Ellie, hope things calm down for you. I always say that my DH doesn't help me enough but when he is away I realize how much he really does help.
StarBright, I know the muscle pain that you are "talking" about. I had it pretty bad with Grayson. It started to migrate "up there" as time went on Later on it felt like a sharp pain in the sides of my vagina TMI sorry. I was in tears at one point but my doctor told me that everything was fine. Nothing really helped it except taking it easy. I know that you really can't do that.
Katiegirl, I had a feeling that you were having a boy. Congratulations and great to hear that he gives you some good kicks. I often feel like I will never be blessed with another little girl. I really really want one but I would be happy with another healthy boy. I have kept all of the little pink things that people gave me for Shelby. I just haven't been able to part with them. I thought about giving them away a few times but I didn't know how someone would feel about my angels clothes.
dory - your day to remember your angel sounded beautiful, a day for you and dh to remember your beautiful girl, just the way you wanted, hugs. i hear you on the being scared to DTD, i'm the same, we call it the scrabble club lol, why dtd when you can play scrabble, no chance of harm, except for possibly spelling the word lol. so welcome to the scrabble club
angelicdragon - hugs to you, sounds like a lot of confusion for you that you could easily have been without had they done an internal. is there anywhere else you can go? or will you just go back next week and see? i had an internal one with this bub which found h/b and measured 6w 1day, i had roughly calculated i should have been 6 week 6 days, but at the 12 week mark it had caught up and measured right on the higher size, so i guess really yours would be about the same roughly 5 days behind in size, so its possible its ok. keep us updated on how you go.
katiegirl - congrats on the boy, thats beautiful news. keep kicking little boy, have you found a name? i had those same feelings, when i had my scan this time and found out it was another boy, i was at first upset, having lost phoebe, and this most likely being our last, i probably wont get that chance to raise a girl, but then a couple of minutes went by and i thought to myself why get upset, if you get to hold another boy and he's healthy and as beautiful as his brother is then i'll be blessed. had a nice day the other day hope you've got to check out the beautiful girls photos on fb, hoping to get a cuddle of her next week.
sb - no not phoebe's things, i will be spoiling your little girl thats all, we didn't know we were having a girl so i didn't have many things. i know the pain you mean too, especially first thing in teh morning when i'm going to the toilet lol. thanks for the photo comments, i got a few comments from people who saw me with j, who said i looked lovely and i was like awwwwww, it helps when you have a special beautiful little girl in front of you .
laney - i can sympathise with you on the dtd, i really don't know how we fell pg this time, our little munchkin sleeps with us most nights, but remember it only takes once and if the times right, the times right . we weren't trying though, i had only had one af after finishing b/f so really didn't know what was going on and i think we dtd twice that month and it happened, so good luck, not long to wait now for this month, fingers crossed
ellie - welcome back
afm - this week is a better week, nothing really to complain about which is good, this bubs is really only a night mover too, feels so funny, cause the other two used to move a lot during the day, i guess its a little like you sb in that when i get teh chance to rest he starts. not much else to say, but belly rubs to all
jlk - great to see you here again, is it your scan next week? remember to let us know how you go. my mum has a magnet on her fridge which says ewws not fat, ewwws just fluffy, so for you today we can just say ewwws not huge, ewwws just fluffy . thinking of you
Hi all, it's been so long since I popped in that I dare not do personals until I've done some catching up.
I'm 33 weeks now. I found out last week that I have low amniotic fluid but I'm not leaking and I'm trying not to get anxious about it. When the ultrasonographer said she'd have to get someone else to have a look it was the worst de ja vu moment, taking me right back to when our son was found to have no heartbeat. Then I had to get the swab for amniotic fluid done in the birth suite and it was really hard - I wasn't ready to go back to where I'd birthed Luca and I wasn't expecting it so I hadn't prepared myself at all.
But no cholestasis yet, which is what caused Luca to die last year when I was 35 weeks pregnant. I got it at 29 weeks with him so I'm doing better this time. I'm pretty concerned about how I'll go with the 35 week milestone coming up.
So it's still an anxious time. I'm looking forward to having our baby girl out. I'm trying to do hopeful things like buying some baby things, getting the nursery ready, packing a hospital bag.
I'll try to catch up with how everyone's going asap.
trying to read up but a bit hard atm.
Bec have you done the usual things like rest and increase your water intake? I had low amniotic fluid with Tash and Samuel so was induced early. I had placental insufficiency and Tash was born with an apgar of 1 and only just made it. She is now 18 and has her own little boy aged 18 mths. Samuel is a very active 5 1/2 yr old. I know your thoughts will go back to what went wrong with Luca but hopefully this time the Drs are more on alert and will deliver your little girl safely before any complications get too serious.
Klee I will hope then our baby will catchup like yours has I like the fluffy comments lol... does that include cankles?
Thanks everyone for your support... I see my OB on the 15th so more scans until then unless he reads the faxed referral on Monday when he gets back from holidays and wants to see me earlier.
I am off to bed now though and hope for a bit more sleep but Daniel has a bad cold so has trouble breathing.
hugs all
Jude
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
mummabec... Thanks for explaining that to me. At least you know if you start to feel the signs of it happening again.. and with lots of extra appts, they will get bubs out if they think they need too xoxo
klee.... yeah my friend is pretty smart so i might listen to her!! I hear ya on trying to keep up with a little one!! DS is quite funny- he makes the groaning sound i do when i sit down on the floor when he sits down!! lol or a big ahhhhh sigh!! So cute! But i have to watch him- he is so quick!! if i am sitting down and he gets up and runs somewhere i have bucklies of catching him!! Lucky my house is Shane proof!!! And lol at us catching up with our bellies!! Oh and you can have your crazy lady back- she is giving me the poo's!!! nah seriously you dont have to take her back.. does anyone else want her??? Going cheap!!!
Jude.. have you heard from your dr yet to see if he wants you to come in earlier? I hope the days are going quickly for you!!
Oh and what is SPD????
Dory... I hope these early days are going ok for you too and that your crazy lady is keeping in check
Laney.. I hopeyour crazy lady is around the corner
katiegirl... Hey there i hope all is going well with you xoxox
Ellie... Hi to you too, i hope life is being nice and relaxing for you!!
jlk..... stalking stalking stalking.. i forgot to check what time your appt was today.. but just incase you read this before you text me- (or i text you coz i am getting impatient...) i hope all went well today and TEXT ME!!!!
AFM... So yeah, crazy lady is rearing her head.... she was locked up nice and good- but the determined little so and so found the key and let herself out!!
Like klee said i just need some patience and the movement will increase. I think its kind of a bit of a test for me all these silly things like the anterier placenta. One i dont get my regular movments, and too i get worried about the placenta.. but like i said- i see it as a test, i was so positive with shane, so this time i just to remember to focus on the success's. Even with these added tiny hurdles, i can do it!! I will just have to learn to hide that key better so the crazy lady cant get out again!! But if she does, its nice to know i have people who understand to talk to!!
Also stalking to see how jlk and your scan went. I hope to hear wonderful news very soon.
Kat, I also have an anterior placenta. I had it for Anna and again for this preg. I have been lucky in that it hasn't had any effect on me feeling the movments...thankfully. I feel for you not feeling regular movement as I am sure it would send you mad. Just so you know...my crazy lady has invited herself back to my house and for some reason I am getting concerned that the baby is not moving as much. I think it actually has to do with the fact that I normally have fortnightly appts and the next was this coming Monday, but I had to cancel as I will be in Brisbane and so will have to wait another week. I think somewhere in my mind, I am thinking that this means something bad will happen, such rational thoughts. I didn't realise an anterior placenta put you more at risk with placental problems - or have I read your post wrong and this is due to your other conditions? Excuse my ignorance!
Have to run but sending big happy vibes to everyone. Anna is playing out in the sandpit (without my assistance for once) and I love watching her. Will be back later to check on the news.
Later on it felt like a sharp pain in the sides of my vagina TMI sorry. I was in tears at one point but my doctor told me that everything was fine. Nothing really helped it except taking it easy. I know that you really can't do that. 
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. we weren't trying though, i had only had one af after finishing b/f so really didn't know what was going on and i think we dtd twice that month and it happened, so good luck, not long to wait now for this month, fingers crossed
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 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.
Belly rubs all round!!
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