2014 May Rainbows

[Starry Night]

darlin - good luck! Enjoy seeing your little guy again.

sunny - it would be wonderful if I could get a scan at 19 weeks. That would be the first week of January! I'm just wondering if they do ultrasounds over Christmas....I mean non-emergency scans, of course. I have been assuming they don't, though I guess that could cause a backlog of appointments as I can't be the only girl in the province needing one over the holidays. lol

And wow, congrats on the awesome find! We got our crib for roughly that price and it's that fake stuff you get at Babies R Us. (it looks nice though and really, our parents paid for it, LOL). Who cares about a little ding? No one is going to look that closely and the baby certainly won't mind. Not many people besides you or dh are going to be in there anyways.

Nursery shopping is fun. We don't have to do that this time but we do have to get furniture for DS' "big boy" room. DH's parents are giving us money for Christmas so I may use it to buy a mattress and some sheets. We also need to get black-out blinds for both kids' rooms (right now we have quilts hanging over the window in the nursery).

And that's awesome about your SiL. I think it's great when cousins are close in age. My brother's wife is also expecting but she's due in January. It makes me a little sad as my angel should have been born in December and the cousins would only be 3 or 4 weeks apart. But 4 months is close too. And it looks like this baby will actually come. Last time she was pregnant I was supposed to be having a baby 4 months after hers but I lost that one, so our kids ended up being just under a year apart. WE don't see them often because we live very far away, but my niece and DS fight like cats and dogs. They have similar personalities in some ways but are opposites in others. Both are very busy, busy, busy and very mischievous but DS is very happy and easy-going while she is the diva and very exacting in how she wants things. So DS gets in her face and won't leave her alone or she tries to boss him around and fights break out.

 

[nats77]

My oh felt baby move last night!! It was lovely! So happy that he can feel it as well now, now just to get the kids to feel it! Xx

 

[Sunnyleah]

Nats that's wonderful!!! I'm thinking some of the flutters I've been feeling might be baby but not sure :/

Starry, my two nephews are only 8 weeks apart and we weren't even trying yet. I'm so glad they are having a third so at least our oldest will be close in age! DH sister is not likely having anymore. Her ds is the nephew younger by 8 weeks. And my brother is no where near ready. Although the girl he is currently dating has 3 boys but the youngest is 4. Crazy!

 

[Starry Night]

Yeah, even with all our family so far apart it will be nice to have at least 2 cousins close in age. On my side, my nephew is 6 and my niece is 3. My nephew never really shows interest in my DS when we come for a visit. He'll coo over him the first day but after that it's all about playing the nintendo and angry birds. ha ha On DH's side, his only brother married very young so their kids are already quite a bit older. The youngest is 3 years older than DS so it just at that age where she isn't willing to give DS allowances for his age. She doesn't have the patience to deal with his toddler selfishness and doesn't want to play with him. The other two are older and not really good playmates as they can get rough but overall they know DS is still a little kid and doesn't know how to play fair all the time so they put up with it better. In a few more years it will be better for DS but my new baby will be nearly 6 years younger than my youngest niece. They'll never really be true playmates.

nats - that is so lovely that your OH got to feel the baby. Aw, it really is special.

 

[Darlin65]

For the most part baby looks good. Finally caught up on size. It was a bit early for them to make a final call on baby's heart but so far it all looks good. We go back on Dec 26th for a follow up. Baby does have a small Choroid Plexus cyst (on its brain) that they want to monitor. It is common in some fetuses and resolves itself on it's own. Usually the concern is it's a sign of Trisomy 18 but we have already tested negative for that. We are still team blue. It took her a bit to find it because he had the cord tucked between his legs too

 

[MrsGax]

Hi everyone! I need to catch up on these threads!!! So busy with school now.

Sooo I need help. I believe I have developed a cold sore on my lip. Only issue is that I have NEVER had one before. So I am freaking out. I posted it on the 2nd trimester thread, and the ladies said not to worry. I am trying not to, but I cannot help it. It is not looking like the typical cold sore, but it is not going away and it has been about 5 days. Now next to the rough spot, a little tiny pin sized pimple looking thing has developed. It is TINY. I can only see it with my magnified mirror. But stilll. WTH I have never had to deal with this. I told my OB and she is not concerned. Just tested me for HSV-1 since it is in that awful family, and told me that I was most likely exposed years ago and it is just coming out now due to pregnancy. I have read awful things about moms spreading the oral cold sore virus to their baby and their baby died! newborn, of course, but still! So needless to say, I am just worrying the crap out of myself. Then I read that if I got HSV-1 in first trimester, it can cause birth defects But I have not been near anyone with a cold sore since this summer! My dad is the only one who gets them and has my whole life, so maybe I was exposed to him... but why would I NEVER get a cold sore ever (not even when I am sick, stressed, etc), and then suddenly get one in my 2nd trimester? Ughhhhhhhh. I am literally in tears over this.

On a HAPPY note... I can feel the baby!!!!! It just feels like little tapping/bubbles/sometimes a rub inside and I have to be paying attention for a long time, but I am starting to feel! I cannot wait until I feel my first real kick and I am like 1000% sure and not having to pay attention 24/7 lol.

I will catch up on the threads, just running to the store to buy some new chapstick for my issue.

 

[Sunnyleah]

Darlin- great news baby has caught up! Fingers crossed the other follow up stuff turns out to be nothing . I'm sure all is well and baby will be perfect

MrsGax- weird about the cold sore... I have heard that pregnancy can aggravate all kinds of dormant issues... As for the passing in to baby and unfortunate events, I'm certain that this is likely a VERY rare occurrence and possibly other issues were present... Dh read an article that a study showed women who had taken Tylenol during pregnancy had babies with crazy issues, and I freaked (I've taken a few Tylenol, but was told by multiple doctors and pharmacists that it was ok). Turns out the women In The study were taking the max dose, daily for the entire pregnancy and had other additions... So my occasional one or two are fine... It's so easy to panic as we all want the best for our children, but sometimes reading the whole story sheds new light

I can't wait to feel actual movement... So far a couple of times I've felt the butterfly or bubbles feeling but never been sure if it's baby....

 

[Starry Night]

Darlin - that is most definitely a boy. ha ha I'm sure it's nerve-wracking to hear about some of the concerns but it does sound like it will all turn out OK in the end.

Mrs Gax - if your doctors are not concerned than I would try to relax. Dr Google really is not your friend at this point. I don't know why, but it only ever points to the worst-case scenario. Both my doctor and my son's doctor have stressed repeatedly not to Google anything. Please trust me. I had many, many issues with my son's pregnancy and I was seeing a high-risk specialist. He gave me a good prognosis but Dr Google was spelling out most certain doom. I would go with the professional who knows you personally and can see your individual file and inspect you for him/herself. If it gets worse just call your OB and have her check things out for you. That's what she is there for.

and hooray for feeling the baby move! That's such a comfort.

afm - last night my baby kicked back on my hand for the first time. And this morning it did it again. It was a pretty solid kick too. I think I was annoying it. LOL Also, if I bend up at the waist I will often feel a solid poke from the inside. It's like I"m being stabbed from the inside-out. It's happened several times the past few weeks and it weirded me out but now I think it's the baby lying up against me. It's such a strange sensation.

 

[Sunnyleah]

Wow, all the movement!! I think I felt baby this morning in the car.... It felt like rolling in my very low abdomen (around where we found the heartbeat Monday). Didn't do it again buy continued to feel some flutters... Thinking it's baby

 

[Darlin65]

We have our big gender reveal tomorrow at Thanksgiving I have a mw appt in a couple hrs too.

Yay for all the movement!

 

[Sunnyleah]

Have fun at your gender reveal!

 

[SweetV]

I had a big scare this morning!!! I've been on vacation and today was the day to return home. I woke up this morning with a terrible pain in my stomach and after readjusting a bit managed to fall back asleep. Woke up again with a pain in my back but my DH was complaining as well so I assumed it was the way we had slept. We went for breakfast and when we returned to the hotel room to get ready to go I realized I was spotting. Not a lot but enough to have me concerned. I waited a while and before we were to leave went to the bathroom again, lots of blood. At this point I was hysterical. Hours from home and my doctor and my family. 4.5 hours later I was home and no blood. Called my mw and she is not concerned. Urine test from last week shows minor UTI and she said this can cause bleeding and discomfort…. phew… Any more bleeding and I am to go right in but have seen nothing since the one incident this morning….

 

[SweetV]

Also…. I'm so jealous of you ladies that have had your gender ultrasounds! The point of our trip was to do our Christmas shopping and I spend a good deal of time oohing and aahing over the baby clothes. They don't seem to make a lot of super cute gender neutral stuff any more. Even at the big name baby stores there is a small rack of white/yellow/green… Almost nothing!!! Congrats on all the ladies that get to feel baby too. I have an anterior placenta and they tell me it could be weeks yet!

 

[Starry Night]

I'm so sorry for your scare. I would be going in anyways. I don't see how your mw can say what it is for certain over the phone. That sounds like a lot of blood. You're in second tri now so the hospital should take you seriously. I hope the bleeding doesn't come back.

And I agree about the lack of gender neutral clothing. So far I have found nothing, even in the newborn sections. I do have a yellow duckling jammie set that my mom bought for DS. I also have some green jammies but they have froggies on them and I found them in the boy section. However, if I have a girl I will simply buy a pink hat and let her wear them. With DS I could only ever find yellow as gender neutral. No browns or taupes or greens (all greens had very boy themes). It was very annoying as I went to many showers where the gender was staying a surprise. This time around I have yet to find anything gender neutral.

 

[Darlin65]

If your bleeding starts again I would go in anyway. I was told today at my mw appt that even if I know the cause for bleeding such as having sex that I still need to call them and come in to be seen.

I found some great gender neutral things on Amazon but they are way to expensive!

I feel like our gender reveal is basically ruined. Like half of the people who were supposed to come to thanksgiving won't be there. Every time I try to do something nice for this pregnancy it never goes right.

 

[Sunnyleah]

What an awful scare! Glad it stopped, but I'd still think about getting checked out... I was told I have a small bleed in the uterus (apparently caused by implantation) but the doctor said if it's ever red blood or more than spotting to go in, even though that's likely what it would be....

I'm finding the same thing with gender neutral... I'm so excited, and every milestone we reach I want to celebrate by purchasing something for baby, but it's tough.... I have some sleep bags that are brown/ green forest theme, and a couple of sleepers that are yellow, green, taupe, etc, but that's it! Even pacifiers are so gender based! Not buying anything major until after our shower (like between 30-35 weeks) so I'm feeling bummed.. Lol.

On the plus our nursery is almost done... Then we will set up the crib we got... Need a dresser , which we will look for sales after Christmas.... And then just clothing, etc.... Crazy!

 

[Starry Night]

I'm intimidated by what we all have to do to get DS' room ready so he can move out of the nursery. Dh and I are so not handy and I"m not looking forward to painting the room. We had my parents help us with the nursery when they came for a visit (we didn't paint it until he was a year, lol). The previous homeowners didn't do an excellent job so there is coloured paint splattered all over the baseboards and even on the ceiling. So we can't just paint the walls. We have to paint everything. And there are nail holes everywhere so that means spackling and sanding too. Oi. I wish I had inherited my dad's carpenter skills. My sister always painted her own room -- ever since she was a kid and my brother is a contractor. I am all thumbs (and none of them green so I can't even garden!). We also have to replace the light fixture (right now it's a chandelier-type thing...very girly) and the closet handles need to be replaced as does the Disney princess light switch cover. Though those last 2 things will be easy.

 

[Sunnyleah]

Good luck starry! We did it backwards. We renovated the 'spare room' so all it will need is a decor/ bedding change when our first child moves in so our second can have the nursery. Lol. Currently we use it as a guest room but its neutral so we don't have to paint or again. Lol. DH is quite handy and anything he's not sure of his twin brother is a contractor. I definitely lucked out!

 

[Starry Night]

ha ha, thanks. When we lived in our hometown my family was always there to help. My uncles came and reshingled our house after a windstorm, my brother redid all the baseboards, and when we returned home from our honeymoon the entire house was repainted. Now I have to rope my parents into helping when they visit and really, they are on vacation so I feel badly about that. Until I noticed all the issues and we were just going to repaint the walls we were going to try and do it on our own. But I have now called them and told them they have to come visit to help.

 

[Sunnyleah]

My parents are always offering to help forever asking what we needs, it's quite nice that they wanna help so much . Although they live much closer than your parents. That can be tough.