ck - I totally understand your anxieties. It's ok to have a cry here and there if you need to, better out than in, I say. Don't feel guilty about feeling worried, it's natural and that will ease the further along you get.
Kristen - Thanks hun I am feeling a bit better today, DP seems to have snapped out of his funk and I haven't spoken to mum so I have nothing to complain about there lol. Good for you sticking with your exercise program, it'll do you a world of good! Your symptoms all sound promising too. When do you have your first scan??
Clairesmummy - Well until you can have faith in your abilities, I'll keep cheering you on. I feel positive about this pg for you too, your HCG seems really good and I can't wait to hear about your scan. Of course you'll be nervous, but that's totally natural after all it's taken to get this far. Yay for clomid!
Mildez - I hope the BH settles down a bit for you, it must have been really un-nerving!
Alish - FX those pains are stretching ligaments etc. I felt pretty crampy early on too so it seems fairly normal to me. Hang in there
Kellie - LOL men, huh? You've got it tougher than me, even. At least I don't have a toddler to run around after and part time work too! I've already warned my DP that the x-box is going to be a thing of the past once bubby arrives. Unless of course it's ok for me to hang out on the computer for hours on end while he entertains the baby.... hehe.
Angelfish - Argh, scary! Good to know all is ok and bubby is head down. I too get nervous having my BP taken, my doctor says not to worry that it's probably just nerves. I'm sorry your DP is so mean to you about petty things........... just ignore him. Bedrest is BEDREST. Not 'rest but make sure your man has someone look after him like he's a child'.
Ferrals - I am insanely jealous of the foot-rubs hehe. Don't get me wrong, DP is usually very considerate and lovely to me........ I think he was just having a crap week. Things at work have settled down a bit and he came home yesterday and said the house looked really clean, which to me means: "I'm sorry, I was a bastard." LOL. I hope the move goes well for you, it must be a tad stressful doing it all so late in your pg. We've flip-flopped over the idea of trying to move beforehand but I just don't think it's possible. Esp. if we have to break a lease to do so. Enjoy your days off!
Melster - Get yourself some Argan oil for your hair. Great stuff, and cures the 'straw' feeling. A good leave in conditioner is also a must Good for you, choosing to try vaginal before you commit to a c-sect. Yay for hearing a hb too!!
Damprye - Hooray for a great scan result!
Stoked - Yay 12 weeks!!!!! Congrats on the milestone. Let's get together and whinge about men in general... haaha. I actually had a friend at work who didn't announce her pg at all. I knew, mostly because I was pg too and noticed her wardrobe choices etc.... but she never made an official announcement. She just went about her business as usual, until her belly got so big everyone just knew.
Bec - Oh hun I am so sorry to hear your sad news.
AFM - Went to the Dr for my 32 week appointment (a little late but I had to wait for BT results). Unfortunately I have Gestational Diabetes. *huge sigh* Next week I'm off to the hospital to see the dietician and endocrinologist (sp?) I don't even know what the last one is............ confusing! Anyway Dr said about 1 in 100 women will develop GD, and I'm that one. He said he's never had so many highlighted results on a pg record.. lol. I do like to be colourful, but geez. On the up side though, my BP is 110/70 instead of the usual 150/70 so he said I must have traded in the BP issue for the GD. In other slightly more entertaining news, bubby has his/her bum poked out, which I thought was pretty cute. LOL and the dog just started snoring like a little pig sleeping next to me on the lounge. Hilarious.
Things with DP are much better, he's back in his normal groove, being silly and lovely and not complaining about stupid things. As usual I was right to just ignore it rather than start a big 'thing' over it. I hope everyone is well and belly rubs to all!
bec......im so sorry to hear that....i hope u can get thro this time and have some good support...maybe even counseling? they might even have groups specially for ectopics....thinking of u...
Bec-so sorry to hear what has happened to you i hope you recover real quick and the next BFP is a take home baby.
Forshelby-There are 4 women in my BB group with GD and now you to it is an epidemic at the moment hope you keep it under control so you dont need injections and at least you only have 7+ weeks to go.
Good to hear hubby has snapped out of his little rutt.
Stoked-the 12 week scan is always the relief one glad yours went smoothly.
Angelfish-sooooooo close i am jealous i cant wait to see my girl to.
Tegam, wow! I'd love to hold off til then. Unfortunately it's just impossible for me to hide this belly! I'm just lucky it's been school holidays so i have been able to avoid alot of people for this long!
Forshelby, ahhhh dang. Sorry to hear you have GD. That really sucks xx
Thanks ladies, I'm trying to keep my chin up about it all. I also told myself there's only 7ish weeks to go so I should be able to stick to the diet for that long. I'm going to have some MAJOR withdrawals though...................... ughhhh. I've been craving sweets so this will be tough.
Clairesmummy, my first scan was exactly the same.. I was supposed to be 6 weeks he said I was measuring 4.5. So I went back in two weeks and, sure enough, I measured 8 weeks. So please don't worry yourself. Sometimes things just don't add up or make sense xxx
Clairemummy: sounds perfectly normal that you are worried and probably nothing is going to make you feel better until you see that scan in 3 weeks time. But like Stoked said the scans can be worng! I had a scan with Miss Molly at almost 6 weeks to check for ectopic and it measured a lot less and they could see nothing moving, then at the 8 week scan, bam, 8 week baby happily bouncing around! Longest 2 weeks of my life!
Clairesmummy there is always something to worry about isn't there? Did your ob do a vaginal scan? I had my first scan at 4.5weeks (for pain and expected ectopic pregnancy) and they saw the beginning of a gestational sac. The week later (5.5wks) they did another scan for more pain and my history with ectopic and the saw much the same thing (beginning of a gestational sac) and told me I'd be about 4weeks pregnant when I was atleast 1.5weeks further along. My Ob then did a scan at 6weeks and saw bubs fluttering heart measuring spot on for my dates. I only just read my official first scan report a week ago and at my first scan at 4.5weeks they commented on a gestational sac measuring 5weeks (no fetal pole seen at that stage) Although at the time of the scan the sonographer told me although she thought it was a gestational sac she still would say its a pregnancy of unknown location (meaning they still didn't rule out ectopic pregnancy) Its also very rare to see a HB under 5wks5days so if your Dr thinks he saw something fluttering then sounds like your exactly where you think you should be. Also remember an Obstetrician is not a radiologist and no way near as experienced as one or even a sonographer for that matter. Everything sounds perfect to me although I too would freakout if it was me. I've been freaking out about everything.
Thank you Stoked, Tegam and Mildez your words and advice is very greatly appreciated. I have booked in for my dating scan on the 31st of Jan. my Ob told me to not worry about the scan and just go back to him in a months time which will be the 14th Feb. Now I don't know if I should ring and cancel the Ultra sound and just go into my OB on the 14th or should I keep my scan appointment on the 31st of this month and go to both of them. Gee bub aint even close to being born yet and so many decisions I have to make I feel like screaming....lol.....
Clairesmummy after my Ob saw the HB at 6wks I got my GP to order me a dating scan (which I had at 10wks) then a lady at work had a 30sec sneak speak at my bubbas HB at 11weeks and I had another scan at 13weeks. Way to many I guess but for me I needed to know bub was alive. But now I'm further along I'm still freaking out about one thing or another. The worry now is just as bad as it was in the first trimester. It will be a relief when I can check this bub out in the flesh for myself.
I had a scan at 6,8,9,10 weeks and then will have one at 12 and 20 weeks. I was/still am a mess and don't know how I'm going to cope in between the 12 and 20 week ones.
Just do what you have to do. Maybe you could get the form and don't make a booking unless you're really worried at some point? Or just book one in if you know it'll make you feel better. Hugs.. I know how hard it is xxx
Clairesmummy- I wld say get the dating scan done! Whenever i go to my ob. he does a scan but its only a little u/s machine so i dont think its as accurate as the actual xray & u/s places. Its always a few days out from what i shld be too. Will ur ob. be angry if u do end up getting it done? Like u have ignored his advice??
But yeah i think u shld definitely do it, then u will have a definite due date!
Thank you everyone,
Reet~ Not sure if my OB would get cranky with me, think he woud more than likely be pretty laid back about the situation.
On the scan my OB gave me yesterday we could definately see the sac and the pole which is where he said he is nearly certain he could see a flutter. So I guess if I'm not showing any sign of bleeding or bad cramping I just should sit back and enjoy the ride of pregnancy. lol... Even though I woke at 3am with the sudden urge to pee like I have been for the past 2 weeks then after I get back into bed I thought for sure I was actually going to vomit, man I felt crook. Have HB this afternoon big time and still very very sore nipples and tired.
Had my scan today.. Everything was perfect! Baby wasn't cooperating very well and it took ages to get the neck measurement but apart from that all was great! Was almost certainly low risk.
He could also tell what sex the baby was! So a very exciting scan indeed!
Good for you, choosing to try vaginal before you commit to a c-sect. Yay for hearing a hb too!!
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