2014 April Rainbows

[Kasey84]

I feel your pain Karina! It's -25C with the wind chill here today and we're supposed to get 30 cm of snow tomorrow...on top of the 113 cm we've already gotten over the past month Brrrrr

 

[KLMenke]

Anyone do the glucose test yet? Just got off the phone with my nurse, and she has me super worried. She said the day before that I should limit carbs to help me pass.... that's all I eat! Ahhhh! Please tell me she's over reacting..

 

[Lisa85]

KLmenke, I've got mine next wednesday and they didn't tell me anything like that. I eat carbs and sugar non stop so ill let you know how i got! haha i told them i was kinda worried coz i eat so much sugar and she just said you'll be fine!! I think it might be really bad if you were overweight to begin with.
Whens your test?

 

[Lisa85]

MYYYYY HIPPPPPPPPPPPS!!!! oh my gosh its so painful!!!

I cleaned the house yesterday and now i can barely walk!!! Nothing seems to help... a warm bath, my OH massages them, i stretch, i sleep with a pillow between my legs... nothing helps!!!!!!

Someone help me!! lol

 

[KLMenke]

I mean I wouldn't classify myself as over weight, but I had weight to lose lol. My test is next Thursday, so a week from today. She just has me so worried because if you fail the first one, you have to do a fasting 3 hour test later after being on a carb free diet for a while, and that scares me! I love bread and pasta and pizza! Lol. I was fine before I talked to her to get details. Argh!

 

[Lisa85]

Sometimes they give you to much info! i don't think they realise it scares us. Im sure you will be fine.
They do the tests early there!! they don't do them till 28 weeks here. I have to fast and i think it takes a few hours.

 

[Lindsay109]

Lisa and Karina, love the bump pics! You both look great!!

I am also moaning and groaning a bit when moving around... I find some of my shoes can be a bit of trouble, can't breathe while I'm bent over doing them up, lol.

Karina, I hope you and your husband enjoy the football game! I hope you don't freeze!!

Kasey, I hope you stay warm too!

KLMenke, I haven't had my glucose test yet either... I see the OB next week so am guessing it'll probably be soon. I hadn't heard that about avoiding carbs/sugar before the test... good to know though! That's one test I really want to pass!

Lisa, sorry to hear your hips are bugging you so much! I hope you can find some relief!

As for me, had a bit of a scare yesterday. Woke up and my heart was racing and I was feeling a bit short of breath. My blood pressure was also up so the OB wanted me to come in and get checked. Fortunately, after a non-stress test and some blood tests it was determined me and baby are both fine. They are suspecting perhaps dehydration, or that I was fighting a cold or something, they're not really sure. Regardless, today everything is back to normal so I'm very happy about that!

 

[Karinama98]

Lindsay - glad to hear you're okay.


KLMenke - never heard that either about limiting carbs. I know for me I don't think it'll affect much. With my family being diabetic, when I visit I used their test strips to check how I was in the mornings, and I was still doing fine - and that was after many Thanksgiving meals that weekend. But couldn't hurt to see if it would have an affect. I just know that every time I open my fridge door the bottle of the sugar liquid is sitting there staring at me that they gave me for it. I had the option of choosing Lemon-Lime or Orange flavored. So we'll see how it goes in 3 weeks.

Kasey - I know up by my mom's it's going to get down to a low of -30F (-34C) on Monday, and that's without a windchill. The worst I ever remembering dealing with was -40F (-40C) as a kid. Again...no windchill. Brrrr.


So far no major pains other than the rib/back pain I've been having. Little girl is definitely moving on up as I'm starting to feel her more by my stomach now compared to my pelvic region. She made DH's dad on New Years when he was finally able to feel her kick. He got teary eyed knowing his little girl is in there moving like crazy. Her nickname is now "Ninja". lol But yesterday, I swear, she didn't stop moving. I don't even think she slept during the night because I woke up to my uterus feeling like a playground for her. LOL

 

[Karinama98]

The one thing I am happy to know is that overall everyone has been doing well with their pregnancies who post on a routine basis. In my job, I'm a life insurance underwriter. In the last week and a half I have had to work on two cases where the babies were born premature. I'm not going to lie that it has been unnerving at times reading the medical records about their struggles. Especially since both cases recently were at 26 weeks. But I find it amazing at how they have survived even though one of the babies is still struggling with some medical problems. My one sister had my nephew at 25 weeks back 18 years ago. He was 1 lb 10 oz. To know most of us are in a place that if something happens, we can go onto having our little ones survive is amazing.

 

[Kasey84]

KLMenke- I haven't had my glucose test yet either. It will be scheduled at my appointment next week. I'm fairly certain it doesn't get done until 28 weeks here.

Lisa- Sorry about the hip pain! Have you mentioned it to your doctor? Maybe he/she can suggest something that could help.

Lindsay- That sounds scary! Glad you and baby are ok! Last week at work one day I had a strange episode too. I suddenly got short of breath, blurred vision, overheated and nauseous. It passed after a couple of minutes. I work at a hospital and got my blood pressure checked, but it was fine. Thankfully nothing like it has happened since.

Karina- Your DH must have been so excited. So sweet! It must be hard to deal with those cases at work. I'm a Social Worker at a hospital and I've done some work with women who've had mc, stillbirths and cases of SIDS. It's just so sad, but unfortunately a reality for some. Thankfully I've seen more healthy babies go home with their parents, so I try to keep that in mind as well.

AFM- Almost afraid to say it, but pain in my hips/groin hasn't been to bad lately-fingers crossed this continues! We're in the middle of a blizzard here now and I'm so hoping we don't lose power. Last night we lost power for 6 hours and it just so happened to be the coldest day on record here since 1947! We were freezing!

Anyone else here Rh negative? I'll be getting my rhogam injection soon...also at 28 weeks I think.

 

[hope4rainbow]

It's been awhile, hey ladies!!!

I'm so glad to see that overall everyone is healthy.

I had my glucose test this last week and I was SO nervous about it. I ate normally the day before. That morning I had one egg for breakfast, then drank the orange drink (it's not horrible, but definitely not my fave). My levels were normal!

I agree, Karina. Every week we make it and he gets bigger and has a better chance at surviving outside my body, I breathe a huge sigh of relief. Also, the heartburn is constant, I feel your pain! I've been living on tums and pepcid ac.

At our last high risk appt at 26w3d he was estimated to be 2lb 4oz! So amazing, it took forever to get to 1lb (at our 22 week appt) and just one month later he more than doubled that. This process is fascinating.

On my birthday (last week) I turned 27 and it was the start of our 27th week, here's a picture of us!

 

[vietmamsie]

Hope4Rainbow you look great!

Morgan, love the pics! I hope everything goes so much differently for you this time around. Your story is so terrifying you are so strong for making it through.

Lisa - You are catching up to me!!! A beautiful big bump and a pretty good amount of weight gain to go with it. I think every woman is different, and we really shouldn't worry about how much we gain... all that matters is that the baby is healthy and that we feel good. If you are hungry, EAT!

I hope everyone is feeling better (saw there were some sick Mamas) and that you all made it through the holiday season without a mental breakdown!

We just got back from Malaysia and had a wonderful time! Only three more weeks of work, then I am free! I am starting to feel a little unprepared for this little one... At a party last night some people were asking me what I had bought (almost nothing, a few packages should be arriving from the states with diapers, etc this week) what our names are (still torn and can't agree) and what our nursery looks like (the baby is going in bed with us, so we have nothing furniture wise). I have to get my butt is gear once I finish work!!!

I have the glucose test on Tuesday, will let you know how it goes!

Attached is a pic from new years eve!

 

[Kasey84]

Hope- Beautiful bump glad to hear all is well, but sorry to hear about the heartburn!

Happy belated birthday to you! Hope you enjoyed your day. Imagine you'll be celebrating your next birthday with a little one

Vietmamsie- Your looking wonderful! I'm starting to feel a little panicked about not having much prepared for the baby either! I have a crib, change table, bassinet, and a a small amount of baby clothes....that's all! My husband is going back to work up north for 3 weeks in just a few days. When he gets home again at the end of January we'll have to do some serious shopping!

I'm battling a head cold now I woke up yesterday with a sore throat/head cold and also no power. A severe winter storm knocked out power to the entire province. Thankfully we spent the day/night at my sisters, as she has a fireplace. We finally got our power back this morning I'm thankful the baby was tucked away warm in my belly! It's going to be a brutal winter I think...another reason to look forward to Spring

 

[Lisa85]

Lindsay, that sounds a little scary! Hope you're still feeling ok.

Karina, I wonder when my little one sleeps as well. She seems to be moving around all day long and whenever i wake up i can usually feel her moving as well. My SIL told me they move in their sleep too!!

Kasey, i did mention my hip pain at my last midwife appointment and she just said its a normal pregnancy thing and there wasn't anything to be done other than some exercises! How are you supposed to know if yours is worse than anyone else's or if you require any further treatment like physio.
I actually heard about the blizzard here on the news this morning saying that parts of US are braces for -50C. I can't even imagine what that would feel like considering I've never seen snow!! i would have thought you would freeze to death at that temp.
Im a positive sorry so not sure about the injection.

Hope, happy birthday for last week!! Hope you had a great day!
Im glad your test and appointment went well
Beautiful bump pic! Is much done in the nursery yet?
How have you been feeling?

Vietmamsie, i think we look full term already... i can't imagine how much bigger its going to get! haha Beautiful pic by the way.
I recently went through a patch of not eating heaps but I'm back being really hungry again. I had to get up at 4am the other morning to eat. I don't know how I'm going to cope on glucose test day where i can't eat.
Glad you had a good holiday.
I wouldn't stress to much about not having a lot yet. A lot of things you won't need immediately when they are born so as long as you have clothes and nappys and wipes you should be ok.
Im trying to get a lot done now coz I'm having a lot of trouble walking around which I'm sure will only get worse.

 

[Kasey84]

Lisa- here's a little glimpse of the snow at our house. It's a lot, but not the most we've ever had

 

[Lisa85]

oh my!!! how do you get into your house?
Does everyones pets just have to stay inside all winter?!

 

[KLMenke]

Holy that's a ton of snow! We are having the coolest temps we've had in a while, air temp is -21F and wind chill mashes it feel like -55F! Went to breakfast this morning with dh, and just walking to and from the car was terribly cold!

Today is a very difficult day for me. It's the anniversary of my mom's death, 13 years ago when I was 12 yrs old. I've never dealt with it during pregnancy with the added hormones and emotions.. it's been a hard day! ! ! Thankfully, dh gets to be home with me tonight which was unexpected since he is working out of town.

All of your bumps look so much bigger than mine and I'm only a couple weeks behind! It's so crazy how we are all different.. I'll have to post a pic of my bump! We started working on the nursery on dh's last week off (he has a 2 week on, 1 week off schedule). We have paint and furniture put together! We also started on our registry and already have items bought! It's becoming so real and April will be here in no time!

Hope everyone is having a good new year so far.

 

[KLMenke]

Bump picture from today in the nursery!

 

[Lisa85]

KLmenke, They said on the new this morning is you spend more than 5 minutes outside in some of these blizzards that you will get frost bite. So crazy!! Hows a pregnant lady supposed to fulfil her last moment cravings. haha
So sorry about your mum. I cry over silly little things all the time so i couldn't imagine how you must feel. Im glad your DH can be there with you.
As much as i love my big bump its extremely uncomfortable. Just rolling over in bed is really hard due to the weight of it. it often makes my back crack due to the weight rolling over. You still have a decent bump though. Nice pic!
My nursery is nearly done other than all the little things i need to stock it.

Is anyone prepping for their baby shower yet?! I'm freaking out a little. I hate planning parties... it makes me so anxious. i kinda wish i didn't have one now. I keep crying when i get overwhelmed about it. Silly pregnancy hormones! haha

 

[Kasey84]

We've had about 5 feet of snow in the past month, but it looks worse because we run out of room to shovel it and end up having to pile it up, leaving huge mountains of snow! OH has shovelled our walkways and patios, but fortunately it has blown away from our doors so far. Some people literally had to shovel out their door though. Lol. We have 3 cats that are indoor pets only. People still walk their pets and let them outside to use the bathroom though.

KLMenke- your bump is looking great everyone is different. I have a few coworkers and friends due around the same time as me and we all look completely different sizes!

Sending hugs during this difficult day. Anniversaries of losses like that are so hard! Glad to hear that your oh will be there with you tonight