Sorry Sheree, I have no idea on that sorta stuff... hope u find ur answer. Ooh, only 10 more days til ur NT scan. :-)
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Sorry Sheree, I have no idea on that sorta stuff... hope u find ur answer. Ooh, only 10 more days til ur NT scan. :-)
Me neither Sheree i hope it eases for you soon though :cry:
Sheree. Avoid Fenu greek - it releases oxytocin! (Contraction hormone) and is commonly used in increasing breast milk supply.
Amy BIG Congrats to you on the birth of your gorgeous Noah!! (Nice name BTW)
Morning girls,
Tiff - how are you darling? Been thinking of you and yours for what it's worth. And yes, we now have two Noahs in the forum!
Sheree - I think there are actually some meds you can take for hayfever during pg but I have not tried the herbs myself. My obstetrician said one of the nasal sprays was okay and something for my red eyes called Antistine Privine. I only had to use them a few times fortunately and then it cleared up. What a hassle to have hayfever now ... hope you are not feeling too sick.
Babydreams - new carpet is always nice (aaaaaah ...
softness).
Bet you'll soon have that nursery looking spick and span.
Shell, with Amy on the mother road, this must mean you, me and Sush are next cabs off the rank. I wonder which one of us will go first?
We did take some pictures over the weekend but I need to get some assistance from DH to resize them before I put them on the site. Might do a little reshuffle of the photos too and put some others up for you to look at.
Hope everyone has a great day. I'm off to get my roots done.
Love,
Mel
Hey Mel,
We are all ok. Dad's funeral was yesterday. It was a very surreal experience to say the very least. My mum was there, she and my Dad were married for 25 years and were GF and BF for five years before that. Marion (my Dad's second wife) was there too. Boasting 15 years of relationship (five of which overlapped with my Mum and Dad still being married). It was weird and I didn't know where to be and I didn't really get to grieve my Dad in any way because I was so stressed about keeping the peace. Add to the mix my sister, who hadn't spoken to my Dad (except on his death bed) or me for three good years, playing the terribly beautiful, terribly distressed 'daughter' and you can imagine how the day was for me. The kids were told in no uncertain terms that they were not allowed to go (by Marion's family) and so I had to deal with their emotions on a different level. *SIGH* It's a good grounds for NOT getting divorced. Blended families just don't work at times like these.
It's all ok now, all over and done with and I can grieve my Dad somewhere nice, like in the garden or on a beach or with people I feel comfortable with and who understand.
We are planning to go away at the beginning of April for William's second birthday and Angel day. I just don't want to be at home and I am wanting to go somewhere where I have happy memories. So that is in the pipeline now. It's going to take alot of organising with the two little babies travelling with us but I am hoping a family break is just what we need around that time. S, forgive me if I am not online when your precious little man makes his grand entrance.
Ivy and Noah are great. They have a cold but are still in good spirits. They both chose yesterday to give me their first real social smiles God bless their cotton socks, it's as if they knew I needed cheering up! They are starting to goo and gaa now and look around more, interact with us. Noah can't miss a thing, he is such a busy body. I feel so lucky to have them in my life.
How are you going Mel? Not long now. Although, now is the time when you start to feel it drag, I guess, wanting to meet your special little man!
Thanks for asking after us, Mel, it means more than you know!
Sheree, I forgot to mention, when I had allergic rhinitus (sneezin but not that often, ear infection, sore throat...) which is apparently very common in pg, my GP gave me a nasal spray but cant remember its name & some pennicilan. Wonder if they'd help with hayfever?
Mel, I know 'tis getting so close isn't it, oh & also KelliW & possibly Shazz may be April mummies too, so many in a few wks. And only 22 days to go for u, yay. Can't wait to c ur pickies.
Tiff, what a nightmare that would've been for u & the family, especially at a time like that. Can't choose ur rels huh.
Well some small news here, 3am Sat onwards, very mild cramps on/off, not that many really & wasnt bowels. Driving home from work yesterday (6:15pm - 7pm) 3-5mins apart had upper abdo cramps, nausea, mid back pain, mild though, but I definitely started to think well this is either it, or in preparation, but I guess as they say these sortof things can last for days or wks before hand. No sign of anythin else though. :-) Well as soon as I got home, I layed down to c if they'd subside, like midwife in antenatal classes taught us & well they disappeared, so not labour. Still gettin the usual BH but no more/less than usual.
*lines up to fill a soon to be empty seat*It's getting so exciting in here!!!!! Good luck to all you wonderful women!!!
Hi Everyone
I'm (very) new ~ may I take a seat in your thread?
DH and I are very excited, and yet cautious this time round. Have only told very close friends and going to see family on the weekend to give the good news!
I know my mum will scream with joy and my dad will cry! We've been holding off talking about the pg around DD (4yrs) because we know that she'll be chatting on and on at her kindy about mummy having a baby in her tummy....and we know it would be horrible to have to tell everyone "again" if we m/c. I have a very positive outlook this time around. This pg feels completely different from last year and the pg symptoms are very strong.
Anyway, enough of my babble...I hope to get to know all of you in the coming weeks.
Night
Beccy :flower:
Nice to finally see you here Beccy! Course you can have a seat, more the merrier for us!!
Morning Ladies,
Beccy, welcome to our humble thread and congrats! Hope it all goes well for you.
Shez - your seat awaits, my sweet!!
Tiff - It's sad how funerals sometimes bring out the worst in people. I'm just relieved for you that you now have some time and space to yourself to think about your Dad and just cry if that's all you want to do. I totally understand it. The break with just you, Dave and the kids sounds like a good idea too. Hope you find somewhere beautiful to calm your senses. So good to hear that the little ones are doing well ... how amazing that they both smiled on the same day!
Hope everyone else is doing okay. Shall pop back in later to see if there have been any developments ... (one never knows)
Love,
Mel
Hey Mel, I just realised you're next in line.... Not long to go now :D
Hi girls,
sorry to have been MIA lately. Have had a horrible few days, as my DD got assaulted by a group of youths Fri night and was pretty badly beaten up. It was completely unprovoked, and while she was with 3 friends (all guys) no one came to her aid when she got jumped, as one of the people who got stuck into her was 27yo and much bigger.
I've spent the last few days virtually living at the Police Station and the Drs getting her injuries assessed for the Police. They intend to lay serious aggravated assault charges on these people.
But while the Police are plodding along, some of the parents in the neighbourhood have contacted me to say that this group have been terrorising kids here for months. Some of the dads were talking about getting together and going down to the skate park, where this group hangs out, and 'teaching them a lesson' So on top of everything, I've been constantly on the phone to parents to try to stop any vigilante action that's been fuelled by testosterone.
DD will need to be ferried up and down from work until the offenders get arrested and charged, and honestly, she is too scared to venture too far away from me now. We've also started proceedings to get a restraining order out.
So at this point, I don't have time to go into labour! Lol! Have had many BHs, they're getting more and more uncomfortable every night, but, again, I am praying for some time to sort things out for my DD so that I can relax and have this baby, and enjoy it for heaven's sake!
I'm off to drive DD to work now. Poor thing still has what's left of a black eye. Will be back later.
Love
sushee
Oh Sushee what dreadful news. I hope that the guys are caught and that you DD gets some peace of mind soon.
And Tiff, so sorry about your news.
Omg :shock: Sush what is this world coming to :shock: i hope your DD is coping alright is is on mend i hope the police get these thugs and they get what they deserve and your right now is probably not the best time to go into labour i hope [-o< you get things sorted so you can relax and peacefully have the ending you want to this long waited for pg take care
sheree ~ how are things going with you ?
Thanks for asking about me Shazz. I am back at work. Spotting has stopped. I have dreadful hayfever, my ob said it was OK to take the vitamins but I'm not game yet! I have increased my calcium and omega3 vitamins though and my energy has increased and M/S seems to have eased (knock on wood).
How is everybody this fine fine morning?
Sush, so sorry to hear about your DDs assault. Shazz is right what is this world coming to?? So sad that no one felt they could intervene.
Love and hugs to you and yours xo
Back from dropping DD off.
Sheree, am so glad to hear that the spotting has stopped. I remember when I got that rash, everyone I spoke to told me that only Polaramine (sp?) was safe on pg women, but like you, I wasn't game to try anything. I hope the hayfever eases. Probably aggravated by your pg too.
As for me, now that DD and DS are safely off to work/school respectively, can have a minute to catch my breath. Had some more mucous come away yesterday, about 50 cents worth, but am still hoping that it doesn't mean bub is coming earlier than expected.
As for the thugs who jumped my DD, have had lots of help from people in the neighbourhood and the parents of DD's school mates, all of whom have managed to get the names, addresses and ages of the offenders. 2 of the four are under 18, and so not much will happen to them. But the other two should get some time, esp considering they're already known to the Police, and two other parents are going down there today to lodge complaints of the harrassment and bullying of their children.
Poor DD just met some friends for dinner at Maccas and was going to walk to a party across the park. It was only 9pm and there were tonnes of kids around. Yet not one person helped her. This is what makes me so angry!
Urgh, there I go ranting about it again. Am taking the day off today, no cooking, no cleaning, just resting. Am hoping to enjoy these last few weeks of being pg after all the drama of the last few days. Haven't been sleeping at all well lately either so maybe a nanna nap would be in order! Lol!
Mel, 3 weeks or so left for you. When do we start Mel-watch?
love
sushee
Sush that is just disgusting. Your poor DD, I can imagine how terrified she must have been & still is! Fingers crossed the police can nab these b@st@rds and put them away. Great that they seem to know who they are after.
Stay put for a little while longer bubs :crossfingers: Let Mummy have a nice rest first :flower:
Sheree I am so glad your spotting has stopped. Only a week & a day till your NT scan :cheer:
Mel you are up soon! Can you believe it! How are you feeling?
I had my first appt with my Ob yesterday. Saw our little bubba again, already measuring a week ahead. My Dr recommended a Low GI diet to try to keep babys' size down. He said it may not work & I might just be destined to have big bubbas. Even though my labour was rapid with her I tore badly & recovery was a bit 'ouchy'. [-o< for a little one this time. I got the form to book in for my NT scan. He said go anytime from 11.5 to 12.5 weeks, am I better off waiting till 12.5?
A big :wave: to everybody else, hope you are having a great day!
Sheree ~ i am glad the spotting has stopped bugger about the hayfever though i think sometimes hayfever would make you feel a whole lot crappier ( is that a word lol ) then MS take it easy
Sush ~ Mel watch sush watch Shell watch we are going to be very busy in here geez even i'm counting down the days should be about fifty now i think at this point i'm out of the April race they informed me yesterday that going by yesterdays scans that they may Not induce me middle of april after all bugger bugger bugger but as long as bubs is healthy and remains that way i can plod along ( even if i have to drag myself to the finish line :rolleyes: )
Skyelar ~ Glad your appt went well
not sure about this one sorry i wouldn't think it would make a huge difference as long as you went in that one week window:
I got the form to book in for my NT scan. He said go anytime from 11.5 to 12.5 weeks, am I better off waiting till 12.5?
Skye,
I went at 12 weeks 2 days, but anytime in that window would be fine. I would have gone in sooner if I was able.
love
sushee
Tiff, meant to say this b4, oops, that holiday sounds great, just what the Dr ordered.
Becky, welcome & congrats on ur xclnt news.
Shez, can't wait til u can take ur seat here too.
Sushee, oh no, I was wonderin where u had got to. I hope that all is sorted out quick smart & that ur DD is recovering well. Yikes on the 3 boys she was with & all the other onlookers not helping her out at all, thats terrible, not to mention these bullies have been going at it for sometime & still are.
Sheree, yay on spotting & m/s easing for u, just hope the hayfever does too.
Skye, hope u dont have tearing this time, ouch. NT scan, hmm, not sure, I was told 12-13.5wks from memory & I had mine at 12w4d. :-) It was the morph scan that they told me to wait longer as more growth, but couldn't help myself, they said 18-20.5wks but no earlier than 19wks preferably, I went at 18w6d.
Shazz, hehe, u never know what nature will do huh, may be late april for u, but like u said, so long as bub's is healthy. :-)
Yeah I think it is time to start Mel watch too. :-)
Sushee - your poor DD and what cowards 4 to 1 and bashing a poor girl. Yes - shocking no one came to her aid - I hope your DD is feeling better and regains her self confidence. You must have been worried sick.
Sheree - thank goodness your spotting has stopped. Hope HF clears soon.
Skye- anytime around 12 weeks is fine.
Shez - [-o< you are next to join us here.
Mel -Shell - Sushee -watch is on
Shazz - hope you GD is under control.
Welcome Becky - we need a few graduates to fill out our numbers now there will be 4 exiting in next 50 days or less .
New thread HERE ladies :)