Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
I know. Same here. So assumed it was complication free. Tho I suppose nothing is 100% complication free n quickly learning not to assume anything in pregnancy
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I know. Same here. So assumed it was complication free. Tho I suppose nothing is 100% complication free n quickly learning not to assume anything in pregnancy
It's not harmful but carries risks if you know what I mean.
They can accidently break your waters so you're on the clock to birth when baby may not be ready. Also by breaking waters baby no longer has a cushion so there are risks with that. By doing a sweep they can introduce infection as things shouldn't really go up there.
It's all about risk. What is the risk of doing something versus doing nothing?
Sometimes it's better to have an intervention as it's life saving. Other times it shouldn't be done.
Due to the amount of law suits now hcps can get twitchy. It looks better if they are seen to try to do something than for something bad to happen and they've not done anything at all.
My annoyance is that they don't tell you the risks of things like a sweep or a section etc as they are seen as common practice.
Most times things work out fine but occasionally there are times they don't.
For me personally I have weighed up the risks and I'm at a lower risk to wait.
If the monitoring shows baby is in distress or fluid is running low or placenta isn't working fully etc then I will be straight down that hall to theatre. My baby is the most important thing so I will do what is best.
Everyone here will learn from there experiences. You may realise that your labour was perfect and everything worked out right. Or like me you may realise that something wasn't great and it would be better to avoid in the future.
Example...my first section was horrendous. The stitching was bad. They checked me for leftover instruments etc. Nightmare for months. The surgeons spoke about missing lunch cause I was an emergency and raced each other to stitch me up etc. Second section was better. The surgeon asked if I minded her going against policy as she wanted to cut my scar out completely to give me a new neater one. She took her time. Spoke to me not over me. My scar is barely visible now.
What I'm trying to say is every experience is different. I've been unlucky to have bad ones which have led me to researching things I never knew before. Some of my friends have had wonderful births and some not so good.
Either way we all have beautiful children and do our best for them
Mama-bear x
They can accidently break your waters so you're on the clock to birth when baby may not be ready. Also by breaking waters baby no longer has a cushion so there are risks with that. By doing a sweep they can introduce infection as things shouldn't really go up there.
It's all about risk. What is the risk of doing something versus doing nothing?
Sometimes it's better to have an intervention as it's life saving. Other times it shouldn't be done.
Due to the amount of law suits now hcps can get twitchy. It looks better if they are seen to try to do something than for something bad to happen and they've not done anything at all.
My annoyance is that they don't tell you the risks of things like a sweep or a section etc as they are seen as common practice.
Most times things work out fine but occasionally there are times they don't.
For me personally I have weighed up the risks and I'm at a lower risk to wait.
If the monitoring shows baby is in distress or fluid is running low or placenta isn't working fully etc then I will be straight down that hall to theatre. My baby is the most important thing so I will do what is best.
Everyone here will learn from there experiences. You may realise that your labour was perfect and everything worked out right. Or like me you may realise that something wasn't great and it would be better to avoid in the future.
Example...my first section was horrendous. The stitching was bad. They checked me for leftover instruments etc. Nightmare for months. The surgeons spoke about missing lunch cause I was an emergency and raced each other to stitch me up etc. Second section was better. The surgeon asked if I minded her going against policy as she wanted to cut my scar out completely to give me a new neater one. She took her time. Spoke to me not over me. My scar is barely visible now.
What I'm trying to say is every experience is different. I've been unlucky to have bad ones which have led me to researching things I never knew before. Some of my friends have had wonderful births and some not so good.
Either way we all have beautiful children and do our best for them
Mama-bear x
Cai
has a thin girl inside!
There are risks with everything and I am starting to believe that they don't explain the risks until there isn't time to think.
No one told me having dirmorohine (spelling might be wrong there!) could put baby in a predicament - which of course it did!!
Then I worked hard (as did the doctor ) to keep me away from having a section... And now I'm ill after forceps and an episiotomy :-(
I wasn't sure that I really understood where the cut would run from and to.
Of course this could all be my fault - maybe I'm meant to do my own research?!
No one told me having dirmorohine (spelling might be wrong there!) could put baby in a predicament - which of course it did!!
Then I worked hard (as did the doctor ) to keep me away from having a section... And now I'm ill after forceps and an episiotomy :-(
I wasn't sure that I really understood where the cut would run from and to.
Of course this could all be my fault - maybe I'm meant to do my own research?!
pjallen1982
Gold Member
It's not harmful but carries risks if you know what I mean. They can accidently break your waters so you're on the clock to birth when baby may not be ready. Also by breaking waters baby no longer has a cushion so there are risks with that. By doing a sweep they can introduce infection as things shouldn't really go up there. It's all about risk. What is the risk of doing something versus doing nothing? Sometimes it's better to have an intervention as it's life saving. Other times it shouldn't be done. Due to the amount of law suits now hcps can get twitchy. It looks better if they are seen to try to do something than for something bad to happen and they've not done anything at all. My annoyance is that they don't tell you the risks of things like a sweep or a section etc as they are seen as common practice. Most times things work out fine but occasionally there are times they don't. For me personally I have weighed up the risks and I'm at a lower risk to wait. If the monitoring shows baby is in distress or fluid is running low or placenta isn't working fully etc then I will be straight down that hall to theatre. My baby is the most important thing so I will do what is best. Everyone here will learn from there experiences. You may realise that your labour was perfect and everything worked out right. Or like me you may realise that something wasn't great and it would be better to avoid in the future. Example...my first section was horrendous. The stitching was bad. They checked me for leftover instruments etc. Nightmare for months. The surgeons spoke about missing lunch cause I was an emergency and raced each other to stitch me up etc. Second section was better. The surgeon asked if I minded her going against policy as she wanted to cut my scar out completely to give me a new neater one. She took her time. Spoke to me not over me. My scar is barely visible now. What I'm trying to say is every experience is different. I've been unlucky to have bad ones which have led me to researching things I never knew before. Some of my friends have had wonderful births and some not so good. Either way we all have beautiful children and do our best for them
Thanks Mama bear. That's really helpful. I truly hope you get the labour you wish for this time, but I after our babies come first, whatever that takes x
missy1978
Big Bird
I think there are probably risks with everything when it comes to childbirth, nothing is risk free. Would be lovely if it was! I've had to make difficult choices with pregnancy already and I don't doubt that it'll get so much harder when it comes to the birth. I have absolutely no preconceptions about how it will happen tbh or plan in terms of what I want, as long as I get to take my baby home at the end of it and we're both in reasonably good nick that's all I'm interested in.
Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
Sorry hun.. Dumb ass here.. what's dirmorohine??
Cai
has a thin girl inside!
It might not b spelt like that but it's some form of morophine style injection for pain relief
worked a treat for the pain only - just baby didn't like it!!Huni please don't think you should know everything yoyrself. Hcps are selective with what they tell you. There is a big campaign on about rights in childbirth. Some women have been given drugs or episiotomy or waters broken etc without giving consent which is not acceptable.
Unfortunately we trust our hcps 100% and sometimes they don't give us all the facts.
Not all hcps of course. There are still some gems out there.
As I said, I'm aiming for a natural birth but if it isn't meant to be then that's ok. At least I've made my own choices this time and tried
Mama-bear x
missy1978
Big Bird
You can't know everything hun and don't ever feel like you should, that's what we trust doctors and midwives for. And most of the time I genuinely believe that they do the right thing by us, or at least try. I know mum used to say from her nursing days that sometimes giving a patient every possible outcome, including the rare ones, could be counterproductive and cause massive levels of stress that would be detrimental (she worked on a coronary care ward so avoiding too much stress for the patients was always a big thing as most of them were awaiting surgery/recovering from heart attacks) so they would only go through the things that were more likely. And in some situations when time was critical they just didn't have time to explain at all although obtaining consent is an absolute must. Not that I'm saying that patients should be kept in the dark though!
I think it's hard from both sides, personally I want to know everything but sometimes I think it's probably better that I don't cos I wind myself up and then Dr Google comes out and I diagnose myself with every rare complication of pregnancy under the sun! Then again, I am an especially paranoid case
I think it's hard from both sides, personally I want to know everything but sometimes I think it's probably better that I don't cos I wind myself up and then Dr Google comes out and I diagnose myself with every rare complication of pregnancy under the sun! Then again, I am an especially paranoid case
missy1978
Big Bird
32 weeks today! Awake early as usual and baby is wriggling and shifting around, bless him <3 No actual kicks this morning but the shifting counts as movement right? He seems to kick less now and I get more of the shuffling/wriggly feelings but when he does kick it's massive! Eight weeks left until I get to meet him!
Had a very bad day with my PGP on Thursday, the pain was hideous ;/ Especially when I stood up from sitting, good grief! I felt like an old lady most of the day and was that close to calling HR and brining mat leave forward. I really want to brazen it out though so gonna try hard to keep going for another three weeks.
Yesterday was actually better, dunno whether the belt/crutches are finally helping but I felt pretty good and although I wasn't pain free by any means it was definitely manageable. I also made sure to take paracetamol throughout the day so maybe that helped? Gonna try to keep off the painkillers today so I can get an idea of whether it helps of not.
In other ailments, my legs feel huge and bloated! All the way up, not just my ankles too. It can't just be fat, it's come on so fast and I've put more no more weight on on top other than boobs and a bit round my face (which could also be water). Is putting on a lot of weight specifically on your legs a thing? They feel disproportionately large!
Anyway, had better move as my legs are getting v painful! Wish I could sleep in a better position. I'm having real trouble turning over in bed now too, it's so difficult with a baby in the way!
Today I'm going to attempt a SW day! Or near as... I've been feeling pretty down the last few days and I need to sort myself out, I'm sure a better diet and hopefully feeling less bloated will help.
Hope everyone is well - I'm off the rescue and update the due date list xxx
Had a very bad day with my PGP on Thursday, the pain was hideous ;/ Especially when I stood up from sitting, good grief! I felt like an old lady most of the day and was that close to calling HR and brining mat leave forward. I really want to brazen it out though so gonna try hard to keep going for another three weeks.
Yesterday was actually better, dunno whether the belt/crutches are finally helping but I felt pretty good and although I wasn't pain free by any means it was definitely manageable. I also made sure to take paracetamol throughout the day so maybe that helped? Gonna try to keep off the painkillers today so I can get an idea of whether it helps of not.
In other ailments, my legs feel huge and bloated! All the way up, not just my ankles too. It can't just be fat, it's come on so fast and I've put more no more weight on on top other than boobs and a bit round my face (which could also be water). Is putting on a lot of weight specifically on your legs a thing? They feel disproportionately large!
Anyway, had better move as my legs are getting v painful! Wish I could sleep in a better position. I'm having real trouble turning over in bed now too, it's so difficult with a baby in the way!
Today I'm going to attempt a SW day! Or near as... I've been feeling pretty down the last few days and I need to sort myself out, I'm sure a better diet and hopefully feeling less bloated will help.
Hope everyone is well - I'm off the rescue and update the due date list
xxx
Dougal1983
Proud Mummy
I'm finally in double figures woohoo!!! 10 weeks today
Been getting bad indegestion last few days, horrible.
Going to spend today with Mum and Nan, doing a little bit of shopping and chilling out.
Dogs are coming too, so they'll get loads of attention and treats!!
Plus it's 5 weeks tomorrow until I turn 30 got a whole week of festivities planned
Hope everyone has a good day x
Been getting bad indegestion last few days, horrible.
Going to spend today with Mum and Nan, doing a little bit of shopping and chilling out.
Dogs are coming too, so they'll get loads of attention and treats!!
Plus it's 5 weeks tomorrow until I turn 30
got a whole week of festivities planned Hope everyone has a good day x
Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
Missy if the bloat in yer legs came on quite quickly I'd call midwife. Just to be safe. Could b nothing. Cud b something.
missy1978
Big Bird
I'm seeing her on Monday so will monitor over the weekend - I had this before with my feet and ankles and it was nothing so hopefully it'll be the same this time! If anything changes over the weekend I'll be straight on the phone though xxx
missy1978
Big Bird
I'm finally in double figures woohoo!!! 10 weeks today
Happy 10 weeks! Has your sickness calmed down now? I found the heartburn followed the nausea. I was lucky to only get it badly a couple of times but I did get reflux which is horrible!
Shopping for me today too I hope
Have a lovely day out xxx
Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
I've started getting reflux lately too. Seems to hav taken over sickness as its usually if I get really hungry it kicks off. N thankfully when I eat chocolate. So means I avoid it most of the time
It's not nice
It's not nice
pjallen1982
Gold Member
I was just about to say that. Better to be safe.
missy1978
Big Bird
I've started getting reflux lately too. Seems to hav taken over sickness as its usually if I get really hungry it kicks off. N thankfully when I eat chocolate. So means I avoid it most of the time
It's nasty, makes your throat so sore
I had it most of first tri and then it went but it's come back again in the last few weeks, probably because enormo-baby is squishing my stomach! You have IBS right? I get IBS which flares up with stress and I get reflux with that, was taking omaprozole before I fell pregnant so it could be a bit of an IBS thing too. xxxIt looks a bit better this morning but promise I will if anything changes
xxx
Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
Yea I do but so far I've only suffered from constipation from it.. That's not to say its not related tho..
Dougal1983
Proud Mummy
Not really no, it's still hanging around. Getting terrible indigestion and reflux- I suffer with IBS too so that doesn't help. Been quite constipated tooHappy 10 weeks! Has your sickness calmed down now? I found the heartburn followed the nausea. I was lucky to only get it badly a couple of times but I did get reflux which is horrible!
Shopping for me today too I hope
Been out to Morrisons with Mum and Nan, saw some old friends (I used to work there) got myself a pork pie and a bag of Quavers for lunch
Had a look at baby stuff, turns out my Nan has started knitting already!!
She's so excited, she never thought she'd be a great grandma
Dubchick81
Finally Pregnant!!
Aww.. That's lovely...Not really no, it's still hanging around. Getting terrible indigestion and reflux- I suffer with IBS too so that doesn't help. Been quite constipated too
Been out to Morrisons with Mum and Nan, saw some old friends (I used to work there) got myself a pork pie and a bag of Quavers for lunch
Had a look at baby stuff, turns out my Nan has started knitting already!!
She's so excited, she never thought she'd be a great grandma
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