Hi Ladies
So for no personals...so stuffed and feeling huge...had last check up wtih Ob yesterday...bub doing great...measuring 2 weeks ahead so should be a good size...feeling so uncomfortable and getting no sleep...2 weeks till c section if nothing happens before...can't wait to have this little one safely earthside Have a great weekend everyone xxx
thanks katiegirl, wow 3 weeks to go, my goodness thats gone quick. hope this boy doesn't keep you waiting too long like his sister, will be thinking of you over the next few weeks, hope you get the labour you want.
thanks for your words yesterday think just the state i was in yesterday, if they had of said this baby's going to be huge, i probably would have broke down too! just felt a bit overwhelmed after a big week and it finally all got to me, feeling better now and a bit more sane, sorry again for the outburst ladies
we start weekly ctg's from next week, which is apparently a better indicator than the scan that all is ok, so something else to help me through yaya
Ellie and Katiegirl! You are both so close. I can't believe how fast the time went. I hope that my pregnancy goes just as smooth and FAST!
Klee, The ctg's did put my mind at ease. They did cause a little stress a couple of times but what doesn't for us. I think being 15% smaller is a normal error rate in ultrasounds. If your ctg's look good and he is moving well then he is happy in there.
starbright, you sound very happy about the move. Remember to let everyone else to the work! Being close to family is going to be so great. I am really jealous.
beata, I think things got a bit easier around month 3. I was only getting up once a night. By month 4 Grayson was sleeping all night. I hope that you are just as lucky.
dory, can't wait to read about your great scan.
Okay! Who told the crazy lady that it was okay to visit me?! I decided to get out my old doppler even though I knew that it wasn't working well. It took a fall from the table when I was 9 months pregnant with Grayson and did not worked right after. All I get is static. I keep thinking that it is because there is no HB. I can't help it. I did order a new one but it is taking forever to get here. sigh
Laney, yay for the doppler arriving finally!! I have to admit I got one too, when I was pg with Cameron, every now and then it would come out when he wasn't particularly active...did my head in but it was always re assuring to hear the heart beat. Cameron is waking me up 1 to 2 times during the night. My DF usually does the last feed before bed at around 10.30-11 pm (we're on formula now) so I try going to bed by 9.30 pm. I then get up at around 2-2.30 am and then again around 5-5.30 am. 2 days ago, he slept from 2.30 am until 7 am, I panicked and thought something happened to him only to find him snoring away in his basinette! lol.
I'm glad all is going well in your pg!!
Dory, we have a routine, sort of!! Cam has been able to tell day from night from early on, he always feeds with his eyes closed and half asleep during the night and fully awake and alert during the day. We are always hoping to feed him around 10 pm, 2 am, 6 am, 10 am etc, so far it hasn't been too far off that. He was very unsettled most of this week due to his 6 week growth spurt but he's really improved since yesterday so I'm hoping all is back to normal. He's also begining to smile which is just awsome!
I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday hun, I hope all goes well for you at your scan!!
Klee, wow a lot is happening with you hun!! Don't let these people get to you about moving to the country, everyone will have an opinion and sometimes it's not what we want to hear! I'm sure the move will go well and you'll enjoy your new house/surroundings. As for the bub, don't worry too, as Katiegirl said they often get the size wrong! The weekly ctgs will definitely help the sanity!
Ellie, I feel your pain!! lol. In the last 2 or 3 weeks of my pg, I was so over the pelvic/hip pain and being unable to sleep! When the bub came I was like, put him back in so I can have the crappy but long sleep!! ha ha. Just can't win hey? Can't wait for you litle one to arirve hun!
Katiegirl, wow 3 more weeks! Time has certainly flown by, can't wait for you bub to arrive safely too hun!
Starbright, yay to lots of movement from bub!
Jlk, hope all is well with you hun
AFM, things are improving slowly. Cameron is a lot more responsive to me and DF, he makes these cute little noises and is using his arms and legs heaps when he's excited about something. He has got the most cutest facial expressions ever!! Sometimes I have a good laugh, especially when he coughs and farts all at the same time and scares himself! ha ha ha.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, sorry if I missed anyone!
beata, It sounds like you are getting some sleep at night. Twice a night feedings aren't too bad. Try to get in a nice nap during the day, they always helped me. I still have some of those panic moments when I am the first one to get up. I am used to him getting me up nice and early.
Ladies, what do you do for angel days? Shelby's angel day is in a couple of weeks and Parker's is shortly after Grayson's B-Day. I was not up for doing anything last year other than sitting around and worrying about Grayson. DH has to work on Shelby's day but he has a nice long weekend (he only has 2 weeks of vacation and he is going to need that when this bub is born). I was thinking about making a little garden...I don't know. What happens to that garden when we decide to sell this house?
Laney - I have started a little collection for each angel baby...mostly 'willow tree' ornaments...teddies I was given etc....and also light a candle at Church...5th May is our first angel baby's due date...tomorrow...I remember all the dates...don't know if that's a good thing or not sometimes.
On a happier note...only 10 days to go...bub is still very busy and doesn't seem to care that there's no room...really hurting me...my ribs are soooo sore! Can't stop cleaning and seem to be functioning on next to no sleep really well...maybe it will be less than 10 days...wouldn't that be lovely
Hi gals - its good to have a moment to stop and check in. Very unusual for me to be so busy. It made a nice, but tiring change.
Laney - all good here! Thankyou so much for asking. When is your next scan.... hmm no let me remember 17th right? Not long now!
Beata - you make me laugh so much. I have some funny visuals of Cameron scaring himself with his noisy bodily functions. Wow, 6 weeks, so long yet still so tiny. I bet so many things have changed since those first weeks.
KAM - those dates are hard. Know what you mean about lots of appointments. For me its easier though cause I am not at work, and am at home resting, so I am glad of the distractions. Hope you get through ok. My most recent scan date was on the same gestation that Sophie was born and died, so it was a pretty anxious time, leading up to the scan. Go as gently as you can.
Ellie - so glad your little furry one is home. How long were they gone? One of ours escaped once and was gone all night. Of course DH and I were scouring the neighbourhood in the wee hours trying to find him ( I was worried he was hurt somewhere) and low and behold the cheeky monkey came home when he got hungry. I was waiting up for him, thinking the worst and crying. He's an indoor cat and his little adventure scared him so much, he has never really tried to escape again. I can understand that you would have been beside yourself. Just glad your pet s safely home. Good luck with the next week or so. I must be unbelieveably exciting and frustrating all at once.
What date is your caesar booked in for?
Katie girl - you must almost there too! Thinking of you.
Klee - about the scans - I asked the sonogapher and she said the later scans were often not as accurate as the earlier scans in determining bubs size - something to do with bubs developing bone density and the sound waves of the ultra sound not reflecting in ways that allow for super accurate measurements.
StarBright - how are the move preparations going? Did you find somewhere in Canberra?
AFM - I have had a genuinely fantastic and positive week. On Monday night DH felt the baby kick, not just move, for the first time in any of our pregnancies. It was just the most awesome moment. I had been waiting with a lot of anticipation of DH being able to experience it but didn't expect it until a bit later, let alone just before 20 weeks. His face was just priceless - joy, wonder and completely awestruck. He didn't know whether to jump for joy and keep his hand on my belly for more. it was truly a magical moment. A really good lead up to the scan the next day.
Scan went really well. I was more anxious than I realised ( wondered if I had the squirts again, but the urge passed after we saw the baby in the scan....so anxiety it was). It was awesome. No bad news, all good. Baby was very active so the scan went for longer which meant more time to look at bubs. There was a big ole yawn, hands up to the face, kicking, turning, squirming and even a "kung fu panda" karate chop move. No waving, well not that we saw. It was so exciting for me to actually feel the baby moving and seeing the movements on the scan. The sonographer was really good too, she had had a loss at 19 weeks, so we were able to talk about it both of our experiences, which most sonographers don't want to even go near that topic.
Baby has been moving fairly consistently since Monday, in more definite and discernable movements rather than just the flutters.
My mum has been visiting for a few days and hence my abscence from BB. It was so nice to have her visit, but I was so tired last night I was asleep by 8.30pm. Unheard of for me! I did wake at 11.30pm though and spent a few hours awake ( knitting my new hobby - my mum taught me) but the sleep I had for the first few hours was just so deep and refreshing. I feel so much better today.
I am loving the cooler weather - cats are way more snuggly ( although if I get up to go to the loo, I return to find the "warm" sport where I was laying has been stolen by a furbaby, apparently sound asleep in just minutes! It is so much nicer to snuggle with DH under the blankets and make DH late for work by pleading "just one more minute...". Although the little heater inside means I hardly feel the cold and hardly need any blankets.
Anyway, I could go on for ages. It is so nice to feel some hope, just genuine hope and happiness rather than the stuff I force on myself to get through. I don't want to let these feelings go.
Laney, I am slowly starting to get slightly longer stretches of sleep these days. Last night, Cameron slept from 12 am to 4 am, but fed at 11 pm so went 5 hours between feeds. He is getting better slowly. Today I took him to the doctor as I thought he had a cold, as he had a blocked nose and he was breathing pretty heavily with a funny noise in his chest, but it turned out to be fine, instead he has a pretty nasty thrush in his mouth. What the???????? How do babies get it? I haven't breastfed for 4 weeks now. I thought babies get thrush from breast feeding
Ellie, big hug for your angelversary today. I know those days can be very emotional and tough. Hooray for finding your furkid! I didn't have a name for Cameron either, he was Baby Anderson for a couple of days in hossy! GL for your upcoming birth!
Kam, big hugs hun. When I passed the 21 week mark with Cameron I was sooooo relieved. Every week after that was such a bonus. My psychologist also helped to keep me sane!!
Dory, I am so so happy your scan went well and you are feeling so good about it. About time you really started to enjoy this pg!!! And woohoo for bubs first kicks!! That is the most awsome feeling in the world, isn't it? You are going to laugh at me but I really miss by big belly and my kicks now! I look at pg women now and I'm jealous of their bellies
Hi to everyone else in here, hope everyone is travelling nicely.
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Have a great weekend everyone xxx
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