**December Snowflakes - 2016**

[Caitrin]

My grandma is convinced no one will name their baby after her (Sally Gae) so I'm using Sally as the middle name. It doesn't flow as well as I'd like but it means a lot.

 

[jessicasmum]

Aww Alice is so lovely, and I LOVE Leo for a boy. Probably one of the few names DH and I would go for a boy (we find boys' names so hard!).

As for middle names, we are finding it tough. We are thinking of not having a middle name at all (no one in my family has one), but we'll see. It would be different if we already had kids with middle names; then we would probably not want them to be the odd one out.

Awww thanks We were the opposite we couldn't think of any girls names that we agreed on this time.

We also finding it tough with the middle name, the problem like what you said is that our other 2 have middle names so not giving a middle name would be a bit weird.

 

[jessicasmum]

My grandma is convinced no one will name their baby after her (Sally Gae) so I'm using Sally as the middle name. It doesn't flow as well as I'd like but it means a lot.

That's lovely I know what you mean my husband even now says that one of the middle names we used for our 2nd Ivy which is after his Nana (grandmother) he doesn't really like but I was ademant that we couldn't leave her out because we used both my Grandma's names, his nana was gutted when I told her that we named our first middle name after my Grandma, her face fell so I pushed this to use for our 2nd along with my other Grandma's name so our 2nd had 2 middle names.

My Grandad is called Cyril but we are like can't imagine using that name, it would be nice to name after him, sort of tight that he has 10 grandchildren and I'm pretty sure no one will use his name for their child. But then there is Ste's grandad which we can't definitely use because there is 5 people in our family with the same name including my sisters boy.

 

[MUMOF5]

Lovely names ladies, I too am having middle name issues, we do have a shortlist of first names, my favourite being Rosa, but I can't seem to find a middle name that I love, has meaning and goes/'flows' 🤔, I'm literally obsessing 😉 Xx

 

[Jezika]

Oh my goodness, jessicasmum, that sounds quite political! That is a tough decision for sure. We thought of using my mum's name (which is the same as my grandma and great-grandma's names), my MIL's name or my grandma's name on my dad's side, but we're not huge fans of the names. Plus I feel like if we went with MIL's name, why not go with my mum's/grandma's/great-grandma's name, since we'd get a triple whammy (I know... why have the same name across three generations, but still), plus the kid's already going to have DH's last name, so the middle name + last name would be his mum's name exactly and there would be no link to my side of the family. At this point, I think it's just easier to have a non-family name and say we chose it because we liked it so much (e.g., we do like Siena). But again, might not fly if your other kids have family middle names.

MumOf5 - do you have an idea of whether you're looking for a one-syllable or two/three-syllable name at least? I feel like a one-syllable middle name goes well with Rosa.

 

[MUMOF5]

MumOf5 - do you have an idea of whether you're looking for a one-syllable or two/three-syllable name at least? I feel like a one-syllable middle name goes well with Rosa.

I'm not really sure tbh, as our surname is one syllable. The names we've thought of today are:

Rosa Constance
Rosa Ella (not so sure this one works)
Rosa Lillian

 

[scoobydrlp]

Hello again ladies. I had my anatomy scan yesterday at 19+1, and we received frightening news. Baby's head and limbs are measuring right on track, but abdomen only measures 15 weeks. The chest also measured small, although I'm not sure how small. The doctor also mentioned that she thought she saw an abnormality where the umbilical cord enters baby's abdomen, maybe a cyst, maybe a kink or knot in the cord, or maybe it's nothing.

She wasn't able to give me any idea of what we might be dealing with, but I will be seeing a maternal fetal specialist on Monday morning. They will do another much more detailed scan, and will hopefully be able to give us more information.

I'm terrified, to say the least.

 

[tommyg]

Scooby really sorry to read that there is a problem with your baby. Fingers crossed it isn't too serious. Everybody goes to scans expecting to hear all is ok, nobody expects to be told actually their is a problem.

Anybody else feeling their belly seems bigger in the evening than in the mornings?

 

[Jezika]

Gosh, Scooby. I'm so sorry to hear that. It must be so scary to learn anything anything might be wrong. I'm glad you don't have to wait too long to see the specialist and get more info, but I know that doesn't help for this weekend. If it's any comfort, I've anecdotally heard about babies' abdomens measuring several weeks behind and things turning out fine, but I'm not familiar with any umbilical cord problems. If you're anything like me, you're probably Googling non-stop, though often that just makes things worse.

Thinking of you and I hope the weekend passes quickly so you can get more info on Monday.

Tommy - definitely. I heard it's pretty common. And I already look 7 months pregnant in the mornings, so I look about 8 months in the evenings!

 

[scoobydrlp]

Gosh, Scooby. I'm so sorry to hear that. It must be so scary to learn anything anything might be wrong. I'm glad you don't have to wait too long to see the specialist and get more info, but I know that doesn't help for this weekend. If it's any comfort, I've anecdotally heard about babies' abdomens measuring several weeks behind and things turning out fine, but I'm not familiar with any umbilical cord problems. If you're anything like me, you're probably Googling non-stop, though often that just makes things worse.

Thinking of you and I hope the weekend passes quickly so you can get more info on Monday.

You're exactly right. I've exhausted doctor google, and can't stop thinking about it. This is the longest weekend ever! Thanks for your kind words.

 

[Jezika]

Did Dr. Google at least give you a better idea of what you might be dealing with?

 

[scoobydrlp]

Did Dr. Google at least give you a better idea of what you might be dealing with?

I think it's IUGR (intra-uterine growth restriction). If it is, it seems there's nothing you can do to correct it, as it is usually caused by baby not receiving proper nutrition from the placenta. They monitor very closely and try to get baby as close to term as possible, but sometimes blood flow stops or reverses and either baby passes away, or they deliver early if they catch it in time.

It's very scary to think about, especially not being sure if that's our situation.

 

[rose.]

Scooby thinking of you I hope it doesn't turn out to be too serious, will be keeping everything crossed for you on monday!

 

[Jezika]

Could they see whether your placenta seemed to be okay? Please keep us updated (if you're feeling up to it of course).

 

[Bubbles1088]

Oh Scooby how scary. I'm so sorry to hear you are going through this, I honestly can't imagine. It does sound like IUGR to me too. I hope they are going to be keeping a very close eye on you two...I am also curious to see what they have to say about your placenta. I do hope everything turns out alright in the end and you are able to get as close to term as possible and deliver a healthy babe!

 

[scoobydrlp]

Could they see whether your placenta seemed to be okay? Please keep us updated (if you're feeling up to it of course).

The ultrasound tech mentioned that I have a low lying placenta, but nothing else. The doctor didn't mention it at all. I'll be sure to update after my appointment Monday.

 

[Jezika]

I hope that's at least a good sign, scoobydrip. Keeping all fingers crossed for you. Good luck on Monday.

 

[tommyg]

Scooby am I right in thinking that it is an issue getting nutrients to baby via the placenta? But does that mean once baby is born their should be no longer term issues?

Hugs to you the wait until Monday must be awful xx

 

[Loopy Laura]

Scoobydrip - I'm so sorry you received such frightening news. I'm glad you don't have to wait too long to hear more news. Try to stay away from dr Google as people only post when things go wrong! If is it IUGR, at least they picked it up and you'll be closely monitored so there's still a good chance you will still deliver a healthy baby. Please keep us updated and try not to think the worst until you have all the facts about your specific situation.

 

[jessicasmum]

Jezika: It is tough isn't it, you want to honour family members names but also the problem of leaving someone out, also you never know if you'll have the same gender to use the other person's name next time, like with our 2nd it was a good job we did use both grandmother's names for her because of us having a boy this time we wouldn't of ever got use the other if only used one.

Scoobydrlp: I'm really sorry I'll have my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow's appointment that it's not too serious. You'll be in my thoughts.