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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
S&S thats a good idea about a list of when our bubs are due.
Wonderful to hear Murraycod is so close to meeting her little lady. Murray if your out there I think of you and your little girl!
Stoked thinking of you and hope your next scan comes around quickly. I felt exactly the same and had multiple scans in the first trimester. 6 by 13weeks and I was still a mess.
Possum magic with my 2nd pregnancy I looked pregnant at 10weeks but this time I still don't look near as far as I am. You have had a scan haven't you? If not maybe there are 2 in there!
alish there are some not very nice names out there isn't there? I have named our baby but DH hasn't agreed just hope he likes it as I'm attached to it. I'll be so disappointed if he says no when little miss is out.
Hi ladies,
Sorry for the lack of decent persies... I'm working from memory here as I've let myself get a bit behind. I have been reading though, and thinking of you all of course.
Ferrals - Don't forget you and I are racing to the delivery room.... hehehe. We should definitely start some kind of a list so at the bottom I will post my due date.
Reet - This might sound like a crazy suggestion, but what about a neutral/earth tone like brown? Before you gag and say 'what, poo colour?' I'm talking a nice rich chocolate type colour...... even better I would go for cream walls with a chocolate/light brown feature wall. Very modern, and won't keep baby awake all night, lol. Just a thought! Good to hear bubby's been moving around a lot, it's all so exciting. Good luck with the baby shopping, too. :)
AFM - I've been pretty lazy lately, just feeling exhausted (probably the lack of iron) and sweaty and just blech in general. This is probably way TMI, but I'm also experiencing a change in my um, number 2 habits and wondering if this will last until bubby arrives.
In other news, my sister told me yesterday that Mum called her asking her to book flights and accomodation so she can come and meet baby. :o For those of you who remember, she made things very difficult for me, saying she didn't know if she would come, made a bunch of excuses why she couldn't etc............. and generally made me feel unimportant and stressed out. So naturally I'm ANGRY that she's pulled this little stunt for what seems like her own gratification. It's like she enjoyed making me beg, knowing she of course was going to be here. That's the kind of selfish stuff she does. Everything is about how SHE feels, and as long as she has the power, then she feels good. Well, I've had enough of that, and I'll be telling her so asap. I just don't know why she couldn't have said 'I haven't organized the finer details yet, but I will be there soon after baby is born one way or another'. HOW HARD IS THAT?! Ok. Deep breaths. Anyway, apparently she said to my sister when she asked why she wasn't calling ME about this, 'Oh, she'll be angry at me so can you organize it'. So she knows what she's done would make me angry, and did it anyway! So so stupid and selfish! I feel like telling her she's not welcome, and that if she's going to pull these kinds of stunts, she doesn't deserve to be a part of this special time. Ugh, I could just cry I'm so irritated. Actually I did already tell her not to bother and that she isn't welcome, and then she goes ahead and tries to get flights booked anyway. Um, yes thanks for listening mum.
What would you do in my situation? Tell her to shove it? Grin and bear it?? I feel like in some ways I'd regret it if she wasn't here, but then in others it'd be a relief. I hate that she puts me in these kinds of positions with her craziness. I only have one parent, why can't she be normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even have a MIL (she died well before I met DP) and the two of us are feeling really alone and without any parental support. Maybe I need to visit the boohoo room.... I don't know. I think first it's time for a nap.
Sorry for the total me-ness of this post, it's been brewing for a while and I think I just had a minor explosion, lol. Oh before I go, I had an appointment with the pediatrics dept at the hospital today, so they could ask me what I know about clubfoot. I told the Dr, and he basically said 'that's right, it's most likely so mild it'll require no treatment or just physio' and sent me on my way. Why did I have to go all the way to the hospital to be told what I've already heard??? The system confuses me and I'm so tired of being jerked around constantly..................... bring on baby's birthday so I'm free of this crazy system!
If you got through my ramblings, bravo :)
EDIT -(for Ferrals, baby's due date is 14th March. Everyone post yours?)
Just jumped in to say hi, but have run out of time.
Forshelby: Ill be a parent figure for you if you need one, huge hug my dear!
This is hilarous that I have to take over and do this... but I can't keep up......... please feel free to add your dates as some of the EDD's aren't listed on tickers and I am way to dense to work out the date....
Kit - due any day now.... 40 + weeks and counting.
Angel - due late Jan/Early Feb 2011
Ferrals - due
Forshelby - due 14 March 2011
Sunshine and Stars - due 20 March 2011
Kellbell - due 29 April 2011
Reet - due
Melster - due 15 July 2011
then I am not too sure of the order so please add yourself in... if you find the list too confronting please let me know and I'll remove it from my post and keep it somewhere else.
Reet - you sound so much like me - DH and I waited until the very last to put the room together - and we never painted... we just got some wall art together. I like Forshelby's idea of earthy brown and cream. Glad your puppy is bringing you so much joy....
Forshelby - sadly we can't choose our family. I have family members who always put my in a tiz like your mum seems to with you.
The zen part of me says, you are the bigger person and you can rise above her pettiness and let her into your life on your terms at this amazing time. Life is too short to fight and honestly babe, you will never change her... all your emotional angst hasn't even had an impact on her yet, so I doubt it will change. Do you just accept the price of having your mother around generally is that she will upset you and that the only part of the equation you have any control over is yourself?
The hurt wounded side of me, says kick her to the curb, all she does is hurt you and so it's best if she's not around.
Thing is even though I think like that, all big and tough, with family, I can never put it into effect. I wonder why I continue to let them hurt me... but I just decided that's the price I pay for having them around.... and TBH, I would hate for them not to be around. Sounds crazy. Why should some relationships come at such a high price for us? But I also think I need to learn to respond differently to the people that hurt me if they are going to be around me. Seems I have a lot of learning to do in that department.
Babe - only you can make that decision. And it's ok if you make it and decide you want to change your mind to change it.
Stoked - how are you going? In your cave trying to ignore the world? GL tomorrow...
Ferals - glad to make someone's day. Yes H is very tall - 97th percentile. I am so proud of her... she is a really lovely little girl. Just like your girls are.
Alish - seriously Wolfe? But then I know someone who named their baby DJ - stands for the first initials in the mother and father's christian names.
Kellbell - glad you're ok. Are you going to go to the same hossy that you went to last time? Are you happy with your new ob?
Dampyre - glad you feel supported by your boss but sorry the puking returned. You must be feeling icky.
I know I say this a lot, but I miss being pregnant... I even stuck my head in the TTC thread today, day dreaming about when I will be in there again.....don't get me wrong, I love this part of my journey too and wouldn't swap it for anything.
Kit is waiting to get a call from the hossy to put her on a list... FX crossed...as we'll be finding out any day now... yay lil TIGER, god speed.
hey everyone
dory...im due 15th july
forshelby.....i guess the main thing is too really think about the outcome.....and would u regret it if she wasnt there...because sometimes fights and telling em were to go can end up being long standing silence.....so maybe just have a big think about it especially if she is one not to handle cristism....good luck babe...hope u work it out
hey reet....hope ur doing ok
hey everyone else....
Atm........i have a cold at the moment which is making me feel pretty miserable....have my obs app thur...other than being kranky not much else......im heaps smaller this time....and cant wait for bubby to move
im due the 29th april :D
hi all.. im due 10th sept apparently! it was the 5th but now the 10th! (one day after my niece's bday, my sister will be p*ssed off lol)
wolfe is a terrible name!!! last pregnancy dh and i chose michaela and i told one of my friends who was pregnant and she stole it, not happy jan! so now i dont want it anyway :P she spelt it differently and it looks illiterate now.
bitter much? haha!
forshelby - no good about your mum, i would tell her i dont want her there, but thats just me im pretty stubborn.. maybe just act like it dosent bother you what she does, if she ends up not coming she will regret it!!
melster - no good about ur cold! feel better soon
geez i was sick today, until 4pm i wanted to spew all day, i even heaved at my desk at work a few times, lucky no one seen it.. working in a hardware full of men sucks, they dont care if u feel crap haha!.. now im just tired with a headache, i dont want that nonsense everyday!!
:)
Dory - As usual you've made me feel 100% better with your awesome advice. I think you're right, the only person I can control is myself and how I react. DP and I were talking about it, and on the up side she'll be on MY turf for once. Things should be mighty different when I'm calling the shots. She's never been to see me in my element (Or bothered to meet my DP) living my life as an independant adult the entire 8 years I've been 'a big girl' so maybe she'll have a few realisations while she's here. Also, I heard she might be bringing her sister (my only Aunty who I ADORE) so I would hate to miss out on that. Thanks again for making so much sense, I feel very zen now lol. Oh and about the list... EEEEEEP I am so close to the top hehehe. :) Exciting!!!!!
Melster - Also great advice and something I've been considering. She doesn't take any kind of criticism with even so much as a hint of grace, so that's pretty much out. And I think I really would regret it if I didn't just suck it up and hope for the best. At the very least bubby deserves to meet his/her Grandma even if it is only once. Sorry about your cold, that sucks! It won't be long now till you feel bubby move, especially since you know what you're looking for. :)
Thanks for your advice and kind words ladies. It's so great knowing you all understand and don't think I'm crazy (like a certain DH!).
Had my blood test (for the first trimester screen) today.. So scary. Now I just have to wait another week for my scan.
I'm due 5th August.
Forshelby, dory had great advice (as usual!). I would probably just tell her to get stuffed but that's just the way I am. I get upset and offended waaay to easily though!
Hope you're all feeling ok xxx
Sunshine-that is my sweet angel Abbi's birthday the 20th i am due the 30th but am supose to be having a c section between the 9th and the 16th if placenta doesnt move otherwise i could go anytime from 37 weeks my last son came 3 and a half weeks early.
Reet-i still havnt done a room for our girl i have everthing just havnt set it all up because we need to move i have got her bassinette ready and washed all her clothes sheets ect just in case we are still here.
And u/s is at 32 weeks.
Forshelby-better to know about all the senerios with bubs foot even though the trip to the hospital was a pain lets hope the doc is right and it is really mild.
About your mum i can only imagine how hard it must be but what it really comes down to is how much do you want her in your life and that of your bub if she is always going to be like this and never change and you still get what you need emotionally from her as a mother you will have to except the selfish stunts she seem to pull on you and ignore it and try to enjoy the good things she does do ( if any) other wise if she does nothing but cause you grief and anguish and you really dont want or need her in your life because she only makes it miserable with her behaviour then tell her you have had enough and dont want her making the most special time of your lives to be ruined by her presence and if she does turn up will be asked to leave.
Oh and i have my money on you winning the race i think you will go a little early around the 7th.
Ok i am Due the 30th of march but doc want to do a c section around the 9th-16th.
Going via doctors calculations, I am due on the 16th Aug, but u/s says I am due 4th Sept. Should have a set date after my 12wk scan :)
So annoyed, I cannot get my brain working to do perssies with DS in such a tired and grumpy mood. He wont stop screaming at me no matter what I do because of it yet screams even louder when I try to get him to go for a nap. Can't believe I'm about to go through it all again o.o
Stoked - I hope your scan goes well, hun... I think it's hard for a man to understand what being pg is like. My DP was going on about how I struggle even cooking dinner because I'm so unfit. I tried to explain that it's because I'm PREGNANT. It's boiling hot in here, we have no ceiling fans, and I'm supposed to stand in the kitchen for an hour or more cooking some elaborate feast with swollen feet..... yeah. Plus it's starting to get uncomfortable when I bend over, so of course getting plates etc is becoming an ordeal. They just don't get it. About mum, I called her last night so will update on that at the bottom. :) Hope you're well!
Ferrals - Oh I agree completely it's best to know all the details....... except that I'd already discussed all this with my GP and so am not sure why I had to go to the hospital to have the same conversation with a Dr I don't know. Lol... crazy. I actually had a feeling I might go a little bit early around the 7th........... maybe we're both psychic! In the end it doesn't matter who wins, lol but it's fun to speculate! I agree with everything you said about Mum.. there is the potential for her to be captain bringdown as usual. Will reflect on this more at the end :)
Damprye - Ahh the joys hehe.
AFM - So I called Mum last night to let her know I've heard she's planning on coming when bubs is born. She was dumbfounded at first, didn't know what to say and seemed a bit 'sprung'. Then she dropped the bombshell. She expects me to pick her up at the airport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o I don't think so! It's at least a 3 hour round trip from where I am, and I am soooo not doing that with a newborn baby, who will probably need feeding during that time, not to mention I'll be recovering from childbirth! I told her there's no way in hell I was putting myself through that when she can easily take the train. (The station is 5 mins from my house and the ticket is less than fuel would cost me). If she was coming for any other reason, and I wasn't recovering, then sure I would do it to shut her up. But GEEEEZ! Talk about demanding. I get the feeling she's going to be really difficult to deal with, since she can't do anything or go anywhere without someone holding her hand. She makes the smallest task into a massive ordeal, and I can just see myself getting angry. I think she expects me to chauffer her around also the whole time she's here, and if she's going to go anywhere (i.e shopping, lunch etc) I am meant to take her. For someone who's given birth 4 times, she seems to have forgotten what it's like to have a newborn. In the end, I told her it's her decision, and if it's all too hard and she can't get past her unfounded fears then to just stay away. Of course her response to that is that she'll just come down to see my sister and her husband then. What a nasty thing to say............ and untrue. As if she would come all this way at a time when I've just had my first baby, and purposely NOT see her grandchild. She likes to say things she knows will rile me up just for a bit of drama. Anyway, I took Dory's advice and just ignored her stupid remarks, and told her the choice is hers, and to work it out. I'm not going to pander to her stupid drama queen tactics any more.
I am a bit worried her presense (and constant negative energy and comments) will ruin what's meant to be a very special time for us...... but am still unsure what to do. As Ferrals said, I have to weigh up what she offers, and whether or not I'm getting what I need from her emotionally. If I'm honest with myself, I'm not. And she only causes me annoyance at the best of times.
I tried to make it clear to her that I WON'T be entertaining her while she's here, that she's coming to HELP, and that I will be resting as much as possible. She actually laughed at me and said 'you don't get to rest, what do you think you're going to put me to work?' No but I WILL NOT spend the time she's here running after her taking her where she wants to go when I should be at home bonding with my baby and establishing a routine. How f@#$%^ selfish............ if I wanted to go somewhere as a kid, the answer was always NO. Now I'm expected to be her personal tour guide and taxi driver? wtf?!
Ok so that was a rather large vent, sorry about that...... it's just all so complicated. We'll see how this whole thing goes, and if she's a PITA like I think she will be, then I'll be forgetting about any kind of relationship with her altogether. She's done nothing but cause stress and irritation during my pregnancy, and it's very clear that everything is about her and her needs. She isn't interested in being supportive, or helpful, and is actually giving the impression I should be grateful she's taking the time to inconvenience herself by coming down. I guess I have to give it a chance and in a very childish way, I want her to see how happy and successful I am here, and what lovely things I have. LOL, so mature of me.
Oh and one more thing........ I AM SICK TO DEATH OF MY TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD BEING REFERRED TO AS RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME. I grew up and moved out! That's what happens when you've grown up! Maybe the reason I had to move so far is because you're psychotic, mum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
End rant!
Here's the updated list...
Kit - due any day now.... 40 + weeks and counting.
Angel - due late Jan/Early Feb 2011
Forshelby - due 14 March 2011
Ferrals - due 30 March 2011 but c sec likely between 9 - 15 March 2011.
Sunshine and Stars - due 20 March 2011
Kellbell - due 29 April 2011
Reet - due
Melster - due 15 July 2011
Stoked - due 5 August 2011
Dampyre - due 15 August - 5 September 2011
Alish - due 10 September 2011
You know doing this list has got me super excitted for you all and so confident! No way was I this confident when it was me counting down the days....
Stoked - ah sweetie - DH's - can't really understand them at times.....glad you got to do your bloods and the count down is on to your scan.... keep the faith, and if you can't I will for you.
Ferrals - oh I sweetie - I remember you talking about March and Abbi's birthday but was so self involved that I didn't really absorb it at the time. Do you have any plans to celebrate Abbi's birthday this year? I know it might be hard if little miss makes her grand entry before then. About preparations - you've done all you need to for now.
Alish - sorry you felt so sick.... just repeat, I am doing the bestest thing in the world right now - growing a baby! Hopefully that helps you through! Sorry you had a name stealer too - I never tell people I know just for that reason!
Melster - feel better soon.
Forshelby - I am so sorry that your Mum can't see past herself.... but her expectation that you collect her from the airport just had me LMAO... it is so ridiculous. You are right - best to stay away from the airport ( germs) and the travel ( I found it to be really hard with a newborn and it takes sooo much more time if you have to stop to feed, etc). Your focus will be the baby and yourself. You just don't need that hassle. She's a big girl now so she can work it out for herself, it's so easy to catch the train, even my Dad can do it. You stick to your guns too, about not running her around. Hopefully your Aunt will help sort her out. I think this is going to be a water shed time for you..... as you are parenting your little squashie you'll reflect a lot on your relationship with your mum.
So did you descend into the bowels of hell for your appointment about bubs club foot? Sorry it seemed like a waste of time. Which hossy were you hoping to deliver at? I am pretty sure I remember you saying the Mater? OMG I remember how hard it was to do anything toward the end of the pregnancy.....
I sorry that DP just doesn't get how demanding pregnancy is... I am glad you're not listening to his misconceptions and sticking to your guns. Did you ever take DP maternity clothes shopping with you? Why don't you and get him to strap on one of those pillows around his middle? Or do the easy option of fold a pillow in two tie it around his middle and make him see what it is remotely like ( and now I am on a roll..... maybe wrap some towels around his ankles so he gets the gist of cankles, and then add a 5kg bag of oranges to a back pack on his back) and see how long he can stick it out whilst cooking dinner and doing the housework. I am ROTFL at the whole mental image of that one....
Dampyre - We all have bad days sweetie - just go with it and repeat - this too will pass. Hope DS got over his need to scream.
It's weird, for so long I was looking forward to when Hannah's day sleeping became more predictable and now it is, whilst I love the opportunity to get on to BB, I miss her. Too sad. She's now at the stage where she can be awake for about 2 hours. When she was newborn, her limit was pretty much 1 hour and the feeding and changing and a little song or story and would take up all that time and the settling would then take up most of the time til the next sleep. It's so exciting to actually be able to do some stuff with her now... anyway some bills to pay. urgh.
Just stopping in quickly before i go to do some shopping.
Dory - I'm due March 28th.
Kit - due any day now.... 40 + weeks and counting.
Angel - due late Jan/Early Feb 2011
Forshelby - due 14 March 2011
Ferrals - due 30 March 2011 but c sec likely between 9 - 15 March 2011.
Sunshine and Stars - due 20 March 2011
Jenna - due 28 March 2011
Kellbell - due 29 April 2011
Reet - due
Melster - due 15 July 2011
Stoked - due 5 August 2011
Dampyre - due 15 August - 5 September 2011
Alish - due 10 September 2011
Dory - Oh I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks her wanting me to pick her up is totally OTT. I didn't even consider the germs at the airport.... good thinking! She threw a right tanty and said that she has to pick me up when I fly up to visit her. Er yes, you live 5 mins from the airport mother dear. It's a bit different when I have to travel to the next city to collect you! I think the reflection has already started tbh.... I don't know how I turned out non-crazy being raised by THAT. About my appointment, no it was in Southport this time. They just sent me to Brissie for the tertiary scan so I won't have to go back there. (Although the mater was nice). I'll be delivering at Southport.
Oh and I'm absolutely LMAO at the image of DP with the pillows, towels and oranges strapped on. He does a lot of hard manual labour at work, so I think that when he compares me 'sitting at home all day' and the work he does, my job is easier. (it probably is if I'm honest) Really though it's apples and oranges. I'm pregnant, it's over 30 degrees every day, doing simple things is hard. He doesn't give me too much grief over it, it's just the occasional comment here and there. I try to just ignore it and do what I can. It does kind of bother me when I bust my butt to get the laundry done and folded and he'll completely demolish my neatly folded piles on his shelves looking for a particular pair of shorts. I've given up re-folding them now. If his butt looks crumpled then that's too bad! I only do my work once, not twice because he got in a flap over his pants. LOL. He makes me laugh, and that's why I love him.
Is Hannah Bear sleeping through the night now? On one hand it would be nice having the designated 'free' time to get things done while she's asleep, but I think I would be the same and I'd miss my bubby while they snoozed. Hehehe, we're such softies.
Forshelby: Bravo! :clap: I wanted to stand up and cheer for you when you (wrote that you) told your mum "well, you work it out it's up to you". Good on you for letting her stew in her own juices and sidestepping the invitation to get upset with her for saying she'd visit your sister and not you.
Dory: Thanks for doing the list. It feels so long til my turn! I'm due August 28th but will be induced about two weeks before because of medical issues. That make it August 14th but that's a Sunday i think so about the 12th? But maybe i could ask for the 11th? 11/08/11 would be a cool birthday!
Alish: Gasp! I would have been soooo p*sed off about having my name stolen! That was mean!
Mildez: Now you have me wildly curious about the name you like (but I understand for the above reason if you are keeping it to yourself til bubs arrives).
Hi everyone else!
forshelby - great work! mum sounds rather........ difficult haha! desperatly needs a wake up call! best to ignore people like that.
dory - great advice! very wise lady :)
thanks everyone, im feeling not too bad today, still have had a few heaves but nothing too bad, went on a little jog/walk today so i did ok!! im taking it as a good sign anyway, if baby is making me sick that must mean she/he is growing ok?? thats all that matters!!
my oath i was angry, when she told me the name i was just like hmmm THATS NICE ISNT IT!! oh well it happens
hi everyone else hope your day is going fantastic :D
Having some trouble putting down the corn chips, so consider yourselves lucky :)
Forshelby: Wow. Really? Wow. You definitely did the right thing in putting the ball back in your mum's court. I know it would be nice for you to have your mum there once bubs is born, but I question how much help and relaxation she's actually going to provide! My mum's here and she's awesome, but I still reserve the right to send her to my sister's place if it gets too much (she's cool with that, as long as I understand that her cooking is worse than mine). Some kids are ''resiliant'' which means that whatever is thrown at them, they tend to be ok and raise themselves to be happy adults.
Alish: Yay for nausea! I loved it, well, it was a love/hate relationship. It made me relieved.
Mildez: I'm keeping quiet on the names front too, although DH has thrown in a few names in the last couple of days which have changed the decision entirely! We have a mix of old school names and very uncommon names.
Stoked: GL with the scan!
Dory: You definitely look like your having fun with the list there, loving it! It sounds like HB is getting her personality on! Have you eaten cheesecake since you had her? (I remember you made one once, and then realised you couldn't eat it!)
AFM: Lots of BH. Lots of kicks. Lots of telling DH what to do from my position on the couch :)
Kit...hope everything goes well
Alish...yep my ob said the sicker i was the better it was.
Hey possum..
Forshelby.....what a situation...i can feel you're frustration.......its a really hard one...im almost inclined to tell you to tell her NOT to come..sounds like she is going to be hard hard work...and you are defiantly not going to need that after birth..you will be hormonal and emotional and tired and trying to work things out.......i guess you need to work out whats hormones talking and whats actually her. Maybe write her a letter and just say everything you need to...and you have a bit of time...maybe she would be over it by the birth...and if she isnt..maybe the problems go deep down...its just hard because you dont want to regret it....goodluck with what ever you decide but you need to stick up for yourself like you just did...
Man i feel so pooped from this cold...really hits you when you cant take anything..
The List...
Kit - due any day now.... 40 + weeks and counting.
Angel - due late Jan/Early Feb 2011 - my best estimate
Forshelby - due 14 March 2011
Ferrals - due 30 March 2011 but c sec likely between 9 - 15 March 2011.
Sunshine and Stars - due 20 March 2011
Ionna Macca - 26 March 2011
Jenna - due 28 March 2011
Mildez - due March/April 2011 - my best estimate
Kellbell - due 29 April 2011
Reet - due April/May 2011 - my best estimate
T Hopes - due May/June 2011 - my best estimate
Melster - due 15 July 2011
Stoked - due 5 August 2011
PossumMagic - due 28 August 2011 but induction about 12 August 2011
Possums - due July/August 2011 - my best estimate
Dampyre - due 15 August - 5 September 2011 - date to be confirmed
Alish - due 10 September 2011
Clairesmummy - due August/September 2011 - my best estimate
BecnXavi - due August/September 2011 - my best estimate.
KirstenFleut - due August/September 2011 - my best estimate.
I wanted to say a hello to those who haven't posted for a while cause Forshelby and I seem to be on here like women possessed - Mildez ( but I see a quick one in here recentll which I missed), Kirsten Fleur, Millyd ( hugs sweetie... I am going to PM you), Bexnxavi, Possums ( who snuck in briefly, sneak back!), Ionna Macca ( OMG 30 weeks!!!), Jenna ( thanks for dropping in, how is the GD management going?), THopes (hope your kidney pain is being managed and is bearable), and Tenibear ( not sure if you still subscribe to this thread or not, you posted in here ages ago ..)
Kit - nah - I 've not made another cheesecake ... yet... I seem to choose to spend time here doing lists! Actually I choose to rest ( aka BB or read and maybe sometimes nap) or do necessary housework... although I am starting to get into the swing of cooking again as my energy levels pick up. Nah HB is not sleeping through from dusk til dawn but she usually is only up once or twice now - once between 12-2 and once between 3-5. Last night though, she went to bed about 7.30pm, up at 1.30am, then not again til 6ish, but I managed to shusshh her back to sleep til 7am. Bliss - a sleep in. I have tried to dream feed her before I go to bed in the hope she'll then sleep through... nah, she just wakes up more. Somedays she sleeps fine til 2ish but then it's every hour. It's all pretty variable but at least 4 nights a week she is only getting up once or twice. Not too bad. Some of the babies in my belly belly/babies born are sleeping from about 9pm through to 6/7am.
I just worked out why I am on here so much at the mo - I am not going out. Have decided I just can't be bothered, so then I have more time on my hands and need an excuse to avoid housework. LOL.
Forshelby what a horrid thing to be expected of just after you have your bub. Stcik to your guns. Your mum should be coming to help you and support you and be honoured to be apart of a new journey/chapter in your life not have expectation of you to care for her also. I hope it all works out for the best. Hope she got the message loud and clear but it doesn't sound like she will.
Dory your good. I'm due 14th April. Dr is actually going before that but I am not. Bub will come when she is good and ready and if not I am serving her with a eviction notice in the form of an amniotic hook.
Kit sounds like its all systems go now and all those signs are there. How exciting. It feels like a million miles away before I get to where you are lol. Good on you for telling your DH what to do.
Yes I'm around reading alot but not posting much. I am on a few forums (ectopic and ltttc) and am finding it hard to respond to them all.
I'm still here Dory! I've been reading but not posting. I'm due 10th September same as Alish. I'm trying to lay low untill I get to 12 weeks, becasue I'm beside myself with worry. I had a fall on the weekend and now I have an ultra sore abdomen (no bleeding) I didn't actually fall on my stomach but I kind of did the splits and now particularly under my belly and up one side hurts like I've pulled a muscle badly. I am trying to get in to see my GP but no luck till Thursday!
It's lovely reading all of your inspiring stories, and makes me realise that I might actually get there!
Bec
Ok so I have to get it together and catch up on all the personals in here, but please go easy on me ladies as I have the outlaws staying with us at the moment and OMG she is driving me crazy, balmy, mad, insane any word you can put to it I am feeling right now.
I had to have another lot of BTs done yesterday as they couldnt get the last lot to the lab due to the floods, so I get my results for them on Thursday morning. My GP gave me both my referrals 1 for my dating scan to be done at 8 weeks and I also got my PREGNANCY referral to go back and see my OB/GYN who I have an appointment with this Friday. My GP says I am due on the 12 Sept. so that makes me 6 weeks PG but I think I am only 5 weeks. So we shall see I guess, lol.
I have had a few bouts of feeling crook from time to time no throwing up just yet, but eating or should I say grazing constantly through the day, peeing alot, feeling very tired and my nipples are definately extremely tender at the moment.
So far I am feeling fairly confident about it all so I'm praying it stays that way so I can just sit back and enjoy being UTD. I know I will be a head case though when it comes to that dreaded first scan.
Sorry for the lack of personals ladies but have to go and get dinner ready for our house full of guests, I can't wait to get my house back to myself.
Will be back later hope everyone is going well and thinking of you all.
xoxo