Hi everyone, long time, no post. Been so busy with kids off school, garage sale etc. I have my niece coming to stay shortly, on her way to the Whitsundays, lucky thing, so am determined to say hello to you all before she gets here
Mimsy, good luck for today. Will check in later. Your weekend sounds lovely. As for the weather, well don't mean to rub it in but it's 23 here at the moment, and I'd imagine it's warmer than that in Brisbane - not too bad for winter. The cooler weather must make for a more comfortable pregnancy though, so that can only be a good thing xx
Littlepoot, so happy that your last scan was so good (that's how long it's been since I've posted properly).. Will be counting down the days with you, and Gina, and Crazycat, Coffee, Drama and any other newly pregnant ladies I may have missed, to your next scans - gee there are so many, I can't keep up. The decision to have or not to have CVS is a hard one. I don't envy any of you there. It is so lovely to be able to share the journey with you all though
Numpty,I loved reading about Josie's arrival and her update. Hope the breastfeeding sorts itself out. Thankfully, I never had trouble with breastfeeding itself, but I have created my own little monster who still, at nearly 6 months, feeds 2-3 times a night! All my fault as I am too lazy to try to get her back to sleep any other way. She used to have a dummy, but now it seems like I am her dummy. Luckily I have extended my maternity leave til January (otherwise was meant to return last week). Josie is such a pretty name, love the meaning. Seems everyone here has a knack of picking lovely names - some I'd never thought of before. Hope your enjoying these early 'getting to know you' days. Keep the updates coming xx
Allstars, hopefully Littlestar isn't too far away. I admire the way you trust your body to do the right thing (as Numpty did too). With Bella, I talked my doctor into giving me a c-section that wasn't medically indicated, which was a major contribution to her problems when she was born. If I had let nature run it's course, she probably would have stayed safely in my belly for another 3-4 weeks, as I normally go two weeks over. Thankfully it all turned out well, but I still feel some guilt about that. Rest well xx
Drama, you were asking a while back about trans-cervical CVS's. I've had two and for me they felt just like a pap smear, if not even less uncomfortable. I think it depends on the position of the placenta which way they do it. Mine was low-lying. My first CVS itself was uneventful (though bad result), though I did have bleeding with the second one (and a good actual result - Bella) which left me on bed rest for a week. I think the bleeding was because I was a bit blasé about resting adequately afterward. So, if indeed you were to go down this path, I would suggest resting for the remainder of the day, whichever method they use. Good luck with whatever you decide xx
Kittens, how are you? Glad to see you don't have to wait for your next appointment to TTC but then that brings it's own fears I suppose. Did you discuss any hormonal support for next pregnancy (HCG or progesterone)? There's not a lot of research about HCG in early pregnancy, as as my consultant said, it's unethical to trial things on unborn babies, however have read lots of anecdotal stuff about it and as I said, my doc was a real believer in it. It's important however that it's started as early as possible in the pregnancy, so if this is something you are looking at doing, probably wouldn't hurt to have systems in place at the ready (ie making sure your doc will prescribe it, that it will be available at your chemist - wasn't at mine an I had to wait a couple of days for them to get it in). No need to explain re: your mum - I have one of those; love her to bits but drives me bonkers most of the time. We didn't even let her know Bella was sick until she was safely home from hospital as no doubt my well-meaning, though often clueless mum would have said something to make me feel worse. Poor mum. Wishing you well with those sticks xx
Can't, well done on the toilet training
Did DD1 end up with chickenpox? That would be hard with a little one to look after. I can't remember if the vaccine is in the baby immunisations or if it is given later (I should know, I realise). How's BabyCant? xx
Katie, if you happen to get online, hope your move went smoothly. I googled Hove one night to see where it was - lovely. What a nice time of year to move there. Not long for you now
So much more I meant to say, but have gone on way too much already and my niece just texted to say she'll be here soon. If I don't get a chance to post, know I'll be reading and thinking of you all xxx