April/May 2013 Moms

Hello ladies,

How are u? Just wondered if i can join your group.

I dont really have any cravings or aversions to food yet.
Still have nausea, was hoping it'd b gone by now.
The tiredness is gone though thank God, can function like a normal person again.

Hope everybody b doing well. My back is killing me today & am all crampy....

Cleo, I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs sent your way.

Cant remember but someone is going for a scan today, Good luck and let us know how it goes and any scan pics

How are all the other pregnant faries doing?

AFM still having all day sickness that rears its ugly head when it feels like it. I also have a major aversion to meat and the spices on the meat. I want tangy stuff lately lol

Hi Ladies,

Cleo , it must still be very hard, especially after 12 weeks, but you seem to be in thr right frame of mind, good luck concieving quickly again.

Zodwa I will only move over to genesis after 20 weeks, then you still see a gynea who works with genesis another 2 or 3 times for the relevent scans, but otherwise the midwife visits don't have scans, but from what I have heard they are thorough and the midwives spend about 45 minutes with you, as opposed to the 15 min, you ussually get with a gynea.

Discovery are also promoting genesis and midwife led care and will pay for a number of visits from our hospital benefit, rather than savings.

I just want to get the 12 week check over, the first trimester and the worry is always horrible

hugs Cleo. Guess its always better to find these things out sooner rather than later. It doesnt make it any easier though.
I'm going for my 12 week scan on the 25th but I'll b 13 weeks & a few days then. I'm with bonitas medical aid & they've introduced a "specialists network" as of last month. So I have to check if my gynae is part of the network otherwise my medical aid might not cover the scans/consults in full.
I wanted a female gynae so I hope she's part of the network.....
Im feeling extremely lazy today.

Nikki Do midwives do scans or are u gonna have to go to a gynae for those?

Hi. Well all is done and we start trying again as soon as possible - with huge doses of folic acid. It is strange thing to deal with - better to try and de-personalise as much as possible. I think maybe a bit easier for me as the fetus had anencephaly which is where the neural tube at the head end didn't develop properly. So an absolutely lethal condition.

Shame Zodwa sounds horrible. Hope you find a way to manage it.

Otherwise I wish you healthy pregnancies and rewarding hypnobirths

Hi Ladies,

Cleo not sure if you are checking in, but still thinking about you- please let us know how you are doing.

Zodwa, I know how you feel, Dr gave me something for the morning sickness, cause its all day and everyone says its fine, when I checked it out on google it said it was fine, but I am always reluctant to take anything during pregnancy, so took it for two days and then decided to rather deal with the sickness than the worry- Meds didn't help much in any case. When do you go for your 12 week check up, sure everything will be ok?

In terms of hypnobirthing, you must check out Beautifully born, Kim is on Moomie, she is in Cape Town- I am in JHB and she flew here for a weekend when I did my course with her, she is great and offered support throughout my pregnancy. Hyponobirthing takes practice and work, there is relaxation exercises every day, a book and c.d's that guide you through the process as well as the course. I dont think I would do another course, I have started listening to my relaxation Cd's again and will read the book again, but highly recommend the course if you haven't done one before.

what i loved most about the course was it taught me to trust my body and that you need to stop thinking intellectually about birthing, just get out the way and let your body do it. I had a 12 hour labour with my first, only went to the hospital when I was 6cm dilated and managed a completely natural birth with no pain meds or epidural, it wasn't a walk in the park, but a good experience and is the route I will take again. Hypnobirthing helped me to relax, which in turns help with managing pain/ discomfort

I didn't like the hospital route though, felt it was a bit cold and sterile- You spend time finding a gynea you like and then when you get to the hospital you get a midwife for most of the birth, that you have never met or who isn't your choice (ours was nice enough thought), this time we will be looking at more of a midwife led pregnancy at Genesis clinic (where I can chose the midwife) I feel it will also be more supportive of natural birth and more home like.

Let me know if you have any other questions