Hi Miss_c - lovely to see you back, I've been wondering how you were going. I can't believe you are so close to meeting your CB!! I'm really sorry to hear about your being diagnosed with depression, but I'm glad to hear you seem to be coming out the other side. Pregnancy can be a really hard journey, and with all the other stuff you've been dealing with it's no wonder you've had a hard time. It can't be easy to move to the other side of the world when you're pregnant. But it's wonderful to have you back now, and hopefully we can provide some extra support for you. I'm sorry also to hear about the GD, that sucks. I reckon there is something a bit borderline going on with my blood sugar levels, so I've resolved to basically eat a GD diet and do some exercise every day. How marvellous that you might have your baby here in three weeks!! I can't believe how close some of us are getting to meeting our babies!

HM - thanks hun! Yes - I really began to suspect that the high levels of soy in my diet were having an effect on my fertility. I brought dairy and eggs back in to get some more varied sources of protein. I really do think it may have helped. Plus, knowing I'm having a boy I don't want too many of those phytoestrogens floating around.

LNB - I hope the spotting goes away really soon. It seems a good sign that it hasn't gotten any worse. When I was in the early weeks of this pg I had a bit of brown discharge, so old blood, and it just went away. It did come in patches and totally freaked me out, but all is going well so far - I'm sure that all will be well for you too. Most women who bleed during pg do not miscarry. Best of luck for your appointment on Tuesday!! Sending you loads of

TL - yay on having a date for finishing work!!! So glad all is going well for you after a bumpy ride.

Numa - heh heh - yes very exciting to be in the 30s! Chronologically I would prefer to be in my 20s, but in a pregnancy sense it is great! At each appointment I see the midwife for about 5 mins, she does a dipstick in a urine sample, checks my blood pressure and weighs me. Then gets any paperwork ready for ob. Then I see ob for about 10-15 mins. He talks about any issues that have come up, then does a 2 min scan, a bit of question time and that's it. They all seem to have their own particular way they do things. And like BW said, the more boring the better!! Yes, if she's the president of the ob/gyn association then I would think she's pretty skilled!

BW - yep, I'm still older than my number of weeks pg too. Not for much longer though...

Feeling a bit emotional today, it feels like pregnancy is getting a bit hard again - I suppose that easy time of the second trimester that we're supposed to enjoy is over now. It's all getting a bit much. Only three more weeks of work - I cannot wait!

to everyone I've missed. Hope you're all having a lovely Saturday.

Devon
xxxx