Femmes Fetales - (PAL) Holding onto Hope 9 months and on...

[Chilli]

BAck after the most glorious weekend at the beach!!! Yeah for Easter in the UK this year!

Amber - well done for resisting the Easter Glut and I hope you have your sugars back under control now.

Milos - my tum is HUGE! I look about 9 months but having said that when I tried my old mat clothes on they were all baggy and the swimsuit just looked ridiculous! My pg with my daughter was mostly through the winter (she's a feb baby) so I don't have any summer clothes and have had to rush out and get some but boy are they limited! Spent ages on line the other day and hopefully have some nice stuff coming soon. Next have some great linen trousers.

Mumat - hope you're feeling ok - I also have struggled with depression over recent years

 

[IMPPEARL]

Hi everyone! Sounds like everyone had a good easter holiday! We didn't do too much just started to get to work on the home renos I want done before we have baby. So theres time but I've been duying to get them started for a while now. Also had an esaster dinner with the fam wich was nice.

Hope everyone is doing well!

afm I have my 2nd prenatal appt tomorrow. It'll be 10 weeks on to day as far as I know. But they may change that tomorrow when I finally find out the the results of my dating scan a while ago. I had a physical done in Jan so I don't need one now. Any one know what I can expect??

 

[Amberyll23]

Hi ladies! Hope all is well!

Chilli--so good to hear from you and glad that you have a fabulous Easter Break! Glad you were able to find lots of nice maternity clothes online. I'm getting closer to the point where I think I will be needing to start looking myself!

IMP--hope your appt goes well tomorrow! I'm guessing that what will happen at this appointment will be that they will go over any results of tests since your last visit, possibly order other tests based upon how you are feeling/doing (or no tests at all if you are feeling great!). It is basically a check up/update type of appt to go over how you are progressing and such. They also gave me a bag of goodies at my 2nd appt (a bunch of pregnancy related stuff from different companies and magazines with coupons) and gave me a lot of paperwork to look through.

AFM: Turned in my first glucose levels today, dietician cb and said I am doing an excellent job with my day/nighttime levels, but my fasting level is high (and the fasting level is the only level I have ZERO control over). She says that it is caused by a surge of hormones in my body both from me and baby. The doctor wanted to put me on 2.5 mg of glyburide, which is an oral medication. After doing my research on glyburide, I was really uncomfortable with that option--there simply have not been enough studies done on this drug and its safety to the baby to make me feel comfortable taking it, so I have instead decided to go with insulin injections. I have a call out to the dietician to get an appt so they can show me how to use it. I figure, what is one more prick a day to keep my mind at ease that I am doing the best and safest thing I can for Baby L?

Hope all of you ladies are having a wonderful day!

 

[shelleney]

Hi everyone!

Milos - good luck with the maternity clothes shopping! and make sure you get yourself fitted for a decent maternity bra. I did this at only 9 weeks, but I needed to! lol. Have fun!

Chilli - glad you had a lovely weekend. Isnt the weather over here amazing at the moment? Hope it lasts! As for maternity clothes shopping, did you get all your clothes from Next, or can you recommend anywhere else? I have never bought maternity clothing before and Im quite nervous. Thanks in advance...

Imp - good to hear from you! Im sorry, I cant help you with what to expect at tomorrow's appointment, as they do things so differently in the UK and USA. But I will be thinking of you, and hoping that everything goes well for you tomorrow.

Amber - Im sorry, I dont really know much about diabetes, but its seems like you are pretty clued up about it all know. I know you will do whatever it takes to ensure that Baby L is safe and sound. Hope you manage to get your levels under control with the insulin. Take care.

AFM: its almost the BIG DAY! tomorrow is finally my dating scan! the last time I saw Bo, he/she was a tiny bean...I cant wait to see a proper human baby! I will come on here straight after the scan to post the pics for you guys to see. Im also looking forward to getting a proper due date tomorrow.
Also, today I sorted out my wardrobe. I took all my tight fitting clothes and put them in vacuum storage bags up in the loft. I now only have loose fitting stretchy clothes in my wardrobe, and will need to add to them very soon. Im looking forward to buying actual maternity clothing...those little lycra stretch panels on the trousers are so cute!

Anyways, hope you all have a good day/evening. See you tomorrow!!
xx

 

[IMPPEARL]

Speaking of maternity clothes, someone posted this somewhere a while ago and I have been keeping it aside just incase... may be of interest to some of you also...? Its a extender you can put in your regular clothes so you fit into them a bit longer. I think I may give it a try.

https://www.maternityandbabyshoppin...extenderbyfertilemindbellybelt-combopack.aspx

 

[mumatmadhouse]

Hello all,

Good to hear everyone enjoying the holiday.

Imp- hope your appt goes well tomorrow

Chilli- sorry to hear you have also struggled with this, i just accept now that i will have dips and fight them as best i can

shell- cant wait to see your pics tomorrow, so exciting

amber- well done you for managing the diabetes so well

AFM- I also gave in and started materinty shopping the other day. I found some good stuff in new look and h&m. Heres a little tip to stay in your jeans a bit longer, get a hairband/bobble and hook onto your button then thread through the button hole and hook over the button again cover with a longer top!

 

[BellasMummy]

Good luck tomorrow Shell xx

 

[loveanurse1]

all, especially to those who I haven't chatted with for a while..
just wanted to pop in and say hello.
amber..wise decision. I was taught that pregnant women should NOT take oral hypogylcemics as they can harm baby. I've only ever known pregnant women to take insulin. Those oral hypoglycemic drugs are very hard on the liver. Insulin bypasses all of that. I know I am not a dr, just a nurse, but I do know what I was taught for years. Hope that helps you out a bit.
shell..good luck tomorrow with scan..

 

[Chilli]

Yes - I also looked in H&M who had some nice mat clothes, jojomamabebe too, wasn't so impressed with New look but think that's cos I'm and old duffer! Ordered some things from Top shop but quality not good so sending back. Red herring do a very limited range and so do Dorthy Perkins - but it really is much harder to find clothes that you like as all the ranges are so small. I guess as I'm quite short and a little heavier than I would like, I just don't want to end up loooking like a moving tent! Still like next best. I can't get my normal trousers around my bum anymore!!!

Shells - will be checking in to see your scan pics today!

Mum - I hear you!

 

[shelleney]

Morning my lovelies!

So here he/she is. My gorgeous darling Bo....
He/she was moving all over the plan during the scan. Kicking, stretching and bouncing around. I have fallen in love!

Hope you are all well today
xx

 

[kizzyt]

Wonderful pics, congratulations!!! xxx

 

[XxSamBxX]

hello ladies long time no speak

 

[Amberyll23]

Morning ladies!

Shell--oh hun those pics are GORGEOUS!!! Little Bo is growing so big and fast!! That is wonderful!!! Did they give you a different dd or is little Bo right on track?

IMP--hope your appt goes well today!

Mum--thanks for the jeans tip!

love--thank you for your input on the oral meds, it means a lot coming from you as you are in the medical field, and makes me feel even more secure and sure in my decision!

SamB--welcome welcome hun and congrats!!

AFM: Gyn appt tomorrow, just my monthly check up. Not expecting it to be all that lengthy or involved. I have my insulin appt scheduled for Friday morning--I meet first with the specialist and then the dietician. Been looking into how insulin shots are done these day and boy, things have come a long way in 20 years! I am frustrated with m/s issues--the nausea is gone, but I still have this lump in my upper chest/lower throat that does not want to go away, it drives me crazy! I'm thinking it is heartburn, not m/s (as I have acid reflux anyways outside of pregnancy), so figuring this is going to be hanging around for a while! arg! Also still exhausted when I get home at night--I thought that was supposed to get better! Where is my 2nd tri energy surge at?! haha

 

[Beanwood]

Hi all

Shell what fab pictures.

Imp - hope today goes well.

Sam - hello and congrats.

Hi to everybody else hope you are all well. XX

 

[grandbleu]

Hey ladies!

Quick catch up - it's been a mad week at work - I'm working full time since two weeks again as the other admin girl just got promoted to P.A. to the CEO!!! So things have been crazy plus I had to go to Toulon for my Visa (3 hours away) and then tomorrow morning I get to go to the lovely Nice to change my address with a million other immigrants...fun times but it's one step closer to being fully legal.

Promise to catch up Friday or Saturday!

Much love and kisses to you and your bumps!

 

[Anna Purna]

Shell: Beautiful pictures! Little Bo looks great!!! xo

 

[samiam]

Hi all of you lovely preggers girls. We miss you over on the dark side!!

Just wanted to pop in and let you know about a big circle and bloom discount and say hello. . .
In case any of you are interested, circle and bloom has a 35% discount on their meditation downloads and cds until April 30th. I've been using their meditation cd for fertility this month and I feel so much more relaxed. They also have one for healthy pregnancy and happy delivery (and no, I don't work for them!). Anyway, the discount code is NIAW35 but it ends on April 30th. circlebloom.com

Hope to join you in here one of these days. . . :wave:

 

[NewToAllThis]

Congrats Shell, what beautiful scan pics.
Must have been amazing to see him/her bouncing around.

Love to all you other preggo ladies too xx

 

[neffie]

Lovely pics Shell! I can only imagine your reaction when you saw little Bo jumping all over the place.

to everyone else. Hope you guys are doing well.

 

[Amberyll23]

Morning ladies!

Thanks to Anna/Sam/Neffie/New for stopping in and saying hi! Can't wait for all of you to join us here soon!

Grand--glad to hear work is going well and you are busy--more hours = more $ to spend on Little Blue! Also glad your Visa stuff is moving right along and you will be done with that soon!

AFM: Appointment today went swimmingly! DH went with me and we got to hear Baby L's heartbeat on the dopplar--it was awesome and DH was so glad he could make it! MD also checked my "bump" size and said I was measuring perfectly! I have several prescriptions, 2 for ultrasounds--1 is the gender scan at 18-20 wks, another is for an echocardio study on the baby's heart at 20 wks (since I have GD), some bloodwork and something else (can't remember at the moment)--MD says they will be monitoring me a bit more closely due to the HBP and GD. Recheck in a month. Have my insulin appt tomorrow, things are moving right along!!