February 2014 Mommies :-)

Izzels, it sounds like bliss!! Holiday and Christmas with the whole family!! You must enjoy this so much!!

I am officially working my last day today before my leave. I also had a surprise babyshower on Saturday. I really didn't expect anything and when I walked in and everyone was sitting there I just started crying - which is my default setting nowadays. Anyways, it was so much fun!

Is anyone else starting to swell? I can't get my shoes on - I'm wearing flip flops to work today... I am also soooo tired sometimes it feels as if I can't lift my arms. Anyone else?

So, only 28 sleeps before Maria is here. Hopeful, do you have any updates on the date for your girls?

Gosh MrsTL - So glad you are ok, had a giggle about "just your ego" being bruised! haha

Take it nice and easy these coming days, luckily holidays is literally 4 days away and then you can just relax...

My sister and family is arriving from Dubai tomorrow morning, and cousin from London the next day. Im SOOO excited! It'll be the first time in ages when the whole family is together at Christmas time. We also took off and leaving on Christmas day for a week at the beach.. pure bliss! Hubby and I are both in wedding industry so this is always our busiest time, but this year its family Christmas holiday.. yay!!

Hi ladies and welcome NicsFish!

Lovely to see some messages come in again. So looks like this weekend will be a weekend with gifts as 2 of you ladies are having baby showers! yay!

NicsFish, I wouldn't worry about your little "nugget" weighing 1kg at 27wks. My little boy weighed 1.1kg at my 27wk apt at my gynae, and according to all those babycentre apps it was more or less spot on.

Well done Jeanine and Nics on only picking up 7 kg so far! wow!!
I think Im on 12 already.. oh dear. Seeing my gynae again on Wednesday and I dread his scale!! So we'll see.

Enjoy the holidays ladies and keep those babies baking.. don't want to miss a birth when I come back!!

xxx

Hi All,

Hi NicsFish, welcome. I'm not a Feb mommy anymore as well - my date has been moved to 09:00 on 14 Jan. I have to have a c-section due to placenta previa.

I am sure that everything will go well with your little girl, and that she will grow at her own pace. I have read about GD and I so sincerely hope that you don't even get close to it.

Jeanine, I'm so happy for you that she's turned! She will stay that way. Your bump pic looks stunning!!

Marley, take it easy as well, I'm glad to see everything is going well with you!

On my side, I fell in the rain 2 days ago. (On my way into the office from the parking lot) Stupid and clumsy but maybe it is because I haven't seen my feet in weeks now Anyways, went to the maternity ward because I fell on my tummy (and knee). They strapped monitors on and checked Maria's heartbeat and checked for contractions and bleeding and all that but luckily only my knee and ego were bruised. Because of the previa I can start bleeding at any time if the placenta ruptures from the uterine wall so now I am taking it easier - absolutely no heavy lifting and just trying to relax.

Oh, another funny thing - my legs (and I) are short, so right now, even though I have lifted and moved the steering wheel on the car back, it is starting to rub against my tummy :-D

On the maternity leave front - our offices close on the 20th of December and only opens on the 6th of Jan. I also have annual leave that lapses at the end of Jan if I don't take it so my maternity leave officially starts on the 13th of January but my annual leave and closure means I'm off from the 18th of December.

I've also now washed all of Maria's clothes and blankets and have re-packed our bags. Next week it is serious baby room finishing.

I hope you all have a great day and week!

Thanks Jeanine

Ok - So I just spent the last hour and a half 'getting to know' all of you! So nice to see how supportive you all are of each other and to hear how different everyone's pregnancies are going.
Feel a little sad that I only joined in so late in the game!!

Let me tell you a bit about my situation. I've just turned 30, fell pregnant in Jan (not even 3 months after coming off pill, wasn't really planned) and MC'd at 12 weeks. Body obviously wasn't ready! Had D&C end of March and then fell pregnant again in June. Not planned either. Apparently this time my body was in better shape and it's been smooth sailing so far. Am currently 27 weeks and having a little girl (seems to be the popular sex in this group!). We were both convinced baby would be a boy and it took some convincing from the doctor!
I have gained 7kg's so far which I'm quite happy with as I thought I would gain way more. Nugget weighs 1kg already which I am a bit concerned about! After the MC my doc did a bunch of tests and one thing that came up is that I am borderline Insulin Resistant... so there is a chance I could get Gestational Diabetes. Baby being a kilo already makes me wonder if it's a sign that I will have GD. Boooo. I have been on something called InoFolic from the start to try avoid it though. Guess we can only wait and see!!

My doc is going overseas from Friday until the 6th Jan so hopefully things with nugget continue to go smoothly over the next 3 weeks. Not worried though.. if anything happens will just go to casualty and get them to call one of her replacement docs (she told me who they are but I can't remember their names!!)

We have 4D scan next Tuesday, the 17th. I saw on a previous post someone said they wanted to do theirs earlier that 28 weeks? A friend of mine also suggested we try have the scan earlier as the baby is already so big at 28 weeks and you can't see as much. But this is what they booked us, and we weren't even going to do the scan, but doc said just do it as the hospital gives you one free!

Note! I ramble. Lots! Good luck!

Have a super day ladies! My boss woke up this morning and decided a round of golf at Peacanwood sounded better than coming to the office so I have zero motivation..

Hi Ladies,

Welcome NicsFish!! Don't worry, there is a few other March mommies in here as well

Well, saw the midwife, everything looking good. Baby has turned head down , now lets just hope she stays that way!
Weight creeping up, but not too bad - think I'm on +-7kg total gain now.

Glucose test results came back fine, so no more 'forced' diet, but still better if I watch what I eat (so I can still sneak those chocolates, as long as I do it within limits).

So only scan left for this year (4D next Sat), seeing midwife in Jan, and gynea in Feb.

Hi ladies! I'm new to this forum and only due in March but you Febbies seem to be the cool kids so mind if I tag along??

Trying to catch up on all the past posts so I can get an idea of who is who in the zoo and try avoid asking annoying new person questions!!