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Ali

GOLD!!!

First time ever!!

BRONZE! First Time ever

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Ladies the scan pic is of the leg bone from underneat so essentially a potty shot except she was concentrating on the bone not the bits....I think it might be those 3 little line for a girl. This bubs is def smaller than DS2 was at this stage. I def had girl feelings from this scan where as it was def boys at the others. Its amazing to see them up on that screen though. She was trying to get her fist in her mouth....co cute.

My placenta is at the front hence why I wasnt feeling much.The kicks I feel are very low at the mo as she is head up near the placenta

Good morning ladies,

Kind of had a good and a bad night last night, Ill start with the bad. DP was being silly at his grandmas and thought he'd weigh himself, I thought Id do the same too but not look, DP kind of fell silent and I knew it was bad, so I looked how the hell did I manage to pack on almost 20kg in 18weeks?????? I am so gutted! Thats it, Im putting my foot down, no more giving into cravings, gonna be doing walking and aqua aerobics in my pool and going to start eating more healthier! And I am determined not to weight myself until the end of the pregnancy. If I can at least maintain the 20kg weight gain I will be happy, but I do not want to put on anymore. We went back to DPs and I just sat there crying my eyes out and Mia kepy saying "Im here mummy" she made em feel so special little darling she is. Then I did some retail therapy and felt a little better . Now for the good, after my shopping session, we came home and went to bed and Little Miss was kicking like crazy in my belly so I grabbed DPs hand and put it right over where she was kicking and he finally felt her kick!! He was so happy. His never felt a baby kick before so didnt know what to expect, he could feel my pulse though, but behind that he said he was pretty sure he felt the little poke each time I did So Im very pelased with that and so is he.

Anyway, time for personals.

Pepper Its not gushing out, its only really when I squeeze it, so no real need for breast pads for me just yet, but Ive got them at the ready I hope the call went well.

MG05 Im the same with Mia, my breast grew massive over night! Bigger than her head lol What a beautiful feeling it would of been to finally be able to see your DD the day after birth, the anticipation would of been building and I know it would of been worth while.

Twilight If Im looking correctly, Im going to say girl. Im looking under the line what the sonographer drew and sort of in a bit. Definately looks like a girl to me. Fingers crossed. What are you hoping for?

Nattles LOL, tell him to not squeeze it! DPs very scared of my boobs now lol.

Hushmummy I hope the Zofron works for you. Sorry to hear your still off.

Hi to everyone else xx

Madam_mummy - Different scales have different weights. I dont weigh myself anywhere other than home.....The ob weighs me though and that will be next week . Im starting to feel the same as you regarding eating healthy and exercise. I havent been to the gym in weeks and Im paying for which p*sses me off even more. Glad you DP got to feel the kicks. Mine doesnt have the patience to wait. I think it makes it more real for them. Yea I thought the girl bit where near the yellow writing. Im really hoping it is as I have 2 boys so I girl would be lovely but somehow I dont think it will matter once they are born. I wish Id found out now though....I had all this guessing with the last one and Im over it already.

Twilight IM guessing my weight is pretty accurate because when I was weighed at the midiwfe clinic about 6 weeks ago they said I gained 13kg and then I weighed myself on DPs wii and my scales and they all said roughly 13kg I have to do it, I dont wanna put on too much weight. You should of found out! Can you go back and get a gender scan done? Im pretty sure girl though. I hope were right for you

Morning Ladies! How are we all?

I'll attempt some personals, but I can hardly remember what day it is atm, so please forgive me if I get them wrong or leave you out!!

Hushmummy, try the Zofran, seriously, don't let people scare you. Drug testing these days is so much more involved than it used to be. Drs wouldn't prescribe it in pregnancy if there was any indication that it wasn't safe. Do your research, by all means, but I think the benefits far out way the risks. Did you get the 8mg wafers? Maybe you could cut them in half and see how you go with a half dose. I found that 8mg in the morning would give me relief all day. I don't need to take it any more, thank goodness. The bank balance is grateful for that!! It's pricey!! I hope it works for you and you start to feel good really soon! xx

Madam, my boobs have never leaked before birth and it always takes a few days for my milk to come in. That could be because of the c-sections, I guess. Tom was 3 days old before I had milk for him and then, like you, my boobs were bigger than his head!! So hard for little bubs to get a huge boob their mouths. They seem to manage it though! How nice for your DP to get to feeling your baby girl kicking!! DH is still waiting. He's never around at the right time. DD got kicked this morning, though. She was very excited. And don't look at the scales any more!!! Just be good with food and get some gentle exercise and you'll be fine. Don't beat yourself up Hun. xxx

Thunda and Philly, hold your heads high, ladies! You should be proud that you've beaten the odds and become good, strong women. xxx

Twilight, I can't tell if baby is a boy or girl by looking at that pic, but if you say girl, then YAY!! So glad everything is going well and bub is healthy.

Cute bump pics, Mummy! I think you look about the same this time as you did last time. Very compact still.

Um.. what else is going on...?

Carsandtrucks, I can't figure out what your intelligender results are.. It's confusing. All looks the same to me!! I feel for you and your little boy re the food allergies. It can be so hard to manage. DD is lactose intolerant and I think she's getting worse. When she was diagnosed 6 1/2 years ago we were told it was temporary. She is definitely tolerating less than she used to. You're right about dairy being hidden in things. So many products that you wouldn't think would contain milk have milk solids in them! I'm reading labels like never before!! She's even doing it too! Especially after being so sick this week. She looked at all the cereals in the cupboard this morning and then said she'd just have watermelon for breakfast. Poor kid. I think we're all going to have to change our diets just so that it's easier for her.

I can't remember what else is happening, sorry Ladies. Between DD being sick and the two Crowded House concerts I've been to this week I'm exhausted and my brain is fried!! I swear on Wednesday night during one of the slower, quieter songs at the concert I almost fell asleep!! How embarrassment!! I did have fun though. Powderfinger on Saturday night!! Can't wait for that one, but I did tell DS#1 that if it's raining he can have my ticket. It's an outdoor show, and I'm not standing in the rain for hours on end for anyone!! He's now hoping that it rains. He wants to go so badly!

Also, it's official.... My butt is huge!!! *sigh* size 14 knickers here I come....

I'd better go and clean up my bomb site of a house.. It doesn't take long to go from good to bad around here. Never ending, is it....

Have a good day everyone!!!
Penny

Hi Ladies,my usual apologies for not being able to keep up.

Celebrating my 1 year wedding anniversary this weekend -and the fact that we found out we are having 2 BOYS!! yay can finally start decorating hehhehe

how is everyone going to cope with the heat this summer.. its scorching where I am in sydney...

i wont be able to check back in over the weekend, hoping for a slow day next week, so I can catch up then, looks like there is a lot going on


happy friday!

Hi ladies! Just a quick one from me as I just got to work from my scan this morning. All went well the baby is healthy and normal and apparently the shape of its face and head is just like mine according to the sonographer! I teased DH all morning that we are having a mini me..ha ha. We didn't find out what we are having we are keeping it a suprise. So now my 99% feeling that we are having a boy is now that its going to be a girl...will have to wait and see!

Hope everyone has a lovely day

Kristl - Glad the scan went well and bub is doing well in there. I am somewhat jealous of those with the patience not to find out. We didn't with the last two and I loved it. The excitement of not knowing just added to the anticipation of the birth. But this time around something feels different and I really need to know. Maybe because of the gender or maybe because DH is more keen to find out (he wasn't with DD2) so I am not being as strong as I've had to be in the past. Oh well, I can look forward to what you have instead lol.

Gingeroh - Congrats on two baby boys! How exciting? Are they identical or can't you tell that at the moment? (Sorry, not good with twin stuff like that lol). Also, congrats to you and your DH on your one year wedding anniversary this weekend. Our 4th was last Friday, it was lovely to get out for tea on Saturday alone, without the kids!

Georgies Mum - My you are having a busy week! I couldn't imagine dancing around at a concert at the moment but OMG I am jealous of the Powderfinger one! Have an awesome time and I hope your DD feels better soon.

Leaky boobs - Mine started leaking at around 26 weeks with DD1 and about 22-24 weeks with DD2. It wasn't milk, but the colostrum. I actually managed to express over 100mL of colostrum a few days before DD2 was born (I was desperate to get some labour action and heard nipple stimulation helped lol). ETA: I found my boobs leaked overnight if I had a dream about the baby. Like the let-down reflex was activated due to 'seeing' the baby etc.

Weight gain - Well I've not put on anything but I haven't lost anything either. I am definitely not holding out hope that I will be able to stay here to have the baby. I guess it wont be so bad going to Perth this time. I will book in as a private patient and we can stay with my sister until bub is born instead of in a dingy little motel room the size of my loungeroom (including kitchen/shower/toilet!).

Twilight - Ahh I have no idea with scans, sorry. I wouldn't know what to look for after having two surprises but fingers crossed you get what your heart is desiring

AFM - Well been MIA all week, I just haven't really had the energy to do much at all. I had my OB appointment on Monday and got to hear bubs HB. I am sure it is lower than my girl's ever were. Around 150 odd. But they do say that lower is a girl right? Who knows. Anyway, DD1 was astonished to be able to hear the heartbeat and went around telling everyone all day.

Got my referral for the scan which is on Tuesday morning. I am trying not to think about it because I don't want to lose sleep over the excitement lol. I also asked my doctor whether she'd be willing to deliver baby if I manage to lose most of the weight and only be a few kilos off the weight threshold and essentially she said no. She keeps blaming the RFDS and their weight restrictions but thing is, if you have an obese patient that can't get care where you are, they wont just leave you to die will they?? Meh, I am over this stupid town mascarading as a hub for smaller towns around but they cant do stuff all with anything above a cut finger

So in the end I told her I am NOT going down to Perth at 38 weeks and sitting around for 2 weeks or more until bub decides to come, and that I will be heading down close to 40 weeks (maybe a few days before) and if I go into labour before hand they can bloody well deal with me here. They were all fine to fly me to Perth when they thought I was going into prem labour at 33 weeks with DD2 so what's the bloody difference? She didn't really have much to say to that. I almost hope bub comes early so that I don't have this worry. But then there's the worry they WILL fly me to Perth and DH will miss out on the birth because he'll have to drive the 4-5 hours. Maybe I should homebirth.

Hi Everyone!

baby-bliss2 - not long to go until your scan! Sorry to hear you are still having birthing location dramas - it makes me sad when women can't choose where they would like to give birth - good luck with it all.

Kristl - congratulations on a successful scan and on staying strong and not finding out!

Gingeroh - happy anniversary and congratulations on your two boys.

Georgie's Mum - I don't know where you find the energy to go to all these concerts - I wish I had some of it!! I'm usually fast asleep on the couch before 8pm, despite my best efforts to remain awake. I keep recording shows and then only get to watch the first 5 minutes of them.

Madam_Mummy - don't worry about the weight gain - everyone's body is different in pregnancy and you will have plenty of time afterwards, running around after two little ones, to lose it. FWIW, I think you look fine and you have a lovely little bump. Sigh.... still not much of one for me, if at all. I'm sure people must wonder if I'm really pregnant - lucky I have the pictures to prove it!!!

Twilight - If it's a smaller baby then it might be a girl - the lady who did my scan said that girls tend to be smaller, which is one of the reasons she wasn't too concerned that my baby was a little smallish.

Mel - thanks for the ticker tips. I will try and get it to work..... Thought it was better to have the ticker in my signature rather than up the top in case I post in a 'sensitive' forum where it is easier to disable your signature.

Anyone heard from Bella? I thought she was having her scan yesterday - I wonder how she went?

Mel - drats! Why is this not working? Please help!!!

You need to use the Code snippet: PseudoHTML, UBBCodeâ„¢ and BBCode.

georgiesmum Oh I will be avoiding the scales from now on. Glad you had fun at the Crowded House concert, lol at almost falling asleep though hehehehe. My butts getting hge too, but then again, its always been biggish lol.

Ginger Congratulations on twin boys!! How exciting Also congrats to you and your DP on your anniversary. No idea how Im gonna cope with summer though, but I do have an inground pool so that will be my best friend I think lol, thinking I may take a dip before I pick Mia up. Im western Sydney and its boiling out here

kristl Happy to hear that bubs is well and healthy. Ahh, you must have alot of patience not knowing the sex of the baby.

babybliss Woohoo, not long until your scan. I keep forgetting whos finding out and whos not, will you be finding out? Sorry to hear that your OB still wont birth you even if your a couple kg off their "desired" weight. I would wait until closer to 40 weeks as well and then drive to Perth. Could you possibly book an elective c/s if that will be easier with dates and stuff? Or do you want a VBAC?

MG05 Thank you for your ind words regarding my bump. I love it, but the bottom half seems jiggly, but rounded and firm if you get me lol, I am guessing its from when I had my c/s and they cut through the nerves and my skin just hangs...? I dunno sounds gross lol. Nah, i havent heard from Bella and nothing has been said on Facebook from her.

Madam_Mummy - I have had two vaginal births so no c-sect for me and no VBAC either Even if I did want and could get an elective c-sect, I couldn't have it here as that was another excuse - the operating beds are only rated to a certain weight (130kg) which I am over

We will be finding out the sex if bub complies

Babybliss I think Im mistaken lol, its a VBAC a vaginal birth? Thats why I said VBAC lol. Hmmm.... damn restrictions. I really dont know what to say except it sucks! Oh nice, I hope bubs is cooperative. maybe blue this time?

VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean and yeah, the restrictions really do suck. Especially given I have right up until I give birth to lose the weight so nothing is definite. It's frustrating not knowing what is going to happen.

We don't really mind if we have another girl. A boy would be nice and I've said to DH that I'd feel less obliged to go for #4 if we end up with a boy this time but I am starting to think of the positives of having another girl. We will see I guess.

Hello Ladies

A real quick one form me as I have been at the shops all morning & after hanging sheets on the line before the shops I want to get beds made & floors down in the next 2 hours

Had scan yesterday. OMG it went on & on, over 2 hours. I had to empty my bladder 3 times. Bubs was so active the poor sonographer was having a real hard time the WHOLE time. The last 4 days I have felt so much movement he said he is not suprised as little one doesn't seem to like being still. It was the most uncomfortble scan I have had, I think cause of the length of it & alot of pressing on my tum. The guy was extremly nice (I have never had a guy before) Bub is healthy & decided that she/he did not want to uncross their legs & the cord was right in "that" place too. He did say that he "think" bub may be a boy, but he said he really had no idea! He said not to by any blue stuff cause he really didn't know Why he said that then I don't know. Anyway when it was finally over & I got in the car silly me started crying I really can't tell you why I did. I am generally not a over the top emotional person, but I couldn't stop sobbing (tearing up thinking about it) I suppose I was so looking forward to finding out & when I didn't I was upset. I really hope it wasn't because he said "maybe" boy as all I want is a healthy baby truly, but I have always imagined myself with 2 princesses.
Please don't judge me ladies I am completly fine as long as baby is healthy, that is the truth. My mum blamed my hormomes, maybe she is right.
DH was laughing at me & completly understood where I was coming from. He is adorable, missed cricket training last night to stay at home.
Another thing, I had a terrible sleep the night before & was so tired, but Thursday's are so busy that by the time I put my feet up in the evening I was completly drained which is unlike me.
So our next step is a 3D gender scan which I am going to book in for in a few weeks. I really need to know what bubs is, I know it is silly, but it is just me!
I feel good this morning as sleep so well. DH left DD & I in our bed & he sleeped in her room. He looked so sweet in a pink room this morning.
I do feel extremly mad at myself for cyring as I am usually a very "sane" person, but I will blame the hormomes as my mum says

I promise to come back later wit personals.

Bella

Bella- I big big hug to you hon I would say its the hormones as I have had a couple of moments where the tear just start and I cannot stop it.Feel so silly later but i know we cant help how our body likes to work with all the added hormones. Chin up and I can say I wouldnt judge or think bad of you wanting 2 princess,your human and tbh we all have a little tug for wanted a blue or pink one way bigger then the other.I want a girl but I know we cant pick and yes I have felt bad thinking pink pink pink all the time but I know at the end of the day if its another blue well I will love and cherish him too,as you will too honey. Dont be hard on yourself and always feel you can express yourself here with us.

I always love going to concerts and have red envy of those getting to go lol jj.I should get myself to a few but its so funny all I want to do is be in bed reading and relaxing by 7:30pm lmao I have become an old fuddy duddy havnt I! I was meant to go away tomorrow night with the girls but again I am too tired and stil not feeling up to it. I love a nice chilled glass of wine but feel so odd going and not having anything lol. I can honestly say though that the thought of a chilled wine is blahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

Id try and help with the ticker but I cannot remember how to do it. I was playing around for over and hr and then bam it work,so pot luck really. Good luck with it

Congratulations to the ones finding out pinks and blues I am a little jealous but know I will be fine to wait,the time is flying by so quick.Can you all believe we are all near the half way mark seems so unbelieve that in april we will all know and be holding our little loved ones. I CANNOT WAIT

I want to say a big sorry to Penny Id like to say sorry about those two on FB one of the ladies is a friend of a good GF of mine that when she asked me to be her friend you know how it is lol the other is a fellow EB lol I hope you didnt take anything they said to heart,a big hug from me if so xx

Hello to everyone else and wishing you all a fun and merry weekend.Take care all

Cheers

No worries, Jade. I'm no shrinking violet and can hold my own. They didn't bother me, but I am sorry it caused a stir on your page! Honestly, Hun, just do what feels right for you in regards to the zofran. Don't let people sway your decision either way. Your body, your baby. It helped me and some of your other friends too by the look of it. I trust my OB with my life and that of my unborn child (have done several times now. hehe) and I know he wouldn't give me something that could potentially cause harm. I'm sure your Doc is the same. xxx

hugs for you too, Bella. Blame your hormones, Love. They're running riot and there's nothing you can do about it. Think of it this way, though, you get to see Bub again when you have the gender scan and hopefully your DH will be able to go with you. xx

OMG, I am soooo freaking tired!!! I knew I would be after the two shows earlier in the week, but I'm making the most of being able to get out and about sans kids. In 4.5 months I'll have 4 of the little buggers and I have a feeling that I won't know what's hit me. I'm normally asleep on the couch by 8pm and I'm really suffering after a few late and adventurous nights. I feel asleep on the couch when I was supposed to be helping DD with her homework on Thursday afternoon and last night I went to bed at 7:30 and left DH to deal with Terrible Thomas, who had had a massive (and accidental) 3 hour sleep late in the afternoon (I'm so naughty for letting him sleep that long but I didn't have the energy to deal with a cranky 3 yr old, which he would have been if I'd woken him.). At midnight (!!!) I woke up to Tom screaming that he didn't want to go to bed, he wasn't tired yet, could he watch the tv, would daddy read him a story, he wanted a biscuit, where was his Woody (Toy Story Woody. The kid loves that doll!)... it went on for about 15 mins before DH caved and read him a story, then all was quiet. Poor DH was NOT happy. Oops!!

Anyway, Powderfinger tonight!!! YAY!!! I'm going to have a lazy day so that I don't flake too early. The gates open at 5pm, so it's going to be a long night. I'll be stuffed tomorrow!!

Have a good weekend, Ladies!!!
Penny

Good morning ladies,

babybliss Thank you for telling me what VBAC means. I feel so dumb now lol. But it makes sense. I know you wouldnt mind either way, main thing is that bubs is healthy. Im hoping for a boy next one so I can just stop (DP wants to keep going until we get a boy ). But it wont be for a few more years now.

Bella So sorry to hear you were emotional after the scan, I would say it was hormones too. The main thing is that bubs is healthy. Hopefully at your next scan bubs is more cooperative and you can get a good luck.

Hushmummy I love concerts too, Im hanging on Bon Jovi next month!! Woohoo! He was my very first concert when I was 6 and I get to see him again next month, so Im really excited. Awesome chrrisy present off mum. I get tired all the time too, and the heat isnt helping at all.

Georgiesmum Mia is the same as your Tom. If she has a 3 hour nap, it takes ages to get her to sleep at night. Hopefully he is better tonight. Have fun at Powderfinger.

AFM 19 weeks today and my ticker says that Little Miss can hear me =] that makes me happy, no wonder she is kicking more and more though lol. Next week marks the big half way. And I have decided that I will be going in for an elective c/s. Ive been weighing it all up with c/s against VBAC and decided that a c/s is the way to go for me. I just dont want to go through the labour again to have another emegency c/s anyway. So when I have my appointment with the OB at 34 weeks Ill go in ready to tell them I want the c/s.

Having a bit of a moment today. I am worried about going into Labour without DP here or going into Labour while I am 3 1/2 hours away from my family and OB.
As much as I hated being induced with DS it would make everything work. I am being a bit of a control freak today.
Hormones..................
Georgie's Mum my MIL does it to me all the time DS is 4 in May so a day sleep isn't really needed as much now. But she makes him and lets him sleep for 3 hours. If he has a day sleep for me I start banging cupboards at 1hour mark. (Just me at home so if he is up I'm up lol.)

To scared to weigh myself, I wore Maternity Pants to work this week. Can't wait for my tummy to harden a bit more still a bit flabby.

Maxsmum Im sorry that your worrying over labour, but I hope it happens a day when everyone is close by.



Ooooh, Im going out to dinner with DP tonight I wonder what his planning. Better not get my hopes though lol.

Wow, I feel so behind on this! I've had a really busy couple of days at uni, so no time for reading or writing! I'll attempt to catch up a bit now, but appologies if I miss you :-)

Madam_Mummy - don't worry too much about the weight (easier said than done I know!). I haven't weighed myself for ages. I just don't want to know as I've been eating bad and giving into cravings... FWIW your bump looks the same as mine - we must have a similar build. I know too that I always put weight on my tummy first normally.
I was born in Penrith, so I know what you mean about the hot weather in western sydney! You're lucky you've got a pool :-)

Kristl - glad to hear that everything went at your scan. And you've got heaps more willpower than me to not find out

Bella - Glad to hear the scan went well (even if it did take ages!). My last one was done by a man too and he was good, but really pushed hard at times to get bub to move into position. My belly was a bit tender after that. Don't feel bad for getting emotional. Like you, I'm not an emotional person at all usually, but I've been tearing up at the drop of a hat lately.

Georgie's Mum - I know what you mean about being tired! I'm in bed fast asleep by 8 most nights...
Have fun at Powderfinger!

Hi to everyone else I've missed!

AFM - I'm starting a 4 week full time placement next week for uni at a law firm. It's the very last thing that I have to do before I can say I'm a lawyer, so I should be looking forward to it... But I'm just so tired and vague at the moment that I'm really dreading it. I just keep telling myself that it's really only 20 days, but it's not really helping.

I also feel huge at the moment as you can see from my
20 week belly shot.
But I must say that I do love my bump. I've started saying 'good morning baby!' when I feel bub's first little poke/kick in the mornings

I'm trying to keep up with some exercise and using the fact that my puppy needs a walk in the morning as motivation. And I've been waking up at 4:30am every morning (thanks for not having daylight saving Qld!!!!) cause it's light then, so just been getting up at 5 to take him for a half hour walk around the bush tracks out the back of our house with DH. It's not hot at that time of the day, so I suppose it works out ok!

Hope you're all having a great weekend :-)

Evening Ladies,

Twilight – Sorry but I couldn’t make out the scan pic! No idea! Did you ask the gender ladies? They are pretty good!

Tenika – Sorry you weighed yourself and was upset, it’s hard for some when pregnant. I don’t tend to have any cravings and my appetite decreases due to loss of room! Hope you work something out so you are more content soon! Yay for going out for dinner! Can’t wait to hear where he took you!

Gingeroh – Congrats on two boys, are they identical or fraternal? Hope you are feeling well!

Kristl – Yay, for another one having another surprise bub! There is no way DH will let me find out however I do plan on scanning my DVD for clues! Lol!

Baby-bliss – I really want to find out too but DH doesn’t! We found out with DD so I guess it’s time for a surprise! I will have something pink and something blue in the suitcase for when bubs is born and my SIL and MIL will bring in gender suitable clothing!

MG05 – Good idea about the sig in the bottom so you can disable it in the specialist threads. I have requested my post be deleted before because I thought I could disable avatar but I couldn’t! Oh well! Ok see my pics for how to add a sig....



Just go to your My Controls, then select the Edit Signature as highlighted in the first image, then use the lilypie code (as shown in the second image) and paste it in your sig. See me sig...



Hope that helps! Let me know if you need anything else!

Bellamyn – Sorry to hear bubs wasn’t co-operating at your scan! We had a 3d scan with DD and it was lovely! I took my grandparents and both our parents and they really enjoyed it! Really gives you a good idea of what bubs will look like! What a long scan! WOW! Mine only ever last about half and hour, 45 mins at the most! No wonder you were so sore!

maxsmum – Sorry you are worried about going into labour when DP is away. Can you work something out so that if you go into labour you have other options? Just make sure whatever you organise you are happy with the plan! Hope you work something out that makes you stress less!

missus_b80 - Lovely bump! I love mind too! Good Luck with your placement! Very exciting!

AFM - Such a wet weekend here! My goodness hasn't stopped raining all weekend! Also took DD to the shops this morning to see Santa arrive but due to taking almost half an hour to find a park we missed it! Anyway, figured I should check target to see if they had something I hadn't been able to get at my local store and they did, they also had a 3 pack or pillow cases that are also 3 disney books (Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid) it was reduced from $34 down to $17 so half price! So wrapped! I tried to find one for her birthday and couldn't get one so that will be part of her chrissy present! Also my grandma bought her a room set for her dolls house! Just gorgeous! Anyway, DH made soup tonight and I made bread and they have both just finished, off to have some...

BL

Hello,

I am happy to find you here today. I didn't wrote too much and I am sorry. I don't know if I will have time to do it except the last month when I will stop working.(in march).
I have read some of your messages and I can share your worries: weight gain, baby's sex, time for myself or for the family. Our pool is still covered. We are waiting for the landscaper to come back with the excavator to spread the dirt and after that lots of paving. I don't know if we will be able to uncover it by the end of the month.
We decided to give birth in Singleton, nsw but this might change. We have the 20weeks scan next friday.

Very big problem. I am very hormonal and very grumpy. Please tell me I am not the only one. I feel like everybody is against me. We did the mistake to have our holiday in Cairns to my parents in law due to big expenses on a retaining wall and landscaping. I invited them to be with us when the baby is born. The answer was: It depends what Pixy is doing.(pixy is a 18years old cat that they don't want to put down but the shelter doesn't want him anymore). So if Pixy is dieng they are coming, if not they are not coming. It hit me yesterday and I am just trying to understand. Is the birth of their grandkid less important than a cat? I am sure it wasn't a joke. I just can't find my peace. I didn't spoke with dh about it and I don't plan to.

Sebastian, our 3 and a half baby boy had a tummy bug since thursday and my week was all about cleaning spew.

My mum is alone 20000km away with a broken arm and I can't help her.

very tired and hormonal
thank you for reading
simona

Penny- I am so glad you didnt take what the ladies said to heart.. I still havnt taken the Zofran but may need to take one soon. How was Powderfinger last night? I am too jealous Hope your not so tired today hon.BTW DH I am sure can handle Thomas lol him caving now they understand why we do some caving in our childhood days..

Madam_Mummy- Thats good you have made your mind up and sticking to it in regards to C-section. You need to do what you think is right and what will be good for your bub too. This heat is terrible already here,I want to put AC on but scared DH will flip lol as he is outside building Cubby for DS.

maxsmum1505- try not to stress too much about Dh being away.I am sure everything will turn out find. Will DH be taking time off after bub? Labour normally is a few hrs and tbh my first I was up on the toilet and not realising I was in labour starting vomiting which then finally woke DH up to get to hospital and be 8cm So I did most of the work without DH lol I know what you mean about flab belly wanting it harder but I have the same and think once its hard that when i start to feel uncomfortable lol so will make the most of it whilst flabby

missus_b80- I hope the time flys for your placement,I am sure you will be too busy to even think about it too much. Your bump is very cute I love all the belly shots aww.No showing mine till its harder and further along lol 5am starts I did that yesterday but couldnt do it everyday as I felt death warmed up last night. This heat here is killing me already today

mummy2008-Hope you enjoyed the soup.Well done on the bargins,nothing better then a big savings.

jollyies- well your not far away from me lol i will be delivering at Maitland hospital. I am so jealous of the pool,trying to tel DH we need one sooner rather then later as it gets so hot here.I am VERY hormonal and emotional I was bawling my eyes out last night with not feeling well and watching First Daughter(or lady which ever it is call with Katie Homles) DH called me a big softy and made me cry more lol today as I dont know why I was crying so much other then my eyes are pretty sore today.You will want your time together as a family I am sure,dont stress too much about In laws they can come a little later on ?? My in laws are leaving on the 30th March for 9 weeks overseas They arnt worried abuot meeting the baby too quick my guess. As long as we call them they told me we wont need them I was blown away but over it now..

AFM- I am hot already and very bothered.Not alot here just xmas shopping is almost done.i had a melt down and told mum we need to leave I was over Charlestown Square. I dont care if I dont go back ever or at least till after bub is here.This comes from a lover of shopping but Ive lost my love for it

take care

Hello Ladies.

Tomorrow I go for my scan I cant wait then i can do some proper shopping. Glad I could help out with the shopping tips I will keep them coming when I find them.

Mummy2008- I am glad I stayed strong on the phone at least, I did burst into tears the second I hung up.

Missusb80- I know what it feels like to wake up with the sun at 4:30 everyday. Sad thing is my dog looks at me like 'walk at this time are you crazy'. The bad part about it is sometimes I work till 11pm(long Day).

Thats about it. I will let you know the gender tomorrow afternoon.

Hi Ladies

Seze79 - Wohoo have fun tomorrow. I loved having this scan.

hushmummy - Good thing you have almost finished your xmas shopping.

jollyies - Welcome and hopefully you enjoy the rest of your pregnancy. Our whole house had gastro a few months ago and OMG it horrid. I hope to never get it again. Hope your boy is feeling better

mummy2008 - Yea asked in there. Most said girl but some said couldnt see anything so whol knows. Time will tell.

missus_b80 - Nice bump. Goodluck with your placement. Hope it goes really quickly for you. I start at 5 every morning too.....not by choice mind you! DS loves getting up early....cant wait till he grows out of that!

maxsmum1505 - Try not to stress just yet. These things seem to work out. You will make the best decision for you and your little one xx

Madam_Mummy - Well done on making your decision. It is a hard one but you made it for you and your family. Atleast thats one less thing you have to worry about now.

Georgie's Mum - No wonder your tired!! Sounds like a few days rest will do wonders. Atleast u had fun though.

AFm - Ive just been comparing my DSs 19 weeks scan with this one and it is a fair bit smaller at this stage which is pretty cool. I might get my 7-8lber! YAY! I got cuddles with one of my firends baby twins last night. He is soooo tiny and cute. I think DS2 was bigger than him newborn and bubs was already 6 months old (born very prem). Cant wait to have my little bundle safely in my arms now.

Anyhoo better go...house doesnt clean itself!

Hello again,

Thank you for your thaughts. Last night when I wrote the mesage about parents in law I was very tired and like i said hormonal. Now after reading Hushmummies email I agree. I don't think parents in law are a necessity in this situations. I think that even my mum would be a worrie. Thank you hushmummy! We can meet any Friday if you like. My doctor told me that Maitland hospital would have better service but everytime I went there I had bad experience.

Seze76 good luck with your scan today. I hope that is not hiding the sex from you. Check the ebay for shopping. Much cheapper! Is not as fun but you can get some really special things.

I will have my scan next friday. I think if we have another boy would be cool. If we have a baby princess my Sebastian would be so happy. He is such a girls boy. This year we only have been to girls partyies and he hugs and kisses all of them like they are the best friend.

Madame Mummy and Georgy Mum. Wow. 2 rocking mummys. I am going to U2 next month. It is on bucket list since forever. Last time when they were here I was pregnant with Sebastian. This time I will not miss them. hohoho

Anybody had the application on iphone? Is it any good? It would be much easy to ready you this way.

thank you
simona

Feel better today. I worked it out I think, Best Friend will come and take Max and I to my Mums drop him off and take me to Hospital where she will stay until DP gets there he is only 3 and a bit hours away. His work said that was fine that he will drop everything and leave. MIL wants to be in the waiting room the whole time - hate the thought of an audience. You would think she would have DS so Mum can come to Hospital. Thats another story????
If I go into Labour at DP I will have to have bub there. DP's Family are from up there and we are all close, so they are happy to step in and help with DS.
Hushmummy -if all else fails I will meet you at the Hospital you can sit with me lol.

AFM - Had a great weekend with DS 3 more sleeps until DP is home for 6 days, his turn to parent and be the bad one. Is the Weather Hot where everyone else is? Hot one here today.

hello ladies!!!

just popping in to say hi!!
we got back from our mini honeymoon today.

i will pop back and catch up!!

Hi Everyone!

milliejayne - hope you had a wonderful and very romantic honeymoon!

maxsmum - glad you have sorted everything out. Does your DP work FIFO? My DH usually does, mostly on a 15:6 roster but more recently on a 5:2, which we found quite disruptive and not very nice. The 15:6 suits us all nicely.

jollyies - welcome! When are you due?

seze79 - have a great scan tomorrow!

Mel - thanks for the tips. Still couldn't get the lilypie one to work, which I am really sad about because I loved my old ticker, but this new one seems to be okay for some reason so will go with that.

missus_b80 - I know how you feel with the early wake ups. We don't have daylight savings in WA either and it is driving me crazy. I just love those long, balmy summer evenings...

Madam_Mummy - how was your dinner last night?

Bella - Don't worry, I cry at the drop of a hat these days and I'm not usually an emotional person (that's what happens when you grow up around a lot of boys)!! Just think - you get to have another scan and see your beautiful baby - let's hope they cooperate this time!!

Hi to everyone else!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

AFM - not much to report here - DD had a birthday party today which was lovely. The house it was at had the most enormous and beautiful backyard - the kind I grew up with, which kind of made me a little sad as ours is smallish, but then I keep reminding myself that we are terrible gardeners (although I secretly wish to be a fantastic gardener), so best to be practical and stick to what we can manage.

MG05 No FIFO he works in a mine 3 and 1/2 hours drive away. Just started a new roster works 11 days out of 21, so it works a lot better for us now, especially when bub comes.

Good Morning Ladies!!

I just wanted to pop in and say hi. Can't keep up with all the posts. I want to reply, but I am soooo tired today! Have nearly no energy!

Will try to do some personals later, If I don't fall asleep at my desk!

Take Care All

Good morning ladies,

Dinner with DP was wonderful on saturday night we went to the OUtback Steakhouse, omg, food was so yummy and then I didnt wanna go home so I talked DP in to going out to the band club, so we went there, I put $10 in my favourite "yeeeehhaaaaa" machine (dont remember the name of it, but it goes yeeehaaaa when you get a feature lol) and I pulled out $50 I was so happy about tthat lol.
Yesterday we went to Featherdale in the morning with Mia and she loved all the animals and was sitting on the ground feeding them and cuddling them. She got a bit scared of the emus, but I dont blame her them things are shifty lol and she also got scared of a koala hahaha, a koala of all creatures she was scared of. I had a goat stand up on its back legs and almost cuddle me too, I thought that was so cute. hen yesterday afternoon DP and I went pram shopping and we both fell in love with the strider plus! But its $650 for the complete set up with the second seat. We both really love it, but Im trying to justify the money. We havent bought it and were thinking of waiting until after christmas for to see if anyone is going to selling on ebay at a good price, so far on ebay I can only see ones for $550 but they are in melbourne! Sucks Im in Sydney. But we are gonna keep looking, I know we can find something thatll be more practical for our needs, as I said to DP, itll be very rare that I will be going out with both Mia and little Miss at the same time, and if I do, I can always get a pram that will allow me to have a toddler attatchment on top for Mia or Ill carry the baby in a carry pouch. So Im hoping we can find something like that for us. Mum thinks we should just buy a standard baby pram, which Im thinking is the safer option for us. But we will see I guess.

Time for personals

missus Im from Penrith too, been here all my life basically. I was born in Nepean and my kids will be too. I love it here too much to venture to far away, what can I say Im a bogan at heart lol. I think we may be similar build looking at your bump shot which is very cute I must add. I love bumps. I talk to my bump too lol. If she kicks me Ill say "Oh good morning princess" and give it a bit of a rub. I love his part of being pregnant.

mel Ahh thats a shame you missed Santa arriving bt well done on the bargains from target. I love target.

simona sorry to hear your being emotional, but your not alone, it happens to all of us just apart of pregnancy. Its sad about your in laws, I dont see how a cat is more important than their own grandchild. Sorry to hear about your mum too, I hope she is doing okay. Have fun at U2 next month. i bet your excited.

seze Good luck today, Ill be waiting to hear the sex of your little bubba.

twilight You might have a smaller bubs this time, Im still measuring 4 days ahead though where as with DD I measured a week behind. I might be looking at an 8-9lb baby this time instead of my 7lb9oz baby like Mia. But then again, with having a c/s she may be little still as she wont be fully baked. Will just have to wait and see.

maxsmum Im glad you worked everything out with your labour. One less worry. Yep, its been hot here too. But today its muggy and raining.

Millie Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful day at your wedding. I saw you tagged in some photos yesterday so I had snoop lol, you looked stunning! Looked like such a beautiful day.

MG05 You would love our backyard then if your not a gardner, it consists of a big in ground pool and an undercover paved area and thats it. No room for garden beds and no grass hahaha. Just pavers and pool. The front yard on the other hand, lets just say Im lucky that dad does the weeding and I have a horticulturalist for a partner lol.

nattles I hope you feel better soon. I was like that yesteday after my big adventures.


PHEW! I think thats it.

Take care ladies
xx

Hi

Just a short one because i am at work
MG05. I am preatty sure I am on the list. Somebody put my name on the list back when I was 7 weeks I think. I am due on the 12th of April.

Hi Everyone

Just a quick one from me today.

jollyies - oops, sorry! Then again, I have trouble remembering a lot of things these days. I will say 'welcome back' then!!!

Madam_Mummy - Glad you had a lovely dinner and night out. We haven't been out to dinner for ages (well, we did while we were on holiday, but not here). We seem to mostly go to dinner parties at friends houses and have them over for dinner parties here which I find easier as we don't have a lot of babysitting options. I would love a pool, especially now that DD is getting older. We do have space for a small one so might make that the next big thing we start saving up for.

nattles - hope you are feeling better and more rested. I find that pregnancy tiredness is completely different to normal tiredness - almost overwhelming.

maxsmum - wow - that is a great roster! I do kind of wish that DH was a Mining Engineer instead of Civil as the rosters are much nicer. 15:6 is pretty much the best you can get with civil but I have heard recently that some civil companies have 9:5 which would be fantastic!

Have a great day everyone!

Good Morning ladies

I hope you are all well

I didn't get a chance to reply over the w/end, it was a busy one & went so fast!

Thank you for your kind words re my scan breakdown, I do still feel so silly that I cried like I did. Can you belive now I am giggling at it! Will go & get a 3D scan as I just can't wait til April

Now I will try my hardest for personals

Georgie's mum - I hope you enjoyed Powderfinger. We saw them the other month in Perth & it was great!

maxsmum1505 - Isn't it funny, I was induced with DD 5 days early due to HBP & had a really good experience, 4 hours from drip going in to DD being born & I would like to be induced again. I only found out at 5pm the night before they wanted me in at 7am. It really suited me.
Try not to worry (I know easier said than done) x

missus_b80 - I hear you on the vague thing. I feel so stupid sometimes with the little things I am forgetting! I said something completly stupid yesterday, DH couldn't stop laughing at me!
Love your belly shot.
I am up at 5am doing exercise dvd's. i like to get them done before DD wakes in the morning. I feel really good once I start the day with exercise, wakes me up

Mummy2008- shame about the wet w/end & DD missed Santa. We saw Santa yesterday, but DD wasn't impressed as he was 'skinny', Santa isn't skinny you know!

Madam_Mummy - Glad you had a nice night out Sat night. Sorry to read about you being upset with your weight gain. Everyone is so diffeent & they say every pregnancy is too. I was so worried with DD as I hardly put on anything & even this little one I am small again. there is always something to worry about isn't there. Chin up
Where the shop you saw the pram what are their layby terms? When I was pregnant with DD my mum brought me a pram, she brought all us kids our prams for our 1st's. Well she saw & fell in love with a Quinny Buzz & insisted she buy it, at $1000. Well the shop had a 4 month layby, so she would just go in fortnightly & pay some off. But to me prams are important & I would get the pram I loved. That is why I have a Bugaboo.
But I am sure you will find what you are after. I am still searching for a 2nd hand Bugaboo board to fit onto the Bug as the new ones don't fit the Twwo Seat. I know DD will be at school 5 days a week next year but I will need it for our morning walks.

milliejayne - I hope you had a lovely honeymoon, loved your wedding photos

Twilight26 - I am glad your scan went well. The day before DD was born I had a scan to check that all was ok with her & my HBP & he said that she would be 3.5kilos, well she was born the next day weighing 2.9kilos.
I hope you get a nice size

seze79 - all the best with your scan today

nattles88 - sorry to hear yourt feeling tired, I was a little like that yesterday afternoon, can you sneak somewhere & have a nap hehehe

MG05 - we have a small backyard too. But we have a park at the end of the road. We don't get time to be great gardeners, we always have the front looking perfect. And we own a garden business! DH is so busy he struggles to make time for ours, especailly during cricket season!

AFM - had a busy w/end, was a nice one. Went out with the inlaws yesterday for lunch, was a nice lunch. Before that DH, DD & I went to our local shops as they were open for their 2nd Birthday. had cuddle farm, face painting, Santa, balloon animals. Was lovely, oh & free fairy floss yummo!
Last night DH cooked an amazing curry.

Bella

A quick one for us mums that plan on using MCN, Itti Bitti are having another clerance, last time I got 3 & just got another 4. I love the Midnight colour (black) For some reason i love black on babies/kids. DD has so many black bonds knickers!

Bella

Hello!

I have time for personals - yay!

Gingeroh - wow 2 boys that's wonderful! @ little blue bundles i bet you can't wait

babybliss - Good to hear that you have booked into private hospital, sounds like great idea. I cant believe how much grief the hospital is giving you about wieght - I would be mad too I liked your idea to just turn up and let them deal withit lol!

MGO5 - I like your ticker! Our backyard is a total disgrace, grass and weeds growing up between all the paving - i also have a fantasy of being an awesome gardener lol! Cant see it happening until I retire though...

Bella - My hormones are crazy too, I cry all the time. Don't be too hard on yourself, all just part ofthis pregnancy gig. I would have been really disapointed too when you couldnt find out the sex when I cry like that it feels like a flood gate opens and I cant stop! My mum calls it "Coping Weepiously" which makes me smile

Georgies mum - I am in awe of you mums - I am in bed at 8pm too and I don't have any kids! Good on you

madam - great to hear you have chosen a c/s sounds like the perfect choice. I was liking the strider pram too, its good huh? But i think its a bit too wide at the back wheels for me. Keep searching ebay, i have seen some go for cheaper than that, just got to check all the time. I cant decide which pram!

Maxsmum - Great to hear you have a plan, go the best friend! what would we do without our girlfriends?! Hope you are feeling better about it all, especially now your partner knows he can leave work at any time.

misusB80 - Good luck with your placement! Love your bump


mummy08 - I'm going to attemp to get a sig - thank you! Hope the soup was good too

Simona - Oh hun, In Laws can be so difficult. Maybe you will be better off without them there when baby arrives. My MIL sounds like that - she said she hadnt even given it any thought about coming to visit when our bub arrives! Sounds like your hormones have been running the show a bit, they do that huh? It really helps to talk so you have come to the right place here Is the John Hunter too far? I'll be up there.

Hushmummy - That is so funny - I had a total meltdown when I was at Charlestown Square! I was so escited to check out the new shops but only managed target and Big W then gave up! Was it you who asked me aaaaages ago where i work? I just remembered that someone else on here was hairdresser in the area but totally forgot! I have a salon in New Lambton.

Hope I got everyone!

AFM - Totally exhausted today, was at the emergency vet with my furr-baby dog last night, she was really sick, throwing up blood. Very scary. But she is home today, not yet 100% but hopefully should make a full recovery. I cried all night, I was convinced when I left her at the vet I wouldnt see her again - lucky I was wrong! I just love my dog, had her for 14yrs.

I rang my dad to tell him about baby (havnt spoken to him for about a year) and left a message but he never rang back. humph. Strangely don't feel that upset - I'm really not surprised. If anything feel relieved that I have let him know.

But the main thing is baby is going great guns, kicks all the time and I always talk to him

Its started raining here which is lovely because not hot anymore!

Talk soon

MG05 Pools are a great investment I think. And if you dont feel like travelling to the beach or the pools its so much easier just to jump in the pool, I usually jump in my pjs lol. Cant today though its raining and I might get wet

Bella Im sure they do layby and Im all for laybying one, but Dp said he rather pay for it outright then stuff around with laybys... youd think He would be the sensible one and wanting to layby and itll be me wanting it right now lol. But he is paying for it so its his choice I guess, as you know we arent living together so its still basically his money not ours IYKWIM. Problem with me and prams though (I love them so much too and they are important to me) but I love so many. The strider is just what we both love, I love it because its stylish and seems easy to use and DP loves it because its got "good drifting wheels" hahahaha men! I hope all goes well with a 4D gender scan for you. I would of done the same if they couldnt tell me the sex, Im too impatient and need to be organised.

pepper I hope your fur-baby gets better soon, out shihtzu (14 as well, but we rescued her when she was 4 from the pound) had a bad heart and cancer and we sadly had to put her down as she was in pain the night before the big day I didnt think she was going to make it through the night so I sat up all night cuddling her. It was awful to see her go, but we got her cremated and we have her ashes sitting where we can see them everyday, same with out foxy who was put down a couple months later (1 year anniversary this saturday). I know what your going through and Id be the same as you. Its sad your dad didnt contact you back too. The strider is awesome and is quite practical. DP gets home from work early today so we are going to look at some more today.

Thanks madam - so sad your doggies not with you anymore. Such a shame they cant live for longer
She is looking better this afternoon

good luck pram shopping - "drifting wheels" lol!!

I think I will do personals from my last post and try to keep up. I read the other posts, but it feels like my brain can't comprehend what I was reading!!

Bella - Glad you had a good day yesterday. I went out for the day with my Brother, SIL & their 4 kids and DF. We went fishing and then they stayed for dinner.

peppergemm - I hope your fur-baby is better! I couldn't imagine going through that. I have only had my puppy for 3 or 4 months and I love her sooo much. I always watch those Animal Emergency and Bondi Vet shows and cry my eyes out when someones dog or something dies or gets put down!

Madam - Sounds like you had a great day yesterday.

Gotta go.. work is over!

pepper I wish they could, because they do become a part of the family. But we still have Muffin our pug x chihuahua.

We decided on a pram instead of the strider plus, we are going the strider 4. I think we have a great deal on it too.... It comes with the standard stroller attatchment which is also reversable, also comes free with the bassinet attatchment and all the other bits and pieces such as rain cover, sun covers and so many other little added extras, normally it apparently RRP for $700 roughly, we are getting it for $300!!!! I pick it up tomorrow morning. Very happy about that

Hi Ladies

We just got back from the scan. Bubs was in a bad spot behind my belly button but there is a 90% chance it is a boy . Thats good enough for me.

Just a short one today.

Seze Hooray for blue

Seze Congrats.

I have to wait for Monday next week, when DP is home. Hoping for Pink vibes.

Madam_Mummy Where did you get that deal at, been looking around couldn't find any close to that price.

Cried in pain today. Sneezed and hurt my stomach trying not to wet myself. Funny now wasn't today but really hurt.