Tildy - Glad you are doing well (except for the sock thing
angelicdragon - Hope you are feeling better. Take care of yourself and your gorgeous bub.
Kath26 - welcome. So sorry to hear of your loss. Good luck on your journey.
AngelLukesMum - I am having my scan on Monday!!! I am 8 weeks today and I can't wait. Seeing bub for the first time makes it all "real" I am so excited!!!! Any test results yet?
I am doing fine. Still have this cold and starting to get more m/s but I don't mind as it makes me remember our dream has come true! Have a great weekend!!!
Hi Ladies
Zachary's Mum - Goodluck for tomorrow's scan! Will be thinking of you!
How's everyone else doing?
We had our antenatal class from 9 to 3 yesterday and I am totally wrecked today. It was so much harder than I had prepared myself for. We were the oldest couple there by YEARS and we were the last to do the 'introductions' and everyone else had shared their life stories so I felt compelled to share that this is our 7th Pregnancy and like everyone else in the room, will be our first 'baby'...well there was a sudden intake of oxygen in the room and the midwife congratulated us in a kind of 'brushing over / moving on' kind of a way...whatever!@?! And then they bought in a newborn and I felt like I'd been 'beemed up' sooooo surreal...it was a very bizarre day...think I have a bit of work to do on the emotional front in the next few weeks...yep...about 2 and half weeks to go....thanks for listening ladies...just a big vent from me today...sorry!
Oh Ellie, you poor thing, you're very brave to share your experiences. I'm sorry the ladies and midwives were less than supportive. That makes me angry because I think that part of the reason pregnancy loss is so hard is because it's such a social taboo and it makes us feel so isolated. It should be out in the open because it happens all the time to so very many women. Brave women like you should be encouraged to share your experiences so that it can be easier to deal with.
We ended up cancelling our antenatal classes after having a similar experience at our VBAC class... seeing as we're having a C-section anyway it was a convenient excuse to avoid it! The midwife tried to talk Alec into us going anyway (he rung to cancel) but he said it was too uncomfortable last time. I'll be in hospital for plenty of time afterwards anyway so the midwives can teach us there I figure!!
Rozzie - I was going to cancel but got talked into going by the midwife. Didn't learn anything...but it did reinforce to both of us that we are really happy with having the elective c section....I know it's not for everyone and I respect that but for us it's what we're comfortable with. The class also made me realise that our decision to not have visitors at the hospital was a good one too! If I fall apart I don't want an audience! We're also not telling anyone the date just that I see the ob on the 23rd and bub will arrive sometime later that week...unless bub has other ideas! Your ticker seems to have moved quickly too...how are you feeling?
good, glad to hear we won't miss much!!! I'm feeling not too bad but have a mild case of SPD and sore feet. 2 more weeks of work, I am HANGING out to finish. Also the heat wave is meant to break tomorrow so thank god for that.
I was thinking of keeping the date of the op secret too, partly for the surprise factor for everyone else, also because it may change anyway (you never know) and also I don't want people ringing me the night before or whatever. I haven't mentioned it to DH, don't think he'd be that keen.
Ellie I hadn't even thought of the visitor thing but as thi sis baby #5 alive then I'll probably only have Robert and my dad come in every day and Roberts mum and dad may come in once. Even after a stillbirth the 'novelty' of a new baby wears off on family and freinds very quickly. I am anticiapting a very quiet relaxing hospital stay of the FULL 5 days thsi time. no going home early coz I know wht will be waiting for me at home. No rest. No time to relax. just busy busy.
No ante-natal classes here either coz each pg ha been differenet and each baby ha been differeent so I just go with the flow so to speak.
1:15am and I feel zonkered ou even though I havne't had any back pain releif for about 36 hrs but did my glass of cold milk. My indulgence of a midnight snack is freezing cold milk lol. No wonder I am bigger than any other pg and can't wear the same clothes I did with my other pgs.
Hey Judy...lol re cold milk..I am craving chocmilk and I am the size of a house!!!How is your back? Are the med's helping?
Rozzie - 2 more weeks of work...hope it flies by! Thanks for listening yesterday...feeling heaps better today
Well 36 weeks today...2 weeks to last Ob appointment....spent yesterday 'nesting'...had poor DH wash all our towels in softener because I couldn't stand them feeling like cardboard! Then I had him cleaning, cleaning, cleaning....at some point in the day I commented to him that I'd love to be able to come home from hospital to a clean house...the response..."I had already anticipated that and I have a plan in place!"...cracked me up...poor love...no wonder he's calling me pregzilla!!!!
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This is my first time on here so thought i would tell yous a little about myself. My name is Sharyn,im 20 and im married and have a gorgeous wee boy John who will be 4 in December and our beautiful angel Nathan was stillborn at 39+1 weeks in June 2008 due to placenta abruption. And i am currently 21+4 weeks pregnant with our third child, due christmas eve. Look forward to getting to know you all xxx
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