Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - June 2008

[Shannon22]

Welcome Devon and congratulation on your beautiful pregnancy! Hope everything went well with the nuchal scan and you are feeling a little better

Shan

[scooby]

hi Girls
Devon: welcome and congrats we are actually due about the same time and my scan is wednesday as well. And im sure as you have read im very much the same as you, i lost an angel at the end of last year, it was an ectopic, and an m/c a few years before and i have been just soo nervous, ive had 4 scans already all showing excellent signs and the last one the ob said to me its going to take alot to disturb this pregnancy now, BUT, 1 week later im a basket case again. I wanted to ask my nana to the 12 week scan as she has never experienced anything like that, and im just too nervous to ask her, id hate it if she was there and things werent good.
Well just wanted to let you know i do get exactly how your feeling and it helps so much to talk about it. I really hope after next week we can get on and enjoy this wonderful journey together ( and i can finally put a ticker up . Good luck and please know we are all here if you need to talk
Arielle: so happy laela is doing well that must of been scary, but you sound so happy it truly is wonderful.
Miss C: So glad you got to hear the heartbeat it must have been such a relief after all that. Dont know whats going on but the MS is actually worse this week, maybe a nerve thing, but i have been so busy at work i havent had time to think about it too much which is really good, 3 days to go
Would love some opinions: As i mentioned i really want to take my nana to my 12 week scan, she has never seen anything like that before and she is so worried she wont live to see the baby ( even though she 84 theres really no reason why she wont) but am soooooo scared it might not be good even though scan last week said other wise. What would you do?
Thanks girls hope your all well

[nic]

Arielle, CONGRATULATIONS!! So very glad to hear all went well Love the name Laela and especially the way you have spelt it.

Shannon, how beautiful that you are now feeling the twins kicking around.

BW, I'm so very glad to hear all went well with your last scan.

missC, so nice to see you posting in here too

BIG hello to everyone else, sorry for the lack of personals, little man is having a nap (which I'm sure will be a short one since I am doing something lol) so thought I would log on quickly. We got home late last night. I spent 5 days in hospital, which was a day longer than we had discussed with the OB, but I ended up vomiting all day and night on day 2, so I had to go back to a clear fluid diet...lucky me! and he wouldn't let me go home until I was better. I ended up having a GA for the c/s as I freaked out a little, and the OB suggested that it would probably be a better option for me.
Our gorgeous little man, according to our OB, came into the world screaming his lungs out at 9.46am on Monday, after a couple of little hiccups along the way. He weighed 7lb 10oz, and was 50 cms long. He is just absolutely gorgeous, and I'm so in love with him. I even shed a few tears this morning watching him feed.
I will aim to write up my birth story one day soon, and will have to go and make the BA hey. Thanks for all the well wishes, it was lovely to come home and read them.
I will try to come in and catch up with you all a bit more later on

Nic

[butterfly_warrior]

Congratulations, Nic! Good to see you back at last.

BW

[Shannon22]

Yay Congrats Nic! Well done! Hope you are feeling a lot better and enjoying being home with the kids Now i might be having a blonde moment but what is the gorgeous ones name?

you sound so in love and it is wonderful!

Devon - Ooops that was a definate blonde moment! Scan next week good luck and i cant wait to hear the news!

Scooby - Have you thought about maybe waiting and asking her to the 19 week scan if you are really nervous about this one? Just do whatever you are more comfortable with and i will have everything crossed for you for wonderful results and nice little show for your bubba next week.

Shan

[arielle]

HUGE congrats to Nic, Nics DH and DD!!
You sound so in love. I'm stoked for you hun. Well done. I look forward to reading your Birth Story. I'm nowhere near ready to write mine yet.
Enjoy your precious lil' man.
Luv Arielle
xo

[Acacia]

Congratulations, Nic! So happy to hear everything has gone well. I hope you're recovering quickly, and that you enjoy being Mum to your beautiful new baby boy. So glad that you're feeling so content!

Devon - welcome to the thread I've just joined in here too. I know you'll find everyone here really understanding and supportive of what you're feeling at the moment. What you've mentioned about being fearful is really common for women who have experienced loss and/or difficulty on their journey to have a child, so please know how much we do understand and appreciate how you are feeling. It's a big step to start talking about your pregnancy and how you're feeling, so good on you for getting in here and posting I really hope that your NT scan goes well - I'll be thinking of you on Wednesday.

scooby - I agree with Shannon, hun. I think you need to do first ahead of anything else what is going to make you feel the most comfortable on the day of the scan. If it's making you feel more nervous about any potential results from the scan (which I'm hoping very much, and I'm sure they will be great results, given how well everything has been going so far) with the thought of having your Nan there, then maybe it's best if you ask your Nan to the next scan you have, or even find out if they can provide you with DVD/video footage of the scan, and pictures that you can show her after the event, when you're feeling relaxed and ok about it. I think BW mentioned that at her most recent scan she was able to get DVD as well as pictures, so I'm sure there's some places that do this, and it's worth checking. Of course it's important that your Nan has the opportunity to experience your pregnancy, particularly with her concerns, but always remember that you, your feelings and your needs come first. I think it's really lovely that you're thinking about your Nan's needs, hun. I'll be thinking about you Monday, and I hope the m/s starts to improve for you soon!

to BW, Shan, Arielle, Lenny, lis and everyone else who's in the thread at the moment. Hope you're all doing well, and I'm thinking of you

Miss C