First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[doggylover]

Lauren, maybe the baby has shifted and is lying in a way that means you can't feel the movements anymore? Like you say they are still so small. My LO definitely moved because I'm now feeling movements more centrally, but lower, than I was before. And I know what you mean about the pushing on your ribs feeling, I get that when I bend over now! Imagine what we'll feel like in 5 months!!

I have heard that acne in pregnancy is a sign of a girl! I wouldn't say mine is any worse than usual at the minute...but it's very up and down. Two weeks ago it was awful.

I must take a bump photo now as well! We don't have a full length mirror at our house, but I'm staying at my parents tonight and they do so will get one taken!

 

[Laura91]

Hi ladies

Just popping to to post this weeks bump picture - I feel huge this week

 

[linzylou]

You've got a beautiful bump, Laura! Happy 19 weeks - almost halfway there!

Sarah, have you tried your Doppler yet??

Lauren, I agree with Sarah. Maybe the baby is facing inward so its movements can't always be felt? When I had my last scan at 18 weeks, I could see the baby moving around on the screen but didn't feel any of it. Besides, the baby still has a lot of room to hide in there! I bet you'll feel him/her again soon.

I also feel really uncomfortable in certain positions - especially bending over, sitting for a long time, and sleeping. Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch with OH and he pointed out that my stomach was lopsided. I had a hard lump on my right side and the left side felt "empty" when I poked it. She eventually moved but it was so weird to feel and look at. I've also nicknamed her Judo Baby (OH does judo) because she seriously goes to town with the kicking/punching/squirming when she doesn't like whatever position I'm in. This happens mostly at night.

Can't wait for more bump pics! I'll take one this weekend (20 weeks).

 

[doggylover]

Lindsey I can't believe you are almost 20 weeks!! Half way point! Did use my Doppler (yesterday twice...and today twice ) and its great! Can hear the heartbeat so easily. This morning and this evening with dh I managed to get it so that it was super loud, and you could hear the actual beat rather than just the whoosh. I fear I'm obsessed already! Your little lady is going to be quite the madam if she is already telling you when she doesn't like something!

Laura, gorgeous bump!!

 

[Laura91]

Thanks ladies

I've started to spend a little time on a night time to be still and feel for baby, I can't wait until OH can feel it

Linzy, I had the one sided thing the other night in bed! It's so weird isn't it?

Doggylover, yay for doppler! There's nothing bad about wanting to hear your babies heartbeat

Can't wait to see more bumps! x

 

[doggylover]

Hi ladies - have attached (hopefully!) my 17 and a half week bump pic!

 

[MrsHippo]

Finally have a photo to upload

Still feel massive, I seemed to have become bigger over the last couple of days. Excuse the pj bottoms

Looking at the photo I look like I have a huge bum hahaha I think it was jst taken at a funny angle

 

[doggylover]

Lauren your bump looks great!!!

I know what you mean though, I don't think the photo of my bump is what it looks like when I see it in the mirror! Must be an angle thing!!

 

[MrsHippo]

Yours does too

I think its strange because at the moment I don't 'feel' pregnant so seeing my belly get bigger and bigger is very weird!!

 

[doggylover]

I agree I feel less pregnant now than a few weeks ago. It probably sounds weird but I just feel like normal me at the minute! And since my bump more or less disappears when I sit or lie down, it's easy to "forget"! I think once we are bigger we'll be complaining we feel "too" pregnant all the time

 

[Cherrybump]

Haha thats a good point. We'll have to big a belly and a sore back all the time lol. Needing a pee alot more than i do now lol

 

[linzylou]

Cute bumps, ladies! It's true, my bump never looks the same in pictures as it does in the mirror. Very frustrating. Anyway, this is pretty much my 20 week bump (1 day short):

 

[MrsHippo]

Aww your bump is very cute

Isn't it strange how our backs curve in...

 

[doggylover]

It is, I was looking at mine and you can tell by the line of the t shirt. I guess it's us trying to compensate for the change in centre of gravity? My dh always says "stop sticking your bump out" (when I'm harassing him to look at it and telling him how gorgeous it is!!!) and I try to explain I'm not, it's just the way I stand now! But if I try to keep my back straighter now it feels weird!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Laura, I feel your pain with the breakouts. This week I broke out all around my mouth. I was like seriously, this had to happen the week I'm getting married. Oh well I guess, DH says I'm beautiful all the time.

Sarah, I'm so glad you were able to find the baby's heartbeat so soon with the doppler. I always worried that if I got one of those I would not be able to find it and then I would panic.

MrsHippo, I'm unable to sleep on my left side and tend to end up on my right side instead. I tend to curl up in a ball though when I sleep and that's definitely not helping with the round ligament pain. Really think I should look into getting a pregnancy pillow.

I love all the bump pictures!!

 

[doggylover]

Brittany am I right in thinking you and oh got married yesterday? I'm not sure if it was yesterday or next Friday? If it was yesterday a big fat CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

 

[LiverpoolLass]

I haven't felt anything for a couple of weeks now so that makes me wonder if it was LO when I've felt something before.
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I haven't felt anything for a couple of weeks now either, its a bit worrying :/

Aww Laura, Sarah, Lauren, and Linzy - such cute bump photos!!!
I wonder if you're all having girls, as my boy bump seems much much bigger lol.

I agree I feel less pregnant now than a few weeks ago. It probably sounds weird but I just feel like normal me at the minute! And since my bump more or less disappears when I sit or lie down, it's easy to "forget"! I think once we are bigger we'll be complaining we feel "too" pregnant all the time

I've been thinking that too - I could easily forget I'm pregnant at the moment!! I've only been sick twice in the past 6 days which is a dramatic improvement for me, so it seems pretty symptomless other than that!

I have noticed the feeling that theres something in the way when I bend down or lean over in the bath, though!

I've been quite worried the last few days though as I keep getting a sharp stitch like pain in the centre of my tummy and a shooting pain down below too - I called the hospital last night and she said it could be muscular skeletal pain but to keep an eye on it and come in if it persists. I dont know wether to or not as its been going on for about 5 days now

 

[magic93]

Hi Everybody, i am due on march 26 so just about 20 weeks in a couple of days. By the way congratulations on your wedding Brittany. I've had really bad acne from the time I was like 5 weeks n its gotten a little better the last couple weeks but I am somebody whose never had acne my entire life, anyways im having a boy so I think acne might be a sign it's boy but again everyone is different.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Sarah, yes, DH and I got married yesterday. It was great! Exactly what we wanted since we really wanted it to be like we eloped even though we weren't really traveling anywhere. The only thing that was disappointing was some of the reactions I got from my family when we announced that we were married. My cousin made a big deal out of not being told even though I explained we wanted it to be a private ceremony and didn't tell anybody because we didn't want anybody there. She didn't get it. Then some of my other family members made comments about being sad they didn't get to see it. It just seemed my family cared more about the fact that they weren't told/invited rather then actually congratulating us. Oh well, I'm not going to dwell on it. DH and I did what we wanted and there is no reason I should let people make me think the way we did it was wrong.

Hayley, glad your MS is improving!! Mine has mostly gone but I do have the occasionally days where I still feel really nauseated (like today and some of yesterday).

Also, have you looked into round ligament pain? I've been having some sharp pains and from what I've researched it sounds exactly like round ligament pain. It's also pretty common in second trimester.

Lisa, glad to see you posting in here again! Congratulations on your boy. It's really exciting finding out what "team" everyone is one.

 

[doggylover]

Brittany I'm sorry your family have out a dampener on your wedding, but again congratulations!! I hope you and dh are so so happy together, and as long as you had the day YOU wanted then nobody else matters ! Won't it be cool to tell lo they were technically at the wedding too?!