Just a wee moan 😂😭

Anyone else just so fed up 😂😭 I am experiencing PGP and it’s not as bad as my first pregnancy as when I had it I was in a wheelchair and used crutches and all sorts 😭 But with a toddler and me still working (in a kitchen) it is genuinely horrific the pain makes me want to be sick 😳 And the guilt I am feeling for not being able to take my boy out to the park or soft play and things is horrendous 😭😭😭 When I do take him out the time I get home I am then in agony and I mean agony and can barely get anything I need to done 😭😭 My partner had to basically carry me up to my bed last night cos I fell asleep on the couch and couldn’t move with the pain when I woke up 😳 Very excited to have this wee baba now 🫣🫣 Roll on 26th June (my due date ahahha)

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Have you been offered any physio for your pgp? I have Heds so know what your going through and still in work! Im due 17 June. Also is there any way your work can provide you a comfy chair when your maybe in one spot or just rest? You should be allowed to take breaks any way when you need to come away to rest.

When do you finish work? Agree that your work should make some reasonable adjustments to your role if you’re suffering. PGP is awful, the mum guilt is so hard when you can’t do the things you normally would with your toddler. Just a few more weeks to get through 💪

Awk it’s just awful 😭 I finish up work on the 22nd of May so only 3 weeks and a bit to go 🫣 I do get told to sit when I can but the kitchen does get so very busy and the work guilt of taking breaks is crazy and I am not allowed a chair in the kitchen 😭😭 Just need to think about the fact there will be a light at the end of the tunnel when wee baba is here 🥹🥰xx

Also due 26th! And snap, I’ve just posted similar how frustrating I’m finding that I want to do so much but I am physically unable to. I feel like it got harder quicker this pregnancy (3rd) x

I couldve written this. Im bed bound today after going for a walk with my family yesterday (kids needed to get some fresh air!). I could barely walk lastnight partner had to help me to and from the toilet. I have a high pain threshold so feeling this vulnerable and in pain is really getting to me.
Finally been offered a physio appointment on the 15th may, but im being induced like 12 days later?!🤦‍♀️ so dont even see the point. Damage is done. Just want her out of me so I can enjoy her but also have my body back and focus on healing❤️

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Waiting 18 months after a c section

Who had another baby before 18 months post c-section?

I didn’t want too much of a gap between babies but the HV said to wait 18 months before getting pregnant again. It took me a while to get pregnant the first time so if I wait that long and then it takes me a long time to get pregnant it could end up being years!

can you ask to be induced

I haven’t really heard anything about this from my midwife. currently 36 weeks so i still have a while to go but i just want to know all the options, how it works etc. can someone share experience?

Planned c section

I had my first c section in march of 2024 after days of a failed induction. Im schedule for a c section tomorrow due to this baby also measuring big. I'm so scared and freaking out. I still remember the feeling of the spinal and how fast you can feel your body go paralyzed, the shaking, puking and I needed a blood transfusion. I'm so scared and even though this baby was planned ( like my first one ) I can't help thinking " why did I do this to myself again" . I'm also really sad about leaving my 2 year old and I don't want to go ( obviously I know i have to ) . Has anyone else had these feelings or thoughts ?

Getting your induction call?

I have an induction booked for today, and was told I’d receive a call between 8 am and 9 am to let us know what time to head into the hospital. I haven’t received a call yet.

For the ladies who were induced, when did you receive your call/is it worth me following up with them? I’m sure we’ll get caught at some point soon and don’t want to be that irritating person chasing up necessarily 😂

pregnancy diabetes

bit of a rant sorry but some one other than my family need to hear this lol

so yeah i wasn't bothered about the glocus test heard mixed reviews but I found the drink very lovely went down so nice..Didn't feel dizzy or anything with it so I was convinced I didnt have diabetes but then started over thinking maybe my body is just so used to sugar then the results came in fasting was under the drink was over 1% and the hour after was under so I thought yeoo I dont have it until I got a phone call to explain my results and there is was sitting on the phone hearing them dreaded words you have diabetes I found it funny because it was only 1% will fast forward to a week later it isnt bloody funny what so ever.
Having to time breakfast lunch and dinners is so hard...I never ate a lunch instead I would have a 4 pack of like mars bars and a bottle of coke and I thought I was doing a good thing by changing the coke to zero sugar lol

so onto the 3rd day of having to use the glocus monitor and that thing is my worst enemy that wee needle is bloody sore im like a big child when ive to do the finger prick eye closed counting to 3 and always catch my self of guard when pricking my finger lol.
Honestly if you asked me last night after my dinner would I just go f*** this and walk away yes I would and I would walk away with my middle finger up to diabetes lol but then after my wee tantrum and an out burst of tears my partner finally calmed me down as he seen how hard it was for me and how hungry I was.
so long story short I am a very very very plain eater I dont eat veg never eat fruit and if I do its apples bananas and grapes just....planning out meals I was sticking to what I usually have and 1 meal tipped me over the edge as I cant have it as im over the line god sake so now I have to sit with my partner and plan out meals that I never usually eat but will benefit me im just so glad he is a chef and is so helpful on what I can have what I cant and portion size...
So the running joke that used to happen in my parents house once 1 person went on a diet or a healthy eating we all did which annoyed me and I look back on it now and go omg its happening in my family too lol though I think its going to benefit my self and my little family and will put into practice for when little one is here.
Every one keep me in your prayers ive only 13 weeks to go but I can do this and let's hope I loose a bit of weight instead of gaining weight lol.

also if you have got down this far what is every one doing about easter I was ragen when I found out that I cant binge eat my easter eggs and cry at night with being murdered with heart burn lol...I have an appointment with a diabetes person on Monday and I know there going to say eat the chocolate in moderation and all I want to know is can I have a wee bit every day and if so how much as I dont mind having to go out and buying scales to weigh it and put it into like wee sandwich bags or even melting it all down and making rice cakes with it and spending that out over the weeks

C-section essentials!

Hey all! I am due to have a c-section in a few weeks and I am a first time mum so I have no clue!
What are the essentials I will need to assist in recovery please?
Anything that you found of great help when you’re home and recovering

Thank you so much for your help 🩷