First scan

[lilesMom]

bubsta u have gone through a lot, x hope the rest of this preg is smooth sailing for u xxxxxxxxx i have thyroid disease too but only hypothyroid so now im on meds its fine xxxx
u gettin physio for ur back? my hosp is sending me for physio cos i have back trouble too so they said stenghten it up now and prevent is better , xxxxxxxxx

libbysmum, happy and healthy preg to u sweetie xxxxxxxxxxxxx

erinsmummy hope u got a nice sleep xxx

we stayed at our friends house last nt, was really good fun but im wrecked today.
i cant keep up at d mo i stayed up till 3 though but then i had to go bed,
i was gettin tired and cranky
slept till 1 today so no fear really, its the latest i have been up r slept in ages
was nice to ahev a good laugh though

 

[Kerriex]

hey was just catching up on all your ttc stories! wow Bubsta you have had it rough! All of you ladies have! A loss/losses are so cruel and unfair but I do believe they show the strength we have and do make us stronger!

I had only been with my OH for about 6 months when we started discussing babies. I had my implant removed (which was 2 months overdue anyway!) we were ntnp and fell pregnant 6 months later..found out at 12 week scan (was nearly 14 weeks by dates) there was no baby, just an empty sac. So in a strange way that kinda helped me grieve as I thought baby never developed made it easier somehow. Anyhow I had a natural mc ended up in a+e with severe contractions what I was told and passed my baby! As you can imagine I was mortified as was told there was never a baby..very confusing but didnt get told an awful lot to be honest just signed forms for baby etc and was sent home.
Then we said we would try again and I caught 4-5 weeks after my mc..way sooner than I expected! But sooo excited now

hope you ladies are keeping well! x x x

 

[Bubsta]

ErinsMummy, that would have been so hard wondering whether you would have another child. Here you are, no need to have worried! Your LO will be here soon! Xx

I was the same as you Libbysmum, I had an anterior placenta with DD (and I do this time too) so will be a little longer before I feel bubba. I was luckily with 'K' because I felt her about 15-16 wks but I'm about 10k heavier now so I'm thinking it will probably be a bit later this time. Guess time will tell. X

I'm lucky Lilesmom, my Graves Disease is in remission so I haven't had to take meds since my daughter was probably 8months old. I'll just have to keep an eye on it after this one is born to make sure it doesn't come back. I'm really hoping it doesn't because I've been told due to it having reoccurred twice, that if it happens a third time they will probably have to take more drastic action(I think I'll be fighting that though - I've been so long without issues, if it does happen again I'm hoping it will recover quickly again)

I've had physio previously with my back. I need to also strengthen my back. Once I start having more energy again I'll try to do some more exercise again... Just the last thing I feel like doing at the moment.... Poor excuse Bubsta! Lol xx

Oh Kerrie, I can't imagine how devastating that would have been for you. Someone should get their butt kicked for giving you such wrong information! I am very grateful with both of my losses that I didn't have to see a baby. My first MC resulted in a D&C and my last was an empty sac. It was horrible enough looking at that sac without seeing anything in it. (I'm so sorry if that brought back memories for anyone). Xx

Lovely 'chatting' to everyone a bit more the last couple of days. Stay safe and happy. Mwah. Xxx

 

[Libbysmum]

They didn't call my mc a baby they said it was fetal tissue or something.

 

[lilesMom]

hi and hugs to every1 xxx
first day back at work today and im too tired to type properly xxxx
have some pains in my tummy but mild and i had um yest too kind of so hopefully just stretchin pains xxxxxxx

 

[Libbysmum]

Liles hope you are okay...it is always a worry when there is pains. Take things easy and rest as much as possible.

It was good to wake up today and read about Will and Kate! Poor girl having such a trot of morning sickness! Mine seems to be subsiding...I am hopeful that is a good sign that my hormones are plateauing and my placenta is doing the work.

 

[lilesMom]

thanks hon xxxxxxxxxx
hurray for subsiding sickness xxxxx

 

[Erinsmummy]

I woke up this morning and I didn't feel sick!!! Please say its gone for good!!! I had an off dream last night, I was breastfeeding my 3 yr old!! She's never been breast fed lol, so strange! Xx

 

[lilesMom]

fx its gone for good, happened me a week ago and it lasted
only get indigestion now, and not always so much better fx for u xx

 

[Libbysmum]

Hope all you ladies are feeling good today and hope that your babies are growing nicely.
Pregnancy dreams are funny aren't they. I would really LOVE to breastfeed this one...My DD had a traumatic birth and I found it really difficult to feed her. I even took lactation medication to try and help my supply and all I would manage to express was about 20ml if I was lucky!
I really am hoping that this time round I will have more success.

 

[Erinsmummy]

Aw I hope u get to do it this time! I've never wanted to, so don't know if I would get on with it or not but it's not for me. I do have moments though where I wish I did want to if that makes sense? It's natural and I feel like I should want to do it really... But never mind! Maybe that's what my dream was about, cos I have been thinking about it a lot! X

 

[Bubsta]

It's interesting that you say you've never wanted to ErinsMummy. My best friend was the same as you. She was completely grossed out by the thought of a bubba hanging off her boob. She completely changed her mind once she gave birth to her beautiful baby boy. She ended up BF and actually ended up enjoying it. It will be interesting to see if you feel the same way after LO is born.

Good luck Libbysmum with being able to BF this time around. I had troubles with DD. it certainly wasn't easy to begin with for me. We eventually got the hang of it. I BF for about 5 months and then switched to Formula. I'll just see how I go this time around. Everyone has to do what works for them.

I hope you coped ok with your first day back at work Lilesmom. Xx

 

[lilesMom]

im gonna try bf too and fx it will work out for me. i know that it doesnt for lots of people so if it doesnt, it doesnt xx
its not for everyone and i thought about it a long time before decidin i wil try anyway and see what happens
today was my second day bubsta, im tired but grand thanks xxxxx

 

[Erinsmummy]

I thought I might with my 1st but I didn't change my mind then so doubt I will this time, I'm not too bothered either way, I did enjoy bottle feeding first time round do can't complain really. It is strange though cos everyone around me breast feeds, friends family, so I see it a lot and doesn't bother me watching them, think its just me haha.

Got my 16 week midwife appointment tomorrow, over a week late but never mind lol.

 

[lilesMom]

erinsmummy i can see so many pros and cons to both bf and ff feed thats why i took so long to decide. i have 11 siblings and we were all ff and r fine
i just wanna see what its like and pass on antibodies too. if i cant hack it after that then il switch to ff. At least with ff u can have a sleep if someone offers to mind bub for few hrs for us in my family 1 sis and 1 sil that r close in age to me both bf but one set of kids so healthy and in the other set of kids 2 of them have some health issues so i dont see it doin anything there health wise.....
but ff is expensive too and if i can save cost and i like it then il bf.
bit rambly ha ha

 

[Erinsmummy]

Yes def pros and cons to both, I was a single mum when I had lo, and bottle feeding meant I could stay at my mums and she would get up and do a feed or 2 for me in the night sometimes which helped. One thing that really bothers me though is my husband and others keep saying things like "it's not like your breast feeding so u can just get anyone to have the baby" it annoys me because that's not the reason I want to bottle feed at all, I didnt leave lo at all till she was 3 months and even then it was only for an hour or so, It def does not make it any easier to leave them. But it does mean i can hav a little sleep while someone else feeds which is nice I admire women who breast feed, ive learnt from friends it's not without it's problems and is sometimes hard for the first few weeks but i think it's great if u can get through that. We're lucky that these days formula is very good.

Baby has started to kick a bit now! Not just flutters, I had a proper kick this morning

I was thinking of going to a breast feeding group, to see of that changed my mind, maybe I just need to understand it more!

 

[Libbysmum]

I liked the fact that I didn't have to prepare anything while breast feeding. All the bottles and formula cost soon added up- I found it really expensive. If I HAVE to use formula for this next baby I am just going to go for the cheaper generic brand stuff. My poor daughter use to sick up after every FF it was so exasperating. Poor kid would guzzle it down then I would sit her up to burp her and up would come pretty much 2/3rds of what she had swallowed. She finally grew out of the vomitting around 10mths. I am surprised she put on any weight at all.

 

[Erinsmummy]

My friends baby was like that, well up untill a year old, was as if she just sicked up every feed poor thing.

I had midwife appointment today, heard babies heartbeat which was nice 150bpm. Few more weeks till I find out the sex! Xx

 

[Libbysmum]

My guess Erin is you are having a girl...just a hunch. How do you feel? do you have a preference? Glad your baby is doing well.

 

[Erinsmummy]

I think a boy, just because I've felt so different this time and I think the baby looks like a boy from the scan lol. Bit who knows! I'd like a boy, as then I'd have one of each bit I'll be really happy either way. It prob will b a girl as with my daughter I thought boy all along! Just can't wait to find out now

When is your 12 week scan? U have the same due date as my best friend!