2014 April Rainbows

[ebonymama]

hey all,

thought i'd come by and say hi...

i c u ladies are good and fine...
thanks karina and to all of u who thought about me.....
thats really some nice cheer there..

well yall talking about baby positions....last ultrasound showed my lolo longitude position...she was transverse.....but i feel movements all over me stomach....sometimes i get some sharp kicks.....at times i can feel her whole body move....that feels wonderful but lil uncomfy at times....but i dont mind at all....

great pics morgan...i am a lil larger than normal...i think its because due to my pcos.....

lisa the shoes are lovely...i would have bought them to...

vietnam...dont worry bout baby position....baby would move when baby ready.....i got my gtt in two weeks....i to dont know how i will survive all that time without nothing to eat....wow....i hope i dont pass out....i get pretty hungry fast...

 

[paintrider89]

I don't post here much but I stalk all the time....had to stop and say..

Morgan- beautiful bump! Also love your chosen name!

How is everyone feeling about being in/headed to 3rd tri? I keep watching my ticker and think OMG, the last tri? Am I that pregnant?

 

[vietmamsie]

Ebony - I think you are right, the baby will move when it is good and ready, but will continue to do new yoga moves to try to promote it. Can't hurt, right?

I also feel movement on the left side and in the middle. Makes so much sense now that I know thats where the legs would be.

Paintrider - It is so surreal to be entering into the third tri. I still can't believe that I am actually pregnant after all this time, and more likely than not, this will be our take home baby. It is humbling thinking about where I was just a year ago... I wish I knew then what I knew now. Almost every morning I forget that I am pregnant, until I look in the mirror. Every time it makes me smile.

 

[Karinama98]

Vietmamsie - I know for me it's when I'm in the shower and I see my bump. Almost daily I hold onto it and rub it knowing there's a little girl in there.

The one thing I have come to read about is in relation to this rib pain. I know it can happen with muscles and ligaments loosening, but yesterday was terrible. Come to find out that most likely it's a muscle tear. Great...just what I need. I didn't think it would happen already. So been trying not to stretch my stomach or bend any way that may cause it to act up. Even just barely touching the skin hurts because it's so sensitive. DH felt so bad for me as I was laying on the couch in misery last night.

He thanks me almost daily for going through this for our family. Lately I've been giving him the look of "Uh huh...sure...you don't know how it feels completely. And I have three months left of this pain or worse pain." lol

And poor DH...since New Years he hasn't been able to feel her moving at all. If anything she made a big impression that day.

 

[KLMenke]

Hey girls just checking in.. had my 1 hour glucose test done this morning along with another ob appointment. Still awaiting results of the test, but everything else was fine!

To the ladies worried about position, I asked my Dr today how my lo was positioned, and shes traverse also. I asked when we should start getting concerned and she said normally around 33-35 weeks is when she likes to see them move head down. She said at this stage, they still move around so much doing flips that it's not a concern yet. Hopefully that keeps you ladies calm! I know it's nerve wracking, but they will move head down when it's time. I'm not going to stress about it until it's time to

 

[paintrider89]

Vietmamsie- surreal is the perfect word. How are you comming along with having everything ready? I find myself looking at my 'to do list' and I'm thinking I need another 6 months. Not just the 4 I have left...

 

[vietmamsie]

KL, Thanks for asking your dr. good to have many opinions on the matter. I think the biggest problem I face is the language barrier between my dr. and me... hence me getting worried, when Maybe what he meant to say was that it didn't need to move until week 34, and after that "deadline" we needed to get concerned.

Paint - I have a million things to do, and I feel like no time to do it! On top of getting ready for baby, we are still getting our house moved into (even though we moved in October!). Yes, there are still a few boxes that we have yet to unpack!! This weekend we were planning to try to get a lot of things done (get frames, and a few other house things, plus look at the rocking chair I have been eyeing), but now hubs is working each morning! Guess we will be putting it all off another day!

 

[Kasey84]

paintrider- Glad all is well with you! I can't believe I'm almost to third tri! It still amazes me and thankful does not begin to describe how I feel. Your not alone with your big "to do list"! Mine is huge and it feels like time is running out!

Does anyone have the linea nigra on their belly? I think I see a faint line showing up on my lower belly, but it's hard to say for sure cause I can't properly see that part of my belly anymore. Lol

 

[Lisa85]

Kasey, Check out my line!!!!!! Really dark and really long and not straight for some reason! Cant remember how long I've had it but i would say at least a month or two.

Karina, sounds painful!! i think had had something similar a little while ago but wasn't quite that bad i don't think.

I did some research about my hip pain and i think i actually have SPD (symphsis pubis dysfunction). Im going to ask about it at my next appointment but this pain I'm having is not normal even for pregnancy. Apparently a lot of midwives just dismiss pregnant ladies with hip pain as just being a normal complaint but this is more than that.

 

[vietmamsie]

Love that belly Lisa! It looks very much like mine!

I have a very light line that is not straight, but is only on the under part of my belly to my belly button. I actually had no idea I had it, until my landlady made me pull up my dress to check the line... she said that a not straight line (like mine) means girl, but a perfect one means boy. Very curious to know if her prediction is right!

 

[Karinama98]

I know I had a line before getting pregnant due to being overweight as a kid. No upper line yet, just one from the belly button down. it's not terribly dark, but it's noticable.

Lisa - hip pain I think would be worse than my muscle pain since we move around so much. Sorry you're going through that.

I've been trying to adjust how I do things so I don't mess it up more. Last night, in habit, I tried using my headboard to turn over in the middle of the night and OMG...I yelled out loud and woke my husband up because it was so painful. Just feels like I'm tearing everything up when I over stretch that muscle.

With my health insurance, they have a program where a nurse will call and check in on you every few weeks to months to see how the pregnancy is going. I talked to her yesterday and she recommended I contact my doctor's office about it soon so we can ensure it's nothing more serious than a strained/pulled/torn muscle. Will be doing that today.

It also just sucks because with my clothes rubbing against that area, my skin is so sensitive it hurts just from that. I'm so thankful she hasn't moved up to that part of my abdomine yet for her kickboxing exercises. I think it would only make things worse at this point.

 

[Karinama98]

And actually after talking to my doc's office, they want me to come into just to make sure there are no other problems. Leaving work here in about 30 minutes. I still think muscular, but they just want to double check instead of just talking over the phone.

 

[paintrider89]

Kasey84 Time doesn't seem to be on my side. I'm so tired everything seems to take twice as long. did a little research today and found out bi weekly appts. Start soon. I feel like I'm gonna have a baby

vietmamsie lol. I've lived in the same house for almost 4 years and still don't have everything put up and in it's place. But right now the nursery and baby proofing the house is taking up all of our time and energy. My hubs got laid off for 90 days. I wish he would go to work. Driving me completely batty

 

[Kasey84]

Beautiful belly Lisa! Had a closer look at my belly today (with a lot of maneuvering and a mirror) and there's definitely a faint line there. Only up to my belly button though.

I did some reading up on spd when I was having pain hip/pelvic pain. Mine hasn't gotten any worse though. I hope you get some answers soon, as I think they can do some things to help treat spd if that's what it is.

Vietmamsie- maybe you landlord is right. My line is perfectly straight and I'm having a boy

Karina- hope all is well!! Keep us updated!

AFM- saw my family doctor for the last time today. I'll be seeing my OB from here on out. All was well. Little man was moving around like crazy but she still caught the heartbeat. She's a little concerned about my "petite size" with regard to delivery, but she says the OB will figure out if it's going to actually be a problem.

I bought some more baby clothes today, along with receiving blankets and wash cloths. I feel a little more prepared when I buy a few things!

 

[vietmamsie]

Sorry some of you (kasey and karina) are in so much pain. I guess I should stop complaining and be happy that my back aches go away with just a little stretching and a lay down.

Early this morning the baby woke me up with so much movement. I changed positions in bed, seeing if it would make the baby change positions and it did, it swam up to breach, then over to to transverse in the other direction! So all is safe knowing that the little one still has plenty of room to wiggle and move. It will turn head down once good and ready. In the mean time, I don't think I'm ready for rib kicks... the kicks letting me know he was breach were pretty painful!

 

[Lisa85]

Vietmamsie, I'm having a girl and my line isn't straight. Seems to be right so far for me a kasey!
Although my hips give me sooo much pain i still feel pretty lucky. There are worse things i could have! Although now i say that i have placenta previa which can be very dangerous to so maybe not so lucky after all! haha

Karina, Hope you can get some treatment for your pain. Let us know how you go with the doctor.
My hip pain is worst in bed to. i rolled over last night and my hips made the worse crack grinding noise and i can barely walk or stand today.

Paintrider, im bad at unpacking everything too. We have been here just under a year but its taken till the upcoming baby shower for me to unpack the last of the boxes and put up and pictures on the walls.
What things are you doing to baby proof? I wasn't really going to worry about it till she is starting to move around but id be interested to know what your doing.

Kasey, I don't know why my line is so long. Kinda weird since I'm so pale! Do you think you will end up with a c section since you are so small. People tell me I'm to small but you are smaller so i don't know how it would fit!!

AFM - My baby is having another quiet 24 hours. She is moving but not heaps... she more just wriggling around than kicking. Im sure she's fine but it still worries me when i don't feel her move all day long.
She got the hiccups last night... was so cute! My OH loved it!!

 

[Lindsay109]

Interesting discussion about position, I have no idea what position my little guy is in. At my 24 week ultrasound he was head down, but I think he moves all over the place. Some days I feel low down kicks, some days on the left, and right, some days up under my stomach, and on really active days they're everywhere, lol. I have another growth scan next week (at almost 29 weeks) so it'll be interesting to see what position he's in then.

Also good to hear some experiences of the glucose test - mine is on sunday and it's a 2 hour fasting test. Not really looking forward to it as apparently I'm not allowed to leave the lab until the 2 hours are up. Hopefully we all pass!

Morgan, your bump pics are beautiful

Ebony, great to hear from you and I'm so glad to hear all is going well!

Pantrider, I'm feeling about the same about third tri, can't believe it's already here! I realised the other day that I've only got about 10 - 11 more weeks of work left.... crazy!!

Vietmamsie, I have moments where I can't believe I'm pregnant as well, lol. Sometimes I feel like I won't really believe it until baby arrives!

Karina, your rib pain sounds awful! I hope it's just muscular and will resolve quickly!! Let us know how you get on at the doctors.

Kasey, I'm not sure if I have a linea nigra yet either... I have a long midline scar from previous surgeries and it has gotten darker/redder (it was skin colour before) so maybe that's it, I don't know. I have a hard time seeing the bottom of my belly now too, lol.

Lisa, sorry to hear your hips are still giving you trouble, hopefully it's not SPD and you can get some relief soon! Nice belly pic by the way

 

[Lindsay109]

Here's an updated bump pic - taken at 27 weeks

 

[Kasey84]

Lisa- I'm thinking a c-section is a possibility...seems like that's what my doctor was getting at. I guess I'll know more in the next few weeks. In the end I suppose it doesn't matter how the baby gets here, as long as he arrives safely! I know what you mean about movements. I worry too when he's not as active as usual!

Lindsay- your looking great

 

[Kasey84]

Lisa- I guess they'll be monitoring you closely with your placenta previa?