Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #8

[LondonMiss]

Lise - just a quick thought. Been chatting to a friend of mine, who took her baby away at about 15 weeks, and she had a last minute panic because baby didn't have a passport. Admittedly, it was a British passport, and therefore probably took longer to get than an Australian getting a passport in Australia, but you might want to pick up the forms in advance and have the paperwork ready so that you can submit it as soon as bub is born and you've taken the photos (my friend had two sets rejected, check up on the requirements before you take baby in!) and find out where/ how etc? One less thing to stress about when baby is born, I guess.

AFM, I have a new strange symptom. My belly button itches. I don't think I've noticed my belly button for the 35 ooops no 36 years of it's existance. Is itching normal? I'm worried that I'm definitely sticking out at 12 and a half weeks and you 15 week ladies aren't! I might skip todays ice-cream....

Hmm - and I'm irritated too that I haven't had an OB appointment yet! Grrr. I want a goody bag!!!

[BOC]

LM don't stress too much about your belly. Check out my photos on my link see how huge I was! Now my belly is still huge but all the weight I've gained is all in my belly & boobs whereas my other friends have all gained it everywhere so I'm not complaining! And as for ice cream don't deny it, babies loooove ice cream and it's very good for them... well that's my story anyway and I'm sticking to it

As for the itchy belly button, try getting a cotton bud and putting some sorbolene cream on the end and roll it around in your belly button. There might just be some loose dry skin or lint in there. But beware, if you have ever had a spray tan the gunk that comes out is disgusting (sorry )

[LondonMiss]

I am so going to quote you on that to DH... "it's the glucose darling, for the baby to grow"

was feeling a little light headed, realised the dog had turned the gas on the big hob and am sat here gassing myself. Talk to go out for a walk I think!

[sammiejam]

LM, Boc is totally right. Babies love, nay, NEED ice-cream. That is what makes them so sweet when they come out. Well, that and candy, cake and cream-filled pastries. Do not deny yourself. In my first 3 months my legs, butt and boobs went gargantuan. I gained 21.3 kg in 13 weeks. (ok I was preg with twins for half that time) but my body realised it was pregnant straight away and wanted to store fat in case of famine and for BF. Since then I have not put on much at all and its all about the belly now. DH says that I needed to add more booty and boobs for balance, that I would be toppling forwards had I not, lol.

One (awful) thing though, itching is the first sign of stretchmarks. It could be that you are about to get a couple of teeny ones around your cute little bellybutton.

AFM- bloody well moving house. Our lease was up and our current house is not suitable for waddling pregnant mamas or babies. We thought it best we go now and just get it over with. Luckily we found a great house to move into however our current landlords are furious we are moving out (as they are travelling around Australia in a motor home) as they have to come back and re-tenant the house. Not our problem as there is a little thing called a LEASE *sammie rolls eyes* which means we are free and clear to move, but still they are being VERY snarky about it.

3 years ago when we got the keys and started moving in, it was the 17th of January. They - the landlords- gave us a couple weeks for "free" (not really as the condition was if we bought 2 of their fridges that they couldnt sell in the trading post for $900 then we could get the keys straight away)

Well it was so long ago and the date of the 17th of jan has stuck in my mind ever since. We stupidly assumed that they would just start the lease from the date we moved in, the 17th of jan, and then just not charge for rent until the 1st of feb. We signed and dated everything the 17th of jan but didnt double check start lease date (which was on another page) After that we just verbally agreed to continue the lease for another year and they wrote a fairly informal letter which we signed in front of a JP. We have been perfect tenants and have never been late with the rent or damaged anything.

So, after all this, we timed everything, like using up our 2 weeks in advance, for the 17th of Jan. We sent the right amount of notice to the landlords and everything did everything correctly. Got an email from them this morning. We have to keep paying until the 31st. GRRRRRRR. We are out about $1000. We are going to be FLAT BROKE for a while as we had to pay the bond and rent in advance for the new place and are doubling up on nearly a months rent. I tell you what though, we are leaving things in here and not getting the cleaning done until THE VERY VERY END cos the landlords think they are going to get new tenants in here asap as we will essentially be gone by the 17th. NOT HAPPENING. Also I am going to make them give the proper amount of notice each and every they want to bring people through before the 31st. I know I am being a b with an itch but I cant help it. I am genetically predisposed to it lol.

On a more positive note, I am finally over the worst of the grieving for my fur-baby. I miss him heaps and cant look at pictures yet but I am over the gut-wrenching sobbing and pain. Cant say the same for my kitty-cat. She is pining terribly. Weird really as she HATED him when was around. Nearly clawed his eyes out on numerous occasions. I am hoping the change of environment will do her good and she will get back to eating and being mean. All this silent moping and staring at where Lil B used to sit is disturbing. I am positively FREAKED at how she wont yowl for food every couple of hours and how affectionate she is being. A total change in personality...

Hugs and belly rubs to all you sweet girls,

Sammie

[wantbaby#2]

Hi London Miss~ Thats funny,having an itchy belly button.I had that when i was 15 or so an definately wasnt pregnant.Turned out it was infected.Very strange.Treated it with something the dr gave me to dab on it.Unless there is a discharge or odour,its probably just stretching and that can cause itchiness.
Im 10 weeks and the sides of my tummy are itchy,just like it was when having my son.Im also having itchiness all over.I just woke up scratching my arm,ankle,face.I look like i have fleas,im scratching so much! LOL

Paula~Congrats on a great ob appt.A goody bag!! I only got one 'after' i gave birth last time.You lucky girl.I have had 2 scans due to the ivf and dont have my first ob appt until 12 weeks,so almost there and looking forward to seeing my bub again.It is exciting isnt it?

AFM i tried sleeping on my side lastnight but kept turning to my back.Its funny because i have slept on my tummy for years and before i was pregnant i trained myself to sleep on my back(which i hated!!) so as to prevent wrinkles. Now that i have faded my unsightly wrinkle,i have to now learn to squash it again by side sleeping..hahaha.Aaahh the sacrifices women make.
Regarding the Nuchal Translucency scan,did everyone here on the forum who have passed that date,had it done? Im thinking,after reading about it in my book,about not doing it.Just curious if anyone else went without it?

Hoping everyone else is doing well.Belly rubs to all.xx

[saph204]

MMMMM Ice cream. Chocolate are a pregnant womans friend. As long as you maintain a healthy diet dont worry about your shape size or weight. I am absolutely huge, much bigger than with DS and I have only put on 2kg. Which I put on before 20 weeks when I was still throwing up everyday. Since then nothing.

[Loveinamist]

Hello ladies! Yes I am still here.....extremely grumpy and crotchety but still here....

Sorry ladies but I have just not got the head space to even attempt persies today. Fed up fed up and fed up now!!! I have enjoyed reading everything you have been talking about so thanks for cheering me up a bit!

I am so sick of pubic pain (I actually have nightmares about having to turn over in bed now....For Real!!!), not sleeping (BTW my pregnancy pillow has been banished! It is a big massive V one with long legs IYKWIM. I am saving it for breastfeeding in bed as back support because NOTHING gets me comfortable now!!!) and heartburn. I am sick of BH starting and then going away. I am sick of not feeling anything that indicates that this baby might come soon. I am also dreading him coming late because I do not want to be induced!!! I know I am only 38 weeks but I just want him to decide not a bloody doctor!

I am however still enjoying his movements because they are so big now and quite distinguishable as feet or bottom or hands etc.

We have had snow!!!! So much that it would be almost impossible to go to the hospital if I was to go into labour! But at least it has meant a few extra days with DH at home because he cannot get into work. My dad has left the witch and is staying with my brother for the meantime as his arrival would have cooincided with my brief jaunt in hospital with the ectropion. So now I am delaying his visit further by saying he needs to get his finances sorted before he arrives (he has all sorts of appointments with retirement and pension people in London so it would be silly to come here yet) as he won't be able to find a flat etc without cash. Hopefully the baby comes before he comes because then his arrival is delayed further because we requested a 'babymoon'. Then DH would get our last days together as a couple and then straight into a babymoon. The pressure of that deadline is getting to me though!!!!

I want to attach my facebook photo album of my bump to my signature...does anyone know how to do that? I thought you girls in the heat might like to see my bump pic in the snow!!!

Belly rubs!!!

[lise]

Morning ladies,

thanks for the advice re pregnancy pillows. I think for the time being i'll just load the bed up with all my spare pillows (which have been banished by DH to the spare room!) and DH will just have to find whatever space he can

LondonMiss - thanks for the reminder about passports! I have a list somewhere about things to do before the baby is born and passport papers is right up there! I know sometimes it can take some time so I want to make sure i'm organised. As for your tummy, well I wish mine was bigger! So funny isn't it, to want to have a bigger belly but there you go! And as for goody bags, well I had my 12 week OB appointment, but no goody bag yet, though we haven't done the tour of the hospital yet so maybe we'll get it then...

Poppy - sorry you're so fed up at the moment. Keeping everything crossed for you your little one decides to come sooner rather than later.

Wantbaby#2 - I had the nuchal scan and i'm glad I did it. I know that sometimes the results aren't accurate, but for me it was for peace of mind more than anything else. Plus I got to see the baby which was an amazing experience. But I know a number of women who have chosen not to have it, so i'd say you need to do your reading and make a decision you're happy with.

sammiejam - that is soooooooo frustrating, poor thing! Sounds like your landlord is being very nasty indeed. I certainly wouldn't be letting them lease the place until after the 31st either.

Baby Dreamtime - hope the girls turn for you so you can have your VB. Will be sending 'turning' vibes your way

I'm so glad that i'm not the only one addicted to ice cream at the moment!! DH and I had planned a walk after dinner last night, but when the time came I decided I needed ice cream more than a walk so we drove to the shops instead! I'm going through bottles of Ice Magic like you wouldn't believe...

Nothing really to report from my end - at work which i'm hating with a passion at the moment so feeling no guilt at all for jumping on BB to write my posts! I'm moving to another area for 6 months starting on Mon 18 Jan, though they don't know yet I won't actually be there at the end... I feel a bit bad for not telling i'm pregnant before I start with them but everyone keeps telling me they don't need to know so I should keep quiet in case they find a way to discriminate against me. Which I know is true but I just feel a little guilty.

Other than that, i'm just glad today isn't as hot as it has been. I really feel for, and admire you ladies who are close to the end, I don't know how you're surviving in this heat! I'm just exhausted and have found myself taking naps again...

Spose i'd better get back to work. Hope you're all having a good day and belly rubs to all.

lise xx

[BOC]

Regarding the Nuchal Translucency scan,did everyone here on the forum who have passed that date,had it done? Im thinking,after reading about it in my book,about not doing it.Just curious if anyone else went without it

Wantbaby, I had mine done, but I told my Ob straight up that I would not be having any further testing should anything show up. In all honesty I only had the scan done so I could get another sneak peek at Cookie but she didn't need to know that. For us, even if something was wrong it wouldn't have changed a thing, but I wasn't going to miss out!

And as for goody bags, well I had my 12 week OB appointment, but no goody bag yet, though we haven't done the tour of the hospital yet so maybe we'll get it then...

If you guys are referring to the blue "Bounty Bags", you get a Mother-to-be one at the Ob visits, a birth one (I think it's either at the hospital or at the follow up Ob visit 6 wks later) and then there's a 3rd one ( A boy or girl one I think) that you get a voucher for in the second bag and I think you take the voucher to Target to collect it. That being said though, when I got mine back in September my Ob said there was word that the supply company was talking about phasing them out, so maybe that's what they've done? Hope not! I want my goodies!!! A tip though, when you are a little further along go to Toys R Us/Babies R Us and register witht heir Baby Registry for your baby shower. It's free to do and the goodie bag I got from them was totally awesome!!!

LM, Boc is totally right. Babies love, nay, NEED ice-cream. That is what makes them so sweet when they come out.

Love it! I have my daily fix of double choc ice creame drowned... I mean drizzled in chocolate topping and some nights DH will say "are you sure you should be having that every day?" and I just say "Oh it's not for me, Cookie asked for it specifically!" and he just looks at me and shakes his head. So now some days I'll have it while he's at work instead hehehehehe.

Good for you on standing your ground and being a right cow! A woman after my own heart!


Well girls, as soon as I had finished my last post I went into my bedroom to do my back exercises and crashed out for 3-and-a-half hours! I still feel like I could go another 4 but feel pretty good. It was that really deep sleep too, cause it felt like I was only out for 5 mins. It's a little disconcerting cause I left all the doors and windows open, and didn't even hear the postman come but hey, what can I do right?

Well had best get going, I had every intention of getting stuff done around the house today. I have a weird craving for a McChicken burger (ever tried them with no mayo and then drizzled with maccas sweet & sour sauce? Delish!) and then we start our Antenatal classes tonight! I have already been exposed to birthing videos at school & uni with some courses I did, and I sat with my bestie through both of her labours, so that doesn't phase me at all but it will be interesting to see the reactions of horror on the faces of some of the others in the room! (I have a really bad habit of bursting into giggles at the most inappropriate moments, hope I can hold it together if they do!) Not to mention DH, whilst he has been to a birth before, he has still kinda been in denial, even up til now, that we are physically going to have a baby here soon, whether he's ready or not. Every time I try to broach anything to do with the subject of the baby, or the nursery, or the birth etc he's like "it's way too early, we've got ages yet" so I think tonight will be a huuuge wake up call that he'd better get his butt into gear

Anyway sorry about my rambling, hope you all have a great afternoon!

[kyrawolfe]

Hey London Miss..

Its pretty normal that ur BB is itching.. especially if you are showing a bit already? After a while longer your whole belly will itch.. Its just cuz of the streatching skin from the uterus growing..

24 weeks today! Ive reached my next celebrative milestone! my next one is 28 weeks, then 30

[saph204]

MMMM Macca's have never in my life been able to stomache the stuff that is until this pregnacy. The might angus all nice and sloppy. Well since it is lunch time a trip down the road might be in order. Thanks BOC for mentioning it.LOL

AFM have had a cold for a week just didnt mention it because I fell like I am always sick, Well a trip to the doc confirms I have broncitis. Great what next, Morning sickness rolled into sinisitis, rolled in to broncitis and just for fun why dont we throw in pnumonia(sp) as well. 4 WEEKS TO GO. Not that I am counting.

[barney]

POPPY...big hugs my sweety and hopefully not long and bubs will be here ,you are going so well and im thinking of you in all that beautiful snow,thank you so much for sharing your photos i just love them,you look great and i so like your hair that bit shorter many labour vibes to you my friend xoxo

[LondonMiss]

Poppy Fairy - there's loads of army bases near you, you'll just have to ask them nicely to come and rescue you in an all terrain vehicle if you go into labour : )

See, every cloud has a silver lining!!! Right, I'm off for a single waffle with mmm I think coconut and lime ice cream. Or maybe rocky road.... oops, I mean to walk the dog

[barney]

See, every cloud has a silver lining!!! Right, I'm off for a single waffle with mmm I think coconut and lime ice cream. Or maybe rocky road.... oops, I mean to walk the dog

OH YUM that sounds beautiful hun.

and poppy i just saw all that snow on the news

well miss piggy here just had a hambuger and fish ****tails for dinner now im looking for sweets thanks to LM

[Greenslw]

Smithy poor DH did he look?

BabyDreamtime bugga on both girls being breech, no ideas sorry I hope all the turn turn turn vibes might work.

LondonMiss itching means stretching I think you bellybutton will be popping out soon if it hasn't already. PawPaw Cream has kept my belly from being too itchy, I started at 8 weeks.

sammiejam sorry your move isn't going smooth and I agrea it's not your problem the landlords need to come back and retenant they can always get an agent.

wantbaby I still miss tummy sleeping but a couple of pillows or one pillow and DH works wonders for keeping me on my side. also when it's cool I put a wheat bag under my side (helps so much with my back) but with 39C at the moment no heat pack.

Saph, I had icecream last night it was divine.

popyfairy with 39C here snow sounds so nice. glad DH is home too, SOrry to hear you are in so much pain, Mine comes and goes but it really isn't long for both of us now

BOC you are so lucky you can nap, it doesn't seem to work for me, but I wish it did, my first day of leave today and I still got up at 7.30am. I'm nuts.

kyrawolfe well done on 24 weeks +1

ATM: sitting in the lounge room and have just givin in and put the ac on. DSS is helping me do the washing today (he is a jem) I'm really enjoying not being at work but I'm still thinking about it. I guess that will go soon.

OB appointment yesterday and baby is 3/5 engaged which is great cos I though my belly had dropped (still not mad yet). My blood pressure was down too. Feet are starting to swell so it's time to relax.

I still can't believe I was going to try and go to work for another week, how stupid am I. Well I'm just thankful I woke up to myself, afterall I'll be no good to bubba exhausted and still cranky at my staff.

Had two more baby showers this week and am so overwelmed. It was actually really plesent (my staff were so funn) they got me a shirt with a flap on the front with boob cut outs DH thinks it's cool but it's ugly. I think it'll stay in the draw.