Bub is about to make a dinner call - so it will be quick!!
Congratulations Easha on the lovely Jaida!!!! May she bring you great joy on the long and fascinating road we've put our feet on...
Erybery - got my fingers crossed for you to have your little one in your arms soon sweeting!
Mrs Hendo - many, many congratulations for your great news!!!! May you enjoy your pregnancy and its wonderful gift.
Smallfry - if you can stomach it - just some regular tinned pear juice will clear up constipation in a second - I use it after birth to make things easy on that front and it always works a treat (and is cheap and doesn't require a run to a doc/pharmacy)
babymiracles and LizJessie - we should be putting odds on this race!!!!
I think DP is taking Joss for a bath with him at the moment so I will duck in and change my pregnancy ticker which is still powering along without us!!!!! DD has been absolutely fantastic during the birth and after - I have a beautiful photo of her with the midwife's stethoscope listening to the baby's heartbeat Joss was a bit unsettled but a bit of reflexology from the midwife for a touch of meconium backup has got everything sorted and he is sleeping and feeding very contentedly now - wish I'd known this with my DD who started out the same way with lots of distressed tummy issues but I didn't know first time you could do reflexology on such young bubs - ah well - you do the best you can with what you've got at the time
Much love to everyone - look forward to maybe catching up with some of you on the parenting forums - may everyone continue to enjoy their time with bubs in utero (finally put the umbilical cord aside in the freezer for DP so he can bury it in a special place with DS later - and placenta is safely stored in the freezer after a bit of art print work - ready for planting under a special tree next year for Joss' naming day!!!) Starting to believe I am back in a bit of a flow now!!!!!
Quick post for me today so sorry not too many persies.
AFM- had my 1st tri scan today which I was really nervous about due to having a missed mc last time. Anyway I'm pleased to say that the scan went great, however when I saw my ob straight after my combined screen had me at 1:177 risk for downs- which is considered high risk. He seems to think that the chance of downs is probably lower than that because my scan was so positive- however has chatted to us about having a CVS or amnio. We are thinking amnio!
z star- I can't believe how similar our pg seem to be progressing. I was more worried about no heart beat or the size not coresponding to weeks etc- not really downs how quickly things change.
Mrs Hendo- congrats on your BFP.
Hi to all the other fantastic ladies on this site- I will do some persies tomorrow.
Karen Van, Glad DD is being an angel and DH is helping you out so you can pop in and see us hope you're holding up well.
Josh'smum glad your scan went well, from all I've heard the amnio is the best option. I didn't but I was low risk. I think if I was going to I'd want to know 100%
ATM: Heartburn and brain awake can't stop thinking work, baby, work, baby and then heartburn so I'm up trying to drain my brain and put the fire out in my belly. Squeak has been pretty active today. Although I must say my tummy is starting to feel big. I love it but I get uncomfortable easy. Not good for all the mega meetings coming up.
Well I am about to leave to get my blood test results... I am sooo nervous.. Surely I have to be pregnant. 4 positive tests and they were getting darker every day. I am just soo anxious. I have had this before where a urine test is positive but then the blood work comes back under 5. It's just so heartbreaking. I feel preg, By boobs hurt and i'm nauseous and i even had to have a nap at work yesterday..
Greenslw, I reckon if you want to pace, it's not rude, you're UTD and deserve some common courtesy and understanding to be shown to you. If anyone says anything just say "pregnant, shut up or behold my hormonal wrath!" hehehe
Josh'smum, I agree, excellent news about everything being ok and yeah, would probably go for the amnio as well. I know a number of women who have had them with absolutly no dramas at all and none who have had any complications after having one.
Karen van, Sounds like lots of fun with baby Joss in the family thanks for the advice re pear juice, I'll certainly give it a go and hope to be able to stomach it. I should be able to because lately all i want is fruit and fruit juice, which is really unusual for me because most fruits and nearly all juices trigger migraines in me but now they're not so I'm making the most of it! Hey, anyone reckon this is a sign of things to come? I'm 20 week scan in a couple of days (19 1/2 week) and will be finding out the gender.
Welcome Mrs Hendo and a huge congratulations on your two pink lines!! There's nothing more amazing and terrifying than those lines hey?! I everything goes perfectly for you this time around and that in a few short months you are holding your baby in your arms.
AFM have been getting some random waves of extreme nausea lately and I think it's to do with both eating too much and eating not enough. In some ways looking forward to that diabetes test but I think I'm ages away from that being done. For some reason feeling a little paranoid about it, probably due to a couple of friends getting quite serious gestational diabetes recently. I'm sure I'll be fine as I was for my first two.
As mentioned, also have our (final) scan on Friday afternoon, I'm so excited about it! We're taking our girls with us and they're excited too and have great debates about if it's going to be a girl or a boy! Of course, they both swing back and forth between the two as well.
Trust everyone's well
Karen
PS. We posted at the same time Cara, good luck this morning with your results, I'm praying everything is perfect for you!
erbery - my god...you are sooo close. so exciting.
greenslw - go for the pace! chop everyone else. they will get over it
smallfryplus - good luck with your scan. will be great for everyone to see bubba. very comforting to hear you know people who have had the amnio with no problems at all. they are the stories i need to hear!!!
wth - hope all is good with you
josh'smum - i feel for you. i am now comfortable with our decision to have the amnio. it has taken me two weeks to get my head around it - to believe in the test and believe in the process and now i'm good to go. many tears cried. i spoke to a lot of people and had so many opinions that just did my head in. it has to be your (and dh) decision in the end. my ob said the risk of m/c is now around 1/1000. you will read it to be 1/300 and those results are from the 1980's when the needles were twice the size and a lot of specialists not trained up. my mum sent me a text that i keep in my phone and read it daily "my darling daughter, be brave, be strong, pray for calm and patience. be confident that your baby is strong & healthy & your little family is happy". i now pass this on to you as my bellybelly friend. Stay strong and be brave and stay positive. we will have our healthy little bubbas in our arms very soon. i am thinking of you. i am booked in 15th oct.
mrshendo - can't wait to hear your positive results!!! i keep logging on to check if you are back yet!
big hi to everyone else. i hope you are all having a good day!
afm - my belly is starting to stick out. It is hilarious. by the time i have had dinner it is all hard around the sides and sticking out quite a bit. i am used to having a fairly flat stomach so it is quite a novalty! i keep laughing at it. i am so enjoying being pregnant and keep talking to my bubba. it is a wonderful gift - we are lucky to be women and get to experience it!
z-star- thanks heaps for your positivity and your words of wisdom. We are feeling pretty happy with our decision to have the amnio now, that's not to say that I am still terrified. I really believe that everything will be ok, but we need to know so we can make an informed decision. We have a 2 1/2 year old we also have to consider the impact on him so have decided that we need to know. The bizarre thing is that the scan was so positive. My ob mentioned that 6 years ago before the bt came in we would have been low risk. My amnio is scheduled for the 13th of Oct, I was hoping you would be able to give me the low down on the procedure but looks like I will be pm you instead.
Hi to everyone else, I will persie in the next couple of days as I am heading away until Thursday. So until then, farewell my pregnant friends.
May she bring you great joy on the long and fascinating road we've put our feet on...
Joss was a bit unsettled but a bit of reflexology from the midwife for a touch of meconium backup has got everything sorted and he is sleeping and feeding very contentedly now - wish I'd known this with my DD who started out the same way with lots of distressed tummy issues but I didn't know first time you could do reflexology on such young bubs - ah well - you do the best you can with what you've got at the time
can't stop thinking work, baby, work, baby and then heartburn so I'm up trying to drain my brain and put the fire out in my belly. Squeak has been pretty active today. Although I must say my tummy is starting to feel big. I love it but I get uncomfortable easy. Not good for all the mega meetings coming up. 
thanks for the advice re pear juice, I'll certainly give it a go and hope to be able to stomach it. I should be able to because lately all i want is fruit and fruit juice, which is really unusual for me because most fruits and nearly all juices trigger migraines in me but now they're not so I'm making the most of it! Hey, anyone reckon this is a sign of things to come? I'm 20 week scan in a couple of days (19 1/2 week) and will be finding out the gender. 
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