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Beautiful, Kitten! Can't wait to hear the results of your NIPT!Quote:
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Yaaaay Kitten!!! Beautiful baby!!!!!Quote:
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Congrats!!! This one always measure right on or a day behind! My NIPT results only took 6 days, hopefully yours will be here quickly too! FX!!
I don’t think I’ve ever had heartburn but I think I’m really suffering from acid reflux...
Pretty, what does your acid reflux feel like? I only had heart burn towards the end of my first pregnancy but I've already got, what I think, is acid refluxQuote:
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Hey girls. I had my first ultrasound today. Thought I was 8w3d. Ultrasound showed a fetal pole and no heart beat. They did draw an hcg and will recheck on sat to see if it is doubling but I am not hopeful because I was temping and knew when I ovulated. So thanks for your support ladies. I wish you all healthy babies!
Oh, KJoseph I'm so sorry. Prayers that the hcg doubles and for comfort to you during this time.Quote:
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Oh gosh, I am so so sorry. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Really sorry that you have to go through this. Praying that you get good news xQuote:
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Kjoseph I'm so so sorry this has happened! I'm hoping for a miracle for you xxxtake care of yourself mumma xx
I'm so sorry to hear this Kjoseph. Sending big hugs.
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KJ, I just went through something like this. I hope for a miracle for you. But if you want to chat, I'm here.Quote:
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Thanks TP, I am keeping everything crossed that the bad nausea means it's a girl but I know that owt has been disproven so many times (my DS2 was worse than DS1). I found tums helped with DS1 and needed them daily from 20 weeks, I also had to not eat too close to bed time. With DS2 I couldn't get tums (not stocking them here anymore) so tried mylanta chewable tablets which only helped a little. Not much helped towards the third trimester with DS2 was just uncomfortable most of the pregnancy. He was born with lots of hair so maybe that was part of it but that doesn't explain why we get heart burn so early on in the pregnancy. Hoping the heartburn improves for you and that the bad heart burn so early means you are having a boy.
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Fingers crossed everything turns out ok for you and that your numbers double. Sending you strength in this difficult time
Oh wow, really?!? I'm actually still on the supplementation because the midwives saw how nervous I was and said, "How about until 16 weeks?" Assuming the placenta's taken over, maybe I really am having too much prog!! Lol though I also hoped once I weaned off other supps my symptoms would change and didn't, so maybe just wishful thinking!Quote:
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and simmn, we have both in the U.S.! I'm just so paranoid about taking anything!
I am so, so sorry. Thinking of you ♡ I know how hard it is and am here for you.Quote:
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Yea that would make sense. I bet it's the progesterone you're on. It seems like most of the hormone-related discomforts of early pregnancy are from the progesterone - especially anything indigestion-related!! Obviously it's such a critical hormone for developing/sustaining pregnancy but it also really does seem to be the devil hormone in terms of how many different, awful symptoms it causes!!!Quote:
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I had my appt today at 10-ish weeks and I thought they were just going to do the doppler to hear the HBs but they said given that I'm 10 weeks and it's twins the doppler wouldn't work and they needed to do a quick ultrasound to check things out. So I got to see babies again! No measurements on size or heartbeats but things looked good and they were moving around, which for some reason shocked me - it's been so long since I've seen a baby move on ultrasound! One of them wasn't moving much though and it was bugging me (which I told the doc) so he poked at my abdomen for a few seconds and sure enough it seems like the baby felt it because he/she immediately starting moving!! I've been struggling pretty bad the last two weeks with all the symptoms and so it felt really nice to see them again today and remember why I'm having to go through all the discomfort right now! :)
And I did get blood drawn for the Panorama test, so we'll see - hoping everything is ok. I told doc I don't want to know genders immediately when the results come back but they'll have that on file for whenever I decide I want to know :nails:
Abc do you feel like you actually know you're having twins?! Like has it fully sink in? Have you been reading much about it yet, both pregnancy and born? I think my mind would break from reality if I had been told I was having twins [emoji23] In all seriousness though, it truly is a something remarkable and special and I'm delighted you get not one but two rainbow babies ([emoji130][emoji6])
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Pbn - I think it has sunk in now but it's still very overwhelming to think about! I told DH tonight that seeing them today (even though it was my 4th ultrasound of this pregnancy already!) felt weird b/c they are looking more like babies and seeing two babies side by side is so odd. I have read some things about twin pregnancies but honestly there is SOOOO much scary stuff online about it that with as much of a total worrier as I am, I really have to be careful about how much I let myself read. Basically with twin pregnancies you're at higher risk for EVERYTHING, things could go very wrong at any time, etc etc. So I'm trying to just pray a lot and keep myself distracted from the what ifs as much as I can. Even my doctor at my first appt with him said I seemed really freaked out. He tries to be reassuring and he's going to be doing a lot of extra monitoring so that helps.Quote:
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As far as thinking about when they are born and what life will be like with twins (and 4 kids total!).... I can't even think that far yet!! That TOTALLY overwhelms and terrifies me! :) I'm basically in a "let's take this one week at a time" mindset right now. We did tell our boys and DS1 is SO excited - he's talking constantly about how he's going to take care of them and feed them and change their diapers, even the poopy ones! He said today he's going to be the best baby parent ever, LOL!! When we brought DS2 home he thought it was the greatest thing in the world so I know he's sincere in his excitement. So for him alone (in addition to the rest of us), I really hope things turn out ok with these little ones! He wants "girl babies" and I know my parents are hoping for one or both to be girls so that scares me too - so much pressure in addition to my own GD!
Pbn - I think it has sunk in now but it's still very overwhelming to think about! I told DH tonight that seeing them today (even though it was my 4th ultrasound of this pregnancy already!) felt weird b/c they are looking more like babies and seeing two babies side by side is so odd. I have read some things about twin pregnancies but honestly there is SOOOO much scary stuff online about it that with as much of a total worrier as I am, I really have to be careful about how much I let myself read. Basically with twin pregnancies you're at higher risk for EVERYTHING, things could go very wrong at any time, etc etc. So I'm trying to just pray a lot and keep myself distracted from the what ifs as much as I can. Even my doctor at my first appt with him said I seemed really freaked out. He tries to be reassuring and he's going to be doing a lot of extra monitoring so that helps.Quote:
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As far as thinking about when they are born and what life will be like with twins (and 4 kids total!).... I can't even think that far yet!! That TOTALLY overwhelms and terrifies me! :) I'm basically in a "let's take this one week at a time" mindset right now. We did tell our boys and DS1 is SO excited - he's talking constantly about how he's going to take care of them and feed them and change their diapers, even the poopy ones! He said today he's going to be the best baby parent ever, LOL!! When we brought DS2 home he thought it was the greatest thing in the world so I know he's sincere in his excitement. So for him alone (in addition to the rest of us), I really hope things turn out ok with these little ones! He wants "girl babies" and I know my parents are hoping for one or both to be girls so that scares me too - so much pressure in addition to my own GD!
Aww ABC I can completely understand your anxiety with what can go wrong. I'm like that with one baby. Two is definitely more than double the worry!
But it's so special. I always secretly hoped this one would be twins. I am one of 5 siblings. My husband just has 1 brother. I wanted 4/5 kids he wanted 2. We comprised to 3 which he still wasn't keen on a third. Though now he's excited. But always hoped I'd trick him with twins in our third pregnancy and I'd get my 4.
I love big families. And since we don't have much family here (no cousins for my kids) I wish we could recreate the big family I had growing up back home.
Though having not much family 4-5 kids is probably not a good idea in terms of help so probably a blessing! Haha
So lovely that your oldest is excited to help look after them! My son was also very into his brother when he arrived. I'm pretty confident he's going to be great this time round... my younger one is such a different temperament though. I have no idea what he will think of a new baby. I guess that he's always had to share me so hopefully he won't be too put out. My cousins daughter told her mom to put the baby in the toilet and flush it!
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How beautiful ABC, delightful sight I bet xoxoQuote:
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That's great, Abc! So excited for you and praying your tests come back flawlessQuote:
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Simkan - yea I do feel like it's a special thing carrying twins. I'm so worried about the pregnancy but if they get here safely & healthy it will be a true blessing and miracle, especially with all we've been through this past year. I grew up with just 1 sibling (and not a big extended family as my mom is an only child and my dad has one sibling), so it will be a new experience for sure! DH comes from a bigger family with a huge extended family. We'll see! Just worried I'll never sleep again, LOL!Quote:
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ABC so glad you got to see your bubbas again- it does make all the symptoms seem worth it I agree!
What is everyone using for acid reflux? I took Zantac but it doesn’t seem to help :/ plus a prescription med for keeping food moving. Nothing seems to help!
Hey girls the sonographer commented during my scan that she thought my placenta was forming in an anterior position? Is 9 weeks too early to tell? Both boys were posterior so I have no experience with anterior. Anyone had one and does it mean anything different for pregnancy or birth?
Sorry your reflux is bad Cassidy- I don't have it this time so I have no advice I'm sorry xx
I had anterior with DS2 and apparently both of these babies are anterior. I guess my body likes placentas to be anterior! I'm not even sure what it was with DS1.Quote:
Originally Posted by kittendreams
It doesn't mean much - posterior is more common but anterior is still considered a normal variation. I will say I didn't feel movement with DS2 until around 21/22 weeks (that was later than I felt DS1!). You may not feel baby until later bc the placenta being in the front of your uterus/stomach provides kind of a "cushion". I think I've read it can be a little trickier for docs to find HB with a doppler earlier on but I don't remember that being an issue.
As far as birth the only thing I've read that could be an issue is if the placenta stays very low and you need a csection they may have to do a different type of incision so they don't cut into the placenta. Normally though that's not an issue bc the placenta usually moves upward a lot as you progress in pregnancy. With DS2 my placenta was apparently almost at the top of my uterus by the end. This time I am a little worried about the csection thing with two anterior placentas bc I'm likely going to have my first csection birth. My doc hasn't mentioned anything though and I doubt he's worried at all about it.
It really isn't a big deal though so don't worry!! I've tried to find Google evidence that anterior is more common with girls but that doesn't seem to be true :) And obviously I had a boy with one!
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Oh and they told me my twins were both anterior at 8 weeks so 9 weeks shouldn't be too early!
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Thanks abc.
I'm not worried just interested. Ds2 was a low lying placenta with a velamentous cord insertion however it moved up by 33 weeks so no issues for the c section. However they did take him out at 38 weeks due to the cord issue.
This will be my third c section so hopefully it moves up so there's no complications. I swear I felt ds2 by 14 weeks so it will be interesting to see if this causes me to feel Bub later. Thanks again xx
Ladies I ate a cheeseburger tonight. With pickles. Ok... it was a double cheeseburger. I honestly can't even remember the last time I had a burger - it was probably close to 2 years ago.
It. Was. Amazing. And I haven't had nearly as much nausea tonight as I usually do so perhaps I've found my cure for morning sickness, LOL! 🍔🍔
Eek guys I went for my bloods today and I'm so nervous! Firstly that everything comes back healthy. After my pregnancy with DS2 I just feel like there is no good news in pregnancy (for me) we never got outright bad news but I was always made to feel like the next worst case scenario was around the corner and I thought I was over it. But then going back for tests brought back all those dreaded feelings.
But also obviously hoping to hear this is our girl. I was thinking about it rationally and I don't wish either of my boys were girls. I don't wish anything different about them at all so I definitely won't be disappointed in the baby if it's a boy. But since DH is adamant this is our last I will obviously be disappointed that I'll never have a daughter. I'm hoping if that's the way it's meant to be for me that I won't be sad forever about it. Obviously there is no guarantee that the next would be a girl either. I know a couple that had 7 boys before their girl. We can't do that. I don't think I could share myself with more than 4 max! So if it is a boy I know I'd want to try one last time. But DH will not be convinced unless we won the lottery lol.
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Simkan I have everything crossed for you that you hear girl and that bub is healthy! How long will it take to get your results?
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Thank you! My Dr said it's usually about 5 days... I'm not sure if that counts from when the blood is drawn or gets to the lab... I'm hoping we'll here in Friday because DH is off work for the day so he'll be around to take the call for me!
I told him if we don't here Friday then he's taking Monday sick! HahaSent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkQuote:
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Simkan I'm crossing everything that this is your baby girl xx
ABC lol about the cheeseburger! Now I feel like one!
Hello girls, can i join u? Today im 5+0 and still no symptoms. When did u get some? Ofc i dont want them but at least i would know im pregnant:) Next appt i have 27 of July for see heartbeat, i should be 6+4. The worst is waiting and thinking if everything is ok.
Yay! Welcome, Noemi! I was hoping you'd start posting here soon! We are just one week a part! I am 6+2. I started experiencing syptoms about week 4. My nausea kicked in and hasn't really subsided! I'm so excited for you to hear that heart beat! I still don't get to see or hear mine until August first (feels forever away!)Quote:
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My husband's family seems to make them since both my SIL and I have had them with kids. It means nothing other than movement might not be noticed as much or until later. With DD, I felt her early as a FTM (16-17 weeks) and often and STRONG so it meant nothing for me haha. My SIL who was pregnant at the same time as me with her third, a boy, didn't feel him until well after 20 weeks though. This current pregnancy I have placenta anterior and wrapped 3/4 around lol, so who knows -- but also not an issue. Usually previa or abruption is when there's delivery issues. Everything else is just the diversity of pregnancy!Quote:
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YAY! I'm so happy to see you here finally! :) With all my pregnancies except this one, I felt symptoms before BFP. This one I never felt anything pretty much, I even posted about it I was so worried! Now I'm getting wicked heartburn and awwwful hip pain at almost 16 weeks.Quote:
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