Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[wantingagirl]

Beth - So sorry for your loss Beth, so heartbreaking and hope this break gives you time to heal. One of my friends had an incompetent cervix but there are things that can be done. Im glad if only one thing was that she was peaceful and didnt have to suffer

 

[wantingagirl]

Lovely bumps how is everyone?

Since we are sharing

 

[monro84]

FJ--Awe I use to have a record (I am only 28 lol) of that song that I use to play over and over and over I love that song. My mom use to sing "You are so beautiful to me" when I was a baby make me want to just thinking about that. Also so exciting on DH feeling the baby kick I wish I could feel my own kick lol.

WAG--Love the bump pic to cute

AFM--Was so sore this weekend I went turkey hunting for the first time Sat morning w/ dh. It was fun heard one gobble but did not see it, it involved alot of walking which I thought would not bother me to much. Well I believe I was wrong on that part. I also did alot of cleaning for a big family reunion this Fri (still not done yet). I think that topped with getting up at 5 am and the walking did me in. I got up to pee at 5 Sun and was barily able to walk. He asked if I wanted to go turkey hunting that morning and I was like NO 1 day a weekend is enough. He also let me sleep finally but we missed church b/c of it. However dh was doing yard work and came across a baby rabbit (2 to 3 wks old) and it was not moving much but once I brought it in and warmed it up it started moving alot more however when it tried to hop out of the towel it fell over sidways. Its arm was not broken b/c it could move it but it could not put weight on it I guess 3 hrs later it kept opening and closing its mouth and I kinda thought it was having problems breathing then it died I put it in a shoe box and dh buried it in the woods by the pond. Now I want a baby rabbit it was sooo cute. I really want to know why it died no puncture wounds and it was not bleeding it looked healthy other than the leg problem

 

[A1983]

Could be internal bleeding Monroe Well done on trying to save the little bunny though...

Yes I walked a lot too-well I say a lot-45 mins?! Ha ha!! I was in the Lake District with my siblings and oh and we walked for a while on the way to find a waterfall...but I turned back with oh after 25 mins as was exhausted, freezing and felt heavy...plus im a lazy monkey! Pop me out on a sunny walk and ill be fine...with lots of rest breaks But otherwise ill stick to my 30 min gym sessions! Was so beautiful there though-our cottage looked right onto the mountains and we had sunshine, mist, heavy snow-a range of weathers providing different views! Ha ha and even very well timed fireworks just after a suprise birthday cake and present giving! Of course the fireworks werent for me!

Ohh one thing that really annoyed me in Paris last weekend-I dont know how you ladies feel about alcohol during pregnancy but I personally haven't had any despite numerous ppl telling me the odd glass is fine-anyway on my birthday night I plucked up the courage to have half a beer in a Thai restaurant....on bringing it to the table the waiter said 'ohh you drink beer?' To which I replied 'yes' (not that it's any if your business)..and he said 'ohh, be careful!' and walked off..I would normally have said something but I was too stunned-felt like id just been told I was a bad mother and I literally tingled all over with rage! I couldn't drink it all after that-felt too guilty! But what I did have was nice (and calmed me down a bit ha ha!)

 

[monro84]

A--maybe that was it but it was sad though.

My walking was more of walking to blind and sitting for an hr then getting up and walking again an sitting on groung and calling for 15 min. Then walking back to atv all consisted from 5 to 9 am. But I think it was all the up and down from cleaning that got to me too. I don't think I could have stood it if it was cold like your saying. The b-day sounded amazing.

I have only had a drink one time that was on valentines day dh made supper and even made me a tom collins he said it had 1 1/2 oz of vodka in it but I later saw the cup he mixed it in had more of the tom collins in it in the fridge so I don't even think it had that much vodka in my drink. He had put in in a white wine glass Idk how many oz it holds its a little bigger then a reg wine glass maybe 10 to 16 oz I did drink it bc I felt bad he went to all that trouble for me (candle lite dinner, fixed baked brussle sprouts that he hates the smell of) box of chocolates, getting all dressed up) I did not expect any of it just a steak bake potato and garlic bread dinner lol. He also said that he didn't think that that amount would hurt the baby that one time. It was gooood to. Sorry that waiters made you feel bad. I feel that away when someone asks me if I have/will be drinking at a place or party/holiday that alot of drinking will be going on at. Had my mom ask me once and a guy that works next door to me so only had it happen twice.

 

[mackjess]

Yea, they figured out in the 90s continued heavy drinking is bad, but they put such a stigma on it! So far I've only sipped beer twice, once when a friend was trying a new stout (OMG I love dark beer) and yesterday on St Patty's day when the in-laws were making a toast to the new grandson. My OB said I could have up to 4 glasses a week of wine (I only asked about wine specifically since it's what I miss the most), just not on the same day. So far I haven't had a glass yet, but I think I will later in when you get the really sore back and hips and have trouble sleeping. Tylenol does nothing for pain for me, so I might nip a wine now and then to help relax a little and sleep. My OB has 3 kids and said when she was in her 3rd tri the only way she could sleep at least 4 hours a night was a glass of wine and a benadryl, so that made me feel better about asking. DH has a 35th bday coming up in 3 weeks and wants to go to a new steak place, so I plan on having a glass that night as well. We went out for really good steak when I was still in first trimester so I didn't have wine, and seriously it about killed me. I just miss the flavor of it with a good steak!!

A the bump is adorable. Glad you ladies had an active weekend. I cleaned out closets and did a bunch of extra dusting, like the ceiling fans, vents, etc, and was really wore out yesterday!! It felt good to have the energy to actually do that though! Trying to stay on top of things since we are having a bbq the actual day of DHs bday in 3 weeks so the house will need to be in shape for that.

 

[mackjess]

Oh, and the sips of Guinness I had yesterday were AMAZING. I've heard that Guinness helps with milk production after the baby is born. You can bet your prego heineys I will be looking up that plan!!

 

[flapjack10]

Lovely bumps girlies!

It's ok monro I'm 27 and I used to have a Kylie Minogue record - it doesn't mean we're old! won't be long until you feel the kicks, I was in denial for so long that was I was feeling couldn't be kicks, but looking back they deffo were.
Poor bunny at least it's not in pain anymore...

I have had half a glass of red wine since getting pregs. It was to celebrate my hubby getting a new job - I have never savoured a glass of wine so much. I was hoping I would have gone off it, but noooo it tasted lovely. I wasn't tempted to have more though - it's hard enough being pregnant without being a bit tipsy/hungover aswell!

We get so lectured to when we're pregnant it annoys me so much! Don't do this, or that, or this blah blah blah! I'm all for helpful advice, but when it's a stupid study that says babies born by c-section are more prone to allergies it's ridiculous! And what!? Who does that help?!
The other day I was having prawns and someone says, "should you be having them?". Well, the advice is not to have them if they are undercooked or raw and I don't tend to eat RAW prawns, so yes I'm bloody having them!

 

[BeautifulD]

Fj with regards to the C section thing I sussed that one out. Recently they relaxed the rules on elective c sections and shortly after they came out with that story. All it is is a BIG FAT dose of media manipulation!

I too have had the odd glass of red wine. Once on my friends birthday and Saturday night at my friends leaving doo. I really do savor them and make them last a good few hours.

 

[merristems]

I would have thought in france they were more leninant about drinking while preggers, i read that a little now and then is actually better than none, im ubious though, i thinknit was something to do with more educated women knowing when to stop! I had some bucks fizz at christmas which was yuk, havent missed booze at all, but over this weekend dh was drinking a real ale and i really wanted it! I love guiness my mum drank it when bfing me!
Heres last weeks bump 18wks im a bit slack!

 

[monro84]

FJ--Cute bump. Wow only 5 more wks till you hit the big 30 I feel like I am the baby being almost 22 wks lol.

Merri---ohhh love your bump also

AFM--I had a cervix ck yesterday. The fist time at 16 wks it was 3.48 at 19 1/2 wks 3.5 and yesterday at 21 1/2 wks it was 3.2 so it did shorten a little bit the OB just said to not over exert my self or strain to pick up anything. He told me to act like a premadonna lol. which is so not me. I don't think it is anything to worry about yet and I know it can fluctuate from day to day but still not sure if I need to worry any. Oh he was head down at that time time to b/c we could see the head on the TV US. I thought he might had turned b/c I know my placenta is in front but I now think its high front b/c I stopped feeling alot of movement around Mon. I think since his feet are up top the placenta cushions the movment and I cannot feel them as good now. Of course I know that the head down does not mean anything b/c he can flip back up right anythime too untill he starts runing out of room.

 

[flapjack10]

That sounds good Monro, but yes definitely take it easy!

xxx

 

[LVnMommy]

Hi ladies, I know its been awhile, my honeys company got shut down so we had to move 4 hours south for new jobs! I am officially a correctional nurse at a maximum security prison! And we are house hunting so we are stuck at the in-laws guest house till we find something.. been stressful. Finally found a new OB! Baby boy is doing good moving like crazy !! Since we are on a 1000 acre ranch I have been taking a 2 mile walk every evening with my kiddos, I will spend the next fewe minutes catchj.g up on what's been going on! Oh and my bump is getting rounder by the day!!!! Rheres no hiding it now, and I LOVE marternity jeans!!

 

[amjon]

Thought I would post an update. The twins are doing well, growing better than expected. They checked my cervix TV today as I've had a bit of pressure in that area in the past couple of days. They found it looked even better than abdominally (4.5cm) with no funneling, so it's doing a good job holding the twins in. The boys were pretty quiet today and were covering their faces. They keep moving around, so every week when we go they are in different positions. I'm praying they will be both head down when it comes time to deliver.

 

[A1983]

Ahh Amjon that's so reassuring for you You've got some good little boys in there!

I'm due to have my 3rd cervix check on Saturday...and if all good ill leave it then! At 18w it was 3.8, 20w it was 7cm???!! They said because they could clearly see it on the abdominal scan there is no need for tv scan-she even got another sonographer to check it. The first was tv and private, the second NHS. This Saturday is private again.

Does anyone's baby tend to kick low down mainly? I know from 20w the uterus is rising up from belly button..and I occasionally get kicks there-but they are mostly within the hand width from my pubic bone? I'm sure it's fine!

 

[amjon]

Ahh Amjon that's so reassuring for you You've got some good little boys in there!

I'm due to have my 3rd cervix check on Saturday...and if all good ill leave it then! At 18w it was 3.8, 20w it was 7cm???!! They said because they could clearly see it on the abdominal scan there is no need for tv scan-she even got another sonographer to check it. The first was tv and private, the second NHS. This Saturday is private again.

Does anyone's baby tend to kick low down mainly? I know from 20w the uterus is rising up from belly button..and I occasionally get kicks there-but they are mostly within the hand width from my pubic bone? I'm sure it's fine!

I usually feel all the kicks down low and did with my daughter also. I have a high anterior placenta with one of the boys though and had the same with my daughter, so I just figure the higher ones are covered by the placenta.

 

[flapjack10]

Yep A1983 - I get kicks low down generally too, but also have a high anterior placenta. I am noticing that they are rising ever so slightly though. I tend to get kicks on my left side too.

My belly button is starting to push out. It's so weird

 

[A1983]

Ha ha my belly button was an outie to begin with-it shows through all my tops so clearly now! This woman at work said I'll have to start taping it down...I soon told her where to go! It's blo#dy nature right?! My placenta is posterior

 

[flapjack10]

How rude of her!

 

[A1983]

I know! Ok had cervix check-3.8cm so same as first one, abdomen scan on nhs which showed a 7cm length mustve been wrong!

Baby's abdominal circumference is measuring 4 days ahead-everything else normal so it's pushed me to 2 days ahead-do you reckon tye abdominal circumference is something to watch out for? Big baby? Im small but I know that means nothing