♡ January Snowdrops 2019 ♡

[gigglebox]

Good luck today mwel!!!

Ugh I was telling hubby how my RLP is super painful but at least I had avoided calf cramps at night (got them bad with both previous pregnancies). Well guess what woke me up twice last night -.- at least flexing my foot usually stops them.

Pregnancy sure does some weird stuff to us.

Also remember inwas wondering if i was having braxton hicks a few weeks back? I definitely was. STILL GETting the same sensation now and my uterus is now big enough i can feel it getting hard/tight by pushing on it.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Hey ladies I'm here! I'll respond in a few minutes to everyone.

 

[mwel8819]

We are team blue! I’m in complete shock! Just because my family isn’t supposed to be able to have boys lol! I’ll be back later. Waiting on the doctor.

 

[NovaStar]

We are team blue! I’m in complete shock! Just because my family isn’t supposed to be able to have boys lol! I’ll be back later. Waiting on the doctor.

Congrats! Isn’t that feeling the best? I was totally surprised both times, I though DD was going to be a boy and I thought this one was definitely a boy...but nope! Funny how something that’s 50/50 can still be so exciting.

 

[Kiwiberry]

MissMarpleFan, prenatal yoga sounds awesome!! Have you signed up yet? I had horrible like cramps with both of my girls. I did stretch out my foot to make them feel better though. Good luck at the doctors on Monday.

mwel8819, congrats on team !! Are you still doing a gender reveal for the rest of the family? Did you tell your daughter? She sounded like she really wanted a sister, hop e she doesn't throw a tantrum . So does the only girl's thing run in your husband's family? I heard the male sperm actually chooses the gender.

RandaPanda, thanks for the advice hun . I am horrible at kegels, but I do think it's just urine. When I had a leak with Ava it did snow a lot like semen, in fact exactly like it and it was a lot more than what I'm getting now. I'm assuming it's just a mixed with a lot of discharge.

gigglebox, that butterbeer sounds so yummy especially with the ice cream!!! I'm really craving everything I shouldn't have, the Slow Carb Diet really sucks. What could it mean to have Braxton Hicks this early? Oh and yeah charley horses really really suck, I had them too..... I literally have no symptoms this pregnancy though which is kind of weird considering how many symptoms I had with both of my girls.

BTW, ty ladies for all the support. I feel a lot better on the leaking thing.

AFM: tomorrow I have a checkup at the dentist to have my tooth pulled, and an ob-gyn appointment. We will also be going grocery shopping for Ava's little mini birthday party on Thursday. I'm going to eat some carbs that day so I decided to make Crock-Pot pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches and curly fries. I know the kids will love it and we haven't had that in a long while now.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

MissMarpleFan, prenatal yoga sounds awesome!! Have you signed up yet? I had horrible like cramps with both of my girls. I did stretch out my foot to make them feel better though. Good luck at the doctors on Monday.

mwel8819, congrats on team !! Are you still doing a gender reveal for the rest of the family? Did you tell your daughter? She sounded like she really wanted a sister, hop e she doesn't throw a tantrum . So does the only girl's thing run in your husband's family? I heard the male sperm actually chooses the gender.

RandaPanda, thanks for the advice hun . I am horrible at kegels, but I do think it's just urine.


AFM: tomorrow I have a checkup at the dentist to have my tooth pulled, and an ob-gyn appointment. We will also be going grocery shopping for Ava's little mini birthday party on Thursday. I'm going to eat some carbs that day so I decided to make Crock-Pot pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches and curly fries. I know the kids will love it and we haven't had that in a long while now.

I would need doctor's approval for the yoga, and I realized it doesn't start until 9/29, so I haven't signed up yet. I've never done yoga before and it's like $115 for 6 classes, but I'm hoping I'll learn stuff I could do alone at home. The weird thing is after needing a heating pad all day yesterday, today my leg doesn't hurt at all! I'm going to take a couple more days off walking though, because the last two times I've taken a long walk I've had 2 days of hip pain after.

Mwel, congrats on your boy! I too, am worried about Gaby's reaction!

I've been trying to do my kegels but who knows if I'm doing it "right."

Curly fries sound great - I am a complete carboholic.

 

[MollyMoon]

Congratulations mwel!

How many is left to confirm gender?

I was on keto diet like a year and a half ago but Im sure I wouldn't last a day on low on carbs right now but I do try to limit myself on sugar.

Last 3 days I feel baby so much more! It's quite the feeling! Finaly my SO saw the movement, with the aid of remote control of course but he was so excited!

 

[Kiwiberry]

MissMarpleFan, I'm really glad the heating pad is helping. So 6 days a week? If that's the case, that's so expensive!

MollyMoon, I still need to confirm gender! Yeah I don't think I can do the keto diet while pregnant. I'm such a picky eater and going below 20 carbs a day is really hard for me especially being so hungry all the time. I've been doing a 50 carb limit or lower. I also have to do it for gestational diabetes anyway. Although on the GD diet they allow up to 170 carbs a day. I'm definitely not going to go anywhere near that, I really want to lose this weight. I'm sure once I'm not pregnant again it'll be a lot easier for me to do Keto.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

MissMarpleFan, I'm really glad the heating pad is helping. So 6 days a week? If that's the case, that's so expensive!

I think it's once a week for six weeks, then you get like 10% off if you want to do another 6 weeks.

I am not a big fan of exercise OR exercise classes, so we'll see how it goes!

 

[Kiwiberry]

MissMarpleFan, we posted around the same time . Oh okay I'm really glad it's not 6 days a week at that price. That would be close to half my rent lol.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

MissMarpleFan, we posted around the same time . Oh okay I'm really glad it's not 6 days a week at that price. That would be close to half my rent lol.

Yes, I'm really hoping to gain confidence that I'm in proper posture in whatever positions (so I don't hurt myself worse) and then just do it at home in front of the cats for free.

 

[gigglebox]

IS anyone here staying team yellow?

Mwel congratulations on the boy! I hope dd is ok. Is hubby excited?

How is everyone doing on weight gain? I think I'm up 13lbs total, possibly closer to 15

 

[Kiwiberry]

Pfffffft I'm too embarrassed to tell my weight gain...... mine is a lot more than I was expecting, it's so not normal and I think it's from GD, Dr said it starts a lot earlier if I had it before.

When I had my last two babies I had at least 12-15lbs of placenta & fluids. I tested my sugar levels earlier in pregnancy and after about an hour it was already up to 170+. Diabetes type 1 and type 2 run in the female side of my family.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

I’m actually feeling paranoid (what else is new) because I haven’t gained more than a pound and people tell me my bump is small for 19 weeks. I certainly look like I’ve gained more than a pound!

I think it’s the massive amount of thyroid medicine I’m taking. My OB didn’t mention my weight at my 16 week appt, will see next Monday if she’s worried about it at 20 weeks. I’m eating all these carbs and junk so it’s GOT to be the medicine. I hope everything is OK.

 

[Kiwiberry]

I always gain weight while pregnant . Makes me sad no matter what I do. Your bump size is probably because you're pregnant with your first. It honestly has very little to do with what you eat or how much you gain. It's largely based on uterus size, placenta, and the fluid inside of it. Like for example, once you have your baby it's probably going to weigh more than baby.

 

[Kiwiberry]

I actually might get my thyroid checked, I'm going to ask the doctor about it tomorrow. I've never had it checked and I've gained a ton of weight with no reason as to why. Couldn't hurt to have it checked right?

 

[Kiwiberry]

Oh my God ladies I have all of these symptoms....... even whenever I touch anything cold it really hurts like I mean really hurts...... I thought I was just overly sensitive to cold this whole time..... I'm also always constipated, I never poop unless it's like every 5 days.... could I really have an underactive thyroid?? I'm really starting to think I do. Even the dry skin is a problem for me, it's all over my body. I'm always really tired, abnormally tired. Even when I get 8 to 10 hours of sleep I still sleep an additional 3 to 4 hours.....

 

[NovaStar]

I’ve gained 10 lbs but that’s all been in the last two weeks or so. MissMarple I wouldn’t worry. I’m usually really small until after 20 weeks then I start getting a little belly and gaining some weight. Then the third trimester begins and all bets are off! Haha! Last time I gained a ton the last few weeks, but it was mostly water retention from my preeclampsia. Be aware of those swelling feet, ladies. Get Blood pressure checked often.

 

[MissMarpleFan]

Thanks ladies.

Kiwi, you should eat prunes for the constipation problem. I eat them whole to get it over with cause I don’t like them, but they work. This is my mother’s remedy. Have 2-4 and give it an hour before you have any more. Also might not be drinking enough water.

Hypothyroidism can make you feel very cold while other people in a room are comfortable or even hot. It’s an easy blood test (pretty cheap too), you might as well find out. My endocrinologist wants my TSH as low as possible it seems, but I believe normal for pregnancy is under 2.5

My blood pressure has been really low so far. I test it daily because I had high blood pressure before pregnancy. My body is soooo weird.

 

[Kiwiberry]

MissMarpleFan, I drink a ton of water, it's all I drink. I also hate prunes. I'm going to get it checked, my insurance might even pay for it. It's not even just room temperatures that I have a problem with its touching anything cold as well it hurts badly. I can touch things that are cold for maybe about 2 seconds before it becomes unbearable. Also I used to drink coffee twice a day to try and keep my energy up but I haven't been able to do that for a few weeks now. It's too bitter without sugar in it. I've also had this constipation problem for years now not even just while pregnant. All of these symptoms I'm talking about have been present outside of pregnancy as well, so I know it's not related to pregnancy.