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"Mary S." wrote in message
... wrote: I love & wait for every little movement/kick. It feels so right, I don't want to go back to having a 'boring belly'. It's far more interesting to have a special belly that can do tricks How do other girls feel about the loss of the magic belly ? I remember feeling *empty* inside, during the first few days after giving birth. Like I was hollow. It was a very weird feeling. Mary S. mom to the Sproutkin, 22 months and a new wee babysprout, due October 1 I haven't wanted to be a total downer on this thread, but have been reading it and remembering my pregnancy wtih Nathan. I only got to 24 weeks, and in that last 4 weeks he began to kick like a madman. It was magical, and so sad, because it was supposed to be such a happy time. Then, after I'd given birth to him, I too, felt empty and hollow. I still had some fantom kicks and tickles, and was constantly touching my belly, in hopes that it was all a mistake, and he was still in there. And I didn't have a beautiful little baby to distract and engage me. It's coming up on 6 years since we lost Nathan, and I'll always miss the magic belly. It was such a blessing that I had it at all, and part of me is still bummed that I'll likely not have it again. -- Jamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clark_guest, Password: Guest1 Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Handmade Baby Blankets -- www.geocities.com/digit_the_cat/Blankets.html |
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Jamie Clark wrote:
It's coming up on 6 years since we lost Nathan, and I'll always miss the magic belly. It was such a blessing that I had it at all, and part of me is still bummed that I'll likely not have it again. I can't even imagine going through something like that. (((((Jamie))))) Mary S. mom to the Sproutkin, 22 months and a new wee babysprout, due October 1 |
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Mary S. wrote:
I remember feeling *empty* inside, during the first few days after giving birth. Like I was hollow. It was a very weird feeling. Oh, I liked that feeling. I thought it was wonderful to be so at peace after all the tumult of labor. --Helen |
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"melbgal1" wrote in message
... says... I haven't wanted to be a total downer on this thread, but have been reading it and remembering my pregnancy with Nathan. I only got to 24 weeks, and in that last 4 weeks he began to kick like a madman. It was magical, and so sad, because it was supposed to be such a happy time. Then, after I'd given birth to him, I too, felt empty and hollow. I still had some phantom kicks and tickles, and was constantly touching my belly, in hopes that it was all a mistake, and he was still in there. And I didn't have a beautiful little baby to distract and engage me. It's coming up on 6 years since we lost Nathan, and I'll always miss the magic belly. It was such a blessing that I had it at all, and part of me is still bummed that I'll likely not have it again. That's a very sad story, Jamie Was Nathan a stillborn ? I hope you are blessed again with the magic belly. Take care. Sort of. We found out at our 18 week u/s that Nathan was developing with a giant omphalocele -- the majority of his internal organs were in a pouch outside his abdomen. We had an amnio to see if his chromosomes were normal, and went for a detailed echocardiogram, to see how his heart was doing. His heart wasn't as strong as they would have liked, but his chromosomes were normal. We continued with testing, u/s, and talking to various pediatric surgeons, and finally made the tough choice to end the pregnancy. The more we looked into his condition, the more small problems we found (fluid on the heart and lungs, twisted spine, etc), until it just became clear (for us) that he wouldn't likely survive to term. I went through labor and delivery a week or so later, at about 23w4d, and Nathan was born still. Since losing Nathan, I've had 5-6 chemical pregnancies, and 2 blighted ovums, plus a donor egg IVF (one of the blighted ovums) and a failed IVF. Apparently I've got an immunity issue that prevents me from staying pregnant. I'm sort of done with the whole ttc thing, and have moved on to adoption as the way to build my family. So unless I have an oops that goes well past the heartbeat phase, the chances of me having another magic belly moment are slim to none! Thanks for your compassion and asking about it. -- Jamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clark_guest, Password: Guest1 Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Handmade Baby Blankets -- www.geocities.com/digit_the_cat/Blankets.html |
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"melbgal1" wrote in message ... says... That's a very sad story, Jamie Was Nathan a stillborn ? I hope you are blessed again with the magic belly. Take care. Sort of. We found out at our 18 week u/s that Nathan was developing with a giant omphalocele -- the majority of his internal organs were in a pouch outside his abdomen. We had an amnio to see if his chromosomes were normal, and went for a detailed echocardiogram, to see how his heart was doing. His heart wasn't as strong as they would have liked, but his chromosomes were normal. We continued with testing, u/s, and talking to various pediatric surgeons, and finally made the tough choice to end the pregnancy. The more we looked into his condition, the more small problems we found (fluid on the heart and lungs, twisted spine, etc), until it just became clear (for us) that he wouldn't likely survive to term. I went through labor and delivery a week or so later, at about 23w4d, and Nathan was born still. Since losing Nathan, I've had 5-6 chemical pregnancies, and 2 blighted ovums, plus a donor egg IVF (one of the blighted ovums) and a failed IVF. Apparently I've got an immunity issue that prevents me from staying pregnant. I'm sort of done with the whole ttc thing, and have moved on to adoption as the way to build my family. So unless I have an oops that goes well past the heartbeat phase, the chances of me having another magic belly moment are slim to none! Thanks for your compassion and asking about it. that's ok, I was worried I might upset you to talk about it, so i'm glad you did. After reading that, i'm sure you have the support, care and love from this whole forum - a terrible thing to have happened. Adoption is such a giving and all-encompassing love - I wish you luck with it, and hope to hear of your success. x Lea -- Baby, I can't wait to meet you ! EDD: 10-Apr-2004 I too am very sad for your loss and that you went through such a horrible experience. Hope your adoption experience is one filled with joy and success!! Kat Mama to Maggie 11/03/01 and #2 EDD 02/01/04 |
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