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

[MellyH]

I like it, maisie, it sounds strong and it all flows well.

 

[MellyH]

Also - hooraaaaaay Captain!! How much does that change your due date by??

 

[bridgetboo62]

oh my goodness OH is snoring horribly and im about to murder him
i cant fall asleep

rant over

 

[MrsPoodle]

Very nice Maisie...

I'm still feeling poo, so not going to bristol today. We are child free though, as in laws are having her for the weekend, so will at least get some peace and quiet!

 

[bubbamadness]

Captain, any updates??

Yes!

Just got home! Went and did some shopping after the scan and had lunch with OH to celebrate, then when we got home to the marina there was a dock party!

Sooo...ultrasound was awesome! I drank so much water I was so uncomfortable waiting to go in, and then my bladder gets pushed down on for the scan.. oh my!!

The biggest shock of all is that the picture says I'm 9 weeks and four days I'm now officially in the February club!

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Congratulations captain. Wow, 9 weeks 4 days! you'll have to change your ticker

 

[maisie78]

Very nice Maisie...

I'm still feeling poo, so not going to bristol today. We are child free though, as in laws are having her for the weekend, so will at least get some peace and quiet!

Sorry you are still feeling rubbish but the child free weekend sounds like bliss! No one has Gabriella for more than an hour or 2 for us so a whole weekend, wow I wouldn't even know what to do lol Try to enjoy it x

 

[lynnikins]

Sorry ive been awol . My youngest has an ear infection and not been coping well with the heat and humidity and been throwing up and refusing his milk so been battling with him all week to stay hydrated. And my nausea has been getting better though I struggle with dirty nappies atm. Finally it seems like my appointment is in sight as its less than 2 weeks away

 

[Captain]

Also - hooraaaaaay Captain!! How much does that change your due date by??

About three weeks! We guessed about six weeks! Thank you everyone

 

[SurpriseBub]

I think we have decided on a name

Caelan James Albert. (Caelan is pronounced Kay-lan)

Caelan is Gaelic and means slender and fair or strong in battle
James is OH's father's name and I have always liked the name anyway.
Albert is OH's much loved Grandad who passed away in April and OH really wanted to put his name in there.

We are going to try saying it out loud for a few days and see if it sounds right but we have really struggled for boys names, it was the same when pregnant with dd. This is the only one we have agreed on.

We wanted to choose a name early as Gabriella doesn't really understand what other children are although she is starting to now that she goes to nursery once a week. Our visual impairment teacher advised to name the baby early then keep bringing him up in conversation to get her used to us talking about him before he arrives

That sounds like a beautiful name! I think we would like to do something similar- give baby a new first name that is all his/hers, and use family name/s for the middle.

So happy for you! And so sweet that you are slowly getting to know who is in there!!

 

[SurpriseBub]

Also - hooraaaaaay Captain!! How much does that change your due date by??

About three weeks! We guessed about six weeks! Thank you everyone

Congratulations! Awesome that you get to 'skip' three weeks!

 

[bridgetboo62]

i agree that is awesome that you get to skip three weeks
i wish i had gotten to
i am jealous

 

[ttc126]

When is everyone's next appointment?

Mine is Monday morning! I'll be 12+1 and I'm really really hoping she will listen to the heartbeat! I don't know this office's policy though...the ob i had with my son didn't try to find it with a Doppler until after 16 weeks. Although the midwife i had with ds (before she transferred me for being high risk) found it at 11 weeks.
This appointment she will also refer me to the perinatologist for a high risk consult.

After my appt with the ob i have to get my blood drawn again so we can see how anemic i am now.

I get ob appts every 4 weeks, and blood draws every 2. Not sure yet when the perinatologist will want to see me.

Anyway, that is the upcoming deal with my appointments

 

[maisie78]

I'm pretty sure I should have my 12 week scan sometime next week but still haven't had a letter with an appointment so going to chase up the hospital antenatal clinic on Monday. Good luck for your appointment ttc. I know here they don't really try with the doppler until 16 weeks but you might be lucky x

 

[MellyH]

Mine is on Tuesday afternoon! First scan. I am so excited! Then I have appointments every four weeks, and I have my next four appointments already made until October. They haven't mentioned additional bloodwork so I think it will just be those for the next while.

 

[maisie78]

Right now I have the most horrible cough. It is making me feel so sick I think it may be turning in to a chest infection as my chest is feeling very sore. Hoping to avoid antibiotics as I had to have them when pregnant last time for a similar thing and I ended up with horrendous thrush. I am never poorly normally but for some reason as soon as I get pregnant I get a chest infection. Rubbish!!

 

[MellyH]

Ohhhh how unpleasant My hayfever has been acting up and last night when I was sneezing in bed I got some very sharp cramps low down in my abdomen, above my pubic bone. I know everything is stretchy and niggly down there but I don't like sharp cramps, thank you very much!

 

[swanxxsong]

My next appointment is the first Thursday of August. Then my ultrasound is the following Monday. Can't come soon enough imo! Lol. I am hoping to hear baby's heartbeat at my next appt!

 

[SurpriseBub]

July 31st for me. I think that will be a more comprehensive appt- hoping for a scan, and they will likely do some other standard testing then. I should also finally get a firm due date if they have a look at baby!

 

[Megamegan]

My next appointment is July 31, and they'll do another ultrasound (about 10 1/2 weeks). But I don't think they realize I have already had one lol. I hope they'll do it even if they figure it out. Then I probably will opt out of NT scan so I won't have another appt til closer to 20 weeks. DH and I agreed to have a small "gender reveal" party, where our friends will get the envelope and make a pink or blue cake and we'll be surprised along with the other guests, and then after that party is when we'll announce it on FB.

I'm so excited that things are coming together! And I think 9 weeks today means baby is a fetus. Just hoping I make it through the 2 trips I have coming up, both nonstop flights (luckily) to and from, and only a couple hours each time. I bought compression stockings for the flights and will try to stay hydrated but I'm just hoping I don't feel sick. Last night I had a 2 1/2 hour bus ride and I decided to take dramamine because the nausea was getting out of hand and it was solely from the motion sickness. Well, I took it, I wasn't nauseous at all, and it didn't completely knock me out... but today I feel reeeeeally sleepy and maybe a little bit like I'm about to get a cold. Yesterday was a super long day with 14 hours of work, two 2 1/2 hour bus rides, performing a 1 1/2 hour concert, and crappy food. So my body is probably just recovering.

Anyone else forgetting to take prenatals? I never used to forget but now I'm lucky if I make it every other day. Need to get better at that!!

 

[dcm_mw12]

My 2nd appt is July 30th I'll be 12 weeks and my ultrasound is scheduled for Aug 4th.