Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #8

[barney]

Smithy - wow 1st Feb. Not long to go now! Must be exciting to have a date that you can work towards.... I was wondering though why are they inducing you early? Will you tell people before the date or just wait till the baby comes?

this has always been the plan hun as this is what my o/b likes to do with his ivf babies not sure why his choice and dh and i are more than happy to go with this as ive had all my 4 girls at 38 weeks except jaymee and she was 36 ,i have come 3yrs of ivf and worry about loosing my baby every day and am not willing to risk ageing placenta,i have spewed for 36 weeks now non stop been in and out of hossy and im so over it and i want my baby out lol and no i will tell everyone when shes coming as mum will have to know ,i want her in the labour ward and my other kids will know too.
here on bb i have a post it girl who my dh will call when bub arrives and shell let everyone know on the day

[LondonMiss]

Hello ladies, I hope you are all well. It's raining here, so I'm delighted although the hound is bored to death already (typical!). Poppy - OMG - 5 hour feeds?!! Your boobs must be deserving of a medal by now! Hope he settles down sometime soon.

Paula, mitf, wantbaby - and anyone else in the Under 20 weeks section... I'm going to have a quick rant. My lovely cousin who lives here has astonishingly got his girlfriend pregnant (he thinks he's a playboy) and we had lunch yesterday and she's two weeks more than me. And she's as flat as a pancake and I'm looking distinctly paunchy. I'm afraid my rather uncharitable first thought was that she isn't pregnant at all, but that's mean isn't it. But I can't see how you can be sixteen weeks and not show remotely!!! So you can tell me if I am being unreasonable, which I know I am. I know everyone's bump is different, but can it be soooo small? Or am I really eating too much??? I'm finding it increasingly hard to sleep at night, I wake up every 2 hours or so. It's driving me mad. And the dreams... they are crazy. Is it just me?

I loved KI, we were there for three days. Just a short propeller plane ride from Adelaide. It was truly beautiful **TMI** the lovely new nightie did the trick, overlooking the balcony and a turquoise view of the bay. That ought to shut him up for a few days

right stroppy bored hound wants walking, I don't think she gets that I'm "working at home" not here for constant dog entertainment... sorry for the me post. Everyone has done such good jobs on the persies recently I'm embarrassed to even start! DH away in Sydney tonight, Brisbane Thurs, then Delhi for 10 days on Saturday - he's missing the dogs first birthday . But anyway, tonight it's veg curry, DVD, box of chocs, dog on my feet. Lovely xx

[Greenslw]

poppyfairy mouse basket? is that like a cradle? it sounds so cosy. your little man sounds so adorable and snuggles oh I can't wait.

Smithy for you hadn't heard from you in a while thought maybe you'd already....... not long now.

Paula bring on the 1st of feb for you too how exciting.

LondonMiss what kind of dog do you have? Mum has my brother border collie and he has no idea there is anything else in life but ball, walk and food!

ATM getting scared, there was goo! and loads of BH! and DH is convinced Sqeak is coming Wednesday! Now I'm getting scared!

Decided a busy me is a happy me so I've decided to make my own flash cards for baby. A is for Apple etc. I though if I make them up on the pc then colour them in I'll have something to keep my mind off of (gulp) what's to come!

Don't get me wrong I want to meet Squeak so much just a bit scared of the few hours of pain to come!

Hi to all, hope you are all having a great Monday!

[wantbaby#2]

LONDONMISS~ hahaha.Your funny.Regarding your cousins partner.I know a woman who was flat for the first 7 months!!! Really,you could not tell at all.she was very athletic,small build and had excellent stomach muscles.She was wearing the same jeans almost throughout her whole pregnancy.We used to think at first she wasnt pregnant too but 9 months later,there she was,a healthy baby girl.It was simply Amazing!!She was about a size 8 too and no one would EVER have guessed.
Im 12 weeks on wednesday and my bump is due to wind,constipation.My actual 'baby bump' is just above my pubic bone but due to lax tummy muscles i have always had a bulgy tummy.
I have been having crazy dreams too! lastnight i dreamt a friend came over to cook me a lamb risotto and cupcakes with cherry glaze.BUT firstly she rearranged my furniture,had her deceased father(who i never met)ice the cupcakes AND (get this bit..)She defrosted the lamb shanks (eewww)under the toilet so the overflow/leak would defrost them quicker!!! Are your dreams as crazy.i think im ready for the padded cell LOL

[mitf]

London Miss - everyone is different. Some people seem to pop really quickly and others hardly look pregnant at all. I think part of it comes down to how fit you were before hand and how tight your stomach muscles are. At 16 weeks I have put of 4 kilos (most of which is probably due to too many Christmas parties!) and don't look pregnant just a little chubby. I think the baby is just pushing out my usual little fat rolls. I am now making a conceited effort to watch what I eat more and I am looking forward to a few more weeks when I pop more and hopefully look more pregnant. I am having crazy dreams as well. I tend to forget them but when I first wake up am always amazed at what was going through my head!

Smithy - thanks. I hadn't heard of that before but I am sure your Ob has good reasons. Plus I don't blame you for being over it. You poor thing being sick for so long. At least you have your date to look forward to. I hope the next 2 weeks pass quickly.

Paula - glad to hear you are feeling well. I was disappointed to learn that the Bounty bag was mostly fliers. I had visions of samples galore when I first heard of them.

Green - You are brave shopping alone. I think I will be too scared to go any where alone in the last 2 weeks. Look forward to seeing if your DH's prediction comes true on Wednesday and I hope you have a quick labour!

Wannababy - Good luck for Thursday. I have my first midwife appointment Wednesday and am just as excited.

[barney]

MITF aww sweety thanks for understanding my reasons on induction.

GREEN... MANY LABOUR VIBES COMING YOUR WAY HUNNY ALL THE VERY BEST WITH YOUR BIRTH ,YOU WILL DO GREAT HUN .

[Loveinamist]

Hello!
Got three hours sleep last night so I am well refreshed and able to write a bit more! I have been living on about 1-2 a night so 3 is progress!! I hope I don't jinx it by saying it but I think (fingers and everything crossed! ) that these cluster feeds might have settled down for a bit. They may return but a week off would be nice!!

Smithy - yay for a date! Good luck with a smooth delivery! Yay for no more nausea and pregnancy hassles!

Green- must be soon for you! Labour vibes! Re Moses basket I forgot I was talking to Australians!! (apologies Londonmiss!! ) I forget exactly what we call them in Oz but I think it is a bassinette. They call them Moses baskets here in the UK.

Saph - you must be looking forward to your date. It is miraculous how quickly the aches and pains of pregnancy disappear after birth hey? I have completely forgotten the agony of my pelvic pain and back aches but they have been replaced with the pain of these damn stitches!! But at least with the stitches and sore leaky boobs you get to cuddle your newborn!!

Wantbaby, Paula - enjoy seeing bubs at your antenatals!

Mitf - It all becomes real doesn't it when you see midwives etc!!

Right DH is giving Bubs his bath so I had better go to be on hand with the clothes etc.

Belly Rubs everyone!!!