Another miscarriage…

I found out I was pregnant just before my son’s first birthday party. Since all the family were going to be around, we told them a few days after the party. Everyone was thrilled as they know I want a big family. Once again my parents were sad that they were going to be in…

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The BSquirt has arrived!

Kyle Connor Johnson was born at 13h50 on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at Life Westville Hospital in Durban, South Africa. He came into the world via natural delivery after a relatively short labour at 40 weeks and 2 days. I began counting contractions around 19h00 on Tuesday evening. They were fairly regular, but quite far…

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Everything is ok….

… I’m just really sucky at keeping my blog updated! I am 32 weeks today and can’t believe that I only have 8 weeks-ish left until we meet the BSquirt. I can’t remember when last I posted, and I’m on my phone so it’s complicated to check. I think it was before our 4D scan.…

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Week 24 – 26 Update

I’ve realised why I’m not so good at remembering to post on my blog. Well I remember that I should, but never get around to it. There are two reasons – firstly I don’t feel that doing it on my phone or iPad gives me enough control in editing, and so I keep putting it…

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Week 21 – 23 Update

Ok – so I am being awful at keeping this blog updated! I keep reading other people’s blog posts and never get round to posting my own update. Like someone else said, when you’ve been through what we have, it feels awkward just posting week on week that things are going well. I do acknowledge…

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Week 16 based on our New Dates

We had our 16 week scan with Dr P and baby has consistently measured 6 days ahead of my LMP, so we will now work on the new dates. Baby is the size of an avocado. Perhaps tonight calls for guacamole? How far along are you? New dates I am 16w3d. Revised due date is 24…

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12 Week Update

Friday was 12 weeks LMP. We had a super busy weekend so I’m only getting to posting now. I had the Pure Romance South African Convention in Johannesburg and so my hubby, sister and I drove up for 48 hours and drove back yesterday afternoon. Of the last 48 hours I’ve spent 13 in a…

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12 Week Appointment and Scan

Today was our 12 week appointment and detailed scan. The BSquirt is measuring 54 mm, which is 12W3d, I’m 11w4d since LMP. The estimated due date is around 24 May 2014. The scan included multiple checks for ruling out Down’s Syndrome: The Nuchal Fold is measuring 1.3 mm. The want it to be under 3…

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11 week Update

Yesterday was 11 weeks. According to my apps baby is the size of a fig or a lime.    How far along are you? 11 weeks and 1 day What’s happening with the baby? Arms and legs are continue to grow and they can now bend. Baby starts to kick, but this is still undetectable by…

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8 week update

Friday was eight weeks since my LMP. According to my apps, baby is the size of a raspberry or Jelly Bean.     According to my ultrasound this week baby is 16.8 mm (or was on Wednesday). Something I read suggested that baby is growing about a millimetre a day at the moment, so by today…

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