sitting here trying not to get too excited again only to have my hopes dashed - (apologies if TMI ahead!) - but i've just been to the toilet and there's more pink/blood on the toilet paper and pad so am hoping things might finally be starting to happen... This time there's actually blood rather than just pink stains so if it continues like that i'll give the midwives another call and see what they say. Needless to say i'm sitting here on edge just trying to wait a decent amount of time before checking again, and I was just about to have a bath but thought i'd wait to see what happens in case the bath made everything stop. So not logical I know, sometimes I embarrass myself and wonder how I completed a science degree with this kind of logic
Hope everyone is enjoying what's left of the weekend,
oh my - that definitely sounds promising!!! Very very very very best of luck in case you don't come back online until you have a baby I hope it all goes according to plan. Have you eaten? good luck sweetie xx
Trouble is my house is pretty tidy and organised so not sure what to do??? I'm just obsessed with symptoms and/or lack of them and can't focus on anything else!!! Hmmm, I guess there's the linen cupboard - question is, how much do I want to be distracted?!
dammit, wish you were in Melbourne then cos you could come to mine there must be something you can reorganise or alphabetise?? Make a cake....? Nothing at all since earlier?
Hi ladies, I've been MIA and there's lots of persies to catch up on so will do my best.
CK, Let me know how the tour of the hospital maternity ward goes. I'm thinking of doing the same in a couple of weeks time when my DH is free and in town. I think I posted earlier that the new maternity ward/wing is supposed to be finished in December. (I hope I can hang on till then!) It's good that you've booked your antenatal classes.
Renee, sorry to hear that you ended up in hospital due to your MS. Hope you're feeling better now.
Lise, how are you? Any news? Can't be long to wait now.
Leabie, Glenny and KitKat, good luck for your nuchal scans. I am sure you won't need it, though. The scan images are amazing. They certainly blew me away.
Lairdoz, when is your first scan? I am sure everything will be fine. Let us know if you are having twins!
Wishes, I've read about placenta praevia (not sure about the spelling). Working up to 36 weeks is no mean feat. Well done.
MITF, Not long to go now. You must be getting very excited. A half glass of wine won't hurt the baby.
Loula, what's the news with your fluid levels? Are you referring to amniotic sac levels or something else? Hope everything is okay.
Hi to all the other ladies I have missed. I can't go back any further in this thread to see your posts.
AFM, everything seems to be going well. I went back to work two days last week, and this week will be the same. I keep getting these cramps/pains in my lower abdomen. I do hope they are growing pains. When I sneeze/cough I get them, too. Sooo hard to know when it's your first PG what to expect and what to worry about or not worry about, especially with the start I had to this PG. Hope it's not TMI but my boobs are really sore and have been throughout the PG. I've had to purchase a maternity bra already. I am starting to show already. Feel very self-conscious about the bump as I feel fat rather than PG! Plus I have told people at work and feel like everyone's looking at my stomach. There is no privacy about being PG, is there? Not seeing my FS until 22 July, which will be over a month since my last appointment. Good news that everything is going well but I do like the reassurance of regular scans
London Miss~ I m soooo sorry to do this to you after you have done an amazing job at the list but can you put me down for 23rd July as i am having a c section which is 2 weeks earlier.Thankyou.
Wishes~ Best of luck with your c section.Im having another one.Cant say im looking forward to the pain of it again but knowing i get 2 weeks off and the baby is safer,makes it worth while.(My bub is breech)..PLUS i had troubles with my sons birth and had emergency c section. How many weeks will you be when you deliver?
Lise~ I agree with London miss...find a distraction.For 2 days i have cleaned,decorated and organised the nursery and washed all the babies clothes,sheets and blankets.Im sure you have done yours already but there must be something you can do.The mucus plug sounds very promising.Mine didnt come out til i was in labour with my son,so yours is a good sign.
Congrats to all the newbies again.Hope your scans,apps etc go well for you all.
As for me,im just hanging around.Have had mine and DH's bdays in the past 2 weeks so ive been shopping heaps and having lunch dates etc.
My belly is sooooo low and people stare at me which gives me the sh##s and they comment.."gee you look like your going to have it now"..or worse...your belly looks soooo odd/weird!!
I carried low with my son too so for me its normal but peoples comments are so irritating right now. Nothing fits me anymore and with 24 days to go im not going to buy anthing else.
Bub is moving around like crazy.I can actually see leg bones,hands,feet...it scares my son.Its so funny.Yesterday she pushed something right out so my belly button was a big round ball like a golf ball.Fun to watch but kinda uncomfortable with the stretching..LOL
Well my eyes are stinging staring at the screen and didnt sleep lastnight (nothing unusual) so am going to get the cat and have a nap in the sun on my bed....maybe with a handful of redskins too.
Take care.x
Leabie - Thanks for the thoughts. I'm hoping the baby stays in there until the 19th too, because right now, I don't feel ready. I'm not quite organised at home yet (and I'm a bit obsessive compulsive about being organised), so I need him to hang on a little longer.
LondonMiss - Great job on the list hun. Hope you too are enjoying some relaxation at home before bub arrives.
Brunette - I actually finished work at 33 weeks (not 36), but that was enough to be honest. I'm glad I don't have to be at work anymore... it's so much harder getting around these days. You should take it easy yourself actually - you certainly have had a tough time with the start of this pregnancy. I'm glad everything is going ok though.
WantBaby#2 - I will be 39 weeks for my scheduled c-section. Your comments about pain have got me a little worried though. I really have no idea what to expect after the surgery and how I'm going to feel. I really hope it's not too bad, although I do realise it is major surgery. How bad was your recovery with your first child?
Lise – how are you? I’m hoping that no news is good news.
AFM - not much to report really. I did a bit more shopping today, and thankfully I think I'm pretty much done (geez, I hope so.... I'm so sick of spending money right now). Then I am planning a fairly low-key time for the rest of this week, getting the nursery finalised etc. I am hoping to finally have everything done by the end of this week, so I can finally relax, sit on the couch and watch tv for the last few weeks. Here's hoping anyway.
Renee sorry to hear you were in hospital, hope your feeling better. mitf great idea on having some time alone with DH as it wont be long now till bub arrives!! leabie great news on the MS and also the fact that your feeling more calm. LondonMiss fantastic job on the list. It is quite large atm which is wonderful to see. I just noticed that im the only one that has a name for bub! Brunette you are 14 weeks pregnant so its totally normal to have the belly showing but i hear you on the feeling fat and not pregnant stage. Can get a bit awkward but it doesnt matter, you know its a preggy belly so embrace it as it is beautiful! wantbaby#2 24 days to go wow!! As for the belly comments i am getting them too. From "You are HUGE" to "Gee your carrying quite low so i dont think you will make it another 6 weeks". But i try not to take it too personally. I have wanted this baby for too long to worry about my body and my belly!
My dear lise.. What can i say except i am thinking of you and cant wait to hear your news. I have everything crossed that something will happen for you really soon. I am always checking your FB page in the hope that you haven't posted in a while meaning that you may just be off in labour. Have you organised for someone to post a quickie announcement on here or on FB to let us all know how you go?
Not much to report from me. I think Tiana has changed positions as overnight i seem to have popped out even more. But im loving feeling her move around and love poking her back. Its so cute!
Oh ladies, you do know when you say nice thngs to me while I'm in this emotional state that I get a bit teary?!
Still here and still having all the same signs- pink mucous (though only trace amounts each time) and lots of cramping. OB appointment on Friday and I really don't think I'll go before then. We'll talk induction dates/processes I guess then.
SO, my latest plan is to preempt the OB and make an appointment with my acupuncturist on Friday afternoon for an induction session and see how that goes... Am hoping that with a planned induction or two (one natural, one medical) I'll go into labour before I need them. And if not, well I guess I'll have some dates at least.
Hope you are all going well, am on my phone as DH is hogging the computer so too hard to do persies tonight.
Thinking of everyone though and belly rubs to all xx
Wishes~ Im having my c section at 38 weeks.Regarding the pain of a c section,i wont lie..it did hurt.I wish i could sugar coat it but for ME it was very painful.Id rather be honest so you can prepare yourself but Most likely you will find its not that bad for you.Everyone's pain threshold is very different.The pain didnt last longer than say 3 days though,if that helps.I hope no one gets mad at me for saying how i felt about mine.Like you said..its major surgery,so you need to expect some pain.Keep in mind however,mine was an emergency after 28 hours of labour so i too was VERY run down,tired etc.Im hoping that with this one being elective,i can prepare by resting before hand.Im sure an elective is much less traumatic on the body than what i went through with my son. I also have friends that have had 2 each and didnt think it was too bad,so everyone is different.Mine,this time,is also elective.I chose this before finding bub was breech as i dont want to risk another "Trial of labour" as done before.So for me its definately a safer option than the pain of it.xx
Morning all and I come to you live from the BRAND NEW LAPTOP!!! So excited it's possible I might pop
Hopefully I've made the amendments now, but do let me know if you have changes. Its fascinating that there are so many clusters, it's not randomly spaced out is it....?
Now, I've forgotten who was talking about stretching pains. I was given a useful analogy: your uterus is like a hot air balloon that all its life has basically sat on the floor (lazy thing) and all of a sudden its swelling up. And the ropes (well ligaments) that hold it in place are being stretched to tautness for the first time and they are just whinging about having to do some actual work for the first time. So think of it not as anything bad or painful, just an exercise in Uterine Work Place relations it's only going to get worse so they'll just have to stretch and frankly, suck it up!!!
Lovely Lise, I have an image of you in Canberra eating pineapple whilst getting prodded with needles, having conjugals with the husband, twizzling your nipples and eating curry and any other labour inducing ideas you might have heard. Which might be a bit sticky admittedly if you tried it all at once. Perhaps gel is the answer ..... after my singsong the other day, I think Abba Gold, followed by a couple of soundtracks is the best place to start
Have lovely days ladies, and sorry for the lack of personals. After so long off the laptop, I'd better go and do all the practical boring stuff, coles online order, check bank balance, organise a package to be delivered etc as well as sit here on BB all day
Lisa B - Congrats on your BFP. Changes will come, I was a bit different and my nausea and vomiting started from 5 weeks but so many of the ladies on here have not been sick so everyone experiences something different. Just enjoy the experience!!
Lise - Sorry your still with us!!! Hopefully accupuncture will do the trick today and we will hear some great news over the weekend.
Londonmiss - I wish i could give u some advice but nothing has worked for me, hot chips are always good but!!
CK77 - I have not had to buy any maternity things yet but will soon, i am finding my jeans very uncomfortable to wear now. I was given three big bags of clothes from one of the kids mothers in my class god love her. Still haven't been through them yet.
Paula - hope you are feeling well, not long to go now!
mum2b - I have to agree with your DH sorry, just try and enjoy the experience, no symptoms does not mean there is something wrong. I have a girlfriend who is a week ahead of me and she has not had any symptoms, no nausea, tiredness, aches, cramps, sore boobs nothing yet you name it i have experienced it! Everyone is so different so try not worry too much ( I know that can be difficult)
Laridoz - hope you are feeling better soon GL with hearing th heartbeat it is magical!
Brunette - I have not felt anything yet either i am told by everyone that it can be around 16/17 weeks in your first pregnancy before you feel something so i wouldn't be worried just yet.
Leabie - Glad your scan went well and you got to see bub, it is magical isn't it!!! Makes it just that bit more real.
mitf - I too would like a crystal ball to tell me when my MS will stop. Hopefully now bub is in the right position it won't be much longer now for you. How exciting.
To all you other beautiful ladies that i have missed today to you all.
AFM - Had dr app yesterday and she assured me panadine is perfectly safe to take, although i still hesitate everytime i have to take it. She has also ordered two weeks of relaxation over the school holidays and told DH i was to be treated like a princess!!! He has been already though so i can't complain. Still getting sick and now it is making me angry, I just want it to stop. Sorry i seem to always be whinging about my MS. I am going to stay with my mum for a week which will be great to see her and get some baby shopping started. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
I hope it all goes according to plan. Have you eaten? good luck sweetie xx
Okay, I'm just going to shut up now and wait until I actually have proper exciting news to share!!
there must be something you can reorganise or alphabetise?? Make a cake....? Nothing at all since earlier?
to you all.
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