FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[MrsPoodle]

Just been to get some and they are brilliant! Not taken the nausea away entirely but made it much more bearable! So happy with them!

 

[lynnikins]

I cant wear sea bands or anything round my wrist other than my watch, i had to wear sea bands as a kid for all travel and now they bring on the nausea

 

[RaspberryK]

I couldn't wear the sea bands as they hurt my Wrists.
I've been able to find the heartbeat on my doppler for a week now girls, I'm not slim either. Yesterday it was 2 inches down from my bellybutton.
I've had a couple of days of nausea but feel fine today, probably because I didn't wake til 10 and ds at 10.40!
Lucky he has a late night on Sunday and last night wasn't on time and no naps so he obviously needed a catch up. Those mornings are usually when I need to get up early thankfully not today.
Xx

 

[swanxxsong]

I only was given an early scan due to recurring losses, so it is definitely not common practice here to get an early one. I remember with A it felt like a lifetime before I could see her! lol.

Today's my first midwife appointment. They've warned me that it will last likely an hour or longer as she wants to get to know me. Our sitter bailed last minute so it'll be interesting balancing my husband, toddler and myself with the midwife. LOL.

Getting excited, and nervous!

 

[readynwilling]

My friend is due next week, and we were talking about labour - so i was rereading my birth story with my 2nd. The little details you forget so quickly LOL.

My DS only woke 2 times last night he has been waking hourly, so thats HUGE progress!

 

[lynnikins]

yeah its amazing what you forget as the time passes, i try to look back to the day i first held each of my children on their birthday each year

 

[Megamegan]

Yesterday during my scan, the tech asked "So have you had any bleeding or anything? Why did you have an early ultrasound to check the viability?" I was SO mad that she was asking me, because it's not her business, her job is just to do the ultrasound. But honestly I had just requested to have one and they let me, I guess I sorta slipped through the cracks on that lol. At the end she said "I'll see you at 20 weeks" so I probably won't get another one til 20 weeks and that feels like forever to wait! Who doesn't want to see their baby growing? I'd love one at 12 weeks but probably won't get it. Who knows.

 

[savvysaver]

I was lucky and had my first appointment with an RE the day before I got my bfp, I was very lucky that they kept me as their patient and confirmed my pregnancy through blood labs. They did an ultrasound at 7 weeks so they could pass me off to an OB. When I called around to find an OB I asked about scheduling an ultrasound and they told me I didn't need another one since I just had one. Well when I met the new OB last week she couldn't wait to see the babies and did an ultrasound herself. She said at my next appointment, 13 weeks, it will just be a doppler and I will have the next ultrasound between 18-20 weeks to find out the genders. Such a long time from now!

 

[christina1612]

MrsPoodle i swear by sea bands! I used them for my first pregnancy and i was never sick again! This time they are really easing my nausea and no sickness at all. They would only hurt or not work if you haven't put them on right. Told my friend about them too and she swears by them now too x

 

[xxshellsxx]

I was lucky and had my first appointment with an RE the day before I got my bfp, I was very lucky that they kept me as their patient and confirmed my pregnancy through blood labs. They did an ultrasound at 7 weeks so they could pass me off to an OB. When I called around to find an OB I asked about scheduling an ultrasound and they told me I didn't need another one since I just had one. Well when I met the new OB last week she couldn't wait to see the babies and did an ultrasound herself. She said at my next appointment, 13 weeks, it will just be a doppler and I will have the next ultrasound between 18-20 weeks to find out the genders. Such a long time from now!

I've been told i will be scanned at 12 weeks, 20 weeks, 28 weeks and 34 weeks - more if there are any issues! Also if i have not gone into labour before hand i will be induced or sectioned by 37+2 - which means my babies will be here January 20th (ish) not February now! I started on the aspirin and calcium with vit D meds today, i'll take what ever they tell me to to keep these both healthy x

 

[MellyH]

I'm jealous of the early scans too, hopefully will find out at my registration appointment tomorrow what my schedule of scans will be!

I wore the seabands for a couple of days and they didn't seem to make a difference for me.

 

[luminescent]

hi ladies! I'm heading off to my first day of work in a bit, I just wanted to share my scan picture from yesterday
my ob was so sweet, I really like her. they definitely can't see the mirena anywhere it would affect the pregnancy, so we're just going to continue as normal and I may get an xray after birth to look for it.
the little one started to wiggle around and I could see tiny feet moving! the tech even said it was crazy how much he/she was bouncing around. really cool to see. hope everyone's having a great day so far.

 

[savvysaver]

I've been told i will be scanned at 12 weeks, 20 weeks, 28 weeks and 34 weeks - more if there are any issues! Also if i have not gone into labour before hand i will be induced or sectioned by 37+2 - which means my babies will be here January 20th (ish) not February now! I started on the aspirin and calcium with vit D meds today, i'll take what ever they tell me to to keep these both healthy x

My OB said the twins earn me extra scans later in my pregnancy. As much as I would love to see them at my next appointment as long as I can hear their heartbeats then I won't complain too much. I have to take extra folic acid too (1mg a day), I already have a tiny bump on my stomach and I know it isn't bloat. Super excited that you got your twin wish too!

 

[xxshellsxx]

I've been told i will be scanned at 12 weeks, 20 weeks, 28 weeks and 34 weeks - more if there are any issues! Also if i have not gone into labour before hand i will be induced or sectioned by 37+2 - which means my babies will be here January 20th (ish) not February now! I started on the aspirin and calcium with vit D meds today, i'll take what ever they tell me to to keep these both healthy x

My OB said the twins earn me extra scans later in my pregnancy. As much as I would love to see them at my next appointment as long as I can hear their heartbeats then I won't complain too much. I have to take extra folic acid too (1mg a day), I already have a tiny bump on my stomach and I know it isn't bloat. Super excited that you got your twin wish too!

I am in the only 2 pairs of jeans i didn't throw away after losing weight and a maxi dress! nothing else fits and i'm going shopping for maternity trousers on friday (shops round here are rubbish for maternity so need to go to the next big city!)

From what i've been reading with twins the uterus is 6 to 8 weeks further on than a singleton pregnancy - hence it being bigger than expected lol

have you found the multiples board - not overly busy but reading through they have lots of advice
next midwife appointment is 21st July, next scan 31st July x

 

[savvysaver]

I am in the only 2 pairs of jeans i didn't throw away after losing weight and a maxi dress! nothing else fits and i'm going shopping for maternity trousers on friday (shops round here are rubbish for maternity so need to go to the next big city!)

From what i've been reading with twins the uterus is 6 to 8 weeks further on than a singleton pregnancy - hence it being bigger than expected lol

have you found the multiples board - not overly busy but reading through they have lots of advice
next midwife appointment is 21st July, next scan 31st July x

I am pretty bummed since I had just bought new summer clothes about two weeks before I found out it was twins, I figured they would last me all summer before I really started to pop. Luckily I work from home so I am wearing a lot of yoga pants!

I found and read through the multiples board, I wish there was more activity over there. Your appointments will come up quick, mine isn't until August 5th just with my OB. Do you plan on finding out the genders?

 

[SurpriseBub]

Uhhhh, I hate worrying about our little bean. I woke up and felt pretty well- I could eat breakfast without feeling bad, and that has me worried something has gone wrong.

I just find it so hard to not know what is going on in there.

 

[xxshellsxx]

Savvy - I got lucky and my OB appointment was the same day as my scan a few hours later, so i was able to get lots of advice straight away. Yes we will be finding out the genders, just for practicality reasons - i would love 2 surprises but with so much to buy it'll be easier if we know. Will you find out with yours?

 

[Megamegan]

SurpriseBub- I feel a lot better this week too! I started taking my vitamin cocktail at night instead of morning, and I'm thinking that helped. I just saw the heartbeat yesterday so I know my baby is fine even though I feel decent. Try not to worry. The way I think of it is this: I don't want to get to the end of my pregnancy and feel like I didn't enjoy it at all, just worried the whole time. So I'm trying to think of how I'll feel at the end... I want to say I had a lovely pregnancy and felt optimistic most of the time.

 

[christina1612]

Megamegan I know exactly what you mean! I had a mc before I had my son so when I first found out this time around I was so worried and my oh wouldn't talk about it. Everytime I'd mention anything pregnancy or baby related he said "lets see what happens". I was so upset and I said I am nit spending the next twelve weeks stressing and worrying that its all going to go wrong! Its good to be cautious like not telling the world but at the same time you should still enjoy every moment x

 

[cckarting]

I do t think we're finding out the gender…it kind of ruined my last pregnancy. I was so sure we were having a girl and it turned out we were having another boy! Dh said this baby was a surprise so why not keep it a surprise until the end