Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #8

[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!