Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - June 2008

[Ellie]

Hi everyone
Devon - Ectopic was the furthest we've ever got which was 7.5 weeks. Hoping everything has worked out ok with your brother...my girlfriends twins arrived at 30 weeks...they just turned 2! It is amazing what can be done to support these little bubs these days...hang in there!
Janie - Congratulations!!! Look forward to sharing this exciting journey with you!
BW - Sounding wonderful...so happy for you!
A big hi to everyone else...struggling to keep up with it all today...

Me...I've spent the last two days in hospital...apparently throwing up non stop for three weeks and not keeping anything down is not a good thing! So they put me on a drip to rehydrate me and gave me some lovely medication to stop me spewing...just lovely to have a break for a bit!!!
See the Ob on the 1st August...will they automatically scan me to check bub is still ok???

[butterfly_warrior]

Ellie, I've had two ob appointments so far, and at each (even the stupidly rushed one) they've done a quick scan to check on bubs. She hasn't tried too hard to get a good view (mainly because I keep going in with an empty bladder!), but has checked for a heart beat each time. If I'm reading things correctly, you're now further than you've ever been before? I guess it's a very nervous time for you either way... hang in there!

BW

[Devon]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on my brother and SIL. Had an email this morning saying that the test they did for something called 'fetal fibronectin' was negative. I read that this is some kind of 'glue' that helps the foetus attach, so the fact that the test was negative means there is only a very slim chance that the baby will be born in the next two weeks - which is great. SIL will be in hospital till Friday, and then on partial bed rest and medication for two weeks. Very relieved that the baby is not coming now! Two more weeks inside will be great for him.

Ellie - you poor thing! That sounds absolutely dreadful. I hope you are feeling better and the morning sickness can be kept under control. I have had a scan at every appointment I've had so far (I've had four so far in this pregnancy), so I'm sure your OB will give you a quick scan. This must be a really anxious time for you, I hope the days till your appointment pass really quickly and you get to see that gorgeous heartbeat before you know it.

BW - sorry to hear about your back. I tend to have back issues, so I know it's going to be a problem for me. My lower back is sore quite a bit of the time, I've been sleeping with a pillow for support under/between my knees since I found out I was pg, and it does seem to help. I know what you mean about the belly - I am freaking huge! I think I look weeks ahead of where I am. I love it - it feels very reassuring. I like the mat jeans I bought, they look like normal jeans but with a soft, elasticised section instead of the zip and buttons. It was a relief to be able to wear something comfortable, and you can't tell they're mat jeans when I put the belly band or a long singlet over the top of them.

11 sleeps till my next OB appointment, really want to see the baby and see whether s/he's still OK.

Janie, Scooby, Shannon, MissC and anyone I may have missed - I hope you're all doing marvellously and I'm sending you lots of

Devon
xxxx

[scooby]

Hi everyone
Woah disappear for a little while and it all happens
Devon: So glad everything is looking better for your brother and his wife, that is sooo scary, and i know its so hard for you when you want to be by there side and cant be! Hope that little man is going to hang in there for at LEAST a few more weeks
Ellie: i promise i am NEVER going to feel sorry for myself with the MS again, you poor thing. The good thing is MS is a sign of a very healthy pregnancy so hang in there !!!
Miss C: how ya going ?
BW: it must be so wonderful for you now to see that gorgeous little bump, i am just so stoked for you!!! Howd it go at church?
Janie: once again so glad your here!!!!!!
Sorry to anyone i missed hello
Well we decided to tell DS about the baby in mummys tummy and he is just so excited i was so worried about the huge gap as he turns 5 soon, but he cant wait and he is so well natured with our baby nephew so it should be good. Im getting brave i put up my ticker and bought some maternity jeans all in one day, but they are soooooooo much more comfortable and i must admit i dont miss the getting jagged when the safety pin kept popping open on my other jeans. Ob rang with scan results saying all was well, but because of the spotting and low placenta she said no gym and unfortunately i am consuming waaaayyyyyyy too much food, here we go( and i dont mean with baby!!!!)

[Cuddlepie]

Ellie! How happy was I when I saw the news! (not head in the bucket part of course)...big hugs and congratulations hun...hope you soon will get over the 'throwing up part' and start to enjoy the pregnancy...if you ever need to talk, you know I am here for you...

BW, have also been quietly checking on your progress as well, so glad you are now being associated with words like 'medically normal, low risk and text book pregnancy' and hope it won't change a bit for the upcoming months!

[butterfly_warrior]

Thanks, BeiBei. The mind doesn't necessarily match the body at the moment. Feeling a bit stressy today... I think I'll probably stay kinda stressy until I can feel regular movement. On class at the moment so should get back to it.

BW

[Ellie]

Hi BeiBei...was only thinking about you earlier today...thanks for always being there for me...I am absolutely terrified and still dread going to the loo in case it's all over...think I'll be like this for a while yet!
BW...totally get the stress hun...until these little ones are in our arms we will be holding our breath...we have to believe in these little ones...our little miracles...and to think they are prayed for all the world over!!!