Vickster

It was great to see those that could make it on Saturday. Any suggestions for the next date? I also wondered if people would be interested in making a list like the Autumn Babies Club have, with due dates, flavour (if known) and arrival dates, although a little while to go for that bit! I will kick off, and if you want to be added, just copy over the list as it increases and add your details, if that makes sense! January 26th Vickster - Pink!

Hi everyone, are we on for 10.30 tomorrow at Green & Blue? Would be great to catch up.

Sounds good, thanks

May well see you at the clinic Tues am, I am due to see them at 9.45.

All really good advice, thanks. I am seeing the consultant on Wed so will see what she says. As if labour wasn't stressful enough!

Yeah, I thought as much myyself. The manufacturers also list the possible side effects to the baby that have been reported, but then go on to say that the reported instances are no higher than that in the general population, so important to put these things into context.

It is certainly not recommended by the Clexane manufacturers in the leaflet that comes with the drug, hence my question, but I too had read the breastfeeding network advice and my midwife doesn't seem to think it is a problem.

Thanks Fuschia, really useful to know. I am currently on 2 x 80mg injections a day, 12 hours apart, so I had expected that as soon as I went into labour I would stop taking it. Am hoping not to need an epidural or CS, as I know these are both problematic, but obviously you never can tell. Presumably they will scan me again post birth to check whether the clot has gone.

Thanks for all your messages, and the positive response to this thread. Yes the response I received from all facets of the NHS was outstanding, I feel very lucky to have been diagnosed and received the care that I did. I was interested to read that others have been in the same or similar positions. I would love to know your experiences of Clexane during pregnancy (both to you and baby), delivery and breastfeeding as these are obviously, on top of the effects of the scan worries, things that have been stressing me out. In particular, I have been told that Clexane raises the risk of haemorrhage, so my lovely home birth plans have been firmly shelved! Post or PM me if you don't mind sharing your experiences.

I have been agonising over whether to start this thread, as my intention is not to alarm, but have decided that others may benefit from the experiences I have had over the last week. I called NHS Direct on Saturday following a week's worth of what I thought was a chest infection, as for the previous two nights I had been unable to sleep as when I laid down I found it almost impossible to catch my breath. I was hoping they would refer me to SELDOC and I could get some antibiotics and clear it up. The SELDOC doctor at Dulwich Hospital, as well as checking my blood pressure and listening to my chest (which I expected due to the symptoms I was complaining of and because I am 23 weeks pregnant) luckily also checked my pulse and oxygen saturation. She found that the former was too high and the latter was too low and sent me straight to A & E as she suspected a pulmonary embolism. A & E carried out further tests which seemed to confirm the diagnosis and I was admitted to Kings on Saturday evening where I remained until Wednesday evening, receiving anti-coagulant injections to thin my blood until the diagnosis was confirmed. We had a couple of agonising days deciding on which diagnostic test to let them carry out, as all carry a risk to the unborn baby and some to me at this stage in pregnancy due to the high levels of radiation. We eventually decided on a VQ scan which confirmed the diagnosis, which while obviously awful news, validated the need for the scan and treatment I had been receiving. I have now been discharged with twice daily anti-coagulant injections and am extremely grateful that this was picked up when it was. The reason I have decided to post this is that I was not aware that there is an increased risk of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy, and the doctor's view was this seemed to be the only reason I had it (there are obviously other risk factors). I understand the figure in pregnant women is about 1:1000. None of the pregnancy books I have read highlighted this particular risk (maybe I was just unlucky in the ones I chose), so I thought it worth bringing to the attention of others. The problem with the condition is that many of the symptoms are things that one would ordinarily associate with pregnancy, such as shortness of breath and chest pain, but are clearly worth bringing to the attention of your GP or midwife. The attached is a link to the BUPA fact sheet on the condition which is worth reading. BUPA Factsheet Again, my attention is not to alarm, as the likelihood of ths condition occuring is still rare, but I thought knowledge of the condition and symptoms to look out for would be of benefit to others, as it certainly came as a shock to me.

Yes we had better agree to differ, as this is getting tiresome, particularly for everyone else I imagine.

That was a statement of fact based on the replies to the original thread, which another poster had gone to the trouble of totting up. The key phrase being "the people who contributed". I was not saying that this was the view of the overwhelming majority of people in East Dulwich and who are affected by this decision in general. A comment lke that wasn't intended to win any argument, so no bullying defacto or otherwise. I think you are getting a little carried away if you think I have opponents on this thread (well perhaps with the exception of you). I have a view which is as valid (and anecdotal by the way) as anybody else, including those that are for the retention of the lights. You seem to be rubbishing everyone on here who wants to speak up for the removal of the lights, because you do not agree with them. What evidence do you expect local people to give other than anecdotal for goodneess sake? That is bullying. Arguments aren't flawed because they are based on someone's personal experiences.

How is being accused of bullying on a public internet forum an overreaction? I have a view on this subject from first hand experience and I expressed it as requested by the councillors. It was your assertions that I was ignoring other people's views and bullying that was both incorrect and an overreaction to what was initially a very simple question.

The request on Ask Admin was not from me so your entire attack on me in this regard is incorrect. I also took the poster to mean that the thread was currently at the top of the board. A retraction of your accusations against me would be nice, but I suspect unlikely, as your sole intention is to inflame.

Please point to excactly where I asked that the original thread should be stuck at the top of the baord. That would have been presumptious, but that was not what I asked. I think you are still confusing locking with sticky. My suggestion about locking was to prevent two threads on the subject, and it was a question I asked not a presumption made.

Missing the point again, and twisting my words. I did not at any point request a sticky or demand that other threads be shut down, I asked whether it would be ok to resurrect the old thread to bring to the attention of those that had an interest in this issue before the fact that it was beng discussed again. I asked if it should then be locked, to prevent having two concurrent threads running. Posters would then be free to use this thread. If I have misunderstood the use of the two terms "sticky" and "lock" then I am sure you will be the first to let me know, but my understanding is that the resurrencted thread would soon get buried, as it in fact has done. My very impartial post on the original thread, if you care to take a look, just raises the fact that the council are considering this issue and links to this thread, thus alerting those that had requested notifications of new posts on the previous thread. I have made my views known once on this thread, and e-mailed and written to the council. Hardly waging a campaign. My subsequent posts have been to defend my actions against your quite astonishingly incorrect accusations. Not quite sure why, but I think you have blown my request (note request) that the old thread be locked, which was done in the misguided hope that I was doing the right thing, out of all proportion. You will note that I have not felt the need to attack those with views that the lights should stay, other than to suggest to one person that if removed, it is unlikely they will be replaced with nothing, as I recognise the value and validity of others points of view and the right to express them. Unlike you. I know who comes across as a bully in all this and it isn't me. I actually applaude the council for looking into the issues and establishing the stengths and weaknesses, as if there is found to be a clear case for the lights staying on a safety basis, I would be happy for them to stay, but like Marmora Man I am unclear as to how this can be accurately shown when a safety review was not implemented when the crossing was there. Oh and by the way, I a not a motorist, well on a very infrequent basis. I live locally and catch the 63 and 363 to work, and often write my posts waiting at the stop while the buses idle away far up Forest Hill Road, held up by the lights.

Whilst I cannot be bothered to respond to the majority of your inane drivel from across the other side of the world, I would like to point out that I live within 200 metres of this junction, and have done for 6 years. I therefore have experience of the position both pre and post the lights so certainly have a valid opinion as to the effect they have had. Oh, and I have a child under 13 and one on the way. Your logic would dictate that I should therefore be in favour of retaining the lights, but for all the reasons set out by many above I think they should go. Wanting to avoid the road outside my house (and others) being turned into a rat run has nothing to do with house prices (and that insinuation is quite frankly insulting), but the safety of residents on these minor roads where traffic speeds and volumes have been noticed to have increased since the installation of the lights (and yes many residents have asked the council for a safety review) on roads not designed to cope with it, unlike Forest Hill Road. Not sure why you are turning this into your own personal crusade on behalf of those in favour of retaining the lights, but I am sure Vikki Mills and others would be more interested to hear the views of those for whom this actually matters, who I am sure can speak for themselves, despite the fact you seem to think them incapable of doing so. Young families under represented on this forum? Have you seem the Family Room? Edited to say p.s. "It seems that the overwhelming majority of the people who contributed were against the installation of the lights".. Point being my statement was in repsect of people who contributed and was taken from the post of someone on the other thread who had totted them all up. They were the ones counting heads though....

Because the issue people were interested in 3 years ago is again current. I was asking if it was ok to post a note on the old thread alerting those that had posted (and particularly had requested to be notified of new replies) that the issue was live again, and then to have it locked so there were not two threads on the issue. I think you are confusing locking with sticky, but I am by no means au fait with forum lingo so please do correct me if I am getting it wrong.

Thanks for all the advice. My main concern was calcium intake, but it seems he is getting enough with milk on cereal, milk in the evenings and calcium in food.

Those who have previously posted on this issue may be interested to note that the council is in the process of considering whether the lights should remain. The thread below has all the details. Link to thread

I think if you read my posts back more carefully, you will see that I was not proposing a sticky, as I agree that would be an inappropriate thing to do. The suggestion of locking the thread was to avoid having two threads running on the same issue. Please do not try to insinuate that my right to put my view on a proposed cause of action across is anything more sinster than that. I and others have come on here to give our views on an issue that affects our daily lives, whether we are for or against the lights. Yes, affecting our daily lives, not yours. I will post a link to this thread on the original one, as you have suggested. This will then bring it to the attention of those that had a view on the issue back in 2007, both for and against, who may be unaware of the council's pending decision. Also, I don't recall giving a headcount, so please don't put words into my mouth. I don't agree that a democratic process necessarily has a silent majority, particularly in this case where the proposal was to remove the lights, so the silent majority may well believe that is exactly what is going to happen. In any event, the council will make its decision based on a number of factors, but not by the results of a vote, so hardly a democratic process anyway. [Edited to correct crap spelling]

Not really Huguenot, everyone has a right to make their views known to the council, for or against. I doubt the council will be ignoring those in favour of the lights remaining. Resurrecting thre old thread would equally alert those who were in favour of the lightd, so don't really see your point.

I have just read with interest the thread that was started when the traffic light were installed (referred to above). It seems that the overwhelming majority of the people who contributed were against the installation of the lights. I wonder how many of them are aware of the possibility that they might stay? Would it be bad form to resurrect the original thread and post a reference to this thread on it, as this would alert those who had originally ticked the box "send replies to this thread to me by e-mail". I realise this would mean there were two live threads on this issue, hence why I have asked. Presumably the original thread could then be locked though?

It was lovely to see those that could make it last Saturday. Shall we get another date in the diary? I can do this Saturday, although probably a bit soon after the last one, or 9th or 16th October, but if loads are free on 2nd October, feel free to go ahead without me. I am in Amsterdam for a work conference, which as you can imagine I am looking forward to like a hole in the head...

Hello Does anyone know how much milk a 2 1/2 year odl should be getting? I have tried looking it up but not found anything conclusive. My son has had around 6oz milk morning and evening for about the last year, but has recently started to refused milk in the mornings and sometimes evening too. He has it on his breakfast, and has yoghurts etc throughout the day, so I am hoping that is enough, particularly at his age, but would appreciate any thoughts. Victoria