ok so who wants to get pregnant in 2011? (closed group)

[sarahincanada]

huggles was that meant for someone else??

hows everyone doing. nothing much to report here, mw apt tomorrow. we have painted bubs room and I will take those photos this week as Ive moved the clothes back into the closet. I am booking a private scan for the end of the month, just a 2D scan but at least I will see him again and it will only be 3 months to go. anyone have a 2D scan around 26 weeks before?

 

[sherylb]

I think she meant that for her journal or someone else's. She likes sending and receiving baby food to/from different countries.

We are great! I am excited for your next scan. We only did the 19 week one. It was rough but Dh was unemployed and I am lucky we got that 19 week one that we paid out of pocket for.

 

[MummyCat]

How exciting, looking forward to seeing the nursery come together!

We had a scan at 23 weeks (on NHS) because they couldn't get the info they needed about Elizabeth's heart at 20 weeks. Liz was in a very awkward position. At 23 weeks she wasn't too big yet, so it was a nice scan as you could see a lot of her in a shot. if that makes sense?

Hope you're all well! Been a bit crazy here with photography course and in laws arriving next week x

 

[Huggles]

wrong journal
No idea how it landed here as i posted it a week ago and it's definitely in the right journal as well.

 

[Huggles]

we had scans right up to 35 weeks. It definitely does get harder to see detail the further along you get, but you should still see a fair bit at 26 weeks.

 

[babyhopes2323]

yay can t wait 2 see bubs painted nursery xx glad your getting a 2D scan.. we didn't have one as it is ridiculously expensive here and not covered by insurance as i think is the as for most xx

 

[Huggles]

babyhopes a 2D scan is the ordinary scan type.

 

[NDH]

My only scan past 19 weeks was at 39+6 lol (she was measuring 32 weeks and had never measured bigger than 34 weeks so sent me for a growth scan). Its funny, the midwife sent me over to imaging with the order for a scan and they said the next appointment was two weeks. When i said tomorrow is my due date she said to come back in an hour

 

[Huggles]

2D profile pic at 29 weeks.

By 32 weeks it was hard to see anything.

 

[sarahincanada]

huggles thats an amazing scan! thank you for posting, I will be 26 weeks but he was measuring a week bigger so nearer 27 weeks, so that gives me a good idea

babyhopes I am paying $140 for this one, we only get 2 scans covered by the government so Ive had those (12 & 20 weeks) and I really just want one more Hubby wont let me get a 3d/4d scan (those are $200-$300) but agreed to another normal scan, so thats what Im paying for. At my 20 week scan I only got 5 mins of looking at his body, this will be longer and I will get photos of all his areas, right now I just have the face.

ndh thats funny so was sara a really small baby? I dont remember her not measuring past 34 weeks. I think mine will be big, Im 5'10 with boys that are 6'3 (my dad) and 6'5 (cousins) in my family, and hubbies is a tall family too.

loving all the photos of your bubs, they are getting so big. When I watched the laughing video of kian I was thinking how I cant wait for mine to be here!

 

[NDH]

She was 8lbs (well 7lbd 15.5 oz) so nope not small lol. Goes to show you that measurements can be way off. She was just good at hiding lol.

 

[babyhopes2323]

oh yes i completely forgot, that 2D was a normal one lol.. sarah glad you get to see him again then.. cant believe how expensive these scans are !

over here, regardless of how your pregnancy is going, you get scanned every month at your doctors checkup appointment just to make sure things are going smoothly. this is covered by insurance if you have one, obviously if you dont then you end up paying through the roof. i thought it was a good idea because with me, apart from the 16 week problem, everything was fine until the 6th month, and if i didnt have a scan at every doc appointment, they wouldnt be able to suddenly find that i had low fluid etc, so i would have to say the only thing that saved gemma was the scans. ifr not, we would never have known and one fine day my waters wouldve suddenly broken ! wow thats a scary thought !

anyway, hope everyones doing well xx sarah, cant wait to see pics of your scan then !

 

[nypage1981]

Can't wait to see babyin canada again!
What color is the nursery?

 

[sarahincanada]

ny we did 2 walls brown and 2 walls green. going to have the dark furniture, have a dresser we used in our spare bedroom but wont buy a crib till later seeing as he will be in our room. we are putting up the decals this weekend so I will take a pic!

also in the built in closet we put an ikea system so we have drawers in there, which is more useful that just what comes with the closet (a rail). I have his little clothes in there so will take photos of those too. its been taped up because of the painting!!

 

[sherylb]

Up until buying dresses for church we have just folded everything and kept current clothes in bins so good idea not going crazy on changing the closet. I love that you are doing your nursery brown and green. They are so pretty together. I want this stroller that was featured in an Amazon travel E-mail but I can't figure out what kind it is to research and potentially buy.

https://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/img12/amazonmom/300x250/6-9months-out_ages-stages.jpg

 

[sarahincanada]

sheryl I hate that when you see something you like but have no idea where its from. I cant see any logo or anything on the pic!

so I was just doing my 2011 taxes (self employed so I file by end of june) and I paid $13,000 for infertility in 2011
I will get a small credit for medical expenses, but still thats a lot of money.

so be thankful your conceptions were free and Im thankful that at least Im pregnant after spending all that money, so many arent that lucky

 

[sherylb]

This may make you feel better -- my SIL gave up on fertility treatments after not believing they would work. The first adoption place they wanted was $35K. This one is MORE! We don't even know what their max budget is but everyone else knows it would have been much cheaper for her to go the fertility specialist route. She was diagnosed with PCOS by my doctor.

 

[sarahincanada]

sheryl thats crazy...I wonder why she gave up, perhaps the medical stuff was too daunting for her?

omg I went and looked at a store I love in the uk and found some cute stuff and sent some links to my sister. I need to have some british influence in my bubs closet!!!

|Dog T-Shirts Two Pack plus Neutral Slim Fit Joggers Two Pack
https://www.next.co.uk/x492898s2#813527x49

Grey Reversible Joggers
https://www.next.co.uk/x493884s4#803629x49

Navy And Grey Slim Fit Joggers Two Pack
https://www.next.co.uk/x49896s8#803852x49

Dog Character Jersey Set
https://www.next.co.uk/x492896s1#815547x49

Grey Jersey Boat Dungarees
https://www.next.co.uk/x492900s6

Romper Suit
https://www.next.co.uk/g622556s1#849214g62

Pram Cow Padders
https://www.next.co.uk/g373626s8#821595g37

Mink Trainers
https://www.next.co.uk/g723098s12#717639g72

Blue joggers
https://www.next.co.uk/g622556s5#808055g62

then I found this in another store, MIL gave me a onesie with a polish flag on as thats where they are from, so I need to represent!
https://www.mothercare.com/Spot-Romper/LV6714,default,pd.html

 

[flyingduster]

Sorry I have been away for a bit, but I'm back now! YAY for hypnobirthing; I loved the book and wish I cold afford the classes!!

Can't wait to see pics of his nursery!

And yeah, I rarely use our stroller either, but it IS useful to have the few times I have used it! For shopping when he was little I'd either have him in his capsule (if he was asleep) in the shopping trolley, or in the baby seats (the laid back ones) or wear him. And he's been sitting up for ages now so is fine in the kiddie seat. I had to strap him in when he was younger cos he'd topple sideways a bit, but he's good now (I mean, I still do strap him in, but it's not necessary to hold him up now!) I've never taken the stroller shopping... I've just used it when out walking sometimes. I more commonly just wear him in the wrap though!


One of the ladies in my antenatal group had tried for years to get pregnant, and I am pretty sure it was only the 2nd or 3rd try of IVF that got them pregnant with their baby boy who was born in october (same as Caleb)......... they just announced they are expecting #2 in november; their babies will be 13 months apart! Total surprise natural conception!!! They just assumed that having not gotten pregnant naturally for SO long (like 5 years or something) that they were 'safe'.... haha! They are totally stoked, but wow, 13 months apart is scary! lol

 

[MummyCat]

ooooooh.... Lottie has lots of Next stuff... their sizing is quite generous. which I like, because they last longer! for instance... Lizzie had outgrown her Mothercare and Marks and Sparks babygros (3-6 months) by 5 months and her Next ones she was still in until 6.5 months. A good 6 weeks longer! x

Lovely clothes hun and wow what a lot to spend on infertility! Thank goodness you can look back on that while pregnant. You'd be all sorts of depressed doing the numbers if you were still trying!