2015/2016 Pregnancy

@Pillpusher, I can understand what you mean about a decision being made and sticking to it.
The microbirth sounds interesting. It's good to know that even though c-secs are much more prevelant they are still trying to incorporate the benefits of natural birth.

I will find out next tues how far along I am, but I guess about 10weeks. Each pregnancy is different as I don't remember feeling like this previously!! I think I will have to resort to buying bigger bras, my current ones ain't gonna work for much longer!

@Maj - how far are you? I still haven't bought nursing bras, lol! Probably best to at least skip under wires if you're feeling uncomfortable though.

At this stage I don't really want her to turn. I know it sounds weird, especially since I'd wanted natural birth, but the fact that a decision has been made makes me not want to go back. Also don't want to then possibly have to wait longer for her to arrive when my mindset is that she's coming next Tuesday. But I don't think she will. When I had my 28 week appointment, I asked my doctor about the placenta position and size and shed said that it had moved up away from my cervix, but that it was right along the back wall of my uterus and might make it difficult for my baby to turn (I suppose space is a consideration especially since I'm petite).

On the micro birthing, it's a theory that some caesarean babies tend to develop more allergies and gut problems as a result of not being exposed to mom's vaginal flora that would have been passed on during natural birth. It's still being researched, but the hypothesis is quite solid so I'm keen to try it especially since I was a Caesar baby and know the kind of problems I've developed. Basically when you go into theatre, a swab is inserted vaginally for a while before they do the catheterization. The swab is then removed and put in a sterile container until baby is born then it's used to wipe down baby. It sounds a bit gross, but it's one way to expose baby to normal body flora that the c-section doesn't allow and may help to build up immunity. I'm delivering at a baby friendly hospital so she'll be put skin-on-skin with me (after the paed has checked her out) and won't be washed immediately.

New aches and pains!! Haha

My boobs are feeling heavy already!! Do I buy nursing bra's from now?!?
And have this strange feeling, like this weight just below my throat, the food ain't going down, but I'm starving!! At least I ain't so nauseas!

I am actually on a course this week, and can't eat all day long! It's torture, I canhear my tummy rumbling! Haha.

@pillpusher, thanks for the advice on exercise. I really want to stay exercising.
What is microbirthing?
Maybe yr LG will turn before Tuesday

Hi ladies

I kind of forgot about this thread

@Babydreaming - how's the heartburn now?

@mommywannab - great news on the DS scan. I also stressed about it, my doctor said the blood test results were invalid without the scan. I had bloods taken at 8 weeks and the 4.5 week wait between then and the scam had me going crazy. I recall coming home one day from work and my mother giving my husband strict instructions to make sure I went to bed and to get me some soup and ice cream.

Regarding exercise, as already said, if you were active before pregnancy you can usually continue your routine for the 1st trimester as long as it's with your doctor's consent and you're not doing anything risky like contact sport. If you weren't active, it's usually recommended to start off with light walking/swimming. It's not so much about regulating your heart rate so much as making sure you don't become winded because different people have different heart rate responses (mine sits at 90 bpm resting and doesn't take much to go to 140 bpm), the rule of thumb is to avoid activity that leaves you unable to maintain a conversation with someone. If you get breathless and can't talk then you're overdoing it. I continued exercising until about 8 months, fell off the gym wagon at 7 months and stopped my oriental dancing at about 7.5 months. I've been super lazy lately, try to get a walk in every so often, but haven't actually worked out for weeks

I do recommend antenatal classes - there's so much stuff you don't think about. Even things you only realize later (like me realizing on Saturday that I didn't even know what to use baby oil for

I had been pronatural birth, but my lg is breech so my c-section is booked for next Tuesday. I was open minded about birth options so it hasn't affected me too much. I'm just getting nervous about anaesthetic cause I've never had surgery before My doctor is keen on microbirthing though so that's at least been made a part of my birth plan.

Hello Ladies, New week new beginnings and new aches and pains lol. How is everyone doing?

@fairychild - Any more spotting?

@ Maj - Yeah I know hey makes u stress for nothing. I am sure they had the results they just couldn't find it.

I know the feeling. You should join our group again even if you are not due in March anymore.

@ MommywannaB - thats awesome!! yay. Now y cudnt they have sent you the sms days ago!! grrrr

I think I am about 8-9 weeks pregnant. The GP did a quantitative HCG count, which she gave me an estimate.
Before the MC I used to be really good with tracking everything on an app. and then after the D&C I just didnt bother, now Im regretting it else I would have had a much better idea of when we might have conceived!