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[Noo]

Scan went well today. We are yet again

 

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Congrats on the baby boy Noo!

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Morebabies that program for your DD sounds awesome! We have a ton of really awesome summer programs for kids of all ages here, though that would definitely be a LONG commute for you

Noo, huge congrats on being team Is your son super excited?

 

[Noo]

Noo, huge congrats on being team Is your son super excited?

No, he's devastated and cried. He wanted a sister

 

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I was telling DD2 about the programs and she got so excited so I will definitely be finding a way to make it work next summer. I figure we could always find somewhere to go camping around there for the week and that'd cut out the drive and give us a little mini vacation.

Noo my girls were hoping and praying we weren't having another girl. They both said they wouldn't be happy at all had our he been a she. I was surprised at how much they cared one way or the other.

 

[Noo]

Noo my girls were hoping and praying we weren't having another girl. They both said they wouldn't be happy at all had our he been a she. I was surprised at how much they cared one way or the other.

He seems to be coming around a little bit now. Keeps rubbing my tummy saying "Hello Brother Squidge!"

 

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Noo my girls were hoping and praying we weren't having another girl. They both said they wouldn't be happy at all had our he been a she. I was surprised at how much they cared one way or the other.

He seems to be coming around a little bit now. Keeps rubbing my tummy saying "Hello Brother Squidge!"

too cute!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Congratulations on your boy Noo, I'm sure your son will love him to bits x

 

[annio84]

Wow lots happening in the last couple of days. Noo, hope you're ok and glad the scan went well. Mrs E glad the antenatal class went well.

I've had a bit of a crap week this week - work has been stressing me out a bit. However I have the weekend off which is nice and i refuse to bring work home. I'm currently just sat here watching my belly go side to side!! Baby is stretched out under my ribs too!

Still very itchy and covered in a rash now. From googling it looks like PUPPP. It's spread in just the right way too.

In other news my sister has been having contractions for more than 60 hours now. She's been checked once and sent home and told not to go in until she's having 4 contractions in 10 minutes. That was on friday though and she's currently every 8 minutes and starting to struggle. Hopefully I'll be an aunty soon though!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Hey Annio, rubbish about the rash. What has your midwife said about it? Hopefully you can get it sorted. Great news about your sister, I'm sure it won't be too long now

Well, I am officially in maternity trousers! I can get away with normal ones until I sit down but was so fed up of undoing my button then forgetting to do it back up again. So I just thought sod it!

 

[Buttercup2]

Tom's congrats on being in maternity clothes! I've just been walking around with my pants unbuttoned all the time I've found a wide belt or a long top covers it up fine. I did have someone ask me if i was expecting (already!!). Granted it was someone I see about once a month, so she saw me looking regular one month ago, and saw me again now looking belly-heavy (I used to be skinny). But still--exciting!

Noo, congrats on the baby boy!!

Annio, sorry to hear about the rash But yay about the active baby! Does your mw have any suggestions for the itching? Good luck to your sister! How long will they make her wait until they give her something to speed things up?

Also, I've been wanting to ask this. Last weekend I felt the baby move for the first time, and then again once earlier this week. Since then, I haven't felt anything. I checked on the baby briefly with the ultrasound at work, and it's still in there moving around a little, but not nearly as much as it was at the 12wk scan. Do you ladies think the decreased movement is something to be worried about?

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Just wanted to pop in quickly and wish you all a Happy Mother's Day! Hope you all had a great one!

 

[annio84]

Buttercup, when I first started feeling bump move it was sporadic at first. I'd feel something then nothing for a few days or a week or so. I think it's normal, but as always speak to your midwife, they're always on the other end of a phone.

As for me, last time I spoke to MW about itching (I didn't have a rash then) I asked about antihistamines and she basically told me no, not under any circumstances and I'll just have to manage. I then saw a different MW a couple of days later who said take it if I need it. I then spoke to a pharmacist at work. She said yes I can take piriton but it's not licensed in pregnancy so I can't buy it! Have to get a doctor to px it for me. Have an appointment today, although it's partly because the rash looks different now and I'm a little paranoid that it may not be what I thought but maybe something infectious.

 

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Annio good luck at your appointment today! Hopefully they can tell you what exactly your rash is. Mine was miserable when I had it so I feel your pain

Buttercup its great to hear from you and glad things are going well with your pregnancy. How far along are you now? Like annio said in the beginning the movements were more sporatic and now is an every day and most days all day thing for me.

Toms how exciting about being in maternity jeans!

Thanks Mrs. Eddie! Happy belated Mother's Day to all and hope everyone had a good weekend.

AFM little mans foot has made its way under my rib and its really not the best feeling. I spent my day yesterday trying to move it Also, found a deer tick on DD2 but am really hoping we caught it soon enough A girl in her 1st grade class was just diagnosed with Lyme disease from a deer tick so its making me a little paranoid.

 

[Buttercup2]

Thanks for the info, everyone. I'm 17 weeks, so is still early to be feeling things since this is my first. I have an appointment for a checkup on thurs, so I'll ask about it then, too. I ate a donut this morning and now i think i feel a little something. I guess i just have to give the bean sugar and he/she will move around

More babies, that's scary about lymes disease. I read a study a while back that nearly 100% of ticks in MA and CT carry the lymes organism (this was back when i lived in MA)! But it does take 24-48 hours for the tick to transmit the organism, and even then not everyone actually gets sick with it. I bet you found the tick quickly enough. Ticks are the worst

 

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Yeah its definitely scary and our backyard sits against the woods. The tick had bit her and was definitely stuck in there but was still flat so am hoping we will have nothing to worry about. I too read the 24-48 hour thing so that made me feel a little better.

Oh and I think I started feeling good consistent movement around 18-20 weeks and then of course it only gets stronger from then on.

 

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Buttercup will you be finding out the gender when you have your scan?

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Noo, glad that your DS is coming around to the idea of having a little brother!

Tom's, yay for maternity clothes, they really are the comfiest!

Buttercup, I did not feel movement consistently until after 18-19 weeks so no worries. It is pretty common to be sporadic at first.

Annio, hope you get some answers re your rash at your appointment today, that must be so awful (and uncomfortable).

Morebabies, that is so scary re the tick, I'm sure all is fine. My SIL's sister actually has Lyme Disease, (it took forever for them to diagnose it), and she is the only person I know who has ever contracted it.

 

[annio84]

Hi Ladies, the verdict is it's urticaria, unknown cause. She's given me cetirizine and told me only to take it if I HAVE to and suuggested I check with the midwife if it's ok. So then I read the patient information leaflet which says pregnant women shouldn't take it and now I'm to scared to take it. She also gave me some aqueous cream with calamine but pharmacy don't have it til tomorrow.

MoreBabies, that sucks about the tick. Hopefully you caught it soon enough though and if she shows even the slightest sign (which i'm sure she won't) you'll be very alert to it.

Buttercup - you'll be feeling regular movement before you know it. I know I found it really frustrating when I could feel baby sometimes but then nothing for ages. The best time is when you're lying down calmly, it was a while later when I started to notice baby when I was active too.

Hope everyone else is ok!

Oooh, ETA, my sister is as I type being started on a pitocin drip to hurry things along and she's going to get an epidural. Poor thing has been contracting for over 90 hours now, went in this morning to be checked as she's not slept for 4 nights and she was 4-5cm and found to be dehydrated and has UTI so started on IV fluids. Not getting on very well so they're trying to speed her up and giving her the epi so she can get some rest before she needs to push.

 

[Noo]

You can take Cetrizine when pregnant just use it sparingly as it may make you more drowsy than usual. Ideally take before bed.

Squidge now has a name! How exciting!