January 2013 - Baby/Mommy Club!

Anthea,
I baught the fetal Dopplar at Baby City. It costs about R500 + R50 for the gel. You can use it from second trimester. They say from 16 weeks, but I used it from 13 weeks.
It is made by AngelSounds.

@Snoekey - where did you buy the fetal doppler?

Hi everyone..

I did call my doc and she told me its normal.. i have to take it easy... but the pain still here .. but ya i guess the little one is growing ...

anyhow she told me it is worse then ill have to go and see her..

9 Aug is my next scan so ill take it easy and hopefully the pain goes away ..


my MS is gone !!! so am very happy ...

have a great day ... mwah

Hi Ladies

Sorry for being MIA for a while but things have been a bit hectic here.

Snoekie – Sorry to hear about the bronchitis, I also got bronchitis last week and I’m still coughing a lot. Took my last antibiotics this morning so hope the last coughing and blocked nose will disappear soon. Saturday morning my doctor gave me cough syrup and soon after drinking it my bp went up to 148/75 and pulse was 150bpm. I was so angry with him.

Cherikey – I think both our docs come from the same era because mine is either very technologically challenged or his machine came with Noah’s ark. I went for my 16 weeks scan on Saturday and baby was laying legs wide open again but he still couldn’t tell the sex. He guessed girl for the lack of seeing anything between the legs but I would like to see an actual scan with the three stripes indicating girl before I will believe it.

Our 16 weeks scan was so cute. The baby held ?her? hands over her ears during the scan as if to say ok shush now! She was also lying comfortably with her legs stretched over the placenta. She weighs about 130g!

Hi to all the other ladies I will have to catch up on all the posts sometime!

Hi Ladies

@Anthea... so nice to go away for a weekend.... Hope it's a nice one! Thanks for the info on the 4D, i couldn't remember from the first time around...

@Snoekie.... great to have you back, sorry that you've been feeling crappy... When pregnant everything seems worse as you can't take anything for it other than going to a doc and getting serious stuff for it... But just remember, your doc wouldn't give you anything if it would hurt the baby...

@Nadia... that bump is seriuosly coming along nicely... I must say, so is mine. My normal jeans don't fit at ALL... I went out and bought a yummy tummy thingy last week to go over my jeans so i don't have to button them up and still be able to wear my normal tops. I also tried maternity shopping the other weekend but the stuff in the shops is just GROSS! Big tent tops which would just make me look like a house... and i could only find skinny jeans in shops... Now really, i'm overweight and pregnant... I cannot wear skinny jeans!

AFM... My doc seems a bit technologically challenged... I don't think he knows how to use his machine... No pics again this week even though i told him there was nothing last time and he said he'd make sure there was something this time... Again only a video that is so huge i can't do anything with it... So again i had to do a print screen to be able to get a pic...

Hi there Ladies

Welcome back Snoekie - we missed you! So sorry to hear that you have not been well! Pray for a speedy recovery!

@Cherikey - baba is really growing well hey A NYE baby will be awesome though! The best time to have 4D scans are between 28 and 32 weeks, with 32 weeks almost being too late. Then its too cramp in there and they cant really get clear pics... They say around week 30 is optimum!

@Nadia - that bump is GROWING girl!!!

@Tracyo - glad to hear i am not the only one You wearing maternity clothes yet?

i have to agree with Tracyo Juwayraj - i would give anything to still be able to lay on my stomach... i couldnt do from about 8 weeks already

@purplepoppie - how are the pains?

@Kelz - we still waiting for those scan pics...

AFM - glad its hump day - that means the weekend is almost upon us. Its DH's father's birthday on Thursday so we are heading to Polokwane for the weekend... My daughter loves going there - gets so spoilt by the grandparents and other family... nice break for us... as my folks live in France so we have almost no support structure (except for my brother and his family who stay close by)...

Have a good week further everyone!

PS: cant wait for the 13th of Aug!!!

Hello Ladies,
I am sorry for being MIA for the last two weeks. I have been terribly ill. I had Astmatic brongitis. I started my third set of antibiotics today. I also went for fisio to open up my lungs, nearly ended up in hospital... I am feeling a lot better, but I'm still not 100%.
I spent days crying myself to sleep with worry over by little baba, but the doctor and Gynae ensures me that the meds are all safe for my little baby. I decided that for my own peace of mind I am going to buy a fetal Dopplar, now I listen to baby's heartbeat EVERY morning and EVERY night. It really makes me so much more at ease.

My next scan is 3 Aug. DH and I have finally decided we are NOT going to find out the sex of the baby. Will wait till She or He arrives.

Everyones bump pics end scan pics are really beautiful.

PurplePoppie,
Congrats on the team Pink. To all the rest who got MABY sex confirmations, hope you get definate sex really soon!

Hope you all have a fantastic week ahead!!!