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

[elt1013]

Sry I've fallen behind here, but I read all of the posts!

Jammers, update on how you're doing today?

I am loving hearing about all the scans coming up, and the gender reveals. It's exciting to see the poll results growing

I'm afraid to say. lol I only had a few contractions this morning. Usually they've started by now again (as the antibiotic has worn out by now), but so far I'm ok. I've had some other odd sensations though--some cramping and general heaviness. Baby's fine though still. Moving around and such, so I know all is well with that--just my body feels like it's betraying me. I'm hoping that things are getting better though, seeing as how the contractions haven't been as bad today. I take my last antibiotic tonight, so the real test will be how things go tomorrow.

Thanks for asking about me, hon. (((HUGS)))

I still have a little cramping here and there too, and I don't remember having it this long with DD, but I guess every pregnancy is different. Glad to hear you are doing better!

 

[babymonkey18]

question...does the "20 week scan" / anomaly scan have to be very close to 20 weeks?
I just ask because I am 18 + 1 and haven't scheduled mine yet. My last appt was such a headache and they didn't give me the referral I need to get it done. The mw office I go to is an hour away, so it's kind of inconvenient to just go pick up the form. Anyway, I am going to try and just schedule it on the phone with the u/s clinic nearby that I am allowed to go to, aiming to schedule for after my July 10 regular appt (I'll be 20 + 2). Hopefully I can get my proper referral form then since I'll be there for my appt. But anyway, I am just worried I am going to call up and they will be all booked up for around my 20 week time, so does it matter if I am say 21 or 22 weeks by the time I get the scan?

 

[gardenofedens]

I have had my nipples pierced too and took them out a few years ago. I have had past friends with theirs still pierced and took them out when baby came. There is usually NEVER an issue for breast feeding as the milk will just flow out in three places instead of one. And in some cases baby will take less time to feed in others it will flow at the same rate.

Fyi- there are lots more than just one hole that the milk comes out of whether or not your nipples are/were pierced... Just wait until you start producing and you're relaxed out of the shower only to walk into your closet and start spraying milk in 20 different directions!! Lol

 

[elt1013]

Had my monthly doc appt today. My bp was a little high but I was also on a stressful phone call right before my appt, plus I was running late, Plus i was coming from work. They really should take BP at end of an appt I was much calmer then! lol 132/64.

So my Fundal height is getting out of control i'm measuring 27 cm haha but at sonogram baby measured perfectly on track so It's probably all my extra FAT!! lol

I lost 2lbs since last visit with a total gain since BFP at 6lbs total. I am not upset by this considering my size pre pregnancy and that the baby is growing normal.
Heard Amanda's HB but I couldn't enjoy it because i was too stressed about returning to work. Still nice to hear she is in their all happy and content.
I had to tell the nurse where to look and I based it on my "kicks"; well I was right! So I guess I am feeling baby girl kick me since her HB was right where I felt a kick earlier today. lol

One thing that is worriesome the doc fills out this form at the end of every visit for billing purposes and today I saw the Diagnosis at the bottom - High risk pregnancy But he never mentioned that I was high risk. I am not surprised I am just based on my BMI but should I be concerned he put this on paper and didn't tell me??? I mean maybe he doesn't want to worry me since it's probably just a precaution because of my weight??
Everything besides my weight has been textbook. I haven't had anything of concern go on. All my tests have come out good thus far.

Doesn't look I'll be getting another Scan because doc said they saw no abnormalities and he didn't seem concerned that they weren't able to see everything. SMH he must hate giving women extra ultrasounds LOL

I asked about my nipple piercings and breast feeding. He suggested I schedule an appointment with the lactation specialist at the hospital. He originally suggested I wait to speak to them when i give birth but He didn't know much about them and I told him I had read that some people suggest taking them out about now and some say you can wait till baby is born. Better safe than sorry I'm gonna ask the lactation specialist soon In case they suggest I take them out now. Doctor wants to know what the specialist says on the topic. LOL I guess I'm gonna be his nipple ring breast feeding guinea pig! lol

Oh and my monthly cervix exam was good still closed, long and no issues. I don't think the monthly check is necessary at this point since every time it's been perfect probably could change it to every other month but whatever. Nice to have reassurance that the cervix is exactly how it should be.

That about sums it up for me. You probably know more about my nipples and cervix than you care to lol

Ugggh... I don't think this is always the case, but maybe because of your previous mc he considers you "high risk?" Other than that, it seems like your pregnancy is going quite swimmingly!

You should pop over to the breastfeeding boards and ask about the nipple piercings. The ladies over there are all very experienced nursers, and some might have experience with this!

Happy to hear all is well with Baby Amanda!

Thanks Emily!!

Great suggestion about the breastfeeding boards!!! Amanda has definitely been munching on my brain because it's almost gone! hahaha

This doc is SUPER conservative so I'm sure it's just a precaution for his notes. Plus I just read High Risk only means that you have a GREATER chance of you or baby developing a problem - doesn't mean you have a problem. Plus this could be a code he used because we had discussed the RH negative factor and GD testing at 28 weeks. Apparently i'm A- and I have to be tested for the RH factor thing. WHO KNOWS!

I'm considered high risk also, but that is due to the GD, not my weight. My blood type is O-, so I also have that issue! It just means that you will have to have a rhogam shot during pregnancy and then possibly after the baby is born if the baby is RH+. In my case DD was RH- as well, so we were compatible and I didn't need another one.

 

[elt1013]

Thanks Emily!!

Great suggestion about the breastfeeding boards!!! Amanda has definitely been munching on my brain because it's almost gone! hahaha

This doc is SUPER conservative so I'm sure it's just a precaution for his notes. Plus I just read High Risk only means that you have a GREATER chance of you or baby developing a problem - doesn't mean you have a problem. Plus this could be a code he used because we had discussed the RH negative factor and GD testing at 28 weeks. Apparently i'm A- and I have to be tested for the RH factor thing. WHO KNOWS!

My goodness we are pregnancy twins! I am Rh- as well! O- here!
All they are going to do is give you a shot of Rhogam at 28 weeks-ish, then one after you deliver her. I will have GD testing at 28 weeks as well. My sugar in pregnancy for whatever reason always registers high, even though my risk factors for it are super low! I've never been diagnosed as having GD, but they monitor me cuz I am always on the border between highish-normal and concerning. It's weird, but oh well. It is what it is.

Sorry...didn't see you had already answered about the RH- thing before I replied

 

[elt1013]

Back from the doctors! Scan went well, ended up not doing an anomaly scan as the doctor got called to do a delivery so it got moved to next week but got to see baby and his sweet little head scratches. On the down side, I lost a pound this month and so I got the "We know young moms sometimes like to minimize weight gain but its healthy to gain weight in pregnancy so you need to eat" speech. I DO eat! I just can't hold anything down I can't help it

Hmmm...wonder what your doctor would think of the 30 pounds I've lost so far this pregnancy? Considering I can afford to lose some, it's not a big deal. Losing weight during pregnancy isn't "bad" unless you're already underweight or the baby isn't growing properly! My baby measured 10 days ahead at around 15 weeks and I had lost over 20 pounds at that time. Your baby takes what it needs first and you get what's left. I can't believe the doc would lecture you for losing a pound in a month. Don't worry about it.

 

[gardenofedens]

Is anyone else having trouble with the View Unread link on this thread? When I come in here from my cp and click the link it's taking me to the very last post of the thread even if I hadn't read anything for pages before that? It just started doing it yesterday...i already tried logging out and back in. This happened a year or so ago too and I gave up on posting on bnb for a while....it's too hard on fast moving threads like this one...

 

[Dazed125]

This has been happening to me for a while which I why I usually only read/talk on fb ��

 

[jammers77]

question...does the "20 week scan" / anomaly scan have to be very close to 20 weeks?
I just ask because I am 18 + 1 and haven't scheduled mine yet. My last appt was such a headache and they didn't give me the referral I need to get it done. The mw office I go to is an hour away, so it's kind of inconvenient to just go pick up the form. Anyway, I am going to try and just schedule it on the phone with the u/s clinic nearby that I am allowed to go to, aiming to schedule for after my July 10 regular appt (I'll be 20 + 2). Hopefully I can get my proper referral form then since I'll be there for my appt. But anyway, I am just worried I am going to call up and they will be all booked up for around my 20 week time, so does it matter if I am say 21 or 22 weeks by the time I get the scan?

I'm having mine done at 19+1, so I would think that 21 weeks wouldn't make much of a difference.

AFM, feeling good so far this morning. I only ended up having 4-5 contractions yesterday!!! Had a nasty headache though last night that had me worried. I was afraid I'd end up having another shot in my head of Novacaine like I did when pregnant with DS2. But thankfully it's gone now and hopefully doesn't return!

The Flagyl was giving me lots of cramps, and I've noticed a big difference since I didn't have to take a dose this morning. Hopefully the contractions stay gone, too.

My little chicken nugget finally kicked so hard yesterday that I could feel it from the outside. I'd sneezed quite harshly, and wow, the little thing just went nuts for about 30 seconds. But unfortunately there was no one here with me to experience it! My boys will be terribly disappointed; they're with grandparents in Ohio.

Hope you girls have a great day today!

 

[Angeltk42]

I have had my nipples pierced too and took them out a few years ago. I have had past friends with theirs still pierced and took them out when baby came. There is usually NEVER an issue for breast feeding as the milk will just flow out in three places instead of one. And in some cases baby will take less time to feed in others it will flow at the same rate.

Fyi- there are lots more than just one hole that the milk comes out of whether or not your nipples are/were pierced... Just wait until you start producing and you're relaxed out of the shower only to walk into your closet and start spraying milk in 20 different directions!! Lol

OH THE JOY!! LOL

question...does the "20 week scan" / anomaly scan have to be very close to 20 weeks?
I just ask because I am 18 + 1 and haven't scheduled mine yet. My last appt was such a headache and they didn't give me the referral I need to get it done. The mw office I go to is an hour away, so it's kind of inconvenient to just go pick up the form. Anyway, I am going to try and just schedule it on the phone with the u/s clinic nearby that I am allowed to go to, aiming to schedule for after my July 10 regular appt (I'll be 20 + 2). Hopefully I can get my proper referral form then since I'll be there for my appt. But anyway, I am just worried I am going to call up and they will be all booked up for around my 20 week time, so does it matter if I am say 21 or 22 weeks by the time I get the scan?

My scan ended up being 19 +4 but my doc told me it's usually btwn 20-25 weeks and had he not scheduled it early it would have been 22 weeks based on how my appointments were falling with him. But he was concerned because at my 17 week visit I was measuring big with Fundal height (all was normal I'm just fat!) lol Or like my doc says I have a a thicker Abdominal wall! hahaha

Is anyone else having trouble with the View Unread link on this thread? When I come in here from my cp and click the link it's taking me to the very last post of the thread even if I hadn't read anything for pages before that? It just started doing it yesterday...i already tried logging out and back in. This happened a year or so ago too and I gave up on posting on bnb for a while....it's too hard on fast moving threads like this one...

I have always had this problem I didn't know it was supposed to go to the last thing you read!! I always have to search pages for the last thing I saw! So ANNOYING!!

 

[southernbound]

For my lovely ladies in the UK, and for everyone else that just has a cynical sense of humor like me... My parents and older sister have been traveling around Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England for the last month. Now, before I go on I feel it's necessary to inform you my dad is a true Texas older gentleman. He's redneck as they come (and I love him for it, but it's funny). Well, I get a call from my older sister early this morning that goes something like this:
"Hey Meg, did you know it's a felony to have a locking knife in England?"
"Um... no."
"Do you want to know why I know?"
"Danielle, is dad in jail? Do I need to call the US consolate?"
"Well.... not exactly, but he probably won't be coming back to the UK anytime soon".
You see ladies my father, being himself, could not imagine a place in the world where what he considers a simple pocket knife is illegal. So he carries it around for a month and thinks nothing of it. Well, they're flying home from London today and decided to go see the palace. While going through security and emptying his pockets, he hands his knife to the officer. The office opens it, sees how large and lockable it is and informs him that having one is a felony, and bringing one into the Queens home is.... Well it'll get you in very big trouble. The man was very nice and simply had the knife destroyed, had my dad sign some papers and took several photos of him and informed him he'd likely be flagged at the airport in London from now on. He was so embarrassed My poor daddy

 

[babymonkey18]

Jammers, thanks for the updates. I am so glad things seen to be improving! I will continue to keep you in my prayers.

Jammers and angel, thanks for writing back about my scan. I have only heard of ppl getting them early so it's good to hear that it shouldn't be a big deal I get it done a week or two later.

 

[Angeltk42]

For my lovely ladies in the UK, and for everyone else that just has a cynical sense of humor like me... My parents and older sister have been traveling around Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England for the last month. Now, before I go on I feel it's necessary to inform you my dad is a true Texas older gentleman. He's redneck as they come (and I love him for it, but it's funny). Well, I get a call from my older sister early this morning that goes something like this:
"Hey Meg, did you know it's a felony to have a locking knife in England?"
"Um... no."
"Do you want to know why I know?"
"Danielle, is dad in jail? Do I need to call the US consolate?"
"Well.... not exactly, but he probably won't be coming back to the UK anytime soon".
You see ladies my father, being himself, could not imagine a place in the world where what he considers a simple pocket knife is illegal. So he carries it around for a month and thinks nothing of it. Well, they're flying home from London today and decided to go see the palace. While going through security and emptying his pockets, he hands his knife to the officer. The office opens it, sees how large and lockable it is and informs him that having one is a felony, and bringing one into the Queens home is.... Well it'll get you in very big trouble. The man was very nice and simply had the knife destroyed, had my dad sign some papers and took several photos of him and informed him he'd likely be flagged at the airport in London from now on. He was so embarrassed My poor daddy

Your poor daddy but this story is even funnier to me because now that I live in West Texas and have experienced TRUE texas red neck!! LOl
MY FOB is a true texas Red neck and DAMN proud!

Jammers, thanks for the updates. I am so glad things seen to be improving! I will continue to keep you in my prayers.

Jammers and angel, thanks for writing back about my scan. I have only heard of ppl getting them early so it's good to hear that it shouldn't be a big deal I get it done a week or two later.

No actually they prefer your anatomy scan done after the 20 week mark because things are more developed and easier to measure. so 22 weeks is PERFECT!

 

[peanutmomma]

I have had my nipples pierced too and took them out a few years ago. I have had past friends with theirs still pierced and took them out when baby came. There is usually NEVER an issue for breast feeding as the milk will just flow out in three places instead of one. And in some cases baby will take less time to feed in others it will flow at the same rate.

Fyi- there are lots more than just one hole that the milk comes out of whether or not your nipples are/were pierced... Just wait until you start producing and you're relaxed out of the shower only to walk into your closet and start spraying milk in 20 different directions!! Lol

OH THE JOY!! LOL

question...does the "20 week scan" / anomaly scan have to be very close to 20 weeks?
I just ask because I am 18 + 1 and haven't scheduled mine yet. My last appt was such a headache and they didn't give me the referral I need to get it done. The mw office I go to is an hour away, so it's kind of inconvenient to just go pick up the form. Anyway, I am going to try and just schedule it on the phone with the u/s clinic nearby that I am allowed to go to, aiming to schedule for after my July 10 regular appt (I'll be 20 + 2). Hopefully I can get my proper referral form then since I'll be there for my appt. But anyway, I am just worried I am going to call up and they will be all booked up for around my 20 week time, so does it matter if I am say 21 or 22 weeks by the time I get the scan?

My scan ended up being 19 +4 but my doc told me it's usually btwn 20-25 weeks and had he not scheduled it early it would have been 22 weeks based on how my appointments were falling with him. But he was concerned because at my 17 week visit I was measuring big with Fundal height (all was normal I'm just fat!) lol Or like my doc says I have a a thicker Abdominal wall! hahaha

Is anyone else having trouble with the View Unread link on this thread? When I come in here from my cp and click the link it's taking me to the very last post of the thread even if I hadn't read anything for pages before that? It just started doing it yesterday...i already tried logging out and back in. This happened a year or so ago too and I gave up on posting on bnb for a while....it's too hard on fast moving threads like this one...

I have always had this problem I didn't know it was supposed to go to the last thing you read!! I always have to search pages for the last thing I saw! So ANNOYING!!

I have never seen an unread link to posts in mine. I always go to the last page and then back to where I last saw something.

 

[southernbound]

For my lovely ladies in the UK, and for everyone else that just has a cynical sense of humor like me... My parents and older sister have been traveling around Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England for the last month. Now, before I go on I feel it's necessary to inform you my dad is a true Texas older gentleman. He's redneck as they come (and I love him for it, but it's funny). Well, I get a call from my older sister early this morning that goes something like this:
"Hey Meg, did you know it's a felony to have a locking knife in England?"
"Um... no."
"Do you want to know why I know?"
"Danielle, is dad in jail? Do I need to call the US consolate?"
"Well.... not exactly, but he probably won't be coming back to the UK anytime soon".
You see ladies my father, being himself, could not imagine a place in the world where what he considers a simple pocket knife is illegal. So he carries it around for a month and thinks nothing of it. Well, they're flying home from London today and decided to go see the palace. While going through security and emptying his pockets, he hands his knife to the officer. The office opens it, sees how large and lockable it is and informs him that having one is a felony, and bringing one into the Queens home is.... Well it'll get you in very big trouble. The man was very nice and simply had the knife destroyed, had my dad sign some papers and took several photos of him and informed him he'd likely be flagged at the airport in London from now on. He was so embarrassed My poor daddy

Your poor daddy but this story is even funnier to me because now that I live in West Texas and have experienced TRUE texas red neck!! LOl
MY FOB is a true texas Red neck and DAMN proud!
!

Bahaha I love it, I just keep picturing a middle aged man in a Pearl snap shirt, dirty boots, a handlebar mustache and a baseball cap with an oil company logo on it casually walking up to a formal officer and non chalantly handing him an illegal weapon

 

[pa2k84]

Scan today I was right expecting another boy I am so happy did secretly want to give my boy a brother

 

[Angeltk42]

Scan today I was right expecting another boy I am so happy did secretly want to give my boy a brother

YAY congrats on team blue!!!

 

[BubsMom17]

So hip and back pain has really kicked in this past week. It generally happens when I am laying down for a while (either on my side or on my back in a semi-reclined position) and then I get up. I feel like the tin-man from the Wizard of Oz when he first wakes up and he is all creeky and needs oil. It my whole lower pelvic area - my lumbar, my pelvis, both hips... anyone else? I use a body pillow and I am not sure how much it is really helping.

 

[Gemie]

Congrats girls on team


FYI if you click the little upside down triangle on your threads in your cp it does indeed take you to the last post you read xx

Oh and talking of rude piercings Laura has her hoohaa pierced lol

 

[BubsMom17]

Oh and talking of rude piercings Laura has her hoohaa pierced lol

Everything about this sentence ^^ made me laugh.