Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #6 - 2009

[Baby Dreamtime]

Hello my loverlies,

It is a beautiful day on the Gold Coast today, wish I wasn't working

Grub, I am loving the idea of part time, but afraid our budget doesn't so am slogging it out. Lucky thing!

Bella, pregancy massage sounds divine. I haven't spoilt myself with anything like that, trying to be a bit budget consious and saving for our Fiji trip. I hope I can indulge there. Will pop into the twin thread and see how you are doing.

KellyD, so glad to hear that your whole experience was a good one, and it is great to know that c/s doesn't have to be all bad in terms of post birth pain and recovery time. I hope your are enjoying your time with your lovely little Tara. Can you post pics? Big congrats again.

Neptune, big hugs, I don't have any advice I am afraid, sounds like your bubs is far to happy in your belly. I hope it works out the way you wish and he gets a wriggle on. Thinking of you.

Murph, what is this? 29th Oct? Is that the day, yippee! Looking forward to hearing your news.

BOC, hope you are keeping well.

Smithy, hi ya lovey, beautiful nursery furniture you have there, love your cot!

Hi to everyone else, the posts don't go back that far so I can do any more persies.

AFM, am feeling heaps of movement now, it is so lovely, mosltly on the inside, DH tries to feel but hasn't yet. Still feeling good, though do find myself hanging out for the weekends and bach is getting a little achy. DH and I have some big plans, and have made a decision to finish off the renos and sell our house and down size to relieve the mortgage pressure, so have a goal to have it all done by Christmas. I am little scared of the possiblity that the house might sell and settle right when bubs come, not sure how that will all work out but will worry about that later. Now just counting down until our Fiji trip, then my baby shower, then finishing work, then Christmas and New Year, then...so many great things to look forward to.

Love to everyone, I hope you are all well. xx

[Murph01]

LTTTC EDD list updated 17th October 2009

Jen34----01.09.2009----It's a ....? - Little Munchkin
BabyMiracles----02.10.2009----It's a ....?
Neptune----15.10.2009----It's a boy
Wherethere'shope----17.10.2009/CS 13.10.2009---- It's a ....?
Diamond----16.10.2009----It's a ....?
Murph01----29.10.2009----It's a girl - Jasmine Lucie
Miss Magpie----04.11.2009 (c/s date)----It's a ....? - Baby Pie
Lalitearns----??.??.2009----It's a ....?
Laniwantsababy----11.12.2009----It's a ....?
Grub17----14.12.2009----It's a boy - Grubby Bub
Bella55----18.12.2009----It's 2 boys (Identical twins)
Mahli09----??.??----It's a... ?
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Kmond----12.01.2010----It's a... ?
Poppiefairy----15.01.2010----It's a boy?
Daytona ----18.01.2010----It's a... ?
Ella's Mum----21.01.2010----It's a... ?
Greenslw----24.01.210----It's a... ? Baby JS
Spookie----28.01.2010----It's a... ?
Misty77----10.02.2010----It's a boy Spinky
Smithy----12.02.2010----It's a... girl Charlie Isabella
Saph204----20.02.2010----It's a... ?
Baby Dreamtime----24.02.2010----It's a... girl and a...girl!
Jodes76---##.##.2010----It's a... ?
Wavegirl----21.02.2010----It's a... ?
31becc----##.03.2010----It's a...?
Babydreams----##.##.2010----It's a...?
Sammiejam----##.##.2010----It's a...?
BOC----08.04.2010----It's a surprise - Little Cookie
Lilmisshavachat----##.##.2010----It's a...?
Bridget----08.04.2010----It's a ....?

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Babies born

Neptune----Welcome Adam!
KellyD---Welcome Tara Rose!
Azzrenae--- Welcome identical twins Harper and Cody!
Alloy---(Belated) Welcome to Grace and Hannah!
JenC----Welcome twin beans Hamish and Lachlan!
TwoMums----OMG! Welcome Noah!
Rara---- Welcome Alana!
Me+Him+Bub (21&TCC)---- Welcome Johnathon!
Mels77---- Welcome Zach!
Rach81----Welcome Eli!
Kaydee---- Welcome Jarrod and Teneille!
Farmgirl----Welcome Archer!
Kahlan----Welcome Lyla!
LNB----Welcome Nathaniel (Nate)!
Mon----Welcome Matteo and Martina!
Briggsy's Girl----Welcome Emerald!
Nixon----Welcome Asher!
NicoleS----Welcome Aaron!
Bel----Welcome Sebastian & Isabelle!
Tiggerlinda----Welcome Charlotte!
Janie71----Welcome Jasmine!
Megan---Welcome Noah!
Bee83----Welcome Jacob!

Our thoughts and prayers go to those beautiful mothers whose precious babies have been taken too soon.

Much loved & wanted son of Frosty'sMum, Benjamin born sleeping @ 14 weeks 4days. Our thoughts are with you.

Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d

Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d.

[Murph01]

Hello everyone,
I have updated the estimated due date list but as you can see, the formatting didn't transfer across so I'll have to come back and edit it

While, I'm on the subject, would anyone like to be the keeper of the list, as I need to hand the baton on to the next one in line.

Can you also please drop a PM or a post to update your due dates (nicknames, colours etc) to me. I have kind of lost momentum to go back over everything and track them all down but I will add it if you provide it iykwim.

Kelly - a thousand thank yous for thinking of me and offering advice and feedback. so much has been happening these past few days and I'm still spinning. I had high blood pressure yesterday...after the huge day and the day before nearly fainted after my accupuncture session, so it's all starting to overwhelm me a bit.

My appointments as I mentioned, were really taxing but the upshot was, no arguments, total agreement that we bring the date forward and go with caesarian. Yay. Now I'm really looking forward with a clear plan and that really helps. Between DH and I we'e a bit freaked about the suddenness, but either way, we didn't have long til due date (if she came on time) and she is quite happy in there sitting in a buddha pose so nothing was going to shift her. very cute, just like her dad meditating!

She is still small for dates and the worry is about the development of the abdo cavity, but not a huge worry, just need monitoring and more trips to Cairns...another tomorrow...urggghh (4 hour round trip) and then multiple appts in a day. gotta do it though but it feels like being back at IVF stage have to have my bags packed every time I go to town now so have finished that today after having to go and buy tiny clothes...my hand me downs (which I have enough of to last til she is six, didn't start at 4 or 5 zeros so 000 will be too big. My sister's babies all measured off the length scale!!

Enough about me...just a tiny catch up with a few of you, BDT I am super envious of your Fiji trip but love your attitude to all things positive coming up for you. Enjoy, it's really lovely to hear.

Neptune, I hope you let your little one choose his own time and not get rushed into the induction. If he is healthy, I don't see the point in diving in right on the due date. Goodluck though and accupuncture is fantastic at moving things along naturally, it certainly makes Jazzy wiggle, just not out of breech position. xoxo

[Persephone1]

Okay, I've been MIA for awhile but I'm still around. Forgive me for the lack of persies.

KellyD, congratulations on the arrival of beautiful Tara Rose. I'm glad to hear you're recovering well and can't wait to read your BA. Welcome little girl!

Neptune, thinking of you in your last days before welcoming your little man. I'm sure he's got his own plan for how things are meant to work out. Good luck. And I second the suggestion for acupuncture - I hear they can do wonders to get things moving.

Sorry, that's all I've got for persies today!

I've had a busy week or so, with my Mum visiting and leaving me with her which hasn't helped with the MS, cause I can't eat properly or sleep properly.

We also had our first scan with FS on Monday and saw ONE heartbeat, which was such a relief. We're delighted. Unfortunately I had a bit of red blood spotting that night and was really anxious and upset for about 24 hours. It amounted to nothing, and was probably a result to the internal scan from that morning. But when I told my GP she had me sent for a second scan yesterday, which was tummy only, and I got to see the heartbeat again - 120bpm, measuring at around 6w5d (which was spot on).

So, I now have a ticker. Still having some on-and-off spotting, which sometimes is just like a dirty-coloured cm (TMI), as opposed to blood. 7 weeks tomorrow! Feeling good, apart from the and occasional MS which isn't worrying me too much. The tiredness is full-on though, and I'm struggling to keep my concentration during the day.

Anyway, I have to go. Will try and do a more persie post soon.

Seph

[grub17]

oh murph - that is very exciting!!! and soon! these things happen for a reason and i am more than positive it will all be good for you and jazzy! mum said it was pretty foul up there today, so it's probably best to get the bub out before the mercury starts rising again -- that would be very uncomfy!

peresphone - yiiippeee for 7 weeks! celebrate every milestone i say lovey. but i can't imagine how stressy it would be to get some spotting etc. hope you start to feel better soon lovely.

bdt - i only went part time at 30 weeks, so maybe if the house gets sorted etc you may be able to do that too that way its only 4 weeks part time.. i actually just took annual leave for 2 days a week and just work the hours out to suit me and my boss. it really is the best, i ended up having a 2.5 hr sleep this arvo and was able to go for a walk with the Cookie Monster this arvo. so feel really good and wasn't so tired i couldn't make dinner (like usual if i don't get a nap in).

Am really finding everything is slowing down. just so tired and slow and have really checked out of work! Murph I know you have 2 weeks til Jazzy arrives as that's my last week at work... so we can count down together, cept yours is more exciting. and cool on the more baby clothes shopping! lol.

oh and you ain't missing out on much with no tv... there is sweet FA on tonight! don't they know i'm home alone and ''need'' entertaining! i could really use some mindless rubbish right now, just before bedtime! geez.

[BOC]

Hi Murph!

If you could please update me, Little Cookie is due 08/04/09 and will be a big orange surprise all the way! Also if you like I will take over the list next month (now here will be a challenge for baby brain!!!)

Just some short persies todasy

Neptune: thinking of you hun & hoping your little man gets his butt into gear (well really his head) and vacates the premises ASAP!

Grub: YAY for afternoon naps! They rock! Might even have one today myself... except...oh crap I'll be driving (not such a good idea )

Seph: You poor thing you're having a rough trot. Now I am having really bad baby brain at the moment so can't remember if I told you this or not but will repeat just in case. Don't know if you're keen on yoga moves, but I read this the other day in a pregnancy magazine and it's supposed to be helpful in alleviating MS. Let me know if it works.

"Grasp your tongue using a dry, clean cloth. pull it out until it feels quite strained, then hold it for 30 seconds. It may be weird but it's worth it if it works!"

BDT: I'm doing really well. Here's hoping your house sells quickly & easily and you can cut your work back a little early.

To everyone else hope you are all well!

AFM scored another barrrrrgain yesterday! Beema Q Swallow pram in black & orange! RRP $530 but I walked in and managed to score the last one (actually the floor model) for $399! Bassinett attachment also discounted from $169 to $53 and they threw in a matching orange pram liner for nothing! Bought a cute little sleepsuit too that says "Daddy's Little Star", some window sox for the car and some teeny weeny singlets and socks which I consequently went gaga over, causing DH & the furbaby to collectively LOL. Off to see my Mum today, she thinks she may have found a cot for me so we're off for more shopping!

Anyway better run now, so much to do before I head off and I bought Seasons 6 & 7 of the old BH90210 yesterday (yes, sadly I'm obsessed) so hoping to fit in a couple of episodes while I clean & pack! Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

[Loveinamist]

Hello all!

Firstly Kelly, Well done and welcome to Tara Rose! Glad the recovery has been speedy and not too bad. Must be great to have her in your arms finally!!

Neptune - hope the wait is not too much longer and your little one comes on their own initiative. Tell the medics that the baby doesn't have a calendar in there and will come when they are ready!!!

Smithy - I am jealous of the nursery! My DH will hardly set anything up yet. Although did say when I am 7 months he will put the hammock up so the dog gets used to it!! LOL! Sounds like a lovely scheme all white with accents of pink. Look forward to seeing pics.

Grub - a few more days down on your wait for DH. Getting closer everyday. Thinking of you...

BDT - Good luck with your big plans. DH and I also downsized bigtime (moved countries, then from city to country and I gave up work!) in preparation for having a baby. We are very poor these days but we can just get by with only one of us working now. Had to make some sacrifices but we get a kick from making do and mending now! It will be worth it if you are less stressed for when bubs is here. Love is the most important thing isn't it in the end! Also lucky you going to Fiji!!!

Murph - glad you have some direction now in what is happening. Must be great having a proper date to look forward to. I hope everything is OK with her sizes and tummy. At least you are getting the monitoring you need as much as I can imagine the running around would be very stressful!. Just wanted to ask re acupuncture did you lie on your back for it or did you have to have a pillow under your left hip like they recommend in the books so that the heart vein thingie doesn't get crushed by your bump? I was just wondering as I am having acupuncture on Tuesday (can't wait!!!) and I know my acupuncturist is a pregnancy specialist but just wanted to make sure. BTW I didn't make the list!!! I am due 15/01/10 and it is a boy!

Persephone - Well done for 7 weeks and the ticker is lovely.

Belly rubs to everyone I have missed! Sorry!

AFM - Finally got off my a%*e and went to my local belly buddies group. Glad I did. the woman running it is a doula who does pregnancy shiatsu etc and baby massage and lots of other lovely things I am in to. Everyone else in the group was all into the same sort of stuff. So we had a great chat about birth and our choices. I had a chat to the shiatsu lady afterwards and poured out my miseries and she was supportive. I didn't realise how miserable I had been!! To sum up in the last two or so years I have moved countries, gone into a very stressful job that forced me to change careers, gone through two laps and ovarian drilling, was diagnosed with Graves disease, gone through IVF, moved to a remote rural area which is very lovely but isolated because I have no car and no friends at all here, had to leave my job to move here and also because of the stress and DH has gone into a job which is stressing him out and means he is working all sorts of odd hours and I feel like I never see him and we cannot get into a good routine, I also found out that due to an administrative arbitary date that we were not in the country for, that I qualify for absolutely no benefits even though DH earns less than he was promised at interview and his salary now fits the low income bracket (we would never have moved here for that job if we had been told the truth at the start and now it is too late!). This means I have had to go jobsearching and noone is going to employ a pregnant woman!!! I know people go through a lot worse but I have had alot of time to think about things and have got myself quite depressed. My friends are also all in Australia or London and I know it sounds selfish and childish but it means I am not going to get a baby shower All in all I am not a happy bunny! Anyway I told the lady at bellybuddies only half of all this and she said that I am not being nurtured at the time I need nurturing the most and I must be lacking 'grounding' when I most need to have a steady base and grounding. She said if I am not getting emotional nurturing than the best thing I can do is get some physiological nurturing like acupuncture or massage or something. So upshot is I am getting acupunture on Tuesday. I cannot wait! So sorry for a long rant and whinge but I feel so much better for getting that all out!

[MissMagpie]

Good afternoon girls,

Kelly - A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on the arrival of Tara Rose So glad you are recovering well Look forward to hearing your complete birth story. It made me feel alot better hearing about your positive experience in anticipation of my upcoming c/s. Take care. xx

Murph - WOW 29 Oct is just around the corner Glad you have a plan now for the arrival of Jasmine. It must be a HUGE peace of mind now.

Grub - sorry to hear you've been sick again. Please take care.

BDT - I am SO jealous about your babymoon to Fiji!!!!! What a wonderful idea

Neptune - hope your little one arrives soon for you. Thinking of you.

Seph - congrats on 7 weeks! Hope the rest of your first trimester FLIES by for you

Smithy - how EXCITING organinising your nursery Unfortunately we are in a rental property so cant do much to our room. Im very envious!!!

BOC - you bargain hunter you, well done

Poppy - You poor thing, you've been through so much. Whinge and rant all you want, we are here to listen. Cant imagine how isolated you must feel. Hang in there and take care ok.

Hello to Greenslw, Bella, Sammie and everyone else.

AFM, have VERY slow internet wireless access at home so havent been online much. My first week of maternity leave has been busy but productive. My DP's parents and my mum came over on Wed so help me organise and arrange the nursery. Had everything everywhere!! So both mums helped me sort things out so the nursery is now tidy, lol Am having my baby shower this Sunday so it needed to be done as Im sure that will be the FIRST place the girls will want to look at! Im a little disappointed about the numbers coming on Sunday. Of the 20 people I invited, I have 9 people coming. Some have just blanting not even replied. I now have my DP's sister wanting to bring her 2 toddler kids along even though my DP has offered to babysit them and she was like, no, no I'll bring them. Mind you, other than maybe an 8 & 9 year old coming, they will be the only little ones there! Im really annoyed as I now have to "politely" ask her I dont want them there which sounds harsh but its a girls catch up day. I havent seen some of my friends in ages and no offence to the little ones, but they are FULL ON and need constant attention. I have baby shower games organised and I can just see them running around and getting in the way. The other kids will just sit in the loungeroom QUIETLY watching a dvd. I just cant understand why someone would bring their kids along to a shower when they have an offer of a babysitter. She knows none of my friends have toddlers so hers would be the only ones there. It very frustrating Sorry for the whinge girls, I just am really annoyed. Other than that, bubs is kicking lots! Have been sleeping restlessly. Cant seem to get comfy. My back aches alot and my legs craps up as well. Just under 3 weeks until my delivery date, its come so FAST!

Better run and have a shower and go shopping, hehehe

Take care girls and enjoy your weekend.

Tania

[barney]

oh tania, rant away hun after all this is YOUR baby shower hunny and i do hope the day turns out really nice for you and the kids stay away
not long to go now sweety, you are doing so well.
thanks for looking at my nurery pics too hun ,im the same as you we rent so i wont be able to much more especially sticking things to walls times like this i really wish we owned our home but still happy not to have the house debt too

to all of you today a big hello keep baking thoses beautiful bubbas girls xoxo

[Greenslw]

Bella, my back is sore with one bundle of joy I can't imagine how sore it would be with two. just keep on going and feel free to vent

KellyD welcome Tara Rose

Oh Neptune hope you get a natural birth. I bet it feels like forever now. My thoughts are with you

Grub Naps are on my to do list again too. Hope you had a good one.

BabyDreamtime Oh FIJI I'm so green, hope DH feels little bundles soon.

Wow murph 22 days to go. So excited for you. Still think of my angel when I see your ticker. But with baby JS motoring along well.

Persephone so glad for a HB well done and MS is always a good sign

MissMagpie thank goodness for mums, what a lovely experience to have so much help. it really made me smile.

Misty if the US was good I'd go by that and I have heard the same thing re plecenta. I hope you feel something soon, I know my early movement felt like intergestion.

ATM feeling pg really pg, finding it hard to bend and really don't know what I"m doing 80% of the time.

Work OMG one staff is off to UK for 7 weeks to see her mum with 12 hours notice, another workers hubby is in hosp. and I'm getting bigger by the day. well I guess that's 3 SO NO MORE! It'll all work out but just more for my brain to figure out.

Going to Tafe Wednesday to hopefully secure a job for next year Temp teaching, much better money and closer to home.

Paid my OB bill this week, ahhhh it's heaps isn't it, but it's worth it.

Starting to thing about the birth now, antinatal classes aren't till Dec. but I want to start preparing myself now. Anyone have any good sites to visit?

Have a great weekend.

[grub17]

hey greenslw. it must be a work thing. we had one of our staff quit and another had a heart attack about 3 weeks ago and i'm leaving in a fortnight. At the end of the day, you've just got to put it back on the company and not worry about it. It's not your problem, although i felt very guilty for about a week for 'leaving them in the lurch' til DH said bugger them, you've given 8 months notice! so i hope you aren't suffering any guilts either love.

smithy, yay for charley's party! lol.

hi misty! so glad you popped back in love. can't help you with the movements but if you are feeling crapola and all is good on the scans, i'd try not to worry too much. Also, i only got about a 6 week window of feeling good and then BAM! hit the slow-down wall. So i agree, it is a big fat lie that you feel energised and wonderful in the 2nd tri! lol. but i did feel better than in my first... til i got swine flu and a cold lol.

yes murph, get that study outta the way love! and Hi murphy's DH!

lol neptune - my cookie monster is so spoilt and beautiful. she's a real little character. sounds like your fur baby is too... i just had a vision of a big preggy lady hoffing down a bowl of dry food. lol.

well, i ended up ignoring my own lecture and mowed part of the yard. I couldn't get onto the neighbour and it looks like rain tomorrow so it had to be done. I took it steady, had 2 breaks and heaps of water and only did what i could. The neighbour came home later that day and finished it off for me... and then got up me and i'm now under strict orders from him and DH not to do the mowing again. anyway, it's out of the way now and i've told DH, who is a huge tightar$e, that he'll just have to hire someone to do it. end of story.

but anyway just wanted to ask... bluey is moving a lot tonight and it's hurty. mainly on my right side. it feels like he's bouncing on my internal organs... its the sort of pain like when you push on a bruise. Anyway its the most active he's been and he's been contorting my tummy. Anyone else get movements that are uncomfortable? I wouldn't say they were super painful, just not pleasant. Of course, I am worrying that i did 'something' to him cos i mowed aarrrggghhhhh. can't win.

okay off to bed to read. sorry bout another long post. feeling a bit lonely so have resorted to stalking pregnant women. someone go and give their DH a passionate, loving kiss for me as i wish i could kiss my darling, lovely husband. (may as well live preciously thru you guys lol). oxox

[barney]

goodnight grubby... im sure thoses pains are A-OK your bubba is proberbly running out of room . sleep tight xoxo