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Good luck momma on ur test.
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dancing your so close :D yay for finishing work!!
bluebooties so glad everything was ok and that baby did co-operate in the end
LMSM hope your dh is better soon, its so annoying when men fail to cope and/or function when they get ill isnt it?!! LOVE Fia :heart:
pbn its funny id never even thought Alisa could be mistaken as A-liss-a just because ive always seen it as the name Lisa with an A on the front :) its a very popular Russian name and ive only ever heard it be pronounced A-lee-sa
here the A-liss-a pronunciation would be spelled either Alyssa or Alissa though i get what you mean!!
i know 2 girls both called Alicia one is A-lee-sha and the other is A-liss-ee-a, i think all the Alisa, Alissa, Alicia, Alessia style names have inter-changeable pronunciations, i know everytime i see the name Alicia im like ok.. is she A-lee-sha, A-liss-ee-a or something else!!
Hope you got some well deserved rest, Blue!!!!
Pbn, go you!! Such a good feeling to have a tidy, organised, de cluttered home...woohoo!!! Hopefully you can rest up some before Bub now that you’ve done the hard wor) prepping the house ;)
So jelly, I don’t want to go to work’ just cull,cull, organise, cull, organise lol
Hubs did not leave the bed until 8pm, to go eat some freshly made ANZAC bikkies ( one of the man6 activities to keep the girls entertained in the arvo, just like the build up before the storm last night, the kids were electric and exhausted their poor momma lol) and a tea and return to bed...he’s bound to be better today ..or else lol
I love SoFIA too... hope so bad that we can settle on that :awe:
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That is the only reason I didn’t put Alisa as my fav of your list of names, as see the variations of the name running into different pronunciation issues.
My best friend is called Alizah, and she gets the full suite, which even at 35, bothers her :P
Though I do think if you love it, you’ll make sure it is super clear how to say her name and that is it :)
LMSM i read your friends name as A-ligh-za (like Eliza but with an A) but then thought it could be A-lee-za? i can see how that would be very frustrating constantly having to correct people!!
4blue2pink that's actually how I read Alisa initially (A-ligh-za) not A-liss-a or A-lees-a. I will say now if I come across the name again I'll just say 'hi there' instead [emoji23][emoji23]
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Blue sounds like quite a day! Hope your feeling better soon.
LMSM must be a time for work travels my hubby is on a 7day trip [emoji30]!
Pbn I NEED your energy!! I’ve got 5 more blankets to sew and I’m hoping to have them finished by the end of the week. Then dh will be on vacation the week before Christmas and then will be on relax mode until baby arrives so I’m hoping my nesting kicks in his vaca week! And I can get everything sorted.
Dh asked last night if I had a hospital bag packed for when he got home [emoji37] lol his que for he wants to get frisky! I told him it’s nice to be on a “vacation” [emoji23] while he is gone!
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Yes ladies i am feeling quite better with the discharge and pelvic heaviness but i am on day 5 of 10 so not much rest unfortunately [emoji21].
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has anyone else's nausea/sickness returned? i had this happen with my last pregnancy too, im wondering if its somehow linked to the acid reflux. the sickness is nowhere near as bad as it was at the start of the pregnancy but i do get hit with waves of feeling sick and i did end up throwing up last week :-/
blue booties glad your feeling better, when will you finish work? you must be exhausted by the time you finish on day 10!
Ash i think you need to stay on "vacation" if you want your little lady to stay put as long as possible :D love the pics of her room you put on fb her bow collection is amazing :heart:
4blue2pink I've just started getting really uncomfortable like babies head is sitting right at the door of my cervix... I waddle from side to side and it actually gets painful to walk too long...
The only difference I've noticed in this pregnancy from my boys is that I don't have the pregnancy line (linea nigra) I did with them. It was really quite dark during my boys pregnancies from 25-28 weeks onwards from memory yet I've only just noticed the faintest line appear over the last few days and I'm on week 34, it's so light I only 'see' it because I know where it should be.... Anyone else experience this? Pretty sure it doesn't mean anything gender wise [emoji23][emoji23] but its an interesting difference!!
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So after i do this 10 day stretch i get 10 days off then back to my 7 days shift 7 days off routine till baby comesQuote:
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Pbn3 i have always had one but this time the line and my areola took forever to darken up. Plus my breasts aren't heavy or sore at all which is quite different for me.Quote:
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pbn i hear you on the pelvic pain!! this baby is sitting very low too and the spd is really bad at night, trying to turn over in bed is agonising now :( though strangely im not in too much pain walking i think its when im not moving that it seizes up and then has to kind of unlock (with alot of crunching and cracking) when i try to move which is what hurts!! i know that symptoms arent reliable for gender but i will say that i had a few symptoms with both my girls that i never had with any of my 4 boys so you never know!!
bluebooties im shocked that they make you stay on such long shift patterns right up to the end, especially when most of it is spent on your feet, will you get much time off after baby is born?
Interesting Bluebooties [emoji848] cant believe you have such a grueling work schedule until your due [emoji22] 7 days must be very hard yakka, especially being on your feet! Do you get issues with excess fluid in the last few weeks? I'm off to sleep but will talk tomorrow [emoji42]
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4b2p I have been throwing up every morning again but then I feel ok for the rest of the day until evening when the acid kicks in. And thanks [emoji4] I don’t guess you can ever have to many hair bows right? I’m starting to wonder if all the aches and pains are worth trying to hold out until after Christmas or if I should just get the call rolling once I hit 36w...
Pbn I don’t notice the line as much this time either! Girl, girl, girl!!!
Blue I vote boy!! This pregnancy has given you a world of issues compare to your others it seems like.
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Ash im similar i feel ok after throwing up or once the sickness wave wears off, its not constant like it was at the start thankfully!! oh no youve got the acid too? its horrid isnt it!!
i love hair bows but have never done them with either of my girls, i try tying my 2 year olds hair up sometimes but she just pulls it straight out!! id wait for 37 weeks and then baby wont be considered premie and will be allowed to go home with you straight away rather than having to be kept in and monitored etc :) when are you 37 weeks?
I’m not sure if it’s acid or what the deal is I just have this constant burning aching pain in my left side right around/below my rib cage. It’s been like this most of my pregnancy but wayyyy worse at night so bad I can’t lay on that side. Dr said it’s probably just the baby at this point taking up so much space but I didn’t argue and say well... it’s been like this the whole time. I had it with my last two also and it went away after pregnancy so I’ll just deal a few more weeks. I’ll be 37 on Christmas Day! The goal (according to my dr.) is get to 36 which I think won’t be an issue at all since that’ll be next Monday. Ds4 was 36w6d and we were still in for a week due to jaundice so this is why I’d really like to make it past Christmas because more than likely this baby will have it also since my other 4 had to be admitted back under lights.
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No unfortunately i can either do maternity or vacation in a year/12 month (july to june) and so i opting for vacation in june. After baby i got myself 2 weeks off by exchanging my work shifts around with colleagues. Yeah maternity benefits sure are crappy. Plus starting jan 1st we will no longer get any paid sick leaves. Normally we had 3 days per year of paid sick time off [emoji45]Quote:
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I normally do but this time i haven't gained a trace off fluid even my rings are still lose on my fingers. No leg cramps at night just a creeping crawly sensation. My back does hurt a lot by the end of the day and all i want to do is lie down.Quote:
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My biggest worry is and (always has been while pregnant and at work) is what if i run into a code/cpr situation (god forbid) and am the only one around to start chest compressions !
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Ash they say the more acid reflux the more hair the baby will have. Speaking of which the sonogram tech pointed out this last biophysical profile that baby already appears to have a ton of long hair so boy or girl i believe i need to get my baby brush and comb out and to the ready [emoji4]
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bluebooties i had bad acid with my last baby and she was born with lots of hair :D it was also pointed out on my scan with her at 37 weeks, the tech said look at all that white shadow around the skull..thats hair!! i will be really interested to see if this baby is a hairy one too because the acid this time has been even worse, i love fuzzy baby hair :heart:
your maternity and sick leave are awful :( its like you are punished for having a baby or being too ill to work which is madness and really really unfair, i am even more shocked because you work in the medical field, surely your *big bosses* must understand the need for time off work for a new baby or an illness.
oh no i coudnt imagine having to attempt chest compression's while heavily pregnant!! :-/ fingers crossed that situation doesnt arise!!
Ash that pain sounds horrid :( that makes sense about wanting her to stay put till xmas is out the way if she will more than likely need the lights, fingers crossed she cooperates!! how soon after your last shot did you have your others?
4blue2pink my turning in bed hasn't been too bad (was awful with ds2) but I've had a couple occasions of 'clunks' when rolling, like it feels (and sounds) like a dislocation popping into place [emoji50] I've spent a few nights in the recliner due to reflux or bad legs/feet (last night was a combo of both plus the feeling of not being able to breathe [emoji23]) should've gone out earlier as I only got maybe 5 hours sleep [emoji30] all of which was once I was comfortable in the recliner.
Bluebooties I sure hope that scenario doesn't play out with you being the only one around go do chest compressions!!! I agree too that your maternity leave conditions are absolute poo [emoji90]
Ash I hope you get through xmas before Esme makes her arrival! My mum thinks my bub may very well come early but my brain refuses to entertain the idea [emoji52] I have my most ideal delivery date and I cant even think of it changing [emoji23] I'm telling myself to get my hospital bag ready for just in case but just don't do it because maybe that would be inviting it too happen [emoji23][emoji23] None of my boys were early so I think I'm pretty safe....
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pbn the clunk noise is grim isnt it, your right it does sound and feel like a dislocation popping back in!! i get that every time i try to turn over along with crunching and cracking sounds :-/ recliner sounds good!! wish we had one, im sleeping propped up on pillows every night thanks to the acid but even then sleep isnt great, suppose its getting me ready for when im up in the night with baby :)
I would have never got through my first pregnancy without my recliner!! I had this weird upper back pain that kicked in about 14 weeks. I could not sleep laying down in any position. I would wake in awful pain like a burning, tightening vice type feeling all across my upper to middle back. I tried propping up with pillows, cushions etc and no go. I started sleeping upright on the lounge with my legs down the chaise. I was working full time and can remember being in tears so many nights because I couldn't sleep [emoji22] the idea of a recliner popped in my head and then was the mission of finding one with a high enough back that was being sold separately. Finally found one at the back of a store in a odds/ends type section and oh my it was bliss [emoji38] so I spent the next 6 months sleeping in a recliner [emoji23] hated it by the end and was soooooo happy with ds2 I had no issues sleeping in bed at all!!
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4b2p - I’m having the same pain in bed when I turn. What is it? It’s like it’s between my lady parts and my tailbone.
Pbn - I hope you have whichever gender you want, but I will say that I don’t have the line yet either and did with my first 2 girls. What day are you trying to schedule as your ideal day?! I’m hoping for 2/8, but I’ll be 39+5 so I’m a tad nervous I won’t make it. But, the only time I’ve gone in labor I was 40 weeks with my first. Hoping this works out!
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Happy Monday!
Ash – definitely try to prolong your “vacation” until you’ve past the 37-w mark, the longer you can cook this lovely bun, the better ;) and if you must resume things with hubs, do use a condom, eh? The contact with the cervix could be enough to trigger labour but less than if you also have contact with semen :P
For my 1st I had those same pains in my upper right quadrant, along with swelling on one leg/foot – and they worried at first it was pre-eclampsia but my protein and BP were ok – so they put it down to baby pushing into that corner and acid!
Bluebooties – like PBN will just say, what a sh*t system :( the whole “you can have mat leave OR normal leave once only in a 12-m period” is just BS, I wish it was different – don’t you have savings so you could take some days of leave without pay possibly or is that not an option from your employer’s perspective? (I mean how do you do when you have sick kids, can’t you take days off, even without pay?) :( I hope that when you are on your days off you do get to put your feet up even just a little and rest up. Hope your shifts go as smoothly and easily as they possibly can for you! :hugs:
Oh a hairy baby – so cute! He/she will be adorbs :D My eldest had some dark hair at birth but then it thinned out and they only started looking girly at around 1 – and hated bows and co booohoohoo – so hope this one retains some locks (I should have a scan at 34 weeks so we should see if she is bald or is graced with a bit of hair haha).
4b2p - acid reflux/nausea can be felt concurrently – the reflux can cause that nausea so it’s likely that!! (when I was about 15-16 weeks, I thought my MS had returned after a week “off” but in retrospect it was the reflux making me feel nauseated). It is so unpleasant and even painful at times..
Haha, my 2 year old hates bows and co as well – only now is she sometimes allowing me to put in a hairtie as her locks on the forehead are bothering he rto see and I refuse to cut her goldilocks just yet :P however my 4 year old now is such a girly girl that we must do a hair do every morning (Elsa braid, anyone?? Lol)
PBN – I’ve only had girls so can’t tell you if the linea nigra makes any difference – I think it is just hormonal buuuut the fact that it is different could mean that maybe there is a girl in there ;)
Sigh, and yes, SPD is horrid too ..the things we have to go through, eh? Have you tried a belt to support your pelvis? Like Ash, I struggle the most at night and turning in bed or to get up to pee is agonising – wow, recliner for 6 months? You poor thing! I never even thought about it, would have saved my nights :P
They say the third is the wild card haha – what happens if you go into labour before the planned C-section date – just rush to hospital for an emergency section?
Kat you typed as I was finishing ;) your pain sounds like SPD?? The groin area just painful as….
How are you? Ready for your newest addition? Hope she arrives at the perfect time for you both ^^
Any news from anyone else? ;)
25 weeks today – 15 weeks to go tops! I remember when you were at your 15-week mark countdown PBN and look how quick that has gone, it felt it was just like a fortnight ago..eeeeekk!
This am I dropped off my eldest at vacation care – and as it was her 1st day there, the lady asked one of the kids to show her around – a little Sophia :D M gave me a knowing at me when the girl introduced herself haha and yesterday we introduced ourselves to our new neighbours, and M pointed at my belly saying ‘and this is Sofia !’ The kid is dead set on that name, so tried not to smile too much as hubs is not 100% yet but like that she likes it so much that for her, her baby sister could not be called anything else :P
Lmsm that's just adorable your dd is calling her baby sister Sofia [emoji7][emoji173] I am certainly hoping I don't go into labour early, refuse to entertain the idea, I will happily stick my head in the sand at this point and pop it out the day before. But yes if I went into labour earlir than booked I'd undergo an emergency csection :)
Kat I'm genuinely excited about either gender. I honestly don't mean that to rub in the face on anyone still coming to terms and coping with GD but I can truly picture either gender fitting perfectly into our family. I cannot wait to stare at that tiny newborn face. My boys are both hoping for a girl, probably thinking a girl wouldn't annoy them like they annoy each other [emoji23] little do they know its more a sibling than gender thing [emoji6] My csection is scheduled for the 10th January which is my perfect date!!! I think even if I went into labour earlier I'd be like 'nope, this isn't happening, you need to cut this out now, we have 'x' amount of time left to get to the 10th' [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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No really thats why my husband and I work opposite week. When i am on my work weeks he is off and vice versa. Its a tough life but at least it eliminates dependence on after school care, nanny and the worry about sick leaves.Quote:
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I guess if god forbid i do need extended leave for health reasons i can get then at half pay and that too only 6 weeks. But based on the time of year baby is coming i risk losing my vacation/aka paod leave and i am dying to take my vacation this year to visit my mom abroad
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Well i got my results on the most recent Doppler sonogram and looks like there is starting to be some element of placental insufficiency. I am having a feeling my ob will recommend induction at 37 weeks rather than waiting till 39 weeks if this keeps up.
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Bluebooties am I right in remembering you were hoping to be induced at about 37 weeks? So will you be monitored for this placenta deficiency? Sounds pretty serious?! What d they do to monitor?
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Makes sense Blue – every way of life has pros and cons, for sure…
I know it definitely is stressful having to juggle work/kids/no family/hubby that has a very demanding job (not that he gets paid well for it alas – that’s not for profit for ya!)- you can’t ever win regardless of the situation :( I just hope for your sake that things go as smoothly as they possibly can – you deserve a break!
Oh just saw that the placenta is playing up – is it calcifying? I know that it means bub struggles growing as the exchanges between mum and bub aren’t as good – so guess they will need to monitor you closely to see that growth isn’t stopping altogether - hope you see your OB soon, so you know where to go from here!! You’re only 32 weeks now right?
PBN – I do think mind over body does work to a certain extent so if you have your mind set on the 10th, as that is your section planned date – am sure this munchkin will wait - or let’s hope so :P
It’s stupid but I like the idea of the 8th of March – which is too early as would be barely 37 weeks – so I do hope she arrives after also so my mum can join us (hope she can), as with my history of fast labours am freaking out at the idea of having to leave the house in a hurry in the middle of the night with no one to care for the girls – having to leave hubby with them and me alone in an ambulance lol so have decided to think positive thoughts – she will be born on a Friday or Saturday night (so hubby can be there, and not have to be at work the next day) once my mum arrives only… let’s hope she listens! lol
I was just hoping for a set induction date so i can arrange time off didn't matter when but now based on if this insufficiency keeps going the earliest safest for baby to be out is 37 weeks.Quote:
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I go twice weekly for follow ups. Not much to do other than deliver baby when they feel baby is better off out then in.
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LMSM - I love Caroline and Charlotte but DH doesn't. He is pretty set on Zoe so that is the top contender right now. I even did letters for the wall but I still feel unsure. Still no middle name yet though. I'd like something longer since Zoe is so short. I love Serena and Sierra! (but not to go with Zoe). Names are so hard. I'm glad you're feeling better! I could never grasp why men get so unmanly during sicknesses. And it's pretty cold here so I'd trade you if I could. We just had about 4 inches of snow on Saturday.
Dancing - do you feel ready? I'm not yet and I keep saying I have time but I know a day will come when that's a lie.:D
Bluebooties - I'm glad baby cooperated for you but sorry to hear about your round of antibiotics. Your work schedule sounds intense but I would enjoy those days off since I only have Sat and Sun off and it goes too quick. Our maternity leave isn't much here. I get 6 weeks off at 50-60% of my pay and then nothing and this is a privilege I pay for. And we only get 3 paid sick days and 5 vacation days a year and my year is up in March so I used 2 days before I got pregnant. I wasn't going to come back to work but my ex husband lost his job 4 months ago so my child support for my older 2 stopped completely about 3 months ago and he's not interested in finding work. I planned on going part time after baby came but now that won't happen unless he goes back to work before I go on leave.
4blue2pink - I've been nauseous for about 3 weeks now. It comes and goes. I threw up about a week ago but not since.
PBN - I started to reorganize last week and lost steam and now everything sits half done haha. And I never really had a dark line with either of my kids (all girls so I have nothing to compare it to).
I had my test done Friday but no results yet. I'm just going to wait until my next doctor's appointment which is next Monday unless they call sooner.
kat the pain is spd its not fun :(
bluebooties thats worrying about your placenta but if it means you get a scheduled induction then i can see how that works out better for you with time off etc, fingers crossed baby can stay put until at least 37 weeks
mommaxo3 Sierra is on my list for this baby if its a girl :) i went to school with a girl called Serena its a very pretty name!! fingers crossed your results come back negative for GD
38 weeks this week.. where are the weeks going?! its going by so fast :-/
Hi ladies,
That's no good blue about your.placenta. They'll obviously monitor it closely.
Funny you guys mentioned the linea nigra because my mum and I were talking about it the other day. I had a.super dark long one with dark areolas with DD and super sore and large boobs at the end. This time the tiniest hint of a line and my.nipples are only just a brown tinge and I still haven't gone up a cup size since like 14 weeks. Mum was like how bizarre you don't have it this time. Also with reflux and heartburn I had it terribly with my DD (gallbladder attacks and everything) and she came out with soooooo much hair. This time maybe a tiny bit of heartburn here and there but not really.
I really wouldn’t read too much into those symptoms, ladies. This pregnancy was completely different than my other girl pregnancies and much more like my boy. Almost no boob growth throughout the pregnancy, low baby heart rate, no sickness, etc. It was still a girl.
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Oh I bet this one will also be a girl for me no doubt. It's just funny how every pregnancy can be so different.
Yes very true each pregnancy is different and these symptoms mean nothing at all. My DD3 and my only sway was 360 degree opposite to my DD1 and DD2's pregnancies which were both alike and that gave me this hope that maybe my sway had worked but nope it was still a girl.
Had my weekly NST and thankfully baby cooperated.
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O and my baby outfits are all here including the crochet ones custom designed by a friend/nurse. Will share pictures with you guys when i get off next week and get my hospital bag ready.
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