Pregnancy after LT TTC #10

[lise]

Firstly - welcome to the thread and a big CONGRATULATIONS Ninah Nice to have someone new on board - wishing you the very best for the rest of your pregnancy. Not long now till your scan, hope you enjoy every minute of it!

Londonmiss- your parcel sounds so very exciting. Have you been playing and rearranging everything? DH laughs at me because every time we buy something new I make us pull EVERYTHING out and have another look, and sort things into different piles. He always complains but he plays along to humour me...! Hope you're enjoying all the peace and quiet after the Grand Prix - when we were in Melbourne we lived in St Kilda and Prahran and it was bad enough then.

Wantbaby - love the idea of your shabby chic theme for your little girl, sounds divine. I'm still trying to work out which way to go, though like you all our furniture is white. Trouble is, because we're not telling anyone that we know the sex it's a bit hard to decorate properly before the Chicklet's arrival... And I must say, you are very good to avoid all those foods/drinks still. I'm not saying I eat lots of things that are bad for me, but I’m afraid this Chicklet is very familiar with coke and chocolate, and I have to confess that I did lick the bowl the other day when I was making a cake

Paula - have you struck inspiration yet? Hope all is going well!

Smithy - a big congratulations to you on being a nanna!! I'm still trying to work out how you could possibly be old enough to have 5 children, let alone a grandchild but hope all is going well with all the babies Charlie is certainly growing up isn't she? What a cutie.

BOC - glad to hear all is going well - love the photos!!

Kyra - hope you're feeling better xx

Wishes - the 'list' is a list of all of us in here, due dates, nicknames of our bubs and the colour of our bundles (if we know and are willing to share...!). Here's the link to the latest list, though there are a few updates to be made: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...tc-10-a-2.html Londonmiss is looking after it now so if you post/PM her your details I’m sure she'll add your name. I know what you mean about the scans, I wish they did them more often - DH and I are lucky to be having a 28 week 3D/4D scan next week and I just can't wait!!!

Sammie - hope you're home with your gorgeous boy xx

Phew, think I’ve covered everyone! AFM - well home AGAIN with another infection. All the headaches I had last week were the build up to another sinus infection so at home resting up. I go back to my GP tomorrow because my blood pressure was a little higher than it has been - 125/75. I know last time I had a sinus infection my BP was a little higher too, and I wasn't concerned then but this time I’ve been reading about preeclampsia so I’m stressing myself out that of course that's my problem, and probably making my BP rise even more in the process!! So tell me to get a grip, stop Googling symptoms and just relax ladies, please!!!

In happier news, I finally bought a bassinet, I just love it. It's pretty simple, just a Moses basket on a stand, but I didn't really like all the frilly ruffly ones, just not me. Yet again I had to put it all together myself, but I seem to be getting the hang of that because it didn't take very long at all lol.

Anyway, hope you're all doing well, sending belly rubs to all and a call to those we haven’t heard from for a while (lilmisshavachat? Emerald star?), hope everything is okay - come tell us how you’re going xx

[lilmisshavachat]

Hi Lise & everyone else...

Thanks for thinking of me.. I am always in here reading but don't post very much... I'm doing really well and apart from having had two slipped discs in the last 2 months and some severe fluid retention I really am still riding cloud 9.. Things are just starting to get very real as I am now producing colostrum that I noticed for the first time last night and that put everything in perspective... Lil Kracker will be arriving soon.. I looked at the use by date on my milk this morning and thought I might have a baby before that expires... Reality check I guess... I really hope that everyone is travelling along nicely and not stressing too much and there will no doubt be some more announcements soon...
Dee xoxo

[barney]

Smithy - a big congratulations to you on being a nanna!! I'm still trying to work out how you could possibly be old enough to have 5 children, let alone a grandchild but hope all is going well with all the babies Charlie is certainly growing up isn't she? What a cutie.

aww thanks hun,yes charlie is growing up so fast 10 weeks this week and i wonder were its gone lol.as for the nanny part thanks for the congrats chicky babe im 33 now and started having babies when i was very youngactualy to young but what can ya do lol.all my girls except for charlie are exactlly 2 yrs apartso i was very busy all the time ,then from courtney to charlie there is a big gap but charlie was very planed ,the other were not pmsl they just happened but ive learnt to deal with it with a LOT of help from my mum

[wantbaby#2]

Lilmiss have achat~ I have that colostrum stuff too.For about 3 weeks i have had it.Thats early i think.I remember with my son i was actually dripping everywhere from about 6 months on.I had to wear 2 breast pads on each breast.Looks like it will be that way again.
Lise~ I plan on locking the nursery door so that nobody can go in and reveal the sex....besides we dont get any visitors...we are hermits LOL !!! The cot bedding that i was going to but from the states worked out at $260 but now is on sale...yay!!! So its only about $210.Thats with the postage included.

Well DH is coming home tonight which im looking forward to.Finally we can get started on moving.
Regarding the list.....Can mine be updated to having a girl with nickname Peanut please?
Thankyou so much.

[*Paula*]

LondonMiss i wish nesting would kick in for me. We have a spare room with lots of filing calling out my name but i just cant be bothered by the time i get home cook dinner clean up etc. Maybe this weekend with 4 days off, ill find some time
wantbaby#2 my mum says the same thing. She is a believer that if you feel like it, eat it. She also tells me she ate everything and i turned out fine. You just never know these days though. The only thing i have been naughty with is coca cola. I can pretty much say it must be a craving because i generally hate the taste of the straight up coke, would previously have a diet or coke zero if i felt like it yet now if i have a bit of coca cola, OMG it tastes sooooo good! Yay on getting the bassinet. I have seen those Moses basket ones and they are beautiful.
lilmisshavachat how exciting that its all just around the corner now for you

DH and i felt our first kick from the outside last night. We were sooo excited! It truly is the best feeling in the world. I had been feeling a little left out for not feeling much and a lil worried yesterday during the day and it looks like Tiana let mummy know she is ok!!

[barney]

YAY PAULA for bubba girls first real kicks what a beautiful girl i bet she will be a dancer lol.

[LondonMiss]

er..... you can start leaking this early???? really??? oh my goodness. Just when I thought I was under control of at least two of my orifices, now you shatter that illusion!! How much colostrum leaks?

[wantbaby#2]

londonmiss~hahaha.Sorry to shock you but yes,i already have it.Its not dripping!! Well,not yet.My nipples are just producing drops and i only notice it when i am getting changed,i might brush my arm/hand against them and they are wet.Try giving yours a gentle squeeze.(TMI) and im sure you will see some droplets.My book says its normal from 18 weeks to be able to squeeze some out.
With my son,the amount was ALOT.I soaked my shirts and soaked through 2 breast pads some days.It dripped constantly from 6 months on.NOT a good look!

I bet you rush off to the bathroom now to have a look.......