How early on you noticed something was wrong and when was he diagnosed?
I and probably every mother wonders if everything is okay with their new born. I had 6 scans with my DS2 due to spotting but sofar he seems okay.
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How early on you noticed something was wrong and when was he diagnosed?
I and probably every mother wonders if everything is okay with their new born. I had 6 scans with my DS2 due to spotting but sofar he seems okay.
ugh I've had 10 scans now 2 more booked only one of these was a private gender scan - don't give me something else to stress about please!
fish try not to worry too much - its more the 3d/4d elective scans that they warn moms about as they use much higher levels of ultra sound that the normal 2d scans do - in your case its more important for you and your baby that you have the scans.
i had the least amount of scans with ds1, yet he is the one is special needs in our family - i would agree with WAG that when you have a child with this sort of 'illness' you look for reasons why and avoid anything that may have contributed in the future BUT there are lot of things that are linked to this condition, most of them are coincidences and you cannot avoid the situation - it would be different for you if you were just doing it for fun or bonding etc but you have a real medical need - no worrying aloud you have had more than your fair share of worry this pregnancy!
He was really weird from very early on I would say 6 monthsish which is super early to notice autism but that's how bad it is... He would sit and spin wheels for hours straight! Or open and close doors, flip carpet corners etc... He was diagnoses at 2 years 3 months which is also super early but thats how bad his autism is ... He didn't say a word til he was four... Now he talks non stop but it's not conversational and he always talk about himself in the third person lol...
I wasn't trying to scare anyone it's just something I think about
Ya do not cancel medically needed ones! I was also just referring to the elective u/s
Thanks mrs p I can't another 3 weeks and then I feel like I can start thinking about bringing a baby home .....
Wag I know my ds1 is just very highly strung and I over analyse that so I can imagine why you would think about it xx
I was just wondering if using a Doppler has the same risks!?
Morning ladies bright and sunny here this morning! I'm taking 20 girls off on guide camp today! For those who do please pray for sun and energy - I have no idea how I'll make it throu the week ;-)
'See' you all on Friday
Fish, I couldn't do it! The very best of luck. I'd give you some "energy dust" (lol) but I have none.
I have a feeling CTG Doppler is safer than Doppler ultrasounds, maybe Salsa will know more about that.
is anyones baby still breech? this is the first baby that is still breech doing crazy flips at this point and it is freaking me out!! he measures 26 weeks my uterus measures 23... and im 25 weeks.... hopfully the dr just measured me wrong
WAG this is another one of those four baby joys according to my midwife - loads of room to move around, this one went head down three weeks ago but the midwife wasn't at all bothered said she's find her way by 36 weeks hopefully as she has lots of space - she still does really big stretches now i feel her in my hips and my lungs at the same time - she is the smallest of my babies according to ultra sounds but she def stretches about more
thanks!!! that makes me feel better!!!! all my other boys were early turners
Yes ctg dopplers are safer. They use a different frequency yet again to ultrasound dopplers
Thanks! I've got a Sonoline b handheld one... Started to worry! I don't use it that often, but being as I'm in the first trimester still it's quite a nice reassurance once in a while!Quote:
Originally Posted by Salsa
Its been rather quiet on here over the last few days. Hope everyone is travelling well. I had a fall yesterday. I was carrying my 3 yr old up to the table for lunch (he wanted a cuddle - always wants cuddles) but my foot slipped on a puzzle piece on the floor and went right out from under me! We both came crashing down with my 3 yr old landing on my bump. It really scared him so he was hysterical for a while. It frightened me too. Seeing my doc today anyway for a check up, if I wasnt going today I would of gone to the hospital last night, but I am feeling movements still so think its ok. Bit anxious just to get that reassurance though. Man do I have some impressive bruises on my leg, knee and hip!! My whole body is aching today as I quickly tried the best I could to brace myself for not only me, my baby but also my 3 yr old!
Hi ladies! Been MIA lately but going to try and be around more.
WAG- Glad you are doing ok after your appt. Keep baby Lennon cooking!
Salsa- sorry about your fall, I'm sure that was scary!
I'm hanging in there, getting really uncomfortable and having trouble sleeping ugh. We had a picnic at the park yesterday and DH took a couple of nice pics (I'm not used to being in front of the camera but I think he did a pretty good job!)
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Southern them pics are just lovely
Salsa hope your ok, must have been really scary. DS1 tipped a trolly over on me yesterday when out but it thankfully missed my bump and just caught my leg but ouch. Hope everything goes ok at the docs too.
Wag i have no idea how my babys lying lol. I wish i knew but i've only seen my midwife twice the whole pregnancy and the last time was at about 16 weeks. Its a good job i know how to look after myself as they really dont give a dam here.
Salsa, I hope everything's ok. Southern, you look stunning. I just look massive and fat. I feel soooo hungry all the time at the moment as well, I'm trying to eat sensibly so I don't have to lug around all that extra weight in the third trimester.
Does anyone else have a young toddler? DD3 is 15 months now and I have aching hips by the end of the day after picking her up, carrying her etc.
Salsa I fell with my DS1 and no harm was done. I am sure your little one is ok too.
Southern beautiful pictures, it will be a good memory.
Mum to 3 I have a young toddler too. He is also only 14.5 months. I have aching pelvic bone and sometimes he kicks me hard into the stomach but I gather baby is nicely protected inside. The most difficult I find is the tiredness I feel by the end of each day. 3 more months to go!
Great pics southern! I hate my pic taken lol
Salsa hope all is well... Please update soon!
DLTG... That is crazy when do you get seen again?
I finally get to see my OB/GYN on the 13th! Been seeing a stupid GP and she's ridiculously stupid... I had to show her how to use a fetal Doppler!
Heart burn is my worst enemy at the moment it seems to get worse every baby! Thank god for whoever created Zantac! I feel like time is going sooooo fast! I can't believe our babies will be here soon! I feel so mentally unprepared... I actually had a breakdown yesterday when I was playing with my ds3 cause we have the best strongest bond that I've ever had with any one and I don't want to lose an ounce of it and I'm so worried that he's going to be sooo sad :( I know he will adjust but it just really gets to me
Salsa, that is scary!!! I fall down all the time because of my hip, but yours sounded like quite the ordeal! I hope all is well.
Southern, I love your pics! You look amazing, I look like a fat blob, I don't dare get in front of a camera lol
WAG I know exactly how you feel. My bond was like that with DS1 and I sobbed before DS2 was born because I couldn't imagine how a new baby could possibly fit in to the scenario because of our bond. Turns out, everyone always has their place in the family, and I haven't felt like my bond with any of my boys has taken away from the bond with their brothers. I totally get being scared about it though.
I have my scan tomorrow! Here is to hoping she is still a she because if my placenta is on the rise, then this will most likely be my final scan!! Once again I am a little nervous I'll see a penis, but not nearly as scared about it as I was with my last one, last time, I was convinced the penis was just hiding. LOL
I am getting huge, all I want to eat is chocolate and ice cream!!! I've already gained 15 lbs and im only almost 23 weeks.
Thank you ladies, you all are too kind as I honestly feel like a beached whale!
WAG- You asked about breech babies, I wouldn't worry too much as it is still early and he has plenty of time to find the "exit" lol. This one has been head down for a while and I can feel the pressure of him pushing on my cervix, not comfortable!
Thorz- Good luck at your scan, I know she will still have all her lady parts and nothng extra!
Is anyone else simply not sleeping??? I've certainly had restless nights during all of my pregnancies but not this bad. I toss and turn until 3 or 4 am before finally going to sleep. It's not only physical discomfort but mentally I just can't sleep! I sure hope this ends soon because I'm miserable.
All is fine thanks everyone. Doc said there is a lot of cushioning that I supply for the baby! Not sure if I should be happy or offended with this comment!! Haha ultrasound showed all is good! My whole body is so sore though from bracing myself and for my son!
I have a toddler too who is constantly on my hip! It's just making everything I do so asymmetrical that by the end of the day my hips and back have had it!! All 3 of mine are in carseats still so getting them all in and out of cars really hurts my back too ! Still 3 more months!! Lol
I have caught up on so much sleep that I can't sleep past 6-7 am lol I think maybe cause ds3 only started to consistently sleep all night for the past few months now... I do toss and turn and this baby seems to react and wake up every time I move at night lol... He's gonna be a bad baby I think lol....
Thanks southern... I know it's early just something for me to worry about I guess lol...
Who here would try to vaginally deliver a breech baby just out of curiosity? Cause I was thinking if he ended up being foot down I would possibly want to try that instead of a section
Great to hear everything is fine salsa :)
Breech babies make me nervous so I wouldn't but my opinion is biased as DH and I both have medical backgrounds. I've been to quite a few breech deliveries and while most of them have been controlled and planned and the outcome fine as a whole the babies have been born a bit more "stunned" than vaginal babies. Certainly nothing that a bit of stimulation/resus hasn't sorted out quickly but personally it would make me nervous.
Having said that I think someone's personal definition of "risk" is very dependent on their own experiences which make mine pretty skewed.
I'm due near the end of the school holidays here and while I'm hoping for a VBAC (first two normal, last a section) I was just thinking the other day that if he is breech and I do have an elective section it would make it much easier to work out what to do with the girls!
I'm only 22 weeks but have just realised I'll need to get DD3 off the breast! There's no milk but she still has a 5 min comfort suck at the end of the day. It's such a busy time in general that I have kept it going but I have no desire to tandem feed (nothing against it, but it's not for me).
Ive also attended breech births I have a bit of medical background... Breech births make me very nervous too... And watching a breech birth really freaks me out in general... It looks like the head is going to get stuck.... I just don't want a section but I would never do anything to risk his life so I imagine I would do the section as it lowers his risk of complications than to have a breech birth.... I will be doing everythi to get him to turn if he hasn't down so by 30 weeks ... I hate chiros and swore I would never use one but I would def try whatever they do to help baby turn and I would also let my dr try to flip him... I would stand on my head for a month lol... I read that washing floors on hands and knees can influence them to turn so I will be having very clean floors lol
I see my midwife again next week, not that theres ever much point but i love listening to babys heartbeat.
DS1 was breech but he turned at about 35 weeks and was born at 38. I was really hoping not to have a section, i'm just very glad he did turn in the end.
Salsa glad everything is ok :)
I'm not sleeping great either, i cant seem to get to sleep for a few hours after going to bed and then i'm waking up early and i really have no idea why, i've been such a grumpy mummy because of it too.
Omg! I go on kijiji its an online selling site... I usually look at the baby stuff people are selling... Well last night someone was selling a book called "orgasmic birth" the title made me cringe... Don't get me wrong I love orgasms lol but I then googled it and it's quite disturbing to me... I don't think childbirth is the time to get off... I know we don't want a painful birth but I sure as hell don't want to be having orgasms...
Wag- lol gross!!! I'm with you on that one! I'll leave those to my time with just my husband around thank you very much! I don't think the 2 should be associated! How disturbing!
OMG my sweet sweet little DS1 just graduated from Kindergarten!!! How sad, he is growing up way too fast!
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hey ladies,
hope you're all well, back from the field!
WAG - agree very odd - you were brave to google it tbh!
Thorz - heartbreaking! what lovely lill men you have!
I think I've turned my monkey this one has been transverse the whole time I have been making myself sleep on my left side and done the workout on here How to Turn a Breech, Posterior or Transverse baby by Pregnancyexercise.co.nz - YouTube seems to have turned i'm now getting heartburn ;-( but I thought I had turned her and that day about 4 people said oh your bumps really popped which it has! fx have scan on 11th so will find out then. don't think we get choice of a section for breech if it's not first baby ;-S
cream crackered not slept at all on week away running camp for 20 teenage guides! off to france with the boys tomorrow 6hr car journey with a 2&3 year old - lovely! hope it'll be worth it!
sorry haven't had time to catch up but will 'see' you all next week hope you have good sleepy weeks
xx
Thorz, great pics!
The whole "orgasmic birth" thing always strikes me as a sort of oneupmanship thing. Ideally we'd all like a no intervention, relaxed, uncomplicated drug free delivery but it's almost like to be a true birthing goddess birth now needs to be deeply pleasurable/sensual as well. Personally from transition on I can't stand to be touched. And who would really want to be trying for an orgasm with poo and amniotic fluid being cleared away at the same time???
Hi Ladies,
I know it's been a while since I've been on here. We've just been so busy since coming back from our trip to Europe. It took me a week to recover, sleeping 10-hour nights, and just getting on top of all the laundry and other household duties.
Unfortunately I seem to have come down with what is known as "pelvic girdle pain" or "symphisis pubis disorder." I didn't have it with the other two boys although I think I had it for a month or so AFTER giving birth to DS2 (he was 9lbs 6oz) when I couldn't sleep on my sides because it hurt so much. Well this seems to be getting worse now and I am already having trouble lifting one leg to get in the car or put on pants, not to mention walking up the stairs (and we have plenty of those). This really sucks. I am waddling and limping all the time now. I haven't talked to my OB yet as it started about four days ago but I hope she can send me to a physical therapist or chiro so I can get some relief. I really want to give birth naturally again and I read that with this kind of condition, it's best to do it on your side or on all fours.
Anyway...does anyone else have experience with this? Thorz, is this the hip pain you have mentioned before?
I really want to come on here more often. My mother-in-law will be visiting next week for a few days but after that, life will hopefully slow down!
My hip pain is very very similar to what you are going through as a matter of fact with DS2 they told me I had SPD but then with DS3 they told me it was sacroiliac joint disfunction. I went to a chiropractor and a physical therapist nothing helped. It always went away as soon as the baby was born but then a year before ttc this baby I started hurting again and I wasn't pg so I decided to go to a sports medicine dr. He did X-rays on my hips (which I never had before because I was always pg when I was in this kind of pain) and he found through X-rays that I have hip dysplasia which is something I was born with and my hips are slightly deformed and don't fit in the socket right so they grind and pop and are very loose so I fall a lot because they can't hold my weight. It is EXTREMELY painful! I'm sorry you are going through SPD a lot of the symptoms are the same as what I have that's why they thought I had it at first and to be honest, unfortunately there isn't much that can be done and it gets worse as the pregnancy moves forward. You can look into getting an SI joint belt or pregnancy belt they help a bit. But are not fun to wear in the summer.
So so sorry you are hurting too!
Ok ladies - I'm stressing. I'm super strict with not eating or drinking anything I shouldn't whilst pregnant. But today I went out for lunch with some girlfriends and we all had this chocolate dessert which had chocolate mousse in it. I didn't think anything of it but now suddenly thought "hmmmm I hope that was safe" and googled mousse and realized it can be made with raw eggs!! Now I'm convinced I'm going to get salmonella!!! I can't believe I was so stupid!!! I'm usually so diligent. I'm stressing and worried now :-(
Omg I've eaten mousse and never thought of it! I'm crazy pregnant person like that too... But I'm thinking it's very unlikely that you get it... Just try to relax I think you will be alright :) you could call the restaurant and ask how their mousse is made
Salsa, if it was a reputable place, I wouldn't worry about it. Also, as far as I know, most forms of salmonella would make you very sick but not the baby. If you are reading this 12-24 hours after you ate the mousse and you are feeling okay, then you are most likely fine. :) Honestly, I have eaten a few things here and there that aren't considered "safe" during pregnancy. But these days, at least here in the US, you see just as many (if not more) listeria outbreaks from raw spinach and/or other produce than from meats and cheeses. :(
Thanks ladies. That makes me feel a bit better. I'll try get some sleep and hope tomorrow I feel fine and then hopefully the risk has passed! Just feel so stupid, it just didn't even occur to me until now to check. My heart sank when I saw it was "unsafe" yes it was from an upmarket restaurant. So fingers crossed they are Doing all the right things in their kitchen! Thanks ladies, I'll just see how I am over the next few days x x
Thorz -- if it gets any worse, I might look into that support belt. So far, I have a "battle plan," lol. I'll try to see a physical therapist and/or chiro (you never know, it might help), then I read about some gentle exercises and stretches to strengthen the muscles around my pelvis, possible use the belt. I'm also going to start up my magnesium supplement again because my muscles all over my body are usually too tight and stiff (and I've been getting lots of braxton hicks), and I'll be going back on a paleo diet (to keep possible inflammation levels down and because I feel like a different person on it). I also read that some women had success with some essential oils (that are considered safe in pregnancy). I know that sounds like a stretch but I am willing to try anything to make it through these last few months with as little discomfort and limited mobility as possible. I just have too much to do! :(
I'm so sorry you are dealing with the hip dysplasia and can only imagine how much that must hurt. Not to mention the fear of losing your balance and falling. The only thing I know for sure if that when we get to hold our sweet babies, all the pain will have been worth it. Your little girl is still a girl, right??? :)