August '14 Sunflowers. 27 angels. 48 pink, 28 blue. 74 HERE!!

[ChristiansMum]

Got my scan in less than 12 hours I'm so nervous tho xx

 

[Damita]

Good luck

 

[Damita]

So sorry for your loss Reyrey, and the loss of one of your twins Ashley I've added your angels to the front page.

I believe I have appointments and everything updated now on the front page- just need to update the scan pics!!

Let me know if I missed any of you, and if anyone has had due dates change due to measurements- please mention you would like it changed as some women want to continue on from their O date, when some don't. Thanks

I'm the 1st August

https://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a604/damitapictures/636ebb4dd51d798248a338ff51809b0a_zps45bbf468.jpg

 

[DenyseGiguere]

Got my scan in less than 12 hours I'm so nervous tho xx

Good luck!!

 

[AerisandAlex]

I'm so sorry Reyrey and Ashley for your losses Massive to you both

Sorry been MIA for awhile,

Mike and I finally tied the knot yesterday so I can 'officially' call him my OH! ^_^

And we have to go to court on Wednesday for custody over his youngest son from his previous marriage so we've been preparing for that and our son has been suffering with his Asthma over this terrible crazy hot/cold weather so it's been an insane month so far.

I can't believe we're going to be hitting the 2nd trimester on Thursday... I didn't think it'd ever come, I was so nervous with this little one...

 

[HWPG]

I find myself sleeping n my back. While I know we need to start being careful about this sleep position starting around this time, will my body know to roll over? I'm especially interested in opinions from women who've been pregnant before - if I sleep on my back, will it a) horribly harm my child and b) will I naturally be uncomfortable and roll over? (no offense my first time moms like me, it's just I've done all the research and now I'm trying to collect some real life data).

 

[addy1]

I find myself sleeping n my back. While I know we need to start being careful about this sleep position starting around this time, will my body know to roll over? I'm especially interested in opinions from women who've been pregnant before - if I sleep on my back, will it a) horribly harm my child and b) will I naturally be uncomfortable and roll over? (no offense my first time moms like me, it's just I've done all the research and now I'm trying to collect some real life data).

I know when I was 20-25 weeks on, I couldn't sleep on my back because it was really uncomfortable. (Too much weight! Ha ha). Basically shifted from one side to the other all night!! Oh the joys of trying to sleep while pregnant!!

 

[HWPG]

Just thought I'd let ppl know I posted five vs twelve weeks bump pic in my journal, if you were curious...

 

[mel28nicole]

I find myself sleeping n my back. While I know we need to start being careful about this sleep position starting around this time, will my body know to roll over? I'm especially interested in opinions from women who've been pregnant before - if I sleep on my back, will it a) horribly harm my child and b) will I naturally be uncomfortable and roll over? (no offense my first time moms like me, it's just I've done all the research and now I'm trying to collect some real life data).

I've been trying to train myself to sleep on my back/side since I found out I'm pregnant lol. I'm a terrible stomach sleeper. I do find myself waking up at times on my stomach and I'm like NOOOO! lol. I feel like once my stomach gets bigger I'll naturally not go on my stomach. I'll probably mostly be on my side just for the fact that I CAN'T sleep on my back. I got a big booty and it hurts my back the way I end up arching everything lol.

 

[MummyJade]

Morning ladies! Well im just over 10 weeks and my sickness as been better then its ever been... Still feel sick but not as strong.. Got my scan Saturday at 9:30am so I dont have to wait all day!

I wanna start buying too! But am holding out till Saturday then I may have to get a little outfit!! X

 

[KirinM]

Morning ladies,

I'm still sleeping on my stomach occasionally. Is that bad?

My nausea is loads better too but it can come in waves. I was in town yesterday and said to my BF that I was feeling a bit sick and then spent 10 minutes wretching in the middle of a busy shopping centre! Was embarrassing but also very funny.

When does the first trimester end? On the boards it says 14 weeks but I thought it was 12 weeks. Any clues?

 

[flyingduster]

The first tri thing depends on what you go by!!! There are three basic ways to calculate the trimesters, and each provide a slightly different answer. https://slightlyviral.com/beware-sugarless-gummy-bears-on-amazon-com/
Here is the quote:

By Development:
This uses actual developmental stages to divide up a pregnancy. From LMP to 12 weeks the embryo develops all the major organs and becomes a fetus. From 12 weeks to 27 weeks the fetus continues developing and reaches viability. From 27 weeks on the fetus finishes development and prepares for delivery. Here the second trimester begins at 12w 0d and the third at 27w 0d.

by Gestation:
With this method you take the 40 weeks of gestation and divide into three equal stages. Here the second trimester begins at 13w 3d and the third at 26w 6d.

by Conception:
This method is where you take the 38 weeks of post conception development, divide by three, into the three equal trimesters. Here the second trimester begins at 14w 5d and the third at 27w 3d.

More detail also here: https://www.baby2see.com/pregnancylength.html


And as for tummy sleeping; I have always preferred it, and while it becomes literally impossible to fully tummy sleep once your bump grows, I still slept mostly on my tummy with my first pregnancy!!! I had my hips tipped to one side, with the 'top' knee tucked up and the lower leg straight, but I still had my head and shoulders as if laying on my tummy. Even at over 2 weeks overdue this was still comfy for me...

If you are comfy, don't stress it!!! The back laying thing is cos once you get bigger the baby can press on a nerve or blood vessel or something, but you get uncomfy if that happens, and you move! Side or the sorta tilted tummy laying is common, but whatever works for you. At this early stage there is no real worry anyway!!

 

[anothermom]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Reyrey.

Back and stomach sleeping are both still fine at this point. Neither will harm your baby, even later on. You're the one who will start feeling sick or uncomfortable when baby becomes too big.

First appointment with the midwife on Wednesday, followed by an u/s.

 

[LoveCakes]

Hey ladies, I usually sleep on my front so that will be interesting later on.

I have my appointment with the consultant tomorrow to see if they can explain the bleeding. I've only had dark red and now brown blood since Tuesday but it hasn't gone yet. I really hope she can give us done answers. It's really taken all the joy out if this pregnancy, I'm struggling when people talk about the baby being born because I'm scared we won't get that far. I'll be glad to see the baby tomorrow but then it's 5 weeks until the next appointment. I'm considering booking a private scan to reassure. What do you all think?

 

[ChristiansMum]

Had my scan this morning and baby is doing well. My new EDD is 6th August but baby is happy and was wiggling about and waving his/her arms around it was so cute xx

 

[28329]

Yay. Gorgeous scan picture.

 

[AerisandAlex]

Beautiful scan

I can never sleep on my stomach, it's just not comfortable, but my side sleeping has also become really uncomfortable... I find I've been tossing and turning a lot at night because I just can't find that nice position to lay in lol

 

[MissLM]

I had my booking app with my midwife, everything seems fine, I have to have the glucose test though and will have to see a consultant at around 20 weeks to check my cervix length and competency due to having abnormal cells removed after a bad smear test.

The anti sickness tablets have really helped and I am managing to eat small amounts again but can still only really drink water.

Are you all taking Vitamin D? I was advised to take it in my first pregnancy but not in my second and I asked about it today and was told it is being recommended to all women, there was also a very interesting panorama programme about it on in the UK last week showing how some children were born with low Vit D and ended up with fractures due to fragile bones.

I have another scan feb 20th!

 

[MichelleW]

Had my booking and scan, baby measured 2 days ahead but keeping my due date of 8th August, couldn't get a great pic cause they kept moving hehe was lovely to see

 

[squirrel.]

Congrats on the great scans!!

Sleeping positions - I'm a stomach sleeper and slept on my stomach till about 18/19 weeks last time. I wasn't showing yet and nothing felt like it was getting crushed and it did me nor baby any harm. As the bump started to protrude mid 20 something weeks, I started to sleep on my side - predominantly the left - but would wake up on my back. Unless you feel really faint upon waking up on your back, then you're fine, just roll back onto your side. The risk is that the uterus will inhibit blood flow through major arteries, but you'd feel this by feeling faint, so you'd know it'd happened. I'd say sleep however you like until you feel uncomfortable, your body will let you know when it's not working any more. I still sleep on my stomach now and will till I get a bump.

x