Possums...you are doing so well, thinking of you hun...those levels seem fab to me.

Mon...it's your VENA CAVA love!! LOL. I big veins that return blood to the Heart to be pumped through and oxygenated again. They are big fattys of veins and about an inch wide. The uterus and baby can put too much pressure on them and hinder the flow when you are lying on your back especially...therefore your total circulation. I have read that even just propping a pillow up under one side to tilt you a little is better than lying on your back altogether. But you intuition will tell you when you need to change or if you are lying right.

AFM- Doing well. Made my appointment today for the Midwife Booking...where she takes all my history. I have to go on the 7th of Jan for that one. The admin lady just wouldn't listen to me about me not wanting to have a 12 week scan. She insisted on booking one for me. I will just have to cancel it. I hope and wish for a midwife that will understand and support my desire to have as little intervention and intrusion as possible. This other woman treated me like i was being so irresponsible for my child...there is nothing they can tell me with a nuchal scan that will change our minds or be conclusive anyway. What would she say if we weren't to have any scans at all. That might shock the pants off her. Oh lordy...you know i want to be able to say that i am being met with support and understanding and not have this expectation that i will have a fight on my hands. I just know our baby is ok. There was a time when all the scans weren't such routine and now they depend on them...don't get me wrong there is a real place for technology, plenty of gorgeous women in here would not have their bundles of joy if it weren't for technology. But it should be personal choice and not routine...if all is going well.

Off my soap box now, grrrr. I am sure it will all go well. Have faith HM!!
Love HM...hugs and rubs to you all.
xoxo