Thread: Oh. My. God. Baby #6 is on the way!!!

I'm 11 weeks pregnant today!!! Little Pumpkin is due in 29 weeks!!!

I can't believe there is less then 30weeks to go now. That's scary, I don't feel ready yet!!! LOL

Apparently you have hair and fingernails now and you're getting nutrients through the placenta! Which is good!

I can't believe there's only a few more short weeks until you're here. And yet you're still so tiny and you'll grow so much between now and then! Amazing! I can't wait to finally meet you and neither can any of the rest of the family.

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So today was the first day of alarms to remind me of my injections. It failed. Not miserably, but it wasn't as effective as I'd hoped it would be. The alarm went off at 9:30am to remind me for the morning jab and I was having breakfast so thought I'd get DH to do it after I'd finished eating. Well, needless to say, I forgot and it was another 2 hours before I remembered. So tomorrow's challenge is to remember to have the injection BEFORE breakfast or make sure I'm not busy at that time!!!

I did warn the haematologist this would happen though... I told her I couldn't promise that I would be able to have the morning jab every day and that my memory during the day was very bad and life is too hectic to remember such things especially in the morning when we're doing school runs and getting started on a day of work and childcare.

Anyway, pregnancy wise everything is still going well. I had quite a lot of stomach pain/cramping today when I was walking, but I figured it's probably normal so ignored it. SPD is also rearing it's ugly head now and my hips and pelvis are agony almost all the time with little/no relief from the pain. I'm not sleeping well at all at the moment either which isn't helping matters and am still very breathless. But other then that (and that is all stuff I normally suffer anyway so not a big deal!) I am doing OK!!! No real problems or symptoms or anything.

I can't wait for my scan on Thursday! I am having my hair done that day too and my legs waxed (oh the excitement!) and then going for my scan. It's also my sisters birthday and we have bought her a 50cc moped and are giving her my old (but never used) helmet. It cost us £270 new and has never been used so I really hope she takes good care of it!!! I'm also thinking of giving her my biker jacket as I'll certainely never fit into it again and I can't imagine I will be riding a bike again anytime soon.

Then on Friday we're off on holiday for a week! So much going on!!!

Good times!

11weeks and 2days!

Only 3 more days until my ultrasound!!!

I had a dream last night that we went to the ultrasound and saw quite clearly that the baby is a boy. It was kinda freaky because I was looking at the ultrasound picture saying "but it's too early to see yet!" but it was really obvious. I 100% think this is a boy... I'd bet money on it if I had any!!! LOL And it kinda has to be a boy because we can't agree on a boys name, so just to be difficult!

Feeling fine still. My head keeps going a bit "funny", in that I keep getting spot headaches, my vision keeps blurring, and I keep going dizzy or my head feels like it's been put in a vice but it only ever lasts a few minutes so it's probably nothing to worry about.

Oooo... We're going on holiday on Friday! The boys are all really excited!! I'm going to start sorting, washing, ironing and packing their clothes tomorrow - joy!

Anyway, I guess I better be off and do some work.

LOL I just spent hours reading my last three pregnancy journals.

So I don't forget where they are;

DS3 - Baby #3/Pregnancy #9 - EDD 3rd Feb 04
DS4 - An Xmas Miracle in the Making!
DD1 - 4 Prince's & a Princess! (Finally!)

Fun and I forgot so much stuff!!!

11weeks and 3days!

So last night we were talking about the birth and I think I finally got Martin to understand quite how much I really don't want to go to hospital and why. Well, I doubt he understood, but he had the opportunity.

Anyway, I was talking about a home water birth again. I think I'm really going to aim for that, even if it's against medical advice. I really think this birth is going to be quite quick, infact I keep having dreams that I go into labour on the 24th and end up giving birth alone in the toilet, completely unassisted. The only real reason I can think there is for not having a home water birth is if I'm still on the Clexane when I go into labour. Obviousely that's a concern either way as I have quick labours and wouldn't have time to get the Clexane out my system before giving birth, so I'm going to try and campaign for them to take me off it a week before my EDD.

I also told Martin that if I had a home water birth I'd be happy for his Mum to be there again. I figured if she came and stayed over a few days before my due date then she could help him around the house and I could be left to my own devices as I am generally not a sociable person in the last few days of pregnancy. Plus I suppose she'd help Martin around the house and with the boys for the first few days after I'd given birth and so I could rest more then I'd normally be able too and just focus on breastfeeding and stuff. Plus his Mum complains every time that she always misses out on seeing the kids as newborns - which is true cos she lives quite a long way away and I don't like to travel too far after giving birth.

I am also determined now to only look at the positives of pregnancy. I AM going to have a healthy pregnancy, I am going to be fine, I am not going to suffer too much, I am going to have a healthy baby, I am going to get a home water birth and I'm not going to be sick after the birth.

So there! LOL

Martin is out all day today with clients. He had to leave at 4am this morning and won't be back until early hours of tomorrow morning, which means I can't have either of my injections today. Ho-hum, I'm sure it won't kill me to go one day without them. I'm actually coping well so far despite not sleeping last night. Got up with the kids around 7am and got them some breakfast and changed whatever nappies needed changing. Then sat down with Lacey-Rose for awhile and the boys played together on the computer. It's now 10:30am and things are OK still. No major fighting or arguing or problems so far (fingers crossed). Around midday I'll do them some lunch and maybe go to the park or something, then just a simple dinner and bed at 6pm... Might even give them a bath too at some point this evening. All pretty obvious stuff really but my health has been so bad up until recently that I've not really been able to be left alone with all the kids at once because I just couldn't care for them - this is the first time since I was originally diagnosed with the PEs that I've had them for so long and been alone! So I feel like it's a major accomplishment right now and am pleased that I've managed this far!

I had also planned on doing some washing for our holiday but I think that might be overkill so I'm going to leave it until tomorrow when Martin is home to help. My focus is just getting through the day without problems!

Pregnancy wise doing great. No problems, no pain today, no sickness, no cramps, nothing! I'm not even tired despite not getting any sleep last night! My little Pumpkin is definately being kind to me right now...

Anyway I better go and play with Lacey-Rose cos she's watching me and making me feel guilty for sitting here!

11weeks and 4days!

Tomorrow is my NHS scan... I am NOT looking forward to it at all. I don't know what I'm going to do with the kids, if I take the kids they won't be allowed into the scanning room which means Martin won't be allowed either - I just have tried not to think about it tomorrow too much and tried to be upbeat about it all, but the reality is I'm dreading it.

Plus it costs a fortune to get a photo printed too... Think it's something like £5 for a crap photo, plus the several £s for parking at the stupid hospital and all the waiting around... I'm just not looking forward to it at all. I know it's going to be a long wait - it always is and I'll be surrounded by dumb preggo's who're all over dramatic about everything because this is their first baby and I hope to God none of them try talking to me... I just can't be bothered with the smiling and politely nodding whilst listening to their crap idea's of what parenting and pregnancy is all about when they have no sodding clue in reality. And then having to listen to them giving ME advice like I don't know what I'm doing already. Urgh.

And then there's this horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that they're going to see somethings wrong... I'm supposed to be going on holiday the day afterwards so God only knows what will happen if something is wrong...

On a lighter note, my little sister, Rachell, is turning 16 tomorrow. I can't believe it, it seems unreal that she was born 16 years ago... I still remember that day so vividly! I can't wait to see her face when she see's what the whole family has worked to get her!!! Me and Martin bought her a moped, and are giving her my helmet (and possibly my biker jacket if I can find it). My brother is paying for her to do her CBT so she can actually use the damn thing and my Mum is paying for the insurance, lock, cover and general running costs! She's gonna be chuffed to buttons - I just hope she's sensible and uses it safely... She has NO IDEA though, she thinks we're all too skint to get her any presents! Mwahahaha

I've just taken the bike out for a ride - man I wish I could keep it!!! LOL Although I'm freezing now!!! LOL

Sigh... The two older boys have head lice. Thankfully nobody else seems to have caught their little "friends" and I suppose I should be glad that they've got to the age of 6 and almost 7 before ever getting them but it's such a pain in the bum... I'm seriousely considering just shaving their heads right now!!!

11weeks and 5days!

Well, today has been hectic... I'm tired now and although I don't have a headache as such, my head feels like it's trapped in a vice with lots of pressure at the side of my head.

I had my ultrasound this morning. It was a big disappointment to be honest. I was hoping to hear that baby is healthy and everything appears OK, and despite knowing there are real health concerns the sonographer just shrugged her shoulders basically and said "We don't check for problems yet... This is just for dates." I pointed out I'd already have a dating/viability scan and again she just said "We'll have a look at your baby's health at 20weeks.".... She didn't even say everything "appeared" normal. Just said that the baby had four limbs and the heart was beating.

We didn't get that great of a photo either as baby was bouncing off the walls and dancing all over the place! LOL

So. No fears allayed, no hope that all might be well, no mind put at ease.... I'm now more worried then before I had the scan and I've got over a week to wait before my NT scan at Babybond. I'm hoping the holiday will take my mind off it but I doubt it will, I've been miserable ever since my scan and nothing seems to be cheering me up right now. Honestly, I could just cry.

I can't really blame the sonographer. She was a nice lady and she did her best to get a good photo for us - I guess I was just hoping to hear that baby appears healthy and normal. As it was she wouldn't comment...

Anyway, here is the photo of my cute Little Pumpkin. I am now obsessing over his/her nub and guessing gender!!! If this was someone else's nub shot I'd say I think girl... But I think it might have a slight angle and baby isn't in a great position so I'm still going with boy for this.



Stay well little Pumpkin. We love you!

13weeks and 1day!

A baby is a blank cheque made payable to the human race.
Barbara Seifert

Apparently you're now one ounce and practicing to breathe!!! Well done little Pumpkin!

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Sorry I haven't written anything in a week or so, we went on holiday to a place near Skegness for a week and then it was Tristan's birthday, so haven't been around until today...

It was a good holiday though. A naughty one as I often went without my injections, and had a lot of problems with chest pain and breathing as a result, and I really pushed myself beyond my limits to do fun stuff for the kids. I'm pretty tired now, and haven't been very well these last few days and have a hectic week ahead so no rest for awhile. Monday and Tuesday I've got a whole website to design from scratch and get online, Wednesday I've got my NT scan at Babybond which I am really stressing out over as I'm just so convinced there will be something wrong and don't want to even hope it'll be OK and my little Pumpkin won't have been affected by the Warfarin.
Thursday I'm probably doing something work-like and Friday my midwife is coming over. Then next week I've got an appointment with my Ob and my haematologist...

I am kinda hoping to get some sort of clue as to Pumpkins gender on Wednesday too... I just hope the sonographer will be willing to even just let me have a look so I can guess even if they don't say one way or the other...

Martin finally agreed to let me call him Rhydian!!! LOL Is it really bad that now I'm not even sure I like the name that much?!!! LOL Actually I do, but I enjoy being ackward!

Anyway I guess I better be off for now... I've got a ton of stuff to catch up on!

13weeks and 2days!

Only two more days until my scan!!! I really, really hope baby is kind and let's us get a good gender shot or clue... I really want to start decorating the kids rooms and it'd be so much easier and quicker if I knew what the room split was going to be and could get on with it whilst I'm not suffering from SPD too badly.

Today I feel lousy... My chest is really painful when I breathe in or move or talk, and I feel really faint and dizzy and tired. Plus I hurt my neck last night and now can't turn my head. I am also running out of Clexane and my sharps boxes are full so at some point I have to head down to the GPs and put in a request for a couple of new subscriptions.

The kids are all in a really foul mood right now too. Tristan is ill and has been since his birthday. Ashton and Raistlin won't stop pulling clumps out of each other and Jaeven has been unusually quiet the past few days. Lacey-Rose is in a bad mood and whinges constantly, I think she's on the verge of teething as her cheeks are very red and she's had horrendous nappies the last few days and now has nappy rash for the first time ever. Martin is incredibly tired too... Not sleeping well, not feeling well and yet still somehow managing to run the house, look after me and the kids and do everything whilst trying to run his business fulltime.

My midwife was supposed to be coming today but she cancelled my appointment and we moved it to Friday as it was easier for everyone. I really wish she hadn't, but she's been very busy and at the time there was no real reason for me to need to see her. Well, there's no real reason I need to see her now either I just feel very run down.

I'm kinda hoping that next weekend or one of the weekends following we'll be able to go away for a quiet weekend by ourselves to try and get some rest but I don't know how likely that really is... Think we both desperately need it though.

Not a lot really to report right now. Things are going OK, just waiting for my scan really so I can move on and start getting things ready once I know the gender!

Love,

Sarah-Jean

13weeks and 3days;

Oh God.... Only 24hours to go now until my scan. I'm both excited and very nervous! LOL

Martin is at work today out on site... So I am looking after all the kids, and doing all the school runs, and cooking and nappies and everything - it's a shock to the system. Well, actually it's not it's quite good fun when you don't do it all the time!!! Only problem was I got to the school far too early and we had to sit in the car for 30minutes waiting for the gates to open!!! LOL Opps. Serves me right for being so paranoid about being late for things!

Oh, for anyone who fancies a game, today may be the last chance you get to guess boy or girl on my expectnet.com game... So get voting!!! LOL Link is below!

The kids are so excited. It's a shame I can't take them. Well, I think I will have to take Ashton and Lacey-Rose with me tomorrow but they're not excited, they don't really understand and will probably play up a bit unless we're lucky. Might have to see if I can buy some bribery materials like chocolate buttons or something to keep Ashton quiet for a bit and pray that Lacey-Rose goes to sleep. Tristan said if he's still sick tomorrow then can he come, which of course, I said yes but I think he's recovering now as today he seems a LOT better, infact I'm kinda thinking he could have gone to school today... So I doubt he'll be off tomorrow as well. Although he is still very quiet and whingy so who knows.

Oh, I really hope that Little Pumpkin is OK.... At the last two scans at 8 and 12weeks baby was bouncing off the walls, he was so active. I presume that's a good sign? I mean if there was a real problem then surely he/she wouldn't be so active? I'm hoping the results tomorrow come back good so I don't have to go onto an amnio. They sound unpleasant and painful but I couldn't spend the rest of my pregnancy worrying about whether there was anything wrong or not, I'd have to know for sure so it would definately be an amnio for the next step.

Not that it would change anything. Sick baby or not, I wouldn't terminate. I'd just like to be prepared really... I mean if we were likely to have a baby that was very ill, or terminally ill, or going to be unable to walk or whatever I'd need to know so I could prepare the family, or move to a more suitable house or whatever.

Ooo... I just realised! Only 4 more days until I'm officially in the 2nd trimester!!!! Yay!

So, what does everyone think... Are we having a Liberty or a Rhydian?

13weeks and 4days!!

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OH. MY. GOD.

I had my NT scan today. It was absolutely brilliant. I had forgotten after my last experience at BabyBond just how fantastic a company they really are!!! We were treated like royalty from the moment we walked through the front door. The staff were wonderfully friendly, and it was good to see old faces again. Lots of joking and gossiping and the receptionist was lovely.

We went in for our scan on time, no waiting around. Unfortunately this was where the fun began (well fortunately for us cos we got a really long scan out of it!)... First of all Little Pumpkin was upside down and very, VERY wriggly. The lady doing our scan spent ages going over baby's spine, organs, legs, arms, head, measurements, brain etc etc to try and reassure us that baby is looking OK. Everything was perfect!!! Unfortunately because Pumpkin was upside down she couldn't do the NT part of it and baby was too wriggly to begin with to let her see the nasal bone properly. We tried everything to get baby to move around but Pumpkin just wasn't having any of it, so she looked in the toilet area to see what was going on down there for us!!!

NO SIGN OF BOY BITS!!!!!!!! She looked several times, from different angles and was really very thorough although she obviousely couldn't say for sure that it's definately a GIRL but she did say several times there were no signs of boy bits or anything even vaguely dangly in that area.

Anyway, we got back to the NT scan and still baby wouldn't move. She tapped on my stomach, made me cough loads, put me to lie on my side and still baby wouldn't move around.

In the end I had to get up and empty my bladder, have my bloods drawn and then we got back to the scanning bit. Thankfully by that time baby had calmed down and was in the right position although still quite active but not as much as before... Anyway nasal bone looked lovely and everything appeared to be good. She said she didn't have any concerns based on the ultrasound and had another look at gender (she looked several times throughout the scan as we were having difficulty getting the shots we needed) and printed us off a photo.

The first few times Pumpkin did have her legs close together so it was possible boy bits might have been hiding I suppose, but just at that last minute as we were about to stop the scan and finish she spread her legs!!! Still no sign of boy bits!!!

I am beyond excited. I feel like my family is perfect and completed now. Four gorgeous little boys and to beautiful little girls! I feel like I'm living in a dream right now!!!

I'm trying to keep a hold of this excitement too and not have the doubts creeping in that maybe boy bits were just hiding and I'm not lucky enough to have two girls... I'm going to go for another scan at Babybond at 16weeks though just to get a second look and reassure myself. I'm pretty confident though - it looked just like Lacey-Rose at that stage...

I just can't believe I've been so lucky as to have TWO girls... Martin and I have both agreed that if that's the case it's time to stop. Our family couldn't get anymore perfect. Four older brothers and two younger sisters is my ideal. I always wanted older boys and younger girls and this is it!!!!!

I can't wait to start decorating the nursery!!!!

Anyway, here are some of the pics!


Toilet shot!


Profile (looks like she's picking her nose to me!!!)


Stretching and waving!


Front view of face...


Naughty upside down baby!


Profile again!


With both hands up by her face!


Not so great toilet shot...


Feet!

I'll put the others up in a second... Just uploading them!