I haven't been on for a bit, been trying to steer clear of the forums for a while and concentrate on me and bub and relaxing and trying not to go reading into things.
I've had a lot of family issues going on lately - my dad and stepmum are separating, which I know it's their lives and everything, but I really need my family to be whole and together and supporting me right now and I'm not getting any of that at all. I basically have no support people around me at all apart from hubby when he's home and occasionally my bestie when she's not dealing with her issues involving the recent breakup of her very serious "had-been-talking-about-marriage-and-kids-just-the-month-before" relationship.
So anyway, firstly, a belated thank you to you all for the congrats on my bub being a girl I'm still over the moon about it and have so many clothes on layby now lol
Secondly, I have been feeling a bit out of place in here. I feel like my issues aren't anywhere near as bad as you guys have it right now, makes me feel like I don't really deserve to be in here ifykwim.
And thirdly, saw my OB for the first time today, which was intreresting and he seems really nice and everything but was in a real hurry and didn't really answer any of my questions and just brought up more.
Found out my fundal height is measuring at 28 weeks... which for me is really odd as my fundal height with DS only ever measured 3 weeks ahead at one time late in the pregnancy and I was sent for a scan to check out the fluid levels right away, and this time the OB hasn't even batted an eyelid about it.
To add to that I'm feeling a bit out of sorts, very light headed and slightly dizzy even when sitting down, lots of headaches, but my BP is apparently normal (it's normally around 110-115/80, but today it was 120/60, all after walking to the bus stop, waiting for and sitting on the bus for 30 minutes, a 10 minute walk to the consulting rooms while pushing a pram and then a 45 minute wait to see the OB where I had to get up and bend down repeatedly to pick up DS's toys and dummy).
I'm thinking of calling the maternity ward tonight, just to ask them about it as I've been getting painful BH's almost constantly again over the past 4 days as well...
I just wish things could be uncomplicated for a change so that I can completely relax and not have to worry about things.
Hope you're all doing ok, sending lots of sticky vibes out to you all and I'm praying that those bub's of yours will stay put for a while longer!
BF - I hope all goes well for you today, please let us know how you are. Praying bub gets to stay in for abit longer yet. Loads of hugs
Crumpet - Well congratulations hun for hitting 35wks, not long now and your bub is going to be in your arms. How exciting, and yay for a great OB appt the other day. hugs
Jenna - Now dont you think for one second you dont belong in here, we are all here to support each other. We are all going through different pgcy's and complications etc, so please dont think you dont belong. We are all in the same boat and all need that support, you are no different. Sending you lots of hugs. Please make sure you look after yourself. Keep posting in here. We also like to hear how your going. hugs
Skybie - How is everything going? How did your appt go? Hope your coping as well as can be expected. Please know I am thinking of you. hugs
Sorry I havent been posting, but will try harder soon. hugs
Well had my appt today, which I wasnt supposed to but with me trying to change the c/s date I had to go in today to speak with the Dr. Anyhow after talking to the Dr we have decided to keep the original c/.s date, due to the following week may not have any c/s's scheduled except for emergency c/s's. In which case she said that I may not get an as experienced Dr as the Dr that is scheduled to do my c/s is. She also said if any complications happen with the c/s, someone with not as much experieced may panic. Also she expressed her concern for the baby if we leave it any longer, due to bubs size. So with her mentioning risking not being able to get a c/s and possibly ending up with someone not so experienced doing the c/s compared to this well experienced Dr that I currently have, well lets just say that sold me, especially with this being my 4th c/s. So atm looking at spending xmas in hospital. So lets just say without giving a date, I will just say upto the 24th December and bub will be here.
After letting the Dr know as well about me stopping the aspirin this week, she agreed it is best too. I also mentioned to her that some of the other dr's said to keep going upto the time i deliver, yet I dont want to risk that at all. So finally this week I will have one less thing to take. Still no bags ready, but will need to get my butt into gear and start.
Also went to do the sleep study last week but the stupid matress thingy wouldnt work when plugged in, however my BP was really good that night. So met up with the MW today who had me bring the matress home again, so will be trying it out tonight and will see how the BP goes as well again. I also had a thought, although she said it doesnt record hanky panky, yet it records snoring (still trying to figure that one out) What if I talk in my sleep lol. Ohh well, if it records that then at least they will have a laugh.
Anyhow I hope you and your little bubs are doing well, and will try to catch up properly soon. Loads of hugs.
Csab - Thanks darl, you've made my day *hugs* And 36 weeks tomorrow for you!!! Yay!!!
BTW, December 23rd is a great day to be born lol (my DS's birthday), only downsides were that we couldn't get his photo taken with Santa because the Santa that came around the ward stopped by at 5:30 in the morning while I was catching up on some much needed sleep and we didn't get to spend our first christmas as a proper family at home
Hi everyone else, hope things are going ok for you all!
Hi everyone! Just jumping in to let you all know that ButterflyForever has had her little boy! He arrived via c/section this morning at 31+1 weeks weighing 1.84kg and is proving to be a great little fighter in NICU I've posted an announcement here
Jenna jayan - How is everything going? hope all is ok. LOL, about the date for your ds's b'day, lets jsut say It will be pretty close. lol. Ohhh I hope if I am still in hospital I get to have a baby photo done with Santa, how nice would that be. Now you have me all excited.
Butterfly - Woohoo again, congratulations on the arrival of your little bubba boy. Cant wait to hear more about him. Hope your recovery is a speedy one. hugs
csab - Things are rather interesting here at the moment... I've put it all down below the persies...
Butterfly - HUGE CONGRATS darl! Such a good weight too I hope he can come home to you very very soon!
afm - I started getting contractions last friday night, lasted for about 5 hours or so coming every 5-10 minutes, so not particularly regular, but very worrying.
We just monitored them and they never got closer together or more regular, so I just tried to relax and breath through them and eventually they went away.
Since then I have had an almost constant lower back ache, *TMI* very loose bowel motions combined with a lot of pain, pressure and tightness down in my pelvic area which the Maternity ward thought was Gastro as I was also rather queasy at the same time but I have since determined that it is MS coming back again as I have been queasy every morning and evening this week so I haven't been able to see a midwife for monitoring because they are concerned that I'll give all the new babies on the ward gastro , and I have also lost my appetite, so not eating much and everything that I do eat makes me queasy but I force myself to eat because Bub needs it.
Oh and bub has dropped and I am feeling that really uncomfortable feeling that I got when DS started to engage... not big enough to be a bowling ball between the legs, but it's definately larger than a cricket ball
So yeah, I have had a very interesting week here, currently getting prodded with fists down around my cervix followed by headbutts as Bub has the hiccups, and then there's the feelings like it's all about to burst open without warning too, and I'm getting a really bad feeling that something is wrong with me (not bub thankfully, deep down I KNOW that bub is ok, it's just me that I have a bad feeling about).
Have my DS's slightly early birthday party tomorrow, which my own father won't be coming to because we haven't been on speaking terms since he pretty much walked out on my stepmum a little over a month ago and he's already planning on starting another relationship and he thinks it's more important for him and my little brother and sister to go to my cousins birthday party tomorrow (which we weren't told anything about and apparently it had been planned and the invites sent out months ago and we didn't receive a single call, txt or letter about it, otherwhise we would have changed my DS's birthday party to NEXT weekend grrr! my family is driving me nuts and stressing me out to the max right now), so have to get that out of the way and then I can give in and cry and insist that I get seen my the midwives up on the Maternity ward.
Must go, have some things to do, hope everyone is going ok!
Ohh jenna, thats sounds terrible. Are you still getting tha pains? Im sorry they wont let you in for monitoring just to check you out at least and if they are contractions give you something to stop them. Ohh you poor thing. Sorry about your dad, leaving your step mum, and starting up a new relationship so soon after leaving her, then ontop to not even be there for you and your DS's Bday. Look after yourself hun, I hope letting it out in here helps hun, you need to look after yourself right now, and get past these next few weeks. I hope that feeling you have is wrong hun. You sound very down. Im glad your feeling bub is doing well. I wish I was closer to you so I could give you a hug. So a cyber hug will have to do. Try and rest and enjoy your DS's bday. hugs
I'm still over the moon about it and have so many clothes on layby now lol
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