Since my last post I've seen my normal GP. She felt for bub and said she was head down. Then a moment later she felt again, and baby had moved to the side! She was then on the diagonal, with her butt under my right rib, and head down near my left hip! This is classified as an 'unstable lie' where she is somewhere between head down, and transverse, often switching between the two. This can be just as bad as transverse because if I do go in to labour, thinking she's head down, she might move, which will mean an emergency caesar. So I'm really hoping, praying actually, that on monday the scan will show her in a definite position (either transverse or breech) that will cause the OB to book me in for a caesar. It's not something I want to risk, and I couldn't spend the next 4 weeks waiting for labour to start, hoping that she's ok. I'd have to go straight to hospital, and be monitored constantly. It would be very stressful. And if she keeps flipping around, the cord could wrap around her neck, which is bad both inside the womb, and also in delivery. I've been googling it and have read enough to feel very strongly that an elective caesar is the best way to go for us.
Now I'm just praying for an obvious position in the scan where the OB will want to book me in for a caesar within a few days. I can get Kristal over here quickly and it can all be over and I can know that she is safe and sound on the outside, where I can protect her.
Praying praying praying...
Please Lord, this really is the best thing for me and my girl, You've brought us this far xx
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
cheeky baby
I had my scan yesterday. She is perfect. Growing like a weed actually! She's gained 2 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks! And all over is measuring between 37-38 weeks, but I'm only 35 1/2 weeks :P goodness me. Oh and her estimated weight is 7 1/2 pounds!!! SD ratio was perfect, and she's obviously getting the nutrients she needed, so all good on that front.
However. The little miss has moved. Yep. After being in the perfect position for most of the 3rd trimester, she's gone and moved into a transverse position - worse than breech - where her head is under my left rib, her bum is under my right rib, and her feet are on my cervix. Awesome. And she's unlikely to move. She's obviously done it because she's running out of room, and is more comfortable where she is now, which is totally understandable, I mean, fair enough girl! So if we did move her (which Sandie assures me they wouldn't because it's painful and dangerous) there's a good chance she'll just move right back because she'll be uncomfortable. So that means a caesar for me. Far out. So much for coming to peace (after desperately wanting a caesar for the first two years after having Jordan!) with a natural birth. I'd even decided on a waterbirth, with accupuncture! But this isn't meant to be. And last night I was feeling ok about it. But this morning I woke up feeling tight in the chest and panicky and I couldn't get a proper breath. I ended up getting up early with Jordan, making a hot chocolate, and vegemite on toast. Which has made me feel less nauseas but I'm still anxious. Ugh. This sucks. So I'm now asking friends who have had great caesars to tell me their stories to try and alleviate the nerves. I so hope they'll get this over with soon. Sandie thinks they'll book me in at 37 weeks, which is a week from Monday. On Monday I have my normal 36 week checkup and the hospital doctor will probably book me in for the following Monday, or sometime shortly after. Because it's such a dangerous position for her to be in if I to go in to labour, they can't risk it by making it closer to 39 weeks which is what they'd do for a baby who is in the standard breech position. So this could all be over with in about 10 days!!
As for the strong contractions I was having the other night, turns out they were her moving position. No wonder. It was just so bizarre to be in that room again, and hearing the guy tell me that she's transverse. Two days earlier I was at the hospital, on monitors, checking everything out and she was head down! The midwife felt her! Less than 48 hours later I'm told she's moved. I know that this is God's plan, and I trust that. And I do have peace knowing this is what needs to be done, I really do. I'm just freaking out about the procedure that's all. Oh God, help me.
However. The little miss has moved. Yep. After being in the perfect position for most of the 3rd trimester, she's gone and moved into a transverse position - worse than breech - where her head is under my left rib, her bum is under my right rib, and her feet are on my cervix. Awesome. And she's unlikely to move. She's obviously done it because she's running out of room, and is more comfortable where she is now, which is totally understandable, I mean, fair enough girl! So if we did move her (which Sandie assures me they wouldn't because it's painful and dangerous) there's a good chance she'll just move right back because she'll be uncomfortable. So that means a caesar for me. Far out. So much for coming to peace (after desperately wanting a caesar for the first two years after having Jordan!) with a natural birth. I'd even decided on a waterbirth, with accupuncture! But this isn't meant to be. And last night I was feeling ok about it. But this morning I woke up feeling tight in the chest and panicky and I couldn't get a proper breath. I ended up getting up early with Jordan, making a hot chocolate, and vegemite on toast. Which has made me feel less nauseas but I'm still anxious. Ugh. This sucks. So I'm now asking friends who have had great caesars to tell me their stories to try and alleviate the nerves. I so hope they'll get this over with soon. Sandie thinks they'll book me in at 37 weeks, which is a week from Monday. On Monday I have my normal 36 week checkup and the hospital doctor will probably book me in for the following Monday, or sometime shortly after. Because it's such a dangerous position for her to be in if I to go in to labour, they can't risk it by making it closer to 39 weeks which is what they'd do for a baby who is in the standard breech position. So this could all be over with in about 10 days!!
As for the strong contractions I was having the other night, turns out they were her moving position. No wonder. It was just so bizarre to be in that room again, and hearing the guy tell me that she's transverse. Two days earlier I was at the hospital, on monitors, checking everything out and she was head down! The midwife felt her! Less than 48 hours later I'm told she's moved. I know that this is God's plan, and I trust that. And I do have peace knowing this is what needs to be done, I really do. I'm just freaking out about the procedure that's all. Oh God, help me.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
almost time
I've been having some very strong braxton hicks contractions tonight. Quite a bit like bad period pain. With some backache. Good sign.
I have my scan tomorrow (my 7th for this pregnancy!!) and should know what's going on with the SD ratio (umbillical cord). If all is fine and bub is growing and the cord looks good then I guess they wont see the need to scan again, if not, then I suppose they'll book me in for another scan and compare again and take it from there.
I have complete peace about it all though, just as I have from the very start, even before I knew I was pregnant. This baby will be perfect when she's born. Absolutely perfect. And I can't wait to meet my sweet little thing!
I have my scan tomorrow (my 7th for this pregnancy!!) and should know what's going on with the SD ratio (umbillical cord). If all is fine and bub is growing and the cord looks good then I guess they wont see the need to scan again, if not, then I suppose they'll book me in for another scan and compare again and take it from there.
I have complete peace about it all though, just as I have from the very start, even before I knew I was pregnant. This baby will be perfect when she's born. Absolutely perfect. And I can't wait to meet my sweet little thing!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
35 weeks!!
Wow, I haven't posted in almost 3 months! I've been so busy, and so sick. Goodness. I had the flu for 6 weeks, then got hit with gastro, then Jordan got sick, and we've not really fully recovered yet. Not being able to take drugs prolongs it all so much, but this girl is so worth it.
It's been a big few months. We had another 4d scan at 30 weeks which showed a healthy chubby little girl who looked so much like her big brother. Honestly, at 30 weeks I expected her to be a little bit skinny but she has the chubbiest cheeks and looks like a newborn!
We had our scan at 33 weeks to check the position of the placenta and I've got 8cm on one side and 13cm on the other side - we only needed a clearance of 2-3cm! So natural birth it is for us :) At the scan she was measured. My dates were 33 weeks exactly, her head measured for 34 weeks, her belly for 35 weeks, and her legs 36 weeks!!! Unbelievable. What a leggy little thing :) I'm just glad it wasn't her head that measured the biggest!! And the estimate of her weight it approx 5pounds, already... eek! Hopefully she wont be overdue.
I saw my doc regarding the results, and one thing they did find was that the umbillical 'ratio' (ratio to what exactly I'm not sure, but anyway) is within the normal range but at the high end, and if that ratio goes up it could prevent proper blood flow to the baby, which could inhibit her growth. All is probably absolutely perfect, but it's something they want to check anyway. So my 36 week appt was meant to be next week but Sandie wanted me to have an early one tomorrow (35 weeks) so they can check to see if bub has grown over the last two weeks. As with everything, right from the very start, I have absolute peace that this little girl will be absolutely perfect. And I know that if she's born early, she will be healthy and chubby because I've seen her! And she will be just fine. God has had His hand on this pregnancy even before I knew I was pregnant, and all will be fine.
And to be truthful, now I'm 35 weeks, I really don't mind her coming early :) I've been waiting a long time for this precious little butterfly. Praise God.
It's been a big few months. We had another 4d scan at 30 weeks which showed a healthy chubby little girl who looked so much like her big brother. Honestly, at 30 weeks I expected her to be a little bit skinny but she has the chubbiest cheeks and looks like a newborn!
We had our scan at 33 weeks to check the position of the placenta and I've got 8cm on one side and 13cm on the other side - we only needed a clearance of 2-3cm! So natural birth it is for us :) At the scan she was measured. My dates were 33 weeks exactly, her head measured for 34 weeks, her belly for 35 weeks, and her legs 36 weeks!!! Unbelievable. What a leggy little thing :) I'm just glad it wasn't her head that measured the biggest!! And the estimate of her weight it approx 5pounds, already... eek! Hopefully she wont be overdue.
I saw my doc regarding the results, and one thing they did find was that the umbillical 'ratio' (ratio to what exactly I'm not sure, but anyway) is within the normal range but at the high end, and if that ratio goes up it could prevent proper blood flow to the baby, which could inhibit her growth. All is probably absolutely perfect, but it's something they want to check anyway. So my 36 week appt was meant to be next week but Sandie wanted me to have an early one tomorrow (35 weeks) so they can check to see if bub has grown over the last two weeks. As with everything, right from the very start, I have absolute peace that this little girl will be absolutely perfect. And I know that if she's born early, she will be healthy and chubby because I've seen her! And she will be just fine. God has had His hand on this pregnancy even before I knew I was pregnant, and all will be fine.
And to be truthful, now I'm 35 weeks, I really don't mind her coming early :) I've been waiting a long time for this precious little butterfly. Praise God.
Monday, March 29, 2010
confirmed!
A month since I've written! Wow. It's been a busy month. We finally had our 4d scan a few days ago. It ended up being closer to 24 weeks than 22 weeks as the babies are so thin and you can't see more than bones and skin. However at 24 weeks we got a good look at HER :) yes, definitely a girl. So exciting! Once the sonographer got me to roll onto my side all of a sudden she looked quite well formed and could make out sweet little features like her nose and jaw and brow - she looks very much like Jordan, which is great! Jordan was a very beautiful, pretty baby that could have passed as either a boy or a girl.
On the way to the scan Jordan was very quiet and about 5 mins before we arrived he power spewed all over himself. Poor little man. He seemed quite ok - it didn't distress him in the least, until he realised he was covered in it and then flipped out - he really hates to be dirty. Luckily we weren't far and got there early enough that we could strip him down in the carpark and clean him up and dress him again. It's incredible how quickly little ones bounce back after being sick. Once we got his soiled clothes off him, he was bouncing around the carpark naked saying 'I want to go play with the toys!!!' - we'd told him that while we're looking at the baby there'll be lots of fun toys for him to play with. So he hasn't looked back! And has been fine since. However he did freak out when the chick was doing the sonogram, thinking she was hurting me. He really freaked out. Luckily mum was there, and she took him outside. But we decided in the end to cut it short and have another 1/2 session at 29 weeks, which will work out great as this scan was 20 minutes and we got 50 photos!! Definitely worth the money.
So a little girl, how exciting :)
On the way to the scan Jordan was very quiet and about 5 mins before we arrived he power spewed all over himself. Poor little man. He seemed quite ok - it didn't distress him in the least, until he realised he was covered in it and then flipped out - he really hates to be dirty. Luckily we weren't far and got there early enough that we could strip him down in the carpark and clean him up and dress him again. It's incredible how quickly little ones bounce back after being sick. Once we got his soiled clothes off him, he was bouncing around the carpark naked saying 'I want to go play with the toys!!!' - we'd told him that while we're looking at the baby there'll be lots of fun toys for him to play with. So he hasn't looked back! And has been fine since. However he did freak out when the chick was doing the sonogram, thinking she was hurting me. He really freaked out. Luckily mum was there, and she took him outside. But we decided in the end to cut it short and have another 1/2 session at 29 weeks, which will work out great as this scan was 20 minutes and we got 50 photos!! Definitely worth the money.
So a little girl, how exciting :)
Friday, February 26, 2010
shy little butterfly :)
So my scan was on monday. I haven't blogged about it yet because I've just been so busy. But the scan went well, Bean is just perfect and so pretty! When we came to the end of the scan the technician went to look between the legs to confirm the sex and my shy little butterfly had it's legs sealed shut!! We tried for a while but to no avail. The chick then informed me that throughout the scan she hadn't seen any obvious 'boy bits' so it was safe to say that it was a girl, but would need confirming at a later date. We'll be having our 3d scan very soon to confirm, but as we'd felt quite strongly that it was a girl from the start, as had everyone else, and the pregnancy is SO DIFFERENT (seriously, worlds apart!) we felt confident enough to go out and splurge on some pink things :) I've already filled one plastic tub. Fun fun! However if the next scan shows the presence of some boys bits then I've made a mental note of all the great boys stuff I want to buy and have kept the tags and receipts for all my purchases so far. So we'll know in about 2 1/2 weeks fingers crossed!
However, the only thing that most likely wont, but may be an issue, is that my placenta is quite low, just touching the cervix. Not so low to cause concern straight away but enough for them to want to schedule another scan for 32-38 weeks (yay!) to make sure it's moved into a better spot. Which I feel it probably will. Mostly because they just generally do, but also because I'm starting to feel some kicks (which, though they're still quite gentle, are coming quite frequently now - thank God!!) very low down. I'd known my placenta was at the front all along because I hadn't felt any movement for weeks, so it wasn't surprising for me to learn this. But we'll wait and see. I'm sure everything will work out just fine.
We're not really talking about names as it's been such a contentious issue in the past, but I feel we'll probably go with what Jordan was going to be which is Lucinda, but we'll call her Lucy. And I think Rose as the middle name because I really really like it, and I thought it would win Dean over because his beloved Grandma's name was Rosie. But we'll probably wait until 30+ weeks to start discussing it. Also I really don't like naming a baby before it's born - what if the scan is wrong after all? What if when she's born she doesn't look anything like the name you've picked for her? And I just think it's a little bit weird. No issues with other people doing it, it's just not for me. But it will most likely be Lucy :)
I'm 20 weeks in just a few days. I honestly can't comprehend how quickly it's gone. And the second half of something always goes faster. You're travelling down hill and it cruises by so much faster than the uphill ride. There's still a whole lot I would like to get done and get sorted by the time July rolls around. Mostly selling our house so we can free up some money and get started on the next chapter in our lives. I'm just so glad we're not stuck in that poky depressing house, though we still own it, we're so settled here in our temorary - but gorgeous - rental, that I don't have much to do with the other house at all and I kind of forget about it most of the time! So we're not putting the pressure on ourselves to get it sold by July - as we all know you can't force something like the sale of a house!! - but we do want to get it on the market, and sorted well and truly by then. And if - God willing - it sells by then, then it would just be a major blessing.
As far as our rental goes, I just want the furniture sorted out, the bedrooms and storage organised, which I'm making a real dent in at the moment, pictures on the wall, extra things we no longer want or need sold, and the backyard finished. We're not far off, as it's a courtyard, I just want it dressed and looking pretty. Aside from that, if the next 20 weeks fly, then that's fine by me!!
Love you little butterfly, can't wait to be your mamma, smell your skin, stroke your hair, shower you in millions of kisses, hold you close, cherish you... xx
However, the only thing that most likely wont, but may be an issue, is that my placenta is quite low, just touching the cervix. Not so low to cause concern straight away but enough for them to want to schedule another scan for 32-38 weeks (yay!) to make sure it's moved into a better spot. Which I feel it probably will. Mostly because they just generally do, but also because I'm starting to feel some kicks (which, though they're still quite gentle, are coming quite frequently now - thank God!!) very low down. I'd known my placenta was at the front all along because I hadn't felt any movement for weeks, so it wasn't surprising for me to learn this. But we'll wait and see. I'm sure everything will work out just fine.
We're not really talking about names as it's been such a contentious issue in the past, but I feel we'll probably go with what Jordan was going to be which is Lucinda, but we'll call her Lucy. And I think Rose as the middle name because I really really like it, and I thought it would win Dean over because his beloved Grandma's name was Rosie. But we'll probably wait until 30+ weeks to start discussing it. Also I really don't like naming a baby before it's born - what if the scan is wrong after all? What if when she's born she doesn't look anything like the name you've picked for her? And I just think it's a little bit weird. No issues with other people doing it, it's just not for me. But it will most likely be Lucy :)
I'm 20 weeks in just a few days. I honestly can't comprehend how quickly it's gone. And the second half of something always goes faster. You're travelling down hill and it cruises by so much faster than the uphill ride. There's still a whole lot I would like to get done and get sorted by the time July rolls around. Mostly selling our house so we can free up some money and get started on the next chapter in our lives. I'm just so glad we're not stuck in that poky depressing house, though we still own it, we're so settled here in our temorary - but gorgeous - rental, that I don't have much to do with the other house at all and I kind of forget about it most of the time! So we're not putting the pressure on ourselves to get it sold by July - as we all know you can't force something like the sale of a house!! - but we do want to get it on the market, and sorted well and truly by then. And if - God willing - it sells by then, then it would just be a major blessing.
As far as our rental goes, I just want the furniture sorted out, the bedrooms and storage organised, which I'm making a real dent in at the moment, pictures on the wall, extra things we no longer want or need sold, and the backyard finished. We're not far off, as it's a courtyard, I just want it dressed and looking pretty. Aside from that, if the next 20 weeks fly, then that's fine by me!!
Love you little butterfly, can't wait to be your mamma, smell your skin, stroke your hair, shower you in millions of kisses, hold you close, cherish you... xx
Friday, February 12, 2010
9 sleeps and counting...
Almost 18weeks. Almost half way. Praise God. The wait is tough. Made even harder because this bub doesn't kick much. Jordan made himself known from 12 weeks and I never had to wonder if he was still there. I haven't felt much at all for a few weeks. And the few times I thought I've felt something, Bean hasn't repeated his/her performance for me to judge if it really is a kick or just my belly gurgling away. But I still feel calm, and I have just 9 sleeps til my 19 week scan. And then I will be buying either a whole lot of pink or a whole lot of blue! Who knows.
I've gained 2.5kgs so far, which I'm quite pleased with. I spoke to my doctor about controlling my gain as I was already lugging around 7kgs after Jordan and she said just to cut down on the carbs and amp up the vegetables. In the next week after seeing her (at which point my 2kg gain was spot on for 2nd trimester requirements) I gained 2 extra kgs!! My gain was now at 4kgs which I was not impressed about. So I cut out the toast at breakfast, the sandwiches for lunch, the mountains of mashed potato and rice for dinner, and replaced breakky with fruit/yogurt/special k, lunch got swapped for soup or a tuna and salad wrap, and dinner was mostly veges with a bit of meat and very small amount of rice or noodles, and those extra kgs came off in a week! I'm now back down to a 2.5kg gain which is just under for my weeks, which is just perfect. Quite happy with that. Based on either a gain of somewhere between 0-2kgs for the first trimester, and .5kg for every week after, my weight gain could be anything up to 5kgs and would still be classified as 'normal'. Quite chuffed really.
Went through J's old newborn baby clothes today, sorting in to piles of 'unisex' and 'definitely boy' and it felt really nice, bringing back memories of dressing my little newborn in my favourite outfits. I literally gave away boxes and boxes of clothes that I wasn't that attached to, things that were stained beyond being suitable for use again, and things that never really got used as I didn't like the look of them (fussy girl), and was still left with two big tubs of newborn clothes up to about 00. Everything else since then (that hasn't already been given away - even after giving away 80% of it), is still in tubs in J's wardrobe, and they're definitely boy stuff so I'll give it another week and if we don't need them, will get some vacuum bags and store them in the garage. Jordan has been given so many clothes. Dean's mum bought everything in sight when I was pregnant and presented me with two large suitcases full of clothes from Target. There were hundreds of items. And that's not counting everything everyone else got him, and everything I couldn't resist buying. I expect things will be the same this time around. Fun :)
9 sleeps and counting...
I've gained 2.5kgs so far, which I'm quite pleased with. I spoke to my doctor about controlling my gain as I was already lugging around 7kgs after Jordan and she said just to cut down on the carbs and amp up the vegetables. In the next week after seeing her (at which point my 2kg gain was spot on for 2nd trimester requirements) I gained 2 extra kgs!! My gain was now at 4kgs which I was not impressed about. So I cut out the toast at breakfast, the sandwiches for lunch, the mountains of mashed potato and rice for dinner, and replaced breakky with fruit/yogurt/special k, lunch got swapped for soup or a tuna and salad wrap, and dinner was mostly veges with a bit of meat and very small amount of rice or noodles, and those extra kgs came off in a week! I'm now back down to a 2.5kg gain which is just under for my weeks, which is just perfect. Quite happy with that. Based on either a gain of somewhere between 0-2kgs for the first trimester, and .5kg for every week after, my weight gain could be anything up to 5kgs and would still be classified as 'normal'. Quite chuffed really.
Went through J's old newborn baby clothes today, sorting in to piles of 'unisex' and 'definitely boy' and it felt really nice, bringing back memories of dressing my little newborn in my favourite outfits. I literally gave away boxes and boxes of clothes that I wasn't that attached to, things that were stained beyond being suitable for use again, and things that never really got used as I didn't like the look of them (fussy girl), and was still left with two big tubs of newborn clothes up to about 00. Everything else since then (that hasn't already been given away - even after giving away 80% of it), is still in tubs in J's wardrobe, and they're definitely boy stuff so I'll give it another week and if we don't need them, will get some vacuum bags and store them in the garage. Jordan has been given so many clothes. Dean's mum bought everything in sight when I was pregnant and presented me with two large suitcases full of clothes from Target. There were hundreds of items. And that's not counting everything everyone else got him, and everything I couldn't resist buying. I expect things will be the same this time around. Fun :)
9 sleeps and counting...
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