august mums...

no-one has started a august mums thread, so i thought seen we are NEXT (woohoo!) i'd start it, as the next month or so im sure we are all goin to be jumping at every niggle or wondering if we are feeling "normal"... and its nice to hear that others are feling the same and going through the same symptoms!

-so anyway!... yesterday i had my first checkup in 3 weeks, didnt go great. it showed my blood pressure had gone up from 135/75 to 150/100 doh! thats quite a big jump! so now i have to go in for bloods and maybe get monitored, but havent heard back from my midwife so dont really know whats going to happen, i saw her backup yesterday. but im freaking out, because my first pregnancy i had really high blood pressure like that and ended up with an epidural to lower it (and hated every minute of the epi, lets just say im NOT the biggest fan of them! then i had a heamorrhage.... one of the yuckiest things i have had to go through, and im sooooo scared it will happen again, although im trying to remain positive and keep in mind that they know that these things may happen to me, so will have the drugs to prevent things, but still, dont want to have to go through it again!!! argh!

this is becoming a novel!, the other thing at the moment is the frequent bowel movements! argh! they are loose and sometimes runny, but it seems that im having a big cleanout (sorry tmi) i feel like im forever on the toilet and its sooooooo uncomfy! wah! ok, enough of my winge and sob story.

hope to hear some updates from other aug mums!

Well, my first scan told me to expect on the 4th of September, but other scans afterwards and according to the size of his head circumference told me to expect 22nd of August.This is the day that I had an abortion last year because I was still in year 12 and only 17 years old. If this little Peanut comes out that day then I know it was just meant to be.
I'm hoping it will be that day or earlier since I have been soooo sick and aching. Thought I had a show on Monday and went into hospital Monday night with huge pains and thought that it was it but didn't turn out that way. Apparently its just my muscles weakening and bruising all over my belly but mostly down the centre and lower right. Oh well.
This little fella is lying in the right position but his heads not engaged yet- I don't think. I see the MW next wednesday so I'll ask then.
So here's hoping to him coming in August.

Yea i was looking at that the other day and saw we didn't have a thread. How everything turns out ok with you Rachel.

I am going good so far. I have still got a bit of morning sickness but other than that everything is going good. I am starting to get things together. I finish work next week and i can't wait!! Get to do all Ethan's clothes etc so that will be neat seeing them on the washing line!.

Hope everyone else is going good.

Hi August Mummies!
I'm glad you started this thread Rachel, I was thinking this morning that we should have one.
I hope your B/P settles down and you avoid the possible complications it can bring. I hope you can take it easy in the meantime too, although I guess that's easier said than done with 2 littlies already!
It sounds like we're all pretty ready for the big day to arrive. I'm in no way wishing for an early baby but I often wish I could make the time go faster.
I'm feeling really well mostly, although I get tired easily now and am experiencing the joys of constipation thanks to iron tablets . Nothing to complain about really though, I'm lucky.
How are you guys finding eating now? My appetite has come back in force since baby dropped and there is more room in there! I feel like I'm always either eating or planning what to eat next, lol.
Thats enough from me for now, belly rubs everyone!

Oh yeah I know what you mean Bekkie, I haven't met anyone else who had it during pregnancy either and all the other mothers I have spoken to think it's something non pregnancy related because they never got it!! I know it's not because it has been in heaps of the books and websites I have read.

Mine started near the beginning of the third trimester and has gotten progressively worse since then including my wrists but not in the legs area you poor thing!! Some people can't understand when I tell them I can't squeeze a tube of toothpaste in the morning because my hands are so weak and sore haha...I have a trick now where I just press the tube with one palm on the bathroom counter area to get the stuff out

Also, the accompanying trigger finger is painful too...where you make a fist, and then you try and open the hand but some of the fingers stay there until they click back into place!!!

I only know a little more about CT because my mum has non-pregnancy related CT and has had surgery for it. She never got it during preganancy though so not sure if it's a genetic thing??

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Pepsi - I totally agree, all those lucky pregnant woman that dont get it!! At least it will go after pregnancy!! I never knew how pregnancy really was, but experiencing it now, well its not as cool as it looked when I was younger lol
I know what you mean about making the fist. I cant do that in the mornings at all either!! Really hurts, hurts at night too! I google searched it and found the babycenter site. It explained alot for me and described exactly how I feel!! I guess its persuverance(SP) lol I cant spell

Rachel - How are you doing?? I had my MW come and do my BP for me today and mine was 130/80 and she said that was a "tad" high for me! but thats nothing compared to yours!! I hope you dont have to have done to you like what happend last time!! Does'nt sound nice!!

I dont know why I bother going to bed at the moment! The last 2 nights I have'nt been sleeping at all!! I think its my big belly making me so uncomfortable and my mind being so wide awake!!

Does anyone know if its possible to sleep back on your tummy the first night after baby is born??

CaraMel It should be good Hubby was really worried to start with, but we have alot of faith in our midwife. Also my adopted Mum is a nurse from back in the day so she has been at lots of birth's and will be staying the first night with baby so we are pretty lucky if we did not have that support there is no way I would do it. I told my midwife i want baby out now, but she said I have to wait at least another 2 week's otherwise it will have to be at the hospital.
You poor ladies who suffer with your wrists that has to be really sucky Oh well better get on hope you all have a grat day.

Rachel - Hope you hear from your MW soon!! I never heard from mine for over a week when I had the gluclose test and was thinking the worst but they came back fine anway, but you worry when you dont hear anything at all...

Yay Im going to be so glad to sleep on my tummy again!! Ive always been a tummy sleeper!!

so after baby is born our tummy wont hurt then? does the bleeding hurt after wards? Does it feel like period pain? (hoping someone might be able to answer? )

I never go up til 2pm today! I made up on some of my lost sleep but funny thing is im feeling tired again!! Wonder why!?

Hey is there a due date page for us mums due in August anywhere?

I am not a tummy girl, but I am finding it hard to sleep on my side as I keep being kicked no matter waht side i am on so like all of you I am suffering from lack of sleep my little man as not been sleeping too well either tho.
I don't remember my tummy hurting after Alan however the one thing I could not stand was the smell of the blood after baby it is not like a period it has a funny not so nice smell to it.
Oh well it is house work day today so i have lots to do plus FIL is coming for tea tonight so I have to cook something nice.
Hope you hear from your midwife soon Rachel. HAve you rung her? I would give her a ring.

Hello ladies we seem to be very quiet today. I have been busy all morning I have washed all the baby cloth's and beding etc plus all my normal washing I have cooked dinner. Now of course i am on here totally bored Alan is in bed having his sleep. Thinking about doing the samething, but I still have one more washing load to do.
I hope you are all well we have the best weather today, and I can't go anywhere very frustrated Hubby said I am not to walk into town anymore its too far oh well guess I will ust have to hang out in here for a bit longer.