~~April Flowers 2014 ~~ 96 moms ~~ 31 Team Blue~~ 16 Team Pink

[wamommy]

Im pretty excited. We officially have a matching crib and changing table set.. along with a rocker/ottoman! Such a big weight lifted off! That stuff is spendy! Have any of you other ladies made big purchases yet?

Yay! Doesn't that feel good? DH didn't understand with DD#1 why I HAD to have the stroller, crib, etc ready to go months before the baby was here. I just didn't want the stress!

This time we have everything we need. I have to pull out the girls' clothes just in case, though...

I went to take a belly pic today and thought better of it. I just feel so yucky! I will take one tomorrow, though... probably before a large breakfast.

 

[momofone08]

I just got the BEST news ever!!!! I am in Colorado and although VBAC's are definitely allowed here VBA2C are nearly unheard of. I have been told no to a VBA2C over and over and today I got a call from a Dr willing to let me have a VBA2C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He said as long as the baby is head down and both c-sections had incisions that are horizontal he will let me labor! I have never been this excited before!

I have to drive 2 hours to see him, but I don't care it is worth every single minute on the road!

 

[wamommy]

Congrats, momofone!!!! What fantastic news!

 

[momofone08]

Congrats, momofone!!!! What fantastic news!

Thank you so much hun. I was bullied into my last two c-sections and am happy I found someone willing to give me a chance. He even takes my insurance. It was meant to be.

 

[bookworm0901]

Great news! My sisters doctor tried to bully her into an unnecessary csec, he said at 5 feet tall she's too small to deliver vaginally. So even though her pregnancy was complication free, he tried to schedule a csec. Thankfully she fought him on it.

I'm so glad you are getting to try it your way this time.

 

[pinklizzy]

That's great momofone! I'm worried that this baby will be breech too but I'm defo betel going to fight a c section again this time if s/he is the 'wrong' way up!

 

[Kins]

No big purchases for me yet the baby room is in shambles my husband was redoing it completely

 

[Amcolecchi]

Congrats momofone!!!! Yes, no major purchases yet. After Thanksgiving my husband is painting and underwater mural and then we have the baby shower in February! I think we will be buying the crib Nov/Dec time tho! My mom is helping us on it!

 

[Reno]

congrats momofone!! Do you mind me asking what happened at your first VBAC?

We haven't bought much for baby yet - just a new mattress for the co-sleeper crib when they had a 15% off sale! hehe!

 

[momofone08]

congrats momofone!! Do you mind me asking what happened at your first VBAC?

We haven't bought much for baby yet - just a new mattress for the co-sleeper crib when they had a 15% off sale! hehe!

I went into labor at 39+6 and my Dr was out of town. His replacement was not pro vbac. At 3 cm I was told that if I didn't get the epidural and there was an emergency I would be knocked out fully and would miss the birth. So I agreed to the epi and that stalled my labor. My contractions stopped and I got stuck at 3. 14 hours into labor the Dr came in did a check and said my baby was too big and they needed to do a c-section. I asked him to break my water first to get things moving and he refused. It was an unnecessary c-section as she was only 8 lbs 12 oz.

 

[Reno]

congrats momofone!! Do you mind me asking what happened at your first VBAC?

We haven't bought much for baby yet - just a new mattress for the co-sleeper crib when they had a 15% off sale! hehe!

I went into labor at 39+6 and my Dr was out of town. His replacement was not pro vbac. At 3 cm I was told that if I didn't get the epidural and there was an emergency I would be knocked out fully and would miss the birth. So I agreed to the epi and that stalled my labor. My contractions stopped and I got stuck at 3. 14 hours into labor the Dr came in did a check and said my baby was too big and they needed to do a c-section. I asked him to break my water first to get things moving and he refused. It was an unnecessary c-section as she was only 8 lbs 12 oz.

gosh, how frustrating for you, and guessing it could have gone smoothly with a bit of faith on their part!! really hope you get your VBA2C!!!

 

[momofone08]

congrats momofone!! Do you mind me asking what happened at your first VBAC?

We haven't bought much for baby yet - just a new mattress for the co-sleeper crib when they had a 15% off sale! hehe!

I went into labor at 39+6 and my Dr was out of town. His replacement was not pro vbac. At 3 cm I was told that if I didn't get the epidural and there was an emergency I would be knocked out fully and would miss the birth. So I agreed to the epi and that stalled my labor. My contractions stopped and I got stuck at 3. 14 hours into labor the Dr came in did a check and said my baby was too big and they needed to do a c-section. I asked him to break my water first to get things moving and he refused. It was an unnecessary c-section as she was only 8 lbs 12 oz.

gosh, how frustrating for you, and guessing it could have gone smoothly with a bit of faith on their part!! really hope you get your VBA2C!!!

Thanks so much hun!

 

[SazzleR]

Great news on being allowed a VBAC, mumofone

I had an antenatal check up today. All fine Heard baby's heart beat. Despite staying my money is firmly on now. Heart beat was 140bpm. Just like DS's always was. The MW said not necessarily, baby could just be asleep but I think I'll have to prepare myself for being the mum of 2 boys! I'll be completely outnumbered!

 

[momofone08]

Great news on being allowed a VBAC, mumofone

I had an antenatal check up today. All fine Heard baby's heart beat. Despite staying my money is firmly on now. Heart beat was 140bpm. Just like DS's always was. The MW said not necessarily, baby could just be asleep but I think I'll have to prepare myself for being the mum of 2 boys! I'll be completely outnumbered!

My little man has a heart rate of 171. That's supposed to be a girl heart rate, but we clearly saw his manhood . Your LO could just be a really calm girl.

 

[caitlenc]

Hi ladies! So happy for you, Momofone, that is great news.

Well, I might be going crazy. I am 14+2, and I swear I have felt movement! I heard that you feel the baby earlier during second pregnancies, but I would think this is probably too early. Any of you ladies feel early movement?

 

[wamommy]

Caitlen, I'm about 14 weeks, and I think I've felt movement too! It's light and infrequent, but I'm pretty sure I'm feeling the baby. They say you feel it earlier with each child, and the placement of the placenta matters too. Last time I had an anterior placenta and didn't feel anything until 17-18 weeks, and even then it was light. This time the placenta is in the back, so they told me I'd feel much more this time!!

 

[bookworm0901]

My son had a heartrate of 179 at 12 weeks and 169 at 17 weeks- girl heart rate! So I don't really believe heart rate myths.

I've been feeling very very infrequent movement for a long time now, and then suddenly over the past 2 days it started getting consistent. I had 2 day in a row of feeling lots of kicks throughout the day. Then today, I haven't felt a single freaking thing! Frustrating for me because with my son I didn't feel a thing til almost 20 weeks, but it was consistent from the first kick onward.

 

[kksy9b]

I've been the same way with movements! Started feeling early movements a few weeks ago at 14 or 15 weeks. Then I had several days last week of LOTS of movements and kicks. Now it is just occassional ones with no pattern. Doesn't help I've been having to take benadryl for the last few days from a poison sumac outbreak :/

 

[azure girl]

Some days I get loads of kicks, or there are days like today where baby faces my back and I don't get many kicks. It's super frustrating as I just want to be sure the baby is OK! Had an appointment with my OB today, heart rate was 155, and the big 20 week (21 hahaha) ultrasound is November 20th! Here are some 18+5 bump pictures

 

[Amcolecchi]

Awww all you ladies look so cute!! I am 16 1/2 weeks and still no movement I am starting to get worried. Everyone else seems to be feeling movements around this time or earlier!!! Anyone start feeling movement later?