CBFM (thread/statistics) graduates TTC,BUMPS & BABIES 2011/2012

[_dreamer_]

i'm so pleased for you baby2310!!!! hooray, congrats xxx

 

[Claire1]

Congratulations baby2310!!! Lovely to have you here. H&H 9 months to you. xx

 

[lilrojo]

Happy 12 weeks Claire..

Happy 11 weeks Dreamer-sorry 1 day late..

But yay were all doing so great.. so happy..

 

[baby2310]

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies, still a little nervous at the moment, seeing my gp tomorrow to confirm and get midwife info etc

 

[LadyL]

Yay Baby!! So excited for you and welcome!! Good luck tomorrow!

Hope everyone is doing well. And it's always exciting to be a new fruit!! Yay Lime! I want to post my pic from my sono last week but I'm still waiting on the lady to e-mail them to me. I got like 4 polaroids, but don't have a scanner to upload them to my computer. I want to show off my baby, and here is the only place I feel like I can without people thinking I'm crazy! Haha!!

Tobaira, to answer your question from a few days ago, I don't really have a preference on boy or girl; but my mom is wanting a little girl so bad! So maybe I'm leaning more towards girl for her, but my gut feeling all along has been that it's a boy! Either way, I'll be happy! Maybe you'll get lucky and have one of each!!

Oh, and be glad that you don't live where it's humid! It can be so miserable, and you don't have a good hair day from about June to September!! My husband's good friend lives in Colorado now and when he comes back home to visit, he is reminded of how miserable the summers can be here! But I hate the cold, so I don't mind it too much!!

Hope everyone is having a good week!!

 

[StranjeGirl]

Yay baby2310!!!! So happy to see you here!!!! Congrats!!!

How is everyone? I was on vacation last week but have been trying to keep up with the posts. My bleeding has somewhat subsided. Had some spotting, including red, but no big bleeds for almost 3 weeks now! Hope I am not jinxing myself! I have been taking vitex and started to wean myself yesterday, so I am a bit nervous, but we will see. Unfortunately I have a terrible balance disorder that causes headaches and cognitive problems, and it seems to have resurfaced after my trip The headache is killing me, but nothing is safe to take during pregnancy that seems to help. Oh well, hopefully it will go away.

Someone asked about salycic acid. I think it is only dangerous if taken orally or if you are doing harsh chemical peels. My doctor said most of the topical stuff is harmless. I still use my face wash that has it in it.

Hope everyone is well!!

 

[_dreamer_]

thanks lilrojo, happy 8 weeks yey your a raspberry. and congrats lady on being a lime

ooo stranjgirl a navel orange, congrats!!! i havent seen that one yet!!! and so glad to hear the bleeding has subsided some.

hope midwife/gp app goes well baby2310, just be aware they may not do much! i had mine with my gp, and all he did was ask me if i'd had a positive test and if im taking folic acid and give me my blue notes. he did refer me for my scan too which was good. really thought he'd take a test to confirm but no.

counting down the days til my scan, can't wait!!!

 

[trixie79]

hi everyone.....stranjegirl, hope your headaches clear up......

welcome baby 2310.......

hope everyone else is well....its my birthday today!!!32 years old!
think the infections have cleared as well as the thrush, and im off for 2 weeks and enjoying sleeping!!! dont know how i will go back to work!!!

 

[workingttc]

Welcome back, Stranjegirl, so sorry to hear about the headaches. But glad the bleeding is better!

Baby23, welcome! Let us know how the appointment goes!

Trixie, so glad your infections have cleared. Enjoy your time off!

LadyL, let's see that pic!

I had my 6w3d scan this morning and we got to hear the heartbeat! I feel sooo relieved, it's amazing - I was just so worried since I didn't have any morning sickness (I know, I know, lots of people don't, and my doctor said it's normal both for it to start at 7 weeks and also for people not to have it). Anyway, I just feel so much better now.

 

[Tobaira]

sorry to hear about your headaches stranje, hopefully they clear up.

happy birthday trixie!!! I hope you have a great one. Personally I love birthdays!! Glad your infections have cleared up

yay for your scan workingttc! That's cool about the heartbeat. I'm looking forward to Monday for my next scan so I can hopefully see ours. I know they were there last time but after I heard twins everything else just kind of went out the window so I didn't even look at them.

LadyL so true about humidity and hair. I have pretty curly hair so it just frizzes in humidity. Although honestly I haven't had a good hair day since I got pregnant lol.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's scans!

 

[_dreamer_]

happy birthday trixie! hope you are having a lovely day...just think this time next year will be your first as a mommy x

 

[baby2310]

Happy Birthay Trixie, hope you've had a wonderful day!

GP appointment went as expected, just gave me the midwife's number and made sure was taking folic acid.
He's going to write to my heart consultant as i have a heart murmur since birth and a slightly leaky valve. 3 years ago consultant said it wasn't significant and didn't need treating but gp wants to write to him to double check to be on the safe side.
Also found out my gp is leaving so waiting to see who is replacing him now.
Really looking forward to my scan, a long way to go though yet.

 

[StranjeGirl]

Happy birthday trixie!!!! So glad infections cleared!!
Congrats on hearing the heartbeat workingttc! It's such a relief!
Hope everyone is feeling well!!

 

[Claire1]

Hi Ladies.
Well, had my scan today at 3.30 and from what I could tell things seem ok. To be honest they didnt really say much!
I had height, weight, sample and blood etc. No blood pressure taken.
I got to see the baby twice cause apparently my bladder was empty...but felt like i needed the loo. So saw the baby then and it was moving tons, throwing its arms and legs around, crystal clear. But baby curled up so couldnt measure the neck. So I had to go away and drink lots of water to help push baby out of curled position to more flat position and measure neck. I had 6 glasses of water, and " my bladder still wasnt great?" Small bladder apparently?
The lady I saw the second time wasnt as nice and felt rushed, she didnt take a very clear pic either...silly woman! Plus the baby had flipped over and was doing a handstand type thing! But managed to get the neck measurment.
I just have to wait for downs results now. Oh and they have moved my date forward to 27th jan instead of 31st.
Hope everyone elses went well xxxx

 

[trixie79]

well everyone, heading to midwife today....wanna hear the heartbeat......i have no idea wat normal is!!!after carrying 3!!!....i feel fat not pregnant!, still gagging but have the fear constantly that something is wrong! anyone else feel like that???

 

[_dreamer_]

yes me! i also have the gagging problem. usually over smells. its only really happened when i've been my myself until today. then my OH comes in from nights to wake me up this morning, and he's just eaten a scotch egg. i had a bad headache anyway...and as soon as i smelt that i was retching. and he laughed at me, in hysterics in fact. he was apologising saying sorry for laughing but that noise is so funny. i was half cross half laughing myself. im not usually sick, just need to get away from the smell!

my only symptom now really is this, feeling tired, and the bloating/start of a bump. boobs are bigger but no longer sore except my nipples. i can't wait for my scan next week to see our little jellybean, think ill feel reassured again for a while then.

hope you get to hear the heartbeat trix. have you had your 12 week scan yet?

sorry to hear you had a bit of a strange experience with the scan, shame the second woman was so rushed, do they not realise how important this is to us? after having waited 12 weeks to get any sort of confirmation from gp/midwife they could all pay us a bit more time and attention lol. glad you got the measurement though x

 

[workingttc]

I feel like that all the time too Trixie (the fear I mean, not the gagging, which sounds terrible!). I think it's perfectly normal to feel nervous and anxious, even into the 2nd and 3rd trimesters! Hope you'll get to hear the heartbeat today!

Great you got to see the baby moving all around, Claire, that must be so amazing! (But definitely annoying about the person doing the scan!)

I can't wait to be where you girls are! I feel like time is moving sooooooo slowly!!

 

[trixie79]

well i heard the heart beat....130 to 140 does that sound normal???

everything going well, and i have literally popped this weekend and look pregnant!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

congrats on the popping trix thats very exciting! im definitely feeling bulkier in the middle, have a little rounding going on in the morning which gets massive by the end of the day, but when i lie flat, nothing. hoping to pop out soon!

i'm not 100% sure what normal is hun. mine was 168bpm at my 7+4 scan. i think the wifes tale goes that if its more than 140 its a girl, if its less its a boy (dont think theres any evidence though!) but at least yours is in that range

12 weeks today for me! so happy to get to this point. And scan in just 2 days, counting down the hours!!!

 

[workingttc]

Hi girls!

Trixie, I think that's totally normal for where you are. My understanding is that the HB starts slow at 5 weeks, increases alot (which is why Dreamer's was 168 mid-week 7) and then stabilizes after first tri ends right around 140--so yours sounds right on schedule!