August Beach Bumps - 24 Girls, 27 boys, & 2 team yellow! 39 babies born!!

[bloominbroody]

I only get caffeine from energy drinks and caffeinated mints so I've had to cut right back.
pretty confident my bulge is gas and jaffa cakes at this stage lol

Oh i miss my caffeine! I love cola but haven't touched any since b4 ov but have apple juice & its of chinese chicken satay sticks instead now (supermarket ones) I've found all my cravings savory apart from the apple juice. Last two i loved sweet stuff. Hope it means a girl!

 

[JenzyKY]

I've not had caffeine. I just have a caffeine free soda every once in a while. I like the Whole Foods brand cola.

 

[mommy247]

I stopped drinking caffeine but for about 4 weeks I didn't even know that I was pregnant and I drank pepsi the whole entire time at work... def stopped that. Now I have a chai latte every once in a while.

 

[Lindsey923]

When are you planning to announce your pregnancy to the world? I can not wait to share, but my mum is telling me to shut up for few more months...

We are planning on telling parents and SIL on Christmas. I am going on vacation with a close couple friend of mine this Saturday and will HAVE to tell them because they will know when I'm not drinking. I think I will have to end up telling my coworkers at the end of the month because I have to go to our work Christmas thing and I don't think they'll believe the "I'm on Antibiotics" line. I am not so happy about having to tell coworkers before our friends and I am thinking of just bringing it up to a few girls from my department so that they won't ask me why I'm not drinking at the party. I don't want my supervisor to know because she has a HUGE mouth and will tell the whole office. Anyone have a good excuse that they will be using????

 

[JenzyKY]

My DH just said that we won't have to tell anyone since my stomach is going to give it away.

Can you go to the bar tender and ask for juice and pretend it is a drink? That's what I just did at a wedding.

 

[Angelmarie]

I saw my GP today who took more bloods for hcg and progesterone (I will get the results tomorrow hopefully) I got a flu jab and she has referred me to the midwives now so Im to expect a call to be booked in. I have my scan next Friday.

I went on a mammoth shopping trip with my Mum today and was so exhausted! I hadnt eaten all day either but I just shoved pizzas in the oven for dinner and I actually cut mine in half before I cooked it as my appetite is that poor!? Most of you girls are eating more, yes? Anybody eating less?

 

[Lindsey923]

My DH just said that we won't have to tell anyone since my stomach is going to give it away.

Can you go to the bar tender and ask for juice and pretend it is a drink? That's what I just did at a wedding.

It's a sit down dinner with only about 7 other people at a bring your own restaurant. :/

 

[Angelmarie]

If its bring your own mix up a non alcoholic cocktail? Do a sex on the beach with peach syrup and no vodka? or something similar?

 

[Angelmarie]

One of my cats just launched itself on to my tummy then used me as a springboard to jump about 4 feet!

Ouch!!!!

 

[readynwilling]

J is pretty rough on me... climbing, kicking etc. She can't really hurt baby but i still flinch away when i see her coming LOL

 

[Lionchild]

I am sorry to hear that some of you are going through a rough time with bleeding and scary symptoms.

AFM, I don't want to think negative and I always try to stay positive, also since there is really nothing I can do and I truly believe if something happens to my bean it's because it was meant to happen if my bean was not strong enough to survive.

All I can do is take care of myself and that way ensure a good home for the bean to survive in, it's really all up to him-her.

I wanted to share my last POAS since I will be getting my u-s tomorrow morning.

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I am feeling anxious and nervous about my u-s but mostly I am hoping to be able to see something.

Borr, I can't wait to see how your ultrasound goes! How exciting!! How did you get such an early one? Keep us updated! GL!!!

I don't expect one until probably 16-20 weeks. My insurance only covers one (unless the doctor feels there is a medical need for more than one), but I'm ok with that I guess. We don't want to know the gender, so I guess it doesn't matter. Plus, my husband and I are both kind of freaked out by how realistic the 3D ultrasounds are nowadays. The babies look like little aliens (no offense to anyone, I would say the same thing if it were my baby) .

Btw, I'm back to stalking the thread. I'm starting to feel positive and have stopped worrying so much . I still have a hard time believing I am pregnant. It seems like a dream.

 

[JenzyKY]

Welcome back Lionchild!!! Will your insurance not cover a NT test as that is diagnostic? Then you could have 2 scans.

 

[mommy247]

idk about everyone else but im only 5 weeks almost 6 soon and ive been eating like a FAT COW! All this eating is making my stomach even bigger and since im trying to hide it until the longest I can (DF and my decision) im not sure next month no one will notice I look so bloated!! I eat and eat and eat!! Every 30 min to an hour I have to have something to eat! In the past 4 hours I had a chicken, avocado and spinach wrap (I know sounds weird but so good), 2 chicken, avocado and spinach salads, 3 natural fruit strips and a few dried apricots... like I cant stop!! I feel like im huge... and im very conscious with what I ate before I got pregnant so this has been getting to me but I am always hungry and feel like im never going to be full. I have been eating small portions as to help.

I also just got a weird pulling sensation on my right side and on my left just a weird feeling as well... anyone having anything like this??

 

[Lionchild]

idk about everyone else but im only 5 weeks almost 6 soon and ive been eating like a FAT COW! All this eating is making my stomach even bigger and since im trying to hide it until the longest I can (DF and my decision) im not sure next month no one will notice I look so bloated!! I eat and eat and eat!! Every 30 min to an hour I have to have something to eat! In the past 4 hours I had a chicken, avocado and spinach wrap (I know sounds weird but so good), 2 chicken, avocado and spinach salads, 3 natural fruit strips and a few dried apricots... like I cant stop!! I feel like im huge... and im very conscious with what I ate before I got pregnant so this has been getting to me but I am always hungry and feel like im never going to be full. I have been eating small portions as to help.

I also just got a weird pulling sensation on my right side and on my left just a weird feeling as well... anyone having anything like this??

Yes! I have totally been overeating the past few days. I've been so so hungry, and then I stuff my face and feel sick for hours afterward. I also have had something really gross going on since 2 days before I got my BFP (warning tmi). I have been having GERD every night after I eat. I mean I burp up my undigested food for around four hours every night (even when I don't overeat). I don't know what to do about it. It's really gross. I've never had this before. I even do it with my prenatals. I'm thinking it's the hormones.

Maybe the overeating early on is to nourish our bodies before we potentially get too sick to eat with MS.

As for the pulling cramps, I have had pulling pains and light cramps on and off for 2 weeks, but they're usually more centralized. Occasionally I've had them on the one side or the other.

 

[Lionchild]

Welcome back Lionchild!!! Will your insurance not cover a NT test as that is diagnostic? Then you could have 2 scans.

Thanks, Jenzy! I don't think my insurance will cover it. Maybe it would if I was over 35. I have graduate student insurance through my doctoral program, so it's pretty crappy. I'll take it though—it could be worse (and it's free).

 

[borr.dg.baby]

Sometimes I overeat but sometimes I don't have appetite... Most of the time I just eat small all day, being too full makes me feel nauseous!!

I can't wait for my scan tomorrow! I will let you all know how it goes... When I called my doctor at 3+4 he told me to come in in two weeks and he was going to do a scan... no reason, I guess it's normal here. I pay for it I guess (it's not that expensive here)!

 

[borr.dg.baby]

oh and welcome back lionchild! I am glad you are feeling better and staying positive!!!

 

[JenzyKY]

Welcome back Lionchild!!! Will your insurance not cover a NT test as that is diagnostic? Then you could have 2 scans.

Thanks, Jenzy! I don't think my insurance will cover it. Maybe it would if I was over 35. I have graduate student insurance through my doctoral program, so it's pretty crappy. I'll take it though—it could be worse (and it's free).

Darn, I was hoping for a loophole!

 

[mac1979]

Been looking at cribs and baby furniture online. I'm wondering if I can convice DH that $450 is a good price for a crib, which can be a toddler bed and convert into a full sized bed as well.

 

[bloominbroody]

Mac that sounds good, we always use a travel cot with basinette then when baby is around a 1.5 to 2 yrs they move onto there own single bed. Im planning on getting most things second hand & maybe as its my last pregnancy getting a Moses basket as I've never had one.

Borr good luck with ur scan hun x