February Valentines 2012 - We have our first Valentines!

[Guppy051708]

^yeah, time of day when checking wait can REALLY skew it! Plus fluid fluctuates! and generally all of that weight gain isn't even baby! Its usually blood and placenta and stuff like that dont worry about c-sections! As long as you are healthy, it doesn't matter

 

[Junebugs]

Spark people has a pregnancy food tracker that I've found today. I plan to use it for a week and see if I like it. looks like it may be helpful for me to keep accountable on what I'm eating.

I have 12 weeks. That would put me at 37 if I gain a pound a week. Feeling skeptical of that haha. We will see!!

Can you post the link for me too hun!!

 

[Junebugs]

I'm thinking it MUST be fluid retention because i can't see how i could be gaining all that (i have also been having some softer stools lately so i know it's no contipation)

 

[nightkd]

Yay for no GD!

I gained like 40lbs with DD... I have no idea what I'm at at the moment, but everything seems fine and I feel okay (generally - still think my iron's low, need to start taking prenatals again...) so I'm not gonna worry about it.

Pretty sure Peawich is moving more than DD did/in different ways.. Hip still feels like it's going to drop off on occasion (pretty sure it's at least part sciatica, since the pain is now radiating all the way down my leg when it's bad)... Urrrr, don't remember what else I was about to say Baby is nomming my braincells... Ah well! Excited for DH to be home for a few days for Thanksgiving next week! AND he's planning for us to put up the Christmas tree (FINALLY) Thursday evening/Friday morning! Yay!!

Sorry my updates are so sparse and boring

 

[dizzyangel]

Had another MW appointment today and everything was perfect!
My 'bump' measured 28cm so is spot on and peanuts heart rate was 120-140 (the doppler she used didnt have a display on it ) is the old wives tale that its usually a boy when FHR is below 140 and girl when above?? I'm team yellow and like to keep a note of which way Im swinging, either pink or blue!!

 

[dizzyangel]

regarding the weight issue, I think Ive gained about 20lbs........although I originally got measured in kgs (I hate when they do that!!!!) and I havent actually been weighed since by the MW Ive just jumped on the scales at home and I dont know how accurate they are!

 

[swanxxsong]

I am at lunch but as soon as I get to my desk I will post the link.

I hate that I get weighed at the OBG after having eaten breakfast and I always drink a ton of water bc unlike most pregnant women I don't have to pee a lot unless I'm drinking a ton (and I mean ton, like 80+ oz a day) of fluid. So I'm always up by at least 16 oz of water and a snack before I go because I can't handle waiting until afterward to eat breakfast lol.

Whatever! All I can do is keep at it

 

[Guppy051708]

Def and old wives tale, nightkd. Doesn't mean coincidents wont happen, but there is NO science behind it.

 

[ggbaby2]

Welcome, ggbaby!

Thank you! wow i can't believe how many of us there are for the same month

 

[Guppy051708]

Welcome ggbaby!

My deep freezer is getting delivered tomorrow!
I hate waiting on delieveries though because they call you the night before with the "time" they will deliver, except they give a HUGE window. So my freezer will be here anytime between 10am and 2pm and they only call a half hour a head of time i hate that!

 

[TeQuiero]

I have to say that I dearly hate the colds that get brought home from school!! DS2 and I have been coughing for the last 3 days from a cold that DS1 brought home!! poor DS2 was coughing so hard that he got in the car, and I coughed so hard that I peed on myself! not cool

 

[tiger]

IM BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i finally have the internet back !!!!!!!!!!! yay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there is like 50-60 pages of reading to do so i dont think im going to do that lol .

 

[tiger]

also my sister visited last weekend and did some maternity pics for me ! i cant wait to see them (shes a photographer)

 

[nightkd]

Had another MW appointment today and everything was perfect!
My 'bump' measured 28cm so is spot on and peanuts heart rate was 120-140 (the doppler she used didnt have a display on it ) is the old wives tale that its usually a boy when FHR is below 140 and girl when above?? I'm team yellow and like to keep a note of which way Im swinging, either pink or blue!!

Yep! DD's HR was around 144bpm all the time... This baby's HR is around the same Before we found out with DD we did a few of the old wives tales (like hanging your wedding ring on a piece of string over your belly) and with almost all of them we got signs for boy AND girl (like craving fruits/healthy for girl and donuts/sweets etc for boy - I craved both... The wedding ring swung both the ways that indicate sex (so said boy, then girl, then boy, then girl )). One of my friends recommended that I pee in baking soda and if it fizzes it's a girl and if not then it's a boy (I think that's right, maybe the other way around?) which of course depends on the acidity of your pee and what you've eaten/drunk, but certainly something I'd consider trying for fun!

 

[nightkd]

Yay for being back Tiger! How are you feeling? And super yay for maternity pics!! I really want some this time, even if we just borrow DH's aunt's DSLR and do a couple of shots of our own

 

[tiger]

my sister is a budding photographer so they arent going to be super fantastic but i saw unedited photos that looked pretty amazing as they were so i cant wait to see the edited ones !!
my mum and dad didnt like some of them because i was in my underwear and DH had his hands covering my boobs in some of the photos (in a maternity way) but my dad said that it was sick ? how is it sick?! and mum said they looked to porno because his hands were convering my boobs. would she rather i just let them hang there in the photo ?!
argh !
ive been feeling ok, holly is moving ALOT more the last few days, and her kicks HURT! her little feet poke out of my belly and i feel like im going to pop open like a needle to a balloon ! i can tell what positions etc shes in now too. i love the feet and hands reaching out :cloud:
im so fat and uncomfy though


^^i guess all the stretching pains ive been getting have been doing something !

 

[BabyAngelic]

Hi ladies. I had my 4D scan yesterday and my little Jellybean is such a cutie pie. I can't believe how time is flying. Pretty soon we're all going to be holding our little bundles of joy in our arms. How amazing

Is anyone else having 4D scans done? I wish I could attach a pic but I can't as I'm on my phone.

I've taken 2 days off work and going away for the weekend. I'm really exhausted from work and need this break.

How are you all doing? I hope you all have a fabulous weekend

 

[GossipGirly]

Hello ladies hope everyone is well. Are there mainly people from USA in this group? I havnt saw many uk ladies? X

 

[mumanddad]

Im from the uk, i think there are a few others

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Yep! DD's HR was around 144bpm all the time... This baby's HR is around the same Before we found out with DD we did a few of the old wives tales (like hanging your wedding ring on a piece of string over your belly) and with almost all of them we got signs for boy AND girl (like craving fruits/healthy for girl and donuts/sweets etc for boy - I craved both... The wedding ring swung both the ways that indicate sex (so said boy, then girl, then boy, then girl )). One of my friends recommended that I pee in baking soda and if it fizzes it's a girl and if not then it's a boy (I think that's right, maybe the other way around?) which of course depends on the acidity of your pee and what you've eaten/drunk, but certainly something I'd consider trying for fun!

It's interesting that you had both and it turned out to be a girl... I've had both... I've had very opposite cravings, I tried the ring thing and it did both, they say if your legs are hairy it's... what, a boy? I don't remember, but in the beginning my leg hair grew back like within 12 hrs of shaving and now it's been like four days and I'm only just getting stubble!
I would think my baby was some kind of weird gender hybrid except that surely the dr would've said something!
Just keeps me guessing and makes the Team Green thing more fun.