Due In May :)

[Jary]

I was in the supermarket yesterday looking at veg and thinking they must have put some in the wrong order...it makes it seem baby goes smaller and then bigger again for some weeks!

As long as our bumps are growing! I keep forgetting to measure mine

 

[Hann12]

Had my physio, back is holding up pretty well considering but not sure how much longer as noticeable pain is starting but I'm glad I have got this far. Also asked her about the numbness and cramps in my hand/arms. Its not carpel tunnel as I assumed, apparently its bad neck positioning which is a bit scary but not a lot to be done.
The dr appointment went well, baby is good and head down - actually in a very similar position to where Annabelle used to be later in the pregnancy. Unfortunately though my blood pressure has dropped down to 80/55 which explains the feeling faint. Got to go back tomorrow for bloods to check iron etc but been told to rest a lot. I almost laughed at that, I mean who gets to rest with a toddler?! Especially at the moment with the lack of sleep! Oh well.

I remember last time the fruits getting all confused - it ends up being a watermelon, but is a watermelo for about the last 4-6 weeks or something!

 

[Powell130]

Crazy tickers!

 

[Jary]

Hann your baby is well organised by being head down already! Mine is still transverse I think judging by the kicks, but he/she does flip and there's moments it feels like they are doing an Irish dance on my bladder

 

[Hann12]

It's weird because I have been feeling kicks low down tonight so maybe it's moved again! Not too worried, lots of time for it to get into position

 

[robinson380]

I have not been on in a while probably b/c I have been looking online at baby stuff!! Hope everyone is doing well.
I have been having lots of kicks...finally. I have an anterior placenta so I could feel something but now the kicks are very obvious. I had an u/s yesterday b/c my dr referred me to a specialist. (My sisters baby has an easily repairable heart defect, so it was precautionary). Anyway baby is measuring big but they are not going to move my due date. And baby looks healthy

Jary: My hands have been feeling tingly too. Weird!

 

[Jary]

I've felt kick towards my bladder and generally down in that direction but now I'm laying down I can feel them in the usual belly bit. Actually I think it's more jumping and flipping again. Baby party!

 

[prolifer]

I am so glad I am careful at night, I co-sleep with my 5yo and she gave me two powerful kicks last night but as I generally lay with her behind me it only hit my back and when I turn to face her I have my hands in front of my bump or a bunch of blankets between us covering my bump.

Her 3yo brother is climbing out of his crib on his own now so we announced it's time for him to get into a big boy bed, now suddenly my 5yo wants one too lol

 

[Sass827]

The fruit thing is weird. WTEWYE says 23 should be corn. Or was it 24? I'm not good remembering anything these days. and I get out of breath so easy!
I hope all of your pains go away ladies. And your kiddos let you get more sleep!
Dylan has been kicking up a storm this week and I love it!

 

[mathgenius33]

I'm also forgetting everything. I left some papers in one of my classrooms today, and also yesterday. The cell phone missing thing from yesterday was scary, but I think it's a totally normal pregnancy thing to forget things.

Also, I've gotten noticeably slower at swimming when we do sets. Even though gravity shouldn't play a role, I can feel the extra weight slowing me down in the water. It makes sense because if you think about it, it's kind of hard to swim while carrying a human. Plus, I have the excuse that she's squeezing my lungs so I don't have as much air capacity.

 

[Hann12]

V day today yay!

 

[shellgirl]

Hooray for V-day Hann!

 

[Jary]

V day??

 

[Hann12]

Viability day - if your baby is born past 24 weeks they consider it a baby not a fetus and do what they can to save it as statistically they can save a 24 week old (though obviously not ever something you'd want to test).

 

[Jary]

Ahh I see! I've read that in a space of a couple of weeks their chances of survival dramatically increase if they are born early.

I've seen pics of babies born around our gestations and they are so so tiny but it's amazing what they can do now to save them

 

[cgav1424]

Happy V day Hann!!!

 

[Jary]

My baby is naughty! All along the drive to work he or she was dancing on my quickly filling bladder! Not fun! Haha

 

[Powell130]

Happy V Day!!!!

I'm counting down til mine

 

[Jary]

OMG the havoc a little snow has caused! Took me an hour and 45 mins to get home when it normally takes 40 mins. Luckily, my boss rang and offered to put me on annual leave for tonight as she could get staff in to cover. Saved me worrying about driving back in.

Good thing too as more snow expected and temp will drop. Plus I woke up to turn on my other side earlier and I thought I'd damaged my hips! The pain was awful luckily its ok now and I'm back to the usual ache but it wasn't pleasant!

 

[mathgenius33]

Officially 24 weeks today, as far as my official due date goes. At our last US they said she might be a little older, but in the end she'll be ready when she's ready.

I was thinking a lot about V day, and although it's an awesome thing in theory, I'm so happy that my baby is still safely with me. I'm glad I'm doing everything I can to give her the best opportunity in the womb.

It makes me so sad to see the premies born this early. They're suffering so much their first months of life when they should be comfortably in their mother's body. It's great that if an emergency happens they can survive, but I was literally pouring tears thinking about the innocent 2 lb babies born too early and fighting for their lives.

Sorry if this is a downer. I'm still thrilled for V day for all of us, but I really hope none of our babies have to worry about that.