July Firecrackers 2018

[Alligator]

I am no expert JLLM but I guess boy, skull doesn't look as round as our little girl but who the heck knows?!

 

[lilmisscaviar]

I'm in the US and yes, maternity leave does suck, I agree with you JWC. I had to deal with it until the birth of my third child, then after that it was more reasonable for me to stay at home than work with how high daycare costs are. Plus while I was pregnant with my third baby I had such bad MS that I had to take my 12 weeks in the first trimester instead of the end of pregnancy or after the birth of the baby. It's sad that US women have to worry about things like that, things that should be considered "basics" of life. It's kind of forced upon us though because rent and mortgages are so high that it is nearly impossible to live on minimum wage with a single income. Thankfully my DH makes pretty good pay so that we can live on a single income and still be able to pay our mortgage that way I can stay home with the kids, although I do miss going to work. I miss having a social life that I had at work that I can't have being a SAHM along with feeling that I'm contributing to the bills. On the other hand, at least I can teach them things myself before they head off to school instead of relying on babysitters/daycare workers to do that job for me. I enjoy watching them blossom before my eyes.

 

[JLLM]

Hope u are all keeping wel! I had my 20 week scan on Wednesday all looking great baby looked lovely and healthy! We stayed team yellow however would anyone like to guess? I had posted on gender prediction but no replies.

Adorable scan, I can see a bears face in the skull too

I have no idea what to guess!

I hadn’t noticed the bears face until you said how cute : )

She did ask before she started the scan if we wanted to know the gender and we said no but at one point she said “he is touching his bum” not sure if that was just what she refers to baby as or if she let it slip as when she was looking at cord I thought I saw girly bits!!

 

[UniqueBeauty]

Hope u are all keeping wel! I had my 20 week scan on Wednesday all looking great baby looked lovely and healthy! We stayed team yellow however would anyone like to guess? I had posted on gender prediction but no replies.

Adorable scan, I can see a bears face in the skull too

I have no idea what to guess!

I hadn’t noticed the bears face until you said how cute : )

She did ask before she started the scan if we wanted to know the gender and we said no but at one point she said “he is touching his bum” not sure if that was just what she refers to baby as or if she let it slip as when she was looking at cord I thought I saw girly bits!!

Interesting

I think we’re having a boy just because she kept saying towards the end of the baby oh just cord, cord everywhere and at the end there was a full front view of baby and luckily she took the scanner off before I saw below the belly button area but I’m guessing boys bits would be more noticeable than girls!

 

[Buffyx]

Hope u are all keeping wel! I had my 20 week scan on Wednesday all looking great baby looked lovely and healthy! We stayed team yellow however would anyone like to guess? I had posted on gender prediction but no replies.

Adorable scan, I can see a bears face in the skull too

I have no idea what to guess!

I hadn’t noticed the bears face until you said how cute : )

She did ask before she started the scan if we wanted to know the gender and we said no but at one point she said “he is touching his bum” not sure if that was just what she refers to baby as or if she let it slip as when she was looking at cord I thought I saw girly bits!!

During our 20 week ultrasound for our son, the tech kept saying "she" to the point where we said "so it's a girl?!" after a while. I think some of them just use either he or she.

 

[UniqueBeauty]

That’s what’s got me guessing because she didn’t refer to the baby as a he or she, I’m so excited to know what we’re carrying

 

[glong88]

20 week scan tomorrow yay

 

[TexMel]

I'm sorry I have been so awful at keeping up with the conversation on here, compared to on the fb group!!
To add to your maternity leave conversation, it is so ridiculous here in the US! I changed jobs several years ago because the independent pharmacy I was working at offered no mat leave at all. The last time I was pregnant, I got 16 weeks total, all paid 100%, but the last 3 of that was my vacation hours I had saved up. Oh, and that 16 weeks included 4 weeks of being on bedrest before he was born. While I was out, my company was sold off to another huge corporation, so this time will be under the new company and they just recently changed their mat leave policy, which apparently no one knows with any certainty what I'm entitled to. I have heard the new policy allows 4 weeks at 100%, but no one knows what happens outside of that. I'm going to try to call HR this week and figure out.

I think my husband gets 2 weeks paid this time, which he took last time, but it was unpaid then.

 

[UniqueBeauty]

20 week scan tomorrow yay

 

[eddjanuary10]

Hello ladies. I seem to be struggling to keep up with you all as there's never a dull moment here so far this year. Things are just starting to return to normal here after huge disruptions due to extreme weather conditions, I'm sure some of you in the U.K. can relate to that! We were literally snowed in for days and unfortunately that meant no 20week scan for me last week since all appointments were cancelled as our city was on red alert and we wouldn't of made it out the driveway even if it wasn't cancelled lol. I am waiting on a call today to reschedule my scan and I'm hoping it will be asap since I'm almost 21weeks now and desperate to see baby again!

Hope your all well. Good luck to those with scans this upcoming week. What's the Facebook group for us here I would like to join please.

 

[Alligator]

So much snow in the UK, my sister (lives in NYC) was due to fly to Dublin for a bachelorette party and her flight was cancelled! It was a nightmare for her, luckily she made it to London and they had a party there but still, brutal. We got a record snowfall here (30cms in 40 hours), for the time of year (early March) to add to the already 2 feet of snow we have on the ground, the roads in my community are a battlefield lol. I hate winter!!!

Feeling baby move so much now!!! It's the best, she's very active especially when I'm still, I feel her often.

 

[UniqueBeauty]

What a nightmare EDD, the snow was fun at the start until the milk and bread started flying off the shelves! I got my first loaf today since Wednesday it’s been ridiculous. We were in red alert too. Fingers crossed you get booked in ASAP!


I’m feeling movements daily but they can sometimes be a little dull but I’m guessing that’s because of the anterior placenta?

 

[Alligator]

Unique mine are the same I wouldn't say, for the most part (minus a few really strong kicks) that the movements are super strong and DH can't really feel them much from the outside yet, he did feel one movement but mostly he can't feel her yet.

 

[glong88]

20 week scan all good. X

 

[TexMel]

I cannot imagine the winters you go through, Alli! I'm sorry to everyone else stuck in right now! Here in Texas, everything shuts down with 1 inch of snow, not that has happened at all this winter. We had flurries once.

I just got great news about my mat leave and am pleasantly surprised with my company's new policy! I am eligible for up to 18 weeks total, but that doesn't include any bedrest this time (unlike my last time), so bedrest won't eat into my time with baby after he's here. The first 8 weeks will be at 60%, then 4 weeks at 100% pay, then, the last 6 weeks are optional. I have 3 weeks of vacation time saved up, so I can get paid an additional 3 weeks at 100% then I would have 3 weeks left of unpaid if I want. It's not U.K. or Canada level, but it's better than most in the US and I'm super happy today!!

 

[Alligator]

That's great Tex! Definitely better than your previous one and what many people have. Good news!

Seriously every winter I'm like 'that's it I'm moving!' haha but I never do because I do love it here, but this winter has been exceptionally snowy and cold. I am so ready for spring.

Anyone else dealing with swollen feet already? Mine have been bad today. I haven't been on my feet a lot, just a bit of a walk at lunch to get a few things for work (I have 5000 steps on my fitbit so it's not a super active day by any means). I see my doctor tomorrow and I might bring it up (along with my anxiety lately and carpal tunnel).

 

[UniqueBeauty]

Glad the scan went well, Glong. Did you stay team yellow?

Tex, that’s great news!


No swollen feet here but it is getting harder to bend over by the end of the day

 

[glong88]

Glad the scan went well, Glong. Did you stay team yellow?

Tex, that’s great news!


No swollen feet here but it is getting harder to bend over by the end of the day

Yes we did. Although the scan photo makes it look like there's a willy. We asked the lady when she gave it to us as I said I didn't want to no and she laughed and said that isn't a willy.... So no idea what it is..

To be honest we didn't see anything obvious on the scan itself and it lasted about 20 minutes

 

[glong88]

Here is the photo

 

[StarryEyed88]

Hope your all well. Good luck to those with scans this upcoming week. What's the Facebook group for us here I would like to join please.

Alli I can’t remember, are you able to add Edd to the FB group?

Glongg I’m seeing boy bits too!