KitKat~Gender cannot be found out prior to 16 weeks when the genitals become fully developed.The only way to find out before that time is by amniocentesis.You will need to wait til the 19-20 week morphology scan and even then,they can be wrong....ask LISE about it.She was told a girl then later at another scan,found out it was actually a boy!
2 Friends of mine,also were told one sex to give birth to the opposite!! I have had it checked 3 times to be sure from 19 weeks onwards and by 2 different obs,to confirm im having a girl and have seen it on the scan for myself up close..but i still worry i'll have a boy after it all.best of luck with your morph scan on finding out.
Hi all just coming in on the sex determination question. I have been told that if you are told it is a boy (when the genitals are fully formed of course after 16 weeks!!) that you are pretty much certain it is a boy but if they say a girl then hold off on buying pink as it could still be a boy. They can never be sure of a girl as those bits can hide and also be too small yet to see. A few of my friends have found out the hard way that lesson!!!
Hmmm, well we were told if we wanted to find out the sex of our twins at our 12-week scan, and we said yes. Now, without revealing the gender (because my DP would shoot me!) the sonographer said she was 90% sure with one but and 75% sure with the other one. Oh god, now I'm going to worry that what we think we have we really don't have! Our morph scan is less than two weeks away, so hopefully it will confirm what we were told at our 12-week scan.
Hello lovely preggers ladies, hope all are well today!
Thinking of you LondonMiss - any movement at the station yet?
Congratulations MaggiePie and welcome! I hope this is a sticky one for you too. I think seeing those 2 beautiful pink lines come up is the most wonderful feeling...then it soon turns to "AHhhhh i hope everything will be ok". I am really struggling at the moment to keep positive and calm about this pg, i've had 3 m/c so all i seem to know about is bad news and devastation....am constantly praying that this is going to be ok (i am not a deeply religious person but have been praying to someone or something....anyone!! )
One more sleep until my 7wk scan tomorrow, am getting sooo anxious about it. I had acupuncture again this morning to calm my nerves a bit!....back to being anxious again now!!
HI Ladies,
I have been quietly lurking and watching - congrats to the new mums in here!
Have had MS as well as asthma which won't go away and seems to be worse because of the pregnancy so just keeping quiet. I haven't told anyone but my Mum, although my DH has told EVERYONE, including his boss which is kind of ridiculous.
Maggie Pie - welcome and congratulations
Yogi Bear - goodluck for tomorrow, I am sure you will be absolutely fine.
Hello to all the other lovely ladies out there xxx
AFM - Just got the info for my OB, his Planning Fee is $3200, worked out with all of Labor's changes to IVF and Obs fees making this baby cost us almost $20k by the time it arrives - What an insane amount of money to have to spend because I am infertile. I laugh when people tell me how much kids cost, my DD's school fees when she starts in a couple of years are nothing compared to IVF, so I feel as though we are so much better off now I know how much money we have instead of wondering if we have to find another $8k for an IVF cycle. I would love to ditch the Ob, but after all I have gone through to get pregnant, there is no way I am risking anything I don't have to!
No, still here, quietly grumbling and muttering to myself in the corner like a nutter. I had to go out for a walk earlier when I got upset at a text announcing the last of my preg yoga group bar me to give birth which really made me feel upset. And I had to give myself a talking to, as naturally I am delighted for her, and just being a selfish cow. DH thinks I'm mad, a baby on the inside cannot scream being his thinking. I'm being driven mad by people asking if anything has happened yet. Very tempted to print "no it bloody hasn't" in 72 font red letters and stick it on the front door to stop people fussing. Much as I love my mother, and I do, dearly, I cannot imagine anything less likely to contribute to my early labour relaxation plans than having a jetlagged fussing Mother in a small house. Particularly one who isn't in tune with my yoga/ TENS/ attempted positive but quiet approach to the whole thing.
Welcome MaggiePie - FX for a happy and healthy 9mths.
YogiBear - how exciting, your scan is tomorrow!! You get to see that little blob, it's a great moment, make sure you ask for a photo printout to stick on the fridge!!
Brunette, yep lying in bed just a few nights ago, DH thought he felt a pulse but figured it was mine (didn't think my pulse could be felt an inch below my belly button but that's what I put it down to) - so could have been baby?
KitKat - glad all went well with your NT scan, that's got to be a weight off your mind - how good that you saw 4D!
Lairdoz, did you have MS with DD too? I've been lucky and MS skipped me, instead I have the achy back, the leg cramps and skin that doesn't know whether it wants to be pimply one week or clear the next. I guess I shouldn't complain about my P&M fee after reading what yours is!
AFM, morphology scan this Thursday arvo, CANNOT WAIT! Time seems to go so quick when you're pregnant (except in the case of LondonMiss who probably feels like she's watching paint dry), 4.5mths already, WTEWYE tells me that baby is the size of a mango inside my rockmelon sized uterus. Speaking of rocks, every so often (normally when I wake up a sparrow's fart-oclock) I am assuming that the rock hard thing in my lower belly is the uterus. It's hard!??
Thanks for making me feel so welcome everyone. It is great to be able to talk to people about this, as we have decided not to tell family and friends yet, but I am the type of person who can't keep a secret!
LondonMiss - great to hear you are using TENS, I used it for my first labour and it was effective for many hours, until the pain got worse then I used the gas. The good thing about it is that you can move it to where the pain is - on your back or tummy and you can turn it up with each contraction. Hope the waiting goes quickly for you. Sometimes we get so impatient waiting for bub to come we forget to saviour that time when they are still tucked up nice and warm, as once they come out it gets alot busier - that's what I did for my DD, then for DS I was determined to enjoy the last few weeks and he came early!
Brunette - I remember feeling the first movement at 18 weeks exactly with my DD. I was a bit unsure at the time if that's what I was feeling, as I had never had that type of 'pulsing' wind movement before. I don't think I could feel movement on the outside for quite a while after that though... It's very exciting isn't it when you do get that first movement - makes it feel so real!
Yogi Bear - thanks for your kind words. I hope the 7 week scan goes really well. It will be so special to see your little bub. Let us know how it goes.
AFM - went to Dr yesterday and got referral for blood tests, urinalysis etc. She said she would call if there was a problem with tests otherwise will go back in a month.
Hope everyone is going well, and by the way what is this 'planning fee' you are all talking about. I will be going to GP and then midwife clinic so don't see OB privately but it sounds ridiculously expensive!!!!
Londonmiss~ I really do hope that your bub comes before Friday,when mine should make its grand entrance via the sunroof at 8 am ish. I dont want you to be upset with me going before you.Im sending you HUGE labour vibes,so that im not in trouble.LOL. You do seem to be handling things very well though.Its understandable you are emotional and over it but i think your doing great.xx
As for me im counting down the days til Friday.As far as i know im to be at hospital at 7am and am second on the list.I will get a confirmation call on Thursday and i also have to head in on Thursday too,so i can get my blood grouped and held(in case of transfusion)...(no wonder im scared).
Yesterday i was having a really bad day,crying and being angry and moody but today after a long chat with the higher power via prayer,ive woken feeling more positive.Before that i was so scared of things going wrong,that i was focusing more on the operation being scary,than the gift of my baby.My fear had clouded the positives and the real reason behind the whole thing.
Im still scared but am focusing on everything going well,and being positive that this birth will be much easier and less stressful than my sons birth which frankly was a nightmare!
Well im off now.Heading to the post office and then might go for a drive to get out of the house and enjoy some sun.Dh is working night shift so maybe he will take me.My belly barely fits behind the steering wheel.Oh and i might check out what our car looks like with the installed baby seat in the back.Dh went to a fitting station and had it fitted yesterday but i stayed on the couch all day so i havnt seen it.We have our "baby on board" sign too,which dh said is on the window.cute.
Have a great day girls.xox
Belated hello and welcome to you MaggiePie! You're right - thanks to the medicare changes OB = ridiculously expensive. We'll be paying $2750 for our management fee and I think we get something like $450 back from medicare.
LondonMiss, I promise not to ask you how it's going. I will just wait for you to tell us the good news! I can imagine it must be frustrating to be couped up in a small house with everyone anxiously awaiting the big event. Can you let her know you need some "me" time and shut yourself in your room for as long as you need whenever you're getting tense?
Lairdoz, I've been too scared to work out what this bub will have cost us. This was our 5th IVF, so it's been a big investment if we include the entire TTC process. Not to mention that DH has gone into "nesting" mode. New fence last week, a quote this morning to fix the roof (which has needed work since we moved in 4.5 years ago) and he intends to add a (large) covered patio before the year is done.
Still laying low here a little. Had b/w taken for the NT scan this morning. NT scan is next Tuesday. We see the OB for the first time on Friday, which seems an eternity away. I keep telling myself there's no reason to expect anything has gone wrong in the last 1.5 weeks since the last scan, but I can't help but worry. Work has settled down now that the project-from-hell is finished (hopefully - I ended up having to do it twice last week). I've got an urgent task sitting in my inbox (boss wants it by 11am, which is 25min away), but he's only sent me half the data so I can't finish it.
I'm trying to keep up with everyone here, but my brain just doesn't seem to absorb information at the moment and I have to re-read everyone's posts about 3 times, which I feel bad about. So, sorry about the limited personals again.
Hi everyone!
Sorry this is just a quick one for me as about to fly out the door again. I had my scan this morning.....WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT!!! I am sooooo relieved and tbh a little numb at the moment, i think the last few weeks anxiety has caught up with me had a good cry already. The scan quality was not the best a bit grainy but did manage to see that little flicker of heartbeat...so tiny and fragile, its just amazing that he/she will grow into a little person. Life really is such a miracle.
I am going back for another scan end of next week....another 10 day wait, it just never ends!!
Thanks for all your support on here while i've been biting my nails, i hope i will relax a little bit more now.
Have a good day xx
LM, Sending you labour vibes! LOL at your DH's comment that you can't hear your baby's cries while in utero. Classic.
YogiBear, That's fantastic news that you saw your bub's heartbeat this morning. Wait till your 12-week scan; it is simply amazing.
Juniper, Not long till your NT scan. Are you excited about seeing your OB for the first time this Friday? Is your DH going with you? Glad your project from hell is finished.
Lairdoz, I'm with Juniper: we've not done the sums on how much IVF has cost us so far. I've not wanted to because I don't want to think about how much it has cost us. We've had two IUIs and five IVF cycles (three stim and two frozen). So lots of $$$ because we're infertile and Rudd capping IVF and OBs. He is soooo not getting my vote! Hate that man. I like the way you're thinking, though, about comparing your OB fee to not having to do another stimulated IVF cycle and finding thousands of dollars more for that! Sorry to hear you have both MS and asthma. Hopefully they both soon pass.
Wantbaby2, All the best for this Friday. How cute that you have the "bub on board" sign on your car and capsule fitted.
Chrissy, Yay for your morph scan this Thursday. Can't wait to hear about it. My belly is pretty hard, too, but not just the lower part - all of it. I have really popped this week. Got my first comment from a colleague and mother that I had popped and this was when I was sitting down and had a desk in front of me! But others keep saying, where are they? We can't see anything! When I lie down, that is when I really see my belly. How about you? Have you popped too?
AFM, I haven't been sleeping well - waking up ridiculously early and not being able to get back to sleep. Last night I had stabbing pains on the lower right side of my stomach which woke me. They only lasted a few minutes but I really didn't like it as I didnt (and still don't) know what they were all about. No bleeding or fluid (sorry if TMI) followed, so am assuming all is okay. Still, I am really looking forward to my next OB appt this Thursday to see that both babies are all right.
Brunette - I can not sleep either, the other night i woke at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep got up at 6 and had to go to work!! Don't know what is going on.
Just a quick one from me guys, hope everyone is well!!!
I have been MIA for a while, but I have a good excuse….. I was off having a baby!!!
Casey James was born on Sunday 11 July at 8.06pm, weighing 2.57kg (5lbs, 11oz), 49.5cm.
It has taken me a while to get on and post as things have been so hectic this first week or so. My elective c-section was originally booked for 19 July, but I started bleeding on 11 July (one week early). Due to my placenta praevia, we called the hospital who said I needed to come straight in. So we did, and were subsequently told we were going to be having the baby that night (emergency c-section). Casey was born just after 8pm, but apparently the doctors had difficulty getting my bleeding under control and I ended up losing 2 litres of blood. Casey was sent straight to the Special Care Nursery because he was so little, and I spent the night in Intensive Care. I didn’t actually end up seeing him for the first time until about 7 hours after he was born.
I spent the whole week in hospital and had to have 2 blood transfusions to try and make up for all the blood I lost during the c-section. Needless to say, it’s been a tough time since Casey was born. DH and I absolutely love him to bits though, and are very happy, albeit struggling a bit with the lack of sleep right now.
Well I’m just about to feed the little one so I’d better head off. Good luck to LondonMiss and WantBaby. I hope everything goes well for you both and your upcoming births. And good luck to all the other fantastic ladies in here. I wish you all the best for your pregnancies.
Wishes congratulations on the birth of you baby boy. Sounds like you had a bit of a rough time. Hope you are both doing well.
Londonmiss i hope you don't mind but i updated the list (thought you may have other things on your mind!!!)
Revised list - do let me know of any changes lovely ladies
LondonMiss 16th July 2010 - It's a girl - Little Miss
Wantbaby2 23rd July 2010 - It's a girl - Peanut
Dusty 28th July 2010 - It's a ??? - ???
SonyaLouise ??.??.2010 - It's a ??? - ???
Seachange 2nd Aug 2010 - It's a ??? - Squishy
Paula 14th Aug 2010 - it's a girl – Tiana
Ninah 18th Aug 2010 - it's a surprise - McPeanut
Loula 19th August 2010
Nix76 24th Aug 2010 - It's a ??? - Lil Bub
Emerald Star 26th Oct 2010 - It's a ??? - ???
Miss K 5th Nov 2010 - It's a ???
CK77 Dec 19th 2010 – Munchkin
Brunette Dec 24th 2010 - Double Trouble
Renee Dec 28th 2010 – Little Bug
Glenny C Jan 5th 2011
Leabie Jan 11th – a surprise
KitKat Jan 19th
S’Rose Jan 20th – Little Monkey
Juniper76 Feb 2nd
Maggie Feb 2nd
BJ*81
MissAma – LHB
Liardoz
Our thoughts and prayers go to those beautiful mothers whose precious babies have been taken too soon.
Much loved & wanted son of Frosty'sMum, Benjamin born sleeping @ 14 weeks 4days. Our thoughts are with you.
Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d
Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d
Last edited by Renee; July 21st, 2010 at 09:31 AM.
CONGRATULATIONS WISHES on the birth of baby CASEY!! It sounds like you have hard a difficult start but am glad to hear that he is safe and at home with you.
What a tiny size he was! I was wondering where you had been....now i know..
Best of luck with everything.x0x0x
CONGRATULATIONS WISHES!! Great to hear you are both now doing really well! MaggiePie congratulations on your BFP! Wishing you all the best for the next nine or so months! Kitkat great news on your NT scan. How did you appointment with your OB go? Yogi Bear YAY on a heartbeat!! Thats fantastic news. Its amazing what joy seeing/hearing that little thump can bring. Chrissy one more sleep till your scan! wantbaby#2 well done on remaining positive. As you said, the gift of your baby overrules everything! Only two more sleeps. Do you have everything ready at home? Juniper yay on seeing your OB this Friday. I find my appointments always so exciting let alone the very first one. It made it all seem so real to me!
Had my OB appointment on Monday and all is going well. I mentioned that i have been having swelling in my hands and feet, especially my hands when i wake up in the morning, i can barely even make a fist but he said its just good old fluid retention as my BP is fine. So i guess i will just have to deal with it! I am now on weekly appointments so back to see him next Wednesday and also have a scan on Thursday. Yay, cant wait to see my lil one all nice and squashy in there and to find out her weight and positioning etc. Its a full moon on Monday so would be nice if she decided to make an appearance then but just have to wait and see
Firstly - a huge congratulations to Wishes on the (rather dramatic) arrival of Casey! Glad that everything is going well for you now.
Wantbaby#2 - best of luck for Friday, hope it all goes smoothly! Will be thinking of you
LondonMiss - if you're still at home (and hopefully you aren't - I'm quietly excited that you haven't posted since Monday...), sending labour vibes, and as for the fussing mum - just pretend you're having a sleep, and lock yourself in your room for some peace & quiet.
MaggiePie - a huge welcome and congratulations on your BFP! Hope that all the tests etc have come back with great results.
YogiBear - WOOHOO!!! A heartbeat! I totally understand the tears, I started crying when I saw our little one's heart beating, and didn't stop til I was back in the car driving home! Such a huge relief for you. Hoping the next 9 days fly by for you.
Paula - Fantastic that all is going well, boo to the fluid retention, hope its not too annoying for you. It'll be great to see your bub on the scan next week - didn't you say you felt a heavy feeling in your cervix? Hopefully bub's engaged?
Renee - great work on the list! Hope you're sleep issues settle down soon. I've been having a few too - waking to go to the loo and can't get back to sleep, but worse than that, having really weird dreams/nightmares which are waking DH up. Poor him...
Juniper - Hoorah that the Report from Hell is finally over! Good luck for your OB appointment on Friay, and NT scan next week.
Brunette - hope those stabbing pains have gone away and leave you alone. Maybe it was one of the bubs being a bit athletic? Only one more sleep til your next OB appointment.
Chrissy - have a wonderul time tomorrow at your morph scan! How exciting. I don't feel that this pg is going quickly, I'm impatient to a) actually LOOK pg; and b) feel the bub kicking, so I don't have to hang out for every scan! hehe.
Lairdoz - hope your MS and asthma are coming under control, you poor chook. KWYM about these expensive babies - DH jokes he wants to keep a ledger of the IVF costs, and then send our child out to work to pay itself off...
Hi to anyone I've missed! Hope you're all travelling well.
AFM - not much to report, found out I passed my latest glucose tolerance test - YAY! But my thyroid is struggling so have to take more thyroxine - boo. Oh well. Feeling good, except the sleep issues, and my lower back is playing up, damn sciatica. DH has been a good man, and is giving me back rubs, bless him. I think of it as good practice for him!
Have a great day everyone.
PS Please excuse my obviously American ticker this week...
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Time seems to go so quick when you're pregnant (except in the case of LondonMiss who probably feels like she's watching paint dry), 4.5mths already, WTEWYE tells me that baby is the size of a mango inside my rockmelon sized uterus. Speaking of rocks, every so often (normally when I wake up a sparrow's fart-oclock) I am assuming that the rock hard thing in my lower belly is the uterus. It's hard!??
You do seem to be handling things very well though.Its understandable you are emotional and over it but i think your doing great.xx
Glad that everything is going well for you now.
Hope that all the tests etc have come back with great results.
I totally understand the tears, I started crying when I saw our little one's heart beating, and didn't stop til I was back in the car driving home! Such a huge relief for you. Hoping the next 9 days fly by for you.
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