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Angelfish – hope you are able to rest now with the house a bit quieter and no angry monsters coming home from work complaining about messes. Your b/f needs to make up some MAJOR brownie points for his attitude lately. Really, what's more important in the big scheme of things? Your baby is needing your energy right now, not later, but now. I noticed you posted at 4am. You really must be having some grief today with your symptoms.
Audax – I’m glad your scan went well. Is that really a pic of your little one, on your signature? How many weeks is that? Hope your energy picks up a bit.
Tegam - I think to aleviate the worry, we need increased access to U/S. I’m thinking of asking my GP for extra U/S along the way if I ever get too anxious.
Mummyof4 – how did your scan go today? Sucks that this can be a rollercoaster of worries. Hope that you have had some relief with all good news.
Hoping – good luck tomorrow.
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hey guys!!
My scan went great today!! i was a bit of a mess when i got there stuipd tho i could feel bubby kicking away!
Everything measures perfect and there is nothing to be worried about!
And bub even let us see his little boy bits!!!
thanks so much for your support. it means alot to know i dont have to do this alone!
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mummyof4 - so glad ur scan went so well, here's to the next 21 weeks xoxo
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Time for a family - thanks for the info on the pins and needles. Most of the time it is the little and ring fingers. Sometimes the middle, index and thumb. I tend to get it when I have been lying on my side.... so like you suggested... to me that's indicative of compression. AWESOME NEWS about your scan..... that it just so good. LOL re DH and the camera.
Mo4 - hoping your scan went well today..... I am hoping you get some nice reassuring news and not repeat. Big hugs my love.
Hoping - good luck with your tomorrow. Sweetie - I am with the rest of the girls... as exciting as scans are theoretically, for anyone who's suffered loss, they are like walking on a precipice, just waiting for news we don't want to hear. There's not much that I found to help with the anxiety. Although I like the strategy of being so distracted by being late, that there was no time to remember to be anxious. I always felt sick before a scan and worse before every single Obs appointment ( and I was having them every week to two weeks, so for me there didn't seem to be any escape from the anxiety and tension). The progression of the pregnancy has eased some of that sense of foreboding, it doesn't mean I feel confident in bringing bubs home. Sometimes that makes me so sad... but if it does happen, it will make that time even more special.
AFM - had my 2 hour GTT today and didn't feel sick but did feel dizzy most of the time. Oh well... so on that basis I didn't even ask if I could wait in the car, I just stayed in the waiting room just in case I fainted or got sick. Lukcily it wasn't too busy either and no one who seemed obviously sick came in. Baby really started to move around about 30 mins after the drink(75grams of glucose). Disco baby! But it was reasurring as bubs has been a bit quieter the past two days. I will get the results either tomorrow ( the Obs rooms will call them through if there's something I need to know) or get them on Friday at my next appointment.
Only 2 more sleeps til the furbaby goes in for the 3 week treatment where I can't visit. I am still going to miss the little mischief, but am now at the point, that the sooner it starts the sooner it will be over.
HPL - 30 weeks my friend. I can not believe that number applies to me. 10 weeks to go. 3/4 of the way there. Wow, at times I am just speechless. Hope you're well.
Angel - good for you for being strong in yourself. Just remember you are worthy of respect and you can give yourself that, permission to respect yourself and take care of yourself.
Crumpet - thinking of you.
Hiya to those I have missed. Take care. Look after yourselves.
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Mo4 - congratulations on your little healthy bundle of blue....
Iona - hiya.
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Mo4 congratulations on your scan im glad everything went well and woo hoo to a little boy, very exciting news
Dory glad the GT wasnt too bad and that noone came in too sick, i always think that too while im in the waiting rooms, all these yucky germs. Hopefully the time your furbaby is away goes nice and quick for you and just think then youll be 3 weeks closer to meeting your little one.
Hello to everyone else ive missed and Good luck to all of you with scans coming up.
AFM had a Drs appt today and she confirmed what i had been thinking and feeling, bubs is head down! That makes it seem all that much closer to meeting our little man. I thought my belly shape had changed and im also feeling kicks and movement in different places. Everything else is really good other than this pesky heartburn/reflux but she suggested Mylanta so ill give that a go and hopefully it helps.
Take care everyone
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MO4 - get news, little boys are just so much fun. My little man is 18 months old and he brings a smile to my face every day.
Dory - i like the idea of being late to keep my mind off things, i will definately have to try that one.
AFM - Well we have a heart beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bubs is measuring 8 weeks and 4 days and a heart beat of 171. I was so relieved when the doctor said 'we've got some action here' and i could actually see the little heart beating. I'm so happy that everything is looking good but also so scared that it could all fall apart again.
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Hoping thats great news, so happy for you. I know how scary it all seems but hopefully time flies by and before you know it youll have that little bub in your arms.
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TFAF - The pic in my sig is from the 12 week scan! Baby was not so gracious this time round, and the pics are nowhere near as good - hands permanently in front of its face, maybe trying to get its hair done just right for the glamour shots?!
Bobbie - your post totally confused me. I read it, trying to find where I was up to in this thread, found yours, and thought "no, wait, I already read this." :lol: But I was thinking of the BoyTown (Belly Buddies) post.
dory - good luck with your GTT results!
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Thank you everyone for always listening to me everyone here seems so sweet and understanding. So i bought one of those cheap dopplers last time i was pg and never got a chance to use it i am 10 weeks today so i thought that i would give it a try and i think that i heard the babys hb i am so hopping it was not something else i could not belive it i lisnted for 10 mins and it sounded like one so i am so happy. But i know that everything can take a turn for the worse at any moment so i had to calm myself down. I called my b/f and he said i have heard a baby's hb on my other two kids what do i have to come home and listen for?
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Hoping: YAY!! That's such good news, must be a massive relief!
Angelfish: Your b/f doesn't sound like the most understanding person, I hope you guys can work something out so you feel more supported.
Dory: I LOVE seeing your ticker click over, so awesome :) I'm sorry about your furbaby's big trip to the vet. George has been so annoying lately I'd happily give him to someone else for 3 weeks! DH was home on school holidays so he got stacks of attention and love and now it's back to just us being at home and I don't let him sleep on my belly and knead my chest, or bite my hands or attack my feet - I'm just NO FUN for that cat anymore! I used to love him sleeping on me, but then with MS it just got too much! And my grandma just sent a toy tiger she knitted to us (soooo cute!) and George is very unhappy that I wont let him rip it's nose off! Such a mean mummy I am now, LOL! Yesterday I called him and he looked at me and then turned his back with his tail swishing away like crazy, he sure manages to make his feelings known! I'm hoping in another week or two I wont be as sick and I'll have more energy to give him (he's in the corner at the moment ripping up the wrapping the tiger came in, I'm willing to let it go in order give the toy tiger some peace!)
Eliselouise: Your so close! EEeeee!
Audax: You left work yet hon?
AFM - 1st OB appointment booked for 5th August, I'll be almost 17 weeks, really really hoping the ob has an ultrasound in their rooms! Well, firstly I'm hoping that Tiger is doing fabulously, then I hope I get see him/her doing fabulously. MS is still making an appearance, I was very silly and had fish and chips last night so had a rough night and morning with MS, and still getting some very sore boobage! I don't know if I've felt movement yet, when I lie down on my side I can feel a sort of squirmy nudge thing happening, but can't be certain it's Tiger given the extremely high potential that it's gas. I get pain in my groin sometimes though, and maybe some round ligament pain? On bellybuddies some ppl said that when they have pain in their groin that it was the baby being down low? I have two big pieces of news - 1st day of the SECOND TRIMESTER today! Which is just happy craziness. AND I brought my first pair of maternity jeans, cos mine were getting so uncomfy that I started wearing DH's and he's 6''2 and I'm definitely not, so I looked kinda silly! I've also learn not to ask DH's opinion of maternity dresses - ''that's a pretty sack''. Must go do some study while I'm awake - there aint that many hours in the day when I am!
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Angelfish - its so awesome to hear the little heart beat, its amazing how fast it beats.
Kit - great news about reaching your first big milestone. I found maternity clothes shopping an absolute nightmare with my first bub. I'm only a year younger than you and it was so hard to find nice clothes that didn't make me look like a nanna! And its so expensive! I'm hoping this time i will be able to find some much nicer things.
Hi to everyone else :)
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Hello from Heartburn Central! :lol:
I have 10 days of full time work left, then it's up to me how much I work for the 5 weeks after that. Right now it feels like it won't be very much!
I hate my maternity clothes. Jeans especially. I have given up all attempts to be a style goddess and am just frumping about now. At least I'm comfortable.
Kit - my m/s died off at 14w5d, so hopefully yours is due to end soon too! Glad that little tiger is going well, hope you feel some movement soon. OUr little bouncer is dancing abotu now, no doubt saying hi to all you ladies!
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Audax im hearing ya on the heartburn, its horrible. Ive had it throughout the whole pregnancy but its just gotten worse the past couple of weeks, acid and all. I got some tablets prescribed from my doc which are safe and they help. There called Ranitidine if you want to ask about them, but other than that my dr also suggested Double strength Mylanta which also helps out quite a bit. Im hating Jeans at the moment too, im living in my trackies and feeling very frumpy and big. DP said to me the other day 'why dont you wear your jeans anymore' If he had a big belly sticking out he wouldnt be wearing jeans either haha
Kit sorry to hear your still suffering from ms, thats not fun at all. Hopefully it doesnt hang around for too much longer. Yay to buying maternity clothes. Ive bought quite a few items but havent really worn my Jeans the last few weeks coz my trackies are just so much comfier. I wish i could wear DP's trackies but hes smaller than me so not gonna happen hehe.
Hello to everyone else and have a great weekend all, looking forward to the nice weather tomoro :)
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Mummyof4 – yeah, boy bits! Go the boys club.
Eliselouise – sounds like progress, head down bum up.
Hoping – woohooo. Great result. Hope you can relax a bit more with each new week.
Audax – “Hi little bouncer bubs”. Go baby for the glamour shots. Lifetime of vanity ahead. Lol.
Angelfish – Is your b/f really stressed out, worried or really busy? I just can't work him out... Hugs for you :hug:
Kit – I don’t know whether Tiger (with the spotty identity crisis) will be impressed, gas or movement? Hahaha. Congrats on entering the 2nd trimester. And damn, yummy yummy fish and chips. Mmmm lots of salt..
AFM – starting to tell a few people about preg. The special people in my life.
Been off work all since Monday because I've had the flu. My doc wrote up a script for Amoxyl which I haven’t used, as he said its most likely viral but didn’t like the sound of green phlegm (sorry if TMI). It looks like it has run its course. So fingers crossed for the next few days, so I can get some more energy and back to work on Tuesday. Oh feeling so fragile and prescious, well just a little bit :lol: (I've had lots of attention) ... DH has really looked after me.
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timeforfamilyno he is just that way he is he is set in his ways and that is it. He is not worried he thinks that if the baby is going to make it it will and if wont then nothing to worry about becouse it was not alive in his way of thinking which i think is very messed up
afm the heartbeat that i heard was very fait and now with that thing i cant hear anything now yes i am scared but i know that it was cheap. I am very tired now more so then before. i am counting down to my next u/s
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angelfish, my doctor couldn't find our baby's heartbeat at 16 weeks with her proper Doppler. She heard what I thought was a hb, but she said that it was just the placenta she had found; I couldn't tell the difference (I can now) So I wouldn't stress too much.
DH finally felt the baby kick last night! One almighty one, and then, cheeky little monkey, kicked to the left of his hand a few times, so I moved his hand over, only to have the baby start kicking to the right of his hand! Soooo funny!
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Hi Everyone
Milly5 - It's nice to be able to talk honestly about pregnancy. On the TTC boards I would read some posts commenting about pregnant people around them complaining about pregnancy. Usually the poster was unsympathetic but I always was because I really don't like being pregnant. I am only 155cm and by 20 weeks I couldn't breathe properly as the baby pushed against my diaphram, didn't fall asleep until 2 or 3 in the morning and couldn't even walk to the shops as my uterus would contract like a closed fist if I exerted myself. And I don't think I even had it hard as I didn't have a lot of sickness like some poor people do. I am grateful I got to have the experience as nothing compares to it but if I could push a fast forward button and have this baby in my arms today I think I would do it.
Mummyof4 - Oh for the bliss of the ignorant pregnancy, before anything went wrong or babies were lost. I used to look forward to scans but now, like you, I dread them as i fear bad news. Glad to hear this one was fine though.
Iona - Hey sweetie, how are you? Hoping to have you back with us soon.
Dory - I didn't really have morning sickness with my first pregnancy with DD but I think I knew what it felt like when I had the GTT test. That stuff made me feel awful and they stuck me in a warm room and I had to sit for two hours feeling dizzy and nauseous. Glad it didn't make you feel too bad.
EliseLouise - Good to hear the head is down. My DD left it until the last week to turn. It's a relief to have it happen earlier.
Hoping - That's a great heartbeat. Sounds like a healthy bub.
Angelfish - I would hide that doppler until you are much further along. If you listen now and can't hear a heartbeat (which is normal) you might only stress yourself further.
Kitfaerie - We get Fish and Chips every Friday (that's the Catholic girl in me) but for a couple of months i couldn't stomach the idea of a fry up so this week was the first week I said DH could go and get it. I didn't feel too bad afterwards either though I couldn't eat as much of it as i usually do.
Also, I got a lot of the ligament pain with DD. It got so painful at one point I went and had it checked out because I got worried it might be something like appendicitis that I was ignoring but no, it was just ligament pain.
Audix - Hello Heartburn Central. I can remember DH and I spooning in bed one night and DD kept kicking him really hard in the back. It was so funny.
Timeforafamily - Sorry to hear you have the flu. Hope you are feeling better. Did anyone get a recommendation to have a flu shot or a swine flu shot? I forgot to ask the OB about it.
AFM - I got past that horrible 11th week and am now 12 weeks. It's a good sign obviously but I am still very apprehensive about my 12 week scan coming up on Tuesday. Once again I have got DH to take time off work to drive me in case it's bad news. I'm just going to hold my breath until they tell me baby has a heartbeat.
