First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[linzylou]

Hi ladies! I hope it's okay if I post here. You all seem really nice.

My name's Lindsey and I'm 24 and pregnant with my first. OH is 32. We're due March 24.

It's been a rollercoaster of emotions, that's for sure! I was shocked and excited when I first got my BFP, then for two weeks after that I was overly emotional and wondered what I'd gotten myself into, and then the all-day nausea hit at 6 weeks (I've only thrown up twice, though). I think I spent the duration of the Olympics in bed with a box of Saltines. I actually cried one night when I told OH that I felt like pancakes for dinner and he made stir-fry instead (the smell of cooked broccoli alone made me sick).

I finally figured out that whole-wheat goldfish crackers, granola bars, King's Hawaiian rolls, applesauce, and lots of Frosted Flakes worked for me. I worried that I was eating too many carbs but doctor said to eat what I can for now, and at almost 13 weeks I'm finding I can stomach almost anything again so I'm eating healthier. Still no broccoli, though, and I sneak in a second bowl of Frosted Flakes if I think I can get away with it...

I've had two prenatal visits so far and went to my first ultrasound on the 12th and it was very surreal. It definitely feels more "real" now that I've seen him/her and heard the heartbeat and it helps me forget some of my more annoying symptoms.

It's fun to hear about everyone else's experiences (except for the MS -- I hope those who're suffering from it start feeling better!!) and I've been feeling less alone since I stumbled across this site. Congrats to everyone!

 

[Laura91]

Great scan picture Amanda x

 

[JennyNBaby]

Yay Amanda!!! Great pic!! Glad u have some peace of mind.

:wave: Welcome Linzy!! Congrats on ur little one! What is ur due date?

Okay...anyone else have a burning stabbing pain in nipple? Mine started last night and kept waking me up at night. Is it infection or is that normal?? :/

 

[doggylover]

Amanda that scan picture is wonderful!!! Congrats!!

Welcome Lindsey and Laura!! Nice to have you both along for the ride!

Lindsey your story about what you eat made me laugh...until the bit where you said dh made stir fry afeter your said you wanted pancakes...I would have beaten him with the wok!!!!

Laura you are so lucky with no ms, but being tired at the minute makes me feel ill, not necessarily nauseous, just pathetic and ill which I think is almost worse! So I feel your pain! I was in bed at 8pm last night...

Jenny, nope luckily my boobs and nipples have been 100% ok so far! Which I am so grateful for because I read so much stuff while ttc about how awful the boob pain was, so I'm lucky!

TGIF!!! I had a 10 minute nap between my classes yesterday, and went to bed at 8pm last night...still tired! What is this about?, what is baby doing in there???! Apart from sucking out all my energy! So I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend of snoozing!

 

[linzylou]

I'm not sure who's who yet so I'm just going by username's here...

rosemaryjayne, great scan! Very excited for you. Mine was active, too. I wish I didn't have to wait to feel it moving around!

Jenny, thanks! I'm due March 24. I've had sore boobs/nipples but no burning pain. I'm sorry I'm not much help. Also, is your MS letting up at all yet?

doggylover, I know what you mean about the fatigue! Except I haven't been able to fall asleep until 2-3am. I just feel restless and can't get comfortable! Now that the nausea is gone, this is probably my worst symptom. Do you have any pets (just going by your username)? We have a two-year-old female AmStaff terrier...OH played a three-minute recording of a baby crying yesterday and she ran over and perked her ears and just kept tilting her head back and forth and wagging her tail. Then she lost interest and went to her bed. I thought for sure that she was gonna freak and run down the stairs but nope!

 

[doggylover]

Lindsey, apologies I should have introduced myself! I'm Sarah! But I know it's difficult remembering everyone so don't worry!

That's cute about your dog! Very good idea getting her used to the sound early! We have two dogs and a cat, and then my other two dogs who live with my parents (they grew up there and I only moved out last year so didn't think it was fair to move them). Luckily I have a 1 yr old nephew, so our lot our somewhat used to little ones. The cat might be a different story though....!

I'm glad you said you are having trouble sleeping - the last three nights I've been awake between 3 and 4am, which is so annoying because I'm so exhausted when I go to bed and when I get up...I don't understand what it's about at all. It's normal for me to wake up during the night, but since around 8 weeks I have been sleeping soundly. Hopefully that will be back soon...for both of us!

 

[JennyNBaby]

I also love the baby recording idea! We have two Yorkies...been trying to predict and plan their adaptation to having a baby around. So curious what they are going to do. I know my one will be ON the baby if she can, just loves children. That is one thing she will disobey me for. One time she crossed the road with cars coming to go see a baby. Lol. Wouldn't stop for anything!

Ok well my nipple is feeling better so guess the awful pain wasa a normal part of the colostrum production bc I leaked bits out throughout yesterday.

 

[Laura91]

I'm glad other people are finding it hard to sleep! Last night was awful I feel like i've had no sleep at all and i'm at work alllll day

I constantly kept waking up, tossing and turning and then couldn't get back to sleep x

 

[JennyNBaby]

I don't know what u have there but I take one Tylenol PM most nights to help me sleep better and help with my back discomfort. Is contains acetimophen, safe pain reliever during pregnancy.

MS was not as bad over weekend...just had short spells of feeling bad and then it would pass. Less than a week until 2nd trimester!! Baby room carpet gets installed tomorrow! Doc appt next Tues. Nice to have things to look forward too. And I could not help myself....I bought a neutral colored swaddle.

Oh..another sleep aid is investing in a maternity/nursing pillow. It goes between your legs and takes the pressure off your lower back when sleeping on your side. It also supports the belly when it becomes enormous. Lol

 

[doggylover]

Oh Jenny I'm jealous of your swaddle! What brand did you buy? I'm definitely getting some!

I was looking at buying some cloth nappies/diapers yesterday, and was actually at the checkout online before changing my mind. I really wanted them, and they were cheap, but I just felt like I didn't want to tempt fate. Stupid I know, but I couldn't shake the feeling!

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Oooh its been a week or so since I was online and there are lots of new mummies to be! Yay! Welcome everybody!

Amanda - your scan pic is lovely! So clear! and your bump looks a lot like mine! It seems to come out straight from under my boobs already I'm not small anyhow and I already had cup size E boobs, but they have already gone up a size :/ Not fun!
I'm finding it quite uncomfortable - particularly when trying to find a comfortable sleeping position - they get in the way and hurt quite a bit! :/
I bought a maternity top last week that says "I my bump" hehe.

Sarah - your scan pic is soooooooo cute!!!! I love your new icon too! What you said about the amniocentisis is exactly how I feel about it, thats why we're opting out of the testing - because no matter what the outcome we don't want to risk having an amnio, so it seems pointless to have the tests. Admittedly yes it could reassure us if the results are good, but it also could just cause us lots of worry if they show as high risk - so we're going to just avoid it.

It must be a difficult choice for you with a history of SB though. :/

Sarah & Brittany - I know what you mean about the cleaning thing!! It is def a man thing. My OH does actually try but his standard of cleaning is not the same as mine! He does attempt to clean but its just not a proper job :/
Its the bathroom that sets off my MS - the general bathroom "aroma" just makes me heave, so I have to have it 100% clean all the time.
I'd be happy to clean it three times a day but he won't let me because he panics about me using the chemical products!!!

I've recently found out that two friends of mine are also expecting - i'm surprised by it, particularly by one of them as I would never have had her down as the type!, but its nice to have more people to chat to about stuff!

As for me, I'm still a week away from my scan - not much has changed for me - I'm still throwing up every day. It stopped for a wonderful week - but its certainly back again!
I'm also now starting to get heartburn frequently. Yay.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Hey ladies, sorry I haven't been around much. It's been very busy around here so I'm just now getting caught up.

Welcome Laura and Lindsey!

Amanda, your baby is so cute!! It's exciting getting to see how much they have changed since the first scan. I now have to wait until Nov 13th for my next scan (that will be the gender scan).

Jenny, I occasionally have nipple pain that can be pretty bad but it usually goes away. I think as long as the pain isn't constant then you don't need to worry. Our boobs are going through lots of changes already so I think pain should be expected.

Glad you other ladies mentioned the issues sleeping. I keep struggling as well but I think that's because I wake up a lot to pee in the night.

As for animals, I have 1 dog and 2 cats. OH and I have 2 nieces though and the dog and cats have been around them since they were young so I think they'll adjust quite well when the baby arrives. Well it might take my older cat awhile. She just recently stopped hiding whenever my nieces are over.

Update on my scan, they did the genetic testing where they measure the thickness of the neck (I think, I keep forgetting) and everything looked good. I also had blood drawn which is what they'll look at for some more testing. I haven't gotten those results back yet but I'm thinking by the end of the week I'll get a call on what those results were. I don't feel comfortable with the idea of doing an amnio so even if I'm high risk I will be opting out of doing that.

I also got my flu shot since my doctor requested it. I wasn't going to get it unless my doctor told me to get it so I got poked with needles a lot at my appointment.

We also got to hear the heartbeat again and this time it was 164 bpm so it slowed down a bit but still pretty fast. Really hoping that old wives tale is right and this means we're having a girl.

 

[Laura91]

Hi everyone, 3 more sleeps till we get to see our baby again

ILoveLucy - what's the week difference between your display picture and the one you just posted?

I was extremely tired last night and this morning I got home from work at 5:40pm, slept from 6-8 then debated going to bed at 9

I seem to be falling asleep/needing naps more now I thought after 12 weeks you were supposed to be less tired?!

 

[I Love Lucy]

The display picture was my first scan. The baby measured 7 weeks, 6 days. At my latest scan the baby should have measured 11 weeks, 1 day based on what he or she measured at my first scan but the ultrasound tech didn't tell me if that measurement was right. They're still keeping my due date at March 29th which is based on my LMP but baby is 5 days behind that.

 

[doggylover]

Brittany your scan pic looks great! And great news about the initial genetic testing as well.

Hayley, that's nice for you to have two friends to go through pregnancy with, and then have your own mums and tots when the babies arrive!!

I kind of feel a bit in limbo now. My next scan isn't until 21st november, which is 9 weeks tomorrow. It seems like forever, and I am now obsessed with the thought that if something goes wrong I won't know between now and then

Anyone else feel similar?

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Aww Brittany the scan pic is lovely!! I think it looks like a girl hehe.

Its incredible the difference in the two scans!

Sarah - aww I know, thats how I've been feeling between the early scan I had and the 12 week scan I have scheduled for next Monday. I've all but convinced myself that they're going to tell me I've had a missed miscarriage I just can't get it out of my head and I hate the idea of not knowing until they scan me...I've even been thinking of taking another pregnancy test to check if the hormone is still present!

But one good thing is that you're generally supposed to start feeling little movements from about 16 weeks according to my midwife - so thats only 5 weeks away. I know its still a long time, but if in 5 weeks you start to feel those movements that means you don't really have to wait the full 9 weeks for reassurance...coz the movements will let you know everything is ok

 

[doggylover]

That's true! Now just five weeks to wait and worry instead

 

[I Love Lucy]

I'm hoping it's a girl, OH is hoping it's a boy. He thinks there is way too much estrogen in the house already (all 3 of our pets are females too).

I also had the fear of having a MMC before both scans. I think what helped me is remembering that MMC's are very rare. It'll be nice when we can feel the baby moving and not have to worry about there being something wrong.

 

[JennyNBaby]

Brittany great picture!!! How exciting and reassuring!!

Sarah I feel just like u. Limbo land! My last appt was just invasion of my girly parts. It has been over a month since we heard the HB or had a scan. I don't think they do a scan at my appt next week on Tues but I am 99% sure they will check the HB. My sore bbs and MS kind of make me feel more peaceful. If my symptoms are not extreme I worry. Lol.

On a brighter note...my swaddle arrived!!!!

 

[doggylover]

Oh yay for the swaddle! I can't wait to get some, and wrap my wee one up like a little fajita

Ugh I have decided to use cloth nappies, but I'm driving myself mad! I research it all night and then panic because I don't have any yet and time is running out! Except it's not...I have loads of time, I need to chill out.

I think it's part of the limbo-ness. Looking for cloth nappies gives me something productive to do, yet I'm too scared to actually buy any so early!!! I'm ridiculous.