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

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no progress here. dr thinks i will go till at least 39 weeks. he thinks baby will be close to same size as my first, maybe just a bit bigger.

What size was your 1st? Did the dr check your cervix?

ds was 6 lbs 12 oz and i had him at 39+2. yeah i was a fingertip dilated and he could feel babies head at 36 weeks, same this week. dr said that's pretty normal to be a fingertip though in second pregnancy so i've likely been that this whole time.

My ds was 6lb 12oz @ 39+4 but been told this one is going to be more like 8lb. Oh right mw here wont check your cervix at all until your past 40 weeks i believe just hope this one comes around same time as ds did.

oh really? we get checked starting 36 weeks here.....although i suppose it really doesn't make a difference, baby will come when ready anyway. it kinda gets my hopes up every week and then i just get let down since i've made no progress.
are you measuring bigger? maybe LO will come earlier then

Oh do you wonder y they do that? When i had 4d scan it was measuring a certain weight and mw has said its a good size more like 8lb but you never really know till their born. I dont mind anytime after 37 wks so i can still have hb

 

[moter98]

no progress here. dr thinks i will go till at least 39 weeks. he thinks baby will be close to same size as my first, maybe just a bit bigger.

What size was your 1st? Did the dr check your cervix?

ds was 6 lbs 12 oz and i had him at 39+2. yeah i was a fingertip dilated and he could feel babies head at 36 weeks, same this week. dr said that's pretty normal to be a fingertip though in second pregnancy so i've likely been that this whole time.

My ds was 6lb 12oz @ 39+4 but been told this one is going to be more like 8lb. Oh right mw here wont check your cervix at all until your past 40 weeks i believe just hope this one comes around same time as ds did.

oh really? we get checked starting 36 weeks here.....although i suppose it really doesn't make a difference, baby will come when ready anyway. it kinda gets my hopes up every week and then i just get let down since i've made no progress.
are you measuring bigger? maybe LO will come earlier then

Oh do you wonder y they do that? When i had 4d scan it was measuring a certain weight and mw has said its a good size more like 8lb but you never really know till their born. I dont mind anytime after 37 wks so i can still have hb

I think its just to try to predict progress and make sure baby is in proper position. I could refuse if I want to, but curiosity gets me...I want to here I have dilated!
That's cool you got a 4d scan. I've not had a scan for ages, dr hasn't even measured my belly since 32 weeks! I suppose no one really knows anything for sure about size of baby and when they are coming except for baby

 

[Twinkie210]

Mail- Liam did the same thing! He was eating 4 or 5 oz at a time very quickly. By 3 months old he was eating 8oz bottles! I agree with moter, you can't overfeed him, he would throw up! He is just a big hungry boy

I agree that it strange that we get checked at 36 weeks here and they don't check until you are past due other places. I was like Moter, I always wanted to know if I made any progress from the week before Although it never meant a hill of beans because I didn't go into labor naturally with either one! But I was glad that they did check me, because his is how the one Dr. first suspected that little guy was breech. I would hate to think that I could have went into labor and be surprised at the hospital that he was feet first!

 

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Thanks guys. I called the pediatrician too. They said I can't over feed him but were worried because formula babies shouldn't get more then 32 oz? They said to just keep an eye. On what I don't know? If he's hungry I will feed him. Not gonna starve him and go insane from the crying. He never spits up. And out side of his dragon he doesn't really use the pacifier, even the dragon only stays in his mouth for a few minutes, he spits it out and just holds the dragon. He never just keeps it in his mouth for hours on end. During his fussy times he won't take it at all. Just a bottle. And then he is calm until the next one so I am sure he is hungry,

I know y'all are freezing, but we are having terrible weather. Winds between 45-60 mph. Severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado watch. Hope this clears up soon. We have been hit by a tornado and I never want to go thru that again.

 

[moter98]

All babies don't have to follow their "normal" mail. Ds is and always has been off the charts for height and weight and never a big eater. He is not in the "norm" but its normal for him. I spent countless hours worrying about this but finally just accepted that he is gonna grow how he wants and eat how he wants, not how I or a dr thinks he should!
Hope the weather gets better for you...it's cold and windy here, another cold front coming in today. But I'm just gonna stay inside till it passes. Way too cold for me

 

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I had to book 4d scan privately it was @ 28 wks. I get measured every app and im bang on what i should be, im just going see what pop out of me lol. The breech thing really scares me, as i know 2 ladies who were so far along in labor to be told actually your baby is bum 1st, so have had c sec. Not good for hb, but mw doubled checked last appointment and said its def a head she feels down low.
Id liked to be checked just like you said to see if anything is happening if anything.
Mail: don't you have health visitors you can see who can check Finn over, we can go and see them every week after baby is born for advice etc.

 

[moter98]

tv, one way to tell if baby is head down is to wait for baby hiccups. if you feel the hiccups below the bellybutton that means head down.

 

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tv, one way to tell if baby is head down is to wait for baby hiccups. if you feel the hiccups below the bellybutton that means head down.

I would def say head down hiccups have been very low

 

[Twinkie210]

Mail- What does little guy weigh? You Dr. is crazy to say that all formula babies should not drink more than 32oz! I was worried about little guy and my Dr. said that the rule of thumb before they start eating food is that they should drink 2.5oz per lb per day. So at 2 months old little guy weighed 14.5lbs, so he should be drinking around 36 oz a day (so a little more or less would be ok too). My dr. said if he was consistently drinking over 40oz (like 44 or more in 24hrs) then we could start him on cereal, but he said that he would not over eat that he would throw up first.

Hiccups were always confusing for me because I could feel them both high and low. I think little guy's whole body would move with them, LOL. But I agree the biggest movement for him was above my belly button. If you are feeling them low, then it is a safe bet that you baby is head down

 

[baby_bray]

Abby's hiccups seem to always be below my belly button. They tend to be on just one side too.
I'm convinced that last night she was sucking her thumb or something. While laying down it just seemed like small rhythmic movements that I could just barely see, not "feel" so much. They weren't as slow as hiccups or anything, but just seemed like the the speed I would imagine a pacifier or thumb to go at
I had the realization today that tomorrow I'll be able to say she should be here *next month*....wow!

 

[Twinkie210]

Abby's hiccups seem to always be below my belly button. They tend to be on just one side too.
I'm convinced that last night she was sucking her thumb or something. While laying down it just seemed like small rhythmic movements that I could just barely see, not "feel" so much. They weren't as slow as hiccups or anything, but just seemed like the the speed I would imagine a pacifier or thumb to go at
I had the realization today that tomorrow I'll be able to say she should be here *next month*....wow!

Isn't that a surreal feeling?

 

[baby_bray]

Isn't that a surreal feeling?

VERY! February 27th will be full term, so I keep telling myself as soon as the calendar flips to March, she's allowed to come whenever! Now I've got my mind reeling about all the things I still need to do!
I still haven't washed any of her clothes! I sorted through them just last week and separated them my NB/0-3, 3-6, 6-9 and 9+.

 

[Twinkie210]

Isn't that a surreal feeling?

VERY! February 27th will be full term, so I keep telling myself as soon as the calendar flips to March, she's allowed to come whenever! Now I've got my mind reeling about all the things I still need to do!
I still haven't washed any of her clothes! I sorted through them just last week and separated them my NB/0-3, 3-6, 6-9 and 9+.

I did that before little guy was born and bought a double hanger for his closet. I hung the size he was in on the top bar and the next size (unwashed) on the bottom bar. Then when he started out growing his clothes there was no searching for the next size to wash up! Then when I had time I pulled out the next size and hung that on the bottom bar. It has worked well so far, but now I need to find his 12 month stuff to hand up as I have just washed up his 6-9 month clothes! He is growing so fast

 

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Isn't that a surreal feeling?

VERY! February 27th will be full term, so I keep telling myself as soon as the calendar flips to March, she's allowed to come whenever! Now I've got my mind reeling about all the things I still need to do!
I still haven't washed any of her clothes! I sorted through them just last week and separated them my NB/0-3, 3-6, 6-9 and 9+.

I did that before little guy was born and bought a double hanger for his closet. I hung the size he was in on the top bar and the next size (unwashed) on the bottom bar. Then when he started out growing his clothes there was no searching for the next size to wash up! Then when I had time I pulled out the next size and hung that on the bottom bar. It has worked well so far, but now I need to find his 12 month stuff to hand up as I have just washed up his 6-9 month clothes! He is growing so fast

wow your very organised, ive only washed the stuff that ive packed in baby bag. I need to lots more really but prob do it in the last couple of weeks leading up to due date

 

[Twinkie210]

LOL, my Mom washed all of little guys things because when I went into preterm labor I had NOTHING washed. I wish I was that organized now! I think it was the "nesting" phase. When I was getting everything ready, all the clothes were put away, diapers filled the stacker, baskets had bibs, lotions, shoes, etc. Now all of the laundry is still in the laundry baskets, diapers are in the box still, and all the little baby things are scattered around my house!

 

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LOL, my Mom washed all of little guys things because when I went into preterm labor I had NOTHING washed. I wish I was that organized now! I think it was the "nesting" phase. When I was getting everything ready, all the clothes were put away, diapers filled the stacker, baskets had bibs, lotions, shoes, etc. Now all of the laundry is still in the laundry baskets, diapers are in the box still, and all the little baby things are scattered around my house!

Oh ive done all that got box ready to keep downstairs with nappies wipes etc and stacker(thanks to ds ) just really the clothes washing think its because i seem to do some much was with us all i cant seem to find time to wash and dry baby clothes separate. Ha ha i know ill be the same once baby is here bit more laid back.

 

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Hey hows it going been quiet on here ppl. Well i had a strange day yesterday, Me and OH sunday night which made me have quite painful bh all night and then i lost my plug with some blood all day yesterday . Pains lasted till about 8 in the morning and wore off, which was good because my dad had an op to remove a stomach tumor. Really did want lo to arrive same day. Just hoping it doesnt come to nothing till at least the weekend as its my ds birthday tomorrow, and i cant have home birth till thurs as they wont let me until im 37 weeks. I think ill hang in there

 

[moter98]

eeee, you lost your plug? i've been looking and looking for mine but haven't seen it! you can go anywhere from hours to a few weeks after losing it so no way to really know when it will happen i guess, but i bet you don't go overdue.

 

[moter98]

i just got back from my 38 week appt. i am 2 cm dilated and cervix is soft! dr said i am ready to have this baby. he estimates he will be around 7 lbs. i am scheduled for elective induction for next wed. unless i have baby before then. eeeeeek! now that's it's really coming soon i'm not ready lol

 

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i just got back from my 38 week appt. i am 2 cm dilated and cervix is soft! dr said i am ready to have this baby. he estimates he will be around 7 lbs. i am scheduled for elective induction for next wed. unless i have baby before then. eeeeeek! now that's it's really coming soon i'm not ready lol

Wow thats great have you been getting any pains? Im not getting to excited about plug like you said it can be anytime