++Due July 2008++

Hi JennyMay, I'm in Invercargill too. I'm seeing Melanie Welfare and she is great. If you want to know anything about other midwives pm me, I'd be happy to help.

Hi,
Just found out I am pregnant with our first also... only got the BFP last week! This was only our second month of trying, so pleased it happened so soon. EDD is 23rd July. We have told no-one, so doesn't feel real yet (except for sore boobs and feeling yuck!) :-)

Congratulations and welcome Blondy and Kye!

*lurking*  OMG Maya- big congrats! That's great news!!  Sorry about the MS tho.

Congrats Spicey!

Congratulations spicey, maya and kye

Big congratulations to all the new July Mums-To-Be!!!! Its been a week now since we got the BFP so I'm adjusting quite well, only had one melt down recently but DH has been really good so we are just getting on with things now and hoping things progress well with the bubba.

I am feeling tired but that could just be the emotional overload, no sickness but its a bit early for that I think, I am well off my food though and forcing myself to eat - which is sooooooooooooooo not like me!!!! Infact I usually stress eat, I'm the only person I know that didnt lose weight before my wedding

Dont get me started on the sore b00bies though, I have to carry them to the bathroom in the mornings!!!!

We havent told anyone yet, living in the UK its easy to keep the secret, I think we are going to tell the parents at Christmas when we are about 10/11 weeks and fairly sure all is well, something along the lines of 'Oh Mum we have another pressie for you but it wont be delivered (boom boom) until July' or something like that anyway!!!! She'll be mad we kept it a secret but DH is adamant wants to be sure all is well.

Kaelanismum - I think you should go with your instincts regarding your midwife, I feel bad your SIL had a sad experience like that but there may have been a reason for the midwife not keeping in touch, its important you have confidence in your midwife and a good rapport and it sounds like you already have that built in with this one.

I'm in the UK and dont even get to select my own midwife, just get assigned to the one that works from my Drs surgery.

You'll love this, I dont even get to see a Dr until I'm 9 weeks!!!! When I rang for an appt and said I got a positive HPT they booked me an appt for Dec 18th to see the midwife!!!!!!!!!

But the did arrange for me to book my scan also for 12 weeks so that is schedule for Jan 3rd. Seems so odd to have a scan booked and no medical professional has even seen me to confirm I'm actually up the duff!!!!!

Fun and games ahead me thinks!

Kaelanismum - yep, our EDD's are pretty close! Was Kaelani early or late? Maya was born at 38 weeks after spontaneous labour and the gremlins were born at 36 weeks after an induced labour, so will be interesting to see how this one goes. I used to think I wanted to be induced at 38 weeks regardless coz Maya was big for gestation and the placenta functions less well after 40 weeks, but now I'm thinking I might just wait and see what happens. This is definitely our last baby so I want to relax and enjoy the pregnancy as much as I can instead of stressing like I did with the gremlins!

Blondy - a couple of friends have used The Midwives in Green Bay, and highly recommend them. I choose to travel over to Glen Innes to see mine but that's coz I'm a nutter and she's put up with me thru both my last pregnancies

The other thing to consider if you go with someone out of your area is whether or not they can do your postnatal care, or whether they'll contract it out to someone closer to you. I am right on the border of where my midwife will travel to for home visits, otherwise I'd either have to take baby to her, or she'd contract out a postnatal midwife.