- 2015 JUNE BUGS - Join Us!

[SmartieMeUp]

Have you not thought about measuring around your belly or waist to see if there's much increase? There is a definite slope forming though, compared to 18w. You have a lot more heaviness to come! The moment you feel like a bowling ball is coming between your legs you know where he is for sure!

Can you breathe a lot easier than normal?

 

[mdscpa]

I forgot the last time i measured my belly. The way i walk is already changing i feel like a duck now My breathing is fine but the only thing that's gone is my heartburn so maybe Adam is down now and ive got more space inside to let me breathe easily.

Pink - DH is the one reminding me that it's our photo shoot day. I tend to forget the day and he's the one who is so persistent to not miss a weekly bump pic. He always say we need to keep it up to have something to campare to when we have our 2nd....

 

[pink_phoenix]

I Defo get that heaviness feeling, and everyone's commented my tummy dropped quite a lot, I was a bit concerned it might be a bit early.
Defo have the duck waddle down but had that from about 15-16 weeks with the trouble I have with my spine!

Aww mdscpa it's lovely ur DH is so involved. I've not got a great deal out of my OH if I'm honest. Typical yorkshire bloke haha

I find most kicks and movements now to be awfully painful, not sure y but feel like she's disco dancing or king fu fighting haha

 

[WunnaBubba2]

3D SCAN UPDATE

Again ladies I am so sorry that it took so long and thanks for being so patient with me

I asked the sonographer to please confirm gender for us to make sure it is boy and she said sure. She puts the probe on my belly and switches on to 3D and the VERY 1st thing we see is our little Matthew's potty shot

https://i.imgur.com/ryBmZv8.jpg

Matthew was wide awake the whole time and had his eyes open a few times too

https://i.imgur.com/1O7pOCu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zp1Y91Q.jpg

Matthew's feet - he seems to like crossing them at the ankles. Funny thing is I was lying with my ankles crossed the whole u/s through as well

https://i.imgur.com/zT4RxZa.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/n7qiIoc.jpg

Side profile. He had his arm by his face for the most part but we still got to see him so all is good

https://i.imgur.com/9GvMJru.jpg

Healthy heart beating at 141 bpm

https://i.imgur.com/GDAwCZm.jpg

These literally melted my heart!!! We got so many smiles from him

https://i.imgur.com/pw4l49o.jpg

Pouting a bit after mommy had some fudge

https://i.imgur.com/9SQrqCN.jpg

Getting a bit tired now ** yawn **

https://i.imgur.com/mFMvg0u.jpg

Want to see something funny mommy?? Look how I put my umbilical cord in my mouth

https://i.imgur.com/ugalrw1.jpg

Sorry for the overkill on photos but I got soooo many I just had to share as much as I could

 

[SmartieMeUp]

Aww Wunna! Is he a mummy or daddy look-a-like? So nice of him to give you a lot of smiles! Was you given an estimated weight for him thus far?

Thank you for sharing

 

[WunnaBubba2]

I think he has my nose but not too sure

He is currently 1.653kg and measuring spot on 30w5d. Head down as well
Sonographer says that in her opinion even though I'm almost 31 weeks she thinks he'll be here round about 38 weeks. That leaves me about 7 and a half weeks. I'm so excited and nervous for this.

We also got to hear his heart beating for the 1st time today! That was amazing. Previously we played around with the shitty amplifier at home but DH could never hear it.

I have no words anymore to descrive how amazing this was!!!

 

[pink_phoenix]

Awww what absolutely stunning pictures wunna! Such a lovely little man
So glad it went well xx

Thought I best get a bump pic done haha

I Defo think there's a bit of a drop in my belly, can certainly feel it. Need a wee constantly, back aches moved right down into my lower hips and bum.

 

[WunnaBubba2]

I think there is a drop there too Pink - you still loog great though!!!!!

 

[pink_phoenix]

Aww thanks
I feel like the back end of a bus haha x

 

[eppgirl]

30 weeks on top, 31 weeks on bottom, I think I've dropped some, I definitely feel it in my hips/pelvis/butt

 

[pink_phoenix]

Yayyyy more bumps! Eppgirl bump looks amazing

 

[mdscpa]

Great bumps pink and eppgirl..... Really looks everyone's starting to drop....

 

[pink_phoenix]

Oh I can Defo feel it lol!
Pains moved right down into my bum and even my knees this morning just lay in agony for an hour till OH woke up to sort ruby. She's started sleeping on her own bed at the end of the room now instead of next to us. I still let her in bed for a cuddle in the morning but atleast we have our own space at night haha! Sound like I've already got a LO here lol

 

[SmartieMeUp]

I think there's going to be a few coming before their due date! I'm so much smaller than I was with DD1, also measuring at 28.5 weeks still. No idea where this "big" baby is hiding.

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Loving all the bumps!!!!! I think we'll have a few before their due dates too But after term still

 

[pink_phoenix]

I wouldn't mind a week or two early haha! Anything around 28 weeks is considered healthy isn't it? I'm friend was induced at 37 wks with her little girl and she was perfect, had a tiny bit of jaundice but she was still perfect, she was like a little China doll bless her

Smartie you've got such a lovely little bump I'd never have imagined they have told u baby is big, u must have great muscle tone keeping LO in haha x

 

[SmartieMeUp]

28 or 38? 28 weeks is classed as extremely premature but with a higher survival rate than a baby born around v-day. Anything over 34 weeks but before 37 is classed as late preterm. They base a lot of it on oxygen dependency and weight when premature. Some lungs develop quicker than others. Jaundice is nothing to worry about after birth unless it's in their eyes. Natural sunlight or UV will cure it, can get it at any gestational age. Niece was born at 26w 1lb 12oz, on CPAP until she was 35w and came off oxygen at 36w. As she was on CPAP for so long, it caused her to suffer with chronic lung disease. It was awful to see her in NICU, having wires and tubes coming out of her, constant mask on too. She was so tiny up until last year. Only positive side to a preemie is that they stay in their clothes for longer.

They're classing her as big from my scan results and having a feel saying it's "all baby" yet when I feel it's all squishy. And my weight gain which is depressing. BMI is 28 (obese) yet booked in at 21.5 (mid-normal) weighed 64kg/10st 1lb at my 28w appointment so dreading what I am now. OH says I look bigger in pictures than I do in person x

 

[pink_phoenix]

Yeah I ment 38, the numbers part of my phone is touch screen and really doesn't agree with me! Hurts my feelings really!
Aww what an experience, hope your niece is much healthier now.
One of my nieces was early think around 8-10 weeks, can't remember exactly, was 12 years ago now but I do remember her being in an incubator for 3 weeks. Was awfully hard on my sis and her OH. Wouldn't know now tho to look at her

 

[WunnaBubba2]

My sister's wedding was amazing. I'm not sure why there was so much crying She looked stunning and so grown up I danced 2 dances and then sat out the rest of the time as TONS of old people told me that if I keep that up I'll be in labour tomorrow

I also got an email from the company where I asked for a job and they want to appoint me from 1 November
I'll be working from 9am to 14h00pm at the same salary I'm getting now at my current job where I get treated like crap!
I'm looking forward to a fresh start with people who will hopefully respect me and my hard working nature for what they get and not abuse me because they think I'm so hard up for the cash that they can treat me like crap!

I will resign 4 May when I return to work (4 weeks notice) which means I'll be on maternity leave from 1 June. That will give me between 2-3 weeks to relax before Matthew gets here and then I'll still have 4 months with him home after birth. I can only claim 4 out of the 5 months of maternity leave but DH said it is okay we'll survive that 1 month as long as I'm okay.

I feel so blessed with this great news!!!!!!

 

[pink_phoenix]

Awww that's great news wunna. I'm so glad your sisters wedding went well and over the moon for you that the other job got back to you with such fab news x