*** December Snowflakes 2012 *** 158 Snowflakes - 36 born so far!

[trgirl308]

Aww congrats bbygurl.

 

[GenYsuperlady]

Oh my gosh, an 8.5 month old AND pregnant!? You must be wonder woman!

And yes, Gibbs, it's white coat hypertension when you're BP spikes at the doc's office due to nerves...usually it is the top number (systolic) that goes up the most. If the bottom number is high too that is more suggestive of true hypertension.

 

[ttc_lolly]

Congrats on team Nellie!!

Awwww lovely that your LO is now walking bbygurl now you'll need eyes at the back of your head!

 

[mummyof2girlz]

i just had to google v day as no idea what you were all on about but now i know my v day was Wednesday

Ive just bought a swing and bouncy chair off my friend they are immaculate for £10 and i am planning on buying an play mat which turns into a seat off her as well. Ive not got much left to get except for me for labour.

still a whole 8 weeks till my scan.. My glucose test is on the 29th..

Does anybody know much about the cord blood banking thing i am not sure who to ask my brother is diabetic 36 and suffering from kidney failure he has to have a pancreas and kidney transplant, me and my mum have seen information stating that cord blood would really help him if anyone knows much about it would be really helpful.

 

[Honey.Bee]

Chloe - my bp has been consistenty low (90/60) but that is quite common in pregnancy. I just make sure I don't jump up quickly and haven't had any dizziness since 1st tri.

GenY - my LO is breech too. The placenta is ok but I have a fibroid anteriorly so there is concern that she might not be able to turn. That said, last night she had a good go and kept me awake for 90 mins in the process. I'm sure she almost made it round but then reverted to her normal position! I have another scan in 6 weeks, so we'll see.

Ocean pearl - yep numb legs and back pain too here. I've been for physio but to be honest it wasn't overly helpful. I'm already doing yoga and swimming which helps and now have a giant tubi grip to wear over my bump if I have to stand for a prolonged time. It does make the back pain a bit better but the numb legs happen every day now.

Oh yeah - and some return of the vomiting/nausea. To be honest as long as LO is ok, I really don't mind. Only 11 more working weeks to go! How long is everyone else working til?

Stay well everyone.

A belated happy v-day lolly

 

[ImSoTired]

Hi ladies. Had appts yesterday and today and all looks good with baby. My BP was nice and low yesterday but high today? I think the place I go for my ultrasounds just makes me nervous...ALso doctor frowned at me and said I gained 8 lbs this month but when they weighed me today I was 2 lbs less?( I think it's because I really had to pee when she weighed me yesterday) So I'm guessing I only really gained about 6 maybe since my last appt. Still not ideal but not as bad as 8!'

Baby has been very active and I had my follow up ultrasound today. She was much more cooperative and I got tons of great pictures. Including a few 4D ones! Here are a few...

Hope everyone here is doing well!!

 

[Chloe597]

Honey.Bee - I'm working up until my water breaks, but the US is much more unsympathetic to pregnancy than pretty much everywhere else in the world it seems. I only get 6 weeks of paid maternity leave, and then I can take 6 weeks of unpaid, and then my employer is allowed to replace me if i dont come back! At least I work mostly in an office so I'll be able to sit, and we have EMT's on staff so if something happens at work, I'm in good hands

 

[ttc_lolly]

mummyof2girlz - To store your own cord blood is quite expensive I think. I'm sure someone mentioned it was around £2-£4k when we were discussing it whilst pregnant with my DD. You'll have to google though and see what places are like around you sorry about your brother

lovely pics ImSoTired

 

[GenYsuperlady]

From what I have read, cord blood banking is really quick way for people to make money on people's fears about what-ifs. There is no guarantee that the technology will be available in the future to use that blood in a helpful way. That being said, I can certainly understand why some people choose it, especially with family medical histories that are complicated. It just won't be for me.

I am working up until 38 weeks 5 days. Using vacation time for the first week, then taking another 12 weeks unpaid. the maternity laws in the US are so harsh on women and their babies

 

[samj732]

I don't even want to get started on how f*cked up the maternity leave is here in the US. My employer doesn't even have to "save my position" because I haven't been there long enough. I'll be 26 days short of the FMLA cutoff, so I can't even use my sick time or PTO.

 

[trgirl308]

Mummyof2, you would have to look into prices. Here it is not that expensive, overall would cost 2000$ for 20 years of storage... my DH has type 1 diabetes so we figure, especially for our first child it is worth the money in the event anything goes wrong. There are cases where it has been successful for diabetes and I think conditions like leukemia. It really is a personal choice, I know a lot of ppl who didn't do it and a lot that did... so its up to you.

Honeybee, I'm working till about 37 weeks, I work in an office so there is no reason to take a preventive leave, but then I will have a year of paid maternity and my DH gets 5 weeks of paid paternity. I am amazed at how crappy the mat leave is in the US and how different it is here in Canada in comparison.

 

[joeliza24]

Not all companies in the US are measly with their mat leave. I will be off from 34 weeks and then back to work 6 months later - 100% paid.

Fatigue and mild nausea are back for me too. Sucks but so long as baby is well I'm happy.

I'm also thinking about banking my baby's cord blood.

 

[mummyof2girlz]

Thank you ladies my mum has researched it a bit i believe i can donate it to him all being well im seeing my doctor on wednesday so will see what she suggests and my brother is going to speak to his specialist as he needs a transplant within the year it seems again from what ive read that it can help, even if i couldnt donate it to him id gladly donate it which i think is free to do would love to be able to store it to cover what ifs but if im looking at around 4k its a lot of money!

 

[mummyof2girlz]

oooooooooo ten days to go and its less than 100!!!!! just noticed lol

 

[ttc_lolly]

Yeh it's free to donate here to the NHS, but your hospital has to have the facilities to do it and I know there's not many around that do at the minute my hospital do and I'll be donating mine again

 

[trgirl308]

You can donate here to, it is just that if you need it for your child you are not guaranteed that they will have one. But if you aren't going to bank it for yourself then definitely donating it is the nice thing to do.

 

[ttc_lolly]

Also you'd have to do all the tests to check that the cord blood is compatible with our brother's I think? I know it's compatible for your baby, and possibly their siblings but not oo sure about distant relatives

 

[Baby Bell]

Hey my OH and I were just talking this baby will be born at37 weeks if not before, we have a cupboard full of newborn baby clothes, do you think at 37 weeks baby will need tiny newborn baby clothes? Eoin was born at36+5 weighed 6lb3oz and was too little for his newborn size clothes.

 

[Mrs Gibbo]

I've been buying some Early Baby stuff for my two. That's for babies around 5lbs. Tiny Baby (?!) is for up to 7.5lbs. Babies are getting bigger! I was 6lbs 10oz when I was born and that was normal!

 

[stark18]

Needing some advice...woke up this morning and had some blood when I wiped. I laid around all day and hadn't had anything since so I went to work. Once I got there I started spotting again. I left work, but I'm not cramping or hurting at all. Baby is still moving all over the place. Should I go to the hospital to be seen?