Pregnancy after miscarriage or loss ~ November 2010

[ferrals5]

I just wrote a huge post and lost it bugger!

Reet-vicks on the chest and neck before bed and a bottle of water to sip when you feel a cough coming on it the only thing that helped me.
And holding a pillow to my belly and hunching over when i coughed saved a lot of muscle pain.
And coughs and colds dont hurt bub they are safe in there as long as you dont get a raging temp or the swine flu.
I have had whooping cough and really bad flu's with my pregnancies and the fetal medicine unit professor said it wont hurt the babies unless you have whooping cough at time of the birth.

Mildez-We have something in common with our pregnancies i am seeing a high risk specialist with my grade 4 placenta previa.

I had written a whole lot more on the pram i brought and other things but couldnt be bothered to write it again it took to long.

I have started packing my hospital bag and baby bag for hospital because i dont know if i will be put in hospital early with this placenta so better to be safe then caught off guard i would rather be prepared.

[kellbell]

i just lost my whole post too DOH

Hi honeybee
welcome its a great group in here. its nice to have people who understand the fear which some dont understand in the bellybuddy group. i too feel more scared than with Ella

big hugs to everyone having a rough time
Reet hope you feel better soon
Tegam - oh its such a hard choice will be thinking of you. hope bubs does lots of growing in the next three weeks
Ferrals - hope you dont need that hospital bag for a long time yet

Forhelby - yep plenty of time for a high chair just when you mentioned ikea i remembered where we got ours.
the material one i saw was $1200 too maybe it was supposed to look good and not have an actual baby in it
my sis has a highchair that reclines she has bubs in it quite early

Im starting to worry about our 20 week scan i just want the baby to be healthy

[ferrals5]

Honeybee-welcome to our happy little prego thread.

Kellbell-you will be fine and bub will be perfect.

My girl is disco dancing in my belly right now i think she like tim tams.

[kellbell]

ummmmm tims tams i wish i had some

I am trying to stay positive but the closer it gets the scarier it is - i wish i could just be excited im having a scan and not think about all the things that could go wrong

[forshelby]

Sorry for the upcoming me-ness but I don't know where else to ask this question.

Has anyone else ever had a really sore stomach after the Dr palpated your uterus?? It's hard to describe how it feels, but bending over hurts, lying down is uncomfortable, and It feels all tight and sore. I'm not sure if this is serious or what... It hurts mostly at the top of my belly.

[kellbell]

Sounds like braxton hicks do they come and go? If thats what it is they are its really normal

[angelfish]

Hi everyone sorry i have not really been around i have not been sleeping that well and trying to get things perfect here. I have thanksgivng on thursday then the crazyiness of christmas after that.Not to happy that my bf kids will be here for the christmas weekend i hate feeling the way i do about them.

But welcome Honeybee!

Tegam~ i hope your bub does do allot of growing in the next couple of week. And everyone every once in a while has a me post we need to vent about our worries. thinking of you!

Reet ~ vicks works really well i have had to use it. Hoping you feel better!

Ferrals~ i to next week i will be packing my bag next week i sill dont have any clue what to pack.

It's hard for me to beleive that next week i will be 30 weeks i go in for the growth scan next week. With being diebectic i am so scared that the baby will be too small becosue i am not showing that much i am but i am not.


Kellbell~ I understand how stressful it can be when the days get closer to your scan but please stay postive.

[Mildez]

Mildez-We have something in common with our pregnancies i am seeing a high risk specialist with my grade 4 placenta previa.

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Yes we do were both having girls

[Mildez]

Reet I hope your have found something to help with the cough. Sounds aweful.

T-Hopes almost into the 2nd trimester woohoo

Forshelby I too hate getting weighed. Next time I'll refuse but. Hope your next scan you don't get a trainee. Mine took 1.5hrs and I thought that was long although I loved every minute of it minus the full bladder. DH had enough he told me to stop talking so she could finish her job but she was doing it whilst talking. I too was extremely uncomfortable after my ultrasound. I felt all brusied but it was up high towards the top of my uterus. The scan hurt also when she was doing it so I knew it was a direct cause from that. Anyway it was fine the day after but still took ages to go away.

Honeybee welcome. Hope your anxiety improves and you can enjoy your pregnancy more. It sucks when past experiences spoil the enjoyment out of the next time out of fear of something happening again. I too dread the thought of another pregnancy after this bub I still want the baby so I guess there is only one thing to do about that. Going again is a possibility for us but not definate.

Kellbell I too was an anxious mess before my scan. I have been for everyone so far. Worried they would find something wrong with bub. Its so reasuring to hear everything with bub is progressing as expected. I hope your scan speeds up so you have some reasurrance all is perfect.

Angelfish 30weeks woohoo that seems to far pregnant lol. Well it does when your 20weeks yourself.

Me I have lost my mobile in the house (which is on silence) so I dont know what calls Ive missed. Hoping the Ob calls me and tells me if they think its a placenta accreta. Speaking to one of the Drs at work and they said I have alot of risk factors and signs pointing to that. So I'm still worried as it can cause growth restriction and I'm already worried about that seeing as bub is now smaller then it should be and its too early to be showing signs of IUGR. Was researching the amount of accretas that need a hysterectomy to get the placenta out and its less then 25% so its not as bad as I first suspected it to be. So glad I have private health insurance right now. Its made my mind up to give up one of my jobs just before Christmas and just stick to working in labour ward. Atleast then if something does happen at work I dont have to go anywhere. At my other job I'd have to wait until someone came before I could leave so I'm giving that the flick.

[ferrals5]

Mildez-lol.
I was referring to our placenta's but i will go with the girls.

[Mildez]

Yes I knew what you ment so we have 2things in common then. Should have written that instead. We might have even more in common. We might be both having c/s after NVDs cause of these placentas of ours. Oh well as long as they do their job and keep our girls safe and well fed.

[Melster]

Hey everyone!!!

Mildez....congratulations..and its a bugger about the phone..my hubby has done that before

Forshelby..hope you're dr's app went ok

Tegam....i hope you're alright..and hope everything goes well for the 13th

Honeybee...hi and welcome...i hope everything goes well at you're scan

Ferals....I love tim tams

Kellbell....completely understand about the scan......after mc scans seem so different!!!! so much worry...ill pray that everything is sweet with you're baby!!!

Angelfish...i can completely understand and sympathise with the skids situation...i have been in a blended family for six years....my husband has four kids...so i am a stepmum to 4 and a crazy ex who is completely incapable of looking after all her children...she is defiantly not a poster mum thats for sure...we have had two living with us for 2 years and they have just gone back to there mum because were too strict!!!!! but its the calm before the storm..she wont be able to handle them

ATM...im sick as a dog.....i have the flu and i feel so sick..and theres not much i can take.....i feel like a walking zombie..and im finding im waking at night and cant get back to sleep so i have been watching tv.....were having dramas with the skids which is really scary me because i dont want to get to stressed out over them and the ex..i dont want to cause any problems with this baby...im counting down the days to my scan...i just want it over with so i know....

[forshelby]

Kellie - No they weren't coming and going, it was just a constant owie.

Ferrals - Thanks, It did hurt most when I was stretching or bending... awful!

Mildez - No, I didn't have a scan yesterday, I had a gp visit and he 'palpated' my uterus but it really hurt! I feel a lot better this morning.

AFM - Sorry, this one is all about me again. My stomach feels a lot better this morning. I ended up calling a nurse last night because I was getting so worried. She said unless I was bleeding, leaking fluid, or the pain became intense or I felt sick, that there was no need to go to the hospital. So I went to bed, took a couple of panadol and that was that. DP was all worried though, some stupid lady on his delivery route this morning told him how she had the same pain after an examination, and that she went back to the dr and there was no hb. So when I called him this morning he was all stressed out, saying he'd been waiting for me to call and let him know how my tummy was. He kept asking if I should go and have the hb checked out, but I reassured him that I was being kicked as we spoke, so all is ok.

I'll be monitoring my kicks today and making sure baby is still as active as always. I'm still a little bit freaked out by the whole incident, and wondering if I can refuse the palpation next time? I mean, who cares if baby is breech at 24 weeks (which he/she is *sigh*)??? I have a lunchdate with a girlfriend today and I just feel a bit edgy and weird, I don't want to cancel though... DP insisted I could use a good meal but I just feel like I could cry in an instant. Weird. I hope I don't cry over my coffee and cake today, lol. That would be classic though.

Anyway, thanks for listening to my rambling everyone, I'll let you know how things progress today. Oh and my ticker is having an issue... stupid fruit won't change. I'll fix that up later.

[dory]

Just popping in so I get the updates. Have a few chores to do, so will catch up later.

Welcome Honeybee! Sorry to hear of your loss, and wishing you a healthy pregnancy.

Tegam - hugs hun!

Mildez - congrats on the pink bundle.... yay for girls!

All ok here - just being summoned.

[forshelby]

Tegam - Feeling much better today, but still a bit freaked out about the whole incident. DP is still a bit edgy too.

Reet - You're so right.. it seems silly to be looking for the baby's position this early, I think maybe he did it so he knew where to look for the hb. Baby hasn't been as active today so I'm still keeping a close eye on things. I'm getting some kicks now though so I think maybe because I went out for lunch with a friend and was busy laughing away that bubby was rocked to sleep?? Not sure. Hooray for your tummy popping out, and that's exactly how my movements started. I would be unsure, and then nothing would happen again for a while, so I think it's def. baby moving around in there! Can't wait to see the pics from your scan. Sounds like you've got some intense heartburn/indigestion going on there.. I get it fairly often too, and it sucks! Oh and I'm totally jealous of your weight.. omg. lol. I wasn't even that light when I started out! I was weighed yesterday and I'm up at 80kg...... about 10kg over my all time record so feeling pretty fat today hehe.

AFM - still keeping an eye on things..... I'm freaked out here!

[dory]

Forshelby - sorry to hear you're freaked out -it is so tough this pregnancy caper. Best thing is to do what you are doing - distracted yourself ( well tried by going out) and keeping an eye on things. GL. Did you cry over your coffee and cake?

You can absolutely refuse the palpitations if you want to. Ask the Dr to explain why they think its necessary and what info they'll get from it and whether they can get that info any other way. You can say that the last time made you feel uncomfortable and that bubs was quieter than usual the next day.

Melster - feel better too with your cold. Wretching after coughing is no fun. Won't hurt bubba though. Uhm I used to find when I was heaving after soughing that if I coughed into a pillow or something material that first of all the sound wasn't as revolting but somehow it made the wretching less? I have no idea why. If the coughing persists I'd go see a Dr. Don't worry about the stress either, stressing about stress just makes it worse. GL with the calm before the storm though.

Reet - that is a massive post. Yay. Weird indigestion - I get a little of that, when it feels like the food is stuck. Not nice. Hope you get a better sleep.

Oh bugger - the stupid school man ( who has just built a work shed near our house, is banging metal like there is no tomorrow. He already woke HB up with his mowing once this arvo. Not the mower but the rocks that were flying out and hitting the fence.) Blasted school never bloody consults us before they do anything that will affect us.... like the lights on the new library building that shine right into our house all night long or the swings that were positioned to look straight over the fence into our bedroom or the construction that went on for 9 months and ruined our garden. Ah, seems I have a bee in my bonnet about that and should actually do something about it rather than just rant. Toodles