General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[PrettyInInk42]

Well, I had my dating scan yesterday, but it was pretty underwhelming. SO had to wait in the waiting room while I went in first. The tech asked me when my LMP was and then started moving the wand around, taking pics, not saying anything. After a few mins, she's like "ok, I'll go get your husband" (which I think is annoying when people make that assumption; I don't have a ring on my finger). He comes in, she tilts the screen so we can both see and shows my bladder, my uterus, the fetus and the heartbeat and that's it. She doesn't tell me the BMP and when I ask her what I'm measuring at, she says the tech will tell me. And then we leave. So annoying. And I'm not even going back to my Dr any more. I'm starting with a MW in 10 days. So, hopefully they'll transfer all the info.

 

[FutureMrs]

This AMs test.. I have one frer left and two cb digitalis so must use wisely lol

 

[Flueky88]

Gigs if I had weighed this morning I probably would have gained a couple pounds I was craving chocolate chip cookies Friday and yesterday. Honestly I give into cravings because I'll eat more junk trying to satisfy that craving and never feel content.

Ahhh sorry it's aready kicking in. Maybe it was just a rare day for now. However as you said, all that edema weight will come off fast. I think I went from 200 to 182 within a week postpartum. I gained it up to 189 or 188 then I started exercising and got down to 169 back in January. Hope I can get V to "exercise" with me while S naps or goes to bed.

Yay for scan tomorrow. Please keep an eye out on those AF like cramps. If they are painful call and get checked. Seriously, such a regret of mine. Pay attention to the frequency of those "contractions" I was dilated to 3 cm with those type contractions. Sorry to nag just concerned.



CB thanks so glad she was around to lst me in. I don't think I've locked myself out in 6 years. It was at my apartment while dating DH. I seriously rammed the door with my body weight and broke in. Kinda scary someone could have easily broken in.

Did you get the tandem stroller??? Hope you like it.

Future beautuful progression over the weekend. I say save frer for Tuesday and do a digital tomorrow

Pretty I'm sorry she didn't say anything. My first scan she didn't say, so I asked if midwife would tell me. She then told me, but when she didn't say I was concerned it wasn't good. I think she just forgot honestly. I saw on the screen what I actually measured. In any case I'm sure you'll find out at midwife as your scan report should be faxed overwith that included. Maybe she didn't say measurement because it was more than a couple days off. Some people really believe O on Cd14 is all there is.


AFM I've had a pretty good weekend. Been working on Christmas shopping. Going to go out today to try to do some more.

In any case I hope you all have a good rest of the weekend.

 

[DobbyForever]

Pretty that’s annoying. Is it possible she is not qualified to tell you? Kaiser does that and it pisses me off. When they send you to the hospital for a formal ultrasound, they legally cannot tell you anything or let you even see the screen. I always coerce mine into at least letting me look. But they literally are just there to operate the ultrasound not decipher any results.

As for the assumption, I hear you. People ask about my husband all the time, and i’m like f* off. And when they realize i’m single in before the are you dating/you’ll find a guy conversation and again pi** off.

Fluek kudos to you for getting a jump on Xmas. I’m broke so my prep involves just telling people what Aiden wants lol. So far the list includes: Moana on DVD, sing a long DVDs preferably Disney, and a water table. And clothes. Cuz momma too broke to buy clothes.

Future I second flueks on testing suggestions

Cb fxed true labor stays away for a few more weeks

Afm A is abnornally cranky and I am exhausted. Counting down the hours to my kid free day tomorrow when I can just clean. Hoping it’ll cheer me up.

 

[claireybell]

Dobs Nuala LOVES Moana aswell hehe & infact any Disney pixar stuff, i think its the singing & the bright colours Hope ‘A’ isn’t cranky for too long & you enjoy your cleaning tomorrow lol! I did all mine today No bad asking for clothes for crimbo, im always up for that for the kids, their clothes is pricey!

No havent got the Tandem yet Flueks, il be taking the other normal dbl one back tomorrow hopefully & then il order the Tandem I need to go buy a ready made Moses basket with warm lining & then its just Cotbed bits!

I got some Christmas cards & itunes Vouchers for the older Nieces/Nephews today so ive kinda started which is nice!

Hehe cant wait to see your Digi tests Future! Forgot to ask, im guessing your hubs knows??

Ah Pretty sorry your Scan was abit crappy hun.. great news that theres a hb though When i had my early one at the epu, they showed me on screen, i was allowed no pics & i have no idea what the bpm was either.. How you feeling today?

 

[pacificlove]

It's almost the same here with ultrasound. The tech will tell us HB, gestational age but nothing else. It all gets analyzed by the specialist after and results sent to mw or gyn. Usually doesn't take longer then a day.

L at the moment is completely into "blippi", he's got a ton of YouTube videos, Ls favorite are about the helicopters. So a bit educational. His birthday is next week and one of the presents is a handmade wooden helicopter that friends of ours got him.

 

[TexasRider]

Ahhhh Blippi..... Tabs watches that on YouTube.... he’s not as annoying as Steve and Maggi. They get on my nerves. Especially the repeating words 3 times in a row... it’s a bauble it’s a bauble it’s a bauble- for example... Tabs was watching a Christmas Steve and Maggie today so it’s stuck in my head.... we use YouTube kids so it filters out quite a bit of the trash regular YouTube would have. I don’t have to worry about her stumbling onto an inappropriate video.

 

[gigglebox]

Cb did you tell us that name before???!!! I didn't remember that! Love Hayden , what a lovely addition to Riley and Nuala.

Future your tests look great!

Fluek they will be checking my cervix tomorrow during the u/s i'm sure but i will mention it too. I'm also getting this sharper pain on the sides of my uterus that feels like a pulled muscle and not sure what that is. At first i thought they were gas cramps but they didn't go away...

Anywho glad you've had a productive weekend. I still have a couple more gifts to buy/make but i'm almost done.

Pretty--my first scan this time was also a let down! So disappointing. By my lay opinion, baby is looking roughly 8-ish weeks in that pic.

 

[Jezika]

Love the name Hayden too! Went to school with a “Haydn” but that’s the only one I’ve ever met. Speaking of names, I came across Remi for a girl and kind of like it.

Pink, sorry for underwhelming scan. Weird how they couldn’t even tell you estimated gestational age. But I’m glad all looks good, there is a little bub in there with a heartbeat etc.

Flueks I can’t believe how organized you are! I kind of resent the pressure to buy a bunch of stuff at Christmas. I’m going to try to mainly buy things that are useful (or food), but I generally really struggle to think of good gifts for family. I always want to make crafts but never have the time.

Gigs if you have edema the weight thing doesn’t surprise me at all. My bff’s swelling/edema just recently went down and she lost either 6 or 8 lbs, can’t remember, but she couldn’t believe how much weight was due to swelling! I think it was related to her high BP and now it’s under control with meds. She’s 37 weeks today but doc won’t let her go over by much so it should be baby time soon. Sorry, I digressed.

Dobs that’s awful about the fires and air quality, and of course the shooting. So many horrible or traumatic things have happened recently, I feel. Hope you enjoy your day to yourself! I do agree even cleaning often feels like bliss these days.

Shae how did your anniversary date go?

PL, remind me, did you end up getting the loan for the vineyard?

Re: TV, Tilly is obsessed with Peppa Pig. I kind of enjoy it too, despite having seen every episode about a hundred times. It also boosts her British accent, unlike the North American shows, haha. She used to be obsessed with the Wiggles but then suddenly HATED it for a period of time. I could see her getting into Paw Patrol but I haaate it so I don’t let her watch it. Drives me up the wall for some reason. Too much action and shouting.

Oh, my BIL and SIL had their twins by surrogate on Wednesday. Was a surprise (34 weeks?) because the birth mum had high BP suddenly. For some reason they really seemed to think the surrogate would come closer to 40 weeks despite 34 weeks being pretty close to the average gestation time for twins. They were actually in New York on a brief vacay just before it happened. Anyway, they flew out to Georgia (the country) to meet their babies today. Odd to think they waited several days to meet their children, but I imagine they had to get some things in order first. They can only visit the babies once a day due to hospital policy. A bit sad. The babies’ names are Alfie and Clover

 

[claireybell]

Ahhhhh Jez congrats! Aunty i LOVE those names aswell, Alfie is very popular here in uk & Clover is adorable Hope the babies & surrogate are doing well though.. it must be hard on sil/bil only seeing their babes like that in the early days but i guess they’re being monitored as being born a tad early. Such a lovely pic on Insta with you & your pg Bestie Jez, very photogenic

Oh & i love Remi for a Girl aswell, i also loved Reena but we have a winky in there now Lol!

Ahh Pacific, i hope Logan has a lovely birthday this week, he’ll love the Helicopter! Boys & their typical boys toys.

Nuala is totally obsessed with bloody Peppa Pig, i have to say it drives me CRAZY! I could just about tolerate Peppa Pig world with Riley for his 3rd Birthday- which he didnt like ha! The theme tune is very irritating.. but she used to quite like watching Masha & the Bear but she got abit of a demanding attitude with it so i dont let her watch it either Lol!

Hope your doing ok Tex Youtube kids is much better & safer for them to watch! Has Tabs gone through that stage of watching them videos of opening all the suprise sweety eggs? Lol! I cant remember how old she is sorry.. Riley was about 4 when he loved that!

Hope you enjoy your Ultrasound today Gigs! Def mention the sharp twingey pains.. is it around your groin area? It wouldnt be a water/uti would it? Either way, i hope its nothing hun!

Well, Hayden was one of names we liked when pg with Nuala before we knew she was a Girl, i thought i may be back n forth with it but we really like it, so i guess its official, his birth first & middle names will be ‘Hayden Colin Thomas..’ . Colin & Thomas are both of our Dads names.

 

[gigglebox]

I wish there was a variation of David I liked more! We are getting some pressure from family to use it but I'm still not sold. I really like the name "Emmett" too...but now thinking maybe we should keep it as a back up should #4 happen!

Looks like the new busniess is moving forward so January is going to be crazy!!! I am becoming frugal and scared now lol! But I'm also so excited. The prospect of nearly doubling our income is extremely thrilling! We could service our debt and maybe be done with it way sooner than expected...plus do some nice renos to the house. Ahhhh we'll see!!!

Sadly no fireplace for now though. It's just too much for our budget this year. Maybe next! I know I'll still want it next year!

Congratulations on the neice & nephew Jez! I'm not huge on Alfie but loooove Clover! That is so pretty!

I am using a lot of explanation points!

Will update later with u/s pics hopefully

 

[FutureMrs]

Congrats Jez!!!

I love Emmett gigs! Good luck with your US!

Took the digital today and only got 1-2 weeks. I am 4+3 so logically I know that’s okay but I am scared now and tempted to take my last FRER to see if it’s darkened.

 

[FutureMrs]

I’m not sure I feel like it looks basically the same as yesterday.. starting to stress me out a bit.

 

[claireybell]

Future, stop testing hun.. the stressing out is probs not good for you. If the hormones waiting to dbl, todays frer wont be too much diff to the last one, Digi test is about right id say though

Eeee for Ultrasound Gigs, hope you enjoy it looking forward to pics aswell.. also, dont be pressured into names, its nice to have the odd family name but its yours & hubs bubba at the end of the day & if you really not feeling ‘David’ dont use it.. they will love Baby Boy whatever the name will be

 

[mrs.green2015]

Sorry it's been a bit... it's been a little crazy here... more later.

Future- congrats! Stop testing those lines are amazing. My line didn't look much darker on the frer and my HCG tripled!

Gigs- so sorry you're already getting swollen! It's not preeclampsia is it? That always scares me. Ugh. And are we the only sahm's?!

Dobs- I'm sorry about your G-grandmother. 101 is very impressive!

Tex- glad you got a diagnoses and good luck with tabs surgery. Or maybe that was yesterday? Hopefully it went smoothly.

Cb- annoying about the MRI but it's probably standard for the doctor to be there just in case.

Shae- agree, you plan the anniversary. I never understood why the man had to plan things, Anniversary or Valentine's Day. Both days should include you both...right? A birthday is a little different. Idk my thoughts. DH and I usually plan together.

Pretty- great scan! I know it's underwhelming but exciting you get to see baby. I literally never wear my wedding ring and no one ever assumes DH and I are married. We even have the same last name and they call me 'Ms'. It doesn't bother me but would if it was reversed I think like you.

Okay I'm sure I forgot people, I'm sorry.

So it all started with Michael getting a sinus infection, he was sick for over a week miserable until they figured out what it was. And then I got super bad morning (all day) sickness. I couldn't keep anything down, not even water. Back and forth with my doctor to get SOMETHING to help. They finally gave me promethazine, for anyone who cares. lol it's helping still all day nauseous but only throwing up 1/2 times a day so I'm thrilled.

Oh and the newest adventure... DH left for work Saturday in another state. He won't be home until a few days before Christmas. So the boys and I are spending the next month and a half all alone. It was last minute and I spent a couple days packing for him.

I'm basically spending any free time I have throwing up or sleeping.

There are two bad fires in CA right now, one down near LA and one just north of us. The one north of us destroyed and entire down of about 27k people. The whole town is just gone. It's so sad. Our air quality is horrible. The smoke comes to the valley and just sits here. It looks like fog it's so bad.

 

[pacificlove]

Jez, i have yet to watch Peppa pig...haha
As for loan, the loan would sit against the land, which means we would have to be on title. Unfortunately the developer is still 6-9 months off from being able to register the lot. Here is where a possible lease agreement would come in, but we also have to make sure we have lots of legal advise from a lawyer (wed be investing 300k over the next 3 years) and we don't own the land... On the other hand, the developer can't go ahead with the other lots until the grapes are planted. So it is in his best interest to let us on the land and start working it.

Green, look up fort McMurray fire... 20k people evacuated, and big portions of town did burn down in our neighboring town..

More later, L is awake now

 

[TWO2TANGO]

Congratulations Future!!

Hope you ladies don't mind me joining this thread, it seems to be the most active. I am still wtt for #1 and very excited and ready for the time to hurry up so we can get to it!

 

[TexasRider]

Green she didn’t have a surgery on Friday. She had a follow up appt from her surgery in August to make sure the ear tubes are still in place. They are and we don’t have to go back to ent for a whole year! Super excited about that

 

[kittykat7210]

Completely selfish post here, at work but we FINALLY have a completion date on our house!! We are moving in on the 26th!!

 

[mrs.green2015]

Congrats kit!!!

Tex- got cha, I read that wrong. Glad they're in place and no appointment for a whole year!!

Two- welcome!

Pl- that's so sad. We have fires every year (I know you do too I remember you talking about it) but they usually are a lot of Forrest area and of course take out a lot of homes but this whole town was gone, a lot like McMurry! Crazy and so sad.