understanding what is being done and why, and having given permission for it to happen.0 -
Thanks Squiggler! I'm a bit worried as I'm going public and my care is going to be midwife led, I's always thought to myself that "sure the hospital knows best" and that I'd leave myself into their hands! After reading bits of the book I'm not so sure anymore. I'm not afraid of giving birth, but now I see that I'd like to give birth the way I want to! Hoepfully I'll be able to do that! I'll report back tomorrow! 0
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taxus_baccata wrote: »Thanks Squiggler! I'm a bit worried as I'm going public and my care is going to be midwife led, I's always thought to myself that "sure the hospital knows best" and that I'd leave myself into their hands! After reading bits of the book I'm not so sure anymore. I'm not afraid of giving birth, but now I see that I'd like to give birth the way I want to! Hoepfully I'll be able to do that! I'll report back tomorrow!
Midwife-led care is probably the best option for having the most choice as the midwives seem generally more inclined to let nature take its course and let mothers listen to their body more. Consultants tend to be more inclined to active management and unnecessary intervention.
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taxus_baccata wrote: »I have hospital app with midwives tomorrow. Reading a book called "ina May's Guide to Childbirth" I would have been all on for an epidural, now I just don't know! I've so many questions for them tomorrow and I don't want to come across as a tree hugging hippy or a contrary mary! (if ye know what I mean?!) So far my list of questions includes, will i be able to eat and drink during labour, will I be shaved (down below, it says in the book that they sometimes do this - I do not want a blade near my nether regions!), who can be at the birth, I think I'd love to ahve my mam there (she knows EVERYTHING!) All the tests I got at 12 weeks: no one has ever told me the results of them - no news is good news I suppose!
Are glucose tolerance tests routine? I hate needles, although by I now I think I'd suffer anything to protect bump!
It may vary from hospital to hopsital but speaking as someone who has given birth twice at Holles Street I will try to answer your questions from my experience!
They don't encourage you to eat during labour in case you need you need to go under general aneasthetic. I was able to drink water, not sure what their policy is on other drinks. For a vaginal delivery they do not shave you as a matter of routine not sure about a c-section. You can chose whoever you want to be at the birth, but only one birthing partner allowed. They don't tend to contact you with your results unless there is a problem but all results should be placed on your file which you have access to. The glucose tolerance test is not routine. 0 -
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I don't think any of the hospitals go in for routine shaving any more, it had no practical purpose beyond making it easier for them to see what was going on and only increased risk of infection for Mum (and discomfort during recovery with itching etc). They used to administer routine enema's too - nice!
Vel, t's funny how everyone is different. I wouldn't like anyone (other than hubby and people who have to like midwives etc.) touching or rubbing the bump.
We're still trying to decide whether we want to get a gender determination scan done. When he thinks yes I think no and then I change my mind but so does he 0 -
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