Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - Dec 2007

[sazzafrazz]

Hi chickies,
Satya, I reckon you are feeling your bub! I felt something really early on like you did but I didnt believe it till later when I got it again. You will probably only get it when really still for a while yet. Yep, I'm sure it is it. enjoy!!!
Lismith, My DH missed out till quite late in the piece, in feeling the baby as everytime he went near my belly it would stop. It drove me crazy. But dont worry, eventually even he wont be able to miss it. You will be able to feel that bubs is moving and about to do a big kick so you will have a bit more warning.
Lenny, I love that saying with your avatar. I feel hot all the time!!! I was just telling DH today that even my feet are sweatier while preg. I have bare feet all the time and between my toes feels all hot and gross.
Marcellus, I cant believe how early you got your BH. I was feeling quite ripped off as I hadnt had a single one till last night/or the night before. It was just a tightening but no pain. At least that is what I think it was. Isnt it weird how some ppl get certain symptoms and others dont? No two pregnancies are the same I guess, same as no two babies are. Makes sense.
Me: well getting the essential oils out now that I have made up for labour. They are meant to assist/promote contractions and circulation etc. I think I may put a bit on my belly tonight and see if I cant encourage something...have been sniffing a tissue with a bit sprayed on it for a while but that hasnt done anything yet. I guess this bub cant stay in there forever?

[DJTTC]

Marcellus - I know what you mean about the b/hicks, you might remember me posting all the time whinging about them.
I was getting them all day & night with no break from 27 weeks & they continued right up until labour.
For me they were very exhausting.

Lismith25 - don't worry about the lack of kicking very soon you'll feel like a punching bag & will want a rest from it, lol.

Satya - good luck with your amnio.

Sazz - essential oils you are so organised, hope they work for you & bring this baby on!!! COME ON BABY!!!

Well we have been giving bub a formula top up (on top of boob/f) at night & one during the day & she hasn't been too keen on it until we realised she was sucking away like mad but not getting much milk so we made the holes bigger!

Now she has realised she doesn't have to work hard for a bottle so she doesn't want the boob anymore.

So now I am expressing every now & then to try & get rid of the milk but this is the good bit wait for it -

Jenna slept from 9.00 - 1.45 had a bottle & then slept from 2.40 - 6.15.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HH

She was so much easier to settle as well, so I've had more than two hours sleep for the night & I've just washed my hair which is such a treat these days.
Today is a fantastic day!

Jo - 28 (treated endo)
Dh - 34

[Lenny]

Good to hear from you Jo and good to hear things are settling down. Washing your hair aye! Wow, all these things i get to look forward too!

My mum has booked a flight over on the 14th of April (about 3 weeks after bugsy is due) - she said she'd clean the house, mow the lawn and do the ironing for me...bless her. It's nice to know already that as long as i make it until then, then she'll be there to give me a break. I think with DH being week on week off, it's going to be very hard during the first week he is gone.

Hope those BHs turn into labour for you Sazz. Good Luck!

[mako]

C'MON little bugalugs. Your mummy and daddy want to meet you and us girls in BB want to "meet" you too
Sazz I hope the oils work for you hun. They sure sound nice. Atleast you know that by Friday you will have your precious little bundle in your arms. Take care

Satya All the best for the amnio tomorrow. Know that I'm thinking of you

DJTTC Thanks for your kind words. I'm feeling a bit more relaxed about giving Sage some formula every now and then. He's had 3 bottles in the past week or so. I just find it makes him chuck more than usual. Have you noticed that Jenna does this too???

Lenny I had to laugh at your post about the pram. Atleast you have one before bubs arrives. I only picked ours up just before Christmas. I had to carry Sage everywhere when we went out lol.

Ltl Panda How are you? Haven't seen you for a little while. Hope all is ok with you.

My BB's are still quite sore. I'm on my last day of antibiotics too. I guess I'll have to wait and see how things go after that. I have been using pawpaw ointment on my nips which seems to have made a huge difference. Will keep that up

Sage is doing well. He is 12 weeks old today and is trying his best to roll from his back to his tummy. He has been rolling from tum to back for almost a month now. He has even started to giggle which is sooooo cute.
His sleeping pattern is still all over the place. We've had 2 nights where he has gone 7 hours and nights like last night where he was awake for most of the night. We only had 4 hours sleep all night I hope tonight will be better.

Hi to Ktgirl, marcellas, Traceylee,Lis,Alice, Monnie and anyone I have missed. I hope you are all doing well.

[onthefly]

Hi again
Are we all checking in regularly to see if Sazz is still around...? Inhale deep!

Get used to those veins Satya! And good luck for your amnio tomorrow. I know what you mean about worrying about sneezing. I had to have a biopsy in my neck once. they said, whatever you do, don't swallow. so what did i immediately and desperately need to do...? Anyway, based on what Tracy says it sounds like a breeze. Hope the results are all good (and you don't have to wait any longer for your doc)
Oh, and I agree, that's your little baby making itself felt in there!

Yay on your sleep and clean hair Jo! I do remember you suffering with constant braxies. Mine are nowhere near that bad, thankfully.

Glad to hear your mum's coming to help out Lenny. Mine doesn't live so far away so execting lots of help... I'm starting to think - does it matter if we don't have a pram when Jelly comes...?

[DJTTC]

Lenny - that is so great that your mum is coming to help you & please take my advice if someone asks if you need help or offers to do something TAKE IT!
The first week or so bubs tend to sleep a bit so try to sleep as much during that time as you can (I'm stupid because I didn't follow my own advice).

I am so lucky my mum lives 10min away & she has been at my house pretty much every day & it's been great.

I can even leave bub with her for awhile to go do grocery shopping because it is really hard to go shopping with a baby during school holidays & in 40 degree heat!

Mako - I can't believe Sage is 3 months old, Jenna is 9.5 weeks but she's already not a baby anymore she is growing so quickly & is just so alert.

Now because I know what you are going through I really hope that you have a good night tonight, isn't it funny in the last stage of pg when you're not sleeping well you say I'm so tired but that really is nothing compared to the broken sleep you get when you have a newborn. (I hope I'm not scary anyone).

As for the formula I have been really lucky as Jenna is not a chucky baby the one thing that gets me is the smell of formula poo, oh my god I just changed one about an hour ago & it smells like a rat died in her room!!!

Jo - 28 (treated endo)
Dh - 34