Quick Update

Just a quick update i have been given the all clear to have and epidual/spinal by Dr Ramakrishna which is awesome!

Dr Davis appointment and Mum to be pamper package

Well on Monday i had my appointment with Dr Davis he did the usual check up and he also checked baby's position and to see if he was engaged. Now here i was keeping my fingers crossed, Baby was lying flat on his back which is good but he wasn't engaged, but like Dr Davis said we will take it 1 week at a time and we will see next Monday.

He we also talked about epidurals and spinals as well at this appointment as due to my blood condition i might not be able to have one (i knew this might come up and i think i was trying to keep it blocked out as i still wanted it as an option). I have an appointment with Dr Ramakrishna (haematologist) on Wednesday so i have to speak to him about it and see if it is an option. If it isn't an option i will need to call Dr Davis and let him know as i will probably need a General Anaesthetic if i need a C-section, which i don't really want but if that is the only way to keep me and baby alive then i will listen to the Doctors as they know what they are doing.

Dr Davis also gave me a blood test, apparently my Haematologist forgot to include a test on my last blood test that he really needs so it looks like i will need to go for that today and have it marked urgent.

Also on Monday i had my mummy to be pamper package which included a Deluxe pedicure, Deluxe manicure, Deluxe facial and a eye lash tint and oh my god i was in heaven! i was there for about 3 hours and even though i had to get up and go to the toilet a few times it did not spoil the mood. with every piece of deluxeness (i know its not a word) i was getting a massage as well and i tell you what it was just what i needed. So now my toe nails and finger nails look all pretty and my eye lashes are so black and my skin looks amazing...i feel so spoilt.

27 weeks - Don't get anymore complicated

Over the past week i have seen my Heamatologist and it looks like my ANA is high my RF is high but my VWF is low which is one part of good news, but one good thing is that my specialist doesn't seem to worried althought he has told me not to get any more complicated...easier said then done i guess, how can i tell my body not to get any more complicated? He also checked my blood pressure and also my weight, blood pressure seems to be holding between 100 -116 over 60 and i have only put on put 4kgs over 6 months (i am not sure if that is good or not).

Over the next couple of weeks it is going to be busy. This week i will have my appointment with Dr Davis (i have a couple of questions for him actually which i will have to remember to write down so i can ask him). I will also have my 28 week ultra sound coming up as well plus some other appointment and then September will be busy as well, i guess in the last trimester they try to get everything in before you pop.

I also picked up some other baby stuff today and put a layby on for some bigger items that i will pay off over the next couple of weeks.

On the baby front he has been active and also i think i have been having braxton hicks contractions some have been a little bit painful but nothing that i can't handle.

26 weeks

First of all i would like to put a shout out to my Friend Nani, Congrats on the awesome news!!! I read your blog and tears came to my eyes. I hope you relax for the next 3 weeks until your scan and then continue relaxing for the rest of your pregnancy. Big hugs to you and your husband.


As the title suggest i have hit 26 weeks (98 days to go!) everything is still going well and bub is still moving around like there is a big party going on in my belly.

DH and i went away for a long weekend as tomorrow is our 2nd Wedding Anniversary. It was just what we needed, it was very relaxing and we hardly did anything at all.

Tomorrow i have an appointment with my heamatologist and i will get some results back on the bloods i had taken a little under two weeks ago. I am not too concerned as to what comes back from the bloods but if something does come up we will take it as it comes and will do anything that i need to help my baby.

A long hard day

Well I am so glad that today is over, it has been such a long day with too many patients and not enough beds to put them on...if they want to fix anything in the health system they need to get my unit more beds.

I have been thinking i won't be able to last until October when i would like to go on Maternity leave. Work has been so hard and i spend so much time on my feet that i am only 16 weeks and my legs and feet are starting to get really sore, and its not like i can turn to someone i work with to help me out as i am the only one in my ward that does the type of work i do, which also means that i will have to train someone to do the work i do...fun...not!

I am thinking that i will talk to Dr Davis about how long i can work up til...i am guessing with my other medical problems as well that will play a factor. I have a specialist appointment in August with my Haematologist (as he didn't want to see me before unless i was having problems.) I think i will talk with Dr Davis when i see him after my 19 weeks scan....i have an appointment on the 16th June.


I guess the next big thing that i have to think of is my trip to Melbourne next week which i am really looking forward to as i haven't seen my older sister since before Christmas as she was unable to come up. so it will be a nice girls weekend as my younder sister is also coming with us...i wonder if they will let me on the flight first as i am pregnant? i will have to do some research on that.