Thank you all for you well wishes for yesterday. Well it was amazing, no take home pics but DP saw our little baby. We were both a little stunned. My goodness it was bouncing all over the place. Can't wait till I can feel it.
So exactuly the right measurment for how many weeks I am
My OB booked me in for a downs can, not sure what I want to do. She said "if you wouldn't teminate don't have the scan" "if you wont do the amnio don't do the scan". This made me think and I still am. Any thoughts?
She also said it would be fine to tell the world now, so hurry up boss and get back, (still want to tell her first).
So if I go for the scan it's next Wednesday, and then another OB app in 6 weeks,
Only one grrr moment cos of my PCOS I shouldn't eat carbs, but that all I feel like she also said due to my PCOS I probably wont go to term, which is fine I'd much prefer a Capricorn (she's thinking a week or so early) but I do need to watch out for gestational diabeties too. So much to worry about. I did make a bit of a "are you kidding" face at the carb thing so she said once I'm over my MS start. Good to see my OB is a realist.
Hope everyone has a great day, off to a meeting "yawn" personals later.
So sorry if I don't do all the personals, I am just finding it hard to keep up with all the preggies in here.
Greenslw: Congrats on a fantastic scan. In regards to the Downs Scan, we all stress about this one although I think Murph is the best one to talk to you about the stresses after her experience with the Downs results and her little Jazzy. And the Carb thing due to PCOS... Never heard of that before, I have severe PCOS and have had nothing said to me about avoiding carbs (which is impossible during 1st trimester and MS as it is the only thing that seems to help). Up until 20 weeks I had actually lost 2.5kg from my pre-pregnancy weight and as at now I have put that back on and and additonal 3.5kg (6kg in total) but that is completely normal weight gain during the 2nd trimester. I think I would go mad if I couldn't have my carbs...
Grub: Sorry can't help with the not being able to go to sleep a night. My thing is getting up at 4am for my regular loo trip and then going back to bed and not being able to go back to sleep for almost 2 hours, then getting woken up again when DH's alarm goes off at 7am. I'm using this as practice for when I have to do night feedings.
Saph: Good news about your numbers. My FS didn't do any follow up BT's after we got our BFP, just the 7 week scan to confirm all was o.k. As some of the other girls have said I think after a certain time the numbers take longer to kick in. Good luck with your scan tomorrow.
Smithy: Gotta love the unpredicability of MS, just when you think it is easing off it comes back with a vengenance. As for you thinking you are having a blue bundle, the way things are going in here at the moment, Blue is the prominent colour so you never know. Although at 8 weeks I was sure I was having a boy and then at my 18 week scan a very lady like view of bubba with legs wide apart and no little extra's. So spent 10 weeks convinced it was blue and have now spent the last 6 weeks going pink crazy (baby girl clothes as so adorable).
Kaydee: Hope you are feeling better now. On the last few weeks OMG, where has the time gone.
MissM: So funny about the ebay thing. Good to have a back up plan in place but hey... 2 cots from none at all. Luckily you are getting some other big items from you SIL, makes it so much cheaper and then you can use that extra cash to splurge on some new big ticket items yourself.
BDT: 2 heartbeat so early on, you have a couple of good little sticky ones in there. Just wait you are only a few weeks away from your MS kicking in.....
MHB: Congrats on your 30 week milestone. After so much drama during this preg for you now you are on to the home stretch.
To all our other girls, I hope that you are doing well.
AFM: Back from Perth with a bit of a head cold, luckily not too bad and have seemed to shaken most of it off now. Little miss has now turned very active and even DH has been able to feel her kicking, he said if feels like bubbles popping. I am starting to get a feel for her sleep patterns, especially at night and if they continue to when she arrives I'm hoping she will be a good sleeper. Generally in the evening she wakes up about 7.30pm and has a bit of a play around and then again about 10pm, then I don't get anything again until generally about 5am and then again about 8am. If she feels that sleeping from 10pm to 5am is a good thing, then I'm sure not going to complain. Did more shopping again yesterday, ahhh gotta love sales.... Bought a heap of size 0 clothes and some size 1's for next winter, so am now pretty much set for the next year with her clothes, will only need to buy singlets, socks etc as she grows during this time. So my request for clothes from anyone now are just sleeping bags in 00, 0 & 1 for the different seasons (because these never seem to be on special). My OB appt is next week and then I'll be on 2 weekly's after that, then time will really start to fly. I am going to get a referral next visit to have a 4D scan done as well, we decided early on to have it done and DH is really looking forward to it as he is a little disappointed that after the 20 week scan that no other's are done as a standard.
Wow, I didn't realise how long my post was... Better get moving or it will be afternoon before I know it.
Greens I too have PCOS and have been told to only eat carbs in the morning. Yeah right. Interesting about PCOS and going early I had DS at 38 weeks thank god because he was already 9 pounds 2 imagine how big he would have been if I had gone to term.
Is this a bad sign dreamt about the pram we looked at yesterday and i could see Campbell sitting in the toddler seat but no baby in the back. Spooky. I think it has more to do with that fact that I plan to get it soon and use it with Campbell as it is more compact than the one we have now. But then I dont want to get it dirty, I have decided I am completely nuts and as my husband has taught Campbell to say crazy man which actually cames out as crazy mummy everyone in the house thinks I need to check into the funny farm. Well trying to keep myself busy between now and tomorrow afternoon I even contemplated cleaning out the linen cupboard with a two year old really funny farm is looking good. Well should be off and do something useful with my time.
hi everyone
i've been a bit MIA lately - a pre-occupied with a sick puppy at home. BDT - i've got goosebumps! congrats on your 2 heartbeats Kahlan, LNB - can't wait to hear news of your new arrivals! Kaydee, MHB - the 3 of us are pretty soon too!! How exciting!!
afm, all's good - slowly starting to get the nursery organised. I still have a million things left to buy. i actually wish i'd done it sooner as i'm getting quite exhausted now.
only 3.5 weeks left of work - yippee!!
mels xx
Well did two shelves of the linen cupboard and decided that I was over it. Think I might take campbell out for lunch Chinese sounds appealing mmmmmm yummmmm, its still more than an hour till lunch time all I want to do lately is eat.
Anyway having a baby brain moment looked in the progesterone bottle to see when I will run out. Shouldnt need to count 15 in a bottle started saturday so should be one left for saturday morning but no I will run out on friday night what has happened to the 15th one. I have no idea maybe I used two instead of one who knows but I yell you what this baby brain is worse for the second one than the first. As Campbell would say crazzzzy mummy!
MHB - congrats on reaching the 30s. Not long to go now.
Tania - good luck with your scan tomorrow. Be sure to let us know how it all goes.
BDT - yay! twinnies! there are quite a few of us in here with 2 on board. It's really good to have the support. I don't know what I'd do without it sometimes. Feel free to ask away. My OB has been telling me that on average in Aust twins come at 35 weeks, although obviously the longer you can hold them in the better. But he also said that I'd have my C-section at 37 wks at the latest.
Saph - how are you doing? You sound busy!
Kaydee - hope your cold clears up. how are you feeling otherwise? Are you still working? My OB says to finish at 28 weeks, but that's not really possible for us. I'm planning to work until 33 wks.
Grub - i am ALWAYS hungry. I think the boys are going through a growth spurt. They're certainly moving a lot. All the time. I don't seem to have trouble getting to sleep, but when I wake up in the middle of the night, I have real trouble getting back there. My brain just won't stop! it's driving me nuts actually.
Greenslw - glad you enjoyed your scan and saw your bub moving around
KellyD - the 3D scans are really good, and the 4D video is cool too. I know it's an extra, but I couldn't not have it. I've actually watched it a few times too. Brings a tear to my eye! Enjoy.
Mels - hope your puppy is on the mend. And good luck in these last weeks. Take it easy.
Neptune - how's your back? Have you been seeing a physio? Or having acupuncture? I find that both of these are really really helping my lower back / pelvis problems. I've seen a marked improvement over the last couple of weeks. I'm seeing the physio 3 x week, and she's also doing the acupuncture for me.
Kahlan and LNB - any news????
Hi to Murph, Smithy, Jodes, Ella'smum, Bella, Farmgirl, Azzrenae, Twomums, and the other lovelies who still pop in to say hi - Nixon, Nicole, Janie, BG, and Possums.
Hi to anyone else I've missed. It's so busy in here isn't it. I feel like I can't catch up.
AFM, well, everything is fine. I was a bit worried about a sudden weight gain, but I called my ob clinic and spoke to the midwife there who said it sounded all fine. I seem to have put on nearly 4 kgs in only a matter of days, and I have a spliting headache, trouble peeing (sorry - TMI!!), but no worrying swelling or anything. So maybe a UTI? Am seeing the Dr on Friday, so will sort it then.
Pelvis /back / hips are getting better slowly. I am back at work part-time now and will try to gradually build back up in the 6-7 working weeks I have left.
Spent the weekend really trying to get the babies' room in some sort of order so it's looking good now. We still have only about a zillion things to buy, but I think I'm going to wait until after my baby shower.
Anyhow, need to lie down now! Hope you're all well.
Jenx
Has had an event couple of days. When to see OB yesterday and he did an internal and told me I was 2cm dilated already which shocked me since I thought what I was experiencing was Branxton Hicks. Anyway, continued to have contractions but no real pain, only discomfort. It is currently 5 minutes apart and I rang the hospital who told me to hang in there and call back when the pain is more intense. I really hope that I will progress as I am only feel discomfort more than pain. I don't want to end up like yesterday when after one night of sleep all contractions went away. Wish me luck everyone. I really want to go into labour like now!
she also said due to my PCOS I probably wont go to term, which is fine I'd much prefer a Capricorn (she's thinking a week or so early) but I do need to watch out for gestational diabeties too. So much to worry about. I did make a bit of a "are you kidding" face at the carb thing so she said once I'm over my MS start. Good to see my OB is a realist.
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