That's a bugger when that happens BOC. We had both a boys and a girls name picked out the first time we fell preggas six years ago... Ethan for a boy and georgia for a girl. With all the intervening years before we have finally got to this point, my niece has had a boy called Ethans and Geoffs BFF had a girl (his goddaughter no less) and called her Georgia.....grrr...so we had to go back to the drawing board for names.
Saph, it is good to have an end date. We saw our obstetrician on Wednesday after a growth scan on the Tuesday and we are officially breeding an elephant! The scan at just under 32 weeks estimates his size to be 2.4kg or about 5lbs 5ozs already, putting him above the 95th percentile. So much for the growth restriction we were told to expect because of the low papp-a we had at our nuchal scan...LOL.
Anyways after much discussion with our OB we have jointly decided it would be best for both me and the baby healthwise to have a scheduled C- section so barring any complications in the meantime baby C will be making his entrance via the sunroof early in the AM of Feb 12th...spot on 38 weeks.
If anything arises in the meantime of course he will be out earlier...it all hinges on how my type 1 Diabetes behaves itself over the nex few weeks and if my BP goes up etc etc...so far so good, so fingers crossed all goes well. But boy it does feel good to now that there is a precise end date to plan towards, at least now Hubby can plan his long service leave more precisely and give his work appropriate notice and all that jazz.
And it has made me pull my finger and work through the list of things to buy and prepare that much faster so everything is ready for his arrival. Onbly have a small handful of small items to get now..mainly lotions and potions and am having trouble deciding on a good organic brand to go with for all that stuff.
Yeah it's a bugger, especially since we were so careful not to tell anyone our choices! So the poor thing has no idea and I can't even yell or get mad at her! I think that's the most frustrating part would be much better if I could LOL
Saph my mum's a teacher but so many of my friends are but on contract meaning no holiday pay etc. raw deal but you scored well done. Belly braces are hot and feel weird but very helpful
Paula, not sure re referal but GP can always fax it to your OB. (mine almost did due to me loosing mine)
BOC that really sux, especially since you didn't even share your names
Melbel I love your term "sunroof" would be so great to know the day. I bet that's a load off.
Sammy that sounds nice.
ATM little restless, pain is less but mind is still on full bore. I had my hair done today which was nice and my friend is coming down from NT tomorrow to spend my birthday. but I still have so much "guilt" rattleing around in my head. I want a brain vacume!
Hello all. I hope you are well. BOC - how bloody irritating! That is truly exasperating. I'd never even thought of that... I suppose there is one benefit to having a baby later than all my friends!
Long q for your all. My DH is here on a project setting up a aus division for a UK company. Our time is sadly I think coming to an end - which I'm sad about even though I knew it would always happen - and the initial date was July, which so is not happening! Maybe September or something. Anyway, it looks like the next place we'll be sent to is India, which is both scary and exciting. However, I have very firmly said that it's not a place I would consider moving to unless I'd seen it, as travellers seem to either love it or hate it, and it's quite a big gamble. So I need to go for a week, and my conditions are business class flights and a five star hotel that doesn't serve up food poisioning, and a number of an english speaking (and western trained if I'm honest, sorry if this sounds imperialistic or worse) doctor/ hospital on speed dial. I would not go in the first trimester, cannot go in the third, so have plumped for end of month 5 when I figured this "exhilaration" all the books talk about would keep me ok.
My flight to Perth demonstrated that loose trousers are essential. I had the worst trapped wind (sorry, tmi) and wondered if anyone knew can you take those windeze (or similar brand) tablets? Also, any other advice, bearing in mind that I need to go, and will be as careful as possible? It won't be too hot then, and I'll have a driver with aircon, so I won't be going on any metros or anything. My stomach is well adapted to curry so no problems there (......hopefully). Any advice from those who have done international travel at this stage would be gratefully recieved. Thanks.
and have a lovely sunday. Scan tomorrow, but then worse, back to work.
London Miss...the best thing I have found for the wind, which will get worse as the pregnancy proegresses is fruit tingles. They seem to have the right amount of bicarb or whatever in them to get the burps happening without bloating you up like fizzy drink can...also wheat packs on the area where the wind is trapped if it gets in the kidneys type thing.....so my advice woule be to get some of those self heating heat packs to go in your cabinbag as planes dont have microwaves...you know the ones where you click the disc and they heat up and try the fruit tingles before you go...see if they work for you, if so....pack a truckload of them!! But dont eat more than one pack at a sitting cos it will defeat the purpose and give you more wind than you started with.....LOL.
oh and at 5 months on a plane you may need to think of compression socks but ask your doc about that one for sure....
Melbel- i have to laugh we are having a growth scan because of low pappa results as well. Saw my Ob on Wed so at 32.5 weeks and she estimated that he is about the size of 36 weeks. Hence why I am being induced early.
Hows everyone doing? I've been MIA again and have missed heaps (damn useless internet) anyway hopefully i'm back for good this time!
Hope everyone is doing well not long left now cant wait to be belly free with baby!!!
Everyon take care, am looking forward to all the new arrivals popping out!
Last edited by Ella'sMum; January 3rd, 2010 at 04:18 PM.
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but I still have so much "guilt" rattleing around in my head. I want a brain vacume!
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