Pregnancy after Miscarriage or Loss ~ January 2011

Dampyre: Let it out! Be proud of that spew bucket, it's gonna be your friend for a few more weeks! I'd be sitting behind DH on the couch, he'd be on the floor, and if I made a ''hngghh'' noise he moved for that bucket so fast! It's a horrendous and wonderful time :) As for the blood, I'd ask a doc, but it could also be some stomach lining thing? I hope things work out with your job.

Stoked: Oh I remember that time! I freaked out, did a doc trip for HCG so I could see it was going up (it hadn't really doubled since last time - not reassuring!!) then did some research and found out that HCG levels and symptoms commonly start to drop around this time, cos the placenta is taking over. So your placenta is probably just starting to kick in and do it's job. It's scary, but in a few weeks you might feel kicks :) If you can't wait (I couldn't, I was fine one day then I *had* to know the next) then ask for a scan (not bloods, bloods can be scary cos they can drop and still be normal around this time!). Best of luck hun, it's all gonna be ok xo

Possum: Hooray for prawns! It's incredible, one day they're a blob and the next they have arms and legs and teensy tiny little noses! I can't believe this boy of mine who can stick one foot up in my ribs while punching my bladder with a hand was once that tiny little blob beating away, amazing! 8 weeks is a massive milestone, well done :)

Alish: Hi! I'm pretty crap at keeping up in here, I read everything though! Congrats on the pregnancy, I love happy scans :)

Angel: Oh 37 weeks! Full term! Congratulations :)

Jenna: Boo to GD! Sorry hun, hope it's easily controlled!

Ferrals: Look at your ticker zooming along! Hope all the legal aid stuff can be sorted out quickly and easily!

T-hopes: Boo to kidney thing (the real word was just too long to stay in my head!) Hope the pain isn't too bad, can you take panadol? It's good that it doesn't affect bubs, but sad that it affects you! I hate it when docs don't explain things, or they act surprised when you want test results, my personal peeve is the ''oh if it was bad we would tell you''. Argghhh! It's my body and my pregnancy - I want to know what's going on!

ClairesMummy: Hope the days fly by til your blood test! GL hun!

AFM: Still have a belly full of baby! Tiger's totally fine, but not engaged, still floating happily and really doesn't look like he's gonna move, plus he's quite big. I'm all belly and waaay out in front, probably should have expected that with my 5'4 self and DH being 6'3! Had several chats with Tiger about how this body sharing thing really isn't working out for me anymore, and it's probably time for him to move on out so we can meet him and give him cuddles. I promised him boobs, but even that hasn't worked!

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it's probably time for him to move on out !

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Wonder if you will be saying the same thing when he is 18yrs old :rofl: but it wont be you boobs that will interest him :lol:

It'll be someone else's boobs :)

someone elses refers to only one set :lol: everyone elses under the age of 25 probably!

Kitfaerie-- Yeah for boobs! LOL! If it were me, I don't know if my boobs are cooperating-- they don't seem to be doin' much these days...mmmm. Anyway, I just wanted to wish you well on your delivery when the time comes. How exciting!

Stoked-- I opted for extra scans early on-- and then caved in and got a doppler in the 2nd trimester to keep me from freaking out...actually, my hubby got it for me 'cause he was worried as well. But all was fine...as I am sure it will be for you.

Jenna-- Sorry to hear about the gestational diabetes thing...but you don't have much more to go....

Ferrals-- just checking in to say hello! Can't believe we are this far along now...

T-hopes-- I hope the swelling goes down and it's good that it doesn't affect the little one.

For everyone that I missed-- belly rubs to all!

All is well here-- I am getting better, though my stupid lip is still healing from cold sores. Yuck. Hubby won't kiss me (I don't blame him) and my mouth better heal up before Sunday, 'cause makeup just isn't gonna do the trick! Hubby and I took a long car trip today because of some errands and we were thankful to get home safe-n-sound. IT IS FRIGID COLD HERE!!!! But I enjoyed how hubby took my arm when we crossed the parking lot 'cause of ice. DID I MENTION HOW COLD IT IS???? I wonder if babe can feel the temperature changes????

Send us some summer Aussie friends, 'cause we could use some warmer weather :)

Stoked - Ask for an earlier scan girl - they do help. I didn't get a doppler because I always wanted the reassurance of being at my Obs, as sometimes little H's heartbeat was hard to find. My Obs was always willing to fit me in whenever I needed reassurance ( and could afford it... though sometimes he just let me come up for free). I know it's hard, especially as you get into time frames where you got such sad news before. Have faith my friend, and do what you need to to get through. Big hugs.... just breathe nice deep breaths. You'll get through. And about 11 weeks is the time symptoms start to trail off... as Kit said the placenta is taking over. Go you good placenta.

Sunshine - sorry it's so cold- it's ot really really hot here, but the humidity is vile... any housework or chores that need doing I do before my shower in the morning and then just try to take it easy, otherwise I just feel revolting.

Dampyre - hmm - talk to the antidiscrimination commissioner in your state - you shouldn't be sacked because you're pregnant.. I remember you saying you're a kitchen hand? I hope that things work out. Sorry about the blood - a bit scary huh? I don't know much about it. I am a private puker too, but know what? You're not doing anything wrong at all, and in fact you're doing the best thing ever - growing a little bubba and your m/s is telling me this bubba is going great guns. It's just part of this journey for you and as miserable as you feel, it will pass. I used to take a blackmores vitamin supplement especially aimed to help prevent or ease m/s and it helped heaps. Can't remember what it's called but you can just get it from the chemist. It had vitamin b's in it and ginger. There are also ginger lollies ( bears) you can get to help settle your tum. If the puking gets unbearable then talk to your dr about meds. I am not saying you should take them, but get armed with info and then decide. Just take small steps about going out - if you are a private puker then puking in public will only stress you out or maybe you just need to do it, and realise it's ok and the world just keeps going. Is there somewhere close to home where you feel comfortable and not too worried? LOL in time you'll look back and laugh at being a nervous nelly puker and be like Kit. It's amazing what you can get used to. For my brother's birthday the other weekend? We celebrated with him sitting at the table with his puke bucket. I thought it would be totally gross, and it wasn't too bad.

Kit - PML about Tiger and the boobie offer. What a pity he's not yet taken you up on your offer. I had to laugh about your DH reaching for the bucket real quick.... better than getting puked on for sure.

Alish - awesome news about your scan sweetie. Yay. When's the next one?

Hello to everyone else Possums, Ferrals, Melster, Kellbell ( you're due in March right? Hope you are high and dry in the floods and safe). I know have forgotten some of you gorgeous mummmas but it's not intentional, i am just a forgetful old bat. Belly rubs.

Thankyou so much everyone. I knew you'd all understand! I've already had 3 scans so I can't really move the next one forward. I just need to chill a bit I think (which is easier said than done!). I am dreading the wait between the 12 week scan and the 20 week scan. I don't think I'll be able to handle the stress of it so I might request a scan at 16 weeks, just to check. I don't know whether I should go ahead with the doppler idea.. You had a good point Dory.
Anyway, enough about me.. Thanks so much for caring and hope you all have a lovely weekend! Xx

Just a quicky girls i have been soooooooooo busy.

Kit-woohoo the next time we here from you it will be about your little mans birth i cant wait.

Damprye-sorry you are so sick i hope it doesnt last to long.

Sunshine-i am sending heat vibes your way i am sitting here in shorts and a bra swelltering in the heat so you can have some.

Dory-Hi hannah must be getting so big now.

Stoked-I know this is an awful time and we have all been through it but to be honest no amount of scans and doc visits put your mind at ease for very long because it will make you feel good for a day or 2 then you start to think the worst again just hang in there and when bub starts moving it gets a lot easier i know with little miss constantly disco dancing in me she is healthy but now i worry about stillbirth or cord aphyxiation (spelling) maconium aspiration ect now so it is never ending unfortunetly because we love our bubs so much.

Tegam-how is your little family going?

Just have to add for the ladies who know Murrycod she has less then 3 weeks to go before her little lady arrives and she is doing well and loving being pregnant.

AFM-approaching 30 weeks real fast.

Murraycod THREE WEEKS TO GO. Thank you so much for the update Ferrals, when you talk to her next say hello and go baby for US!

Kitfaerie: Can't wait to hear about Tiger making an entrance. LOL about the 'body sharing thing' not working for you any more!
T-Hopes: Sorry, i missed your post cos it was about the same time as mine. Glad you got an answer about what was causing the pain but very annoying that your GP couldn't explain what the answer really meant! Can they give you medication or do you just have to wait for it to settle down?
Damprye: IKWYM about liking privacy when you puke. I never thought I could do it in front of someone else but when i've been sick since married to DH he's been awesome. Very supportive and made me feel ok about it. It's the (less sexy) flipside of intimacy i guess! Will you see the doc about your symptoms? Yikes on the vomiting blood thing. Dunno what that's about. As for work: hope that gets sorted. They can't fire you for being pg.
Stoked: I know how you feel with that fear about things going wrong. I hope it is just that you are hitting that stage when symptoms start to die down. If it makes you feel better: with my first pg (with DD) i felt sick only quite briefly- like about a month- and it was over well before i hit 12wks. The wait for the next scan is hard but often you'll start to feel movement well before then, especially with it being your third baby, and that's reassuring. I felt DD move about 16wks.
Sunshine: sending you virtual rays of sunshine!
Alish: awesome news!
Ferrals: thanks for update on Murray cod. I have wondered a number of times how she is doing.
Hi everyone else i've done persie for already.

AFM: I feel like i have a little pot belly already and i'm only 8wks. Well, TBH i've had a little pot since i've been pg twice in 12mths before this one and well, i've had one baby before that. I think i'm starting to assume my mother's shape (extra weight goes to the tummy mainly)! I've always been skinny (and am still quite skinny elsewhere) so it's noticable. I've had two people ask me already whether i'm pg. (In fact two people asked me after i had my 2nd m/c when i wasn't actually pg!) I really want to hide it because i don't feel like talking about this baby until i know all is ok (12wk scan). In particular i don't want work to know yet in case it doesn't work out. I just don't have the right wardrobe for hiding a baby bump. Have other people had this issue by 8wks??? Maybe i should hire a tent to wear!!!

stoked - you can always buy the doppler now and use it later! or even try to use it now, it will put your mind at ease bigtime

dory - my next scan is supposed to be 21st march which will make me around 15 weeks but i see the midwife at 10 weeks and my doc will be there so he might even change it or do a quick one??

possum magic - why dont you go and buy some tops that hang from your boobs? the past year ive been doing that, cuz my tummy seems to pop out too, ive always had a pot belly but more so when im preg. you can get them cheap at kmart/target etc! they are lifesavers :P

sunshine - its lovely and warm here :P:P, hope those coldsores heal quick, nothing worse!!

kit - best of luck i see youre about to pop!!

afm - all good here.. looking through a book of baby names.. geez there are some sh*t ones haha!

Alish: Check! On way to Target today i think! THanks : )

Ferrals - thanks for the update on Murraycod - I miss those days ( in a way) with us all hanging out together. The one thing that's hard after we join separate threads is it's hard to keep in contact.... you and the rest of the gang in the TTC thread when I joined were a godsend... so not sure if I have ever said it before - thanks, I think you actually might have helped me from descending into an abyss that I couldn't get out of. I still try to PM Crafty and Murray when I remember and also keep up with Blessedatlast from time to time. Other girls have found their way into this thread and have now joined other threads. Apart from Murray - you must be the next one in line?

I know about the worry - it never ends during the pregnancy. For me at least it got a lot better once Hannah was here in our arms. Oh yeah and she is big now - 16 weeks and 7kgs. She's 67cm long - such a tall girl and smiley. She is a beautifully natured little blossom. I am so blessed.

Belly rubs - hope you're not melting in the heat!

CORRECTION - Angel is next.... how could I forget? Blimey. Then Ferrals?

Dont Forget Kit think she is past 40 weeks:redface:
Dory thanks for asking -
Yep we are all safe here. Water didnt come near us we are very lucky. Seeing all the volunteers out today is amazing.
And the easter bunny is bringing our little boy he is not due till the end of april
your Hannah is grogeous sounds like shell be tall you must be doing a great job she is growing great :) you must be so proud

Alish i agree there are some horrible names out there - my sis is calling her little boy due about the same time as me Wolfe i dont like it at all poor kid

Possum magic - hope you found some tops at target. big baby sale on there too at the moment!!

Ferrals the worries never end do they - not long ans shell be in your arms

Stoked i think Reet used a doppler pretty early and she loved hers maybe ask her some advice on which one she got. Some one else used one early in here too i cant remember who it was though!

Hello to everyone else i have missed i cant go back further
Forshelby, clairesmummy how are you going and Reet where are you? Hope your new puppy is bringing you lots of joy

My cranky DD wants me off the computer better go

Bellyrubs to all

One more thing only 13 days left of my 2nd trimester that is scary:)

Thanks Dory you just made my day,
Funnnily enough i miss those days and that thread but i dont miss the TTC stress and yes i try to follow where all the girls went to as we all got pg at different times so ended up in different threads but i am happy for them and it will be my turn soon to i plan on still posting once little miss is born maybe in the parenting after miscarriage or loss thread i will have to see who is in there but to be honest BB and all the girls saved me from what could have been a very depressing time.
Wonderful to hear hannah is a sweet baby and you are enjoying being a mum.

I think its kit , angel then me OMG! THEN ME! did i really just type that.

Hi Girls!

Yes im hopeless at posting these days i know... Love reading all ur posts each day tho!

Stoked- Yep Kells right, i got a doppler when i was about 10-12 weeks, cant quite remember. And i absolutely LOVED it! It was the best reassurance EVER. I used it every 2nd to 3rd night.. just wen that fear became too overwhelming i wld pull it out and feel so happy when i found that little hb! :) I had heard that it was sometimes hard to find the hb and it wd end up causing u more stress but i never had that problem, i found it every time. I wld definitely recommend getting one if ur anything like i was.. an absolute nervous wreck!! :)

Kit- OMG u are SO CLOSE!!!!! Well i guess not close anymore but overdue! Am so excited for u!!! Cant wait to hear ur great news! :)

Alish- Wow ur good! Already looking at baby names! I really must get my bottom into gear and buy myself a baby name book so we can start getting some ideas!

Kell- Oh u got me so excited saying we are so close to the 3rd trimester! Yipee!!! So exciting!

Possum- Woohoo for ur little bump already growing away! How did u go shopping today??

Ferrals- How long til ur next u/s to see about ur placenta? Is it at 32 weeks??

Sunshine- I hope that sunshine comes out for u soon! Its hard to imagine being cold at the moment, it is so bloody hot here!!

Damprye- Sorry to hear ur feeling so sick :( i never got the vomiting thank goodness. I wldnt worry about ur dp hearing or seeing u! He shld be there holding ur hair back if need be!

T-Hopes- That sux about ur kidney problem. Good on u for going to the dr to see about it tho! I hope ur not in too much pain and discomfort from it. And grrr to the silly sonographer, how hard wld it have been to just say cheerfully 'everything is looking great as far as i can see!!' I hate getting non-talkative unhappy ones.

Clairesmummy- I dont think i have said CONGRATULATIONS yet!!! :) So happy to see u in here!! :)

A big hello to all u other lovely ladies too!! I cant go back any further to see old posts on this page.

AFM- All good here. Baby is always moving, still have no idea what body part it is that im feeling tho! Still havent had any rib action, its all still around my belly button, to the sides and lower.
We need to get our bottoms into gear and start setting up babies room, we havent done anything or bought anything yet! How bad is that!! I think i still have a bit of negativity going thru me.. like what happens if we get rid of the queen bed and furniture out of the room and buy all the babies furniture only for something to happen.. so stupid of me i know.
I am actually really looking forward to going shopping for it all, it will be so exciting!! :) I have a dilemma tho..what colour to paint the room?! Right now it is called the frangipani room, the walls are painted a bright bright yellow with bright pink trimmings, its very girly at the moment. If we knew we were having a girl we cld leave it how it is.. altho the bright yellow walls may not be very settling for the baby. Everyone is saying to leave it until the baby is born and then paint it but i want to be organised beforehand! I started thinking we cld just do the walls white with maybe purple or green trimmings but i dont know... its so hard!!! Might have to do a trip to bunnings to check out paint colours. Anyone have any unisex colour suggestions???
Loving our new little puppy, he is just so beautiful,its amazing how much happiness (and sadness at times) they can bring :)
Anyway better jump off! Hope everyone is all well!! xxx

Hi Ferrals and all,
I am due on March 20th-- Ferrals, are we due around the same time????
The doc seems to think that I am going to be early...around the 16th, but that doesn't make sense to us since we *know* the exact dates of conception and transfer. MMMM...

We need a list of everyone's due date to keep up :)

My goodness. Thanks to working yesterday, I am so behind on all the posts lol so I will do a quick selfish one since I am on my phone.

My boss is being pretty good about things, she even came in to check up on me when I was puking and let me go home afterwards. I was very dizzy and dehydrated so it was much appreciated, Plus I wanted to leave so I could get an appt at the after hrs gp before going back to work for my night shift. The blood is a bit of my stomach lining from puking so much so he gave me an injection. It put the ms on hold for the night but unfortunately hasn't lasted till morning :( so been up since before 4 grr