Happy Easter everyone !!!!
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Happy Easter everyone !!!!
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Viola, omg, I thought I responded to you yesterday. I guess I typed it but then never hit “post”. We are waiting til birth to find out! We did it with DD2 and it was fun! I’m still feeling down as all the OWTs point to girl. I had those high hcgs at 4 and 5 weeks. I ovulated from the left ovary. And here comes TMI in 3...2...1... my nipples are still light pink, and I’ve heard so many people say when they were pregnant with their boys they turned dark brown. Ugh.
I had already planned on getting the big ikea kallax storage furniture for most of their stuff, and I’ll have to look at ikeas storage beds too! Thanks for that recommendation!
Im hoping my abdominal muscles are just lazier after two previous babies, and this baby isn’t too big! But honestly, I’m not sure which is worse lol!
Happy Easter to you and everyone!
Hey girls! Glad to see everyone is doing well lately! It's been a busy time of the yr on our farm and finishing up 2st grade with my oldest. Today was his last lesson! Woo hop!
Viola, ew the sugar test sucks! I have it Monday, can't wait to get it over with! Hope your results are good! I haven't started decorating the nursery yet but I've bought lots of clothes on sale and shoes and some receiving blankets ( I use them as breastfeeding covers and burp cloths). We added a shelf in the closet for her clothes and I've started to paint the trees but haven't gotten very far yet. She is sharing a room with my ds3 so we are coordinating the theme (deer and arrows) together. Now that school lessons are done, I can hopefully decorate the room and finish the trees and birds! I will be 27 weeks tomorrow so I plan to take a bump pic. When I do I will post it in here! Anyone else want to add theirs? I love baby bumps!
Ok I thought u were going team green but I wanted to confirm .... good luck! And how exciting!!! Don’t worry too much about all the old wives tales and signs I really don’t think there’s an exact tell for gender at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
I love ikea stuff, it’s so durable and affordable which is great for when kids are so little.
I can’t believe we are almost into the 30 weeks eeeekkkk
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Good luck with the test! I’m not sure if u had it already cuz we are ahead in Australia but good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingGentlemen3
Yay I’m so glad ur oldest is done in lessons! Now they can concentrate on helping in ur farm .
I haven’t done any new decorating but lots of clothes on sale have been slowly creating a collection for Bub .
I can’t wait to see ur bump pic! I’ll take one on Friday when I’m 28 weeks and share too [emoji3526]
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Sugar test went fine! I was actually sick last weekend...So I forgot to take a bump pic but I took one yesterday! I am 28 weeks now so in the 3rd trimester! It's crazy. This pregnancy is flying by for sure! Hope your test went well too Violagirl!
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Love it!!! Ur so tiny besides ur bump RG !
I’m 28+3 today and he’s my bump pic
Btw how’s everyone going? I haven’t heard back from the blood test but no news means nothing is wrong, they usually won’t call u unless there’s an issue so yay! RG hope ur feeling better
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Awe! Such a cute bump!! So glad your test went well! I never heard from my ob either so I guess I passed! I am feeling better tho, idk what was going on with me but luckily I was better by that Tuesday. Do you wait for baby to come when she's ready or are you planning to be induced? I have been induced 2x and it went fine so I most likely will again this time
With both my girls I went into labor myself on my exact due date, so I’m hoping this Bub comes on time or early... but I heard boys tend to come late so I’m not sure ... I’m just so over being a blimp already lol. I am considering an early induction just to make sure Bub comes right at the time DH has his scheduled paternity leave . Is it scary being induced? I heard it makes for a fast and intense labor. I didn’t have any epidural or anything with my girls so I’m a bit scared to induce. DD2 was such a fast intense labor (start to finish in 4 hours) so I’m having Trouble making up my mind.
What are everyone else’s plans?
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It's not at all true boys tend to come late. My brothers were both early and I was 11 days late. My ds1 was 2 days early naturally. My ds2 I was induced bc he was measuring big. It wasn't bad at all compared to ds1. When my water broke with ds1, 30 mins later contractions started and it was beyond painful! Epidural didn't work either and I ended up with a 3rd degree tear! With ds2, I got pitocin for 2 or 3 hrs before the Dr broke my water. Then I got an epidural and an hr later he was born. It was easy peasy. I got an elective induction with ds3 bc I was afraid my water would break on its own again and I wouldn't get to the hospital in time due to waiting on someone to come stay with the kids. It was easy peasy too. It was nice to have things planned out and not worry about getting there in time.
Y’all, these bumps are too cute!!! Viola, you’re FAR from a blimp! Y’all both look great! I feel so big already! Our anatomy scan is tomorrow, and I’m praying for a healthy baby. Still team green for now ;).
For my DD1 I went into labor the day before her due date. She had meconium in the amniotic fluid when my water broke at the hospital, so they put me on pitocin to speed up labor so she didn’t sit around in it. I got an epidural with her right after my water broke. DD2 came 3 days before her due date. I had planned on having an unmedicated birth, so I tried to labor at home for a while. We got to the hospital around 7:30pm, got to our room around 8:35, and I had her at 9:04pm. I wouldn’t have had time to get the epidural if I had wanted it! The funny thing is, both girls were born on Saturday’s, the first day of my DH’s vacation both times! And both born shortly after 9 pm! My DH actuall gave both of them “pep talks” the day before and told them to come soon. And they did! If it happens again this time, I’ll tell everybody to try it!
Ooo that’s interesting to know. Yes I’m really considering being electively induced but I’ll have to talk to DH and my midwives , I’m not sure if they do that here in the public hospital in Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingGentlemen3
I’m cringing just thinking about ur tearing, I had a first degree tear with dd1 and nothing at all with DD2 but I still feel like the recovery process was just horrible. I’m in awe of how u managed
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Aww thanks ginger! I’ve got fingers crossed for your scan. How did it go? Im sure we all feel a lot bigger than we are, but its definitely hard to grow so much so fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
Lol I love ur story of ur DHs pep talk encouraging the girls to come on his vacation time[emoji28] I’ll definitely be trying that
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Yea the tearing sucked! It took an hr to see me up lol. But I only had 1 or 2 stitches with ds2 and ds3...So not near as bad. Crazy thing is my ds1 was my smallest baby! 7 lb 2 oz. Ds2 was 8 lb 8 oz and ds3 was 8 lb 3 oz. Glad he wasn't as big as ds2! Youch!Quote:
Originally Posted by violagirl87
So tomorrow I have a 3d/4d US scan to see the baby! I've always wanted to do the 3d images of the baby's face and compare after birth, so my dh got it for my mother's day present! Can't wait to see who she looks the most like!
Ha! Pep talks! That's awesome how it worked! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
How'd you scan go?
Scan went well! Baby looks great!! I’m so relieved! I’ll try to upload a pic but it hasn’t worked on this site the past couple of days. The tech didn’t let any gender hints slip either!
RG, I can’t imagine tearing that badly! I bet that was a rough recovery! I feel like all I do for the first month PP is sit and breastfeed! And I imagine sitting on your rear with a third degree is a nightmare.
Nope, upload didn’t work. Dang!
Yea it was no fun! I had lots of pain meds too so I got constipated and so my first bm was a nightmare! But all has healed great and I was VERY pleasantly surprised with ds2 when I could sit Indian style on the floor and change his diaper the day after I had him!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
Glad your scan went great and the gender was not hinted at! You're very lucky really. It'll be such a great surprise in a few months! Now that I know my baby is a girl, I wish I would've waited and had the HUGE surprise but I couldn't. And neither could dh! Haha
Yayyy I’m so happy ur scan went well! I’m glad ur still team green like u want to be!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
Dw about the upload, sometimes even the app plays up
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RG isn’t it a wonder how every birth experience is so different! I’m really hoping for a smooth stitch free birth with this one too... fingers crossed.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingGentlemen3
I love that ur doing a 3D scan for your Mother’s Day present, see if u can share a pic! I would love to do one but I can’t seem to find the time between the girls and work and everything else.
Plus I don’t mind waiting to see DS face, but I definitely couldn’t have waited til birth to find out he is a he lol
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Scan went great! Baby Girl was head down already and I hope she stays that way! We got some super cool pics and in some she looks like ds3 and others she looks like ds2. It's really cool to see what they look like already! She has a double chin, chunky cheeks and even hair! The tech also confirmed gender and it was so clear that she said I almost feel bad for printing that one! It might need censored! Lol! We could see her frowning and smiling and rubbing her chin with her hands. Makes me even more excited to see her in a couple months! Attachment 41492
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RG omgggggg I’m squealing at those cheeks!!! My favourite is the second photo! Not long now before you can meet ur precious princess [emoji3059]
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I know! I just want to squeeze those cheeks! Hehe. I can't believe it's so close!Quote:
Originally Posted by violagirl87
Wow raising you got some great pictures. She is so cute. My 3d with DD1 didn’t come out good so I was not thinking of doing it this time but your pictures make me want to get a 3D. I think it might help me bond a little more to know what she looks like. So happy yours went great.Quote:
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Happy Mother’s Day all you lovely mommies [emoji3531][emoji3531][emoji3531]
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If you can, I definitely would! It's worth a shot. Your supposed to by 30 weeks bc after that it's harder to get good shots of the baby. It definitely helped me bond with her. It was so amazing to see her frown and smile and react to me talking! Good luck!Quote:
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Hope you had a great mothers day too! Sorry I didn't see this in time! I got to sleep in, breakfast was made when he woke me up. Dh had helped the boys each make me a card and he cleaned the house the whole day. It was sweet!Quote:
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RG, those pictures are unreal! She’s so cute! And, your Mother’s Day sounds amazing! So, I got the app and I can upload pics now! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0f1a7345c0.jpg
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RG your dh sounds amazing!! :) and your little princess is gorgeous!!
hope all the US mummies in this group had a good mothers day :heart:
Sillyginger what a cute pic!! baby looks to be pouting :)
hope everyone is doing well, how are the baby name searches going? xx
My dh is pretty good most of the time...haha but he also drives me insane!! I love the US pic! Profiles are adorable ��Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillyginger
Awww loving the pic ginger [emoji3059][emoji3059][emoji3059]Quote:
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lol yes RG ur DH sounds great, I got McDonald’s pancakes for Mother’s Day [emoji23]Quote:
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4blue2pink How was your Mother’s Day?
Baby name search is still dismal, DH and I can’t agree at all. We are trying to find a perfect Indian name that works in a western society - we want to keep our heritage even while living in Australia.
To compensate I’ve been stocking up on baby boy clothes wayyy more than I realised . I just kept getting one little piece here and there and all of a sudden I’ve got two drawers full of clothes from 0-3 to 24 months [emoji85][emoji85][emoji85]
How’s everyone else going in baby prep? Anyone else going a little shopping happy like me? Any nurseries nearly done? Anyone finalised a name ?
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Ugh the name game is dismal here too. My dh and I like some of the same names but our favorites are different. Now we have 3 names but can't pull the trigger on either one! I have made a bunch of decor for her nursery and 2 of them will have either her name or initial...So I'm in limbo! Luckily I have nesting stuff to do! He said he's gonna pray and we will decide within a couple weeks so I hope he feels satisfied with one of the names we have now. Our names are Everly, Aubrey, and Elliana. All with the middle name Faith. My fav is Everly still but Elliana is a close 2nd bc the name means My God has answered. So we will see!
I absolutely love Everly, cuz u can call her evie or eve as a nickname and when she’s little and she can be Everly when she’s older or in formal settings [emoji3531]Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingGentlemen3
DH wants danyaal (Daniel) and I love Sami (Sammy)
Let’s see what everyone ends up settling on
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no names on the table here, to be honest we never really talk names till baby is here and being team green there just seems no point because we dont know the gender. luckily we get 6 weeks from the birth to register the baby so it gives us some time :) boys names have never been difficult but i find girls names hard!!
RG those are gorgeous :) i really love Everly and Elliana too, both fit perfectly with Faith in the middle
Viola love your choices it must be harder trying to tie-in both cultures, i hope you guys can agree soon :)
We have the firstname ready! The second name is a bit harder.
In the netherland you only get three days to register baby so you have to have a name ready..
I love the name ideas. We are not much closer. Narrowed it down to about 3-4 names then all of a sudden I am doubting all of them.
27 weeks now and in a lot of pain. Not sure if it is round ligament pain or just normal pressure but I didn’t have this with my first. I am uncomfortable almost 24/7. 13 more weeks feel like such a long time.
No progress on nursery yet. Been looking for furniture I like but haven’t found anything yet.
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sorry to hear your in pain girliecat, is it like a burning/tearing sensation? i get that and i think its ligament pain but whatever it is its nasty!! im waiting for my spd to kick in full force, 30 weeks now and it hasnt yet.. **touch wood** im hoping maybe it wont get so bad this time!!
Where is your pain? On either side of you back down low? Front on both sides or one side? Front by pubic bone? Does it hurt when you walk or cross yoir legs, etc? I'm asking bc my dh has helped me and friends in the the past with pregnancy pains. He's a physical therapist. Hope it's getting better!Quote:
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Oh that sucks, did you have the pain with H too ?Quote:
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I have to say this 2nd pregnancy is very different for me, wonder if it is the same for you ?
Have you got a nursery colour scheme in mind yet ?