hello again leasha! and of course (if she can ever get u off bb :p) Shel! have u told ur parents yet?
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hello again leasha! and of course (if she can ever get u off bb :p) Shel! have u told ur parents yet?
:p I haven't been on that much lately Ali hehe!
Yeah, we told my parents. They reacted pretty much how I thought they would... and then unexpectedly congratuled us and we haven't heard anything much from them. They are shocked as they didn't know we were trying. I don't care what their reaction is right now, just as long as I don't get some sort of court order I will be fine!!!
Welcome Alisia and Michelle! I've been wondering when you'd be in this thread... Apart from m/s how are you feeling? Excited? Tired? Sorry to be a PITA.
Hope everyone had a great new year! At my cousin's not-house there was a little party and only one guy threw up. But other than that it was really good.
Hmm my appetite has been huge lately. I eat like a horse at meals. Is it just a phase or something else? Hmm last time I dtd was more than two weeks ago and I'm on day 22 of my cycle. And I've always had a raincoat, so I don't think I'm pg. I've had my period on time too.
Heya al!!
I hope you all had a better NYE than what DP and i had!! Remember the 'best friend' i told you was taking me being preg for granted and expected me to drive her around...well she chucked a spaz and sent me a "Good bye" msg because i wouldnt drive her around last night while she was drunk, i aparently ruined her night coz she couldnt drink! So naturally DP stepped in and defended me because i was really upset by this. So she turned it all around and started getting personal...BAH needless to say she is no longer my friend. Im so hurt by it, and the fact she started getting all personal too with things that had nothing to do with anything, only coz she got put in her box coz she was taking me for granted!
It feels weird to think its 2008!!
Meg, well she's not a good friend to you if she treats you this way. Good thing that you stood up for yourself before things get too strained. Do you have a mutual friend you both have? Perhaps you can air out your feelings with them. :hugs: things will be ok soon hun.
Meg, Big Hugs for you darl
Hi all.
Leasha - How exciting!! So looks like this is your first bub??? Thats fantastic for you! Who cares what family say and think hey? As long as your happy! Got any names picked out yet?
Bonham - Woah... You are getting so close! Been having many braxton hicks yet? God it feels like 10 minutes ago I was going into labour, and it was really 2 and a half months ago! Geez...
Sally - Good on you for standing up for yourslef too. The older generation can be so insensitive sometimes hey???
We are all good here! Little CHels is going well. She is 2 and a half months now - and I cannot believe I have been blessed with ANOTHER perfect baby. LOL. She sleeps around 10 hours every night, and has a few naps during the day too. Never really cries unless she is hungry, or sometimes wants a cuddle. My DS is an angel again too. He loves having a little sister now and has adjusted really well! YAY!! Sorry to brag.... :)
Thanks girls.
I think im just worried more about my relationship with DP rather than the whole friend thing.
We had both agreed that this year we will put everything behind us and move forward into our relationship, with nothing weighing us down. Great start to that huh!
I just wanna curl up in bed with Dp and just cry my little eyes out. Im so frustrated, and hurt, and he is too, but he is shutting me out, i cant even talk to him about it!!
I cant believe she even tried telling him im unhappy with him. Im not unhappy with him. Im the happiest i have ever been! Without stupid little moo moo's messing with it for their satisfaction.
How the hell do you get it all to stop?? I just dont want her contacting me or DP. Ive had enough of it all!
Maybe ya need to have a good chat to DP when he is ready and explain your side of things. Some people are all just about themselves, and dont care who they hurt in the mean time. At least you can wash your hands and get her out of your life before your bubba comes. Start afresh! She'll wake up to herself soon enough and then she'll be sorry she treated you like that!
Meg, I've read your thread hun and just wanted to give you hugs :hugs: You are going through a tuff time atm, is there anyone else you can talk to??
Take Care
Welcome Alisia & Michelle :)
Big hugs Meg, i hope things settle down really soon.
It's almost 3am here and i can't sleep :( got my first appointment at a different hospital tomorrow. Bit of a long story (i really should start a Blog) but i really want a VBA2C (Vaginal Birth after 2 Caeserians) and my first hospital weren't very supportive so i'm a little nervous as to how my appointment's going to go tomorrow (today actually). Dunno what i'm going to do if they have the same attitude as the other place... i'm almost ready to have baby at home unassisted and just call for an ambulance when baby's just out so they can deal with all the after technical stuff. I just don't want any negativety or unneccissary intervention that i would get in a hospital and the only reason they want to intervene is because they want to take away my control over the birth.. they want control because if something did go wrong the insurance companies wouldn't be very happy with them if they weren't the ones in charge. Grrr anyways, i've had my little vent maybe i'll be able to sleep now hehe. Goodnight :)
Hi all- always looked at this tread but never posted- thought it was for like "younger couples as in teens" but looks like i'm around your age group...
Well just a little background, i'm 23 and preg with #2 finally after so many TTC issues... Ever since i found this site i'm on here almost daily- well muliple times daily.. i love reading about what other expectant parent are going through...
BTW- Megs i read your post- big hugs to you hun... i went through similar isues with my GF when i had my first they just didnt understand as they were too busy partying and honestly felt like they didnt care... Hope thing work out and try not to stress,
Welcome Jess!!!
Jade, big hugs to you, I really hope you can have your VBA2C.
i think we all deserve this: :grouphug:
Take Care
Jess, your lil bubba is due on my birthday!!!!! :D grerat day that one!! hehe
Meg- Sorry to hear that you've been treated so badly by a so called friend :hug:. I had a friend like that this was before i fell pregnant, except she didnt expect me to drive her around she just expected me to go to her ALL the time so i just gave up talking to her as there wasnt a point continuing the friendship as she was trying to make me feel bad for being pregnant saying hurtful and mean things that just werent warranted.
Becky- Yes getting VERY close, 4 weeks today. I've had some BH although i'm not exactly sure what they are suppose to feel like. Glad that Chelsea is doing well.
Jess_84- Welcome to the thread, great to have you here.
Welcome to all new people.
Wow Joanne only 4 weeks to go how exciting :)
My waters broke at 38 weeks with Maddi i was so glad i didn't have to wait the full 40+ weeks to meet her.
lilyangel- would have loved to go into labour @ 38 weeks didnt have my DS till i was 44 weeks.... i had 4 EDD changes and 44 weeks was by the latest date they gave me... if i had gone by the 12 week scan date he would have been past 46 weeks.... he was grey and peeling and had pooped inside.. All because the hospital wouldnt believe my GP and i of the dates... but all worked out then so just hoping that this time round i dont go that far post date...
Hey Jess, Congrats! Not long ot go now!! Wow, I cant believe they let you go to 44 weeks! Dont think they do anymore! So you have your fingrs crossed for a girl? I have a DS who is 2 and a 10 week old girl. Geez, I had my fingers crossed very tightly second time around for my little princess. LOL. As long as they are healthy though hey?
What state are you in?
Yeah thats what i figure, healthy bubs is the most anyone can hope for... saying that a girl would be such a delite.... First US they said "if i had to guess i'd say girl" this time they could only give me an 80% chance of girl which is still great....
I'm in NSW, south west sydney....
The hospital wouldnt induce me untill my GP rang them and basically put pressure on them... i was booked in on the wednesday for induction and was so nervous i think thats what caused me to go into natural labour on tuesday night,.... they wanted to send me home 1/2 hour after getting there as i wasnt dilated enough (even though my contractions were less then a minute apart) i refused to leave saying that i was booked in for induction the following morning... It wasnt until after i had bubs (1 hour after that) that they checked the placenta and agreed bubs was very overdue
wow Jess, I coulda done with your 4 extra weeks!! Your DS didn't want to come out and mine was in a rush!! hehe :lol:
Wow 44 weeks, what a poor system they have.
My friend had her little girl 3 weeks ago & went she went to get discharged from the hospital she found out they hadn't admitted her at all, They also didn't teach her to B/F, change nappies etc...
Welcome Jess! gawd thats just discusting the way they treated you... talk about minimal care...
Meg - I wonder if your 'friend' isn't jealous of your pregnancy and is covering it up by just wanting to go out and party and is trying to make you jealous of her partying by dragging you along and using your car etc.. Bit of a theory really but you never know..
Had my first appointment at the new hospital today. The doctor seemed very nice. He was still being all doctor like about my VBAC and wanted to do it on his terms but he had a completely different attitude about it all then the last doctor. He was at least all "yeah we can do it" instead of "I highly advise against it you're putting you baby in terrible danger blah blah blah, etc"
So its still not quite what i was hoping for but i'm never really gonna get that in a hospital anyway, I definately like it much better here then at the other hospital. Much much better attitudes.
OMG! they didn't teach her or help her BF?? How are women going to suceed BF if the hospitals aren't going to help?! When I was having trouble BF I kept going to the dr and the health nurse and they just kept saying keep trying..... I AM TRYING BUT I AM NOW AT MY WITS END THATS WHY I'M HERE!!! GRRR Health professionals!
Jade, glad the hospital visit went well!! I really do hope you get your VBAC!
Heya all!
Jade, firstly its good the doc is supportive of giving you a VBAC, under his terms or not, gives you some hope of actually attempting it :). Both my 'friend' and her GF and told me about their 'plans' to steal my baby, and my 'friend' is very clukky. She walks around saying its 'her' baby. I know, probably all in the fun, but i seriously think she would be the type to do that, she tried to keep her sisters daughter at her house as long as she could, literally threatened suicide when her sister moved out of home because she wanted 'her little girl to stay with her and not be taken away'.
She actually msgd my DP saying "You arent even sure its your baby." today, like WTF?? Thats low and too personal! I totally broke our word to eachother and called her on that one, as IF she is going to get away with trying to put it in his head its not his. FFS we were TRYING to have this baby, why the hell would it be any one elses!! She knows its 100% his.
Heyyy Sally, how far away is Clackline from Perth??
Jade glad the appointment went well, Hope you get your VBA2C
Brendansmum-i would have been glad to offer the extra weeks to anyone.. hehe The worst part was i was originally told i was due in begining to Mid october and didnt have DS til mid November... Also i know what its like not to have help with B/feeding... I'm sure that if i wasnt so pushy myself about it that i would have left with DS on the bottle... It wasnt until bubs hadnt had any feed for more then 15hours and they wanted to put him into fetal care that a lovely night midwife sat with me most of the night just to get him to latch on... In the end he had a massive mucus spew and latched on within 5 mins...
1 midwife out of more then a dozen was willing to give me hands on help andgot me the results i wanted... Most of them suggested bottle straight away...
If more health care "professionals" payed more attention to mothers i think things would be alot better... I had BF issues at 3 months when i was so stressed my milk wasnt comming through properly (wasnt producing the thicker milk) i was feeding every 1 1/2 - 2 hours after 2-3 doc visits i was convinced that i should "for bubs sake" suppliment a night feed with a formula feed... Not knowing that my supply would drop dramatically... from the moment i changed to formula for 1 feed he did sleep all night but then developed reflux and was projectile vomiting... (although it took till 8 months for them to formally diagnose that issue and medicate him) AAAARRGGG it makes me so mad when you tell them theres a problem and they dont want to help... I feel like you start to know your child from day 1 and mothers know when their children arent themselves..
Well i'm rambling sorry....
Jade- glad the appoint. went well fingers crossed for you...
Meg, Clackline is about 45 mins from Midland... not that far at all!
Jess, I was "lucky" (I have to look at the positives) that the NICU/SCN has lactation consultants on hand and another bonus being that I started to try and BF when Brendan was 4 weeks old (34weeks gestation is usually when they start to learn the sucking reflex) Even then it was only once a day or every second day as it was too tiring for brendan and he would start "desating"(low oxygen levels) and having "brady's"(low heart beat). He was fully suck feeding by 5.5 weeks old. Saying that though I never got the chance to fully BF before going home. But still persevered with it until he was 4.5 months and my supply just dropped. Brendan had colic and reflux... colic went around 6 months old and he still has reflux though it is much better now.
LOL, now I'm starting to ramble!! I get what you mean about knowing your child. Once Brendan was suck feeding I just wanted to take him home and I knew that he was good to go, but the drs wouldn't let him go..... but thats another story!! :D
Take Care girls :D
I really think Mums know more than Dr's sometimes hey???? They try and do things by the book too much.
Wow Meg, what a psycho your ex-friend is! Its probably for the better that you are rid of her before your baby is born. With the things she said, you never can tell how far she would go!
hey girls.
Jade, I really hope u have time 2 get into the city instead of flinder's!! I'm assuming u have switched to WCH. I would be stuffed if it was me, my longest labour (established) was only 5 hours! I have ambulance cover for that reason!
Hi Jess! I have seen you elsewhere but not really talked much.
not much going on today, so :hugs: to those who need them.
I had bf issues too but I don't want to get into it again. I've dealt with it and know its not my fault but I know to speak up when i don't feel right and not take the word of someone else saying I'm doing fine.
OMG... yeah what a psycho! she's just making herself look stupid now though, hopefully your DP can see that and wouldn't believe her if she told him rain was wet. You don't need that kind of stress with a new baby either, you're far better off having it all out now *hugs*
Gah! thats what i forgot to do today! I was gonna post off my application form for ambulance cover. Yeah its not too bad getting there from where we are assuming we have a car and we most certainly will by then even if we have to borrow my MILs car, but it'll be sorted in the next few weeks and i'm getting the Ambo cover as a last resort/emergency thing.
Yup its at the WCH. THere's nothing wrong with Flinders if you're having a normal birth or c-section but they didn't want to support my VBAC so unfortunately for my circumstances WCH is more suited to me this time
ROFL!!! I am good at guessing these things aren't I! (helps that there is not too much choice in SA and i knew you wouldn't go to the Lyell Mac!) Glad I remided u bout the ambulance cover. FYI, SA ambulance don't accept HCC as concession, stupid i know considering it is for Health Care!!! :doh:if only beaurocrats looked at the more sensible states, just look at the southern expressway, i mean it is embarrassing!!!
anyway, enough of a rant from me.
Sleep well girls!
Morning all... Well i posted a thread bout my 80% chance of having a girl.... wanted to see how many people thought it was a good enough sign to start buying pink... Well most said no and to wait...I was all set to go this morning and get some PINK stuff but now i'm feeling..well kinda down and think maybe the possibility of it being wrong is still to high????
Any thoughts???
I'm sorry Jess, but I think you should wait too. i know of one mum (actually a few) that were told they were definately having a boy..... she gave birth to a girl. I personally don't trust the U/S. I didn't want to know with brendan but I felt right from the beginning he was going to be a boy. How do you feel?
I always bought greens and yellows and when Brendan was born got given all the blue stuff! If you are going to go shopping for girlie things, hang on to the receipt so that if the U/S are wrong and you have a boy you won't be left with pink things!
I'm sorry if you feel down, but the MOST important thing is that the baby is born healthy. *fingers crossed* for a girl!
Take Care
Jess i had a 95% chance of a girl, then i had another ultrasound at 36 weeks & she was still a girl.
I was so happy as i had only brought pink & girly stuff.
My friend had an 80% chance of a girl & she had a little girl.
Guess it depends on how confident you feel with the ultrasound, I wouldn't be able to help my self & would buy at least one cute little girly outfit.
Before i had my U/S i was hoping for a girl so i bought a few pink things... they're gonna make good presents for my SIL who is having her 3rd girl after trying for a boy hahaha.
If you don't think you can contain yourself then maybe you could get one or two things but then again don't let it get you too worked up either just in case its still a boy.
There was no umming and ahhing with our boys, it was pretty obvious.
Ali - Yeah i agree, you know in Queensland everyone has ambulance cover because they pay for it along with their electricity bill! I think thats a great idea!
I sent DH out today without my application to post again... might have to walk around the corner and post it a bit later on.
I've always had Ambo cover, it's just not worth getting a huge bill. One guy I knew Broke his leg at motorcross and the track was only about 6 kms from the hospital and it cost him over $600 for that short trip!! It's just not worth it.
I should have asked if WA do pension discounts.... LOL.... bit late now!
Take Care girls
Hello Everyone, thought it was about time I joined this thread. I'm a first time mummy to Madeline, who is now just over 3 months and growing so fast! Cant believe how far she has come.
Jade - Congrats on baby boy number 3! Not long to go now.
Jess - Are you hoping for a girl? They told me I was having a girl, but everywhere I went people kept commenting on my shape saying ohhh thats a boy in there. Whatever lol. I dont know how you can tell from the shape of a womans belly?!
We dont have ambo cover, is that an extra under private health insurance? We had Maddie in a public hospital, but getting private health is high on our list of things to do in 2008 in time for the next bubba.