Aug 27- 12 weeks and 5 days pregnant! Glad to be in the second tri-mester and desperatley hoping that the morning (all day!) sickness will fade soon. First started getting morning sickness in week 6 and it's rendered me just about useless ever since!! Vomiting almost every day, hard to eat, the smell of everything turns my stomach...I've lost 3 kilos in the past 6 weeks.
Had my nuchal scan last week! It was amazing to see our baby so fully formed already! And they are 60% sure that it's a BOY at this stage!!
Even though the baby had a thin neck 1.5mm and they detected a nasal bone, due to my blood work, I was given a high risk of 1 in 176 of having a Downs Syndrome baby...now we have to decide whether to go ahead with the Amnio or not. Big decision...

Sept 4 - Had my first appointment at the hospital where I'll give birth yesterday. Was there for two hours but it was mainly just a session for them to gather pregnancy history, etc from me. They took my blood pressure - but no other examinations or tests.
They discussed the amnio with me and my husband and I have to go back on Thursday to make my decision. However, if we decide to do it, the op won't be until week 16 of pregnancy. At this stage we are still unsure what to do... Sept 18 We have now decided against the Amnio...

Oct 10 - Had 19 week scan today. IT'S A GIRL!! She was being a bit sooky and curling up into a ball making it hard for the sonographers. But they managed to see everything they needed in the end. Everything was good and no problems were detected. Heart rate is 160. She is just beautiful and I can't wait to meet her! My husband is aleady getting very protective and thinking of ways to keep her away from boys when she's a teenager!

Nov 21 - Had doctor's appointment today. All is good - fundus measuring as it should, my weight has increased by 2kgs this month (4kgs during pregnancy so far ie 8.8pound) and bubby's heartrate was 155. Midwife said it was to be expected that it would be a little high as she was very active during taking the heartrate and kicking like furious! Just over 3 months to go until we get to hold this precious little girl!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Dec 6 - Officially in the third tri-mester as of today!! 3 months to go! Baby is moving around so much it is amazing, we can actually feel her under my skin sometimes. Yesterday, my husband and I could feel what we though was her head (we were very gentle!!). Got my glucose test coming up on Saturday. And it's my B'day tomorrow!!

Dec 12 - Had antenatal appointment this morning. All is good. Bub's heartrate: 140. Fundus: 27. My weight 66.4 kgs (146pound) - gained 3kgs since last month! Almost 7kgs so far this pregnacy ie about 14pounds.
Glucose screening came back clear: No gestational diabetes! Phew!! My iron is apparently just a little low - so I've got a good excuse to tuck into a few extra nice juicy steaks...mmm!
Also had my Rhogam shot today (negatice blood type) which had a bit of a sting, but wasn't too bad (:
We're moving house on the 29th of December, to a bigger place, to make room for bub - I'm looking forward to putting the baby's room together and getting all prepared!

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve and just got back from antenatal appointment. Bub's heartrate: 149. Fundus 29. My weight 68.3 kgs (150pounds) - gained 2kgs just in the last 12 days!! 9kgs so far this pregnancy. The midwife said 16 kgs in the ideal weight gain for whole pregnancy ... so I've got just 7kgs up my sleeve for the next 10 weeks! Guess I better go easy over Christmas....

Jan 15 - Been offline for a few weeks. Moved house to a bigger place to have room for the bubby....moving while 7+ months pregnant is NOT fun! Especially in this crazy Queensland heat. Slowly putting the nursery together.
Pregnancy is moving along nicely. I'm getting such a huge belly! People keep assuming that I'm due anyday now. But I'm not due for another 7.3 weeks!
Last antenatal appointment was on the 10th of Jan. Bub's heartrate: 141. Fundus 32. My weight 70.4 kgs (yep putting on about 1 kilo/2.2 pounds per week now!) Apparently my blood pressure was up a little 120/75 but they said it's still fine. Starting my antenatal classes on the 22nd.
Bub is kicking and moving SOOOOO much, it really hurts sometimes!! She gets the hiccups a couple of times a day - which is cute but can also feel a little uncomfortable! Can't wait to meet this little girl!!!!!

Jan 24 - Bub's heartrate: 140. Fundus 33. My weight 71.1 (just .7 kgs in the last two weeks!) Blood pressure 118/69. Bub is head down, LOA position. She was moving and sticking her little foot out so much while the doctor was measuring her! It was so cute.

Feb 6 - My husband has been a godsend throughout my whole pregnancy. He loves kids and is just so excited. He has been extremely supportive and I know he is going to be such a great father. He has attended all of my antenatal classes and appointments with me, massages my feet and back, he's always reading 'what to expect when your expectign', he did all the cooking during the 3 months I was out with morning sickness and continues to do all of the strenuous chores now, and he sings- reads to - and gives my baby bump hugs and kisses 100 times per day! I love him!!

Feb 7 - So weekly antenatal appointments from this point on!! Time sure is going fast now. Bub's heartrate seems to be staying consistant at 140bpm. Bub is head down LOA but not engaged yet. My Fundus is 35 - I'm measuring a week small...have been for about 4 weeks now, but doctor says it's nothing to be concerned about. My blood pressure is all over the place! She took 3 different readings today but settled on 125/76 - it's kind of high so she is just going to keep an eye on it. I've also got swelling in my hands and my rings are so tight! The doctor tested my urine incase pre-eclampsia had reared it's ugly head, but thankfully no proteins were present at this point.

My Labour and Hospital bags are packed and ready to go:
LABOUR BAG: *Nightshirt for labour *Facewash cloths *Box of tissues *Sorbelene cream (massage) *Lip balm *Toothbrush & paste *Swim trunks for hubby (shower) *Headband/hairbands *Socks *Snacks - muesli bars, sultanas, sesame snaps ...and some chocoate! *Drinks

HOSPITAL BAG: *Underwear x 10 * Maternity bras x 3 *Nightgown *Slippers *Nightie *Boxer shorts x 2 *Singlets x 4 *PJ pants x 1 *Track suit pants x 1 *Sweater x 1 *Toilettries bag *Maternity pads x 3 pack *Breast pads x 1 pack *Coin purse full of coins *Paper and pen & For Baby: *Baby wraps x 2 *Onesies x 3 *Singlet x 2 *Nappies x 10.

Feb 15 - Had my 37 week appointment at the hospital yesterday. Baby is now engaged!! The midwife said 'it won't be long now' but ofcourse with 3 weeks to the due date that statement doesn't really say a lot!! Bub's heartrate has stayed consistant for a while now at 140bpm. I'm only measuring 34cm but apparently that could be because of the fact that she has dropped. My blood pressure was 125/78 and my weight 73.6kg.

I had a wonderful Valentines Day. My husband took the day off work and after the hospital appointment we went out for lunch, then did some errands and went and had afternoon tea....Caramel Decafe Latte and a Vanilla Slice...YUM. Then last night he took me out to dinner to a great Thai place where I got a red valentines balloon and a heart shaped chocolate. It was a really nice LAST Valentines Day as just two!!

Feb 20 - I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow. Had my weekly antenatal appointment today. Baby's heartrate is slightly higher at 150bpm. I'm only measuring 36cm but doctor said that as long as there was some growth it's fine. Her head is quite firmly engaged. My blood pressure was 117/81.
Finished our birthing/parenting classes last night. Only two weeks to go! But I'm sooooo bored of waiting!

Feb 27 - 39 weeks tomorrow! At my antenatal appointment today baby's heartrate was back to 140bpm and I'm now measuring at 38. She has been in LOA position for the longest time but has just moved to ROP! I hope she moves back! I really don't want to have a cesearean if it can be helped. ):
My blood pressure was taken 3 times as the first reading was pretty high at 142/85, but the next reading were much better with 122/72 and then 114/69. My weight was 75.4kg...so almost another 2kg in two weeks...I thought the weight was meant to slow down now!!