(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[brit3435]

I feel so bad for all of you ladies who are throwing up even though I feel so much worse than I did with my daughter I guess I am still on the lucky end of things! For the past week my ms has tapered off and yesterday I didn't feel sick at all and so far nothing today either. On the downside I've gained back the 2 lbs I had lost and I'm feeling so bloated and huge...it was 90 degrees here yesterday so that didn't help!

Dr Gomps what is considered full term for triplets/quads? You still look so thin it's hard to believe there are 4 in there!

Sugarbeth im so sorry you are feeling so sick! I haven't thrown up but around 7 weeks I had chills a lot it was miserable!

Readytobemum hopefully the spotting is over for you after taking it easy for a couple of days!

 

[SugarBeth]

Thanks ladies! I couldn't stop throwing up last night, but luckily when DH came home, he had stopped at the store, brought home some groceries and cooked me a late dinner that let my belly calm down a bit. So far today I'm feeling better, but I always usually feel alright in the mornings. Afternoons and nighttime is just brutal lately, MS is definitely getting worse by the week. I should expect that though, with my daughter I had it until 7 months, and it just got worse until it finally went away.

DrGomps- I don't like taking any meds during pregnancy, so I usually just use Preggie Pops. They work great while I'm using them, so I apparently just need to have one in my mouth at all times. lol

 

[lilrojo]

MY ms sucks in the am and about supper time again.. blah.. cant wait for second tri

 

[luz]

I had already heard my baby's heartbeat on my home doppler, but went for another checkup yesterday and heard it again! He said after hearing a nice strong heartbeating at 11 weeks the chance of mc is very low. I'm super excited!! we scheduled the gender scan for the end of june and now can't wait to find out what we are having.

 

[diamondlove33]

We have our next scan on the 31st and I cannot WAIT!! Any one else feeling like a popcorn sensation in their tummy?? i know its just gas probably but it was so wierd! Two of the pregnant ladies at my work felt it also

GROMPS!! Your pics look great, how much weight have you gained so far? I think that i'm the same size or bigger than you and i'm just 9 wks!!
Curious to see how much weight i've gained at the end of the month.. officially OUT of all of my clothes.. leggings and maxi dresses/skirts are my new best friend!

 

[Lara310809]

sugarbeth...have you considered taking zofran??

my nausea hasn't been horrible..only puked a handful of times...I am just SO hormonal...moody...teary...even having some depression...this is alot...I feel so overwhelmed...trying to wean my daughter too which is HARD!

im also trying to wean and sleep train my 16m old; considering she's only been eating solids for two months and has only ever coslept with us, it's a mammoth task.

 

[Hoping girl 2]

12 hours til my early pregnancy viability scan... Feeling slightly terrified

 

[DHBH0930]

12 hours til my early pregnancy viability scan... Feeling slightly terrified

Good luck! I'm sure it will go great! Can't wait to see a picture!

 

[DrGomps]

diamond...you have a nice bump forming...

lara...I agree..it is a mammoth task...my OB stresed that I start weaning...its hard. I sometimes have to choose between sleeping and weaning.

 

[threegirls]

For those of you who have been having lots of MS. My husband researched a little and found out that peppermint tea helps relieve the MS. He's been making me a glass anytime I feel nauseous or when I'm getting ready to eat and it really has helped and actually tastes really good too. Hope you all feel better soon.

 

[diamondlove33]

Ladies,
Please help, I do NOT know what to do.. for those that have been on the thread know about my dh's ex's drama and how upset she is that i'm having a baby... well now she's lying and saying that my stepdaughter [3] is saying all kinds of stuff that just isn't true!!!! I dont know what to do? Including every stepparent's nightmare.. abuse. I'm just beside myself today, i can't work i can't even function. I just cried all night last night because i'm so scared of whats next. help

 

[DHBH0930]

Ladies,
Please help, I do NOT know what to do.. for those that have been on the thread know about my dh's ex's drama and how upset she is that i'm having a baby... well now she's lying and saying that my stepdaughter [3] is saying all kinds of stuff that just isn't true!!!! I dont know what to do? Including every stepparent's nightmare.. abuse. I'm just beside myself today, i can't work i can't even function. I just cried all night last night because i'm so scared of whats next. help

I'm sorry that you have to deal with someone like that What does you DH do about it? Has he talked to her? She sounds like she has some issues I don't know her, or you/your DH relationship with her, but maybe try one of you having a calm talk with her. Basically treat her like a kid with "I feel" statements and let her explain her side, and even though she probably has no ''real" reasons to act the way she has, try and fake it and sound understanding to her concerns. I've dealt with people kinda like that before, and I try to be the one to act like an adult and stay calm and understanding. You may be screaming on the inside at them and don't actually understand or care about their feelings about the issue. But if you pretend you do it may help the situation from escalating and hopefully go away. She may just be doing all this because she is trying to get a negative reaction from you, make you mad, upset, etc. If she doesn't get that reaction from you it may bore her and she will move on. After one of you talking to her and acting like you understand and want to help her feel more at ease, find someone whether its each other, a friend, a parent, etc. that you can complain to so you can get it all out and not bottle it up.

Like I said I know I have been in the right sometimes with people like that, but when I kept my cool and didn't lash back. I just stuck with "I feel" and asked about their side of things and how I can help them. It was super hard since I didn't think their points were valid, but it helped the problem go away.

Again I'm not sure what you have already tried with her, but that's about all I can think of. If it got worse you may need to bring lawyers into it, like if she started to threaten you or something or if she formally accuses you of abuse. I hope it doesn't escalate further, you should be able to enjoy this pregnancy and not be stressing out about this crazy lady!

Hope things get better!!!

 

[diamondlove33]

Ladies,
Please help, I do NOT know what to do.. for those that have been on the thread know about my dh's ex's drama and how upset she is that i'm having a baby... well now she's lying and saying that my stepdaughter [3] is saying all kinds of stuff that just isn't true!!!! I dont know what to do? Including every stepparent's nightmare.. abuse. I'm just beside myself today, i can't work i can't even function. I just cried all night last night because i'm so scared of whats next. help

Hope things get better!!!

Thank you so much for your input, and yes you are correct we do need to sit down and talk with her - I just am not really sure what to say.. It's worse because I KNOW it's all part of some scheme she's cooking up.. first she told DH that she feels like we are always one step ahead of her (taking her places, buying her things, stuff like that) And that DH and I are all she talks about .. so I think it's a jealously thing, not to mention this ALL started coming up AFTER she found out i'm pregnant.. seems to me like she is laying the groundwork for something and i'm sick to my stomach as to what that could be. I mean we have DD wed-mond so it can't be child support, just not sure....

 

[brit3435]

Hi ladies I hope everyone is feeling well today. I had some more spotting yesterday only instead of stopping right away it kept happening almost every time I went to the bathroom. I called my dr and he had me come in this morning (still spotting today). I was so worried and waiting for the dr was taking forever so the nurse came in and said she would try to find the heartbeat. What a relief it was when she found it right away! The dr did an ultrasound and I have a small subchorionic hematoma which is a bleed in the uterus next to the placenta. I have to take it easy for awhile and no sex, I go back on Tuesday. The dr said since its small my chance of miscarriage is less than 5% and he said he wasnt worried but ladies I am so worried! It was so great to see my baby wiggling around in there but so scary seeing the bleed right next to the baby... The best case scenario is that the bleed will reabsorb over the next few weeks.

Baby was measuring 3 days ahead so growth is good!

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Just came back from scan, baby measuring three days bigger than we thought. Heartbeat nice and strong, so all good! Dr said risk of Miscarriage now down to 5%. Sooo pleased!

Can't figure out how to post photos though!

 

[diamondlove33]

Just came back from scan, baby measuring three days bigger than we thought. Heartbeat nice and strong, so all good! Dr said risk of Miscarriage now down to 5%. Sooo pleased!

Can't figure out how to post photos though!

WONDERFUL NEWS!!! What was the heart rate!?

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Just came back from scan, baby measuring three days bigger than we thought. Heartbeat nice and strong, so all good! Dr said risk of Miscarriage now down to 5%. Sooo pleased!

Can't figure out how to post photos though!

WONDERFUL NEWS!!! What was the heart rate!?

Thank you!! We're soooo pleased and relieved!

You know, they didn't tell me the heartbeat. He just said it was perfect, strong and that both heartbeat and size were perfectly consistent with a pregnancy of 7 weeks 5 days, and I'm meant to be 7 weeks 2 days... So that's good enough for me! I kind of would have liked to know, but at the same time I'm glad I don't, otherwise I'd be obsessively googling to make sure it was normal

 

[lilrojo]

Congrats hoping

 

[DHBH0930]

Just came back from scan, baby measuring three days bigger than we thought. Heartbeat nice and strong, so all good! Dr said risk of Miscarriage now down to 5%. Sooo pleased!

Can't figure out how to post photos though!

WONDERFUL NEWS!!! What was the heart rate!?

Thank you!! We're soooo pleased and relieved!

You know, they didn't tell me the heartbeat. He just said it was perfect, strong and that both heartbeat and size were perfectly consistent with a pregnancy of 7 weeks 5 days, and I'm meant to be 7 weeks 2 days... So that's good enough for me! I kind of would have liked to know, but at the same time I'm glad I don't, otherwise I'd be obsessively googling to make sure it was normal

Congrats on the great scan!

 

[Laelani]

Diamond - What a crappy situation with the ex. Your best bet is to keep a journal of all the crazy that is occuring. My best friend dealt with a similar situation which ended up in court after a few months (hopefully this won't happen to you!) and having a journal of everything helped validate everything and she ended up closing the case with it. I really hope it doesn't get the point of going to court but you can never be too sure.

Hoping - Yay for a great scan!