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[Leliana]

Lala - if it helps, as the start of my scan I asked outright if the sonographer would be able to tell us the sex of the baby. She told me that she was about to ask that very question and that she was happy to look for us. My friend is Team Yellow with the same hospital and she said that when the sonographer looked in that section they told her when to look away or close her eyes. I think Hubby and I got an early look because the sonographer knew we weren't worried about finding out. They may have to take measurements in that area for the bladder but if you tell them you don't want to know they should tell you to look away!

Hehe and your comment about tickling from the inside made me smile big time. Your little wriggler sounds like lots of fun!!

 

[crancherry]

Congrats Leliana and Justkeep! How exciting!!! I just can't wait until my scan, it's driving me crazy I am definitely finding out the sex if possible, I am a planner and really want to have everything in order (clothes, furnishings, etc) in order before he or she arrives. I have managed to get a car seat and a diaper bag already that are gender neutral, but it seems like neutral stuff is either really boring or really scarce.

Kate, yes I try to get my feet up as much as possible but it seems like no matter what, I start the day feeling pretty good and then by the end of the day I feel yucky. I can also tell a big difference in bump size from morning to evening, like over the course of the day my body fluids redistribute with gravity. Plus eating always makes things feel more cramped too, bummer! Heartburn is absolutely killer and almost all the time now.

OH helps when I ask, or if he is here while I am doing a lot, he tends to give me a hand. But he also likes to be playful and chase me or tickle, which I can't tolerate very well and then he gets offended :/

 

[Leliana]

Hi ladies, how is everyone doing? Not much news from me. My little lady is suddenly a lot more active and I can feel her wriggle a lot. Apart from yesterday when she seemed to spend the majority of the day asleep. It was Sunday after all though, who can blame her

xxx

 

[Justkeeptryin]

Hi everyone, not much happening with me either. Still not really feeling any definite movements, although this afternoon I felt like I could feel bubbles bursting in my womb..was very strange.
Ive been looking at prams recently at a couple of places. I seen a really nice bebecar one that I liked. I wont be ordering anything for a while yet though.
I feel lucky my mum said that she will buy my pram and moses basket and my mother in law will buy the nursery furniture which is great and helps out a lot.

Hope everyone is well, it has been quite on here recently x

 

[grenouille]

We're all quiet lately. Not much here either


Justkeeptrying, it's so nice that your family is buying things.. my parents are going to help too, I'm so thankful. My mom is also planning a baby shower for me but that's not until october. I bought a couple of things so far like cloth diapers, a baby carrier, and some second hand clothes, but I'll wait until after the baby shower for the rest.

I don't know if it's the heat but I'm starting to realize I'm very sensitive! I get angry for things I would usually ignore, I'm very susceptible! I just snapped at someone on baby name forum because they didn't like the names I liked for a girl (I wasn't asking their opinions, I wanted suggestions... it's so HARD to find names, and to have someone just denigrate perfectly normal names..... grrrr!!)

I never get angry at random people on forums, it's internet!!! Don't worry, I'm not going to get angry at any of you! lol I feel better just talking about it.. I really should not have said anything but I couldn't control myself!!

 

[LalaR]

Grenouille - I know where you are coming from. With me it is not anger but excessive emotion. I can cry at the drop of a hat over the most stupid things. Even hearing songs on the radio has me off.

Quiet here too just now. Sleep getting disturbed every night so I am tired. I bought a sleep pillow but as it has been warm overnight I have been struggling with being cocooned in a pillow. At least our babies are due when it is cold outside. I would never cope with 3rd tri in the heat!!

 

[Leliana]

Had a terrible night with the heat. We have a fan on full blast in our room but it's not really helping. I wish we had air con! I'm finding sleep uncomfortable in general these days as I'm a natural stomach sleeper but that's too weird now (feel like I'm sleeping on a bowling ball!) so I'm retraining to sleep on my side.

Grenouille - I totally understand, I would have been annoyed too. I don't know why people think it's okay to dismiss baby names. It's all so personal. If you find something you love then it's meant to be. Sod anyone else!

 

[Justkeeptryin]

Greenouille, I can understand why you snapped at someone. Some people are just so rude when it comes to opinions on baby names, theres always going to be someone that dosent like your name choices. We've decided to keep names a surprise for that reason, not really said to any family or friends.
My first choices are still Amelia and Ethan which I love.

Ladies Im the exact same, just cannot sleep at night. I fall asleep quite easily but then I wake up after about 2 hours wide awake and struggle to get back to sleep which can then sometimes make me feel agitated and panicky. I was thinking that its maybe the progesterone supplements that Im taking that are causing it. But maybe it is just normal if you guys are the same. Oh and restless jumpy legs Im finding a problem. My husbands helping me do strectches on my legs which are so sore as though teh muscles need a good stretch. We keep joking that we cant wait for the baby to come along so that we can get a good nights sleep!
I was reading that a lack of salt and calcium in your diet can cause the leg cramps/restless.

Im overly emotional at things aswell, I cry so easily too and am so over sensitive because of hormones.

 

[Leliana]

We've only told our close family the name for our little girl and will be keeping it a secret from everyone else until the birth. I first mentioned our chosen name a few weeks ago, amongst others, in passing before we knew the gender and a few family members gave me a funny look and told me they weren't keen. Now we've announced it to them they apparently love it! People are so fickle

 

[love1623]

Grenouille don't worry it's all apart of pregnancy I'm an emotional mess as well
Hope everyone is feeling well.. Sleeping has Been a bit rough for me as well.. I have been getting restless leg syndrome at night .. No fun..

Justkeeptryin - we have decided to name our lil boy Ethan we adore the name

 

[crancherry]

Guess I am lucky with sleep at the moment, I have actually slept well through the night for the past week or so. I have had trouble with sleep since the beginning so I am really appreciating a little "catch up" time.

I am having awful hip pain on one side. If I lie on my back, even for a minute, it hurts really bad. And getting up in the morning it usually hurts too. Been struggling to try to stretch and find sitting/sleeping positions that don't make it worse.

Grenouille - I completely empathize with the sensitivity! I do think the heat makes it worse, add being hungry to that and it's over I find myself getting incredibly irritated very fast with small things that would normally not bother me much, like an annoying sound or running into something and hurting myself. I should probably move to a house with no furniture and no doorknobs for awhile since they are apparently very hazardous

 

[Donna_barnes]

Hi guys, I'm guilty of staying a bit quiet recently, I've been worrying about my 20 week scan and didn't want to bring anyone down. ANYWAY had my scan today and all is perfect with my little girl, thank god!!! Its such a relief after all the bad news scans with my angel last year and the scans this time with the poorly twin. My angel twin was still visible which was upsetting but I'm super thankful for my healthy baby.

Hip pain is a killer, know just what you mean, I struggled so much last time, and guess only a matter of time before it kicks in again!! Wish there was something that can be done but I don't think there is? Staying in one spot too long seemed to make mine worse!

Xx

 

[Nitengale]

Hey ladies.

I am on day 7 of a sore throat At least it is not strep. Not being able to take pain meds is so rough and the healing process is taking forever. Ust hope LO is okay in there. The day after tomorrow is my 20 weeks scan. I hope everything is wonderful at the scan and that we are able to see gender. I will be trying coffee or orange juice to get baby moving.

Donna I am happy that your scan went well.

 

[love1623]

aww congrats on a perfect scan donna Its so nice to see our lil ones and know they are doing well !!

 

[Justkeeptryin]

Great news Donna that all was well with your scan. It is a worrying time going for the anomaly scan. I was nervous last week.

Best of luck Nitengale for yours in two days time, Im sure all will be fine. I'll look forward to seeing what the gender is. As much as Im not finding out for certain myself I like to hear about other peoples!

 

[Nitengale]

I can't believe my scan is tomorrow morning. I'm starting to get nervous though. I just hope that everything is healthy in there.

 

[Leliana]

It's definitely a tense time, but also an exciting one. I can't wait to hear all about it and find out what flavour you're having

Donna, I have been thinking of you, I am so pleased your little girl is healthy

 

[love1623]

Yay Nitengale everything will be great !! Cant wait to hear the news...

 

[Leliana]

love1623 - I don't think I've ever noticed your baby name before. Ethan Charles is absolutely beautiful, I love it

 

[love1623]

Aww Thanks Leliana we love the name Ethan and Charles is after my brother and father