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

[bridgetboo62]

whoa just found out you can get blood tests to find gender in the first trimester after 10 weeks! im so excited! definitely asking my midwife about it and hopefully can get it done!

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/p...8857-anyone-finding-out-gender-first-tri.html

^look there

it would be awesome because i am on my moms kaiser employee insurance until im 26 (baby will be too until i turn 26)

all appointments are $5 each
all prescriptions are $3 each
and IVs, blood work, any testing or anything, hospital stays and any medication given while in hospital is free

so if she says yes they can do it then it will super cheap if not free

 

[bridgetboo62]

Is anyone else planning on staying as active as possible during their pregnancy?

unfortunately im not very active in general
so if i were to become active while pregnant
i think it would add to much stress and strain on my body
so i will just be maintaining the same level of inactiveness during pregnancy as i did before haha

 

[ZombieKitten]

I'm gonna fess up to you ladies right now... I ALWAYS lie to my doctors about my LMP After YEARS of temping, charting, opks, etc. I have learned that my body typically doesn't ovulate until after day 21 (sometimes it's happened a little earlier and sometimes much later because my body is just crazy like that.) But my Luteal Phase is always 14 days. So whenever the doctors ask me the first day of my last period... I totally lie. I just pick the date that is exactly 14 days before ovulation. The first few times I got pregnant, I told them the truth and they would schedule me for an 8 week ultrasound, search and search for like 10 minutes freaking me out and asking me questions like "have you had any bleeding or cramping?" or even "are you sure you're pregnant???", then they would use the internal and be like "Oh! There it is! You're only about 6 weeks not 8!" This has literally happened to me TWICE! And both times I told my doctor when I ovulated/conceived, yet they insisted on going by LMP.

This pregnancy... my LMP was April 26th meaning my EDD would technically be January 31st.... but I didn't ovulate til CD21 and as soon as you conceive you are technically considered 2 weeks pregnant, and going by all the tests I have taken, timing, symptoms, and experience I am VERY confident that I conceived May 16th, making my EDD Feb 6th. I know it seems so crazy to break it down the way I do, but it's such a scary feeling getting a scan when they are expecting you to be 1-2 weeks further along than you are.

 

[Gdef]

i just emailed my doctor hopefully she replies soon today
or tomorrow and they can get me in soon
if its clamydia i would hate for the infection to spread to the amniotic sac/fluid

i just read here

https://www.babycenter.com/0_yeast-infections-during-pregnancy_485.bc

that a yeast infection wont affect baby

also mine is pale yellow tinted as well
not dark
more white actually but can see very pale tint of yellow

With DD, I had bacterial infections constantly. Lots of itching, burning, and just a general raw feeling down there. Pretty much throughout my entire pregnancy. My OB said it was a combo of pregnancy hormones and the type of soap I was using. I switched to a fragrance free soap and it helped a ton! To this day, almost 7 yrs later, I still use fragrance free soap bc I will still get a bacterial infection if I use any type of soap or product with fragrance in it

 

[MilosMommy7]

Bridget- I have days where I poop a few times. Then I go a day or two without anything, and those two days I always feel like I have to go, but nothing comes out!
Usually nausea is your bodies way of responding to the hormone changes

Ttc- Sorry you're not feeling well. My nausea varied with all of mine, but I'll guess it could also be the baby keeping you moving if you feel unrested it can easily make you feel run down and easier to start feeling nausea! My youngest turns 8months tomorrow and I have no idea how I'll chase after him and my oldest two

Swan- are you having another beta done soon? Fingers crossed the progesterone helps (regardless if you needed it!) good luck at your scan!

Eme- aww, I'm sorry to hear got my fingers crossed for you

Zombie- I lie too! Lol. My lmp is April 28th. I ovulated May 27th. I'm gonna tell them my lmp was May 13th

Tried catching up best I could! My youngest has been terrible today and crying all day long 4 weeks today! I emailed my mom and told her I was pregnant. She doesn't think we "need" more kids so I straight out told her not to reply if she was going to have something negative to say. So far no reply from her I have no symptoms still aside from being tired and cranky.

 

[MilosMommy7]

Oh and I'm in the same boat with the acne. I am breaking out like crazy!

 

[ttc126]

Milosmommy, Wow!!!! I really hope your mom responds! I can't believe her!

You know, we haven't even told my in-laws because they're so negative. They were so rude about our first ds so i don't want to deal with it right now...

 

[ZombieKitten]

You know... I constantly got lectured from people when DH and I talked about having more kids. We always got "But why?! You already have two, a boy and girl! That's perfect! You dont 'need' anymore!" and my response is always "well.. you don't NEED a million dollars, but wouldn't you still like to have it?" That shuts people up

 

[MilosMommy7]

My inlaws are the only ones who never give us grief. They know that OH and I will give them their only grandchildren. I got a lot of the one of each, now I need to stop, crap. After my daughter I got a lot of "now you have one of each, it's perfect, you don't need more."

It's been 4hrs and still no reply from her. And I know she's probably been online since reading my message because she's always online at this time of night.

 

[ZombieKitten]

It's been 4hrs and still no reply from her. And I know she's probably been online since reading my message because she's always online at this time of night.

Hopefully she's just trying to think of what exactly to reply with, without sounding negative Either way, I hope she doesn't get mean

 

[Gdef]

My face looks like a 13 yr old boy going thru puberty right now with all this acne! Definitely hormone city right now! Lol

We've only told DH's mom so far. Although I'm very close with my parents and they adore our DD, they have a "one-and-done" view on having kids. I was an only child and I hated it. Still do, actually. They feel like having only one will allow you to devote everything to just that one. Spend more money, time, love, etc on just one instead of having to divide everything. Which I guess could be true, in a way. I honestly don't feel that way personally. But I also think that it has a lot to do with the type of person you are. Some people can only handle just one child while others can handle 20! Bless them if they CAN handle 20! Lol. But we've decided to wait to tell my parents until after my first appt/ultrasound. We're going to let DD go to the ultrasound so she can see her new baby brother or sister on the screen. We know she will be beyond excited bc she's been begging us for a sibling for yrs! We're going to give her a pic from the ultrasound and then go visit my parents to break the news and so she can show them her new baby brother or sister. Hopefully they won't be so negative when they see how excited she is!

 

[swanxxsong]

I am unsure if they will do more blood testing. I will ask tomorrow.

Bridget there's also a blood test you can mail out for gender. Zombie and I have a friend who did it super early with her pregnancy. I would have to ask her the name. Something with pink and blue in the name I think.

Ugh so frustrating when parents and inlaws and such have comments about how many children to have.

 

[swanxxsong]

https://www.tellmepinkorblue.com

 

[MilosMommy7]

It's been 4hrs and still no reply from her. And I know she's probably been online since reading my message because she's always online at this time of night.

Hopefully she's just trying to think of what exactly to reply with, without sounding negative Either way, I hope she doesn't get mean

That's what I'm hoping. Regardless, she'll see me tomorrow! Lol. My oldest stayed the night over there tonight.

 

[Californi]

This is a rather random post, but I'm new to the site and still learning my way around. I was wondering if any of you ladies could help me out! Last November I stopped taking birth control. My husband and I have been trying to have a baby since then and it has yet to happen. Every month I THINK it's going to happen and make myself think I'm having symptoms but it's always just in my head! Lol we feel like we'll never get a positive test! I always have irregular periods anywhere from the 15th-25th is usually when I'll start. So we're always trying! Last night my throat started to really hurt and now today my head is pounding, I have a sore throat and very stuffy/runny nose. I know they say that can be symptoms but yet again I don't know if it's just a cold or actually could be something. Also, the past two days I've had very light cramping here and there not all of the time but enough to be noticeable. Anyone have this when trying or pregnant? I'm not sure if I'm allowing it to all get in my head...

 

[Gdef]

This is a rather random post, but I'm new to the site and still learning my way around. I was wondering if any of you ladies could help me out! Last November I stopped taking birth control. My husband and I have been trying to have a baby since then and it has yet to happen. Every month I THINK it's going to happen and make myself think I'm having symptoms but it's always just in my head! Lol we feel like we'll never get a positive test! I always have irregular periods anywhere from the 15th-25th is usually when I'll start. So we're always trying! Last night my throat started to really hurt and now today my head is pounding, I have a sore throat and very stuffy/runny nose. I know they say that can be symptoms but yet again I don't know if it's just a cold or actually could be something. Also, the past two days I've had very light cramping here and there not all of the time but enough to be noticeable. Anyone have this when trying or pregnant? I'm not sure if I'm allowing it to all get in my head...

Hi and welcome . Have you talked to your doctor about any of this? Both the trying to conceive and also the sore throat & pounding headache. I've had my fair share of headaches while pregnant and the occasional stuffiness, but I can't say that I've ever had a sore throat as a pregnancy symptom. And I also can't say that I've ever had all 3 of those symptoms together unless I really am sick. It kind of sounds like a cold or strep throat to me. I would suggest you see your doctor or maybe a medical clinic about that. As for the trying to conceive, I unfortunately don't have much experience with that. Maybe some of these other wonderful ladies in this forum could give you some advice as to what steps they have taken while trying to conceive (other than DTD! Lol). But again, if you feel like there's something going on that may be hindering your ability to conceive, give your OB/gyn a call and ask to just talk about your options. Good luck

 

[bridgetboo62]

yeah but it to expensive to have the testing done by a private party
so im hoping i can get it done through my insurance
we cant afford like $250

 

[Gdef]

So, dd has been on summer break from school for about 2 weeks now. She came to me today BRAGGING that she had not brushed her teeth in TWO DAYS!! I've totally got this distracted mommy thing down pat. Yep, I got this! Jesus take the wheel!!! LOL

 

[babyfeva]

So, dd has been on summer break from school for about 2 weeks now. She came to me today BRAGGING that she had not brushed her teeth in TWO DAYS!! I've totally got this distracted mommy thing down pat. Yep, I got this! Jesus take the wheel!!! LOL

I've totally been slacking with cooking. I've also felt like I'm being lazy with playing with my 18 month old son.

 

[Gdef]

I've totally been slacking with cooking. I've also felt like I'm being lazy with playing with my 18 month old son.

I think things will get better once we all hit 10-12 weeks & know that our babies are happy, healthy, and snug as a bug in a rug inside of us . My worrying over what could (but more than likely won't) happen with my little bean is what's keeping me so distracted. But I have been trying to make an effort the last couple of days to spend more time with dd. I've actually found it pretty comforting and it helps keep my mind off other things .