Oh Poppyfairy I am sending you big hugs. I have to tell you this little story it may brighten your day. I have a girl in my class whose name is Poppy she is a ray of sunshine and brightens up everyday even when I am feeling cruddy. Everytime I see you name it brightens my day. Even when you have so much on your plate you are still concerned about others.
As for the pain it is something I just have to put up with until after the baby comes. Saw ob today and she has given me the next 2 days off work and told me that if I want any other time off just call her and she will send me a medical certificate. ( My boss is being a bit difficult) 5 more weeks of work and then I am finished. Not that I am counting. 15 days, 90 hours, 5400 minutes, 324000 seconds I think you get the picture.
Anyway growth scan at 34 weeks, induced at 37 but no later than 38 if he is looking average sized. Something to look forward to.
Hello... it's very scary joining a new thread when you've spent so long in the last one, but hello anyway and can I join in please?
I already know Lise, Mitf, Airline and Seph and I've read from page 1 (taken me an hour and a half!) but I won't try any personals now. I hope you are well and travelling well.
I'm 4.5 weeks pregnant, after my third IUI. I got pregnant on the first go, but lost the baby at 9 weeks. I'm feeling a lot more confident about this one, my HCG is much better (after three tests!) and I'm already racked with MS, my nipples are now about 66% of my boobs (and they are DD anyway, so that's rather scary), I'm shattered. I'm going to NZ for a week on Friday and then we have a scan on the Tuesday when we get back and I'm only going to create a ticker after that....
But just wanted to say hello and hopefully I'll be back a week on Tuesday. for all. x
London Miss! have a good trip and welcome aboard the baby thread!!! of course you can come in!! and what an amazing effort to read the whole thread lol. You'll know what a gorgeous bunch of ladies are here. Ask any questions, vent any concerns but most important, stay in touch and let us know how you are trundling!!!
and vitamin e cream - start rubbing it on your nipples NOW! lol. it helps with the itchiness and tenderness.
saph - that's good your doc is so understanding. remember the law is on your side, stuff your boss. what kind of person is mean to a preggy lady?? brh. And that's so exciting about about the C-sect date
have my midwife appointment this morn and my sis arrives this arvo DH has a big exam today... but he'll be home in THREE weeks. THREE THREEE THREEHTEHTHE HHHHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH.
Saph - I see you are a teacher...I was in a past life too and they certainly make it difficult to get time off don't they? Also it is a bugger having to leave lessons for others etc..sometimes it feels easier just to go in rather than take the time off!!! But you insist! I took a month off just before I resigned with this pregnancy. I had resigned and was finishing at the end of term and school year in July(we finish in July here for Summer) and in June was getting too stressed and sick so I made sure my reports were done and got a sick note for one month. So I literally came back for two days before the end of the school year!! Gave me a chance to say goodbye to the kids and my colleagues but ensured my sanity and health. My school was a hell hole though and going through all sorts of rubbish with a psycho temp headteacher and severely deteriorating behaviour from the kids. The day I was almost trampled by a group of 11 year old boys while on playground duty was the final straw for me! Teachers get too much of a guilt trip put on them anyway. Take whatever time you need. Get that principal in to teach your kids...they could do with a bit of real teaching once in a while to bring them back to earth and make them realise how hard we work!!! Thanks for the story about your Poppy! There are some kids who make it all worth it. My little girl in my last class who made my day was called Zarlsht (pronounced Zarlarsht) Her name was Arabic (like 98% of my class as they were 98% Muslim!!! The other two percent were Eastern European!) Cool name though hey!
Grub- three weeks!!! not long now!
LondonMiss - Welcome! Does your username mean you come from London or did you live there? I have just left London and now live in Somerset. Good luck and enjoy NZ!
Lise, Mitf, Grub and everyone else who has supported me and encouraged me with my family dramas, Thanks so much! You have no idea how much these last few days of me being able to talk about this has helped heal a broken family! I confronted my Dad about a few things and he is no longer going to force my stepmother on us. He actually said he believed that she has serious mental problems and as she is not seeming to be willing to accept help, that the best he can do is keep her away from the people he loves so that she can hurt them no longer. We have offered him support if he feels he has to leave her and I know that he will be spending the next few months thinking this over. He has said that he will come to visit us on his own and acknowledges that even he feels better when she is not around! I told him that if she makes him happy then that is great but he married her, we didn't . She has been so poisonous to my brother and me over the years that we cannot play happy families anymore. Dad even said he is worried about her influence over my baby. Her own adopted children don't want to know her. When she visited one of her sons in hospital she said something to him and he actually screamed at the nurses 'get this woman out of my room!' Her other son has decided not to have children as he is still so scarred from his childhood with her. In fact one of the first things he said to my brother when he first met him was 'so have you worked out yet how much of a b**ch my mother is?' Men she has previously had a relationship with have said to my father that they cannot believe he is still with her! So you sort of get the idea that it is not just me being a difficult stepdaughter!!!
Anyway the crux of it is that Dad and I have decided to forge a new relationship together that does not involve her. He will see me on his own and he is happy with that as he has seen that everyone is happier without her around (even him!) Now he just needs to decide whether he stays with her. I leave that completely up to him and will not pressure him either way.
Anyway hopefully that is the last of my family dramas for a while. It is unbelieveable that just a little bit of venting on here and your supportive messages has done so much.... Thanks so much!!!
Last edited by Loveinamist; November 12th, 2009 at 09:00 AM.
Londonmiss - Welcome and CONGRATULATIONS as grub said everyone is so supportive in here so feel free to ask questions seek reassurance, vent and update!!
Poppyfairy - Keep looking after number 1,2 and 3 (DH + bub!) You sound like a strong woman - this is your time.
Grub - hope your appt goes well today and you enjoy some time with your sister.
Hello to everyone else - sending lots of cyber belly rubs!
AFM - nothing new - waiting waiting waiting!!!! Was having alot of painless braxton hicks this morning so took the dog out for a short walk praying that maybe something was happening - but no everything has settled . Appt and monitoring tom - which i'm looking forward to - you would think i would be sick of spending so much time making trips to the hosp but i actually enjoy it - weird i know! Anyway another hot but beautiful day in Melbourne.
Hope everyone is looking after themselves.
Thanks Poppyfairy: I think you hit the nail on the head, if they want me now they'll want me latter, I don't need to say do anything right now.
Grub I'm not wanting any tears rip or cry. OUCH. the garden and I are well aquanted atm. I go out most mornings to check on my patch and water every other night, via dripper or hand (depending on stupid water restrictions). DELUX facial sounds so good, and support arrives yayaya. Hope you are taking it easy. My bubs is already central but no launch yet
Thanks BOC. I still have trouble saying "no" to people as I get scared opportunity may not knock twice, but I'll go to the info session on the 23rd and see what I feel at the time, I might see if I can have someone cover for me for the fist 4 weeks then if I don't want to go back there's someone there already. Sorry to hear about the neighbour, I bet his eyes popped out of his head!
Bella thanks for the advice, I'm starting to get a picture Wow you sound like your being watched closely which is good, hope you have a good aircondish and lots of good movies, daytime tv is awful. Funny how I loved it when I was at Uni now it's tragic.
Saph thanks for your input, I am going back to my Managers job in April for similar reasons that you stated but only part time with the option to work from home, The tafe work was a bonus and I really didn't think they started till march which would have been great. Feb is way to early but I guess they're not moving the dates for me.
Airline well done great news.
Lise my bra is the first thing to go when I get home followed by anything else tight fitting. who cares if someone notices one of the joys of being pg.
mitf I have two maternity bras on lay by and am not just thinking I need them, but I think cos my bbs are big already they didn't grow that much. I really just want something with no lace and a bit softer.
GRUB da da da THE TENT! you made my day.
Welcome LondonMiss
I think I'm all caught up. I guess it's been a long week and there are loads of posts.
ATM i'm not sleeping. It's been 30C at night and the fan isn't cutting the mustard. I used to love the heat but pg is making me so hot. I could be in a sorong all day I reccon, except that would probably frighten all my staff.
Day off tomorrow and I'm not coming in. You'd all be so proud of me. I've booked 8 spearate days off (my TOIL and RDO's which I haven't taken in ages) so in the next 8 weeks I will be working no more than 4 days each week (i am so proud of myself seriously)
I really needed the hit upside the head too ladies. Thank you, I will go to the info session and then tell the head lecture I need another month, if that doesn't work I'll see what's happening in Term 2. I was starting to panic about how my body would be, the last thing I want is to faint or have an embarassing moment infront of a class, I'd never forget. Thanks Again.
Hi all enjoying my second day off work. Currently marking maths test yeah. Will start writing comments for reports when I am done. Did a little shopping yesterday, went into pumpkin patch, they have the most addorable baby clothes out at the moment. For boys anyway didnt look at girl stuff. I couldnt resist I brought matching jumpers for my 2 boys Campbell wanted to wear his last night and just hold his baby brothers. So Cute. Oh well these maths tests wont mark themselves.
Just a very quick update from me.....
Last night i ended up in hosp as i was having lots of back pain and heaps of mild (2/10) braxton hicks contractions, my bp was also elevated. So after monitoring and an internal (cervix soft but only 1cm dilated) i was given some panadeine forte to see if things slowed/stopped..... Things slowed so i went home... conclusion pre/very early labour. So i then had my clinic appt today where it was decided to hold off on induction (which was due to be Friday) and see if i progress further. So plan is ultrasound and monitoring Tuesday and Friday assuming the growth discrepancy isn't worsening i will be left to "see what happens" I also need to keep an eye on my BP as i have confirmed pregnancy induced hypertension.
So i feel good - obviously it's 10 times better to go natural rather than induction and they seem to be keeping a close eye on me so hopefully everything will be ok.
So i am now trying all the natural things - curry, walking (although so much groin pain!), rasberry leaf, and maybe maybe if i can convince DH some SEX!!!!!!
Better go as DH has cooked dinner....Chicken Vindaloo!!!!!
bella i to hope your little ones come this weekend all by them selves, hang in there sweety gee your going great.
BOC... loving your pics hunny gee your as big as me lol your belly is beautiful hunny .
AFM.. pmsl weell i dtd with dh yesterday and oh boy was it good worth waiting for i tell ya GO DH it was very funny he was skipping through the house yesterday lol..
but gee it was different with this big bump i actually said to dh" do you feel like your rideing a camel "
anyways girls enough from me going to vacume today and wash the sheets
hay saph what grade do you teach? enjoy your home time hope there's not too much marking.
Bella you have to convince DH? I guess at the end it would be nerve racking, I'd hate for my water to go in the heat of passion. it went through my mind this morning, I have way too active imagination. Glad you're hanging in there. Goodluck
Smith you are a clown! I hope DH didn't say "yes" I'd smack him. I must admit my drive is so high atm, poor DF is so tired from working in this heat but I corner him every now and then. I just love your new belly shot, you are so round love it.
ATM glad to be home. My class room was so hot and my students were good till 1 so I let them go. I felt awful when I got home, hot, dizzy and swolen, I think I need to take it alot easier in the heat, I had to park ages away due to xmas pagent and it was a bit far in 39C. Also cost me $17 for 5 hours, they really do rip people off dont they, it's a parking space! not a car wash!
Glad to be home, slowly doing some washing as all pg cloths that are cool are dirty. Hanging out in a sarong but not for public viewing.
for all. x
London Miss! have a good trip and welcome aboard the baby thread!!! of course you can come in!! and what an amazing effort to read the whole thread lol. You'll know what a gorgeous bunch of ladies are here. Ask any questions, vent any concerns but most important, stay in touch and let us know how you are trundling!!! 
. Appt and monitoring tom - which i'm looking forward to - you would think i would be sick of spending so much time making trips to the hosp but i actually enjoy it - weird i know! Anyway another hot but beautiful day in Melbourne.
the garden and I are well aquanted atm. I go out most mornings to check on my patch and water every other night, via dripper or hand (depending on stupid water restrictions). DELUX facial sounds so good, and support arrives yayaya. Hope you are taking it easy. My bubs is already central but no launch yet 
well done great news.
my bra is the first thing to go when I get home followed by anything else tight fitting. who cares if someone notices one of the joys of being pg.
for a good natural outcome for you! Hope you get those little bubbas in your arms soon!
bella i to hope your little ones come this weekend all by them selves, hang in there sweety gee your going great.
loving your pics hunny gee your as big as me lol your belly is beautiful hunny .
pmsl weell i dtd with dh yesterday and oh boy was it good worth waiting for i tell ya GO DH it was very funny he was skipping through the house yesterday lol..
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