♡ January Snowdrops 2019 ♡

[bbbbbbb811]

With three girls, when people ask I just say 'i only produce girls' shuts them up
I've got no motivation, I've watched the children hurricanes whip through the house all day, and now I have to make a start on it but I just feel so exhausted to the point I'm struggling to move!! On the up side, England made the first semi finals in 28 years!!! I thought we were out when it got to penalties last match, I can't believe we've got this far.

 

[NovaStar]

Yes, definitely nothing wrong with a preference, I just hate when people assume. I have a friend with four girls and people kept asking if they were gonna try for a boy and she’s like “no, I always wanted all girls” and I swear...some people just don’t get it! Haha. I know either way I’m gonna love my baby, no matter what. I do understand gender disappointment though...but that’s a very personal thing, people still shouldn’t assume. I know my mom is hoping we have another girl but that’s because she wants lots of grandkids and is worried if we have a boy we might stop at two...but I definitely want more than two so she doesn’t need to worry. Haha!

 

[gigglebox]

Bbb that reminds me of what hubby said during our first pregnancy when i wanted a girl. He said, with a totally straight face, "Well I only make boys so..." so far he is right! He wants a girl this time. I said "well it's too bad you only have y sperm". So he says, "poof, i make girls now" yeah we'll see!

Although ds1 tokd me today that I have a girl in my belly and the next baby will be a boy ok we'll see

 

[Babybum35]

People are assholes. I feel like people need to realize all babies are a gift and not everyone gets to choose when they get pregnant. Some of them try for so long that to even get pregnant is a huge deal. Why must people assume we need anything other than a healthy baby...
Bbb I would be livid if someone told me they needed a doctor to confirm how far along I was. It's so stupid.
Afm I go back to the doctor for my 12 week appointment and I am super anxious cause my dh doesn't think I look as pregnant this time as when I was 11 weeks with dd. I think it's cause I am easily 20 pounds heavier so it's hiding the bump but my dh doesn't think so. I'm so worried something went wrong and I just want to fast forward to Friday so I can know for sure. It doesn't help my symptoms have never been super strong and now they are subsiding. Early pregnancy sucks. At least in later months baby moving gives some reassurance

 

[MissMarpleFan]

Afm I go back to the doctor for my 12 week appointment and I am super anxious cause my dh doesn't think I look as pregnant this time as when I was 11 weeks with dd. I think it's cause I am easily 20 pounds heavier so it's hiding the bump but my dh doesn't think so. I'm so worried something went wrong and I just want to fast forward to Friday so I can know for sure. It doesn't help my symptoms have never been super strong and now they are subsiding. Early pregnancy sucks. At least in later months baby moving gives some reassurance

I'm feeling nervous too. My 12 week ultrasound isn't for another 12 days, and my morning sickness is definitely going away. I've dropped from 2 diclegis at night down to 1, may try skipping it altogether soon. My irresponsible cheese and carb eating has led to gaining back 4 of the pounds I've lost this trimester. That's good, I guess?

If I make it through the 12 week ultrasound, I don't think I get scanned again until 18 weeks!

 

[Emsabub]

Hi girls, hope everyone is doing ok!

I keep going MIA from this group, I’m not a very good member, so so sorry
If it’s ok kiwi, when you’re around, could you update my due date to 7th Jan please? I need to change my ticker too but the url button isn’t my friend right now

 

[countryblonde]

Everyone assumes we want a girl too...apparently having 2 boys just means you must desperately want a girl. There would be not even an ounce of disappointment if we have another boy..would be nice to have a girl I think, but I know boys so well now.... People are crazy.

Heres my bump pic I promised...left side is 11 weeks..right side 13... I checked back and I'm about the same size as I was at 13 weeks last pregnancy

 

[Ersurgeongirl]

So I recovered from pneumonia... just in time to solo parent for a week, then take little dude to a different state to stay with his dad for the summer, then to go on vacation to Istanbul.

Had the NT test/scan on Friday and got some of the genetic results back too....

Much to our surprise we are very much on team and now we are super stumped on names.

 

[MollyMoon]

Congrats Ersurgeongirl! Baby looks so cute!

Hope they did gender test on my bloodwork as well I had mine on Wednesday.. I'm going to call my ob tomorrow after work and see if they got results...

Has anyone felt baby yet? I have Been feeling tiny flicks just before my 12 wks started. I do have a small frame being 5'2 although I'm not skinny. I told my s/o he got excited as I was!

 

[gigglebox]

Ers what great news! What made you think girl?

Molly I haven't felt anything yet but that is cool you have! I look forward to feeling it.

To those nervous...i will say the fetal doppler has been a blessing this time. I try to use it sparingly but when i feel nervous about baby i love that i can gear the hb. Of course it's no guarantee all is totally fine but it does ease my mind quite a bit!

 

[bbbbbbb811]

Lovely bump country!
Congratulations ER, so jealous you get to find out so early.
Today I got through to my midwife, who said she only wrote down what I said(which she didn't because she got other things wrong in my notes, but heyho) but I've got a scan next Tuesday I was hit with excitement, but then nerves, I just hope everything is ok.

 

[NovaStar]

BB yay! So glad you have a scan scheduled. I’m sure everything is perfect!

Ok ladies. Constipation remedies? I’m having a really difficult time with it right now. I’ve done milk of magnesia a few times but it doesn’t really work, it just makes me feel crappy. I’m going insane!

 

[MissMarpleFan]

BB yay! So glad you have a scan scheduled. I’m sure everything is perfect!

Ok ladies. Constipation remedies? I’m having a really difficult time with it right now. I’ve done milk of magnesia a few times but it doesn’t really work, it just makes me feel crappy. I’m going insane!

TMI - I had the same problem last night and I took milk of m, smaller dose 15ml. It says an adult can take 30ml, so after a couple hours I took another 15 ml. About 10 minutes and for several hours afterwards, it became clear that second dose was a big, big mistake!

Today the nurse suggested I drink some nasty Metamucil instead.

Also you could be dehydrated.

I had all the genetic tests today, but I won’t hear anything until at the 20th, I think, which is also my scan appt. Feels far away!

I got good news from my endocrinologist today that my thyroid levels are back where they should be.

 

[gigglebox]

Miss yay for good news!

Hubs is trying to talk me into finding the gender out at a reveal party and i'm so torn.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Emsabub: updated your EDD .

Ersurgeongirl: updated your bump too hun .

countryblonde: lovely bump hun! I'm jealous cuz I'm so short, tall people have it so much easier .

Hope all of you are doing well . Sorrry I didn't get to reply to everyone.

 

[Emsabub]

I didn’t manage to load those photos when I replied before, sorry girls! I definitely need a new phone upgrade.

Country your bump is lovely!

Er congratulations on baby boy! Just like giggle said, what made you think girl?! My scan was at 11w and looks a lot different & I was hoping for another girl. It probably looked the same as yours a week later though.

Bbbb is that today or tomorrow Tuesday?! Good luck either way!

Nova sorry I have no idew I’ve suffered with that basically forever so movicol is my go to. But I think it’s prescription only

Missmarple, what are the genetic tests? Are they the ones that look for Pataus and that?

Giggle a gender party sounds fun, the balloon pop is always fun to watch 😁

Thank you kiwi! How is your jaw doing now?

 

[Ersurgeongirl]

I thought girl because...

This pregnancy has been way different than my son
My hcg levels have been so high it was either twins or a girl, according to the internet
The initial heartbeat was 188, it has settled to 159-160
My face has been breaking out badly
I’m actually nauseous- wasn’t with 1st pregnancy

I know, it’s all based on stupid old wives tales

 

[Emsabub]

When they say predicted is that usually right? I’ve never had this done before sorry if I ask stupid questions 🙈
I kind of do believe the wives tales in a way, but when they say you get so many hints for a girl the only ones that applied before were high Hb and sweet cravings. I only had nausea for a week without sickness.

 

[Ersurgeongirl]

It’s predicted because of the tubes of blood pulled from me, 5% of the blood had fetal cells. Without seeing a penis, everything is predicted and not confirmed.

Like I was telling my husband, if all they saw were X chromosomes I might have more skeptical... like maybe there wasn’t enough blood cells to determine... but there’s no reason for me to have Y chromosomes in my blood stream... unless the fetus is a boy.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

Missmarple, what are the genetic tests? Are they the ones that look for Pataus and that?

Giggle a gender party sounds fun, the balloon pop is always fun to watch 😁

The blood tests on me as a carrier of bad things, and "cell free fetal dna" testing (NIPT) to test for Down's and Patau and things. I'm scared because I've already fit into many statistically small groups in my life - Graves' Disease (2-5% of women), Factor V Leiden for blood clotting (around 5% of white women), Left handed (10%). I'm special enough, no more, please!

Here's my 11 week bump photos, I don't have much of a waist left but it looks like mostly fat The nurse said my earlier pregnancies could be contributing to showing early.