Kaydee - WOW, how exciting FRIDAY! Good luck and hope all goes well.
Grub - you poor thing I cant believe you had to go back again and they then gave you tamiflu. I hope you and DH feel better soon. Please take care.
Murph - I hope you had a good time camping I was wondering when you were back as its been awhile. Lucky you that DH is offering to be your pillow! My DP isnt even sleeping in the same bed as me because of my loud snoring Mind you I dont mind cause I can spread out and get comfortable which is getting more and more difficult these days.
31bec - So glad that your scan went well Its so exciting seeing the heartbeat.
BOC - thats GREAT news that your levels have gone up It must be such a relief.
Jen - what a pain in the ass about medicare and your OB. Its hard enough coming up with all the money for the expenses let alone not getting the rebate back straight away. We recently paid $3000 to our OB so was desperate to get the money back to put onto the credit card. Hope it gets sorted out for you soon. Your w/e in Byron sounded wonderful. Glad you had a good time
Saph - a pulled tummy muscle and sort "bits" doesnt sound good. Hope your doing ok. Take care.
Smithy - glad your 12 wk scan went well Glad there isnt a DOG inside, lol
Ella'smum - glad all went well with your scan and the countdown is on to find out if its pink or blue...WOO HOO! I think I must be one of a very few who hasnt found out what Im having!!!!
to Greenslw, Neptune, BDT and everyone else.
AFM, not much happening. Am feeling more tired these days. Have a full on "waddle" and am struggling to walk to and from work and the train station. Looking forward to finishing work. At this stage am looking at finishing on 9 October if all goes well and to plan. I see my OB next Tues so I will discuss it more with him. Bubs is moving a little bit more but not by much. I should count my blessings but still think I am missing out
I have been lurking in hear for ages but haven't posted for so long!
I couldn't not pop in here though to say a huge congrats to BOC!! We were cycle buddies and IVF buddies and I am so glad that you are in here now babe!!
Also congrats to Becc aswell you where in the LTTTC assisited when I was too - it is unreal to see success stories coming through!
To everyone else - thanks for your stories as although I haven't posted they have been very supportive and helpful, I have just started to relax into this pregnancy and realise it is real - I have been so worried something will happen. I am 17 weeks and can feel my baby move now and it is so nice and reasurring to feel!
so much has happened since I posted last - not being at work anymore makes it hard to keep up with the thread!
Farmgirl- congratulations on the arrival of your boy! Kaydee - good luck for Friday (though sounds like you might go before then!) Smithy - congrats on the amazing 12 week milestone BDT - 12 weeks is just around the corner! MHB - not long for you now!!
I'm terribly sorry for missing personals for all the other amazing ladies in here. You're all in my thoughts.
AFM, getting quite close now and very excited. Started packing for hospital today which was lots of fun!
Hi Mels,
just grab onto the magic round about, it's a bit hectic in here at the moment and someone will catch up and say the things we want to say somewhere. we read everyone's posts and think the best even if we can't always say it.
So after Kaydee, you are our next cab off the ranks hey? You are second on the list from memory but since you have checked in we know you're still with us. Just as well you are all packed for hospital, I think I'll be packing a month ahead of time looking at Farmgirl's recent experience.
Smithy, you've passed the magic 12 weeks milestone. Any sign of that Ms letting up? Your body is amazing to have come through your past struggles and be doing so well. I guess it's just trying to protect you form this little foreign "invader". Hope it clears and you can enjoy the feeling soon.
Twomums if you're lurking, hope you and Kim are doing well. I know you don't post often but hope all is on track and you are feeling some exciting new changes together.
It's nice when you don't post for a while to see just how nothing stands still and everyone's tickers have moved along. even those newbies. It feels like forever when you are waiting for those numbers to rise and for that first little heartbeat scan but then in a few weeks it's all behind you and you are deep in the throes of morning sickness moving towards sleep deprivation and you KNOW you have well and truly arrived.
I had a surprising little blow out this morning while emailing a friend in the town I left before making my tree change and leaving all such people behind. I'm really feeling lonely. I used to have gorgeous trainees who were like daughters and I had a wonderful tight knit team at work and a massive extended network of people around work (as it was Council and I mixed with so many departments). you don't miss the phones ringing and the demands of the job, but you do miss being known and cared for genuinely by lots of people. And I'm a people person and care for them too. I guess that's where my whinge has been about no one noticing my bump or commenting, because noone knows me really. I never expected that I would be doing this all on my own without any family or friends to see me grow or to share day to day, not a single belly rub or comment. I guess isolation has it's draw backs on a day when You are feeling emotional. Of course DH is my world and an absolute dream but I'm sure you know what I mean. I am just missing a bit of contact with the people that love me and I think it's only going to get harder. this has come out of the blue as I had no idea I was feeling it and I'm going to stop because I'm getting worked up but forgive me for leaving my rant for you to read as I feel the need to share. Sorry.
Hey Murph, rant away.. we'll listen.
It is a big change to move away from family and friends and you're right, it does only get harder. Once you stop working and begin mat leave, your social networking loses this whole chunk of people. It takes time to get used to being at home full time and not be part of a workforce. I know I missed the social side of work most of all when I was on leave when I had DD. In saying that, having a baby opens up new doors in mixing with people. Join a mum's group and you begin to make new social networks.
I can't imagine not having family close by.. that must be really tough for you. Once Jasmine arrives, you're little family will expand and will add another dimension to your life.
Pregnancy hormones.. they catch us out of the blue sometimes.. don't you love 'em.
I moved form Melbourne to Sydney when I got married, and it took a while to get the job i wanted, and I actuallyl developed an anxiety disorder as a result of that experience! I understand...there is just no-one who knows you, it is very hard and very isolating. You will get there though, it just takes time to settle and adjust.
i'll third what kaydee and neptune are saying Murph. - rants allowed
beeing a defence partner I completely relate to what you are saying Murph.
Some things i find helpful, which you might be able to use when feeling a bit blue about your isoaltion:
* trying to see the positives - such as seeing a different part of Aus, expanding your horizons etc
* I also found it helpful to point out to myself that not much changes when i go home... lots of things change in my life but home is always the same. Friends do the same things, see the same people, go to the same pub on friday night like we all did when we were 18 etc. I have grown to realise that i could not live like that anymore and while i love visiting, i love coming back to my new home... well it's my new home til dec 2010 when we'll move half a continent and start over, again.
*Another positive i found out of being so isocially solated, was the amazing closeness DH and I know have. we were always a close couple and such, but now we rely on each other so much and are truly best friends, playmates, fishing/camping buddies, lovers and soon to be mumma and pappa! lol
* I also work overtime to ensure i keep connected with friends and family. Email, facebook, sms, postcards/little gits and telephone calls are regularly put into all my friends/family. We are all still really close, we know what's happening in each other's lives just they way we interact has changed.
These are strategies i use when i'm feeling down (hope they don't come across as a lecture or anything) ... We have tried to make friends ad we do have a few... but i think it gets harder as you get older.
Oh, one other thing i'm trying to do is organise visits after bubs arrived. One of my GFs who didn't have any visitors to the hospy cos no one wanted to annoy her said all you want to do is show off your bub!
so we've arranged for granparents here at chrissy, then siblings, then friends and then we'll do trip to both hometowns for further showing off. this keeps me looking ahead.
i hope you might be able to take away something from all that... take care of you and make DH give you a cuddle on my behalf
Hi everyone, just stopping by to wish you all the very best, great to see things moving forward and some of you so close now!
good to those with scans coming up
I cant believe you had to go back again and they then gave you tamiflu. I hope you and DH feel better soon. Please take care.
I was wondering when you were back as its been awhile. Lucky you that DH is offering to be your pillow! My DP isnt even sleeping in the same bed as me because of my loud snoring
Mind you I dont mind cause I can spread out and get comfortable which is getting more and more difficult these days.
Its so exciting seeing the heartbeat.
It must be such a relief.
to Greenslw, Neptune, BDT and everyone else.
We were cycle buddies and IVF buddies and I am so glad that you are in here now babe!! 
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