PAMPERS JULY 2010

As mentioned we made a long week end (and last family of 3 holiday) of the public holiday yesterday. Friends invited us to their holiday house in George and we had such a lovely time. Ethan had 6 friends to play with and although it was absolutely freezing, we did a lot of things and had and awesome, awesome time.

The Gynie that was caring for me during my first pregnancy (the best gynie in all the world - Dr Shuda) has moved to the George/knysna area, so hubby suggested, that seeing as we were due for a check up and our gynie is on leave for a couple of weeks and has referred us to his stand in, we see if we could get an appointment with Dr Shuda while in her neighbourhood. I managed to get an appointment for Tuesday. It was SOOOO great seeing her again, and man-o-man do we miss her, so after playing a little bit of catch up, the frist thing she says after the initial pocking and proding is "why is this baby so big?!" so we chat a little about my medical care till now and she seems happy, then she starts with the scan. She says we are going to have a fat, clever, short baby.... cos her head and abdomen are big for gestation, but her femur is spot on gestation. Then she listens to the heart, which is something she did with every visit for Ethan, but current gynie only did it one first visit? (ladies do your gynies do this on every visit?) then she stops and does it again. She does this twice, by now hubby has moved closer and is holding my hand, she is frowing and I'm surprisingly calm (Hubby said after he was v surprised that I was so calm - I've mentioned before, I get very teary at Drs) anyway.. heart rate is at 60 beats per minute. So she sets me up on a monitor and says that if things don't improve in 20 minutes, she will be taking baby out in the next few hours. OMGosh, what a change of events!! anyway I lay with the monitor for about 35 minutes and everything was fine. Heart beating between 120 and 160 and all well. She said that I must just monitor movement and see a Dr in a weeks time again. She said that if she was caring for me through the pregnancy, she would not leave baby in till 39 weeks, she would ceasar at 38. So other than the scare, all is well. She says baba has a lot of fluid, which could also indicate an early arrival, but that there is nothing more to be done, but wait and see. So I think that is also why I am so teary and emotional. I said to hubby that I worry that by the time I notice I notice that there is less movement from baby, that she's already in trouble, but on the other hand I can't rush off to the maternity ward for daily monitoring and checking..... URGH!! the frustration. Also, I'm sure you ladies also have busy days and quite days, so do I worry on quite days? No... I can't worry the whole time, but I am and I'm sad and scared.

Anyway... thats my story and my update.
Please let me know if your Drs listen to your babies heartbeats at every visit - hubby thinks we should find a new gynie?!?

Morning ladies,

So much to catch up on. We made a long week end out of yesterday's holiday, so I've been reading through all posts since Friday;

Newbie - Carpet cleaning at this stage of things.....? can't decide if your brave or crazy?!? But I know what its like, once its done, its like a little peace of clean heaven! Ahhhh the relief. Sorry to read that you are feeling down. COmpeltely relate, I am SO tiered and SO teary. I have not been sleeping well either, so I know that adds to the teariness. Hang in there girl!

vickyvdw - glad ur are ok girl. I don't think you are unreasonable at all and I agree that you need to chat to hubby. Things aren't gonna get any easier when baby arrives, he needs to step up. He is obviously not. LOL on the PJs being too small, thats so funny, glad you had your gown with you

naomicee - Can't believe hubby and friends. I mean wtf! Guess sometimes you gotta take things in hand.

Patty - I would take her with, we are planning on flying to Pta for a 2 week family holiday in December and I definately plan on taking littlie with!!

Juandre_N - love the room, its so cute!

Fay - Very brave girl going to the soccer. I've seen sented liners as baby city (I think).

Sindy - take it easy girl. Glad you are getting rest - lucky you. Thanks for the update on Juandre

Juandre - Congrats to you guys!! Can't wait to hear from you!!

Ash - Glad to hear all is well after the gynie visit. 2.4kgs sounds like a good weight to me. If Dr is happy, then you should relax and take heart to know that your baby is happy and healthy....

Hi Ladies

well it seems we all feeling a bit down today HUGS to all of u and i am sending u all these happy emotions that i possibly can.

well i am back from the gyne, she had to do a internal, eeek yuck. i sure do HATE THEM!!!!! but everything is fine and i am not leaking amniotic fluid - whoooo hoooo.

Baby is doing great, more then enough fluid around him and he is 2.45kg's worried though as at 31 weeks he was 2.1kg's??? so not much of a growth but hey he still growing which is a good sign as the fluid is all there.
BUT....... either i still have this dam bladder inefcetion or i have a new one, so i am on another doese of antibiotics??? i mean this will now be my 3rd lot since being pregnant! this is starting to drive me insane.
anyways i am sure she wont give me stuff thats bad i just dont like taking tablets and being pregnant.
But other than that i am very happy.

i am so glad for Juandre, i cant wait to see pics, and yes ladies thats a sign that we are not long to go cos i am sure she said that she was the last one on the June thread to give birth... cant wait to hear her experinece and hope she managed a sucessful VBAC, ooh exciting

Morning girls

Well I am at home today, feeling very down in the dumps. Just not feeling happy and clappy and all of that. Feel quite depressed actually and have been crying on and off since Tuesday. I suffer with depression and I have been off the anti-depressants for the past year, but ai, nt sure if it is just the hormones..

Anyhow had a terrible day yesterday, I was sore, had bad ligament pain and a new pain, in my pelvis, the whole day and night, not too bad, more constant and irritating, which made it painfull. It seems to be subsiding today. Felt like baby is scratching with a fork inside there, almost near my vajayjay! Also my discharge (now very white, no smell) seems to be a little more than usual. also noticed after my shower yesterday I have a little bit of milk.. (thats a good sign at least).

Anyhow hubby played golf yesterday and I was home alone and was sulking and crying with my little puppy on the couch with me.. And I finished a whole bag of flings. Lets just say not too happy with hubby playing golf every saturday and now it seems most public holidays.. Although we did speak about it and he says he understands, although its a little late considering he left yesterday at 10am and got back at 7pm...

Fay - I founded some scented drawer liners at baby city... I can imagine u battling at canal walk, I battle to walk longer than 20minutes and I have to do site walks for work.. eeek

ashbabe - I am also irritated and angry and sad, lets hope it is just the hormones..Thinking of u and please let me know what the gynea says, my app is tommrrow.

Sindy_D - take it easy, lol I wish I could, with work and everything in my house looks dirty, although I know its not, it just bugs me.. But yes we should, hope u feel better soon. Also phone ur Dr before stopping ur medicine

Patty - thanks.. have a great day too

Hi ladies im glad everyone is ok,
@Ashbabe im so sorry you not well, i pray that you be strong for your LO. Atleast you are seeing da Doc, you will be fine...

Morning lovely ladies

Newbie and Sindy hope you get better soon with the ligament pains. its an awful feeling I kno

Sindy phone ur Dr and explain about the palpitations. people react differently, but Im sure Dr wont give you something thats harmful to ur LB.

Ashbabe do your breathing exercise to calm down. hope you feel better very soon.

have a great day

Hallo Ladies,

Seems like the general feeling today is not 100%. The ligament pain is still there haven't slept well in 3 days, so I'm feeling very very sorry for myself. The tablets the DR gave me to relax my uterus is giving me heart pulpetations, which is such a weird feeling. I might just stop drinking them. He did warn me that I might get heart pulpetations and it is a side affect I musn't worry about it. But geez....... dont like taking any tablets while preggies but I'm sure the gynea would not give me something that can be harmfull for my LO.

Newbie: Seems both of us have to take it easy with these pains. Dont over do it and veg out on the couch.

Ash: Please keep us updated on what is happening hope everything is ok.