Pregnancy after LT TTC #10

[*Paula*]

lise our little girl has soooo many shoes and clothes already too. Its so hard to resist!! Woohoo on the furniture. Thats so exciting. I cant wait to put my order in let alone have it all at home ready to be assembled.

smithy any reason why your photo site doesnt seem to load up? Is it just my computer?

It sure has been very quiet in here. I have been feeling lots of kicks and so has DH. Especially in the morning before we get up, she always has to say good morning. Very cute!

[barney]

lise .

smithy any reason why your photo site doesnt seem to load up? Is it just my computer?

It sure has been very quiet in here. I have been feeling lots of kicks and so has DH. Especially in the morning before we get up, she always has to say good morning. Very cute!

hey paula hun ,good to hear from you sweety and i so happy your little girl is giving you and dh some great kicks,you sure are on the count down now chicky babe over half way .
and ive just tried my photo site and it opened straight up for me ,just try again later hunny.

[LondonMiss]

Hello all. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. Sorry for the me post... we went away to Alice Springs and Uluru, had a lovely time, although I ate far too much and am going to have to have a very quiet week this week, got back feeling quite tired after the flight. It was lovely to go away, and it really feels like this is the beginning of the last phase if you see what I mean.... I'm glad we didn't leave it any later though.

not sure my ticker will say it until 4pm... but whoop whoop 100 days to go today! Very exciting!!!!

Hope you are all well xx

[kyrawolfe]

Lise -=- So exciting that you got all your furniture! And here here on eating way too much chocolate.. I dont think Ill be wanting any more for a while! HAHA! WOOHOO for 28 weeks! They say from that point on the chances of premmie survival are really good not that you would want a premmie.. but I found that so comforting to know when I got to 28 weeks! Next milestone 30 weeks hun! then your on the 10 week countdown! :O

lil Miss -=- WOW you are so close!!! You must be watching the clock like a hawk at this point thinking any minute now its all going to start!

Paula -=- Awww on the kicks! we dnt really have many shoes for bubs just lots of socks.. I bought DS lots of baby shoes that he never wore.. but seeing as your having a girl you will probably dress her up more then we bothered too with him

LM -=- your ticker says it! 100 days! WOOT start counting down!!

AFM -=- Well the fun hasnt stopped yet! LOL got more painfull BH contractions at 3am the other night.. Didnt bother too call anyone after last time and again they settled down by themselves.. But then when I went in to see my doc yesterday I was telling her about them and she took my measurements.. She decided I was measuring too small again in the tum and sent me up the hospital for a "full evaluation" She told me bubs looked too small and if there was low chord flow they might have to induce me on the day... Sooo me and DH were both and were stuck at the shops 4 suburbs away from home with a pram full of groceries no car (I dnt have it atm cuz i cant drive anyway and MIL and FIL have borrowed it till i have bubs) our 3 yo son was with us and all our babysitters were busy that day.. so we ended up organising a babysitter by pure luck my sister had gotten a random day off uni.. bussing and walking it home dropping off our son cabbing it up the hospital and finally were in the waiting room feeling quite shocked by what mightof been happening!

As it turned out everything seemed fine and we got a scan done to check bubs size ( I was worried we might see somerthing but as it turns out you cant see anything at that stage cuz they are too big!) doc couldnt be more wrong about jelly beans size though turned out he/she is 3 kilos already which is perfect smack bang in the middle 50th percentile! So all is well and we were told bubs is still right down there ready to go anytime and to go home and get lots of rest..

since then we've decided as of 37 weeks (tomorow) seeing as bubs seems ready we are going to start trying to bring on labour.. walking raspberry leaf tea DTDing (hubbys happy bout that one LOL) spicey foods. all of them except the oil one.. dnt think Im that desperate!!! Anyone else got any more suggestions?? Anyway belly rubs to all hope we are all well!

Lotsa <3 Ky

[Ninah]

Hello ladies

Lise - We have a lot of furniture already, and I had such a ball setting up nursery...Everytime I add to it it still feels very surreal...sometimes I just stand in the middle of the room in awe at everything, and just can't believe a baby will be in there soon!!

Paula - That sounds so cute, I've yet to feel any real definite kicks and it's frustrating!! So glad to hear you and DH get to feel bubs of a morning, that's adorable!

LondonMiss - Woohooo!! Nearly double digits, that's my next milestone that I'm working towards soon too!

Kyra - Wow how exciting!!! I've heard warm baths are good to help too. Gosh that would have been a full on day for you at the clinic/hospital!! C'mon little bubba!!

AFM - We had our April 1st Scan, and turns our McPeanut was a stubborn little thing who was very comfortable down low in the pelvis. We went back 3 times in that day to get a better look hoping bub would move but nooooo. Sonographer THINKS it might be a boy but not sure. But she said bub was healthy and looking great, and to us that's the most important thing. On the good side I got a rescan!! WooT So I go back on the 14th (week today). Can't wait to see my little miracle again.

[*Paula*]

Smithy the countdown seems to be going very very slow and im ONLY half way!!

LondonMiss YAY on 100 days to go. Down to double digits tomorrow.

kyrawolfe what fantastic news that bub is measuring 3kgs already!! Way to go! Hopefully some of your tricks work and bub will be here to meet you very soon.

Ninah lucky you with your rescan! Nothing better than getting to see your bub again!

Are there anymore scans done in a normal pregnancy after the 20 week scan? Im having a 4D scan done but was wondering if the Obs will send for anymore?

[kyrawolfe]

usually if everything is fine they only do the 12 and 20 week scan

[LondonMiss]

Hey - yes, I was told my next scan would be 36 weeks, which is soooo far away!

Ninah - I'm sure it won't work for everyone, but one absolutely certain way to feel Little Miss G kicking is to lay on my back, propped up with cushions but sort of half way. (Imagine the angle of a reclining princess laying eating grapes being peeled for her ha ha ha) Then I stick my legs out, and sort of shuffle my hips so that they are still and flat and quite wide, then put the soles of my feet together (like the yoga move, if you do it) so my knees are really stuck out (it's not a very attractive position, I will concede!). This results in instant kicks, I wonder if it's giving her maximum space and rotation, or maybe it just makes me relax and concentrate. It also helps if I listen to the radio and not read or do anything else, other than rub cream in my belly. But that might be helping me focus rather than doing anything for her!!!

[kyrawolfe]

the midwife told me last night.. drinking or eating something sweet then something cold gets them kicking every time I reckon do that then lay down like LM said

[BOC]

Paula: unless you have gest diabetes or are over/under size then usually no more scans

LM: I found a glass of cold orange juice or lemonade did the trick!

Kyra: good luck bringing on labour! Look forward to your BA.

to all you other lovelies! Enjoying reading all your posts and looking forward to seeing you all over in the parenting thread!

[lise]

Hello ladies - glad there is a bit more action in here now, it was feeling a bit quiet there for a bit!

lilmisshavachat - gosh you're so close now, so exciting!!! I'll be checking daily to keep an eye out for your BA!

Paula - glad we're not the only ones buying way too many baby clothes! And glad you're feeling some more kicks nowdays! A word of advice regarding your baby furniture - i'm sure it's much better in Sydney but my stuff took 8 weeks to arrive and could have taken up to 12 weeks so might be worth checking out how long the items you like might take just to ensure they arrive in time! As for scans - we've got a 3D one at 28 weeks, but only because our OB offers one then as a 'growth' scan just to confirm that everything is progressing nicely. More likely to make her some extra money...!!!

londonmiss - your trip sounds just lovely, I haven't been out that way yet but i'd like to. I don't think DH and I will get a chance for a babymoon before the chicklet arrives but I guess we've got Canada to look forward to...!

kyra - yes I can't wait for the 30 week mark, it does seem to be going pretty quickly at the moment so i'm sure it will be here before I know it! Glad that the scan showed jelly bean is a good size, what a stressful time for you and DH though. I don't think I know of any other tips, other than bumpy roads and curries

Ninah - you're so organised having your nursery finished already!! Not good that you didn't get to see your little one well during the scan but very nice getting to have another one!! As for movements - I find sitting on the couch with my feet up mostly works, failing that having a cold drink or some chocolate generally does the trick. Or when i'm lying in bed and i'm lying perhaps a little too much on my tummy - she always kicks then!

BOC and smithy - hope things are going well. Can't wait to join you ladies in the next thread

AFM - had a number of different people comment today on how tiny/huge I am. I know it's silly to let their comments get to me but seeing as how I can't really help how big I am I feel like their comments are a criticism of sorts and makes me really cross - why can't they just shut up and say something nice? And these are women with children themselves, surely they remember what it was like???

I'm just sitting at home waiting for DH to come home. We were supposed to finish assembling the baby furniture (we did the cot and change table the other day) but doesn't seem like that will be happening. I'm still feeling so cross towards DH at the moment - I KNOW he has to work long hours but it just seems like i'm the only one he doesn't make a priority. Yesterday he had an email during the day asking him to fill in at indoor cricket with his mates so magically he makes it home in time to get to that, yet when it's just me at home then he takes forever. I'm really tired of being mad at him all the time, but I can't seem to help it. And I try to tell myself that some of you have your DHs working far away and at least mine comes home every night, and it's not like he's out drinking or anything like that, but i'm afraid it doesn't always help.

Anyway, ignore me rambling on, I really just need to get over myself.

night all xx

[lilmisshavachat]

Kyra - My MW has just told me that evening primrose oil is great for softening the cervix and she recommends it from 38 weeks.. You use 1000mg capsules and on the first night you take 2 tablets and (TMI warning) insert the other 1 and then the next night you take 1 and insert 2.. Add a panty liner or normal pad when you go to bed cause it has a bit of seepage.. I thought it was funny that my MW said to do it only if i'm comfortable with inserting stuff like that and then i pointed out that as in IVF'er we've had to do worse things.. It's really not bad, and she said it acts like prostoglandins to soften and ripen your cervix... I'm happy to do whatever is going to help at this point... You're not far off yourself so goodluck to you.. you might even pop before I do...
Lise - It is super exciting but trying to keep excitement in check as much as possible so it doesn't over take me.. I am analysing evey twinge to work out if contractions are starting but we could be in for another 3 weeks of waiting too...
I hope everyone is well and enjoy it all I say..

[barney]

OMG LILMISS... look at you go hun you sure are on the down hill run now hunny gee i cant wait to hear your ba,your so very close now yay..
lise sweety i so cant wait for you to join us in the other thread to hun its gonna be a blast.
just wanted to pop in and say a HUGE hello to you all girls ,your all going really well and some of you are getting so close now this thread is sure getting exciting lol..im lurking on you all and am verry proud of each and everyone of you .hang in there my beauties and belly rubs to you all xoxo

[lilmisshavachat]

Thanks Smithy.. I have returned your PM but incase you see this first I think that the very early stages of labour are happening... I have had pains since 8.15am this morning and have started to have a bit of spotting this afternoon... Just want to make sure this is the real deal before my mum jumps in the car to come to my place.. It's only 1 1/2 hours but I would feel like quite a Wally if this fizzles out..

And there is another pain now... It's a lot more stabby than contracty so this has thrown me a bit... we'll seee how it goes I guess...

[lise]

Oooh lilmiss, sending good vibes your way xx

[BOC]

Oh wow Lilmiss!!! Sending smooth labour vibes your way! !

[LondonMiss]

Oh good luck sweetie! Here's hoping you sneeze and it pops out and midwife does her wiping and hands you a weak celebratory GNT. That's my birth plan anyway

[kyrawolfe]

good luck lil miss!!!! Hope to hear your ba soon!!! :d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d