hi all! sitting down now to update. will edit this post, just wanted to save this spot.
I've been doing...okay. We were traveling last week and weekend visiting my parents. MS has been back in full swing..sigh..and it's been hard getting ANYTHING done at all, which is frustrating. I finally got back into a cleaning routine with my house and now I just dont have the energy to do it. I'm going to talk to my doctor at my next appointment about anti-nausea meds. There is way too much to do between now and January to have MS be my barrier. Baby has been moving every day for a week now and have been feeling from the outside nearly every day too! DH was able to feel them last night once (they kept playing cat and mouse ...kick when no hand, stop when there was a hand...just like big brother did lol). Scan is in 6 days! We are still set on team
but really want to see a healthy baby. We are going to the high risk doctor due to genetic heart issues and previous growth issues with DS. I'm pretty happy about it- their equipment is way nicer and the exam more thorough than the others we have been to.
Alright, not too many pages to read through. Trying to do this while DS is eating breakfast (and watching a show). If I can get through it all and he's still eating, I will figure out how to switch the thread to Ali this morning (sorry it's taking so long...it's been the theme of my time on bnb all summer long)
Angel- yay for feeling baby move!! those early movements are so hard to figure out if they are baby or not. baby will grow stronger pretty quick so it will be undeniable. One of the best feelings in the world for sure! That weight gain so quickly will be primarily water weight and will come back off pretty quick after birth. I've been gaining a massive amount of weight this time and I am concerned too about it coming off. We can be weight loss buddies after baby is born
Slammer- I'm glad the interview went well for you! When will you hear back about the second? We are 85% sure this will be our last. We will wait until baby is weaned before making the final decision (i dont want pp hormones to factor in). the pregnancy has been SO hard this time and I dont particularly want to go through it again. but we dont want to make that final decision until this baby is here and see how things go. i've always wanted to be done by 30 and this baby will come at 29 so that would work out great too
Momstastic- I could pretty much eat all day long. Only in the last couple days have I had some loss of appetite. Probably why I've gained 20 pounds already
midnight- cute bump hun!!
Ali- glad your vacation went so well and that you were able to spend some time with your family! glad DS did well on the trip too...I'm always so nervous when we travel but find that little ones usually do better than we expect them too
i'm sorry that your great grandma isn't doing well. it's hard seeing the ones we love get worse. i hope she gets well soon
congrats on team blue!!!
Camp- hello! I've added you to the front page. Congratulations on expecting your first little one. We are waiting until birth to find out the gender as well. It will be hard to wait but well worth it!
literati- sorry you are still sick hun..i'm in that camp too. most days for me it isn't as bad as first tri, but several days have been as bad or worse
Have you talked to your doctor about anything that could help?
tweety- congrats on team blue!! Sorry to hear about your DH being in the hospital, I hope all is well now
shobbs- well done on staying team yellow! I'm hoping i've got enough will power next week to do the same lol. wonderful scan pictures and beautiful bump! I will send you a PM with the link to my FB profile. Add me on there and I'll get you on the FB group (and then delete off personal acct). It's the only way we are able to do it and keep the group a secret group.
froggy- happy belated birthday! great scan picture!
danser- happy belated birthday to you too! glad that your appointment went well and are off of bedrest now!
midnight- sorry for the rough trip for your kids to see their dad. do they get to see him often? i sent you a PM with the link to my FB page. Please add me on there and I will get you on the FB group (and then delete off personal page) It's not a very active group but as we go into the back half of the pregnancy i suspect it will pick up activity!
tryingagain- i've got the front updated! Congrats on team
How far have you made it with your other babies? my DS was 2 weeks late and only 6lb 13 oz. My doctor is sending me to a high risk center for my anatomy scan in part because of the low birth weight (and a genetic heart condition). But as long as that scan looks good, I wont have to go for growth scans this time. A bit odd that they have already scheduled all of them out for you. Is it a convenient place to get to? the benefit is getting to see baby more often.
ally- very common for movement to be sporadic and not every day at the beginning. As baby gets bigger and stronger, you'll start feeling them more and more. I was going 3-5 days between movements for several weeks before I started feeling baby daily.
Ana- i've picked up a couple of DN outfits and here and there but that is all. until we get the nursery painted (hoping to pick the color this weekend), there is no point in looking for anything else. Once the room is painted, I will start pulling stuff out of storage and see what we have vs. what we need. Hoping there isn't TOO much that we need.
hotbump- congratulations on team blue!! are your other kiddos excited to have another brother?
chi- i hope your scan went well earlier in the week! i agree- the few days leading up to the anatomy scan are just full of anxiety until you see a healthy baby
momstastic- i'm sorry that baby wouldn't cooperate for you! hope you are able to get in for another scan soon!
WDW- yay for another boy for team blue!! The boys are surging ahead on our count here
twilight- got your date changed hun. welcome to team yellow! it will be a fun surprise at the end but i'm sorry baby didn't cooperate for you. have you thought about booking a private scan to find out or are you on board for waiting?
Okay! All caught up I think. I'm sorry if i missed anyone. Took much longer than expected to read through and reply so I will have to look into switching the thread later today.
On the weight/height discussion, I am 5'10" so weight generally spreads out (but really likes sticking to my hips). With DS, it took until 23/24 weeks to start showing and I never had a very big bump with him. But all the time i heard "oh you're so tiny, are you sure you're that far along" etc. What people didn't realize was DS measured small and I was having to go for growth scans and there was a lot of worry and anxiety about his size. I know it's the same if you're carrying big...people just need to learn not to make those type of comments! Anything other than "you're looking great!" deserves a slap from mom to be lol
so we are also team yellow till the end !
!! it must have been a bit of a shock since you were so sure it was a boy but i'm sure you are over the moon!! aww...love that she was in there moving...wont be long before you're feeling (and seeing!) those movements!
