Cherry_Blue

Oh my gosh Heather, she is adorable, and you don't look tired at all. I love the pic of your hubby peeking over the crib at his little girl, priceless:wink2:

yay yay yay. :thumbup: Heather is in labor... Me jealous? very much:tt2:

Heather, I cried on the weekend because I spilt orange juice on the kitchen counter:sad: My husband looked at me like I was a lunatic. I think for me I am so tired, I have bad insomnia and I just want to feel normal again and hold my little boy. My son keeps asking me when his brother gets here, he seems excited. Only one week to go Heather, hang in there:thumbup: I have two and a bit, but my sister flys in on the 13th, so i really want to wait till then:rolleyes2:

Glad all is ok Heather and your baby is doing well. I understand the feeling of being completely over being pregnant hahaha. But I do think that the longer the baby stays in there, the better....for them, not for us anyway x

My week has been a mix of good and bad. My son who is almost 3 got the all clear from his surgeon and he no longer has to wear his hip brace at night, which is great:thumbup: On the down side, I seem to have become overly grumpy and slightly aggressive:huh2: I am obsessing about my weight and eating chocolate everyday. I have been snapping at my son and being way too unreasonable in my punishments. My husband and I are also fighting alot, and we never usually do. I am starting to worry about what life will be like with two kids. I am also getting really big and have bad heartburn at night. I feel like i am out of control a bit, if that makes sense.

Good luck Heather. I hope everything will be ok, try not to worry, I am sure you and your daughter will be fine. Good luck

Women who test positive for strep B, even if given the antibiotic in labor, their baby is closely monitored for 24 hours after birth for any signs of infection. My ob said even without antibiotic there is only a small chance, about 5 % of the baby actually getting it and even if they do, they are monitored and treated quickly, so it should be no big deal. I think I have gone into worry over drive. I have been so relaxed and had such a carefree pregnancy that I have talked myself into believing something will go wrong :thumbup: I am taking my son to his medical appointment today. He is nearly 3 and he still wears a hip brace at night after his bacterial infection in his hip when he was 18 months. The dr tells me today if all is clear from the xrays and he can stop wearing it at night...........I hope so :crying:

Thanks Heather. I am glad you tested negative, as an allergy to penicillan would make it very hard to treat. Lucky for me I have no such allergy so all should be fine. My mind is just working over time. :thumbup:

Well I just got back from the doctors and I have tested positive for group b Strep He said that 30% of women carry it during pregnancy and treatment is antibiotics during labor, he assures me the risk of my baby getting it are very small............but being 36 and a half weeks pregnant, I can't help it, I am worried. My son developed a bacterial infection in his hip joint when he was 18 months old. The dr said it was probably a secondary infection from strep throat, He needed iv antibotics, surgery and he had to wear a hip cast for 6 months. I know I am over reacting, but I can't help it. I am not sleeping at the moment, having bad leg cramps and just expecting the worst

It does sound like your band is too tight. The same thing happened to me early in my pregnancy. I would recomend going to see a dr ASAP as I was told that having the band too tight, especially during pregnancy can cause slippage. I have had to have Fluid removed twice in this pregnancy and my dr said it is normal for the band to change. I think for your sake and your babies go and get some removed, take it from me, I know how you feel, I hate getting fluid removed, but its worth it. good luck:thumbup:

You sound like an awsome mum and have been through so much, I really hope everything works out for you :smile:

It must be hard being isolated from your loved ones at this time and it having to go through the miscarriage without your husband must be awful. I am sorry. Do you have anyone you can talk to, did teh hospital offer counselling?

I am so sorry for your loss, that must be awful. I have never miscarried, so I can't know what you are going through, but i am deeply sorry :Banane01: My sister in law suffered a miscarriage at 15 weeks, she now has an 18 month old but she says she still thinks of and remembers her first baby. She still grieves for him. I am no expert, but I think what you are feeling is normal and you should allow yourself to feel that way. Have you got supportive friends and partner, someone to talk to. I'll be thinking of you, hope you will be ok :purplebananna:

Wow Heather, that is a big age gap, so you will be changing diapers and teaching your son how to drive :Banane01: My friend had her kids 15 years apart, :purplebananna: I am feeling ok, apart from waking up with really bad leg cramps, so bad I can't straighten my leg, its awful. I am tired too because I wake up 3 or 4 times a night to pee and I have an almost 3 year old to run around after all day, so things are busy, only 4 and a half weeks to go, can't wait.

I am currently 30 weeks pregnant (yay on the home stretch). Before pregnancy I was 107, now I am currently 119 kilos, not too bad considering. When I was pregnant the first time I weight 147 kilos and went through my whole pregnancy without one person touching my belly or commenting on my pregnancy. i always felt wripped off, infact after my son was born, i remember a local shopkeeper asked whos baby it was, when I said mine, she didn't believe me But anyway, i always thought this time aorund would be different, I thought I would show and I would get to experience strangers touching my belly or wearing cute maternity clothes, but no such luck. Today I walked to the local fresh produce store to stock up on bananas (yum) and the lady asked me when I was going to have another. I told her I was 30 weeks pregnant and she didn't believe me. She told me that I didn't look pregnant and there was something wrong with my baby. She prceeded to ask another customer what she though about my belly:cursing: I couldn't help it, I left my bananas and ran out in tears, vowing to myself never to return. I know I put up with this with my son and he turned out to be a 9 pound healthy boy. But I have to tell you, I feel like I am missing out, I feel pissed off............Why :sad:

How old is your son Heather? My son Nelson turns 3 in July, a month after this one is born. We have decided to call him Calvin after Calvin and Hobbes (hubbys idea) :tt2::w00t: I am 35 weeks today, yippee, can't wait, yes woudl love to keep in touch...can't wait to get back onto the weight loss, feeling very fat today :thumbup:

I can understand your dispointment as I stopped breastfeeding my son early too. But I remember my mum telling me that formula would not kill him and at the time I thought I was the worst mum in the world (I had post natal depression). BUt when I gave him formula and he actually liked it, I realised that I had placed so much pressure on myself and formula was actually ok DING!! Why do we do it to ourselves. He thrived after he went on formula and now looking back, it was the best decision I could have made at the time. I will try this pregnancy, hopefully with more luck as my breats are smaller and I am in a better "head space" but my experieince from last time tells me that whatever I decide will be fine :thumbup: Hope all is well with your beautiful bubby Carson:thumbup:

I still remember the first nappy (diaper) I put on my son, Ithought he would break, seems like a lifetime ago, I am so excited to be going through this again, excited and scared. I bought an electronic baby swing yesterday. I figured having a 3 year old aswell as a newborn will be hard and I may need it. Hows the breastfeeding going Fairyfacade? I found feeding very hard with my first as I was so obese and had massive boobs . I had to stop at about 3 months..I am hoping it will be easier this time around :thumbup:

i weighed myself today and discovered I have gained 15 kilos (33pounds) :mad2: I have 5 weeks to go and apparantly this si when the wieghts starts to be packed on...how can I get through 5 weeks and remain the same weight mmmmmm:unsure:

Wow Brubear, congrats on the third pregnancy. I hope this one is smooth sailing for you, godo luck, keep us posted :thumbup:

I guess a port would feel a bit odd to a non banded person:w00t: I have only told a few close people in my life, but lucky for me no one touches my belly.....I have a huge red scare where the port is too, that would be hard to explain:huh2: When I was pregnant the first time many people gave me lots of advice, most of it useless. But my best friend said to me "If you think its tuff initially, just hang in there till you get to 6 weeks, your hormones calm down and they sleep alot more, it gets so much easier " And it does, so I am passing on those words of advice :thumbup:

Most of my friends find it hard to sleep in the day. I think i am the only person I know who can fall asleep on demand:lol:

Not for me but a friend of mine knew she was pregnant because she said her veins were bulging on her breasts:wink2: My early preg signs were having to pee all the time and mood changes. Good luck, hope you getthe news you want

I am starting to panic as to how I will cope with 2 kids. with my first I always slept when he slept, now this time I won't get that chance......Startingto freak out a bit :thumbsup::scared2::grouphug::drool:

I too am sorry to hear that news but very glad for you that all is well with your baby. I know its easyto say when its not me in that position, you just desribed my worst fear and I really feel for you having to go through this. Maybe you can be rebanded after bub arrives. Good luck and please keep us posted:smile2: