Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[flapjack10]

Amjon - that all makes sense. Keep going hun you're doing fab so far.

After having my MW appointment I can totally see why you guys love your dopplers, but it just ain't for me! Too stressful!

Guess what? I'm 17 weeks today. I really hope to start feeling some flutters soon! I had what I thought was a flutter at 15 weeks, but nothing since. I can't wait!

 

[JFG]

Hi girls
Over the last few days i've been getting these crampy twinges low down just above my pubic bone...its not painful as such but its just there it comes and goes but i'm just wondering if this is normal or if I should be concerned?
I am seeing my midwife tomorrow so i will mention it to her then.
At my 12 week scan they said I had cysts on my ovaries - they weren't concerned but said they'd check they'd gone at my next scan so maybe its just the cysts shrinking/popping but it seems too high/central to be an ovary x

 

[ladykara]

Dolly - yay !! It's such a brilliant sound x

JFG- pains are very common, always mention to MW if your worried but with your uterus growing it will come with some sort of feeling, I had pain from my cyst with Paige x

I use my Doppler once a day while the bath is running, best thing I have ever brought, heart beat is so easy to find but I'm not obsessed as much as I thought I would.

Xx

 

[BeautifulD]

JFG I've had so many aches and pains! I'm currently straddled over a chair with back ache Lady is right it's just part and parcel of everything growing and stretching.

Ugh... It's my angel skittle's due date today

 

[LVnMommy]

Ah! 10 days till gender scan!!!!! I cannot wait I want this week to fly by!

 

[Dollybird]

Yes I agree I get lots of aches and pains but there's so much growth going on just now I'm pretty sure it's normal.
Beautiful is skittle your Angel baby? Such a sad time we you reach their due date, hope you are ok, and remember its ok to have a wee cry about it. In sure your little angel is up there happy as a clam watching over you and your little rainbow.
Lvn how exciting!! Do you have any feelings on what it might be?
Flapjack happy 17 weeks!! Xxx

 

[LVnMommy]

At first I was completely sure it was a boy, then when I saw my US I have no doubt its a girl! I was really hoping for a boy, but healthy is what matters either way baby's name will be Maddix. Either Maddix Marie or Maddix Alexander. I have my OB appointment on the 29th but I'm sure he won't look at gender you know how doctors can be oh, its too early blah blah I'm like ummmm no its not you just don't want to! It's ok ill wait the two days and its worth the 65$ to find out and jot have a rushed appointment and get to have a good long look at my baby.

 

[BeautifulD]

Yeah skittle is my most recent Angel.... Ugh due/loss dates are the worst!

 

[flapjack10]

Hi girls
Over the last few days i've been getting these crampy twinges low down just above my pubic bone...its not painful as such but its just there it comes and goes but i'm just wondering if this is normal or if I should be concerned?
I am seeing my midwife tomorrow so i will mention it to her then.
At my 12 week scan they said I had cysts on my ovaries - they weren't concerned but said they'd check they'd gone at my next scan so maybe its just the cysts shrinking/popping but it seems too high/central to be an ovary x

Yeah sounds like normal stretching to me. I have a cyst too. It was 3cm at my 6 week scan and at my 12 week they did say how long it was, but I was too transfixed with my baba on the screen that I didn't listen!

Yeah skittle is my most recent Angel.... Ugh due/loss dates are the worst!

 

[LVnMommy]

Looks like ill be buying some maternity stuff this weekend !! I found a great deal a lady nearby is selling her lightly used 8 jeans 4 shorts 2 skirts 4 capris and 25 maternity tops for 130$. She says she spent over 800$ on the lot! Seems like a good deal

 

[kelly4]

lvnmommy, that sounds like a good deal to me, I have bought myself a top and some jeans and that was nearly £50, I tried looking on ebay as dont really want to spend a fortune but have not seen anything yet. Going to pop out today and see if I can find some tops. Today I enter the second trimester, it seemed to go so slow but now looking back I feel as though time is going to fly by. I hope everyone is doing well.

 

[srrhc]

Aches are totally normal! All the growing going on! Yay!

Lvn yay for gender scan comig up! Mine is this Saturday! Hope baby shows the goods!

Hope everyone is doing well. It sure sounds like it

 

[Dollybird]

I bought a few maternity bits and bobs in the sales.. Got some good bargains and I'm glad of them now cause a lot of clothes tight across my tummy and bbs! Summer will be fine though as I've loadsa floaty dresses and leggings and harem pants! Kelky i feel like second tri is gonna go a bit quicker too.. only 6 weeks till half way! xx

 

[monro84]

Hello all how is everyone?

dolly--great to see you heard LO's hb on home doppler. I just received my new one in the mail so nice to be able to go a little longer then 5 min without static just need to send the old one back now.

GIY--how are you hope your feeling better.

jess--find out what your having?

jfg--thank you. Thats my thinking also. It would not matter either way dh said he wants a boy first then a girl so her bro can look after her and dh won't go to jail when she starts dating lol. So I guess if it is a girl then we will start trying asap for a boy so they will only be a grade behind one another and he can still take care of her.

colorme--welcome. That is a long time to see dr. especiall after 2nd tri mc. did you have any test to see what caused it. I am in the states but in a town of 30,000 and normally with no mc you see the dr b/w 8 and 12 wks. I have had 5 all in first tri but saw a specialist till 8 wks. Had an US at 4, 5, 6, 7, and 12 wks.

AFM--Had my first official craving for a few days now I did satify it yestarday it was birthday cake. I got a piece at walmart but it was the buttercream icing which is good but I wanted a corner piece with the heavy icing that we use to have on ours when we were little. But it lasted a short time b/c after supper which was mac and cheese, some kinda rice and deer tenderloin with creole butter injected in it, I took one more bite of the deer and realized I had lost my taste for it but still tried to swallow it. Big mistake. I gagged once then it hit me, I knew I was not going to keep it down. I went to the bathroom still struggling to keep it down and I felt my face get really hot and then I got sick, but was able to stop when I felt better so I at least did not have an empty stomach. ugh First time I have been sick in over a wk.

 

[JFG]

Thanks ladies, glad to know i'm not alone with my aches and pains, I saw my midwife today and all seems to be good she said the twinges/cramps were just ligaments stretching to accommodate growing uterus yay grow baby grow! Also heard the heartbeat (I didn't tell her i'd been listening with my own doppler for weeks) it was nice to get confirmation that what i've been hearing is actually the baby though!

Beautiful - Arrh thinking of you hun I got my first + hpt for current pregnancy on my 1st baby's due date which made it extra special.

Flapjack - Mine were 3-4cm I hope they have disappeared by 20 weeks..although the sonographer and midwife didn't seem concerned at all they said it is common with taking Clomid.

Lvn - that is a good deal i'm already in maternity clothes I went and brought a few things after xmas as i had grown out of my clothes quite early on due to bloating and i've got a right bump on me lol.

 

[girlinyork]

Jfg keep an eye on the owwie. I've had bad pelvic pain and been waddling for a week. Turns out it is SPD. I forgive my LO though when he kicks and rolls for me and daddy

 

[BeautifulD]

hey ladies,
16 weeks today... still can't believe*it! I took a bump pic (I'm massive) its on my journal if anyone wants a look. I can't upload it again, I darent go over my data on my phone again, it cost me a fortune last time

I'm feeling better after yesterday. I had another teary moment this morning. Dates are so tough!

Hope you're all good xx

 

[kelly4]

Hi ladies, I had a deadful day yesterday. I have been getting alot of pain in the pelvic area, the only way to describe it is like something is literally going to fall out of my privates. Walking puts so much pressure down there that its makes me need a wee. Its been going on for a few weeks and I had this feeling when I lost my baby last time,last time though I was walking everywhere, now I am trying to drive but even walking from my car to somewhere, its happening. I finally went to the GP, I had my urine tested, nothing, he wasn't my usual doctor just a local, he then proceeded to google second trimester miscarriage/losses while I sat there. As you can imagine I am in a bit of a state,he said that as I have had children before, it cant be an incompetent cervix.He said I should be ok, but if it persists, go back. I just could not believe it, I could have googled stuff myself. I rang the midwife straight after as I dont know how to feel and I am not due an appointment with her for a few weeks. She is lovely, she told me not to panic and asked what doctor it was, so maybe she will be reporting him. She is even popping round my house this afternoon to try and get to the bottom of the problem. It is worrying me no end, after the loss last year and getting over the dreaded 12 weeks, I was starting to feel good about this pregnancy, and now some insensitive doctor has put me back to square one. Sorry for the rant everyone, needed to get it out.

 

[ColorMeFamous]

Okay... I have a question ladies! I'm 14 weeks and NOT SHOWING! Is this normal? Is baby okay? I have my first appointment tomorrow at 9:30 so I guess I'll find out then but my friend has me super freaked out that I may have miscarried. Thank in advance!

Good luck to you ladies having your gender scans! We should definitely have a tally going here

 

[BeautifulD]

CMF, I think it can be perfectly normal not to show at 14 weeks.Try and remember that not every pregnancy is the same I'm VERY surprised you haven't been seen yet though. Even a lady that hasn't had losses should see someone by at least 12 weeks!
I would push to see someone xx