Size 28?????? My lord, I haven't worn that size since 7th grade!! You look great, Mocha!
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Size 28?????? My lord, I haven't worn that size since 7th grade!! You look great, Mocha!
Here, I will try to post my 13 wk "bump" (more like Mt. Everest!)Attachment 1857
Well, if it's any consolation, I have a healthy amount of back fat that hangs over those jeans....
When I was on the diet I was pretty skeletal, and I started to get used to that. Some of you may remember I went to a wedding in September and had to wear a Size 00 dress! I prefer having a little meat on my bones, and I'm definitely not a skinny person in real life. I have a substantial muffin top (which I blame on both carrying twins to term and having a c-section), jiggly arms, and wide hips. One thing I'm definitely enjoying about my new shape is my big boobs! They practically disappeared when I was on the diet - I went from a C cup to an A - but now they're HUGE. I don't remember my boobs getting quite this huge this early in pregnancy before, and they're also incredible sore all the time.
That's a gorgeous belly, Hobber!
5-i have the same tummy like you .I REALLY do! But it's just all fat for me .That's what the great HE diet did to me...
mocha-you look so thin im jealous.
purple-im sorry about your DH. Hope he get better soon!
hobber -you look nice I don't think that's huge.
for me Im still feeling sick and don't want to be pregnant at all...so sad ....sometimes I throw up (sorry) and it's like pure vinegar and lot's of bubble. I tried tums but it's not helping me at all I don't know what else to try. :tissue:
I'm so sorry, Flava :hugs:
Sorry if this is a little gross, but when I had bad m/s with my twins I found it was easier to induce pre-emptive vomit before something triggered my gag reflex and made me throw up unexpectedly. I started every morning by drinking a giant glass of cold water. It ALWAYS made me throw up almost immediately, but at least I was throwing up cold water instead of stinging bile. Then I'd feel better for long enough that I could eat something for breakfast, and with something in my stomach I could usually get through most of the day feeling ok until about suppertime. Then I'd go through the routine again: drink a big glass of water, throw up, then feel better for the rest of the evening.
Oh you poor barfing ladies! That sounds horrible. :( I just feel like I am going to barf, but never do. It isn't very bad this time, but it is sort of like an underlying ickiness that just doesn't go away.
SO maybe some of you saw my thread about the amnio (flava, I know you responded to it). I am starting to worry about getting it done. I really want to be sure the baby is healthy, but I am concerned about the amnio causing a miscarriage. I read a few scary threads on babycenter. I need to decide by April 16th because that's when the procedure is scheduled for. :worry:
The thing is, if the baby has downs we wouldn't be keeping it (I hope that doesn't offend anyone, sorry) so I think I really do need to know. Not that I could very easily decide not to keep a baby at 16 weeks!! Ugh, this is why I should have had the CVS. :(
It's a tough decision, Hobber. I'm waiting to see the results from my blood tests and if they recommend amnio after that I'd consider it. I'm really praying those results come back normal, though, because I don't want to have to face any tough decisions.
That's the thing--my tests were pretty good. The nurse at the office where they do the amnio was sort of surprised I wanted one. But she was the same lady that was horrified when I started talking about why I wanted a CVS, for early detection, just in case we didn't want to continue with the pregnancy. I know many people would keep a baby no matter what, and if we were financially better off and it was my first or second child, I might consider it, but I have 3 other kids that need my attention... I just think a downs baby is more than we can handle with our life now. I feel terrible saying that. :(
No judgement here, Hobber - I honestly don't know what I'd do if I found out my child had Downs. Hopefully I'll never find myself in that situation.
Personally, I don't see the need for an amnio if all your tests have come out good. It's a very personal decision, though. I know in the past they recommended that all women over 35 get them, but my mw said that now they don't usually recommend them until you're over 40. I'm 37 and have had 3 healthy kids, so I hope the odds are in my favour :pray:.
you ladies have such cute bumps!! :pregnant:
so sorry to hear you're still sick, give your doctor a visit and see if they can prescribe you something to help xxQuote:
Originally Posted by Flava
mocha- i wish I would be like you was. but I feel sick again after like 10 min only!
hobber- I just sent a email to the birth center I will go and ask them if they offer cvs testing because I only see the amnio on their website. I know my insurance pay for it so I want to have one. For same reason like you we need to be sure this baby is healthy and the sooner I find out the better because we are not keeping a sick baby.
I don't think it's fair to the kids i already have here. I need to think of them first.
That sounds awful! Definitely see if you can get some medicine to help you out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flava
I can't because I go to a birth center and see midwifes.They told me to try acupuncture (no way i can go I have no money for it and no one to watch my kids) and homeopathic .:sigh: I don't even know what is that exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Could your regular doctor give you a prescription?
ompared to me you are high!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Cuteee!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Well, let's both hope that that particular OWT holds true for us! :luck:Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
Awww, gorgeous bumps ladies! They all look lovely to me. I like it when it starts to look like there is a baby in there and not just like you have overindulged at your last meal!
Flava, naturopaths often use homeopathic remedies. I haven't tried any for m/s, but do give homeopathic drops to my kids at the first sign of a cold and often nothing develops. You definitely need something though, it sounds debilitating. Don't the midwives have the ability to speak to a doctor and describe the condition and either get you assessed or write a script? Your system sounds so different to here, so I don't know how it works.
Hobber, here we get the nuchal fold ultrasound combined with a blood test to work out our risk factor for something like Downs syndrome. Is that what you had that came back showing low risk? A friend of mine had a high risk result come back (in her late 30's) last year, so she had an amnio. It came back that baby was fine, and sure enough he was. So even the high risk results can be wrong. Tough decision to make. Downs syndrome children are absolutely lovely, however they do come with varying degrees of ongoing medical issues and dependency on you as parents. MY DH and I have always thought we would not be able to keep one if I found out. He was reluctant to try for a 3rd, thinking we had been lucky enough to have 2 healthy children.
I was wondering the same thing. Here in Canada we have the same process. We have a 12 week u/s and bloodwork taken at the same time, then we have more bloodwork at 15 weeks. It can take up to 3 weeks to get the results, so we don't normally find out until 18-20 weeks. If they identify you as high risk they then send you for genetic counselling (for me it would be in a different city), a better quality u/s, and give you an option for amnio. How did you find out so early? I hate the thought that if there's something seriously wrong with my baby I won't know until I'm halfway through the pregnancy.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeonyPrincess
I had my scan at 11wks 4days, and they did the NT scan as well as blood work. I am 39, so they factor that in. I guess my age-related risk is supposedly 1:80 for downs, but the blood work and NT scan came back as my risk showing 1:120, which is good for my age (my doctor was happy with the results). I just worry, which is why I wanted to know for sure. But I am starting to have second thoughts on the amnio... I am really torn. I wish there was a really definite way to find out without being invasive!
Mocha, they did the test on a Monday and I got the results by the end of the week. Not sure why it takes so long for you to get yours?
Sounds like all the odds are on your side and you are carrying a healthy baby Hobber! :)
here they do a NT scan at 12 weeks, take the bloods at the same time... and let you know the risk within a week (so I'm told, I've never had it tested). If you're high risk they give you the option of the amnio at 16 weeks.
Mocha - 4 days to go for us - eeek!!
I wonder why they make us get two different blood tests here and not get the results until they're both done? So frustrating....
Yes, only 4 days now. I'm trying to enjoy my last few days of blissful ignorance before I potentially have my dreams crushed.
:hugs: I really, really hope you get your dream Mocha. There's no-one I want to see have a girl more than you right now! Fingers and toes crossed that you will hear 'It's a girl!' in 4 days :o.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Thanks, myloves - that means a lot to me :HH:
We sound like the same as the UK. 1 lot of bloods and U/S. With the first two, I had my blood test done a week before, so the doctor at the U/S already had the results and could tell my risk ratio as soon as the U/S was done. So by 13 weeks you know your risk and can look into further testing if necessary.
We are going away in 4 days for Easter. Can't believe I may not find out how your scans go until I get back. The suspense!!
Speaking of dreams, I had a dream last night that you were having a girl! I came on here to see if you had posted after your u/s and you had written "FEMALE!" in huge letters over and over for the whole post. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
Hobber - I REALLY hope your dream was a premonition! :pray:
mocha~ Have you had any dreams about gender? I was just reading about the OWT (never heard of it before) that you have the opposite of whatever gender you dream you have...just curious to see how true it is.
Good luck Mocha!!!! I really hope you hear "girl" at your scan.....I have everything crossed for you.....:)
Mocha, I'm so jealous about your 28's. I was wearing that size jean when I got preggo (they were getting baggy in the fall). Now there's no way I could zip them!! I'm a "low carrier" by default, though. When I gain weight at all, it goes right to the hips and thighs. And I suppose once it's been stretched out a bunch before it's sooo easy for it to go back. :D
I had only one birth dream so far and the baby was a boy. Here's hoping that OWT is true! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fivebabies
Because of the LE diet, I was in size 25 jeans when I got pregnant...believe me, there was no more zipping those up after I got my BFP. So yes, I can still - barely and with a little discomfort - do up the size 28 ones, but they are 3 sizes bigger than what I had been wearing. I've gained about 25 lbs in the past 3 months :oops: so I really am surprised I can wear them at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by laughinglynxie
Yes I've heard of this old wives tale too that if you dream that you had a baby girl and are pregnant, it means you will be blessed with a boy, and if you dream that you had a baby boy then it means you will be blessed with a baby girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by fivebabies
Good luck with your scan Mochagirl hope you get your baby girl :DD:
Love all the bumps!
TTC5, you look so cute and your bump seems low...which is :fingers: OWT for boy! i know it was right for me...when I was that pregnant with both of my sons, I was carrying low!
Hobber, you look low to me as well, which is also a good boy sign. I know you are torn about the amnio, but they can detect gender with that, aye? Would you ask for the full scoop on your baby....health, etc and gender?
Mocha, I think your bump is high. I totally, completely believe you'll have a girl. If they say boy, I will be very, very shocked and stunned! I don't know why but i have us tied together in my head: that if you hear girl, I'll hear girl, and vice versa. I know it doesn't work like that, but I guess it's because our due dates are only a day apart!
My bump is high too this time. I wasn't even paying attention to that fact until the co workers at my job kept commenting asking how many weeks I was etc, and they saying with much authority, "your bump is high, it's gonna be a girl." Here is hoping they are right, though it is an OWT.
And I don't know about the dream OWT...and in all my dreams, which have been a ton, (even last night) the baby has been a girl. With my boys I had NO dreams about gender. In my dream last night I had a son a daughter and pregnant with another girl, and I was sad, becaue I wanted a boy? (so weird) and in my dream I said, "Next time I'm going to sway blue!" LOL, who thinks these things? Only me, LOL.
auroara - I just saw your discussion of your bump on the other thread and responded there. I'm really hoping our high bumps mean something! I think it's really cool that our due dates are so close together, and I'm praying hard we both hear girl! I can't believe I'm going to know in 3 days!!! :nails: