Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - #4 2009

Hi everyone, just a quick one from me while I am procrastinating at work. I am feeling 100% better, I worked out the multi vitamins I have been taking have been making my morning sickness worse, so since stopping on Saturday (still taking my folate of course) my nausea has been reduced by about half, thank God. So am feeling really good and now just waiting for the 12 week scan.

Babydreams, GL for your 8.5 week scan, how exciting.
Saph, are you just getting bloods to check your levels? Hope all is well.
Kaydee, yay, not long to go now, can't wait for your news.
Greenslw, congrats on second trimester, well done.
Frosty's mum, welcome and congrates on 12 weeks.
MHB, hope things get worked out with your DH's ex, take care of yourself and don't get too stressed out.
Murph, those nappies sound divine!
MissMagpie, yay for movement, how exciting.
KellyD, what dramas with your GD test, glad to hear it all ended well.
Smithy, hope you are taking care of your self my loverly.
Grub, woohoo, the biggest congrats on a boy!

Hi to everyone else, xx

BDT, Glad you've sorted a remedy to your vitamins and you're feeling better! Bring on 12 weeks...

Babydreams, a new house. How exciting! :)

Welcome Frosty's Mum (love the name). There are a few of us in here who have frosty bubs on board. Good to see that you have made it to 12 weeks and yay for no more progesterone support. Hopefully the next 2 trimesters are good to you.

AFM: Well I am absolutely exhausted today. I woke up during the night dreaming I was in labour. No not in labour but suffering from severe indigestion and the pain was so uncomfortable, didn't help that baby was also kicking up a storm at the time as well.... I ended up having to sleep upright which is not the most comfortable so I am feeling horrid today. Fingers crossed that tonight is a bit better.....

Hi ladies
Just a very quick one from me while I'm in between jobs.
Grub - congrats on your boy!!!
MHB - don't let this stress you. Tell your DF to sort it once and for all. You need no extra dramas!
Frosty's mum - welcome!! Here's to a lovely preg.
BDT - glad your ms is getting better
Kaydee - thinking about you lots!!!

Hi to everyone else - I hope you're all keeping well.

Jenx

sorry - double post!

hi all, just a quickie - thank you all so very much for your good wishes for our Bluey.
so tired. just off to bed. but am keeping up with you all. oxox

Kaydee, well I guess I have my dibs on 1 of each then :D but happy and healthy is the way to go. I hope DSS gets a good grade too or I'll feel bad. :lol: Oh my less than two weeks now. Goodluck on all the loose ends

Saph, how cool I loved and hated tight jeans. But it's all moving in the righ direction.

BabyDreams when is 8.5 weeks for you? I loved my scan at 8 weeks, made the doctor surch for more than one due to how sick I felt but only one. What do you hope for?

Baby Dreamtime Love the new ticker. Glad you're off the multi's for now my SIL had the same issue. I'm on Elivite and have been ok but Blackmores was a no no

KellyD that's awful I haven't slept upright since I passed out at 15 I felt like I'd been run over. Do you work still? if so I hope today wasn't too bad for you. :hug:

Hope Everyone else is having a great day

ATM feeling really fat today. Went to the waxer and she said she could feel how tight my belly was. I was a bit happy and a little scared at the fact it's only going to get bigger. She told me about her friend 5kg baby. OMG. Think small baby thoughts. Although I was 10lb and so was my brother. Oh well it's a while off. Tomorrow is D day I'm seeing my Manager and I'm growing confidence, it's time. Wish me luck.

good luck telling your boss today greenslw. :)

Hello all,
KellyD, just a quick one for you. I'm hearing you sista! Ahh, I have been crook, crook, crook! What I missed in MS I am making up for in horrid heartburn / indigestion. I feel like I am full of bile. and I know about the sleeping sitting up. I did it all night last night, and on and off for the past week. I wake all night with what feels like bile creeping up my oesophagus and through the day am bringing up spewy yuck (hot swallows that burn my throat, so foul). Saw my GP last week and it will only get worse but it is good for the baby:doh:. I'm asking everyone I know for every wives tale and googling when I can sit still for five minutes. It's been getting progressively worse and now the day we are going camping for the rest of the week, I just feel wasted. Nothing is really working except for freezing cold milk sometimes.

I will catch up with you all when I get back but good luck with all your scans and milestones for this week.

Sarah, :clap: good luck telling your boss. Hope it's a great outcome.

I'm going camping straight from after uni today to try our new roof top tent...taking the dogs and Andy and we're outta here....Yahooooooo!!!! Seeya soon,

Ange xox

Hello lovely pregnant ladies. I have been MIA with lots of dramas, so I just wanted to pop in and let you know that i have been thinking about you all but not able to get in here very often.

I have been flat out with weddings, my 40th this past weekend, and then an admission to the delivery suite yesterday with minor bleeding. Everything is fine, but I have some sort of polyp on my cervix which was causing the bleeding, and they want to look at that further - so i will have a colposcopy and biopsy soon. Little baby is fine, and the bonus is i got to see him on ultrsound!

Also, my back pain got resolved - i found out that my pelvis was tilted and the phsyio manipulated it back into place adn Voila! No pain. Got to b happy about that.

Sorry about the me post, i hope everyone is well.

welcome frostys mum!!!

IM UNDER 50 DAYS YAY!!!!

omg today was sooo bad its my 2nd day on my placement and i went to watch a procedure done where they insert a catheter through the femoral artery up to the heart to take a look, all was fine then bubs kicked me so hard in the guts i had to run holding vomit in my hands to the toilet while trying not to contaminate all the sterile fields as it was in theatre! i also wet myself with the force of vomiting and had to throw my undies out haha! sooo embarrasing! one guy said to me " i dont think this is the career for you" i didnt say anything but i dont think anyone thinks im pregnant unless i tell them, i kinda wish i had a big bump but he has never truely "popped" :( ive never had anyone ask me when im due :( oh well! i cant wait to have my baby!!!

Hi Neptune: So much to deal with and the delivery suite trip must have been really scary as well. I hope all goes well with your procedure.

MHB: OMG, how embarrassing for you and to be sick whilst in theatre must have been scary. Your little boy certainly is a trouble maker if you ask me.

AFM: Well what a couple of days I have had. Indegestion 2 nights ago and last night baby decided it would be huge fun to spend the whole night pressing down on my cervix. It was so painful and no matter what way I turned or moved she wouldn't budge. I'm sure that she has already flipped over and is head down already. I thought about calling my OB to find out if I should do anything, but decided to have any easy day today and monitor the discomfort as I have my appt with him tomorrow at 9.45am and hopefully will get checked out to make sure that my cervix hasn't started to dilate (too early). The only positive is that all this trouble she is causing me doesn't seem to be effecting her, I think she is a little sadistic as when I am in discomfort and pain she seems to enjoy kicking me like mad. Today I have been getting those huge kicks that can be seen through my belly and she hasn't stopped moving today. Have any of our other girls had cervical pain especially moving into the 3rd Trimester?? How am I going to cope with such discomfort for another 12 weeks?? DH & I are certain that she will decide to come early, be that her choice or the OB making the decision but we just think she will become so big for me to carry.

Thanks for the warm welcome. It's great to find a bunch of people who's been through the hoops to finally become somebody's mum. I've been cat's mum for 4 years and frosty's mum since the misc in March. Now finally we're having a viable pregnancy.

I get really constipated with Elevit, so I'm taking Megafol on the alternate day, that seems to help, and anything with tomatoes at dinner time sure guarantees a night of heartburn. Grrr.....

Ange hope the camping went well, enjoy the alone time :)

Neptune. Glad you're back ache is better that must be a load off.

MHB wow under 50 congrats

KellyD goodluck for 9.45 tomorrow hope bubs lays off the sore spots

Frosty's mum tomatos are a no no for me too.

Well I did It I told my boss and she was happy gave me a hug and everything. Then it came to the "how's this going to work" chat and she said that my job was secure and we'd try our best to make sure I get as many entitlements as possible. I said I want 10 weeks off and she said "as much as you need" so i'm in a much happier place now.
:leap: thank goodness it's done! :leap:

Tell the big boss Thursday, my boss wanted to but said I could then they'd speak and get back to me on the plan. Fingerscrossed.

Hi all, hope everyone is doing well.

Have sick child at home at the moment so will be quick as he is crying. At the moment I have extremely sore feet. I am what you call hypomobile which means my joints move further than they should. With the pregnancy hormone relaxin helping out I am in extreme pain, just waiting for the first trimester to be over and hopefully it will get a bit better.

Quick question started reducing progesterone support today is there anything I should look out for. Didn't get any information from OB they forgot to tell me when to stop support I had to ring midwife and ask.

hi saph - i didn't get told to keep an eye out for anything when i came off the crinone. but i wasn't on it for taht long. Good luck wth it and hope your other bubba feels better soon.

yaya greenslw - that's great. it's so nice to see genuine reactions from people you respect or whose opinion does matter to you! my GM nearly jumped over his desk to give me a hug... lol.

hi frsoty's mum = i don't think i've welcomed you! glad to have you here. i love this forum cos it's so positive and everyone so supportive. except like everyone is saying, this is a bumper AC year and so there's heaps of girls here... but hey, more the merrier! lol.

kellyD - oh lovey. remember you are so much stronger than you think you are. look at all you've come through to get this far... 12 little weeks, ha! you laugh in the face of adversity! okay maybe a little overly dramatic, but you get my drift. treat it like ivf - look at the little milestones, not the full race ahead. i hope it gets better for you... and you just know if bubby wsn't booting the crap out of you, you'd be worried sick! it's a double edge sword hey!

MHB - of all the girls on here, I think its your bub that should arrive a week or two early or on the due date... he's probably goig to be a complete angel when he arrives cos of all the terribe trouble he's caused for you. i really feel for you lovey. hang in there.

so good to hear from you neptune! and it sounds like you are taking the bleeding and op all in your stride, although it must have been heaps scary. Oh, and Happy Birthdday! big kudos for getting that back fixed!

murph - enjoy your camping trip. sounds great, just getting away and kicking back, very jealous lady!!! but that's one of the advantages of FNQ living in 'winter' lol.

afm - home sick today. I'm pretty sure it's just a head cold but am booked to see the doc at 8.45am tomorrow. had a major freak out last night that it is swine flu (goddam internet) and then broke down and cried for abot 20 minutes. i think i nearly made my darling darling Hubby cry too. I soooo don't want to be sick. i feel so awful, was already struggling. anyway, just feeling a bit down and out. the only thing i could get from the chemist was panadol and some strepels (at least they're medicated). but only want to take them sparingly. on the up side if it is that nasty-nasty SF, then, according to my research which freaked me out last night, i'll be seeing the doc in the perfect timeframe for the tamiflu shot and hopefully have been proactive enough that it won't be a horror story.

okay sorry bout the long post... but you know me!

hi to all the girls i haven't mentioned. I think the rule is keep posting even if you can't get a persie for everyone. I know we are all reading and keeping track of each other's journies. oxoxo

Crap! Passed a huge clot this morning, I'm in freaked out mode. I still got a heartbeat on the Doppler earlier, then the battery decided to die. Gynae can't fit me in till this pm, I think I'll go get some more batteries. I haven't had bleeding for 3 weeks now, why is this happening again? Far out.

Saph: My FS told me to stop the crinone at 10 weeks, like just stop it, no need to do step down or anything. The theory behind the 10 weeks is in natural conception, the corpus luteum (the follicle that The Winning Egg was expelled from) will produce progesterone to support the placental growth and endometrium thickness until about 10 weeks, when the placenta is firmly established and anchored, and the CL will naturally disappear after that as it's role is finished. As for us who went the IVF route, there is of course no CL, and no extra progesterone except the ones produced by the placental unit, which some FS believes is enough to sustain the pregnancy if it's going to stay anyway, hence some FS don't use extra progesterone support.

Grub :hug::hug: for you......the really big difference between a cold and swine flu is the very sudden onset of swine flu/and or normal flu with high temperature.....a cold is more gradual. So hopefully you just have a rotten cold. I feel your terror though, I work in a bloomin hospital with swine flu all around me.......my DH wants me to take maternity leave NOW!!!!

KellyD - GL at the ob today I hope you get some answers for your pain. I'm sure the little devil will move to make you more comfy soon

WElcome Frosty!

Hello to everyone else, hoep youa re all faring well

AFM: I have my colposcopy today at 2pm - a bit nervous frankly. Will see what they say and let you know later on.

thanks neptune, that's a great reassurance. Yep, I'm pretty sure it's a cold but i'm not really up on my cold/flu differnces :) (plus i did get the seasonal flu shot with my OB said would afford a limited measure of protection agains SF).
I think my little boy was also pleased to read your words - he's have a little dance :)
good luck and let us know how you go... oxoxo

Neptune, GL for your procedure today. Great that the physio was able to find a solution to your back pain. Must be a relief to be able to move again!

Frosty's Mum, any bleeding is scary. Hope your Dr can give you some answers this afternoon. :hug:

Grub, poor you! A cold is the last thing you need. When I was sick a few weeks ago it zapped all of my energy. I ended up going to see the GP for worries about it being swine flu too. She said as long as I haven't had a high temperature for a few days in a row then it doesn't fit symptoms of SF. It did eventually pass but takes so much longer to get rid of the cold when you can't take anything. I really hope it nicks off soon and you're feeling better.

Greenslw, well done for telling your boss. So glad it went well. :dance: GL for telling the big boss tomorrow. I'm sure it will all go fine.

Kelly, hope your appt this morning went well and your little girl is behaving herself. It seems like such a long wait to get to full term when the discomfort kicks in early. I guess at least if she's kicking up a storm then at least you have reassurance that she's happy inside you... just not so nice for you to put up with!

Murph, hope you have a great time camping. You're a bit of a trooper, camping in the middle of winter!

Hi to Jen, Saph, MHB, BDT and all the other girls who I missed. Hope you're all well.

AFM, ob appt this afternoon. Will let you know how it goes.

Hi lovelies

Greenslw - so glad it went well telling work. I was crapping myself when I had to do it too. I hyperstimmed and was in hospital and sick as a dog for months, then finally got back to work only to have to tell them that I was going to be going again. But my boss was super excited for me too. It's so lovely when you get a genuine reaction like that isn't it. I'm so happy for you.

MHB - far out, you must be seriously tiny. I just measured myself around the middle - 92cm!!!! I can't believe it. I've started to waddle :)

Grub - hope you feel better and get reassurance at the dr. You'd have to have really rotten luck for it to be SF, and you're right - it's totally treatable within the timeframe. I asked my ob about it too, and he said it is a really sudden onset marked mainly be a raging fever and very very sore throat.

Neptune - so glad for you that the back pain has gone. I am longing for that day :)

Frosty's mum - big big big hugs to you. I hope everything is ok. Pls let us know. We are all thinking of you.

Kelly - I haven't had any cervical tap-dancing (thank god by the sound of it), but I am sleeping terribly. The problem is that whenever I need to get up in the night to go to the loo, the boys think I'm up for a party, and start kicking and rolling and generally having the time of their lives. Then I can't get to sleep for about 2 hours, finally falling back into a fitful sleep until about 10am, which of course puts my entire body clock out of synch, so the cycle keeps going. I've decided that tonight I am going to stay awake for as long as I possibly can and hopefully exhaust myself into sleeping through.

Kaydee - hope your appt goes well this afternoon. Let us know!

AFM, well have growth and well-being scan this afternoon, and can't wait to see my little beans wriggling away.

DH is taking me to Byron Bay this weekend for some pampering and bit of us time before our cozy little lovenest of 2 becomes 4! I can't wait.

Hi to all you other lovely things.

Jenx

;) hello to all you beautiful pg girls,im just popping in to say hi as ive been very sick with m/s and havent been around much.im lurking but just to sick to sit here for to long with out wanting to pass out :p
take care girls xxoo
oh i forgot we have our first ob appt tomorrow then friday our 12 week n/t scan cant wait :dance:

Hi everyone

Just wanted to update you all that everything seems fine. My OB did a speculum exam to make sure that my cervix was still all fine as I was also experiencing some "leaking" so was getting concerned.

Can I just say having a speculum inserted when everything down there feels like it has gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson, is not the most pleasant... Ouch...

Well anyway the leaking is normal as the doctor advised that it was not amniotic fluid, but he advised that as you get further into pregnancy that the CM becomes more like water and can be confusing thinking it is fluid. The pain was just the baby being in a most uncomfortable position so all is normal here. Next appt in another 2 weeks, geez it is getting close now, on 2 weekly appt makes it seem like she will be here so soon.

Forgot to add that BT results all came back fine after fainting episode last week and no GD for me... Yay...

Hi Girls - have been away and I can't believe how exhausting this all is at this early stage! I don't know what i was expecting!

Smithy - hope your MS has slowed down good luck with the scan.

Jen77 - hope your scan goes well this afternoon

Kaydee - hope your appointment goes well today

Grub - how exciting a boy. I know try not to worry is not going to help - but hopefully it is just a cold - the media is not helping to relax mothers!~

Neptune - hope your procedure goes well today. I'm sure it wil.

Frosty - welcome - I hope all went well with your scan this afternoon.

Saph - wow hypomobile - did your FS say why you have this?

Murph - the morning sickness part sounds awful. Hope you start feeling better soon.

Babydreams - yeah I am having a scan next Monday (6 1/2 weeks). How come they are leaving yours until 8 1/2 weeks? Or is it they are really busy and can't get you in until then?

AFM - just tired

Becc

Good afternoon lovely ladies,

I'm so sorry i haven't posted for ages - i'm very slack but i did want you all to know that i lurk every other day and love keeping up with everyones progress!

Kaydee - you are so close and still sound so positive!! Hope your appt today went well and both bubs are playing nicely.

Jen - Byron Bay - i'm soooo jelous!! Hope your scan today went well.

Azza - hello to you - hope your travelling along well i caught up with your last scan results in the twins thread - when are you due for another?

Grub - sorry to hear you are sick - rest up and look after yourself. Oh and congrats on your blue bundle!!

Kelly - glad to hear your appt went well and you have the all clear as far as your recent scare goes.

Neptune - hope you got through the procedure today and i will be thinking of you while you wait for results.

Hello to every one else - hope eveyone is taking special care of their precious bundles!

AFM- had a scan almost 2 weeks ago - one of my boys is much smaller than the other - this may be because his umbilical cord has latched on to the very edge of the placenta whereas the other is smack bang in the middle and taking most of the good stuff. So we are going back for a scan this friday and they will be keeping and extra close eye on them - nothing to much to worry about and won't really know anything til the repeat scan friday - only 2 more sleeps yay! I'm still not feeling any definate movement which concerns me a little so will discuss that as well. Other than that i am growing huge!:lol::lol: But i feel fantastic and am loving shopping etc. I finish work in 3.5 weeks so only 13 more shifts to go:dance::dance:
Anyway better go we are out for dinner tonight so i better go and get organised.

Take care everyone
xxxxBella

Becc - being hypomobile is not a fertilty or pregnancy thing it is just the way I am. Pregnancy just makes it worse.

Smithy hope the MS gets better, you sound like I was with DS.

Thanks for all the advice on stopping progesterone support spoke to midwife again today and she didnt say to watch out for anything.

AFM Spoke to midwife today, they rang me. I am not immune to rebella so just have to watch out at work. We also have a non confirmed case of swine flu at the school so might be taking a few days off soon. I told my class today about the baby as I had 7 kids away sick today, so they would keep there germs at home. Like that will really work we are just a badly paid babysitting service most of the time. Sorry just venting over parents who send their kids to school sick because they have to go to work. Well guess what so do I and I dont want your kids making me sick. ARRRRGH

Jen, Byron Bay... sounds like a fantastic getaway for the weekend! Lucky you. Hope you have an awesome time. So glad you've started to waddle too!! Quack, quack!

Smithy, GL with your appt tomorrow and your scan on Friday. Hope all is well and your MS disappears as you near the 12 week mark.

Kelly, great to hear your GD results are clear. You must be relieved all is ok with your little girl after your appt today. Yay for fortnightly appts!

31becc, :asleep: first trimester is exhausting. If you are anything like me, you'll have to record all the good shows on telly because you'll be asleep just as they're starting at 8:30! Take care and try to rest up when you need to.

Bella, GL for your scan on repeat Friday. Hope it brings good news on your little ones. I didn't feel movement until 21-22 weeks. Being my 2nd pregnancy and with twins I was expecting to feel movement so much earlier. Bring on the end of work! :clap:

AFM, ob appt today showed protein in urine again but blood pressure is fine so they're not too worried. Apparently as my kidneys are working hard to filter for me and both bubs, a bit of protein by now is to be expected. Just told to increase water intake. Planning on inducing me at 38 weeks which is Friday next week... but ob thinks I may go in the next few days :o Bub1 is engaged and ready to go. So exciting!! Back to ob on Monday for another appt if I'm still around. Woo hoo! :hooray:

oh kaydee how exciting!!! this time next week you could be a mumma!!! good luck lady. :)

saph - i am hearing your gurrrrrlllllfriend! i got this bug i'm in bed with from work cos people are inconsiderate and think they are being a martyr by coming into the office hacking and spluttering all over. Not happy jan. One of the girls in my dept decided she would come to work despite her cold turnign to bronchitis and being told to stay home... boy did i guilt trip her; dobbed her inot the boss and she ended up leaving after 30 mins lol... but i feel for you... you can't do that with kids! bbrrrh.... people are so inconsiderate, thus my reason why "i hate people''. :)

bella - wootwoot for the 13 shifts left! you've got as many shifts as i have weeks :( oh dear. hope the other bub is all good despite a guts ache for a brother :)

bec - lol kaydee's comment about taping shows that start 'late' ie 8.30pm. In the first trimester I would go to work at 9am, finish at 2pm (my boss rocks) for a 2-3hr nap. DH would come home and make dinner by 5.30pm, then i'd be asleep again by 7pm, waking up 12-13 hrs later :) It did get better in the 2nd trimster for like 4 weeks, but you never return to prebaby wakefulness lol. I have been really really really tired over the past month and find even going for a walk exhausting. But some girls just glow and thrive in the 2nd trimester. Hope you start to feel better soon love. and take it easy. I have found that I can do 1 major task a day ie work or exercise or shopping etc. once i figured that out i was much better. Are you working full time??? do you get any slack in terms of early finishes etc?

kellyd glad ot hear it went and well and yaya for no GD!

good luck today Neptune!

AFM: got a vaporiser yesterday and it really helped me sleep last nigth but am going to the gp this morning cos i think it's gone from my head to my chest :(
BUT on the baby front - Bluey is kicking up a storm. He just didn't stop yesterday and last night instead of watching TV we watched my belly move... very exciting. DH also felt his 2nd kick so that was just fabulous. Just a fortnight ago i was like you Bella, unsure whether it was movement or what, but now it's very definite. And when daddy got up at 6am, Bluey decided it was time to also get up :) hmmmm so at the moment i'm loving all the movment... but who wants to bet me within a few weeks I'll be complaining! lol.

Grub - my little boy is going insane in there and I"m not complaining yet, although I have spilled a few cups of tea! I alos love watching the movement across my tummy. What cracks me up is DH - you would think that I am the first woman EVER to have a baby kick!!!!! Hilarious.

Kaydee - I am so excited for you sweetie...not long now until bubble and squeak are here. Amazing. Good luck.

KellyD - I've had 5 speculums in the last few days. Ouch, nasty and not very dignified!

Hi to Saph, Bella, Bec, Smithy, Jen, Frosty's mum, Greenslw, and anyone I"ve missed a special wave to you.....rushing off to work.

AFM: Colposcopy was done yesterday and was fine.....they said the lesion just looks like a strange pregnancy thing and not cancer or anything, and they will phone me with the results ASAP. If it is abnormal, they will do another colposcopy towards the end of pregnancy to see if it changes and then deal with it once bubs is born. I feel very reassured.

I am counting down the weeks to finish work now, I am so over it.....6 weeks to go. Wooohoooo!

Neptune, fingers crossed for you the results are all ok. Sounds like they are going to continue to monitor you closely which must be re-assuring. 6 weeks of work to go... that's exciting! :D

Grub, it's amazing watching your belly move about and DH's just love it cause it's something they can get involved in too! Wait til the end of your PG, pointy bits (assuming they're elbows or knees) come out and roll across your tummy. So cool. I love feeling the movement, it's something you miss once they're here in the real world. I remember after having DD, it was so strange that my tummy was "empty" and didn't have this little bouncy jelly bean catching me off guard all the time with her kicks. Enjoy it!

Neptune: I'm so happy that everything seems to be going good for you and that they found nothing to worry about. 6 weeks of work left, how exciting... mmm makes me realise I would have been the same if I was still working...

Kaydee: I'm so thrilled that everything is now ready in launch position and that your bubs will be here soon. I'll be waiting patiently to see if you are adding blue or pink or both to our ever growing list.

Grub: Ahhhh, see I told you about the movements. You will be amazed at how strong these little ones can get as well. I was saying to DH last night that 6 weeks ago he could just feel her kicks on the outside and now he can feel not just kicks but the rolling over and squirming and all her other movements as well.

Everyone else, big belly rubs. I hope you are all doing well.

AFM: I offically want this week to be over. If anything else could go wrong then I say "no more". Lets see I had suffered from Indigestion (which kept me up for 3 hours) then the fun Cervical pains the next night (awake for about 4 hours) and now last night I compressed all the nerves in my left shoulder while sleeping which kept me awake for 5 hours. I fell back into bed at 7am (poor DH was so worried about me and he needed sleep to go to work) and managed to crawl out again about 30 minutes ago. But my little miss she was cool with the whole thing of mummy being awake, the all night party kicked in... I'm sure my whole belly was the dance floor last night as one minute she was kicking under my ribs, then into my hips and finally down low, then she would start all over again.

I was so apologetic to DH when he got up to go to work, but he was so sweet being more concerned about my lack of sleep than his and he did say to me "That's no problem, I'll have to start learning to have broken sleep anyway once the baby arrives anyway".

Anyway, enough about me this week.. I'm off to start doing the housework before I have an afternoon snooze.

Hey girls,

Big hugs to you all.

Wow, so many of here atm, its great! Makes it hard to do personals though, right? As I am reading all of your replies I am sympathising and laughing and hoping you continue to do well.

AFM- well, I am in a weird place right now. I cant actually accept I am pregnant. Last night I convinced myself I had a blighted ovum (spelling?) and that I was going to suffer horrible disappointment when I go for my first scan. My FS is going away on holiday (how dare he?!?) so I have to wait until I am 8w3d's before I will get to see him and I just know I am going to torture myself until then. I woke up this morning as sick as a dog and I am still in my dressing gown. I did manage to shower and wash my hair though. Big whoop, I know. I am turning into a couch potato.

I feel so ... seperate/detatched from everything. Like its not happening. I know that I am not allowing myself to become attached because it will DEVISTATE me if there is something wrong. We have all our hopes pinned on this pregnancy which is bad. :( I guess I am just struggling to believe this whole thing can really work after all our disappointments in the past. All this doctor/scientist/mixin' up babies in the lab thing. Sure, it works for other people, just not me - thats what my internal dialogue has been for the last god-knows-how-long. Its hard to let go of that internal back chatter all of a sudden ...
Oh well. Either there is a baby in there or there isnt, guess only time will tell .

Ok, enough whinging from me. Spose I better think about getting dressed. I feel guilty as hell as all my friends are at work and I am now a lady of leisure. Everyone keeps emailing me asking if I am bored yet. Ummmmm HELLZ NO! I am lovin' it. So far anyway ;)

hi sammiejam - i think every single one of us here can understand your feelings. i only stopped saying to DH "oh my god, we're havng a baby" about a month go. Now i'm at "OMG somethig bad is going to happen cos we have our dream". I think it's human nature and even more so when you've been through the wringer to get this far. Do try to look at the positives and stay away from the internet! You are feeling sick - that's a big tick! and look at it this way, 8w3d til the scan but that means only a few weeks till you are at 12 weeks and getting your first proper looks at bub (or bubbies).

kelly d - YAY for lovely husbands. I"ve got one too. :) enjoy your housework and hope your wek improves.

afm wnet to the doc this morning, I do have a virus but they are pretty sure it's not SF. still that's not exactly the most reassuring thing! i do feel a bit better today and have just taken the day off to rest. i'm really glad i didn't hang about and booked into the docs as soon as i felt unwell. HE didn't make me feel silly about it either, or like i was overreacting. I had a slight temp so am taking panadol. He offered the anti-viral drugs if i was really concerned, which i'm not cos i feel a bit brighter, but said they still didn't know all the risks to unborn bubs. So I"m to call asap if i get worse, otherwise rest up and drink loads of water.

bubba doesn't seem very bothered by it, he's really starting to kick up a storm.

but to anyone who feels a little cold/flu coming on - i really recommend you book into your doc at the first symptom. you can always cancel but it's best to be safe.

Concerningly tho, all my hand washing and shopping centre avoidance obviously hasn't worked very well!

ox

Grub - poor thing. Rest rest rest! And if anything gets worse, then you get yourself straight back down to that dr clinic. Take care of yourself hon.

Sammiejam - Grub is totally right. We all know that feeling. I still can't quite believe it either, and I only have 9 weeks to go! I think we all go through disappointment after disappointment that that is what becomes our norm. Achieving a healthy pregnancy takes a long time to register on our brains. I think it's party self-defence, and partly sheer and utter disbelief. But what a wonderful thing, huh? We're all thinking of you and sending you loads of sticky vibes.

Neptune - Thank goodness! I am sure you're breathing a big sigh of relief. Thinking of you too.

AFM, we had our 28 wk scan yesterday, and everything with the little ones is looking good. They're within their size range, one is 1.2kg, the other 1.1kg, plenty of fluid keeping them warm, and my goodness are they wriggling.

I've had such a terrible week of sleep this week - I totally sympathise Kelly. One of my boys is literally doing a bouncing headstand on my bladder. Far out it's uncomfortable. And they just wriggle, roll and kick for what feels like hours on end - usually starting at about 2am and finally exhausting themselves at about 4am. All while I lie there trying everything in the universe to get back to sleep, but kind of not wanting to miss out on this wonderful feeling too. Oh well, I suppose they're getting me used to what my life is going to be like in oh, about 9 weeks!

Had our first antenatal class last night too, so that was good. Mainly physio stuff, but all really useful.

DH is whisking me away to Byron Bay tomorrow for a nice long weekend. Can not wait!!

Take care everyone, and keep safe.

Jenx

Hi girls :D

So much happening in here at the moment!

Grub - Sorry to hear your unwell. I totally agree with going to the docs at first sign of sickness. I too have been MAJORLY paranoid about catchin swine flu especially after that baby died from it. They have told pregnant women to avoid crowds which is easier said than done I catch a train to the city everyday which are always overcrowded! Great news that your now feeling your little boy move :D Enjoy!!!

KellyD - Sorry to hear about all your dramas. I feel blessed that my little one is very quiet and hardly moves so I get a reasonably good nights sleep except for getting up to go to the loo and my back is aching at times! I hope you pain eases soon. Take care.

Neptune - :crossfingers: your results come back normal. How exciting only to have 6 weeks left to work :dance: At this stage Im HOPING to finish up in about 10 weeks :D

Bella - good luck with your scan tomorrow. Your on the count down to finishing work too, woo hoo!

Kaydee - OMG, any day now! Good luck and am thinking of you :D

Smithy - hope your feeling a bit better. Youve had such a rough time with your ms. Hope your OB appt goes well today and good luck with your scan tomorrow :D

Sammie - :hug: I agree with Grub too. Its such a hard time and it doesnt matter what stage you're at, we all wont rest easily until our precious little ones are in our arms. And even then, we are paranoid about SIDS etc. One of the Barristers I work for, his wife went into labour at 23 wks and its unlikely that the baby is going to survive. Its so sad and something I didnt need to hear as Im at the same stage in my pg. Try to relax and think positively and hopefully before you know it your scan day will arrive. Take care.

Jen - Byron Bay sounds GREAT for the weekend! Glad your little ones are looking good. I too am looking forward to our antenatal classes. I think it will make it even more "real" then!!!

Saph - hope the sick kids stay at home and dont spread their germs! Take it easy.

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, Bubs isnt very active which is making me a bit paranoid. I should be thankful that it isnt keeping me awake at nights like others have been saying about theirs. Mind you it must be reading this right now as its given me a little kick, lol Have a busy w/e ahead. My DP's family are coming over for dinner on Sat night and then I am having my family over for my nephews 11th birthday on Sunday plus a few of his friends from school so LOTS to do and organise! I bought 2CD's over the internet which arrived yesterday called Music for Dreaming which lots of hospitals recommend for calming the baby. I played a little bit of it last night to bubs!

Better run and eat some lunch now!

Take care,

Tania

Hi everyone. Bub was waving at us at the scan saying see I'm alright mummy. (It's got hands!) Sure gave me the biggest fright, the clot was the size of my palm. Gynae couldn't see anything that was obviously bleeding. :doh: I'm having my nuchal scan next week so we'll see more details on the better ultrasound machine.

Keep safe from the Swine Flu everyone!

My goodness Sammiejam - am at that stage of disbelief - I guess until the scan it just doesn't feel that real. I have yet to be totally excited, same as my DH - I guess because it is very much unbelievable due to all the BFN received in the past. I do feel very guilty about that part. I mentioned to my mother about it and she can't understand why we aren't totally excited yet. But I guess anyone who has struggled to get preggies in the first place can understand. Maybe it just doesn't feel real yet!

Fingers crossed for everyone having scans coming up.

AFM - yep still tired - I just didn't think I would be this early - and yes girls - I do now consider taping shows after 8.30 pm!!! Funny because I could never go to bed before 10.30 pm and now that is just impossible!!

sammie - i feel for you, i DID have a blighted ovum last year and the fear made me put off my scan for this pregnancy until i was 23 WEEKS!!! i kept putting it off and making excuses as i didnt feel movement until 2 days before the scan and was terrified of seeing nothing but there he was! i also bought our boy some things on sunday but started to cry coz i felt like i was jinxing myself, it felt weird buying something for him, even at 33 weeks im terrified of loosing him. the worry will unfortunately always be there until bubs is in your arms. trust me.

kaydee - im so excited for you and so proud of you having a vaginal birth! i cant wait to hear that you have popped.

smithy - you poor thing, i remember what that was like, oh wait i still have it now! you are strong though and almost in 2nd trimester now!

AFM - this boy is running out of room, ive even seen my boobs jump from his kicking! he is so far up still, i just want him to drop allready! AND i finally had my FIRST comment, a lady on my ward said i looked like i was about to pop! i couldnt believe it! NO ONE has said anything to me until now! i felt like I had accomplished something :)

just incase you havent seen it already, you girls might want to pop over to the BA thread ;)

i wont say congrats to her on here yet ( dont want to ruin the suprise )

:hello: to all my beaufiduls .....
AFM.. well we went for our first ob appt today and it was so good to be finally there we did all the normal stuff blood pressure,weight then it come to jump on the bed and we will have a look at charlie well lol..... you should have seen his ultrasound machine omg was like a time machine dh rekons pre 1970 it was so funny and the screen was so SMALL like just a little square lol couldnt see a thing except a black screen with sand on it as dh said .so funny that i thought i was looking at the baby and i said "oh yeh there it is ....pmsl the dr pointed somewere totally different and said theres your baby it wasnt even the baby i could see dont know what it was lol..so thank god our real scan is tomorrow and we will ACTUALLY get to see charlie .WOOT WOOT FOR 12 WEEKS TOMOZZ...
oh and this drs bed OMG again i could hardly get on it it was huge but only half a bed weird.
anyway had a good laugh about it with dh then i said coop did you even see anything " no babe all i could see was the drs head the room was so small " poor thing
so picture day tomorrow yay will post tomorrow night girls love smithy.