The Pregnancy Chat Thread!

Hi Bonzo-f!
I started feeling movement just before 16 weeks, though for the first couple of weeks, I wsn't sure it ws movement, it felt like gas (and I had a lot of that too! :P ). I think I felt them early cause it's twins though.

Just back from my third ante-natal appointment of the week

On Tuesday, I had the 3 hour glucose test as I was borderline on the 1 hour. After getting the sugary drink, the twins jumped around like mad. After the second hour, I got a bit woozy and had to lay down on a trolley for half an hour, but fortunately didn't throw up so could finish the test.

Wednesday was the twin research ultrasound. Everything looks good, Wilbur is 3 pounds 8 ounces and still head down, Robyn is 3 pounds 9 ounces and currently breech (she keeps changing her mind about the way she wants to lay- a woman's perogative! ;*) .

This morning I had my usual consultant appointment. Dr R*bs*n said not to be worried about the glucose test (normally takes 24 hours to come back, but hasn't yet due to staff sickness and them being busy before the holidays), to go ahead and eat normally over Christmas as it is very unlikely that I have gestational diabetes as my 1 hour result was only just over the limit and there is no sugar in my urine. I asked him did he have a policy on inducing twins at a specific gestational age or weight, and he said no, because he prefers not to induce with twins, especially if the mother would like a vaginal delivery, which he knows I do. He definitely wouldn't induce before 38 weeks if all goes well, and would even let me go to 39 in the hope of spontaneous labour starting if I didn't have too much pain/ uncomfortableness by then. I also informed him of my birth plan, which in it's entirety consists of 2 points: I would like an epidural asap; and if bad things happen, the babies welfare and life comes before mine. My only other point, that I want to breastfeed asap and have skin contact with the babies unless they need to go to NICU as an emergency, is already hospital policy. He said that was both fine, and in fact he thinks an epidural for twin labour is a good idea due to the chance of a c-section, but to be prepared that having a epidural means a slightly higher chance of c-section- I knew that already from the hospital's ante-natal classes, and am prepared to take that chance.

Congrats on becoming an aunty Thaed

Hi Ladies

My wife did the Home test last week and it was positive, we r both happy for this; we have a daughter (2 years old) and this would be our 2nd one

We remember that during the first one my wife was really feeling sick and her stomach hurting her, we though that this coz it was the first one

now she starts to feel this again, whatever type of food she get she always feel sick of it

Do u have any advice for this?

Thank u Silja

Is it called morning sickness coz it should only happened in morning??

my wife feels this all the time not only in the morning...

we r going to the GP tomorrow for the first time after that test. perhaps he can give us something for this

we live in kilcock any advice for a hospital?

So c-sections are "un natural"??? But let's not discuss this here, after that long and explosive other thread...

Had my twin research u/s and regular appointment with the consultant today (32 weeks 4 days). The doctor I looked very good for being 32 weeks with twins, and had remarkably few negative pregnancy symptoms. Wilbur is still head down, quite deep in the pelvis but not yet engaged, and weighs 4 pounds 6 ounces, whereas Robyn is oblique breech (with her bum in Wilbur's face!) and weighs 4 pounds 8 ounces and a bit. The twins are doing very well, and Wilbur is laying in such a way that it is extremely unlikely he will move, so a vaginal birth is almost guaranteed (unless there is an unrelated emergency of course). I asked when they'd not stop contractions/labour anymore if it started, and the consultant said they wouldn't stop it at this stage, especially with twins, as once they are over 4 pounds they have a very good chance outside the body, and if labour starts, the body usually has a reason for wanting the baby out.

Myself and my wife are expecting our first baby 4 weeks next Sunday. We're thrilled to bits although life is difficult for her at the moment. i do keep telling her to look at the glass as being half full rather than the reverse. i have a friend who hasn't found it smooth running at all.

It's an exciting time in someones life.

Try asking her if there is anything you can do to make it easier for her

I certainly do but I'm trying to keep the positives to the fore.

It's not easy for the last month

I can see that very clearly, she's finding it hard just getting around the house at the minute.

Best of luck to you both, it really is an exciting time - don't forget to let us all know

Thanks;) , certainly will.

By the way has anyone here experienced veins in "the" area and have any relief, I'd love to find some way of helping her get pain relief from the pain this is causing her at the moment.