Kell - that's awesome.... well done you.
T - really? That's given me some food for thought.... and i am quietly chuffed.
Melster - hugs.....
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Kell - that's awesome.... well done you.
T - really? That's given me some food for thought.... and i am quietly chuffed.
Melster - hugs.....
Helllloooooo Ladies! Sorry ive been MIA!
And now im so far behind!! :doh:
Reet - love your pics! They are beautiful keepsakes for this amazing time!!
Forshelby - I read your BA and so sad that you had such a horrendous time in the hospital! You poor darling! No one should have to experience what you did! Im sorry that your mum is being so difficult too! Poor DH must be so hurt that she has made no effort :( Big cuddles to baby Axel xx
Melster - praying for you and your family xx
CheezelMonster - welcome! And congrats on your pregnancy :)
KellBell - 2cm already! You go girlfriend! What an obidient little cervix you have!!! Well done!! Little man is very close!!! :clap:
Cheshire - Congrats on the 2nd Tri!! I found such a releif also to get outta that 1st Tri! It was always such a panic! I automatically relaxed after that 13wk mark! Enjoy it all xx
Dory - I hope you are able to get your VBAC! Lots of ppl do and with Tegams help - your on a winner :D I understand what you mean too, my ob is talking c-section for me and im a little dissapointed... but i know deep down it doesnt matter how the baby arrives - as long as all is healthy.... i guess its just that a natural birth is something, as a mum - i would like to experience?! Does that even make sense?! I dunno!!! But i get you!! xx
Mildez - Hope you and baby Josie are well!
Tegam - Hello! xx
Ferrals - Hope the move is going well!
Possums - What fruit are we up to this week!?? Mango?
Alish - I can understand your fears - we all do, our minds are our own worst enemy sometimes!! Hang in there, you are doing a wonderful job - have faith that this baby will be in your arms before you know it! And remember to breathe thru those anxious times xx
Hmmm im sure ive missed some ppl - so gday to anyone that i have :)
AFM - Well i only have 5work days left after today! I officially finish on the 29 April but im on holidays next week! I cant wait to be a free woman! So much i want to do!! My linen closet is screaming out to be cleaned!! And so is my tupperware cupboards!! DH has hired a professional cleaning company to come in and do the whole house for me the day before my baby shower so i dont have to stress about it! Bless him, im so lucky! :D
We finished our nursery on Sunday! It looks amazing even if i do say so myself! Were so proud of it!!
I saw my urologist last friday about my kidneys - he said if things get worse i may need to have a stent put in to the kidney to help it drain etc - i reallly dont wanna have this done cause it would mean a general anasaetic and i dont want the baby going thru that! Im just gunna push thru it - not long to go! I can do it!! Come on little kidney - hang in there!!! He also said that he doesnt want me to go past 38wks! Not sure how i feel about that though!? Ill discuss it with my ob next week and get his opinion!
Anyway - i better go do some work seeing as i dont have long left at this joint! Yahoooooooooooooo! xx
T Hopes - wow good timing on starting mat leave! Yay, not long to go now. 37/38 weeks is considered mature, so you and bub will be fine! I hope your kidney behaves for the next 7 weeks.... OMG, how close is that?
Just quickly from me today. Belly rubs to all you beautiful pregnant women doing the bestest thing in the world, nuturing a new and much loved and wanted little soul. Can't get any better than that.
thopes - bless his cotton socks indeed! what a lovely thing for him to do, and im so jealous you finish work soon, i hateeee my jobbbbb so much right now!!
ooo if you only go to 38 weeks you only have 7 to go! how exciting! hope youre not in too much pain
hey to everyone & bellyrubs & hugs!
we got our first chest of drawers for the baby yesterday, its really lovely just a couple of scratches on it which hopefully they will replace, bit of a bummer but oh well!
xx
Hello everyone!
Kell - so glad to hear bubs is engaged! Not long at all!
Melster - hope everything is ok with your Dad? I'm sorry I must've missed some posts.
T Hopes - thanks darl! You sound so excited about your ML, I remember that feeling :D I love that your DH has organised a cleaning company, what a champ!
Dory - you're so right about that :hug:
AFM - feeling a little crampy today but otherwise fine. I had my mothers group over earlier, was very hard not to spill but I really want to wait until my scan. While I'm on the subject, I'm actually really nervous about having this early scan. It won't be for a couple of weeks but I'm seeing my GP Thursday to confirm pregnancy etc etc. I feel sick just thinking about it. What if there is nothing there?
Hey everyone
Cheezlemonster...thanks. My dad has had a brain tumor removed friday..i know how you're feeling, it can be a very exciting but also a very scary time with all the what ifs.....the only way i got through was trying to keep myself busy and talking to the girls on here. i just kept praying as well...hopefully the time goes fast for you so you can make sure little bubs is ok.
alish...they defiantly should replace it if you bought it new!
Forshelby...what a tramatic experience you went through!!! You poor thing....are you putting a complaint into the hospital?
Hey dory
Thopes...oh wow thats great..you can get into the nesting...thats fantastic you are getting a cleaner in, what a lovely man!!!
How you going kellbell??
ATM....im so emotionally and physcially drained i feel like i could sleep for a week..but when i try and sleep i cant anyways and wake all through the night. I feel like a walking zombie...DD has been quiet wingie and kranky and making things a little difficult to deal with...not sure when dads coming home yet and starting radiation. Thankfully he is healing ok at this stage but we have to still talk to the dr...still not great news because he wont have much time..but hopefully we get some sort of quality time with him......step daughter is still causing us stress now, and we have to file another application for the $20000.00 we supposidly owe CS because they havent accepted our other one...anyways it always seems to happen at once..i feel in a bit of a daze actually....im worried about the baby now...im worried trying to be so strong now that i will fall into a heap later because im not dealing with reality...:redface:
Kellbell- great news that labour seems to have started!
T-hopes: Eyes on the prize: i know it would be disappointing not to get a natural birth but as you say, the main thing is your little one gets here safely and you are well. What kidney symptoms have you got that make your dr talk about 'if things get worse' and needing a stent?
Forshelby: Congratulations again on Axel's birth. Did i mention i love his name? I was gobsmacked by your birth story. You really hit the 'unlucky lottery': i know lots of people who have needed induction and/or c-section and no one i know has had such a horrendous experience. I hope you do complain about that horrible nurse in ICU. So sorry your mum can't see that you are the 'main event' at the moment and pitch in to help you more. But glad your DH is being a champion!
Melster: sending you hugs and prayers for your dad to be as well as he can...
Cheezelmonster: it's so hard not to spill isn't it? And i know your fears well. Hard to give any good advice except to try and keep busy and keep your mind off things as much as possible. I hope you get good news at your scan.
India's mum: I felt exactly the same way about announcing my pregnancy. We told friends after the 12 week scan because i didn't want to stress about hiding my bump any more and convention says most people tell at that time... but i felt like a fraud. I was scared it wouldn't work out and i would have made a fuss over nothing. In fact, although we did tell friends and i told a couple of people at work who i work closely with, i kept it pretty quiet. Not a secret exactly just didn't say anything. Then about a week ago i went in to work wearing proper maternity gear with my bump very obvious and about 5 people in one day said to me: Oh, so you are pregnant! We thought so but were scared to ask, but now it's obvious! I felt a bit silly but i just couldn't bring myself to announce it far and wide. I hope all goes smoothly for you now.
Alish: lovely that you are getting regular movement now. And gosh you are organised with the baby gear! Organisation is not my best thing! When my DD arrived my change table was still in pieces and i was changing her on a cloth nappy on a bit of plastic on the dining room table for a couple of days before DH put the table together. I felt a right dag when the maternal and child health nurse came for our first home visit! (It was partly superstition too that we didn't do it before DD was born but it was a bit extreme!)
Dory: thanks for your words about your bonding experience with Hannah. I think that might be my experience this time too. I found it much easier with DD but i had no bad experiences prior to that to taint the experience. This time has been much more scary. I was just remembering today (cos i had my 20wk scan) that i was so naive the first time i thought the scans were just a photo opportunity! Didn't think much about the medical purpose of them and that i could possibly get bad news! Ah, to be so innocent again *sigh*.
Hello to the new mums and bubs and anyone else i missed!
AFM: Had 20wks scan today. Was cr@pping myself all day (literally and figuratively- sorry if TMI!) Felt really unwell and not sure if it was nerves or a virus. Still feeling unwell- bad heartburn and tummy cramps- even though all went well with the scan. Everything looked good, measured right etc. We got some awesome pics of bubby's profile, face, hand and foot (lovely dr printed out 4 photos). Baby also moved a lot today which is reassuring. Probably hungry poor thing cos i felt too unwell to eat all day. Off to bed and hoping to wake up feeling better tomorrow. Belly rubs to all : )
Melster - huge hugs you are going through so much at the moment. i hope some one is taking care of you too xoxoxox
Cheezelmonster -those first few weeks are scary i was convinced my early scan would show nothing but bubs was there heart flickering away. we are all here for you during this time
T-hopes - yah for mat leave. not long till your baby is here. you must be next after Reet and I :D
TMI - i lost my mucous plug this morning have had pain on and off all day but nothing regular. Generally feeling crappy so we are thinking its close. I want my baby boy cuddles. Pre labour is so frustrating :wall:
Off to try and get some rest. Reet is my PIG so will let her know if anything happens
Possum magic - missed your post. Congrats on your 20 week scan. Did you find out the gender or keeping it a surprise?
Just a quickie from me!
Kell OMG u lost ur plug!!! U LUCKY DUCKY!!!! I am so jealous of u right now!!!! :) U must be getting so excited!!! I hope this pre-labour thing doesnt hang around too long.. i dont think it will tho since ur already dilating!
Cant wait to get ur next update! x
OMG, I come in here to say hi after being MIA for so long and now I'm freaking out lol. It is all going too quick. Babies have been born, another almost there lol. Congratulations to everyone getting newborn cuddles :D still feels like it was only last week that so many had just announced their pregnancies... feels like yesterday it was my turn and I'm twenty weeks in an hour and a bit haha.
Gosh, I know that it goes quicker with number two but I feel like screaming out for the world to slow down just a tad so I can catch up and enjoy being pregnant for a while longer... guess I won't be much feeling like that at the end though LMAO.
Is there an anywhere near current list of EDDs and actual birthdates? I am so very far behind lol.
Oh and I decided that my bub will be a surprise, even though I had been dead set on finding out all the first few months :)
hey possum! yeah, like kell asked, did you find out the sex? how exciting, my big scan isnt until 3rd may, i have one next week though so hopefully i can find out the sex, everyone is saying girl cuz im all tummy?? thats a good thing i suppose, least i dont have a fat a*se...... yet....!
i was getting a little worried cuz i havent felt the baby for a few days, but its been going nuts this morning its pretty cute, haha, brett thought if he put his ear on my belly he could hear the heart beat.. cute
kell - yay you lost your mucous plug!! things are happening!! hope the discomfort goes away soon and you get your little boy in your arms!!! xxx
reet - 2 weeks to go! eeek how exciting!
melster - hope youre doing ok
hey dampyre, dory, indias mum, cheezelmonster, thopes & forshelby (and anyone ive missed)
afm - everything is going well, geez im emotional atm anything makes me cry its really annoying!
and here i was thinking pregnancy is all graceful, its all fluid and bloating and emotions haha! im enjoying it all though..
ive decided to get one of those movement mats you put under the cot for breathing etc.. after what ive been reading on here im freaking out, bretts family puts in a heap of money to buy us stuff so i think they will get us that and a camera..
T-Hopes not till you start your Mat leave now & i hope you Kidney hangs in there for at least another 7wks.
Alish it's always so exiting when you start setting up the baby room & that's great about all the extra money it will make it so much easier to get everything you want.
CM i was the same about this pregnancy but everything turned out to be fine & i'm sure everything will be fine for you as well :hug:
Melster sounds like your going through a really rough time at the moment & i hope things improve for you soon.
PM yay on a great scan sorry you weren't feeling the best tho.
Kell i can't wait to see you BA, i'm so excited for you.
AFM
Nothing much happening i'll be 15wks tomorrow & i think i've been feeling little flutters but i can't be sure.
So now i'm kinda stressing there is something wrong because with DD2 i had diffidently felt flutters by now.
Just 1 more thing to do my head in for the next 2 weeks.
Morning ladies
Hey cheshire..congrats on 15 weeks..i think every pregnancy is different, so try not let it get to you too much...maybe bubs isnt as active, or smaller, or maybe because you're probably busy and looking after children that you dont notice them as much..im sure everything is fine..i dont think i properly felt this one until after my scan
Alish...oh i know that feeling..dont you love those hormones. Yeah i got one of those mats...i didnt end up using the monitior alot, our rooms are so close together i could hear her all the time.
Damprye...hope you're doing well and congrats on having a surprise
Reet...how you going?????
Kellbell......ohhhhhhhh how exciting, now we have another round of babies and pre labor stories etc......you will meet you're little boy hopefully very shortly..keep us posted. thinking of you
PM....congrats on getting through you're 20 week scan, i hope you feel a bit of relief now. Im glad everything is going well!!!!!! Not good that you're not feeling well, i hope you feel better soon.
Atm.......MMMMMMMMMM I feel a bit bad....but dd is driving me insane at the mo......i think she is picking up on everything that is going on and picking up on my moods etc....she has been very difficult to deal with, wingy, crying, naughty, tired, not listening etc..and its really getting on my nerves and i dont have alot if patience...so i have been yelling and frustrated.....i try to be understanding but i am under so much pressure at the moment it seems like everything is 100./. worse. Think working these last few days have been difficult because i am so tired and drained....i was so angry this morning and late and she was being VERY difficult and i got quiet cross and i feel bad now. Yesterday i didnt have a great day. Think things are hitting me bit...im just exhausted i think......
Go Kellbell!
Oh, and my bubs is going to be a surprise. We didn't ask the gender. We'll find out on the day... but i might pay that DVD of the 20wk scan some very close attention and hey, i might guess!
Cheshire: Still very early for you. Don't stress. I felt my DD early too- about 16 wks- and by 17wks definite kicking. This time I also thought i felt flutters about once a week from 16 wks but much weaker and I really couldn't be sure til about 18wks. My placenta is at the front this time and apparently that muffles the feelings? But i like you have found it hard not to stress! I was hanging out for strong kicks every day. I'm only getting more definite daily action now at 20wks.
Damprye: Hi! it's been a while. Hope you're enjoying baby kicks too : )
Melster: Hang in there. It's hard having a toddler when you are tired and stressed. I agree with you though: just when you are feeling most tired and cranky they pick up on it and act up even more. Grrrr! So unfair! I hope you can squeeze in a bit of rest for yourself somewhere (early nights perhaps?) so you and DD can manage better.
Alish: I also found the movements a bit 'hit and miss' until the last couple of days when they've been getting stronger. Yours will too. lol at the emotional, bloating etc joys of pg! But i love my pg belly too : )
Hi again lovely ladies!
Possum- If you get the DVD you might very well end up with a great shot that will totally hide the surprise lol. Oh and I can't believe that our bubs are the size of a rockmelon/cantaloupe O.O well sometime, when I'm laying on the poor lil bugger and it all seems to bunch up on one side lol.
Melster- Don't let it get you down. She will adjust, you both will, it is a big change in both of your lives and she is getting to an age where she knows that what she does affects you and that she is a lil miss independant... most of the time ;) It is tough but we get through it, sometimes with some extra help like I am attempting to do :)
Cheshire- I was starting to feel something at 14weeks this time but I wasn't sure either. It would only happen every few days at first but now bub moves most of the day and night. Your one will get there and every pregnancy is different :)
Alish- I hear ya with the crying hey. The slightest lil thing seems to set me off haha. Oh the rollercoaster of Motherhood :)
AFM- Had my docs appt and came away a lil disappointed. I did get to see bub kicking away and the heart fluttering away, but I found out that I have a compromised immune system. How is my bub supposed to have a good immune system when mine is so poor? Breastfeeding isn't going to do much in that respect now is it? Not that I'm not going to b/f, just annoyed that I feel like I'm letting my bub down by not being healthy enough.
hi everyone, sorry i have been MIA ill read up on personals later, was thinking of you all yeaterday as i got to be at a friends VBAC ! freaking amazing! im still on cloud 9! Belly rubs and i cant wait til its all of your turns to hold your babies!
Kellie - So far I'm just ignoring those who stare at his cast. He's still perfect to me! And don't even get me started on Mum, lol. What a waste of time
that was! I got NO rest, and she complained the whole time about how much pain SHE was in because she's old. Pfffffttttt. Hello, major surgery and trauma
plus adjusting to being a mother, vs your sore arm. WTF. She even managed to make my hospital stay about her, saying she hasn't been sleeping properly
since. Omg if she knew half of what happened (I tried to tell her but she doesn't listen to a word I say and rambles with her own lame stories about her
cat) she would never sleep again. I'm counting down to the day when Axel gives me a proper gummy smile, and sleeps more than 2 seconds at a time lol.
I'm sending you labour vibes and hoping for a beautiful birth for you and your little one. :) How exciting, things seem to be happening for you! Oh, and don't
even get me started on pre-labour... lol. We all remember my ongoing saga. Ridiculous!! FX things happen soon and you can have your baby boy snuggles. I must
say I'm enjoying mine. When he's not screaming, lol.
Cheezelmonster - You'd be surprised how strong we can be in times of crisis. I have a good feeling about this pg for you, you're taking this baby home!!
Just remember though, the power of the mind is often underestimated. Stay as positive as you can and take things one day at a time. I know it sounds cheesy
but it hasn't failed me yet. Good luck for your scan, and please try not to be afraid. If you must, answer those hard questions you're asking yourself. "what
if there's nothing there?" Then you will grieve, and we will be here to hold your hand. Don't forget to ask yourself the other questions too though: like
"what if everything goes perfectly?". There's no reason you can't have a happy and healthy pg. I have everything crossed for you, hun. Stay strong!
Dory - Well said. I have moments where I feel ripped off I had to have a c/s for Axel, then I kick myself as I know I should just be thankful he's here
at all. Then of course all the other stuff that happened........ I wonder why me? A friend of mine was telling me last night how her friend gave birth
to her baby 2 weeks before I did at the same hospital, and all went perfectly. I'm glad they don't make these kind of mistakes with everyone...... but
WOW. Why did they save all the cr** for me? I'm a good person, but also a believer of karma. What did I do to bring this upon myself, I wonder?
Melster - Just wanted to offer you a :hug: Things do seem to happen all at once, I totally understand that feeling. The only advice I can offer you is
to try to take a few minutes a day to clear your mind. Put it all aside, and just breathe. Have a bubble bath if you can.. anything. I hope you and your
family do get the quality time with your Dad. And to answer your question, yes, I will be making a formal complaint to the hospital about my treatment.
T-Hopes - It was pretty awful, but I suppose I can't cry about it forever. I'm trying to pick myself up, dust myself off and keep going but I do have my
moments still. Yes, mum was useless, offensive.... totally inconsiderate and rude. Ok she bought me some nice things, but that doesn't make it ok to treat
us like cr**. DP was irritated that she didn't make any effort to speak to him or get to know him, he decided after meeting her he would avoid her at all
costs and that worked well for us. We've also decided never to bother going to visit her, or to invite her back again. Axel doesn't need her toxic
influence in his life. She has nothing to offer except random cash. She thinks that's enough. I really hope your 'little kidney' (lol) hangs in there
for you. Come on, little kidney! Does the dr not want you going past 38wks because of your kidney issue? 31 weeks already, wow.. so exciting. I miss the excitement of the last few weeks of pregnancy!
Alish - Yay for the chest of drawers :) Hang in there, you'll be on mat leave before you know it. Don't worry about the crying, it only gets worse when you're
postnatal, lol. DP was shocked how easy it was to make me cry. He told me some friends at work said they were praying for me, and I burst into tears. He
walked into the room when I was in hospital and said it was good to see me looking so much better, and yep, you guessed it..... I cried. LOL. You're right,
pg is all bloating and crying etc but I think it's still graceful. And such a wonderful time. Sometimes I want to rewind and do it again because that was the time
BEFORE all the sh** hit the fan.
Possum magic - Tell me about it....... I never have been super lucky but this one takes the cake :rolleyes: Mum has gone home now so I'm feeling a lot
better without her hovering around complaining and accomplishing nothing. Oh and Champion is an understatement. I don't know what I would do without my DP.
He's done things I would never ask any man to do... including learning how to express milk for me using the hand pump when I was too tired to move. He changes
the dressings on my c/s wound, he cooks and cleans, he gets up during the night to Axel, and he goes to work all day. I can't explain how much my love for him has deepened after all of this. Maybe this stuff was meant to happen
and we were meant to be challenged like this so we would appreciate eachother more? I don't know. Oh and thanks, lots of people are saying they love Axel's name,
I'm really chuffed because I was worried people would think it's too weird. lol. If you ask me though it's a cute baby name, but one that'll grow with him and
become a strong name when he's a man. I'm so glad you had a good 20wk scan, that one was the best for me, IMO. I'll second Kell's question, did you find out the sex?
I hope you're feeling better tomorrow, sounds to me like you were just very nervous and stressed out.
Damprye - Ikwym. I felt like my pg flew by, and I just wanted to savour the moment if that made sense. Even at the end when things were getting uncomfortable,
I just wanted to keep him inside a little longer. That's why I ended up being 10 days overdue.... I didn't want to rush to get him out, despite my horrible
pre-labour going on for a week............... I just loved being pg that much. I'm glad I did it the way I did, afterall being pg is the easy part I now realise, lol.
How are things with you?? Good to hear you're having a 'surprise', I really enjoyed that part. It was the best feeling when they held Axel up and I got to
announce 'IT'S A BOY!!!' DP cried so much, it was the most lovely moment and I'll never forget it. I don't think there is a list happening ATM, but I have Axel's
D.O.B on my sig. Please don't worry about letting your bub down because of your immune system. You don't control that! You're doing the best you can. I was unable
to keep b/fing as my milk dried up with the stress I was under. I was distraught at first, but then remembered that I was just lucky to be alive. Suddenly the
bottle didn't seem like such a crime.
Chesire - Around the 15 week mark is when I felt flutters, don't worry, you'll be sure of what's going on before long! It's so hard to know if you're really feeling
them or just wanting to if that makes sense. Hang in there :)
Tegam - Wow, what an honour.. I'm so jealous :)
AFM - Well, the plot thickens! The hospital called me last night about Axel's hearing test. The stupid woman had no idea what was going on. First she said she couldn't
find his record, and asked if he had the test done. I said yes, they took him away to do it while I finalised my discharge. She asked why I wasn't there to
see it done, I snapped at her that I was trying to get the hell out of there after the shocking treatment I received, and didn't have time to go and hang out
in the nursery. She says she doesn't know if he had the test done or not. I got really angry. "So, what? Did he have it done or not? Do the m/w's not know
wtf is going on?? Can my son hear or not? Did they do the test, or do they not know if they did it or WHAT?!" She went rather quiet. I told her I was DISGUSTED
with the hospital, I was mistreated and mismanaged, and now they're stuffing up my son's care? I don't think so!!! She then confessed to me that she has a note in
front of her to tell her that they didn't do the hearing test (I have no idea why) and that they didn't want to upset me by telling me at the time. Great. So now they're
witholding information about Axel, IMPORTANT information, because they said I was 'delicate'. Of course I was f*****g delicate you morons! You would be too! Anyway, my
point is why didn't they tell DP?? He's the father, and has a right to know what's happening as much as I do. Couldn't he have made the decision whether or not
I would react badly to being told? Honestly, it's a load of cr** anyway... they didn't care enough to allow me to sleep, and kept me up for 40 hours straight, so why the
bloomin heck (lol, couldn't think of anything less offensive) didn't they just tell me what was happening with my baby boy??? I'm absolutely LIVID with these
people. How dare they not keep me informed. How dare they make decisions regarding my son's care without consulting either of us. And HOW DARE THEY continue to
drag this out by waiting 2 weeks after I was discharged to call me and let me know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where's the exploding head emoticon??? :doh:
Phew. I feel better now. Seriously though, I am going to bust a cap in someone's a** if they don't get their act together. NOBODY messes with my baby boy.
And after what happened, nobody messes with me, either, dangit!
Excuse me while I run screaming into the night............................................: redface: