Greenslw - I am so happy for you, what a truly magical time for you, and the realisation of a cherished dream. Welcome to Lincoln too, what a precious little man. Good luck with your parenting journey and for the next 3 months or so.
Hey Chuckie - Good craving! Very australian. I don't know when women typically get cravings. I seem to desire rice, in all of my pregnancies, from very early on. We are pretty close in due dates. Depending on which system I use my EDD is either 22 or 24 September 2010, and your in September 25. I am hopeful, and I am not very worried at the moment. I seem to have found some peace. When I am in here, it is probably the only time that I let myself worry. I think because I am understood in here and always welcome. People on the outside of BB try, but they really don't want to hear about my worries.
TinaR - wow sis, now I have much more of an understanding behind your words of comfort and wisdom to me. Thankyou. Your own journey has been pretty difficult and I am not sure I knew some of the details before your post here. Maybe I have just been off with the pixies.
No more persies for me tonight. AFM, intermittent nausea today, including as I type.... this is certainly different from my previous pregnancies, but I just accept it as part of this pregnancy. So what else? I had some whacky dreams last night - in one I saved a toddler from drowning. It felt so real. In the second, I dreamt my ob had plastic surgery on his butt, and was proudly showing off the new look in some gucci slacks. LOL go figure that one out. Presumably you can get plastic surgery on your butt?
dory - love that plastic surgery dream! Pretty sure you can get plastic surgery on any part of the body these days. I was posing a possibility to my sister the other day after seeing an ad for liposuction "I wonder if people ever go in and request an unusual shape... they do with their dog-cuts - just look at poodles!!"
I'm starting to get scared... the BH are getting stronger and more painful. I'd forgotten what contractions felt like and even the BH ones are bad enough!! I'm not really looking forward to that final day now!! I think Melbourne needs more hot weather to remind me exactly how uncomfortable this part of pregnancy is and how much I really DO want the baby out!! The last few days of beautiful weather have made me relax into comfort again!! Here's hoping the next two days of heat bring me back to reality! hahaah I'm such a whimp!
CONGRATULATIONS GREENSLW AND DH for the arrival of Lincoln - very dignified -
Hope your birth went well and if you need anything for healing post-birth - get someone to grab some:
[LIST] good quality lavender oil (augustifolia) - it is the healing one not just the nice smelling one;
calendula infused oil - another strong healer and a great one for preventing nappy rash and healing up spots on bub;
10+ or more strength manuka honey (I have brought 20+ for myself/friends before)
All can be brought from the local health food store
Either yourself or partner can apply the three together - drip the lavender and calendula onto nether regions and gently smear the honey on with a clean utensil every time - this sticky mix is a godsend with grazes/tears/stitches and in helping to go to the loo - can be applied as many times as you need (after showers/baths is good) - it has an antiseptic as well as anaesthetic function - it is a favourite with homebirthing midwives and mums for its quick healing (we have a name for it but that might be a bit TMI ) (helps to minimise scarring)
If bowel motions are an issue - pear juice (just the normal tin stuff from supermarket) every morning and evening for a few days will get that moving softly, gently and regularly following the birth - you can stay on that one for as long as you need as BF hormones will often keep constipation/hemaeroids (sp?) in the building for a while after
Hope you are enjoying every minute!!!! It is so wonderful to see you here - my typing is a bit dodgy - BFing Joss on my lap at the moment and he is a squirmer...
Much love to you and all the other wonderful women and their families here!!!!!
Karen van
You probably already know Raspberry Leaf tea will help with bleeding, lochia and iron recovery - but if you feel a bit strained and knocked about internally - Arnica pilules will help with bruising/swelling/strains - again the local Health Food store can help with those!
Cherished1 -thank you for the kind words - I appreciate the time taken to write them!
AFM - finally did a little album up of Joss' birth and a few family shots of the last couple of months in my BB Gallery -starting to see where grandparents get frustrated with me! BTW -first time mums - get scared when you start sourcing velvet butterflies for arty shots - Joss will not be thanking me on his 21st birthday,,,
To all our ladies suffering ms and indigestion - my heart goes out to you - may it bring with it reassurance and a deep awareness of the little presence it signifies and may you feel a bond with your mums and women everywhere who have stoically walked this path into their initiation of motherhood
Much love
Karen van
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: Can't stand spelling errors in my own stuff - sad little teacher
Smallfryplus - wow, really not long now. Sorry that the BH are unpleasant. All for a good purpose! I have not been in your shoes, but I imagine it gets scary....... let me know how you're thinking and coping as the day draws near....
Karen Van - yeah, I like your use of the word stoically. Makes me realise I need to suck it up a bit more and not be suck a sooky.
Don't feel you have to be too gung-ho I remember many a time wailing over the toilet bowl as I tried to get ready for work and carting sad little cold pieces of Promite toast around to all my morning lessons until I could get up the courage to finish eating it!!! Some days that longer view was the only thing that got me out the door...
Thank you all so much for all your kind words and Karen van thanks for the info. My stitches are great and the only bugga is my hormones are saying BD but cant yet. Poor DH. I wonder how long you should weight.
Cherrished I'm glad you scan went well
Glad to see all of you are doing so well.
Lincoln is being a baby beatuiful but normal. Feeding three hourly ish. Settleing from great to dreadful (thankgoodness unsettled is during the day)
I baught a sling which he loves to put him in during his awake but shouldn't be time 11am feed till 6pm feed the other day poor man was so overtired and mum was a mess. But yesterday in the sling asleep in 2 minutes and let mum eat tea with the family (first time ever)
Being a mum is all consuming, and BF makes the rsponcibility even greater. I find myself watching his every suck and checking to see that he is attaching well.
DH has been a star, although he goes back to work tomorrow and It'll be interesting to see how he copes with the broken sleep. although he does go right back to sleep when I'm feeding Lucky DH.
) (helps to minimise scarring) 
BTW -first time mums - get scared when you start sourcing velvet butterflies for arty shots - Joss will not be thanking me on his 21st birthday,,,
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