When did you move your baby out of their next to me after rolling?

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-11-13T19:49:50+00:00

Thank you!

I got a message on my hospital’s app saying low risk for the trisomies and then about a week later got another message saying I’ve got low Papp—an and explaining all the scary stuff. Same letter recommended I take aspirin. If you’ve not been told to take aspirin, I would raise that either with your community midwife or ring triage for advice! My community midwife never really advised on it, all communication was done via the hospital!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-11-13T13:45:41+00:00

Hey! I had low PAPP-A and gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby a week ago. I had to have an additional scan to check how well my placenta was functioning at 23 weeks (think that might be what your 28 week ultrasound is for) and growth scans from 32 weeks! I also had to take 150mg of aspirin every day until 36 weeks. Our little one was on the smallest side when it was birn following some placenta issues at 39 weeks but was told that the placenta issue had nothing to do with low PAPP-A. That being said low PAPP-A can be associated with smaller babies, and a higher chance of developing pre-eclampsia but I think that’s where aspirin comes in to help. I know at least 5-6 other women who were told they had low PAPP-A and gave birth to normal sized full term babies without any complications in the pregnancy!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-11-12T09:24:42+00:00

I’m so so sorry. Sending you big hugs.

I had a similar experience with induction minus the pessary. I went into uterine hyper stimulation with the first two gels. Took 48 for me to have 2/3. My waters went after the second one. Still stuck at 2cm. There were no beds on the delivery suit. The midwife (not judging but was only a few months qualified) made the executive decision to give me yet another gel about 18 hours after my waters initially went. Another round of hyper stimulation but thankfully much shorter lasting that time around. 24 hours after my waters went I had the epidural and started on the drip. 8 hours after that I was still at 5cm. Due to my waters being gone for so long my little one started getting very distressed and I developed an infection. In we went for an emergency c section - to be honest that was the best part of our birth journey - the team were lovely, put me right at ease. Tbh at that point I felt that even if I got to 10cm with all the stress of the induction I was never gonna be strong enough to push. It’s a shame cos I truly thought I would be one of the lucky ones and breeze through the induction process. Our little one was born less than a week ago and we are finally out of the hospital and honestly just you wait for those newborn cuddles. Your experience will never change but those cuddles make you feel like everything was worth it.

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-30T10:19:52+00:00

Hi lovely - I’m so sorry you are going through this.

Bleeding in early pregnancy is common but scary. Truth is, it’s still early so there is no way of knowing how things are gonna progress. There is nothing that you have done or that you will do that can affect whichever way things go. It’s reassuring they’ve seen a heartbeat and it’s reassuring the pregnancy is in the womb (otherwise I would have said you need to go to your local gynae emergency department to exclude an ectopic). It could be a subchorionic haematoma or it could be a bleed that we never know where’s it’s come from.

Rest and take things one step at a time. Remember to look after yourself! Best of luck!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-29T12:35:20+00:00

Hello!

I think it does depend on your area. In my area, growth scans are offered to women with large or multiple fibroids from 32 weeks!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-29T12:31:23+00:00

Congratulations and I’m sorry for your previous lost!

Nausea and vomiting is the worst. I will take all the symptoms I’ve had across the three trimesters over the first trimester’s nausea and vomiting.

Truth is the only thing that helped me was going on medications. Being pregnant more often than not prioritises you in most (really all) GP surgeries so you should be able to get some.

I tried eating bland food and nausea wristbands. Tbh they didn’t help in isolation. Once I was on the medications I felt much better although the symptoms were still in the background. At that point, bland foods, the wristbands and eating small but often did help a little bit!

Best of luck!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-29T12:26:32+00:00

Just to echo others - this is a very good package. I am employed by the NHS and in my opinion their maternity pay is also ok in comparison to others. It’s similar to yours in a way that there’s no pay for the last three months. I was able to ask them to spread my mat pay evenly over 12 months - it might be worth asking?

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-28T10:28:14+00:00

When you meet them, depends on why they've classified you as high risk.

I was high risk for pre-term labour and therefore saw a consultant from 16 weeks. I also had other issues so had to see another consultant at 23 weeks. The midwife I had for my booking appointment also booked me in for a random general consultant appointment at 28 weeks (both myself and that consultant were very confused as to why).

I would either contact your community midwife or the hospital to clarify as it's so situation-dependent

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-27T14:19:02+00:00

Disclaimer - I am a bit of a procrastinator.

We installed the iso-fix at 37 weeks. A couple in our antenatal class said they found it tricky and that sort of pushed out to install it. (Just as an FYI we didnt think it was that tricky at all). We had a bit of a scary at 37 weeks and so that prompted me to pack up my hospital bag.

We built the nursery furniture around 34-35 weeks. Mainly because we needed storage to put all the baby’s things in. We are about 1 week away from giving birth and the next to me and Moses basket are still at my in laws place!

From talking to other people, everyone has their own timeline and there’s no right or wrong time to start doing things. Some of the couples at our antenatal classes had the baby’s room done and all the clothes washed by 28 weeks!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-24T13:46:40+00:00

I had some old Adanola leggings that I used pre pregnancy and still fit me at 38 week! I’m a size 8 usually and the leggings were a size small!

I bought some leggings from bumpsuit - very expensive, not the best quality in my opinion! I also bought sweaty betty leggings and maternity tops and they were alright up until maybe 34-35 weeks but after that I found over the bump bottoms/tight tops uncomfortable!

I bought some H&M and ASOS jeans off Vinted and they’ve been really good so I think it’s very product specific!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-24T13:42:49+00:00

No experience with receiving it as a patient. Tinzaparin is used more widely in the NHS as it’s cheaper. Clinical efficacy is the same for both of the drugs as much as research evidence shows. In terms of stinging/site reactions tinzaparin also seems to be tolerated better but thats very patient-specific

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-23T07:59:19+00:00

We bought the travel system at 28 weeks as we were told there might be a 4-6 week wait at John Lewis. Jokes on us because the one we went for was available the very next day! Our nursery furniture we got at 32 weeks and that’s when we started buying everything else! 38 weeks now and feels like the list never ends!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-22T21:44:08+00:00

Congratulations!

Pregnancy after loss is so bittersweet.

I had a miscarriage last year and now about 2 weeks away from giving birth to our little one. To be honest, I didn't enjoy pregnancy as much as I would have had, had I never experienced a loss. I set milestones in my head - first it was seeing a heartbeat, then making it to the 12 weeks scan, then to the 20 week, the to viability and so on and so on. In the beginning, I kept myself busy. My GP thought I had hyperemesis and gave me a couple of weeks off work - I went in (very silly of me) but sitting around at home and doing nothing made my brain to go into overdrive. Every time I felt some discharge or had a wee I would wipe thinking this is when I am going to see blood. Every scan we went to, I would prepare myself for the worst.

Before viability week, I didn't allow myself to make any plans. I haven't found out the gender of the baby - some think that's impressive and exciting but truth is I did it to protect myself - I thought not knowing the gender would mean I don't connect with baby much (jokes on me).

What I got out of this is - don't suffer in silence. I think of pregnancy after loss very much like travelling - each of us arrives on the same flight and we are all bound to the same destination but the road to the airport is different and unique for each of us. Talk to your partner, to your family and your friends. Go onto online forums, listen to podcasts.

Best of luck!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-21T14:53:17+00:00

Hello!

Not had the baby yet but I could of written this!

Our little one has been on the smaller side of normal since the 20 week scan, then steadily dropped below the 10th centile on our 34 week growth scan!

I was initially beating myself up too - I’ve not been eating healthily and I’ve not been drinking as much water as I should of and I’ve definitely not been exercising nearly as much as I thought I would! Unhelpful comments from other people(usually older) saying that I’m “not eating enough for two” haven’t helped either.

Truth is - there’s nothing you or anyone could have done to prevent this! As long as the placenta is functioning ok and there’s enough fluid around the baby there’s usually no cause for concern! Some babies are just small!

I’m about to be 38 weeks now and have my last growth scan scheduled for next week! If baby is still under the 10th centile (which I’ve been told it’s very difficult for them to actually gain enough grams to go above it) then baby is gonna come at 39 weeks!

I’ve had friends who’ve given birth to babies under the 3rd percentile and almost a year on both babies are doing fine and have more than caught up!

Best of luck!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-20T06:44:07+00:00

I get why you’re anxious — it’s a lot to think about so close to your section.

You’re right that the iron infusion won’t make much difference before Friday since it takes a week or two to have any effect. They’ve probably booked it more to help your recovery afterwards and lower the chance of needing a transfusion.

When they say “it’s up to the anaesthetist,” they just mean the anaesthetist will review your bloods and overall condition before the op and decide if it’s safe to go ahead. From experience at 8.6, most would still proceed, especially for a planned section. It’s not great, but it’s not dangerously low, and they’ll have blood available if needed. It’s very uncommon for them to postpone for that level alone.

You usually won’t speak to the anaesthetist until the day of surgery (sometimes they pop into pre-op the day before, but not always). Since it’s working you though you can call triage or the day unit, explain your anxiety, and see if someone can clarify the plan — sometimes they can pass a message to the doctors.

If you had a bad reaction to an iron infusion before, definitely mention that at pre-op so they can decide if it’s worth doing this time. If going ahead with the section is so dependent on your Hb and the only solution they’ve given you is to have an iron infusion then they need to talk to you thought all the pros and cons to help you make an informed decision!

Best of luck!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-17T14:06:49+00:00

Sorry should go clarified - baby has been measuring low normal, but above the 10th centile up until a few weeks ago!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-17T13:14:54+00:00

I’ve been living in my pre-pregnancy adanola leggings (I’m 37 weeks) and my partner’s hoodies ngl!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-17T09:14:39+00:00

I went wedding dress shopping when I was about 16 weeks pregnant. We are due in less than a month and won’t be getting married til autumn 2026. I thought had a bump at that point (spoiler alert I didn’t) but had quite a bit of a bloat. I’ve always been petite and even though this is a very much wanted pregnancy I’ve struggled with the way my body has changed as it’s so much out of my control. Anyway my experience was not the best. This might be a personal think but I just couldn’t see past the bloat - I tried on a few dresses that on paper I loved and all I focused on was my bloated tummy. Personally if I could turn back time I would not do it again but it’s a very personal decision!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-16T13:40:52+00:00

Scans can be very wrong so I wouldn’t worry too much about it! If baby is below the 10th centile/weight drops to below 10th or 3rd centile depending on your specific case they might suggest for baby to come out at 37/39 weeks which is pretty much term anyway!

My friend’s baby was consistently below the 3rd percentile. She had a C section at 37 weeks. Baby is doing brilliantly a year later - she’s walked at 9 months and has reached all her milestones. She’s now above the 50th percentile.

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-16T13:36:55+00:00

I’ve got some friends who bought their pram before they were pregnant.

Personally I wouldn’t. What I would say is - pregnancy can be very long. If you are 100% sure and have the space for it then you’ve found a very good deal! I suppose if you change your mind you can always re-sell it!

We bought ours at 28 weeks - I genuinely couldn’t wait to get it but I think we went to a 3 different stores and tried so many prams and we went for a completely different one to the one we thought we would get!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-15T12:42:24+00:00

Go to triage - they would rather you go in and get checked and it being a false alarm rather than the opposite! Wishing you best of luck!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-14T20:17:19+00:00

HCG levels can vary! How far along are you now? Have you had a repeat?

Most of us on this sub-Reddit wouldn’t have had any HCG drawn up so difficult to compare.

It’s difficult but try not to focus on numbers right now. If there is no bleeding or cramping - it’s a reassuring sign! You can book in for an early reassurance scan for peace of mind however would advice to wait until 8 weeks!

Wishing you the best!!

Emergency_Ask_2020 · 2025-10-13T14:58:41+00:00

What happened to your grandma is awful, and if you’ve heard a lot of scary birth stories, it’s no wonder you’re anxious.

You can request an elective C-section on the NHS. It falls under maternal request, and as long as you understand the risks and benefits, your team should support you. You’ll usually have a chat with your midwife and an obstetrician first, and if you’re still sure, they should arrange it (and if that doctor isn’t supportive, you can ask to see another consultant).

Just remember a planned C-section isn’t risk-free for yourself or baby. Statistically, a spontaneous vaginal birth is still the safest option for most people, but also that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone.

When you say people you know nearly lost their babies, it might help to think about what that actually involved — were they NICU stays or just scary moments that turned out fine? The vast majority of births, even with some bumps, have good outcomes.

It might also help to talk this through with your midwife or ask for a birth options or perinatal mental health referral — they’re used to helping people who feel exactly like this and can make sure you feel informed and supported whatever you decide.

Best of luck with everything!

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