PAL Fall 2011 ***26 Healthy Babies***

[fides]

Aquarius, congrats on hitting 2nd tri; great scan!

CKH, that is so neat that you can feel your uterus starting to come up!

afm, i am so sick of waiting!! i had a good 6wk scan, then at my 8wk appt, doc seemed uninterested in doing any other form of monitoring b/c the scan was fine. my next appt is Easter Monday, and she said they'd listen for the heartbeat then - that will be a total of 6 weeks of wondering if this baby's still okay! my m/c began in week 13 last time, so this waiting is driving me crazy - i just want to know that this baby is still okay. Aggghhh! April 25th seems so incredibly far away, and every day is dragging by! i know it isn't in my hands, but i just want to know - is this baby a keeper, yes or no? oy. /end rant.

 

[hippylittlej]

Fides that sucks. At least your early scans were positive and this reduces the chance of MC significantly. I understand how you feel though, I opted for a 12 week scan only and it seems like an age for the date to come round. Monday is the day I find out if all is well, but can only hope as my body hasn't done anything out of the ordinary so far, that all is well.

 

[shelleney]

Hi Ladies!

My doppler finally arrived 3 days ago...and its amazing!!
I just love listening to baby's heartbeat with OH. its such a great bonding experience, and a real reassurance that things are well.
Also, none of my clothes fit anymore! its a nightmare! haha.

Hope you are all well
xx

 

[fides]

hippy, can't wait to hear positive news from you after your scan Monday. this must be a crazy weekend for you - i know it would be for me if i had a scan at the end of it. good luck.

shelleney, i'm trying hard not to give in and get a doppler, b/c a lot of ladies have said that it can bring too much worry, but positive stories like yours make me want to reconsider! so glad you're getting some reassurance.

 

[hippylittlej]

Scan went well today, baby is now due the 28th October which is just three days after when I expected. I am so relieved, he/she wouldn't stop moving for the picture

 

[shelleney]

Scan went well today, baby is now due the 28th October which is just three days after when I expected. I am so relieved, he/she wouldn't stop moving for the picture

My baby is due on 28th october too! yay, we can be bump buddies!
Glad everything went well xx

 

[barbie72]

Scan went well today, baby is now due the 28th October which is just three days after when I expected. I am so relieved, he/she wouldn't stop moving for the picture

Woohoo!!! Congratulations. Wonderful news.

 

[Rebaby]

Scan went well today, baby is now due the 28th October which is just three days after when I expected. I am so relieved, he/she wouldn't stop moving for the picture

Fantastic news i can imagine how relieved you must be feeling!

Hope everyone is well

 

[fides]

hippy, so happy for you - congrats!!!

 

[hippylittlej]

Thanks guys, the relief is overwhelming. I too am tempted by a doppler now, but I am not sure I should give in to the temptation. I may ask my friend if I can use hers.

 

[barbie72]

Anyone feeling less sick yet? I thought it was going to go away as I was feeling alright over the weekend. But low and behold morning sickness all day yesterday and today i am not to grand either. I'm still crazy person hungry too! Is there any end in sight?

 

[shelleney]

Thanks guys, the relief is overwhelming. I too am tempted by a doppler now, but I am not sure I should give in to the temptation. I may ask my friend if I can use hers.

I recommend the Sonoline B if you do decide to buy one. Mine was off ebay, brand new, £50 with free postage, and a free tube of gel came with it
xx

 

[hippylittlej]

now I am tempted, £50 isn't bad at all.

 

[barbie72]

Hey guys, wanted to share this site with you. Cracks me up! Made me feel much better about the supposed do's and don'ts of pregnancy. I'm sure we have all worried about 90% of these things since we are all on the PAL boat. I particular like the section about exercise and weight gain. VERY funny.


https://www.pregnantchicken.com/home/

 

[jcg0506]

Anyone feeling less sick yet? I thought it was going to go away as I was feeling alright over the weekend. But low and behold morning sickness all day yesterday and today i am not to grand either. I'm still crazy person hungry too! Is there any end in sight?

I've still got the ms too. I am sooo tired of this. The day before yesterday I woke up feeling great and actually thought maybe this was finally going way, and then threw up half way through breakfast. Its like that for me; I don't necessarily have to even feel nauseous but then suddenly start vomiting. My sister had ms the whole stinking nine months and I am praying that doesn't happen to me. I keep getting reminded by my family that ms is actually a good sign of a healthy pregnancy, but that has ceased to comfort me, oh two months ago.

 

[barbie72]

Hahahah, well I am sorry for you as well, honest. But I am glad it is not just me. The dr. was very reassuring while enthusiastically pronouncing that my acid reflux (which makes me insta-hurl) will only get worse as the pregnancy goes on. I suppose on some level I am relieved that my symptoms are still there but enough is enough! Especially when I added up my first pregnancy with this one. I have been pregnant for 6 out of the last 8 months. I'm not whining I swear! I just think us ladies need to catch a break.

 

[hippylittlej]

I am loving the pregnant chicken site.

 

[barbie72]

Right?! It is so funny. I may have quoted it on more than one occasion to my DH. It also MIGHT be all over my facebook page lol

 

[Rebaby]

I actually vomited for the first time yesterday really hoping it's not the start of HG (it kicked in at 12+2 for me last time ) I think it was probably more to do with nerves (about our scan) and this awful phlegmy cough i have though- fingers crossed!

The good news is our scan was AMAZING! Baby was so active, wriggling around all over and at one point it looked like it was waving "hello" at us

We got some lovely pics too. These aren't as clear as they're photographs of the scan pics iyswim but you can get the idea:


https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/fakeplasticgirl7/Baby%202/SSL25021.jpg

https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/fakeplasticgirl7/Baby%202/SSL25022.jpg

He/she is measuring slightly ahead at 13+3, and everything looks just exactly as it should at this stage.

It was a really lovely afternoon after a morning of worry and nerves and we took Toby out for tapas to celebrate!

 

[pip7890]

Great scan pic Rebaby!

I had nausea until 20 weeks with my DS. I'm only at 8w at present and already the nausea is far more crippling than last time. Midwife expects it to stick around just as long. Hope she's wrong! I reckon I'm feeling it worse because I'm so much older (I was 25 when DS was born and I'm 40 now).

Pip x