Pregnancy after LT TTC #9

[saph204]

Boc hope you are behaving, 3 days of rest for me in hossy and then they induced me. But I was a couple of weeks further along than you. Have my fingers crossed for you that you can go home.

[Mindhugs]

Sweet Jesus, Joseph and Mary. I finally made it into this thread. I don't believe it.

Hi everyone!!! Congrats on being in here too!

Smithy - I remember you from last year, and the moment you got your BFP!!! So great to hear you have given birth to a beautiful baby. Well done girlfriend!

Tomorrow I am off for my 2nd Beta test to make sure I'm heading in the right direction.

Mild occasional cramps - check
Sore BB's - check
Metal mouth - check
Tired - check
Strange moods - check

Phew! Like many of you my journey has been looooooooooong and bumpy. So worth it when you finally get here! Now to hold onto it. Stick little baby, STICK! I'll be the world's best mum I promise!!!

[Baby Dreamtime]

WOOHOO Mindhugs, the biggest congratulations, what wonderful news, good luck with your second beta, look forward to hearing your good news xx

[Mrs Slyder]

Hi there everyone,

Am trying to catch up with what has been happening!! Seems I have missed a lot. Will try and keep up with everything from now on!

First, congrats to all the ladies who have welcomed their precious bundles. And congrats to those who have got their long awaited BFP.

Us - I'm now 19 weeks and having GIRLS! All is going well. I'm tired a lot and don't have much stamina these days. Nearly fainted in Bunnings today. Otherwise, I'm just cruising along....and still can't really believe that babies will be the result of my big fat belly. Probably won't believe it until they are in my arms. Am still terrified...does that worry ever go away???

Will do more persies as I catch up with everyone, but just wanted to respond to Emerald Star. I had a heavy bleed at 5 1/2 weeks, but no cramping. It was just a 'separation' of some of the lining. No bleed since then (TMI - a serious increase in discharge though!).

So - London Miss - we are days apart! My official due date is still 17th July...but more likely to be June sometime.

I'm looking at going to office based duties at work in about 3 weeks and finishing up at the end of April. Will have a month or so of sick leave before going onto Mat leave.

Glad to be back.
D x.

[lise]

Argh, why did the computer eat my lovely long post??? Here we go again...

Welcome back Mrs Slyder, and welcome on board Mindhugs!!!!!!! Hope you find all the support and comfort you need here, I know I have.

BOC - hope you're resting up so you can get out of hospy and back home ASAP!!

Loula - baby show sounds great, I'd def be going if I were still in Melbourne.

Londonmiss - thinking of you for tomorrow and sending big hugs your way

Kyra - hope you're feeling better, i've got a sinus infection so feeling a bit crappy myself.

Wantbaby - DH and I started buying baby items a few weeks ago and now i'm addicted!! I'm currently trying to justify buying a fancy new camera (surely a new baby and overseas holiday warrants one???) despite the fact there's nothing wrong with mine

Emerald Star - hope you're feeling okay xx

Hello to all the rest of you mummies to be and mummies popping in - hope you're all happy and well.

AFM - have been feeling the chicklet move around more and start kicking which is a great feeling, though poor DH can't feel anything yet. I had read somewhere (was it even here??) about putting paper on your tummy so DH can see the paper move when the baby kicks, but although I can see the paper move DH can't! Oh well, i'm sure it won't be too much longer...

As mentioned before, am feeling a bit crappy tonight so am quite happy (despite my whingeing yesterday) to be staying put on the couch tonight. Would dearly love to stay home from work tomorrow but don't think my boss would appreciate that - i've been in this job for 5 weeks and had 4 days off now and I don't think she's very impressed with me. She has kids herself - so much for female solidarity!!

night all xx

[wantbaby#2]

Loula~ I havent heard of that pram your after.It sounds like a good one if it keeps being sold out.The one im after is a Bugaboo which has the bassinette and converts a million ways too.They are so expensive but a friend has one and has had it since her girl was newborn.She is now 2 and the mum says her friends prams have fallen apart in that time but her bugaboo is still fantastic and well worth the money she paid.They look really nice too.
Im sure i want a bassinette pram and four wheels.I also prefer beige,chocolate or red....not that im fussy or anything.

Mindhugs~ Welcome and Congratulations.Best of luck on your second beta!!! Let us know how you go.

Lise~ I just bought a camera,but it was to photaograph my dolls that i make for sale,but the fact that i will have a 'real' little doll to photaograph made it easier forking out the $1000 for my digital slr,so go ahead and but that camera.After all,it is a memory capturing device that is well waranted with a new baby.

Emerald~ Hoping that all is going well for you.Im thinking of you.

AFM..... today i fainted for the first time in my life.It was horrible.I was outside selling my dead car to a car dealer when i went cold,broke out in a massive sweat,lost my hearing and everything went grey.Luckily the two men helped me into the car to sit down until it passed.I was sooooo embarassed and it felt soooooo yuk!! Called the clinic and they said its normal but could be anaemia.My bloods will be revealed on Thursday at my next antenatal.Im sitting down for the rest of the day.
Yesterday i also got stung by a wasp,just under my eye.S**T it hurt!!! Im allergic to bees but didnt react to the wasp.
Anyhow i did my doppler today again after my fainting episode and bub even kicked the doppler off!!!! That was a first!! Soooooo cute though!!
Anyhow hello to those that i missed.Belly rubs to all.xx

[mitf]

Hi Ladies,

Friday turned out to be quiet a busy day for snuggles and I. We had a midwife appointment in the morning and the scan booked for the afternoon. I ended up having to head up to the hospital for an anti D shot on the way to my scan. The midwife was a bit worried after I told her I banged my belly on the kitchen bench Wednesday. I was running for the phone and forgot how much I have popped. It hurt a bit and left a mark but no spotting or anything so I wasn’t too worried. Being O neg they decided me an anti D shot to be on the safe side. Apparently the bump could have caused a minor internal bleed and if the snuggles happens to be positive it could be bad news. I was surprised how much it hurt and won’t be looking forward to the next shot!

Welcome back Mrs Slyder and congratulations on 2 beautiful little girls.

Mindhugs – congratulations! That’s fantastic news. Welcome to the thread.

BOC – sorry to hear you haven’t been well. I hope you have been resting up and that BP has come down now so you can head home soon.

Lise – sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well. I hope you are feeling better soon. I wish I could feel snuggles a bit more and can’t wait till I can share it with DH.

EmeraldStar – I have a friend due in 3 weeks and she had bleeding on and off for the first 12 weeks or so. It must be scary but lots of ladies experience it. Hope you follow up BT’s went well today.

Wantababy – glad to hear you are ok after your fainting spell. I have never fainted either, but can imagine it would be horrible. I hope it was just a one off and your bloods don’t show up any anaemia or anything.

Hello to everyone else x

[barney]

Smithy - I remember you from last year, and the moment you got your BFP!!! So great to hear you have given birth to a beautiful baby. Well done girlfriend!

oh wow sweety a huge congratulations to you ,i hope you have a wonderful pg hunny and its so good to see you in this thread

all my girls in here im thinking of you all heaps and heaps ,especially my boc and emerald star xoxo

oh and mrs slyder wow congrats on 2 baby girls hun how kool.

[mitf]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for your thoughts after my bump of the bump. Everything is fine … the anti D shot was really just a precaution.

LondonMiss – wow sounds like you have picked up a few bargains. It is definitely worth borrowing things where you can. Unfortunately a lot of my friends and family are having kids as well so I can’t really borrow much. Ebay is great though! I hope you are coping with your furbaby leaving. Just think of the important job they have gone off to do.

Emerald Star – I hope you are doing ok hon. Sorry to hear that you are still suffering through these dramas. I am not sure about when the sacs shows up… your numbers look great though which is a fantastic sign. I had my first scan at 7.5 weeks and the sac was there then… fingers crossed it was just too early. Have you told DH yet? Did he go with you too the scan?

Mindhugs – great news on the rising levels. These first few weeks are always hard after LTTTC. Good luck with your scan in a few weeks… I remember it all started to sink in when I first saw that little heartbeat.

[lise]

Sorry ladies, another duplicate post. Clearly a sign I need a new computer!!

[lise]

Hi ladies,

Wantbaby - that's the pram that we ordered, can't wait for it to arrive! Just note if you do go for the Bugaboo that it can sometimes take up to 3 months to arrive... And i'm not sure if DH can be convinced about a new camera though i'm doing my best! After a new car, the Bugaboo Cameleon, and the other nursery furniture, plus our overseas holiday later this year we might be stretching the finances a little too thin. Oh, and did I mention we're about to buy a new computer?! Anyway, hope you recovered well after your fainting spell and haven't had any more.

mitf - glad you're feeling okay after your bump and injection, I can imagine it was probably a bit unexpected being told you needed the anti D! Where did they give it to you? I'm curious as to why it hurt so much!

Mindhugs - glad all is going well and enjoy the countdown until the first scan. As mitf said, it's really quite special to see the heart beat for the first time.

Londonmiss - glad you're keeping busy, and not long now until the halfway mark. I must say I was so excited to get to reach halfway and see the numbers till d day go the other way, such a lovely feeling.

Emerald Star - I don't really know too much about this, and certainly don't want to offer false hope based upon lack of knowledge, but I agree with londonmiss in that it's very early for a first scan - mine wasn't till almost 7 weeks - so maybe it's just a matter of timing. Will be keeping everything crossed for you for your next scan xx

AFM - nothing really to report. Went back to work today though bed rest would have been much more preferable.

And currently trying to research bottles for newborns, though it seems to be a bit of a contentious issue!! I plan to breast feed if I can but I definitely want DH to be involved so would like to express if possible. But from what I can see the forums out there tend to get a bit emotional, and dare I say bi@#%y and not actually that useful! Anyway - do any of you mum's out there have any recommendations for bottles - to buy or avoid?

Hope you're all well xx

[Loveinamist]

Hi ladies just popping in to reply to Lise

Re the bottles- This is just my personal opinion and my experience but in the early days I found it just too difficult to express so DH could get involved. The first few weeks are all about building up your supply and getting the hang of bfing so expressing just so Dad gets some feeding bonding is not necessary and can just be a big hassle which gets in the way of this important learning curfe you and bubs are going through. Dads can bond in other ways....Dh is in charge of daytime nappies in our house and baths. He also gets lots of cuddles and is the best at burping him! In my experience I would express with an electric pump, spend an hour of valuable mummy sleep time doing it and only get enough for one bottle feed (and I have tons of milk!!! it pours everywhere from the breast not being nursed from when he feeds. Even collecting that excess drippage would only contribute to one feed) That one bottle feed would take fifteen minutes for bubs to finish and I would spend most of that time sterlising equipment, and preparing it. So my 'break' from feeding was just more work not a break at all. Also many newborns cluster feed, so DH may just finish giving him a bottle and ten minutes later bubs will want more!!!! I had visions of storing milk and having a bank but unless you are exclusively expressing that would be hard work. I would have to be hooked up to a pump while sleeping to get more than a bottle or two stash!!!

So my advice is if you are able to exclusively BF then don't bother expressing just for Dad. It could turn out to be a whole lot of hard work. Unless of course you have a dream baby that only feeds every 3 hours or less(which mine isn't!!!!) Also those first 6-8 weeks are all about establishing supply and that is hard enough work!! I am hoping that as my feeding settles down (supposed to happen at 6-8 weeks) that the gaps in between feeds will be long enough to be able to express but at the moment it is just not worth it. Dads get bonding with bubs in other ways and are much more needed getting you drinks, food, cloths and support on those days you feel like you are chained to the couch feeding!!!!! This has just been my experience!!

btw I use tommee tippee closer to nature. Well I will be when I can be bothered expressing again!!!!

[Janie71]

Lise - I use the Avent BPA free bottles. I breast fed Jasmine for all feeds bar one each day. My DH would feed her when he got home from work each day - we found that it was a wonderful bonding time for the two of them. I did try to express, but found that it was quite hard work as per Poppyfairy above. As Jasmine had been fed some formula top ups in the hospital due to it taking me some time for my milk to come in, we continued this at home by making the DH feed a formula feed. This worked for us although I know there are a lot of people out there that would advise not to do this. I found that my supply was never compromised and the fact that it allowed my DH to bond over feeding time was fantastic.

GL, I know that it is quite an emotional issue for some people. My advice - do what is right for you and your baby.

Janie and Jasmine xxx