2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[Hit Girl]

A huge congrats to the 32-weekers!

Twag - we need a cuddle.

 

[bathbabe]

Yay! 32 weeks!!!! Cannot believe we've made it this far. We're defiantly in the home-stretch.

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing decreased fetal movement. I've heard that at a certain point in your third trimester the movements change (which they have) and begin to decrease as the baby grows. Anyone else experiencing this?

The TYPE of movement can change as they move out of room BUT they should still move the same amount. Any change in movement should be checked out especially as you have said youve noticed decreased movement x

 

[Dark_Star]

I'm feeling a lot less big kicks and bumps too, but if I drink a glass of ice water and lie down I still feel a lot of little shoulder and knee rolls. If you feel concerned then do go in to get monitored.

 

[GingerPanda]

Yep, I mostly just feel small movements now. Like shoulders and knees. Less with the kicking or punching. The shoulder and knee rolls are really hard for me to feel through the anterior placenta. Sometimes I have to hold my breath to feel her move. But she does usually meet her "kick count" goals my doctor gave me.

 

[Charmed86]

Hope87, movements shouldn't decrease, they should plateau. If you've noticed decreased movements then you need to tell your midwife xx

 

[Rainstorm]

Hi everyone, I don't post much here but I always read. We're all getting closer! Right now I have a terrible cold and so does ds, so I'm basically feeling like crap, but my little bump seems to be doing great so that's what matters. I enclose my 4d pic of dd and one of ds and bump
Hope you're all doing great, or as good as can be expected lol

 

[tazgirl]

30 weeks today for me (my ticker is slightly out)
So relieved to have made it this far but looking forward to finishing work at the end of the month
Time is flying by and I'm waiting until finished work to get things organised as I have no energy to do it at the mo

 

[Dark_Star]

So I have to do a 24 hour urine collection because I've had protein in my urine the last 4 times it was checked... going to feel very silly presenting the lab with a gallon jug of my pee on Wednesday morning.

 

[Mississippi03]

Yay! 32 weeks!!!! Cannot believe we've made it this far. We're defiantly in the home-stretch.

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing decreased fetal movement. I've heard that at a certain point in your third trimester the movements change (which they have) and begin to decrease as the baby grows. Anyone else experiencing this?

The TYPE of movement can change as they move out of room BUT they should still move the same amount. Any change in movement should be checked out especially as you have said youve noticed decreased movement x

My pattern has def changed.. Less kicking and punching.. More rolling type movements. And i find that when he moves its more painful almost like its stretching the wall of my uterus to its limit. But he still moves the same amount. Sometimes i think its less but ive made it a point of using the app full term (i mentioned it previously) around the same time every night nd he always meets count in no time and its pretty consistent

 

[startd]

Rainstorm, they are gorgeous photos!
DarkStar, I would feel a bit silly too! Hope everything is ok. You seem to be holding up really well
Tazgirl, congratulations on reaching 30 weeks!

I'm definitely feeling bigger and more tired now. Glad to start winding down slowly.

 

[Aliop]

Hope everyone is well, have only skimmed the last few pages. We decided to take a family holiday last week so spent a week on the coast relaxing as a family of five before we become six!! Was really nice but I must confess it was very tiring by the end as I didn't sleep near as well while away even though the kids slept like logs and we did do a lot of activities and swam etc.

Feel like I am in denial about the end looming so close, anyone else not want it to end? Don't get me wrong I love birth and babies/children but once they are born they grow so fast and whilst they are tucked up inside they are all yours it's so true when they say the days are long but the years are short, I'd like time to stand still for a bit.

 

[tallybee]

I would love it to stand still if it weren't for the pain lol can't wait for her to be born now

Been for mw check today everything is going good with lo so all happy xxx

 

[GingerPanda]

I think Luci has turned her back to my front. I can't really feel her anymore, except the occasional elbow jab. The anterior placenta is really cushioning a lot of her small movements so I can't feel them. I tried to listen to her on the doppler last night, but she's so big and turned away now, it's hard to really get her heartbeat anymore. I got it for a little bit before I got the sound of her moving away, but didn't even feel her move.

Annoying and stressful. It's not doing my PTSD from my previous miscarriages any favors.

 

[Charmed86]

I'm really sorry GP, I know when I went in last week with reduced movements, the midwife had quite a job getting a steady heartbeat! They put me on a CTG(?) which managed to just about get a steady HB from him, but he was moving around so much & the majority of the time I didn't feel him! We could hear him on the monitor moving around! I'm sure that's all your little girl is doing too. Cheeky little monkeys! If you're worried, pop to the hospital for a check though These blooming anterior placentas!!

I've just started my 6th wk of diet controlled GD, I honestly don't know where the time has gone! We agreed to have the damp work sorted before our bear arrives, so this wkend will be spent decluttering the downstairs of our house & moving everything upstairs! Just what I want at 31wks pregnant!! Looks like our nursery might be completed a week earlier than we thought though, so that's good news at least! Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time at my Mum's while all of this is going on. Shame I can't take our dog with me though. Poor pup. I am really looking forward to the work being finished, we are getting a new lounge and new kitchen out of it all, so that's positive at least!! DH is looking forward to getting a dishwasher at the end of it. The small things

 

[tallybee]

I think Luci has turned her back to my front. I can't really feel her anymore, except the occasional elbow jab. The anterior placenta is really cushioning a lot of her small movements so I can't feel them. I tried to listen to her on the doppler last night, but she's so big and turned away now, it's hard to really get her heartbeat anymore. I got it for a little bit before I got the sound of her moving away, but didn't even feel her move.

Annoying and stressful. It's not doing my PTSD from my previous miscarriages any favors.

that must be hard hun xxx fx she's all good.

I'm really sorry GP, I know when I went in last week with reduced movements, the midwife had quite a job getting a steady heartbeat! They put me on a CTG(?) which managed to just about get a steady HB from him, but he was moving around so much & the majority of the time I didn't feel him! We could hear him on the monitor moving around! I'm sure that's all your little girl is doing too. Cheeky little monkeys! If you're worried, pop to the hospital for a check though These blooming anterior placentas!!

I've just started my 6th wk of diet controlled GD, I honestly don't know where the time has gone! We agreed to have the damp work sorted before our bear arrives, so this wkend will be spent decluttering the downstairs of our house & moving everything upstairs! Just what I want at 31wks pregnant!! Looks like our nursery might be completed a week earlier than we thought though, so that's good news at least! Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time at my Mum's while all of this is going on. Shame I can't take our dog with me though. Poor pup. I am really looking forward to the work being finished, we are getting a new lounge and new kitchen out of it all, so that's positive at least!! DH is looking forward to getting a dishwasher at the end of it. The small things

I hope all the work can be done on time with minimal stress hun i know how stressful it is... we have a load of stuff needs done too including wood burning stove installation which will be major and needs done before lo arrives! Oh has made it so goddamm complicated and his blasé attitude is driving me up the wall. We had a big row about it this morning cos he takes offence if I ask what the story is with it. Ahhhh

On the plus side I have passed another uni assessment so it's just the one to go which is due in 3 days before my edd lol. I am on track to get a merit which is fab considering how much else I have going on.

 

[apreslaube]

So we did our "prepared childbirth" class over the weekend. Has anyone done these or other classes? It was fun and informative but it made for a non-weekend. Lol.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

We took 4 classes.

Preparing for Birth
Breastfeeding
Newborn Care
Infant CPR

It was really fun and we learned a lot.

Anyone plan on using cloth diapers?

 

[Mississippi03]

Omg this boy has been non stop today.. Never stops moving.. Feels like he is doing somersaults and kicking me on the side each time.. Its actually so painful.. He needs to have a nap in there

 

[Aliop]

We took 4 classes.

Preparing for Birth
Breastfeeding
Newborn Care
Infant CPR

It was really fun and we learned a lot.

Anyone plan on using cloth diapers?

We've used cloth nappies for all our kids and will for this one too

 

[craquinette]

We took 4 classes.

Preparing for Birth
Breastfeeding
Newborn Care
Infant CPR

It was really fun and we learned a lot.

Anyone plan on using cloth diapers?

I haven't taken any classes yet but have booked a breastfeeding class and a birth preparation class.

And yes, definitely planning on using cloth nappies! I bought them a few weeks ago and washed them all last week end. They are so cute, I can't wait to put them on Baby's bum!! (I never EVER thought I'd be excited about nappies but here it is it probably won't be all that exciting when they're all dirty though!)

I had a scan on Monday to check the placenta's position. It was low lying at my 19 week scan so they needed to check if it had moved out of the way. And it has! So all looking good. The sonographer also took a bunch of measurements to check baby's growth, heartbeat, volume of amniotic fluid, etc. All looks perfectly normal! Yay!

I am still cycling everyday to go to work, it's not very long, only 5km, but it's getting pretty hard now... I think I'll have to stop soon, my belly is just getting in the way, and going up hill is really a pain.... But the idea of having to take the bus has been enough so far to keep me going on my bike haha! I guess I'll have to find another way to get to work for the last few weeks... and also make sure I still get some exercice... The great thing about cycling to work is that I don't have to worry about being inactive... So if I don't cycle, I'll have to make a conscious effort to go for walks, etc....