I will def. have to check eBay! Never knew you could get a used one so cheap! Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
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I will def. have to check eBay! Never knew you could get a used one so cheap! Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Wow, that is SO nice of your dr. to let you borrow it! I'm sure it gives you great peace of mind :)Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
wow thats so cool! I tried with my fetal heart monitor thing which detects the heart beat after 20 weeks and all I can hear is bump pop bump bump. Something is either kicking in there or its my digestive system. hahaha :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by laughinglynxie
I've learned to never use my doppler right after eating, because all I hear are digestion noises. Boy are our bodies noisy...and disgusting sounding!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumblebee
Yes, mine was purchased on eBay for probably $50 with shipping. And nowadays they have the nice HB display. Mine doesn't show numbers, I have to figure it out the old fashioned way. :D
Mine does show numbers, but I made the mistake of buying one where the numbers appear on the sensor part I use on my belly, which means I can't see them without sitting up and often losing the heartbeat in the process. Big design flaw, but still well worth $30!
My OB is a great person. I owe him a lot in my 5y of knowing him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yahmama
Hope it all goes well PP. Looking forward to hearing about it.
I found a way to drink coffee without getting sick... 1/2 hot chocolate w/milk and 1/2 black coffee! Maybe I can finally wake up and get something done today.
I don't know why the nausea has hit so bad this week, i'm 11 weeks, c'mon im so close to the 12 week mark...it baffles me how bad it moved in on me, but oh well, at least I'm close to the end of the tunnel now....
I feel tired all the time, and bitchy and my DH and I are constantly grumbling to each other. Not fighting, just picking at one another. I'm still pissed that he's not doing much around the house, and when I tell him that, he gets really defensive and says "If you think I do nothing, then I really won't do anything!" AGGRRHH......
Every night I have extremely odd dreams too. They are very real and it seems like it wakes my mind up to have them because I remember them very well. Last night I had this dream about the dishwasher....that I was really young and living with my mom and I had this party and there were tons of dishes everywhere, and I had to load the dishwasher several times in a row to get it done. It was for a man, and I was mad at the man for not helping! (Gee sounds like code for DH!) then I went out with said man to his car where we.....ok, the dream turned explicit and it woke me up, haha!
Then two nights ago I had a dream my DH and I were playing the old online video game that we met playing, and he wasn't very happy about startting over again with new characters, but i was making him play.
Sunday night I had a dream about zombies (I guess this is what i get for watching "The Walking Dead"), as if we were survivors in a zombie acopoyclase, and I was trying to protect my sons (I mean, I was hell-bent and strong willed and had NO FEAR about protecting them) from zombies, and in my dream I was pregnant, and I just knew, just knew it was a little girl I was carrying.
All of them have been very vivid and have felt like I was actually a part of each dream....anyone else having wild dreams or remember it? I don't usually dream like this during pregnacy, usually I am so tired I sleep so hard I don't remember anything.
I've been lucky that my m/s hasn't been bad enough to turn me off of anything, but because of my m/c last time I've been super cautious and have been drinking only one cup of half caf/half decaf a day. By late afternoon I'm SUFFERING - I REALLY want more caffeine. Do you think now that I'm almost out of the first trimester I could have a second cup of half caf/half decaf in the afternoon? In my past pregnancies I drank 2 (or sometimes 3) cups of full-caffeine coffee a day, but I'm worried because I have been drinking so little this pregnancy a sudden jump in the amount of the caffeine would be too much of a shock to the baby. Thoughts?Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
I never drank caffeine in any of my pregnancies, but I have several friends who drank coffee all the way through with no issues what so ever. I think it is whatever you feel comfortable with. I understand you wanting to be cautious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
As I said, I drank a lot of caffeine in my other pregnancies with no problems, but as I'm sure happens with all m/c I've spent a lot of time playing the blame game. Was it the caffeine? The brief high fever I had around 6 weeks? Was it the salami I ate soon after my BFP? I know there's no way to ever know, and likely in my case it was just a chromosomal abnormality, but I just want to make sure I do everything 'right' this time.
Yes, the dreams are crazy!! I had one last night that just went ON and ON--I was wandering through the town where I went to college, but everything had changed, and I got lost. And then at the end, I was in bed with Ted from "How I Met Your Mother", who I normally don't even find that attractive--no idea where that came from!! :suprise:Quote:
Originally Posted by auroara78
I totally get that. I guess if it were me, I wouldn't drink any more. But I am totally paranoid. :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
I've also been super cautious this time since I had the loss in Dec. and was drinking coffee every morning then. I'm letting myself have some half caf/haf decaf too, but not even drinking the whole cup. I'm like you, dragging by the afternoon and really wanting more caffeine, but scared to let myself :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Good to know I'm not alone. It wouldn't be so bad except ds3's going through a phase where he's waking up for the day at 5 or 5:30 (one day at 4:30!), so by 3:00pm I'm ready for bed. If I could just make myself go to bed earlier in the evening I might be ok, but the only time of day I have to myself is the time after the kids go to bed (8pm or so), and I usually end up staying up until 11 or later catching up with email, cleaning, working, watching tv and reading.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yahmama
Mocha - I didn't drink much with ds1 but I didn't care for coffee then. With ds2 I may have had 1-2 cps a day. With this one I guess I am at 1 cp a day because of mixing it. I was told by my Dr that 3cps would be pushing it. Also that for every cp of coffee you should drink 2cps of water. I drink water all day since I can keep it down (cold water is helping a lot with m/s) but I always have 1cp water, then coffee, then 2cps of water before my noon coffee, and then 1cp of water every hour. Yes I go to the toliet a lot but the more water I drink the more fluid my baby/ies have. I drink water after every visit to the toliet based on what my Dr told me about the amount you need to keep the baby healthy. I also keep water by my bed.
ahhh thats sounds like such a good idea I want to try it. I don't drink coffee or any caffeinated drinks ie from starbucks or costa (miss my mochas :( )anymore because in my last pregnancies it seemed to exacerbate my blood pressure problems especially towards end of my pregnancy and my consultant told me to just drink tea. I went shopping and walked past the coffee section and omg the aroma of the coffees there was so intoxicating!! I wanted a coffee right there and then. Theres nothing like a good cup of coffee ahhh...... :C:Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
I am only real early days but WHY!!?? am I going to the toilet so much!!! I didnt drink that much yesterday but i got hardly any sleep last night I was busting pretty much every hr and when i went it wasnt just a small amount! Plus I had a horrible dream after my 4.15am wake up for toilet ... In my dream I got af and i had the pains and all in my sleep and i was sooo upset! not a nice dream at all.
Hi ladies my 12 week scan is booked for two weeks away :)
How exciting! Mine's in a week!
oooh so soon! exciting for both of you :)
I should get my letter next week telling me when mine is, but it still seems a long way off
I wish my doctor did NT scans at 12 weeks...I got an appt next week, but it's just a standard no scan one :(
I want a nub shot to obsess over, lol.
Well the strange dreams continued: last night I had a dream I was two days away from senior prom and my boyfriend (not any I've ever dated!) dumped me and I was really pissed because i had purchased an expensive, plunging neckline dress (this is sooo not like me, I did not wear anything plunging in high school, was super shy.) So then I started about asking any guy I know to take me, because I didn't want to go alone and it was going to be held in this real ritzy place.
I even asked a guy that I currently work with! I don't know how he got in the dream, since i just met him last year and we're both married.....so crazy dreams continue...I can only wonder what I'll dream about tonight, lol.
Sorry you can't get a 12 week scan, auroara. You could always get a private one if you're willing to pay for it. Mine's next Wednesday, and I'm both excited and scared I'm going to see a nub pointing straight up.
I've had a few strange dreams too, but I don't always remember them. I think I get up so often to pee I don't have a chance to dream in between!
Does anyone have a real belly yet? I keep waiting for mine to 'pop'. The bloat is still there 24/7, and I spend a lot of time trying to decide if it's belly or bloat. I can't really suck it in anymore, but I don't know if that means anything.
Anyone have any cravings? Lately I can't get enough of rainbow sherbet! I usually buy it for my boys and don't eat it myself, but for the past week or so I've been having a bowl or two every night :oops: Good thing it's only 80 calories a serving...
I look 4mths along.... With both boys I seemed to be about 4-5mths looking at 10-12wks but the belly slowed after that. Right now I can't wear anything but cotton pants. The prego pants hurt and make the m/s worse. I look big and I feel like I am 4+mths along because I can't lean forward. If I am not prego with twins I am scared I am going to have a 20lb baby!
I crave chocolate, fruits, water, and dairy. I had a lot of dairy with DS1 but I normally hate it unless I am eating cereal or cookies. So far I can not handle any meat unless it is mixed with a dairy sauce, anything over favored makes me sick, soda is nasty, and the new pizza place we tried last night was horrible. But even DH couldn't handle the pizza. They put about 200 pieces of pepperoni on 1 15in pizza and it was gross. We will stick to our New York Style over the Chicago Style.
my bloat is still there too - DH commented on it today that it's definitely sticking out, oddly it's all sticking out in the centre and not right to the hips
pp20 I've been craving much the same as you... never really had cravings before but have really loved sour tastes in the last week or two! pickled beetroot, salt and vinegar crisps, sour skittles/sweets.... mmm! also craving sweets/chocolate in general!
I am eating vin/salt chips for m/s but I am not craving them. I could really go for some sour worms but the boys are sick so I don't want to take them out.
I have woken up this morning feeling a bit off.. I had the weirdest dream last night too!!!!! It was horrible , about d/h the dream felt so real and i can remember the whole thing!
With cravings i didnt crave anything with my d/s until i was about 30 weeks and the i got this unbelievable craving for aussie drops which are quite strong eucalyptus lollies and i mean my craving was so bad i had to have them and bags and bags a day
Candy has been helpful in the m/s. I have been craving all kinds of stuff. Green olives and jalapenos, BBQ, Mexican food, Chinese food... certain things kind of turn my stomach, like hunks of steak, and sometimes after I eat something, I can't eat it again another day.
I also am HUGE and look about 8 months pregnant already. SO ANNOYING.
I think my fundus popped over night can feel it just above my pubic bone now!! I'm craving chicken burgers and fruity drinks lol
Oh yes, I'm craving Salt & Vinegar chips too - but that's always been one of my favourites. And I can't get enough of pizza or pasta - I could eat them every night and be a happy woman.
Dairy's been turning me off, so I'm making sure to take calcium supplements because I'm sure I'm not getting enough.
Here's my belly from a few nights ago. Belly or bloat?
That's huge - sorry! I uploaded it from my phone.
awww your bump is so cute regardless!! I had a dream last night I saw a plane crash and I rang 999 and was telling them what had happened and my name and address and the weird thing is I couldn't speak properly in my dream and was struggling to talk like my mouth felt heavy. Next thing I know my husbands waking me up. Why? because I started talking in my sleep!! :rofl: When I was giving my details apparently I started actually mumbling in my sleep. :oops: how embaressing!
Wow Mocha you look as big as me!
I do tend to show early because my uterus was so stretched from carrying twins to term that it just wants to pop again as soon as it can. I just can't wait until I can stop hiding my bump and start flaunting it.
Mocha--cute belly! I am way bigger. I am never posting a pic because it will frighten everyone. :worry:
Mocha, not sure how I ended up here....lol But didn't want to leave without saying what a cute bump pic!!! FAB! xx
Thanks, inglewood!