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

[AliciaX]

Just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat, before I got pregnant, I booked a holiday for 1st of January going to Egypt for a week for OH's birthday. Obviously now I will be heavily pregnant around 33 weeks. I would be terrified to travel after 30 weeks. I can pay extra and change the dates but obviously I will have to add the baby on and was thinking maybe do it for when the little bean is 8 months old.
What are your opinions? Would you risk it and go at 33 weeks or wait till the baby is here and when they're old enough?

Of course, it is up to you! I tried out two different doctors here, and both gave info pamphlets #1 suggests no travel after 30 weeks, #2 suggests no travel after 32. We were going to go to see my family in Australia this Christmas, but I nixed the idea because I don't like the idea of such a long trip, and i would be pushing the 30 or 32 weeks during the time there. (Also- you might want to look and see if travel insurance would cover you a that pregnant?) Personally, I think in your situation I would rebook... But if you are comfortable, then don't let other people tell you what to do!

Thank you for your opinion and advice. Obviously the baby's safety comes before anything but it's such a shame that I might lose out on a very large sum of money. I planned a great holiday, full of surprises for OH. But looks like we will have to reschedule and go with our little bean when he/she is here. It's just another large sum of money I will have to pay for the change of holiday! Arghhhh.
I found out that I'm just on the limit of flying with the company I am going with and they will still insure me but it sounds like a huge risk as it's baby #1 and anything can happen. Although I am probably having one of the easiest pregnancy and hope it stays this way!!

 

[AliciaX]

Thanks ladies! Although it sounds very selfish but I really want to go on this last holiday, just me and OH! For the last time ever lol. I would love to go but I will have discuss my options with the midwife. Oh and I don't fancy giving birth to my baby in Egypt or worse on the flight back lol x

 

[xxshellsxx]

Melly i love the idea of you onsies as your facebook reveal lol We are both massive darts fans, we both play and run a darts related business so we HAD to do ours in the darts style... posted a picture of one of my darts, one of his darts and 2 of a tiny set inbetween and labbled it ' daddy's dart, mummy's dart and....' and left people going nuts over it for about 10 minutes before i caved and put a full announcment out lol

 

[EMYJC]

Wow Melly H- it's crazy isnt it. How are you doing symptom wise now? Things settling at all? 2nd time and Feronia- I am none the wiser and happy either way. I know I am not meant to get predictions here but am grateful. Have posted on In gender so we will see what they come up with if I get any predictions there.

I would be a bit cautious to fly but am sure you will be fine. Make sure you have a doctors letter and good insurance. x

 

[SurpriseBub]

Thanks ladies! Although it sounds very selfish but I really want to go on this last holiday, just me and OH! For the last time ever lol. I would love to go but I will have discuss my options with the midwife. Oh and I don't fancy giving birth to my baby in Egypt or worse on the flight back lol x

If you do decide to rebook, maybe you could do a smaller trip a little closer to home during that time instead?

 

[SurpriseBub]

For any of you ladies with twins/expecting second babies- if you are getting a double stroller, you might want to steer clear of this graco model: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...d-unsafe-brakes-fail-major-consumer-test.html

It is from the terrible Daily Mail... But Consumer Reports are pretty accurate.

 

[Feronia]

Just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat, before I got pregnant, I booked a holiday for 1st of January going to Egypt for a week for OH's birthday. Obviously now I will be heavily pregnant around 33 weeks. I would be terrified to travel after 30 weeks. I can pay extra and change the dates but obviously I will have to add the baby on and was thinking maybe do it for when the little bean is 8 months old.
What are your opinions? Would you risk it and go at 33 weeks or wait till the baby is here and when they're old enough?

I would still go if you have no signs of pre-term labour or any other conditions that would mean it's better to stay put. You're really not likely to go that early, so I would wait to see how you feel in the weeks prior and cancel/rebook last minute if it comes down to it.

I'm still planning to fly from 30-31 weeks in December! I'll just bring my current maternity records and a note from my midwife. I'll get some good compression stockings as well. I already checked the flight policies on the airlines and they are fine with pregnant women flying up until about 37 weeks, but I would check the guidelines of the airlines you are using.

 

[savvysaver]

Just got home from my appointment with the OB. She was just suppose to use the doppler to find the heartbeats but she brought in the ultrasound machine just because she said it was easier at this point with twins than trying to find the heartbeats...that was fine by me! It was so awesome to see both babies wiggling and moving around. Baby B was even waving to us! It was a super fast 2 minute ultrasound but she did print off pictures, baby A was face down and baby B had their back to us...so I don't think I will get any gender predictions. She wanted us to book an appointment with the fetal specialists for our anatomy scan at 16 weeks, because multiples stress out their ultrasound tech...unfortunately we can't get in until 19 weeks. My appointment is September 16th.

Baby A is in the first picture and baby B is in the second picture (along with baby A on the top)

 

[EMYJC]

Fabulous pics Savvy saver- congrats xx

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

Hello, is anyone feeling movement yet? I felt what was like a bubble popping last night, it only happened 3 times in like an hour while I was watching a movie.

 

[2nd time]

Im pretty sure I have been feeling movement for a while but mine is my 6th pregnancy and it gets sooner the more you have lol ,
I got weighed today and im down 11kg since my mc in may I think its my panic disorder so I have booked an app with a hypnotherapist for thurs desprate not to feel like this anymore

 

[dcm_mw12]

Today was my first time actually vomiting due to my nausea , I was so shocked that I started crying bad (seems weird to cry I guess). Now I'm scared to eat beans because I threw all of it up , nothing else I had eaten came up.

 

[SurpriseBub]

Great news, and fantastic pics, savvy!

 

[Captain]

melly - Love the onesies!! The first thing my OH bought was a newborn jersey for his hockey team, got to start them young!

EMYJC - What a brilliant scan picture! I'm taking a stab in the dark and saying it's a girl!

Swan song - Thanks for posting about those nursing scarves, I've looked at them on Amazon before but was unsure. Can't go wrong for $3.59 though so I think I'll get one!

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So appointment with the ob was short and sweet. Like I said before I had to cancel my Friday appointment because we're driving out of town Thursday and I expected (and specifically asked for) an hour appointment today to do the family history and smear that was meant to be done Friday. Turns out I only had a ten minute appointment! I don't really mind as it means I get the big appointment with my proper ob when we're back, and this doc assured me that everything was happening right on time.

I told OH that I wouldn't ask to hear the heartbeat because he wouldn't be there, but as I was waiting to go in the nurse gave me a doppler!! Couldn't resist asking then could I?! The doctor tried quickly but we couldn't hear anything..serves me right! That's what I get for trying to be sneaky I think this baby is taking daddy's side already

 

[EMYJC]

Thanks captain. Ha ha, baby waiting for daddy to be present too. Very canny already hey!

 

[jmandrews]

I have been having bad nausea lately. I can no longer keep myself from puking. it's been worse since 10 weeks. Anyone else have it start later for them? This is all new for me. I didn't get sick with my DD.
Tomorrow is my 12 week appt. can't wait to meet with my dr and hear baby. Although I hear baby often with my own Doppler.
4 weeks 6 days until we find out the gender!

 

[RaspberryK]

Must have some kind of hormone surge as my sickness returned for a couple of days.

I've been feeling movement for over a week now, and for me it's like a ball rolling around in my tummy and the occasional pop ofa kick. Just now I felt what everyone must be describing when they say fluttering/butterflies xx

 

[MellyH]

I would guess I'm still awhile away from feeling movement, even if it is twins! But I will keep my senses alert.

SurpriseBub, I've also had to put the kibosh on my plans of seeing my family in Australia at Christmas. If it was just one bubba, I would think about going, but not with two.

 

[SurpriseBub]

I am the cautious type, so just thought it was best to pull the pin (as sad as that was!). I figure we can go next year with the baby instead why does Australia have to be quite sooooooo very far away?!

 

[RaspberryK]

I probably wouldn't want to fly long haul pregnant at any stage in pregnancy with Singleton or multiple.
Xx