Over 30 & still trying for baby #1

[ItsAWonder]

Mrs. Duck - Rivkah is very camera shy as well. They really are similar! Her walking is the same. She likes to hold our fingers and power ahead. Still no crawling - or no formal crawling. She does this weird thing that looks like a lizard - she will rock toward her left side and throw her right leg forward with the knee cocked and out to the side, then she rocks to the right and throws the left leg forward, and repeat. She can move a few feet this way.

 

[MrsDuck]

Flou I can't wait for the update

Aw glad the twins are doing well melly, I bet they are starting to develop their personalities now

Aw itsawonder that sounds so cute and I can just picture it as that's what Ruby was doing, something has finally clicked and she has started to crawl, but only when she has to, she'd much rather be walking haha

We had Ruby's first assessment today and although she's full up with a cold (again) and after making us wait 45 mins to be seen, she still performed I can't believe where the past 11months has gone???

 

[highhopes2013]

Aaawwww sounds like all the babies are doing really well! Good luck flou if you haven't had your lil guy yet!

We are doing great, the twins are seven months old already! Time is flying by!

 

[MellyH]

Hahah, hh, your ticker says you are 68 weeks pregnant!

 

[ItsAWonder]

HH - seven months! Where has the time gone?

Mrs. Duck - what does her assessment entail?

 

[MrsDuck]

Her assessment was just her height and weight and then them asking can she do this and that and she performed her walking across the hall for them and then questioning us on dental hygiene and safety in the home and then we were given various reading books and nursery rhymes as part of their 'get kids reading' program and they talked about diet and vitamins too. It was more an assessment of us I think haha

 

[highhopes2013]

Must get rid of the ticker hahahaha

 

[flou]

Hi ladies my little man Arthur David Alec was born on Friday 27th March at 5:34, weighing 6lb15. My blood pressure went back up on Monday and I was admitted to hospital, I've only got out today. The docs at the hospital decided as I was over term to induce me on the Wednesday which sent me into labour on Thursday evening. However I was already having regular contractions before they induced me on the Wednesday. When I was in established labour I went from being 2cm dilated to 10 in 30 mins. They didn't believe me that I wanted to push. They didn't think it possible as first time mother. But after an hour of me going I want to push they examined me and realised I did want to push but by then I was too tired. I had to be rushed into theatre for a spinal anaesthetic to have forceps. Doc still couldn't get out my little boy so he was delivered by c-section. Not the type of birth I wanted but none of that matters as Arthur is here safe and sound. He had some initial probs with his blood sugar but all resolved now. We are both glad to be home.

 

[MellyH]

Welcome little Arthur!!! And congratulations flou -sorry it didn't turn out how you wanted but sounds like you handled it really well.

 

[ItsAWonder]

Arthur - welcome to the world!!!! I am sorry you did not have the birth you had hoped for but that feeling will fade away. Glad everyone is healthy and happy and I can't wait to see pictures! Congrats Mama!!!

 

[MrsDuck]

Huge congratulations flou, whoo hoo welcome to the world Arthur. I'm sorry things didn't go as you planned but I'm glad you are both well. I can't wait to see pics xx

 

[highhopes2013]

Big congrats flou! Births never seem to go as planned but at glad he arrived safely and you are ok. Try to rest as much as you can - recovery from a c section isn't easy! Xx

 

[ItsAWonder]

As we speak my husband is trying to put Rivkah back to sleep. She occasionally wakes about 30 minutes after I put her down and needs to be rocked again. Tonight my husband decided he should put her down as we are going to night wean soon (which means he will get up with her to avoid feeding). She only wakes once to feed at about 5 am but she is ready to give that up. Anyway, I am listening to her scream and cry so hard she is choking. It's been going on for 10 minutes. With me should would have gone back to sleep in one or two minutes. My heart is breaking and all I want to do is run into her room to help soothe her but I know I can't. This really, really hurts.

 

[MrsDuck]

You are stronger than me. Ruby won't settle with daddy, in fact if she is just grizzling and daddy goes to her its a full on screaming fit, in fact it's far better to let her soothe herself than for him to go in

 

[ItsAWonder]

Well, she screamed with him for 45 minutes and finally fell asleep. She woke 5 minutes later....
I went in and she was back asleep in 5 minutes and slept until 5 am. Go figure.

 

[MrsDuck]

Haha sounds about right, there's nothing quite like a mummy cuddle

 

[MellyH]

Ohhhh poor poppet, the screaming teally gets to you doesn't it??

 

[ItsAWonder]

Hey ladies. Just checking in hoping you are all well. DH, Rivkah and I will be traveling for about two weeks to visit my side of the family; we leave on Saturday. I'll be thinking of you and will see your updates upon my return.

Flou - if you have time (hahaha, I know) upload some pics!!

 

[ItsAWonder]

How is everyone doing?

All is good here. AF returned after a year and 1/2 hiatus on April 15. I think DH and I may start to ttc after my next AF. I can't believe we are back at the beginning. Since it took a good year to successfully get pregnant last time we are expecting it to take a while now, especially since I won't have time or funds for acupuncture and abdominal massage. I have also heard that some women have a harder time getting pregnant after a c-section so, fingers crossed all goes well!

 

[highhopes2013]

Oh wow! I've been thinking about whether to go for number 3 or not. Im going to wait till next year at the earliest. No AF yet for me but I do feel like I have period pains now and then.

Hope you are all well. We are in teething hell at the moment, I've had a fair few 4am starts ��