I hadn't been visiting the PALTTTC for some time now, but am so happy to be in here now and catching up with how everyone is doing. It's wonderful to see so many new lovely ladies - it's just so pleasing to see the thread so full at the moment! I hope you're all feeling well in yourselves and managing with all the pregnancy "niggles" ok. I will post personals when I have caught up properly and feel immersed in the thread again.
I want to apologise for disappearing a while back without any notice of what was going on for me - I just kind of shut down and stopped communicating bit by bit until I was off BB altogether for quite a number of weeks.
I had somewhat of a slow meltdown which resulted in me being diagnosed with depression, although I have been seeking professional help and started writing in my blog again which has been such a cathartic, helpful thing. I do know that there is wonderful support here on BB, and that I would have had so much of that here in this thread, but I just took everything internally and slowly stopped dealing with things effectively, externally. I'm sorry I just disappeared! The circumstances of moving into our own house (rental) here in the UK and getting all our furniture back from Australia after 8 months living out of suitcases (as well as trying to adjust to the huge amount of change and events in our lives in the last 12 months - including pregnancy) seemed to be the trigger.
I am so pleased to be able to say that CB is doing really well! Kicking occasionally despite the lack of room now, but squirming like a trooper the rest of the time! I was diagnosed with GD last week after being given the all clear for my 28 week GTT and have been testing my blood sugar levels all week - and hopefully I'll know later on today whether I need insulin or not. Growth scans indicated that CB was getting quite big (more like a 36-37 week size at 34 week scan), hence I was tested again for GD. Induction is looking likely, particularly if CB wants to keep comfy past my due date. If I have to go on insulin then induction at 38 weeks is likely (less than 3 weeks away!) I feel well physically - certainly not like a diabetic! - although I am really waddling quite a bit now, with quite a lot of Braxton Hicks (varies quite a lot from day to day) and find unbroken sleep is generally quite novel experience now! Just really starting to get excited about meeting little CB soon!
Anyway, enough waffling/rambling from me - I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone and following your journeys again - I'm sorry I haven't been able to for a while, but I'm excited to be here now to see how you are all doing!
Devon, Thanks hun...Yep i am very confident with my diet...my mother worries for me- completely unfounded. I have all the nutrition i need and I take really god care of myself. I have had to cut back on Dairy and don't touch soya because of estrogen dominance, i think that really helped me. It is funny, all our little bodies are just that bit different but i think the biggest gift is to know yourself as best you can. Yeah but mum is fine, I am alternative health and mum is very alternative..we just have a few conflicting views and she is very passionate about it. Love her though, she is just trying to help. I can't even remember what i said a few pages back now...but thanks for thinking of me hun.
Hun, I am sorry for the GD scare...hope all works out ok.
Miss_c...glad to have you in here hun and hope you are doing well. Boy i hope i avoid GD, you are handling it so well though. Boy i believe 3 weeks....so so close now.
I have been MIA this week, travelling for work but back in rainy Melbourne again - no place like home
So many posts this week I'm sure I won't remember all the personals but I'll try!
Bel - hope you are okay, thinking of you. Take care of yourself and great news about the bubs.
Shannon - congratulations on Julia and Owen, georgous names
TL - thank you for letting me read your blog, you have had such an amazing journey. Your blog gave me confidence and really helped me feel in better spirits about the spotting.
BG and Nic - great news on your scans, it must feel great to be able tell the world your good news.
On_Trak - thinking of you for you scan on Monday
Kahlan - great news about your levels - you must feel much better now. When is your first scan?
Janie, BW and Devon - hi and hope you are well.
I know I've missed some, Sorry! Sending belly rubs and happy mummy thoughts to everyone.
AFM - had some more spotting this week but it never gets any worse and pg symptoms are there every day so I am trying not to freak out every time I get a spot - easier said than done ! We have our first OB appoitment on Tuesday at 8 weeks and I think he will do a scan (or I am going to ask for one) so looking forward to making another milestone. Still and hoping everyday for everything to be okay.
LNB sweetie you are welcome glad you have a better feeling now
Miss C good to have you back
Devon glad things worked out ok sweetie bubba will be here soon
and best wishes to all
Me: I have a finish date for work 13th March which will take me to the end of 36 weeks
Hi Miss C! Great to see you back here. I must admit I am more a reader than a poster in this thread these days, it so busy its hard to keep up. But that's a great thing, I hope i just keeps getting busier!
Shannon - congratulations once again! Your bubs are very cute - great pics!
Good luck with your scan LNB, I had a small bleed and some spotting early on, but bubs is still doing fine at 30 weeks.
Devon, sorry to hear you had a rough week, but glad to hear the GD results are all clear. It feels exciting being in the 30's now hey! Weeks pregnant I mean
BG love your new avvy!
Hippy Mum, Nixon, Buliej, Bel, BW, TL, on tra_k, Janie and Nicole - hope you are all doing really well
Just a question for those in their third trimester, does your midwife/OB do much when you see them? I've read a few posts about scans and urine tests etc, but all my OB does is manually feel bub, measure my fundus (belly) to check size, and listen to the heartbeat. She briefly did US scan last time to see which way up it is, but only for 10 seconds or so. I know she is very experienced and qualified - she says she can tell if the size is OK manually, and she always says me and bubs are going well. I haven't had a detailed scan since week 20. Just wondering what other experiences are....
Numa, my OB appointments are usually really quick too. Blood pressure check, quick scan, sometimes I'm weighed (but rarely). We have a time where I can ask about anything that's been worrying me, she tells me about any test results we've had (if we've had any) and then we book in the next one. Usually in and out in under 10 minutes.
I figure it's fairly normal - I've not heard of much being different with other people around this time. The only thing that has varied for me is that we had detailed scans at 24 weeks and 32 weeks because of a single umbilical artery... They need to keep a closer eye on Munchkin's heart and blood flow through the cord, and despite some fears that he was going to be a small bub, he's now shaping up to be a rather big bubba. If you haven't needed the extra scans I guess it just means that your baby is healthy and there's nothing at all to worry about and you can just cruise along and enjoy a perfectly normal and boring pregnancy. In my book boring is good - things only get interesting when stuff goes wrong!
And some of us are still older than our number of weeks pregnant!
Thanks BW and Hippy Mum, both your posts made me smile. I should just be happy everything is normal, but its hard when you are a natural worrier, and then being a LLTTCer as well . I forgot, she does check my blood pressure as well. I should really just be happy she's not overdoing it - she is the president of the OBs and Gynos organisation so I'm sure she really does know a lot! haha silly me
The circumstances of moving into our own house (rental) here in the UK and getting all our furniture back from Australia after 8 months living out of suitcases (as well as trying to adjust to the huge amount of change and events in our lives in the last 12 months - including pregnancy) seemed to be the trigger.
and hoping everyday for everything to be okay.
glad things worked out ok sweetie bubba will be here soon
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