Bump Buddies... End of june :-)

[jadesarah]

well i got very impatient, and booked for a private scan on Sunday 13th to find out if we are having or
Very excited !!!
out of curisoty... what do you ladies think ?

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[LeahJ7712]

My weight keeps going up and down. I am overweight so no sign of a bump yet Gender scan on Jan 30th can't wait.

 

[Countrygalmom]

June 23rd 16 weeks starting tomorrow!! Still haven't found out the sex.

 

[love2live]

I'm so excited! I just found out my dr's office does complimentary gender scans any Tuesday after 16 weeks. That means I get to see my baby for free and then I get to see it again at the 20 week anatomy scan. Best news ever. I scheduled it for Jan 22. Hopefully I'll feel confident enough that its accurate. It seems soon, but I'll be just over 17 weeks then. It should be accurate by then right? With my son we knew right away as soon as they started the ultrasound. It was right there first thing and my husband and I both said, "Wow! Its a boy!" before the tech could even say anything. I don't think its that obvious all the time though.

 

[MegnJoe]

hello all! I'm due July 11th, but doc doubts I will make it to the 40 week mark because I had pre- e and my pregnancies are close together...so if I go to 38+3 like last time I will be June 29th making two babies in June. A newborn and a year old lol!!I would really like to make it to at least 39 weeks though. Can I join in? Congratulations to everyone!

 

[MegnJoe]

I'm so excited! I just found out my dr's office does complimentary gender scans any Tuesday after 16 weeks. That means I get to see my baby for free and then I get to see it again at the 20 week anatomy scan. Best news ever. I scheduled it for Jan 22. Hopefully I'll feel confident enough that its accurate. It seems soon, but I'll be just over 17 weeks then. It should be accurate by then right? With my son we knew right away as soon as they started the ultrasound. It was right there first thing and my husband and I both said, "Wow! Its a boy!" before the tech could even say anything. I don't think its that obvious all the time though.

mine was done at 17 weeks and was accurate for a girl!

 

[MegnJoe]

jade-I will go with girl!

 

[artsymomma]

Welcome, MegnJoe! I will agree with you on the girl, but I'm definitely no expert. Just a fun guess : )

Just the last few days I started feeling really, really uncomfortable in my clothes. It's almost like I just popped out overnight. I guess part of it could be that I'm a teacher so I had holiday vacation and hadn't worn my work clothes in a few weeks, but I'm feeling very awful in the few pants I had to begin with.

I live in a very small town. I stopped at a few thrift stores today and they had NOTHING, even the Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and JCP are "too small" for maternity sections. It looks like I'll be ordering everything online, which is too bad because for something like this I'd really wish to shop in person having no experience. Does anyone have any online suggestions for cheap, good-fitting, and free returns for maternity clothes?

I was planning a trip to a larger city in a few weeks, but I'm not sure if my belly will hold up that long. I did get a bellaband, but I find it uncomfortable and rolls down or up on me. Has anyone started feeling like this yet? What are you doing to feel more comfortable?

 

[MegnJoe]

My lifesaver for comfort and function are the belly band from motherhood maternity, and maternity camis from target.com those r around 20$ and don't have a bra liner which I like for comfort. they come in black or white 2 packs those r only online..also the full belly band pants r better for me, the skinny belly bands roll down way too easy. u can return both places I mentioned risk free for 30 days.

 

[emz1987]

Private scan booked for 2 weeks time to find out the gender. Can't wait.

Had a bit of a scare yesterday with some bleeding but everything ok now thankfully.

has anyone got much of a bump yet? I just feel really bloated and swollen from all the strecthing.

 

[jadesarah]

I dont have a bump yet, just more abit of podge. Hopefully i'll start getting one in the next few weeks. Can't wait to start looking "actually" pregnant. Glad to hear everything is ok after the bleeding.
Ive booked a private scan for next sunday to find out the sex. Was ment to be 14th feb, but we got too impatient & too excited lol!! X x

 

[emz1987]

Mine is booked for 6th feb but can't wait that long so booked a private one for the 18th.
Can't wait to look pregnant either, Just look like ive ate way too much over christmas at the moment.

Has anyone started any exercise yet? I havnt got the energy quite yet but need to do something soon.

 

[artsymomma]

I am surprised at the number of you that are talking about private scans and the like. How do you do something like this? Perhaps it is something that I am not familiar with in a small town?

I ended up buying clothes from OldNavy.com. What I found was that they had free shipping on orders over $50, and free returns. They also had a pretty decent selection, and excellent prices. And believe me, I had compared many places. Also, if you signed up with your e-mail address to receive e-mail coupons, they offered 20% off. I did buy one pair of Motherhood Maternity jeans through Amazon, so I will let you ladies know my reviews if you're interested. I don't know about the rest of you, but I've only gained a few pounds. However, I feel extremely bloated. My clothes feel too tight and don't fit right anymore, which seems strange because I haven't gained much weight. I think I have also lost tone from not exercising....

So I guess to answer emz1987...

I have been doing a little research on some exercises. I have a group of friends on facebook who have started a little fitness challenge for 45 days. I am still in it, but instead set a goal of my MAX weight gain based on what's recommended for the next 6 weeks. It seems pretty easy to find low-impact videos on youtube, depending on your fitness level. I started a video, but then just decided to dance around for about 15 minutes, and I felt great! I did feel little jabs of pain around my belly, but hoping that's normal. I do plan on making it a goal to walk everyday, even if it's just 10 minutes at lunch from work. Not always pleasant in the snow, and I need to watch for ice. I also got a yoga video for Christmas I haven't tried yet.

 

[love2live]

I think my belly must have popped over night! There is a definite hard bump now, and my jeans that buttoned just fine yesterday are a tight squeeze today. I think people who don't know that I'm pregnant still might think that I've just put on weight, but those that do know would probably be able to tell that its a baby bump now.

Also I started to feel the baby move in the past few days. Am I the only person that doesn't like feeling the baby move? I didn't like it with my son either. I just don't enjoy feeling something wiggle inside of me. And when the baby gets bigger its just painful and even more annoying. It is nice to be able feel that the baby is okay, but still I find it unpleasant.

 

[MegnJoe]

Hey artsy-- you can just google it, and i bet you can find one in your nearest big city. i found one when we had to live in Iowa for a little bit, and that is a town of about 850..i had to go to the next biggest city but that was so worth it and a 45 minute drive, but I was on clouds when we were done!! I hope you can find one, its worth every gas mile and every penny imo! I will be getting one done with my DH, mom, and sister in Feb..

 

[MegnJoe]

EMZ- before I got preggy this round I was swimming a lot..1st tri kicked my butt with MS so I am just now feeling better and getting back into it. My goal my OB said was 12-15 lbs this pregnancy because Im a chunky butt..i was like uhhhhh I will TRY! lol

 

[jadesarah]

So has anyone had any movements? Ive had twinges which i can feel from the inside but no kicks etc. im 15 + 2 just cant wait to feel proper little kicks of the baby its so exciting.
Also has anyone been over stressing? I've been worrying that everytime i go toliet im going to see blood, that im going to miscarry and just general stressing, is this normal?

 

[artsymomma]

Ha! From what I was looking at for a private u/s, we're looking at about a 3 hour drive at minimum. I literally live in the middle of nowhere. I did see that my OB (only a 2 hour drive!) does a 3D/4D ultrasound for $100. I'm not sure, though, if they will only do it once or twice. I'd assume they'd do it twice since it's the money going directly to them. I think I can be patient, though... I kind of like the suspense sometimes... I know, I know. Although I do still understand the fears of checking for bleeding, etc. I think I probably still google something a few times a week, but I am trying to be better.

 

[artsymomma]

Oh! And no movements yet. I think 18 weeks is the general timeline for that. Although I have an anterior placenta, so they said I wouldn't feel anything for possibly longer. And they couldn't find the heartbeat on Dopplar at the checkup a few weeks ago - talk about frightening! Perhaps that may mean I'll get more ultrasounds... : )

 

[aly1234]

I'm due June 20 with my second. Will find out gender on the 25th!