May 2016 Babies Club

McBubbles

Ok, here goes. Baby no. 2 on the way. Have a 2 yr old daughter. Due mid May, a little shocked and very excited

Career Aspirant

Good luck to you. I am 4 weeks , 3 days today and baby due early May 2016

yellow hen

Congratulations girls. I think I'm about 5 weeks so due early May. Second baby too. Exhaustion has hit already

teggers5

Congrats ladies!
Just found out today I'm pregnant and due mid May! So so excited. We got married only 3 months ago and was definitely not expecting it to happen so quickly!

McBubbles

Congrats everyone! Yes, tiredness is awful. Let the madness begin! Hope you are all keeping well

teggers5

Have my first doctors appointment on Thursday. It's been 13 years since I've been pregnant so it might as well be my first
The tiredness is a killer, and the sore boobs!

otwb1

Early may for me as well. No 2 on the way. (eek)

pythonista

teggers5 wrote: »

We got married only 3 months ago and was definitely not expecting it to happen so quickly!

Very similar here - my EDD is almost exactly 10 months after our wedding :pac:

yellow hen

I sent in my antenatal care registration to the Coombe last wed and had my appointment sent out on Friday. First scan is end of October so I think I'll be about 13 weeks. I'm 99% certain I ovulated around cd7/8 so I reckon I'm a week ahead of most of the due date calculators so I'm probably about 7 weeks this week. Feeling good...much hungrier throughout the day, lesser so in the late eve and really tired. In bed and fast asleep by 9:30 most nights. How's everyone else feeling?

teggers5

Went to see gp last Thursday and she was to send my letter to the hospital that day so hoping I'll hear back from them soon.
I don't think it's actually sunk in yet that I'm pregnant!! Going by the pregnancy apps I'm 5 weeks 2 days today..

yellow hen

teggers5 wrote: »

Went to see gp last Thursday and she was to send my letter to the hospital that day so hoping I'll hear back from them soon.
I don't think it's actually sunk in yet that I'm pregnant!! Going by the pregnancy apps I'm 5 weeks 2 days today..

I don't know about other maternity services but in the coombe you no longer need a letter from your GP. I didn't bother this time. I might closer to the time just so I don't have any nasty surprises when they scan me. I've an irrational fear of an early miss this time.

teggers5

yellow hen wrote: »

I don't know about other maternity services but in the coombe you no longer need a letter from your GP. I didn't bother this time. I might closer to the time just so I don't have any nasty surprises when they scan me. I've an irrational fear of an early miss this time.

Oh I'm not sure how it works these days. I automatically went to see my Dr first. I'll be attending Waterford Regional Hospital.
I seem to have an irrational fear of EVERYTHING lately. And googling every little thing is really not helping! I'm hoping it'll pass soon and I can relax and enjoy the pregnancy.

Lucuma

Hi ladies, I'll join this thread. Due no.2 on the 1st May. Have a 1 year old already. Am 8 weeks since yesterday. Am retching in the morning, but only actually puked once thank god. Feel nauseous all day. Feel pressure in my tummy. Had terrible cramps all weekend, stomach cramps though. Am taking a variety of ginger products now to calm the nausea down, but they are making the heart burn worse. 3 weeks til my first appointment/scan on Wednesday, will be so great to tell people. Between the rugby on Sat & the football all ireland on Sunday plus a girly dinner Fri night I spent the whole weekend pretending to drink/explaining why I wasn't drinking. Hate this phase!!
Congrats teggers I recognise you from the brides of 2015 thread! At least now you won't be feeling an anti climax after your wedding :-)

teggers5

Lucuma wrote: »

Congrats teggers I recognise you from the brides of 2015 thread! At least now you won't be feeling an anti climax after your wedding :-)

Thanks Lucuma and congrats to you too!
Yes the wedding seems a distant memory now.

yellow hen

I think I'm 8 weeks this week and although I'm not sick, I just feel crappy most of the time. Evenings are probably worst and dinners just don't seem to settle. I'm also exhausted. Willing away the next 5 weeks so I can just get my scan over with.

teggers5

Congrats yellow hen..
I'm the same, the nausea is pretty mild but I'm feeling absolutely sh1te all the time and shattered regardless of how much sleep I get.

kelly08

Hi All
Thought I would join this thread as I just found out I am pregnant. We have been trying for over a year and just found out today (about 4 weeks). It's a great surprise but a shock! Feeling a bit nauseous already, light headed and definitely tired (I thought it was work as I've been travelling!). Frightened and excited all at the same time. Booked a doctor appointment for tomorrow!

Lucuma

teggers5 wrote: »

Congrats yellow hen..
I'm the same, the nausea is pretty mild but I'm feeling absolutely sh1te all the time and shattered regardless of how much sleep I get.

yeah the general feeling of sh1te is, well, sh1te
Only a few weeks to the 12 week mark then we can talk about being pregnant all day!

pythonista

Lucuma, teggers - I was on the 2015 brides thread on my main account too

teggers5

pythonista wrote: »

Lucuma, teggers - I was on the 2015 brides thread on my main account too

I wonder how many more "brides of 2015" will be joining us here :P

elliebelly

hi all, came across this thread and thought id post as im 5 weeks pregnant and new to all this, be nice to having people to talk to about it! been having mild cramps on and off, i was googling and most people say its quiet normal? has anyone else had that?!😕

Kathy22

First time mum due May 15th, went to my doc this week just to confirm it. Excited but also very nervous of every cramp and pain. Exhausted all the time but have had no nausea or morning sickness which is good. The worst is the tiredness and the heartburn. Rang the Retunda to book my scan but got a voicemail so hopefully hear back Monday. I wish I could fast forward to the 13 week mark. Dying to feel 'safer' and to tell people. I feel like I have so much to learn :O

Lucuma

pythonista wrote: »

Lucuma, teggers - I was on the 2015 brides thread on my main account too

Congrats! Was it a honeymoon baby!! We were trying since the wedding (after having practically taken a vow of chastity beforhand I was NOT under any circumstances going to not be able to drink at my own wedding !!!) and it took 3 months which I was pleasantly surprised at !

Lucuma

elliebelly wrote: »

hi all, came across this thread and thought id post as im 5 weeks pregnant and new to all this, be nice to having people to talk to about it! been having mild cramps on and off, i was googling and most people say its quiet normal? has anyone else had that?!😕

On my first I had this a lot. I think it's womb stretching pains. Don't have so much of it this time around

pythonista

Lucuma wrote: »

Congrats! Was it a honeymoon baby!! We were trying since the wedding (after having practically taken a vow of chastity beforhand I was NOT under any circumstances going to not be able to drink at my own wedding !!!) and it took 3 months which I was pleasantly surprised at !

Not quite - apparently conceived two and a half weeks after the honeymoon though! EDD is almost exactly ten months after the wedding...

Kathy22

Has anyone had a rash or itching. I have developed a dotty rash on my shins, elbows and stomach and generally feel itchy. My doctor advised against antihistamines when i first visited as i do have a tendency to get allergies. Just wondering if this is something anyone has experienced or is it just me and my weird self

Lucuma

Kathy22 wrote: »

Has anyone had a rash or itching. I have developed a dotty rash on my shins, elbows and stomach and generally feel itchy. My doctor advised against antihistamines when i first visited as i do have a tendency to get allergies. Just wondering if this is something anyone has experienced or is it just me and my weird self

Just keep an eye on it. Could be this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruritic_urticarial_papules_and_plaques_of_pregnancy

Just keep an eye that it's not on palms of hands or soles of feed as it could be cholestasis of pregnancy (a liver condition) doesn't sound like it's that though

Kathy22

Lucuma wrote: »

Just keep an eye on it. Could be this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruritic_urticarial_papules_and_plaques_of_pregnancy

Just keep an eye that it's not on palms of hands or soles of feed as it could be cholestasis of pregnancy (a liver condition) doesn't sound like it's that though

Thanks for the info Lucuma, its more eczema which I haven't had since I was a child. I will inform the doc at my scan next week.

cinloom

hi all i am due start of may 16. Did anyone explain to you difference between semi private and public ?

Firstime

Hi....Newbie here.

When do you have your first scan? We are waiting for Holles st to make contact .

We are new to this baby business so I just assumed it was 12 weeks. I don't want to ask anyone as its still all secret!

Lucuma

cinloom wrote: »

hi all i am due start of may 16. Did anyone explain to you difference between semi private and public ?

Sorry in my hospital we only have public or private so I dunno

Kathy22

Firstime wrote: »

Hi....Newbie here.

When do you have your first scan? We are waiting for Holles st to make contact .

We are new to this baby business so I just assumed it was 12 weeks. I don't want to ask anyone as its still all secret!

Hi Firstime, we are going private in the Rotunda and they offered us an early scan if we wanted as well as our 12/13 week scan. We had it yesterday and got to see the teeny tiny baby and see its heart flickering away. Once we decided on private we were directed to the relevant clinic and booked in our date. They booked the early scan and 13 week scan on the same phone call.

Kathy22

cinloom wrote: »

hi all i am due start of may 16. Did anyone explain to you difference between semi private and public ?

Hi cincloom, we were also confused with public/private and semi. The main thing is cost, wait times, room when you are in the hospital for the birth and access to a consultant.

Public - no costs, long waits at appointments, see multiple consultants or choose to be midwife led, 8 people in the room when you are in hospital for the birth.

Semi-private - with the Rotunda there was 2 options consultant led was close to 2k or registrar (I think) led which was 1.2k. There is a team of consultants on the consultant led and you see any one when you go to appointments. There is 4 in the room when you are in the hospital for the birth.

Private - pick a consultant, s/he has a cost, varies per consultant from 2.5k to 4k. You see them at all appointments/scans. There is less of a wait at appointments (our first we waited for approx 20 minutes) and they aim to give you a private room if available.

That's what I could gather anyway. The Rotunda had a private/semi-private website with costs - http://rotundaprivate.ie/fees/. I'm sure whichever hospital you choose has one too. Maybe ask at reception when you call.

cinloom

Kathy22 wrote: »

Hi cincloom, we were also confused with public/private and semi. The main thing is cost, wait times, room when you are in the hospital for the birth and access to a consultant.

Public - no costs, long waits at appointments, see multiple consultants or choose to be midwife led, 8 people in the room when you are in hospital for the birth.

Semi-private - with the Rotunda there was 2 options consultant led was close to 2k or registrar (I think) led which was 1.2k. There is a team of consultants on the consultant led and you see any one when you go to appointments. There is 4 in the room when you are in the hospital for the birth.

Private - pick a consultant, s/he has a cost, varies per consultant from 2.5k to 4k. You see them at all appointments/scans. There is less of a wait at appointments (our first we waited for approx 20 minutes) and they aim to give you a private room if available.

That's what I could gather anyway. The Rotunda had a private/semi-private website with costs - http://rotundaprivate.ie/fees/. I'm sure whichever hospital you choose has one too. Maybe ask at reception when you call.

Thanks so much for all those information

Lucuma

Kathy22 wrote: »

Hi cincloom, we were also confused with public/private and semi. The main thing is cost, wait times, room when you are in the hospital for the birth and access to a consultant.

Public - no costs, long waits at appointments, see multiple consultants or choose to be midwife led, 8 people in the room when you are in hospital for the birth.

Semi-private - with the Rotunda there was 2 options consultant led was close to 2k or registrar (I think) led which was 1.2k. There is a team of consultants on the consultant led and you see any one when you go to appointments. There is 4 in the room when you are in the hospital for the birth.

Private - pick a consultant, s/he has a cost, varies per consultant from 2.5k to 4k. You see them at all appointments/scans. There is less of a wait at appointments (our first we waited for approx 20 minutes) and they aim to give you a private room if available.

That's what I could gather anyway. The Rotunda had a private/semi-private website with costs - http://rotundaprivate.ie/fees/. I'm sure whichever hospital you choose has one too. Maybe ask at reception when you call.

cincloom just to clarify something kathy said there ....unless things are vastly different in Dublin (!!) then in my experience you will Always have a private room for the actual BIRTH.
It's the room you have after the birth (for the couple of nights you spend in there) that she's talking about either 8 or 4 or private.

teggers5

How are all ye ladies doing?
Yesterday, for the first time in weeks, I felt somewhat human again. Still had the nausea, fatigue and sore boobs but a lot milder and I didn't spend the day longing for my bed!
The relief was shortlived, all back with a bang this morning and to make matters worse I keep thinking today is Friday!

Lucuma

I'm doing absolute sh1te teggars :-( :-(
Every morning starts with talking to god on the big white telephone, followed by a day of my stomach turning at smells & sights of most foods. Have cravings for certain foods then eat them they're yock.
Sick, miserable........sorry no joy to report here!

teggers5

Oh Lucuma, sorry to hear that!
It's freakin hard isn't it?!
How far are you now? I just keep telling myself it has to get better soon. ....

cinloom

hi all, I am good, had the 10 weeks scan yesterday with my doc and baby looks great. Nausea are in the afternoon/evening but people tell me to take some ginger so will give it a try this evening.
People says that it will get better arounds 12 weeks so cant wait

teggers5

I can't wait to have my first scan. I'm 8 weeks now so still have a couple of weeks to go.
Cimloom I tried the ginger tea but I didn't really like it. Ginger ale is good to settle the stomach too.

cinloom

i already did 4 scans as my obstetrician wanted to follow foetus growth to make sure everything was fine . it is great to see the development from a kidney beans to now you can see heads arm and legs.

Lucuma

I'm 10w+4d and am anxiously awaiting the reprieve from nausea that usually comes around the 12 week mark as well!! On my dd the nausea disappeared at 10 weeks but this little bean is making Mama suffer for a bit longer.

On a positive note though it's FINALLY less than 1 week to my scan/booking appointment! It's next Wednesday and I'll be 11w+3d so assuming all is ok, 4 days after that I'll be able to tell everyone.

I've already told my parents, my sister found out by accident, and a few of my friends in work (lads!) guessed so I didn't bother denying it as it was just last weekend they said it so I thought feck it I'm nearly 10 weeks. But I can't wait to tell all and sundry and (hopefully) annouce it to the world.

Great you got all those scans cinloom, must be great. I had an early scan at 7 weeks (I paid for myself), had to be an internal as it was so early, gulp. Was good to see bean though.

Teggars I tried both ginger ale and ginger beer last night actually! I was kinda shocked on the ingredients list there's water, Sugar, a whole load of Es and then ''natural aroma of ginger' so there's no actual ginger in it?!? So how is it effective against nausea so, do you think it's just in our heads?

You've just reminded me I brought ginger tea bags to work but forgot to brew them, will make a cuppa now! I'm taking ginger capsules and sometimes the crystallised ginger sweets and have ginger nut biccies in my drawer in work ....next to a giant bottle of Gaviscon haha...took a swig earlier and am sure my (male) boss thought I was taking a sup from a hipflask/dodgy brown bottle!! .

teggers5

Lucuma wrote: »

Teggars I tried both ginger ale and ginger beer last night actually! I was kinda shocked on the ingredients list there's water, Sugar, a whole load of Es and then ''natural aroma of ginger' so there's no actual ginger in it?!? So how is it effective against nausea so, do you think it's just in our heads?

LOL I reckon a lot of it is in my head. I tried ginger biscuits but couldn't stand them either. I'm finding fizzy drinks very appealing at the moment but trying hard not to give in to the temptation!
I've been looking for ginger sweets but couldn't find any. Where did you get yours?

Lucuma

teggers5 wrote: »

LOL I reckon a lot of it is in my head. I tried ginger biscuits but couldn't stand them either. I'm finding fizzy drinks very appealing at the moment but trying hard not to give in to the temptation!
I've been looking for ginger sweets but couldn't find any. Where did you get yours?

I got them in a health food shop.

wuffly

I've been loitering around this thread for the last few weeks. This is my third pregnancy and hopefully first baby. Had a scan on Sunday, about 9 weeks along and all looking good so far. Looking forward to the 12 week scan and hopefully get over the anxiety and start enjoying it! Been feeling pretty rough for the last month nausea/retching/puking nothing seems to help but glad to have symptoms at the same time!

Lucuma

wuffly wrote: »

I've been loitering around this thread for the last few weeks. This is my third pregnancy and hopefully first baby. Had a scan on Sunday, about 9 weeks along and all looking good so far. Looking forward to the 12 week scan and hopefully get over the anxiety and start enjoying it! Been feeling pretty rough for the last month nausea/retching/puking nothing seems to help but glad to have symptoms at the same time!

Congratulations!! I know it's no party is it, this first trimester :mad:

wuffly

Definitely no party! Really struggling to hide it at work :eek:

cinloom

yeah it is not easy to hide it at work especially when, like me, you cant close your trouser anymore

Lucuma

cinloom wrote: »

yeah it is not easy to hide it at work especially when, like me, you cant close your trouser anymore

Oh I'm past that stage a few weeks ago! Have already packed all the pants away and am wearing leggings with dresses, skirts with stretchy waist bands and XXL tights etc.

Have to say it's easier being on no.2 as I have all these type of garments in my wardrobe already, they're the clothes I wore for nearly 1 year after having the first one while my post-baby belly receded! They'll do me now til it's time to invest in mat clothes/get my old ones back from the people I've leant them to

teggers5

Congrats wuffly.. I'm about 9 weeks too. Counting down the days till the second trimester in the hope I'll feel better!

wuffly

Haven't got that far yet but definitely at the chubbier end of my wardrobe! Generally wear loose stuff at work so hopefully can hide it for as long as possible. I have no idea how they are going to react as my boss loves to remind me 'if you don't need someone for that long you don't need them':eek: standard mat leave her is 45 days (calendar days so about 6 weeks)