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Amber your such a sweetie you really are!
I promise to send off New Moon this weekend with M being so ill I've not had a chance, so sorry.
Well after my last post Maddi just kept getting worse, by 7pm she was really starting to struggle to breathe & she couldn't stop coughing was flat out refusing to eat or drink anything, still hadn't done a wet nappy & had a 40 degree temp so off to the hospital we went.
Maddi has a nasty case of Croup & had to be put on prednisolone to help open her airways because she was working too hard to breathe, we ended up staying the night because they were worried about her. Today she is much better she's only eating small amounts of icy cold things & still only drinking 30-60mls by syringe every couple of hours but her temp is gone & her breathing is improving. If she walks around too much you can hear her starting to struggle again but hopefully after 2 more doses of prednisolone she'll be a lot better.
Mo - hope Maddi is feeling better soon, its so horrible when they are sick!
Tahlia still isnt 100% but she is on the mend... she is so clingy, I can't be more than 1 metre away. She wont even let me go into the kitchen while she is in the family room (she can still see me). As much as I feel sorry for her when she is sick, a break is nice too. Dh has taken her out to give me 30 mins peace....
Amber - enjoy the Big Day out... saw your pics on Facebook, your hair looks great!
Just wanted to pop in and share some news with you - looks like I'll be joining the rest of our pregnant Octo mums!!! DH and I are delighted to be expecting bub #3
I'm soooo sorry for not sharing our news earlier but we've gotten off to a rocky start and had quite a few scares, so with my dodgy history I wasn't feeling confident enough to share. We had our 12 wk scan on Tuesday and everything is looking good.
It's taken me about 6 weeks, but I'm finally starting to get my head around it...sort of. For those who are on FB, can you PAHLEASE not mention it there, most of our extended family and a lot of our friends don't know yet.
Mo - I hope maddi is better really soon. My DD gets croup too and its the pits. I'm glad she's home, you'll probably find the prednisone will fix her up really quickly.
Kellie - hope Talia is better soon too. NOthing worse than a sick unhappy bubba.
Haven't had time to catch up with the rest of the last thread but big hello to all, will post properly soon.
**ETA: Looks like I've missed some news from Kim, better go check it out!
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Willow! CONGRATS how exciting! Oh i really want to join the pg belly group now!
Mo hun poor maddi! I really hope she gets better soon croup is terrible! I was so sad when Myles had it! I will send off the books tomorrow hopefully! And dont rush in sending the other one back i know your busy!
Kellie thanks hun! Hope Tahlia gets better too, i know what you mean when they are sick and just cling like a spider monkey all day!
Congrats KIm welcome Zachry! Cute name!
Well AF still isnt here :0 I think i will test tomorrow! The only way it could have happend is if the condom broke which is highly unlikely so am not getting my hopes up just yet! But will keep you in the loop x
Willow - congrats!!! Thats great news! I must admit, I had a suspicion with your FB status about the important news being exciting! Are you going to find out the sex of the bub?
Amber - good luck testing tomorrow! Hope you get the result you are after!
Amber - DH's best mate's English DP just gave birth to twins yesterday and they used a condom . I look forward to hearing how your test goes!!
Willow - It's so nice that you've finally outed yourself! I don't know how many times I've nearly slipped up when talking about all us pregnant mums in here
Kellie - I'm glad Tahlia is on the mend. K gets so clingy when he's unwell too, it's soooo tiring. You have my sympathy!
Mo - Oh my goodness, poor Maddi! I hope she makes a very speedy recovery .
Karen - Blow up pools rock LOL! Joel was always the dare-devil, K has been so much more apprehensive and careful which is a nice change!
Tiff - Great to see you in here! Good luck TTC! I hope your journey is short and sweet
Not much going in here. K has been exceptionally happy today which is great . My mum came over and he wanted a cuddle from her, it was so cute! He really loves his nanna, both boys do. I can't blame them, she's pretty awesome - she vaccummed and mopped my floors for me today LOL!
Amber maybe you'll be lucky number 11 (or is that 10 since Kim has popped) for the group
Congrats again Willow, that is such excellent news wishing you a safe & healthy pregnancy.
Kellie hope T feels better soon, i hear you on the clingyness.
Trish your mum did seem really nice that time i meet her, must great having her help with the little things.
I'm so tired in the last 2 days I've had 7hrs of broken sleep, whenever we try to lay down she starts to have a coughing fit which only stops when she wakes up then all she does is cry because her throat hurts. I guess the Croup wouldn't be so bad by it's self but having Croup with a really inflamed throat is making it so hard for her. I hate seeing her in so much pain!
Thank-you for all the well wishes for Maddi, according to the Dr's she should be over the Croup in 2 days guess we will see.
ETA- Amber Twins would be so cool, imagine how cute they would look together.
Just realized tomorrow is the beginning of single figured weeks for me, makes it seem a lot closer!
Last edited by Khaleesi; January 15th, 2009 at 06:34 PM.
Mo - Poor you and Maddi . I'll send up some "get better" prayers for you . My mum truly is the best mum in the world, I am so lucky to have her. It is lovely to be able to have her help out. She created me stubborn though and I don't accept her help easily LOL! I argued with her for ages about cleaning the floors, but she's more stubborn than me!!
Amber - How freaky that Terri had a dream about twins!!! Man, I bet that's got you worried LOL! Twins would be so cool, you'd make an awesome mum to twins
Willow - congratulations!!! That's fantastic news! So does that make you due in August as well? Come and join Star, Alz and I in the early Aug group. Mo - really hope Maddi is on the mend soon. Sounds sooooo scary. And with that terrible heat you guys have had down there she's lucky she wasn't dehydrated as well. Amber - sending you pregnancy vibes. Trish - can you send your mum up here? Our floors are in desparate need of some attention. MIL doesn't do the ironing for me anymore (hence Mt Everest in the corner of the room). Kellie - hope T gets better soon. Touch wood L is actually quite healthy at the moment. That'll change he's only been back at daycare 2 weeks! Tiff - sending you pregnancy vibes too. When you say a winter baby do you mean a baby born in winter or one who will mostly be a baby during winter?
Went to the OB today (same one who delivered L). Had a scan and baby is dating 10wks 4 days. Got to see the heart fluttering and apparently everything looks good. I can't believe that in 4 weeks that it has gone from a blob to where you can see the head, body, almost everything... Definitely no twins inside of me. Another 2 weeks and we'll have the NT scan. Took L along to the appointment and showed the Dr how big he's got.
I need a whinge ... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh .... is anyone else having problems with their 1 year old? We put Tay to bed and she screams ... we try and settle but the screaming continues ... we have tried panadol it doesnt do much ... when we finally get her to sleep she is really unsettled and cries a lot in her sleep ... then without fail she is up between 3 - 4am and doesnt go back to sleep unless we bring her to bed with us. We are tired and over it and we have no idea what is wrong! I am feeling a bit sleep deprived today and Bruno is getting grumpy because he is tired! I dont think its teeth as she has just cut her 4 molars and I cant see any signs of other teeth.
KV you poor thing! Myles has been the same this past week! Waking and screaming and being really hard to put down! He si fine once he is in bed with me and attached to the boob I found out monday he had actually cut 2 molarsmg: I didnt even know! Maybe she is getting teeth or is going through a major developmental change? Hope it gets better! xxx
Saffi How cute L got to go with you! So happy it went well! what is your due date?
Well am still waiting for DH to bring home a pg test kit! Argh the suspense is killing me! Still no AF either so we will know soon enough!
Mo - So sorry to hear about Maddi. Poor little princess! I really hope she is better very soon!!!
Willow - Congrats to you!!! That is fantastic news!!! I hope you have a H&H 9 months (well 6 months now)
Trish - Gotta love mums! I hope you and your boys have another great day.
Amber - You're stronger than I lol... We also wear condoms and a few months ago I was fairly late and my mum n DH had both convinced me I was pg! So I ran out to the shops and got a test!! hahah (The check out lady wasasking me 20 qu's about if it was planned and how old Tiera was and how late am I..... How imbarrasing! lol) I wish you all the best Can't wait to hear the result.
Saffi - I always got excited about going to see my OB! It is amazing to see how quick they transform! So glad to hear all is going well for you.
Kaz -You poor thing! Tiera has been waking each night lately too.. Only once a night and sleeps well otherwise.. I put her into bed with us too and she goes back to sleep then I take her back to her bed. Got no idea why?! I hope you get some sleep soon
Not a lot going on here.... I just found Tiera eating my moisturier! lol fun fun
As for twins - Hmmmm I think I have told you all before that I have twins in both sides of my family... My nan (dad's mum) had twins (G n B), my brothers are identical twins and it is also a lot further back in the fam. With Tiera I was really against having twins (not that I could choose hahaha) this time around to be honest I really wouldn't mind. As stupid as this may sound I kinda think I might just have twins... boys! If its only one then I think I'm gonna have another girl... I really don't know why I think this, mayb I've just lost he plot!!! I think way too much lol
Have a great day all
Last edited by Tiff+2; January 16th, 2009 at 07:21 AM.
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Oh i really want to join the pg belly group now!
. My mum came over and he wanted a cuddle from her, it was so cute! He really loves his nanna, both boys do. I can't blame them, she's pretty awesome - she vaccummed and mopped my floors for me today LOL!
I found out monday he had actually cut 2 molars
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