Can only manage another quick pop in - seem to have so many things to organise!
Thankyou to all of you thinking of me especially flowerchild and Michelle who I I have known but not "chatted" with for sometime. Lovely to know you are still watching out for me - really appreciated!
Megsmum - thankyou too. Can I ask what gestation your DD1 was born and how long in hospy etc?
Easaha,Chappas and Karen - all you ladies are so close its going to be a race to the finish! Hoping to hear some happy birth announcements soon
WTH - Hoping your DD is on the mend and you are not becoming ill at all. Can't believe you and I were IVFing it together 8mths ago - doesn't feel that long!
Babymiracles - HOw exciting getting the new place all ready - its such a fun time with your first. Hope you have a wonderful baby shower
BIg hellos to the many I have missed especially those in the very early days. I know only to well how horribly nervewracking those first 12 weeks are
To elaborate for whoever asked ( sorry can't remember). I did actually insist on a repeat scan last week. OB wasn't keen ( just doesn't seem to like scans much!) but obviously had to agree. So had that with a different Sonologist on Friday.Turned out that scan measured "upsy" much more "normal" and symmetrical. Slightly small but bertter than 9 days previously. NO explanation really for the quite marked difference . Was different Drs doing each scan but the previous Dr we know VERY well from this pg and DS's and I trust he would have measured accurately. I had the w/e thinking we were off the hook for the early delivery. HOwever, speaking to OB yesterday, he said his decision wasn't based solely on scan results. Also takes into account my m/c hx and particularly having lost a twin in this pg plus all the subsequent complications. Just have to trust his experience on all this that he still has concerns about risking letting her go to term and possibly the placenta failing etc.
I am not 100% convinced that she "needs" to come out so soon but OB had initially said 35weeks and has now relented to 36.5 wks if all ok which I am bit happier about. HOnestly, this pg has just been so stressful and draining, I am to physcially and mentally tired to put up any more fight. Its not in my nature to just accept the word of Dr's when I am not 100% about the decisions but I think I am ready to just try and trust him on this one and let mself be at peace. I do think he is an excellent OB and as I said, usually on almost to easy going side.
Take it a day at a time. Every day Upsy is in there is a day better for her. Honey 36 weeks - that's a term baby - she will be fine I am sure. Get that colostrum into her & keep the formula police away!
Start now doing some expressing of colostrum and freeze it. It will help it truly will.
You are so much further along than what you envisioned. This baby girl is alive and well right now. We want her to stay like that. Like you it goes against my grain to swallow the word of one. Sometimes we have to. Go inside yourself abnd listen to your answers. KNOW you have our support and hands to hold...
Firstly - Meredith - . I had not checked my computer the last day or so. It has been quite a journey for you and me, hasn't it!? And I understand how weird it is when something comes out of left-field and you have to get your mind around it. I do know you have received excellent care this PG and was relieved to read you had a better scan result this time around. I had my 34 wk scan yesterday. I had hoped it might give me a better indication of how early this baby is coming. All I know is my cervix remains closed, for the moment. The operator wanted to know what I was doing differently this PG. DD was always on the 50th percentile, but this one is much bigger. I originally thought it might have been all the extra chocolate, but I have to admit I have been resting a lot more. No painting rooms and building vegetable gardens this time around. And less to shop for, of course. The operator said that resting is the advice given to help "smaller" bubs catch up a bit. So I was going to suggest that you slack off big-time until 36 weeks, ok? And thanks for checking in on me on my swine flu thread x POST EDIT: If only making baby's grow was as easy as putting our feet up - but it can't hurt.
AFM - It has been a rough week or two. DD was diagnosed with possible Swine Flu. Like Babymiracles I had been sooooo careful - shopping on line, religiously using anti-bacterial handwash, etc. But, there had been a couple of birthday parties lately... Anyway, DD ended up on Tamiflu and I have been on Relenza (as a precaution). DD seems to be over the worst of it, though she still maintains a mild temperature and now has general cold symptoms. But she is a much happier chickpea which makes life a lot easier. I continue to suffer with a post-viral cough. The pain in my chest has graduated also to my back. It hurts like crazy to cough (which I still need to do) and breathe deeply. Coupled with the return of my sciatica I am pretty miserable. The combination really complicate bedrest. Last night it hurt to lay down or roll over, so I had to sleep pretty much sitting up Had my Ob appointment on Monday and 34 week scan yesterday and things are going well. Bubs is large, throwing the dates out a bit. So if bubs comes early, as anticipated, it should be pretty healthy. My obstetrician has confirmed if it comes early he definitely wants to do an emergency CS even if things are progressing well. Not too thrilled about this, as a friend of mine has had two emergency CS followed by an elective and she says the recovery is sooooo much easier with the latter. But I guess doing it this way is safer than taking the 50% risk of incontinence anticipated later in life (for those not in the know I had severe 3rd on 4th degree tearing thanks to forceps with DD).
Sorry not to continue with persies today. I am really behind on some work (though writing on BB is much more interesting)
Meredith, DD1 was born at 37.5 wks - I went into labour spontaneously. She was conceived naturally, so maybe I was out with my dates or something, I don't know. So technically not premmie, but she had some of the problems typically displayed by premmies - difficulty breathing, hypothermia, low blood sugars and jaundice. She spent 24 hours under lights for the jaundice in the end because her bilirubin was quite high. All up we were in NICU for 1 week before she was discharged to the ward - we came home a couple of days later. Anyway all of her problems were put down by the drs to my diabetes - low blood sugars and jaundice are more likely in babies of diabetic mothers with poor control - despite mine being very well controlled. I always wondered about this theory though, and of course could not disprove it. However since having Emma at 40 wks 5 days and controlling my diabetes well I wonder again, why did Emma have none of the problems that DD1 had? The only difference is the fact that she cooked longer KWIM? Anyway that's my theory I HTH, and of course don't forget that your bub could have none of these problems either, I guess the luck of the draw comes into it to an extent too.
WTH - Huge hun, sounds like you have had a terrible time I thoroughly recommend Brauers Joint and Muscle cream, a hot pack and a nice back rub from DH to help with the sore back muscles, I know exactly how you feel I'm so glad though that bubby is doing well
Deb - thanks so much for the kind words. I know that you, more than anyone, know the hardships of trying to hold a baby in for as long as possible.
As for the expressing advice.... already started couple of weeks ago although not that religous. Will get into it more now when I can find the time!
WTH - YOu poor darl. Sounds like the last bit of your pg is not the exciting time it should be eithetr. Glad DD on the mend. If only you could be too!
Great that bubs is big and doing welll. Hopefully he/she hangs it out until your plannned c/s date
megsmum - thanks for the info re your DD1. Sounds like a rough time. Hope we can avoid that but guess I will have to deal with whatever comes now
AFM - CTGs have been fine and Upsy still active which is great. Had appt with OB today and eased some of my concerns re induction. Stil not over the moon re the whole deal but don't have much choice.
Turns out I am already 2cm dilated so may well go on my own before induction date! OB has now set this for next Thurs given I am "ready" to go anyway. He feels its probabnly my body preparing as bubs needs to come out sooner anyway. Have had another freak at the reality of a date now set but beginning to switch to practical organisation mode. EEEK, this time next week I will be only hrs away from meeting Upsy ( if she hasn't come already)
Had my Ob appointment on Monday and 34 week scan yesterday and things are going well. Bubs is large, throwing the dates out a bit. So if bubs comes early, as anticipated, it should be pretty healthy. My obstetrician has confirmed if it comes early he definitely wants to do an emergency CS even if things are progressing well. Not too thrilled about this, as a friend of mine has had two emergency CS followed by an elective and she says the recovery is sooooo much easier with the latter. But I guess doing it this way is safer than taking the 50% risk of incontinence anticipated later in life (for those not in the know I had severe 3rd on 4th degree tearing thanks to forceps with DD).
I HTH, and of course don't forget that your bub could have none of these problems either, I guess the luck of the draw comes into it to an extent too.
I thoroughly recommend Brauers Joint and Muscle cream, a hot pack and a nice back rub from DH to help with the sore back muscles, I know exactly how you feel 
everyone else, hope you are all good today!
I will be patiently waiting for the birth announcement 
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