Due Sept 2017

[Babybump2017]

My cousins baby is okay it seems, thanks however they're starting her off now at 37 weeks rather than keeping him in there!

I have been getting those little kicks right down low, and I agree mine aren't half as strong as the ones I feel up by my belly button either. Sometimes the movement down below is so far down it almost feels like she's kicking into my vagina and bum I often wonder if it's little hands rather than the force of a whole foot with the power of their leg supporting that foot

I think second tri personally is flying for me so far, I'm almost 25 weeks it seems crazy to think another 5 and a bit weeks I'll be 30 weeks

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Is anyone feeling hiccups yet? I've been feeling them for about 2 weeks and now they're daily, multiple times a day.

What do they feel like to you im having trouble telling whether what im feeling is hiccups or small punches because they don't feel strong enough to be kicks or idk maybe theyre just weak kicks...

Yeah like Tess said they feel like popping or small kicks. The main difference between hiccups and kicks though is that it is continuous and usually in the same spot. Sometimes it only happens for a few minutes, sometimes it can happen for longer. I had it go on for about 10 minutes in one of my previous pregnancies lol.

 

[Tess08]

Oh jeez guys I seriously can't wait until this pregnancy is over! After my little stint in hospital 4 weeks ago for bleeding I have been bleeding on and off atleast twice a week. I have gone back my midwife who says they still don't know what's causing it but everything looks as it should. Even though they are saying this to me I obviously still freak out everytime I go to the toilet and I'm bleeding yet again!! It must be coming from somewhere?! I don't understand why they can't figure out where from! And since it's happened quite a few times now and baby seems fine I feel like they are just fobbing me off. I really just can't wait until my baby is here safe and sound because I feel like I'm in for a bumpy ride along the way...

Hope everyone else is well! X

 

[MrsKChicago]

That must be so scary! I know some women just have a really sensitive cervix during pregnancy - look at it funny and it bleeds. But you'd think the midwife would be able to identify something like that.

 

[Babybump2017]

Bless you tess they shouldn't keep palming you off without trying hard to give you answers. I can imagine that being a complete nightmare to see every time, I really feel for you. thank goodness baby is fine that's the main thing

For anyone who read the comments about my cousin, she had him early hours Sunday morning weighed in at 5lb 5.. so I guess they were right and he is quite small for someone who was nearly 38 weeks but healthy that's the main thing. I'm meeting him tomorrow and I cannot wait

 

[MrsKChicago]

I'm glad he's ok!

 

[Tess08]

Yeh it really is scary. I know they keep saying everything looks fine with baby but everytime it happens I'm like oh my god, maybe if this is something different and now the baby isn't okay?! I know it sounds silly but increased hormones makes me crazy paranoid lol. Luckily I'm feeling movement now so when I see blood I just go lie on the couch and poke my tummy till he starts going crazy which definitely makes me calm down.

Congrats on the new baby in the family bump 😊 Glad to hear he's doing well x

 

[AshNAmber]

Hello lovely ladies!! I sat here and had to catch up on all that has been going on with yall. Man let me say I would have been in every conversation. Me and BF barely bd since we found I am preggy. I can't say how many times I've cried to him telling him I feel like he doesn't find me attractive anymore. He has to reassure me that he does and he does give me affection and show me he loves me and our little one constantly. I however hate my body now as I'm getting bigger but still want him to want me :doh:

Tess That doesn't sound silly at all. I would be freaking out no matter how many times they would tell me everything is ok. We all have it drilled in our head blood means bad so of course anytime you see that it's going to scare you and make you worry. i just wish they would figure out what is making it happen so they could maybe stop it. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers that everything continues to be ok for you and LO.

I still only feel little man every so often it's nerve wrecking but I just keep trying to tell myself everything is ok. We go for another US tomorrow so they can finish his anatomy scan. I'm nerves and excited of course.

 

[Savasanna]

Bump - Congrats on the new family member! My sister just had her baby this morning as well, only hers was 9lbs 6oz! yikes! Makes me fear for my future a bit, haha. Sadly, I won't be able to meet him until July 4th weekend, so I'll be living vicariously through photos until then.

Tess - that does not sound ridiculous or hormonal at ALL. Even if someone tells you a bleed is "safe", it's still nerve wracking. I would be feeling exactly the same! The bonus here is that, at this point we're all starting to hit that magical viability point so with every week that passes your baby is safer and safer. Pretty awesome.

AFM - I've been feeling kicks down low and pressure up high, almost behind my rib cage. I had a growth check on Friday and the baby's head was up high so I'm assuming the pressure is her head tucking behind the rib cage. Sounds like a great place to rest, no? Anyone know when they're supposed to start facing down? It will be so strange to feel kicks up high as they've really only been low so far.

Still waiting for that magical time when the kicks are more consistent / stronger so my wife can feel them, though. I really thought it would've happened by now!

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Savasanna - I'm pretty sure babies can flip up until birth so even if they go head down now, it doesn't mean that they'll stay that way. At least that's what my midwife told me and why they check positioning in the third trimester. My baby was head down at my anatomy scan but I know that he doesn't stay that way because I'll feel kicks down low (even felt him scrape my cervix a couple times) and then I'll feel kicks up near the bottom of my ribs.

AFM - SPD has kicked in already and I'm really suffering for it. It feels like such an effort to get anything done

 

[Babybump2017]

At my midwife appointment yesterday she could feel my babe was head down - she could feel her little feet high up which explains all the strong kicks I've been feeling. Occasionally she turns and I feel the kicks right down low but not often. I'm 25 weeks today. Her movement has been so consistent and strong the last fortnight or so, that last night she went quiet for a couple of hours and the same all throughout the night and early morning so naturally I panicked but normally when I poke my stomach she responds with a giant kick - nothing. I freaked right out but the minute I had a glass of milk she was bouncing around here there and everywhere. It's hard to tell yourself that they have quieter periods especially when you've got a very active one in the first place! Constant worry isn't it!

 

[Savasanna]

Mine is like the opposite - I poke my belly and it quiets her down. Hell, I put my hand on my stomach and she stops kicking! You have to be like a ninja to catch her kicks from the outside!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I've been having those random slow periods, too. It always freaks me out even though I had it with my son too and I know it's normal. I think baby sis spent the weekend facing backwards and it muffled everything, but she's back to her usual self now. I'm starting to feel hard areas on my bump when she's in certain positions, too. Overall I'm really enjoying the consistent movement stage.

I'm​ doing physical therapy for my hips and it's really made an amazing difference. She thinks next week will be my last appointment unless something changes. I wish I'd followed up on the hip pain last time instead of just suffering though it.

 

[lilmisscaviar]

I'm​ doing physical therapy for my hips and it's really made an amazing difference. She thinks next week will be my last appointment unless something changes. I wish I'd followed up on the hip pain last time instead of just suffering though it.

What kind of exercises are you doing for it, if you don't mind my asking? I won't be able to bring it up until my next appointment in 2 weeks and I can't find anything useful online.

 

[MrsKChicago]

My hips are popping out of alignment basically any time I try to do anything other than lounge around on the couch. So she taught me a quick routine to realign them (hard to describe but it's just a few quick counter pressure things, not real exercise), and then in the office she has me doing some core strengthening exercises - squats, cat/cow yoga poses, etc. And she recommended a sacroiliac support belt, which has made a massive difference in keeping my hips where they belong. I'm not going to be running any marathons, but I can at least take Teddy to the zoo or walk to the grocery store without problems now. There are a lot of different possible hip problems in pregnancy and it's easier to screw them up than fix them, though, so I'd really suggest waiting it out until you can talk to your doctor, or maybe calling for a referral if it's really bad. My midwife didn't do any actual examination of my hips when I asked, just asked a few basic questions and sent me to the PT.

 

[ladybrown33]

Mrs. K I have been having pain in my left hip. I won't be getting physical therapy but I need to be fitted for some sort of support belt in the Ortho techs office.

This kid is moving all the time especially when I'm sleeping. She is so active that when she slows down then I worry but it never lasts long this kid will be very active.

 

[Savasanna]

Is anyone having Braxton Hicks? I'm having.. something, but I don't know what it is. I think maybe it's BH? But having never experienced them before it's hard to say.

Super uncomfortable, though.

 

[Babybump2017]

Haha every time I drive home for work in the car each day she kicks the hell out of me! It must be the music that wakes her maybe she's gonna be a dancer like her mumma was even if I feel a tiny movement where it feels like she's gonna roll or kick then I'll place my hand there and press a little and ALWAYS feel a foot or some sort of limb! At first it freaked me out to feel something so hard but now I love catching her movements.

I've been having braxton hicks... I always thought they'd be painful considering the word braxton hicks 'CONTRACTIONS', but they're not at all are they. So strange. My stomach just goes as hard as a rock and very prominent and pointy for 20-30 seconds then back to normal again. Last night it happened 4 times in roughly 5 mins, nothing since. Just a little uncomfortable but no pain.

We have FINALLY agreed on a name for our girl and even ordered personalised blankets and her letters for her nursery wall... so no going back now!
Layla Alexis-Rose I love it.

I can't believe I'm already at the point where I now start seeing the midwife every 3 weeks. It's crazy! I have my glucose test in a week.. not too excited for that

 

[Savasanna]

My glucose test is next week as well. I remember that every time I have a food that would be on the no-no list if I do have GD.

See.. I can't tell if that's what I'm experiencing or not. Mine feel like.. it's like the beginning of the cramp, where it just gets tight. I guess my stomach is also a bit more hard, but not hard as a rock or changing in shape. And I would definitely call it more uncomfortable, than painful - but sometimes it's uncomfortable enough for me to just have to hold on to something and take a deep breathe.

It also feels more like a constant than a coming and going. Like the discomfort will be stronger at certain points, but even when it's not strong it's still kind of steadily there. I first noticed it last night, and now again this afternoon. I don't think this warrants a call to the doctor, but I also don't want to ignore something that requires attention, either.

Coincidentally, her kicks got MUCH stronger yesterday, too. I'm so bummed my wife is out of town on business right now because she DEFINITELY would've been able to feel her last night. Hopefully she's feeling equally as active on Friday when my wife is home.

 

[rockstarlove9]

Is anyone having Braxton Hicks? I'm having.. something, but I don't know what it is. I think maybe it's BH? But having never experienced them before it's hard to say.

Super uncomfortable, though.

I'm pretty sure I've had them at least once or twice... My whole lower abdomen got hard as a rock and it was super uncomfortable not painful just uncomfortable as all get out. Scared the daylights outta me.