Good morning everyone. I was really hoping that things would get started during the night, but no such luck. This baby is not budging! We have an Ob appointment today, so we will have a good chat about things. DH and I are both finding ourselves getting anxious, just the usual negative thoughts etc and needing some reassurance that we are doing the right thing by waiting until next week to be induced. I think I will have to have the foetal heart rate monitoring again just to ensure all is good.

Laney - yes my sister had 2 late losses - she had 3 children and then lost no. 4 around 17-18 weeks, had a problem free pregnancy for No. 5 (she is now 3) and then lost No. 6 around 15-16 weeks. She and I have never been given a reason for any of our losses, and they have not suggested that they are related (genetics etc). My mum has had 6 children and no losses and my other sister 4 pregnancies and no losses - so thankfully there does not seem to be a family history. We both had extensive testing and all results came back negative - no clotting disorders etc. It is hard knowing that there was no reason, but on the other hand I am glad that I don't have a disorder etc. My sister always said with No. 4 (his name is Gabriel) that the pregnancy always felt different to her first three. Then with her 2nd loss (Benedict) she and I both were always worried. It is like I knew something was not right with her baby. Whenever I would call her I would always ask about the baby and if she felt ok. I can't explain why I was worried, but when she lost him (she believes that she knew the very moment that he died), she told me that she always knew that I knew that something wasn't right. She said that her 2 losses always felt diffrent to the other 4 fullterm pregnancies. My sister was a great help and support to me after losing Nathaniel, as she understood the pain and grief.

I know the 12 week ultrasound will be tough, I found it very scary. It sounds like your Ob is great and I am so glad that you will have weekly appointments - I really think they will help you as each week passes.

I will come back and right more soon - need something to eat but the cupboard is bare - sigh