~*~ February Flowers 2014! ~ 37 Babies Have Arrived! ~*

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QOTD: my son found a very large green catipiller with this crazy spike on its butt. He went to pick it up and he screamed like a girl cause "it was going to spike me" :haha:
 
OurLilFlu said:
Thanks allforthegirl, things are better and better today, the bright spotting only lasted that one time. I'm gonna call right away just to see what the midwife thinks. Hope I can squeeze a scan out of em! Hope all your appts and monitoring is/ will be all going well!
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I have been lucky not to have any spotting thus far but with DS I did have some bright red spotting at around 20 weeks and it was right after sex. I got a scan and everything was fine--OB thought it was most likely just an irritated cervix.

Thin bright red blood is usually ok from what I've heard--as it's most likely from something more external. Good luck!
 
BnB needs a "like" button! I've seen so many of your posts that I want to acknowledge but all we can do is reply. Boo.
Anyway, the caterpillar post made that come to mind :)

I had my blood test this AM to check for genetic defects. Turns out they do the "verifi" test rather than the "Maternit21" test. They can check for sex chromosome anomalies, as well, so I guess the office prefers it. Turnaround time is apparently shorter, too. Maybe only a week?

I was super excited about taking it but now I find myself feeling nervous. What if something's really wrong? I guess I'd rather know and it's out of my hands but now it's on my mind. If we found out the baby has Down Syndrome, we wouldn't terminate the pregnancy but it would be very very tough to deal with. At least knowing might prepare us in some small way.
However, if it were Trisomy 13 or 18, I think we'd probably terminate. There's no chance of any quality of life with that. It makes me so sad to think about, so I guess I'll try not to!

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great day (including staying cool) :)
 
QOTD: Finding DD sitting in one of the grown up chairs at the dining table waiting for her dinner. She was shrieking with laughter at her Dad's mock indignance! Was cute!

I about expired at the park at 3pm today. I can't imagine the heat at lunchtime!

xXx
 
OurLilFlu said:
Thanks allforthegirl, things are better and better today, the bright spotting only lasted that one time. I'm gonna call right away just to see what the midwife thinks. Hope I can squeeze a scan out of em! Hope all your appts and monitoring is/ will be all going well!
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OurLilFlu, try not to worry too much, it doesn't sound like anything serious, as long as there were no clots or severe pain with the spotting.

I think it's kinda normal to kinda panic and think 'is this the end?', but bleeding is really common in pregnancy.

About 2 weeks ago, I lost quite a lot of blood (completely soaked my knickers and dress). Understandably, completely freaked and went to A&E. Everything was absolutely fine!

Some bleeding is just unexplained... as cruel as it might be to witness!
 
mumanddad- welcome! also really sorry to hear about your sleeping angel, but wishing you the best with this pregnancy!

I also LOL'd at the spiky caterpillar!

QOTD:
My DS (Bram) nearly had a meltdown this morning at breakfast because the pieces of his bread were not all facing the same direction. It took me a minute to figure out what he was screaming/crying/freaking out about, until he started pointing to two of the pieces and shouting, "up.... UP!!!!!!!" It made me smile in a tolerant it's-only-funny-when-it's-your-own-kid kind of way :winkwink:
 
hibiscus07 said:
BnB needs a "like" button! I've seen so many of your posts that I want to acknowledge but all we can do is reply. Boo.
Anyway, the caterpillar post made that come to mind :)

I had my blood test this AM to check for genetic defects. Turns out they do the "verifi" test rather than the "Maternit21" test. They can check for sex chromosome anomalies, as well, so I guess the office prefers it. Turnaround time is apparently shorter, too. Maybe only a week?

I was super excited about taking it but now I find myself feeling nervous. What if something's really wrong? I guess I'd rather know and it's out of my hands but now it's on my mind. If we found out the baby has Down Syndrome, we wouldn't terminate the pregnancy but it would be very very tough to deal with. At least knowing might prepare us in some small way.
However, if it were Trisomy 13 or 18, I think we'd probably terminate. There's no chance of any quality of life with that. It makes me so sad to think about, so I guess I'll try not to!

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great day (including staying cool) :)
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I know what you mean Hibiscus...now that I'm starting to believe I won't miscarry, I'm starting to worry that there will be chromosomal issues with the baby...I will have the nuchal ultrasound and the bloodwork to go with it at 12 weeks and then the quad screen at 16 weeks...if I go to the high risk doctor early I can get the Harmony blood test, which sounds similar to what you had. All terrifying...especially having other children to worry about...I won't be here forever and eventually if the baby has issues my two boys will have to take care of him or her...that's how I think of it.
 
Is anyone else struggling with sickness still???
 
Yup me!! I get it almost everyday after lunch then I just feel gross. I am so glad for my pills cause the ms would have ruined my camping with the boys.
 
Had my appt today, no u/s but got to hear the heart beat again!

Also was able to book in my n/t scan for the 29th! I'm a bit nervous though as I will also be getting genetic counseling to learn about my options for muscular dystrophy testing. I have a cousin with duchenne muscular dystrophy which is hereditary and don't know if I'm a carrier or not. Looks like my only options to determine if baby has it is a CVS or Amnio, anyone had either? I'm worried about the miscarriage risk.
 
I have had two amnios, also two in uterine blood transfusion which is a poke no different than an amnio. So one with one and three pokes with the other and all was good. No leaks and healthy babies.
 
Hi all, laptop has gone on the blink so borrowing dd1 notebook which is tiny. But wont moan least I can still catch up :)

I'm still feeling nauseous but not until around 6pm, busy time of course though to be fair its not too horrific.
I was hoping MW team would have called by now, just want to have a booking in date to get going. I'm looking more into home birth for this one, might be early days but its always good to think ahead.

Its horribly hot here, its hard keeping dd3 cool especially at night. I know its not going to last forever I'll soon be moaning about the icy weather.

My jeans no longer fit, I really do look like I've been eating cake 24/7, no cute pregnancy look just a blimp effect! Not a good look.
 
Hi girls
I am still very sick too argh wish it would just end!
On the bright side had a scan today and all looked great had a wiggly baby with real arms and legs lol so happy x
 
Moi aussi! I feel gigantic. Yet way to tired to do anything about it... The bloat is very bad but if I get moving it helps... Ugh currently laying in bed catching up and contemplating going to a yoga class :S
 
Thanks aftg, I think it's just never having either that makes me nervous. Good to know you've been through it and all was good!

I'm with you all on the bloat, I thought for sure I was up 5+ lbs but at my appt yesterday it was only 2lbs haha just really really bloated so my clothes fit poorly :(
 
I've been wearing maternity shorts the last week :haha:
 
Is anyone else morning sickness getting worse? Mine definitely is.
 
YES.
Especially towards the end of the day.
I feel like death x
 
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