*Assisted conception ladies due Jan/Feb/March 2017*

[Myshelsong]

Pinkie - I hate my pregnancy pillow and it was sssooooo expensive. We got the snuggle and it is just way too full for me to use, it is like having three pillows pilled between my legs and gives me neck cramps. However I am thinking about removing 1/2 the stuffing just to make it usable, or removing the head portion of it right off so i can use it like a J body pillow.
I would get a body pillow first and see if you like that. they are 1/4 of the cost. right now I am a three pillow person, one between my legs, one I hug and one for my head.
I laughed when I read the battered chips part! Oh my gosh I feel the same way. The only difference is I would have asked him to turn around and get me regular chips, while i angrily munch on the battered ones. That sucks, hope your toast turned out nice.

I mentioned to hubs today we were 1/2 way there and we decided we are doing dinner out tonight as a date night to celebrate! I am actually really happy, this is going to be nice.

 

[rebecca822]

Myshel- enjoy your night out with hubby. I made stuffed chicken tonight. It looks good but I'm sure I'm not going to eat it. It will gross me out!

 

[froggyfrog]

Have fun at dinner myshel! Halfway really feels like an accomplishment!

Pinkie, I have a snoogle, and I really like mine. At first it was a lot of pillow but now I couldn't sleep without it. I had to incorporate another smaller pillow to hold for when I turn over and use the snoogle as a back support

 

[Rq120]

All is good. I have just had a busy day. I wanted to let you know the babies are good and I'll report more tomorrow (so you didn't worry!)

 

[rebecca822]

All is good. I have just had a busy day. I wanted to let you know the babies are good and I'll report more tomorrow (so you didn't worry!)

Thanks RQ I was getting worried!
Anxiously awaiting your post tomorrow

 

[elliecain]

Myshel, happy halfway! Date night sounds great, have a lovely time.
I bought a doppler about a month ago and I've been able to hear the hb from about 10 weeks. I listen to it every few days, when I worry that I have no symptoms. It's saved me money in the long run, as I'd probably have paid for at least 2 more scans otherwise! I've got another 6 weeks until my NHS anatomy scan, but I might have a gender scan in 2 weeks, as I've found a good deal for one in Wales. But then, we haven't decided that we will find out yet!

I've managed to coerce my DH into coming with me to see Bridget Jones's Baby on Friday and I can't wait! I think we will also have a meal out afterwards We so rarely go out and I'm so excited to see this film.

I was thinking of getting a pregnancy pillow I've seen on Grupon. It's good value, so I think I'll give it a go. I'm not at the point where I need it yet though...

 

[Fern81]

Happy halfway mark myshel! If you don't mind sharing, what did you do for your gender reveal?

Glad all is good rq do you have pics?

I have a huge full body banana shaped pregnancy pillow from my sister and it's just too big for me. Way too high to support my bump and it spreads my knees too far apart lol. I will try it again in a few weeks. Atm I'm also just a 3 pillow gal.

Aaahh ellie enjoy the movie! I love bridget jones! I don't want to see the movie atm now because I currently have a Grey's anatomy obsession and it's going to be too weird to see dr derek sheppard in a different role. I'm just crazy I know .

We're starting quite a large renovation project tomorrow. Half our floors will be dug up and replaced. It should take about a month to complete. We're going to have to move half our furniture *somewhere* and live in half the house for a month surrounded by tarps and dust. Needless to say I'm feeling totally overwhelmed by it and keep bursting into silly tears. Hormones...!

 

[Prayingforno1]

Hello everyone. So far no pregnancy pillows for me

Fern I feel sorry for you already with your renovations lol. We had a small project a few weeks back that had our kitchen covered and unusable for a few days and it drove me totally crazy. There was dust everywhere and the workers were just taking their time. It got to the point that if they'd stayed one more day I may have snapped. I hope the floors you are working on are in areas that won't totally obstruct your usual routine and I also hope the company you have working on your home don't keep changing their completion date (like ours did). I'll be praying for you sanity

 

[Rq120]

Drumroll please..........

We are having a boy and a girl!!!!

So much fun! The anatomy scan went great yesterday. Babies cooperated and it went very smoothly. Doc said everything looked great with both babies. The boy is 11 oz and the girl is 10 oz. They are in there stacked like bunk beds with the boy on the bottom. Yesterday both heads were on the right side and they were pretty curled up. It was exciting to find out we are having one of each gender. They both have anterior placentas so I'm thankful I have been able to feel both for a few weeks.

I saw a specialist for the anatomy scan. It is normal for my OB to refer twin moms. The specialist said I'm doing great and not high risk so I don't need to see them again unless something comes up later. They also measured my cervix and it is doing great and showing no signs of risk of pre-term labor.

Pinkie - I think I had some hip pain around that time, but it was short-lived and resolved on it's own after a few days or a week. I alternate between a normal body pillow and a snoogle knock-off I got from Amazon. They make me pretty comfortable between the two. I hope you can find some relief. It's hard to compare preganancies because some women can get severe body pain and not others. I remember a good friend having back pain for almost her ENTIRE pregnancy, but I'm carrying twins and I feel great most days.

Fern - best of luck on your home project!

Ellie - enjoy your date night. That sounds like a lovely time.

 

[rebecca822]

Congrats Rq!!!! We're exactly the same!

Fern good luck on the renovations. Living at home through renovations is really tough!
We had a bit of a situation that is stressing me out. Basically our cooktop broke so the company came out to repair it. They said the cooktop was not installed in the counter properly and may break the counter if it's removed. Well what do you know, now my granite counter top is cracked! I really do not want to spend the money to replace it and they can't fix the cooktop until the counter too is fixed. Ughhhh so stressed out about this!!

 

[froggyfrog]

Congrats rq!!! That's so exciting! !!

Fern sorry about the reno, I hope they get done fast!

Rebecca that really sucks! Granite isn't cheap either!

I heard back today, and I have GD. Really stinks, but it is what it is. I have to go take a class and get my supplies, and hopefully can control it with diet.

 

[Fern81]

Congrats RQ! Woohoo that's just so exciting!! I've edited your front page storks accordingly .

Froggy- I'm so sorry to hear about the complication. You will be fine hun; I know you can do this!

Rebecca- what a pain. Reno work always ends up being more than anticipated . And so expensive! Hope you find a solution.

Thanks Praying! Believe me I'm going to be crying and complaining about it on here lol but unfortunately it has to be done. There is a hole in the living room floor and sooo many floors need to be redone (messed up by the previous owners) that we decided to get the worst ones done before baby comes. Uhhh I know you can empathize!

 

[Prayingforno1]

Aww-Congrats RQ, boy and girl twins yey!!

froggy- So sorry to hear about your GD. Are you meeting with a nutritionist? My coworker had to follow a nutritionist’s guide throughout her pregnancy and said for the most part it wasn’t bad. I hope you have a similar experience.

Rebecca-Gee you started with 1 home repair and now you have 2 sigh. Hope you can find someone who can fix everything for you without breaking the bank

Fern-Yes best to get that out the way before you have your newborn but still doesn’t make it any easier lol. I really hope your renos go smoothly and I will be on the look-out for your progress updates

2Have4kids-Haven't seen you around here for a bit. How are you?

AFM-Doctor visit tomorrow!! I am so excited and nervous. Hope all is well with our little bean as we haven’t seem him/her in what feels like ages. If I’m not mistaken our anatomy scan is tomorrow (I think that’s what they said at my last visit) and hopefully they will also be able to determine the sex as well. I hope I can get some sleep tonight, so anxious lol

 

[froggyfrog]

Praying, I have to take a class and will need to follow up with the mfm, but I'm already under the care of the mfm because of my placenta anyway so that's not a big deal. I'll get my meter at my class and have to log my blood sugar every time I take it. It won't be horrible, but just sad when I want something bad. Nothing like having a craving you can't eat

Will be stalking tomorrow for your update!!

 

[rebecca822]

Praying can't wait for your update tomorrow.

Froggie sorry about the GD. Will you need to take insulin shots and all of that?

So if we end up needing to replace the granite we'll probably file a homeowners claim. New granite and installation labor, plus new backsplash (since we're removing the counters the backsplash will get rubies) it will definitely add up so we'll see if they can possibly fix the crack.

 

[froggyfrog]

My Dr said she would like for me to try to control it with diet. So hopefully a change in what I eat will be sufficient enough to keep everything in check. If for some reason diet doesn't work, then I will take something to help my body out. I'm glad they aren't so quick to put me on med and let me try to balance it out myself. I feel confident that I can do it. I have already done a lot of research on the diet and I started it on friday.

 

[Pinkie3]

RQ, congratulations on the gender scan, how exciting.

Fern, I hope the renovations go well, there never seems to be a good time but it will be worth it.

Froggy, so sorry it come back confirming GD, sounds like they are looking after you and let's hope with a special diet it puts you back on track.

Praying, best of luck tomorrow, enjoy seeing your LO on screen.

Ellie, enjoy Bridget Jones, I have convinced DH to come with me next week.

Thanks for all the advice on pregnancy pillows. I done a bit of reading about how to help me sleep better and it seems to be working, I am just using a normal pillow at the moment so will stick with that until otherwise needed x

 

[Myshelsong]

RQ- congratulations, I am so excited for you. They are great sizes I am so happy

Fern that is a huge Reno project! Good luck on the Reno.

Good luck praying! Hope you have a great anatomy scan tomorrow
Froggy- Sorry about the GD. I hope this class makes it simple for you.

Rebecca- how annoying! Can they fill the crack or does it have to be completely redone?

Our gender reveal was just with my parents and siblings. I made a cake with blue in the inside so it was cute when we cut the cake everyone was like "BLUE!!!" So funny.
Feeling good of here, but dreading the next month. We had a small water damage from the roof last spring that has cause some mould in our bathroom. So we are hiring someone to come in to repair the ice daming, redo the fan stack and then going to have to replace the ceiling in our master bath.... Ugh. I wanted this done months ago but hubby really procrastinated on calling someone and honestly wouldn't let me make the appointment.

 

[rebecca822]

Myshelsong- were waiting for the granite guy to come over and tell us if it is repairable. I'll post a picture but basically the piece is being held on by duck tape!

 

[2have4kids]

Oh Fern & Rebecca sorry to hear about the renos. BUT better now so that you can focus on your LO's when they come. We did hardwood floors (had to hire movers to take our stuff outside in the middle of winter to a POD), a complete bathroom overhaul, installed a full 8 ft kitchen island with full granite waterfall and appliances/drawers underneath (talk about stress, we had to figure out how to support the weight of granite and hired a carpenter to build a frame). Baseboards, hot tub retiled, along with pot lighting all done in month 3-4 after I delivered our wee cherub. It was hard but we put noise cancelling headphones on her when the airgun was putting nails in baseboards, when the jackhammer was demolishing 2 tones of tile in our bathroom. She slept through it all. What's worse is I was nursing at the time. So I pumped before the workmen got to the house and after they left and bf in her bedroom. It was crazy! Talk about stress. Do it now ladies!

RQ and Rebecca, I hope I can follow in both of your footsteps with a b/g combo! Wouldn't that be statistically amazing. It just almost never happens like that. But most importantly I'm glad to hear the babies are doing well.

I've have my doppler sitting on the bathroom counter since I dug it up a few weeks ago and just never time to use it! We did DD's first swim lesson yesterday. Oh man that water is cold. I wore a thickly padded bra under my wetsuit-like swimsuit. DD had a sleeved wetsuit-like swimsuit too. The kids were freezing! I'm glad I didn't go for the cutsy little skimpy swimsuits they sell in most stores. I used to instruct at the pool in our community and I remember how cold it was. Anyway she fell asleep during dinner right afterwards. That's a first too. She's a terrible sleeper like me, I think she feels she'll miss out on the party. I need to take her swimming more often in the evenings!