Thanks Jude! Not enough relaxing as I have a four year old, but I have been drinking more water, and my naturopath has given me nettle tea and dandelion leaf tea too. I don't think I have placental insufficiency. Thank you for sharing about Tash and Samuel.
I have my fingers crossed for your one or two babies on board.
JLK - Aweomse. Congratulations! And only 2 more sleeps til your scan. Mine is 16th March - seems ages away yet. That is the nuchal transculency for me.
Mummabec - I know its hard but you can do it. Like angelicdragon said, you have something to be on the look out for. I know what you mean about preparing yourself. In my third pg, DH and I were driving to our "early scan" and I became really anxious about all the possibilities I hadn't prepared myself for including bad news and I hadn't arranged to take the rest of the day off. But ironically one of the things I rattled off was 'what if there is more than one?" Would you beleive it, that scan on 5 June showed dcda fraternal twins? Anyway, I remember that moment on the way to the app very vividly. Although in your case it must have been really frightening. I am sorry you had to go through it but glad you came through ok. I purposefully went back to the hospital after I'd birthed Amelia so hopefully exorcise any lingering fears I may have had about the hospital. It was pretty tough going past the birthing suite the first few times, but ok after a few more times. I didn't go in again though until I birthed Sophie. I haven't been back since then. I am hoping for a happier ending this time. But a good reminder to myself to head on back there asap so I don't have go back unprepared.
AFM - it's kinda weird to think that if this pg goes the way the others have that I am half way through ( at 10 weeks). Bit of a good reminder to savour it? I started some spotting at 10 weeks 2 days and have had minute amounts of brown spotting every day since - 10 weeks 5 days today. It is about 4 weeks since my last spotting episode. Alternatively it did coinicde with me standing up more one day. It does make me anxious but only a little bit. I might ring the ob if it keeps up.
Here's a question. Have any of you had massively painful wind pain? Yesterday it was really bad for me. I don't remember ever having anything like it before. I don't think I am constipated. It was a bit scary at first, but once the wind was out, no more pain. And there was a lot of wind. Amazing to think that much gas collected in my body. Initially I thought I might have been coming down with gastro or a m/c but I have never been so relieved to pass wind, ever, I don't reckon.
mummabec... Welcome to the thread. Congrats on being 33 weeks. Will you be having monitoring to check on your fluid levels? I know you said your not leaking, but a friend of mine lost all almost all of her fluid a few months before bubs was born- and he is ok. I have never heard of cholestasis though - if you dont mind and its not too hard for you to talk about it, what exactly is it? Is there a chance you can get it again? Does it have something to do with the fluid??
it is hard to get to the milestone of when your bub died in your pregnancy.. i was the same when preg with Shane and i got to the 35 weeks mark (which was when i lost Zahra). As well as that- the morohology scans are always a stree for me coz thats when we found out Darren had organ abnormalities. We have made it though that one already! If you are being monitored well- they will deliver your little girl before anything bad will happen xox, She will be fine out in the world if your belly is in trouble.
jlk... Speaking of stressfull morpholgy scans... I am thinking of you and soooo hoping these next two sleeps go really nice and quick for you!!!! And ofcourse it goes without saying that i hope your little bundle is growing nicely and doing everything he or she should be doing!!! I cant remember if i asked this already- but are you going to fin dout the sex? Do you already even know???? A little tiny for making it to 20 weeks!!! Here is to another 20 weeks to go!!! (well maybe 18) Oh and i am huge too!!!! I was just saying to klee the other day that i have been huge all along, but now i at keast feel like the weeks have caught up with my belly!!! Like now i am at least ok to look this big!!
klee... lol ok- feel free to spoil her then!! I am kind of glad you didnt mean Phoebes things, Not that i wouldnt be honored.. but coz i was worried what if they got poo on them!! And you never know- you might just maybe one day need them... and you dont want me sending them back to you with poo stains!! I hope you get your special cuddles with a special little someone really soon!!!
angelicdragon... i hope these two weeks go nice and quickly and sickly for you!! Nausea is always such a welcome feeling to us nut cases!! At least by then - both your little ones should be obvious as to what they are doing!! And fingers crossed they are both growing nice and strong!!!
Laney... Sending you some i hope the TWW is kind to you and that AF stays far far away!!
Dory... to you too.. i hope that these ten weeks are only a quarter of your pregnancy- not half way! And yes i got really bad wind pain at about 10 weeks and a bit longer after. Like you not constipated- it cam out fine, it just hurt before it did! (sorry if thats TMI)
Katiegirl.. I am jealous you have a kicker!! I hardly ever feel this little one move!! (Anterier placenta.. darn anterier placenta!!!) Shane was always more of a roller too! Congrats on a little boy!! They are a delight!!
Ellie... Hi!! i hope you get a chance to rest soon!!!
AFM... I am ding ok- thanks for all the replies about that "pain"- it seems to come and go a bit- some days are worse than others. DH has been taking the car to work these last few weeks so i have bene walking to town (its not far or i wouldnt do it) and that actually seems to be helping a bit. This anterier placenta is doing my head in still for all kinds of reasons- i am not coping well with the lack of feeling movement- i love the feeling when i do feel it- and there is no denying what it is when i feel it- but i am just not feeling it as much as i need to. Some days its like i go all day without feeling her- and then in the afternoon i feel abit and in bed at night i feel some more- it all depends on how i am sitting and lying. But its crazy!! and its sending me crazy!!!
And then with the placenta being in the front- i feel like its really exposed.. with Zahra, i had an abruption caused by a bleed. It had clotted, but then the clot broke free. They said the biggest cause of a bleed like that is trauma to the placenta,(which i couldnt think of anything i did to it) so little me is feeling very freaked out that with it being out there all exposed it is susseptable to trauma. So i am trying not to freak out coz i know that just makes my frame of mind worse -buts it getting hard A good friend has explained it to me that while the placenta is there- it is protecting my little girl, which is a nice way of looking at it- but i cant help but worry still.
Well little man is awake so its time for a yummy lunch!! Take care everyone!!
Jlk, that's great! What a milestone. Good luck with your scan.
Dory, thanks for your encouragement. I haven't had bad wind pain, no, but it certainly sounds like that's what it was! The spotting must be nerve wracking. Hand in their baby.
Starbright, thanks for sharing about your friend. The obstetrician did say the baby could survive with pretty much no fluid. I'm having a scan this Wednesday just for the fluid levels and a growth scan next week. Obstetric cholestasis is a liver condition that some women develop during pregnancy, in a similar way to gestational diabetes. I causes intense itching with no rash. It also means that the liver doesn't work properly to get rid of the bile acids which are a waste product. It is thought that when the bile acids get too high they cross the placenta and can cause the baby to die.
I can see why you would be worried about your anterior placenta. It's so hard not to worry about any thing that could go wrong. I don't think it even matters if it is not all that logical - it seems possible once you've had one or more losses. I worry about my daughter harming the baby now, with less protective fluid around her, when she jumps on my belly etc. I know it probably wouldn't cause a baby to die but that doesn't stop me from worrying about it. My baby doesn't move much - I probably feel her twice a day.
AFM trying to do positive things like chipping away at the nursery clean up, packing my hospital bad, looking at names.
Bec, Congratulations on 33 weeks! I know how stressful upcoming milestones can be. Be kind to yourself.
I hope that your doctor is watching your low fluid levels/bub very closely. If you do not have a leak it can be a sign of placental dysfunction. Did they tell you what your level was? Having low levels of fluid also make it difficult to feel bub wiggling around. Drink lots of water and try your hardest to relax a bit. I hope they find nice big pockets of fluid at your upcoming scan.
StarBright, I thought that you were so positive with this pregnancy and keeping the crazy lady locked away. I guess there really isn't a way for us to relax completely. I had a HB doppler for the days when Grayson was quiet. The quiet days will only last a little while longer. She will be keeping you awake at night soon enough.
You need to put on a thick layer of fluff to help protect bub and placenta.
dory, I had painful wind from time to time. I think it started for me around 20 weeks or so. I usually got relief when I layed down and relaxed a bit. I would roll from side to side and eventually it would find its way out. I also had spotting on and off with Grayson. I was 35 weeks when I had my last bit of spotting. I think you should always get spotting checked out. That is what your doctor is there for.
jlk, congratulations on 20 weeks! Are you feeling any movements yet? I will be thinking of you on Wed.
Klee, congratulations on an uneventful week! I am sure that bub is moving all day. you are just too busy with your little one to pay much attention.
angelicdragon, 2 whole weeks to wait for another scan. Maybe it is a good thing. At that time you should be able to see much more even if they don't do a transvag scan.
AFM, one more week of waiting to take an HPT. Well, that is if I am able to hold off until AF is due. I am never able to do that I had a positive test 4 days before AF was due with Parker and Shelby. Grayson has been keeping me super busy so the time is flying by.
Laney this time I had a dark positive BFP at 9dpo.I know I ovulated 6pm on January 24th and had a clear BFP on February 2nd. Good luck hun *fingers crossed for you*
Jo yay on the 20 wks mark... 4 weeks now to viability outside but hopefully baby will stay put until at least 38 wks and be born screaming healthy. Good luck with your scan tomorrow.
Kat could it be SPD?
Short post, finally sat down today and samuel is due home so I better go pick him up
In brief - craving water ( I hate plain water) and feeling neurotic and wondering if I can get a 'peace of mind' scan this Friday to see if we still have a heartbeat. I didn't know Ethan had passed between 6-7 wks until a scan showed he had gone in that week.
mummabec - welcome back, i'm sorry you had to go through such a scare again, like thats all you need. i didn't realise the extent of it when we were talking the other day, i'm sorry not sure if you noticed but i was a bit out of it, for those who may not know mummabec and i live down the street from each other, and met each other by chance at a sids event in May last year. as for the 35 weeks coming up, just try doing something each day to distract you, whether thats going for a massage, having a ctg or going to the beach with eliana, i found keeping a kick/movement chart the week coinciding with when i lost helped immensely.
jlk - a huge woooohoooo for you, only one day left to wait, will be thinking of you tomorrow, can you text me or something to let me know, i just may not get chance to hop on here.
laney - your doing well to be holding off poas, but like you said grayson is probably keeping you busy, that picture of him is so gorgeous, he's beautiful.
dory - def consider giving the ob a call, just for your peace of mind. as hard as it is savouring is probably one of the only things you can do as a mother of angels because we're never certain of how long we will have with them growing alive inside us, huge hugs to you. as for the wind, i am a big sufferer of it during pg, but it also coincides with me having irritable bowel syndrome. i had a shocking episode around 11 weeks where i could barely walk for half the day, but when relieved, was like nothing had happened. mine usually coincides with eating junk food or gassy foods ie onion, sorry if this is tmi, but the next day i'll have a loose stool in the morning, then by the afternoon i am riddled with cramps, i find that lying on my left side usually disipates the gas, and like you, there is lots of it, my poor ds is all i can say, dp well he can just suffer with it lol
sb - you did so well to compose yourself for half your pg its only fair that the crazy lady gets her claws out now. i'd try and think of it, like your friend said, that the placenta may be the extra padding that could protect her from trauma, but your allowed these freak outs so let her out once in a while . i'm just getting the stronger movements now, like you with an anterior placenta and the thing is your 22 weeks your not supposed to be feeling that much at this point anyway, give your girl time, she might just be shy (not like her mum). funny about your comment re size, my sister is visiting from os and last time she saw me i was 12 weeks she said wow your big, and she says to me today, i think you've caught up, your not that big now. made me smile and think of you
angelicdragon - hope your clan keep you busy for the next two weeks, will be thinking of you. hope daniel gets better too soon. and yes fluffiness relates to anywhere you like, kankles included
afm - reuben is moving more, which is great, but i'm trying to keep up with ds and i'm struggling, i guess in a way its good cause it keeps me busy, guess it might also be the reason i've evened up on my weight lol, nothing that half bag of chicken chips wont help. anyway, not really anything to complain about again, so yay, hope it keeps this way. sb i think we may have swapped crazy ladies, mines left me and yours has joined pmsl
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I am thinking of you and soooo hoping these next two sleeps go really nice and quick for you!!!! And ofcourse it goes without saying that i hope your little bundle is growing nicely and doing everything he or she should be doing!!! I cant remember if i asked this already- but are you going to fin dout the sex? Do you already even know???? A little tiny
for making it to 20 weeks!!! Here is to another 20 weeks to go!!! (well maybe 18) Oh and i am huge too!!!! I was just saying to klee the other day that i have been huge all along, but now i at keast feel like the weeks have caught up with my belly!!! Like now i am at least ok to look this big!!
I hope you get your special cuddles with a special little someone really soon!!!
i hope the TWW is kind to you and that AF stays far far away!!
So i am trying not to freak out coz i know that just makes my frame of mind worse -buts it getting hard
A good friend has explained it to me that while the placenta is there- it is protecting my little girl, which is a nice way of looking at it- but i cant help but worry still.
I had a positive test 4 days before AF was due with Parker and Shelby. Grayson has been keeping me super busy so the time is flying by.
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