not a lot to say of late - feeling very blah with the heat. have just had a cool shower and even that hasn't helped. am worried about keeping myself cool enough to make sure Gremlin is ok, and drinking enough. i hit 5L of water yesterday, plus some juice, cos i constantly felt dry and thirsty - over night, i felt parched all night.... baby seems to LOVE the full bladder though! am wondering if i'm not absorbing enough form the water, but anything sweet seems to make me feel blah...
had a good moment yesterday - picked up layby of sleep suits from target sales (mum put them on for me so i didn't have to go to town early) - they are so soft and cute. i know i need to wash them, but yesterday, i took all the tags and stuff off, folded them (i actually enjoyed folding clothes - must have been heat stroke or something!) and decided to put them in babie's drawers out of the way - out of sight out of mind kwim? we have some gender specific stuff in there so needed to hide it. the swelling of emotion in me as i packed her stuff in the drawer was just overwhelming - i got all teary. it was like welcoming her officially - she has clothes in the drawer now - it's real - she's coming!
BG- How sweet. I can't wait to do the same. We have been living with DH's parents for 4 months now and will soon be moving into our own house, so I can't wait to get the nursery started.
Smithy, very sweet for you to check in and know that you will be here very soon
AFM, June Bug has moving moving around a fair bit this arvo and have been getting some weird feeling under my belly button sort of feels like being twisted??
It only started for the last couple of days and has happened about 3 times in total lasting for about 20sec??
BG- very sweet and I can imagine the flood of emotion. Just wanted to ask, i know you are in public care, due to the area you are in also, and just wondering how many scans you have...when are regular scans scheduled?...just not sure what to expect if we make it past 12 weeks this time. Might ask my midwife about that
Bel- hello lovely! glad all is going so well
Nicole- glad lots of movement
smithy- hope to see you here very soon!
afm- just hanging out for the next scan now...a week to go..debating whether to get a doppler to use later on
Possums - i have had to pay for my "big" scans at private providers. i was given a freebie at Ob appt at 15 weeks, doppler scan with GP at 20 weeks and will get another scan with Ob next week - basically they check you where they can. Because mine was an AC pregnancy, i have had major scans so far at 5.5 week. 8.5 weeks. 12 weeks, 19 weeks... my ob has said he will continue with reassuring scans when i'm there, and if i DO happen to develop GD, he'll do placenta function scans more frequently. we're also choosing to have a 4d scan at around 28 weeks
Nicole - braxton hicks perhaps? I've been feeling something for since about 16 weeks - every time I'm at OB I forget to ask about them. Feels like a tightening across my belly under belly button. Lasts 20 - 30 seconds and usually goes away if I move. From what I can make out from various websites it sounds like BH - doesn't hurt at all - just weird.
Yeah Nic, it's a really weird feeling. When I touch my belly in that spot it dosen't feel hard on the outside just on the inside. Will check with my OB when I see him tomorrow.
Chez - Hope everything is ok? I can't remember the last time I saw a post from you - probably me and my domestic blindess, but anyway. Hope all is well with you.
Just wanted to say hi and a big thankyou to everyone again for your friendship and kindness.
Janie and TL- You 2 must be SOOOOO excited now. I'm so thrilled for you both that your little ones will soon be safely on your arms. I remember both of you getting your BFP's and I was over the moon for you both then and am still now.
All my other friends...hi and big belly rubs to you all
Bel - I found out from Ob that those red spots I've got are called 'Spider Angioma'
Spider Angioma is a skin condition and a form of telangiectasis - a lesion produced by telangiectasia (a vascular lesion formed by the dilation of a group of small blood vessels) which may be present as a coarse or fine, red line, or as a punctum (point or small spot) with radiating limbs (spider). This is also called spider nevus.
It is characterized by a central and elevated red dot, about the size of a pinhead, from which small blood vessels radiate (looking like a spider), spider angiomas are often associated with high estrogen levels as occur in pregnancy or when the liver is diseased and unable to detoxify estrogens.
Nic, Hmmmmm, interesting. A friend of mine who is into alternative treatments told me it could be a liver thing too. Am looking at my arm now and trying to see a central dot but can't find one. I think mine is pg related too though as I haven't had it before and it's getting really obvious now.
Thanks for the info. Will check with my OB tomorrow too now.
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