Pregnancy after LT TTC #17

[grub17]

you betcha kelly!!!

I'll be out to get petrol in the morning but will be stalking most of the day ... and night!!! hhhooorrraaayyyy the wait is nearly over!!!

hi albi - those numbers sound good!

and trishy! how you going love?
ox

[oneday86]

Goodluck kelly, cant wait to hear!!!

Grubs that would have been frustrating but i suprise will be nice ! but knowing me i will pay to have another one if they cant see but hopefully they will be able too!

JBM well goodluck with yours too, at that stage mine was just a little blob with a heartbeat but still so amazing to see, so enjoy! xx

Were you ladies showing at my stage? iv already got quiet a belly on me lol, i dont have much fat too me but still suprised!

[JBM]

possums: hi to you, hope you're well and being good. sending you and bubs hugs.

grub: oh well what a great suprise. good luck to you and maybe get another one thru public as i did as 36 weeks with last baby cause i started to dialate 5 weeks early, by the way had baby 2 weeks early. lol. so just fake an early labour. lol
good luck to you.

madb: hi to you

kelly: wow one day to go..lots and lots of good luck for tomorrow. yeah grub prob is more excited to tell everyone as you'll be too exhausted for a while. ha ha. good luck and best wishes for the whole thing.

albi: welcome to our thread.. now i am not the newest member here, yipee. you are due one week after me. how exciting for you. lots of sticky vibes to you. x x

trishy: hope you're feeling better soon. good luck to you.

oneday: every pregnancy is different, so don't worry as long as baby is growing. even my pregnancies i looked different with each one, one tiny and one huge and about same size babies. good luck to you.

hi to all i have forgotten

afm: well i have an app with the doc tomorrow morn to get a refferal to book in at the hospital and prob get the flu shot too. ouch !
tomorrow is one week til my scan........


still not counting... much.... lol

i'm still getting tired and i'm going to bed extra early tonight. sleep. sleep. sleep.

chat soon to all

[Baby Dreamtime]

Just popping in to wish Kelly all the best for tomorrow, can't wait to see your BA and the pics.

Hi to everyone else, haven't got the guts yet to come in here and post proper . Will wait for my scan next Monday, I will only be about 6 weeks but Google says we should see yolk sac and fetal pole and maybe a heartbeat and will feel much better after that. Did get second BT results and hcg is 1800 at 20dpo, so nice and strong so I am crossing everything is all good this time. Xx

[farmgirl77]

Hi everyone, cant believe I'm back in here...and just in time to wish Kelly lots of luck for tomorrow! Good luck Kelly to you and your little boys!

[Baby Dreamtime]

Woohoo farmgirl, just stalked your posts and see you have a natural BFP! Me too and no clexane for me either. Though I am right back on it just in case. How exciting xx

[farmgirl77]

Thanks BDT - and congrats on your natural BFP as well. I'm waiting on blood tests to see if I go back on the heparin - resisting at the moment as I figure that if this little one is strong enought to stick, then fingers crossed it's strong enough to stay put for 9mths with only minimal help (aspirin)! Its all exciting but a little bit scary as well...

[dreamrise659]

Hi everyone,

Albi and Farmgirl - congratulations and welcome to the thread.

I too will be eagerly awaiting to hear Kelly's good news today. I can't believe how well she has done to keep those bubs inside so long when they are both such a good size. I can't imagine how difficult these last few weeks must have been for her with being so huge and still having a toddler to look after as well.

Anyone on here who has had a caesarian I was wondering if you could tell me:
1) how long off work did your partner have afterwards to help you? or did you have other family come and help?
2) how long before you were "allowed" to pick the baby up after your surgery?
3) how long did it take for you to start feeling "normal" again?

The reason I ask is because a family friend is having her c-section late June and she has told her MIL (who is our friend) that she won't be able to pick the baby up for "weeks and weeks" after the surgery so that is why her parents are coming to stay for a few months. She has claimed she won't be able to do "anything" for a "long time" after the surgery (no fixed timeline given). Our friend has offered to help out but her daughter-in-law has said no.
Anyway I don't personally (in real life) know any one who had a c-section. I know one woman via the Internet who had an emergency C-section with her son and she is a single mum. I told my mum as far as I remember (as her son is now 3yrs old) she did move home with her mum for a week after surgery but was then on her on again doing everything herself... but maybe that is unusual? The only side-effect if you can call it that, is that she did suffer very bad PND for a long time. I might email her and confirm that my memories are correct.
The mother-to-be does not have any other kids and has no other health problems and it is a single baby. She is 38yrs old - if that makes a difference.

Lori
DD - 14
Bub due 28th Aug. I have my new heater installed now so bub will have a warm home.

[grub17]

lori, i'm pretty sure the 'rule' is to not lift anything heavier than your bub but i didn't have a c sect with ds. I have had a large tumour removed from my ovary so had a c-sect-like operation and it took me a full 8 weeks to recover properly.. but i don't do well wth anasethtic and that was part of it. I know after a csect you are not allowed to drive for 6 weeks, hang the washing out (stretching) and that sort of thing. You just need to take it easy but everyone heals differently.

Farmgirl! BDT! it's like gettting the 'old gang' back together lol. fingers crossed for you girls

no txt from kelly yet! lol. but it is still early, i suppose! but geez, i'm impatient to hear!

[Baby Dreamtime]

Hi Lori,
My OB said do not lift anything heavier than the baby. First day after Csection you can't move much, but I was on my feet and moving around well by day 2. I didn't really feel like I couldn't do anything by the time I left hospital. Though I did on purpose not lift wet laundry in the laundry basket, didn't do the vacuming for a few week etc. I found by about week 6 I had pain again as I think I had overdone it and jumped up out of bed too quickly a few times. All I have to say is your poor friend who thinks she won't be able to pick her baby up. I think she will learn quick smart, and also wonder how long her parents will last in her house, I know I really wanted a break and time to myself with my girls.

Hi to everyone else.

PS, Grub I forgot to reply to your email of a week or so ago, just in response to me wearing a bikini and eating chocolate. You totally crack me up, I had a good laugh and read it out to DH also. You should be writing a blog, as I would pay to read your comments. Too funny!

[LizLemon]

Hi girls just a quick one for me a bit under the weather at the moment.

Hi and welcome to Albi! And welcome back Farmgirl and BabyDT.

Lori - I had an elective c-section with DS. My DH took the day of the c-section off and then was back at work. I spent 6 nights in hospi then was at home on my own. Unfortunately it was all the time DH could get off. My mum came occasionally to hang out with me but mostly I was on my own. I coped.

I could drive after 2 weeks. The 6 weeks is what most docs say but my doc said 2 - as long as I could lift and move my feet quickly - ie react properly then I was fine to drive. This was sufficient for insurance.

I think I was picking up DS by maybe day 2? You kind of have to to be able to feed it etc. Certainly by the time I left hospital I was completely mobile and had no probs lifting him comfortably.

I reckon I felt normal again after say two weeks. Sure, it's major surgery but I was surprised how well I recovered. I guess it depends on your pain threshhold (I have a pretty high tolerance to pain) and also I believe emergency c-sections dont recover as well as elective, so that could explain why some women have a really hard time.

I dont think c-sections would typically cause PND, well not for me anyway - I think the bigger thing is the support that you have around you. I suffered because my DH was working ridiulous hours, I had a reflux baby and was completely isolated. The c-section had very little to do with it. I have told DH he just has to take more time off with this one as while I'll be able to cope with new bub I will struggle for the first week or so with a new bub and a crazy 2 year old!

LOL grub hope the waiting doesn't get too much!

[kass]

Welcome and congrats farmgirl and albi!

Good luck today Kelly!

[trishy]

congrats farmgirl

[albi]

Thanks for all the well wishes!! Awaiting blood results...

Re post Caesarian care.. I'm a midwife so know abut but not from personal experience
Most hubby's try to be home first week post caesarian. You can pick up your baby the day after your surgery. You will be up and about day 1. We recommend no heavy lifting and no house work for 4-6 weeks that includes picking up older children. Also no driving for 6 weeks. Most women are feeling relatively normal by going home, 5 days after caesarian. You will usually only need to go home on panadol and voltaren.
Hope this helps

[JBM]

congrats farmgirl, i remember your first BFP, for baby, and i am so excitied that you're in here with us. congrats to you... on your BFP.
good luck to you. pray for a sticky one.

afm: well had flu shot this morn. ouch !? but they said on radio it is really important for preg women to get flu shot.
also gave bloods for the thousands of tests i need now i am preggers. 4 vials and i have low bp so it takes ages. lol

ONE WEEK TODAY til scan.... woohooo
i cant wait to see my babies heartbeats, or baby but feel sure i have 2 lol

[grub17]

Kelly's boys have arrived!!!! Rhys Patrick at 9.56am weighing 5lb 8oz and Liam James at 9.57am weiging 6lb 1oz.

all are well!!!!!

Huge congratluations to our friend Kelly her DH and little one, Tara on the arrival of their newest family members. The girls are outnumbered now!!!

She's done such an amazing job to carry these two most special babies to great healthy weights, and I've been sssooo in awe of her this whole time and wish Kelly and her family a cruisy journey from now on!!!!

big hugs to you and please give dem boys lots of squishy cuddles and kisses from me (and i'm sure all the girls here!).

oxxoxox

[albi]

Congratulations to Kelly and her new boys

AFM bloods came back , 372 so over doubled, yay! Yay! So officially pregnant!!! Early pregnancy scan booked for 27 may so will still be nervous until I see HB

[trishy]

Congrats Kelly love the names

Albi great numbers