Pregnancy Journal: Louis October 2005

October: 

02nd: (37weeks) Went to the market and bought Louis a cute Santa hat, booties and bib.

03rd: Woke up to cramps overnight.  Went for a walk.

04th: Work up to more cramps overnight.  Felt nauseous.  Went for a walk.

05th: Dr appt. Ultrasound to check size which was all fine.  Louis engages when I sit down only due to a large pelvis?  Measured 32cm only.

06th: Bad pains at 6.45am and crampy pain in the afternoon.  Felt uncomfortable while teaching and very heavy in my pelvis.

It is here where I'll begin the birth story of my little boy...

Pregnancy Journal: Louis September 2005

September: 

02nd: Feeling heavy.  Painful kicks in side.  Belly cramps.


04th: (33weeks) Fathers Day.  Michael got breakfast in bed.  Packed my bags.  Started washing baby clothes. 

06th: Walk.  Antenatal class.

07th: Dr appt.  Measuring 30weeks only.  Measuring 97cm around!  Heartburn.

08th: Quite uncomfortable walking but I was determined anyway.  Leaky colostrum.

09th: The first dreaded stretchmark!

11th: (34weeks) Spent the weekend at Bonnie Doon.

15th: Slept in past 10am!

16th: Getting puffed easily.

17th: Baby shower.  So nice to have everyone excited about our little baby's arrival.  Some very nice gifts.   Bad migraine, numb fingers.

18th: (35weeks)

19th:  Still going on my walks.  Trying to stay healthy.


20th: Have planned out my business and lined up lots of teachers and helpers.  (not sure what planet I was on and how I made this all work!)

21st: Dr appt.  Measuring a little small. Just waiting for him to engage.


25th: (36weeks) Lunch at Mums for her birthday.


26th: Feeling very heavy and tired.  Hard to move and breathe at times.  Starting to feel impatient to meet our little man.

27th: Itchy stretchmarks - getting lots now.  Last antenatal class.  Strange, crampy braxton hicks.  9kg weight gain. 

30th: Niggly pains

Pregnancy Journal: Louis August 2005

August: 

07th: (29weeks)

12th: When Michael puts his head on my belly Louis kicks.  My belly button was looking really odd and Luke and Kelly have taken to poking it which feels horrible!! 


14th: (30weeks)

15th: Lots of kicks.  Colostrum leaking everywhere.  Tired and cranky.  I can feel Louis having hiccups.  Carpets have been cleaned.  Excitement is building.  Teachers and helpers have been arranged for most dance classes so I don't have to do as much jumping around. 


17th: Heartburn.  Achy hips if I lie on my side too long.  Achy back if I sit on the computer too long.

21st: (31weeks)

23rd: Antenatal class

24th: Dr appt.  Blood pressure was good.  Head down ready to go.  Fundal height was 30 weeks.  The sciatic pain/pinched nerve was from his head in my pelvis.

25th: 7kg gain.

27th.  Beautiful Melbourne day.  Painting nearly finished and curtains have been hung.  

28th: (32weeks) Another cold.

29th: The cot was put up.  

30th: Antenatal class. 

Pregnancy Journal: Louis July 2005

July: 

03rd: (24weeks) Weekend at Bonnie Doon with Oma and Opa.  Oma cooked up a storm of yummo food. 

04th: Placenta is at the back which is why I could feel most of the kicks at the front.

05th: Gained 5kg.  Skin is feeling tighter. Worried about stretch marks. 

07th: Visited our neighbours 6 week old baby at Monash.  He has Spina bifida.  Was so emotional seeing him and a lot of other premature or ill babies.  My heart ached for these babies and I determined never to take for granted the health of my baby. 

10th: (25weeks)

11th: Nesting and cleaning the linen closet.  Planning on using cloth nappies unless heading out. 

17th: (26weeks)

19th: Pains when walking, zinging from my belly button.  Starting to feel tired again.

22nd: Belly's getting big!

24th: (27 weeks)

26th: Tired.  Lots of stitches when walking.

27th: Dr Appt.  Iron and diabetes test.  Belly measuring 25 weeks.  Louis was already head down in my pelvis.  Belly goes hard sometimes - braxton hicks.  Felt so queasy after having the diabetes solution.  Gross.  6kg weight gain.
/cast prospecting

29th: No diabetes but iron is low.

30th: Erica took me shopping for some maternity clothes which was so nice. 

31st: (28weeks) Spent the weekend painting Louis's nursery after moving computers and desks out.  So exciting preparing for our little mans arrival! 

Pregnancy Journal: Louis June 2005

June: 

01st: Dr Appt.  Heart heartbeat and Louis gave a big kick.  Tummy measuring spot on.

02nd: Heartburn.

03rd: Eating too much junk food.

04th: Taught, shopped and then slept all afternoon.

05th: (20weeks) Half way mark!

06th: Looking stocky, not overly pregnant although could see the bottom of my belly button! Can feel much bigger kicks.

08th: It's a BOY! I was so excited I was up at 5.20am! Ultrasound went really well and bubba looks perfect.  So excited!  We already had decided on a name for a boy.  Louis Robert Visser. 

(Seriously, this was me half way through my first pregnancy?  Crazy!)  

09th: 3 - 3.5kg gain. Slept in until 10am!


11th: Michael and I headed down to the Great Ocean Road for a getaway.  We were both laying on the bed in our little cabin and we could see my tummy moving.  Michael also felt Louis kicking for the first time.

12th: (21weeks) It was so great to have a getaway before we became parents.  A beautiful weekend.

15th: Colostrum already!

19th: (22weeks)

21st: Getting lots of kicks and belly was growing bigger.  Leaking colostrum.

23rd: Loving watching my belly move when Louis kicks.  Was busy with the dance school.  Starting to wonder how I'll manage with a new baby and a dance concert only weeks afterwards. 

24th: The beginnings of sciatic pain.

26th: (23weeks)

29th: Dr Appt.  All good. Nothing beats hearing that heart beat.

Pregnancy Journal: Louis May 2005

May: 

01st: (15weeks)

02nd: More bad dreams.

04th: Dr Appt.  Blood pressure is all good.  60/105.  Heard heart beat and baby giving little kicks.

06th: Was lying down after a shower and felt a "pop".  Was it the first little kick?

08th: (16weeks) Mothers Day. Conned Michael into breakfast in bed.  Feeling more "pops" in my tummy when I lie down.  Went for a walk.

09th: Feeling so much better.  No more movements.

12th: Woke up in a panic to think my belly was gone.

13th: Better dreams.  2kg weight gain so far.

14th: Sore back.  Sick with a cold.

15th: (17weeks) 

16th: Still sick with a cold.  Belly pocking out a little more.

17th: Feeling little pops again.

21st: Felt a big thud.

22nd: (18weeks)

23rd: My 24th Birthday.  7 year anniversary of togetherness with Michael. 

24th: Our 2 year wedding anniversary.  Felt a big kick.  I had a dream it was going to be a boy.  I ate so many choc mint bikkies I needed to sleep half upright so I didn't throw up.  Hahaha.

25th: Give my little belly a rub each morning, very excited for it to be growing.  Felt movements while watching TV and sitting at the computer.  Had heartburn.

27th: Woke up dizzy and headachy but felt better after breakfast.

29th: (19weeks)

Pregnancy Journal: Louis April 2005

April: 

3rd: (11weeks) Family BBQ for Michael's birthday. 

4th: Feeling better - skin is clearing and not feeling as tired.  I can just feel my uterus.

7th: Bloated and had a little scare with some spotting.  Michael was super thoughtful and looked through my pile of magazines to find some information to try and put my mind at ease. 

10th: (12weeks) Every week we read a new entry in "up the duff" by Kaz Cooke.  Getting back on the healthy food with lots of veggies. 

12th: Pregnancy brain has kicked in.  Couldn't find my referral to the Dr so called for a new one and then had to call back when I later found it in my diary.  At this stage I'd put on half a kg.

13th: Ultrasound #2.  Baby gave us a wave and a kick.  He was 6cm long and we could hear his heartbeat. We decided not to do any further testing.  Michael came along again...I was so lucky to have him be able to take time off work to make it to the ultrasounds.  Such an exciting time! Pa came around for a visit and saw all of the latest pictures and video. 

17th: (13weeks) Pants are tight!

18th: Prelim Ante-natal class.  Bounty bag.  I found it a little boring.  Probably because it reminded me of being back at school.  Haha. 

19th: Sharp belly pains while teaching.

21st: 1kg weight gain.

24th: (14weeks)

27th: Bought size 12 jeans to fit my expanding tummy.  Gain of 1.5kg.

28th: People had made comments asking where my belly is.  Which freaked me out thinking that maybe my baby isn't growing.  Or sometimes I would wake up skinnier in the morning and feel like it was gone altogether.  (geez...didn't stress out much did I?)

29th: I could feel a little belly!  Woohoo!

Pregnancy Journal: Louis March 2005

March 2005:

01st: Feeling good, not many symptoms, which of course I worry about.

02nd: Bloating after meals.

03rd: Strange dreams. 

06th: (7weeks)

07th: Cramps, tired.

09th: Ultrasound as I was unsure of dates.  I was told I had a retroverted uterus which of course made me worry.  So unbelievably nervous and excited to see our little baby on the screen and to get pictures and a video!  Also so thankful to have Michael at the ultrasound to meet our baby for the first time and be so supportive. 

10th: Eating a heap - craving carbs, dairy and sweets. (Bakers delight choc chip hot cross buns, KFC chips, scalloped potato)  Staying active by walking and teaching dance classes. 
 
13th: (8weeks)

18th: Sleeping well - over 9 hours a night!  

20th: (9weeks) Skin breaking out

22nd: Emotional and blah. Still having bad dreams.  Bloated.

24th: Nauseous, seedy and lethargic.  Emotional.

25th: Slept in until 11.30am. 

26th: Started clearing garage and rearranging so that our spare room/office can be our babies bedroom

27th: (10weeks)

29th: Dr appointment.  Starting to feel like my pants aren't fitting so well!  

30th: Michael's 24th Birthday. Took Luke (8yo) and Kelly (6yo) to the movies.  I was so tired it made me question my Mummy stamina. 

Pregnancy Journal: Louis February 2005

Written in 2014 and backdated...(not many photos...so sad about that now) I kept a basic calender and also wrote a lot in a forum called www.bellybelly.com.au which I have luckily been able to look into some of the archives).  I  made some beautiful online friends, who became friends in real life and it was such an amazing place to connect, especially when I didn't have any other friends or family having babies at the time)

February 2005: 

Oh how I wanted to be pregnant.  The first month of trying was a no go and I had such a strong desire to fall pregnant.  I had been buying pregnancy and baby magazines for months and wanted nothing more than to become a mother.

10th: I tested negative on cycle day 31.  Bugger.

17th: Sick with flu

18th: Sick with flu, off my food.

19th: A few other symptoms are popping up...

20th: (5weeks) I am cleaning the bathroom and empty the bin which still has the old test in it.  I notice that there is the faintest of faint positives showing up.  I re-test and a super strong line appears!! I'm pregnant!!!! I cried happy tears and called Michael!  So excited! I decided I should probably wait before I tell anyone.

21st: I've told all of my family and my best friend.  Haha.  That didn't last long at all.  I go for a walk.

22nd: Dr appt - Blood test

23rd: Moody and off my food.  Everything tastes funny. 

24th: Blood test results back.  All good - even Iron.  (Which I was happy about because I'm vegetarian)

25th: Couldn't help myself and went shopping and bought baby socks, singlets and jumpsuits.  I'm vague and forgetful (so that's when it started...haha)

27th: (6weeks) Tour of the Angliss hospital (I was in super planning mode obviously!)

28th: Bought a new car (It was a Ford Fairmont - you know a real family car!  I really didn't mess around back then!) Waves of nausea.