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

[MellyH]

Yay for all the upcoming gender scans!

Has anyone started reacting to their jewelry? I had to take my wedding ring off because my finger was getting a red rash around it.

 

[ttc126]

Aww what a bummer Melly! I've never heard of that

 

[MellyH]

Yeah it is a bummer!! It's a white gold ring - some googling indicates women can develop nickel allergies in pregnancy? It's already gone down a bit since taking the ring off last night, but you can see it's raised and red still.

https://i.imgur.com/736nm65.jpg

 

[2nd time]

Yeah it is a bummer!! It's a white gold ring - some googling indicates women can develop nickel allergies in pregnancy? It's already gone down a bit since taking the ring off last night, but you can see it's raised and red still.

https://i.imgur.com/736nm65.jpg

I always react to my jewellery when preg my wedding ring is white gold I cant were it I also have a silver wedding ring but I even react to that

 

[British Mummy]

I took my rings off this week because they were getting tight and my husband said not to risk it. he's a fireman and has cut a fair few rings off and he said its pretty unpleasant from what the women say. I took them off so early last time anyway so no biggie. I guess your skin had different sensitivity? Probably be fine again when you're not pregnant.
lol Melly I loved your back to the future reference btw !

My attempt: Where we're going, we don't need rings.... *cough* awkward...

 

[EMYJC]

Just been catching up on here. Kittykat I am so so sorry to hear such devastating news. Truly saddened. Praying you and your OH heal well from this and in time get your baby. x

Raspberry K, congrats on the girl! Sept 26th I hopefully find out the sex. I have gained 14 lbs so far. Currently getting over a nasty bug. Sleeping on and off all day (thankfully my son has been in nursery). Chronic headaches and headache pain when bend down. Aching all over and arms and legs feel like lead weights.

 

[SurpriseBub]

Good luck, Captain. I am sure it will all go well- make sure you have things to occupy and entertain your mind while you wait let us know how it goes!

I have had the same feelings, imphope... I get very worried before every appointment (much to my husband's annoyance), and have been concerned about lots of things all the way along so far. We were surprised to find out I was pregnant... Not least as I had been told I would find it difficult to have kids a few years back we just got back from the doctor and heard the heartbeat. It just always seems surreal- I think because I can't feel the baby move yet, so it seems like it can't be happening to me. I also think that I get worked up because I care so very much! I want nothing in this world more than to bring home a healthy, happy baby in Feb, and it is worrying because I feel like I am not in control about so much that is going on. So, I think it is all normal... And you worry because you love your baby! There is someone so lovely and beautiful in there!! every day and week that passes brings us all closer to Feb. So, I keep trying to remind myself to be thankful and positive each night when I go to bed, having another day of growth for baby under my (expanding) belt

 

[MellyH]

I definitely think feeling the baby/ies move will be reassuring for all of us. I was only just thinking this morning that even with the scans, and the expanding belly, and the slew of symptoms/side effects, it still somehow feels fake, like maybe I'm having a phantom pregnancy or someone's pulling a big prank on me or something! I can't wait for movement.

 

[ttc126]

I have been feeling so much strong movement from this baby it's made me worry! Definitely moves way more than my son ever did and does not feel like a 17 week baby moving but more like 24 weeks! Any thoughts from 2nd + time mom's?

Also...goes to show that pregnancy worry is so crazy! Worry when they move, worry when they don't...

 

[jmandrews]

One week from today we find out the gender! So excited!

any thoughts on which team you're on yet? Xx

I'm not really sure. I've been leaning more towards boy. Not sure if it's because I've had two dreams it is a boy or not. We pretty much have a boy name and no girl name too. Lol we will see!

 

[swanxxsong]

Mom2Chloe: Oh how I love coconut oil! I use it for everythingggg. LOL.

Aww Captain! I hope all goes well!

I got no phone call about my #s from my bloodwork from the sequential screen, and I have to go back for round two next week. Not sure but I assume no news is good news... ? LOL

Next week I have my midwife appt and begin my weekly shots. Ugh. I am so not excited about being stuck in the butt every week for the next 20 weeks, but I am forcing myself to shut up and relax about it since I am lucky they managed to GET the shots for me after the run-around that I was getting from insurance and the drug company. And it's all for the greater good... I just hate needles. haha!

 

[RaspberryK]

I have been feeling so much strong movement from this baby it's made me worry! Definitely moves way more than my son ever did and does not feel like a 17 week baby moving but more like 24 weeks! Any thoughts from 2nd + time mom's?

Also...goes to show that pregnancy worry is so crazy! Worry when they move, worry when they don't...

I thought ds was a mover, this one is crazy as seen on scans. I felt movements with my first from 16 weeks but I've had movement from 11 weeks with this pregnancy for 2-3 weeks now I've had a definite pattern of movement and starting to get kicks like I had at over 20 weeks before.
Xx

 

[RaspberryK]

One week from today we find out the gender! So excited!

any thoughts on which team you're on yet? Xx

I'm not really sure. I've been leaning more towards boy. Not sure if it's because I've had two dreams it is a boy or not. We pretty much have a boy name and no girl name too. Lol we will see!

That could be a sign, with ds we basically only liked boy names, we are struggling with names now though as our girl name has been used and by someone we really don't like.
Xx

 

[SurpriseBub]

One week from today we find out the gender! So excited!

any thoughts on which team you're on yet? Xx

I'm not really sure. I've been leaning more towards boy. Not sure if it's because I've had two dreams it is a boy or not. We pretty much have a boy name and no girl name too. Lol we will see!

That could be a sign, with ds we basically only liked boy names, we are struggling with names now though as our girl name has been used and by someone we really don't like.
Xx

I had a girl dream the week we were told our baby is a girl... So, that felt like a sign to me! (But maybe that was just a coincidence!)

Booo to the name stealing, Raspberry! (Especially if someone awful took it!). We crossed Molly off our list yesterday, but for the happy reason of having a new niece named Millie. what was the name you had in mind?

I think we have a name... Or at least a short list! I just worry that our choice is too popular... Not sure how to gauge that, though. Just don't want her to be in school with a handful of girls with the same name. My brother having his baby has made me all the more anxious to just get to February already!

 

[MellyH]

We have no boys names, so dollars to donuts it's two boys.

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

The boy and girl name we like aren't too liked by our families. They point out what nicknames could come from each name.... kinda wish we hadn't shared....

 

[babymamaagain]

I love reading all of the different perspectives in here.

I had movement with my DD at 13 weeks onward. She never stayed still and made ultrasounds awful for the sake of measurements.
This pregnancy I am 17.3 and just got my first real kick at 17.1. I have not felt anything since. It appears to be the laziest boy on the planet -- sept 9th we'll know for sure.
Anyway, hang tight ladies. Soon we'll all have feet jammed in our ribs.

 

[Feronia]

I really haven't felt much, so I assume I have another anterior placenta. That could be the culprit in lack of movement and not a lazy baby.

 

[SurpriseBub]

The boy and girl name we like aren't too liked by our families. They point out what nicknames could come from each name.... kinda wish we hadn't shared....

As you told them, I think you should listen and can take their feedback on board, but don't let anyone bully you into changing if you feel like you had found the perfect name most names can be morphed into a silly rhyme or nickname anyway... So, unless they pointed out something truly terrible, don't let that be a deal breaker.

We will have a name chosen a good while before baby comes, but will not tell anyone. I don't want to have suggestions thrown at us, and like the idea of the name being part of the 'we had the baby' announcement

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

Thanks, the nickname for the boy would be "woody" which I think is cute, like off of toy story...but could be bad in high school lol. I don't think the girl name has a bad nickname just my mom does. We won't decide totally until we see baby and such so family and friends won't know the final name until it's official anyways lol