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kater
kater has 69 days to go and is now in week 30
	Age: 27 Country: Australia Province/region: City: Brisbane Partner: aka best husband ever! Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Yes Due date: 24 Jul ,2008 Occupation:
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my husband and i have been TTC since our daughter was born, without any luck. we had just given up, and gave away the very last of out baby things, when my husband suggested we try one last time.
well much to my suprise it worked, and we are now expecting our second child in July!! i guess that gives me a great excuse to go shopping :)

1/1/08
one more week until my ultra sound!!!! i am soo excited!! my husband is coming (of course) and we are bringing our 5 year old daughter too. she is so excited to have a new baby, she has been asking for one for about 2 years now. . i would love a girl because it would be more of a playmate for Olivia, but a boy would be nice because it would be different-pity i don't find out the sex for another 8 weeks!! i am just so pleased to be a mother again!!

8/1/08
we just came home from my first ultrasound!! i was so nervous going in, well as soon as the doc put the thingy on my tummy, i saw our beautiful baby!! i nearly cried at the sight of our little jumping bean, it was soo cute, my husband had a time of it trying to explain all the 'bits' to our five year old!! but i feel sooo much better now, its little heart is beating at 158 beats p/m, it has two arms and two legs, it has great blood flow, and normal nuchal folds. YAY!!

23.01.08
i have been under a lot of stress at work lately, and had been having some pain and cramping, so this morning i went to see my doctor. she examined me, at first she didnt want to listen with the doppler, because she said, often at 14 weeks, you cant always hear the heartbeat, and she didnt want me to worry too much. i asked if she could anyway, and i was releaved to hear straight away my little bumps heartbeat, going strong and steady at 153 b.p.m!! i feel soo much better. now i just have to wait another month or so to see the gender. i think it will be a boy, my husband and daughter think girl, really though a healthy baby is all thats important to me.

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28/01/08
i went to the hospital today to give my complete medical history, and have my first check there. i have been seeing my regular gp, and im going to have shared care between the hospital and gp. i heard the babys heartbeat there, and it had gone down a little to 140. im glad i chose to see my regular doctor, because i started seeing her when i was pregnant with my daughter, so i know her really well feel totaly comfortable. my maternity hospital offers three modes of care, a midwife program, where you get a team of three midwives through the pregnancy, and one of the three will be at the labor, or the third mode is where i go to the hospital for every appointment, and see the doctor on duty there. i really didnt want to do that, who wants to wait around a hospital for hours every couple of weeks? i am happy with what ive chosen, even though my doctor wont be the one to deliver the baby, from what i remember of last time, i really didnt care who was there, i just wanted to get it over with and meet my daughter

05/02/08
i have been having these weird feelings in my arms and legs during the night, they have been getting pins and needles and going numb. i was very worried, as i have also been feeling sick and faint a lot too. i have momentary hearing loss, where i can only hear a 'shhhhh' sound and lose my sense of where i am in space. i went to my doctor, who told me i have very low blood pressure, which is causing all of these symptoms. i was very happy to hear this, even more so when she said it was probably due to the babys rapid growth at this stage, and my placenta needing more blood than i had to give. she says this will go in time. i will be sooo happy when i feel normal again. i am feeling some movement, i really hope its the baby, its like a rolling, swooshing feeling with some pokes, rather than the bubbles i felt with my last pregnancy.

8th march 2008
we had out 20 week ultrasound on wedensday and..............ITS A BOY!!! and WHAT a boy! everything looks good (no spina bifida, which we were worried about as my brother suffers from it) except in his left ventrical in his brain, he has the upper limit of whats normal fluid buildup. it is still in the normal range, 10 mm, though that is the cut off for normal, so we have to go back in 4 weeks to have another scan to see how he's doing. the doctor told us if we wanted (he didnt recomend though) we could have amnio, but as we want this baby, we wouldnt care what the results are, and seeing as everything is still technicly 'normal' we dont want to run the risk of having amnio. so we are praying he is healthy and we will see more in another few weeks.

2nd March 2008

we went for the follow up appointment yesterday, we were both so nervous, but as it turned out, there was no need to be! the left nuchal fold is down to 9mm, so the doctor was very happy with the results. he took us into his office to explain exactly what was going on, he told us that it is very common to have a transient enlarging of the ventricals, and that it means the baby is fine. the horrible thing is though, that because of the ultrasound technoligy getting better, the doctors didnt see until recently these types of things, so when they started seeing them, a lot of people would abort perfectly healthy babys because of it.
well im glad to have seen my little bub again, and knowing he is healthy is just wonderful! no new piccys though, he was facing toward my spine with the cord in front of his face.

13th may 2008
i have had my latest lot of blood tests done, and although my glucose screen was fine, the found out i have anemia, so that explains why i have been so tired! my hubby kept saying to me 'arnt you meant to have a big energy boost during the middle of the pregnancy' so this explains a lot! at least now i know what to do about it. i will have further tests in a few weeks to see if my levels are normal, if not, i have to have injections up to the birth and maybe a blood transfusion after the birth. i am REALLY hoping it doesnt come to that though!
otherwise, my little bump has turned into a big bump, and my bub is super active, and very, very strong! i am on the final countdown now, i cant wait to meet my little guy!!!

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tantan0022 - Sunday, 9 Mar
Hi! Thanks for the prayers. There is nothing I could do to prevent the preeclampcia, and after you have been found to have it all you can do is bed rest and monitoring. If my pressure goes up anymore then that is what I am looking at. Anyways, I will keep you posted on whats happening. I just can't wait until my 4d ultrasound on the 21st! Take care!

m.e.a - Saturday, 8 Mar
hi there

thanks for ur takin some time to do my poll! my research is seeing how many people wil give birth to girls or boys, this year i know many woman who are pregnant and i wanted to see what the sex of the baby was. 5 of my friends are all pregnant or have given birth to boys this year so far. also to see what the week they are due, if that has something to do with the sex of the child. its confusin, but at least it gives me some thing to do at work. i like researching a lot about pregnancy ever since i became pregnant!!

mrsu - Saturday, 8 Mar
hi
im from australia too.
i found out by chance. i went to get my results and he said no abnormalities were noted but i did have a cyst and i asked if id be ok and he said i should be fine. i only found out because i saw the name of the cyst on the computer moniter and looked it up on google then i found out that it was with the baby and not me. it was awful!. i hope everything goes well for your baby and pregnancy. thanks for replying

tantan0022 - Friday, 7 Mar
I had it my last prego and yes you have a higher chance to get it again. Thats why it took us so long to decide to have another child. I had a hard pregnancy with Elyn (bed rest for 3 months, monitoring 2 times a week for 1-2hrs each time, blood work every week, and 24hr protein urine test every week)and then was in labor for 26hrs witch ended in c-section and poor recovery because I pulled my staples and got an infection.Now you know my story. I am so glad Olivia had a great time with the ultrasound and was able to get her new brother an outfit. Take it easy and I will keep you updated.

1st-time-prego - Friday, 7 Mar
Thanks for your comment on my name poll. My maiden name is originally spelled Aubrey, but I've always had people pronouncing it wrong. They would put a long A sound on the end, which drove me insane. That's why I thought of the other two spellings. I also thought, if we do Aubree, we could call he Bree for short. I dunno...I'm in limbo about the whole thing.

tantan0022 - Thursday, 6 Mar
I'm so happy for you and your family! My husband also wants a boy so bad! How did you little girl do at the ultrasound? I bet she loved it. Anyways I have to go. Hey if you get a chance pray for me. I had pre-eclampcia with Elyn, I went to the doctors on Tuesday and my blood pressure is up again (140/90). If it gets any higher I will be diagnose with it again and will have to go on bed rest and get lots of monitoring. It's not good. The baby is doing great though.

tantan0022 - Tuesday, 4 Mar
Hey! I just wanted to say good luck with your ultrasound tomorrow!

tantan0022 - Thursday, 28 Feb
Hey! Aren't you excited about having the 3d done! I can't wait for mine. My insurance is covering mine. To answer your question about the cost, it is $150 here for the same thing you describe. We have a new place opening up about 45mins away from my house and they are doing a special of $99. I may get another one done around 30-35 weeks, just to do it. The price is not bad at all. Well good luck with your ultrasound and I hope you get to find out what you are having.

tantan0022 - Monday, 25 Feb
Hey, its good to hear that you are doing well. I have my next doctors appointment on the 4th of March. Have you had your ultrasound yet to find out what you are having. I am going to have mine on the 21st of March (my moms birthday). I am waiting because my insurance is covering a 3d ultrasound and I really want to be able to see little bit. Let me know what your having. My husband wants a boy really bad, but I really don't care. Take it easy!

***MDelly*** - Monday, 25 Feb
I am glad to hear it that means I MIGHT still have hope to get me a little boy after all. lol How are you feeling?

***MDelly*** - Monday, 25 Feb
Thanks for adding that bit about the fetal heartrate between boy and girl. It makes sense. I had never thought of it that way either.

mollyjs - Monday, 25 Feb
Thanks a lot. Good luck to you and your little one!!

mollyjs - Monday, 25 Feb
Thanks. Yeah, I feel pretty strong. I just want to do what is right for my son. I want the bd to have every opportunity to step up to the plate without letting him manipulate me or the baby.

teenMOMMIE - Saturday, 23 Feb
i dont know. im having a girl, and im like constantly dead lol. could be iron levels. that would do it.

teenMOMMIE - Saturday, 23 Feb
yeah. lol its not fun at all. were you tired with your other pregnancies?

teenMOMMIE - Saturday, 23 Feb
i sleep about 12 hours, and need a 2 to 3 hr nap that afternoon. it insane lol

teenMOMMIE - Saturday, 23 Feb
if you dont see my answer on your poll: i dont believe this 'honeymoon stage' thing. my second trimester is worse than my first. im almost in my third so maybe itll be better. theres not much you can do to get your levels up. youll have a random day where you feel amazing. but for me thats pretty rare. keep up with your prenatals, that might help. and try and go for a 30 minute walk or so before bed..youll sleep harder.

teenMOMMIE - Friday, 22 Feb
heh :D i like it too, obviously :P i like names that flow, and it was hard to pick jade, cus just about every name flows with olivia lol

tdawn - Friday, 22 Feb
Thank you for the comment about my belly pic! You have a gorgeous family and must be so excited to be adding to it!

JenniferSD - Monday, 18 Feb
Hello, Thanks for your response about my question for my 'egg donor' baby. I loved the idea of a similar type bedtime story to introduce the idea. That was the best response that I got. I will use it, thank you.

shortiiee - Wednesday, 13 Feb
For me time is going slow but i can't believe we're in our 17th week already. I can't wait til my belly grows more and im able to feel her move but from the outside.
Im dealing now with this back pain that really sucks.

Good Luck

andrea- - Wednesday, 6 Feb
Don't feel bad about the anus typo!! I am still laughing about it:)

andrea- - Wednesday, 6 Feb
Your typo on my page (Angus/Anus) has had me in stitches laughing all night! I haven't laughed that hard in a while!

tantan0022 - Tuesday, 5 Feb
Hey, I just got back from my doctors and everything is great. I heard the heartbeat again and have to go on Monday for blood work (the part I hate). I had to get a prescription for ms (which I have around dinner time). I have lost about 15 pounds. Do you know when your next ultrasound is? Mine is the end of March around the 22nd (my moms birthday). I have a clear bump. People are noticing it now and asking. I have also felt the baby a few times. It is a poking feeling. So cool! Anyways, I hope you and the family are doing good. Keep me updated.

chocolatemomma - Thursday, 31 Jan
Thanks! I have been in that situation b4 and i know it can be hard to get out, but u need to hear it from somebody ya know! Congrats on the pregnancy!

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