Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - February 2009

[dusty]

Welcome to the Pregnancy after Long Term TTC forum. Finally you have gotten over one big hurdle - pregnancy after long term trying to conceive! Pregnancy that follows can often be very nerve-racking or may involve more monitoring than other pregnancies. Discuss your experiences and thoughts here.

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[Megan]

TL, your belly pics are beautiful. You're definitely one of those glowing pregnant ladies!

I had my 4d scan tonight and it was amazing. Buddy was awake and busily using his sucking and swallowing reflexes. It looked like he was constantly eating and talking, and looking back at the dvd earlier, almost like he was blowing bubbles! He is 100% definitely a boy which is a relief to know for sure....maybe those recurring dreams I've been having about having a girl will stop now! the lady doing the scan commented on his lovely chubby round face. I suddenly had visions of having a 10lb'er! We could tell he has DH's nose and my mouth. It was such a surreal experience and I am so glad we decided to have it done.

[Nicole S]

Megan great to hear that you know Buddy is 100% definitely a boy
Just a question, as we don't know the sex and are wanting a surprise can you still have the 4D scan done and ask not to see the sex??

[Nixon]

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Congratulations the lovely ladies who spent their pregnancy in this thread always ready with useful advice or a shoulder to cry on.
Welcome to the world precious babies of Scooby, Numa, Butterfly Warrior, Miss C & Devon

[Nixon]

Ok - question time.....

I had my appointment yesterday and my Ob is going to be away for a couple of weeks soon. Now, he was asking me about my little trip to the hospital the other day and I explained it to him and he said yep yep quite normal.....but once I hit 28 weeks I should feel movement between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner and then again during the night and not just 'a' kick or 'a' punch, but I should feel the baby move several times during those periods and if I don't then I should call and go to the hospital straight away.

Now - I am comfortable with him as an Ob. I trust what he is telling me and I will be vigilent to notice those movements from 28 weeks on. I would rather he said what he said and it is scaring me a little than have him not say anything and me be oblivious to what I should be looking out for.

I guess I just want to know if anyone else has been told this?

Also, bubs is still breach - I thought it was a bit too early to be worrying about that - does anyone know the timeframes that the medics prefer the baby to be head down?

I can already see that I could become a bundle of nerves from 28 weeks on if I don't put some action plan in place to guard against the worry. *sigh* and here I was thinking I was getting to the easier & less stressful part. :-)

Belly Rubs everyone - I gotta get to work - this whole new kitchen thing is taking a lot more time than I thought it would......

X

[Janie71]

Just jumping onto the new thread!

Back later to catch up.

Janie xxx

[Possums]

Nixon- I am too far behind you to know the answers to your questions sorry, but I am glad you trust your Ob....I so wish I could have private care throughout. I guess the stresses/worries of pregnancy just change as we go along!

Megan- the 4d scan sounds amazing! Do most places offer those...to they cost much more? I am not sure what to expect, all I know is I go to the public clinic from 12 wks

afm- I am a little concerned, but trying not to stress, as my queasiness seemed to ease right away yesterday and this morning I feel OK too....should I worry? does MS, or just the general queasiness I have been experiencing, come and go?

[briggsy's girl]

possums - my queasiness would leave for a few days then come back with a vengeance - scared the crap out of me every time! FWIW - ms is usually (and i say usually, cos mine isn't goin away properly yet!) at it's worst from weeks 7-9 and then it tapers off. if you've worked out how to manage it, it is great, but also scares you big time!

[Nixon]

Possums - from what I have heard it comes and goes. Some women get it worse when that have not eaten very much first thing, others seem to get it constantly all the time. I think I remember a few of the ladies in here saying it would be bad for a day or two and then ease off then bad again. That would make sense to me. Maybe it's becuase your body creates hormones in spurts and your tummy is just trying to catch up...when it does catch up you get another burst of hormones and you are back to feeling sicky. The tiny, tiny amount of sickness I experienced was like that especially if I had not eaten.

X

[Possums]

OK thanks ladies, feel a bit better about that now. It was just so strange last night to be able to eat whatever I chose for dinner and feel good about it
I should tell you again how grateful I am to have this site, just for even these little things!

[Megan]

Nicole, you sure can. They check the gender in the usual 2d scan mode if you want them to but the actual 4d they just focus on the head, feet and hands. I had to fill in and sign a form saying I knew the sex and was happy to have it confirmed, so you just have to tell them.

Nixon, I haven't specifically been told thats how many movements I should feel, but it sounds right from what I have been experiencing. There are still some quiet days in between, but I at least get lots of little movements many times during the day and night.

Possums, the 4d scan is completely non-medical and there are a few places around that do them. There is no referral needed. If you google 4d ultrasound hopefully you will be able to find one near you. The two in vic I looked at were early images and 4dbonding if you want to take a look at those to get an idea of what they do. As for the m/s, I would have to say that's completely normal. Whenever I had a day of feeling ok, I would get worried and anxious. It definitely seemed to come and go.

[Me+him+bub]

nixon - with the breech bub ive known ladies whos bubs still hadnt turned even at 35 36 weeks, thats when they start to worry and your OB will most likely try to turn the bub manually although it is very tricky it can be done, it doesnt hurt the bub he will just play around with your tum and bit, it also doesnt mean you cant have a vaginal birth either, my DF was born breech legs first! all vaginally but with a bit of help so its not the end of the world, but after about 32 weeks only 3% of bubs remain in that position. I hope the little squirt does a flip for you soon!

possums - as you know im the queen of morning sickness, or all day sickness! and i get worse days that others usually every 3 or 4 days and then im off to the ER again, it is mildly easing off but i know its the calm before the storm, so dont stress if it comes and goes.

[briggsy's girl]

Nixon - i was breach up until 2 weeks before EDD - they thought mum would have to have a c/s for breach baby cos i refused to move no matter what. she had a little fall and bumped my bum out of her pelvis, i flipped and engaged same day!

damn shame the doc was impatient and did a c/s day after her EDD - he induced her early to try to prove his dates were right not hers - i was born 4 days after his guesstimate, one day after hers...

[Bel]

Hi All,

Well I'm here again. Just coming out of a stressful 3 weeks with my family. All is settling down now though. I don't mean to ignore you all. I secretly come on every day to check how everyone is going, but just don't often get time to post.

I'm excited to let you all know we are 18 weeks today and things are going really well. I'm pretty big and still have a lot of bladder discomfort, but that's a small price to pay for the gift we have been given. Have felt 3 kicks from the outside and can easily hear little heartbeats on my doppler. I have 2 very busy little babies inside me who like to move around as much as they can!!

Not going to try to catch up on everyone's personals. I would be sure to miss someone and you all mean a lot to me.

Just wanted to say hi and tell you I'm thinking of you all.

Stay cool.

Big hugs Bel
xxx

[barney]

just wanted to let you all know your doing great with baking your bubbas im very happy for you all

megan buddy is just beautiful hun..

[briggsy's girl]

hi all

not a lot to say of late - feeling very blah with the heat. have just had a cool shower and even that hasn't helped. am worried about keeping myself cool enough to make sure Gremlin is ok, and drinking enough. i hit 5L of water yesterday, plus some juice, cos i constantly felt dry and thirsty - over night, i felt parched all night.... baby seems to LOVE the full bladder though! am wondering if i'm not absorbing enough form the water, but anything sweet seems to make me feel blah...

had a good moment yesterday - picked up layby of sleep suits from target sales (mum put them on for me so i didn't have to go to town early) - they are so soft and cute. i know i need to wash them, but yesterday, i took all the tags and stuff off, folded them (i actually enjoyed folding clothes - must have been heat stroke or something!) and decided to put them in babie's drawers out of the way - out of sight out of mind kwim? we have some gender specific stuff in there so needed to hide it. the swelling of emotion in me as i packed her stuff in the drawer was just overwhelming - i got all teary. it was like welcoming her officially - she has clothes in the drawer now - it's real - she's coming!

[Bel]

BG- How sweet. I can't wait to do the same. We have been living with DH's parents for 4 months now and will soon be moving into our own house, so I can't wait to get the nursery started.

Smithy- You're a little angel xx

[Nicole S]

BG, she sure will be coming and not too far away

Smithy, very sweet for you to check in and know that you will be here very soon

AFM, June Bug has moving moving around a fair bit this arvo and have been getting some weird feeling under my belly button sort of feels like being twisted??
It only started for the last couple of days and has happened about 3 times in total lasting for about 20sec??