Pregnancy Comparison
| Jeremy | William | |
| Suspected pregnancy | GP claimed I had an awareness of the conception occurring. | GP’s initial blood test to come back negative. |
| Home pregnancy test | No need - I was definitely with child | Yes - 26/01/2008 (even though I wasn’t pregnant I knew I was) |
| Conceived | Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane, Queensland |
| In utero name | Speg | Stealth baby |
| First trimester illnesses | Mild nausea for 13 weeks | Vomiting and severe nausea for 13 weeks |
| First trimester food cravings | Hot chips
Instant pasta w/ side of broccoli Slabs of meat Crumbed fish & pineapple fritters |
Meat pie w/ side of corn chips
Fresh peaches White bread BBQ chicken |
| First trimester food avoidances | Protein shakes
Cottage cheese - Dad had to take it out of the house to eat it |
Any food after 3pm - Dad had to cook all meals for 13 weeks
Supermarket meat/fish isles |
| First movement | 12 weeks | 10 weeks |
| 13-week ultrasound | Wriggled, squirmed and swung limbs around too much. The phonographer asked me to empty my bladder to stop the baby moving. Scan took 45min | Squeezed into a little ball and wouldn’t move. The phonographer asked me to empty my bladder to help the baby move. Scan took 1hr |
| Comments | Completely stopped swimming once it was a struggle to do 5kms. Attempted no other exercise. | Stopped swimming & running cause I was too nauseas. Tried walking but was too nauseas for that too. Go riding occasionally. |
| Second trimester illnesses | None - I felt great at 14 weeks | Vomiting & severe nausea until 24 weeks |
| Second trimester food avoidances | Protein shakes | Any bread except white |
| Second trimester food cravings | Mangoes
Instant pasta & broccoli |
Cheeseburgers (for a month)
Oranges, apples & bananas Corned beef Chicken Ice-cream |
| 20-week ultrasound | Not done | Some trouble getting the baby to move but a bit of patience and a few laughs from me made things easier. |
| Comments | Still a grumpy pregnant woman but starting to enjoy the pregnancy. | Still vomiting and varicos veins in left leg ache almost constantly. Started swimming again and still walking every where except to work. |
| Third trimester food avoidances | Protein shakes | Nothing specific |
| Third trimester food cravings | Turned into a Nonna and cooked and cooked and cooked - the cat and Dad were well and truly overfed. | Prawn crackers |
| Comments | Felt pretty good - just glad my CPA exam is over and I can relax for 2 weeks before the birth. | Still vomiting (right up till the day before the birth). Walking everywhere except to work and getting Jeremy dressed for the day is enough exercise for me! Worked full-time until a week before the birth. |
| Hospital bag contents | Winter pj’s, baby clothes & War and Peace | U-shaped pillow, Jeremy’s Thomas bag, nursing t-shirts, pj pants, disposible nappies, iPod & Save our sleep |
| Comments | Winter pj’s were too hot - Dad had to bring in t-shirts for me to wear. What was I thinking - there was NO time to read! | Watched Northern Exposure on my iPod. Followed Save our sleep to the letter. Loved having my nursing shirts. |
| Skin-to-skin contact | Straight after birth | 6 hours after birth |
| Apgar ratings | 1min/9
5min/9 10min/9 |
1min/7
5min/8 10min/7 |
| First reaction | I wish they’d shut that &*^%+#@ baby up! Oop, it’s mine! What do I do with a baby! | It’s a boy! It’s a boy! I’m so glad we had a boy! |
| Specific resemblances | Granddad Hughes’ floppy ears
Granddad Hughes’ nose Mum’s lips Grandpa Slater’s fists |
Granddad Hughes’ nose
Uncle Drew’s little feet Mum’s lips Jeremy’s face |
| General resemblance | A grumpy old man | Jeremy Hughes II |
| Boys name | Jeremy Robert | William Robert |
| Girls name | Lillian Grace | Gabrielle Lesley |
| Birth details | Wednesday
7 June 2006 5:14 pm 4020 grams 51 centimeters 37.5 head circumference Mercy Womens Hospital Heildelberg Victoria |
Monday
8 September 2008 8:38 am 3470 grams centimeters head circumference Calvery Public Hospital Belconnen ACT |