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So my wife said to me last night that Michael Bublé was playing in the O2 in July and that she'd love to go. I thought to myself - 'Hmmm, Michael Bublé, I'm not sure if I'd like to see him, but I've heard he's good live' etc. etc., waiting for her to say 'do you want to come with me?'.
And then she says 'Would you mind the baby that night so I can go?'!
It was mad, it had never even occured to me that the baby would be here by then. And my wife was the same; when she first heard of the tickets she was delighted, planning going, who'd she'd go with etc., and then suddenly 'we'll have a baby then' popped into her head.
I told her of course I'll mind the baby, I'm sure by then she'd love a night out and it'll be good for me to spend some time alone with it (it's still an 'it' or 'bump' at the moment). But it's just funny how neither of us thought of the baby first. It's a little insight of how things will change in a few months. Not just about planning differently for a concert of course, but just how the baby will become the first thing we think of!
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Well, we were back in the Coombe today to meet with the consultant. Had a lot of fun with the traffic (though parking in Lidl was really handy!) and queued in the Public Queue before being directed to the semi-private queue, so we were nearly 45mins late for our appointment. But everyone was really friendly and helpful.
It all went fine, the consultant did a quick scan too so bump is doing fine, still has a good strong heartbeat so that's good. Won't be seeing the Consultant again until March and the anatomy scan is the end of Jan so we won't be back in the Coombe for a while. Now we can relax and enjoy our last quiet Christmas!
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Happy New Year everyone!
It's been very quiet around here, is everyone babysitting?
We had a visit to the GP today. All's going well, and we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time, so that was really cool! Next appointment is the anatomy scan in 4 weeks. Nearly halfway now, it's going pretty quickly really...
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38 weeks gone today, just back from hospital check up and baby's head is down & engaged, so delighted with that.
All the appointments we have been to, the doctors have said that the baby is very active, hope that doesnt mean the baby will be non stop when he/she comes out as well
My wife finishes work on Wednesday, so at least she'll be comfortable at home if anything starts happening!0 -
Happy New Year everyone!
It's been very quiet around here, is everyone babysitting?
We had a visit to the GP today. All's going well, and we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time, so that was really cool! Next appointment is the anatomy scan in 4 weeks. Nearly halfway now, it's going pretty quickly really...
J.
Hi Jason, I was reading through your story, sorry to hear you lost one of your twins. But glad everything is going well with other .0 -
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Thanks monkeysnapper. It's all going well alright, and my wife's just begining to get occasional butterflies in her stomach, so she's now starting to feel the bump move around!
And congrats Midleton Thai, though I'm sorry to hear your other half is having a rough time of it!
You must be counting the days at this stage zefer?
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Its a fantastic feeling, the first time you get to feel the baby move!Enjoy jason
Yep, but since Xmas it feels like every week is like a month but it can't come quick enough now 0 -
And congrats Midleton Thai, though I'm sorry to hear your other half is having a rough time of it!
J.
A better day today after a rough start - she was very very sick this morning, went to the docs at about 9 and we were sent to hospital (cork university maternity hospital) for fluids etc.
Couldn't speak highly enough of the staff we dealt with up there, and what a difference a day makes - an injection for the nausea, 2 litres of fluids, and she's managed to sip on a bottle of lucozade and water and had her first full meal in about a week and a half, and is still feeling good!
A relief to have her back to herself again, and fingers crossed she gets a bit of relief from it all!
Good to read everbody elses tales on here. Btw....couldn't but break my arse laughing the other night as she puked and farted at the same time...but to be fair, she had a bit of a giggle at that herself (in between wretches!!!). I don't doubt the rest of you have experienced the same at some stage 0 -
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A better day today after a rough start - she was very very sick this morning, went to the docs at about 9 and we were sent to hospital (cork university maternity hospital) for fluids etc.
Couldn't speak highly enough of the staff we dealt with up there, and what a difference a day makes - an injection for the nausea, 2 litres of fluids, and she's managed to sip on a bottle of lucozade and water and had her first full meal in about a week and a half, and is still feeling good!
A relief to have her back to herself again, and fingers crossed she gets a bit of relief from it all!
Good to read everbody elses tales on here. Btw....couldn't but break my arse laughing the other night as she puked and farted at the same time...but to be fair, she had a bit of a giggle at that herself (in between wretches!!!). I don't doubt the rest of you have experienced the same at some stage
I have perfected the art of continuing a conversation with my husband and puking in a bowl at the same time. It's a life skill!
It is hard on the men too, I know my hubby found it hard to see me so ill and not be able to do anything. He said it was like I wasn't really there for a few months, I was a zombie version of myself! He looked after me really well. Did everything in the house and for me while I just lay in bed and constantly watched my fluid intake. It's all you can do really! I'm sure you're the same. The only cure for ms, in my experience is time.0 -
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Long time lurker, first time poster
My wife and i are due our first baby in June this year and i have to say i am over the moon at the moment. its still exciting now at 18 weeks as it was when we found out at 3 weeks. It was a planned pregnancy and we were blessed it happened first time. we are not long married but wanted to start our family as soon as possible as my OH was concerned about her age. she will be 38 when the baby arrives
she has not had the nausea or morning sickness but had what i can describe as severe fatigue which has been fine to be honest. i am doing my best to help out around the house and encouraging her to relax while i do bathrooms and stuff but she is a stubborn woman and well as most men know, we never do it to the same standards 
with the age thing, i have noticed and we have discussed that she is not obviously excited about the pregnancuy due to concerns that something might go wrong. she has said she is over the moon but finding it hard to get excited as she thinks something will happen and she wants to know she will be prepared for that . she says the fact she does not feel pregnant, so that it why she isnt getting excited yet but says once she feels the baby she will know its real and then start to enjoy it more. has anyone here had the same experience as me with this??? i hope im not the only one
we are going private which i was against at the beginning but so far so good, we have had the two quick scans, one at 11 weeks and another this past Tuesday. the big one is scheduled for February. it was mental to actually see him/her in there moving about. the difference in the two scans was unreal as the size change was unbelievable. i was a big baba so im guessing we may have a big one. i was a 10 pounder
we have started looking at what we need to do in the house and what we need to get for the baby and have started our budgeting as well to save for what we need now and for what we will need after.
Our families have been very supportive to say the least. we are lucky to have them around us and well plenty of babysitters on offer.
i have started and you might call me crazy but have started talking to the bump, i know its early but i just have this instinct to do it. dont know why. she thinks im crazy but in fairness doesnt stop me either. I cant wait for her to start feeling the butterflies which the consultant said should be around the 20 week mark and to then feel the baba kick.
its scary and exciting at the same time like so many others here i have read about. you do realise that you are to be a parent but then you realise, you are responsible for there upbringing and thats unreal. but then again our parents all went through it so hopefully we will manage.
i will be a more regular poster here so thanks for listening to my rant and i hope to get to know you guys as we progress0
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