Tamlin for your friend, and for you as well. Don't beat yourself up over feelig that way, it's perfectly natural, just know (as you do deep down anyway) that it ISN'T catching, and that her pg and your pg are entirely separate. No reason to think your LO is doing anything other than thriving. Hope you're ok, can't imagine what your friend is going through, to lose 2.... Do they know what caused it?
Cece fingers crossed for you tomorrow. If LO refuses to turn at least you get to meet him/her tomorrow! I know it's not the way you'd like it to work out, but am excited for you nevertheless, hope you don't mind!
It seems this has been the day for hospital visits - and me makes 3! I was having a bit of an anxious morning, I think it was mainly the stress of the last few days, coupled with the fact that I don't seem to have felt much movememnt since sat night. My next consultant's app wasn't for another 3 weeks, so I called his (lovely) secretary to see if I could make it any sooner. She said she'd speak to him and call me back at lunchtime, but called mid-morning to say that although she hadn't been able to get hold of him she'd been thinking of me and had phoned the day assessment ward for me, and would I like to go in for a scan this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon!! DH couldn't come either day, so I fugured I may as well go today and get it over with (so to speak). I went in at 3 and saw a LOVELY mw who was about my age who did obs and listened to the hb. I didn't think I was going to get a scan afterall but at the last minute I was whisked downstairs (to the room where I was scanned internally the day after Thomas was born to check for retained placenta ) for a scan. LO was absolutely fine, and no sign of having grown a willy in the last 7 weeks which is just as well as the nursery gets a little more pink every time I go out She was moving around on the screen, although I coulnd't feel it. MW reckoned it was due to her position. She's breach atm, head up with her back to my front so all I'm feeling when she moves her feet around very low down. All the measurements were good, she's measuring a little big if anything (will probably start worrying about that at some point! ) and the sonographer reckoned she weighs about 2lbs That doesn't really explain where the other 1.5 stone has come from though... I was SO impressed by the level of care I got, all from one slightly over-wrought emotional phonecall this morning. The consultant himself phoned me at about 6.30 to check I was ok and they've moved my appt with him from 11th to 2nd. I wish all of us got care like this, I can imagine the difference it would make, and I feelk VERY lucky, in more ways than one
So another exhausting and emotionally draining day, but at least it was in a good way today!
DH and I went to John Lewis this evening for a nursery consultant's appt. Bit like a gift list, though in a sense less fun cos I knwo we're the ones who will be paying for the stuff We've definitely settled on the bugaboo having tried out a few different ones, and it's nice to feel at least a little more organised!
Sydney will be thinking of you and your little boy on sunday. Do you have any plans seeing as DH is away? I hope so. You can always come round here and help us re-paint the sitting room if you like I don't care if it's not the 'done thing', sending big hugs anyway xx
How did you get on today Scarlotti? Hope it went really well for you
cornflake thanks for your comments re movement. And I know you're right abut the house. We're trying to keep the back door locked, but it's a real PITA. Might get a yale lock fitted on it, then we can have a competition to see who gets locked out the most times!
Gently I had a similar experience on the ward too, there were all these mums with their newborns, and I kept thinking 'if I'm really lucky that will be me next time I'm here' Still can't really imagine it actually happening though!
Will be back to catch up with everyone properly tomorrow, sorry for another "me" post. xx