possums and buliej - Great to see you ladies in here I just know you will be back real soon expecting your own little bundles, you are such strong ladies.
erybery - GL with the GTT, I'm sure it will be fine.
pash - Sorry to hear about the awful dreams, but at least you have that reassurance now of feeling bub move - that is great! I've put on 15kg this time, so I don't think 7.5 sounds all that bad either LOL But I'm so glad that nothing much is bothering you, must be those relaxing pregnancy hormones. But keep reminding yourself, it will be you holding that little newborn very soon, honestly having gone through the naive pregnancy first up like I did, I think you feel a little like that regardless KWIM? But yep, I do understand the feeling now too of how will it all work out, I still have trouble dealing with it even at my stage TBH.
babymiracles - So good to see you back fishy friend! Have been wondering how you were going, sounds like you have been very busy. All the best with the house move though and hope you get rid of the cold soon (I know how you feel). And enjoy being a "lady of leisure" in 3 weeks time
Rach - So glad to see your are doing well this pregnancy I'm so sorry about Lilli, I imagine that having a reason doesn't change anything does it?
Greenslw - Hope the spotting has stayed away for you I never had prog support early on, except for Pregnyl until I got my BFP, but I can understand how stressful it must be coming off it like you are. All the best with it.
Easha - Hope you got some sleep! Glad your hospital visit went well, sounds like they are pretty laid back - that is great.
HannahD - Good to see you back and nice to see your ticker moving along so quickly.
chappas - Yay for buying some things for bubby, its a nice feeling isn't it?
Meredith - Hope you have a great scan I agree with the other girls too, may be time to treat yourself to a nice wig too, just to make you feel better about yourself. You have been through so much, you deserve a little spoiling!
WTH - Ding dong
Hi to everyone else that I may have missed, I'm a bit behind on persies I know and this thread has expanded a bit lately too which is just great!
AFM, well only sob story here I'm afraid. I just got over the flu and now I have a cold grrrrr. I'm so not happy about it and totally over being sick. I was really hoping to just be able to chill out for the last few weeks of what will almost certainly be my last pregnancy and just enjoy it. Then a couple of days ago I had a big coughing attack and pulled a muscle under my ribs, so now I'm in extra pain especially when I cough But oh well, I guess I just have to put up with it and hope I don't go into labour until I'm feeling better. No twinges or anything as yet, but at my ob visit on Mon he did say the head has started to engage - no talk of induction as yet though.
Karen van - I too appreciated your "contingencies and structures" language - so much like us. We are gradually letting go of the "if" word (eg, "if we get to have this baby"), but it still feels weird IYKWIM. Am starting to fantasise about what I will pack for the hospital and when DH and I will have the conversation about baby names. Anyway, hope your first "official" meeting with your midwife went to plan.
Hannah - lovely to hear from you and see your ticker progressing. Re: the cramping. I got BH earlier than "the books" said, easily at 18 or 19 weeks. Could well be the cramping you were feeling if it went away after 2 minutes, or when you lay down. It is no fun to have a scare of any kind, so I hope you have had an easier week. Enjoy seeing bubby at your scan tomorrow
Pash - Hip hooray for feeling movement. Makes such a difference, doesn't it!? I don't think I have used my doppler for a month now. I think it is normal to feel a little weird about seeing newborns, even though I have managed one successful PG. After suffering your losses maybe your mind has conditioned itself into believing it might not happen for you. But this time you are going beautifully - healthy 21 week old bubba and healthy 7.5kg+ mama
Lee - glad bubs looked good on your scan and hope you are feeling better soon
Greenslw - can you order a BT (just for reassurance) that your hormone levels are OK now you are off the P4 and E2 supplements? I hope the spotting keeps away. I had some strange spotting a few months back and it was suggested to me it might be a broken blood vessel...
Meredith - hey there "Ditto" what Karen van said about your hairloss. From knowing you this past year through the PGD thread, and now here, I already know you are gorgeous. Hun, you have been to hell and back. If there is something, like a wig, that will make you feel better about yourself then go for it. It would be such a shame for you to be too uncomfortable to get out and about - you have an unashamedly beautiful bulging belly now and you deserve to feel confident enough to get out of the house and celebrate it!
Chappas - YAY for your shopping spree. We've kept alot of DD's things, so not so much to get. At the same time, want this one to have some new things as well. What type of things did you buy??
Easha - YES YES YES! The same insomnia is happening to me. Happened very early in the first trimester then disappeared for a few months. Now it happens a few nights every week. Had hoped it might disappear again, but you are about a month ahead of me so maybe it is par for the course. At least I am up-to-date on The Tour de France! Interested to read about your possible bath birth. When I was in labour with DD, the bath was the only place I felt the slightest bit comfortable (or the least bit uncomfortable). I spent hours in there! The floating really took a load off the back pains.
Rach - Ethan is a darling! I am so sorry to read about Lilli. The results have been such a long time coming. Of course you miss her
Buliej - hope your cycle is progressing smoothly. Can't wait to have you back here for nine months xx
Babymiracles - you have been a busy bee. Moving at 36 weeks? Hope you have lots of help and muscle on deck! Congratulations on hitting 29 weeks with your viable little bubba and for seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck with the home reno's.
Erybery - double-Yay for you and hitting the 3rd trimester and less than a term to go. Hope the time continues to fly for you so it feels like you are holding your little bubba in no time.
Possums - lovely to hear from you
Megsmum - hiya. Sending some "anti-twinge" vibes your way until your ob returns. Hope that the cold subsides really quickly and that you have a more relaxing week ahead
AFM - enjoyed a positively delicious PG massage yesterday, though looks like sciatica might be sticking around. I also managed a trip to the dentist this week (I had read somewhere it is important to do a checkup during PG). Took DD along to familiarise her with the concept - but boy oh boy was I not expecting all the BLOOD from cleaning. The hygienist took special care to stop it spilling all over my face (sorry TMI), but it tasted disgusting! Oh well "thems the breaks" - the reward of a baby is so huge GTT is booked for next week and tomorrow I hit the 3rd trimester Starting to feel like we are at the very beginning of the home stretch with some of these things getting checked off. Meanwhile, I have put on 10kg this PG. I am not an especially large person so my belly looks surreal. Starting to bump into a few things, forgetting my size LOL.
this is my first day here. dh and i have been trying since we got married last year (1 year now) and i am now 4 wks pg!!! very happy. have everything crossed that this one sticks. had my first appointment at gp today. she didn't send me for hcg bt. she said if i did hpt on tuesday and again wed then i def am. i did another one today and line very strong. i have my full bloods done on 6/8 and first scan 11/8 when i will be just under 8 weeks. looking forward to that. going to take dh with me for support. i saw the heart beat last time and i would like dh to expreience that this time because this one is going to stick! end of storey. i wish i could stay on the ttc thread. i miss them already. they have been my ongoing rock. not sure how all this works but i will keep lurking over there. i am anxiously awaiting some more BFP news from those gals. dh didn't take the m/c very well (of course i didn't either) and he has put his foot down and we are not allowed to tell anyone this time. last time we blurted it straight away. i really want to tell my friends but he said no.
i have a lot to catch up on here. i hope i am here for the long haul. i look forward to hearing all about your pg's and you all helping this first time mum to be!!!
Welcome zstar - I certainly hope you are here for the long haul as well!!!
Megsmum - oh sweeting - I am so sorry you are not getting a let up with the illness - it is so unfair! I hope you can enjoy the last weeks without any further discomfort - kwym about pulling things - did something very unpleasant with a fast turn from the floor a few weeks back and it is seriously not fun... My poor DD has a full-on snot fest going at the moment and is very unimpressed that mummy keeps asking her to blow her nose and wash her hands and not cough in mummy's face - I guess, as this is my last pg too, I am probably a bit possessive of it.
WTH - kwym about the insomnia - it is probably one of the few things about pg I get really frustrated with at times - esp. when I was still trying to drag to work and keep up with DD and her erratic sleep patterns - I am really starting to realise how much more interesting it will be with a toddler and a newborn and little luxury of just sleeping in or slopping around the house till whenever when you're sleep deprived and BF every couple of hours... - ain't gonna happen this time
As someone has noted - yes, am on maternity leave and yes posts are getting longer - and maybe I need to reign them in a little????? Hmmmm......
Rach - it is beautiful how you honour your daughter with your memory and your emotions - you will always be her mum
Possums and Buliej - thank you for thinking of us - it is really lovely
Hi Meredith - hope you don't feel like you're being peer group pressured into a wig...
Sympathy for the bleeding gums at the dentist - my nose has been bleeding for weeks now - esp. since it has gone cold and dry up her - yes - all the UK and Adelaidean and southern belles are welcome to laugh at that one - I know how pathetic I am with 'cold'
Much good health and good wishes to HannahD, Chappas, Erybery, Easha, Babymiracles, Lee, Pash, Greenslw and all our wonderful support group here
AFM - iron and haemoglobin not quite where I would like them to be so have started on a liquid iron supplement and upped certain aspects of diet - have felt a little run down for a while so it came as no surprise - am on tail end of frantic end of semester stuff, so it happens... DP, DD and I are meeting with our midwife next Sat - so am very excited to finally start getting some focus on our birth and actually embrace the pg in a concerted fashion - have felt a bit floaty about details for a while now. Really starting to zone in on pg yoga which is giving me a lot of relief from the shoulder thing and a good sense of energy - so I suppose it is all happening
Yep - I think this post is scary enough now...
Karen van
I just know you will be back real soon expecting your own little bundles, you are such strong ladies.
I never had prog support early on, except for Pregnyl until I got my BFP, but I can understand how stressful it must be coming off it like you are. All the best with it.
But oh well, I guess I just have to put up with it and hope I don't go into labour until I'm feeling better. No twinges or anything as yet, but at my ob visit on Mon he did say the head has started to engage - no talk of induction as yet though.
"Ditto" what Karen van said about your hairloss. From knowing you this past year through the PGD thread, and now here, I already know you are gorgeous. Hun, you have been to hell and back. If there is something, like a wig, that will make you feel better about yourself then go for it. It would be such a shame for you to be too uncomfortable to get out and about - you have an unashamedly beautiful bulging belly now and you deserve to feel confident enough to get out of the house and celebrate it!
GTT is booked for next week and tomorrow I hit the 3rd trimester 
Starting to feel like we are at the very beginning of the home stretch with some of these things getting checked off. Meanwhile, I have put on 10kg this PG. I am not an especially large person so my belly looks surreal. Starting to bump into a few things, forgetting my size LOL.
I hope you can enjoy the last weeks without any further discomfort - kwym about pulling things - did something very unpleasant with a fast turn from the floor a few weeks back and it is seriously not fun... My poor DD has a full-on snot fest going at the moment and is very unimpressed that mummy keeps asking her to blow her nose and wash her hands and not cough in mummy's face - I guess, as this is my last pg too, I am probably a bit possessive of it.
Hmmmm......
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