Chappas - congratulations on the birth of Daniel - gladd to hear you are well
Easha - sounds very much like you had a show. With DS, I had mine about 48hrs prior to start of labour, Hope we hear some news from you soon!
AFM - Still hanging in. Intermittently having niggling pre-labour type signs but nothing progressing as yet. Have had my show over the last 2 days but not sure if this could have been precipitated by internal on the wed. Kind of hoping to go on my own prior to Thurs just to feel something happend "naturally"
Hi everyone,
I guess it is time to join thois group.... I have been silently stalking and reading for a while now !
Meredith - Wow what a journey. You certainly are making me feel stronger within myself. My last pregnancy was very similar and I to had a 36 weeker due to unstable lie and low fluid ( after my waters broke at 23 weeks) You certainly have travelled a long road. Wishing you my very very best and I hope that you do get your 'natural' labour before Thursday. It isa nice when your body does something on its own isn't it.
Josh's Mum - do you know where you can hire the dopplers from?
AFM: I am of course going insane myself thinking the worst everytime. ie : my boobs stop hurting and I start freaking out about it. then they hurt and burn like crazy for a few days. I am thinking a doppler would be a good idea but I think I might become addicted to it ........
I just want to feel little one move.... I have an anterior placenta and have been told I won't feel it until 25 + weeks.. but then sometimes when I lean forward when I am sitting it get this flutter / flick or when I am lying down watching telly !!! go figure could this be movement??
I go to the clinic tomorrow to book in and looking forward to hearing the heartbeat again. Then on Friday to my OB and he will do a quick scan in his rooms.
Sorry for the worrried post but I am at present feel like I am going crazy!!!!!
I can only improve..
A BIG to everyone..pr0mise I am not always like this... only the few days leading up to scans and Ob apts )
chappas - Congratulations! Welcome to the world Daniel
Meredith - I hope things are happening for you. Certainly sounds as if they are. Goodluck!
mrzbaby - Congratulations on your pregnancy. I have an anterior placenta too, but I felt the first flutters at around 15-16 weeks. I was lying on my back after drinking a cup of tea. I started to feel movement daily by 19 weeks as she kicks to the side a lot. I guess it depends on bubs position. Goodluck with your appointments this week.
HOORAY CHAPPAS ON THE BIRTH OF YOUR LITTLE BOY, DANIEL
Easha - My waters broke with DD at 40 weeks to the day, but I missed the "show/mucous plug".
Meredith - not long to go now.... xx
AFM - sorry for being so slack - I am so behind on persies! It's been lovely to hear from Mollycat and Hannah and to mrzbaby Fatigue has hit me BIGtime now. Having some odd new symptoms, ie: nausea, additonal backpain and some pressure on my cervix so I think I may be in pre-labour (which I understand can last a few weeks). Will find out more at Ob appointment today.
Chappas - congratulations and welcome to the world little Daniel
Meredith - thinking of you - hoping everything goes smoothly
Easha: Not long now - good luck and look forward to hearing your news
Greenslw and Hannah D - my fellow Adelaidians - aren't we just having the most gorgeous day. Just managed a lovely walk down by the beach (we have moved from near the city to down by the beach)! I am booked in at Calvary - where are you delivering Hannah.
Mrzbaby - welcome to the thread. I remember you from the TTCML thread. Completely understand your worry - I am still worrying and only have just over two weeks to go - panicked this morning as baby was a bit quiet - but she has been kicking up a storm since. Hang in there and know that there are lots of us understanding what you are going through. Congratulations by the way re the doppler hire - do a google search - I found a couple of companies that do hire them - ended up buying one myself in the second trimester and found it to be very reassuring at times.
to megsmum & emma of course, zstar, Karen van, Josh's mum, erybery (not long now), tina (yeah for a good scan) , mollycat, WTH, kath, lauren,, theresa, rach, and everyone else who looks at this thread.
AFM: Move went really well - friday was a big day in that regard, and then saturday had a really lovely baby shower (bubba is going to be best dressed baby ever I think - although we will have a problems if scans were wrong and she comes out as a boy - tee hee - so much pink stuff. (really though as long as bubba is healthy I really do not mind and we have a boys name picked out just in case - and hubbie is very prepared to repaint nursery if necessary). Still anxious every day and now just want things to move along quickly - cannot wait to hold a lovely healthy live baby in my arms.
Just one question - found out I am a carrier of Strept B so apparently have to have antibiotics during labour to decrease chance bubba will get a serious infection - have any of you had this in previous pregnancies (think risk of infection if I have antibiotics is very small - but one more thing to worry about!).
Hi Baby Miracles- yes I remember you as well... wow on a few weeks to go it only seemed like yesterday!.
I had Strep B with my son. I found out when my waters broke at 23 weeks. I was on a course of strong antibitoics IV. I was told then that if it got to the bub it could casuse blindness but before you worry it was because my waters had broken so early before 37weeks which holds more risk of serious infections to the baby.
I was advised for all my other pregs that if my waters broke to go hosp ASAP so they can start the infusion.
I am sure you will be fine.....
By the way my son was fine and premmie.
Antibiotics are a marvel.
BTW where did you buy your doppler from? and if you don't mind saying which brand di you buy?
I think I am just going to bite the bullet and buy one and then make myself only use it twice a week.
If all else fails I will let my DH hide it until I allow myself to use it again
i know what you mean about doing your head in close to dates ect. i have my nuchal scan tomorrow and i have know about it for a month but have been doing my head in and have nearly gone completly mad at times in this last week. now its tomorrow and i couldn't even work this morning and this afternoon i have this sense of calm! far out. one extreme to the other. i am fine until the week before! hilarious.
Zstar.... thinking of you tomorrow...all will be good.
I am hoping with time I will be able to cope better when approaching those dreaded scans... my DH hopes so to lol !!!!!
zstar best of luck for your scan tomorrow. I'm having mine in 2 weeks today (at 13 weeks) and it is all I can think about, I am so nervous about it.
mrzbaby I have seen a few websites which hire out dopplers that can work from 10 weeks. I just googled doppler hire and had about 3 websites that came up. They are about $40 per month and a $20 delivery charge. I spoke to my ob on Friday and asked him about them, he thought it was a really bad idea as they can be difficult to use and cause more anxiety than peace of mind. I think DH and I have decided against it. Welcome to thread and congrats on feeling the flutters, I can't wait to start feeling movement this pregnancy.
Easha with DS I had a show a couple of days, probably 48-72 hours before my waters broke, when my waters finally did break (8 days after due date) they were stained so was induced to hurry my labour up. Hoping all goes well for you in the next couple of days.
Babymiracles thank godness the move has gone well, I couldn't think of anything worse ATM.
Meredith best of luck in the next couple of days.
Hello to to megsmum, Karen van, erybery, tina, mollycat, WTH, and anyone else i might have missed
AFM I have been trying to lay low so sorry about not posting for a while. I have been suffering still with nausea and vomiting, not complaining it is just exhausting. I am just waiting to tick over the 1st tri so I can finally start enjoying pregnant and start telling people. My ob called me on Friday to tell me he got my blood work back for my prenatal screen and bloods for the 1st tri screen. I was very low in vit D so now have to take ostelin. I don't really understand, I know I live in Melbourne, but I play tennis twice a week during the day and walk the dog everyday anyway, now taking ostelin. Not much news from me, other than anxiously waiting for the next 2 weeks to pass.
mrzbaby - I bought my doppler from fertility naturopath website - and it was an angelsounds one - but just had a look at their website and they do not seem to have the one I purchased anymore. Mine was more expensive (around $200) and gives a display that lets you know heart rate. However, I have found that function to be not that useful and it seems to be inaccurate. My OB said the most important thing is to hear a heart beat and rate on those inaccurate machines less important. He wasn't overly pleased I bought one as thought it might cause more anxiety - but I have found it generally easy to find heart beat and found it helpful. Everyone is different though as to whether it will help ease anxiety or make it worse. Prior to feeling baby kicking (which was late for me due to anterior placenta) - I used it every 2nd or 3rd day and if I was really worried. Once kicking started have rarely had to use it but like to know its on hand IYKWIM. Hey thanks for info on strept B thing - sounds like a good thing that they test for it and at least antibiotics will help reduce risk of anything going wrong.
josh'smum: Sorry to hear about your bad ms - how annoying - hope it passes soon. Re the vitamin D - from a professional point of view (I am a pharmacist) it has become apparent in the last few years that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common even in australia - maybe due to our changes as a culture with regard sun protection. It is a great thing your OB tested for it and you are taking Ostelin. My OB didn't even test for it but I got another doctor to look at mine and it was borderline - fortunately the pregnancy vitamins I take contain a reasonable dose.
and I hope that you do get your 'natural' labour before Thursday. It isa nice when your body does something on its own isn't it.
but then sometimes when I lean forward when I am sitting it get this flutter / flick or when I am lying down watching telly !!! go figure could this be movement??
to everyone..pr0mise I am not always like this... only the few days leading up to scans and Ob apts 
)
HOORAY CHAPPAS ON THE BIRTH OF YOUR LITTLE BOY, DANIEL 
xx
to mrzbaby 
Fatigue has hit me BIGtime now. Having some odd new symptoms, ie: nausea, additonal backpain and some pressure on my cervix so I think I may be in pre-labour (which I understand can last a few weeks). Will find out more at Ob appointment today.
re the doppler hire - do a google search - I found a couple of companies that do hire them - ended up buying one myself in the second trimester and found it to be very reassuring at times.
to megsmum & emma of course, zstar, Karen van, Josh's mum, erybery (not long now), tina (yeah for a good scan) , mollycat, WTH, kath, lauren,, theresa, rach, and everyone else who looks at this thread.
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