Chrissy, that's great news about being relocated to another department and not having to worry about work. You made me laugh with your weight update. That's how I was when I saw the 1 kilo weight gain in one week! Hee hee
Juniper, does your OB deliver anywhere, or only at one hospital - like mine does?
LM, what a classic about your tummy setting off the taps! Very funny. How are you feeling now? Are you over it all and just want to meet bub?
YB, I remember getting cramps in the early days, but it wasn't in the tummy it was in the legs. I would just move a leg and get this horrible, horrible cramp. I also got headaches early on, and they've returned with a vengeance over the last three weeks or so. But everyone is different and every PG is different. GL with your BT and upcoming scan.
Hey. The only thing I'm over is the unknown....all of a sudden I'm a great big scaredy cat. In some ways, I think I'd rather know how much pain there is going to be (which I appreciate is impossible to know) and I would definitely like to know when its going to happen. I dreamt last night that I was having contractions, how perverse the mind is. The other thing I'm over is people asking me constantly if I'm ready or excited, and constantly asking me how I am. I know they mean well, but its doing my head in at the moment, its a bit claustrophobic. Someone told me that the best advice is to lie about your due date, and I'm coming round to thinking that it is a brilliant idea!
I've got 3 of the 5 signs of prelabour - but as this could last weeks, I'm trying not to read too much into it. Docs on weds. Another lady at antenatal had her baby, we're down to three now... I feel like the party has started without me.....
Welcome Yogi Bear. As everyone has said, its perfectly normal to be worried after all we have been through. As for the cramps, definitely normal also. During my last cycle it was the one time i was sure i was getting AF from the cramps and it ended up being the time i was pregnant. The cramps do continue for some time unfortunately which wont help your worrying. Brunette as far as weight gain is concerned i have heard ladies that have put on 6kgs their whole pregnancy and others that have put on 29kgs so no right or wrong. There are guidelines out there but as long as you are eating right try not to worry to much about it. I have never weighed myself at home this whole pregnancy. I just rely on the obs scales. That way im getting a reading from the exact same scales for the whole pregnancy. LondonMiss i tend to agree with the others and say just send a general message if you dont like the name or in this case dont know what sex the name is associated with (that is very weird). Very exciting that you have 3 of the 5 signs. Not long before we get an announcement from you! As for finding out others are having their babies and your not, im not even due yet but i found out a friend of a friend was due a week after me and she already had her baby and to be honest i feel cheated like its not fair. Im meant to have mine first :-( Can you imagine if i go overdue.. OMG i will be losing the plot! Renee enjoy being spoilt at your mum's. wantbaby#2 how are you going? Got everything ready to go?
Have really been struggling with sleep this past week. Cant get comfortable and sleeping on my sides gives me back pain. Oh and not to mention the constant toilet trips! I just want one night of undisturbed sleep!! I will be having plenty of sleepless nights once she is here so why not let me sleep now?!
Lise, wow is all I can say about your birthing experience. You nearly made me cry, too! (Although TBH that's not hard in my hormonal state ATM hee hee).
Leabie, I also bought a maternity bra quite early on. Let me think ... I must have bought two at least a month ago, maybe more. My boobs have gone up a cup size and did so quite early, such that I couldn't fit into my normal bras, all of which were underwire and apparently not recommended while PG. My boobs have been sore all throughout my PG. Funnily enough, I thought soreness in the boobs was just an early PG sign. How wrong I was!
Wantbaby2, I agree with Paula, to be 59ks after gaining 14 ks, you must have been soooo tiny to begin with! Not long to go now, hey? How funny your mind playing tricks on you re the sex of the baby. FX it is a girl so you don't have to buy new baby boy clothes etc!
LM, as always, you have managed to make me laugh with your elephant gestation comment. Love it! Hope that with 3 of the 5 prelabour signs you are not too far away from meeting your precious little bundle. How do you feel about banana cake? I'm going to make one this weekend with citrus frosting. Yummo!
Juniper, I've seen the rooms at the Mater as my DH's sister recently gave birth to her second child there. They are really nice.
Paula, FX you get a good night's sleep tonight. I have been going to bed exhausted and really early but waking up extremely early - like 2 am or 4 am and not being able to get back to sleep. I agree with you that it's very cruel since we'll not be sleeping well for years to come, no doubt. I think it is mother nature preparing us, but it is very cruel and wrong!
lise thanks for sharing your birth story with us. You did such an amazing job! I am loving all the photos of your stunning little boy on fb. Keep them coming
YogiBear - yep, I had quite strong cramping (AF type) on and off until about 7 weeks, it was quite disconcerting at first as I was convinced AF was coming, then found out I was PG! Totally natural to be worried about every little thing - these babies are hard fought and won. As for the no spotting - I had one mild spot the day before my positive BT, and then one tiny spot at about 10 weeks, and thats it so far. As Brunette said, everyone is different, don't stress if you're not spotting!
LondonMiss - oooh, pre-labour signs sounds exciting (even if they may hang around for a while) - better to have them than not, right?! Good luck for your doc appt on Wed. Love the idea of lying about the due date, unfortunately we've told lots of people already. But on the upside, our due date is not long after Christmas, so hopefully lots of people will still be away and not hassle us like you've been copping! As for the baby name issue you mentioned a few days ago, I usually say "so excited for you on the arrival of little XXX" or "can't wait to meet little XXX" - therefore avoiding commenting on the name, or the sex, if its ambiguous!
Brunette - I'm getting those leg cramps now, how annoying are they? I'm wriggling around like a mad thing at night, trying not to sleep on my back, and every time I move - boom! Cramp.
Lise - saw your beautiful photos, he's absolutely gorgeous! You must be besotted.
CK77 - thats fantastic news about your job, and then getting the redundancy right before the baby comes. Excellent timing! And no impact on the baby bonus - perfect. Yay for your tummy popping out! I can't wait til I look unequivocably pregnant, right now it still looks like I could be either or. PS you ARE tiny, if you ask me!
Hi to everyone else in here, hope you're all travelling well.
AFM - all good here, feeling like the fog is lifting (probably partly because I'm taking iron tablets now for the anaemia!), pants are getting snugger by the day, but the big thing is my BBs have just started killing me again, after being fine for 6 weeks. Think I'm going to get a maternity bra tomorrow. How early did others make the change over? I know its a personal thing, just worried that its so early. I fear that if I buy one now, it won't fit by the end! I'm quite big busted, who knows how big these babies are gonna get?!
Hi everyone~ I have been reading up here but wont be doing personals.I will just say regarding the weight gain,i have gained 14kgs and apparently at 35 weeks you stop gaining weight...yay.I now weigh 59kgs and think that may be it.
I had cramping from transfer til about 9 weeks or so for those who were asking.
Im trying to type as my cat has his head on my arm sleeping and my belly almost blocks the lower half of the keyboard..LOL so mistakes will be many.
I have 11 days to go and dh is still working away.Its been 5 weeks now with trips home on the wekend.He is amgry at me becuse when he came home there were dishes in the sink and the house was a mess.He seems toexpect so much of me but im just soooooo tired.By the time i get up,have breakfaast and get dressed,i need to lie down again.I was ready to get shopping done at 11 today but i got so tired i then got back into bed,fully dressed,and woke at 1.30!! I didnt leave the house til 3pm. Anyhow i am trying to be cheerful and energetic but im just a emotional,tired,exhausted slob.Everthing seems to be getting to me.Im not depressed,just soooooo tired,i cant function.Is anyone else like this in the final weeks?
Over and out.Goodnight girls.xx
Yes, I'm in a semi-permanant state of tiredness. I can't stand the whinging when I don't do the housework, so I've started doing it first thing when I have the energy, then it doesn't matter if I fall asleep. So after breakfast I wash up and tidy and stick dishwasher on etc, then have a nap or read with feet up or something, then I make dinner mid-morning and put it in the fridge. That way I can snore all afternoon to my hearts content if I like and he's nonethewiser. I'm not doing any shopping though, I've discovered Coles Online and its a revelation; no point making yourself more tired traipsing round shops if you don't need to. Maybe check it out? If you stick your belly out, you practically get the delivery man to put it all away for you too : )
Remembering to shower is harder for me... really ought to do that... in fact, I will strike whilst the thought is hot and go and do it now. belly rubs to all x
Londonmiss~I will have to check out the coles online.Especially as i wont be able to drive for 6 weeks after a c section,i will need to get food somehow.DH is taking 2-3 weeks off starting from the day bub arrives (23rd July) so he can help then,but then i will be left to fend for myself. Showering is getting difficult..i need to get DH to shave my legs for me when he comes home on the weekends!! I hate to think what other parts,i cant see or reach,look like.Must be a forest down there.
Well its not long now for you.How exciting.I keep having dreams that my "girl" baby is a boy.Its driving me insane.It must be my subconscious fear that i will have a boy after having spent well over $1500 on a girl...nursery,clothes,pink bath,fluffy rug,crystal drawer handles etc etc. Have you got your names sorted? Didnt you like Dannii Minogues name choice? I thought it was nice.I LOVE the name Edward. My chosen name for our daughter starts with an E. I like normal,classic,feminine names for girls and for boys something unique for a first name mixed with a classic,masculine name for a middle.Just my thoughts.My cousin has a boy named Brayden and i have a cousin named Jayden..both which are names i would definately have last on my lists.Apart from those names there arent too many i dont like.Oh,i dont like 'hippy'names for girls....yuck!! I never comment on peoples name choices though...i keep it to myself.LOL.
Lise~Your son is simply beautiful.I hope my bub has gorgeous hair like yours.I love dark hair.I worry about having a completely bald baby! Not a fan of baldies,and i havnt had indigestion so maybe mine will be bald.Lucky i have bought lots of hats!! LOL.
Hoping everyone is doing well.im still trying to function like a normal human being.Have to try and do some more sculpting today before bub arrives as i wont have time to afterwards and im sure DH will start whingeing about that too!!
LOL - yes I'm pretty much working off a list of names that (unintentionally) have been used for British monarchs, and if any american rapper has used it, it's instantly disregarded : ) I love the name Edward, but DH rumbled me and realised I like it in part because of Twilight so I'm afraid he's scrubbed it off. Just been on the phone to a friend due 10 days after me and she's going to be induced before me. I think I am still going to be pregnant in 2013 and have been confused with an elephant's gestation period. I'm going to distract myself by baking a cake... any inspiration or recipes welcome.... ?
LondonMiss - how bl00dy annoying that doc!! But great news that all is ok and the fibroids are not going to cause a prob, thank goodness. If there is only one thing i have learnt from this whole ivf/ttc business over the years it is to not put all trust in one doctor and to definitely trust your own instincts. Its certainly made me stronger to stand up and voice concerns to doctors, especially when they think "they know it all"!!
Leabie - must be so exciting telling people about your pg now...i cant wait to feel confident enough to announce it to the world. Although I think i will hold off on telling immediate family for a good while into 2nd trimester as they haven't been very supportive of our journey over the years and we feel they just dont deserve to celebrate in our good news for a while (does that sound selfish?)
i am feeling reallllllllly happpy at the moment, i had another bt today and hcg has shot up to over 13 000 (it was 1340 last thurs) so am feeling a little bit more confident about this pg ...well, for now anyway, i am sure i will still worry!! Only 5 more sleeps til the 7wk scan next tues and am still praying to the almighty powers above that we see a healthy little heartbeat
If only we had a crystal ball to check if things will be ok?!!
Paula~ Talk about being scared? I just got home from my LAST ob app.My time and date is booked for sure now for my c section next friday and ihave my admission forms,zantac(to reduce stomach acids) and antibacterial shower wash.Im ready to go and now that i am im sh****ng myself!! My dh kept looking at me and holding my hand all the way home and questioned me regarding being nervous.....i told him that the baby can stay where she is as i am too scared of the actual surgery.I know i have had one before but i also had a negative experience with it all.
I need to do some serious meditation and relaxation techniques from now til then...hopefully i will relax.
Yogi Bear~Thats great news about your hcg levels.FX your scan goes well xx
Leabie~ I have a stack of $12-$15 bras from Kmart that have been great so far.Im only small but my cup size went from an a to a c so finding 10c is hard but the brand is Bub2b.
Its good finding some that arent too expensive.I stopped wearing underwires since the very beginning and put one on for a little lift last week and OMG they hurt! Im not sure i can ever feel comfortable in a underwire again.
Everyone else...belly rubs to all and wishing you all the best.
AFM,i had my final...yes,final appointment today.Bub is lying head down but on her side and is not engaged at all.She is resting with her head slightly on my left hip....crazy!!
It seems i have babies that dont know how to engage!! My son never engaged either!! Anyhow i have my instructions,shower gel and zantac tabs and am booked in for next friday at 7am.Im soooo nervous.Im excited too,but still nervous. Dh and i have been arguing about having his parents there that afternoon.I dont want them there til the saturday but as im having my mum bring our son in,he thinks its unfair.Problem is,i dont get along with them that much.They arent emotional,caring,sensitive people and like someone else just mentioned above,never really supported our IVF journey,never asked about it or offered any assistance whereas my mum,(who is my best friend) was there every step of the way.I told dh several times how i feel and he tells me tonight at the app,that he couldnt say no to his dad as he will be down in sydnet=y for work that day and wants to come and meet his grandchild.Im so upset about it.I mentioned to dh that i was particularly uncomfortable with his dad being there as i will be recovering from a c section,will have a catheter in til sat morning,trying to breastfeed AND will probably be soaking through several pads!! He doesnt get it!! My dad died when i was young and i still wouldnt even want my OWN father to see me like that! I feel mean but cant get over it.Any ideas??? maybe i should run away and have the baby in the forest where no one can find me til IM ready to show my "exposed" self???
Well thats my whinge.Will keep you all updated.x0x0x
Lise - thanks for sharing your experience. What a good little boy it sounds like you have, i hope that lasts a little bit longer for you.
Leabie - I have been wearing maternity bras since about 9 weeks. I have size 12DD boobs without being pregnant so i was finding the underwire was cutting in way too much. I agree with paula i but the bonds maternity bras and the singlets with the built in bras and have found them the most comfortable.
Yogibear - sorry im a bit late but i also had the weird cramping early on in my pregnancy. this may sound weird but after awhile and especially now when i get cramping (feels more like stretching) i know why, it usually happens on 1 or 2 days a week so i figure that is when the baby does its growing.
Londonmiss - so glad we are not elephantsGood luck with everything i hope you don't have to wait too much longer!
wantbaby - GL with your scultping!!! It really sucks to have to think about that sort of stuff sometimes!
Paula - Hope you have been sleepping a little better. I get tired now after a full day, i can only imagine how tired you must be feeling. Not much longer to go now!!
Brunette - How are the twins luv? I have put on 2-3kilos since finding out. I put that down to having days where i can't eat cause of MS and then on the days i can all i want is hot chips with lots of salt!!!
CK77 - have you felt bub move yet?
Hello to all the other beautiful ladies i have missed today hope you are all well
AFM - back from my relaxing week but still have the rest of the week off cause of school holidays! My tummy is just strating to pop and depending on what i wear some days i actually look pregnant not just fat!! The MS is still sticking around, i think i will be one of those people who have to deal with it all the way through, i do get about 4 days in a row where i am pretty good then it build to a day where i can't get out of bed! My girlfriend had a little girl on tuesday and i'm off to visit her today, it has made me want time to go a little bit faster so we can meet our little bundle. There are so many sales at the moment but since we are not going to find out the sex of the baby there is very little to buy, everything is either blue or pink. I already have a fair bit of white. Have a lovely day
Hello all. Sorry for what will be a me-post... well still here and still running to elephant time. Had an obs visit yesterday and am pleased to report I won a bit of a discussion with her. One downside of the public system is getting different obs, but frankly, I'm glad I only had her once - she just really ruffled me. I don't know if I mentioned some time ago when I was 28ish weeks I had a commercial scan - you know, nothing useful just pretty pics for my mother in law. At the time, the lady said, "I'm sure it's nothing, but you have three fibroids, one is quite big you might want to mention it to your doc to investigate". I knew I'd had a couple when doing IUI so it wasn't a surprise. I've mentioned this fact at my last three midwife meetings, but they've seemed v unbothered about it. Yesterday's ob says "well where is this alleged fibroid, is it anywhere important?" I don't know I said, I'm an energy consultant not a doctor... She went off on one about these commercial places giving you bad news and not providing reports and so on. I said, I appreciate all of that, but al they did was draw my attention to it, and leave it up to you if you want to investigate it (personally I thought they handled it rather well but anyway). So the doc said "I'm sure you don't have a fibroid". So, I'm afraid I got rather shirty, and said "well of course thats your call, your the doctor, if you are sure it's nowhere important then lets pretend I never mentioned it". She looked completely flummoxed and said, "but are you sure you don't know where it is", and I said, again, not my job: either it worries you or it doesn't, it's' not up to me to make that call. Then she felt my belly and said I had a two centimetre one. She asked if I agreed, and I said no, I saw one with my own eyes that was considerably bigger on the 28 week scan but if she was absolutely sure, then I was happy to go with her judgement. Then she looked more panicy, and sent me for a scan. Where I am pleased to report (well kind of) that there was a 2x4 cm fibroid and a 10x 7cm one AS I BLOODY WELL SAID!!! Thank fully they are on the top and it doesnt' matter, but it could have made a big difference if it was in the way of the cervix so I'm so glad I pushed her on it.
What really irritates me is that I clarified that situation because I can speak good english, am well read and can articulate my requirements. What if she'd pulled that "doctor knows best" crap on a 18 year old girl just arrived from India and unable to commuicate her needs ??? It really annoys me that sometimes you have to push back. Yes, I don't have a medical degree, and yes I'm sure that LTTTCers who think they know more about the reproductive system than a doctor are deeply and profoundly irritating to them but come on! Anyway, alls well that ends well. I am engaged and it is apparently up to my own body to start something off now... so I might be right, I might be still here in 2014!!!!
Nothing more to report really. Hope you are all travelling well and going ok. Sorry for the lack of persies. xxx
Lise - sorry I did mean to add thank you so much for the birth story. I find them so useful for the mental preparation... I hope you and Finn are doing well xx
Renee shame about your MS at least you do get some relief days though. I have a lady in my belly buddies thread who has had severe MS her whole pregnancy and is even being induced early because its that bad. Had some weeks were she lost over 4kg the poor thing! MS can be really nasty. Hopefully yours clears up soon for you. Yay on the belly popping out! Always good to finally look pregnant and not just fat.. LOL LondonMiss good on you for standing up to that woman!! I wish i could do that but at times i fall into the "He is the Dr so he must know best" category which i know is totally wrong but i just struggle to speak my mind at times and stand up for myself, in general not with the pregnancy etc. I looked at your ticker and got so excited for you... One day left! Although you dont feel like things are progressing its got to be a nice feeling to reach that due date and know that the end is definitely near.
Been feeling very ouchie on my back last few days which is no fun but taking it all in my stride and just enjoying counting down the days! I have come to realise after being asked so many time "Are you getting scared?" that im not so much scared about the pain of giving birth because as i see it, its for a good cause and i have wanted this baby for soooo long that to go through that knowing that she is arriving any minute is nothing. What is scaring me is the pain afterwards. For example stitches from tearing or possible episotomy or if i have a caesarean, the scar and healing time etc. Anyone else have views regarding being scared etc?
Paula, any pain will be temporary. The joy your baby girl brings will be forever. Fear of pain seems normal to me and no doubt I'll be the same when I get to that stage! I was scared of how painful the recovery would be after my lap. I did everything I could to prepare and in the end it wasn't as bad as expected. It did hurt, but I barely used the pain meds (panadeine forte and voltaren) they sent home with me from the hospital because it was tolerable without them. I guess my point is that I used the fear to motivate me to prepare things beforehand so that I had an easier time when recovering.
Gotta go. Just found out the report-from-hell is preventing me from taking a day off tomorrow as planned (again) and I'm really p*ssed off now...
at the moment, i had another bt today and hcg has shot up to over 13 000 (it was 1340 last thurs) so am feeling a little bit more confident about this pg ...well, for now anyway, i am sure i will still worry!! 
Only 5 more sleeps til the 7wk scan next tues and am still praying to the almighty powers above that we see a healthy little heartbeat 
and depending on what i wear some days i actually look pregnant not just fat!! The MS is still sticking around, i think i will be one of those people who have to deal with it all the way through, i do get about 4 days in a row where i am pretty good then it build to a day where i can't get out of bed! My girlfriend had a little girl on tuesday and i'm off to visit her today, it has made me want time to go a little bit faster so we can meet our little bundle. There are so many sales at the moment but since we are not going to find out the sex of the baby there is very little to buy, everything is either blue or pink. I already have a fair bit of white. Have a lovely day
I wish i could do that but at times i fall into the "He is the Dr so he must know best" category which i know is totally wrong but i just struggle to speak my mind at times and stand up for myself, in general not with the pregnancy etc. I looked at your ticker and got so excited for you... One day left! Although you dont feel like things are progressing its got to be a nice feeling to reach that due date and know that the end is definitely near.
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