22yo TTC #2

[Joannaxoxo]

Ok, I'm not sure if I'll see your update this evening as my DH has now moved his computer into the dining room on his new desk and we don't have the internet cable hooked up yet. Perhaps I can persuade him for this reason to get it ready lol. Otherwise, good luck and I can't wait to find out your results!

 

[Tilly87]

Just thought i would let you know i have had my scan, i have anterior placenta so will need another scan at 32wks to see if the placenta has moved, but we are having a BOY!!! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

OMG Tilly a boy!!!!!! So happy you got your little boy! Congratulations
It's going to be so cool that we are both having little boys

Can't believe you had your scan already, I forgot you were in England and ahead of me by 5 hours lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I can't quite believe its a boy myself lol was really expecting to be told girl lol!!

Can't believe were both having boys, really want to buy some things now, my OH is over the moon lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

That's so amazing! It goes to show that we really can't tell what we are having before we have the ultrasound, even though you've already had two girls you had no clue it was a boy lol. So happy for your hubby, that has got to have made his day

 

[Tilly87]

I had no clue, i've had pretty much the same symptoms in all my pregnancies lol. He is so excited which is making me excited because of how much he wanted a boy, hes gone out tonight to tell all his friends lol. I will be taking a pic tomorrow of my 20wk bump and see if its changed, i will put my scan pic on as well x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

So happy that your DH is so excited!

I'd love to see your scan picture, we can compare our little boys hehe. I was planning on taking another bump picture because recently i've been taking them every 2 weeks but I don't think i've really grown since my last picture (but you never know)... so I'm going to wait until next week (23 weeks) and see if anything has changed in the last 3 weeks. However, today I am feeling pretty big, I feel like my belly button is going to pop out soon, its all stretched and funny looking lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I will definately post pics tomorrow as i will be going to bed soon, so tired after all that excitement today lol.

Everyone says my bump is small but i feel huge as i am normally very small, ooh nearly an outy!! you must be growing! do you use any creams or lotions on your bump, i used bio-oil in all my pregnancies, its brilliant x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I've been using Palmer's body lotion... it seems to be doing the trick as I don't have any stretch marks on my tummy yet. I use the lotion twice a day, so I hope it works lol. Did you get any stretch marks with your other pregnancies, if so, how far along where you when they started?

 

[Tilly87]

Palmers is suppose to be good but i've never tried it, i love my bio-oil to much lol. With my 1st pregnancy i got very small stretch marks on my lady garden because i carry so low and it wasn't until around 34wks i got them, you can't even see them anymore, i guess they have faded alot in the last 6yrs lol. I didn't get any stretchmarks with my 2nd pregnancy so i was quite lucky x

 

[Tilly87]

Here's a pic of my little boy, i still need to take my bump pic lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Aww what a cutie. It looks like he is blowing bubbles or yawning lol. Love profile ultrasound pictures! Congrats again.

 

[Tilly87]

Hes all scrunched up lol, he was being naughty and kept turning his back when she was trying to get the profile pic lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

awww thats cute. Mine had his feet up by his forehead at one point! lol, he really was all scrunched up lol.

Can they tell where he is lying in your belly? My little guy's head is up high on my left side (which is where he was when I had my 12 week scan). So do I need to worry about a breech baby or will he probably turn before then? My DH was breech as well.

 

[Tilly87]

Awww bless that is so cute!

You don't need to worry about baby being breech he should turn around before birth, mine is in the breech position at the moment but there is still plenty of time for them to turn around x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Ok good to know. Poor DH's mother, no one knew that the baby was breech and so during labour they ended up having to turn the baby around inside her, twice! But DH really didn't like that position and would just turn back. They ended up giving her an emergency c-section and realized that the cord was around his neck!

Did you have vaginal births or c-sections? I plan to have a vaginal birth (am not opposed to pain meds but will try on my own until I feel I need pain meds) but I really am not going to be set with a birth plan... I think no matter what I just want a healthy baby, no matter what it takes. No offense if this was your plan, but I find it really silly when women insist on doing things a certain way, no matter whether their baby is in danger. If I am unable to cope with the pain then I will take an epidural or another form of pain help and if my doctor says I need a c-section I will not hesitate lol.

 

[Tilly87]

Oh that sounds awful, i suppose babies get used to a position they like!

I had vaginal births with my daughters and both times i didn't have a birth plan i prefer to go with the flow lol. I got told yesterday that placenta is anterior, so another scan at 32wks and if the placenta doesn't move up by 32wks then i will need a c-section when it is time to give birth, the thought of having a c-section really scares me and i hope to have a vaginal birth x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, going with the flow is my plan too lol. My doctor didn't say which way the placenta is right now, maybe they don't say anything if it's in the right position.

What is an anterior placenta? Is it when the placental is more towards the back? What is the risk with anterior placenta?

 

[Tilly87]

Going with the flow is best you never know what might happen.

Anterior placenta is at the front of the baby and lying low down so at the minute it is blocking my cervix, if it was still the same at birth i could lose alot of blood, so it is high risk that they perform a c-section instead.

The position of your placenta is normally written on your pregnancy notes as well x

 

[Tilly87]

Also because my placenta is at the front i can't feel the kicks as strong, my OH hasn't even felt the baby yet because you can't feel baby moving on the outside only i can feel it from inside x