Due January 2015

Hi hi everyone


Went to the gynie yesterday my Baba girl turned into a Baba Boy

And a big one at that he is supposed to weigh like 550 grams he is weighing 966grams measuring 3 weeks bigger than he is supposed to

I thought I would be more disappointed when I hear something like this but not at all I feel content my 4.5 year old son is very pleased about a baby brother and Hubby is very happy as well

When she told me all we started to do is laugh I could not say anything else

At least we haven't really shopped for a girl yet so that ok. How is everyone doing I am really popping out now the last 3 weeks or so I have grown

here is a little pic of his little head

also went past toys are us yesterday to pick up my discovery baby bag very nice I received a really nice book, baby sense tag-let, a nuk dummy - blanket some sampels (maternity pads - breast pads, and some disposable underwear) o and some sun screen covers for the car very nice

Hi Ladies,

How is everyone doing? Shew I cannot believe it is Friday already again, and Wednesday was a public holiday so I don't even know why I feel like I was so busy this week haha!

MommyMe that's so great that hubby felt her kick!! Our little guy is also kicking outwards, but literally every time hubby puts his hand there he stops. And he leaves his hand there for like 20mins! I have felt on the outside and you can definitely feel. He's just being difficult hehe!

AFM, work is crazy. But the good thing is I am so appreciated and the company really takes care of their own. I thank my lucky stars every day that I got this job! I've been having really bad back pains recently, hubby has to rub my back every night or I can't sleep because it's so sore! Anyone else suffering with this? Other than that not much, I am actually leaving work early today (not much earlier, only 2 hours) because I just feel like I need to relax a bit! Hubby is treating me to high tea tomorrow at the one and only because he says I've been working hard and I deserve a treat hehe! Very excited! Has anyone been to high tea there? I've been to mount nelson and that was fab, but I'm very excited to try one and only!!

Anyway, hope everyone else is doing great! I've attached my 25 week preggy belly pic

HI all

how is everyone doing? Not much from my side. just that hubby felt baba kick for the first time last night, was so precious!

She is starting to really kick a lot and harder "outside" kicks Mostly evenings and some morning over weekends, during the week I always rush in the morning, so no time to "zone" in.

She's now kicking up a storm and I just lovit!!

Natsvan so glad your placenta prob is all sorted. My bleeding also seemed to have cleared up, there is a slight possibility that is was my omega 3 vitamins causing it. Not sure if its def the case but the sister at drs office said its possible. I didn't take the pills for a few days and all cleared up,then drank it one evening and bang the next morning its back. so I left it again and gone.

Are any of you starting to feel tired again? I tend to feel like first trimester fatigue again.

xx

Hi Everyone

Typed a long post last night and it all disappeared

All ok on my side, placenta problem doesn't seem to be a problem according to my gynae, he was very relaxed Let's hope he stays that way! Liam is growing nicely, has the cutest nose, I have a 4d scan booked on the 16th September so can't wait to see him. Liam kicks very hard, he can make my cup of tea jump! He wakes me up in the night with kicking which I never had with Ruben. I have picked up sooooooo much weight got a lecture from the nurse can't really say I'm eating hectically so must just be what my body does when I'm preggers

Work is still crap, really starting to look around for other options, been here for almost 5 years and think it's maybe time for a fresh start. I have found a fewnlodges that have nursery schools for the staff kids so that would be perfect if we could get in to one of those. But for now I will suck it up and hold thumbs poor hubby gets left alone.

Better go, gotta check-in guests

Hello everyone

How are you all?

Joans I'm planning on take annual leave from 12 - end dec. then will start maternity leave from beginning of jan. I'm due the 13th jan but will probably have a csec on the 2nd. Want to spend some time doing fun holiday stuff with my son before baby comes.
As for your birth option, only you need to be comfy with the decision so you decide what is best for you.

Robsyc, can imagine it is tiring! But understand the need to make a good impression while under probation.

How is everyone else doing?

All ok my side just counting down till my next appt.

Hi ladies!

So sorry I have been quiet! I have been so busy I just don't know where the time has gone, I cannot believe it's wednesday!!!

So let me try to reply to all messages (sorry if I miss things out - I am at work, but I'm taking 10mins to just do some me things )

MommyMe, I also couldn't get onto moomie when I was there and didn't want to walk up to any randoms hehe! I also expected a lot more from the seminar to be honest. I wasn't too impressed. I also found that it was a bit too crowded and hot (don't know if that was just my hormones going crazy!) and there was never any water when I went looking! So anyway, I left early because I just got fed up. The goodie bags also weren't so great. Mostly vouchers where you actually have to spend money to get money off.

Joanie, that's so great that family and daddy can feel baby! Yay! I'm almost 24 weeks now and I put my hand there last night and I felt him kicking on the outside. But as soon as hubby put his hand there he stopped kicking haha!
As for the c section - you really must do what makes you comfortable and calm. If you go into a natural birth worried and stressed then it is going to make it worse and you may end up having an emergency c section anyway. A friend of mine is actually so terrified of something going wrong with natural birth that the gynae said she has to have a c section because her stress levels will not make anything easy. There is a name for it, I forgot it at the moment. haha! Have you spoken to your gynae? We are very lucky here in sa that they do do elective c sections. Whereas in uk and europe they are very against them and only allow it if you really need it. Just look at your pros and cons and chat to your doc. I know they do an exam when you're about 36 weeks (I think) to kind of get an idea if baby will pass through your birth canal easily or not. All got to do with the way your bones have shifted and how big your birth canal is. Anyway, just do what you feel is right, and that will be the right choice

AFM, I am so incredibly busy I don't know what to do with myself! I feel like all I do is work! It's great and I'm so happy to have this dream job, but I just feel a bit overwhelmed sometimes. I think I'm just so tired so that's what's doing it. Getting up at 5am and then working non stop all day and then getting home and still cooking and cleaning a bit is just too much at the moment! See me I'm getting all emotional now and carried away haha! Didn't sleep well last night as well because little Nathan was lying in a very strange position where it was actually hurting me so I had to get up and walk around and move him around to lie down again. Anyway! It's all worth it. Whenever he kicks I feel so much love that I forget about all the tiredness and soreness

As for maternity leave...I'm still undecided. Nathan is due on the 11 Jan, but the problem comes in that with my family (3 of us children), we were all premature, my brother was 9 weeks prem, i was 2 weeks prem and my younger brother was 6 weeks prem. So guess I'm just worrying I will be prem. Also with the medication I'm on (for epilepsy), the only side effect is premature labour, which my doc has warned me about but she said it will be detrimental to mine and babies health if I stop the meds. Anyway! That's my little story. So I'd LIKE to take leave from 1 January, but if my doc advises me to take from before (or if Nathan decided to make an early appearance), then I'll go with it My 'probation' period at new job ends at the end of Dec, and then I get a raise, so I'd really like to hang on until then hehe!

Hope everyone has a great day!

xxx

Hello everyone!

Hope the week hasn't been too hectic.

Natsvan I hope things get better at work soon! I know the feeling, my DH is also a complete softy and I hate seeing people try to walk all over him because they know he doesn't like conflict. But what can we do!

MommyMe I know exactly what you mean by "inside kicks", and I also felt them first, I guess it depends on how baby is positioned.

Alicia happy belated birthday! Lovely photo

AFM visiting the parents was really good, we did some planning around the house for the big move and generally the excitement is running really high. My mom even got to feel some kicks, which was great! Other than that it's been business as usual. Nic has been a little busy bee, and I think we can feel his kicks so well because he changes position all the time, so he kicks "outward" at least a couple of times a day (but even my doc is still puzzled about the fact that we could already feel him on the outside of my tummy at 16 weeks, because my placenta apparently is taking most of the impact, so he must be really strong!). But according to her, normally hubby can only feel kicks after 25weeks.

Has anyone booked their hospital bed yet? I really need to get to it, but you know how life goes! Also when are you planning your maternity leave? I've finalised my leave to start beginning december (as baby will probably arrive before jan)

Been thinking a lot about the birth lately. I'm really in two minds. Out of my entire family, my mother is the only woman who gave birth naturally, and she is about 2 sizes bigger than me (we have lots of tiny little women and super tall men). And my mom also nearly lost my sister as her birth had some complications. I just feel like I would rather go in to the hospital prepared and calm having a c-section than go through a traumatic experience and have to have an emergency c-section anyway. I know natural is always better for the average woman, but I am not an average size, and in the end I need to make a decision that's right for me. I have a mentally disabled aunt who is that way because of birth complications, and I am built exactly like my gran (it's actually scary if you look at photos of when she was younger, it's like I've just time-traveled). So at this stage I am leaning towards planning for a c-section and knowing what I'm going in for, although this isn't exactly a popular view. In the end I just want a calm birthing experience, and I guess it's all up to personal taste and opinion, but I guess a part of me still is afraid of the judgement passed by other moms. Just some thoughts, still definitely not ready to make a final decision.

Hope you all have a lovely day