Liking this alot! :D i didnt know you were going for a scan, so happy it went well and you got to see the heartbeat :) very reassuring!Quote:
Originally Posted by deaks66
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Liking this alot! :D i didnt know you were going for a scan, so happy it went well and you got to see the heartbeat :) very reassuring!Quote:
Originally Posted by deaks66
It was so reassuring. I was so convinced there wouldnt be anything there, it kept me awake last night. Now i can relax for the next 6 weeks as these last 6 weeks have been a bit stressful with cramps, backache, blood tests etc. Now to just enjoy being pg!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunset
The pic of your ds1 wired up in hosp always breaks my heart... so sad to see someone so young go through so much. What a little star!
Congratulations on your scan deaks!
Sunset I get induced on the 5th - no braxton hicks at all now!
Basically my son was given the all clear in hospital at his birth. At 6 weeks dh dropped him (bad daddy!) so we took him to a&e where we told he had concussion. Then the peads said 'did you know your son has a heart murmur?' that's when we found out. We stayed in for obs and had a xray and ECG can't remember what else - was a horrid time as they was another baby on the childrens ward they were fighting to stabiles to get into air ambulance to London. Seems like weeks after that he had the valve scan and was signed off. Ds2 had a murmur at birth too but it went quiker - again due to his size at birth. Think dave will be a average size so hopefully no murmur. Also he is still growing. Not sure at what point in my pregnancy ds1 stopped growing - maybe 34 weeks or even before that?
EEk, the 5th Maybe, so soon. Can't wait to meet your little man!
Deaks- thanks for asking, I am in complete denial if I am being honest! Because there is a very very slim chance this is still a girl I'm not believing boy until it is confirmed at 20 weeks. I should probably just start coming to terms with it now as I'm sure it is the same as with babymad and charlie who thought they saw boy bits and they were right....(boo :( )
Thinking of you Charlie.
Just popping in as super tired DP and I went to see the Lion King and it was soo good. Loved it. Had a great day but lots of time spent in the car, trains and tubes. Was lovely having a grown up day too.
Will catch up a bit tomo.
Night x
Charlie - hugs... Congratulations on your boy... hope you are doing ok...
Deaks - yay for seeing bubba on your scan. Its the most reassuring thing :D
babymad - the mother-daughter relationship is the thing I'm most sad about missing out on.
I agree swaying is rubbish!! Look at us... we were boy-heavy before we started and we are still boy heavy. When we had DS1 I said to DH we'll probably end up with 3 boys. Ha look at us now! Must be pyschic! I wonder how many children we would have to have before getting a girl... maybe 10 or 20 (they do say it is like flipping a coin)? :D
I am soooooooo tired today - couldn't sleep. It was 38 degrees yesterday and last night it didn't go below 26. blerrrrrr.... it was still 33 at 9.30pm. I don't like the hot weather!!!!! The boys slept terribly too which means highly irrational grumpy children :P Roll on autumn!
DH and I have been talking more about moving back to the UK. I grew up in Surrey but I've lived in Manchester, Wales and Kent. We're trying to pick somewhere new to move to. Surrey is way too pricey!!!! Want to stay south to be near family. Its very hard picking an area!!!!! :D We'll probably move at the start of 2013. Am quite excited to be going back to England again.
Right - I'm on pancake duty. After swimming lessons we often have pancakes as a treat...
Deaks aww so glad you saw lil bean! :)
Lavender the lion king is brilliant! I went with my sister and mum a couple of years back, when ds2 is old enough I'll take him as he is obsessed with it!
I like going to the theatre but oh won't go coz he's miserable! Lol a friend of mine was in the Andrew Lloyd webber find a Dorothy tv programme, she got to the final 4/5 and ended up with a main role in we will rock you! She's now in work shops for the spice girls show lmao! I haven't seen her in a while but I imagine she's probably baby spice.
I'm feeling very tired at the moment, keep needing to nap in the afternoons! Not good as I have tooio much college work to do!
Hope all you girls are doing ok, Im not sure of I ever actually expected swaying to really work, had I started I may have really believed in it, but I'm kinda on the fence with it all! I'm so sorry that it's the end of a dream for a few, I wish it were as simple as taking a pill to stop the aching. I feel bad and wish I could swap places with all of you for you to be happy.
I've finally spoke to my hairdresser about doing my hair! It's like I grow a new grey hair everyday now :( I am worried about my eyes but not as much as being grey lol, also found out I've put on about 10lbs which I'm not happy about! It's oh's 30th in December so I want the baby weight gone by then!
Hi all, Was my mum's b'day yest and my SIL visited. Tried to get on-line and couldn't :(
Wanted to wish Z a great scan! Your pic's are FAB!!! Did you get ur confirmation of GIRL??? :) See on Fb ur keeping them all guessing, good for u, kinna wish I had.
Sad to hear about the poorly babies, we don't always know till they are here and I admire all u mummies who have had poorly babies and those kiddies who still need hosp care. My ds1 had gromets in and adeniods out and I thought that was hard! You guys have had tougher moments than that. HUGS xx
Babymad, that sound awful!!!! Can't imagine. Are u normally ok when not pg? or have mild asthma genrally?
My babies are moving less, well still moving but I don't feel it as much. Was a bit worried yest, but keep reminding myself that they are bigger now, prob sleep more and it's hard to keep track of who moved, now they are bigger it's not as easy to say ahh that was twin 1/2 as they are now transverse and cephalic. Ds2 calls them 'cheeky' and 'chunky' as twin 1 (cheeky) used to kick ALL the time, twin 2 (chunky) is the bigger twin, by very little tho. Chunky will have a complex b4 it's even out!!
Have a good sunday xx
Bless ya having 3 with it! Its no fun at all. Pleased your DH is on the mend, men do seem to take ages to go to the docs about anything!!Quote:
Originally Posted by threelittlemenandcounting
Hi Girls.....
Deaks ~ So pleased your scan went well :) what have people guessed? Sorry Im no use with the ramzi theory!
Sunset ~ Your little man looks like he's taken it all in his stride on your pic and teddy seems to be keeping him calm :) My DS2 was born with a heart murmur. Really pleased your DS is doing well now :)
Kell ~ I can't wait to lose the baby weight already too!
Pinga ~ Great that you might be coming back to England, I have always wanted to move to Oz but never been able to convince my DH to get the ball rolling!
Inglewood ~ LOL at Chunky and Cheeky...so sweet :)
Charlie ~ Been worried about you x Hope you are ok xx
Indigo ~ Hugs hun, its over yet though hun x
The weather has been lovely here this week-end and I am so fed up that we haven't been able to enjoy it.
I've had an awful few days, I've got a flu bug so feel dreadful :( Thats why I must be coughing so much, got a fever too and my head feels like its going to explode...along with not being able to breath I felt like topping myself yest!!
I am so tired as I haven't slept at all for the last three nights as I spend all night coughing and unable to breath.
DH is in a lot of pain from his nose op and DS3 is at the walk in centre as he's complaining that his ear hurts......!!
Hoping we will all be healthier soon! Sorry for moaning...really feeling sorry for myself today :(
I don't normally suffer with Asthma Inglewood, it came on in my last pg and was rushed to hosp as I was having an attack and didn't realise! Very strange how it just comes on, hoping it eases soon.
Ok off for a lay down.....
Hi to anyone i missed xxx
Babymad, that really must be awful. Esp when ur not used to it normally. Hope it eases soon and the virus that's exacerbating it clears up. x
Maybe, must of missed that post, wow the 5th!!!! eek not long... xx
Thanks Inglewood x
Forgot to say thanks for your comments/ thoughts on adoption. Not something I will pursue for awhile but may talk to DH after baby is born.
Hi all,
Babymad, sorry you feel so rotten, no fun esp when pg :( One lady on IG has guessed girl. The scan does kinda look that way according to ramzi but i would never let myself believe it! Anyway hopefully some more people will guess. Its nice to keep the dream alive for a while even if it makes the disappointment worse!
Pinga, exciting about the prosect of moving back. Plus perhaps you could go pgd down the nhs route? eek!
Hi everyone else, hope all well!
Im fine, just covered in spots on my face which im guessing is progesterone related :(
Pinga I'm in Surrey and the prices are insane! You can be as far London in Kent and houses there are a third of the price. Living here has turned me into a Snob so not sure I could move back to Kent now.
I feel really faint and dizzy all the time now. Been out all with my sister at a craft fair. She gave me my pram today - oh it's lovely!
Inglewood can you feel more movements if you touch your bump? When I don't feel kicks I can feel rolling when I touch my bump.
I'm sorry you're so poorly Babymad, it sounds awful.
Thanks Inglewood - the scan was good but the boys were so bored and noisy and asking for drinks etc. etc., we should have gone by ourselves and shown them the DVD afterwards! We got another hamburger shot so we're still on for a girl :D I think some of the comments on FB are from when I didn't know the gender - I've labelled the latest scan photos 'our baby girl' so I'm not trying to keep it a secret!
Babymad - sorry your feeling so rough, I had a week of a heavy cold and breathing was so painful, I came out of the drs in tears when they wouldnt give me anything so can imagine how you must be feeling, hope it eases quickly for you.
Deaks -can you access all the forums on IG? Everytime I try it just says 'page no longer exists' ... really annoying as I was going to post my ultrasound too.
Zanacal, glad your still growing a girl in there lol! I used to take my kids everywhere but recently Ive decided that no I will go shopping etc. in peace! OH will have to take them out if they misbehave at our 4d scan and will take lots of treats lol.
Yes i can access forums by either going through 'my posts' to an old thread and then getting into forums from there. Or by searching ingender on google and accessing threads on there. Once im into the forums by either of those methods i can write a new post. Hope that helps!Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolate
chocolate, if you still have probs, i could post for you and let you know what people say. But it doesnt look like there is much activity on there unfortunately!
Thanks Deaks, have posted it now. I am 99.9% convinced this is a boy but still good to have others opinions lol.
I was brave today, went and bought my friends daughters birthday pressie today. A dressing up dress and headbands/jewellery etc. So pretty! Sad I will probably never get to buy that for my own girl but still I went looking for something as girly as possible and enjoyed it where as Ive never braved doing that before, normally got something like a book etc.
I feel like I can sort of let a little bit of my dissapointment of never getting to buy pink, show to my friends as long as I still say how I also see tons of cute boy stuff which is gorgeous but am gutted Ill never get to shop for pink
Deaks ~ keep us posted on the guesses :)
Maybe ~ any sign that Dave is ready to make an appearance??
Zanacal ~ Great scan pics and fab to hear the hamburger hasn't changed :)
Chocolate ~ Will you be finding out at your 20 wk scan? Hugs, I feel everywhere I go/ everything I do I see baby girls :( It's a constant reminder!
Thanks for all the well wishes, praying for some sleep tonight as I am at work tomorrow!
I really don't feel like did before I went into labour with ds2. Had some intense pain last night that seemed like braxton hicks but didn't last to long but very painful. Worrying I also had pains in my left arm. Worried about bp effects on the old ticker. Pooping myself about labour now. I am convinced it's really going to hurt. Dh is being lovely so need to try not to scare the poop out of him too. Wasn't this worried with my second. I think it's knowing the date. Said to my sister today that breaking your leg must hurt more, but breaking your leg is a surprise out of the blue. You don't see it coming. Stupid really as this has been coming for nine months :-)
Maybe I think it's only natural hun, try not to worry yourself too much Unfortunatly short of a miracle we all kinda know how this plays out lol.
Wishing you a smooth, quick pain free labour! Would you consider an epidural?
Kell I have insisted on a epidural due to my induction and blood pressure. Only had gas and air with the boys but been there done that - no more hippy birthing for me!
Lol! Hey you take all you can! Fingers crossed it should be a relatively relaxed affair this time round then.
charlie - hope your doing okay.. remember we are all here for you xxx
Morning all,
Babymad hope you got some sleep start to feel a bit better soon. x
Maybebaby I'm with you on births I did the hippy thing first time whilst being induced on a drip. Not fun.
Second time opted for pethadine lovely spaced out two hour labour and 10 minutes of pushing. lovely.
Def going to opt for drugs next time around!
Just wanted to share a link Kids T-shirts | Animal Tee Shirts For Men, Ladies, Kids & Babies I got the boys a hoody and top from covent garden market and they they were really lovely.
Ds2 got a green hoody with the fox on the front.
and ds1 a blue T-shirt with an owl on the front.
They're really lovely in person nice thick cotton I got them both the next size up.
I also love the lamb one and the pug is pretty cool. Just thought i'd share as nice finding something a bit different for the boys!
I know,it is so hard, they are absolutely everywhere!! so many things to bring you down, how to stay cheerful?Quote:
Originally Posted by Babymad
hope work today ok babymad.
Maybe- I think you will be fine this time, epidurals are great :)
Worried about you charlie hon :HH:
Hi ladies,
Maybe, im so with you on the drugs side of things. I had inducement and epidural with ds1 and pethidine with ds2. Neither was a great experience due to my twisted pelvis, but out of choice i think i would go epidural next time. I think going no drugs is all very well if you have had easy previous births but if you have had rubbish experiences, going the hippy route will be scary and probably make you tense up making it even worse.
Lavender, im glad pethedine was great for you. I hated it because i kept falling asleep between contractions which meant it felt like i didnt get any time to gather my thoughts and prepare myself for the next wave. It just felt like one enormous contraction that never stopped! I take it, it wasnt like this for you?
Charlie, are you ok hun? im worried that we havent heard from you. Im thinking of you so much and also you babymad, maybe pink, indigo and chocolate as i know you three are suffering too. Im so clinging onto hope of a girl at the moment. Wish i was still in the zone of thinking it is boy and being fine with it...that was a healthier place to be!
Love this link.... the fox design is def my fav!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavenderlime
just remember you dont know it is boy for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolate
Sorry feel like im in need of a vent...
Having wobbles about selling up. On one hand i've always dreamt of living in the countryside in an old house that i have done up but on the otherhand we have just got our house perfect and live right in the centre of a beautiful town with loads of stuff going on. Im wandering whether i will regret this move. Have any of you made the move from town to country and if so afterwards did you have any regrets? Will i miss being able to pop into town for shopping, tea and cake etc or will the benfits of living in the country outweigh that downside? We have second viewings on our house and apparently both couples love it so we may need to make a definate decision soon. eeeek!
Just checking in - supposed to be working but hasn't happened today so lots to catch up on tonight. I'm feeling a lot better, feeling the baby move a lot more now and got my head round having another boy. Still feeling low on occasional days - DH's granny's 90th had everyone asking 'do you know what it is' even before they'd properly said hello then 'are you going to keep going til you get a girl'. How cruel some people can be without even probably realising it.Quote:
Originally Posted by deaks66
Charlie - been thinking of you lots too and see you haven't posted in a few days. Really hope you're ok hun. Am guessing it's hit you very hard. Big hugs xxx
trust me i've had 2 hippy births but was adviced to have the epidural this time because of my high bp and I didn't feel any pain at all, whatsoever! :agree: I could still move my legs and move around on the bed and i still felt tremendous pressure but there was no pain at all. It was a lovely birth experience and so special not to be screaming in pain and shouting in "GET IT OUT" for once lol if only the next 5 days that followed would have been just as lovely :/Quote:
Originally Posted by maybebabythree
Maybepink, lovely to hear from you. How insensitive can people be?!!! People talk about babies as though they are sweets or something. Its a massive deal to decide to get pg again, especially if deep down you know you would prefer one gender and might not get it! Such throw away comments that hurt the recipient so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by maybepink3
Great that you are having lots more good days than down days :)
i'm sorry i cant help, but from our emails i thought moving to the country was your dream hun? :) of course you're gonna question if it's the right thing to do, that's only natural because it's such a life changing decision.. but i'm sure you will make the decision that's right for you in the end :)Quote:
Originally Posted by deaks66
charlie how are you doing hun? i'm thinking of you!!! x
maybepink, glad your having some better days, so hard though!
Deaks, thanks but I have just let go of thinking this once 'could' be a girl, I dont like that hope as it makes the fall harder. Im certain this is a boy and means I can plan for the future based on that and have longer to get over it.
House wise - how far out is the house in the country> how far to drive back to town? Id love to move to the country but would want to be able to drive to town within 5 to 10 mins. Just means you plan your days and outings better thats all,good luck!
Charlie - hope your ok and just taking some time out from the forum as I can understand why.
Pain relief I had pethidine with DS1 and it chilled me out, felt crap after being drugged up but app. it shouldnt have done, maybe hormones did it! I also had gas and air which lept me focussed. Didnt feel stitches and had loads, didnt need gas and air for them either which shocked the nurses.
DS2 I had gas and air and water pool for pain relief, perfect labour, felt in control till the end, not particularly painful. However had an eposiotomy as DS's cord was short and heartrate didnt recover well everytime I contracted so after 7 minutes he was out. However the stitches were so painful I was wincing and using gas and air, I said I didnt feel them with DS2 and was that the pethidine and they said no I should have felt them lol. Maybe 1st time round the stretching numbed me!
Id def. have an epidural if it dragged on, the worst part for me is the pushing stage and stitches so Id have pethidine to calm me ready for pushing.
But, I liked feeling normal after DS2 with just gas and air so swings and roundabouts really
Deaks I pretty much fell asleep and sort of woke up a tiny bit when I was contracting but was pretty out of it so didn't register the pain. Then it was time to push and I just sort of woke up and pushed but my contractions were 5 minutes apart probably due to the pethadine but it only took two pushes to get ds2 out! I was Pushing for 45 minutes with ds1. I would use it again but know of people who also didn't get on with it like you. I intially didn't want it incase it made ds2 drowsy so a lazy feeder but he was very alert from the the start.
I can get the house wobble. When we were in London I realised how much we miss out on living in a village by a small town shops wise. But I love my village! We have a carnival with floats, street fairs with stalls in the summer, I feel really safe it's nice and quiet nice school that we can walk to etc. etc.
But I would love, love a farmhouse with lots of land where the kids could run free! I think we will have to move in about 4 years time as we will out grow our house and I will be really sad as we have spent so much time doing it up.
How far are you from shops, dr's schools etc if you go ahead with the move?
The good thing about our villiage even though it's really small, there is a Dr's, two vets, village shop with post office and butchers in it. Local pub and first and middle school and a little library and village hall!! Also we have a milkman and there's a man that delivers coal. So if you get snowed in your allright! The only annoying thing is driving to petrol stations and Tesco's only about 10 minutes drive but feel like a chore.
Charlie hope your ok? Hope dh was ok with the news too.
Deaks I really don't see too much of a problem moving to the country especially around here, it's usually so easy to get into a town if you want, the drives are never usually more than 10 mins or so, and let's face it that's not really long, especially when in a big town like st Albans it can take that long to go a couple of miles lol!
It's only natural to have doubts about something this big! In health psychology we are looking at how stress effects health and moving house and having a baby are both considered major life events with alot of stress and anxiety around them!
Feeling so run down at the moment, no motivation or energy and not particularly happy either. Joys of pregnancy hormones huh! I hope it doesn't effect me and dp too much because last pregnancy we had some pretty tough times, I'm starting to just be irritated by everything he does again and I don't really know why!!