January Chat Thread

Hello! Loving all the bump pics!! Just lovely to see!

DM, what a lovely and unusual name! Beautiful.

Hi all, what an exhausting day yest was!

Didn't get sledging since the schools aren't off it was closed till tea time.....gutted for them (thankffully they didn't know). So we went to a HUGE crazy golf place and they LOVED it!! Followed by Burger King where we told them about the scan! They we so excited! Went to the scan and she said straight away twin 2 was a GIRL! she was lying on top of twin 1!! lol who was squashed into my placenta (poor wee soul). She then said both GIRLS!!!!! and we got an 8min dvd, Cd of pics, and 2 colour A4 pics, one of each baby. Although twin 1 was covering her face with her arm alot. Dh wasn't impressed to part with £122 for what we saw (only in 20mins) but I got my better comfirmation of GIRLS and the boys loved it, so to me it was worth it!! She said they look healthy and I will try to post a few pics from the CD later on.

We have decided to call the Girls Ruby and Amber. (I loved Ruby, which is a precious stone and Dh likes Amber also being a precious stone, so they seem to match well). What do u think?

Inglewood - that's so exciting that you told your boys and you got to see your girls again. What a perfect family you'll have - 2 girls and 2 boys. I love your names!

How exciting Inglewood! I agree you have the perfect family with 2 boys and 2 girls.

Has anyone been getting contractions already? I have been getting them once in a while, but last night I was getting a lot. I started to get worried because I am only 26 weeks. I drank a lot of water and laid on my left side. I was counting them in case I needed to call the dr. I did have like 7 one hour but the next hour was 4 and the next one 2 so I figured they were stopping. I had these contractions with my daughter, but never so many at a time. Does anyone know at what point to call the dr or go to the hospital with these braxton hicks contractions?

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Originally Posted by Inglewood

Hello! Loving all the bump pics!! Just lovely to see!

DM, what a lovely and unusual name! Beautiful.

Hi all, what an exhausting day yest was!

Didn't get sledging since the schools aren't off it was closed till tea time.....gutted for them (thankffully they didn't know). So we went to a HUGE crazy golf place and they LOVED it!! Followed by Burger King where we told them about the scan! They we so excited! Went to the scan and she said straight away twin 2 was a GIRL! she was lying on top of twin 1!! lol who was squashed into my placenta (poor wee soul). She then said both GIRLS!!!!! and we got an 8min dvd, Cd of pics, and 2 colour A4 pics, one of each baby. Although twin 1 was covering her face with her arm alot. Dh wasn't impressed to part with £122 for what we saw (only in 20mins) but I got my better comfirmation of GIRLS and the boys loved it, so to me it was worth it!! She said they look healthy and I will try to post a few pics from the CD later on.

We have decided to call the Girls Ruby and Amber. (I loved Ruby, which is a precious stone and Dh likes Amber also being a precious stone, so they seem to match well). What do u think?

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I think Ruby and Amber sound gorgeous together!!! I agree with everyone...you have the PERFECT family makeup:) If I was guaranteed a girl for #5, I think I would seriously consider having one more....

About their names....I'm all about gemstones/horoscopes etc and I'm really loving the family stone necklaces etc that are available...you should head to Etsy and check them out :HH: I plan on buying this one and adding one stone to it.
Mother and Child Gold Necklace 3 Three by stacysdesigns88 on Etsy She's also going to replace the 3 pearls on the chain with mine and my DH's stones. I'm just so excited to finally order a completed family stone piece :)

That's a gorgeous necklace, DM. I've always thought about getting some family jewellery too and kept putting it off since I knew I'd probably have more kids. I guess if this bean sticks I could finally think about getting one.

Thanks Mocha! I was never really too interested in family stone jewelry because the only pieces I used to see were the ones in the Sears catalogue....LOL And they weren't exactly my taste. I'm hoping my hubby won't mind if I order this one for myself for Mother's day....LOL At least I know I'll like the gift!
How are you feeling lately? (I give you a couple more days....and then the sickness will probably hit you if it hasn't already!) Although you said you weren't that sick with your other pregnancies, correct?

I'm feeling a little dizzy and 'off' today, which I welcome heartily since I was starting to get freaked out by my lack of symptoms. I still have cramps daily, I'm grouchy and I'm tired all the time too...but what Mom of young children isn't tired all the time? :bigsmile:

Those are pretty DM!

I've been so poorly this week :-( First I came down with a sickness bug and as soon as that went I had a nasty cough - which really hurts because I pulled all my tummy muscles being so sick! Now I'm sat here with heartburn, which I've never had before (pregnant or otherwise!).

Still obsessing over names for this little one - like you DM, I'm not sure that the name I've always loved is 'the one', but I don't know what is either!!

Sorry you've been sick, Z! I had a really nasty cold/infection when I was heavily pregnant with ds3 and I remember it feeling like someone was twisting a knife in my belly every time I coughed.

DM - Oh, I love those necklaces! I never usually look on etsy but those are really nice.

Mocha, glad you are still feeling well! Have you had your first appointment yet?

I - glad you got to see your little ones again! I'm so excited for you! 2 boys, 2 girls! If i was guanteed another girl, I would definately have a 4th. But as it is, I just don't know. And I love the names, they suit each other perfectly without being matchy-matchy.

We are still struggling with names too. My old girl name is now quite popular so we have had to start all over. I think we have it down to about 4 names now.

Quite random ladies but..... we are all gonna have babies soon!!! Can you believe how quickly it is going!

Inglewood, gorgeous names double:agree::agree:

lobella, has the squeezing carried on today?? If you ever get too worried it won't hurt to ring your L&D ward and letthem know, they will often get you in for monitoring and if nothing else be able to put your mind at rest:)

ELP- I can't believe how fast it's going.... You have around 56 days to go!!! Woohoo!!!
I'm a few days away from the third trimester!!! It's exciting but scary at the same time! I feel I have so many things I should do before this baby comes but I have zero drive to get my butt in gear:( All I want to do is sew and make baby girl things:)
I just purchased a dresser for DS3 because he's been living out of his brothers dressers. So now I need to buy ANOTHER dresser for this baby. I need to organize my storage room and go through my baby things, get my cloth dipes organized, buy a few more baby shirts...plus 25 more things on the list like buy my seeds for my garden, look into which schoolboard I'd like to register my oldest for our first year of homeschooling....omg. I need 20 more weeks!!

Nope - I haven't had any appointments yet. My first is booked for February 22nd, when I'll be 10 weeks or so. I did find out that my m/w will book me an 8 week u/s before meeting her if I ask since I had a mmc last time around. I'm planning on calling next week to get that booked.

My goodness...this baby is active now! Wowsa! I've been feeling hiccups since 20w and I don't think this little one has moved out of a head down position once! I use my fetoscope at night when I go to bed and I can hear the heartbeat in the same place every time along with the little hands tickling in the same place:) It's so cool:HH: The only thing that's been kind of annoying lately is that she wakes up right as I'm laying down to go to sleep and beats the tar out of my insides for an hour! Ouch! How's everyone else doing???

Mocha- so excited to hear about your scan in 2 weeks!! xo

Lobella- How are the cramps? If they are just tightening without that wrapping sensation through your back and around your front, it should be ok. I would rest as much as you can when you get the chance though...just to be safe:) xo

Z- So what are you thinking about in regards to names? You had chosen Phoebe Sofia Grace...right? Is it you or hubby having second thoughts? I have to say that until I found our current name, I just knew that the names we had on our lists were not THE ONES that we would name her. I almost feel like when I said her name for the first time...it was like she said "YES" from inside me! LOL So crazy but it's true! I hope you find that perfect girly name, Z:) :HH: :luck:

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Z- So what are you thinking about in regards to names? You had chosen Phoebe Sofia Grace...right? Is it you or hubby having second thoughts? I have to say that until I found our current name, I just knew that the names we had on our lists were not THE ONES that we would name her. I almost feel like when I said her name for the first time...it was like she said "YES" from inside me! LOL So crazy but it's true! I hope you find that perfect girly name, Z:) :HH: :luck:

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DH has never particularly liked Phoebe and even though he agreed to use it, it doesn't seem like a very good idea if he's not keen ... and as time goes by I wonder whether I love it as much as I used to anyway! One of the names we briefly considered a while back was Eliza (El-eye-za). I can't remember why we dismissed it but every time I see it I wonder about it again. I was looking at birth records from our village about 100-150 years ago and it used to be so popular here (and possibly elsewhere!) and after I did all that reading I dreamed all night about our little girl Eliza. In the morning I asked the boys what they thought and they love the idea that they could also call her Ellie or Izzy as a nickname and DH isn't jumping up and down but he's certainly not saying no either so I think it 'might' be it - Eliza Grace :D It goes well with the boys' names and it's not really popular but not unknown either, also like the boys' names!

My baby is quite wriggly now too - and I'm pretty sure she's in the usual position for my babies. Head down, back to the right - no doubt ready to spin in to that back to back position when the time comes. Not a problem though, I'm ready for it this time :D

Well the cramping did go away the next day and I have only gotten one over the last two days. I think I was dehydrated. I drank a ton of water and rested and that helped. I had braxton hicks contractions with my daughter, but never so many at a time. I am going to really need to focus on my water intake. I teach 2nd grade so I am really busy and I sometimes just forget.

Z - I LOVE Eliza Grace - it's so charmingly old fashioned sounding!

well done with getting the names sorted , i havent even begun to think about that yet.
my boys were all a few days old before i named any of them, so i guess it will be the same this time.

i have an active little person in me ATM, had the hiccups last night for about 15 mins, was really cool...:)

the one thing i really hate about being team green, is the 'IT' factor, i hate not being able to say he or she , or his or her, its always 'the baby' or 'it', it just dosent feel right to refer to it as he or she if we dont actually know if it is a he or she.....

Dannikins - I still say 'it', maybe after I've had my 4D scan I'll feel confident enough to say 'she'!

I say "HE", ALL THE TIME!!! I actually find it quite humorous because I thought I'd slip up around my DH but I'm just so used to having boys that I think this is going to take me awhile to get used to!

I always call them 'boys' collectively and wonder what I'll be calling when there's a girl too! 'Children'?!!

Yup!! I do the same thing! LOL I'll be slipping up on that one too and giving her a complex!

yeah i do that, i always call them boys,
"settle down boys"
"boys, that enough"
"boys, quiet down please"

that sort of thing...lol

Nearly bedtime and I'm so hoping for a 'normal' dream tonight - last night I dreamed about cooking a roast dinner ffs! The chicken wasn't properly cooked (and I was checking it in great detail!) and the roast potatoes were a disaster lol!

Z, I think the new name is perfect!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!

I keep having very vivid dreams that I'm pregnant (well, which I am), but that I'm having a girl...they are very real, and when I wake up each morning...I'm always like....well my dreams seem to think this is a girl....so maybe my unconcious knows something!

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well done with getting the names sorted , i havent even begun to think about that yet.
my boys were all a few days old before i named any of them, so i guess it will be the same this time.

i have an active little person in me ATM, had the hiccups last night for about 15 mins, was really cool...:)

the one thing i really hate about being team green, is the 'IT' factor, i hate not being able to say he or she , or his or her, its always 'the baby' or 'it', it just dosent feel right to refer to it as he or she if we dont actually know if it is a he or she.....

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I still say 'them' or 'they'....still struggle to say girls/she, even though my scan was so much more reassuring, it still feels odd to say she/girls.

DM, They are like ur wee one and kick the insides of me something shocking when I get into bed!! Can't sleep sometimes. Esp twin 1, the most active out the 2, really goes for it and prob does sommersaults, whilst quiet wee twin 2 hiccups! After I eat they seem extra active too.

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Nearly bedtime and I'm so hoping for a 'normal' dream tonight - last night I dreamed about cooking a roast dinner ffs! The chicken wasn't properly cooked (and I was checking it in great detail!) and the roast potatoes were a disaster lol!

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What is it with pg and vivid/weird dreams!! Never had dreams like this when pg before (that I remember anyway).
Auroara, our weird dreams are maybe a girly sign???? Anyone shed any light? Did u have odd dreams when pg with boys?

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How exciting Inglewood! I agree you have the perfect family with 2 boys and 2 girls.

Has anyone been getting contractions already? I have been getting them once in a while, but last night I was getting a lot. I started to get worried because I am only 26 weeks. I drank a lot of water and laid on my left side. I was counting them in case I needed to call the dr. I did have like 7 one hour but the next hour was 4 and the next one 2 so I figured they were stopping. I had these contractions with my daughter, but never so many at a time. Does anyone know at what point to call the dr or go to the hospital with these braxton hicks contractions?

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I'm almost 26wks and think I've had a odd 'mild' braxton hick, get really really tight upper bump feeling and then it passes. Don't remember them as soon before, but never had 2 in there before! x

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DM, They are like ur wee one and kick the insides of me something shocking when I get into bed!! Can't sleep sometimes. Esp twin 1, the most active out the 2, really goes for it and prob does sommersaults, whilst quiet wee twin 2 hiccups! After I eat they seem extra active too.

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Ahhhh, yes...I remember that unique feeling of having TWO babies moving around inside me. I like to joke that my boys have been fighting with each other since before they were born. I would regularly feel Twin B kick Twin A, then poor Twin A would come bulging out on my side from the force. :bigsmile:

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Ahhhh, yes...I remember that unique feeling of having TWO babies moving around inside me. I like to joke that my boys have been fighting with each other since before they were born. I would regularly feel Twin B kick Twin A, then poor Twin A would come bulging out on my side from the force. :bigsmile:

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Mocha, think I'm getting the start of that and dreading it getting worse....lol Sometimes it takes my breath away!!!
How are u keeping?

I have my (almost) 26wk scan today, wondering how big they are now and hope all is well.

I'm doing alright. I have sore boobs and very mild nausea on and off now, so I'm feeling a teeny bit more positive about the pregnancy after a couple of freak-outs last week. Less than 2 weeks until I can have a scan!

Mocha glad ur ok and feeling more pg! Roll on 2 wks!!!

Z, hope ur ok? been quiet! x

Had my 26wk scan today, babies well. Around 2lbs each which is good and one breech, one cephalic. Nice to see them again. xx

Glad everyone is doing well! I'm having contractions here and there and I think I just need to relax a bit more and take it easy. they are painful enough to stop me in my tracks, but they go away really quickly. I went for my 32 week check-up last week and the doctor didn't seem concerned...although, I had a lot of sugar in my urine which was weird cause I had a small piece of chocolate that day and that's the only sweet thing I had. My glucose test came back fine too but she wants me to avoid sweets when possible cause maybe I'm not processing the sugar very well. Anyone else have this??

I love all the names you have picked out. We can't agree on any name. I'll tell ya, I love the name Suri--but DH can't stand it cause Tom Cruise named his daughter that and I think everyone thinks of her when they hear the name. I also love Eva (pronounced "eh-va" not eeeva) and dh actually likes that. We also like katina but my hairdresser told me that is a very famous stripper's/porn stars name --how he knows this I don't know since he's gay--but that kinda ruined it for me :) Anyway we're still thinking. Dh is So relaxed about it and I'm like it's only a few weeks aways!!! I want a list to have at the hospital so I can decide which name fits her!

On a side note--My sister is throwing me a shower this weekend and I'm super excited now! I was a little hesitant but now I'm really into it and can't wait! I'll have to tell you all about it!!!

Wow, glittergirl - you're 32 weeks??!! You're getting so close - how exciting!

Does anyone else experience itchy feet? It's getting worse some nights. The sides of my feet are really itchy and it keeps me up...only happens when I'm in bed though and I think this happened w my last pregnancy too though but can't remember exactly. Just wanted to see if anyone else experienced this??

Glitter- Is it REALLY itchy? I ask because it may be a good idea to mention this to your Dr. who will most likely do a blood test to check for liver function. Cholestasis is rare but it's something that should be checked for if you have itchy hands/feet:)

Inglewood, I think I said it before, but I can't remember anything, but I seriously really, really love your girlies names...Amber & Ruby! It is such perfection!

I never dreamt when I was pregnant with DS1 and 2, I was so exhausted that I don't remember any dreams.

Almost nightly for the last week I've been having dreams that I'm pregnant and it's a girl...last night i had a dream I went high tech and KNEW the baby was a girl :think:

The strange thing is that I'm so naussated right now that i try to avoid thinking about the pregnancy while I'm awake, but every night I toss and turn and can't sleep good and I have such vivid dreams it feels like I wasn't even asleep, that my mind was still busy running around. I don't know what's causing it, but I'd like to have one night of my mind at rest!

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Glitter- Is it REALLY itchy? I ask because it may be a good idea to mention this to your Dr. who will most likely do a blood test to check for liver function. Cholestasis is rare but it's something that should be checked for if you have itchy hands/feet:)

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Yes it's super itchy....keeps me up and last night the itchiness kept waking me up. I scratch and scratch with no relief! The weird thing is the palms of my hands are itchy too. I left a message for my doctor and hope to hear back from her soon. I remember having this sensation with DS3 but not this bad. Hmmmm I'll look into it. thanks DM!

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Z, hope ur ok? been quiet! x

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I'm fine, thank you for asking :D I'm trying to back off a little from the site because I spend way too much time here and it's just not healthy but I'm not doing particularly well with that - I am posting less but still doing all the reading! Still got this rotten cough and cold too, I could do with a week off work (thank goodness it's half term soon!). How about you, how are you coping at work now? At least I only have to sit behind a desk!! So glad the babies are well - 2lb seems quite big!

Hi Glittergirl - I can't believe you're 32 weeks either, are you all ready for baby?!

Auraora - I hope those dreams turn out to be true :D I had one the night before my gender scan (except it wasn't how a scan is in real life - you know how dreams are!) and they tried telling me it was a boy and I had to tell them they'd done it all wrong!

Mocha - roll on that 8 week scan! I'm glad you're having symptoms that make you worry a little less, though I'm sure that's there all the time. {hugs}

My sister found out she's having a girl too! I'm taking her pushchair shopping tomorrow (with DS3 as our chief tester if he's in the mood!). I don't need a new one (only a car seat) but it's might tempting :D

Love to everyone else x

GG- it really sounds like Cholestasis. It usually gets worse with each subsequent pregnancy. It has to be watched carefully because it can be bad for the baby. A lot of times they suggest induction by 38w as it's safer for baby to be out than in. Let us know what you hear. I'll do some searching on how to help the condition with diet etc. xo