So I guess this is my first Nine Month Wait...

[meldmac]

dmn sorry you're feeling so poorly. Have you seen your doc about the flu?

 

[dmn1156]

yes he wont do anything he says as im pregnant i should let my own immune system do the work so i am taking my inhalers for my asthma and paracetamol for the headache and fever but only when i nedd them and just generally drinking plenty and trying to flush it out

 

[shawnie]

I am so sorry your feeling icky DMN. My doctor feels the same way as yours.

 

[dmn1156]

just been a bit worried as not felt the movements i was but then i am coughing and sneezing so much i could just be missing them im putting up a good fight thats for sure had it 3 or 4 days and they say flu normally starts to clear up after 5 so im hoping only a few more days and il feel human again

 

[shawnie]

SDBL I agree with the ladies... I was like that off and on all the time, I started to enjoy the good days... The things I worried about most were really bad cramping and bleeding.. Today might be a good day to do some of the things you haven't been able to enjoy due to feeling sick =) xox

DMN I'd think it is possible.. The only time I felt movement was when I was very relaxed laying down. I still haven't felt them again since. I feel so bad for you that you have the flu..

 

[SDBL23]

If you can DMN, I would recommend seeing your dr. or midwife about the no movement, of if you can, take 1-2 hours and lay on your left side, drink some juice and really try to focus on the movement, The juice will stimulate little one and if you are calm and quiet you may be able to pick up some movements. If you cant then you should go in. Anytime we have someone call up with decreased fetal movement we just have them come in, pop em on the monitor and check em out realy quick. I'm sure baby just feels kind of puny too...

Thanks ladies for the reassurance. I'm a worrier by nature. What should I expect at my first appt? Its dec 09th.

 

[dmn1156]

midwife said i could have flu jab and then went to doctor and he said no and now have it so i think it is probably pointless getting it done now

 

[shawnie]

I always stick with the 7 day rule when dealing with being sick, it takes 7 days to catch it, 7 days with it and 7 days to get rid of it. Im sure that's old school thinking but it always seems to run that way for me when im sick...

Sorry my posts are outta sink, I keep reading back what others say and post a response before reading the next one haha

 

[dmn1156]

yeah im sure the poor thing does too i know i feel really crappy im eating as normally as i can just to make sure that it is getting some goodness i phoned the maternity unit but they never answer there phone

 

[shawnie]

DMN grrrr I hate dealing with worries over a weekend! When Fridays come along I pray for a nice weekend in order to not have to call them since everything is pretty much closed but the answering services. Hope they call you back fast! I'd be calling every 15 minutes hahaha

 

[dmn1156]

i got to nip over to my sons Nan she is a nurse im going to nick her stethescope and have a listen il keep trying if not il have to just try and relax in bed later and just pay really close attention and phone in the morning

 

[shawnie]

That's a great idea...I use mine everyday. It's too soon for me to hear the HB but I do hear the different movements between bowels and baby sounds.

 

[dmn1156]

thats what im hoping but as she is more experienced than me im hoping she will hear it lol

 

[dmn1156]

Well she found a heartbeat and said baby is quite far back but i did get a few small movements just after she tried to find it i dont think this baby likes to play and i am hoping that the baby will be more cooperative at the anatomy scan but i cant see it lol

 

[SDBL23]

What great news DMN, hope that you start to feel better soon, is there a list with everyone and their edd?

 

[dmn1156]

SDBL there is one in the first trimester but there is not one in here that i have noticed

i am still feeling crap but hopefull it will start to break soon

 

[Melsue129]

Hey ladies...

DMN sorry you caught the flu thats awful just make sure you get lots of fluids and you keep them down and rest rest rest. Glad you heard the heartbeat.

Hope everyone else is going great...

DH and I heard the heartbeat on the Angelsounds doppler over the weekend....Soooo cool.... and we went to see the dr this morning and we heard it there too, soooo excited.. Dr said everything looks good, they are going to keep an eye on my thyroid and do another blood test for that.. She said my pelvis is the normal size so thats good, Ive been scared that the baby was going to get stuck...eeeekkkk.. She did a pap smear and now Im bleeding... eeeekkk... she said it might happen, so Im hoping it will stop by tonight, has this happen to anyone of you??? But all in all, its a count down til Friday now my 12 week scan the NT scan... and we will get to see our babes.. yay!!!

 

[Melsue129]

Shawnie sooo happy you felt your lil babes moving... Yay!!! I cant wait....

 

[dmn1156]

Melsue i have heard that you can bleed after a pap smear here in the uk they try not to do them here for that reason glad you heard the heartbeat it is such a lovely sound

im still feeling rough drinking lots and trying to rest but not much chance with a 3 year old on the go constantly so i look forward to bedtime lol

 

[SDBL23]

DMN: I do hope you feel better soon. Its just not fair! If you have anyone who could maybe take your little one for just an hour or so so you could nap? Any chance of that?

Yay for feeling those little ones move and for hearing them, that has got to be an amazing feeling.

AFM: still just hungry, over thinking everything, this cramp or that cramp or no cramp, and peeing. I'm averaging about every three hours, not too bad!