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

[Megamegan]

The best pants I have right now are these super low-rise, stretchy skinny jeans from Motherhood Maternity. They don't have any stretchy panel at all, they are just super low cut and I absolutely love them, I feel so free in them. I know some people prefer the over-belly panel, but as of right now I hate it. I roll it down all the time and I'd cut it off if I could!

 

[bridgetboo62]

i hate the over the belly panel! i could not imagine liking it
i tried wearing my bellaband high up over my belly yesterday for like 5 second and was like uh nope no way cant do it i have no idea how people stand this

only under the belly for me

i also really want to get a pair of the jeans that only have two panels by the pockets
like this https://eatsleepdenim.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jbrans_skinnymama5.jpg
or ones where the panel just looks like part of the regular denim jean
and you cant really tell they are maternity at all

also i think i may have felt some kicks last night but only like two or three and it still may have been gas
plus would it be unusual to just start feeling kicks and never have felt flutters before at all

why does my lilypie ticker say baby is 10 inches thats not true according to every fetal size chart on google they say about 5.6 inches or so

 

[MellyH]

I bought two pairs of maternity jeans with the over-the-belly band before I even knew there were different types of maternity pants. Luckily I don't mind it, I don't even notice it, it's not any more restrictive than a fitted top. On hot days it can get a bit irritating though!

 

[Feronia]

I've been living in maternity pants since 7 weeks! They're the best! I swore I'd keep them after my daughter, but after birth I was so sick of wearing them that I sold them all.

I HATED the over-the-belly panel in the summer, but now that it's getting cooler I really like it since it keeps me warm. I only have two pairs of pants, though, so I'm thinking I should get more! For you Canadians, Thyme maternity pants seem to fit me the best (comfy skinny jeans! Yeah!) and they often have some great sales.

 

[xxshellsxx]

I LOVE my over the belly panel lol

Bridget baby is roughly 10 inches - crown to heel.... or 5/6 inches crown to rump x

 

[bridgetboo62]

oh okay i suppose that makes sense
why do they measure crown to rump in the beginning and then start measuring head to toe at some point in your pregnancy?

like this size chart says 5.6 inches @ 18 weeks
and then 18.9-20.9 @ 40 weeks
those measurements cant both be crown to rump or head to toe right?

https://pregnant.thebump.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-tools/articles/how-big-is-baby.aspx

 

[bridgetboo62]

we have started to think of some names
we are going to go for an 'A' name

i really like ava nelly for a girl
but we are also thinking about
aurora or alexis for first names and not sure what middle name to go with those
i really love alice but OH had an ex whose daughter's name was alice
so he doesnt like it

for a boy we both really love aiden eric

what do you guys think?

 

[xxshellsxx]

They can't measure crown to heel early on because the legs are permanently bent so can't measure properly, it's only now the legs can straighten enough to measure full length.

i like the names you've picked, they are sweet x

 

[Feronia]

I'm definitely fond of A names, especially since my DD has an A name. We like vowel names for sure over here!

 

[Feronia]

Ahh, it’s application season again! I’m applying for the midwifery program again, even though interviews are weeks after I’m due. Last year I was .1% away from getting an interview. Agggh. This year, I’ve tried to do a lot to improve my application and grades, and I would looooove to get in. It’s so competitive.

I’ve already written up my statement of purpose even though applications only opened up on Tuesday, so if any of you happen to be friends with any midwives or student midwives who might have the time to read it, I would absolutely love some harsh feedback. At least being pregnant this time around might put my mind off of the obsessive wait times and email refreshing that will occur at the beginning of next year.

Are any of you planning on continuing or going back to school sometime after giving birth?

 

[mammy2oaklen]

Gender scan tomorrow so excited for 12pm

I love aurora it's so pretty.

 

[ttc126]

Good luck with your application this year Feronia!!!

I'm not planning to go back anytime soon. I think we want 1-2 more kids (if i don't have any horrible complications this time) then i really want to think about medical school. But that's awhile off and I'd like to see how things go

 

[bridgetboo62]

good luck Feronia!

we want 1-2 more kids after this baby
but not for a while baby has to be about 3 at least
and we need to get our lives in order

i have no idea what i want to go to school for or what i want to do if i choose to do something other than be a stay at home mommy but i was maybe thinking about doing a 12 month program to become an ultrasound tech sometime after baby is born and we settled and everything possibly when he or she is 1 but idk

 

[Feronia]

Wow, good luck with med school if you decide to go that route, ttc126! I took some of the pre-reqs for med school since many of them are similar to midwifery school, and boy are they intense. Here, it's equally competitive to midwifery school, just on a larger scale (midwifery school gets 200 applications a year and admits 20, med school gets 2,000 applications a year and admits 200).

Bridget, I have a friend who was going to go into midwifery but decided to become an ultrasound tech instead so she would have a more regular schedule to spend with her family. So far she's really enjoying the program!

 

[SurpriseBub]

Good luck for those of you with scans tomorrow! Look forward to hearing how your results affect our group gender stats!!

I think it is pretty likely I will go back to study... But more like when we decide our baby making days are done. I have had a few thoughts on what to do. I think teaching is the stand out option to me. I guess it depends on where we are and what is happening when that time rolls around.

 

[Megamegan]

I'm locked into my job with the Army for quite a while- 16 1/2 more years if I want to retire- but I really love school! I probably won't go back seriously any time soon because work will take enough of my energy up, but who knows what the future holds. I always intended to have my career set up before having kids (but- would have loved them earlier so it was just luck of timing really) so I feel very fortunate I was able to do that, but my sister did the opposite and is taking online classes now and finding her niche, so that's really cool too. You can do anything you put your mind to. For me, I think having kids will change my life so much that I might discover a new career path or side business or something- maybe music related, maybe not. You never know!

 

[Captain]

Ahh, it’s application season again! I’m applying for the midwifery program again, even though interviews are weeks after I’m due. Last year I was .1% away from getting an interview. Agggh. This year, I’ve tried to do a lot to improve my application and grades, and I would looooove to get in. It’s so competitive.

I’ve already written up my statement of purpose even though applications only opened up on Tuesday, so if any of you happen to be friends with any midwives or student midwives who might have the time to read it, I would absolutely love some harsh feedback. At least being pregnant this time around might put my mind off of the obsessive wait times and email refreshing that will occur at the beginning of next year.

Are any of you planning on continuing or going back to school sometime after giving birth?

Best of luck Feronia! I was actually on a waiting list for a year to start a course at VIU, typically, I got a phone call offering me a place the day I had my ultrasound! I was told I can stay at the top of the list and take it next September if I'd like too, but I'm not sure yet. I've always wanted to join the police force and taking this course would have filled my time up until I would be eligible to apply (have to wait at least another year to become a Canadian citizen), but now I think I will apply sometime in the near-ish future

 

[MellyH]

Feronia, good luck with the application, sounds like you can only have improved your chances!

I have a PhD in a career that I love, so as much as I loved school, and would probably just do degrees my whole life if I could, I don't see myself doing anything more than the occasional adult education class in the next decade or so.

I love Aurora, and Aidan. Both lovely names.

Good luck at the scan tomorrow mammy2oaklen!

 

[Feronia]

Captain, I get to become a Canadian citizen in a year, too! Thankfully our babies will be Canadians before we are, hehe.

I was rejected from PhD programs when I applied three years ago, but I feel really lucky that I was since I do not want to be a professor of English any more. It seems like a really hard route to go, I have friends doing it. They are all delaying children for a long time, too, and I didn't want to do that.

This is actually my second universal rejection baby. I got pregnant with DD after being universally rejected from English PhD programs, and this one after being rejected from midwifery programs. Let's hope I'm not rejected again because we are done with babies!

 

[bridgetboo62]

my breasts have gone up two cup sizes already from an a to a c
but i have developed these fat rolls right under my boobs that are present whenever i slouch when im sitting which is REALLY bothering me i can feel them whenever i slouch especially if im not wearing a bra and they feel soooo gross and its really bothering me
and im worried about if they will go away easily after giving birth
i dont even know how you would kill fat in that region its not my abs its like my rib cage
i have never worked out or dieted or had to lose weight at all in my life
so its really stressing