30th this weekend and 24 week mark!!
So I am the big 30 this weekend and on the same weekend I reach 24 weeks! I have not bought anything for our boy yet through fear of it being too early but I have set this weekend to buy my first baby item, I am going on a trip away for the night with a couple of friends to do some shopping, stay in a hotel and just do something special, mainly because I am having a hard time at the moment being so far away from home and all my friends and family for my 30th, closely followed by my Brother having his wedding next month which I cant go to (for the best reason obviously but still hard) and then I will be having a baby without the support of all my family. A lot going on,
Anyway my pregnancy seems to be progressing well and every appointment tells me that despite my numerous risk factors (1 IVF, 2, Lupus, 3, PV bleeding at 17 weeks, 4, Letz loop of cervix for abnormal cells in past) I seem to be text book normal (excluding bleed) for now. Obviously Im still convinced this is because we have missed something or because the disaster is just around the corner, but I am getting more and more at ease with the fact that I may well have my longed for baby before the end of the year!
I have a very strange twinge at the moment which I can only describe as being right in or behind my pubic bone. It is not constant but twinges for a second or two then goes away, it is intermittent and I cant link it to any activity or position? I will see what happens over the next few days, hope it will go away but having googled it may be SPD? Hopefully its nothing more sinister, I harbor fears or early labour or an incompetent cervix or some other disaster!! But I am having another scan on the 1st of September which they will check my cervix length so I guess as long as I hang in there and nothing too alarming happens then I will be nearly on the home straight!
I am definitely starting to feel some of the discomforts of pregnancy , I had a really easy ride symptom wise in my first trimester so its just now im starting to really feel pregnant! I have carpel tunnel in my right hand and really sore hips in the night, I am starting to feel very heavy and have definitely put on a lot of weight all over!!
I basically live from appointment to appointment just trying to tick off the weeks! they are definitely speeding up as time goes on!
Love to all those still struggling and all those further into their journey, have faith!!!
Anyway my pregnancy seems to be progressing well and every appointment tells me that despite my numerous risk factors (1 IVF, 2, Lupus, 3, PV bleeding at 17 weeks, 4, Letz loop of cervix for abnormal cells in past) I seem to be text book normal (excluding bleed) for now. Obviously Im still convinced this is because we have missed something or because the disaster is just around the corner, but I am getting more and more at ease with the fact that I may well have my longed for baby before the end of the year!
I have a very strange twinge at the moment which I can only describe as being right in or behind my pubic bone. It is not constant but twinges for a second or two then goes away, it is intermittent and I cant link it to any activity or position? I will see what happens over the next few days, hope it will go away but having googled it may be SPD? Hopefully its nothing more sinister, I harbor fears or early labour or an incompetent cervix or some other disaster!! But I am having another scan on the 1st of September which they will check my cervix length so I guess as long as I hang in there and nothing too alarming happens then I will be nearly on the home straight!
I am definitely starting to feel some of the discomforts of pregnancy , I had a really easy ride symptom wise in my first trimester so its just now im starting to really feel pregnant! I have carpel tunnel in my right hand and really sore hips in the night, I am starting to feel very heavy and have definitely put on a lot of weight all over!!
I basically live from appointment to appointment just trying to tick off the weeks! they are definitely speeding up as time goes on!
Love to all those still struggling and all those further into their journey, have faith!!!
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Happy Birthday! It sounds like you have a great weekend planned, and I\'m so happy you are beginning to buy some things for your little boy.
Happy early birthday! You\'ll have so much fun on your trip!
Happy birthday friend and hooray for 24 weeks! I also feel the same.. like there is some major catastrophe coming and I am now 29 weeks! I thought maybe I would be less worried by now since Isaac was born at 28 weeks but no! AGH! I am thinking about getting a fetal heart monitor now since I have wonderful friends on FB posting stories about babies dieing right before or right after delivery. Anyway, I am still trying to calm my fears but yes it is hard! If you need to vent or whatever I am here for ya girl!
Happy birthday! I hope you find lots of cute stuff for your little man!
Just curious, how has your lupus affected your pregnancy or your pregnancy affect your lupus? About 10 years ago I was diagnosed with lupus. After a lot of research I discovered mine was caused by a medicaton. After stopping the medication it took about 2 years for all of my symptoms to go away. I am always scared something will trigger it again.