Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #7 - 2009

[grub17]

first of all: LM's questions
a) if you had MS, when did it stop? I got MS from 6 weeks to 14 weeks and then nausea and feeling crook again from about 20 weeks. Felt very tired and blah pretty much since then. want my body back now.
b) when did you get big enough that you couldn't lie on your belly anymore? i stopped laying on my back once my belly started showing it's cos of the vein that supplies the placenta etc and bub and organs squishing it. So started sleeping on my side as a precaution. Now i can't cos i feels like my stomach is in my neck. sleeping on my side was very uncomfy at first and highly recommend getting a man-pillow.
c) when were you big enough that random people could tell? about 14 or 16 weeks.
d) when were you big enough that close friends could tell? about 12 weeks
e) Did any of you find out the gender and regret it, or not find it out and regret it? Yep found out and nope haven't regretted that decision. It was DH's call (i sort of felt like it was my gift to him for being so wonderful through ivf etc) and i'm happy we found out. but next baby (let's think optimiscally lol) i think i might not find out. we have all the stuff now anyway and i won't mind what colour, can't change it!
f) Should I really be drinking prune juice? Never been constipated in my life and it sounds pretty horrid!!! You get constipated thanks to the progesterone in your system. Only drink the prune juice if you are actually constipated and plenty of fresh fruit/vegs etc I mixed the prune juice ith other juice cos i didn't like the taste and ate fresh prunes. I had very bad constipation from weeks 6 to about 14/16 weeks. It was very painful and the prunes helped. Also, make sure you drink plenty of water. The constipation hasn't really come back since then - gone the opposite way for the past 2 or 3 months brh.

hi lise - good luck with the moving dear! hope you are well.

yep Mitf lol legs crossed... until dh gets home next friday *wink* *wink*. it's been 8 weeks... EIGHT LONG LONG LONG LONG weeks. i think that's the whole reason my DH is so excited about coming home. I'm going to jump him the minute he steps in the house, I can just see the fear in his eyes as a huge preggy lady pounces on his skinny butt lol.

mitf - i'm very glad to hear you didn't let MS interfere with dessert. lol. I have gone off meat and fish and bread and potatoes and various other things through out this pregnancy - but never, ever chocolate! lol. I'm very proud of you lady.

went and whaled about the pool this morning... glorious! then got haircut and took myself out to lunch... spent the entire time pretending to read the newspaper while eavesdropping on the table next to me... talking about people i know through work... heehee. Am now back on my lounge, fur baby asleep in her bed next to me and i'm about to hit the paints lol.

hope you are all well. three sleeps til MIL here yaya!!! and 8 days til DH home! that's like a week... AND he aced his exams!!!! so proud. oxoxo