3rd Trimester bumps!!

[sue e]

Hi julie - i keep forgetting you are stuck with bedrest, only 2 more weeks to go for you and your free to scrub!!!!! after all the time with your feet up i bet your really looking forward to that. I cant believe how close we all are.

Hi, everyone

love

sue e xx

[ahart]

Hi Ladies, I'm happy to hear everyones doing well.

KristiA: I love the names and I enjoyed your message...feels good to know that you're not alone during this process. Wow 30 wks, not long to go at all

Sue E: My doc had to call them to get the results at my appt yesterday, however I passed it was normal and I also lost 7lbs in 3 wks.

I start my every 2 wks appt after the last 3 wk appt on 9/25. I have my U/S on 9/13. Can't wait to see them again. I'm so afraid that I will go into labor at home by myself while DH isat work.

[kristiA]

Thanks to all for the comments on the names we picked. Julie, intersting about the name "Blue"....I'd say it's unique!! If you both like it, go for it. Mesa is nice too! Congrats on getting off bed rest soon! I bet you have big plans for what you're going to do too!

Ahart, glad your results were good. And losing weight too! You must be eating healthy while the babies are still growing! My weight has leveled off lately. I haven't gained anything in about 4 weeks. You're still modified best rest, right?

Sue, did you get your test results yet?

Gregmbarry & Cla, I completely agree with what you both said about other pregnant people who haven't gone through IVF. In a strange way I'm a bit grateful for all my infertility years as I know it's given me an appreciate for my babies I probably woulnd't have otherwise.

Tracii, I can't believe you pictures! A back pack too!!!! Way to go!!

[Mel_P]

Hi Fellow bumpers
Nice to catch up with you all Kirsti, your wee post had me a bit teary eyed too. Kind of wish had the nursery and things to look forward too, weird not having any changes to our apartment, but had a bit of a sobbing moment just buying the cot mattress at the weekend and thinking about our wee baby sleeping in the cot. (ha ha, as opposed to the reality of pushing a heavy buggy up a wellington hill, with huge leaking boobs and nappy bags flapping everywhere!)


Some of you guys were talking about v versus c births. Do you guys actually get to choose??? I don't even think a c-section is viable unless baby is breech or complications over here.

Bella - hows the bump?? Maybe I am not imagining that I am oversized as for the second m/w visit running I am measuring 2 wks ahead. (and it sure isn't like I have the conception dates mixed up!) One more visit indicating same 2wk ahead pattern and m/w said, yes theres a good chance its either an early or a big baby. Heck! I don't know what scares me most!! Happy birthday by the way. Did you have a good one? What an lovely prezzie to be pregnant and all on your big 3 zero.

Good luck with the GTT sue. Did you get results back yet? I had to retake the diabetes too (really enjoyed the TWO hour wait this time around!) and my results came back okay, which was a relief.

Its weird hearing all the posts on hormones going crazy, I have been all calm and stable and then recently have been feeling really see saw like and totally spit the dummy and threw all of my toys out of the box yesterday when my poor DH made a comment that I was over sensative too (no ... not the one about having a big butt or "puku nui" (big belly) as he likes to call me!)

I can't believe how we are all bumped up on the due date list! Cripes its our turn soon!! Hope your all practising your pelvic floor excersizes!

take care all
Mel

(popping off to photo bucket now to put a face to your name tracii and see Bella's enlarged bump!)

[bella-s]

Hi Everyone,

Haven't posted in a while, but have been keeping up on what's happening. Kristi - I also got emotional reading your post, but then that's nothing strange... I get emotional for just about anything these days. I also love your names - I wish we could do the full nursery deck out, but at this stage it is just white, cos noone knows we are having a girl, so want to make sure something like a pink wall doesn't give it away!

I had my Glucose test yesterday too, and will get the results early next week. Am still considered high risk, so hoping it's all clear.

The big 3-0 was a bit of a non-event. I had lunch with DH, and just kind of felt emotional all day!! Anyway, it's no biggie. Am looking forward to my baby shower next month - I think 1 party is enough for me this year!

Mel - so far, I have measured exactly where I should be for the number of weeks, but feel I am closer to going over every time! I hope she doesn't come early too - I have around 4 weeks of work left, and I am looking forward to some time on the beach before the little Munchkin arrives. BTW - I just posted another pic up - would love to see another one from you!

I had a bit of a scare on Tuesday. I hadn't felt the bub move since Sunday, and had some crampy pains, so I thought I'd call the midwives. I thought they would tell me to lie down & relax (am constantly feeling like I am over paranoid this pregnancy), but instead she says "ok, come up here straight away, keep breathing, stay calm". I couldn't believe it! I didn't have the car (DH had taken it to work), so caught a cab. All was OK - they monitored to baby's heartbeat, which was fine, and she started moving around again. They told me I left it too long to tell them about the baby not moving though - so keep that in mind. She said we should feel movements around 10 times each 24 hours.

Hope everyone is well!

Bella.

[EYCI]

OK, I was brave enough to put up a "naked" belly picture of me on photobucket

Little "Blue" as we call the babe says hello to everyone! He/she was literally waving as DH was taking the photo... you can all see it, right?

Hope you all are doing well!

--Julie

[Tracii]

Julie and Bella - You and your bellies look great!

I posted a picture of me with clean hair

Gotta run to study italian but will write more tomorrow!

[Cla]

Must pop over to photobucket to catch up with all the new piccies. I've made dp promise to take some belly shots this weekend!!! I'm going to the hairdressers as we have another wedding to go to, so will hopefully look respectable!!!

Went for my scan and clinic app. today and hooray! Baby has finally grown enough to get a "dot" in between the growth lines on my chart. Before we were under the bottom line which wasn't good! Anyhow, that means the monitering is now down to once a week. S/he measures at 5lbs 3 today. Back there in 2 weeks for another growth scan but at least we're now on track!!!!

Hi to all!!! Are you all still working? I finish this Friday and frankly I cannot wait! I usually love my job but the tiredness is kicking in big time now and I can't wait to spend the afternoons on the sofa catching up with some sleep!!!!!!!! And watching trashy daytime telly!!!!

Speak soon!

Cla
xx

[kristiA]

Congrats on nearing the end, Cla! I bet you are thrilled to be stopping work. Seems many people do that around 35 weeks. I was planning to work up until the end, but after hearing from many of you who are a few weeks ahead of me, I'm beginning to think I should prepare to end early too. And wow, 5 lbs 3 ozs! GREAT!

Julie, Tracii & Bella....great pictures!!! I need to take one soon too!!

I have a scan tomorrow, so I'm excited about that.

Hope you all are doing well and getting all your preparations done!!

[sue e]

Hi all,

so glad to see you are all progressing well.

Just a quick post to keep you updated, i have spent the last 6 days in hospital, the glucose test was fine but at my antenatal appointment my blood pressure was 160/100, so i had to be admitted. the staff were absolutely lovely, so i am pleased 'bubble'will be born there. I am now on medication and have to go on thursday to be assessed again. the good thing is, the bloods are coming back clear which means that it is not pre-eclampsia (what a relief).

Will try and catch up with everyone tomorrow.

love

sue e xx

[kristiA]

Oh wow, Sue! 6 days in the hospital! Poor thing. I'm glad all is ok now. So will you have to have bed rest or any restrictions? Get rest. Catch up with us later.

[Cla]

Sue,

Sorry to hear about your spell in hospital. Glad to hear all looks ok now - let us know how you get on tomorrow.
Like you say - it's nice to get to know the hospital and staff a little. Puts your mind at rest (not that I meant it's "nice" to be in hospital of course!!). I've spent some time at my hospital with the staff with the monitering and they are so nice, I'm not half as anxious about the birth as perhaps I was.
Anyway - good luck for tom

Cla
xx

[gregmbarry]

Hi all

Sorry to hear about your hospital stay Sue - but you're out now - how have things been going since??

Gosh Mel - I hadn't even looked at the due dates board until you mentioned it...and...GULP...I'm next for the due date! Wow - time has flown.

I haven't had a chance to look at the photobucket - but i will today. I think I'll post a pic that my sister took of me a couple of weeks ago....That would've been week 34.

How's everyone else doing? Haven't heard from Charlie and Richard for a while...hopefully the braxton hicks have settled down!

[charlie77]

hey ladies
tis richard here
glad to see everyone is doing well
wow its getting so close now
how are you all feeling about the big day??
lol grembarry next huh
im sure you are all ready for the arrival of your babies by now and like us are just waiting to meet your children
charlie has had a few problems im affraid
she had to spend another 3 days in hospital last week due to her losing the sight in her left eye a couple of times
thought it was p/e at 1st
but after running a few tests and making her really misserable by keeping her in for days they said was probably just bad migranes made worse cos of pregnancy
she is gettin huge now will put a piccy on photobucket soon
we finnaly got our new car all sorted out so thats 1 less thing to worry about it has been an epic struggle to find the right car but got there in the end
how are your partners getting on ladies???
are they like me??
full of worrys about well about almost everything really
hope you all are keeping well
all the best
take care
richard charlie

[bella-s]

Hi all,

Sue - so sorry that you had to be in hospital for a week, but glad you got to get some well needed rest. I hope things go smoothly from now.

I just wanted to vent my anger...sorry for the lengthy post....
I had a hospital appointment yesterday, and am giving birth in the hospital's Birth Centre, so I see the same midwife everytime. This was my 2nd meeting with her, and she introduced herself again, which means she didn't remember a thing from last time. That annoyed me from the start (how hard is it to look at your notes first to see if you have met your patient before??!!).

So anyway, after all this reading I have been doing about labour etc., I decided I would really like a scan at around 34 weeks just to reassure me that everything is a-ok. I really thought about it, and knowing the person that I am, I need this kind of reassurance so that I know that everything really is as it seems. I mean, we are IVFers, we are not used to trusting our bodies!

Anyway, she goes into this tirade about how I need to learn to trust my body, that I should consider taking stress classes, that I shouldn't expect to have scans every week (I haven't had one since 19 weeks), that scans can be harmful for the baby etc. etc. It was a real attack on me, and I felt like bursting into tears then and there. I held it (only just), and told her that I understand it may seem irrational, but that I was trying to give her some insight into how I manage pain & situations like this - and that is by arming myself with as much knowledge & reassurance as possible. She just kept telling me that I should find better ways to manage these feelings. My gosh...I am giving birth in 2 months! I can deal with my life issues later, I think!

She even started telling me how this is the only pregnancy in which I will feel & experience every kick etc. cos I will have toddlers running around for future pregnancies. I thought this was a little insensitive and showed a complete lack of understanding about what it is like to go through IVF, and the journey I have been on to get here. I bless the day that what she says is true, but I don't see she should throw that at me as part of her 'lecture'. But these are things she would know if she even bothered to ask me any personal questions.

Anyway, it ended up with her telling me she 'didn't want to argue about this all day' (she was the only one raising her voice), and I said I didn't either - I didn't think it would be such a big deal. She wrote me a referral for a scan, but did not book me in, urging me to 'think about what she said'. How bloody patronising. I ended up calling DH afterwards sobbing, and he is so worried about me seeing her from now on.

Sorry to bore you with a long post, but I really needed a shoulder to cry on.

Bella.