Due December 2015

So ladies

I am at my 26 week mark, and I finally get to go this weekend and book my hospital bed and do my pre-auth and take the hospital tour, kinda excited, will be first time I am using the hospital here so hope it meets my expectations, lol. I think will probably book the free 3D/4D scan sometime next week after all this is done, we also having the baby expo in DBN this weekend so have to try and make sometime to attend that one see what's good. I try and enter as much of the competitions on the day at the Expo and so far for my first born and even now with baby number 2 we have won quiet a few things. Nothing better than trying right. My sister also let me know that she will be hosting a baby shower for me in October when I should be around 31-32 weeks. So yes a lot gets done in the last trimester and it does seem more exciting!!!!

Also as Nix says, I think most mum's should have their hospital bag and baby bag packed by 30 weeks, cause these babies can come whenever they want. In my first pregnancy I kept the bag in the car also so that in an emergency we just needed to get in and go straight to hospital, you will forget stuff but if you need the hospital will supply until dad can bring you what you need. Generally when you book your bed at the hospital, they also have the option of you buying a pre=packed bag directly from them with everything you need and also they give you a list of what will be needed when being admitted to the hospital as well.

I will upload what I found out so far, shortly.

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all well.

@Carmy I did have the sensitive gums in the first trimester, I was told to eat more vitamin C, which I continued in the second trimester, and the gum sensitivity and teething probs did go away, I just ate oranges or mandarin'e etc daily.

hope it helps you also.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

@Zaza, I think the nappy bag was around R700 - R800 which I thought was quite reasonable.
Thank you for the dietary tips - Going to do some more research around the oily fish - I most certainly cannot eat sardines

@ Lashy, congrats on the LG - So sweet!!! Is it just me or does everybody nowadays seem to have same sex siblings? It has been a very long time since I heard about parents having a boy and girl - Very strange.

@ Nix, sounds like things have been positively awful - Lets just hope its all over now and you can enjoy the rest of the year without anymore hiccups!

Just wanted to check a few things with you ladies

Firstly - Are you of you attending the antenatal classes at Wilgeheuwel? Initially I wasn't going to sign us up, because I thought it was mostly to prepare for natural birth, but Hubby got some info from a colleague that went and he has said that he would like to go. From how many weeks is it recommended that you start the class?

Is anybody else still suffering from sensitive gums? Mine started at around 10weeks and I read that its totally normal, so I bought a soft toothbrush to ease the pain a little but I still cant brush my teeth; floss or eat certain things without bleeding - Its really horrible because I now have a constant taste of blood in my mouth - and obviously our medical savings is exhausted so not sure if I should go and see the dentist?

Lastly, is there any supplement or anything they have for pregnant women and water retention? I haven't had any issues or swelling yet, but I think summer is here and that's when I normally have a problem. I used to take apple cider vinegar everyday but not sure if its safe for Bug? Any ideas or suggestions? I still drink a ton of water so cant really increase my intake.

Hope you all have amazing and well rested weekends!!

So ladies how are all of you and the babies doing?

Any symptoms, etc I am looking at my feet and they just look fatter lol, it's not swollen or puffy I do check them daily to make sure no swelling but from last night they look like the grew, lol!!!!

I am still having some occasional heart burn generally only when I sit, using gaviscon or milk to help with that. for some reason I am starting to get tired much sooner now, not even 3rd trimester yet, not even summer yet and I fall asleep early, can't get up in the morning, just want more sleep, this morning I took some black berry elixir with some milk, it has helped, but like in my first pregnancy, I only felt this way again in the 3rd trimester, with baby number 2 the symptoms literally seem to be appearing sooner than they did the first time around.

@Lashy.....awwww that's so precious, glad you finally have the comfort of know all is well and that you having another girl, I also felt the same when it was confirmed a girl, thought the same thing, "at least I know how to manage and handle a girl child", lol. We also skipped the second anormaly scan cause felt the same way we too far along in the pregnancy no matter how baby comes out we accept her as is!!! Don't worry too much about the EDD mine also keeps changing and the gynae said its cause of their size development but she as her rule of thumb just using the original date from the first visit as the 40 week benchmark to play it safe. But the babies know when they want to come!! At my next visit (28 weeks) I decided will be a good time to find out how my gynae plans her caesars, so I can get an idea possibly which day in November I will aid to have mine done, always baby willing. How is your daughter doing? have you told her she is getting a little sister, they will be awesome together, sisters always stick together!!

@Nix I know how you feel there was so much catching up to do, when you miss a few days online, lol. Shew you really did have a hectic week, we forget how much stress can impact us too. Glad to hear Daniella and Isabella are doing well, I felt bad thinking if you in hospital how poor Daniella felt, cause I know how stressful it would be for my little girl and poor mummies, worrying about the baby in the tummy and the one at home. I know we trust the dad's and the family but sometimes I just have to see my LG with my own eyes to convince myself she is fine.

thanks for the link I will go have a look at the low lying placenta, I also think my baby still breech cause the movement is still very low, literally feels like she is in my pelvis sometimes. Also even though my glucose test was clear, after it I have been reducing my sugar intake, just to be on the safe side, as you can see my little Zaina is already a fatty at 24 weeks so I think it best to reduce my sugar for her sake also. I also find my little one prefers the right hand side, maybe it's a girl thing. Wow you also have an amazing bump hey!!! love the pic.

Good Morning All

Yes Zaza, It's a Girl hehe a very healthy one.. baba weighs about 430g now.. I'm getting mixed measurement so I'm either 20.5 weeks or 21.5 weeks.

My EDD is between the 28/12 and 02/01.. for now.. lol..

The sonographer did the anomaly checks and seems I am not high risk at all..
What a relief. So we've opted not to do the fetal assessment.. even though it's not 100%, we have no wish of termination if there is an abnormality..

Baba was blocking the pvt part with her hands so she had to be pushed around a bit and then she started moving and dat is when we saw the 'hamburger' lol

She is also laying breach with her face in the placenta.. So might have to a follow up 4d at a later stage for a clearer face pic..

I am quite relieved because I know what girls are all about lol so no surprises.
And also coz they have such a small age gap.. My sis and I are also 2yrs apart.

I've attached a pic from the scan.. think I saw a smile lol

Hello ladies.

Welcome to all the new mommies that I haven't welcomed yet .

I have been trying to type this for a few hours so if any updates come through I will have to catch up :0).
I have had read all your updates and I love all the pics! SO PRECIOUS!
Thank you for all your messages of concern and condolences. Much appreciated

Just some advice for you ladies - have everything ready by 30 - 32 weeks. U going to be sore and its going to be hot and then you have time to relax and enjoy the last few weeks. I had my hospital bags packed and just a list of stuff like toothbrush, etc that my husband needed to pack in which helped a lot for when he needed to go fetch them :0). He did keep on forgetting my hairbrush so my hair was a birds nest for 2 days because when you go into theatre, they ask you to make your hair loose and just tuck it into the hospital cap.
Unless you have a medical reasons for a c section, you might have problems with the claim to medical aid so just keep that in mind. I am going for a check up tomorrow afternoon with my cardiologist so I will get a motivational letter from him regarding the c section.

Last week was a horrible week. It started on Saturday with my mom in law's uncle passing away, my gran on Sunday, our sausage dog also got hurt during the day on Wednesday and I only noticed these deep cuts down to the muscle on his side an hour after we got home because he was acting normally so he had to be kept overnight and knocked out the next morning to be stitched up. He has about 16 stiches! My husbands distant cousin also passed away on Thursday, we get a R8000 municipality bill and our bill is usually under R2000 so we dealing with that and then my scare on Sunday so you can just imagine the week we have had so that's why I have been MIA.

My update added:

Miggie - 24 weeks 5 days, baby boy, EDD - 2 Des, Delivery - hopefully natural again, No name yet, last weigh in 630g and 25cm at 24 weeks

Zaza - 25 weeks, Gender: It's a girl!!, EDD - 1 Dec 2015, delivery - c section, so new EDD - 2nd or 3rd week Nov, Name for baby: Zaina (decided by my LG a few days ago), last weigh in 830g @ 24 weeks.

Happy1- 24 weeks, baby boy, EDD- 1 dec 2015. Baby Sanele.

Newmommy2be -
We are 20w2d, gender: no idea, birth: home with midwife, EDD: 27 Dec, names: have both a boy and girls name in mind but hubby has no idea so keeping it all under wraps

Pregnantfairysa1 -
22 weeks 6 days, baby boy due 13 Dec , delivery : natural or c section (decisions.... decisions ), name: nothing official yet either. 20 week scan also weighed 410g

Nix:
23 weeks 5 days, baby girl due 12 December, c section delivery on 2 December, name: Isabella, weighed around 630 grams 3 days ago :0[/color]

@Zaza - Congrats on joining team pink!! We are well. No more spotting or anything, it was just once off it seems and it felt like I had contractions at the same time but when I got to hospital there was nothing so I take it that it was Braxton hicks. Here is a link that you can read up about it www.babycentre.co.uk/a830/low-lying-plac...eks-placenta-praevia
No problems with Daniella, I just was borderline gestational diabetes so I had to see a dietician to prevent it and I had to get a device so I could check my sugar levels every now and then. It was so awesome when they brought me jelly and custard to eat after surgery because I couldn't have it during the last few weeks and was awesome to eat whatever I wanted and not worry :0). Congrats on your sugar test being clear! That solution they give you to drink is nasty! I love the name chosen for your daughter! Its so beautiful.

@ Nisha - Glad you are all well and settled and that you have met your doctor, etc. That's a lot of stress and worry off your mind. Now u can actually focus on the things you should with the move, etc behind you. I am taking preg omega plus. How's cape town so far? U guys must go to the blue peter hotel on a nice day. www.bluepeter.co.za/ u can sit on the grass over looking the mountain and sea and they make such yummy pizzas :0). Have a look here, I see that they have a branch in cape town and they have awesome stuff and very reasonable and its fine furniture and you can choose a colour you want or you can paint it yourself and that's what we usually do. We brought a cot from them a while ago and we brought a single bed recently for Daniella with clip on toddler rails. www.mistrys.co.za/index.php?pg=home

@Lashy - Congrats on joining team PINK. I am holding thumbs that everything goes well with the house. Keep us posted!

Pregnantfairy: I prefer a comfy chair to a rocking chair, a rocking chair is actually hard to get out of if you have a sleeping baby and you are still recovering from surgery or natural. To me its not practical :0). I stole my husbands computer chair which was awesome and I just kept putting baby blankets on it to make it pretty

@Miggie - Amazing how clear that pic came out- stunning. Do you notice a resemblance from your first born?

@Carmy - So precious! Love the name!

I am planning to end work on Friday the 20th November. I don't want to push it too much towards the end. Heart defects are linked to premature births but we will ask my cardiologist tomorrow. My defect is very mild and the cardiologist was happy with me during my first pregnancy. I just have to make sure they give me anti biotics before surgery otherwise I can get endocarditis but I wrote it on my pre admission form for the hospital and my doctor knows and I will tell the anaesthetist when he comes to chat to me before surgery.

I have been feeling lots of movements and they get stronger everyday. She seems to be favouring the right side at the moment so I feel off balance most of the time. On Monday I was lying on the couch on my right side and I could feel her getting comfy on that side, when I wanted to get up, I nearly fell over :0).

I have attached a bump pic that I took on Tuesday! Have a good afternoon ladies xx