Not sure if anyone remembers me, it has been ages since I last posted. I have been laying low for a couple of weeks since my amnio. Actually we have had a pretty crappy time. Thankfully all is well with the baby- before any of you guys start to worry. It started just after my amnio, when my mother found a lump in her breast and has since been diagnosed with breast cancer. Then a couple of days latter my uncle (dad's brother) was killed in a car accident when he was working in NSW. Apologies for not posting for ages.
Recently I had my 20 week scan, and thankfully everything looked great. I am feeling bubs move lots now which has put my mind at ease quite a bit. We decided not to find out the gender after the amnio and we were asked again at the scan- now it is doing my head in not knowing. It will be great to have a surprise however I am worried that if it is a girl she will have no name as DH and I are having a hard time agreeing on a girls name. Thankfully boys are sorted.
Greenslw- we have been hearing about the heat wave in adelaide, must be very hard. Great to see your ticker progressing well.
Z-star- I know I pm you after your amnio but congrats on your little man. Hopefully you guys are having no arguments re: names.
HannahD- like megs mum I went into labour a day or so after losing my plug, although I am sure the midwife knows more about it than us. Good luck getting the nursery finished- you sure are cutting it fine.
WTH- sorry to hear about DS reflux hopefully you are starting to see some improvement with the meds.
Smallfry- I too am appreciative for the change in the weather. It was challenging for me (even with our aircon working) to keep DS inside.
Hope all the other mum's to be are doing well and I look forward to chatting with you all in the future, fingers crossed that things slow down a little for me know.
I have just officially started maternity leave. OK baby, give me a week to clean this place up, then you can come.
Josh's mum - so sorry to hear about your mum and your uncle, my thoughts are with you. Great news on the scan/amnio, bet you're enjoying all those little bumps, your little one is giving you.
Hannah - With Ds1 I lost my plug only days before he was born, with Ds2, I can't remember losing it with him at all, but I was induced post dates as well.
Megsmum - nice to see you pop in
to everyone else. I know that I will miss someone if I try to do persies for each and everyone of you, so now that I have a little more time, I'll try to pop in more often.
AFM - still going along just fine, have next Ob appoint on Tuesday, so guess I'll find out from there what is going on.
Josh'smum, glad you cleared up early that all was well with baby, I immediately was worried! Very sorry to hear about all the stress with your mum and your uncle though. A very hard time for you and your family. My thoughts are with you.
Mollycat - hooray for maternity leave!
Greenslw- glad your weekends are yours again. Not too long now for you! My nose cleared itself up after threatening ear infections for around 12 hours, long enough to make a docs appointment and then sleep it off and cancel the appointment! No need to take anything in the end which was good.
Question - has anyone found that they've started getting headaches again? I can't work out why I'm getting them again. I had them til around 18 weeks or something (daily) and then they left but in the last week or so they've come back again as a daily thing. Doesn't seem to be food or weather or drink (or lack of) related. Can't work it out.
I thought this thread had died but i just found it...
joshsmum - great to hear from you. sorry about all your ups and downs. i hope things settle for you very soon!
mollycat - wahoo! i can't wait for my last day to come...long way off yet! yeah for you.
hannahd - good luck with everything.....
greenslw - you are on the work count down too...lucky you
big hi to everyone else. afm - all going well. he didn't move much on sunday and monday but is back to his normal kicking around self which suits me just fine. my tummy is getting bigger all the time and i love it. i am working long hours but seem to be coping well for now. it is such a special time having this bub in my belly. we are so lucky. hope everyone is well and happy! i turned 34 this week. getting on. mum made me a wicked icecream cake loaded with mars bars, cheery rips, boosts, bountys, crunchies and so on. then covered in ice magic - same cake she made me for my 13th. those were the days. so looking forward to meeting my little mate. be good girls!
Oh Hannah I hope you are ok I guess bubs comes when they're ready not when we are although it can take up to a week, look after yourself and yaya for the cooler weather. Hope the baby's room is done and you are relaxing.
Welcome back Josh'smum. Glad your 20wk scan went well. thanks for the cool wishes thank goodness the heat left. and without too many bush fires
Mollcat yaya for maternity leave enjoy your time off. hope next ob appointment went well.
Smallfry gald no meds and it cleared up. I get headaches on and off are you drinking enough water? that was my issue.
zstar when are you ending the dreaded work? my bubba seams to have quiet days. I get so tired did you? I think it must be growing.
ATM having a nice LONG weekend and haven't checked my work emails I'm only in work one day this week but off to an all of unit day Wednesday at the botanic gardens I don't have to do anything just enjoy great.
I've been reflecting on 3 months off and need to do some number crunching cos I"d love 6. But not sure I can afford it. and with childcare going in terms I need to decide one way or the other BUGGA not so flexible even when they are infants!
zstar, that cake sounds spectacularly tasty I turned 33 the day you posted happy birthday to us huh?!! I didn't get a cake but DH took me to my favourite vegetarian restaurant for dinner and it was so good that I rolled back to the car afterwards!
Hannahd, how're things going with you? Still waiting?
greenslw sounds like a great way to work - one day each week would be great (well, assuming it was able to pay the bills it needed to anyway!) but it certainly sounds like you need it. Not long now!
Re headaches, I think I drink too much water and that may be what's bringing on the headaches but I have ob appointment in a couple of hours so I'll ask her about it when I'm in there. I've started drinking a bit of gatorade/powerade during the day to see if that helps as I've been drinking 5 - 6 litres of water a day and another couple overnight (makes for great sleep interruptions!)
I reckon if you're able to take 6 months off it would be worth it. I know a number of women who have ended up extending their maternity leave because they've done the math on childcare and decided it was cheaper to stay home for longer. I used to have my two in for a day a week and it cost close to $100 after subsidy from government.
AFM, ob appointment as mentioned and I'll be up for the wonderful glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. Can't believe I've hit 28 weeks now. Time flies. My daughters are loving the growing belly and give it hugs and kisses all the time to let their little sister know how much they love her already. It's very sweet. Still trying to decide on names, though I already have one picked DH hasn't quite agreed to it yet. Fingers crossed there because I already think of her as being named that!
Hi to all of you - joshsmum, twinsis, mollycat, zstar, hannahd, greenslw ... and those I've missed.
I had my 37w appointment yesterday. All still going well, but bub is not engaged yet. I asked my Ob if he would induce me, but until bub decides to engage he won't consider it.
Sooooooooooo, I'm now in the process of encouraging bub to engage, I want to deliver before my due date for a number of reasons, (firstly it's my MIL & Sister's birthdays, and I can't handle the thought of bub sharing the date with them - (shudder), I want to be home before Christmas, and as my Ob says, this is such a special baby, he can understand why bub needs to be on the outside. On top of these, both my boys were overdue, and I don't want to go overdue again.
Hannah - How are you going, must be sooo close for you now. Can't wait to hear your news.
Smallfry - wow, 28 weeks, won't be long your bub will be here.
Sorry everyone else, was going to try a few more persies, but I'm being hassled for the computer (teenagers, grrr), so I'll try and get back later.
I've just popped on while I have a quiet moment to let you all know that Amelia Grace arrived at 10:43pm on Monday 30 November. She weighed 3.53 kg (7lb 7oz), measured 49cm long and her HC is 35cm.
She was certainly in a hurry. Contractions started at 12:25pm Monday and within 2 hours were 3-4 minutes apart. My waters broke at 6:45pm and I had to call DH home from work. When we got to hospital at 8:00pm my cervix was only 2cm dilated - not encouraging since the contractions were almost on top of each other at this point. Got to delivery suite at 9pm and after only 35 minutes of pushing, Amelia was born. Her birth was completely natural, drug-free with a physiological 3rd stage. I was able to BF a little straight away. I ended up with 2nd degree tearing due to it all happening so quickly and did have gas while getting stitched up.
Mum and Dad are certainly very proud and I am so in love with my gorgeous little angel.
HannahD Welcome Amelia Grace and well done mummy. Wow that's a quick labor. Ppl say quick means pain hope you did ok.
Smallfryplus well doen on 28 weeks (almost 29 now) hope your glocose test went well.
Mollycat so how do you get your baby to engage early? I totally understand re not sharing a b'day. DH is on the 9th of Feb and baby will come prior to that!
ATM: recovering from a lovely baby shower yesterday. I got so spoilt. all my friends were there, mum ran a pretty good day 4 games and lots of bubbles (not for me) but it was great.
DH has been working on the nursary and it's only one coat of paint away from "let me at it" can't wait to start setting up.
Wish I could say I lurk on a regular basis but unfortunately I have just emerged from the self-inflicted cyber purgatory of having to catch up 2 months plus of the PAML thread while inflicting endless guilt on myself on a weekly basis for not being able to keep up better – let me be the poster girl for the cyber impaired communicator
So much fantastic news to congratulate people on –
Mollycat – lovely to hear your Matilda is with you now – a name with a lot of character
HannahD – what an amazing labour – the fast and furious ones just take your breath away don’t they! Welcome to Amelia Grace! I hope you have great joy in your journey together
Zstar – when they want to come they just come – fantastic to hear Billy is doing so well – you just have to marvel at how ferociously emotional such a little baggage can make you
Babymiracles and WTH – sorry to hear that you have both been battling with silent reflux with your little ones – Sabriyya (DD) had that and a very unpredictable gut and it was not fun – I remember the fretful feeds and lack of sleep vividly now – which is funny (sadly) as at the time it was more an uncomfortable blur – I hope both your bubs respond well and come to move on from the condition quickly
Erybery and Chappas – seen you doing the odd lurk – hasn’t time passed so quickly? – hope your first Christmas with bubs was a hoot!
Welcome to all of the amazing, brave women I missed the privilege of travelling with on this incredible road – Indi1, Tina R, Twin Sis, Tanya, Rachie, josh’smum, Kellym, milly 5, Sunny09, cantwaittobeamum, Cherished1, tashybabe and eliselouise85 – it is so hard sometimes in the earlier days having faith and just being in the moment – and the more we try and comfort ourselves with information – sometimes the less innocent and accepting it can make us. When I look back at my posts and blogs in the first trimester last year – they are full of me reliving the previous miscarriage and the fear that its shadow cast over my new pregnancy – I felt (and still do feel a bit guilty now) guilty that my thoughts couldn’t be exclusively with my growing baby and them alone – but it was a part of my grieving and the letting go – and until you go through each sad ‘milestone’ of the previous m/c/s and get beyond it – it seems that that is when many people feel their faith renew and relax into the experience as genuine and of its own integrity. My heart goes out to people who have experienced late losses as this is a real challenge of strength and I hope if this is the case for anyone here they have the love and support of many positive people in their lives.
Appreciate the progesterone issues – I could fall pregnant but a shortened luteal phase (care of low prog) made it difficult for me to stay pregnant – I had to work hard to extend that luteal phase raise the levels to a good strength to keep my last pg – good luck to all here working with this – it is so worth the effort!
Greenslw – wish you had a cooler run for the last trimester – it is seriously not fun – I remember the few times I visited rellies in Adelaide it could be brutal in summer and freezing in winter (esp. in the Barossa) – must be those fierce Southern winds – hope your time off work allows you to get done what you need to do nesting wise – I always get caught out one room short of being organised! I don’t go back to teaching part-time until next January but we will be seriously povo in the meantime – my last bub so I just can’t think of missing out… Squeak is going to have such a great mum in you!
Smallfryplus – I really enjoyed hearing your jellysprog is an active little girl – I sympathise with the sore feet – I had really sensitive feet this last pregnancy and unfortunately it has continued with the bf-ing keeping the softening hormones in the building – not fun when I jump up on the tiles in the morning but it passes as the day goes on – Hope something gives you relief or it disappears on jellysprog’s arrival!
Josh’smum – I am sorry to hear that your mum has been diagnosed – my partner’s mum has been in treatment for breast cancer for two years now and is on her last two treatments before check-ups and hormone therapy – I hope that the prognosis is good and she responds well
Tashybabe – good luck with your homebirthing plans – it is always a challenging choice as it is interesting how other people receive the news. I hope you have a wonderful relationship with your midwife. My DD (now 4) and DS (4 months) were born at home with two different but equally talented and compassionate midwives and I had beautiful births (full on but just such an initiation into womanhood) which I will always treasure and which my daughter was lucky enough to experience and be a part of (she gives great backrubs and is a great water runner). I hope your experience is a rich and fulfilling one.
Jenushka – hope everything is going well for you and your family!
Meg's mum - I loved hearing how you are going - you were always so positive and such a great support!
Oh and Cherished1 – I don’t think you’re a hippy – I did a sage smudge after my m/c in 2008 and before I fell pg in Jan 2009 to try and free the house and myself and that process did help me feel that my new pg was essentially an independent, fresh event deserving of its own happiness – even though I had those dark moments from time to time.
AFM – Joss is now 4 months old and attempting to dive bomb off anything raised and spends most of his days cracking himself up (and us for that matter) – he looks like a little old man when you put hats on him and we have discovered he looks good with a velvet butterfly sitting on his bum (sorry – mum’s been doing some ‘creative’ photography – but he is a good-natured model) – Sabriyya is running around the kitchen tweeting at 9 o’clock at night because a yellow honeyeater has flown into the kitchen from the patio – otherwise she is looking forward to Kindy next week one minute and is clinging for dear life in the next trying to be a big girl but still wanting to be our baby. My DP did the mowing this arvo with Sabriyya on his shoulders and Joss in a sling on his front – do I need to say more… And somehow I actually feel much saner this time – although how much of my brain has disappeared with two placentas is a concern – recently four of us (all mums – taught on Palm Island and travelled o/s together – haven’t been together in 7 years) sat around having dinner a few weeks ago and not one of us could think of the word for those candle thingies that go on walls (Target later taught me it was a ‘sconce’) – so it is all good
I promise to lurk more often – I’m waiting for the rest of our thread crew who went through together to have their little ones and then I promise I will stop bombarding these epics…
Happy and healthy pregnancies to everyone here and huge family hugs to everyone who has that blurry, sleepless laden joy and bewilderment that makes our children so incredible to us!
nice to see you pop in
look after yourself and yaya for the cooler weather. Hope the baby's room is done and you are relaxing.
but off to an all of unit day Wednesday at the botanic gardens I don't have to do anything just enjoy 
I turned 33 the day you posted 
Welcome Amelia Grace 
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