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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Apr 06, 2013
Hi, i havent posted in this group before, just lurked, but i had to comment this time as i have been in the same situation as yourself.<br /><br />My daughter and son are 6 years apart. I suffered an ectopic pregnancy in 2008 when dd was 20 months old, and lost another lil guy at almost 15 weeks in 2009. Dd was conceived via IUI, as i have PCOS, the bub i lost at 8 weeks due to the ectopic was conceived naturally, and my first son was IUI again. I was told after losing him that with one of my tubes blocked and damaged and the other ovary being "lazy", unless we tried IVF, there'd be no other way we'd have another bub, and even with IVF, there was only a 15% chance id have a bub. So we put ttc on the backburner, i started seeing a natropath, had accupunture (for my dodgy knee, not to try and get pregnant), and just focused on what i had and how lucky i was to have a happy healthy daughter. In Oct 2011, the day before my 9th wedding annivesary, i found out i was pregnant with my now almost 11 month old son.<br /><br />Its hard to try and imagine ever having another bub after all the trying and loses, especially when people ask why you havent had another one (i was actually told by a family member who had no idea about our struggles and losses, that i was being selfish by only having 1 and not giving my daughter a sibling!), but it will happen. And i can say im glad it happened when it did, as our marriage was really starting to fall apart from all the pressure of trying and lossing, and i guess when we both decided to give ttc a break, and focused on us and trying to reconnect again, we fell pregnant.<br /><br /> Its so cliched, everyone tells you not to stress about it and that it will happen as soon as you decide to stop trying, but in my case, it was true. Ttc is always in your mind, especially when all you want is a child, but i found exercise (especially jogging and swimming), clean eating and taking time out for yourself helped so much, not just to get pregnant, but also gave me a break from focusing on ttc. <br /><br />Dont give up hope. It will and can happen. You will one day hold another baby in your arms. As hard as it sounds now, try and be kind to yourself too. Its so easy for us to blame ourselves and constantly be negative, depressed and angry about it all. Your lil miracle is just waiting for the right time to meet you. Wishing you all the best for the future. Good luck.
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Nov 15, 2012
Yep, to Nickelback's "All the right reasons" concert back on April 2006. I was 7 months preggers and i was fine!! I've been to all of Nickelbacks concerts, i've got floor tix again this year!! Nothing better than being in the pit, right in front of Chad ????????????????????
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Nov 07, 2012
I have a 2011 three wheel City mini. I ended up getting a pram liner/footmuff from mini happy me for mine as Lu was born in May, and i've never had an issue with him slipping down.
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Oct 26, 2012
We just got back from the Gold Coast on tuesday and my son is 5 months old. Before we boarded, he had a bottle and he ended up sleeping for the whole flight. I had his dummy and fave blankie with us on carry on. I do suggest using a baby carrier to get on/off the plane as we flew with Jetstar and they dont let you take ur pram up to the boarding gate, it has to be checked in as oversize baggage when u check in. Having the baby carrier made it easier (and safer) to have ur hands free when getting off/on the plane (especially at the GC airport where u have to get out onto the tarmac). Good luck, and dont worry about the other passengers, babies cry, thats what they do, they will have to just deal with it for a few hours!
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Sep 24, 2012
Avoid the Mercy in heidleberg!!! I had such a horrific birth experience!! I was scheduled to have an induction with my son at 38 weeks due to him being big and me having Gestational Diabetes. Twice i was sent home and my induction cancelled and thw third time they rang me at 5 am to tell me not to go in as they had no available beds and had too many emergencies. I was a public patient. In the end, due to all the stress, i went into labour, yet after 16 hrs i failed to progress, my son's head was stuck behind my cervix and i had the midwife's whole hand up inside me trying to pull his head out! This caused him to go into destress, thus an emergency c-section!! I was begging for an epidural and the same midwife denied to give me one, saying i was "too far along". Had she pulled him passed my cervix, he would not be here today as the cord was wrapped around his neck tightly twice! It gets better!!! He ended up having an infection after, which they had no idea was (i was negative for strep b). After i was taken upstairs from recovery, he was brought into my room. I was still numb and couldnt move, i was given the buzzer and then the nurse left. Not long after that, my son started crying, i buzzed the nurse to come help me get my son as he was screaming, yet they didnt come, and i couldnt move to get him, so the lady in the bed next to me (who couldnt speak english) picked up my son and brought him to me. It took the nurse 15 minutes after i first buzzed to get to us, mind u, i'd just had major surgery an hour earlier!!!! It got a lot worse over the next 4 days, he was taken to SCN to be monitored with the antibiotics, so i had to walk from the ward to the SCN not even 12 hours after the c-section as there were no orderly around to get a wheel chair so i could be wheeled down to the nursary to feed my son!! <br /><br />I was so disappointed with the Mercy Hospital that i tell my story! I had a wonderful experience 6 years ago when i had my daughter (i was also a public patient), that is why i chose to go there again (even though we live 45 minutes away). But now, if i ever have any more children, i will avoid the Mercy hospital like the plague!!!
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Aug 31, 2012
Roald Dahl's "the Twits"<br />Dr Suess' "there's a wocket in my pocket" and "green eggs and ham"<br />As a pre-teen i loved "the baby sitters club". Still have a few of them, a little dog-eared, but i kept them so if i ever had a lil girl, she could read them. Here's hoping Lani will be interested in them in a few years time :)
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Reply by Lanismum4eva on Jul 31, 2012
My LO was born with torticulis, and i started taking him to the Chiro last week. What a change only a few adjustments have made!! He can now move his head left and right (he had trouble moving his head to the right and would only follow you with his eyes, not turn his head) he is moving both arms freely and with purpose, he has less "up-chuck", less wind and he is sleeping so much better! Torticulis is caused by the way the baby is laying in the womb, and because he was squashed up inside me and was lying on his right side. Left untreated, a child usually grows out of it by about 18 months, but it can effect some milestones.
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