Pregnancy after miscarriage or loss ~ October 2010

Audax - I did some reading about the low lying placenta and feel much better, as you said most of them move so all good. I didn't know the rice was a risk? Are we talking cross-contamination here?? Enjoy your banana bread, I made gingerbread and it's soooo good. :)

Ferrals - Rest up hun, and kick that cough to the curb!

Iona - Tell me about it, both DP and I are a bit disappointed that they didn't ask or anything, and it took up a huge chunk of our day (he's only on holidays for another day) so that sucked. I felt like a bad mother for getting bored.. but he would hardly let me see the monitor, and kept looking at the same things over and over, which was really blurry. *sigh*

Sunshine - I don't think it's weird at all to be comforted just by having a doppler. I say do what you need to do to feel better. Seeing a counsellor is probably a great idea so a professional can tell you you're doing just great.

Dory - Hehe, I'm very flattered by the cosmic twin comment....... I've looked up to you so long and to be 'put in the same basket' is well, flattering. :) I was lucky and got to pee half way through the u/s, so it wasn't so bad. He wasn't pushing hard enough I think so the pictures were blurry and it took him forever to work out wth he was looking at. He didn't give us any descriptions or chit chat, it was rather sterile and I felt a bit sad that we 'missed out' on this little milestone. I do remember how upset you were at the prospect of a caesar, it's not an exciting thing at all in my eyes. I was saying to DP yesterday how I would feel so cheated if I had to have a c/s for our first bub, and then possibly be stuck having another if we choose to have a 2nd bub. (3rd technically I guess) He said he understood how I would want to do it the 'natural' way, and that I must feel ripped off at the idea of them just handing me a baby, no labour, no going through the fire and the flames... just 'here's your baby'. If however I needed an emergency c/s or was told it's the only way, then that is that and I'll just be happy to get our baby here safely. Still, I feel a bit crazy for WANTING to go through the agony and the suffering. It's almost like a rite of passage to me. And to think I was so scared of giving birth before I got pg... now it's just something I know I'm going to do and I'm not afraid at all. :) Enough of my rambling about my crappy scan etc, how is Miss Hannah, and of course her gorgeous mummy? I'd love to see a pic of the little princess if you're happy to share.

Angelfish - Tell your bf not to be such a d*** and that last you checked, he's never been pg, so what does he know? (Perhaps you'd like to be a bit more elegant about it than I have been though lol) Also, I would refer to the analagy 'it's like being told not to think about pink elephants.' Now I'm thinking about pink elephants. I hope he eases up soon and gives you some decent support. Hopefully bubs was just having a relaxing day floating about the womb, not kicking up a storm. It's great that you feel lots of movement, that's a good sign.

AFM - It's DP's birthday today, and he doesn't really like to celebrate much. Since his mum committed suicide, it just hasn't been the same for him and he always says that was 'their day'. So since he didn't want a present or anything, I went out and bought him a mini pavlova (one of his favourites) and called it his 'personal pav'. He loved it. I'm not sure what else I can do to make his day though so I'm just 'on call' for anything he wants lol. Grandma sent him some money for his bday too which was really generous of her, and she even included an extra hundred for me and the baby. How lovely is that?? I was very touched she would be so generous towards me, when it isn't even my day. I told DP to use the money on whatever he wanted, and he said he wants to buy the baby furniture with it instead of something for himself. Sooo sweet. I've already decided to give up any presents for my bday in honour of his lovely sacrifice.

Ferrals- Congratulations!!! Im a little slow in replying sorry. Am so happy for u!!! Hope u enjoy getting ready to bring this gorgeous little girl home :)
Oh and ferrals i have ordered a doppler over the internet.. im still waiting for it to arrive.. it was off an auction site.. i think its called Oztion or something. Ill pm u the link. It was really cheap.. just under $100.. it looks great tho.. it has a 3Mhz probe which is apparently really good for hearing the hb and it shows the bpm. Im just hoping it turns up now!!

Forshelby- Re. the sushi-I think the rice grows bacteria really quickly.. like even when u cook it at home its not safe to eat the next day. I found this out not long ago. I have eaten rice 2-3 days after cooking it before tho.. oops! I have been tempted to go to a sushi place and ask them how fresh the rice is but really as if they will tell the truth anyway! I so feel like sushi still but am a little scared.. what happens if just out of really bad luck i got food poisoning.. its just not worth it!!
Thankyou for all ur words of wisdom too.. it all helped. I have started challenging my negative thoughts too..that definitely helps! Im also re-reading a fave book of mine.. The Power of Now.. have u heard of it?? I love it.. basically it says u wont go thru anything that u cant deal with in this present moment.. its so true.. its only the future and the unknown that ur mind cant deal with.. ive just gotta remind myself of this everyday! I am feeling better today tho.. and do u know why it is! Because my pants are getting tighter and tighter! I have had to undo the button on 3 pairs of pants now.. haha.. its a bit scary because i think a bit of it (well probably most of it!) is from being super lazy and eating crap tho.. im still wearing the same clothes i wore in year 10.. it will be hard not to have those clothes anymore to wear! Dont get me wrong tho.. I LOVE THE FACT IM PREGNANT!! Theres just a few little things ive gotta get my head around :
And that is so frustrating about ur u/s!! I was going to get all excited when u said it took so long.. until u said that u didnt really get to see the screen and the pictures werent too good :( My dh gets a bit frustrated if the waiting time is more then 20 mins to go into appointments so i can understand how annoying it must have been laying there for 2 hrs not really getting anything out of it!
The main thing is ur baby is growing perfectly tho... :)

Sunshine- It wld probably be a good idea if i got someone to 'dump' my issues onto too! I have learnt its best not to talk to family about my anxieties and fears.. they dont understand!! I dont even really understand!! I hope ur session made u feel better. Im hoping i dont use my doppler too much either.. i might try and make it a once a week thing.. i cant wait til it arrives!!

Dory- Thankyou so much for ur words of wisdom too :) Greatly appeciated! It helps so much when ppl tell me im not crazy for being anxious and worried and that it is normal. But u know what is frustrating for me.. i look around and see ppl like urself.. u have been thru the absolute worst and u have survived it somehow.. (which reminds me that theres nothing in the present moment that a person cant get thru) u have had a right to worry throughout ur pregnancies.. ur fears have been justified. I feel like a bit of a copout when i am so worried about this pregnancy when there have been no problems with it so far.. everything is perfect.. and with my last pg i never even saw the hb.. there might not have ever been one.. I found that m/c so painful to try and get thru.. I honestly cant even begin to imagine what u have been thru. I know its not about comparing stories or anything like that and a loss is a loss but i just still find it hard sometimes not to feel guilty. I felt awful worrying about my 12 week u/s when ferrals was worrying about her precious little girl.. her fears were 'real'! Anyway i hope some of this has made sense... im not even sure if theres any point to my rambling! Thankyou once again :)

Angelfish- Thats frustrating about the drs report.. but please just concentrate on the fact that u are feeling the baby move more and more! Thats gotta be a good thing!! Whens ur next apointment? Do u have to go weekly now??
I hope ur weekend isnt too bad with ur bf's annoying kids! Have u got family that u can go and visit so u can get out of ur house for a while??

AFM- Have felt like absolute crap today! Headachey and nauseaus. Its so annoying.. i have never had headaches before and now its a daily occurrence. And to make today worse.. my dh was meant to fly in at 3.30pm so i went off to the airport to pick him up.. but the plane was delayed and didnt arrive til 4.40pm.. grrrr! It was the longest wait ever!!! But all good now.. atleast hes home safe and sound! :) Im feeling better now too... i think my sickness only comes during the day.. might be all in my mind so i dont have to do gardening and housework! haha

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!! :) xxx

Reet - Hmm, I might cross sushi off the list for the rest of this pg then. I had no idea about the rice thing. I'm glad my rambling (wisdom as you call it lol) helped! I haven't heard of that book but it sounds like a good one. It's very true, I remember some horrible days at work where I thought 'how am I going to get up and come in tomorrow' but it always happened so there ya go. Great to hear your pants are tight.. it's probably not from being lazy, it's most likely your baby making an appearance! I'm struggling in the wardrobe department, but it's ok. It's not forever, and I'm actually starting to look forward to reclaiming my figure. Well, what was left of it after a few slack years anyway. I'm still a bit dirty at the u/s place for taking so long and just being frustrating in general. DP came with me too, and was very well behaved, in fact I think I complained more lol. He got to see the screen though so as long as one of us saw our baby I suppose it's all ok. And you'll see pics on my fb, bubby has a big tummy and looks very plump and cute. :) It's not uncommon to feel sick only at certain times of the day, and the headaches seemed to kick in around the 14wk mark too. I found the best thing was a neck massage, a cold compress on my head, NOT using a pillow which would only feel like cement anyway, and panadol followed by a LOT of water. Sometimes caffeine helped a lot more than the panadol, tbh.

ferrals...that is fantastic news sweetie.congrats to u all.now try and enjoy ur journey babe xoxoxoxoxoxo

The reason that i had to go in to get montiored i becouse it has taken so long for movements and now that i can feel them he feel that i should be feeling more. Not everyweek yet he still wants just keep on eye on things until i get futher along.I am concertrating allot on the good things when it comes to the baby.I too have been wondering how marrycod has been doing.

Very stressful day yesterday its not the 10 year old that is the problem its the 9 year old we went out to eat with his parents and she will do anything for attion and it gets really imbarrsing people have mistaken her behavoirs for her being five and he does nothing beouse i feel that he only gets them once everyone three weeks for the weekend.

Hi everyone!

Forshelby: Woohoo look at you, nearly 20 weeks! Have you had your scan yet?

Angelfish: Sorry you had a stressful weekend.

Reet: wow your getting there too! i like the 14week mark as it means you are well past that horrid 12 week mark!

Dory: Look at you, still our lovely mother hen! So nice to hear Miss Hannah is happy and healthy!

Ferrals: Back to earth yet? Nope i guess.... Have you picked a name now?

Hello everyone else, will try to do better personals from now on! Have hospitals OB appointment tomorrow as a follow up from the scan. Will let you knwo what they say about fluid.
Whats happening with MurryCod? Just gone quiet or have i missed something important?

Take care!

Angelfish - Ahh that sucks. I don't really have much advice in the 9y.o dept, DP's niece is that age and she's an absolute gem. :( There has to be a reason for the behavior though, once you can figure that out, you can make a plan to stop it.

Tegam - yeah, I had my scan on Friday. It was 2hrs long due to a crap trainee, and I hardly got to see anything much. I did get a nice shot of bubby stretching his/her chubby legs out, and I didn't see a penis.............. so I think it's a girl. I might scan that picture so you guys can judge for yourself..... it's a right between the legs shot and I see what looks like a little vajayjay. :) But we stuck to our guns and didn't find out for sure. I told DP my money's on girl. lol. Good luck with your appointment, let us know how you go. I've never heard of no fluid... so I'm really intrigued. I think Murray is just lying low for a bit.

Tegam-lol i love the huge post no i havnt come back to earth yet but i can tell you all the horrible plans i had been making in case we got bad news are no longer an issue i have excepted invatations to a halloween party and a 40th Bday party and i can now go back to work and face everyone with a smile on my face.
I have sent murrycod an email which it usually takes her a few days to reply but i did hear from her last week and all is well she is just laying low.

Hubbabubba-I will enjoy the rest of this pregnancy when i get rid of this dam flu i have been so crook i think the stress got me run down and my immune system has sh#t itself.

Reet-I will have a look.

AFM-I am still coughing so much and not feeling the baby move i hope she is ok in there i have pulled all the muscles in the front of my belly from coughing ouch!

LOL Ferrals im trying to post more! You never feel baby move much when you have been coughing and now all the stress is over you might like to just give her a few weeks to grow so more before you expect the grand final of football in there!

Forshelby: Girls are easy to tell as you can see the golden arches!! hehe Or another set of lips!

AFM: Oh lucky me, already been up 6hrs, time for a day sleep?? Have cleaned out my pantry and am going to start on our clothes cupboards.


I had a thought this morning.... NESTING is a load of crap! It was thought up by a male. Im not having fun creating a nest for my little one, im running my arse off now cause i know ill be out of action for a few weeks soon! :lol:

Tegam-I was talking about the huge pink post you left me i loved it.

Oh Dear......I only just realised we had a new thread :doh: I was wondering why I wasn't getting any updates for here. What a ning nong :ROFL:

:hello: NingNong!

:ROFL: :hello: Tegam

HI ladies!!!! :hello:

Ferrals :happyforyou: Im sooooooooooooooooo excited to hear the wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yayaya! Giddy up!!!! What an amazing relief you for and your family!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx

Gday to everyone else, sorry not posting much, just so unwell with M/S... oooh its so revolting, everything makes me heave!!!

Heave ho heave ho.... its off to the bathroom i go!!!!!
Heave ho heave ho.... my heads down the bowl i know!!!!!

T-Hopes - You poor thing, ms is the worst. I hope you can find your magic cure soon! Loved the song btw, lol.

AFM - Baby's room is in the process of being set up..... it's all very overwhelming. I'm finding it all surprisingly scary!

T-HOPES hope you feel better soon. I felt the same up until 10ish weeks it was horrendous but exciting to except when I was worried the force of vomiting would dislodge the baby (as if but thats how violent it was) Yes love the song very creative.

:clap::dance:Happy half way mark forshelby!!!!!!!!! :clap::dance:
(Ur ticker shld be clicking over soon.. :) )

Yes i worry that the force of my severe coughing will break my waters since i have had a cvs and an amnio i have been having like 5 baths a day to check bubs movements she seems to move more when i am in the bath.

:hello: Appointment went to the **** rather quickly :(

Apparently fluid levels are meant to be from 25-7 i think the 25 starts at 20 weeks and you normally lose numbers as baby gets bigger. So 7 would be the total bottem number for someone say 40-42weeks... Im sitting on 8 :(

So what does this mean. Scan next monday and see how baby is holding up. Worst case Baby born then! Best case fluid stays the same,,,,they might let me go to 34-36weeks. Fluid builds up again (very rare but not out of the question) Induced at 36weeks.

So really in a sad mood. Hoping its all resolved next monday on the next scan. Will go back and see OB in the city after scan and decide what my action plan is.

Sorry not in the mood to talk about it alot. Just posted cause i said i would.

Aww tegam hang in there hope monday brings some better news and the fluid level stays the same if not increases.
Is there anything you can do this might sound silly but when i had my amnio the professeor needed to take 3 times the amount of fluid for all the special tests required i said is it ok to take that much from around tha baby and he said yes it is baby's urine so go home and drink lots of water and the more that goes through the placenta the more bub has to filter through it's kidneys so it will pee more and replace the lost fluid i know it proberbly is not the same with your bub because it is low for a different reason but i just thought i'd mention it.

Oh tegam, sweety I hope next monday comes around quickly and all this worrying is for nothing. thinking of you xoxox

Mildez - LOL, your tale of vomiting made me chuckle.

Reet - Thanks! I celebrated by making some cardboard fish mosaics and stuck them on the nursery wall. :)

Ferrals - I can't believe you still have this cough. You're such a trooper, hun.

Tegam - Oh hun, I hope the situation gets better for you and baby before Monday. We're here and ready to talk when you are. Until then, take it easy and I'll be sending you all the good vibes I can muster.

Hi Girls!

Angelfish- How frustrating that ur dp doesnt discipline his naughty kids.. it must be so annoying having to watch them get away with whatever they want.. atleast u only have to put up with them once every 3 weeks! :) How are u going?? More and more kicks each day??

Tegam- Oh wat a worry :( I really hope things are looking up at ur u/s on monday.. what a stressful week thinking u just might be having a baby next week!! Atleast ur in the safeish zone.. my cousin had a baby at just over 6 months and he is a gorgeous little boy, he has developed a little slower but no real problems whatsoever! I really do hope u can wait a few more weeks tho.. best of luck xx

Ferrals- Starting to feel a bit better yet?? I hope so! It sounds like an awful cough! Are u sleeping more soundly now?? I think u shld definitely get a doppler.. it wld be so much easier checking that ur little girl is alright rather then having heaps of baths each day! Altho im sure the baths are very very relaxing :) i had a bit of a look and found some brand new ones on ebay.. want me to send u the links if i can find them again??

T-hopes- Oh u sound SO sick! What a great sign tho! I am so glad i didnt get the vomiting.. i really wanted it just for reassurance but hearing all ur stories has made me realise how lucky i really am! I hope ur feeling better soon.

Forshelby- Oh u have made me so excited to start buying baby stuff! What have u bought?? I think the only things we will really buy is a cot, a pram, a change table and a sling thing to carry baby, oh and a baby capsule for the car.. and probably a billion other things once im actually in the baby shop!! haha. How nice to wake up in the mornings and look in the babies room at all the nice stuff :)

Hi to all u other lovely ladies too!! :)

AFM- Had my midwife appointment today, she is the nicest lady ever! There was no rushing whatsoever.. we were in there for about half an hour and i asked her all the little questions i have been wondering about. Its so different to my ob. appointments.. she is so thorough! Im in and out in 5-10 mins at my ob. appointments and its double the cost of my midwife appointment! Sadly tho my midwife told me today that since she works in a drs surgery now and not at a hospital she cant actually be there for my labour.. but oh well.. im sure the other midwives will be lovely and ill also have my ob. right when the baby is about to be born. Oh and we got to hear babies hb again... its always so exciting and lovely to listen too! :)

One thing that really shocked me tho is that she was really surprised when we said we werent going to find out what we are having! Everyone has been so surprised when we have told them we dont want to know.. i find it a bit crazy! I honestly didnt think there wld be so few of us that wanted a surprise! Have u girls that arent finding out noticed that??! Dont get me wrong.. i wld love to know so i can be more organised and im jealous of u girls that do know or are finding out.. but i really think it will be exciting hearing everyones opinions about what we are having and then finding out whos right etc on the day.. and yes like forshelby it will teach me patience! :)

Anyway i hope everyone is well, nitey nite! xxx

Oh and forshelby I had a look at ur latest baby pics.. gorgeous! and what a cute chubby tummy!
I cant believe ur still trying to force me to have a caffeine fix! now its to get rid of headaches!!! i cant believe u!!! hahaha joking.. i actually do think it would probably work.. or the massage wld. My midwife today said to find someone that does an indian head massage.. oooh how nice does it sound!! I think i might look into finding one soon :)
xx

tegam~ hun i am so sorry that you got such upsetting news i will be thinking of you!

ferrals~i hope that you are starting to feel better even just alittle bit.

Forshelby~ congrats on the halfway mark.

AFM~ thank god its over this weekend everyweekend with this girls seems to get worse. Me and the bf agure allot becosue to go get them its an 8 hour round trip on friday and do it again on sunday becosue there mother will not meet him half way.And this weekend the mom kept on sending text messages at 11 at ngiht and getting the oldest upset. The oldest one on sunday was asked to do her normal chores nothing big and she broke down and started to cry how she can be a kid she always have to do adult chores when asked why she has to do lundry everyday for six other people in the house two adults and the rest children watch her younger silbing becosue her mom only got 6 hours of sleep that night. I did not want to send her home at that point.
But yes i can feel the baby more she makes herself known more so now then before which makes me happy i am finally starting to show i still look 4 months pregnate but i am happy:)

Morning ladies,

I am finally feeling better today still have a nasty cough but it doesnt hurt to cough so that is good bub is still moving around so she has handled it.

Reet-I have seen the dopplers on ebay i want to get one just dont want to waste a lot of money when this is our last bub but i would be more at ease if i got one i might try to look around for a 2nd hand one or to borrow one.

Angelfish-step families can be hard work DH and i had a few issues with our kids when we 1st got together he was and is to soft on his daughter because she only comes every 2nd weekend he treats it like a holiday for her and she expects everything and to be taken somewhere special when it is just a normal weekend for my boys when they all get into trouble he would yell at my boys and talk normally to his daughter i put a stop to it and we went to councilling where there was a professional there to tell DH he was going about it all wrong all the kids need to be treated equal and his daughter needed to understand that this is her home to so she has chores and rules and no special treatment just because she doesnt live with us full time.
DH has improved 99% but still has little issues with the way he speaks differently to all the kids i told him my boys will end up resenting his daughter if he doesnt disipline her the same way he is working on it but it is hard they just dont see it.

AFM-I finally have my 1st midwife appointment on the 18th of november YEH!!!!! i feel like a normal pregnant person i will be 21 weeks.
I have my 18 week Drs appointment on thursday and get my refferal for my 20 week morph scan even though i have had a lot of scans it will be nice to see our girl again.

Tegam try not to worry if you can. Bub will stay put for alot longer. They would only consider taking him/her if there was no fluid and I don't think it will shrivel up that quick from a level of 8. As long as there is fluid bub then it would be much safer onside then out. Everything else is perfect other then lowered fluid isn't it?

Reet a caffeine hit often does the trick for a headache or migraine but not just a coffee needs to be a few scoops. Its absolutely foul especially for someone who doesn't drink the stuff but OMG it works well.

I have my Ob appointment today woohoo. Should finally get an AN card and see what EDD he gives me and if he thinks I will make it that far anyway. People are betting at work I'll make it late Feb thats only like 33weeks I think I'll get to 38weeks for sure.

Reet - We got a cot, change table, pram, cot mattress and some waterproof protectors... oh and a baby monitor. $200 for all of it so we were stoked with that bargain. The room is coming together really nicely now. It's strange seeing a cot etc in there now, even the furbabies are intrigued by it. :) I want to get a nice rocking cradle type thing as well so bubby can sleep in our room for a while at first. IKWYM about the whole not finding out the sex business. I too would love to know, and it's sooooo tempting, but I want to 'savour it' if that makes sense. Drs, u/s people, and random strangers are always shocked when we say we don't know what we're having and won't find out until the big day. I don't see why I can't get organized not knowing the sex anyway. Bubby won't care if he/she is wearing white,orange, red,yellow,green.... ummmmm camo print.. LOL. Bubby won't know the difference or give a hoot how the nursery is decorated. I've been using ALL colours, and it's really very cheerful and bright looking, so I'm happy with our decision. :) Oh and LOL about the caffeine. It really does help with headaches. Sometimes I'll have a coffee before I go for the panadol and it works. But then again that might be because i usually have a little caffeine and I'm 'withdrawing'. Head massage sounds like a better idea, except for the cost lol.

Angelfish - Thanks hun. Poor girls, that's so sad. They must have a sucky life when you aren't around. I bet you make their day, really. Oh and enjoy the kicks!

Ferrals - you ARE a normal pg person! YAAAAYYY!!!! Enjoy your morph scan. :)

Mildez - YAY you backed my coffee remedy. I usually make mine with 2 scoops anyway, but I have it milky and sugary so the sugar probably helps too! :)

AFM - Ok, I'm going to get some cleaning done today. I must I must I must. I have an inspection tomorrow.. *sigh*. But first lunch with the girls... hehe.

forshelby~ yes the kids love me i do stuff with them that there own mother does not do with them. Also they said that there dad is nicer since he has been with me put a smile on my face.

AFM i went on a hosptial tour becosue we have two hosptials to choose from in my area and the one i went to tonight was okay. but it made everything feel so real. Also everyone was so much further along then i was i felt out of place

Ferrals- Yay for having another u/s soon and actually being able to enjoy watching ur gorgeous little girls movements without worrying! :)

Mildez- Thanks for the tip on the coffee (ok forshelby u were right.. :) ) i honestly dont think i cld do it tho! My headaches arent THAT bad... :) Hey and why dont ur work mates think u will go to full term?? Did u give birth early with ur other kids??

Forshelby- Wow that is a bargain! $200 for the lot! Great shopping! :) The only baby thing we do have is a rocking cradle thing.. a cousin gave it to us in my last pregnancy.. it was like a week before my m/c.. trust me i thought i had been jinxed!! It is really nice tho and im glad that we have been able to borrow it because i think the baby will only be in it for a few months so it wld be a bit of a waste of money. With ur bargain shopping tho im sure u will get a great deal! :)
I dont even really want to buy many clothes before the babies born.. i know we will get so much once the babies born it will be crazy! My mum told me yesterday that she is seeing a lot of gorgeous baby girls clothes and she is really tempted to buy the little outfits.. and if we have a boy we are just going to have to dress it in pink... great! haha.
I hope u got ur cleaning done today!!! :)

AFM- I am so happy to have reached the 14 week mark!!! I still cant believe it!!!! Now i am just waiting patiently to feel those first flutters :)
I got my doppler today!! Yay!!! I only heard my babies hb yesterday at midwife appointment but i cldnt resist testing it out for myself.. i found the hb pretty easy thank goodness! Im only going to use it maybe once a week.. if that. Its just there for piece of mind :)

Angelfish - Ooh I'm dying to do the hospital tour... everything seems to be going very slow in the hosp. department for me. Stupid missing paperwork. Did you like their setup?

Reet - I'm a bargain hunter from way back lol. I'm so jealous of the rocking cradle, I really want one of those. Maybe with all the money we saved on the other stuff I can justify getting one? It's that or a bassinette on wheels. I too am holding off on buying too many cute outfits, I know lots of people buy clothes for presents, and I'd like to buy things in 'the right colour' afterwards, so I'm leaving room for expansion. I did get the cleaning done, the place looks great. DP was impressed when he got home hehe. YAAAAAYYYYY for the 14wk mark! :dance: Hooray for the doppler too, and it won't be long now before the flutters start. I was sure I felt something going on around 13wks but it was soooo faint and only every few days, so I can't be sure. :) Can't wait to see more belly pics, I might have to do a fb stalk later on.

forshelby~ It was okay they only have 3 private rooms the rest are semi private rooms and you cant have someone stay with you overnight. But they are saying that by the time i have mine that they are building more onto the building and that there will be nothing but private rooms i hope so.I think that i am staying with this one hospital becosue the other one does not have a good rep.

Angelfish - Ooh, that'll be nice if they build more private rooms. I guess you've gotta go with the one with the better rep, and I'm sure once bub is born you won't mind sharing if you have to, you most likely won't be staying long anyway if the hospitals there are anything like ours. They try to send you home asap.

Hi girls... sorry, I'm always behind!

forshelby - it was my plan to get a rocking cradle, until some friends gave us their cot. The friends had quite a journey to starting and having their family, so the cot has an incredible amount of good mojo in it. Cradles that have barely been used are often available in the weekend shopper, check it out.

reet - my keyboard hates your name! My "e" key often doesn't work after I type an "r" Sorry if I call you ret or rt :lol: Those flutters won't be long! I first got movement at 14w6d, it was my brother's birthday. And then they just get bigger and bigger, and next thing you know, you're sitting on the bus and an old duck across the aisle comments on how your belly's moving!

Got a m/w appt today, will be asking about weight loss, because I think I've dropped a few kilos over the last couple of weeks, and just hope that's nothing to worry about. Then final antenatal class tonight! DH is starting to freak out a little, because it's all so real. Nursery is finally finished - might need to post some piccies soon!

Hi ladies!!

I was just popping in to see how Ferrals was going - CONGRATULATIONS FERRALS!!!! I am so happy for you and your little girl!!

Teagam - thinking of you and I hope it all goes well.

Reet - we didn't find out, we also wanted a surprise.

AFM - I'm just loving being a mum! Our little girl is just beautiful, and no I'm not biased! I can't believe she is almost 6 weeks already - where has that time gone???

Thinking of all of you, and wishing you all the best for the remainder of your pregnancies!!!!

Audax - I'll definitely be bargain hunting for the cradle/bassinette. :) I love that your cot has a story, that's so nice.

Milly - Hi! Great to hear your little girl is doing well, and looking beautiful. :)

AFM - I've made 2 futile attempts to get into the pool today, both of them thwarted by the lack of direct sun. It's still too breezy and cool for the water to be warm without the sun right on it, so I chickened out both times and am sitting on the couch in my swimmers (with my belly poking out BIGTIME) sulking. LOL. Maybe tomorrow.

So i went to the dr today and got my blood work back my A1C for my suger was excellent but my total cholesterol as to high so had to have a fasting blood test done today to see what is going on.

Oh my god.. just got home from the emergency dep.. i was just about to go to bed at about 10pm, went to the toilet, wiped and saw blood. MY WORST FEAR. Its what i have been imagining seeing for the last 14 weeks... so so scary. I was shaking when i called dh and asked him what i shld do.. he said u wont be able to sleep u may as well see if u can get an u/s done.
I called my sisters and they came in with me.. it took about an hour to see anyone, the dr had a feel of my tummy, did an internal (:o with her fingers.. i thought wen she said internal she meant an internal u/s) took some blood, took a swab of the bloody stuff and told me to go and wait for the results. I realised that she wasnt even going to worry about an u/s so I had to ask if it was possible to get a doppler to check babies hb.. i had done it at home but just wanted to be sure i was listening to the right thing and that it was still strong. She told me she wld have a look around for it and let me know (i cant believe its not the first thing they do when there is a risk of m/c!) Thankfully she came out and got me and said she had found someone that cld do a quick u/s. The u/s man was quite mean tho! :( He asked me if i had any previous scans done and i said yes 2 (i didnt tell him about my 2 weekly ob. appointments where i also get u/s's done) He acted rather shocked and asked me why 2! I said a dating scan plus the 12 week scan.. he asked why 12 weeks? I said just to test for DS and the trisomy things.. he looked at me like i was crazy and said ur 24 and testing for those things.. and i said better to be safe then sorry, he replied with oh but that opens a whole new can of worms that u wld have to deal with. OMG!! gggrrr i just said.. yeah im very lucky it came back all fine.
He had a look at baby and said something along the lines of 'Ok is that all u wanted to see?..yes u have a baby in ur uterine'. And walked out. Rude man.
I was reassured after i saw our little baby still moving around and i wld have been happy to have just gone home (1am by this stage) but the dr said i had to wait for bt results to come back.. finally at 2.30 she came and got me and said everything is looking fine, their not sure where the bleeding is coming from.
I just dont know what wld have happened if i hadnt asked for a doppler to be used! What good really is finding out my hcg levels, hemaglobin (sp?) levels (when i have told them i havent lost a lot of blood) and blood group! None of those things say that my baby is alive! They did keep saying to me tho that if i am m/c there is nothing they can do other then make sure im ok.. Great reassurance guys!! I do realise that! Im here because i need some reassurance.. NOT because im scared im bleeding to death!

Anyway the main thing is things are looking alright now.. the blood is a bit orangey/ browny and its only when i wipe or push a little (tmi). Im really hoping it goes away tomoro tho.. i honestly cant live in fear of bleeding for the rest of the pg! I was just starting to relax the last 2 days too... Good one universe!!! :(

Sorry that this is so long and rambled.. i am super tired.. just trying to stay awake til 4am cos i have to ring dh for his wakeup call to go to the airport so he can come home... yay!!! (by the way he was already meant to be coming home in the morning thank goodness.. this isnt some emergency trip :) )

Nite nite xxx oh and pls everyone tell the bleeding to bugger off for me!!!

Reet i am so sorry that you had to go though this its bad enough to worry about the baby but to be treated like that. I had to fight one time also in the er to get a us done to check and make sure that the baby was okay. Praying that everything is okay

Angelfish - Good luck bringing that cholesterol down. I've heard it isn't the most difficult thing to do, so with some good advice from the dr you should be fine. :)

Reet - :o what a rude man! I found the hospital to be really harsh and un-caring during my mc, they had the attitude that sh** happens and that was that. My heart was in my throat though when I read that you had some bleeding. Keep your feet up, don't lift ANYTHING, and remember the odds are still in your favour. Do you know where abouts your placenta is located? If it's low you can have some bleeding from that. Or perhaps your cervix was slightly irritated by something? Hang in there though, I've got everything crossed for you that this was just a little speedbump. :grouphug: