February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

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Am I the only one who sleeps like a baby when pregnant?! I never had any issues sleeping when carrying my daughter, and other than when my SPD was godawful a while ago, this pregnancy has been no different :shrug: Being woken for night feeds will more than make up for it in a couple of months though :haha:

Not the same re maternity leave because I'm a student rather than an employee, but I'll be starting a new term in October 2016... so when Ben is 8-ish months old. I wouldn't have minded starting earlier just so I can get cracking with my degree again (I've had to take sick leave so haven't done any studying since June :shock:) but the only two start dates are February and October... definitely not intending to stress about assignment deadlines straight after giving birth when also being a single mum to a 3.5yo and newborn!! :wacko: I'm quite looking forward to the time off with both my babies now :)
 
Glad I'm not the only onone not sleeping lol although I slept well last night :). . Leaving work Christmas eve and can't wait , time is flying by now. Been getting so much heart burn now literally drinking gaviscon from the bottle.

Hope you're all looking forward to Christmas x
 
Had a dream last night that I went into labor at around 36 weeks...makes me bit nervous...was just a dream though. If I could take more time off I definitely would!!
 
I'm taking a year and a half off of work. We cannot afford to send 2 kids to daycare it would be more than I get paid. So this way we can send our daughther to preschool through the school district and we just saved up enough money to hopefully make it by.
 
My sleep has been ok. Great one night then rubbish thr next, its mainly falling asleep thats the hard part i find

Im lucky and havent worked since before my daughter was born 18months ago and am definitely not planning on getig a job any time soon. We just go without some of the fancier things and live on a budget but ild prefer that than having to be back at work, im just glad my husbands job is good enof to be able to do that. Would be so upset if i had to go to work
 
I took time off from September onwards as soon as the summer quarter was over. The nausea and fatigue hit me so bad I could barely finish the rest of the quarter in August! Seems so long ago. OH works and goes to school full-time for massage therapy so in fall 2016 he will be licensed and can pick his own schedule. Hopefully by then I will be able to get my butt back into school (which I get paid for so that's supplemental income :) )

No sleep problems here, actually have been waking up less to pee in the middle of the night from sleeping so dang well. Loving it while it lasts! Know that it can go in an instant.

In other news, have been getting weird burning sensations in my breasts again lately. I also feel like the whole region down there is much more plump and swollen than usual. ANyone else?
 
for me, hubby and I make pretty much the same amount of money, so If I were to stay home, our income would be cut in half and if we cannot afford this now, imagine next year with our little Ben!

I'm taking 11 weeks off (paid short term disability combined with pto) and then I'll be back at the office. At least we have the grandmas coming over to be with the baby, so we probably will have "free day care" until September I believe :)

I've been feeling some type of pressure just were the belly starts, close to be pubic bone. Sometimes I think it is BH, but still not sure.. anyone experiencing this?
 
Hello ladies! :hi:

Can I join you? I'm due on Feb 19th with a baby boy :happydance:
 
Welcome Maria!

I'm taking 18 weeks off using a combination of short term disability and Oregon's Family Leave Act. My husband will take off 3-4 weeks when I go back to work, depending on where we are at financially at that point, he may take up 12 weeks, we will see!

SPD (which is what I think is going on) is killing me. I can barely make it up the stairs at the end of the day! And walking around work all day is getting difficult :( 53 days to gooooooo. A few people suggested the belly band so I think I will invest in that.

I have my last baby shower on Friday, my work group is throwing it. Then I feel like I can finally go buy the rest of the stuff I need, I'll feel better when my nursery/baby to do list is all crossed off!
 
Welcome Maria! You're only due two days after me!

As for time off, I'm working 2 part time jobs to make ends meet while my OH is currently unemployed. Fingers crosse he finds something soon as I can a barely keep my head above water. Part time jobs don't have maternity leave or health benefits, so if I'm lucky, I'll get 6 weeks off before my mom takes over baby duty and I go back to work. :cry:

In other news, I called my OB last night because I was experiencing reduced movements from my baby girl. I tried jumping jacks, walking, sitting, laying, eating food, drinking cold water, drinking hot chocolate, and playing loud music to get her moving. I got a couple tiny movements, but normally she'd be all over the place.

My OB told me to go to the hospital's labor and delivery section for a non stress test. Baby finally started giving good movements after I'd been there for over 2 hours. At three hours, the OB finally showed up and released me. She told me I had a UTI, and as long I can lay down and get 10 movements in 2 hours at home everything should be fine... I had been trying to get GOOD movements for 3 days... Only the light ones were coming through though.

But, baby is moving great today, so I guess, all's well that ends well. I also didn't call my OH to let him know I was going in, and he was upset because he thought he should know. I told him I didn't want him to have to drive 35 miles to just turn around and go back, as I thought I'd be there less time. He was still not happy. But I also knew, he'd be freaking out and I couldn't deal with that. Maybe I'm a bad person...
 
NennaKay said:
Welcome Maria! You're only due two days after me!

As for time off, I'm working 2 part time jobs to make ends meet while my OH is currently unemployed. Fingers crosse he finds something soon as I can a barely keep my head above water. Part time jobs don't have maternity leave or health benefits, so if I'm lucky, I'll get 6 weeks off before my mom takes over baby duty and I go back to work. :cry:

In other news, I called my OB last night because I was experiencing reduced movements from my baby girl. I tried jumping jacks, walking, sitting, laying, eating food, drinking cold water, drinking hot chocolate, and playing loud music to get her moving. I got a couple tiny movements, but normally she'd be all over the place.

My OB told me to go to the hospital's labor and delivery section for a non stress test. Baby finally started giving good movements after I'd been there for over 2 hours. At three hours, the OB finally showed up and released me. She told me I had a UTI, and as long I can lay down and get 10 movements in 2 hours at home everything should be fine... I had been trying to get GOOD movements for 3 days... Only the light ones were coming through though.

But, baby is moving great today, so I guess, all's well that ends well. I also didn't call my OH to let him know I was going in, and he was upset because he thought he should know. I told him I didn't want him to have to drive 35 miles to just turn around and go back, as I thought I'd be there less time. He was still not happy. But I also knew, he'd be freaking out and I couldn't deal with that. Maybe I'm a bad person...
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You are not a bad person! You know one of my biggest worries in this pregnancy has been being the pregnant lady who cried wolf. You know the one we have all either heard someone complain about or complained about ourselves. With lots of symptoms or who goes to the hospital a lot. Every time I have some weird symptom or scare I wait a long time to tell my family or call the Dr because I don't want to be that lady! So you are not a bad person for not wanting to make your husband come out for no reason! You are caring. :)

Side note, I went to the hospital Saturday for the same reason. They also couldn't get little lady to be more active but after 20 minutes they used this little thing to send acoustic waves to her and she kicked so hard! It was weird! Then she was active like normal, they said she was really asleep! Poor baby!
 
I also have been noticing not as much movement lately. The past 2 days have been fine, but the 3 before that were a little worrying... Same thing about not wanting to be the pregnant lady that cries wolf all the time! Especially since going to the hospital and getting checked in only to have the baby start going nuts right as I'm signing the paperwork can be a little frustrating.

But there's nothing wrong with going in and getting checked just to be sure. Reassurance really is the best medicine! Think that our babies were just resting after a growth spurt in there
 
I remember with my daughther she would have quiet days and then really active days. With this one I feel like I'm worrying more than I did with her. If he hasn't moved for a half hour or so I always try to get him to move. Just for that reassurance.
 
Jaxvipe said:
I remember with my daughther she would have quiet days and then really active days. With this one I feel like I'm worrying more than I did with her. If he hasn't moved for a half hour or so I always try to get him to move. Just for that reassurance.
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Yep, usually a snack or drink of water does the trick.

How can you tell baby's position from palpating the outside? I can somewhat tell the difference between kicks, jabs, and hiccups, and I think I know the difference between a bum and a head. But how do I know which way baby is facing?? :shrug:



Maria, welcome to the group! Hope this pregnancy has been treating you well thus far
 
PriandRafa said:
I've been feeling some type of pressure just were the belly starts, close to be pubic bone. Sometimes I think it is BH, but still not sure.. anyone experiencing this?
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I've been having the same, especially when I'm walking long-ish distances. It's only at the bottom of the bump, so it doesn't seem like BH, but it's a very distinct tightening/pressure like feeling. It can last up to several seconds and I usually need to stop and take a small rest for it to go away. Any ideas?


MariaF said:
Hello ladies! :hi:

Can I join you? I'm due on Feb 19th with a baby boy :happydance:
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Welcome Maria! We're due on the same day!

As for quiet days, I got one last week as well and I was freaking out! Funny thing is that if my hubby talks and pokes at my bump, then the baby usually wakes up. But we were meeting after a 2-hour class and the little bug was barely moving for several hours at that point... Luckily he went back to normal, but I was imagining the worse. And like you ladies mentioned, I was reluctant to head into a hospital. Because it also felt like I was making the situation serious? Like making the possible danger real? Does that make sense?
 
Hi ladies
Can I join you guys please
It's my 10th pregnancy but hopefully baby no.3. We are team yellow and have a boy and girl already
I'm due 17th feb
 
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