Mrs S - so sorry not to get back to you from ages ago - add me to the list pls - not entirely sure of the due date yet, I am saying 1 July 2012. Glad to hear things are plodding along.
Cruising Turkey - oh sweetie, I know it's doing your head in, but seriously the preg symptoms you don't have are not as much fun as you'd think. M/s is misery, well it is for me and all I get is 24 hour nausea but it can be debilitating. The smell aversion is hard too - basically means that you can gag, feel ill, or vomit at the slightest hint of whatever it is that you have an aversion to. The other thing with them? They mess with your head just as much as not having them. For instance, I havent felt sick for 30 mins, that must mean I am having a m/c, or I am not as adverse to that smell as I was earlier today, that must mean I am having a m/c.
I know what it's like to live in fear during pregnnacy, but the one thing my heartbreaking journey has taught me, is try to live in the moment and to try to lose the perception of control. It's not always easy and I can't always do it, just ask JJ - I was a basket case during my entire pregnancy with HB last year. LOL, I actually am surprised I got through it as well as I did. But the one thing that got me through was just trying to be thankful for this moment right now, cause right now you are pregnant. Also for me it was so much easier to just try and cede the illusion of control to the universe. I had so little control over so much of the pregnancy. I suppose I learnt to focus on the things I could control and do those to the best of my ability, and just try and let the other stuff go, otherwise it does your head in. All I could do was do my best and believe. Apart from that it was in the hands of the gods, so to speak.
Sorry you're on the meds. I have never been on either of them. But Clexane was a possibility for me at one stage. It's a blood thinner from what I understand, and progesterone is believed to help keep bubs snug in early pregnancy by amongst other things helping make a nice comfy uterine lining. Do what you need to do to keep yourself sane and baby snug.
MelM - welcome, stay snug little one!
Dantri - excellent news.
HPL - I am sorry my blossom. Go gently as you heal.
Embo - well done sweetie. Congrats and welcome. A bit belated I know.
Loops - GOOD NEWS!!! Excellent results.
Angel - WELL DONE HONOR - once she actually starts to walk on her own, it is SOOOOO much easier. It was very tiring having to walk around with HB holding her hands for hours. Now? When I feel yuck and tired, I lay on the couch/bed and ask HB to get things for me - like get a book and Mummy will read it to you. keeps her occupied and leaves me to "rest". Although when they get tired, cranky, frustrated HB wants me to carry her or hold her hands and walk around. But better than having to do it all the time. Hope bubs stops growing so fast and your levels calm down. But if not, 32 weeks is an ok gest to be born.
Blondtress - I so understand what you mean. I was looking at Nicholas NT scan pictures yesterday taken at 12 weeks 5 days and all was good, and yet within 2 weeks he just made his way into the world. I remember thinking, can't they just put him back in and seal me up? I thought it's a lot of money to spend for nothing. But you're not paying for the pregnancy to continue, but rather to screen for the risk of downs and the trisomies. So in that sense, it wasn't a waste, cause I know his risk for all of those was low. And the other thing is I got to see him and have that special time to bond, before it all ended. So whilst it feels like a waste of $, it's actually $ well spent. In the end it was my special time with him, I just didn't know it at the time. But I am glad you're excited now.
LnD - well done on making it to 26w and your scan package sounds good. Glad you treated yourself.
I know I've missed a few of you. Not intentional, just only so much brain power left today. Toodles for now.
Oh before I go, who wants to find out the gender of their bubs? DH and I will go for surprise, as always. We just want to make it to the end with a healthy bub, gender to us is irrelevant. But I used to think I would want to know gender. Weird. Oh one more thing, is anyone trying for VBAC? I hope to, but need to do some more research so I can have an intelligent conversation with the Obs about it. I know from my friends experience that the Obs supports VBAC in certain circumstances - I know he doesn't deliver vaginally for breach babies. That sort of thing. Anyway, I am just curious.
Dory i know what you mean about walking she is soo cute though she will take a few step and what sounds like yeah she says it then claps her hands that what i do to her everytime she does something new. She has been my streagth during this whole pregnancy i look into her eyes and know that i can do it. Yes i understand that the baby is at an age were it will be okay if they have to take her early but i actually like being pregnat. After this pregnancy will be my last. I will do anything to keep her healthy. I know what you are saying about gender i only found out with this one becosue if she was boy there is a store were you can bring your old clothing and get decent price. All i care about is that is that she is healthy.
I am going to start with the non stress test every week and scan every two
Learning to walk is so cute! I hated it when DS worked out how to open all the doors but now it's good because I can ask him to go get things or put them away - he loves being useful too They do grow up soooo quickly.
angel - I hope baby stays safe inside for a good long time to come
dory, we found out the sex, but I didn't want to - DH did, so the compromise is that we know but haven't told anyone. We wont be finding out next time! I'm heading for a VBAC this time round, had an emergency c/s last time following induction. The only stipulation my Ob has is no induction, but I'm happy about that anyway (that was a rough ride for me!). A lot of Obs will only "let" you go a few days over, only "let" you labour for a certain number of hours, insist you do your labour in hospital, continuous monitoring, epidural "just in case" etc. None of that is evidence based. There are some fantastic threads in the VBAC area - and some AWESOME VBAC stories. I hope to add one in a couple of weeks time Basically, my Ob says if I go into labour naturally, my labour is as natural and normal as any other woman. If I have pain at my scar that doesn't go between contractions, or have bleeding, come straight to hospital. Aside from that, no difference whatsoever. I love my Ob.
Aside from that - not much more to tell here Felt like baby was trying to make an entrance last night, lots of movement downwards, but settled overnight, at one point I thought my waters had popped! Certainly had a couple of ligaments moving! I'm off to the chiro today, then the Ob this afternoon. Hair is booked in for tomorrow. Thank goodness Mum is around for a couple of days
Hi everyone!
I haven't been in in forever, but now I've finished work and have some more time and decent internet connection at home!
Congrats on all the new PG! Great to see, FX for a happy and healthy 9 months!
I haven't read everything yet, but I will hopefully manage it and do persies later.
AFM: Well things haven't exactly gone as planned for me! I ended up in emergency with shocking abdo pain SUnday week ago. We were worried about the placenta abrupting, but all good. Unfortunately though, a routine fetal monitoring picked up an 'oddness' with our babies heart...Nothing to worry about they said, probably just a dud machine. 7 midwives and my OB later, they thought they better try an ultrasound to see what was going on. OB said for some reason baby's heart beat was 67, although he could occassionally pick up an echo of 129...So off we were whisked for a specialised ultrasound and found out our baby has a condition called 'Fetal Heart Block' which means only the first part of the heart beats properly and the second part only beats every second time. So I spend a week in hospital becasue it can get worse very quickly, but our strong little girl is remaining steady so far. I got to come home for the weekend and we see the paed heart specialist today. We are remaining positive, she has a good chance of survival but will probably need a pace maker as soon as she is born. I have had to change hospoutal so my birth plan is out the window, but we are in a hospital with a NICU now.
It's all a bit overwehlming at the moment, considering everything has been great up till now.
angelfish - *hugs* GD is horrid, I was lucky that I only went up to 16 units of insulin with Elise, and I was hardly eating by that point, the HG didn't help with that either. Stress won't be helping with the levels either, that was what made mine shoot up a lot of the time. Elise endedup measuring 2wks ahead by the end, and only weighed 8 pounds (3.650kg) when she was born at 40+2, so there is hope yet. They will do close monitoring especially in the last 3 weeks, with CTG and wil most likely do scans as well check the placenta (I only had one and the placenta was still really good so they suck with the CTG monitoring). I found sticking with really bland foods helped - baked beans, salad and chicken with the occasional bit of avocado or low fat dressing as a treat. I hope your levels can get under control and bub doesn't need to come early xxx And YAY on Honor starting to walk!!! I'm still waiting for Elise to start crawling and get her first tooth lol
MelM - welcome and congrats hun!
dory - I had a VBAC with Elise, I had GD too, but my OB let me go to 40+2 as I was so scared of having another csec, they broke my waters for me as I was already 2cm dilated. Just do all the research, show your OB that you know the pro's and cons, all the risks etc. What helped me have my VBAC with Elise was that I was upright for the 4 hours, she went from anterior to posterior and back to anterior again before I lost control and went through an early transition at 5cm dilated, they gave me pethideine (which I said I would allow myself to take as my original plan was to never have an epidural but in transition I was demanding an epidural with every sentence I could muster between contractions lol) and Elise was born 43 minutes later. You will have to be monitored constantly, but you can ask for the wireless monitoring so you can use the bath and shower (if your hospital has a bath ). You know I had a long labour with DS - 41.5 hours after induction - and I was so sure it was going to be the same again
I will be going for a VBAC2 this time I hope it's quicker than the last lol and it would be nice to actually go into labour on my own for the first time too.
becnxavi - *hugs* oh you poor thing having to go through that, I'll be keeping my FXed that everything goes perfectly for you and your girl xxx
Hi everyone else I've missed! I'm exhausted and going to bed - I'm sooo tired this pregnancy - more tired than I was with both the other 2.
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I'm so sorry I haven't posted in aaaaaggggeeeesss. I've been very naughty and have been reading but not posting.
I'm way too far behind to do persies but just wanted to say firstly congratulations to everyone that has recently joined. There seems to be quite a few of us in the first trimester which is fantastic. Hopefully we'll all be here a 6-9 months yet! And belly rubs to all of you other ladies, hope you are all okay.
I'm doing well, m/s has eased off. It has been so reassuring to have strong symptoms this time. I've even got blotchy skin (which I don't like but DH assures me no one else can see) and skin tags (so weird).
I've just been to a dr appointment today and she got me on the u/s machine so we got to see little bambino again. "He" is going great guns, measuring spot on and was wiggling around like crazy. Was the most amazing thing to see him moving, made it really real. I'm starting, albeit hesitantly, to breath a little easier now.
I just can' t wait for the first trimester to be over. I feel as though I've been stuck in first trimester since May because even though we waited a cycle between the miscarriage and trying I still felt like I had all the symptoms during that time even though HCG had left my system. It was like my mind was making my body act pregnant. I guess my emotional state was a bit all over the show as well during that time. Consequently though, 6 months is a long time to be in the first trimester! Only 2 weeks left though.
For those that have had bubs before, is the first trimester the worst? Does it get easier from here, emotionally and physically? I mean do you become less anxious? I know it is normal to be anxious but I've been beside myself for a lot of the past couple of months. And physically, do you really get less tired and "blah" in second trimester. I'm exhausted and I only have me to worry about, no toddlers or kids. Don't know how ladies do it with other kids but I guess you just do.
I'm going to try to post more often ladies from now on! Hope you're all keeping well and growing big strong babies.
please do add me to the list - I am due aroung June 22, and we won't be finding out the gender, just a healthy surprise will be nice for us.
Bec - thinking of you and your little girl. FX all goes well for you both.
dantri - I hope your pg gets better in second semester, but - I hate to say this - I had MS for the entire pg with DD!
AFM - nausea all day, vomiting 2-3 times per day. so not enjoying this - why does the pg journey need to be so unpleasant? Oh and tired - can't quite seem to co-ordinate DD sleep times with when I need one!
Sorry, an all about me post - only got a couple of minutes
Went to Ob yesterday. All is well. Baby's head is still slightly mobile, but generally doing the right things. Apparently I "left 8lbs behind a long time ago" and this is going to be another big bubba Oh well, there are certainly worse things! Discussed all my concerns re delayed cord clamping, physiological 3rd stage etc. All good. Now we just continue the waiting game...
Woot! 12 weeks today! Doing a little dance hehe Got my NT scan on Friday. Had my first ever pregnancy vomit on Sunday night - note to self and others - don't cook mince while pregnant and eating a carrot! ewww
CT - Glad you can get here for Christmas Day! That'll be lovely if you can tell all your friends and family on the day May I ask what you do in Turkey? Is your partner from there?
angelfish - Oh boy I hope your sugars are beginning to settle down a bit then so bub pops out at the right time!
WannabeMum - Oooh another one! I was also worried about another miscarriage - especially since my first one was a MISSED one, so there was no way of knowing until a scan. I had also read that people had still gotten BFPs when POAS even though the baby had gone... their HCG was still high despite it being 'nonviable'. So I didn't bother to POAS. I just prayed! Lol But you're right, if I wasn't planning to be PG and hadn't POAS, I also wouldn't have known I was pregnant right up until about 22 weeks if it weren't for the scans (apart from sore nipples)! That's when I really started popping and feeling the first flutters.
dory - Hope you are feeling better now!! We are also going for a surprise gender. As long as it's a healthy happy bub, it doesn't matter to us
blondtress - Happy 12 weeks! Not long to go for your scan! Woohoo!
JJ - Glad your HCG levels went up well, hope the idea of twins isn't too scary! lol Sorry about your teeth and your sickness How did seeing the oral surgeon go? Hope your scan goes well tomorrow!
Loops - Yay for low risk Downs!
becnxavi - Oooh hello! Yay for finishing work. Eek emergency visit was scary for you by the sounds of it! *hugs for you* Hang in there little one!
dantri - Oooh is that an official "he"? Or a bit too early yet? My second tri was a lot better in terms of tiredness. It varies a bit. Sometimes I come home and just want to sleep, most of the time I'm fine. But I have come home feeling fine, laid down anyway and actually fallen asleep without realising I was tired, lol. It's definitely better in terms of not peeing as often! I am in 3rd tri now though and noticing the peeing factor returning :P But it's worth it to feel all the lovely kicks and ripples Don't know how the rest goes as this is my first, but we'll see! So glad to hear you and your bub are doing well!
milly5 - sorry about the nausea and vomiting Hope it goes away this pregnancy!
AFM - 28 weeks today! I'm starting to behave like a giraffe when I want to pick something up off the floor. You know, doing the splayed legs thing, lol. It's too hard to do now. I think I'll have to use my feet to pick things up from now on. I can't bend over very far anymore either. What's worse is, I keep doing clumsy things like dropping something I've just picked up, so then I have to try twice! Ahh the joys I'm also starting to get a little bit of a sore back if I DO try to bend over or pick things up, but not too bad yet. No swelling or stretchies yet but I'm sure they'll come :P
I had my GD test on Friday and my iron was also tested, they would have called by now if there was anything wrong, right?
My dietitian from my first pregnancy is back at work after 6 months of maternity leave... yay!! She is so lovely. The one I've been seeing since has also been lovely, but this first one is a real gem. I'm so glad. Can't wait for my appointment next week cause the last time she saw me I wasn't pregnant again yet.
Having a bit of insomnia. The other night I was awake from about 2:30am - 5am cause my brain wouldn't shut up! Ugh! Bub likes to kick around 4-5am too, just when I've woken up to pee and then get hayfever. Sigh. I love the kicking but wish the hayfever would go away!
Think that's about it from me today. Hope you are all doing well!
phebee - oral surgeon was a complete waste of time They flat out refused to operate while I'm pregnant "In case something happens" until August next year, after the baby is born. I'm so upset, I keep thinking about how all this codeine I'm taking is going to affect the baby - if it's liver doesn't receive some kind of damage from it then this baby will be born addicted to codeine, I don't know what to do anymore, I'd go private but we can't afford it and we can't borrow the money of anyone to go private either, we had to borrow money off my mum to put a deposit on a new car as our old one was torched by hooligans a month ago, we finally picked up our new car today but we now have nothing left from he insurance after paying back my mum what we borrowed.
I'm so drained, physically and mentally, I'm even considering just sucking it up and going through the agony of getting them pulled out in the chair instead of under GA (local anaesthetic when used in my jaw doesn't work very well with me, it numbs the surface but the areas where it's really needed still retain feeling).
I'll be back tomorrow night after my scan for more persies, I need to go and have another cry right now
Dory - Congrats on your Winter bundle (I cant remember if I said it or not hehe) Im SO happy for you that you are here love xx
MelM and Milly5 - Welcome and congrats on your bubbas...
Dantri - He??? Is your bubba a confirmed 'he', or you just not wanting to call bubba by "ït"... And yeah, anxiousness still hanging around here but starting to enjoy pregnancy more the further I get. Hope your anxiousness dissipates soon...
HPL - Im so very sorry xxx go gently babe xx hugs here if you want to talk.
JennaJayen - Not good about your wisdom teeth playing up. Mine has cut through (it WAS impacted but has moved to the right position and dropped down, its supposed to come out, im not doing it during pg. I refuse.) Try an amber teething bracelet or necklace. They work WONDERS. Drug free alternative. Wont get rid of all the pain but pretty much dull it down a bit so you only have to take panadol at the maximum.
Angel - I hope your BSL's have sorted themselves out and hope bubba is still happily cooking away nice and safe in there...
WBM- you are sooooo close to your due date!!! C'mon bubba Mummy and Daddy want to meet you xxx Looking forward to seeing your BA soon
BecnXavi - Hope your resting up and hope bubs HR has stabilised...
AFM- 27w1d today. Feeling quite tired still. Looking at my 3D scan pics. I want to go for another one soon but I have to wait This last couple of days has been pretty stressful for me actually and I was finding it really hard to handle even the smallest thing.
Monday, I went to the OB's and seen my lady OB, who explains everything to me and generally reassures me with everything. BUT when I went in on Monday, she told me my BP was slowly rising and she wanted to keep an eye on it. She also wants to change the AD's I WAS (not taking anymore due to side effects) on... She is giving me till my next appt to decide what I'd like to do. Ultimately they will lower my BP, caused by excessive stress and worry and help make me sane too. So Im thinking about it. But I really didnt want to take anything unless I HAD to... anyway, Monday night I swelled like a massive balloon again. BP was still sitting at around 128/88... not low... not high for me either. No protein in my wee... (PHEW!) But felt really BLERGH. So I went to my Mum and Dads to stay the night, as I was also having probs breathing and stuff from panic attacks and hayfever. So Mum gave me a nice foot massage to try and reduce the swelling and relax me. It worked. I slept that night.
Tuesday morning... WELL, what a morning... The day before was also my Nans 7th year anniversary of her death. So, we decided to head up to the cemetery (and while we were there my grandad recently passed away in August, so we planned his plaque to hold his ashes.) Anyway, whilst on the way to the cemetery I log in to FB and a good friend posts, "Today is the day we say goodbye to Mearsy"... Mearsy being a good friend I grew up with in primary school and high school... HE DIED??? WTF??? So, freaking out I checked the cemetery board when we got there, and sure enough, Mearsy's funeral at 10AM. - Apparently he was the rider of the motorcycle which hit a car that was pulled over for a booze bus Died on impact. I felt sick (and still do) to my stomach... bubs went insanely quiet. I couldnt for the life of me go in to say my goodbyes....'Felt like the worst 'friend' ever.
And then today - Wednesday... Dads in hospital. He has a very bad abscess... Hes not alowed to eat until tomorrow and hes being pumped full of IV antibiotics and fluids. Ive never seen him in this much pain. He may have to have an op. Im so worried.
Anyways enough gas-bagging from me. Basically feeling pretty rundown and in need of sleep. So off to bed I go.
I am so slack at the moment - I read all the lovely posts, but don't have time to do them justice!!
JJ - I'm thinking of you, that's horrible! My SIL had to have root canal surgery when she was about 8 weeks pregnant. She just did it anaesthetic free so that the pain would go away and she would be done with it. It was horrible pain for a day, but then it was over. It's worth thinking about - perhaps they could give you some nitrous? Hell, if they give it in labour and insist it doesn't cross the placenta, surely they can give it to you in the dentist! Better than lots of codiene! Good luck - try a second opinion.
blondtress - congrats on 12 weeks! Very exciting Have you done the big announcement now?
phee - so glad things are going well for you I'm glad your dietician is back, it's nice to have someone you really get along well with to work along side.
LnD - sounds like there is a lot going on for you at the moment. What horrible news about your friend! I hope there are no more surprises for you in the next few months and life becomes insanely boring. Keeping your stress levels down is really important chicky, take care of yourself as much as you can.
BecnXavi - I hope your little bundle is doing well and the heart block is under control - what is the next step?
AFM, nothing to report Wish my feet would fit in my shoes, wish my rings would fit on my fingers, but otherwise boring. Just waiting.
Lysndan: Sounds like you've had a rough week! I hope your dad is ok and you BP stays where it is. thinking of you
WBM: ah, the waiting game! Can't wait to hear!
Jenna: Sorry the can't fix your tooth. I can sympathise with the pain, I had a similar thing with DS and had to wait untill after he was born. The good news is his liver is fine, he suffered no ill effects. Hang in there
Phebee: I can totally imagine the giraffe thing becasue it's exactly how I look! A friend recommended getting a long set of tongs to pick things up off the floor...I might have to do that! Yay for your dietician being back. It makes such a big difference having people who know you around at this time.
Blondtress: Congrats on 12 weeks! Enjoy your NT scan!
Milly: You poor thing, vomiting all the time. They say it's a good thing though right?! Hang in there.
Angelfish: I can't imagine how tired you must be with such a little one at home. My DS just turned 5 and I get a break when he is at Kinder, but I'm still exhausted. Hoping your bubs can stay nice and warm in your belly for a bit longer.
Dory: So glad to see you here! We found out what we were having for planning purposes becasue I'm a control freak! We were fully expecting another boy, but DS wanted a sister, so it was exciting it was a girl! It's all about a healthy baby though, which we all know too well. Hope things continue to go swimmingly for you!
Hi to anyone I've missed!
AFM: We saw the paediatric cardiatric specialist and he seems optomistic that bubs is doing well. He said she has a 70% chance of needing a pace maker in the first year of her life, maybe at birth depending on how well she does when she is born. So we are booked in for CS at 37 weeks, because she simply wouldn't survive the stress of natural labour anyway. It's all a bit scary really, but our baby girl has proven to be a fighter right from the start! We go in for u/s twice a week to make sure she doesn't get any worse or they have to deliver early. They want to get her to at least 34-35 weeks so her lungs are mature enough (I've had steroids anyway, just in case) and she's a bit bigger in case they need to operate straight away.
The perinatal maternal medicine staff at Mercy are brilliant, given I wasn't even going there to deliver! My OB has been reassuring and supportive as much as he can, given he has never handled a fetal heart block pregnancy before! Yet another rare condition for me! 1 in 20,000...
Ha ha no def not confirmed he or she yet but I can't stop calling it he and have a really strong feeling it's a boy. Probably will be proved wrong but I got sick of correcting myself when I called it a he so I'm just going with it now.
Lysndan- hope you're week starts to get better soon. Can't believe you'll be mummies in a few months. So exciting!
Well we had a bit of scare today, woke up with a small bit of bleeding but was lucky to be able to get into doctor and specialist today, HCG sitting at 9000 as of Monday and little bean is measuring to size with a little heart flutter but too light to be able to hear it. Gyno has now put me on low dose asprin and have another scan in a weeks time
Dantri - i keep saying 'he' as well. I think I do it because it is just easier. DP keeps saying 'My Son' ! ha ha. he doesnt care what we get though so I dont know why we both keep referring to it as a boy. Maybe its like boats are always referred to as females ????? ha ha ha
Lysn - what a horrible week!! sounds just hideous. I hope everyone is ok and you are trying to take care of yourself. No one would be upset if you removed yourself whenever you needed to de-stress for the babies sake. Hav eyou got some soothing musicv you can play in the car or at home to help ?? anything is worth a try.
Bec - my fingers are crossed for you and a safe delivery of your little one. She will be with you soon and that will make everything feel better!
Jenna - tooth pain is the WORST. Someo body told me once its worse than labour pains and you are suffering constantly with it !! so horrible. I had 4 wisdom teeth out at the same time years ago and they were all impacted. The 2 years leading up to having them removed was the worst time ever. I cant imagine the pain you are feeling. I have no suggestions for you I'm afraid just my sympathy.
Phebee - i dont really do anything here !! ha ha ha! I dont have a work visa so its not a good idea to risk being deported just to earn a few Lira. My partner is Turkish and thats why I am here. He works on boats and most of the summer I help out with that. No pay of course but at least we are together. If I dont go out with him, I would never see him all through the summer. Anyway, season is finished now so we are just chilling at home alot together. It was really hard when i the miscarried as he was out on the water at that time and I had to go through it all by myself. (lucky I had BB). It was really sad and scary but we got though it.
AFM - big sore breasts and thats about it. Not sleeping much as when i wake up to pee I find it really hard to get back to sleep. too many days starting at 3 or 4am for me for my liking !!
I have soooo much to sort out before we leave in 4 weeks!! Made an appointment for another scan/check up the day before we leave (fingers crossed its all ok) and then we head to DP's home town for a couple of days to say goodbye to family and friends (Iam not looking forward to the tears!!) then onto Cappadaoccia and Istanbul!! yay.
Bec - that is good news..... so glad your little girl is doing so well considering her heart..... did you react to the steroids? Glad you're happy with your care.
LynsDan - hugs sweetie, what a hard few days you've had. big squishy hugs.
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