Scheduled C-Section

I got my date!!! I am going to be having my baby girl along with my tubes being tied May 8th!!! My last day of work is next Friday. When should I start packing the hospital bags!? What are your must haves!? I am trying to have the best experience possible since it is my last baby.

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Low lying anterior placenta

I had a low lying placenta at my 20 week scan and I’ve just had another scan at 29 weeks and it still hasn’t moved up. Has anyone had it move later on in pregnancy?

C-Section Mamas

I had an emergency C-section at the start of September, and I haven’t had my 6 week discharge/follow up appointment come through from the NHS yet. Are we meant to organise this or is an appointment sent out? Can’t wait to find out when I can start some light exercise and scar massage etc! I’ve had other appointments since but nothing that focuses on this. Thank you 🙏🏼

8 weeks pregnant

I'm 8 weeks pregnant and honestly am this close 🤏🏼 to stopping eating and drinking all together. The nausea is never ending and i get no relief no matter what i eat or drink. I am gaining weight already because i am trying to eat beige foods to relieve the nausea and its not working anyway. So i'm gaining weight with no benefit. 🤬 I have tried all the little tricks and nothing works. Bland foods, little and often, sips of fluid, crackers, sweets, ginger, orange juice, flapjacks, biscuits. I dont want to eat and have no apetite but forcing myself to for the nausea. Everything tastes wrong, even the things i crave. 🤯 I am exhausted with no time to actually rest. 🫩

Baby BOY name ideas! 🩵🍼

I’m pregnant with my first baby. We are expecting a little boy in mid January.
My partner and I have a few names on our list that we like, however I fear none of them are “his name”.
I’ve had the name Jude picked out for a boy for a very long time, since my early teenage years. I love it, but it’s become ridiculously popular now. 🥲💔💔 This really puts me off using it!

We are loving the name Saul at the moment.
Can anyone give us some inspo for a middle name for Saul? Our surname is two-syllables and begins with L.

When to go to hospital?

My understanding was when contractions seem to be averaging around 50-60 seconds every 5 minutes for an hour at least when it’s your first baby, to call triage and most likely go in.

I have just called as I now meet this and had bloody mucus first thing this morning, I didn’t want to travel 40 minutes to hospital to then be sent home again so wanted to ask their advice.

I have several medical conditions that need managing (obstetric consultant advised labour can progress quickly with my condition and to go straight to the delivery unit to begin some clotting medication and make the on call anaesthetist aware as soon as I arrive to start my care plans) and the cardiac paediatric team want to be present when baby is born due to potential heart issues.

The midwife advised if I go now they’d normally keep me in the antenatal ward but they have no beds so would have to send me home if in latent labour, which she thinks I am in. She has advised I wait until I am having contractions 1-2minutes apart before calling to go in, despite acknowledging my care plan and above consultant advise.

Is it just me or does 1-2 minutes feel quite late?

Scans

Which scan is more accurate if you have irregular periods?