Just popping in quickly to say and wish everyone a great week, hopefully a bit cooler!
LNB - good luck with your scan on Tuesday. Another milestone to celebrate!
Nicole - hope your cankles go down soon!
AFM - we have been hiding inside living in the airconditioning during the day. It's bearable at night and I don't really like sleeping with a/c on as I end up with a stuffy head and sore throat in the morning. I have been feeling very grumpy and emotional these last few days. Everything just seems to tire me out and I end up taking it out on poor DF. He tells me off for it, in a joking way, which usually defuses the situation. I'm so lucky he is understanding. He's even started reading a few books on how to be a good dad. Which made me start up on all of my insecurities about being a good mum. My own mum wasn't the best role model and sometime I get scared because I think I'll end up being just like her - I even hear myself saying some of the things she said to us as kids to our furbabies and that scares me!
Anyway, enough whingeing. 12 week NT scan and screening b/t tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous but am and crossing everything that we will get a good result and we won't have to do an amniocentesis. Oh and to make life interesting, I have to go to Cairns on Tuesday and Wednesday and have seen there is a cyclone not far from there. That should be a nice smooth flight!
Hope everyone is doing well. Take care and will try to pop back in tomorrow after work and before packing!
xx
Chez, I think you meant Megan re cankles...but it's all good there are sooo many of us in here
Mind you looked at my feet today and they were a little puffy..
Best of luck for your 12 weeks scan tomorrow.
Hi all,
Just dropping in to say hi - work has made me MIA for the past week or so, and will be the same for the next 2 weeks - but just wanted to say hi and see how everyone was getting on.
I wont do personals cause I know I'll miss someone - but wishing everyone who has scans coming up, all the best for them!
AFM - our next scan is next Mon- right on 13 wks which is still ok for NT apparently - but in a stress as I have lost my referal form! Had to go and buy new cloths on Sat as cant fit into most of my stuff . Decided I had to do better at the exercise thing and did a preggiebellies class - and although I was in A/C and drank lots of water, I still somehow managed to make myself vomit! Stop progesterone tonight and terrified about this resulting in the losing the baby, and just downright tired from doing two jobs - esp when I finding out all the stuff that my boss should have done but has not! I just wish we could tell people that we were pg so I could tell them all to rack off with their unrealistic expectations rather than feeling like I have to do everything - I cant belive that this pg is high risk, and I am letting myself get so stressed and so busy with stuff...and if DH tells me one more time to just say 'no' I will scream - if I felt I could just say 'no' I would be - but I feel responsible. All in all I'm tired and cranky! Sorry for the vent
Anyway hope that everyone is doing better than me. Sending everyone
FG
Chez- good luck today! I hope your 12 wk scan show's all is just as it should be..I am nervous before every scan, but I know I will be especially at the 12 wk checks
farmgirl- big hugs, just do what you can to minimise stress, it's sounds like you are in a tough place right now, trying to achieve things and also keep yourself calm. If there are any responsibilities you can delegate then do so. Good luck for your scan coming up too... maybe just do light exercise
afm- doing ok...feeling a bit nervous already ahead of the 10 wk scan on thursday- just hope all is ok still.
Just wondering also, would you say, especially those of you ahead of me (which is most people in here at the moment!) are you enjoying your pregnancy? Have you been able to destress and let go of worry etc enough to enjoy it for the most part?
just popping in to say Hi - i have been MIA for a few days - reading but not posting in here so, like FG, not doing personals or i'll miss someone! the last week has been pretty ordinary for us - wont' go into it much (you can read my blog!) but basically fires in Vic came way too close to home (yard burnt), and the stress of it all had me at the hospital last week for monitoring after severely decreased fetal movement. Ob appt tomorrow, so if he won't do a good scan may ask for a referral. Baby is moving again now, but i had what i thought was leaking last week - hosp said unlikely and it's stopped now, so it was most likely just from the extreme heat and sweat, but i need to know my girl is ok!
Possums, I do still have days where I worry but for the most part I have been able to enjoy my pregnancy from about 17weeks when the m/s disappeared and I was feeling movements. There are moments I stress out because I haven't felt him move for a while, and I still hold my breath every time the midwife tries to find the heartbeat but I really have enjoyed the last 3 months of this pregnancy.
GL for your scan on Thursday. I can't believe you are 10wks already!
There are so many hurdles and milestones to get over in early pregnancy, but trust that it will get better and you will be able to relax more in the near future.
BG, glad to hear you managed to escape the worst of the fires over the weekend.
Sorry I have been MIA for awhile, been really busy and just been so exhausted all the time haven't posted for awhile but I'm back. Sorry no personals yet I am still trying to catch up with all the posts! Will do personals soon.
to all wishing you a H&H Pregnancy.
AFM I have MS almost everyday I had about 2 seperate days where I felt normal and I thought something was wrong then it came back with gusto. I'm not complaining I'm just happy to be having a baby so the MS is no big deal I can handle it, it just makes it hard to work thats all. Also I wish they called it All Day Sickness cause thats what it is, I had one day where I had it really bad when I was going to bed, I could not sleep!
All the ladies in Vic thank goodness its cooler today, I'm sure you'll all agree, we have aircon but we had a few power outages that was not fun.
I saw my FS last week and he is happy with my progress the scan I had at 8 weeks looked ok, I was relieved. He has referred me to an Obstetrician who I will be seeing next week. Is there any questions I should ask? This is all so new I don't know what to ask.
As for worrying I think I will probably worry through the whole pregnancy I worry about what I eat, sometimes when you're at someones house and they cooked it makes it really hard especially if you can't tell them you're pregnant yet. I worry about if the baby is ok sometimes I can feel bubs and sometimes I can't then I start to panic. Then I just try to relax and not worry easier said than done.
I'm having trouble with fitting in my clothes already arghh its making it a bit difficult tummy is already getting big, I can't wear my denim jeans or skirt anymore I used to live in them. Sorry for the long post, thinking of you all, hope you're all well!!
Also how long did you all wait to tell people that you're pregnant. I just want to share the news and its getting harder to hide it.
Possum, I think the stress and worry never leaves you until you have that little bubs in your arms and even then I'm sure it doesn?t stop.
I think during my pregnancy I have only in the last few days been feeling a little more relaxed and wanting to enjoy things as it will be over before you know it.
For me the day only gets better once I feel June Bug move around.
Best advice is to try and relax as this is better for both you and bubs
FG, It really is hard so many things at once.
The most important things at the moment is little bubs growing in your belly so if you can pass some work over try too.
GB, crap I read your blog that is really scary. Glad to hear that you are doing ok now.
AFM, DH felt June Bug for the first time last night. It was such a great feeling that bubs was moving around for Daddy
Must have been posting at the same time Jen.
I think most of our close friends knew from day date due to IVf and all, but we started telling more people around the 12 week mark.
Hi girls
Just wanted to pop in sorry ive been MIA just not enough hours in the day esp. with all the nap times
DS started school today so hopefully i will have a chance soon to catch up on how everyone is doing, in the meantime belly rubs to you all and i truly hope you are all keeping well and not suffering too much n the heat.
Eva and i are doing great she is such a good baby so i feel truly blessed and DS is soooo in love with its sister its fantastic.
Nixon: i hope/ think it was you who did the wonderful update on everyone, thank you! that was beautiful.
Hugs to all and hopefully ill be back soon to catch up
luv scoobsxox
Farmgirl - hope you are able to start taking it easy - good luck for your scan
briggsy - take care, those fires are really scary - i hope you're doing ok
chez - good luck for your scan
jen - know what you mean about the clothes - i benched my jeans from about 8 weeks!
possums - thurs isn't far, good luck in the lead up. I know I'm going to struggle to really enjoy this until after 12 weeks.
hiya to everyone else
afm, well I think i must have a similar recurring spotting problem to Kahlan. I had some reasonably heavy spotting late last week - I totally freaked out and phoned my FS (who thought he'd seen the last of me!) for a scan. Anyway, everything is fine and we could see our baby with a proper head and a good heart beat - ahh, relief. So I've come to realise that this spotting may just continue and vary in heaviness but that there seems to be no reason for it (and nothing wrong with the sack, lining or anything else). Now I'm on the countdown to my 12 week scan (in 2 weeks) and can't wait to make this all official!
Will try and do personals as much as possible - sorry to anyone I miss!
Scooby - great to hear that you and Eva are doing well.
Mels - often it can just be "old blood" from implantation and everything adjusting in there. Good to hear that you got to see your little one!
Nicole - how wonderful that DH got to feel June Bug moving! It really is a special moment for them.
Jen - I also am so happy it is cooler today! I have really struggled with the heat over the past few days even though we have air con and a pool! We told immediate family (parents and siblings) when we found out we were pregnant. We left telling our friends until after our 12 week scan.
BG - you poor thing... I hope all is better now.
Possums - my enjoyment grew along with my pregnancy. Once my MS subsided around 10-12 weeks I was both reliefed and a little anxious! Once we had our 12 week scan done I took a big sigh of relief and felt such joy. However, until I started to feel movement at around 16 weeks I was still a little anxious. I have to say that the favourite part of the pregnancy has been from about 20 weeks onwards. I now feel calm and secure and am loving being pregnant.
Hi TL, Megan, FG, Chez, LNB, 21 and anyone else I have missed.
AFM, had 32 week check up today and all is well. BP perfect, Fundus perfect, Strong HB, right amount of fluid in placenta. So generally speaking we are doing just fine and dandy! Next appointment at 34 weeks also has another proper scan which I am really looking forward to.
possums - heart rate tends to be it's highest around weeks 7-9 then tapers off to what is considered normal - for us, at 8.5weeks we had a heart rate of 186, at 12 weeks, it was down to 156. anything from 120-180 is considered normal after that point - and will vary depending on what baby is doing at the time - sleepy baby is like sleepy mummy with lower heart rate (gremlin hovers 135/140 while sleeping) - playful baby has higher rate (anything up to 160 when awake)
scan will hopefully be tomorrow - kinda hope the Ob is as understanding as last time and gets my stress levels...
hi possums - yes, I plan to tell friends after the 12 wk scan (though several very close friends already know - I figured if I'd want them to know if something went wrong, then I told them). Sorry i can't help you on the heart rate - I've never actually been told the rate, I've just seen it flashing on screen.
Janie - nice one, it must be so amazing to get to that point in your pregnancy. congrats.
Jen - Pretty much every one knew we were doing IVF and a lot of my close friends knew all the milestones (pick-up, transfer, etc) so a lot of people just needed confimation rather than telling - if you know what I mean. So by around 8 week pretty much everyone we were in regular contact with knew.
Possums - HR for us was around 160 - 170 at 8 weeks then down to 150 - 160 at 12 week and now between 140 - 150 (I think) I can confirm tomorrow.
Scooby - Yep it was me and you're welcome. It's nice to be able to see the list and not be constantly trying to remember everyone...Glad things are going well for you at home. You sound happy.
Everyone else - hiya, belly rubs, foot rubs, back rubs.....ahhhhh back rubs.
AFM - Fornightly Ob appointments from now on so I'm back with Dr. K next week. DH is having a crisis of conscience about his snow-boarding trip to Japan he is supposed to be going on in 2 weeks. I'm totally happy for him to go, but he's worried about leaving me alone. I keep saying that I wont be alone - I'll have my cat and my new kitchen to keep me company, but that doesn't seem to cut it.
I know that I will be fine on my own (I'm literally 5 minutes from the hospital we're booked into), but I don't know how to make him feel ok about it. He really deserves this holiday - he's been working so hard this last year to make everything ok for me with the whole IVF thing and me being pregnant. I know he really wants to go, but can see he's torn.
Anyway - apart form the fact that we now have a 3bedroom house packed into a single room in our house (floors sanded and varnished) and the heat and swelling cankles and sore back - I'm great. Feeling good and had an idea when I was doing my relaxation cd yesterday. I'm going to create a photo diary for each yearfrom when my baby is born and get it made up into a hard cover book (heard of memento?) and then my baby will have one for each year of their life. Thinking about doing a family one as well. To document everything from renovations to weddings to brithdays, holidays, christenings, moving house, whatever. Super excited about it. I'm going to start the family one from Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 and the baby one from birth to birthday +1.
I'm off home to my studio apartment aka: back room crammed with cr*p.
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and wish everyone a great week, hopefully a bit cooler!
and crossing everything that we will get a good result and we won't have to do an amniocentesis. Oh and to make life interesting, I have to go to Cairns on Tuesday and Wednesday and have seen there is a cyclone not far from there. That should be a nice smooth flight!
. Decided I had to do better at the exercise thing and did a preggiebellies class - and although I was in A/C and drank lots of water, I still somehow managed to make myself vomit! Stop progesterone tonight and terrified about this resulting in the losing the baby, and just downright tired from doing two jobs - esp when I finding out all the stuff that my boss should have done but has not! I just wish we could tell people that we were pg so I could tell them all to rack off with their unrealistic expectations rather than feeling like I have to do everything - I cant belive that this pg is high risk, and I am letting myself get so stressed and so busy with stuff
...and if DH tells me one more time to just say 'no' I will scream - if I felt I could just say 'no' I would be - but I feel responsible. All in all I'm tired and cranky! Sorry for the vent
to all wishing you a H&H Pregnancy.
I used to live in them. Sorry for the long post, thinking of you all, hope you're all well!!
to all of you!
It really is hard
so many things at once.
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