Chuckie, ive had 4 scans so far for this pregnancy, and for each ive always cried before going in (for fear of bad news), whilst in (nerves), and then on leaving with my good news (because ive had good news). I do stop getting teary during the scan, but once that heartbeat shows and my girl sucks her thumb and kicks the doppler i'm a smiling crying mess!! My sonographer is used to me now, she's the same one who diagnosed my miscarriage last year, so knows me well!
Im so happy you can cry with good news darl!
Sunbeam - lovely to see your HCG numbers bumping up so well!
Bonham - I have my fingers crossed that sticky vibes keep coming your way - there is such a strength in the way you deal with what is happening
Cherished - huge congrats on reaching the (apparently a dream LOL) second tri - it is a lovely relief when you can look an omelette in the face again - your scan brought a smile to my face - I remember Tiger Two (DD's name for our second one) running rampant from the sonographer - he loathed scans
Twinsis - glad to hear things are warming up for you - layers must be awkward at times!
Sparkles, Kirsten74 and Possum - it is lovely to see people jump in with support from the ether - it makes it all the more special
Dory - it is good to hear your scare has settled - I've had a few friends who have had - god help me on the spelling - haematomas (?) caused by illness (excessive coughing) or ms that rips muscles - the bleeding is external to the baby and placenta - but it all causes a hell of a scare - sorry you had to go through it - I hear you on the work front - I know I was stressed to the max and run down when I had my mc in 2008 - and I had to face the reality that it was necessary for me to scale back if I was going to give myself and the bub a good chance at a good pg and birth - I went part-time (not an option for everyone though) and it helped immensely on my sanity and health fronts - is it possible to engage in a different, calmer job part-time to stave off boredom???? I understand financial situations don't always support us when we need them to. I'm probably a lot more disorganised than a lot of people - I found there was a huge amount of house stuff that really, really did need doing - esp. 2nd time round when I KNEW how little time there would be to get stuff done - lots of little creative projects that kept getting relocated to decorative boxes - I still haven't finished sorting out my office from when Joss was born last year!!! ...
Chuckie - wonderful news on your scan - hope the hols are bringing sweet relief! Eliselouise85 - kudos on the great scan too!!! I cried with the heartbeats too - esp. the first time I heard it in the pg - had the same sonographer for my mc and the next pg with DS too - how weird is that??? It must be really challenging for u/s staff faced with the tragedy of lost bubs and the shock it often comes as - I knew my bub was gone before the 9 wk scan but it was still hard
TinaR - I will always give thanks to my pg yoga instructor who said two invaluable things to me - one, this is the only pain you'll feel for a good reason and each contraction needs you to surrender and open to it, to breathe through it with good long breaths (and lots of deep breaths in between for good oxygen to stave off tiredness and for bub) and two, in your mind keep seeing the baby as a beautiful flower of light with each contraction an unfolding petal that you need to allow to unfold, to let the contraction happen to do this - sounds a little flaky but every time I wanted to tighten up or hold my breath - I kept remembering what she said. Second thanks always goes to my first midwife who said "Open upstairs, open downstairs" - that you don't have to make noise if it's not you but that a tight mouth kept things tight - again with the good breathing She was also the one who kept me moving and off my back - I haven't given birth to a bub yet that didn't do a tour of the house first to get here! I won't tell you about my second wonderful midwife who had me whinny like a horse to shift a lip of cervix!!!
Sunny09 - OMG - there is no emoticon for the absolute fury I feel at the negligence and callousness of that excuse for a caregiver who apparently is meant to be providing you with antenatal care - how dare she deliver any of that diagnosis based on just her own observations - without getting a second check (it is often challenging to find heartbeats with some bubs in different positions, even for experienced caregivers) and the manner in which she delivered it is appalling - sweetheart - I pray you never have to get that woman again - it is up to you whether you feel it is OK for you at this point to consider a complaint or not but know that she richly deserves one... I'm pleased you had other more compassionate and considerate people to rectify the damage.
Tanya - it is great to hear you so full of confidence and going well - it is one of the great joys of this site and our forums
Smallfryplus - I wanted to do a belly cast but wussed out and a talented girlfriend of mine instead did some beautiful pg photos au naturel in the canefields and waterfalls up in the mountains for me - they are such fantastic reminders of this incredible journey - it will be fantastic to see your cast - I'm hoping we might see it in a BB gallery one day??? Hmmm?? I did full plaster casts of both DD and DS hand and foot when they were a 100 days old instead (not the imprint ones, the stressful 'wait till they're asleep (we think) and jam their appendages into cold moulding gel, hoping they don't move (much) and then pour in plaster' casts - the finished product is so worth it though!!!)
AFM - in the time it has taken me to type this - had to rescue DP who had been poked in the eye with the corner of a storybook which drew blood and a few words we don't need to repeat; DD has been totally distressed by her accidental wounding of dad and flown to room after injuring DP; DD then managed to glue very resilient bandaid into hair which had to be cut out; Joss has been BFing in lap - but now have actually finished something today - probably first thing - so ladies thank you for this wonderful capacity you have and the inspiration and support you give each other and all the other wonderful women looking to embark on this journey
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
And yes, with lovely long posts I have the insurance policy of emergency saving it into a word doc. first before I post and then I post!!! Just for those who, like me, have experienced post-posting failure... (Is there a pill for that yet??)
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She was also the one who kept me moving and off my back - I haven't given birth to a bub yet that didn't do a tour of the house first to get here! I won't tell you about my second wonderful midwife who had me whinny like a horse to shift a lip of cervix!!!
I'm pleased you had other more compassionate and considerate people to rectify the damage.
- so ladies thank you for this wonderful capacity you have and the inspiration and support you give each other and all the other wonderful women looking to embark on this journey 
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