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

[lilrojo]

32 week appt went well.. bp was 110/80.. weight was 155lbs, gained about 18-20 lbs.. babys hb was good in the 130s-140, head was down wrapped up around the left side.. feet on the right.. makes sense.. lol next appt is in 2 weeks so on the 18th.. then 36 weeks is the group b strep test and an internal, sweep at 38 weeks if i want, and possible induction at 39 depending on what all happens.. Baby will def be here before my due date though..

Baby 12 weeks will fly i promise..

 

[trixie79]

hiya guys, hope you all had a great new year, i had a quiet one...oh went down south with his daughter to visit his family and came up the next morning, so i was alone!!! mind you with the amount of phone calls after midnite, i was kinda wishing for the solitude!!!

anyway, no more news with me, oh is here constantly cause he is off work and i dont really go on baby and bump when he is here.....mostly cause he is on the internet most of the day!!!

i have been getting more and more braxton hicks, but dont feel the head engaging or anything....just loads of kicks and increased bowel motions!!!! so im hoping monday will move things along!!

lady i love your nursery, mine is only a cot and i got lovely tractor curtains out of mothercare, other than that its very boring!!.....
dreamer your belly is a lovely bump....mine has now gone twice the size of wat it was a couple of weeks ago!
stranj good luck today!
baby....time realllllllly flies!

 

[_dreamer_]

i just realised i said the bump pic was taken xmas day - it wasnt oops, that was new years day. this being on maternity leave messes up your judgement of time lol. enjoying it big time though, i have to say.

good luck with the acupuncture stranj, hope it helps bring on labour. can't believe you're 2 days from 40 weeks!!!

cool on the more braxton hicks trix. i've been drinking some raspberry leaf tea but havent noticed any affect yet, they've stayed the same as they were. and congrats on hitting full term 37 weeks!

glad everything went well at your app lilrojo. thats great that they'll give you a sweep at 38.

can't wait for the news the next baby has been born

 

[baby2310]

Is Stranje due next?
You're right time def flies can remember most of you ladies getting your s and now your babies are nearly here!
Had my midwife appointment today, all fine, bp is same every time i visit which is good and baby measuring 27cm so where we should be at the moment.
Next appointment end of Jan.
Heard heart beat again which always find amazing. Should MW be measuring it though as i have never been told how many beats per minute or anything and i've seen some ladies on here do get told?

 

[trixie79]

i always ask abt the heartbeat cause my heart is racing most of the time and i think that bubs must be under pressure!! the old wives tale is 120 for a boy and 145 for a girl but mine weeboys HB has always been above 145 so i guess the old wives tale doesnt apply to me!!!

 

[lilrojo]

I think the old wives tale is more for when your in labor.. what baby's hb is.. not sure though but thats what i have heard..

Happy to hear your all doing well.. and dr always tells me what the hb is at the appt..

 

[_dreamer_]

my midwife doesnt tell me unless i ask. i forgot at the most recent appointment. does she have a little monitor which she looks at when listening to the babys hb? if so it tells her. mine has never openly given it though and it doesnt get written in my notes either. glad it went well and yes stranj is due next eek!

 

[baby2310]

Thanks ladies, i'm sure she would have said if there had been a problem then.
I have a heart murmur you see which has never caused me any problem (touch wood) but think its made me bit more concerned that she didn't say anything bout heartbeat.
May ask her next time just to check x

 

[Tobaira]

Hi girls!
It is so exciting that everyone is so close now! I can’t wait to see everyone’s little bundles of joy. As for me I was released from the hospital on 30th, so I’ve been home for almost a week. Had a huge breakdown after coming home though, didn’t realize how upsetting it would be to leave Cassandra and Heather behind. But they are both doing great – are almost 3.5lbs each. They are on a little bit of oxygen and a little bit of heat. The criteria for bringing them home are that they can regulate their own temperature (they are very close), growing regularly (again close) and bottle feeding for every feeding. Over the past 4-5 days they have begun the bottle feeding and are doing a great job for only being technically 34 weeks. I’m pretty sure they will be home within the next 4 weeks. The hospital they are at is only 5 mins from my house, so I go up there for as many feedings as I have the energy for (usually the 11am, 2pm, 5pm and 8pm). It’s amazing how much love one can feel!
So far I am doing well on all the medication I’m on. They are optimistic that I will fully recover, although it could take 6-9 mos. But hey the last 7 mos flew by so..
Attached are pictures – the family one is from New Year’s eve – we rang the new year in at the NICU holding the girls. DH is holding Cassandra and I am holding Heather. In the individual pictures Cassandra has the striped bottom sheet and Heather has the ladybugs. Can't wait to meet the rest of the little ones! You are all so close now!

 

[Claire1]

Aww Tobaira, Im so happy for you. Its such good news to hear everyone is doing well. The pictures are adorable, so sweet. They look so well. I couldnt view the family picture for some reason?

Great to hear everyone else is well. I have a midwife app tomorrow, will ask about the hb. Can ask you ladies when you first had an internal exam? Ive not had one yet and just need to prepare myself! ha ha x

 

[lilrojo]

Not sure if you ladies in the uk get internals.. i hear so many women say they dont get them..

I have my first one at 36 weeks.. but im in the states..

Tobira happy to hear all i well.. and i know the love hun... its amazing.. and it never ever goes away.. they are just so precious.. hope they can come home soon

 

[baby2310]

aw congratulations tobaira they are so cute!!!!
glad to hear your home and hopefully won't be too long until your beautiful girls join you x

 

[_dreamer_]

awww gorgeous pics tobaira. hope they are home with you real soon! thanks for updating us, i can imagine things are pretty busy for you at the moment.

claire, i don't think in the uk we get internals like they do in the us. i think the first time would be when they'd do a sweep, and my blue notes say that wouldnt be until 41 weeks. i hope i dont have one at my next app (38 weeks) as for some reason its with the gp, he's male and he's the doctor i usually see which makes me feel weird about it.

 

[Claire1]

I would feel weird about it as well dreamer.

I wont worry myself too much about internals then, thank goodness x

 

[workingttc]

Great pics Tobaira! That's wonderful that you are able to go home, and it sounds like Cassandra and Heather are on track to join you there very soon. Wonderful that the hospital is so close by so that you can be there with them a lot!!

How did your appointment go today Stranj? Or maybe since we haven't heard, they are inducing you? If so good luck!!!

 

[StranjeGirl]

Hi Everyone!

Tobaira your girls are adorable and you look fantastic! I am so sorry for all you've been through, but so happy that all of you are doing so well! It must be so hard to leave the babies, but take this time to get extra rest and take care of yourself! You've been through a lot and we want you to make a speedy recovery!! Thanks so much for the great pics and please keep us updated!!!

My internals started at 36 weeks. The one today really hurt But I know you can refuse them if you want. My doctors told me I didn't have to have one if I didn't want. They just like to see the progress that is being made, but no one can really predict exactly when the baby is coming. I'm too curious about the progress to turn it down!

Baby2310 I have a heart murmur as well and mitral valve prolapse, and it doesn't seem to affect pregnancy at all. I had been working with a cardiologist because there is a heart condition in my family that does affect the mother during pregnancy (marfan syndrome) and they are not sure if I have it, so they scheduled echocardiograms for me. I was supposed to go back at 36 weeks but I never did Everything was looking fine and the cardiologist really doesn't think it is a problem for me at all, but I guess I should have gone. However, the murmur was not a concern of his at all. My doctor never told me the heart beat either...just that it was strong and good. I knew it from having my own doppler and counting.

I had my appt today and not a whole lot of change. He said I am about 1.5 cm dilated (so it changed a whole half a cm in the past week ) He scheduled me for an induction on monday. He thinks I may still go naturally into labor before then though. I am crossing my fingers! I am afraid of pitocin...i'm just not a huge fan of medication, but I know many who have used it with no problems at all.

Hope everyone is feeling as good as possible! Trixie you and are will be in there on the same day, the 9th! I think it is a full moon that day!

Take care everyone!

 

[LadyL]

Tobaira! So glad to hear from you and that you and your girls are doing well!! They are so precious! I know it has to be hard leaving them at the hospital, but thank goodness you are close and can see them often. In the meantime, take care of yourself!!

I also had mitral valve prolapse, but that was when I was 20. It has since corrected itself thank goodness. That is actually something that affects young women mostly and gets better with age (as opposed to most everything else)! And, I wouldn't worry too much about the murmur. They are so common, and usually don't cause any problems.

So, the latest we will have a new baby here will be Monday?! So exciting! Good luck with everything! But if anyone wants to wait until next Friday (the 13th) to have their baby, he/she will share my birthday!! Wow, just realized it will be a Friday the 13th!! I was actually born on Friday the 13th.

 

[trixie79]

omg is it really a full moon on monday!!!! typical! mind you i bet you all that i will be the one to give birth on friday the 13th!!!! i am just not hopeful that the stitch removal will put me into labour! im not that lucky......

im starting to get abit petrified!

congrats tobaira.....your daughters are adorable, cant believe one of us has actually had their babys!

omg this is real........IM GOING TO HAVE A BABY! why didnt any of you warn me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my vagina is just not big enough!

 

[Claire1]

Trixie, I dont think it will sink in untill they are here. Will keep my fingers crossed for you that it brings on your labour

Stranje, how exciting! You will have your baby next week! Its so hard to take in isnt. One day its just you and hubby, and the next day you will have your new addition, its crazy!

It really is all going on now

Oh my gosh, we're going to be mums...soon

 

[Tobaira]

lol trixie!!!!

honestly, it still hasn't really sunk in that I'm a mom yet, so it will probably be a big shock when they come home. I feel very mommy-ish when I get to hold them at the hospital but then I come home without them and the feeling kinda goes away and I just feel kinda weird and empty. Thank goodness they are doing so well and I'm so hopeful they will be home soon. Cassandra is up to 3lbs, 10oz and Heather 3lbs, 8oz so they are plugging away. DH's parents are due out here the 22nd so I'm really hoping to get them home a few days before that (because I'm selfish and want my babies all to myself and DH for a couple days which DH's parents don't seem to get). So while I don't feel that mommy-ish at home I DO feel super protective like a little kid who doesn't want to share her new toys =). mine mine mine mine mine.... lol