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Oh Numa you can join in sweet you know almost of us I say :)
BG what a cute Avvie so sweet good news on the 4D scan
I thought knowing the sex would not change much but it has got DH a bit more involved and I want to create a princess space for her now :)
Yeah about DH being more involved. I thought that might be the case too. He can form more of an attachment and bond. I agree on that front too TL!
Hm xoxo
When it came to finding out the gender for me... Well, being a teacher was making the name thing almost impossible, and it was helpful to be able to eliminate half the name book in one fell swoop! I did find that I had a touch of gender disappointment at first when told we had a boy, but it's something that DH and I have both dealt with now. We found it really helpful to start looking into the specifics of raising boys (and there are similar books for girls as well, that we'd have got anyway). In the end, I'm finding it so much easier to bond with my unborn knowing that I have a boy in there. He's a very active little soul and loves playing with Daddy already... and I think DH is a bit more involved that before, and it's not just because the bump is bigger and he usually gets kicks every day. The fact that we still haven't decided on a name for the little guy yet is completely irrelevant in the scheme of things (and the fact that we've known he's a boy for about 14 weeks and STILL have no definite name is probably an indication of why we wanted to find out, too!)
All that said... Our boy is such a little flasher! It wasn't all that obvious at 18 weeks, but we had to go back for another scan at 24 weeks - and it was so glaringly obvious that it was a boy, we just couldn't miss it! We have another scan later this week (should be the last of them!) and it will be interesting to see how much he's changed and grown and whether he's developed any sense of dignity or is still happy to flash his bits to the world.
However, we've only told online people the gender. Family haven't been told, friends and work colleagues haven't been told, my students haven't been told (and when you have up to 5 groups of 30 different students badgering you about it EVERY day... ugh!), however there have been a few slip ups. We're happy with it this way - we get to bond and sort through the name game... and everyone else gets the surprise at the end. We've had other friends find out the gender, and tell everyone, plus the name... it was kinda hard to get excited over a date and a weight and length because we knew everything else... so we're happy to keep as many people in the dark as possible.
However... as some have mentioned, they can really only be CERTAIN of gender if you've got a boy. Our OB explained that they can never be 100% certain with girls as it could easily be a boy with undescended testicles (which is why some babies switch from being girls to boys at later scans)... the later the scan, the better the chance they have of determining gender accurately.
And finally... there's so little in the way of nice gender-neutral stuff out there that we simply found we couldn't buy a thing until we knew!
Anyway - enough of me blathering on about gender determination, etc...
Off work sick today, and feeling quite stressed about it. I had an attack of killer heartburn last night that saw me still up at 12:30 chomping on quick-eze. After 4 and very little change, I gave up and in sheer desperation took a zantac tablet. Of course, we have a year group away on camp and lots of teachers out, so yesterday there was an email to all "please nobody else be out tomorrow"... which made me stressed about not getting enough sleep to be at work (fatigue is really setting in hard at the moment), which in itself meant even less sleep and zero chance of being there. Similar nights when I feel under less pressure to go to work the next day, I seem to be able to give myself permission to take the day off to rest, which results in better sleep and often means I can get to work any way... I'm really tired, so that may not make much sense at all!
BG - loving the new avatar!
I've babbled on long enough so I shall send a quick :hello:, :bellyrubs: and :hug: to everyone and wander off to try to get SOME sleep...
BW
Thanks BW - that's kind of how I feel about it too. I think I will feel the bond stronger when I know. I want to buy things for my little girl (I'm sure it's a girl) or boy not for "the baby". It would feel like I was buying generic presents for any old baby :-)
I think I can manage to talk DH around. I suggested that if the baby wants to show us (sonographer) then well find out and not tell anyone else. Leave it to fate.
Thanks again - very helpful structure for me to put my case forward to DH.....
To find out the sex or not to find out?
Good question. For DD I found out but didnt tell anyone. The day of delivery is so involved that when bub comes out healthy you are so happy, and for a second forget what you were having and, like me ask again!
This time, I thin I will find out again, but not sure if I will tell people or not yet. Part of me wants to so I can openly buy the "right colour but another part of me doesnt. I still have a bit of time to think about this though..
HM as for the U/S, I think you are very strong to not want to have an U/S. To be honest I am not one for much intervention in my pregnancy and delivery as well, but the U/S is just to give me peace of mind that little bub is doing well. With the 12 week U/S you dont really know what's going on in there, so for me it will be a big releif to see that the baby is growing and moving. The 20 week one is good too, but usually by then you can feel movement, so you know that your baby is kicking away.
I think it is all about personal choice in the end and you have to do what will make you comfortable.
Nicole mine is at late morning - 11. Will report on how I went later in the day. When is yours?
Megan - good luck for yoru U/S tomorrow too. Yes I think I will have a sleepless night tonight too. Its been the only thing on my mind lateley.
Lucky Strike, you are lucky mine isn't till 3pm so DH can make it.
As for finging out the sex, at this stage I want to but you never know my mind may change.
I am a massive planner and not knowing would do me to no end.
It's great that we get the chance to choose to find out if we are having a boy or girl. years ago they didnt even do scans and didnt even know until giving birth if it was one or 2. amazing how things have advanced. Even with IVF. Yesterday on Sunrise they were talking about IVF technique for implanting a boy or girl embryo. Well there is even that technology but they dont do it here in Aust (they used to - i guess for people that might pass on a certain chromosomal abnormality to their child).
I guess everyone has their own reasons and it is interesting. i was swaying between, wanting a surprise after going through the ivf treadmill, but i got my surprise with twins. My DH really wants to know and deep down so do I and I think it will really help me bond with them more before they are born. So I guess we will find out! Would prefer 1 g/b or 2 girls, but at the end of the day as long as they are healthy that is all that matters!
I go for my next scan on Thurs so hoping that all is well with C&C!
Mon :)
Hi all,
At this point in time I would probably want to the sex of our child. Might change my mind later though.
HM, I would do all the scans that I could.. I figure if something is wrong I rather know sooner than later. I can see the value of not knowing in early pg (because we can't do anything anway) but in later pg it is good idea to know so we can find options of what could be done.
AFM, my BT results are not back yet. Their equipment is down so I won't know until tomorrow morning. I am not as concerned today since there is no more spotting and I am still getting pg symptoms... tiredness, slight queasiness....Guess that is a good sign. I think I will be more reassured until I see a heartbeat at the first scan. Been very busy at work but hopefully things will calm down a little next week.
Good afternoon all, sorry a quick post but will be back latter to check on you all.....
We had our 12 week scan today and DH and I couldn't be happier!!
We saw a nice strong heart beat in at 165bpm
Baby Bug measures in at 5.4cm...how cute is that!!
She mentioned that the placenta is in front of the baby and that is normal and the cord is in a nice chunky part of the placenta.
Baby was jumping around which was nice to see...and the cheeky little monkey had his/her hands over her head so some of the photos look quite funny.
Next Scan is on the 7th January and I'll be 19 weeks...WOW!!!
Oh yeah Downs test was also really low which was great news..they actually said that the results were those of like a 15 year old....
Sending you all lots of :bellyrubs: :bellyrubs: :bellyrubs:
Nic :cheer: that is wonderful
Me: Got the pics of Charoltte will workout how to upload them to the blogs soon
HI Everyone
We also had our 12 weeks scan today.
All seems to be tracking well, we are measuring about a day ahead which is good too.
Baby was asleep throughout the entire U/S, so I was dissapointed I couldnt get to see him/her moving around. I'll be sure to do something more active before the next scan so bub is awake.
Heartbeat is great too! We got to see the 4d scan which is pretty amazing. Shows lots of detail.
Nicole we seem to be going through everything at the same time. I also have my next scan booked for the 7th of Jan. And guess what they also said to me my results were of a 15year old. What a coincidence!
I definiteley feel alot more reassured seeing little bub today, and will now "officially" spread the news now.
Megan how did you go with your scan today? Did you find out the sex of your baby?
I was actually tempted to ask today b/c I have been told they can sometimes find out at the 12 weeks scan, but decided not too for some reason. Baby was asleep and I was just releived to see everything was OK. Maybe next time I will.
Anyway thats was my day, next milestone is to feel kicks!
I actually think I feel things already. Once sometimes twice throught the day I feel like a vibration. Very soft, and sometimes I'm not sure if I felt it, but it sbeen happening over the last week so I am convinced it is that. Its way too early to feel proper kicks, but a sensation every now and then is also nice. I definiteley didnt feel anything this early with DD, but they say you feel things earlier after the 1st b/c you know what to expect.
Anyway good night to all, weekend is getting closer, horray!
Just a quickie from me....had our big scan today. We were in there for 1.5 hours because Buddy was so busy flipping and flopping that she was having a hard time getting all the measurements. Feeling a bit battered and bruised after it as she had to really put quite a bit of pressure on my belly at some points and 1.5 hours of that constant prodding was getting a bit much.
We also found out that Buddy is a boy! :D We will probably have another scan (4D) at 30w to confirm again.
Luckystrike, great to hear all went well on your scan today as well. Your little one must have been up all night dancing and needed some sleep for you this morning :doh:
Yeah it is a coincidence that we seem to keep getting the same dates for scans and our age...watch out world :dance:
Megan, sounds like you had a cheeky little monkey today!!!
Congrats on finding out you having a Boy :bluecheer:
Megan... congrats on having a boy hun...maybe a gymnast!!
Kahlan... i know what you mean hun...i guess i want o be able to choose when and how i want to be cared for....we shall see, might not have much choice.
Lucky strike... Congrats on your 12 week scan hun...all sounds like you are progressing nicely. Seeing that heart beat nice and strong must have been a gift!
Mon...nice to see you hun. I know what you mean re hubby bonding knowing what you are having. i think i feel the same way. It is cool that everyone is different.
Love to all..sorry i have not personal mess everyone. Hope you are all well and sending you big belly rubs.
Love Hm xoxox
I've been lurking the last few days ... and then just as I start to post I get dragged away from the computer ... tonight I'm determined to catch up.
Lots of excitement in here today with scans ... such fun ... great to hear your updates LS & Nicole and congrats on your *blue* bundle Megan.
TL - great to hear about your scan too and congrats on your *pink* bundle.
HM - hope you find a happy medium with the # of scans you do.
Kahlan, BW, numa, Mon, Janie, scooby, LNB - belly rubs to you all :D
curlygirl - hope your checkup BTs are going OK ...
Some great discussions over the past few days... Nic I still haven't decided whether I want to know gender this time around - probably not - although this is definitely our high-tech baby so maybe we should he! he! We didn't find out for DD and being the first we were happy with either. I guess I'm keen for a boy to balance things up and I'm not sure whether it would be easier to deal with gender disappointment through the pg or at the end. I'm thinking if it is another girl it would be hard work to put on a happy face every time you tell someone it's a girl because I'm sure plenty of people would say "oh I bet you were hoping for a boy". I've done enough smiling sweetly and biting my tongue over reproduction related comments in the last few years and now I'm *hormonal* so I don't think I really want to invite more insensitive comments!
... BG, sorry that your news was leaked. I'm so impressed that you were able to keep it to yourself for so long but it sucks that you didn't get to make your own announcement.
I'm having lots of dilemmas about how/when to announce my pg. I live in a small town and there's only 1 person I've told that I'm doing IVF, however, she tells me that a mutual friend "suspects" we are doing IVF and/or pg so the mutual friend is probably blabbing her suspicions all over town. To make matters worse, DD seems to be onto it, even though we've tried to be careful what we say around her. She is VERY talkative and I've already had to fob off one person by saying she has a very active imagination when DD started talking about a sister. I don't think I was very convincing :-(. I think I'm going to have to 'fess up sooner rather than later and I need to get "happy" with that so I feel it's my own choice rather than being backed into a corner. My sibs know we had the ET so I'll have to let them know pretty soon too I guess :wall:. Wish I felt more like sharing with the world. When did you announce to family/friends? In hindsight, was that a good idea. Any advice appreciated!
Sorry about jumping on the soapbox ... twice!! :p
AFM - BT today, results tomorrow; scan next Monday 24th. No symptoms at all. I'm hoping it will seem more *real* after my scan and then I might let myself get excited. I feel silly that I want more *proof*! Stupid really, first time round all it took was two lines on HPT and I was over the moon - not a worry in the world!
Hey Rachel,
It was going to be different this time round for you hun. Hope you can start enjoying it all a bit more soon. I am still coming to terms with it all myself too.
It is such a shame when people start to blab...it is not their news. I am sorry you are facing this. We are lucky...on the other side of the world. We told my Sil and 1 bro the next day...but i am very close with that SIL and i wanted her to be a part of all of it. Then I told my other brother and his wife...and Mum and Dad at about 6 weeks. I tried to wait longer but mum would have been hurt and it was timed well for when she got back from os. As for friends..BB girls knew straight away...and we have been very selective to tell close friends...about 3 couple...who we know don't even see anyone else we know..and that are good at keeping secrets. Otherwise it is all over.
It is funny but after trying for so long and finally getting there, everyone (for us) has been really supportive of keeping the secret. For some reason they feel it is more important for us...which we are so grateful for. My poor SIL told close family and it was all out in less than a week. ONce it hits the cousins...all over! ha sorry you probably didn't want to know so much detail...feeling chatty!
As for your boy and girl issue hun....i can understand what you mean re people having their opinions and insensitive views...i don't blame you for wanting to avoid comments like that. We are the same...i think it comes with the territory of LTTTC.
I really hope the scan can bring you comfort and you see that little heart beating like mad...find the excitement and blow caution to the wind...do what you like and bugger everyone else. Bless your DD, she is already getting excited for you. Aren't children so intuitive.
Good luck adn let us know how it goes.
Love Hm xoxo
Hey Rachel,
It was going to be different this time round for you hun. Hope you can start enjoying it all a bit more soon. I am still coming to terms with it all myself too.
It is such a shame when people start to blab...it is not their news. I am sorry you are facing this. We are lucky...on the other side of the world. We told my Sil and 1 bro the next day...but i am very close with that SIL and i wanted her to be a part of all of it. Then I told my other brother and his wife...and Mum and Dad at about 6 weeks. I tried to wait longer but mum would have been hurt and it was timed well for when she got back from os. As for friends..BB girls knew straight away...and we have been very selective to tell close friends...about 3 couple...who we know don't even see anyone else we know..and that are good at keeping secrets. Otherwise it is all over.
It is funny but after trying for so long and finally getting there, everyone (for us) has been really supportive of keeping the secret. For some reason they feel it is more important for us...which we are so grateful for. My poor SIL told close family and it was all out in less than a week. ONce it hits the cousins...all over! We had an interesting reaction from my SIl that i am not as close with...love her but we are more family than friends IYKWIM... She said ' Oh that is great news...I hate knowing this early though.' I could have hit her, but she is just like that, lack a bit of maturity and thoughtfulness. Got to love her. She waited a week to congratulate us over email...we had called her work but couldn't get her a number of times so i left it to my brother in the end...then didn't hear anything. Ha sorry you probably didn't want to know so much detail...feeling chatty!
As for your boy and girl issue hun....i can understand what you mean re people having their opinions and insensitive views...i don't blame you for wanting to avoid comments like that. We are the same...i think it comes with the territory of LTTTC.
I really hope the scan can bring you comfort and you see that little heart beating like mad...find the excitement and blow caution to the wind...do what you like and bugger everyone else. Bless your DD, she is already getting excited for you. Aren't children so intuitive.
Good luck adn let us know how it goes.
Love Hm xoxo
on tra_k (I forget names as soon as I hit reply and can no longer see signatures!), our decision on when to tell family was based more upon our miscarriage history than our IVF history. We'd twice had to go through the process of "untelling" people we were pregnant, and it was something that we were desperately trying to avoid this time. My immediate support network amongst close friends and work colleagues knew straight away (I desperately needed some people to know, and it had to be the people I deal with on a day-to-day basis). Work had to know because I was really not myself with regards to morning sickness, and I needed them to know just in case the worst happened yet again. We didn't tell parents until we were 10 weeks or so - emailed them scan pictures. Siblings found out much later - my sister was told around 16 weeks, DH's sister was told closer to 20 weeks or so, and his brothers didn't find out until they saw us at 25 weeks... All of our family are quite a long distance away from us, which was why they didn't find out until much later compared to friends. I'm quite glad we did it that way... but a little sad that it was all calculated, rather than just being able to be happy and tell people because we wanted to.
I'm still desperately tired here - copping a pounding at work with extra periods because so many others are out. :( I find that if I take a day off, I end up being hit hard the next day, so it just doesn't seem worth it. I'm now extremely behind with my reports and things will be quiet as I spend the next few days trying to catch up and get on top of things again. I'm just hanging out for the end - three weeks to go now! We have a scan this afternoon to check on Munchkin's growth, should be the last one we have.
BW
Hi Ladies,
Sorry no personal (again!) as I am so busy at work. Got my BT results back and my hcg levels have jumped to 157,000. Yay! MS has increased somewhat but I am copying o.k....not sure it is because I am just generally good at copying with sickness or not. It is worse during the morning at at night...
Take care everyone
Kahlan
Great news Kahlan, just the news you had been wishing for :cheer:
Kalanmy MS was bad if I don't eat small amounts reg
Hi Ladies
Thanks for the congrats, we are are all home now and doing well.........riding the rollercoaster!
Julia & Owen are doing great now we have sorted out some feeding issues and going great thanks for all the well wishes. Will be back later to catch up.
Shan
How wonderful to hear from you Shannon! Congratulations on Owen and Julia.
Janie xxx
BT results from yesterday were not encouraging so it's going to be a nervous weekend until my scan on Monday.
HM, BW - thanks for sharing your strategies for telling people ... if this all goes pear shaped I might not have to deal with that particular problem anymore ...
Shan - great to hear from you, congrats on the safe arrival of your twins ...
Shan :cheer: good to have you home
Ontrack :hug: hang in there may all be ok
Shan...yay you are all home safe and sound. Glad to hear things are going well, COngratulations again.
On Tra_k/Rachel...hope it all works out for you hun.
Kahlan...oh that is great news...wow nice high results. Hope the MS is nice to you babe and you don't suffer too much.
BW...HOpe you are able to get some rest soon babe. So sorry you are swamped with work and can't get a breather. You are on the home straight now. We felt a similar way..in the end the people that know so far are the support network would have needed if it went tits up. So far so good though.
Love to you all and lots of belly rubs!!
AFM...Bit tired but getting plenty of rest...bit off but eating what i can to keep my nutrition up. DH being a dream and huge support...cooking for me when i feel off. Must get some house work done today...all falling behind a bit.
Love to all
Hm xoxox
Still getting slammed here. I was at work for 4 periods yesterday, and had my regular classes for 3 of them... and got an extra period thrown at me for the one I did have off. :rolleyes: I'm just so completely over this! I'm ending up too tired to even sleep properly.
Yesterday's scan went great - we got some fantastic shots of Munchkin's facial expressions, heart is still perfect, and he's now well above average size. They've gone from being worried I'll have a tiny baby at 18 weeks, to now worried I'm going to have a monster baby at 32 weeks. The estimate for his size at 40 weeks is now at around 8.5 lbs, but I'm terrified he'll go way over if he keeps up his current growth rate! The thought of getting this kid out has now become really quite daunting... Especially when I consider that now that Shannon's twins are here it's Miss C then me... :o
I'm hoping to catch up some time over the weekend... but I don't have a lot of hope. My baby shower is on Sunday and as my mother and sister are pretty much refusing to alter their plans at all they won't be there, so I didn't bother sending an invitation to MIL... I did invite SIL, though and she's told MIL and MIL rang last night and invited herself to stay. Now I'm freaking out because the house is in an absolutely shocking state, the spare room is crammed full of Munchkin stuff and you simply can't get at the spare bed any more and she doesn't want to know the gender until he's here, but it's pretty obvious as soon as you step into that room! :wall: DH has instructions to call her back today and tell her that we simply don't have space and if she does come (because she couldn't tell us that she would of course, just to make things even worse - I'm not going to wipe myself out cleaning up in a hurry for someone who only might come because she may not be well enough!) she's better off staying with SIL. Not very happy with SIL at the moment - not just for telling MIL, but for insisting that DH spend the day with her husband and son while he's just as swamped as me because he's having to do pretty much everything around here because I'm out of action as well as entering into the most insanely busy time of year for him...
Excuse the self-absorbed grumbles... all the emotional crap from family is simply making the physical fatigue even worse. I really don't know whether I want to :wall: or :crying:
BW
Hi All,
Just a quick post to let you know I am still around and my babies are great. I'm just having some personal problems at the moment and will chat when I can.
Shannon- Wanted to say a huge congratulations to you. I'm sure you must be exhausted right now but totally over the moon and in love!!
Hugs Bel
Bel - so happy for you that the babies are doing well.
Hi everyone,
Shan - great news - glad you are home safe and sound. How did the birth go?
Quick question - I was looking at the scans the other day of the sneak and my 12 week scan had 9.3cms on it. Now I have been reading up recently and really it should have only been 5 - 6?
Does anyone know what the deal is with that? I'm a bit confused at the size of the babino on board.
thanks
nixon, depends on what measurement they were taking at the time - it may have been around belly or around the head. we measured 5.55-5.65cm CRL, over 7.3cm head circ - can't remember belly, but it had a little pot!
It was the only measurement I could see on the scan pic - I don't remember them measuring belly or head- oh well will just have to wait and see what they say at the next one.
Ta
does it have an EDD on there at all to show you whether it was unusually large measurement? i know for every measurement we had taken, it showed, based on that measurement, what the EDD would be. Every date was within five days of our EDD so on average it all worked out to be on par. if a measurement had been particularly out of character, the doc or sonographer would have commented i'm sure.
AFM - not a lot happening - still fighting ms on a daily basis, and trying to work out when next scan will be. was hoping to push morphology scan to close to 20 weeks for more clarity and stuff like that, but worked out we've hit safety net, hit 18w the sunday after Christmas, so if we have our scan done between then and new years eve, we can sneak in under the medicare safety net and pay maybe 20 for the scan out of pocket, instead of 100... DH loves the idea of finishing the year with morph scan, so will have to get referral from the doc next week and book it in.
we've also decided to have a 4d scan. it was for a while a maybe maybe not scenario, but we queried our local 4d scan mob, and they are, from what i have read elsewhere, about $80 minium cheaper than the places down in the city - and they do the scans from 26-29weeks (where i've read a lot of people saying they have to be 30+ weeks). timing works out that i'm 29weeks on valentines day weekend, which is when we got together, so we're looking at having the scan the week before that....
Hi girls
There is no way I can properly catch up on what's been going on in here!
Will have a go though, and try to get back into things.
Scooby and Numa - hey belly buddies!! Hope you're both doing marvellously! Not much longer now, it's getting scarily close!
TL - congratulations on your girl! Wonderful news. So glad that everything is going smoothly, and I love the name Charlotte.
Shannon - huge congratulations on the arrival of Julia and Owen, you must be so happy that they are here at last.
BG - LOVE the new avatar! So glad all went well at your 12 week scan. Very exciting to have a 4D scan!! I love getting a quick 3D glimpse of bubs at each appointment.
Kahlan - great news on your levels!
on tra_k - I hope you get some good news on your levels soon :crossfingers:
BW - really glad to hear that all is going well with munchkin. My baby is also measuring ahead and OB is making 'big baby' noises, which concerns me a bit. But the u/s measurements have such a big margin of error, I'm sure we both have babies within the normal range. Hope work calms down a bit soon, when do you finish?
Hippy Mum - you said something a couple of pages back about being vegetarian. I wouldn't worry about it, I'm vegetarian too and all is fine. I haven't really had anyone hassle me about it. No idea what some people might be saying behind my back though!! I was vegan but thought it might be contributing to my issues with conceiving, so I took up dairy and free range eggs, and cut back on the soy products. I think it may have helped (well, that plus the fertility treatment ;) )
LS and Nicole - congrats on the great 12 week scan results!!
Megan - congratulations on your little boy!! Wonderful news!
I'm really sorry girls, I just can't keep up with everything that's going on in here. I will try to keep up more from now on. But I am just so happy that this thread is so busy!! This has been one fertile year for LTTTCers.
As for me, had an awful start to the week that has turned out fine. Went to my ob checkup on Monday to find that there was lots of sugar in my urine, and pin pri*k test had blood sugar level of 9.9. So stupid midwife got in a flap and started saying I probably had gestational diabetes. She really scared me, and I got very upset. Finally got in to see Ob and he started talking about early induction (meaning he wouldn't be at the birth). Anyway, he sent me off for the 2 hour GTT, which I did the next day, got the results Wednesday night and I passed, thankfully. It was such an up and down week. But it has made me think more about my diet and that I need to do some more light exercise.
I am getting really impatient to meet our baby. Got a good look at him on Monday, he is looking pretty cute!! Ob says 100% a boy and that he is very well endowed! :o I think he may have been saying that to flatter DH.
Anyway, I'm really sorry to those girls I have missed. I've been reading off and on and trying to keep up with what's happening. Sending you all massive :bellyrubs: and happy mummy and baby wishes!
Devon
xxxx
Hi everyone :)
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! :redface: 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!
Big hugs and belly rubs,
Miss C :hug:
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.
Love Hm oxox
Hi Ladies -
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 :pray: and hoping everyday for everything to be okay.
Hope everyone has a good weekend,
Take care,
LNB
LNB, hope everything will be ok. Concentrate on those hormone induced pg symptoms we all love to bits. Thinking of you hun xoxo
LNB :hug: sweetie you are welcome glad you have a better feeling now
Miss C :hug: good to have you back
Devon :cheer: glad things worked out ok sweetie bubba will be here soon
:bellyrubs: :hug: 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....
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