July Firecrackers 2018

[Buffyx]

Good luck Tori!

 

[UniqueBeauty]

Hey ladies! My first scan is this afternoon at 6 weeks 3 days. I'm so nervous! I got an iui so my Dr. is seeing me early. My hubby's job gave him a hard time about taking this afternoon off. Luckily my job is very flexible and I can always take off with short notice if I need to.

Good luck shame your OH couldn’t be there.

Thanks! He will be there, he just had to make a fuss about it! If they didn't let him go he was going to call in sick

Ooh

I hope my partner can get the time off too, if not I’ll take my mum to see the scan.

 

[Hammed2017]

Does anyone else just not feel very pregnant at all? Like I have stretching pains, and sometimes my tummy feels a bit off but that's about it... Maybe I'm speaking too soon haha I duno! I don't remember how early the morning sickness appeared last time!

And is anyone else trying to gain the bare minimum in this pregnancy? Given that my youngest is 9 months, I hadn't totally lost his baby weight anyway!

I don't feel too pregnant yet. My boobs are sore and some light nausea here and there but nothing too bad yet. I am actually starting to meal prep to gain as little as possible. I want to gain the minimum so I do not have too hard of a time losing it after.

 

[Hammed2017]

Anyone else had their betas checked yet? I had my first draw at 11 dpo and they were 34, but I have researched and that seems okay. I am not having my second draw until the 27th. I am trying not to stress out and I just feel like everything is okay this time. Once my numbers reach 2000 ish, they will schedule my scan to see if baby is okay. I want to try to wait until like 7 weeks so we can see its heart.

 

[Four2Five]

Good morning ladies! Well it's morning time here in Alaska anyhow

I too don't have any symptoms compared to with my other pregnancies. I have a tiny twinge of nausea in the back of my throat off and on and tiny bit of cramping/stretching...the only real thing that is super noticeable is my bloating, super sore boobs, and I'm really gassy.

So sorry about your bad dream Buffy, those are no fun at all!

I am probably at my heaviest I've ever been at, so I'm definitely trying not to gain much if any this pregnancy. I was super sick with both my other pregnancies so I actually lost weight and delivered at a lower weight than when I got my bfp. I lost 25lbs with my first and 36lbs with my second...I could only pray for 47lbs this time to keep up the pattern

ToriTami I'm glad your hubby got the time off, mine is having to call in sick tomorrrow for mine but I'm thankful he will be there!

 

[Hammed2017]

Good morning ladies! Well it's morning time here in Alaska anyhow

I too don't have any symptoms compared to with my other pregnancies. I have a tiny twinge of nausea in the back of my throat off and on and tiny bit of cramping/stretching...the only real thing that is super noticeable is my bloating, super sore boobs, and I'm really gassy.

So sorry about your bad dream Buffy, those are no fun at all!

I am probably at my heaviest I've ever been at, so I'm definitely trying not to gain much if any this pregnancy. I was super sick with both my other pregnancies so I actually lost weight and delivered at a lower weight than when I got my bfp. I lost 25lbs with my first and 36lbs with my second...I could only pray for 47lbs this time to keep up the pattern

ToriTami I'm glad your hubby got the time off, mine is having to call in sick tomorrrow for mine but I'm thankful he will be there!

I've definitely already got some bloating going on too. I hope you are not as sick this time.

 

[Four2Five]

Thanks Hammed me too! And I'm hoping it means this baby is a different gender haha!

No but really, it makes me worry not being sick like the other two times, I just really hope everything is okay

How old is everyone here? Any 35+ mommies? The 35+ board is dead and no one ever talks in there but I'm curious what to expect as I'm "over the hill" by pregnancy standards...it automatically puts me in high risk category and with my history I'm high risk anyhow. I have never miscarried but I am terrified of it as this is our last and a surprise baby and I can't imagine losing it now that I've gotten so attatched to the idea of another baby, it makes me cry thinking about it

 

[Alligator]

Regarding betas I only have one drawn (it's not really a thing to do repeat betas here but when I went to my doctor the tests in her office are rubbish and were negative or vvvvvv faintly positive, so she sent me for blood work to confirm). At 4w5d I was at 1231. That's over a week ago so I hope it's gotten nice and high since then!

 

[Hammed2017]

Thanks Hammed me too! And I'm hoping it means this baby is a different gender haha!

No but really, it makes me worry not being sick like the other two times, I just really hope everything is okay

How old is everyone here? Any 35+ mommies? The 35+ board is dead and no one ever talks in there but I'm curious what to expect as I'm "over the hill" by pregnancy standards...it automatically puts me in high risk category and with my history I'm high risk anyhow. I have never miscarried but I am terrified of it as this is our last and a surprise baby and I can't imagine losing it now that I've gotten so attatched to the idea of another baby, it makes me cry thinking about it

I'm not too far behind you. I'm 34. Definitely my last one too. We were trying though so it's not a surprise. I have miscarried several times over the years, so I am probably "high risk" I am trying not to worry and just enjoy the idea of having our little bundle. Everything will be great!

 

[Four2Five]

Thanks Hammed I'm glad I'm not alone. We tried for this baby for over 2 years but we agreed to quit once my 36th birthday came so we stopped in June. We've never been able to get pregnant naturally so with my age and that factor we didn't think it would happen. I'm trying not to be anxoius or stressed and just enjoy this last time but at so hard not to worry till I have my first appointment and hear everything is okay. I'm feeling zero symptoms today so it has me extra nervous.

 

[ToriTami]

Four2Five, I'm close, I will be 34 by the time this baby is born. This is our first and we always talked about having 2, so I'll be at least 35 by the next time we TTC.

 

[housewifey]

Four2Five I'm 26, this is my 2nd baby after having my daughter at 19. She'll be 7 by the time this baby arrives... Does anyone else have a large age gap? It's something I've always panicked about and has made me wish for another girl as I think they'll have more in common as they get older compared to a boy and a girl... am I just being ridiculous?

 

[Livvy]

Good luck on your scan tori!

I'm 25. We got started early, not really sure if we planned it that way but here we are... I feel like I'm 50 most days though between the lack of sleep and bags under my eyes, joints hurting, and total lack of energy.

 

[eppgirl]

I’m 23, I’ll be 24 when baby comes (turn 24 in January). I had my oldest when I was 19.

 

[eppgirl]

Does anyone else have frequent urination already?? It seems like I can’t stay out of the bathroom for constantly having to pee. I told DH I’m scared to know how much I’ll be peeing later on.

 

[UniqueBeauty]

Can you please send some symptoms my way?

I'm 26, there's going to be 6 years between my eldest and the new baby and 3.5 years with my youngest.

 

[Four2Five]

My kiddos have a huge gap as well, my first was born when I was 23 and my second when I was 31 and now this one I'll be 36 or 37 depending on when it comes since it's my birthday month

I have loved my age gap, my oldest was 8 when her little sister was born and she got to be there and experience everything and even cut the cord. She will be there again this time but we will probably keep our 5 year old at home, we haven't discussed it much. She's a handful and will probably be bored in the hospital but I would love for her to experience it because she is baby crazy and wakes up every morning asking if the baby is born yet

 

[Alligator]

I'll be 31, nearly 32 when baby arrives..not that old but definitely not getting any younger!

 

[UniqueBeauty]

I spoke too soon, feeling a bit nauseous all of a sudden and some dull cramps every now and again.

Hope the scan went okay! (if you've had it yet)

 

[Livvy]

Oh and sorry about the dream buffy!! I've had super weird dreams and I dreamed baby was a boy but nothing scary yet thankfully.

I feel awful today. Not even pregnancy related... my neck is sore from sleeping weirdly, I'm super sick as of this morning (sore throat, stuffy nose, the works), and now to top it off my legs are really sore from my workout yesterday! I got a little too inspired by you ladies