Pregnancy after LT TTC #11

[Brunette]

Hi ladies, hope you're all having a lovely long weekend.

Welcome to MissAma. Here's to a healthy and happy PG!

Lise, my antenatal classes are attached to the hospital so hopefully like yours they're free I used to have quite regular massages and mentioned to the masseuse one day how we were TTC. She told me then that it's very important to let masseuses know as you said because there are pressure points that will bring on a baby's birth. How you hanging in there? Gosh, really not long now.

MissK, I would be totally spewing if a friend of mine took not only the first name but also the middle name. How rude! Is it back to the drawing board, then, or do you and DH have some other name/s that you both really like? We don't know what we're having yet as it's too early but if there's a boy my DH will simply not budge from one name, and I liked it first but have since gone off it. Aaaagh!

Maggie, sorry to hear about your MS. One of the things I've been lucky to escape has been that. As Lise says, scroll through the thread b/c there has been quite a bit of discussion on it. Hope you find something that might ameliorate it.

CK, Yep been wearing the horseshoe necklace every day without fail. Sorry to hear about your redundancy and also that you have to train your replacements! That sucks big time.

Hi to Renee, LondonMiss, Juniper, Leabie and anyone else I've missed.

AFM, I'm supposed to book into the hospital from week 12 to week 15, but I'm waiting till the scan is over on Wednesday first. I am a bit confused about this scan + bloodwork. My FS said to have the combined screening but when I booked at the sonographers I was told with twins it was impossible to have bloodwork + scan. On a different thread I have just heard from a lady (from Sydney) who found at 12 weeks (scan missed twins at 7 weeks!) that she was having twins, and she was able to do combined blood + scan. So I suppose I'll just wait till Wednesday and have it out with the sonographer. I've been weaning off the drugs last week, and this Monday marks the second week of weaning off them even more. It's a bit scary!

[lise]

Hehehe Brunette, that's why I had the massage, to hurry the chicklet up! Mind you DH was very cross at me for even looking at the acupressure website because he thinks (rightly I begrudgingly admit!!) that the chicklet will come when he's ready and doesn't want me doing anything to induce labour ( he's REFUSING to DTD with me!!!). Still, he's not the one with the big belly who can't get comfy so what he doesn't know can't hurt

[wantbaby#2]

Lise~Sending labour vibes your way.You must be EXTREMELY uncomfortable as i already am and im not as far as you.I cant bend,put on shoes or shave my legs.(Had DH join me in shower to shave them for me.LOL)
Miss K~DH and i had chosen only 3 names for a boy and about 15 for a girl.Unfortunately DH didnt like ANY of the girls names i chose so our baby girl is being named one which wasnt even on the list which we both love.Im sure you will come up with something just as nice.We have only told my mum the first name,but nobody else.Good luck with the name search.
Miss Ama~ Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome
Londonmiss,Leabie,Juniper,Renee etc Hello and hoping you are all well and growing perfect,healthy little ones.
AFM i have had a argument with DH lastnight as he spent $270 on a pub crawl through the Rocks and city.That was money he said he was saving for my birthday.I was sooooo upset.(He didnt get me anything for past 2 years and said he was making up for it this year) I told him over the phone i was over it all and that i didnt want to be with him anymore.I just wish he would 1. Stop wasting money (he went to 3 bdays in 6 weeks spending $130-$270 each time) and 2.Stop his disgusting habit of smoking!!.I dont think these are huge sacrifices to make for a healthy baby,happy wife and overall,happy marriage?
Anyhow he left 30 minutes ago to fo away for work til next weekend so i can have some peace!Before he left though,he went into the nursery and hung up the mobile above the change table,hung a picture and set up the nappy wrapper......sucking up i think!.
Anyhow im doing nothing today.My son is in bed watching tv with a chest infection and im sitting on the couch.I went out 3 days in a row shopping so im truly exhausted.My hips are still killing me at night so i tend to rest through the day when i can.It seems as soon as i got a date for delivery everything seems soooooo slow.Usually the weeks go quikly but not now.I bet everyone in the last several weeks think this way?

[LondonMiss]

Hello all. Wantbaby - there's no symbol for kick-up-the-bum but I send one over the electrickery waves to your DH. Spending your birthday money is rubbish and I hope he makes up for it with something (albeit cheaper) but with loads and loads of thoughtful effort put into it. I'm glad that DH is an economist by trade and stopped smoking years and years ago when he worked out how much he was paying in tax. I think they should make it $30 a packet but then I've never smoked

Lise - not quite sure how to put this, but one book I read implied that you can achieve the same thing with.... fun for one? Apparently its the female orgasm that does the trick so ..... if DH is quite insistent about not doing it then perhaps time for "alternative measures"....? I'll stop now before I completely lower the tone.

DH looked at me last night as I levered up my whale-like proportions in a series of engineering style movements off the sofa, with accompanying grunting noises (think Argentinian ladies tennis player and you're half way there) and said "you are absolutely enormous, aren't you?" with a look of sort of fascinated interest, a bit like you do with a nature programme. Well, I've been needing a bit of organic matter to put on the garden for some time so he's under the patio now...

Apparently I've started "snortling" during the night. I think this is a sort of combined shuffling/ snoring/ snorting/ shifting technique of sleeping which explains why I wake up more tired than when I go to sleep... I am now so excited about finally meeting our little girl that I think I'm becoming increasingly delusional about the practical side of delivery... I'm being all blase about the whole thing, one would think that she was coming by DHL rather than being pushed out my wotsit. Lise - are you the same? It's like it's finally got too scary and real so if I just pretend it won't be like that, and I'll push a few times, be handed a g'n't and a nice clean baby, that's what actually might happen?

MissAma - a big welcome to the thread, and eventually Australia. When do you move here?

that's enough rambling for now. Big belly rubs to you all and I hope you are all well and enjoying the Queens bday. Happy Birthday old girl!

[lise]

Brunette - hope you get things sorted with your sonographer about the scan/blood tests, sounds a tad confusing really doesn't it? If only people were consistent...!

Wantbaby - sending some hugs your way hun I would kill my DH if he did something like that. I assume you've spoken to him about how you feel? Would writing things down in a letter/email help at all? I know sometimes it can at least take some of the passion/emotion out of the equation long enough to get the message read???

LondonMiss - my DH is an economist too! We have spreadsheets galore in our house though thankfully we still have separate bank accounts so I can still do what I want with 'my' money!! And yes, I KNOW i'm in denial about the birth as I get excited when I have cramps cos I think it might be the start of something. Very silly...

Well ladies - i'm warning you in advance, basically all my future posts are going to be my complaining about something (lack of sleep, getting up every hour in the night to pee, cramps etc) so feel free to skip the AFM section of my posts Acupuncture today, fingers crossed...

Hope everyone is well, belly rubs to all xx

[mum-2-be]

Hello lovely ladies!!

Just thought I better join the group!! Had by BT today and at 18 DPO my hcg was 1160!!

I'll have to do some reading to catch up on everything that's happening in here so I can do some personals!!

(brunette - I made it!!)

[Ninah]

MissK ~ What a nob stealing your name!! I'd be so angry. Especially taking both names too. Is this a friend of yours? Best of luck on the reselection. Although I'd just be a stubborn ***** and still go ahead with that name, if it's something you love then why shouldn't you!

CK77 - Brrrrr you stay warm in Tassie. I'm from a colder part of NSW so we're use the freezy weather, although one wonders if you ever get "use" to it lol. Cheesecake sounds good...mmmmmm

LondonMiss @ Snorting!!! I know exactly how you feel. DH says I do that lately too, or sometimes I let out little "moans"...haha I said "You try rolling over at this size and see if you don't moan too"

Maggie - Oh hun, so sorry to hear about the nausea...Sounds horrible. When I had it, it wasn't that long, but I found dry crackers (like SAO) seemed to help, the old trick of having one beside the bed and eating it before you even get up helped too. *hugs* Hope you feel better soon.

MissAma - Hello Stranger!!!! Guess who No really, lets see if you can guess. It's so wonderful to see you here. Means your move to Aussie land seems more of a sure thing!!!

Renee - Oh a new cot!! You will have to show us some pictures when it's all assembled, sounds lovely though - and what a bargain!

Lise *hugs* hopefully with continued use those pressure points might get the ball rolling. I've heard good things about nipple stimulation too, constant - like pumping with a breast pump.

Brunette. - Lots of luck with the scan, not sure what the protocol is with Twins....How you feeling with the drug weaning? *hugs*

wantbaby#2 - So sorry to hear of the tiff with DH hun. Although that is a hell of a lot of money for one pub crawl . Let him suck up though, make sure you get some things you want done in there - Hope your son is feeling better soon.


Gosh thats a lot of catching up, so sorry if I missed anyone!

AFM - Had a nice weekend, got a lot done around the house. We got some very cute Winnie the Pooh wall decals put up and they look adorable!! Also picked up our Steelcraft Cruiser infant carrier and had it installed in the car. I swear when I drive around every time I stop at lights I turn to look at it in the back seat in awe It's so weird but so cute having a baby capsule in the back seat!! Need to organise what I need for my hospital bag soon so I can start to gather the things for when I decide to pack.

4 more weeks of work left....

[LondonMiss]

hello - just popping on to say that I have itchy nipples.... there's no one else I can say this to without looking like a complete bloody wierdo... Lise, others - help... do you have them too or is it just me? Its most disconcerting, it's not like you can scratch them on the tram. Not without being arrested anyway....!!!

[MissAma]

MissAma - Hello Stranger!!!! Guess who No really, lets see if you can guess. It's so wonderful to see you here. Means your move to Aussie land seems more of a sure thing!!!

Hehe you're unmistakable lovely! It iis a surer thing by the day, scary too! Loved your nursery, just loved it, I can't wait till we get there too! It feels like you're light years ahead for now!

Thank you for the very warm welcome everyone, it truly astounded me how much warmth in this thread, so different from other online nooks.

To answer someone who kindly asked, we are not sure when, it's all about waiting times for the visa and then saving like mad, so I presume reasonably not till sometime next year so for now we're researching suburbs of major cities like mad and we are falling in love with what we're seeing, property wise at least, you guys have it brilliantly as compared to us here!

Our Little Human Being is alright, gave us a Doppler scare last night but redeemed himself with a lot of clarity this morning. Oddly he only shows up to play on an empty bladder after I ate something...

Forgive me for not doing proper personals yet, I'm hoping to progress to that soon!

Hope everyone is having a lovely week so far!

[Maggie]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for the sympathy. While it's still exhausting, I seem to have gotten used to the nausea and can manage it a bit (by constantly eating- I don't leave the house without a whole lot of salada). Strangely enough work helps. I'd been dreading it but it does provide a nice distraction (as one of you [sorry forgot who] had suggested)

My luck really increased yesterday though when the vomiting began, seven weeks on the dot. These last two days it has only been in the morning and I hope it stays that way. I'm a high school teacher and if I had to vomit in front of the kids in class I think it would permanently scar them (or teach them to use condoms)

Maggie