April 7, 2012 - First time mommy! I really want a buddy!

[LadyE]

thinking of you Futuremommy!

Marlee, I feel like Im not showing either (not skinny to begin with) but then sometimes I do feel like I am because I cant suck in anymore, hehe.

 

[LadyE]

Just got our first trimester ratio testing back and we 'passed' with flying colors so to speak- 1/603, 1/2002 and 1/5000 cant remember which is which but all are negative so super happy

Knew everything was gonna be fine, but always good to hear it from the doctor's too!

Come on 2nd trimester!

 

[Futuremommy1]

hey ladies,

we had our appointment yesterday and we got to see our baby again and hear the hb. Nice and strong and boy was that baby excited. The bean moved so much it was funny. Stretching and wiggling and turning around. Definitely putting on a show.

I've been referred to a home health care service so I can learn to give myself IV fluids and meds at home so hopefully I odn't have to go to the hospital anymore. They are just checking insurance and if all is a go they will come out this week and suit me up. I really hope that it helps.

Its weird my belly is growing but i've lost 15 pounds in the last month due to the hyperemsis maybe that's why my bump is obvious. Before being pg my fat kinda spread over my belly and now it points out like a bump. So I'm definitely showing. And when I look down I see my belly and not just my breasts anymore which with a chest the size of 38dd is not usual for me.

What's next for you ladies?

 

[Marlee]

hey ladies,

we had our appointment yesterday and we got to see our baby again and hear the hb. Nice and strong and boy was that baby excited. The bean moved so much it was funny. Stretching and wiggling and turning around. Definitely putting on a show.

I've been referred to a home health care service so I can learn to give myself IV fluids and meds at home so hopefully I odn't have to go to the hospital anymore. They are just checking insurance and if all is a go they will come out this week and suit me up. I really hope that it helps.

Its weird my belly is growing but i've lost 15 pounds in the last month due to the hyperemsis maybe that's why my bump is obvious. Before being pg my fat kinda spread over my belly and now it points out like a bump. So I'm definitely showing. And when I look down I see my belly and not just my breasts anymore which with a chest the size of 38dd is not usual for me.

What's next for you ladies?

I'm still praying for you! Hope you start feeling a lot better soon. I have my first DR appt since my 8 week check up next week. We also have the state fair starting tomorrow and I'm actually looking forward to going and eating haha.

PS - what's up with this website? I thought I was at the wrong place

 

[Futuremommy1]

i like the new site....i thought i was lost as well for a sec but i like it.

Have fun at the fair....oh my how I wish i could eat all my favorites!

 

[LadyE]

This thread has been really quiet...hope everyone is alright! We get to know the sex on Nov 14th- it seems so far away from now but when it gets here we're going to be sooo excited!

 

[Marlee]

My reply didn't post

I had my 2nd appointment on Tue and heard the hb. I feel like I'm getting ripped off for what I'm paying lol. I had one u/s at 8 weeks and this was my next one. I start seeing my specialist at 18 weeks and I get my gender u/s then, which is nov 4th!! Woo hoo

Is anyone showing? I haven't even gained weight. I'm a size 12 and 5'6 so I feel pretty average but I had to get him to tell me I was pregnant again because I don't feel or look like I'm 4 months!!

 

[LadyE]

My reply didn't post

I had my 2nd appointment on Tue and heard the hb. I feel like I'm getting ripped off for what I'm paying lol. I had one u/s at 8 weeks and this was my next one. I start seeing my specialist at 18 weeks and I get my gender u/s then, which is nov 4th!! Woo hoo

Is anyone showing? I haven't even gained weight. I'm a size 12 and 5'6 so I feel pretty average but I had to get him to tell me I was pregnant again because I don't feel or look like I'm 4 months!!

weird that your comment didn't post.

No, don't feel like you're getting ripped off, doctors vary on what they do- plus I read somewhere and too many sonos should be avoided anyway- no real proof that their bad but when something isn't confirmed we should thread lightly I think.

I've start to show a little bit, I'm a little heavier than you though so that might be why.

wow, your so close to finding out the sex, congrats! any mommy intuition on what bean might be??!!

 

[Futuremommy1]

hey ladies...

we have our next appt on november 3rd. We could find out the gender but we've chosen not to.

My home health care service is going well. I'm not on the IV currently cause I'm able to keep up my liquids on my own. But I still have it at home in case. I'm still attached to my zofran pump which i can't wait to be off of but for now it makes living possible. I actually went out to dinner with co-workers last night. That was the first time in 2.5 months that i've been able to eat in public without embarrassing myself

 

[Marlee]

I mean ripped off in the amount of visits I've gotten! Only 2 so far. I just was so nervous during the long wait!

As far as intuition, at first I swore girl. I just felt it, but now with everyone giving me their input, I'm convinced boy!

 

[Futuremommy1]

what's your doctor's schedule for ob visits? I get 13 per pg unless more are needed. So every 4 weeks till week 28 or something then every other week till 36 then every week till i deliver or some variation thereof.

we may end up changing doctors and health insurance if DH gets this job he just applied for so all that may change.

 

[Marlee]

Mine was first visit at 8 weeks, 2nd at 15-16, next one isn't until 22

 

[Marlee]

AND i'm high risk...

 

[LadyE]

AND I'm high risk...

oh wow, if you're high risk then I def think you should have more frequent visits? Have you approached your doctor about this?

I've had 3 (but only 1 u/s at 6 weeks- 2 u/s if you count my 12 week scan at the genetic testing place). Next appt with sonogram will be at my 18th week when we find out the sex.

 

[Marlee]

They said this is general for their practice. I will start seeing my specialist AND this DR at 18 weeks. Luckily I haven't had any issues. It's just nice to have the reassurance the baby is ok!

 

[Victoriaaa]

Just saw this thread.. im a little late haha! Im due on the 7th with my first too.

 

[LadyE]

Welcome Victoria. Hope you find this thread as helpful as its been to me!

Well ladies, it happened again, I got a horrible headache early sunday morning and it went on throughout the day all day sunday and I woke up this morning with a lingering one. If I would have known my body was gonna trade MS for headaches, I almost think I'd rather have thrown up the first 3 months then be dealing with these annoying headaches. I swear I must have taken 4 warm showers yday just to see if the water falling on my head would help (Im trying to avoid taking meds) but at some point yday and this morning I had to give in and take the meds. I just couldnt take it anymore

Have any of you had headaches like this? Doc said its normal as long as its not accompanied by another symptom which is always good to hear.

Needless to say, Im working from home today (God bless my job) I figured staying away from florescent lighting is probably a good thing right about now.

 

[Victoriaaa]

Thankyou.. me too will be nice to talk to people going through the same things at the same time.. i did have a flick through the pages and spotted the dreaded word 'hyperemesis' i had this through my first tri upto about 14 weeks and had to take sick leave from work... thankfully im feeling alot better now..but i know it can go on longer for other women.

I dont find the sex until 22 weeks little longer wait than everyone else it seems.

 

[Futuremommy1]

welcome Victoria

I'm the lucky one with hyperemesis YAY me! Today has been a not so great day I may have to go home early. Not sure. Yesterday I was sick for the first time in a week (I'm on a zofran pump) and today doesn't look much better.


Hey Lady. I know how you feel about the meds. And everyone gave me that advice when I got pregnant but I had to chalk that one up so I can eat and be semi-productive. I do get random headaches and I take tylenol for them cause i can't have the headaches on top of the nausea and heartburn and everything else.

I'm also a migraine sufferer from before pregnancy and those are debilitating so I try and nip anything resembling those in the bud from the start.

I'm sorry you're going through them. And good thing you can work from home. These lights are killing me.

 

[LadyE]

welcome Victoria

I'm the lucky one with hyperemesis YAY me! Today has been a not so great day I may have to go home early. Not sure. Yesterday I was sick for the first time in a week (I'm on a zofran pump) and today doesn't look much better.


Hey Lady. I know how you feel about the meds. And everyone gave me that advice when I got pregnant but I had to chalk that one up so I can eat and be semi-productive. I do get random headaches and I take tylenol for them cause i can't have the headaches on top of the nausea and heartburn and everything else.

I'm also a migraine sufferer from before pregnancy and those are debilitating so I try and nip anything resembling those in the bud from the start.

I'm sorry you're going through them. And good thing you can work from home. These lights are killing me.

I'm sorry to hear that you suffer from hyperemesis futuremommy and Victoria. Its intended to get better in the second trimester though right?

Thanks futuremommy. I think my headaches are becoming strong enough now that they can be considered migraines because the past two since I've been pregnant have been so debilitating. Today, no headache but because I had one for pretty much the past two days, my head today feels heavy- so Im trying to take it slow and drink lots of water!

I dont think I've felt the baby move yet, I guess its still too early, but Im just nervous that when baby does move I wont recognize it.

I'll be 18 weeks when we get to know the sex of the baby (unless the baby doesn't cooperate). My doc said anywhere between 18-20 weeks but being the control freak that I am, I wanted to know the earliest possible so we can get this baby registry and nursery show on the road. Although we've decided to make the nursery very neutral (light greens and yellows) but I do want to spurs it up with cute either girly or boyish things.