Oh Bubble, that is wonderful news! Will keep everything crossed that all goes well- do you have a date yet for your 12 week scan? It's so hard waiting for that milestone - I hope the time flies in. I finished studying just before Ffion was born (oooh, 2.3 yrs ago now!) and now work part-time on short-term contracts. Need the money otherwise I could really do without the stress!! But some days I have to say work is a bit of a relief from the craziness of the 3 (plus our delapidated house, dog and chickens!). How old are your gorgeous boys now? How is the pregnancy treating you so far? Lots of virtual hand-holding from over here x
Bella - how is George settling in to the "terrible twos"? How are you? How's the juggling of work, George, being a stepmum? Did you manage to make a decision about preschool?
Rogue just keep rolling with it lady! Noah'll get the idea of nighttimes in a few weeks, and it's pure endurance until then, especially with Aoife waking too! Enjoy all those small hour snuggles if you can x
Well ladies I need your advice (and no, I'm not thinking of no. 4!). My sister (two years younger) is expecting her first baby in July - I am thrilled for her and her DH, however part of me is extremely anxious as there is some evidence that pre-eclampsia can run in families and can occur between siblings. My sister lives in England so we don't see each other often, although we are very close and phone quite a lot, and I've ensured she's mentioned my pregnancy history to her midwife etc. However, as yet they seem to have taken little notice of this, and I am worried that should anything happen it could be missed as was the case for me (between the sparse midwife appointments of 20-30 weeks). So I have asked her if she can ensure they do a couple of extra checks, just for reassurance. (maybe more for my sanity?!). She seemed to agree, however I then had a text from my mum (who lives near my sister and sees her often) that I should try not to panic her and not put my fears upon her. I am so upset by her comments I don't know what to do. I thought I had been quite measured about it all, and tried not to panic her- just stated that there's a slightly increased risk... Mum of course reiterates that she and my gran had perfect pregnancies, and my Dad's mum seemed to do ok too, so she concludes there's no genetic link. I know that is likely to be true (and I hope it is just bad luck on my part and not running somewhere in our genes), but I can't live with the thought that my sister could have symptoms missed.
What should I do? Sorry for the late saturday night rant. Not sure where else to sound this off.
Love to you all xx