HUGE Congrats Renee - a beautiful name for your little girl!
Well done on your sounds like quite a complicated birth. Be kind to yourself (I remember the 18 different opinions from the midwives on breastfeeding and everything else) - formula isn't the worst in the world, and if the breastfeeding works out, that's fabulous, but if you have problems with it doesn't quite work out as you may have hoped, Ava will be just fine.
xxx
Congrats Renee on the arrival of your little princess, you sure cooked a good one there....
Just a quickie, had my Ob appt and the midwife measured me and I am an astonishing 34cm @ 21 weeks. OMG no wonder I'm aching and my poor ribs and lungs are all squashed out of shape.. Lairdoz I'm only 5 foot 4 so even less space in there. So far though I'm still all out front so will be an interesting journey to see how much bigger I'll get.. No wonder I look and feel like I'm full term measuring 34 weeks....
Jaki, Kelly, Possums, Lairdoz - Thanks for your support and understanding I really appreciate it. I rang the nurse today and she said that because I didn't have any food poisoning symptoms it should be ok. I guess I just worry after last time. I even tried to vomit it up but I'm too much of a wuss, normally I would be vomiting heaps due to morning sickness by now.
Possums - goodluck with your scan tomorrow!!!
Lairdoz - wow what a great buy!!! I have a city mini single and love it, will have to keep the internet in mind for the future!
Renee - Congratulations, beautiful name. I'm only new here atm but just thought I would share, I had a c-section (breech) and problems with my milk supply and midwives telling me different things as well, just do what you feel is best and you are comfortable with. I know most people are only trying to help but it can be a tricky time.
Hi to airline, Kaybee, worry wart, JBM, CK77, Yogi and anyone else I've missed. Hope you are all well!
Renee, no wonder you haven't been online! Don't worry about us. Just look after yourself. I hope you both work out the BFing soon. Have they treated the tongue tie? And such a beautiful name for a (big & healthy) beautiful girl!
WW, we went for an ECV today. Not fun, but they were able to turn bub easily. I'm worried she may already have turned back though. The OB who did it said bub is small (weight estimate for today was 6lb 6oz), so she has room to move. That's why the ECV was easy, but also why I'm worried she'll spin back to head up. The OB said if she did turn back we could consider repeating the ECV and then inducing straight after while we know she's head down...
Renee - so excited for you on the arrival of your little Ava! She was an impressive weight! Nice and healthy. Hope all settles down for you soon, been thinking of you and wondering how you're doing.
Juniper - great news that the ECV worked. My yoga teacher swears by getting down on your hands and knees (for at least half an hour), and also doing the hands and knees, bum-up-in-the-air, rocking from side to side for breech babies. Hope bub hasn't turned around again, but good there's a plan just in case.
Hi to all you other ladies in here, too busy in here for me to keep up with, I'm afraid!
With much more important things going on for Renee, I'm going to do a one-time update. We still need a volunteer to take over on a longer-term basis please.
Could our new members missing from the list please let me know the details to add (ie due date, etc).
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Here is the most updated version!!!
Leabie Jan 11th – it's a ???
KitKat Jan 19th - it's a ???
Juniper76 Feb 2nd - it's a Girl!!
Maggie Feb 2nd -it's a Girl!!
Worrywart Feb 7th - it's a ???
Lairdoz Feb 24th - it's a ???
Lisa B Mar 5th - it's a ???
MaggiePie Mar 22nd - it's a Boy!!
Jaki80 Mar 28th - Little Man
Airline Mar 30th - it's a Boy!!! - Baby M
Kelly D May 28th - it's 2x Boys - Bubble & Squeak
Grub17 July 1 - it's a ???
Bug'sMum July 19th - it's a ???
Babytruj July 22nd - it's a ???
mum-2-be August 12th - it's a ???
Kaybee August 18th - it's a ???
Aimee August 25th - it's a ???
Possums August 30th - it's a ???
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
CONGRATULATIONS RENEE!!! Welcome to the world sweet baby Ava!
Possums - All the best for today. Enjoy meeting bub.
Oh girls i'm in a right mess not coping too well with the pregnancy at the moment. I had another bt yesterday and, although level gone up to 45340, it has slowed down considerably (took over 5 days to double). Things had been looking so good up til now and i'm worried that things are starting to turn for the worst. With my last m/c the levels started to slow down at this stage too. I have booked to have a scan this afternoon as i just cant wait any longer, i need to know what is going on if everything is ok. I am 6w4d today so i'm hoping its not too early to see a heartbeat yet (have read should see hb at this stage?)
I've tried sooo hard to relax and "enjoy" this pregnancy but in all honesty....I really HATE this!! The joy of pregnancy has been totally ruined for me....i know this could very well be our baby but i just cant accept it at all. I keep expecting things to go wrong....so i'm preparing for the worst this afternoon to try and offer myself some protection.
Sorry to be a downer...again. This journey is so emotionally draining.
Yogi, as your hcg levels rise, it does slow down a lot. I'm sure your results are normal! But at the same time, I understand your concern. You might see a HB today. Plenty of women do. But, if you don't, it could just be too early. Also, if the rate is slow, it may be that the heart just started beating. This is why most Drs wait until after 7wks - before that, perfectly normal results can cause unnecessary worry. FX for great results. Please KUP.
ps. FWIW, I found I would worry terribly between each scan. We'd have a scan and I'd be worry-free for maybe 1-3 days and then I'd worry the entire time until the next one. I'd literally be holding my breath as each scan started. Even now, when I can feel her move between scans, I still find I hold my breath each scan until I see her move on the screen...
Congrats Renee!!! What a good sized little bubba and love love love the name! sounds like you've had a tough time with the BF so I hope it sorts itself out soon.
Oh Yogi you poor chook. I am such a worry wart and the number of times I've declared this pregnancy to be over for no particular reason other than it seems too good to be true is unbelievable. My FS told me that once the HCG reaches 10,000 it means less and less. From 6 weeks to 7 weeks mine went from 18000 to 44000 and I crapped myself but all was fine. But I know, until you see the little heart beat you have nothing else to go by and it's hard not to obsess over HCG.
My FS also told me that you SHOULD be able to see a heart beat at 6 weeks 2 days but as Juniper said most of the time they don't do a scan until after 7 weeks to be sure. I so hope you see something today but I DEFINITELY wouldn't be too alarmed if you don;t see anything yet. Best of luck to you darl, I will be thinking of you.
Aimee - how are you feeling? I know it must have been such a fright but I reckon all will be fine.
Possums - good luck for your scan
Hi everyone else! Hope you are all cooking away nicely. I am literally cooking here in the lovely Perth heat. Waiting anxiously for my doppler to arrive as despite lovely scans at 12 and 13 weeks I am being ridiculously paranoid. Have to have fortnightly scans from now on and then weekly from 24 weeks so at least I get to see my bubba lots.
Oh, and Juniper I am happy to continue with the list if noone else is eager. My BB skills are still a tad shaky but surely I can't screw up a copy and paste too badly right??!!
I'll take over from here and update based on postings but if anyone PMs you with info following your last post if you can just pass it on. Ta muchly.
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Yogi - how did your scan go today? I can't add much to what everyone else has said. I really really hope things are fine in there and chances are (despite what you think) that they will be. I can completely understand your worries though. I haven't had a BT since 5 weeks (about 5 weeks ago now) and even though nothing has happened I am sure it can't be just growing nicely in there.
Bug's mum - thanks for offering to do the list. It's been put out there for one of us newbies to do it and I just haven't had the balls to take it on. For some crazy reason I decided to work a couple of extra days this year and I am already stressing about having the energy to do everything and just don't want to let you all down. My due date is Aug 18.
Kelly - oh my god, your poor belly. It must be stretched so tight! Hopefully not too long to go.
Juniper - nice work on getting your little one to turn. My yoga teacher (from last time) was always talking about crawling around on the floor in circles (can't remember which direction) to help turn breech babies. Your doc sounds great though - offering to induce straight after ecv. Good luck.
Renee - congratulations! I also am a big fan of the name. All the best with breastfeeding, I truly hope it works out for you.
Aimee - how are you feeling now after your scare???
And hello to everyone else. WW - glad you are getting some restful sleep.
AFM - I didn't get into the midwives (sounds like I've failed an exam, hehe). So, it's off to the hospital antenatal clinic for me. Anyone else going public???
Warning TMI - anyone else had diarrhoea in first trimester? I'm not sick - well, other than the constant nausea but just have a very runny bum (gross, sorry). Is it a pregnancy thing or do you think it could be some food poisoning thing that I just didn't notice. Jeez, now I have to worry about this too
kaybee- not sure about the runs...I certainly havent been that way, more inclined to the opposite since being pregnant...but it does do funny things to our digestive system. hope you are ok otherwise. I don't have a choice here re public or private care...we have to go public after 12 weeks. sorry you didnt get in with the midwives
bugsmum-hi and thanks for offering to do the list!! I am due aug 30th. i understand the anxiety too...just wondering why you need so many scans if you don't mind me asking. I will need more scans than normal also...but I hope all is basically going OK for you
yogi- how did your scan go? the hcg rising time does slow a lot the higher the levels and as the weeks of pregnancy progress. As you can see from my levels too (and mine are following an hcg chart showing a bell curve of how the hcg should rise). I really hope all is ok. I hope as things progress you can enjoy it more. I know how hard it can be after past losses. We are doing our best to enjoy little milestones...but I too tend to start worrying again just a few days after a blood test etc. I am trying though to be in the moment also when I can. thinking of you x
afm: DH and I are thrilled and delighted and very relieved after seeing our baby, with a wonderful beating heart, in our 8 week scan. The sonographer, who I know from previous pregnancies/IVF scans etc was lovely and said everything looks 'perfect'. I am exactly 8 weeks today and measured 7 weeks 6 days. Heart rate 166bpm.
I had tears running down my face looking at that beautiful flicker on the screen and held DHs hand tight. He sat so close to the screen just staring at our lovely little blob.
There was also some old implantation blood still there, which accounts for my brown spotting and means I can expect some more, but at least now I will know for certain where it's coming from.
yay, another milestone down. next scan at 10 weeks, unless i freak out before then, in which case I will have a scan at 9 weeks too (because in the past we lost our babies between 8-10 weeks, so I might want to check all is ok in a week's time!). And my FS wants me to have weekly blood tests until 12 weeks also (due to the antiphospholipid syndrome/clexane etc).
Bug'sMum, thanks for offering to take over the list. I've added your due date, along with Kaybee and Possums. I'm happy to continue to update my post above for the next week (unless bub arrives) and you can then copy that one and it will hopefully be up to date when you take over.
Possums, great news on the perfect scan! Finding out the cause of the spotting is nothing to worry about is great news too!
I haven't been on here for a little while now, but so much has happened!! Babies born and new pregnancies!!
kaybee - I am 10 wks and 5 days and go through stages when I am constipated and then have the runs. I think that your body is just trying to process the chemicals going through your body. We are also going public - I dont have a problem with it at all. The hospital we are going to has a really good reputation, so we are happy!!
Juniper - I can't believe that you are nearing the end of your pregnancy already!! I have from time to time clicked on your blog to keep updated! Hope all goes well for the birth!! For the list, I am due on 12 August 2011!!
Possums - I'm glad that you saw that beautiful little heartbeat - it is truely enough to bring tears to your eyes! And even tears to my eyes when I read it (my emotions are all over the place lately!)
Renee - congratulations on your beautiful little girl!!
yogi- I hope that your scan went well.
Bugs Mum - why do you have to have so many scans? I thought (not that I know much) that you have one at 12 weeks and one at 18 weeks and thats about it ...
Kelly - I saw the pics of your belly!! Wow!! Have the midwives estimated how big you will get?
AFM - I had my scan at 6 wks and 4 days - it showed a beautiful baby (or blob!!) with a beautiful little heartbeat! Like everyone else, I held my breath (and hubby's hand) until I knew it was alright!! Since then, we spent 2 weeks in Vietnam - making sure that I watched every little thing that I ate!! Now that we are back, I have booked into Redlands Public Hospital for the birth. I have my 12 wk scan on 31 January and then my first antinatal meeting with the hospital on 9 February!! So I'm very excited about it all!!
Kaybee - I am going private but mainly due to the fact that my FS is also my OB. And since I had a C/S last time and will have one again I figured it was easier to go with the same guy. Re the diarrhoea - I sometimes do, I tend to fluctuate between that and the opposite. (I guess depending on how much chocolate I've been eating!) I wouldn't be too concerned as long as it's not persistent.
Mum-2-Be - Wow Vietnam that sounds awesome but I bet a tough place to keep track of the safe food! Christmas was hard enough for me!
Possums and Mum-2-Be - I need lots of scans to monitor bub's heart - I have antibodies which may (low chance - 2%) cross the placenta and cause congenital heartblock which is pretty serious. I didnt know I had the antibodies when preg with DS but now that we know the doc needs to keep watching to see what the heart is doing. He's not too concerned - more just to be on the safe side. Still a bit scary though and I don't think I'll relax until that bub's in my arms!
Got my doppler yesterday - nice and reassuring but not going to let myself over do it - maybe twice a week or something.
Congrats Renee on the long awaited birth of your bub. Glad to hear it all went safely in the end... I can imagine you were getting very anxious at going so far over your due date.
Glad to hear everything seems to be going well for everyone else.
AFM: I had my follow up scan yesterday to check that bub was still alive after the two massive bleeds last week. Anyway the good news is that bub is hanging in there and this time we could hear the heart beat. Bub also measured 8weeks and I was 8 weeks 1 day when I had the scan so it appears that bub has had a growth spurt or this scan was more accurate. My due date according to this scan now is the 30th August.
My IVF specialist is really happy with everything and told me I am now in the clear as far as these bleeds go and at no greater risk of miscarriage than the average woman. Huge sigh of relief!
I will be going public as well as after spending so much on IVF I can't afford to consider doing private. I need to organise getting a GP as until now I have just seen whatever doctor was on duty at a local "super clinic" where they have about 20 doctors on their books. I am hoping to be accepted into the local public hospital midwife clinic but I know it is in high demand.
I have quit with one of the families I was looking after as it had meant some 11 and a half hour days which was just getting too much. So now I am back to just working 47.5 hours a week. Luckily the kids are quite well behaved and my 14 year old daughter is great at helping keep them entertained and assisting with the craft activities etc.
It was my father's birthday today. My parents are still in antartica so out of contact with the rest of the world. In 6 days time they will have internet contact again and will find their inbox over flowing with my anxious emails... hopefully they will read the most recent first to know that everything is now okay.
Lori
DD- 14
8 weeks pregnant over 4 years since starting this journey.
Welcome to the world sweet baby Ava! 
not coping too well with the pregnancy at the moment. I had another bt yesterday and, although level gone up to 45340, it has slowed down considerably (took over 5 days to double). Things had been looking so good up til now and i'm worried that things are starting to turn for the worst. With my last m/c the levels started to slow down at this stage too. I have booked to have a scan this afternoon as i just cant wait any longer, i need to know what is going on if everything is ok. I am 6w4d today so i'm hoping its not too early to see a heartbeat yet (have read should see hb at this stage?) 
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