Congrats Trishy, thats fantastic news :) all the best with your little man xxxxxx
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Congrats Trishy, thats fantastic news :) all the best with your little man xxxxxx
TRISHY: congrats and what a cute name!!!
Possums: SO SO happy for you and also a lovely name!
I cant remember who asked why I had c section but it was a failed induction due to sudden onset of liver failure, after 30 hours and bub being posterior I was only dialated 2 cm and in terrible pain, had been drug free that whole time! I was pressured into the c section, but on a scan they did just before I was to go to the OT the cord was wrapped around his neck quite tight and was stopping him from descending, so it would have ended that way anyway. we were both jaundiced but otherwise all was ok a few days later and the next day my liver was cured, they still don't know what happened!
AFM: I am still plodding along at work, need to get a bigger pair of work pants but can't find navy colour ANYWHERE!! its all black or jeans! so I have called in sick for the pm shift coz I can't stand another night not being able to breath in tight pants and I have a headache too, so off to search again this arvo! any suggestions?
m+h+b - wow. That sounds like a really dramatic birth. Glad you were both ok at the end of it. I don't have any good suggestions for pants. I've use a bit of elastic around the button and though the buttonhole, leaving the zip undone to give mine a bit more room (covering it up with a long singlet :) ), But that's not the best solution! Are you any good with a sewing machine? Maybe try an op-shop or online - there must be navy pants our there somewhere!
JBM - you're so evil! :) I know it's unlikely, but I'm keeping hopeful :) You're right, dresses and skirts make it ok - unfortunately my skirts all seem to be shrinking lol!
me+him+bub- Think it was me who asked why you had a luscs- were you talking about wanting a vbac this time?? I was going see if it would effect your chances of having a vbac but I believe you may be a midwife so no doubt you know anyway!! I'm a midwife also, my work pants and skirt are from Rockmans, the are navy and v comfy and more stylish than the ones we are supposed to wear, don't know if you have a rockmans where you live?? Don't feel guilty about calling in sick, I called in sick for night shift last night and had a nice nights sleep instead lol.
afm- scan on friday, hurry up, can't wait to see a heartbeat :pray:
Saffy - It feels like such a long wait for the scans doesn't it? Hope you're going well :)
afm - I had so much kicking last night - she didn't stop. Up until now it's been pretty intermittent, but when I woke up at 3am she was still going - it's so good to finally feel definite movement :)
KASS: maybe our babies were up together ! :wall: lots and lots of kicking and jumping around
yeah for feeling lots of kicks. i love it. this is such an amazing thing our bodies are doing, growing babies. :happyforyou:
:bellyrubs:
Hi everyone,
Well it is now only 4 days till my due date. I thought I might have gone into labour last night as the baby was pressing down so low in my pelvis I could hardly move and it actually hurt so much that a few times I did have a few tears but eventually I got to sleep and she obviously moved back out of position because this morning I can move around alot easier. It's getting very frustrating because I just want her (assuming it is a girl) to hurry up and come, especially when she leaves me in so much pain.
She still kicks alot up under my ribs and a few times it's felt like she is pushing in both directions - her head pushing down low in my pelvis and really hurting and then her legs kicking up under my ribs. I keep telling her if she is sick of being squished she just needs to hurry up and come out.
My mum reckons the baby isn't coming yet because she still doesn't have a name. I have chosen her middle name though - kohana (pronouced ko-ha-nah) - rhymes wiht Banana so my mum reckons she'll call her that. Anyway it is Japanese and means little flower. I think it is a nice meaning and it also has the significance that Japan is the first country my Daughter and I have visited together. My daughter's middle name also starts with K and is a native American name and my first ever overseas trip was to America so both middle names have personal significance.
But I want her first name to be unique and make it up myself (as I did for my daughter) and I'm really struggling with this. I know what sorts of things I'd like it to mean and the sort of sounds, number of syllables etc but nothing sounds right so far.
By the way - does anyone know with IVF if there is a limit on how far over they will let you go before inducing? I know normally they won't let you go more than 2 weeks but considering with IVF there is absolutely no doubt about when the egg was fertilized etc so the due date is much more exact I was wondering if anyone knows if there is more chance they will induce sooner?
Lori
DD - 14
Bube due 28th Aug
Hope it's soon for you Dreamrise! I don't think there should be any difference purely because of the way you conceived. The truth is babies all develop at different rates anyway, you know? Mine were both 42+ weeks at birth based on trasnfer dates. :dunno: I just gestate sloooowly
Hope it's soon dreamrise! I don't know if it would make a difference to being induced. My 'official' edd is 3 days after my ivf dates. I know my ivf dates obviously, but since she's consistently been a bit small on the scans, the hospy is going with the later date. I've taken that as I'll get an extra 3 days before they start talking induction, but I haven't actually asked anyone about it yet. Hopefully you won't be waiting long enough to find out!
JBM - lol it's pretty amazing :) She was much more sedate last night - must have been worn out from yesterdays efforts!
i just wrote a long great reply to all and lost it ?
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. cause i took too long while i was doing other jobs.
dreamrise: best of luck to you. x x x x xx
chat soon to all
dreamrise - I hope she comes sooner rather than later! hang in there! I will be stalking you now!
Saff - I'm actually a neuro surgical RN but will graduate mid 2013 as a registered midwife, tell me I am making a good career choice seeing as though I have never given birth myself as of yet!
AFM - I did my GTT test yesterday and see my high risk specialist next thursday so fingers crossed all is ok and I can continue on my VBAC journey, I have 3 weeks left at work because I am getting so tired I have decided to cut it back another week and take annual leave instead plus I still can't find any navy maternity pants! I can't wait to finish!
Hello again wonderful ladies :hello:
I am so happy to be in here again, but have been reluctant to post given my history. And i've had a pretty stressful week waiting for confirmation of a viable pregancy...but right now I am finally believing that miracles really can happen. :crossfingers:
I had a scan last week when i was 6w4d and bub was only measuring 5w5d and had a slow heartrate of 97bpm. The scanner brought the doctor in (not a good sign) and was pretty 'doom & gloom' saying things not ideal and best to come back in a week. They also said i had a bicornuate shape uterus...WTF i have had soooo many scans and laparoscopies & hysteroscopies etc over the years and not once have they picked this up!! So needless to say i've been so worried all week!. So just had another scan this morning and bub is measuring exactly 7w3d which is spot on and heartrate up to 143bpm....so right now feeling....:leap:
In my previous pregnancies size was always behind and hcg levels not looking good at this stage, but i also had bt yesterday and all is still on track. Just so happy this one is looking like a 'normal' pregnancy now. Of course now i'm going to be worried about the shape of my uterus, the sonographer today did say it was not a normal shape....there is always something to worry about!!
Anyway, for now i'm staying positive and sending my precious bub all the most loving sticky vibes in the world...please GOD let this be it!! :bellyrubs:
Hi to everyone, i might need a while to catch up on everything! just need to go now and dance about my livingroom!!
Much love
Yogi
xx
Hi Yogi Bear,
Fingers crossed this one sticks. Atleast it sounds positive that it is now the "right" size for it's age... so hopefully it will stay on track.
That is weird about your uterus as surely they would have picked that up earlier.
Best wishes
Lori
DD - 14
Bub due in 3 days and I need her to come in a hurry as I might have a job interview next week.
:happyforyou:OMG YOGI I have been thinking about you so much the last few days, I thought it must have been bad news as you weren't around and now i find it is GREAT news- so so happy for you mate xxx
Are they definate about the bicornate uterus, the reason i ask is because I was misdiagnosed with one once by a lame u/s person, cried for a week, only to find out I didn't have one and the U/s person didn't know what they were talking about. The fact i had had a number of d&c's made the FS suspiscious that it hadn't been picked up. Hope everythign is ok in that regard, but even if you do, the main issue with them is prem labor later in the preg, not miscarriage. So exciting about your little miracle!!
me+him+bub- yeah good career choice, I've been a midwife for 13 yrs with no kids! Its going to be weird being pregnant at work actually. good luck for your studies, and your baby xx
dreamrise- sending you labour vibes hun xx
afm -scan tomorrow at 1100, was really stressed yesterday because i didn't feel sick at all but today is another story so hoping like mad to see a good HB in there
hi everyone I've missed :hello:
:loveshower: Yay Yogi I have been thinking about you. So pleased to hear that your bub is doing well. Uteruses come in all shapes and sizes and there is no reason to think that if you do have an bicornuate uterus that it means it's all doom. IKWYM about the doc coming in, though, that nearly always happens to me!
Hope all goes well with your scan Saffy.
Lots of :confetti: happiness for everyone else.
Hey Saffy, thank you :hug: sorry i didn't reply sooner to your message, after that first scan i've just been laying low... and praying! Yeah i am really surprised by my 'unusual shaped uterus' given that i've been doing ivf for 5 years now, had soooo many scans from 3 different FS's and gynaecologists, had 3 D&c's, had 1 laparoscopy and 2 hysteroscopies....not once did they say i had a bicornuate uterus! So am hoping its just a funny shape from the scan, maybe my full bladder was affecting it...who knows, i will ask my doctors about it.
I am really hoping that the immune therapy is making all the difference this time, i actually went into hospital again on sunday for another Intralipid infusion. I was feeling a bit negative after the first scan and undecided whether to go in for it but now really glad i did as hopefully the extra boost now will see bub over the line :crossfingers:
Is your scan tomorrow? Cant wait to hear your happy news too! :crossfingers: How are your feeling about it? I always find them pretty nerve-wracking!...hope you can stay cool & calm. :cool:
Thanks too dreamrise. Not long for you now, how exciting! Wishing you all the very best xxx
:confetti:Yay Yogi!:confetti:
So glad to hear everything is looking good for you :) It seems pretty strange that no-one would have noticed that before? Hope you're now feeling confident enough to join us full time in here!
Saffy - I'm sure everything will be great tomorrow :)
mhb - Hope you get good results next week :) Enjoy your extra week off when it comes!
Hi everyone,
Anyone know any ways to encourage bub to face the world? I know our midwife who took the antinatal classes said there were 3 hot things which could help - hot sex (impossible since I'm single), hot chilli (I hate any "hot" food) and hot baths (well I'm sitting in a hot bath right now). Any other suggestions?
I have applied for a job (actually the same one I left 4 years ago due to a change in my circumstances but with a new bub it would suit me well). I had a tour of the school today and they hope to interview next Monday or Tuesday. It is only 12 hours a week so ideal in that way but they want someone to start ASAP. The principal did say they are willing to negoiate at little but I get the idea that 3 weeks is probably the max they would wait. My mum has said she will come up to baby sit for a few weeks if needed since formal childcare isn't available until bub is 6 weeks old. The problem is if bub doesn't come soon then I will have no chance as they won't wait forever and if bub is 2 weeks late I don't think my mum would be happy to babysit a 1 week old 2 days a week.
Anyway they are short-listing for the interviews this weekend.
Come on baby it's time to come... even if I am still struggling with a first name... I think part of that is because I want/need confirmation of what sex you are. Pleassssseeeee
Lori
DD - 14
Bub due in 3 days.
yogi - congrats and am happy you are here! I have a retroverted uterus which means it is backwards and leans towards my spine and I have never had any troubles with it during pregnancy other than the shape of my belly isnt that big as bub is tucked far back into my abdomen, so don't stress!
dreamrise - I can't help you there but wish you all the luck in the world she/he comes by the weekend!
AFM: I am stressing about my upcoming scan in 4 weeks where I will be 34 weeks, I have to have it to check my placenta as it was only 1cm off my cervix at my 20 weeks scan so fingers crossed it has moved so I can have a nice birth and not be on bed rest with a 2 year old!
yogi: welcome and lots of good preg vibes for you. XOXO
Hi girls, needing a miracle here- my scan was mesuring a week behind and the HB was low ( looked around 90 but he didn't say what it was), going back in a week but FS gave me a 5% chance of it being ok, not what I wanted to hear obviously. Can't believe it, I was so nervous beforehand and now i know why. I just feel so numb, I was so thrilled when he said he saw a HB, then it all fell in a heap after that, DH is shattered too.
Oh Saffy, i'm sorry you are going through this...this is exactly what happened to me last week!!! Please try and keep the faith, but i know how hard it is. :hug:
Sometimes i wonder if that particular scan on that particular day makes measurements not easy to get, also i think sometimes bub gets a growth spurt and can catch up. Can you get some bt's done? i had a few more over a few days to see if they were still on track.
I know just how you are feeling Saffy and it is so hard, on one hand you want to prepare yourself for the worst but then you want to remain positive for your little bub and pray all will be fine. I've been there many times, sending you all my love and support...will be keeping everything crossed that all will be fine next week :hug::hug:
xxx
Just wanted to add: i did heaps of googling over the week and at around 6 weeks normal heartrate is between 90-110 and goes up from there. Mine was only in 90's too and measuring just under 6 weeks, so it sounds normal for this stage. Honestly I was so shocked yesterday to see the growth in just a week so fingers crossed all will be ok for you too. I have heard that this can happen and be all normal so please hang in there hun....thinking of you xxx
Saffy there are no words to make you feel better! I remember how scared i was going for that first scan and prepared my self everytime that something was going to be wrong (even still now a bit) because failure is all us IVF ladies know or knew for a long time. It must be so extremely hard for you and your DH to stay positive but its your little beans best chance of fighting strong! Yogi bear seems to know just what your going through and from her story miracles do happen! My thoughts are with you Saffy and i will be waiting for some good news which you deserve xxxxxxxxx
Saffy I'm so sorry you didn't have good news today :hug: Thinking of you x
Saffy,
Will keep my fingers crossed for you. It's disappointing your FS couldn't give you more hope / positive vibes. I had 2 major bleeds 12 hours apart when I was 7.5 weeks preg and was told by hospital emergency department doctor I had lost the baby. However when I saw my FS the next day he was much more positive and told me not to think the worse because he had previous patients experience a similar thing at that stage of the pregnancy and still end up with a healthy bub. He did a scan and bub was still there and had a heartbeat. I was so relieved but also angry that the hospital had told me I had no hope. I was told the next 5 days were high risk but bub was a fighter and here I am officially due in 2 days.
Hopefully your little one is a fighter too. I know how hard it is to hold onto hope because part of you wants to prepare yourself for the worst so you will hopefully cope if it happens... so we'll hold onto hope for you and send you lots of sticky vibes.
Best wishes
Lori
DD - 14
Bub due 28th Aug - 4 years and 8 months after I started this journey.
Hi, just butting in, Saffy how many weeks are you?? The same thing hapend to me at my six week scan, I had one at. 7 & 8 weeks. They were happy at the 8 week. Hang in there Hun z
hi bex, and thanks girls for your kind words.
It was at my 7 wk scan so having another one on friday when I would be 8ish wks, I really hope the same happens to me, its good to hear similar stories with a good outcome. xx
saffy: I truly hope friday brings much relief and happy tears!
AFM: starting to really count down to my due date! My bub doesnt seem to move much anymore just sort of rolls around, I don't remember with my first what he was doing so I am a little stressed but not too much.
hope everyone is having an easy monday!
no timor persies today,
sorry guys
and i have been so good. did read posts though
so good luck to all
AFM: well i am looking pregnant now :dance: and :wall:
everyone who i run into now who i know asks me "are you ?" and i say yes
feeling fat and big
lots of kicking still. :bellyrubs:
starting to think about baby stuff i need. i have nothing ?!
chat soon to all
Hi everyone,
Well my due date was yesterday and no action but last night between 3am and around 5.20am I had regular pains... kinda like mild contractions with an obvious peak (I watched the clock and they were between 15 to 12 minutes apart) and I was hopeful it was the start of labour but then it suddenly stopped. Then just as I was about to leave to go to my midwife appointment this morning I had some watery brown bleeding. When I had my appointment the midwife confirmed that they believe it was a "show" and I was told I will therefore most likely go into labour in the next few days but if not then I have an ultrasound booked for friday and at the appointment after that they will discuss my options regarding being induced etc.
Lori
DD - 14
Hey everyone. Hope all is well in here.
Just a quickie from me :)
We welcomed Cameron Nash into the world on Wed. 17th August at 10am weighing only 2.6kgs and measuring 48cms. All is going well, apart from a bad case of gastro he is suffering from.....................so horrible to see your precious new little one in pain.
I'm soooooooooo in love with my little man!!!!
Sorry I don't have any time to do personals. I'm so exhausted and running on little sleep and fighting blocked milk ducts - ouch!!! Will pop back another time.
Hugs to all you beautiful ladies xxxxxxxx
Congratulations mindhugs! Hope Cameron is feeling all better very soon!
Dreamrise - sounds like things are happening :) Will be keeping an eye out for your BA
JBM - Sounds like it's time to go shopping! At least you'll already have an idea of what you will and won't need - there are just too many options out there!
Saffy - how are you going?
Hi mhb, oneday, and yogi :) Have I missed anyone? Hope not!
kass: i actually laybuyed a few clothes today at k-mart. so i have started at least. whats happening with you ?. hope all is well. chat soon
mindhugs: YIPEE !!! a big congrats to you on the birth of your little boy !!. wish i did mine a little smaller :-(. he'll be 2 weeks tomorrow. make the most of it, they grow too quickly. so so happy for you and baby. x o x o x o
dreamrise: i hope you have had a baby by now ?. good luck to you. hope it happens soon, fingers and toes crossed. x o x o
mehimbub: good luck with the countdown, i remember they don't jump as much but feet stick into your ribs etc. lol. lots of luck to you.
saffy: best of luck to you. x
bex: hi to you
oneday: you're on the countdown as well. good luck to you. x
AFM: well i am really looking pregnant now, the thought comments were "is she fat "but now they are "wow she looks pregnant" or really fat ?! LOL
feeling lots of movement now. and not just wehn i'm sitting still. but baby will NOT kick when DH has his hand on tummy. even my youngest DS 3 had his head on my tummy last night and said mum i can feel little tapping when baby was kicking him in the head that is. brotherly love already. lol
got acu this friday some b'days and fathers day this week. so busy busy time for me.
chat soon to all
JBM - So far we have a car seat and a few clothes. We still need to create a bit more space before we can start buying anything big! Your ds and bub lol - very cute! I don't know what's going on with movement for me. I had one night a week ago with heaps and since then it's back to occasional twitches. Only when I'm lying still, and waiting 30 - 40 minutes to feel what might be a movement. I don't know if I should be concerned, or just assume it's the placenta in the way and all the movement the other week was a once off :dunno:
kass: as for the movement thing. you feel it much more with second and subsequent babies and i also have an "active"one. lol. maybe placenta is in the way a bit also, who knows but i wouldn't worry about it . soon youll have a baby's foot stuck up under your ribs and it'll feel very uncomfortable. you will try to move them so you can breathe. lol. true you know. yeah we don't have much room at the moment and actually not even a room for baby once he comes ?. DH is having a little panic about it but i said they usually spend the first few months in a basinette in our room anyway. good luck to you. 16 weeks to go for you today !! not counting down at all.
Hi everyone else.
where have you all gone ?. having babies. :-)
good luck to all
JBM - at the rate we're going we won't have a room for baby either! I'll take your word on the movement - at the moment I'm looking forward to a foot under my ribs - then I'd know she was there lol! Had a couple of kicks this morning so feeling a little more relaxed.
kass: seems like everyone else has gone on holidays but us ? LOL. yipee for the kicks. yeah you'll feel them more and more now. one of our staff who i havn't seen since last thur said you've grown since then ( men !!!) lol. looking pregnant with a real baby bump now.
hope you're well. chat soon
HI everyone else, who are on holidays :-)
Hi JBM & Kass...I here :), not on holidays just been a busy bee lately, but have been reading just not posting.
Good to hear you are both enjoying your pregnancies and getting more kicks...must be so nice & reassuring.
CONGRATULATIONS MINDHUGS ON THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF YOUR LITTLE BUNDLE OF BLUE!!! :bluecheer:
I am going ok lately, surprisingly relaxed about it all at the moment. I have an appointment with an Ob next week, my god i never thought i'd get this far!! My immunology Dr that did my biospy and hysteroscopy at the beginning of the year said apparently I dont have a typical bicornuate uterus and that I have nothing to worry about. (easy for him to say!) I'm hoping to talk to him more about this, hoping its just a mild case and it wont be a problem later on. Anyway, i'm trying to enjoy this pregnancy and just taking it day by day, I still have that tight stretchy feeling in by uterus everyday so that is what i'm hanging on to...hoping it means bub is growing nicely still. No other symptoms really other than feeling tired and sore (.)(.)
Hi to everyone :hello:
Yogi xxx
hi everyone,
just a quickie to let you know I had my baby girl 3.15am Tues 30th Aug. just got home from hospital this arvo. Currently holding bub while trying to type so can't write much. Will write more soon.
Lori
DD1 - 14 and DD2 - 2 days old.
:cheer: Congratulations Dreamrise! :cheer: