Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[girlinyork]

I would lvn. Just to be completely transparent and not to stir up resentment or make it seem like you hid it x

 

[srrhc]

I agree with GIY

 

[LVnMommy]

Yes I totally planned to then everyone started to tell me I shouldn't! ? I actually know the director of nurses hiring so I think I could be open with her

 

[flapjack10]

Sorry about your DH's job LVN. Good luck with your interview!

How's everyone doing? I had a terrible, horrible dream on Wednesday night/Thurs morning and it really shook me up. I dreamt that my OH and I were in the Jacaranda (a pub in Liverpool) and we were having a lovely time. I popped to the loo and had a 50p shaped pool of blood on my knickers. My heart just sank and I came out of the loo and told my OH we needed to go to the hospital as I was bleeding. He said, "Well, it's lucky we already are here." We were in the hospital in the Antenatal unit and they directed us to the "Miscarriage Unit" I sat down in the waiting area and just put my head in my hands and sobbed. It felt so real...

I woke up and just burst into tears because, I genuinely didn't know if it was a dream or not. I woke my OH up and made him check for blood in the bed (psycho much?). I told him about the nightmare and he made a good point that it felt so real because I've experienced it so many times now.

I'm trying not to let it get me down or be paranoid. PMA!

xxx

 

[Dollybird]

Good luck with your interview lvn! Sure it will be grand. Flapjack I've been having a lot of nightmares too.. Must be the hormones... I've had the miscarriage/ bleeding dream twice, and I'm also having lots of crazy dreams the my hubby is leaving me. It's stupid really but I've been feeling so insecure with my body changing that I'm needing constant reassurance and I've never been that way! Was watching the film jawbreakers last night, and all the actresses in it are so young slim and beautiful, and I kept thinking omg I'm never gonna be like that again (not that I ever was to begin with!) but as in I'm worried what if I never lose the baby weight, wat if it ages me? Argh it's all so stupid and irrational and petty but I can't help it. And hubby is so good and understanding but I must be driving him mad!! Xxx

 

[Dollybird]

Argh I kinda went off on a tangent there but guess what I'm trying to say is that bad dreams are just the things we worry about pushing there way to the front of our minds when we're defenseless to stop them. They aren't whTs going to happen, just wat we most fear is going to happen. Xxx

 

[BeautifulD]

I've had horrible mc dreams too fj. The last one really shook me up and I woke up crying. I dreamt that I was bleeding so went to the toilet to clean up, when I got off the toilet my baby was in it, I woke up trying to get it out of the toilet. Horrific! X

 

[girlinyork]

FJ the miscarriage dreams are horrendous and I hate them so much. Going through three very different miscarriages has left my subconscious ample material to pick out for nightmares :/ it's horrible but your little rainbow is safe and well today

 

[flapjack10]

It's stupid really but I've been feeling so insecure with my body changing that I'm needing constant reassurance and I've never been that way!

I'm like this too! Very clingy!

Thanks girls, I feel better now. Can't wait for our scan! Two weeks today!

xxx

 

[monro84]

Jess--I am hoping sooner then later but my ob usually starts appts to find out b/w 18 and 20 wks. Ugh this wait is going by so slow. . Since they do an US to ck cervix I am hoping for one at my appt at 16 wks but I doubt it. I am hinez 57 lol, scottch-irish, austrian, croatian, and german lol. My dh is scottch-irish, indian, and german. That vaca sounds like a dream I would love to do something like that. We want to take a name from each side of the family however if it's a boy my dh wants a JR. I don't want a jr. 1 b/c him and his little cousin share his first name and 2 b/c I work in the finance business and I know what problems people have with their sons credit on theirs and vica versa.

lvn--so sorry about your dh job....I would personally not tell anyone I am pregnant until after I was hired b/c even though there are laws they can still not higher you for being pregnant b/c of so many factors like if your fired and they know your pregnant then you have a better chance if you sue them, or working around dr appts all the time with no time built up to take, or not coming back from maturinity leave. I know a many of jobs that if I was pregnant it would have had a different outcome in being hired. I even interviewed for a job as a receptionist at a dentist office and they asked me if I was planning on becoming pregnant soon thats why the last girl left, I told them no even though we were trying b/c i knew I would not get it. I know its way illegal to ask that too but since it was small business I did not make a big deal I was offered but turned it down b/c I got another job and was pregnant that next month but it was a chemical.

giy--wow I did not know BH started THAT early. So it probably is BH that I am experincing b/c when that happens its not painful but my stomach gets pretty hard and tight.

A--Thats good. Do you have any reason to suspect IC? My dr recomended it b/c I had a partial sepate uterus that I had resected Dec 2011. When you have some sort of mullerian anomaly then even if it is fixed you can still be higher risk b/c when the uterus was forming and it did not form properly then the cervix might not have formed properly like not be as strong as it should also had 2 surgeries going threw my cervix D&C then septate surgery which can also increase your chances. So better safe than sorry. Do you know what they do to ck it I know they do well at least I think they do an US but is that it and they don't show you the baby do they?

flapjack--I have not had any horrific dreams like that yet but I have had then when I started spotting and started to freak out. This is the first pregnancy that I have not had an ounce of spotting in so far. My Dh had a dream last not it was not bad though. He said he dreamed it was a baby boy and it was 10 lbs and he said it was no bigger then a thermis and the baby's head was have the size of his hand he was scared he was going to squeeze it to death. I told him usually babys are that small.

Dolly--I know how you feel I was never slim and trim however was not big either I have always had that hard to get rid of fat around my belly (muffin top, love handles lol) I think it is hereditarty in my family. I have been worried about not gaining any my dh was worried to but dr told me yesterday that he is going to remember this 3 months from now and let me know when I start complaining about the weight I do gain lol. I am 5'6 and before I was pregnant fluctuated b/w 138 and 142 but now I seem to be holding steady at 144. They say girls take their moms beauty away of course its and old wives tale. However I have thought I look worse than I have been (of course its probable b/c of being to tired to straighen my hair and do up my makeup more than I use to) but my dh told me last night that I am looking alot more sexier now a days I don't see it but maybe b/c he sees it as I am caring his child however he is the type that is straight foward and does not beat around the bush and says what he is thinking. He will tell you when you look good, fat, like sh*t lol as he would say, or even when you stink and does not care about the reprocution so IDK. I definatley feel different now like wanting my bellly to stick out or wearing somthing that excinuates my stomach and makes me show.

AFM-- I had stomach pains yesterday after I ate a good bit I figured they would go away but an hr later the had not so I decieded to call the ob nurse to see what I could take b/c it did not feel gas and it was a sharp pain and I had been to the bath room already. I also told her about some mucus like yellow ewcm I had last week or 2 so she told me to come in. I was hoping for a US but no luck got to hear the babies hb on their doppler and it was 152 (a little higher then my doppler) . He said he did not think it was pregnnacy releted but to watch what I eat. He checked me said everythng was fine. So not sure what it was they said maybe RLP but they said that does not usually start till 20 wks. I woke up with some cramping this morning but hb was 146 on my doppler so I guess everything was fine. I also woke up and my boobs were sorer than they normally are does that mean they are growing more.I know my dh would love that he is a boob guy lol. I forgot to mention about my blood pressure b/c it was 94 over 68 which seemed a little low to me but he did not say anything about it so I guess it was fine. I am not anemic either from my blood test last time so thats good well he said I am no more then I should be in this stage in my pregnancy.

 

[girlinyork]

My bp averages 85/60 and the midwife doesn't worry.

 

[LVnMommy]

My BP has been in the 150/100 range on meds it runs 140/90 Ish and pulse between 90-120 the doctor always thinks my HB is the baby's! I hats correcting doctors:/ they hate it lol I'm going to have to find a new ob! Since we are moving over 4 hours away hope I can find someone to take me!

 

[Dollybird]

Thanks ladies, nice to know im not the only ine feelinb this way! monroTry not to worry about your bp your hormones will be making it naturally low just now. Once you get into third tri it will start creeping up again. As for the rlp.. Well I think it's strange when people say that they don't start till 20 weeks- dunno bout the rest of you ladies but I had some as early as 6 weeks! They eased off a bit between 11-13 weeks but starting to come back now.. Sharp when I move suddenly or sneeze, and then sometimes just Achey which I think of as growing pains. I had really bad tummy pains the other day at work- so bad i was worried but low and behold it turns out to be gas heehee. Still getting the odd cramps which again I just think of as growing pains. I try not to worry too much. Hopefully yours are growing pains too and it's just that bub of yours growing nice and strong! Xxx

 

[A1983]

Monroe-my bp is on the low side...around 90/60 and can be lower, my mw said this is good plus pregnancy lowers bp like Dolly said. As for IC the only reason I have is that I had a d&e last summer for a mmc (bo) plus im a worrier when it comes to my bubbs so ill do anything to protect him/her, as we all would

I sometimes get pains (aside to gas!) if I've really stuffed myself ha :-/

 

[Lumen000]

Hey ladies so sorry about abandoning the thread Ive been so busy recently and I have missed alot of what has been going on...I hope you are all keeping well and feeling so much better now in the 2nd trimester! I am feeling a 100% better and was pretty surprised yesterday what I started lactating! Other than the weird idea that my breast are leaking all is well!

It wont be long until we are all finding out the sex of our wee ones! who would have thought it huh! x

 

[mackjess]

Hi ladies! Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Lumen, some of us have already found out if we are team pink or blue.

My bp is on the low side as well. The OB always seems to like that and says goooood whenever they check it, and I'm good my ass I feel like a zombie! lol, she did say I could drink a teaspoon of sea salt dissolved into warm water twice a day to help regulate my blood pressure so I don't feel like I'm dragging. I wish I could remember the exact number but it was lower than 90/60, I want to say the bottom number was closer to 40, so I was like holy crap do I still have a pulse?? Heh. But the seasalt water made me about throw up the 2 times I tried it so I haven't done it again. A lady at work suggested I put it in some lemon tea with honey, so I might try that. I'd really like to feel like a living person again.

Other than sleeping nonstop, still feeling pretty good. I feel 'bloated' all the time, a bit gassy and have somewhat of a baby bump. I'm excited about that. And my bubs is already a little turd. My placenta must be on the outside because it's still hard to get locked in on the HB. Or he swims away. I can find the artery then the woosh of the placenta that sounds like wind thru the trees right off the bat, then I can hear the galloping in the background of the wooshing sound. I have to have the volume really turned up, but there is no mistaking it's the HB. The doppler usually has dashes on it the whole time I hear it, but every now and then it will read around 150 for a split second then back to dashes. No matter if I move the wand a smidge, add more gel, or push down or tilt it, nothing helps me get locked in on it. But I feel better because I can listen to it for awhile and I'm not too concerned about the number. Even the OB has only found it for about 5-10 seconds at a time. My sister really wants me to record it but I don't think it would sound right if I can't get it isolated from the wooshing. It's really not shocking that my child is the uncooperative type.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I went to a super bowl party, ate some wings, went home at the half and went to bed. Woop. Did anyone else have some good munchies for the game?

 

[Dollybird]

Hey mackjess!!oh it's so exciting getting that baby bump!! Over the past week my tummy has just shot out and people have started commenting!! Tbh I dunno how much it bloat and how much is actual baby belly, but I'm enjoying having it at last! Will try and attach a pic I've been doing the week by week bump pics. I never watched Super Bowl- but then I'm in Britain so it was on in the middle of the night! Some of my friends (the guys mainly) stayed up to watch it though.
Afm I'm having a terrible time with my back had a disk prolapse a few years ago and the physio thinks the pregnancy it's causing it to flare up again. Having terrible sciatica when walking and work is tough because of that (nursing for 12,5hrs a day in a busy emergancy admissions unit is not good for backache!) but she's given me exercises which will hopefully help and told me to try and take it a bit easier at work... Fat chance of that! Lol. She says it mite mean I have to start my maternity leave earlier than planned which is a bummer but I'm gonna play that one by ear as I'd rather leave it as late as poss and have more time with my bubs.
Hope all you other ladies are well!! We're all almost halfway!! Xxx
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[Dollybird]

Please excuse the hair and lack of makeup! Was just in from work and about to get ready for bed.. Not my most glamorous shot! Haha xxx

 

[A1983]

I think that's a lovely big bump!!! I thought my bump was big but I mostly look like I've swallowed a malteser.

 

[Dollybird]

It's just appeared from nowhere over the past week!! Thought it was gas and would go down after a nights sleep but so far its only getting bigger! I have a sneaking suspicion I'm gonna have a big baby though...... Xxx