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WittyName1 wrote: »Now I'm wondering if I should be worried about a weight of 450ish grams at 21wks and 4 days....
That's about 16 oz I think.
Oh god i'm sorry.... don't even think about it if it wasn't mentioned to you. That was just the sonographer talking she probably doesn't have a clue and to be honest she might have been just making conversation
I'm sure if it's an issue your consultants or midwife will raise it with you, as mine will, i shouldn't have been spouting on here really
Once baby is healthy then that's all that matters
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The sonographer was probably just making small talk and says it to loads of mums! Sure, we're all going to sneeze and the babies will fall out, right?!
Absolutely! I remember watching One born when i was pregnant on #2 and this teenager popped out her 1st baby with no bother at all, the midwife was praising her and she said "i've had lots of practice - i get constipated a lot"!! Makes me smile every time i think of it! No bother to us.0 -
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Hi all, hope your all getting on well I had my anomoly scan yesterday and all is great with baby thank god but they saw blood vessels running across my cervix that may cause complications.
She said I may not be able to have a normal delivery and to make sure the hospital check me properly, I then came home and stupidily googled what she had on report and hve scared myself so much
Have an app with my gp next fri so will e counting down the days to that and hopefully will get some answers.
Was it a private scan you had? Your GP wont be able to give you any answers about this Keelan, mention it to your midwife/doc at the next hospital visit and they can book a scan for you. Even if the placenta is low lying at the anomoly scan nine times out of ten it grows up with the uterus. In the mean time if you see any bleeding go straight to the hospital and tell them about the scan.0 -
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Good luck for your scan tfak - I was nervous too but I'm sure it will be fine and you'll get lots of good looks at the baba.
I'm having a Pukey morning it just comes from nowhere - so strange really, I'll be fine for days and then suddenly I'll have a bad day and be up early running to the toilet. Going to stay in bed with my little boy and have cuddles this morning I think 0 -
Morning ladies, how's everyone doing? Woshy how was your hols??
Hope everyone who is awaiting their anomaly scan is not too nervous, and everyone who has had them hope all is good mines not till next week and I can't wait.
Blueberry, a trip away to nyc will be lovely!! We time off in March so we're hoping to get away down the country for a few nights
I've had a mental busy week just with family events and our engagement party and now I am laid up in bed with a suspected chest infection but gp can't see me till tomorrow which is a bummer oh and I have carpal tunnel in both hands to boot!!0 -
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I had scan last week too, all looking good and baby also measured in at 15oz. Did you find the sonographer comment on that much? Mine kept going on about how big baby is, 2 wks ahead apparently (i was 21wks on day of scan and average should be 10/11oz), and she asked how big my other babies were and how i got on delivering them. To be honest she put the sh*ts up me that this baby is going to be massive She said a few times "wow that's some belly baby has" and so on.
No she didn't comment on the size at all, but then again she wasn't the most talkative person so that could have been it too!! Only for me asking questions there would have been silence! I guess it better to be measuring bigger than too small, I think according to the scan I am measuring 5 days ahead so not much overall, glad your scan went well, it's such a relief xx0 -
Was it a private scan you had? Your GP wont be able to give you any answers about this Keelan, mention it to your midwife/doc at the next hospital visit and they can book a scan for you. Even if the placenta is low lying at the anomoly scan nine times out of ten it grows up with the uterus. In the mean time if you see any bleeding go straight to the hospital and tell them about the scan.
Thanks girls, hope everyone is doing well, weeks are flying by
Yes it was a private scan tfak she gave me a report and picture showing vessels running across my cervix and on report it says I need to be checked for vasa previa.
I have an appointment with my doc this fri but not back in hospital till 28.5 weeks should I contact them before then or just wait?
It's been really upsetting me because I don't no what to expect and when I googled it it said that in some cases they do c -section at 35 weeks. Hopefully this is just worst case scenario but has me worried.0 -
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Thanks girls, hope everyone is doing well, weeks are flying by
Yes it was a private scan tfak she gave me a report and picture showing vessels running across my cervix and on report it says I need to be checked for vasa previa.
I have an appointment with my doc this fri but not back in hospital till 28.5 weeks should I contact them before then or just wait?
It's been really upsetting me because I don't no what to expect and when I googled it it said that in some cases they do c -section at 35 weeks. Hopefully this is just worst case scenario but has me worried.
GOOGLE IS THE DEVIL!
Vasa praevia would be a pretty big concern and you certainly wouldn't be allowed to labour or have your waters broken, that doesn't mean an elective section at 35weeks though, it might mean lying in in hospital towards the end of the pregnancy. The vessels may move as the membranes grow with the uterus, I wouldn't be in a mad panic to go back to the hospital ASAP, they might not be able to fit you in before your next appointment anyway.
Vasa praevia is pretty rarely picked up on scan and it's only of benefit to you that it has been seen. I've seen vessels in the membranes after placentas have been delivered before, as an incidental finding after a birth.
As I said before any bleeding at all or any pains go straight to your hospital, call them on the way in and bring the scan report with you. Hopefully it will all be ruled out soon enough.
I should add that as you don't get an anomaly scan I guess you are attending one of the slightly smaller units around the country, don't be afraid to ring up and ask to speak to the doctor from your team - just ring Mon-Fri 9-5 and they should be able to bleep someone for you, just if you want reassurance or to discuss it with someone in the hospital. Like I said before your GP wont be able to give you any guidance on the matter, what they might do is panic and send you to the hospital emergency room, which would probably just waste everyones time.0 -
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Oh Allirog :(I saw your facebook pic with your supplies! I hope you feel better soon - take the chance to rest loads! I've loads of e books if you need anything t read
I bought the baba's first outfit today in Tesco - a little pink babygro with born in 2015 on it. I'm all excited now! I also ordered the cloth nappy library newborn kit so will have little cloth nappies for her until she grows into the ones I have. I did buy one pack of newborn disposable nappies today as well though, just in case.
I've started a little hospital stash in the babas room so I added them to that - I have some maternity pads and breast pads leftover from last time that I kept. Teksco has a special on at the moment, two packs of pampers newborn nappies (in a few sizes) for €8 if anyone wants to start stocking up. I only needed one pack so bought Tesco brand ones 0 -
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@Woshy, thanks! My supplies are quickly diminishing my poor dog doesn't know what to do with herself having me here midweek
The little outfit sounds just lovely too!! Bet it's so nice to be able to buy pink we have loads of stuff here that both sides are buying for us so we are well stocked already. My mam is knitting like mad too 0 -
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It's funny to think of your placenta that's inside you now, doing it's job, minding it's own business being examined. Some of my baba's birth is a bit hazy (because gas and air is surprisingly good!) but I vividly remember the doctor having a good ol look at my placenta to make sure everything was there and what it looked like with the cord on it. They don't show you that part on TV!
Allirog - I bet the dog is in heaven! I always say that me having a baby was the best thing to happen to our cat because he gets me at home all day now, instead of being by himself while we're at work
It was fun buying pink - hopefully the sonographer was right! I bought a little two pack of leggings too, one pink pair and one grey with polka dots. My husband laughed when he saw it, I have a polka dot obsession and he said I'd have her in nothing but polka dots and pink :O Funnily enough, I usually think the girls sections in shops have a better selection but as today I was only buying girls stuff (two of our friends had girls recently and i was buying pressies) the boys section in my local Tesco had much nicer stuff. Typical!0 -
@Woshy, thanks! My supplies are quickly diminishing my poor dog doesn't know what to do with herself having me here midweek
The little outfit sounds just lovely too!! Bet it's so nice to be able to buy pink we have loads of stuff here that both sides are buying for us so we are well stocked already. My mam is knitting like mad too
So exciting buying supplies and clothes. We haven't bought anything yet - I said I'd buy the first bits when I hit the 24 wks (which is the week before we go NYC so I can see that trip being a baby shopping spree). Will start stocking up on other stuff once back from hols in March I'd say.... we did get out baby car seat and buggy last week - off my parents - one they had for a foster baby last year - brand new only used in house for a couple of months... weird seeing it sit in the spare room (which will be the nursery) But exciting too... :-)
A bit of a more personal question but are you girls going to breast feed or bottle feed? (Sorry I know it was mentioned before but baby brain and 50+ pages isn't helping here!)
Another random q - what are the usual hosp appt dates? As in what weeks (presuming all is normal no issues highlighted)
Keelan - try not not worry - I'm sure you'll you'll be well looked after.... better to know about these things now...) 0 -
I breastfed my little boy for 6 months and plan to do at least the same again this time (all going well). I can't say it was my favourite thing in the world to do but despite a few hiccups at the start (I pumped for the first week) I was able to do it with no problems, I had a good milk supply so he thrived and it is much easier and cheaper! I don't think it's too personal a question, I know I'm happy to talk about it anyway. I'm all for being open about it and had no problems breastfeeding in public etc. It's weird the first time but then you just get over it Breastfeeding can be tough so I think the more we talk about it the better, some women are very hard on themselves if it is difficult or doesn't work out but it's tough for everyone at the beginning - then it gets really easy
The hospital dates get closer together the more pregnant you are, I don't think there is typical weeks that you have appointments per se. I can't remember exactly when each phase happens from last time but I think it went from four weeks between appointments from about 25 weeks on, to two weeks between appointments to a week between them at the end - in Holles St anyway. My next appointment is at 25 weeks and I think then I'll have one at 29 weeks and then fortnightly for a bit - from what I can remember anyway.
So exciting being able to buy baby stuff in NY. I am very envious and so handy about the buggy and car seat!
We bought a new car today, my husband drives to work and I'm at home with no car during the day. Since we bought our house and moved further out that's just leaving me too isolated so we decided a second car was necessary with two babies. We bought a proper family size car - it was all about the room for buggies and two car seats and things. I'd not interest in how it looked or how "cool" it was. I am sadly excited about it. Times really have changed 0 -
Woshy the dog is totally in heaven, she's loving it. She's nearly 9 so she's enjoying being a lazy bugger in the house
Blueberry you'll have to hit Old Navy!!! Omg! I love their baby stuff!! Bet they have nice mat wear too!!
Re breastfeeding: I'm definitely going to try it that's for sure but I'm not going to keep it up for long if I'm being honest, I just know already that I'm not going to have the energy and I'll need the help of feeding etc so if I can do it for the first few days well that's all I want. But in saying that, that could change!
What car did you get woshy?? I changed my car in March last year so I can't change that yet but my partner changed his before Christmas so we have a proper family car!0 -
Woshy the dog is totally in heaven, she's loving it. She's nearly 9 so she's enjoying being a lazy bugger in the house
Blueberry you'll have to hit Old Navy!!! Omg! I love their baby stuff!! Bet they have nice mat wear too!!
Re breastfeeding: I'm definitely going to try it that's for sure but I'm not going to keep it up for long if I'm being honest, I just know already that I'm not going to have the energy and I'll need the help of feeding etc so if I can do it for the first few days well that's all I want. But in saying that, that could change!
What car did you get woshy?? I changed my car in March last year so I can't change that yet but my partner changed his before Christmas so we have a proper family car!
We bought a Citroen Xsara Picasso. It's a proper mammy wagon! We were going to buy a small two door for my husband to take to work and I'd have our current car but then I realised that our car is small enough when you take into account two babas with car seats and buggies and things so we've gone bigger
Sure, see how you go with the breastfeeding. You might end up sticking with it or you might not, no pressure! I sort of combination fed. My baba got one bottle of formula or pumped breast milk at about midnight that my husband gave so I got to sleep from say 10pm - until the next feed at 2am or 3am. If we hadn't done that I probably would have struggled a lot more and possibly killed myself due to sleep deprivation!0 -
I have a Ka and he got a Cee'd so we're grand with just one babs I think I bet a Picasso will be easier on your back too if you've to lift 2 into car seats so yours not bending as low as you would with just one baby!
Yea I'm gonna see how it goes but I'll be chuffed with myself if I can manage just a few days, the most important colostrum feeds I suppose. We'll see after that!! 0 -
I have a Ka and he got a Cee'd so we're grand with just one babs I think I bet a Picasso will be easier on your back too if you've to lift 2 into car seats so yours not bending as low as you would with just one baby!
Yea I'm gonna see how it goes but I'll be chuffed with myself if I can manage just a few days, the most important colostrum feeds I suppose. We'll see after that!!
Definitely - already lifting my little boy into his car seat while pregnant is tough. I'm really looking forward to all the extra space and height we'll have. We have a Peugeot 207 and it was grand for one baby, no problems at all.
It's good to have a breastfeeding goal to start off with and then see how you go, much less pressure that way!0 -
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I might check out the baby monitor as well actually. Our one has died a death (we stopped needing it a while ago anyway) and I don't want to get a fancy video/sensored one as our house is quite small and it will only be used when the baby is napping and I'm downstairs - she'll be in our room with us for the first while. I like the look of it compared to some ones of a similar price.
Allirog, you're dangerous for getting me to spend money! 0 -
Blueberry22 wrote: »Oh.... some good offers there in aldi tomorrow - I may have to break my "24 week rule"...Lol.
laughing to myself here as ye are talking about cars and baby Seats and height etc.... I had a 14 Hyundai i30 - really happy with it, nice car, nice spec etc.... hubby needed rid of his car as it was turning into an unreliable money pit so he went looking and.... well lets say he now drives a lovely 141 Hyundai! While I drive a new stepway - kinda like a qash qoi - I totally played the "I need the extra space/height etc when bubs comes along"...... ah sigh... He's too soft.Lol
You're incubating a human for him - you have to milk it for all it's worth! If you had to get a new car anyway you might as well be in a good sized family one 0 -
I love the excuses with come up with just to get new things we like, but obviouslyyyyyy we need aswell
Woshy ya can't go wrong with a few aldi bits now can ya
my mother in law has our monitors sorted so I don't need to think about that. I just need to sort the gates. Our stairs is in our sitting room so we need to start training the dog to not go up there which is going to be ssooooooo hard!!! 0 -
I do love me a bit of Aldi, I have to say
Great idea to get the dog used to not going upstairs etc. His little world will change so much. At first our cat was not impressed with the gates blocking his route to go to bed but then learned to go between the bars or jump over it.0 -
Yea we want to start it sooner rather than later (says I as the dog is currently up in the bed, our bed, not hers!!) aaahhhhhh big changes for her too!!
I must take a picture of the bits and pieces we have already! I'm 21 weeks tomorrow and can't believe it. It feels like it had dragged but then I can't get over how fast it's been0 -
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Yea we want to start it sooner rather than later (says I as the dog is currently up in the bed, our bed, not hers!!) aaahhhhhh big changes for her too!!
I must take a picture of the bits and pieces we have already! I'm 21 weeks tomorrow and can't believe it. It feels like it had dragged but then I can't get over how fast it's been
Hopefully the next 19ish weeks will go quickly for you too! I feel the same way, the sickness dragged on and felt like I was just getting through the days for ages but then I think that I'm 23 weeks on Friday and I wonder where the time has gone.0 -
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Yea we want to start it sooner rather than later (says I as the dog is currently up in the bed, our bed, not hers!!) aaahhhhhh big changes for her too!!
I must take a picture of the bits and pieces we have already! I'm 21 weeks tomorrow and can't believe it. It feels like it had dragged but then I can't get over how fast it's been
Yep - snap. The first 6 or 7 weeks - until we told ppl absolutely dragged on but the last 8 or 9 weeks have flown..... Its mad - over half now.. tri 3 is nearly rearing it's head for some here even.... (just about rearing it's head but still)0 -
Ah, I see what you mean about it being personal - I completely agree I think as long as baby is being fed and is thriving then that's the main thing, not the source. I was bottle fed (my mum was on medication where she couldn't breastfeed) and turned out fine too. It was important to me to breastfeed and I'm so glad I did but I get not wanting to do it. I will say that once you get established it is easier than sterilising and making up bottles and stuff.
You could always just try for a few days like Allirog and see how you go, if you're not sure what you want to do?0 -
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Re breastfeeding: I'm definitely going to try it that's for sure but I'm not going to keep it up for long if I'm being honest, I just know already that I'm not going to have the energy and I'll need the help of feeding etc so if I can do it for the first few days well that's all I want. But in saying that, that could change!Blueberry22 wrote: »Plus it's more convenient in terms of hubby feeding baby etc (I'm quite selfish really.Lol) I'd also know my sister in law had a very tough time with my nephew... I can be quite particular and I don't like the idea of not knowing how much baby has actually taken... this probably all sounds very odd.... I know all about the colostrum and antibodies etc etc but we all turned out fit and healthy....... sigh!
I'm going to put my professional hat on and say to the two of you please please do some breastfeeding classes/preparation BEFORE you get to about 36 weeks. Think about going along to your local Cuidiu meet up or even find your local health centre and go to the public health nurse breastfeeding group, it's a great way to open the door and make it easier for you to go once you've had the baby too.
Know how to hold the baby, know how to hold your breasts (something Irish women are afraid of), know how to hand express milk, have realistic expectations of the first few days and the first two weeks (these are the biggest hurdles).
Be prepared to give it a really good go and keep an open mind, if after a few days you've had enough then fair enough, stop, I can promise you that no midwife will ever judge you for how you choose to feed your baby, I think it's counter productive to commence breastfeeding with the intention of pumping or stopping in the first few days (either do it or don't). Pumping is something you can certainly do down the line or at the start if necessary, like Woshy did, though I'm sure she'll agree when I say pumping is extremely hard work.
Breastfeeding is a learned skill, not something that just magically happens after the baby is born, it takes work and like I say the first few days and the first two weeks are very hard but after this it gets easier - definitely more convenient than making bottles!
For me personally, I see breastfeeding as the norm, I come from a breastfeeding family, it's what I grew up with and I don't expect to do anything else. Equally I can appreciate that for people who grew up surrounded with bottles find that normal too - please believe me when I say no one will make you feel guilty for any feeding choices, just be honest with your midwife, they're just trying to support you.
Now... just back to me. I'm amazed at the shopping that's going on, I've not even contemplated a purchase yet, a friend of mine gave me a babygro the other day that says "I
boobies" on it and I love it but to say it's freaking me out would be an understatement! I did see some beautiful clothes in a shop today though! I might have a think about a purchase or two when I'm in London in March.
Has anyone started yoga or anything yet? I'm being as active as I can, still going to dance class every week, cycled 12km today too, which I'm pretty happy with, did a fair amount of walking and cycling yesterday, though punctuated my day with food (cinema, dinner out etc)! :pac:0 -
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I do agree, pumping is a massive pain in the arse. Thankfully I saw a lactation consultant and got sorted and was able to feed him myself directly. So much easier!
The breastfeeding support groups at your health centre that tfak mentioned are great, I went every week and made some new friends I've grown very close to. As we've moved areas my phn has changed - she rang today to introduce herself and have a chat and one of my first questions was is there a breastfeeding group! I went to a Cuidiu meeting a few weeks ago and they were very welcoming too
Yoga is not really my thing tfak but I'm hoping to start Aquafit soon to start building my strength up again after the sickness. I did it loads last time. Pregnancy Aquafit is mega expensive but most local council pools have classes that are a quarter of the price and pregnant women are welcome - you just tell them at the beginning of the class.0 -
We bought a Citroen Xsara Picasso. It's a proper mammy wagon! We were going to buy a small two door for my husband to take to work and I'd have our current car but then I realised that our car is small enough when you take into account two babas with car seats and buggies and things so we've gone bigger
Sure, see how you go with the breastfeeding. You might end up sticking with it or you might not, no pressure! I sort of combination fed. My baba got one bottle of formula or pumped breast milk at about midnight that my husband gave so I got to sleep from say 10pm - until the next feed at 2am or 3am. If we hadn't done that I probably would have struggled a lot more and possibly killed myself due to sleep deprivation!
Woshy do you mind me asking which bottles you used for the midnight feed. I am 22+4 now and hoping to BF however I like your idea of hubby doing a feed so would like to have a couple of bottles just in case. There are so many different bottles that I just don't know which to go with. Thanks.0 -
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Woshy do you mind me asking which bottles you used for the midnight feed. I am 22+4 now and hoping to BF however I like your idea of hubby doing a feed so would like to have a couple of bottles just in case. There are so many different bottles that I just don't know which to go with. Thanks.
We used the Tommee Tippee closer to nature bottles. They worked well abd my baba never had a problem taking a bottle. They're actually on sale in that Aldi link for €15.99 which is less than half the price they are in places like mothercare.
Giving him one bottle was actually handy in the end because when I wanted to stop breastfeeding he was used to bottles and didn't care where the milk was coming from. My husband loved being able to feed him every so often too. If I was awake I'd just do it myself but it was nice to have the option of a bit more sleep!
I have the matching breast pump and steriliser so it all fit together which was handy. I'm hoping to pump a little bit more this time so I'll have milk in the freezer to use and avoid formula as much as possible.
Green paper - I feel the same, wanted this baba to have a few new things of her own and yes, remembering to prepare and bring enough bottles etc is a pain, especially if you get delayed or your baba is unexpectedly extra hungry. So handy to just get your boobs out! I'm looking forward to all the downtime too, where you have no choice but to to sit on the couch and cuddle because the baby is feeding. 0 -
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