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[Nita2806]

Its good to hear from you Bonnie, not so good that you are having such a tough time. You are almost done, just hang in there!
I have no doubt that having 2 babies so close together will be hard work, but my brother and I are also born close together, and iys nice having a buddy growing up (even though we dont get along now and barely speak to each other), I dont want LO growing up 'alone', we are hoping shes getting a little brother, DH says if its a girl he want us to try one more time lol, I told him the day I turn 30 I want to be sterilised, so if the next one is a girl theres not much time to try a 3rd time.

After Liezl started losing weight last week after her vaccinations, shes starting to pick up again, she finally weighs 4kg @ 7 weeks. We are hoping she will weigh 4.5kg @ 10 weeks (wishfull thinking) and shes still not taking the bottle, I wont give up though.

Fluffy/Lucy, your next appointments should be coming up soon now, right?

 

[Bonnie11]

Nita have you tried a few different bottles? Mine wouldn't take tommee tippee and a few other brands but finally found she would take NUK really well, it might be a case of trial and error to find a brand! Also get someone else to feed her a bottle and be out of the room/house when they do it as they don't like bottle from mum when boobs are right there! X

 

[rickyandlucy]

Nita, my next appt is Friday, and I am literally counting down the days. This work week is going to go by sooooo slooooow while I wait!!!! It's the big anatomy scan. We are still planning not to find out the gender, but I am anxious and praying for a healthy baby!!!!! We live in a rural area and have to drive into the city (about 1.5-2 hours one way) for this appt, but DH and I are planning to make a day of it and go Christmas shopping afterwards. I am looking forward to that; DH has been working so hard, he needs a break and I am looking forward to having some time just the two of us.

The glider I ordered will be here Thursday, and the travel system will be on our doorstep waiting for us when we get back from our appt on Friday. Time is moving both fast and slow all at the same time!!!

 

[Bonnie11]

Buying things is the exciting part! I have pretty much everything from last time so don't get to go shopping again 😩 But I did get a new travel system as we got rid of our old one so got to buy something at least 😂

 

[Nita2806]

Wow Lucy, the time feel like its going so quickly with your pregnancy, before you know it it will be friday. Its good that you and hubby are spending some time together, when baby is here, you will see theres not many oppertunities for alone time spoil yourself now while you can.

Buying things are super excited I loved getting everything ready etc. The camp cot and travel system was the first things we bought.

Bonnie, she is taking the Tommee T bottles, but sometimes still strugle to latch, I am also BFing with a Tommee T nipple shield now. Shes not drinking a lot though, should be drinking 120mls per feeding but she drinks 70-100mls - I think she got too used to feeding on demand. Shes drinking 2 bottles a day now and I am Bfing her from the afternoon to the late morning.

 

[rickyandlucy]

Happy 20 weeks Fluffy!!!

 

[Bonnie11]

Nita have you tried changing the teat size? They have faster flowing ones that might help, could be she is getting annoyed if it's not flowing fast enough, or like you said she might just be used to snacking on demand! We found Variflow teats the best as it comes out however hard they suck. But to be honest it sounds like she's doing really well regardless!

 

[ttc126]

Happy 20 weeks fluffy! And happy early 20 weeks Lucy! Happy 30 weeks Bonnie ❤️

Nita, i think she’ll get used to the bottle soon! Try not to worry too much! With Ford he really fights bottles from me but will take them from my hubby or mom no issue. He only does a few a week because i don’t like pumping but i may not breastfeed past 6 months so i don’t want it to be a battle then...

Sarah how are you lately?

 

[Nita2806]

I feel like we are getting somewhere, She drank a whole feeding (120mls) in 20 minites this morning. Its getting easier now. It took a whole week though.

Hiw is Ford doing TTc? Have he smiled yet?

Happy 20 weeks Lucy/Fluffy you ladies are officialy halfway there! Have your bumos started to show yet? If so, take pictures and share if you want to.

 

[Fluffycookie]

@Four
Congratulations!! So exciting to have that first scan and really confirm pregnancy, isn't it? Wishing you all the best!


Thank you Lucy, Nita and TTC! ^^ It's really nice to know I'm over halfway there now! We had our anatomy scan on Friday and everything is looking great. I wasn't too worried beforehand as we'd had the prenatal diagnostics scan at 13 weeks and that was really in-depth, but it's still good to know that everything is still fine. My doctor also confirmed that little pea is a girl, but of course we've already known that for weeks now She looks like a proper little baby now on scans, so crazy! After the measurements, the doctor estimated her at just shy of 300g

More exciting things, I'm finally pretty sure I've felt her move! We went to our local Christmas market on Monday evening and walked around lots. After that when I was standing still again, I felt like little bubbles rising up on the right side of my tummy. Now that I know I have an anterior placenta, it makes sense that I've only ever felt anything on the sides of my tummy. I felt the same bubbling sensation (or kind of like popping candy? haha) again yesterday evening, so nice ^^ I hope hubby will be able to feel her on the oustide soon, but I'm aware that with the placement of my placenta, it probably won't be for another month or so. Still, so magical to feel her move!!

 

[Bonnie11]

Fluffy yeay feeling them move is so exciting! Initially feels just like that, bubbles/popping, then moves to taps and then proper hard kicks and somersaults! And during last few weeks like an alien trying to escape your body

 

[rickyandlucy]

Officially half baked Less than 24 hours until our anatomy scan now. I don't think I will sleep tonight, lol.

Every week feels like a birthday, logging into the app to see how big baby is. But this particular milestone feels especially significant!

 

[Fluffycookie]

Happy 20 weeks Lucy ^.^ It is a big milestone! In my head, the big milestones are: 12 weeks, 20 weeks and 30 weeks (my gynecologist says once there is a 3 in front, baby would have good chances if born ). Crossing my fingers for your anatomy scan! Which apps are you using? I have What to Expect and Ovia on my phone.

@Bonnie
I hope I will feel proper kicks soon and especially that hubby can feel her soon too! Might take a while with my anterior placenta though, I guess we'll have to be patient.

 

[rickyandlucy]

Thank you Fluffy! I am a little nervous about the anatomy scan since we haven't even seen our little one since 8 weeks, and we didn't do any of the blood testing. But I have faith! I am using the Ovia app. Love seeing the hands and feet grow.

 

[Nita2806]

Happy ticker day Lucy!! Goodluck with your appointment tomorow please keep us updated.

Sorry to hear about your placenta fluffy, you are likely to feel movements later on though Try drinking ice water or eat something sweet, you are likely to feel movements then.

From 28 weeks you need to check and time the movements, baby is likely to survive on the outside world from then This is also generally the time when they start to lay head down, however they can still turn head down later on.

 

[Nita2806]

Fluffy/Lucy - check out this link https://m.facebook.com/parenting.official/albums/1754552448198316/

Tells you where baby is each week.

 

[rickyandlucy]

Update: last night we got the best reassurance we could ask for before today's appointment; I didn't just feel baby move, I SAW baby move! I could see them kicking through my stomach!

This morning, we got an A+ from the doc! She was happy with my weight and blood pressure, all the scans look good, and baby is measuring right where he/she should. We did not find out the gender. It is killing me to know that the doctor knows what we are having, but we don’t, lol! Baby did not cooperate to get a good shot of their profile or brain. I walked around, took the stairs, and even danced around to try to make them move, but baby was stubborn. Starting to think that is going to be a character trait, lol. So I have to go back next week to try to get those shots, but the doctor wasn’t worried.

 

[Nita2806]

Thats awesome Lucy! I bet you will feel the movements more regularely now. when you get into the 30 weeks, your tummy will be moving on its own LOL I loved when I could start to feel her body body parts, for example when she tried to kick my lungs with her feet, and tickle my hip bone with her hands.

 

[Nita2806]

Happy ticker day Fluffy

Liezl is 8 weeks old today - can't believe how the time has gone by.

How are you doing Sarah? I get worried when you are so quiet ... I hope its not due to more complications with you or William.

TTC how are you and Ford doing? I hope you got a smile from him by now

 

[rickyandlucy]

Better late than never, but happy ticker day Fluffy! I love this weeks update, makes me laugh

So I am probably super late doing this, but I finally sent a message to my hospital asking them to send me information on their midwifery service. Hoping they will guide me through everything I need to do next; tours, classes, etc. Hope I am not too late!