Melanie that is awesome news.

Big hugs babe.

Kim

Melanie - That is such fantastic news - I even had my DH's fingers crossed for you today!!!!

So glad you are able to relax and enjoy the weekend.

Still thinking of you and your family as we get closer to next Tuesday.

Claire

Yay Melanie - so pleased to hear your little bean is healthy and well! Are you going to find out the sex?

what a relief Melanie!!! Glad to hear things are going much better
Bridget

Melanie, I am so pleased for you. That is great news. I hope the next few months go smoothly for you and DH and bubs.

Luv Ally

Melanie- Pleased to hear the results were good! Take care of yourself

Well I will be taking very good care of myself for 10 days as dh and I are off to Rarotonga! My folks have bought us the holiday - so wonderful of them.

Up at 14 weeks nearly now too!

Best wishes all,
Melanie

Safe travelling Melanie. Have a wonderful, restful time. Lucky you getting out of here as the southerlies are meant to be on the way again. Brrrrrrrrrrr.

Rae

Oh lucky you! Have fun and enjoy hun!

Hi Everyone,

Had a lovely break thank you - seems a while ago know as work has been busy!

Have just found out I have a mild clotting disorder so have been put on heparin to avoid blood cllots forming so have to inject myself in the tummy every night form now (I am 18 weeks) till 38 or so weeks!!

Has anyone else had to do this? It really really stings but I hope I will get used to it. I am postponing my shower as I write this so that I will not have to do the injection - hehehheh!

All for the good of baby though.

We are having a boy!!! Had a scan last week and there was the obvious evidence! Will be first grandson. It is a bit wierd as I still have drawers full of pink baby clothes I will have to clear out and we still so miss Amelie. Seems to be a very hungry boy too.

Anyone else feel in this subsequent pg that its kind of unreal and like treading water waiting for babe to arrive and only then will I relax and believe it?! Wierd times...

Best wishes all.

Yes I so know how you feel I am 8 days away from delivery and its still feels unreal.

Awesome news about having a lil boy.

About the injections, I had them after I had Sophie and Thomas to stop clots in my legs. But have never had them during pregnancy.

Thanks Kim,
I managed to do the injection quickly last night but gee it REALLY stings/burns afterwards - did you find this also?

How exciting - you are so close now to meeting your little boy, must be so hard to wait!!!!

Congrats on the baby boy Melanie!

Yes I found they sting too, also dont rub them or you end up with a big red like welt.

Yes is very hard to wait, I cant wait.

Wow Kim you are so close now! You must be so excited!!

Melanie, great news about having a boy!

Jenn

Melanie, congrats on your wee boy, any names picked out yet? I don't envy you having to give yourself injections, I'm not afraid of needles but don't know if I could cope jabbing myself, ouch.
I can totally relate to the feeling of treading water and it all being so unreal, I mean, it was real enough being pregnant, but somehow felt just on the edge of it, like it hadn't quite sunk in. Even after I had Loralei it still felt unreal, I feel like I've gone through the last 2 years in a daze. I still have to pinch myself when I look at her, but it is a fantastic feeling.

Congrats on your baby boy Melanie and sorry to hear you have to jab yourself each day in the tummy ouch!!

Jacqui

Great to hear that you are doing so well Melanie (apart from the nightly jabs - ouchy )

Congratulations about having a little boy - I think boys are great...oh and girls now too of course - LOL

Actually if you need any boy clothes I still have all my smallest sizes. I have given away the bigger stuff to a friend but not my 000s and 00s. Let me know if you're interested...I can pass the stuff on as Holly grows out of it. She has some pink stuff but we also dress her in the more neutral boy clothes. I guess that will happen to her throughout her childhood!

Take care.

Claire

Thanks guys.

Manda, yes that is exactly how I feel - in a daze and finding it hard to believe or hope we will have a live baby in our arms at the end of 80 weeks of pg!

I have been pretty emotional lately actually!! Though as we are now able to feel baby kicks - and dh has too - that has really helped me feel more secure. I'd like a kick or three every hour but of course its still erratic!

Using ice on my tum really helps with coping with the injections - yay.

Claire, I have no idea what I haven't got if you know what I mean as I have not had the courage to go through Amelie's clothes yet. Kind of 'head in the sand' territory - crumbs i hope I'm going to manage when I finally have a live baby. Hope I can even think through the tears! Thanks for your kind offer or some little baby boy clothes, I should say yes I'm just a bit scared to in case things go wrong if you know what I mean.

God what a tirade! Sorry!

Hi Melanie,
Heres my 2 cents worth again. I didn't look through Trinitys clothes till I only had a few weeks to go, I guess it helped me to make it all a bit more real, but it took that long for me to pluck up the courage to do so. I didn't buy anything for Loralei before she was born, I was given alot of clothes but found it hard to get excited or appear thankful, as like you I was afraid something would go wrong. When she did finally arrive I couldn't buy her enough clothes, which was a bit silly really because they're only in them for a few weeks, but there was no telling me, I think I had to make up for my lack of excitiment before she was born. So, it sounds like what your doing and feeling is all pretty normal.

Melanie - What you're feeling does sound very normal. Even I felt a bit hesitant buying new clothes for our baby girl because it seemed hard to believe she would actually arrive. I still look at her now and give thanks that she arrived safely - my mc and my newfound awareness of loss has really helped me to appreciate how precious life is, especially new life.

I'll let you know if I still have any clothes available once your little man has arrived. I'm eager to give away anything Holly grows out of as she is our last baby and I already have a lot of clothes in storage from the boys.

Sending (((((big hugs))))) your way.

Claire

Melanie, I didn't buy any clothes for Matthew when I was pg b/c I didn't want to jinx anything. In fact I had nothing ready for the birth when I went in for the emergency c section, and so I had to have dh sort through the bags and wash them once he arrived!

Big Hugs
Jenn

Oh that's good, thanks guys for letting me know I have been feeling normal!

We had our 20 week scan last week and all looks good and baby is growing well so our OB is happy with us. Babe is also proving to be a real wriggler which I love - its so reassuring and I never want him to stop!

Now I just want the next 18 weeks or so to pass quickly so I can get into being a real mum finally (was never known for my patience and 80 weeks of pg to have a baby does seem slightly ridiculous!).

Am feeling happier and less teary at the mo which I am grateful for. I had a homeopathic (specifically for me from my homeopath) which made me feel immediately better about a week ago which is such a relief.

Deanie I even managed to open the top drawer of Amelie's clothes and calmly got out the pink items and popped them in a bag without losing it. I probably will be okay for clothes as we are likely to be given alot so do pass yours on to someone more in need than us. Thanks so much though for your offer.

That's about all our news...

Hi Melanie,

Glad your scan went well and bubs is all good

Take care
Jacqui

Melanie, Awesome to hear your scan went well.

I so know how you feel on the wanting baby to move all the time.

Huggles
Kim