Anyone else expecting a November sparkler? *Updated with due dates!*

[MandaAnda]

Who do I talk to about getting my name put under the due dates in the first post?

That'll be Gemie, I believe.

 

[Foxy37]

how are all you novembers feeling xxx

 

[BubsMom17]

how are all you novembers feeling xxx

Hormonal! LOL! Still battling some nausea here (not bad, no vomiting but general yucky nausea), crazy mutant boobs, and I am cursed with the headache monster. How about you???

 

[peanutmomma]

I just feel achey a lot of the time and wanting to feel movement. I am so impatient LOL

 

[babymonkey18]

Finally have internet after a week without. so many posts I want to respond to (i will when I get on the cpu)! Anyway, definitely battling the headache monster today, as well. Ouch. I bought am iced coffee to try and kill it with caffeine and I feel kind of hyped up bc I never drink this stuff anymore!!

 

[mmmanna]

I am due November 28th! Getting really excited to start feeling our little bean move.

 

[brinib]

Bubs and Gemie- I am so scared of the terrible twos-- my 16 month old definitely has his tantrum-y moments and baby 2 is due when he is 21 months!! Yikes.

I am still dealing with intermittent nausea, indigestion and fatigue. Also feeling kind of sad and disconnected the last few days-- thought it was pregnancy but it occurred to me today it may be because DS just weaned finally and I may be suffering from oxytocin withdrawls. Hopefully it will clear up soon.

I don't have another MW appt until 18 weeks, so just waiting. Had a message from the genetic counselor saying the downs results were "good news" but haven't been able to get in touch with her yet.

 

[gardenofedens]

I don't have my next mw apt til 24 weeks!! Seems ages and ages away! So different from with dd when I was seen every 4 weeks! I was considered high risk since she was conceived under the care of an infertility specialist but this time it's normal care

 

[miss_kseniya]

Morning. Loads of us with 16 week appts either yesterday or today

I had mine yesterday and heartbeat sounded like a load of galloping horses which adds to my suspicion that we are having a girl. Midwife found it in about 5 seconds which helped as I was nervous she wouldn't find it (silly as I am starting to feel movement now). Anyway, all was well. Nothing in urine, BP fine, heartbeat of about 160 bpm. Now 4 weeks until the anomoly scan, 6 weeks until consultant, 9 weeks until GP then a crazy 12 weeks until midwife again. I assumed I would see her more frequently as it's my first but obviously not.

Peanut you look awesome in your bikini, very cute bump

I keep getting sharp pains for a few seconds on an off (not consistent, this is a few every day for the last few days). Can't work out if its gas pain, RLP or Braxton Hicks. Isn't it too early for BH at 16 weeks? Guess its prob just gas or RLP but annoying all the same.

 

[Blob]

Peanut you look fab I really wanted to go away in October so I could show off a good bump but think we will have spent all the savings on the house

I'm way off feeling movements takes ages for me to feel movements but when I do I can also see and feel baby on the outside.

I've had BH and I'm only just 14 weeks... Seem to get earlier each time for me.

My second daughter seems to have skipped the worst of the 2s but she's not 3 until September so there is time yet ha ha

 

[babymonkey18]

Ok, you ladies are going to call me crazy, but I need some reassurance. Remember how I was complaining about gaining nearly six pounds by 13 weeks? Well I just weighed myself at 14 wks and 3 days, and lost two pounds! I have been eating the same, maybe even a little worse (getting fast food a few times) because we spent all wk moving and didn't have time, groceries, our kitchen up-and-functional, etc. I am thinking I was doing a lot of stair climbing and physical activity with tons of cleaning and carrying (light boxes). I also have been drinking more water, and I hear if you're bloating drinking more water helps. Anyway, I just got freaked out that maybe baby isn't growing or something. My next appt is 2 wks from yesterday so it's not that far and I think they will check for hb, but I am still slightly worried. I guess I just don't like seeing the loss for seemingly no reason, as I don't aversions or m/s.

 

[jammers77]

I have lost a couple of pounds sporadically twice now. It's normal for me when I'm not pregnant, and I'm sure losing a couple of pounds during pregnancy is normal, too.

 

[Dazed125]

Ok, you ladies are going to call me crazy, but I need some reassurance. Remember how I was complaining about gaining nearly six pounds by 13 weeks? Well I just weighed myself at 14 wks and 3 days, and lost two pounds! I have been eating the same, maybe even a little worse (getting fast food a few times) because we spent all wk moving and didn't have time, groceries, our kitchen up-and-functional, etc. I am thinking I was doing a lot of stair climbing and physical activity with tons of cleaning and carrying (light boxes). I also have been drinking more water, and I hear if you're bloating drinking more water helps. Anyway, I just got freaked out that maybe baby isn't growing or something. My next appt is 2 wks from yesterday so it's not that far and I think they will check for hb, but I am still slightly worried. I guess I just don't like seeing the loss for seemingly no reason, as I don't aversions or m/s.

I put on 10lb by week 10!!!!! But haven't put on any and may have lost a bit since, bumps heartbeat is still racing away happily x

 

[gardenofedens]

I know what you mean baby monkey. I've still only gained 4 pounds as of now at 15.5 weeks. Before my 12 week appt I dreamed that Baby Bun wasn't growing enough because I hadn't gained enough. I'm finding it so hard to eat for three (...myself, my nursing 10mo old, and BB) as I don't generally enjoy eating. Doctor measured baby by ultrasounds just to calm my fears, thankfully!

 

[2nd time]

So far this preg I have lost 13lbs with dd1 dd2 and ds I lost around 14lbs and they are fine plus moving house is a defo for lossing weight I would not worry

 

[peanutmomma]

Hello ladies, hope everyone is doing alright today. Still nothing from Tower . I am a bit late getting on here today as I was on the laptop and getting ready to hit our thread here to see what everyone was up to and the power went out! Seems, up the hill a transformer got hit in the thunder storms overnight. So, they had to shut the power to our part of the neighborhood to fix it! So, I mowed half of the lawn LOL! The sun is thinking of coming out today and figured since DH started to mow yesterday then after 5 minutes the sky got super dark and opened up with crazy rain. Like 1.5 inches in 30 minutes. So, a lot of it!
AFM- I am doing okay today I guess. Right after the power went off I called the power company to see what was up. Then I broke out the Aloe Vera Gel I just bought at the $1 store yesterday to see if it worked as well on the Doppler as everything I have read on the internet. Well, I used less than the I would with the Doppler gel itself and it worked better in my opinion!

I could hear so much more than usual. Well, okay, baby was quite active and squirming all oaround so that could attribute to it as well!!!
When I lay on my back I no longer have a pudgy looking belly any longer either. There is a roundness now even laying down. So, I bet that helped too. But, wow was baby happy I think. As I could hear the movements and HB and now I am not sure if it is still a train sound or galloping horses because it was so loud it was actually making almost a beeping noise with the Doppler!!? HMMM? My poor boobies still kill and I am getting less releif. In 1st Tri I would have the bad pains, but get some relief on certain days. Now, I just have very annoying pains that get interuppted by sudden jabs of pain and Holy Veins Batman!! I now truly understand when I have read ladies saying their chest looks like a ROADMAP of veins!! DH said we have a self built atlas on my chest LOL

Anyways, I am not having the severe back aches any longer so that is great news, right? I either sit as straight up as I can, or recline at least a 45 degree angle no more slouching. It helps. And another thing is I have given up on trying to cross my legs now. Seems weird to me, but I love to sit with one leg over the other. If I sit indian-style or just with my legs flat not crossed it helps too

 

[BubsMom17]

I keep getting sharp pains for a few seconds on an off (not consistent, this is a few every day for the last few days). Can't work out if its gas pain, RLP or Braxton Hicks. Isn't it too early for BH at 16 weeks? Guess its prob just gas or RLP but annoying all the same.

No, it's not too early. I've been having them since 14-15 weeks. If you have an active uterus you may just feel them more than other people do also. As long as they don't cause pain or come in a pattern it's nothing to worry about. But yes, they are very annoying!

 

[Angeltk42]

TMI - I think I'm getting another yeast Infection. No itching/burning YET but a little yeast when I wiped.. I know all the signs I have had like a million of them. I just had one at the beginning of the pregnancy and was on 7 day monistat even though it had cleared up but doc saw a little yeast in my PAP results. I DO NOT want to do another 7 day.... SOOOOOO when I wasn't preggers I used to take Acidiphilus pills (1 tablet a day) usually in about a week YI would be GONE!! I have read it's safe... would you girls take it??? I don't want to call my stupid doctor because I can see it already he will say take the Monistat 7 but it's not even fully blown and i feel like I can nip it in the bud with the acidiphilus tablets.

 

[peanutmomma]

TMI - I think I'm getting another yeast Infection. No itching/burning YET but a little yeast when I wiped.. I know all the signs I have had like a million of them. I just had one at the beginning of the pregnancy and was on 7 day monistat even though it had cleared up but doc saw a little yeast in my PAP results. I DO NOT want to do another 7 day.... SOOOOOO when I wasn't preggers I used to take Acidiphilus pills (1 tablet a day) usually in about a week YI would be GONE!! I have read it's safe... would you girls take it??? I don't want to call my stupid doctor because I can see it already he will say take the Monistat 7 but it's not even fully blown and i feel like I can nip it in the bud with the acidiphilus tablets.

I, unfortunatley, had many as teenager due to high blood sugars. Stop drinking anything but water and Cranberry juice, or take cranberry suppliments. No matter what change your undies twice per day and when you get out of the shower, do not rub but pat yourself dry. Don't use ANY powder as it keeps the moisture in.

 

[jammers77]

^^ What she said!! I usually get them early on with every pregnancy, but I've not had one so far. *knock on wood*