Babies due in JUNE!

[Ferne]

Starsign! These are terrific shots. You can really see the progression and you look fantastic.

 

[Sunshine12]

Hi Ferne

Edited because Sadie answered the bath question (cross posts). I hope you are ok hun. x

I hope you dont mind me asking but what soft markers did they look for? The reason Im wondering is that my midwife told me today that they wont check for my soft markers at my scan which makes me wonder why Im getting a 20 scan in the first place as I thought that was the point of having one?? Bit worrying. xx

 

[sadie]

No bath after an amnio! Just lay down and relax. I even read no cooking, etc. Stay off of your feet.

My 'dress' is just a gap turtleneck that i pulled down over my butt!

Love the pics SS! It is so much fun to see the progression! And a nice photo spread for baby!

 

[sadie]

From my columbia university medical center directions:
Post Amnio. " For 48 hours after your procedure, we request that you avoid any vigorous activity, heavy lifting(greater than 20lbs), sexual intercourse, use of tampons, tub baths, and swimming."

 

[sadie]

The 20w scan is an anatomy scan, for me. jan 24th.

Woohoo, I am going to florida in february for 5 days of sun and relaxation. School is closed for winter break so I get to escape the cold!

 

[Ferne]

Thanks guys. I just woke up from a short nap. I'm taking it easy. Nothing so far but I did take a bath. I called my doctor's office and they said it was ok. It relaxes me and I really needed a nap but have a really hard time sleeping during the day. It helped.

BTW - I used to nap ALL the time before I had a baby. It's crazy. It's happened to my friends as well but after kids, we have a hard time sleeping deeply day or night.

 

[Ferne]

Hi Sunshine,
There was a small bright white spot on his heart called and Echogenic Intracardiac Focus. It's pretty common. One of my friend's daughters had one and she is a perfect 5-year old today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echogenic_intracardiac_focus

I'm just a worry wart. And so I went ahead and did the amnio. My doctor is an neonatologist so she did it immediately after I asked. She's done over 500 and none have resulted in a miscarriage. That was comforting.

 

[Ferne]

And, Sunshine, they didn't tell me about any of the other soft markers so I don't know what any of the others are. I do know that they looked for symmetry between the two halves of the brain, the length of the limbs -looking for a short femur or humerus, they check the circumference of the head and stomach, they check the nt fold again, the nasal bone, they look for a cleft lip/palate.

Don't know if any of this helps.

The amnio was a little nerve racking. It was short but felt like a long time. They took two vials of fluid and I remember them telling me, "Take a breath" because I was holding mine as I watch the needle go in on the ultrasound screen. And it's Friday the 13th, no less.

 

[sadie]

Hi Ferne. i couldnt watch it at all!

And as for naps, I have always taken naps, from when i was a young coming home after school to the present day. I am hoping to nap when baby naps! They wake like every 3 hours, no?

And Ferne and SS and whoever else has a lo, i posted and got a lot of great feedback on the ergo carrier.... Do you agree? I also think i want a moby. Thoughts?

 

[Ferne]

Good morning Sadie,

Seriously, I used to be a world champion and the afternoon snooze. Now, not so much. Sure I could snooze when the baby was small (because you aren't getting sleep unless you do snooze) but whilst pregnant/being a new mom I think you develop super-sonic hearing. I am the lightest sleeper now (wasn't before - heck, I lived in NYC and could sleep through trash collection, drunk people coming home from the bar at night, etc.) I have a mild cold/flu and so my husband told me to sleep in. I'm up at 6am because our fan was making a weird noise - and my shrinking bladder.

You will develop super-sonic hearing as well.

 

[Ferne]

Re: pillow. I haven't found one but I haven't looked properly either. I've been bunching up a throw blanket and using that to prop up my stomach or back (wherever I need it). It's easier to move under the blankets than a pillow. I remember in my last pregnancy that moving the pillow(s) under the blanket to a new position was a real pain in the ass. The throw blanket is easier. It may not be enough as I get bigger though.

I read on one thread where one mom, I believe it was JUNEBUG (who is 2 months ahead), was still sleeping on her stomach. I am able to sleep sort of on my stomach/side by propping my abdomen up with the throw. It's pretty comfortable. So I'm going to continue to use that for now because it is easier.

 

[Ferne]

Carriers - I didn't do so well with those. My daughter had GERD - not diagnosed properly until she was 3 months and then we had to wait 12 weeks to get into a GI specialist at the Children's Hospital to get her properly medicated (her pediatrician would only take her so far). She didn't like the carriers - probably because of the GERD. I do need to find one that works for this baby though (if he has GERD, we'll recognize it immediately and get him properly medicated ASAP so we can use the carrier).

I can't remember the 3 brands that I have but I will pull them out of storage and let you know. I remember that 2 of them put too much stress on my shoulders and back. They were cute though. One was a wrap like the Moby - My husband could get it to work well but I didn't have the patience. I've never been good at those types of things so I need a carrier that I just put on and then plop the baby in.

This time I'm going to find one that helps distribute the weight around my body better. I've always heard great things about the Baby Bjorn but I'm on the hunt as well.

 

[sadie]

https://www.babyandbump.com/baby-club/851720-bjorn-vs-ergo-do-you-use-moby-june-birth-2.html

Eeryone seems to not be satisfied with the bjorn

 

[StarSign]

You guys are so nice...thank you for the compliments. Re the carriers, I'm partial to the Moby because it's easy to adjust the shoulders. My first grew very fast, very early and was a real clinger, so I had to carry for long and heavier. The Moby allowed me to compensate through all the stages. With the Bjorn (which both me and DH wore), I could only go so long because the shoulder straps would start digging. But, as far as putting the baby in- it's pretty 1-person friendly.

Me- I'm going to start with the Moby. I found some other cool ways to wrap the baby on my back, so I'm def going to practice doing those too. Once you learn how to do a Moby-based wrap, all is good. I'm glad they have videos now too.

 

[Bats11]

Hi ladies ive noticed alot of girl babies are due in june, are any of you expecting a boy??

 

[Ferne]

Hi Bats!
I've got a boy coming on June 12.

 

[sadie]

Ferne, i hope you went back to bed!!! Too early for you to be up!

atm, it is 22 degrees here in NYC (-6 or so c) yuck.

And I am having a girl!

 

[Ferne]

I'm having a hard time sleeping. My doctor said that our hormones are most active at night so that is why, in addition to the discomfort, pregnant women struggle with insomnia. She suggested Benadryl, which I took Friday night to calm down after the amnio.

Last night I woke up and was waiting to feel the baby. I realized that I didn't really feel him at all yesterday, which isn't out of the ordinary BUT, because of the amnio, I'm more paranoid.

So I got up, made some coffee and drank some hoping to get him hopping. Didn't work. Went back to bed a couple hours later.

I haven't had any side effects of the amnio but how do you know that the baby is ok? It's nerve racking.

 

[Sunshine12]

Hun, Im sure baby is just fine. Ive been told that its not until 28 weeks that you should feel the baby every day. I post alot on 2nd tri and loads of the ladies there at 23/24 weeks say that baby doesnt always make an appearance every day and sometimes they just have lazy days where they dont make their presence known. Dont worry hun.

p.s im having trouble sleeping too. xx

 

[Ferne]

Thanks Sunshine. That's reassuring to read.