Just had to say...thorz, your boys are sooo handsome!
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Just had to say...thorz, your boys are sooo handsome!
Yep she is still a girl, I've had it confirmed 3 times now!! I tried essential oils as well and they didn't help any. I know some people swear by those things 2 of my closest friends sell them and their houses smell of oils, so I have tried them on numerous occasions, and I have never had an ounce of success with them for any of my ailments or my kids ailments either! But hey, I'm with you, it is always worth a shot because if it works for you, then great!!!!
Thanks so much, they keep me on my toes for sure! I sure love my guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosie85
My goodness its been quiet on here :)
Been buying a few little bits for baby, mostly netural until we get it confirmed we are defo having a girl. Only 2 weeks and 4 days till my scan, cannot wait. Never had a 3d/4d one before so really looking forward to it.
Hayfever has kicked in big style too so been feeling pretty rough these past few days. I'm seeing my midwife tomorrow so will be asking what i can take, if anything.
Diva hope you had a really nice holiday :) we go away in 3 weeks and we are all super excited.
Thorz your boys are just so so cute.
I've been wondering why it's so quite too! Been missing reading up every day!
I've also been suffering from hay fever! Let me know what they say you can take, hate hay fever it's horrible, I sound like I have a permanent cold!
I've booked my 3d scan too it's not till the 14th July though , so desperate for it to be sooner! I'm praying little one will still be a girl! I've brought a couple of pink things and that's it really, we'll I have a little basket full. I'm not buying anything else now till my scan. Wish I was one of the people that could have a scan and be happy to believe it and get excited, but instead I keep worrying they missed something on the scan!
Anybody else got a huge bump? Look at mine and I'm only 23 weeks! Attachment 11593
Lol I will have to post a pic of mine urs is like half the size lmao!
I can't seem to stop shopping! I have way too much stuff now.... His dresser can only fit 0-3 months clothes cause there's so much :s..., it's my last baby tho right so it's okay ;) I am buying a new double stroller I'm gonna get the britax b-ready.
It's very quite... I'm thinking cause we al know what we are having so no more obsessing happening :)
Are people starting to think of birth plans? I do have preferences...
Whats everyone planning for pain relief and such?
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maybe not as big as i thought (FEEL)
Your all in the front! I'm sure my bums bigger this time! With my boys you couldn't tell from the back this time I feel like I'm bigger all over!
Such a nice feeling though, love feeling proper movements from little one!
This will be my last one too, and I think I will go wild shopping I just have to wait a few more weeks now till my scan, which is probably a good thing or I'd be bankrupt by the end! Having never looked at pink clothes in the shops think I'm going to be lethal when I finally do !!
Lol DH is very lucky this isn't a girl lol! Altho there is a lot of boy stuff I love too...
Omg this baby flips non stop lol... It's nice to have reassurance that he's alive and well... The other day he had a quiet day and I was getting worried
Morning ladies! Cute bump pics!
Ok I'll be brave and show you my latest pic.
This was taken a few days ago before bed
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I have totally decked out the nursery in all things pink! Have another scan in 3 weeks to check my placenta, so Im worried a penis will suddenly appear!! Ive spoken with my friend who did my gender scan at 22 weeks and she said there is no way a penis is going to show now. But I will feel better once I see it again! I keep looking back at my potty shots and obsessing over them!! Always have to find something to obsess over lol
My DH has been in China for a week with work, gets back tomorrow thank goodness!! I hate him being so far away and realise what a difference it makes having him help every night after work with the kids! 1 more night! Phew... Then he's taking me next weekend away without the kids to a lovely resort for some relaxation time.... cant wait!
Awww nice bump salsa! She's def a girl so stop worrying
Such cute bumps ladies, if I remember I'll post my bump tomorrow because I'm already in bed and in lots and lots of pain. Dr has put me on partial bed rest :( bummer! Because I've been falling down a couple times a day :( I was really hoping to hold out longer on the bed rest!
Thorz thats no good!! Im so sorry to hear that. Look after yourself and little Macie Anne! I know it must be sooo awful being on bed rest when you're so busy, but just think its not forever and the time will come and go - it will be worth it in the end x x
Oh thoz, hope your feeling better soon and you get some time to put your feet up.
I've been thinking about my birth plan but it will most likly go out the window when the time comes but i'm sticking by my one rule and thats no pain relief, same as the boys (thats until the stiches get done anyway) but i have no idea where i'm going to have baby and its worrying my sick.
Loving the bump pics :) ill have to pop mine up but its not really much bigger than the 20 week pic i put up.
I'm so worried this little girl wont be a little girl either when i have my next scan, i dont have any potty shots or anything to look back at, just have the memory of the scan. Hope the 21st comes round quick but i doubt it will.
I had one drug free birth and I almost died!!! and that labour was only 30 mins!!! I dont know if we all feel different during labour and delivery...my friend just had a baby and she said ao it wasnt too bad... for me the pain is soooo intense and i totally lose control!!! I am trying to prepare myself this time bettr cause i dont want the epidural cause last time it didnt take and i had a lot of back pain after... the gas helps me concentrate on my breathing a lot i think and it doesnt do anything for the pain at all!! shots of morphine just get me high... and no relief... delivery pain doesnt bother me much its the labour that kills me!! i dialate super fast so maybe thats why its so intense...
Oh wag thats terrible, was it because it was drug free you nearly died? Thats really scary. What pain relief are you thinking about having?
I had gas and air with DS1 but it was horrible, made me feel sick and out of it so threw it on the floor after a couple of puffs, DS2 i had paracetomol and then gas and air with stiches afterwards but it did nothing, i just remember lying on the bed crying my eyes out staring at the light. I had anasetic (sorry about spelling) with the stiches but with DS2 it did nothing because they had to stich the muscle and the pain relief was no where near strong enough. I'd do birth, labour and contractions 1million times over than have stiches just once.
I'd love a water birth too this time, tried with DS2 but he was to quick and came while they were cleaning the room out for me. I can see this one being even quicker tho which scares the hell out of me.
Ya not literally almost died sorry should have clarified... Ya no pain relief was rough on me for that one... Ds1 I had the epidural and slept threw the labour but they turn it off for birth... I remember being very angry... But it wasn't nearly as bad as ds2... Ds1 was also vacuumed out :s and I had over and hour of stitches after that :s didn't feel pain when he was stitching but I very clearly remember the feeling of the stitch string running through ewwwww....my vagina will never look the same :( o well lol... Ds3 was an induction it was 2 hours and the contractions were really intense but once again nothing like ds2! Ds3 was my hardest delivery... Took 30 mins to get him out lol ds2 flew out like a bat out of hell... There is an iv drug I can't remember the name but I might try that... At the same time tho cause I have short labours I feel like I should just suck it up.... Cause I feel like a million bucks after the last two babies like I could have run a marathon lol.... Red raspberry leaf tea is amazing for after pains by the way! I had horrible pains after ds2! So wit ds3 I drank it during and after labour and none! It was awesome
I know I'm def delaying cord clamping again... I thought it was so awesome and baby was soooo peaceful at birth not screaming his head off.... The only downfall for me is that it increases jaundice and then I'm Rh- and that increases jaundice and then my last two babies our blood mixed so ds3 had a triple whammy of jaundice and ended up under the light..... But that basically the Bly thing that is a must on my plan and anything to avoid a c section
I would LOVE a water birth! But my hospital doesn't do them :( and I refuse to do an at home birth...
I look like i've been butchered down there and it will also never be the same again. I clearly remember the feeling of the stiches too, not good. Thankfully i've never had afterpains but heard about them, i drank raspberry leaf tea with DS2 so maybe that helped, ill defo be drinking it again this time. My local hospital doesnt do water births either but i'm hoping ill make it to the birth centre (its a longer drive) and wont have to go into our local horrible hospital.
Feeling so so stressed at the min, the boys have really been playing up and i'm wondering if maybe we should have waited another year for this baby. So worried about coping and really hope the boys calm down a little before then. I just seem to be constantally shouting and tell them no :(
It gets worse as they age... My ds1 drives me insane he is soooo bad... He is so disrespectful, doesn't listen... I feel like all I do is punish him! And shout! I hate it...
I have so many appts coming up it is insane! I feel sooooo overwhelmed!
I am starting ds3 vaccinations on Tuesday :( and I'm very sad but it needs to be done... I've delayed them long enough....
I have my first OB appt on next thurs! :)
I have to renew his health card ds3 and that will prob take hours from my life lol
The week after ds3 has a sedation appt for his eye and I hate these appts they pin him down and make him take chloral hydrate and it burns his throat... :(
DH has a consult for the big V
Ob appts are gonna be bi-weekley already! I wish I could go another month... I'm gonna request it...
Ds2 has drs appts and he's getting a pshyc evaluation
Ds3 will be starting occupational and speech therapy which will be weekly
Then throw In the new baby and all his appts and the birth, his jaundice that he will have...
Ds1 has nothing thank god lol
Sorry had to vent lol it seems to help to let it out
That's a huge number of appointments WAG, I find the school drop offs and pick ups more than enough! I can't remember my OB's appointment regime - I don't think it gets more frequent than monthly until after 32 weeks?
The bumps all look great, I'll post mine this weekend.
Im feeling quite bummed right now, and I really don't know why! I think it is mostly because of the huge weight gain and knowing that now that bed rest is here, weight gain will just get worse! I've gained 16lbs which is about normal, but the problem is I'm gonna be in bed for practically all of the next 4.5 months so its going to get out of control like last time. On top of that, there are so many things I still need to do for the baby nursery but the pain in my hips is even preventing me from sitting in a chair so I can get in front of my sewing machine! Ugh. Well, I still need to post a pic of my bump. If I actually get dressed then I will do it for sure, also I have a friend who just dropped off 2 bags of baby clothes!! I'm already set with enough clothes from NB-3 months, do you think its bad to tell people to buy 3month+ for my shower? I know most people buy newborn stuff for baby showers but I really need older baby stuff. Anyhow, going through that stuff got me all emotional, I still cannot believe I am having a baby girl and get to actually dress my baby in all these super sweet clothes!
I feel with you Thorz, I put piles on since I got back to work this Feb, where I sit all day. I hardly use up any calories this way and I will end up looking like an elephant for a year again :-) thank god it's our last baby. Had enough of putting weight on and then stuggling to loose it. Only advantage this time was a low weight start due to LE diet and I think you started pretty low too.
Pregnancy is not a time when I worry about the weight ;) I've been eating soooooo bad lol lots of junk food which is really out of character for me... I don't have a sweet tooth normally .... But this pregnancy I've been eating candy,cake,eclairs lol everything lol
In my head I know that I shouldn't worry about weight, but I just can't help it. I was chunky in high school and I worked really hard to stay slim since I lost my chunkiness, and it is just built into me to worry about watching the scale go up. Luckily I have really never had an issue with losing it even though I gained 50+ with DS3 I still lost it all in a reasonable amount of time, but I still struggle with watching the number on the scale go up. Not to mention, we are too poor to buy new clothes for me, so I should control my weight. My dr wants me to put on 40 lbs, I really would feel more comfortable with 30 but I guess as long as I don't go over 40 I should just relax about it.
Maybe don't weigh yourself at home... I put my scale away so I can't... And weight gain doesn't bother me just cause I no I can't do anything about it till preg is over... Then I obsess and get self conscious lol
I hate the weight gain as well and I tend to pile it on whilst pregnant. I also find it depressing after the baby is born and I'm fat and sleep deprived and nothing fits. And I feel like I'm continuously losing pregnancy weight! It always comes off though.
I do envy those women who look completely normal apart from their bumps though.
I've gained a lot this pregnancy as well and trying not t get too bummed but it's hard. I still weigh less at this gestation than I did with the others only because I started out so underweight.
My bump has really "exploded" over the last several weeks. I kept telling DH that I'm much bigger (belly-wise) this time around. Also as much as I hate being a complainer I've been sooo much more uncomfortable... more back pain, pelvic pain, shortness of breath, etc. At my u/s on wed I now know this isn't all in my head. Apparently my baby is measuring MASSIVE and I have polyhydramnios which is excess amniotic fluid. The combo of giant baby and the extra fluid is causing all these issues and uncofrunately has also been causing tons of contractions due to the added strain on my uterus. So my already high risk of preterm delivery is now even higher. I've been pretty down about the news because I really was hoping to go full term.
Has anyone done their glucose screening yet? The perinatal ob said my big baby and high fluid levels could be a sign of gestational diabetes which floored me because I usually have LOW blood sugar, not high. I've never thought twice about the glucose test but now I'm a little nervous for mine next week.
I got some more cute pics at my scan... this one is my favorite. Poor guy is getting tired of having his picture taken lol
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im doing my gluclose test next week... last preg i failed the first one then had to go and do the longer one :S but that one was fine...
are you dialating at all yet?
The silver lining in this so far is that my cervix is actually holding up better than usual. I'm only about a fingertip dialated and although my cervix is shortening more than a "normal" person's would, it is pretty good for me. Hopefully it stays that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
What about you WAG? Have you still been having a lot of contractions?
Here is my bump... for some reason it seems to look much bigger in person than in the pics but trust me I'm huge lol.
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awww you look great!!!!
um ya god they are soooo painful too... ive had like 4 today already... i see my ob on thursday
thats good that your cervix is holding good for you!! hopfully you make it to 37... what was your earliest baby? sorry my placenta brain gets the best of me... are you still aloud to have sex/orgasm? cause of the preterm history?
Wow wag you are busy, i thought i had a mad few months coming up but nothing compared to what you've got going on.
I have my bloods done again on the 9th of july so they will most likely do my glucose then. I also have to have a jab for whooping cough as theres been an outbreak in the uk so they are giving that out to expectant mums, i'm dreading it. I hate needles so much but i know its for the best.
Thorz i know its prob not easy but try not to worry about weight gain. I'm the opposite to you tho and worry if i'm putting enough on and if i'm eating enough. I used to have really bad issues with food in the past and i find it so tough to eat more but i know i have to eat more than i usually would.
yup and all that madness begins monday... dread dread dread.....
WAG, my guys were born at 31, 35 and 33 weeks. I'm sorry you're still having lots of contractions too. Hope you have a good check up. Will they check your cervix?
Ya he will if I ask him to :) I can't believe ob appts are gonna be bi-weekly already :s
I've just had my glucose test. I usually don't have it until 28wks but my doc is going away so wanted me to have it before he went. Will see what those results are next wk. I've never had an issue so hoping this time round is the same.
I have my glucose test in 3 weeks, but I have never had an issue with it. I actually usually have low blood sugar during pregnancy!
Southern, I really hope it all works out ok for you and that your little guy hangs in there as long as possible. My guys always have to be forced out by induction lol. What a sweet pic you captured, he is totally hiding from the camera....awesome!
Thank you Thorz. I usually have low blood sugar too which is why I'm so shocked that I could have gestational diabetes. How are you doing? I'm really sorry to hear you're already in such pain. Is your mom still there to help out?
I'm doing better this pregnancy than last pregnancy at this time but I'm still on bed rest and hurt a lot. My mom is here and will stay with us for a month after the baby is here, so she will be here a total of 6 months!! My boys absolutely love having their Gammy here!