Cycle 1 day 1. Who's with me? *update* It's a girl! Congrats baby_bray!!!

[Twinkie210]

mail- those are some chubby cheeks! Amazing to think he is not even 25 weeks yet!

mighty- LOL, I have done some of that when DH was refusing sex I heard something in the swimmers helps labor start too, so really wanted he to do the job this time!

Well I have had a few contractions this afternoon! I am hoping it progresses into someting. I have been walking around my house trying to get the contractions to get stronger and more frequent. I think it is wishful thinking and I am just making myself tired and miserable.

 

[moter98]

Twinkie, fx this is it!

 

[Twinkie210]

Definately not it Little stinker. Well only 3 more day anyway!

 

[moter98]

eeek! you will have a baby in your arms by end of this week

 

[mailcmm]

Twinkie.... Stairs. You need stairs. Lol stairs after sex would be even better. He is a big boy. I just keep thinking if they didn't change my due date how big he would be for 23 weeks. Lol

So esil texts after I sent a pic to ask what they said. I said they said he's big and I need to keep coming in for regular growth checks and that now they want to measure my fluid and will do nst tests after 32 weeks. So she texts back good news that everything is good. So I text back well the baby is healthy but due to his size they have decided that on top of the age related problems now I have this to look forward to. I also told her the dr said out right that if my health starts to turn they are calling this. She said well just tell them you want to wait. I don't think it works that way. I told her I am hoping to make it to 37 weeks but they are going to start monitoring at 32 incase they feel its time to pull the plug so to speak. I guess she doesn't understand. She just keeps telling me women have babies everyday. And they do but not after 3 mcs and being over 35 and the baby being the size of the Michelin man all combined into one. Lol sometimes I feel,like the whole high risk thing goes right over her head. Also I have lost a lb since last week. So I have now only gained 4lbs. And that 4 lbs is since january. if i go by my first visit for this pregnancy i have lost 3. Again not so worried as I needed to lose weight but I am worried that this is a trend of the baby robbing me of what I need and as he gets bigger will it become a problem? I knowi was pudgy but am a size 8. So not huge. I expected to gain weight. They tell me not to worry because he is growing but why am I losing weight. Does it seem wierd to anyone else? I mean 4 lbs total at 24 weeks seems really low. And of that 4 lbs I know as of today that almost 2 of it is Finn. Yes they said almost 2 lbs. maybe I am worried for nothing.

 

[moter98]

I would say don't even bother trying to explain. It's like talking to a brick wall with some people about pregnancy complications. Some people will just never understand unless they experience it themselves.
I think your weight gain is just fine! 4 lbs is fine. Baby is growing and that's what drs are looking for. My SIL with the triplets couldn't put in weight either and her babies are growing like they should be. On a side note....I'm so jealous lol! I can't even look at food without putting on weight. Seriously don't know where it's all coming from since my calorie intake is good. Grrrrrrrr

 

[mailcmm]

I try not to worry but then I go outside and look at my grey mare who looks like her body caved in from the pregnancy and think is that gonna happen to me? Lol she looks horrible. As for esil, she just doesn't get that although things are going ok it's not all unicorns and rainbows. We still have so much to worry about. My dds teach.... Wo I swore was older then me and is way younger... Was shocked when I told her all the tests we had to have. This is her second child and had no idea that they checked for stuff like that. Looking forward to next apt. We get our 4d scan!

When is your 20 wk again? I asked earlier and am now not sure if I read a reply. Lol

 

[moter98]

haha! try not to worry. guaranteed your body won't cave in. as long as you are eating well you have nothing to worry about. my SIL is just like you. she eats and eats and just can't put on the weight. and she has THREE in there to nurture and grow. you will be just fine!
in my experience, most mothers or pregnant women i know have no idea about the complications other go through. i think its hard for some to imagine since it went so easy for them. like with my ds's clubfoot. most will never know what that was like to go through and still be going through. just the way it is. i wouldn't let it get to you too much. though i could totally see entertaining the thought of knocking some sense into her, lol!

oh lucky! 4d scan!! we opted not to go with that scan because of the price. unless of course they find something wrong at the 20 week scan and need a closer look. my scan is next wed.

 

[mailcmm]

Omg one week!! How much is the 4d scan? I paid $150 and got a regular us gender scan at 18 wks and the 4d at 28 weeks. (Back to the complications lol) in normal pregnancy the women only get a 20 week scan. Anything else is extra so drs office does a special plan for women to have an extra peek. Insurance doesn't cover it but $150 is well worth it I think. You get a photo disk and pictures. Plus you can bring up to 3 people. Since I had my 20 wk at the high risk unit and they don't allow children in the office I wanted to be able to find out the gender with the kids. They get to come to the 4d as well.

 

[moter98]

It would cost $3000 for us and would be done in place of the level 1 20 week scan to check for birth defects. I'm considered high risk for birth defects cause of ds. I figure it's not worth it though cause they found ds's clubfoot on the level 1 scan. I may be having scans every 4 weeks after the 20 week due to the placental tear. Will find out next week. Insurance should cover that. They would just be level 1 scans and done in clinic. The level 2 cost so much because they are done out of clinic and by a specialist.

 

[mailcmm]

Wow that is insane. Wonder why my 4d is so inexpensive? I had the level 2 for my 20 wk. because of all the mcs they were really worried about a chromosomal disorder. You will be in my boat. I got a 24 wk and will get a 28 & 32. Then I will go every wk or 2 depending on the 24 & 32. God only 7 weeks to 32. After that maybe 5 more if I am lucky. Unreal how fast this went.

 

[moter98]

It's all based on insurance. We have individual insurance and get royally screwed on healthcare

 

[mailcmm]

Mine isn't cover by insurance at all either. The office only charges $150 for the package for everyone.

 

[mailcmm]

You old walk in off the street and get the same price.

 

[moter98]

Oh! So they are not looking for defects or anything? That's why it would cost so much for me. There is a private place that does 4d scans about an hour and a half away from us. They charge about the same, but it's just pictures and gender if you want. I would be looking for birth defects. Dont need gender, seen his boy parts twice already lol

 

[mailcmm]

Well you get that with your big covered scan. You'd go for this one just to see what he looks like. But that's a drive. Lol we got gender with the 20 wk but I wanted my kids to see like I said. Hate they couldn't come to the 20 wk

 

[moter98]

Oh, gotcha

 

[menb]

Mail,
I only gained 12 pounds total with the twins. I was so worried about it and would constantly mention it to the doctors. None of them were ever concerned. The babies were growing fine and that's what was important.

 

[mailcmm]

This is the wierdest cold I have ever had. I feel fine during the day but awful at night. Last night I had a fever. It broke but I sweat so bad we had to change the sheets. And my throat is on fire from about dinner time to breakfast then it's fine. The feeling of general soreness however stays all day. Finn is playing soccer too. Lol

 

[Twinkie210]

My Dr. office does 4D scans, but it costs $150 and I could never justify it to myself (I have seen so many people fork out the money and honestly the baby looks like a skinny alien if you have it done too soon, LOL). But since the ultrasound tech did a quick 4D with my last two I am amazed! Maybe because he was so much older than most of the other scans I have seen and he is is extra chubby, but he looks like a newborn in his!

Well still pregnant. Today is BIL's birthday and I would really like to keep him in today, LOL. We'll see. He has 17 more hours to keep cooking! Then once again he is free to come out DH says he doesn't even care if he is born today, he is ready to meet our little guy. I had a few contractions overnight, but we had some crazy storms that kept waking me up, so I don't know if I have been having these everynight and sleeping through them or if they could be prelabor... I guess I have to wait and see.