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Great to see so many new LTers transfer over to this thread! Congrats everyone.
Also Murph I can help you out with the formatting/editing of everyone's EDD post, if you can keep it up to date. Thanks for offering to take on the batton from Nixon who has done a great job!
Good luck and belly rubs to everyone.
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Quick question for those girls who have baby bits stuck under their ribs.. any clues on getting bubs to move a bit to make things a bit more comfortable? Been in a fair bit of pain all afternoon with something stuck up high in my rib cage.
Hi all - just wanted to keep subscribed to the thread so I can keep track of how you are all going.
Big congrats to Megan on Noah (love the name). Sorry haven't been in here earlier, but as I am sure you are aware - life is a little hectic at the moment!
AFM - all is going well. Jasmine is a very good baby, but like most bubs her age, has been suffering a little with wind, so has been a little unsettled. Apart from that BF is going well, she is not refluxy which is great and she is just too cute for words. Can I just say to all of you still waiting the arrival of your miracles, there really is nothing like holding your own little baby in your arms - it is MAGIC.
GL to you all and I am keeping a close eye on how you are going.
A Belly band is an elastic type of strap that you use when you can't do up your button anymore on your pants. You use the band to basically be able to do up your pants as your belly grows. They have 2 different sizes of bands in the pack and when your tummy gets really big you also have material that you thread onto the belly band to cover the gap up as you can't do up your zipper.
I also have bought a couple of waist bands as well (they are the one's you are talking about) but at the moment I can get away wirth just having a long top over my work pants or jeans to hide the belly band.
I found mine really hard to find, but I live in the country and we only have 1 maternity shop (which is closed on Sunday's) so ended up getting it from Bra's N Things. For a $30 investment and not having to buy maternity jeans or maternity pants for work, I think it was a fantastic investment.
Murph, there is a message for you from me. If you follow Nic's directions you should find it. Just click reply. Also you just need to edit your previous post above and copy and paste the EDDs in there and I can help you with the formating etc.
Tania, that is strange about your ticker. Are you using a BellyBelly one? You should be able to copy the code you generate into your signature and save it. Let me or the mods know in the Forum Help threads if it doesn't work again.
I also wanted to share that I saw gorgeous Bel last week in hospital and she was looking fabulous and was so positive and chirpy. I think all the support you have been giving her is keeping her quite buoyed! I saw 4D scans of the bubs and they look perfect as does her lovely bump. Go Bel and bubs!
hi ladies just jumping on the new thread also! i hope to feel bubs move sometime in the next 2 weeks, please please please, ive felt a few things but still dont want to say its def the bub! time will tell! yesterday at my clinical placement i followed a patient through theatre and accidently went to the wrong ward, it was maternity! i broke down in the bathroom seeing all these heavily pregnant women walking round and bubs crying, im so scared it wont happen to me i had to get out of there only to go to recovery and see a poor lady crying her eyes out, i read her chart and saw she had a D&C for a miscarriage i just wanted to go over there and say IVE BEEN THERE! and give her a hug but she wasnt my patient and she was with the social worker, i was soooo down the whole day and fighting back tears, i didnt want DF to worry and had to focus on what i was doing anyway have a nice night girls!
Hi everyone,
Thanks Dusty for your help. The list looks great! Team effort hey?
BG I have started research on cloth nappies but the Pea Pod was at they had at my nearest baby shop and I was a bit desperate for that tangible thing. I also needed something from a world vision shop, in keeping with my kind of toys, as a baby's first present but we have none up here so had to ask my Dad and of course he said I was weird. Anyway he went and bought something for me and loved the shop so is a total convert! Yay. I haven't quite got my degree in cloth nappies but we'll keep working through those sites. DH is really keen to start collecting weekly like you suggested so it's kind of fun.
AFM Ihave well and truly stopped referring to the emby as Little Chicken, it is a Tapeworm. DH isn't real keen on that name sticking but it's how it makes me feel constantly sooooooo hungry and has to be just the right thing or I'm sick. I'm using every trick in the book, including getting up at all odd hours and just feeding him/her. I tell DH that next time is his turn like it's a real feeding time, lol!
I'm still here living in hospital and still on bedrest but able to go to the toilet and shower and wander round my room to the fridge for some yummy's!!
I check up on you all a couple of times a day and am closely following where everyone is at and what is happening. I'm just finding it hard to post and verbalise how I am feeling.
Today is another big milestone for us..30 weeks. It's truly amazing that we have come this far after going into labour at 21 weeks, 2 days. Have 2 more scary episodes of contractions since then but these 2 little ones are strong little fighters and keep on plodding along in my tummy.
Have been here now since Feb 21st.. 2 months and 3 days. It feels like I have always been here in hospital but on the other hand I am really not bored..just focusing on my job right now of protecting these 2.
While I want these 2 to stay inside me for another 6 weeks, our paedatrician has said if they arrive from now on they'll be fine. So while I'm scared I'll go into labour soon, I have faith in the fact that there will be some amazing people looking after our babies when they do arrive and in the fact that babies do amazingly well after 30 weeks.
Our last scan measured our little son at 1459 grams and our little daughter at 1331 grams. Ob seems very happy with their sizes.
I on the other hand am getting HUGE!! Have lots of stretch marks on my right hand side but none anywhere else. Am finding it very hard to sleep at night and wee all night long but these are all good signs our little ones are growing big and strong...so bring it on I say!
OB still trying to get me to 36 weeks but the nurses and I agree that will be highly unlikely. I think maybe another 3 weeks. I would love to make 36 weeks for the babies sakes but I am really struggling right now with how my body is feeling and coping. At 34 weeks I can have the babies here and don't have to get rushed to Brisbane in an ambulance, so I am really aiming for 34 weeks at this stage.
I hope you are all enjoying your little blesssings that are growing inside you and are enjoying your special time with your little ones in your tummy.
As the lovely Dusty said, she came for a visit last week. Was so nice to meet her finally. She is just as gorgeous in person as she is in cyber world. I am so thankful to this site for all the amazing people I have met who have now become my friends and who are offering me amazing support while I'm on this journey.
Take good care everyone and thanks for all your support as always.
BIG CHEERS FOR BEL FOR HITTING 30 WEEKS
You are amazing to have lasted this long after your first scare at 21 weeks, you are going to be such an amazing mum after all that has happened and just keep thinking to yourself another day in hospital only brings you another day closer to meeting your two blessing.
Bel - a warm congratulations to you for making it to 30+ weeks. You are truly inspiring. When I think of how much time has passed since 21 Feb, and that you have been in hospital all that time, I am just amazed. You'll be an incredible mother when your 2 are eventually allowed to come into the world - as shown by your unbeliveable strength and commitment to get them this far.
Again, well done - things are only looking up from here
Mels xxx
Bel- I am so happy with how far you have come....and I want to tell you again how much I admire your strength, courage and positive attitude and the graceful way you have handled being in hospital for so long on top of your already difficult journey. Yay for you and your prince and princess! You are an inspiration and so deserve your two little miracles who will just get the best mummy!
I heard a very sad story today about a distant friend of mine...she just gave birth to stillborn twins at 24 weeks on a plane on an international flight! I cannot imagine the pain she must be feeling, or how traumatic that would have been on the plane.
Murph- I too think a quick phone call would be good. And make it really clear in the call that you know it will be hard for her to hear, and you are conscious of that and simply wanted her not to hear on the grapevine as that would be even harder. I think that from where I am currentlysitting....which is in a place where I find it hard to hear friends are pregnant, simply because although I am glad for them, it really hurts me.... I would have to say that people acknowledging that it might be difficult for me would make it easier....it would show me they are sensitive and understand and make it easier for me to then try and be with them, and support them, if that makes sense.
sending all of you the very best. So many of you are so close now.
I do keep reading to see how you are all traveling
Just a quick question. Is is safe to eat pizza during pregnancy? Not home-made ones, but from the pizza shop. Im mostly concerned with the ham aspect. All their ingredients just sit their unrefrigerated so the risk of listeria/bacteria would be high I thought. I ordered a VERY basic one the other week with just fresh tomato, mushrooms and herbs but Im off to a friends place tomorrow to watch the big ANZAC day footy clash and they are ordering pizzas in to eat. I LOVE ham and meat in general and my all time FAVOURITE pizza is meat lovers However I dont want to eat anything thats going to risk my babies health in any way.
Tania- I would just order a vegetarian or a margharita pizza if in that situation. I've eaten both these types of pizza since being pg. My advice would just be to stay clear of the meat. Hope that helps xx
Hey Nic, only 8 sleeps to go...woo hoo
Have you finished bubs room?
As for being home, I love it!!
I tend to have mini missions on some days and then have a couple of days home.
Like today OB and Hair cut then spend tomorrow at home.
Don't rely on day time tv...it really is hopeless
Tania, as Bel said stay clear of meat pizzas...but to be honest I think I really didn't notice too much on the meat side of pizza as it is very small amount on each slice.
At the end of the day do what you are comfortable with.
AFM, saw OB today and bubs is still head down bum up so let's hope we stay there.
Baby Shower this Sunday which should be lots of fun, sort of weird going to your own baby shower when you always tend to go to everyone else's.
Just popping in to wish Nic all the best of luck for tomorrow Hope all goes smoothly and not long now until you meet your beautiful bundle of joy!!! Im sure you'll be a TERRIFIC mother so dont stress. I think we all have doubts at some point.
Hello to everyone else and hope you have a good weekend.
Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #2 - 2009
to all.
i had to get out of there only to go to recovery and see a poor lady crying her eyes out, i read her chart and saw she had a D&C for a miscarriage 
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