lise YAY on getting your pram. How exciting! Shame that you are missing some bits but im sure that they will understand and fix it all up for you. Must be so exciting to have some of the bigger things at home. Must make it all feel so real. LondonMiss that recipe sounds delicious.
Still no news from Sammie. As they say, no news is good news!!
Feeling lots more light movement lately which is oh so very exciting!!
Wishes~Dont feel left out because you having a baby boy.Boys are just lovely and tend to be close to their mummys..at least until they are teens.. LOL .My son,Connor is 13 next month! Im sure your little man will light up your world in ways you will never expect.
Saph~ Gee,time flies...7 weeks already!! Im glad that you are feeling better and that Xavier is doing well.That is quite a long time to recover isnt it? Now you can enjoy your new baby much more now.Theres nothing worse than feeling run down and trying to re coup when your trying to cope with a newborn.It must have been hard.Glad all is well now though
Sammie~ WHERE ARE YOU?? I hope everything is going well.Cant wait to hear your announcement.xx
Lise~ Yeah,moving house again is not fun.DH is working 4 hours away over the past 3 weeks so he is only home on weekends so DS and I are trying to pack the light things together,such as clothing,linen etc. Was the pram you got,the bugaboo? I cant remember who,on the forum,ordered one? I bought a Love n care Nova with the bassinette attachment on sale for $399.The in laws bought the car seat on the weekend which was on sale for $405 from $490 and the only things i have bought are clothes,wash products. The best thing about the new house we will be renting is that its 3 bedroom so our little girl will have a nursery.I always wanted a nursery so im going to have so much fun decorating!! I hope you get the parts you need for the pram,without any drama.
London Miss~ My DH is away for work too! I woke at 9.15 today but was awake most of the night with sore hips so it was a disturbed sleep.I also had to get Connor ready for school at 7.30.Its 11.30 now and after packing some clothes into garbage bags for our move,im ready for bed again. LOL.
AFM im enjoying my babies movements.Some are so strong they startle me! Im sure she is a kickboxer in the making...i hope not as i am quite a non sporting,girly girl who makes dolls for a living.To have a tom boy would be very different from what i expect..
Apparently my mum was sure she was having a boy with me beacuse i was so rough with my kicks.
I had a dreadful weekend with the in laws.I was in tears because of my menopausal MIL and her insensitivity!.Lucky they live 2 hours away and as DH said "just agree with her and when we get home and the baby is born,we can do as we like so dont worry"
She had an opinion on EVERYTHING!! AAARRGGGHHH!!!
Well im off to make muffins for Connors lunchbox...thats if i dont fall asleep in that time.... zzzzzzz
Any moment now we'll be hearing the news from sammie jam I just hope her Dh raced back in time for the big moment!
sorry no persies from me today just wanted to pop in a whinge a little..
I have the flu aparently I spent a lil too much time on the hammock chair in the breeze lol..
Its so hard trying to be the super sweet mum to my sick lil man when I myself feel like death warmed up on a stick!! Ive been trying to do all the nice things for him that I remembered my mother doing for me when I was little and sick.. Like giving him lots of warm baths with lavender and bringing him fruit juice in bed reading him stories stroking his hair and singing him to sleep.. The poor lil bugger even when he was sleeping hed be tossing and turning looking miserable..
wishes -=- Its true about boys though they really do love there mummies My lil man always jumps on my lap when Im sitting on the couch and snuggles into me.. When hes feeling down or sick or tired it always has to be mummy cuddles and mummy time with every accomplishment like building robots or makeing puppys out of playdoh mummy has to come and see you will love it, it truly makes you feel like the most special person on earth!
I cant believe I have the flu so close to Jelly Beans arrival I feel miserable.. Sleeping at night is disgusting with the razor throat and the blocked nose, and my stomache is so sore from being sick ontop of the usual crowded feeling.. Going from feeling so cold i cant get enough blankets to throwing them off me in th pool of sweat.. Doc says both me and DS just have to wait it out.. Im actually jealose my son is allowed to have cold and flu medicine and I cant! LOL
JB seems unnaffected still prodding me everyday and rolling around in the little space she/he has left.. DH has been amazing at least.. hes been taking on everything he can when hes home so I can try to sleep it off..
Well hope every one is doing well I ll do proper persies later on when I start to feel a little better.. belly rubs to all my girls <3
Kyra - hope you're taking it easy and feeling a bit better. As if you're not feeling crap enough without the flu also...
Wantbaby - yes it was us who bought the Bugaboo. Took it back to the store today and they confirmed there are bits missing. Luckily it's not anything we need straight away but I'm still a little annoyed considering how much we paid for the thing!!! Anyway, Bugaboo will post us the parts and we should have them soon. I'm glad DS is able to help you pack , I think that's the worst part!
Paula - glad you can feel more movements now, such a nice feeling isn't it? I could sit for hours feeling/watching the chicklet move. Although I can see my belly move she's too little still for us to see feet/hands etc but looking forward to that!
Londonmiss - I don't know if I'll be able to pm you the list from my phone but I'll see what I can do.
AFM - at home today. I've had a headache the last few days and although it's not a bad one I just decided I needed a day at home. I think my body is responding to the stress of my work at the moment since I usually get sick when I'm stressed. I'm working in a different part of my department and I just don't really like it. But my substantive position ceased to exist so to return to my usual work HR would have to place me somwhere znd who knows where that would be. So I'm thinking easiest to stay where I am for another 7 weeks, but sometimes it seems so far away...
Anyway, enough whingeing, time for a snooze. Hope you're all plodding along nicely
Just a quick question to anyone 20 weeks plus who has experienced this...
..... Im getting this weird pinching feeling about 2 inches from my belly button.Sometimes it feels like a pinched nerve where you get that 'burnt' skin type of sensation.Peanut keeps kicking in that same spot too.I have made my next ante natal app a week earlier so i can get it checked out but still have a week til then.
I have googled but cant find much.Any help would be great.xx
So sorry for keeping you all hanging. Right now I am sitting in my room at the hosp in the pitch black darkness with a laptop my fav nurse smuggled in for me from the nurses quarters to use for half an hour. She took pity on me as I have been without internet since I last posted on friday night! I broke my lapy charger as a HUGE contraction hit as I was packing it up and I snapped the little thing off that does the charging.
So first things first - HE'S HERE! His name is Colt Jesse-Trapper and he was born by emergency Ceasearean just after midnight last friday night (so that was saturday morning). He weighed 2450g (5pound 8) and is a gorgeous little thing.
Unfortunately he has been in NICU since then and things have been very rough. *deep sigh* but he is a FIGHTER and is getting better and stronger by the hour.
What happened is absolutely crazy and VERY VERY RARE, so I dont want any of my preggo girls worrying.
The first issue was what happened when I got to the hosp. I arrived at 10pm and my contractions were 5 mins apart and I was 4cms dilated. They put the monitor on me and noticed that with every contraction, his heartrate stopped. TERRIFYING. So they called the OB in and the decision was made straight away to get him out. His cord was wrapped around his neck 2x but was also around his mouth, like a gag. The OB said it gave him a terrible shock as he had not seen that before.
Anyways they got him out ok and although he seemed small, he appeared to be ok. Everything went as normal and he was bathed and weighed and taken to my room for a feed. It was all good.
Then the blood results started coming in. I am A neg, Colt is O+ but I had the Anti-D so everything SHOULD have been ok. But its not. As most of you know, I had 3 ruptured ectopic pregnancies which necessitated IVF. 2 of those ectopics happened in NZ where not many people do IVF due to the costs involved over there. Well the NZ doctors decided that since I wasnt going to have any more babies because I had no fillopean tubes left, the Anti-D injection was not necessary for me and they DIDNT give it to me after either ectopics. This would be UNHEARD OF over here. So, because of this, I am one of the very very VERY rare women that has the rhesus negative antibodies and they have passed into my darling little baby
His tiny wee body is filled with blood cells that are a seek and distroy mission for positive blood, which he has
This would have started in-utero but my liver and the placenta was able to keep the levels right down and he was ok in there (but that could contribute his small birth weight) During the birth, my blood which is chock filled with those search and distroy anti-bodies flowed down the umbilical cord, straight into him and there was nothing to protect him anymore. After about 3 hours he started to go downhill badly. His blood sugar levels were horrendus which caused his blood pressure to drop dramatically and his bilirubin levels were absolutely THROUGH.THE.ROOF. They knew that we had different blood types and that can cause some of the symptoms they saw but NOTHING like what he experiencing. This is because situation is so rare now days (due to the anti-d injection) and the fact that my notes CLEARLY showed i had the anti-d shot at 32wks, they did not in a million years expect me to have the actual antiobodies. It took a few hours for it to be figured out where Colt just got sicker and sicker and sicker. Finally the bloods came back and the antibodies were discovered and things moved quickly from there.
Colt has been under 4 blue lights for the last 4 days and was fed via drip and my milk through a nose line. His biliruben was hovering at 280 and has been going steadily up every day He was expected to have a total blood transfer when the level hit 300 and it was tentatively scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Today however, HE DROPPED TO 240 AND CAME DOWN TO 2 LIGHTS! No one could believe it, he seemed to just turn a corner. I think its my milk
I held him, changed him and gave him a quick breastfeed FOR THE FIRST TIME. It was SO amazing. I am crying typing this.
We are praying his levels will continue to drop and we will be able to take him home early next week. I am sooooooo excited to just be able to hold him and look at his face whenever I want. (his face has been covered to protect his eyes from the lights)
He is a wonderful little munchkin and doesnt cry or complain about all the drips and tubes and lights and 5 heel *****s a day, or any of the other godawful stuff he goes through every day. I cannot tell you all how much I adore him. (you all know though, cos you feel the same about your wee ones)
So thats the update. I am well, c-section healing, holding up and trying to stay strong for my little Colt.
I will post again soon as I can. Thank you all for your kind wishes and thoughts. I am thinking of you all as well.
Oh Sammie, big hugs to you what an ordeal. I'm glad Colt is on the mend and you can hold him in your arms, fingers crossed he continues to get better so you can take him home ASAP.
I'm O neg and DH is A pos so I'll be praying even harder the chicklet is negative like me.
I'm at home again today, I think it's gone to my sinuses, this is how my last sinus infection started, with a few days of headaches, so going to stay hone and hopefully prevent it from turning into a full on attack.
Wantbaby - I haven't had that but are there midwives at your OB clinic you can ask? The ladies at my clinic are great and happy to answer any questions.
Bloody hell Sammie - what a stressful few days for you and DH. Did he get there in time? My heart was in my mouth reading your post, I'm so pleased to hear he's turned the corner and should be able to come home with you.
I give thanks and praise that we are born in this century and in a Western country. If we lived in a hut in Burkino Faso or in 1810, it would be awful to think about what would happen in anything other than a standard birth. Although having said that, none of us would be pregnant without IUI/ IVF so.... But I'm so grateful for you, the medical attention sounds like it was great when you really needed. Phew. Give that lovely baby a cuddle from us all.
Lise and Kyra - hope you are feeling better now. It's rubbish not being able to take anything for it. Hope you get well soon x
firstly a welcom to baby COLT what a cute name hun and a huge congrats to you sammi,sounds like youve had a very ruff trot hun.hang in there and know were all thinking of you and your beautiful little boy ,who i hope gets big and strong like his mummy.all the best sweety and thanks for the update
Sammie~ Congratulations on your new son!!! WELCOMe COLT!!!! :itsaboy:
Wow,what an experience and a half! You poor thing.You must have been so worried.He sounds like he is a tough little guy. Lastnight on RPA they had a pregnant woman who is going through the RH thing.They are going to inject blood into the fetus to protect him from becoming too anaemic.She is 24 weeks.Anyhow it was interesting hearing about it.
Your story sounds like a huge shock to the system.Im soooo happy that Colt is coming along nicely.Being able to feed and hold him must mean the world to you.I cant imagine what it must feel like.Anyhow Congratulations on your little mans arrival.Wishing you and bubs all the best.It sounds like the drs are caring for him very well and with your love he will be just fine.Im glad to hear from you.We have all been waiting eagerly and am sure i speak for all of us when i say CONGRATULATIONS and Lots of Love.Love Alicia and Peanut. xoxox
Congratulations Sammie on the birth of baby Colt!!
You certainly have a little fighter there. I hope all continues to go well from here on in
Lise nothing better than a day off! Hope it helped your headache. Wantbaby#2 sorry i cant help you with the pinching feeling. Im sure its just bub leaning against a nerve or something.
if someone can pm me the most up to date list, I'll do it
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aparently I spent a lil too much time on the hammock chair in the breeze lol..
what an ordeal. I'm glad Colt is on the mend and you can hold him in your arms, fingers crossed he continues to get better so you can take him home ASAP.
firstly a welcom to baby COLT what a cute name hun and a huge congrats to you sammi,sounds like youve had a very ruff trot hun.hang in there and know were all thinking of you and your beautiful little boy ,who i hope gets big and strong like his mummy.all the best sweety and thanks for the update
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