Feb-May 2011 Mommies

Lucy hope your kitty is ok. Kimika don't worry about stretch marks, they are beautiful as they have a wonderful story to tell. Hope your braxton hicks play nice. Been getting them a lot as well and hectic heartburn.

Hi again.
I checked my blood pressure and its still a little low thank heavens. Its 108/64, which is high for me as its normally in the 80s or 90s or at least while im pregnant. Lol Fingers not swollen any more. My aunt is blaming me for my dads stroke because of my husband and thinks she can tell me what i can talk to my dad about and what i can't. My daddy over heard the other day that my husband wants to come fetch me and his blood pressure went very high and the machines started beeping like mad. I had to tell my daddy today that he must not worry and that my husband won't be coming and in any case my mom is insisting on no visitors other than my aunt and my bro, my mom and i. My aunt comes and tells me i must not talk to my daddY about my husband and must not tell him what's going on in my life and i must talk about the weather. I was so befok. It might be a contributing factor but my gran is also a factor and my aunt refuses to have anything to do with her so everything falls on my dad. She is 92 and worse than difficult and my dad does everything for my gran.
Anyway Let me try do some personals. Emsmom and meags thanks for the messages. I am updating my fb as i have news. If any of you are not my friend you can add me on as martine Farha ismail, the one and only. Meags glad you had some sleep. Emsmom i know all about the feet, so you not alone. I didn't have it in my last pregnancy. Kimika.. I have gone blank, if i remember ill come back on. Hugs

oh yes, kimika it's normal your BH are different to your previous pregnancy. remember each pregnancy is unique. you only need to worry if your BH are painful, become regular (contractions) or your waters break

hi ladies

Faw I'm so sorry to hear about your dad thinking of you xx please go check your blood pressure

EmsMom - I'm going to smack you!!! next time you have a headache, blurred vision and swelling PLEASE go to ER!!!!!! even though you didnt have protein in your urine (yet) those other symptoms are dangerous and baby can die within 30 minutes so PLEASE next time just go to ER!!

lucy - you can always ask your gynae about the nipple things...i only have those small pimple type things on my nipples which started from 6 weeks and they're still there, not painful, nothing coming out.

Mommy jess so nice to hear from you again and glad all is going well with you and joshua. I LOVE that name!!

Kimika - dont worry about the stretchmarks. each one is a reminder about the miracles you have (and are going to) bring into this world

hi everyone else i forgot!!

as for me...
neighbours were having a party friday night so i called security at 2am to go tell them to shut the hell up. and they did
but then they woke at 7am to begin the sex marathon
anyway - at least last night i got a decent sleep with no interruptions from them.
we walked around clear water for 4 hours today. i am DEAD now. my feet are killing me (was wearing the most uncomfortable slip slops) and they are swollen. Matthieu didnt move at all today and my right ribs have been so sore. so I am lying on the couch. been pushing on the ribs to try alliviate the pain and suddenly, little rascal moved, kicked madly and voila! pain gone. his friggin foot was pushing out against my rib!!

anyway, here are my 24 weeks belly photos. I really am feeling VERY heavy and I honestly dont know how I'm actually going to walk within the next 8 weeks.

Oh Faw I'm so sorry to hear that! I cannot imagine how hard it must be. A daddy is always so important to their little girl. Esp when you have one who obviously cares for you as much as he does. Please yell if you need anything from us.

Lucy, how is your kitty doing today? Also I think the boob thing is normal.

Mom-Jess, nice to hear from you, glad all is going well! Dont stress about the placenta, it can take till 38 weeks to move up. And congrats on baby boy! I also love the name Joshua!

Kimika glad all is going well! Love feeling baby move and stretch, I also wonder what he is doing sometimes.
Wonderful news about your SIL!

AFM, had a stressful morning yesterday getting ready for the party, cause suddenly the jumping castle people couldn't deliver so we had to go collect, and also collect cupcakes (they are on oposite sides of CT) so DH was driving around like mad, while trying to help me as much as possible to I stayed off my feet! But in the end it was great, the kiddies had a lovely time, decorated cookies and little boxes to put the cookies in. Jumped on the castle lots and then it turned into a pool party with all the little one stripping to undies and playing in the pool, was so lovely to see, such a wonderful age of innocence Then we did secret santa as well.
One of the playschool moms who I've become friends with is now 11w PG as well, she only found out last week!
But the kids loved it and were finished by the time it ended, we had so much food left over so I just gave it to the street guys rather than waste it.

Then DH took me to a FAB 5 star hotel for the night, Crystal Towers, was lovely! Our room was stunning with a great view of the mountain! We had a lovely dinner there, the food was out of this world, then DH took such good care of me and let me steal his pillows so I was comfy. Had a great buffet breakfast this am, and then fetched Em and DH put me straight back into bed where I slept for another 3 hours.

Anyways, hope everyone had a great week-end!
Joli remember to post those photos!

Hi girls. Yoh i have been trying to send a message on here but it is being difficult and always tells me i have no internet connection.
Anyway ill make this short because im scared ill type a history book and it won't go through. The thrush has come back again so im doing what i can with that. My feet are also very swollen but its from standing all day long. Told them at work im pregnant and they let me sit for a bit at least when they can. Woke up with swollen fingers too. Haven't checked my blood pressure cos im sure its high. I have so much stress happening here.
My daddy had a stroke on friday and he can't talk, walk or swallow. He is in icu still. Too add to my stress my husband has sold our car and wants to come fetch me with the money and i don't want him. One of the stress factors in my daddy's life is him. MY daddy doesn't understand how a husband can abandon his wife and never bother to call or send money. Before the stroke my daddy would ask me everyday if i had heard from my husband and i could see how angry he was. I think my daddy will knock him out one shot if he had to see him even with the stroke.
My mommy is coping very well and is positive, just a little worried that my daddy will never talk or will talk rubbish. He nods his head for yes when you talk to him. Im going to see him again shortly.
Hugs to you all.

Kimika - Woooo hooooo for your SIL. That is so amazing!! Really is not up to us hey. Glad your belly is growing so nicely, sorry about the stretch marks. Not nice but I am sure they will fade with time and when your weight is back to normal (ish) after baba.
It's so frustrating how hard it is to find those embroidered animals. The lumps on my nipples are a bit like big skin tags, I squeezed the one this afternoon and some white stuff came out! Mmmm
My kitty looks like he has been in a dog's jaws so I am more stressed about him now. He seems fine, but watching carefully to see if he takes a bad turn. Grrrrrr. The belly button thing still hurts on and off but it hasn't been bad for a few days now. Shoooo!

Mommy Jess - Congrats on team blue and love the name Joshua. Good luck with the job hunt, I hope you find something soon.