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

[tallybee]

Congrats Natasha! Sticky dust to you hun xxxxxxxxx

 

[startd]

Congratulations Natasha!

I had an OB appointment yesterday - and my baby has a full head of hair. Crazy!

 

[Dark_Star]

I've got all my furniture delivered now, we will finish building it this weekend. This all seems much more real now that there's a crib beside my bed!

We decided to sidecar a full sized crib to our bed because bassinets and such have a weight limit that would not allow the babies to sleep together for very long.

 

[bathbabe]

33 weeks
Im totally not mentally prepared for this to end!!

 

[Aliop]

Congratulations Natasha! Great news!!

Stard, mine did too was quite unreal as my other three have had a little hair but not enough to be seen so early on.

I am not in any way wanting this to end either lol

I have an OB appt this afternoon so will see baby again. I am stressing about baby's position so I want to see exactly where he is at. My third baby never got into a good position (ended up with a prolapsed cord and EMCS) being breech and transverse the whole time so I am panicky about it with this one.

 

[3boys]

Congratulations Natasha! Great news!!

Stard, mine did too was quite unreal as my other three have had a little hair but not enough to be seen so early on.

I am not in any way wanting this to end either lol

I have an OB appt this afternoon so will see baby again. I am stressing about baby's position so I want to see exactly where he is at. My third baby never got into a good position (ended up with a prolapsed cord and EMCS) being breech and transverse the whole time so I am panicky about it with this one.

Hope baby is in great position. That must of been really scary.

 

[tallybee]

Congratulations Natasha! Great news!!

Stard, mine did too was quite unreal as my other three have had a little hair but not enough to be seen so early on.

I am not in any way wanting this to end either lol

I have an OB appt this afternoon so will see baby again. I am stressing about baby's position so I want to see exactly where he is at. My third baby never got into a good position (ended up with a prolapsed cord and EMCS) being breech and transverse the whole time so I am panicky about it with this one.

Hope baby is in great position. That must of been really scary.

I hope so too that sounds terrifying hun xx

 

[cdelmar]

Question, Ive had a few people especially MIL consistently ask how much does baby weigh. I am never given that info during my appointments and it makes me wonder if i should know baby weight. I thought weight can only be measured through a sonogram (and my last one was the anatomy)??? Anyone with some experience/knowledge?

 

[Dark_Star]

Question, Ive had a few people especially MIL consistently ask how much does baby weigh. I am never given that info during my appointments and it makes me wonder if i should know baby weight. I thought weight can only be measured through a sonogram (and my last one was the anatomy)??? Anyone with some experience/knowledge?

They can tell the weight at an ultrasound by measuring many different parts of the body. Other than that, there isn't a way to tell except by guessing.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Question, Ive had a few people especially MIL consistently ask how much does baby weigh. I am never given that info during my appointments and it makes me wonder if i should know baby weight. I thought weight can only be measured through a sonogram (and my last one was the anatomy)??? Anyone with some experience/knowledge?

People ask me this all the time too! I just tell them what my ticker says. Haha. I haven't had an ultrasound in 11 weeks, so I have no idea.

 

[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?

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

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....

What kind are you using?

 

[Dark_Star]

This chart might help, although the measurements in it seem a little low.

https://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart

 

[tallybee]

I have no idea about weight either. Last scan was at 20+5!

I reckon she will be quite big tho xx

 

[Charmed86]

My LO is measuring at 3lbs 13oz at 30wks. It says in my notes.. You can find calculators online, if you have the other measurements, they will work out an estimated weight. It's not 100% accurate though, a lot of hospitals don't tell women the estimated weight as it can be so wrong sometimes Xx

 

[GingerPanda]

All I know is that Luci is measuring about two weeks behind, so she's gonna be a little baby. No idea on her estimated weight, but they can be soooo wrong!

 

[startd]

They can make a guess based on measurements, but can't be sure until the baby is born. Mine was estimated to be just over 1.6kg last week. It's more length and size that my OB focuses on, and even that gets harder to track now.

Baby shower today!

I agree - I'm part desperate to meet my baby, and part enjoying being pregnant and still having time with just my husband and I.

 

[startd]

Oh - given my ticker is in the wrong time zone, I've just realised that I have 60 days until my due date. Getting closer!

 

[tallybee]

Oh - given my ticker is in the wrong time zone, I've just realised that I have 60 days until my due date. Getting closer!

Yeah they all seem to be behind, in a US time zone presumably. They seem tp be fixed. I remember near the beginning staying up waiting for it to change but being disappointed when it didn't at midnight

 

[Dark_Star]

5'3 with a 52" waist now (started at 28") .... not sure how another 5 weeks of growth is going to fit in there!

 

[3boys]

Love the bump dark star. Your poor back x