Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - March 2008

[Lenny]

Marcellus....where are you?? Hope you are on your way home from hospital with little precious Jelly

Thanks so much for your post mako. I have read so much of what you wrote about Sage, and i do feel OK about it all. Our monitoring went perfectly, and i had a huge BH half way through which they throught might have been a contraction, but it was just one on it's own.

Very very rough few days & nights, but we're nearly there. I have just realised that my ticker is wrong...one day out! After all this time! My EDD is tomorrow. Things are definitely happening in there with Bugsy. I've had a few signs, but unless he hurries up, it'll be induction on Wednesday.

Hope everyone had a wonderful easter.
Jo

[lismith25]

Happy Easter Monday chickies, hope you are all doing well

Good Luck Jo eeek I cant believe you are nearly there, and at least you know you wont have to wait past wednesday..........your sooo close to seeing your little man

Marcellus - Are you still out there? Have you popped yet? Oh I think maybe so.....its a little too quiet Hope you are doing well and the wait is finally over for you.

OMG that means im soon aaaahhhh

Big Hi to Arielle, Satya, Ktgirl, TL, ooh it getting so close for us all
And of course all the mummies, hope all the bubs had a wonderful 1st easter.
Lis xx

[onthefly]

Thanks for the optimism girls, but I'm still here...

Happy EDD for tomorrow Lenny! wow - definitely only a couple more days at the most for you. I'm jealous Will be thinking of you and little bugsy and hoping all goes very smoothly.

Lismith - i think we all think we won't be ready in time and worry that baby will come early and catch us unprepared... but all they really need is their loving parents and you've got that covered.

Am going to get fabric to attempt sewing some little baby pants tomorrow, just for a change from nappies. Counted them and realised I've made 10 now, not including the three crappy ones I probably can't use. Figure pants should be relatively easy... Anyway, gotta think of things to keep me busy - there's only so much time you can spend vacuuming and mopping afterall

Take care everyone

[mako]

Lenny Maybe you won't have to wait until Wednesday. I hope everything goes well for you and Bugsy whenever it all happens Can't wait to see your B.A.
Oh and I'm glad your monitoring went well too.

Marcellus How cute, making little nappies and pants.You are so clever
Any sign of "Jelly?"

Lismith Your ticker is flying along too.

So exciting, all these bubbas due very soon.Woohoo!!!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter.
Ours was very busy, seeing relo's and friends and going out for meals etc,etc.

Oh just thought I'd mention that Ktgirl and "Itchy" and "Scratchy" are doing well. Ktgirl is just very busy with work etc

[nic]

Ok, will attempt to do some personals here..

Arielle, congrats to your friends on their baby boy! Wow 9 years! I think it's beautiful that you were blubbering when you first held him. Just imagine what it'll be like when you hold your own little one soon Hope all is well with you.

Marcellus - I just noticed you're past your EDD! Sounds like you have the nesting thing happening too, hope it's a good sign and that Jelly's arrival is close.

Lenny, so glad to hear that your little man is growing as he should. Sending you heaps of labour vibes before inducement on Wednesday. So looking forward to seeing your BA and reading your birth story

Lis - hope you can sort out your car seat saga! We haven't tried to fit the seat from DD into the car properly. We have to try it out in the middle seat, otherwise we are going to be going shopping for a new one, which I don't want to do!

I have been having some BH's, I forgot what they were like. Last night I had a horrible pain down one side of my body, and it was painful to even move (i thought I had stretched out too far in bed) We have another 2 weeks before our next OB appointment and hopefully I can book in for our glucose test on Friday this week, just need to call the closest collection centre 75klms away. Will be a nice day out for DH and I.

We managed to get all the timber we needed on our trip last week. We did 2 trips to bunnings, first one for timber and other stuff including tarps because it started raining when we were timber shopping LOL! We spent a total of 3 hours walking around that place on our first visit. I told DH that the paint and other stuff we were getting would have to wait, so we loaded up the trailer, without the help of the bunnings staff, but with the help of a total stranger. Then went back to my mums for a bit, had a coffee and then back to bunnings for another hour to get paint and supplies and other bits and pieces. DH managed to get a little bit more done on the cupboard, and at the end of this week on his RDO's he will do a little bit more, and hopefully he'll be able to prime it all and start slapping some actual colour on the walls soon.

Heartburn is still playing havoc with me. Went and bought some Mylanta i think it was? the other day, and have been feeling better, but am a bit wary of using it too much, so am using it once every second day.

Anyway, that's enough babble from me.
Ooh, one question... does anyone have their b/t etc done at sullivan nicolaides and can tell me roughly how much for the glucose test?

Nic

[kimbe]

Hi girls
You all sound so great...and so close to having your bubs!

I've been regularly popping in and reading updates but haven't posted for some time. Jenna is 3 weeks now and going so well, she's growing and changing every day, i'm loving the whole experience despite realising i really had no idea what it was all about or how much energy it would take!

Well Wednesday looks like a big day of many over the coming weeks in here, i wish you all a wonderful birthing experience...my favourite moment of it all (other than holding Jenna for the first time) was looking down and seeing her little round puffy face which had just popped into the world seemingly stuck, i can still feel the muscles in my own face change when i recall seeing her. So if you are able to during the birth, look down! It's a miracle of miracles.

All the best!

[arielle]

Hi ladies!

Just got back from our weekend away in Bright. Was sure there'd be atleast one BA to read when I got back, but no?? Jelly and Buggsy are just too super cosy in their cocoons, it would appear. No doubt you're trying all the tricks in the book Lenny and Marcellus to help things along.
I'm sure it won't be long now girls. GOOD LUCK!!
Happy EDD too, Lenny (where are you having bubs BTW?)

Lismith - how are you travelling? Are you sleeping ok these days? Good luck with the car seat. I haven't sorted ours yet either.

KTGirl - hope you're feeling well. How far along are you now? Hope you're getting time enough to prepare for itchy and scratchies arrivals amongst all your busy-ness.

Nic - you getting BH's already? Wow!! I don't think I am yet, or atleast I can't tell yet that I am, if I am. When is normal for them to start I wonder?
Sounds like you and DH did v.well with your trip to Bunnings. What a huge day for you. Pity there wasn't a little more help from the Bunnings staff after such a decent purchase. Bless that stranger. What a gem!!
Bugger about the heartburn. Have you reduced or cut out really acidic foods and drinks. I'm finding I can't drink OJ any more. Milk has been doing wonders, however. We went out for dinner with our friends whilst away, and everyone ordered fancy wines with their meals. Not me. A glass of milk! LOL!!!

Kimbe - thanks for the tip. I will be sure to look down. What an incredible memory, especially recalling how the muscles in your face changed when you saw your precious miracle for the 1st time. I've got goosebumps just thinking about it. So glad all is going well with Jenna.

All going well with me. Feeling super chilled after a nice Easter away with friends. Bought some gorgeous brightly coloured felt toys and decorations from the Easter market we visited whlst away, so am happy to say, we now have our nursery decorations sorted! Phew! We were chopping and changing our minds like nothing else over the last couple of months, aout how to decorate, until we saw that stall, and went, "that's it! That's perfect." The goods are also made in Nepal, and their sale supports under-previleged communities there, so it gives us extra warm fuzzy feelings knowing this, which we hope will create an even nicer feel in bubs room. Once we have decorated, I will try to post some pics.

Well, enough from me. Hope you all had a lovely relaxing Easter, and ate plenty of yummy choccies!

Big belly rubs to all.
Can't wait to hear some exciting news V.V.V.soon!! xo

[nic]

Arielle, I think some people don't get BH's? Yeah, am trying to cut out spicy foods and drinks, thanks for the reminder about the milk, will try that too. I had a giggle at you having your drink of milk while everyone else had their fancy wines. I'm so missing a nice glass of brown brothers dolcetto and syrrah sp? I'm not really into reds, but love that one.
How great that you managed to get your nursery decorations! It's so exciting isn't it? I'm finding I'm getting excited about doing just the one wall in DS's room.

I called and booked in for my glucose test on Friday. The woman asked how many weeks I was and then started to tell me I couldn't have it done until I was between 26 and 28 weeks. Told her that since I had to travel to them, and I had to see my OB at the start of 27 weeks, who also wanted the test done before my next visit, that this friday was the only day I could get there. So she ummed and ahhed and I said, "I'll be like 2 days off being 26 weeks" So she booked me in thankgod.
Sometimes it sucks trying to fit everything in around DH's RDO's so we don't have to use any of his sickies. He booked out all his annual leave for us going away for EPU and transfer and also a month for when bub is born. He will accrue just enough leave between bub being born and christmas for him to have xmas holidays when they shut down for about a month. Poor DH has also been putting off getting a referral for a wisdom tooth to be removed in hosptial. He has been hearing horror stories and never been in hospital (his first blood ever test was at 31 years old, just before we started IVF ) so has been putting it off, now it seems it is giving him some real grief, along with headaches, so we are going to see if we can book him in for the surgery sometime during his month off for bub's arrival. That way he doesn't have to use sickies, if they take a sickie they don't get their allowance for turning up to work which is around 130 bucks a day, so a big difference in pay then.

Anyway, must go and check out the rest of the forums
Hope everyone is well.

Nic

[lismith25]

Oohh Marcellus - I cant believe your so calm, the anticipation would drive me insane.

Lenny - Happy Due date.......your soooooooo close.

Im sleeping a little better now thanks Arielle, I have bought another couple of pillows so now there is a fort surrounding me in bed and dh has started to steal some them, though he initially complained . I still go numb and have to go for a wander in the middle of the night but at least I am able to go back to sleep. I really didnt want to get into the habit of sleeping somewhere else.

Nic- the infamous car seat dh is going to sort out......thank goodness, so I am letting go of that little string of stress. I think I have also been getting BH, the obs tried to tell me it was ligament pain, but have getting them at night when supported so I think they might be BH. Very painful tightening and cramps and bubs seems to go a little crazy when it happens, so I think that maybe its them.

We just have soooo much going on at the mo, im surprised im not going grey; work is mega stressful as they havent replaced me yet; we're half way through building new house (was supposed to be in by May but the weather took its toll); Were trying to get our current house on the market soon; and im studying and of course the wee psycho inside looking for a way out
Im knackered already!!!

But at some point maybe christmas I know we shall look back at this point and say how the hell did we manage....though im really not sure how we will.

Anyway on a cheerful note, our family members all share the same birthdays and starting on the 17th April, we have 4 inbetween till my due date, so I had better have my bags packed before then just in case.

Sorry its a bit of a rant....obviously needed to vent.

Good Luck to the impending bubs...its very exciting
Lis

[nic]

yep lis, that sounds like BH's. How much longer are you working for? Hope you can get to put your feet up for a little bit before bubs arrival, sounds very hectic at your place atm.

Nic

[Loula]

Hi ladies

It is with much pleasure that i announce the well awaited arrival of baby

LIAM ALEXANDER at 10.03 today

Mum and bubs doing well but poor dad has a few scratches to bear. lol

CONGRATS jo and cant wait to see you back on line to tell us about your beautiful Liam

(now trying to find the birth announcement threads!!!)

[onthefly]

Hi all, just checking in

Back from docs - still firm, 60% effaced, so could be a while off yet. Am booked in for induction next thursday (just in case), but obviously hoping Jelly makes a move before then.

Lismith - do I seem calm? that's cool.... too tired to be much else really. That sounds like BH to me too.

Well done on organising everything Nic - sounds like a bit of a pain when you have to plan so far in advance for everything!

Arielle - glad you got your decorations. sounds lovely.

Sorry couldn't oblige you with a BA... but Lenny will have one for us very soon I think! Havn't heard anything, so assuming bugsy hasn't arrived already.... Good luck for tomorrow Lenny! I'm jealous, but also super excited and happy for you!!

Thanks for the tip Kimbe - must look down.

Thanks for letting us know about KTgirl Mako, glad to hear all three are doing well.

[Loula]

Hehehe we posted at the same time

Lenny's bubs is here

[monnie]

Lenny....fantastic!!!

Well done on little Liam...such wonderful news!

Does that mean you are one of the 2% that actually have their baby on their due date?

So thrilled for you...

Just wonderful!

[onthefly]

Argh - should have hit refresh after I posted!

Huge congratulations Lenny!!!!

[nic]

Oh YAY Lenny!! I'm so glad to hear that Liam is here and you are both well CONGRATULATIONS!!

Going to find your BA and post in there as well

Nic

[lismith25]

Yeay JO - You made it Congratulamalations
Gorgeous name too.......cant wait to hear all the details.
Hope you and and your boy are doing well and dh is recovering

Marcellus....looks like she pipped you, hope you are doing ok, hopefully this will spur jelly into action.....try to enjoy the final days of peace while you still can

I had more bh last night.......now im convinced its them.......and I think I can safely say its going to hurt

Bubs away....better find lenny's ba

Toodles Lis xx

[mako]

Congratulations Lenny. I was coming in to wish you all the best for today hun but I don't need to I hope you and little Liam are well.
I'm off to find your B.A

C'Mon Jelly. You are next. The big wide world isn't that scary. Marcellus how are you feeling? Any signs yet?