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The Power of Vitamin B3

New Born Baby
New Born Baby

Australian scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have discovered that if women have Vitamin B3  during pregnancy it can prevent miscarriages and birth defects.

“Every year 7.9 million babies are born with a birth defect worldwide and one in four pregnant women suffer a miscarriage in Australia.”

(https://www.victorchang.edu.au/pregnancy-breakthrough)

 

The study found that a “deficiency in a vital molecule, known as NAD, prevents a baby’s organs from developing correctly in the womb.”

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is one of the most important molecules in all our cells. It is essential for energy production, cell communication and DNA repair.

Vitamin B3 is required and essential to make NAD. This is found in meats and leafy green vegetables, oh and Vegemite.

It is essential to have a good supply of vitamin B3 in the first trimester as this is the critical time for organ development.

New Born Baby
New Born Baby

The Victor Chang institute found that at least a third of pregnant women have low levels of vitamin B3 in the first trimester and that is with taking vitamins, also in the third trimester 60% of pregnant women needed more of vitamin B3 as their levels were low also. This would mean that pregnant women would need to boost their intake of this vitamin.

The study found that before the introduction of vitamin B3 into the mothers diet, embryos were lost due to miscarriage and babies were born with a range of severe birth defects. After adding the vitamin to the mothers diet miscarriages and birth defects were prevented and babies were born healthy.

This is a massive breakthrough that will help so many people. It is just like the discovery of of adding folic acid to prevent  spina bifida and other neural tube defects in babies. Mothers worldwide are all told to take folic acid to help their pregnancy. Adding folate to the food supply and making sure women have a more of this vitamin during pregnancy has led to a 70% decrease in the number of babies born with neural tube defects.  The same will now happen with the understanding of Vitamin B3, and in turn lead to less miscarriages and birth defects.

If you are pregnant or want to be soon make sure you get your vitamin B3 to ensure all will be well.

I know things sometimes are not planned when you end up pregnant, but sometimes they are. My pregnancies were all planned and I made sure that I took vitamins well before I conceived and also had a good diet of fresh vegetables, meats, fruit and also exercised.

And sometimes baby number 2 or 3 is a surprise, or you were trying but thought it might take a while and it didn’t so time-frames might not work for all.

If you know you are planning for a baby, my tip is to make sure you focus on your inner health, vitamins and stay well. Having a baby is a huge job for you and your body. Carrying twins or more also puts another strain on vitamin stores. When pregnant with the twins I had to take more vitamins due to extra of an additional baby and their need for more vitamins.

One thing to do is if you are worried about your levels you can always go to a doctor and get them checked. Then you will know what you need to take, plus you can always get the vitamins from food too.

Isn’t it interesting that vitamins play such an essential role in our lives.

I hope this has helped you know more about this new discovery and if you are pregnant or want to be make sure to have a Vegemite sandwich or toast more often. (I love Vegemite and can live off it)

The results from the study have been printed in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The below statistics are taken from the Victor Chang Website:

STATISTICS

  • 1 in 4 pregnant women will suffer a miscarriage
  • 7.9 million babies are born with a serious birth defect worldwide every year
  • 3.3 million children under five die from serious birth defects annually
  • Congenital heart disease is the most common form of birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 babies
  • 42 babies are born with a heart defect in Australia every week
  • 30 babies will undergo heart surgery in Australia every week
  • Heart defects account for 30% of deaths in children under five

 

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Excitement and Frustration

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I will be 38 weeks pregnant. I have never been this pregnant and as you might imagine I am getting annoyed. Annoyed at everything and everyone. Yes sad but true. I did think that the baby would have arrived by now and due to having twins early I am so over it and trying things to evict this little person from my body. However anything I do has not been met with labor starting or even waters breaking so back to waiting and getting bigger and more annoyed as the days progress.

C'mon Baby..... you have been told your days are numbered. You need to vacate my belly!
C’mon Baby….. you have been told your days are numbered. You need to vacate my belly!

I have also had strangers put their hands on my belly and tell me what I am having due to the shape of how I’m carrying. This did not happen last time and it has taken me by surprise. I don’t like it and was not sure what to say. I know they all mean well but I just don’t understand why my belly is suddenly everyone’s property? Did that happen to you? Many have told me that I’m having a boy due to the way I’m carrying so should be interesting when we find out.

I saw that Michelle Bridges had her baby on the weekend. I thought we were due around the same time. Maybe she was a week or so ahead. I have no idea. Now I’m thinking that maybe I should have been doing more squats to make this baby come. Since hearing of the birth of Michelle Bridges little boy, I have added more squats into my day just in case. Well you never know right?

Another frustration at the moment is that I have a sore throat that I got from one of the kids. Yes I don’t feel very well on top of being pregnant. It is not that bad, just feeling generally unwell and a head cold, but it does not help as all I want to do is sleep. Annoying really especially in summer. Oh well. I have been taking vitamins, and sucking on lozenges to ease the symptoms and make myself feel better. Teas and juices as well.

All Christmas presents are wrapped and many are under the tree (I wanted to make sure it was all done just in case I was in the hospital and having the baby). The kids ones will go under the tree tomorrow due to sticky little fingers and curious minds that might spoil surprises before the day. Do you put the kids presents under the tree before Christmas Eve? Or are you like me you make sure that no one can mess with the presents?

Christmas Presents all done and wrapped. Phew!
Christmas Presents all done and wrapped. Phew!

On the excitement end we had a family friend do the ring test to see if the baby is a boy/girl. As you know we have not found out the sex. Some people think we know and are just not saying, but we really have no idea and birth will be the only clue as to if the baby is a boy or girl. This test was done at a BBQ with family and friends. The room was quiet and everyone was very curious about the test and the results. From this test it looks like we are having a girl. Not sure but thought that I was having a girl as I felt the same with the twins this pregnancy, however I did think I was having a boy last time and was very wrong, I ended up with two lovely girls.

I have done the Chinese Gender Prediction and they say that we are having a girl also….but you never know it could be a boy. We are not fussed and just hope that the baby is healthy and happy.

I put some clothes in suction bags to keep them in case, and then I could not find them. Very annoying. However I finally found the clothes.  I still need to go through the draws as I need to put things in sizes so that it is easier to find. I’m glad the clothes were found as I did not buy much for the baby due to already having clothes that I could not find. So happiness all round with this win!

We are all curious about what the new little baby will be like and when it will decide to be here. My hospital bag has been packed for a while and we are all ready if it happens now. Maybe I should take my hospital bag with me on my travels for Christmas Day? Not sure, but it might be a wise idea. At least I will have it if I need it.

I have also been drinking some Raspberry Leaf Tea to make things easier for birth. I have been doing this for a while now. I suppose it can’t hurt right? The night before my waters broke with the twins I had two cups of this tea and then the next morning at 4am my waters broke (33 weeks pregnant with twins), I was hoping that it might have the same affect with this pregnancy but it has not been the case. Maybe it was just the right time for the other pregnancy and plus having more than one child would have made it happen earlier.

The kids are super excited about Christmas and the baby in their view is taking a back seat. I think due to the baby not being here it is not a reality for the kids yet. Once born I’m sure there will be much more interest. I do understand that for kids Christmas is super exciting and much more interesting at the moment.

The decorated Christmas Tree - Not mine but it looks pretty doesn't it.
The decorated Christmas Tree – Not mine but it looks pretty doesn’t it.

I cannot wait to see their faces when they get their presents. I do love Christmas as much as the kids. I love getting surprises, and getting up early on Christmas Day seems to happen to me as well as the kids.

Were you pregnant over Christmas? Were you concerned that you would have the baby on Christmas Day? If you were pregnant were you super annoyed and frustrated that the baby had not come yet?

 

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Picking a Name for Baby

We have picked names for either a boy or a girl due to not knowing the babies sex. We did the same when pregnant with the twins, we had two sets of boys and girls names ready (at least this time we only had to come up with one name for a boy or a girl) and once we knew we named them once born. I was asking my mum how she came to name me my name. She told me she wanted to wait till I was here and see what I looked like and what name suited me.

This little person is waiting to be named. I hope they like what I choose!
This little person is waiting to be named. I hope they like what I choose!

I know plenty of people have told me the same thing and that worked well for them. However our way ended up really suiting the children we named and we did not use this method. We just loved our names and decided that twin A would get one name and twin B would get the other name as at the time that is what they were known by.

In the end, these names that we gave our girls have really suited them and their personalities…. but we had no idea at the time.

My question really is how do you know if a name is the right fit and will eventually suit a child that you have just had or have not had yet?

I suppose the name ends up suiting your child and it becomes familiar. You chose the name for a reason, due to loving it and thinking that it would work well.

Did you wait until your baby was here to see if it suited your name choice? Did you change it if you thought it was not a match? Or just stick to it due to loving the name?

 

Let us know your thoughts. Why not continue the discussion on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

We are not telling people our choice of names as we would love a surprise when we announce the birth. Currently 37 weeks and 2 days and hoping this little person will be here soon.

 

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Dangers are Everywhere!

I have been dropping things, and due to being pregnant they have stayed on the floor for a bit longer than I have desired. If the kids have been around they have kindly assisted me with any item that needs to not be stepped on or maybe put in the bin as hubby will get over the fact it is still on the floor.

Dropping things have not been limited to just the house, it can happen at the shops, car park or really anywhere! I have no idea why I am dropping more things? Could it be a pregnancy related issue? Or is it just the fact that I am clutz! I am not sure that you can answer that and I’m sure hubby would tell me that I am the later. (hhahahaahaha)

Yesterday I went off a shop to see if I can get some more shoes to wear due to summer, a party to go to, and the other issue of pregnancy. These shoes need to be able to be slipped on easily and of course not make me feel like a big fat bloated pig. Yes I have a tall order I wish to look stylish while getting bigger. Hard to imagine I know, but I have seen other pregnant ladies do this with ease. So maybe it could happen for me??? Let’s hope that the dress with the new shoes at the party make look amazing!

So after I got all the items I wished to purchase I lined up to pay. A man who worked there had a ladder wanted to get through. This ladder then made a sign fall on me. Yes you heard that right. I had a sign fall on me. It got bumped with the ladder making it fall from the ceiling. Now what was the sign like? Well it was just cardboard but it landed on my hands and cut two fingers on the knuckles (and yes it is my dominant hand and the one I write with). The sign then fell on my arm and bounced off my pregnant belly.

My poor fingers were very sore when it happened. Love my long nails that have now been clipped due to breaking them yesterday cleaning up.
My poor fingers were very sore when it happened. Love my long nails that have now been clipped due to breaking them yesterday cleaning up.

Other than the cuts and marks on my fingers all is well other than the shock it happened at all. I filled in an incident report and told the manager what had happened. I am fine, the baby is fine. Although I just think that I cannot leave the house without a disaster.

I have been ill and not well

I have fallen on my stomach

And now I have had a sign fall on me! Yes laugh, I have. I told the mother in law and she could not control herself. Yes very caring indeed!

Now for the bad jokes.

“I must have been born under a bad sign” 

“Is this a sign of things to come?”

“I wonder if this sign is trying to tell me something?” 

I have been told that maybe I need to stay at home to be safe or take someone with me to make sure I don’t have something bad happen.

Hubby just wants me to make sure I don’t end up at the hospital or have an accident before the baby comes (He leaves the house saying try not to go to the hospital today. He is also suggesting that I might be up for frequent flyer miles due to the visits that have happened lately). Yes it is a good day when there is no incident to report.

I know it is just the fingers but they are very sore. I am lucky it was just that. All is good, however when I bend the fingers they hurt a bit. They will be better in the next day or so.
I know it is just the fingers but they are very sore. I am lucky it was just that. All is good, however when I bend the fingers they hurt a bit. They will be better in the next day or so.

Did you have incidents when you were pregnant? Were you ill? Did you visit the hospital or doctors more than you think you visited your mates? This is how I feel about this pregnancy.

 

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When Will it Happen?

UPDATE: History has not repeated itself…. so we will see what this week brings!

So tomorrow (Sunday) is the day on the 33rd week that my water broke with the twins. It was 4am that it happened with the girls.

Then I was in hospital for a week and they were born on the Saturday morning. Very early Saturday morning.

Wish there was more indication on when birth day will be. I just hope that I am not surprised while out and about.
Wish there was more indication on when birth day will be. I just hope that I am not surprised while out and about.

I am now at the same point in this pregnancy although it is different, I am only having one baby this time not two.

I have been worried about approaching this time again and I know that it is not going to happen again at 4am in the morning and at the same week and day as it did before. However it has been on my mind. You cannot help be worried about the same thing happening.

Due to my membranes rupturing naturally last time I am now concerned that it could happen at any point. At school drop off, at school while doing reading, at the shops, or possibly at the swimming pool while kids are having their lesson. Yes I know it is mad to be thinking about the what ifs but I have been!

At least last time it was in the comfort of my own home, I could get a change of clothes if needed and have help. If I have this happen when I am on my own what will I do? If this does occur I know that as long as I’m not in pain I have time to get to the hospital. If kids are with me, I will take them and myself to the hospital and of course ring hubby. If on my own I will get to the hospital, contact hubby and arrange for the kids to be collected from school if they are at school when it happens.

It is hard to know and I wish people could give you a more definite answer on when to expect baby this time. Considering we can know so much about the human body now and medicine has developed so much, but we cannot know more about when a baby might be born. I know it is hard. It is dependent on the little person and if they are ready to be born, your body and many other factors.

I think I am just worried that due to having one baby this time it might be a HUGE baby. Although due to my fall on my 31st week I had an ultrasound. The estimated weight of the baby was 1730 grams. So if you think that I had two babies at 34 weeks and 2 days and 1 was 1938 grams and the other was 2.1kgs, this little person is on track for one of the twins so far. I know it has been a few weeks since I was 31 weeks so presuming that the baby has put on more weight and they say the average is about 200grams per week for baby to put on then it is on track for the same time. It just depends on when it wants to be born about how big it will be. I am just freaking out a bit.

Not only am I worried about size and if, when and where my water might break, I am having major issues with my legs, and hips. I don’t seem to be able to stand for too long before I am in pain and have issues. I did not have this last time but maybe due to it being the first pregnancy and of course the twins coming early this was something I was spared. I have read that this pain in your hips and legs gets worse with every subsequent pregnancy. Oh the joys!

I don’t really want the baby to be born to early but I don’t really want to go full term either. I have a feeling that I won’t but you never know right. It could be me trying to want it to happen before it is time and my body and the baby will hang in there till the very end!

Nearly all due dates have said I'm due on the 7th of Jan 2016, however this one said it was a little earlier. But all said that I was the same number of weeks pregnant. It will be interesting to see what date it does happen on. I found this calculator on https://www.trueduedate.com/
Nearly all due dates have said I’m due on the 7th of Jan 2016, however this one said it was a little earlier. But all said that I was the same number of weeks pregnant. It will be interesting to see what date it does happen on. I found this calculator on https://www.trueduedate.com/

For your second pregnancy did have a spontaneous labor? Did your membranes rupture naturally? And if so was it in public? I keep on forgetting to take things with me if this happens. I have purchased items for this very emergency but leave them at home, so this will not be helpful in the event that this happens.

I also am rather over being pregnant and would like to have this over now please! Let’s meet our new little person soon. I am keen to know if it is a boy/girl and to start bonding rather than the bonding via kicks and tickles that is currently happening nearly all day inside me. This little person is very active. I would also like to know if it is going to look like the girls, will it have blonde hair, or the red hair like my mum has, maybe neither and it will have black hair like my dad, father in law and hubby.

Let me know what happened to you? Getting near the end is always the hardest. I was grumpy, annoyed and just uncomfortable near the end when pregnant with the twins.

 

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December or January?

I am due supposedly on the 7th of January. I say supposedly as I have no idea if that will be the actual D day, or should I say B Day for Birthday for this 3rd little person.  Or if it will be later or earlier. I have always thought that it would be earlier but don’t know why I am thinking this way. Maybe I just want the pregnancy part to be over and this little person to finally be here.

I am also worried that due to never being pregnant beyond 34 weeks this baby might be massive! One of the pluses of  having twins was that they were tiny babies, one baby might be HUGE compared to the girls.

I do know that the kid is head down and has been that way since about 30 weeks. The twins were head down at 28 weeks so that is on par with what happened before. I am soon to be in uncharted territory and it is unnerving to say the least.  If you had twins or an early baby before were you concerned when you approached the same time you went to hospital or had the baby/babies? Let me know. 

As you can see from the below picture hubby’s aunty saw these cute reindeer booties and could not resist them. I know… they are super cute and very small and adorable. However as I am slated to have a January baby and this kid might miss Christmas all together reindeer booties might not be appropriate. Or is our lovely relative trying to tell me something? Maybe the baby will be born in December rather than January? Has she jinxed it?  Has she made sure that I will be having this kid on Christmas Day? I have the booties ready to go to celebrate now.

Hubby's auntie bought this for the baby. I'm due first week Jan. Does this mean due to this gift it might be a December baby? #baby #pregnant #pregnancy #decemberorjanuary
Hubby’s auntie bought this for the baby. I’m due first week Jan. Does this mean due to this gift it might be a December baby? #baby #pregnant #pregnancy #decemberorjanuary

This week I am 32 weeks and at 33 my waters broke with the twins. I know it is different this time. Only one baby but as I draw closer to 33 weeks I am getting nervous. I am starting to think about packing a hospital bag and getting more organised with things at the house.

I need to cook like a manic like I did before the twins were born. I managed to cook about three months of food and had it in the freezer. All I had to do is heat them up in the microwave and maybe add a salad to it and dinner was done.

So I am wondering what you think might happen? Will I have the baby in December or January? Also we have no idea if it is a boy or girl so you can nominate what sex you think this little person is as well. Many people are thinking it is a boy already.

We also need to get the baby capsule organised, breast pump and some other things that might be needed. I am conscious of the fact that if I have the baby over Christmas or close to it stores might not be open. I think it is best to get things done well in advance of Christmas and the holiday period.

Did you have a baby over Christmas and the January holidays? How did it go? Did you find that you have everything sorted before bub came? 

 

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Falling When Pregnant

Last Tuesday I had a nasty scare. I was in the doctor’s car park and waiting for a car to go and they were taking forever. The kids and I were standing in the rain and we were waiting and waiting! The people we were waiting for had the car running and looked ready to go but they just sat there. The kids wanted to race to the office door but to do that they would have run right behind this car. What would happen if they reversed and did not see the twins? It would not be good.  I made sure that we all stayed together.

I made the decision that they saw me and the kids and were waiting for us.  So that they would be sure that they were clear of kids before leaving the car park. Kids had their hands in mine and we all made our way to the office. When we got to the point of the car they then decided to reverse! Great. Oh well, I said to the girls just quickly hurry up and we will be at the door and all will be good. The girls were worried and were running. I lost my balance and I could not right myself. I then fell face first into the mud, water and rocks that was the ground of the car park. I am a bit off balance lately and at the time nearly 31 weeks pregnant. Yes the belly is growing.

What I fell onto. Just picture it wet and raining.
What I fell onto. Just picture it wet and raining.

The kids were very upset and worried about me and the baby and helped me get up (What lovely girls I have!) Once up the people in the car left. I stumbled into the doctor’s practice and told the receptionist that fell over tummy first and I am pregnant. I had mud all over me, hands missing some skin and also a sore knee. All one side of my body was jarred and I was very freaked out and worried about the baby.

The girls were visibly upset and crying and concerned. I told them that all will be okay (even though I had no idea at the time) and that it was an accident and not their fault. It just happened. They were helping. I hugged and kissed the girls and told them all will be fine. Poor little kids were very worried.

I finally made my way to the doctors although the reason I was there was not what I was most worried about now. I started with the fall in the car park as that was more urgent than my other issue and then spoke briefly about my other issue. He then called the hospital to tell them to expect me. I was put on a monitor to check the movement and heartrate of the baby. I had to be hooked up to it for four hours. So kids and I raced off to the hospital to have this test done. Hubby was alerted to the drama and made his way home from work earlier to make sure all was well.

The kids were entertaining me while I was hooked up to the monitor. I was glad that they were happier than before and finally feeling the baby move was a good sign as well. My little baby has been an active little person (we still don’t know the sex and want a surprise. Many are saying it is a boy due to how strong the kicks are and the activity. I am not sure. Maybe it is due to the fact that this is one baby and has more room than the twins did).

I stayed there for the full four hours and the baby had very good heart rates. It was a bit all over the place but I was told that an active baby can do that. The doctor and the nurses all seemed very happy as it was well within range and did not look like there was an issue. I was told that if there is a problem after a fall it is likely to show up within this four hour window.

While I was there they also took some blood to make sure that there are no foetal cells in my blood. I have not heard back with the results, but I think if they were bad I would have been alerted.

One of the nurses asked if I knew my blood type. I said yes. I told her I was A Positive. I asked what difference my blood group has in a fall. She then mentioned that if I had a negative blood group that it could cause issues. Weird I had no idea.

Since the kids were being very noisy and mucking around hubby took them home to get them dinner and get them to bed. It was a school night as well so that did not help matters.

Other than being very sore and tired I was fine. The baby was fine and all was good. I was just worried about falling and having it happen in the first place. I was also worried about the girls and how they felt about the incident.

Wednesday morning rolled around and I got up as per usual and got kids’ breakfast and things ready for school. Although I was limping and very sore still. I noticed some spotting and thought that I would take the kids to school and then drop in at the hospital. Yes I know too much info, but better to be safe than sorry right?

I told the nurses and the doctor who was on the night before what I had encountered that morning and that I was worried. They hooked me up to the heart rate monitor again for the baby and all looked good. Good heart rate and movement so that is a good sign.

The doctor eventually checked me to make sure that my cervix was closed and that there was no sign of bleeding. All closed and no bleeding so another good sign.

That same afternoon they wanted to have an ultrasound to just make sure the baby was 100% okay. All good and I was cleared to leave. I did ask to get a copy of the results of the ultrasound but due to the specialist needing to take time to look at the scans it took a while. By this time it was after 4pm and I had to go as I had kids in after school care and had to leave to get food for dinners and then pick up the twins.

Not sure what was going on Wednesday with me. I was just glad that they checked me out and made sure that there was not an issue. It has not happened again, so that is another good sign.

I must say that the Blue Mountains Hospital have been exceptionally good. Their care has been second to none and nothing has been an issue. I feel grateful to have such a great maternity service, if the baby comes I think after 36 weeks I can have him/her at The Blue Mountains Hospital. If it comes earlier then I am off to Nepean again. Depends when this little one wants to make an appearance. It would be nice to experience the local hospital for this birth.

So my drama on Tuesday was not too bad. I was more banged up than the baby. The kids were okay and so was I other than sore and tired.

Have you fallen over when you were pregnant? I hope you and the baby were okay. They say that most falls they baby is okay as they are very protected inside of you.

It did give me a big scare though and made me worried about how the kids would view the incident. I am just very glad that I did not really hurt myself, it would have been horrible to break an arm or ankle.

 

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20 Weeks – Half Way Now!

I have now reached the half way mark of my third pregnancy. I am amazed at how quick this has gone. Maybe it might have something to do with the fact we did not tell people until I was 12 weeks to start with. Or it could have something to do with being super busy looking after two very active little girls now, so time seems to fly.

18 week scan. Profile of baby number 3. We don't know if it is a boy or a girl. We are going to have a surprise.
18 week scan. Profile of baby number 3. We don’t know if it is a boy or a girl. We are going to have a surprise.

All looked good at the 18 week scan. All bits and pieces were where they should be and the baby looked well. So that was great news. I had the scan done just before I went to Problogger so that made me not stress about things.

I have noticed some differences with having just one baby.

  • I don’t think I am that big at 20 weeks as I was with the twins.
  • When pregnant with the twins I had a lot of fluid that made me lose the strength in my hands. Yes I got carpel tunnel when pregnant. I could not do anything and it was very upsetting. This time being pregnant with a singleton I have had no such thing. Could be due to having less fluid as there is only one baby. Maybe this complication might visit me later in pregnancy (I hope not). I was lucky it went away after I had the girls.
  • Yesterday I got a lot of re-flux that did not start until the last month or so of the twin pregnancy. It could be that I ate too much and needed to have smaller meals, but I just loved my fruit and muesli that I could not help myself. Today I will try and have smaller servings throughout the day to see if this symptom goes away.
  • I have felt movement very early on but that could just be due to it being my second pregnancy.
  • I am still feeling nauseous and very tired but have not thrown up. With the twin pregnancy I threw up a lot and felt ill all the time. I still feel ill but maybe that is just the way I cope with the pregnancy symptoms.
Today I'm 20 weeks with baby number 3. I'm at the half way mark if I go to term. If you had premmie twins before and then had a singleton, did you go full term? #pregnant #pregnancy #twins #singleton #20weekstoday #parenting
Today (20th of August 2015)  I’m 20 weeks with baby number 3. I’m at the half way mark if I go to term. If you had premmie twins before and then had a singleton, did you go full term? #pregnant #pregnancy #twins #singleton #20weekstoday #parenting

If you had twins before and then had a singleton, did the the singleton come early, was it on time, or late? Let me know!

After I came back from Problogger I fell in a heap. I thought I was tired due to being pregnant and of course information overload. However it was not, I went to the doctor and found out I have a chest infection. Brilliant I thought, sick and pregnant is not the best combination. I’m on antibiotics and trying to get more sleep.

I have my midwife appointment next week so if I need anything like the flu shot or the whooping cough vaccine I hope that can be done, or I get better before now and next week. Not sure when these things are given, but will ask next week. I’m sure it will all work out.

 

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17 weeks

I’m now 17 weeks pregnant with this little person and they have been moving about quite a lot. It makes me feel rather strange in the belly and depending on what they hit it is rather painful. I think sometimes the baby is hitting a nerve.

I was hoping that my nausea would go away but that has not happened and when pregnant with the twins it stayed throughout the whole pregnancy. So I guess I am blessed again with that.

This is what I would love to be doing. Yes I am sure I could sleep all day. Cats have it easy don't they!
This is what I would love to be doing. Yes I am sure I could sleep all day. Cats have it easy don’t they!

Still super tired and not wanting to do anything other than sleep really. However I needed to do some housework today and try and find some missing readers for one of the kids. Things are just disappearing even after we have just used it. Not sure if the kids are secretly putting things away or I have moved it to a special safe place and forgotten where that is.

So now I am turning the house upside down to find the missing books, if I don’t find them the kid in question cannot bring anymore readers home. I did not find said readers, but I managed to tidy the kids room up a bit.

17 weeks, but look a bit bigger as I have a few tops underneath. Also I was busty before getting pregnant but pregnancy makes busty boobs even bigger....Mind you I think I was bigger with the twins.
17 weeks, but look a bit bigger as I have a few tops underneath. Also I was busty before getting pregnant but pregnancy makes busty boobs even bigger….Mind you I think I was bigger with the twins.

Are you currently pregnant? Are you like me and really want to go back to bed? Do you manage to fit in a nap if you can?

 

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Valentines Day News – 2008

We found out we are pregnant. We are so happy. I am 4 weeks pregnant today. I tried calling James (my husband) but did not want to leave a message. Thought something was feeling a bit weird as I was feeling very ill and not 100%. Did not know that I was pregnant and was trying not to think about it just in case I wasn’t.

I was on my way to David Jones to buy a lovely bottle of wine for Valentines Day and a card when the doctor phoned to tell me the news. I could not stop crying. (We only thought we were pregnant with one child at this stage). Very happy but annoyed that I could not drink the expensive bottle of wine that I bought, 🙁

While I was at David Jones I bought a card for  new parents and wrote in it that James was going to be a Daddy. I went to meet him at his work so we can go to dinner. He was so pleased when I told him in the car, I just could not wait. You could not wipe the grin off our faces.