(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[LittleMack]

Hi Ladies! I had my MaterniT21 test done on June 13th so we should know the results as well as the gender sometime soon. They did an ultrasound to measure the NT measurement and here is the pic I got, I think I might know what the sex of the baby is but don't want to get my hopes up too much....

If im looking at the right nub.. I say boy

 

[DrGomps]

wantabelly...looks like a to me!!

littlemack/hoping girl...great bumps!!

AFM...going to get a second opinion tomorrow...at two different practices...hopefully from nice doctors who don't try and get me to reduce.

 

[brit3435]

Wantabelly- I have no idea how to tell by the nub boy or girl...but cute baby either way!

Dr Gomps- I'm glad you are getting a second opinion, I just wouldn't feel comfortable with a dr who was being so insensitive! Good luck!

AFM I'm 14 weeks today! I weighed today and have lost 2 lbs in the last 2 weeks, so back down to 123, total weight gain of 4lbs which I'm happy with. I attribute the weight loss to swimming every day with my toddler in our backyard pool and being able to exercise now that my spotting has stopped.
Here is my bump! Not much difference between this week and last...checked for baby's heartbeat this morning and I found it about 2.5 inches below my belly button at 139 bpm. Also I've started feeling movement this week! Not consistently but still exciting!

 

[SugarBeth]

Brit - you have such an adorable bump!!

My MS is still continuing badly too. I throw up daily still. Maybe week 15 will be that magical week where it starts to slow down instead of get worse??

This is my bump progression so far:
https://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/KatieWriter/41314_zps90ab3627.png

 

[onetwothreebp]

I went for my 12 week scan this morning and I'm due December 31! That's kind of a fun due date! DS was 5 days late but I'm hoping this baby will come Jan 1 so I can get free swag at the hospital! LOL

Tried to see gender but baby wasn't cooperating so we're in the dark for another 4.5 weeks!

 

[LittleMack]

wantabelly...looks like a to me!!

littlemack/hoping girl...great bumps!!

AFM...going to get a second opinion tomorrow...at two different practices...hopefully from nice doctors who don't try and get me to reduce.

Excuse my lack of knowledge... I'm trying to catch up on everyone... But why does your doctor want to reduce??!! :/

 

[SugarBeth]

wantabelly...looks like a to me!!

littlemack/hoping girl...great bumps!!

AFM...going to get a second opinion tomorrow...at two different practices...hopefully from nice doctors who don't try and get me to reduce.

Excuse my lack of knowledge... I'm trying to catch up on everyone... But why does your doctor want to reduce??!! :/

I'm curious too...I thought you were too far along to legally reduce now, especially as they're all healthy? I'd definitely get a different doctor.

 

[DHBH0930]

Onetwothreebp: I changed your edd on the front page

If anyone else has a new EDD and I haven't already changed it please let me know and I can fix it. Also if anyone else is team yellow and its not marked on the front page, let me know and I can add it. The rest of you I will add blue or pink once its been determined!

So exciting that over the next few weeks many of us will know!

 

[SugarBeth]

I'm going crazy just waiting to know the gender! I made these two pictures tonight, one is for the gender reveal we're doing during my daughter's birthday party (she's going to reveal it) and the other is for the names, which are being kept a secret until the gender reveal!
https://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/KatieWriter/0000pb_zps91ed4d43.jpg
https://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/KatieWriter/0000000_zpsc1362763.jpg

 

[ready2Bmum]

hey guys, Its my big facebook announcement day


I was wondering does anyone know of a website where I can create a personalised announcement for free to post on facebook? Like a cute pic and I can put in our names and EDD etc?

Im googling away here, but haven't found one yet.

 

[Nikkinoonoo]

Onetwothreebp: I changed your edd on the front page

If anyone else has a new EDD and I haven't already changed it please let me know and I can fix it. Also if anyone else is team yellow and its not marked on the front page, let me know and I can add it. The rest of you I will add blue or pink once its been determined!

So exciting that over the next few weeks many of us will know!

Mine has only changed by a day but it's now Xmas day instead of xmas eve xXx

 

[DrGomps]

littlemack, they want me to reduce because of the risks of a triplet pregnancy. its a bit too late now though, they like to do it around 11 weeks. I know my babies are going to come early and its going to be a hard long road for me. I am already having so much back and pelvic pain and am so exhausted all the time. I have been reading that most people with triplets had to stop working around 20-24 weeks...thats when I will be measuring full term.

Excited to get my second and third opinions. maybe even get another scan... we will see...

brit I love your bump!!! And wow...your so tiny...I feel like a whale now and haven't bothered stepping on the scale, too depressing.


sugarbeth I think you popped this week! How are you going to have your DD reveal gender??? I really wanted to do a gender reveal party but at this point...with this many its a bit ridiculous.

 

[DrGomps]

DHB...my due date is the same, but Estimated arrival is Nov 13th. And you can update that we are actually expecting 3, so its technically 43 presents. soon your going to have to add or to everyones name...

 

[DrGomps]

is it too early to have braxton hicks??? I have been getting them some...

 

[brit3435]

is it too early to have braxton hicks??? I have been getting them some...

I have been getting some tightening in my uterus off and on in the evenings for about 4 days now. I started Braxton hicks at 17 weeks with my daughter but they were a lot more noticeable than these have been so far. My dr said that was normal back then but I worry about them since my cervix did begin to dilate at 30 weeks. He eventually diagnosed with me with irritable uterus which is a pretty funny sounding term and I had to take terbutaline to reduce contractions. I don't think feeling them this early is always a bad thing though my dr did say they start around 6 weeks but some women feel them sooner than others I'm sure feeling them at this point with triplets is common!

I did notice mine were worse after being on my feet for extended periods of time and when I wasn't fully hydrated. Did you have them early with your daughter?

 

[Lara310809]

DrGomps, A friend of mine had Braxton Hicks from about 15w, so I assume its never too early. Also I think you're doing the right thing about not reducing. T will be hard, buti don't think I could ever reduce for that reason. I sire you're in good hands; and remember that people like octomom have done this with MORE babies, and they've been fine.

 

[Lara310809]

Haven't been on in a while. Got my 16w appointment on Thursday (at 15w); blood tests and heartbeat; can't wait to hear it again. Taking both the kids with me, which will be interesting if I lie on my belly now I can feel my uterus there. So weird. They say you can sleep on your tummy as long as its comfortable. It's my favourite sleeping position, but I suspect I'll have to stop soon

 

[Weebear]

We have a dec/jan fb group if anyone would like to join pls pm me

 

[SugarBeth]

sugarbeth I think you popped this week! How are you going to have your DD reveal gender??? I really wanted to do a gender reveal party but at this point...with this many its a bit ridiculous.

I kept thinking I must have popped, suddenly strangers know I'm pregnant and there's a huge difference, but I feel a bit silly saying it so early on! It took me until 25 weeks with DD to start to pop, and here I am around that size already at 14 weeks! Third pregnancies are so much different.

We got this giant box that we're going to wrap up like a huge present (it's about 4 feet or so tall, maybe a bit bigger). Inside we're going to have about 8 foil balloons that say "it's a girl/boy" on them to fly out when she opens it (she LOVES balloons) and at the bottom will be a teddy bear that shows the gender as well and will have a sign to reveal the name of the baby. We also have gender reveal cupcakes to make, where the pink or blue will be the inside filling, but that's for after DD does it.

Oh my goodness, you MUST do a gender reveal or something. I can't imagine how much fun a TRIPLET one would be! That just seems like the best thing ever, definitely don't pass that up! After all, how many times do people get to come together to celebrate triplets?!

is it too early to have braxton hicks??? I have been getting them some...

It's not too early. Contractions happen from the beginning of pregnancy, you usually just don't feel them until later on unless you know what you're looking for. With all the babies in your uterus though, I'm sure it makes it easier to feel as you're fuller.

 

[SugarBeth]

hey guys, Its my big facebook announcement day

I was wondering does anyone know of a website where I can create a personalised announcement for free to post on facebook? Like a cute pic and I can put in our names and EDD etc?

Im googling away here, but haven't found one yet.

Exciting day! I made the pictures below by searching google for some basic images like baby booties, then uploading it to picmonkey.com and adding the words. It's easy to also just upload a personal picture you took yourself and add the words. It's the only picture editing site I use, so that's all I know about.

I'm going crazy just waiting to know the gender! I made these two pictures tonight, one is for the gender reveal we're doing during my daughter's birthday party (she's going to reveal it) and the other is for the names, which are being kept a secret until the gender reveal!
https://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/KatieWriter/0000pb_zps91ed4d43.jpg
https://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/KatieWriter/0000000_zpsc1362763.jpg