I'm a stranger in these parts too, but do check in on your lovely ladies.......
Laney - it's amazing after all you have been through to now be (finally!!!) getting good news, I'm so happy your little boy is thriving!!
Jude - How are you??? Couple of weeks tops, look forward to coming to visit you and meeting Daniel!!!! Make sure you let me know!!!! Hope you are keeping well.
Hi Jo - how are you, you have a tough first anniversary coming up, it's never easy. I just had Luc's 2nd birthday, and tbh, it just sucked without him here. I hope things are going okay for you.
Remy is such a dumpling. She now goes to swimming lessons, and loves it, doesn't mind going underwater. She's adorable, I should update my ticker photo!! I just CAN'T make up my mind whether to have just one more????????????? I'm so full on busy with 3 kids already, and don't want to be greedy - but there's a big age gap between my first two and Remy, so she is kind of an only child iykwim....... any advice ladies??????????
I have popped in because I recently found out that I'm pregnant again and have found your stories to be quite calming on the nerves. It's nice see so many lengthy pregnancies - it makes me feel better.
I've lost two babies, both girls. One at 14 weeks (button)and one at 23 weeks (Grace Catherine). One was due to malformation which resulted in poor heart function and finally miscarriage and the other was due to an incompetent cervix (Grace was perfectly healthy - its such a wrong scenario).
6 months later I'm finally pregnant again but have found that I'm not allowing myself to accept this pregnancy. I am overwhelmed with happiness inside and feel so so blessed but I'm still in denial that this could really happen for me. I am almost pre-empting another disappointment.
Any thoughts? I would love to hear about how you all felt when you finally found out your were pregnant again.
Lee I have your number programmed into my mobile ph now. Had to get one of Gregs friends to do it coz i am useless with the mobile ph.
Had my OB appt today and have put the sumamry up on my pregnancy blog (link should be in my siggy) but in short at 32 wks daniel was in the 90% and measured 3 weeks ahead and has now dropped to the 15% and is 2 weeks behind. he has hardly grown at all since 32 wks. OB will not talk induction but with my othe pgs at this stage he also said no to induction but come 38 wks he changes his mind and out the baby comes. Doppler flow on the cord was great and plenty of fluid for now so I have no idea why Daniel has slowed gorwing but it has happened at this stage with every pg I have had.
Lee go for another. We wanted two close together like Tash and Nic are (13mths apart) but ended up with a 4.5yr gap this time round!
Welcome Joselyn. I knew another girl named Josie who lost a little girl named Grace at the same stage to incompetent cervix but she has since had another baby. Will you Drs be putting in a cervical stitch?
I am off to bed after a long day.
hugs to all our pg mummies and new mummies
Jude
Just quickly wanted to respond to Laney - so happy to read that you have a big bubba on the way. After all you have been through I know it must be hard to believe, but this one is going to be your earth baby. So happy for you. I can't wait to hear more.
Laney, so happy to hear your boy is growing well I'm sure it's hard to believe/accept it after Parker and Shelby but your boy will be born nice and big!
Judy, that's odd about Daniel's growth but I guess the measurements are based on averages, not ideals and if it's happened in your previous pregnancies I guess it's good that he's normal!!
Joselyn, a big welcome!! I think what you're describing is perfectly normal. It feels dangerous to get your hopes up, especially if you have no living children to prove to yourself that it is possible. But it does get better, esp if you are confident that you are getting the extra medical attention you need. The fact that you have a diagnosed problem that can be addressed is also good (in a strange way!). I remember trying to distance myself from getting attached then I asked myself honestly, if I lost this bub too, would avoiding attachment make it easier? And of course it wouldn't. So try and appreciate and enjoy every day with your bub and just take it one day at a time.
As for me, less than 2 weeks to go... I am slowly getting a cold though so am feeling pretty terrible, sore throat and bad headache. I'm just hoping that I don't have a cough when I have the C-section, I remember coughing last time and it felt like my abdomen would bust open. Unfortunately feeling this way is making me very unmotivated to do all the things on my list I want to get done... luckily the parents are coming next week so I'll work my Mum.
Judy: thanks for sharing your experiences, it helps SOOO much when you see that other people have gone on to have positive outcomes. Thanks, you're a star!! Yesterday I went and bought a little white jump suit, nothing fancy, but just something to look at so I can show myself that this is really happening. Its such a wierd feeling, I'm so thrilled but yet, in such denial! Either way, I am pregnant and I have a wonderful little bean inside of me and I'm going to love it every day that I have it!
Rozzie: thanks to you also, I am DEFINITELY getting the stitch put in. Actually, that is something I haven't considered yet - that I'll be in hospital facing this part of the pregnancy in around 9 - 11 weeks - ooohhh scary!
I'm going to close up and read all about your stories now.
I'm sure it's hard to believe/accept it after Parker and Shelby but your boy will be born nice and big!
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