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Nice bump pic Jjay hope you enjoyed your lunch.
Dimmu - Manduca arrived today - I like the look of it so far! I do see how people would prefer the Babybjon, it is so easy to put on. But it takes so little time to get used to some of the other carriers I do think its shame people give up so quickly I did start with a bb but found as soon as lg got bigger it was too uncomfortable to use. After getting used to other carriers, I don’t think I'd ever go back to a bb.
Dimmu - Manduca arrived today - I like the look of it so far! I do see how people would prefer the Babybjon, it is so easy to put on. But it takes so little time to get used to some of the other carriers I do think its shame people give up so quickly I did start with a bb but found as soon as lg got bigger it was too uncomfortable to use. After getting used to other carriers, I don’t think I'd ever go back to a bb.
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JJay you are so beautiful in that pic!!
AFM - I'm worrying about the Zika virus! We are headed on a vacation to Cabo at the end of February. Mexico is on the travel advisory from the CDC. I'd hate to have to cancel our trip. I'm going to be on the cusp of second tri then so I'm hoping I'll be in the clear. Going to talk it over with the OB at my next appointment. FX I can still go!!!
AFM - I'm worrying about the Zika virus! We are headed on a vacation to Cabo at the end of February. Mexico is on the travel advisory from the CDC. I'd hate to have to cancel our trip. I'm going to be on the cusp of second tri then so I'm hoping I'll be in the clear. Going to talk it over with the OB at my next appointment. FX I can still go!!!
Lovely picture Jjay, you look pretty! I'll have to see if I feel brave enough to post one tomorrow. I hope you enjoyed your meal, my Japanese yesterday wasn't great as couldn't have my beloved sashimi.
Miss B that was quick! Let me know how you get on with your manduca or if you need any tips. It definitely takes some determination but hopefully you'll be fine with it. I used it with DD until she was two or so but could have used it even longer.
Megan I've seen the news about the zika virus, looks scary. Definitely worth discussing it with your OB and if you decide to go get some really strong DEET-based repellent, they probably sell stronger stuff in Mexico, and make sure your accommodation has air con. I always freak out about stuff like this, was reading about it today and started getting worried as they said the US states most likely to be affected would be southern Texas and Florida. I'm going to FL for work in a couple of weeks. Now common sense tells me it's not gonna start spreading in FL within the next two weeks, and I'm already past first trimester, yet I'm still worrying. Silly I know.
Miss B that was quick! Let me know how you get on with your manduca or if you need any tips. It definitely takes some determination but hopefully you'll be fine with it. I used it with DD until she was two or so but could have used it even longer.
Megan I've seen the news about the zika virus, looks scary. Definitely worth discussing it with your OB and if you decide to go get some really strong DEET-based repellent, they probably sell stronger stuff in Mexico, and make sure your accommodation has air con. I always freak out about stuff like this, was reading about it today and started getting worried as they said the US states most likely to be affected would be southern Texas and Florida. I'm going to FL for work in a couple of weeks. Now common sense tells me it's not gonna start spreading in FL within the next two weeks, and I'm already past first trimester, yet I'm still worrying. Silly I know.
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Thanks for the lovely comments everyone, it's really nice to hear as I feel like a whale at the moment. My lunch was really nice thanks, I love tepenyaki and it's great to take the children as it's entertaining. DH tucked into sashimi but I gave it a miss too.
I've just read about the Zika virus - it sounds really scary. I guess it's worth seeing what happens in the next couple of weeks and what advice midwife/ob have. Ali are you affected at all in Grand Cayman?
Great to get to go to Florida with work Dimmu, what job do you do?
I've just read about the Zika virus - it sounds really scary. I guess it's worth seeing what happens in the next couple of weeks and what advice midwife/ob have. Ali are you affected at all in Grand Cayman?
Great to get to go to Florida with work Dimmu, what job do you do?
Hi Ladies, just checking in as I have to run, so I'll respond more (and answer your question, JJay) later on.
JJay that is such a great picture!
Your bump is awesome!
A friend just told me about the Zika virus advisory, she sent me this link:
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/01/zika-virus-outbreak-prompts-cdc-to-expand-travel-advisory/
Good luck Megan with your travel plans! Seems a bit scary but I suppose there are things you can do to protect yourself. DH and I went to Indonesia some years ago (sans kids) and wore mosquito repellent constantly, also tried to sleep under nets. Seemed to do the trick.
I had to look up what a Manduca is! looks great! I have an Ergo carrier. I opted for the Ergo over the Bjorn since I heard some reviewers say the Bjorn can hurt baby boys' testicles (I've never tried one though so this isn't from my personal experience). I also have a sling type thing which I'll probably try to learn how to use again!
JJay that is such a great picture!
Your bump is awesome! A friend just told me about the Zika virus advisory, she sent me this link:
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/01/zika-virus-outbreak-prompts-cdc-to-expand-travel-advisory/
Good luck Megan with your travel plans! Seems a bit scary but I suppose there are things you can do to protect yourself. DH and I went to Indonesia some years ago (sans kids) and wore mosquito repellent constantly, also tried to sleep under nets. Seemed to do the trick.
I had to look up what a Manduca is!
looks great! I have an Ergo carrier. I opted for the Ergo over the Bjorn since I heard some reviewers say the Bjorn can hurt baby boys' testicles (I've never tried one though so this isn't from my personal experience). I also have a sling type thing which I'll probably try to learn how to use again!JJay I work for a consultancy company. Going to Florida for a conference. It's just for a couple of days but hating it. I think 10 years ago or before DD I would have loved travelling for work, but now I just feel guilty leaving her behind, especially as she always asks if she could come with me. Fortunately I don't have to travel that much, just a few times a year but still. DH also struggles when I'm away, he finds it all a bit overwhelming. Think I will have to look into getting a new job after the baby, I don't think DH could cope with two kids on his own even if it's just for a few days at a time.
What does everyone else do for a living?
Bjorns aren't great for the babies, I think their hips are in a wrong positions or something. Babies should be sitting in their sling, not dangling from their crotch. Ergos and Manducas are very similar, and the position is good for the baby.
I think 10 years ago or before DD I would have loved travelling for work, but now I just feel guilty leaving her behind, especially as she always asks if she could come with me. Fortunately I don't have to travel that much, just a few times a year but still. DH also struggles when I'm away, he finds it all a bit overwhelming. Think I will have to look into getting a new job after the baby, I don't think DH could cope with two kids on his own even if it's just for a few days at a time. What does everyone else do for a living?
Bjorns aren't great for the babies, I think their hips are in a wrong positions or something. Babies should be sitting in their sling, not dangling from their crotch. Ergos and Manducas are very similar, and the position is good for the baby.
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I used to be a buyer which involved a lot of travel and I really enjoyed it. I now run a very small wholesale business selling some jewellery and foldable shopping and travel bags. It works well as I can be flexible around the kids. DH works away a lot - he travels every week for at least 3 days but often longer. He has just flown to China today. Because of his hectic schedule I'm used to looking after DD and DS on my own so I find any travel for work a luxury and really enjoy the time away from baby monitors - it's so lovely to wake up in the morning and only have myself to get ready! I hardly travel now, just in the uk for meetings and exhibitions occasionally and I usually do a one week trip to Hong Kong and China in either April or October. I'm thinking I will give it a miss this year as the shows I go to are on end of April so I'll be around 28 weeks. I know I could probably get a doctors letter but there is still a higher risk of dvt and I'll be feeling very big and uncomfortable by then. The October show will be too soon after the birth and I'll still be breastfeeding so looks like April 2017 will be the next time I go away - I think I will be looking forward to it by then with 3 at home! I was also thinking of booking a girls weekend away for my 40th in October but that is out of the window now too! I will have to do it for my 41st instead.
How is everyone feeling? I swear my bump is getting bigger by the day! Anyone else going to share a pic?? I've also felt quite a bit of movement today
How is everyone feeling? I swear my bump is getting bigger by the day! Anyone else going to share a pic?? I've also felt quite a bit of movement today
Mmm oven-baked brie! I don't worry about eating those types of cheese or blue cheese either if it's cooked. Sometimes we put blue cheese on home-made pizza.
I've been less picky with my eggs this pregnancy as well. Normally I'll have them soft but not overly runny. I'm not *too* worried since the eggs we eat usually come from our backyard hens. They've been vaccinated and we do the de-worming fluid and to date they seem to be quite healthy girls.
No BH for me yet either. Just feeling the odd round ligament pain. Today I haven't noticed any movement - going to do the doppler in a bit just to check things out, though I normally haven't been feeling much movement anyway. Looking forward to feeling more hopefully soon!
JJay, I know what you mean about being worried about natural birth. At first I was pretty happy that the MW thought it might be fine to try for a VBAC. When I thought about it more I realized that I'm quite nervous about the idea, since there's more uncertainty involved (that's even without worrying about the labour pain)! A big part of me feels that things will be a lot safer for the baby if we just decide to do another section.
About my previous births:
DS1 was all great until 7 months, then via optional ultrasound we found out he wasn't really growing anymore. I was ordered to stop working and rest as much as possible and had more frequent ultrasounds to monitor his growth (turns out the cause was Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction due to narrow uterine arteries). He was also breech. Around 8 months I was told I'd have to have a section in 1-2 days, since by that stage (36 weeks) he was "safer out than in". He was born healthy but low birth weight (2.2 kg).
With DS2 I was just over 40 weeks and all looked fine for a VBAC. Since I was a bit overdue and fluid levels were lowish the doctor at the hospital wanted to induce me - I convinced her to let me wait a day as I had heard so many horror stories about induction. I ended up going into labour that night (after a crapload of raspberry leaf tea, lol) but once they began monitoring the baby during my contractions, his heart rate essentially would drop off the charts. *Something* was not right but no one knew what. I was also only 1 cm dilated but contractions were a few mins apart. I agreed to a section. Turned out the umbilical cord was wrapped 3x around his neck
So I'm quite relieved I didn't opt to try to wait and push him out (the contractions were horrible too, lol). It likely would have ended badly.
I've heard 1x wrapped is pretty normal but 3x doesn't really allow for much movement. He had a big red mark on his neck for a couple of weeks after birth, but all good now!
JJay - What happened in your cases?
That's really cool about the sling library Miss B! Glad you like the new carrier.
Dimmu - thanks for the info about carriers! Where in FL are you heading - is it somewhere near the coast? Hope the trip goes smoothly for you. I know what you mean re: travelling for work and how it can suck leaving the fam behind Though I also see how it can be a nice break if your partner is away a lot - sympathies JJay! DH used to be out of town for 2 days + 1 night every week, but that ended a couple of years ago (and it was back when we had only 1 kid). I'm also travelling for work for 4-5 days in early Feb, but only within Australia. Much less stressful than going overseas. I'm a scientist and used to travel a lot for research/meetings. Since having kids I have really cut down, but usually go on 1-2 international trips a year (usually one of those with family). DH and I do similar work so often like to try and attend the same conferences, which has its ups and downs.
I've been less picky with my eggs this pregnancy as well. Normally I'll have them soft but not overly runny. I'm not *too* worried since the eggs we eat usually come from our backyard hens. They've been vaccinated and we do the de-worming fluid and to date they seem to be quite healthy girls.
No BH for me yet either. Just feeling the odd round ligament pain. Today I haven't noticed any movement - going to do the doppler in a bit just to check things out, though I normally haven't been feeling much movement anyway. Looking forward to feeling more hopefully soon!
JJay, I know what you mean about being worried about natural birth. At first I was pretty happy that the MW thought it might be fine to try for a VBAC. When I thought about it more I realized that I'm quite nervous about the idea, since there's more uncertainty involved (that's even without worrying about the labour pain)! A big part of me feels that things will be a lot safer for the baby if we just decide to do another section.
About my previous births:
DS1 was all great until 7 months, then via optional ultrasound we found out he wasn't really growing anymore. I was ordered to stop working and rest as much as possible and had more frequent ultrasounds to monitor his growth (turns out the cause was Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction due to narrow uterine arteries). He was also breech. Around 8 months I was told I'd have to have a section in 1-2 days, since by that stage (36 weeks) he was "safer out than in". He was born healthy but low birth weight (2.2 kg).
With DS2 I was just over 40 weeks and all looked fine for a VBAC. Since I was a bit overdue and fluid levels were lowish the doctor at the hospital wanted to induce me - I convinced her to let me wait a day as I had heard so many horror stories about induction. I ended up going into labour that night (after a crapload of raspberry leaf tea, lol) but once they began monitoring the baby during my contractions, his heart rate essentially would drop off the charts. *Something* was not right but no one knew what. I was also only 1 cm dilated but contractions were a few mins apart. I agreed to a section. Turned out the umbilical cord was wrapped 3x around his neck
So I'm quite relieved I didn't opt to try to wait and push him out (the contractions were horrible too, lol). It likely would have ended badly. I've heard 1x wrapped is pretty normal but 3x doesn't really allow for much movement. He had a big red mark on his neck for a couple of weeks after birth, but all good now!
JJay - What happened in your cases?
That's really cool about the sling library Miss B! Glad you like the new carrier.
Dimmu - thanks for the info about carriers! Where in FL are you heading - is it somewhere near the coast? Hope the trip goes smoothly for you. I know what you mean re: travelling for work and how it can suck leaving the fam behind
Though I also see how it can be a nice break if your partner is away a lot - sympathies JJay! DH used to be out of town for 2 days + 1 night every week, but that ended a couple of years ago (and it was back when we had only 1 kid). I'm also travelling for work for 4-5 days in early Feb, but only within Australia. Much less stressful than going overseas. I'm a scientist and used to travel a lot for research/meetings. Since having kids I have really cut down, but usually go on 1-2 international trips a year (usually one of those with family). DH and I do similar work so often like to try and attend the same conferences, which has its ups and downs.Hello everyone, hope you are all well today.
I had a bit of stressful morning, I had my midwife appointment and she wanted to listen to the baby but couldn't find the heartbeat. She said it's common at this stage but I could tell from her face she was concerned, and she kept trying for ages. I also haven't felt the baby move much over the last couple of days, so of course started feeling panicky. The midwife told me not to worry but to go straight to the hospital to be checked just in case. The hospital is just up the road so went straight in. The reception at the maternity unit didn't seem to know where to send me as I'm still under 18 weeks, but as there's no bleeding or anything she wasn't sure what to do and phoned a few people. Made me think this isn't as common then as the midwife was telling me!! In the end I got send to the labour ward where a lovely midwife offered to try and have another listen. She found the heartbeat almost immediately and was really nice and reassuring, she even held my hand for a bit just to convince me it's all good.
So not exactly the routine appointment I was expecting but at least everything is ok. Phew.
JJay your jobs sounds great, I would love to do something flexible like that. I think I will really have to find something else after my maternity leave, not only because of the travel, but because of my commute as well. I spend over an hour each way commuting and DH usually takes DD to school in the mornings. I think he just won't be able to cope with getting two kids ready and bringing them to different places.
Oooh Eva what kind of scientist are you? My background in in chemistry so all my work is for the chemical industry. The conference will be in Orlando but unfortunately no time for disney or anything. Not very excited, I was just in Orlando last year for a different conference and didn't get to see any of it. Will be the same this time.
And here's my bump as it appeared this morning. Anyone else up for posting a photo yet?
https://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u564/hmh3101/Mobile%20Uploads/20160125_094231_crop_560x367-640x419_zpsledy5vc5_edit_1453726641883_zpssb7uw9r4.jpg
I had a bit of stressful morning, I had my midwife appointment and she wanted to listen to the baby but couldn't find the heartbeat. She said it's common at this stage but I could tell from her face she was concerned, and she kept trying for ages. I also haven't felt the baby move much over the last couple of days, so of course started feeling panicky. The midwife told me not to worry but to go straight to the hospital to be checked just in case. The hospital is just up the road so went straight in. The reception at the maternity unit didn't seem to know where to send me as I'm still under 18 weeks, but as there's no bleeding or anything she wasn't sure what to do and phoned a few people. Made me think this isn't as common then as the midwife was telling me!! In the end I got send to the labour ward where a lovely midwife offered to try and have another listen. She found the heartbeat almost immediately and was really nice and reassuring, she even held my hand for a bit just to convince me it's all good.
So not exactly the routine appointment I was expecting but at least everything is ok. Phew.
JJay your jobs sounds great, I would love to do something flexible like that. I think I will really have to find something else after my maternity leave, not only because of the travel, but because of my commute as well. I spend over an hour each way commuting and DH usually takes DD to school in the mornings. I think he just won't be able to cope with getting two kids ready and bringing them to different places.
Oooh Eva what kind of scientist are you? My background in in chemistry so all my work is for the chemical industry. The conference will be in Orlando but unfortunately no time for disney or anything. Not very excited, I was just in Orlando last year for a different conference and didn't get to see any of it. Will be the same this time.
And here's my bump as it appeared this morning. Anyone else up for posting a photo yet?
https://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u564/hmh3101/Mobile%20Uploads/20160125_094231_crop_560x367-640x419_zpsledy5vc5_edit_1453726641883_zpssb7uw9r4.jpg
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Lovely pic Dimmu! You're so nice and slim - your bump is lovely and neat.
Sorry you had such a stressful morning, what a relief that the midwife at the hospital was able to find the heartbeat straight away for you. I wondered if you might have managed to get another scan but never mind - at least baby is doing well in there. Not long until your next scan now - I'm excited to see if you're having a boy or a girl.
I hear you with the two kids to two different places thing - it is really hard work! DD started school in September and DS does 3 days in nursery and it's hard work getting everyone ready and to different places. When I'm away I leave detailed instructions along with piles of clean clothes and packed school and change bags for DH. I'm thinking the first year with three will be hard. DS will have started afternoon preschool by then so I'll have DD to school, DS to preschool and the new baby to nursery (from around 4 months or so) with all of the ballet, rugby, swimming, drama etc as well I can understand why parents complain about being taxi drivers!
Eva your birth experiences are really scary - it must have been so stressful. I was lucky as neither time were they in distress. Although it sounds like it was just bad luck each time and no reason why anything should go wrong for you this time.
With DD I had no problems in pregnancy and all low risk other than gaining around 70lb and being huge! I had a couple of extra growth scans late on to check baby wasn't going to be huge but she was fine. I went into labour at 40+11 (two days befor I was due induction) and contracted every 10 mins for around 48 hours. I got no sleep as the contractions were painful and I kept calling the hospital but they told be to wait until they were coming every 3-5 minutes. After 48hours they were soooo painful and coming around every 5 minutes, I couldn't bear it and went to hospital to find I was 2-3cm dilated I was shattered and disappointed. As I was so overdue they wouldn't let me go home, but I wasn't dilated enough to go to delivery suite either. I was kept overnight on a pre labour ward and finally allowed to delivery the following morning when I was found to be 4-5cm. I was demented by this point from pain and lack of sleep. I really wanted a water birth but I wasn't allowed in the pool due to being so over due. I'd been using hypnobirth techniques to get me that far but gave up and went from gas and air to pethedine (then projectile vomited all over the room) and finally epidural once I hit 7cm. I got to 9 cm but stayed there for another 7 hours. By this point I was very weak and they said I was getting swollen and so was the baby so they recommended a section. I agreed and DD was born at 40+15. The midwife thinks she was in an awkward position and that my pelvis is probably an awkward shape so she was stuck. When she was born she had a very pointy head from pushing down for so long. I found the recovery very long and painful and it was around 6 months before I was more or less pain free and feeling semi normal.
With DS I was desperate not to go through the section recovery again so I decided to try VBAC. However I went 12 days overdue and he was still high and my cervix closed. The midwife couldn't even reach to do a sweep. He was back to back the same as DD and estimated to be 10-11lb from the growth scans. They were reluctant to induce me due to the previous section and said if I really wanted to they would but I would need to be strapped down and monitored and started off on a low dose. I felt like that was all a recipe for disaster so I caved and went for an elective section. It was a walk in the park compared to DD, had a full nights sleep and a lovely shower before I went in and after an uncomfortable week or two afterwards I felt relatively fine - no agony in my incision like I'd had with DD.
I'm tempted just to go straight for another section this time but I'll see what the consultant says in Thursday.
Sorry you had such a stressful morning, what a relief that the midwife at the hospital was able to find the heartbeat straight away for you. I wondered if you might have managed to get another scan but never mind - at least baby is doing well in there. Not long until your next scan now - I'm excited to see if you're having a boy or a girl.
I hear you with the two kids to two different places thing - it is really hard work! DD started school in September and DS does 3 days in nursery and it's hard work getting everyone ready and to different places. When I'm away I leave detailed instructions along with piles of clean clothes and packed school and change bags for DH. I'm thinking the first year with three will be hard. DS will have started afternoon preschool by then so I'll have DD to school, DS to preschool and the new baby to nursery (from around 4 months or so) with all of the ballet, rugby, swimming, drama etc as well I can understand why parents complain about being taxi drivers!
Eva your birth experiences are really scary - it must have been so stressful. I was lucky as neither time were they in distress. Although it sounds like it was just bad luck each time and no reason why anything should go wrong for you this time.
With DD I had no problems in pregnancy and all low risk other than gaining around 70lb and being huge! I had a couple of extra growth scans late on to check baby wasn't going to be huge but she was fine. I went into labour at 40+11 (two days befor I was due induction) and contracted every 10 mins for around 48 hours. I got no sleep as the contractions were painful and I kept calling the hospital but they told be to wait until they were coming every 3-5 minutes. After 48hours they were soooo painful and coming around every 5 minutes, I couldn't bear it and went to hospital to find I was 2-3cm dilated
I was shattered and disappointed. As I was so overdue they wouldn't let me go home, but I wasn't dilated enough to go to delivery suite either. I was kept overnight on a pre labour ward and finally allowed to delivery the following morning when I was found to be 4-5cm. I was demented by this point from pain and lack of sleep. I really wanted a water birth but I wasn't allowed in the pool due to being so over due. I'd been using hypnobirth techniques to get me that far but gave up and went from gas and air to pethedine (then projectile vomited all over the room) and finally epidural once I hit 7cm. I got to 9 cm but stayed there for another 7 hours. By this point I was very weak and they said I was getting swollen and so was the baby so they recommended a section. I agreed and DD was born at 40+15. The midwife thinks she was in an awkward position and that my pelvis is probably an awkward shape so she was stuck. When she was born she had a very pointy head from pushing down for so long. I found the recovery very long and painful and it was around 6 months before I was more or less pain free and feeling semi normal. With DS I was desperate not to go through the section recovery again so I decided to try VBAC. However I went 12 days overdue and he was still high and my cervix closed. The midwife couldn't even reach to do a sweep. He was back to back the same as DD and estimated to be 10-11lb from the growth scans. They were reluctant to induce me due to the previous section and said if I really wanted to they would but I would need to be strapped down and monitored and started off on a low dose. I felt like that was all a recipe for disaster so I caved and went for an elective section. It was a walk in the park compared to DD, had a full nights sleep and a lovely shower before I went in and after an uncomfortable week or two afterwards I felt relatively fine - no agony in my incision like I'd had with DD.
I'm tempted just to go straight for another section this time but I'll see what the consultant says in Thursday.
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Hi Ladies!
yikes, I have some catching up to do! Referring to your business travel discussion - well, I travel quite a lot for my job (I'm in business development and sales for a small luxury tequila brand, I manage our smaller markets.) So I was in Colorado all last week, and was just so extremely tired by the end of the day that I couldn't stay awake to be online. Glad to be back this week so I can work/nap as I please
Megan - SOOOO happy for you that your scan went well! I've been thinking about you - was very excited to hear this news. I think you also dodged a bullet getting an English Bulldog mix, tbh..the purebred ones seem to have a ton of (very expensive) health issues. So hopefully yours does not have those probs.
Miss Bellum - You are so lucky to live where you are! I love visiting that part of England, it's breathtaking. I've also been looking at ASOS for maternity clothes - they have some really cute things, if one can call maternity wear cute.
JJay - you must be so excited to find out the gender, and great news on your healthy scan. You look fantastic in your pic! Must also be very cool to start feeling the baby move - I imagine it must be a lot more "real" after this point.
Dimmu - Your husband is right, it gets super hot here in the summer and it 's not that pleasant. Hopefully you always visit your relatives in the winter You made my mouth water with the suggestion of salmon lasagne, that sounds so good right now. Glad to hear you are also ok with enjoying a glass of wine here and there, I'm really looking forward to my second tri when I feel comfortable indulging a little. And I'm so glad that you were able to find that little heartbeat, what a relief and you also look great in your pic! What a cute bump.
Eva - we had an amazing time in South Africa. We went to Cape Town, the wine country, and 2 safaris in the private reserves outside of Kruger. We also went to Zambia for a few days. Have you also been? So glad to hear your midwife appt went well too, and you must be so relieved about the blood test results being ok. Amazing, the technology they have now to be able to just take your blood and figure a lot of things out. I will be doing my blood test in a few weeks as well.
AFM - well, I'm 8 weeks today and besides feeling completely exhausted and having boobs that make me feel like Dolly Parton, I'm doing ok. Nausea is intermittent and manageable, some foods/smells disgust me but I can deal. Except for when the woman next to me on my last flight ate a chicken burrito. No bueno.
While in CO I went bra shopping at a maternity wear store and got a little overwhelmed and freaked out with the bra options as well as all the not so great looking clothes. Sigh. Luckily there was a nice and very patient woman there who helped me out a lot. I also bought some tank tops and T-shirts at Target..I definitely don't need them yet but I know I will eventually, and this island is a little short on maternity wear, so I'm trying to get a few things when I'm back in the US so I don't' wake up one day and all I have to wear that covers the bump are some old beach sarongs. I'm hoping maybe I can just stock up on some maxi dresses and be a hippy earthy mama for most of the summer!
As for Zika - well, as you can imagine, it's definitely a little nervewracking living in the Caribbean right now. However, Cayman has not found any cases of Zika here yet (and they have a mosquito research center, so they are very much on top of this.) They also constantly spray here for mosquitoes because they do get really bad. I'm also going to be traveling for most of my 1st trimester and 2nd trimesters - which is going to be a little intense but in all honesty, a big relief. From what I have read, it seems to be affecting the baby during the 1st tri, which makes sense, but it doesn't seem like there is a full consensus on this yet. Anyhow ..while I am here, I am staying inside most of the time, and wearing long pants and long sleeves outside, and avoiding dusk/dawn, when mosquitoes are at their worst. I've been applying essential oils and some bug spray too (this also makes me nervous, but I was told it was ok..)
Megan, I hope you get to go on your trip, would be a bummer to miss it but yeah, Mexico may not be the best option right now. UGH. Sorry(
Anyhow, nice to see that everyone in all your different stages of pregnancy are doing well and have a lot of exciting things coming up! Hope you all have a great week too
yikes, I have some catching up to do! Referring to your business travel discussion - well, I travel quite a lot for my job (I'm in business development and sales for a small luxury tequila brand, I manage our smaller markets.) So I was in Colorado all last week, and was just so extremely tired by the end of the day that I couldn't stay awake to be online. Glad to be back this week so I can work/nap as I please
Megan - SOOOO happy for you that your scan went well! I've been thinking about you - was very excited to hear this news. I think you also dodged a bullet getting an English Bulldog mix, tbh..the purebred ones seem to have a ton of (very expensive) health issues. So hopefully yours does not have those probs.
Miss Bellum - You are so lucky to live where you are! I love visiting that part of England, it's breathtaking. I've also been looking at ASOS for maternity clothes - they have some really cute things, if one can call maternity wear cute.
JJay - you must be so excited to find out the gender, and great news on your healthy scan. You look fantastic in your pic! Must also be very cool to start feeling the baby move - I imagine it must be a lot more "real" after this point.
Dimmu - Your husband is right, it gets super hot here in the summer and it 's not that pleasant. Hopefully you always visit your relatives in the winter
You made my mouth water with the suggestion of salmon lasagne, that sounds so good right now. Glad to hear you are also ok with enjoying a glass of wine here and there, I'm really looking forward to my second tri when I feel comfortable indulging a little. And I'm so glad that you were able to find that little heartbeat, what a relief and you also look great in your pic! What a cute bump. Eva - we had an amazing time in South Africa. We went to Cape Town, the wine country, and 2 safaris in the private reserves outside of Kruger. We also went to Zambia for a few days. Have you also been? So glad to hear your midwife appt went well too, and you must be so relieved about the blood test results being ok. Amazing, the technology they have now to be able to just take your blood and figure a lot of things out. I will be doing my blood test in a few weeks as well.
AFM - well, I'm 8 weeks today and besides feeling completely exhausted and having boobs that make me feel like Dolly Parton, I'm doing ok. Nausea is intermittent and manageable, some foods/smells disgust me but I can deal. Except for when the woman next to me on my last flight ate a chicken burrito. No bueno.
While in CO I went bra shopping at a maternity wear store and got a little overwhelmed and freaked out with the bra options as well as all the not so great looking clothes. Sigh. Luckily there was a nice and very patient woman there who helped me out a lot. I also bought some tank tops and T-shirts at Target..I definitely don't need them yet but I know I will eventually, and this island is a little short on maternity wear, so I'm trying to get a few things when I'm back in the US so I don't' wake up one day and all I have to wear that covers the bump are some old beach sarongs. I'm hoping maybe I can just stock up on some maxi dresses and be a hippy earthy mama for most of the summer!
As for Zika - well, as you can imagine, it's definitely a little nervewracking living in the Caribbean right now. However, Cayman has not found any cases of Zika here yet (and they have a mosquito research center, so they are very much on top of this.) They also constantly spray here for mosquitoes because they do get really bad. I'm also going to be traveling for most of my 1st trimester and 2nd trimesters - which is going to be a little intense but in all honesty, a big relief. From what I have read, it seems to be affecting the baby during the 1st tri, which makes sense, but it doesn't seem like there is a full consensus on this yet. Anyhow ..while I am here, I am staying inside most of the time, and wearing long pants and long sleeves outside, and avoiding dusk/dawn, when mosquitoes are at their worst. I've been applying essential oils and some bug spray too (this also makes me nervous, but I was told it was ok..)
Megan, I hope you get to go on your trip, would be a bummer to miss it but yeah, Mexico may not be the best option right now. UGH. Sorry
(Anyhow, nice to see that everyone in all your different stages of pregnancy are doing well and have a lot of exciting things coming up! Hope you all have a great week too
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So jealous of all of your super cute baby bumps!! And also of all of your really fascinating jobs! I have the best job in the whole wide world but it is anything but glamorous. I'm a SAHM and I love it (for the most part). Prior to DS, I worked in the insurance industry so no glamour there either. 
I'm not even close to looking for maternity stuff yet but I don't look forward to it. I'm a big girl so finding maternity stuff in plus sizes is even more of a nightmare. When I was pregnant with DS I lived in maxi skirts so I think that is my plan for this go around to.
Ali, so glad to hear from you again! Glad you are doing well. My doggie is awesome, he has very little health stuff from his bulldog genes apart from some mild breathing stuff. Here is a pic. As you can see, he looks nothing like a bulldog. lol
As for Mexico, I'm kinda leaving it up to what my dr. thinks is best. I see her next on Feb. 16th. FX
I'm not even close to looking for maternity stuff yet but I don't look forward to it. I'm a big girl so finding maternity stuff in plus sizes is even more of a nightmare. When I was pregnant with DS I lived in maxi skirts so I think that is my plan for this go around to.
Ali, so glad to hear from you again! Glad you are doing well. My doggie is awesome, he has very little health stuff from his bulldog genes apart from some mild breathing stuff. Here is a pic. As you can see, he looks nothing like a bulldog. lol
As for Mexico, I'm kinda leaving it up to what my dr. thinks is best. I see her next on Feb. 16th. FX
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Megan, he's so cute! And I see no bulldog in him at all, lol. You're lucky as ours costs a fortune, it seems.
Love the maxi skirt idea as well - will have to look into getting some more of those.
Love the maxi skirt idea as well - will have to look into getting some more of those.
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Hi ladies hope you are all doing well.
No exciting job here , I work in insurance claims. When I go on maternity leave, I will be thinking about a possible change of career.
On the day I went into labour, I had no idea! I was running around meeting various people all day and most of the evening. I had a few cramps but didnt click. Got home from a meal with friends and felt really uncomfortable so kept getting in & out of the bath. It was 3 weeks before my due date so didnt expect anything to be happening.
We rang the hospital - I think at first they thought it sounded like there was nothing happening but they asked me to come in & get checked anyway. This is the point at which we realise we hadn't yet got round to packing a hospital bag!
We rang for a cab and headed up to the shiny new birthing suite at the hospital. It felt like the longest journey in the world and like we were never going to get there. Got in and they took a look at me - They said that the thing I could feel was poo from the baby - she was already pressing on my perineum and was in a breech position. This meant I couldn't stay in the low risk section and had to go back down to the delivery suite. Pretty much got in, put on a gown, hopped on to the table and was told to push! I think within a few minutes of being on the table I pushed a bit and out came our little one! Because little one was breech, but still being delivered vaginally, it felt like every available member of staff came in to see the event which was a bit strange!
Dimnu - I'm sure at some point I'm likely to need advice on the maduca so thanks for you kind offer x
Your job does sound very exciting! I'd love to be able to be able to travel for work.
What a stressful midwife appointment! I'd have been really worried too. So pleased everything is fine with your little bean.
Lovely bump pix.
Eva - It does feel rather like starting again with the wraps! Ergos are great and I did consider one but I like to be able to cross the straps as its so much easier to put on. What dramatic births you had! Fingers crossed this one is nice and straightforward.
Jjay - What a great job you have! Sounds very exciting. I'd love to have the break of travel too! My bump is definitely getting bigger but I'm not brave enough to post pictures. Starting to feel movement quite a bit now which is very exciting. Sounds like you have your hands really full with all those trips going on!
Your daughter's birth sound really tough! Glad the second was a bit earlier. Fingers crossed this one is better for you.
Wow, a scientist! What a fantastic job.
Allihill - Sounds like a great job!
I do love our part of the country but it doesnt really compare to the Cayman Isles!
Sounds like you had a great trip to South Africa.
Exhaustion is so hard in the first trimester. At least you dont have continuous nausea, hope things continue to improve for you.
I think I might end up in maxi dresses too
Megan - I'm in the non-glamorous world of insurance too! I do hope to be able to escape it one day. Hope you have some luck in finding some nice clothes to wear
What a lovely dog, so very cute.
No exciting job here , I work in insurance claims. When I go on maternity leave, I will be thinking about a possible change of career.
On the day I went into labour, I had no idea! I was running around meeting various people all day and most of the evening. I had a few cramps but didnt click. Got home from a meal with friends and felt really uncomfortable so kept getting in & out of the bath. It was 3 weeks before my due date so didnt expect anything to be happening.
We rang the hospital - I think at first they thought it sounded like there was nothing happening but they asked me to come in & get checked anyway. This is the point at which we realise we hadn't yet got round to packing a hospital bag!
We rang for a cab and headed up to the shiny new birthing suite at the hospital. It felt like the longest journey in the world and like we were never going to get there. Got in and they took a look at me - They said that the thing I could feel was poo from the baby - she was already pressing on my perineum and was in a breech position. This meant I couldn't stay in the low risk section and had to go back down to the delivery suite. Pretty much got in, put on a gown, hopped on to the table and was told to push! I think within a few minutes of being on the table I pushed a bit and out came our little one! Because little one was breech, but still being delivered vaginally, it felt like every available member of staff came in to see the event which was a bit strange!
Dimnu - I'm sure at some point I'm likely to need advice on the maduca so thanks for you kind offer x
Your job does sound very exciting! I'd love to be able to be able to travel for work.
What a stressful midwife appointment! I'd have been really worried too. So pleased everything is fine with your little bean.
Lovely bump pix.
Eva - It does feel rather like starting again with the wraps! Ergos are great and I did consider one but I like to be able to cross the straps as its so much easier to put on. What dramatic births you had! Fingers crossed this one is nice and straightforward.
Jjay - What a great job you have! Sounds very exciting. I'd love to have the break of travel too! My bump is definitely getting bigger but I'm not brave enough to post pictures. Starting to feel movement quite a bit now which is very exciting. Sounds like you have your hands really full with all those trips going on!
Your daughter's birth sound really tough! Glad the second was a bit earlier. Fingers crossed this one is better for you.
Wow, a scientist! What a fantastic job.
Allihill - Sounds like a great job!
I do love our part of the country but it doesnt really compare to the Cayman Isles!
Sounds like you had a great trip to South Africa.
Exhaustion is so hard in the first trimester. At least you dont have continuous nausea, hope things continue to improve for you.
I think I might end up in maxi dresses too
Megan - I'm in the non-glamorous world of insurance too! I do hope to be able to escape it one day. Hope you have some luck in finding some nice clothes to wear
What a lovely dog, so very cute.
Hello Ladies!
Hope everyone is having a lovely day today. DD has given me her cold so feeling rotten today. My appointment on Monday also made me feel more anxious again even though everything was fine in the end. I'm not feeling bubs much these days which isn't helping. Hopefully the movements will become more frequent soon.
JJay your labour experiences sound like hard work! Can't believe you were overdue both times, I always thought the second one would be less likely to be late! Eva yours sound scary! Hopefully things will be smoother for both of you this time. Miss B that's impressive you managed to deliver naturally despite your baby being breech.
My labour with DD now sounds easy in comparison. I wanted to have a natural labour with hypnobirthing, pool, birth centre, all that. I started getting cramps on a Friday evening but initially I thought I was just getting a bad tummy, I was 39+1. Went to the loo and realised my waters were breaking. Called the birth centre to let them know when I realised I was actually getting contractions. They told me to take some paracetamol and go to sleep and give them a call when the contraction get close together and take longer - seriously who manages to sleep when they are having contractions?! Went to the birth centre around midday the next day having had no sleep. Wasn't far enough gone yet to go to the pool so they just put me in a room and a midwife kept checking frequently. On saturday evening, maybe around 7 pm, I was finally told to go to the pool. At that point I was getting quite exhausted so opted for gas&air for some relief. I think that was a mistake, I was so exhausted that the g&a just got me high and I lost focus. My labour stopped progressing and when it came to ~10 pm it had been 24hours since my waters broke. I got told to get out of the pool and was shipped to the labour ward. I needed to be induced to restart the labour and was given epidural which I welcomed with open arms, couldn't have cared any less about hypnobirthing or natural labour at that point! Epidural provided such a relief, I even managed to sleep for an hour. The next morning a junior doctor who examined me wanted to send me to for a cesarean but luckily a more senior doctor told them to give it a couple of hours. DD was born about an hour later, and the second stage took less than 15 minutes, I didn't even need to push, she just came out herself!
I think this times I'm gonna be tempted to just go with the epi and labour ward and give the birth centre a miss, we'll see. The epidural gave me no issues and I was able to get up and have a shower a couple of hours after giving birth.
Ali I love the sound of your job, must be so exciting. Although I guess I couldn't cope with that much travelling. Salmon lasagne is a favourite of mine, I make it with gruyere cheese and creme fraiche so it's not for dieters but perfect for pregnant ladies!! Glad to hear zika isn't a big threat where you are, hopefully you are well past the first trimester before it finds its way there if it does! Bug sprays, even DEET, are safe to use when pregnant as far as I know.
JJay I think I mentioned before I have a long torso, that's why I don't look huge yet. Also, that was a morning photo, I look a lot bigger by 5 pm. It's definitely gonna be hard work getting two kids to different places, we don't even have a car as we live quite centrally. DD goes to school, will probably have to find a childminder for the baby when he/she is older. But I plan to stay at home as long as I can afford, hopefully at least 7-8 months. I'm pretty sure DH won't be able to cope with getting two kids ready!!
Megan I'm quite jealous you're a SAHM, unfortunately it's not an option for me. I earn more than DH and both of us have to work to pay for bills, we only bought our place a couple of years ago so the mortgage is still quite costly. Your doggy is gorgeous!
Miss B I will also look into changing jobs after this baby, hopefully to something with a shorter commute and less if any travel. I came up with an easy way to do the manduca cross carry, not sure if it's on youtube yet. I'm wondering whether to get the new manduca, the sleep hood on the old one is very small. Is it bigger now, like in an ergo?
Hope everyone is having a lovely day today. DD has given me her cold so feeling rotten today.
My appointment on Monday also made me feel more anxious again even though everything was fine in the end. I'm not feeling bubs much these days which isn't helping. Hopefully the movements will become more frequent soon. JJay your labour experiences sound like hard work! Can't believe you were overdue both times, I always thought the second one would be less likely to be late! Eva yours sound scary! Hopefully things will be smoother for both of you this time. Miss B that's impressive you managed to deliver naturally despite your baby being breech.
My labour with DD now sounds easy in comparison. I wanted to have a natural labour with hypnobirthing, pool, birth centre, all that. I started getting cramps on a Friday evening but initially I thought I was just getting a bad tummy, I was 39+1. Went to the loo and realised my waters were breaking. Called the birth centre to let them know when I realised I was actually getting contractions. They told me to take some paracetamol and go to sleep and give them a call when the contraction get close together and take longer - seriously who manages to sleep when they are having contractions?! Went to the birth centre around midday the next day having had no sleep. Wasn't far enough gone yet to go to the pool so they just put me in a room and a midwife kept checking frequently. On saturday evening, maybe around 7 pm, I was finally told to go to the pool. At that point I was getting quite exhausted so opted for gas&air for some relief. I think that was a mistake, I was so exhausted that the g&a just got me high and I lost focus. My labour stopped progressing and when it came to ~10 pm it had been 24hours since my waters broke. I got told to get out of the pool and was shipped to the labour ward. I needed to be induced to restart the labour and was given epidural which I welcomed with open arms, couldn't have cared any less about hypnobirthing or natural labour at that point! Epidural provided such a relief, I even managed to sleep for an hour. The next morning a junior doctor who examined me wanted to send me to for a cesarean but luckily a more senior doctor told them to give it a couple of hours. DD was born about an hour later, and the second stage took less than 15 minutes, I didn't even need to push, she just came out herself!
I think this times I'm gonna be tempted to just go with the epi and labour ward and give the birth centre a miss, we'll see. The epidural gave me no issues and I was able to get up and have a shower a couple of hours after giving birth.
Ali I love the sound of your job, must be so exciting. Although I guess I couldn't cope with that much travelling. Salmon lasagne is a favourite of mine, I make it with gruyere cheese and creme fraiche so it's not for dieters but perfect for pregnant ladies!!
Glad to hear zika isn't a big threat where you are, hopefully you are well past the first trimester before it finds its way there if it does! Bug sprays, even DEET, are safe to use when pregnant as far as I know. JJay I think I mentioned before I have a long torso, that's why I don't look huge yet. Also, that was a morning photo, I look a lot bigger by 5 pm.
It's definitely gonna be hard work getting two kids to different places, we don't even have a car as we live quite centrally. DD goes to school, will probably have to find a childminder for the baby when he/she is older. But I plan to stay at home as long as I can afford, hopefully at least 7-8 months. I'm pretty sure DH won't be able to cope with getting two kids ready!!Megan I'm quite jealous you're a SAHM, unfortunately it's not an option for me. I earn more than DH and both of us have to work to pay for bills, we only bought our place a couple of years ago so the mortgage is still quite costly. Your doggy is gorgeous!
Miss B I will also look into changing jobs after this baby, hopefully to something with a shorter commute and less if any travel. I came up with an easy way to do the manduca cross carry, not sure if it's on youtube yet. I'm wondering whether to get the new manduca, the sleep hood on the old one is very small. Is it bigger now, like in an ergo?
Hello ladies! I loved hearing your birth stories! I can't imagine being told "just take some pain killers and sleep through the contractions!"... then going a whole other day of it. How exhausting!
Wow dimmu what a stressful appointment glad things turned out fine in the end. I understand how you feel a bit uneasy now because of it though. Did they tell you the heartrate? If they didn't seem worried then probably all is ok and bubs was just lying in a tough spot to reach. I remember with DS2 I sometimes had trouble finding him even this far along.
Something kinda weird happened at my GP appt today. I had not seen my GP in a month or so. Anyway - he gave me a referral for my next scan (should be in ~2 weeks). He found my blood pressure to be a bit low and he decided to get the doppler and (I assume) try to find the baby. He found my placenta and thus my heartrate, but I *know* he didn't find the baby's (he was also not looking in the spots where I normally find it myself). At some point he said "all sounds good!" and packed it away. I was a bit confused... then he said "heart rate sounds fine". .... ? Yet I know he didn't find the baby's, lol?!?! I just let it go - since I know I can just find it myself. But it was a bit weird. Did he not know what he was doing? Or did he only try to find the placenta since that's easier and somehow that's reassuring? No idea.
Chemistry - cool! I'm an astronomer. Not sure if I'll still be doing it in a couple of years since it's difficult to find a permanent position. Still, it pays the bills and is generally an enjoyable and flexible job.
Very cute bump pic! Sorry you caught a cold. Sucks to be pregnant and sick but not really allowed to take any meds.
The whole driving kids to multiple daycares/schools (and other activities) is indeed a bit of a challenge! This past year our older son was in 2 preschools, and our little one is in daycare 3x per week (similar to your situation, JJay - do you go to work 3 days/week too)?
I don't know when we'll try to get a daycare spot for the new baby, but I'm thinking starting Jan. 2017 for 3 days/week. In that year our 3 kids will be doing the 3 different places thing... ugh... it's going to be crazy, right?!
We also need to get a different car. Our current one isn't big enough for 3 carseats!
Anyone else have a suitable car or thinking of a larger one? We have a RAV4 and it is not gonna cut it!
Thanks for your birth stories JJay. The first birth sounds so insanely difficult... contractions every 10 mins for 48 hours (and beyond)?!! Hopefully nothing like that happens this time. Glad to hear you and the baby were (eventually) ok. I wonder what the consultant will say. Please keep us updated!
Sounds like you have a fun job ali! Hmm... do they want any astronomers? ;-) I've been to South Africa a few times since I have family there. Also been to Kruger, but not since I was a child! It was great - one of the highlight trips of my life. Cape Town is awesome too! Take care of yourself with the zika virus prevention... sounds like you're already doing that though, which is great.
Thanks for the maxi skirt/dress ideas, I hadn't thought of that! It's still summer here for a little while longer so probably worth looking into soon. Nice doggie Megan!
Wow Miss B that's crazy! How did it feel delivering a breech baby?
The hospital I chose for my neonatal care did not do breech deliveries (I guess it's a "lost art" these days, lol)! Sounds scary, but great it all went OK! 3 weeks before due date must have been quite a shock!
I've attached a bump pic. 16 weeks!
Wow dimmu what a stressful appointment
glad things turned out fine in the end. I understand how you feel a bit uneasy now because of it though. Did they tell you the heartrate? If they didn't seem worried then probably all is ok and bubs was just lying in a tough spot to reach. I remember with DS2 I sometimes had trouble finding him even this far along. Something kinda weird happened at my GP appt today. I had not seen my GP in a month or so. Anyway - he gave me a referral for my next scan (should be in ~2 weeks). He found my blood pressure to be a bit low and he decided to get the doppler and (I assume) try to find the baby. He found my placenta and thus my heartrate, but I *know* he didn't find the baby's (he was also not looking in the spots where I normally find it myself). At some point he said "all sounds good!" and packed it away. I was a bit confused... then he said "heart rate sounds fine". .... ? Yet I know he didn't find the baby's, lol?!?! I just let it go - since I know I can just find it myself. But it was a bit weird. Did he not know what he was doing? Or did he only try to find the placenta since that's easier and somehow that's reassuring? No idea.
Chemistry - cool! I'm an astronomer. Not sure if I'll still be doing it in a couple of years since it's difficult to find a permanent position. Still, it pays the bills and is generally an enjoyable and flexible job.
Very cute bump pic! Sorry you caught a cold. Sucks to be pregnant and sick but not really allowed to take any meds.
The whole driving kids to multiple daycares/schools (and other activities) is indeed a bit of a challenge! This past year our older son was in 2 preschools, and our little one is in daycare 3x per week (similar to your situation, JJay - do you go to work 3 days/week too)?
I don't know when we'll try to get a daycare spot for the new baby, but I'm thinking starting Jan. 2017 for 3 days/week. In that year our 3 kids will be doing the 3 different places thing... ugh... it's going to be crazy, right?!
We also need to get a different car. Our current one isn't big enough for 3 carseats!
Anyone else have a suitable car or thinking of a larger one? We have a RAV4 and it is not gonna cut it!
Thanks for your birth stories JJay. The first birth sounds so insanely difficult... contractions every 10 mins for 48 hours (and beyond)?!! Hopefully nothing like that happens this time. Glad to hear you and the baby were (eventually) ok. I wonder what the consultant will say. Please keep us updated!
Sounds like you have a fun job ali! Hmm... do they want any astronomers? ;-) I've been to South Africa a few times since I have family there. Also been to Kruger, but not since I was a child! It was great - one of the highlight trips of my life. Cape Town is awesome too! Take care of yourself with the zika virus prevention... sounds like you're already doing that though, which is great.
Thanks for the maxi skirt/dress ideas, I hadn't thought of that! It's still summer here for a little while longer so probably worth looking into soon. Nice doggie Megan!
Wow Miss B that's crazy!
How did it feel delivering a breech baby? The hospital I chose for my neonatal care did not do breech deliveries (I guess it's a "lost art" these days, lol)! Sounds scary, but great it all went OK! 3 weeks before due date must have been quite a shock!
I've attached a bump pic. 16 weeks!
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Dimmu - Sorry you've picked up a cold, hope it clears quickly.
I havent really seen a Ergo so cant compare size, sorry! The hood on the manducca seems pretty big though.
It is a bit difficult to sleep through contractions! What a long time, you must have been exhausted by the end. At least it all went well.
Eva - what a weird appointment! Do you think he may just have been just been measuring your heart rate?
Astronomer! What a fantastic job.
It was a bit of a surprise! In all honesty I think I got off quite lightly and the pain was no where near what I expected. Just as well as there was no time for pain relief! Didn't need stiches or anything. If anyone had known lg was breech, I'd probably have been forced into a C-section as our hospital dont usually allow breech births either.
Great bump pix
I havent really seen a Ergo so cant compare size, sorry! The hood on the manducca seems pretty big though.
It is a bit difficult to sleep through contractions! What a long time, you must have been exhausted by the end. At least it all went well.
Eva - what a weird appointment! Do you think he may just have been just been measuring your heart rate?
Astronomer! What a fantastic job.
It was a bit of a surprise! In all honesty I think I got off quite lightly and the pain was no where near what I expected. Just as well as there was no time for pain relief! Didn't need stiches or anything. If anyone had known lg was breech, I'd probably have been forced into a C-section as our hospital dont usually allow breech births either.
Great bump pix
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Hi everyone,
I've loved reading all of the birth stories, it just goes to show how different the experience is for everyone!
Eva, your appointment sounds very strange?! Do you think he mistook your heartbeat for the babies? - or was just in a rush for his lunch?! We have s landrover as we live in the country, it's quite big so I think we will fit three seats across the middle no problem- there are also two pop up seats in the back so I guess it will be fine. I don't really want to think about how long it's going to take to get everyone ready and in their car seats - we'll have to start planning an outing hours before we need to be somewhere! Ps your bump is lovely!
Miss B it sounds like you had a great birth experience- I hope this one goes the same
Dimmu, your labour sounds like hard work but great that you had a good experience with the epi so you know what you want this time!
Ali, your job sounds fab, I love travel so would love a job involving a bit more than mine does now - although I guess that's not really practical for me at the moment.
I had my consultant appointment today, I'd assumed she would just recommend an elective section but it didn't go quite as expected. She asked if I would like an elective section or vbac and said they would support me in either choice. She asked if my sections had been uncomplicated and I said yes as far as I knew no complications. She then checked my records and said my last section had in fact been quite complicated! She said there were lots of adhesions and scar tissue, my bladder was stuck to my womb and my womb was twisted with the adhesions so much so that they couldn't see one of my Fallopian tubes. I had no idea - they didn't tell me any of that! She said the twisted womb and tube must be OK as I've managed to get pregnant again but that third sections can be more difficult and complicated anyway so with all of the adhesions and scar tissue I have a higher risk of bladder or bowel damage
I asked if she would therefore recommend vbac and she says it depends on the baby's size. As DS was a big baby they want to monitor growth and if forecast to be large again she would definitely recommend the section. She has booked me in for extra scans at 28 and 34 weeks to check growth and discuss the birth again. She said I need to decide at 34 weeks which way to go - although she said they will only allow me to go to 40+10 and won't induce so I'd have to have an ELCS at that point anyway. As DD was born at 40+15 and DS at 40+12 I think I probably won't have gone into labour by then anyway!
It's made me feel a bit worried about the birth but I guess there is nothing I can do so may as well wait and see what happens later on. At least I will get regular glimpses of baby with the extra scans
I've loved reading all of the birth stories, it just goes to show how different the experience is for everyone!
Eva, your appointment sounds very strange?! Do you think he mistook your heartbeat for the babies? - or was just in a rush for his lunch?! We have s landrover as we live in the country, it's quite big so I think we will fit three seats across the middle no problem- there are also two pop up seats in the back so I guess it will be fine. I don't really want to think about how long it's going to take to get everyone ready and in their car seats - we'll have to start planning an outing hours before we need to be somewhere! Ps your bump is lovely!
Miss B it sounds like you had a great birth experience- I hope this one goes the same
Dimmu, your labour sounds like hard work but great that you had a good experience with the epi so you know what you want this time!
Ali, your job sounds fab, I love travel so would love a job involving a bit more than mine does now - although I guess that's not really practical for me at the moment.
I had my consultant appointment today, I'd assumed she would just recommend an elective section but it didn't go quite as expected. She asked if I would like an elective section or vbac and said they would support me in either choice. She asked if my sections had been uncomplicated and I said yes as far as I knew no complications. She then checked my records and said my last section had in fact been quite complicated! She said there were lots of adhesions and scar tissue, my bladder was stuck to my womb and my womb was twisted with the adhesions so much so that they couldn't see one of my Fallopian tubes. I had no idea - they didn't tell me any of that! She said the twisted womb and tube must be OK as I've managed to get pregnant again but that third sections can be more difficult and complicated anyway so with all of the adhesions and scar tissue I have a higher risk of bladder or bowel damage
I asked if she would therefore recommend vbac and she says it depends on the baby's size. As DS was a big baby they want to monitor growth and if forecast to be large again she would definitely recommend the section. She has booked me in for extra scans at 28 and 34 weeks to check growth and discuss the birth again. She said I need to decide at 34 weeks which way to go - although she said they will only allow me to go to 40+10 and won't induce so I'd have to have an ELCS at that point anyway. As DD was born at 40+15 and DS at 40+12 I think I probably won't have gone into labour by then anyway!
It's made me feel a bit worried about the birth but I guess there is nothing I can do so may as well wait and see what happens later on. At least I will get regular glimpses of baby with the extra scans
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