Due July 1st-July 15th 2009 Pregnancy Buddies

[JJF]

Godiva maybe there are some other ladies on the base that can loan you some maternity clothes? I have some from my other pregnancies, but my seasons are oposite this time around and I'm totally unhappy with what I have. I borrowed some from a friend but she is smaller in my in normal life so that didn't work. I went to Kohls, do you have that store by you? They have these 'babydoll' type shirts right now for $12 in the regular ladies section, you know the kind with the elastic under the boobs and the flowey bottom to them, they come in like 5 colors and they look great. I believe they are made by sonoma and you might find them on the website...just a suggestion for you ladies with Kohl's stores.

Scrub-I feel like I'm having slight contractions at times and I'm trying to remember how early braxton hicks contractions start, I had them bad with my other pregnancies but seems to me they start in the 20 weeks time frame but I'm with you, there are times at night that my bump feels 'tight' or something already....

UGH, hahaha...can't wait until a few more weeks when I can feel my baby and bond more with it and feel more intune with all this stuff instead of ocasional weird fears and aches and pains....

 

[wishingonastar]

oh godiva you poor thing! i know where you're coming from with not wanting to spend...i spent £13 on black maternity jeans and two tops and OH said why don't I get more, but I figure there's no point really! I've got one pair of blue maternity jeans that i got from mothercare sale so those two pairs should be fine to rotate and then i'll just buy a couple more tops if i need to later on when bigger...black tops are great cos you can rewear them without people realising!!!

i live in sweats at evenings and weekend around the house cos they're so comfy!!! or my pj's...i've started getting in them about 7pm!

 

[honey08]

any1 wants a tx buddy ? cooney asked ?!?

arent we a bunch of moaners eh but were allowed arent we
well yday we went n got a chinese,i gave all of mine to my stepson,just felt so sick and ill all of a suddern uknow 2day am plannin on doin me cleaning (slowley)and not goin anywhere ive been crying this morning...4no reason,im sat on me own ! lol,think it was somat on telly that set me off uknow strange !!
im hoping im not just guna start with ms now at this stage ,OMG i wud be so gutted if i did,cos although ive had no ms in 1st tri,ive still felt like rubbish uknow
hope everyones ok ?!?
shelly can u put my consultant app for 30jan pls,,,,also my EDD is 16.7.09 and i predict im on term BLUE ! thank u x

PS dy like my new "im in 2nd tri" ticker ?!?

 

[godivalocks]

JJF--I'll have to check out the Kohls stuff. I think there is one around here. Never paid too much attention to the mall area, but if a Kohls is going to be anywhere it will be there. Maybe they will have some decently priced bottoms.

As far as military wives and exchange, everyone I know is and was really skinny during their pregnancies except for their bump. No way I'd fit into their pants. Like I said, I have a stocky build, so what THEY think is big is small on me, lol.

Wishing--Sweats are my best friend right now . I tend to spend most of my time in them, and if I have to go out I squeeze into my regular jeans. The leg part on THOSE jeans are fine, it's just the waist that's a pain.

Anyway, my hubby tells me to go out and buy stuff, too, and then he recently turned around and tells me not to spend anything because he was buying stuff left and right to entertain himself while he is gone and paid off a few bills early and we're low on funds. Believe you me, I was NOT a happy camper, mainly because I had to clear out the fridge after nearly 3 weeks gone and need groceries badly (mainly basics like milk and bread).

Honey-- m/s is the pits . I had it all through first tri, and still have it on and off now. Right now I am lucky to be on the "good days" where I am not feeling sick and throwing up.

Hope you feel better.

 

[wishingonastar]

ooh...if it's just the waist at the mo you can get this boob tubes for your belly that sit over your undone trousers and just make it look like you've got a long top on (i've been wearing them with jeans, trousers, everything! i got two off ebay for £3.50 each including postage...go to ebay and type 'belly band' mine were shipped from japan and came within about a week...or you can buy them in some shops

 

[wishingonastar]

yes honey...new ticker rocks

 

[honey08]

u can buy them bands in new look uknow !! im not buying maternity clothes uknow......if u dont mind wearing joggers and uv a local JJB purs had a massive sale (still on! ) and all the joggers that arent named...or a rubbish name were a £1 !!! i got 3pairs ! wuda got more if there was more in my size ! lol just a thought for u all then im just guna some bigger tops and some of them bands ...sorted !

hope everyones ok 2day ? x

 

[scrubgrub]

I haven't bought maternity clothing, though for the past year as we've been WTT or TTC I have strategically purchased clothing that can "work" for a bit. I have got as a christmas gift one black belly band. I've seen them on etsy and ebay for cheap, otherwise in a store you end up paying $16. I think I saw one on etsy for $16 for 3 different colors. Seriously the belly band is great as it not only helps you wear your jeans and other pants, but it kinda holds the bloat in too!

I've also taken to wearing dresses.. I've got quite a few so now I'm all lady like

And finally.. grrr, still waiting on my nuchal transluceny blood work.. lvm on Friday, and called today and the stupid receptionist was like, oh I umm got this on Friday and had to follow up with some people, and didn't call you back. I'll have one of the docs call back. Ever so non-chalant, like this isn't an important test.
It was a comedy. "Oh um ahem, the future of your baby, yes everything is horribly wrong, and we're seriously concerned, I'll try and see if I can have someone call you back. We've known for a bit now, but lost the paperwork, but found it now, so don't worry. You're fine with whenever we can get around to calling you right? No biggie? Cool, thanks for being so understanding. Expect a call at like 8 tonight, yes I know that's 12 hours later and I'm looking at your results now, but hon I'm sure you can understand I'm just busy it being Monday and all." No she didn't say this, but might as well have.

 

[godivalocks]

Yeah, that sounds like it is frustrating, Scrub. Don't you wish you could just reach through the phone...

 

[wishingonastar]

big hug scrubgrub x x x

 

[godivalocks]

Well, my 16 week appt. is tomorrow. Kinda dreading my weight being read. Also wondering what else they are going to do.

I don't think I will be getting an u/s until around 20 weeks, though. I'm betting it's a boy. Rather have a girl, because I think hubby needs to have a little girl in his life, but I think it will be a boy (mostly because it's not what I want, and fate likes to laugh at me).

When I say everyone has had a boy in the last two years (out of 40ish couples at his work that has had a baby), I'm not kidding. I think there was only a few girls 2-4, and everyone else has had a boy.

That's another reason I think I'm having a boy. But there's a thread of hope held out for a girl, just not much.

 

[scrubgrub]

My amnio is at 1pm PT on the 27th. That means I find out if it's a girl or a boy, and if I'm having a completely healthy baby or not.

Godiva, I think I'm having a pink one. And It's been a fairly even mix on this end of things since December.. but before that.. boys!

 

[godivalocks]

There was a study saying that in wartime situations more boys then girls are born. I am curious as to the ratio of boys to girls here the last couple years for all the babies born to military wives.

Just looking at his co-workers babies, it seems to back the study. But that is just a small sampling.

So far, I haven't been offered any testing, but I think they might at this appt. I am suspecting I might get a lecture on nutrition this appt. too.

Good luck on getting me to eat completely healthy. I've always tried to eat healthy for most of my life, but completely healthy is not doable for me, lol.

I'm actually looking forward to this appt. That's how sad and lonely my life is right now; getting poked and prodded seems way better than sitting at home for days on end by myself.

And I'm looking forward to baby classes just so I can socialize. Wonder how soon I can start attending here.

 

[wishingonastar]

big hug scrubgrub x

 

[godivalocks]

Hey Scrub, let us know how everything goes.

As an afterthought I think you, Wishing, and myself are the 3 people really keeping this thread alive anymore, lol. We get an occasional new person, then I think they gravitate to the other July thread.

 

[wishingonastar]

lol i think you're right godiva!!! i can keep track of what's in this one better than the other one cos on the other i have to go and read about five pages each time before i can write anything!

 

[scrubgrub]

LOL.. yes so very true. I just have known you all since you guys first found out, and it's kinda nice to see us going through it. I think a lot are just at the end of firs trimester though... and well I wasn't on quite as much during that period as I felt awful.

As to the boys to girls theory. I googled it. ..

The family tree study showed that whether you're likely to have a boy or a girl is inherited We now know that men are more likely to have sons if they have more brothers but are more likely to have daughters if they have more sisters. Women, however, did not have the same tendency.

Now the sad part is the war explanation:

How might this gene tip the baby balance after a war? Consider the legacy of two hypothetical men—let’s call them John and Rich. John has three sons, all of whom go off to fight, and one daughter, who does not. Rich has the opposite family structure: three daughters and one son. John is more likely to see multiple sons return from war alive—and with Y-leaning sperm. So they’ll produce more sons of their own. Rich is likely to lose his only son, which if alive, would have fathered girls to even out the sex ratio. The mechanism, Gellatly’s genetic model shows, shifts the sex ratio back to normal as the dip in male mortality recovers.

So perhaps in military populations there are definitely more boys born... but here in California with all the hippies... well not as applicable... LOL

 

[nicolee.]

heloo i'm due in july 09 xx​

 

[godivalocks]

LOL.. yes so very true. I just have known you all since you guys first found out, and it's kinda nice to see us going through it. I think a lot are just at the end of firs trimester though... and well I wasn't on quite as much during that period as I felt awful.

As to the boys to girls theory. I googled it. ..

The family tree study showed that whether you're likely to have a boy or a girl is inherited We now know that men are more likely to have sons if they have more brothers but are more likely to have daughters if they have more sisters. Women, however, did not have the same tendency.

Now the sad part is the war explanation:

How might this gene tip the baby balance after a war? Consider the legacy of two hypothetical men—let’s call them John and Rich. John has three sons, all of whom go off to fight, and one daughter, who does not. Rich has the opposite family structure: three daughters and one son. John is more likely to see multiple sons return from war alive—and with Y-leaning sperm. So they’ll produce more sons of their own. Rich is likely to lose his only son, which if alive, would have fathered girls to even out the sex ratio. The mechanism, Gellatly’s genetic model shows, shifts the sex ratio back to normal as the dip in male mortality recovers.

So perhaps in military populations there are definitely more boys born... but here in California with all the hippies... well not as applicable... LOL

As for the first one, my hubby has all brothers...but get this, of his brothers that have children, one has 3 girls and no boys, and the other has 2 girls and one boy.

Going from THAT there's a good chance I would have a girl, but because of the whole war time situation, that would increase the chances for a boy.

I'm still going to say boy, but I can hope, can't I.

Also, finally did a blood test today for downs/spina bifida. I said no to the Cystic Fibrosis test. That one I didn't see as much of a point to. Do you think I was wrong not to?

Also, scheduled my "20 week" (really 19 weeks) ultrasound. Feb 9th I get to find out the answer to my question on the sex.

My next actual OB appt. is the 23rd.

More good news. I did not gain any weight since my last appt. OB said was good at the point I am at. Heartbeat was close to 140 something per minute. Basically went in there for vitals and given the options for the tests.

 

[scrubgrub]

Siiigh. I love you guys, but I'm out now. Moving back to WTT. My appt today had no heartbeat. So I'm sure I'll post on the miscarriage thread but will be off for a bit while I come to terms with two m/c so close together, and one so far along.