July Mamas! 101 Due in 2015! ! 37 babies born 23 boys 14 girls <3

[Rach87]

glad the scans are going well for everyone. another 2 weeks until mine. praying the placenta has moved away from my cervix!

adorable 3d scans ladies!

Medzi thinking of you. hope babys echo went well.

happy to hear babies growing well Tasha.

Babygirl I like Hudson a lot. That would have been on my list(if baby were a boy) but I have a friend whose son is named that.

AFM - baby is a maniac. daily. and I couldn't be happier. Hubby finally saw the tidal wave she makes in my belly yesterday. (he's seen her kick and tumble but now when she moves my whole belly does a wave)

Some nights when we're in bed, he goes under the covers to talk to my belly. And last night after he said goodnight to "Lily, Nadia, Delilah, or whoever you'll be" he said, "I love you" to our little girl. I nearly died of adorableness. 3 months or less until we finally get to see what she looks like and have her in our arms.

 

[Medzi]

Tasha sooo happy all showed well on your scan!

Our echo went well! They are confident there are no issues He said after Puffin is born, they will want to do an echo on him/her to double check everything because they haven't had that absolutely perfect shot of the heart from these echoes (thanks to Puffin because in not great positions) but from the 2 I've had, he says he is (to quote) "quite confident there is no congenital badness" (haha, for real!)

He also said that baby is growing perfect&#8230;almost too perfect! Measuring a bit big and already 3.3 pounds but I'm not worried at all, as Cubby always measured around 97th percentile (he ended up being born 7 lbs, 15 ounces at 37 weeks!)

My BP is still high and there is protein in my urine so I'm doing weekly lab tests and monitoring from home and have numbers to watch for - if they get consistently above the numbers, I'm to go in right away. This is just how it was with Cubby so I'm feeling ok about it all.

 

[JoyofMyLife]

Medzi, I'm so glad to hear everything went well with the echo. I can't imagine how stressful it was having to wait this long for an answer and I'm sure it was such a relief to hear that puffin is ok.

 

[Khatif]

28 weeks today!

I went into labor at 28.3 weeks with my oldest. I can't wait for the weeks to keep on coming.

Happy 28 weeks srrme! 28,3 weeks is early. If it is not a problem can I ask you what was the reason for so early labor?

Afm- DD was dry all day today so happy mummy here, midwife went ok she doesn't really know what went on last week either but she's concerned about babies movements and wants me to do a tally chart and said 10 movements a day is enough if I'm not reaching those then I need more ctgs done.

Also measuring 3weeks ahead with fundal height but she doesn't seem concerned because "I have extra padding" least she didn't say fat! My blood test for parvovirus virus has come back negative too so one less thing to worry about

Yay, for potty training. It is so hard to do so I am very happy with your progress
When people says stay away from Google, they are absolutely right. If the midwife is not concerned I am sure the measure is still normal.

awww...what sweet scans tasha, sammy and babydreams!


I passed another week blood pressure ok (126/86, not great but ok) and no protein in urine. If it's ok next week, she will see me at 31 weeks. I had elevated ketones though, which is the opposite of what I'm expecting? Not sure whats going on there.

Also, have an appointment with the consultant on week 32 for the fibroid they saw on the scan but not been booked for a scan. Apparently it's just a consult. I don't really want to keep going back to hospital (if nothing else it costs £2.50 an hour to park!).

So so so happy too, OH has decided that he will stay up to 4 weeks with me and baby if I have a C-section. He will use 2 weeks paternity and 2 weeks holiday.

and 27 weeks! I can't believe it, third trimester for me.

Happy 27 weeks! It's a good new about your blood pressure, I hope it stays like that.

How good is that your husband can stay at home so long. My DH will be at home for a week and then he has to go back to work.

This is a good website for movements. It's more about learning babies routine.

https://www.countthekicks.org.uk/mums/

Thanks for the link!

Tasha sooo happy all showed well on your scan!

Our echo went well! They are confident there are no issues He said after Puffin is born, they will want to do an echo on him/her to double check everything because they haven't had that absolutely perfect shot of the heart from these echoes (thanks to Puffin because in not great positions) but from the 2 I've had, he says he is (to quote) "quite confident there is no congenital badness" (haha, for real!)

He also said that baby is growing perfect…almost too perfect! Measuring a bit big and already 3.3 pounds but I'm not worried at all, as Cubby always measured around 97th percentile (he ended up being born 7 lbs, 15 ounces at 37 weeks!)

My BP is still high and there is protein in my urine so I'm doing weekly lab tests and monitoring from home and have numbers to watch for - if they get consistently above the numbers, I'm to go in right away. This is just how it was with Cubby so I'm feeling ok about it all.

Great news about the heart of the baby.
I am sorry for the BP and protein. I hope it will stay " stable" for a while, if you know what I mean.

Jrepp. You are so clever! I am so jealous of your skill.

I went to the dentist yesterday. I got a temporary filling and he sent me to a specialist root canal treatment. I am rather bummed out because if it. I will contact them today and see when they can see me. I am so scare!

My midwife also told me to count 10 movements per day from week 30. Until then there is no need to follow the moves closely, according to her.
My baby is not moving too much and the her movements are very soft, so I was worry about it. But they think it is normal.

 

[dan-o]

Fabulous news medzi and Tasha!!!! so so pleased all is well

 

[Tasha]

Thank you so much girls.

Rach that is just the sweetest thing

Mezdi, soooo happy for you. My bp is creeping up and I had protein in my urine for the first time yesterday (++), this is usually when my pre-eclampsia starts building so watching very closely. 3lb 3 is a fabulous weight, my baby is estimated at 2lb 2.

Khatif I hope the specialist can help.

I booked three more growth scans yesterday, the 22nd april I also have my GTT then too, 6th May and 20th may, after all of them I see my professor. It sort of freaked me out as I realised that once I've had them I'll only have two more to book. Our babies are really creeping up on coming

 

[Tasha]

How are you feeling dano?

 

[dan-o]

Khatif I cracked a tooth really bad (eating ice!!) and had to have it extracted while pg with ds2. They use a different injection to numb when you are pregnant. I still didn't feel a thing. Xx

 

[sammynashley]

Medzi- that's great news! Glad the echo went well and they're looking after your bp and put a plan in place.

Khatif- hopefully the temporary filling will stop the toothache while you wait to see a specialist. I hate dentists too...when I was younger I had really long hair and my dentist used to hold my hair to keep me in the chair while the receptionist held me in the chair...it was horrific! My dentist now is lovely I'm waiting on root canal too so feel your pain.


Afm- bit of a naughty mummy this morning was late getting up, so DS & DD were late for nursery. Hubby was away last night too so didn't have him to get me up.

I had a really horrible nasty pain last night and this morning. If any of you ladies have had an op with stitches you know that Nasty burning/ripping pain you get if you pull your stitches..I had that on my left side of my csection scar it was so painful!! Didn't really know what to do with myself.


How are you ladies doing?

 

[dan-o]

How are you feeling dano?

Better thanks Tasha we all are, just delightful runny noses now lol!

Been drinking like crazy and I have a feeling it's worked slightly too, I feel a bit less tight in the bump area. Midwife today so she should be able to tell if I'm still low hopefully.

Ps. Looking back I think I leaked twice at about 21/22w as the bleeidng was slowing, I filled a pad with what smelled and looked like slightly bloody amniotic fluid on both occasions. Nothing since though, which is what counts I guess

 

[Livvy]

Yay Medzi, so glad to hear everything looks ok!!

My vaginal area has been sooo sore the past few days! This is a new symptom for me.

 

[cdex67]

Ugh Livvy, mine has been sore for weeks. Feels like I was kicked. Very uncomfortable.

So glad you ladies had great scans!

Afm- yesterday I was having some really bad cramping, just like menstrual cramps. I had a midwife appt at 4. When I got there they gave me the glucose drink so I drank that and then went in and the midwife was really concerned about the cramping. She said I looked extremely uncomfortable, which I was so she sent me straight to l&d. Turns out I was having very real contractions, but not super consistent. They did a bunch of tests and determined it was not preterm labor but just contractions. Soooo, they gave me some meds to help me sleep and sent me home. Contractions seem to have stopped now but I am exhausted and sore, so I'm home on the couch today.

 

[cdex67]

Oh my glucose test came back perfect btw! Yay!

 

[BeautifulRose]

Oh Cdex I bet that was scary but good thing its not preterm labor.. maybe you were a bit dehydrated? Glad they stopped though and at least you know what contractions feel like now so you can be on the look out. Thats what makes me nervous, with DD I didnt feel contractions until it was time to push so I have no idea what a contraction feel ike

 

[cdex67]

Its scary! I had no idea I was having contractions until I saw them on the monitor but the cramping did get worse when they came. They said I wasn't dehydrated but had me drink a ton of water just in case. I've noticed a few contractions in the past couple hours but they're more like braxton hicks. I feel completely awful today, I'm so weak and really hoping this passes. Thank you

 

[Srrme]

28 weeks today!

I went into labor at 28.3 weeks with my oldest. I can't wait for the weeks to keep on coming.

Happy 28 weeks srrme! 28,3 weeks is early. If it is not a problem can I ask you what was the reason for so early labor?

According to the Doctors, it was just spontaneous premature labor. They tried to stop it, but I delivered 3 days later.

My 2nd son was born at 35 weeks due to the same thing, but I went on to carry my 3rd to 38 1/2 weeks.

 

[Emma23]

Got a MRI booked for Monday! Glad they could fit me in so soon, they said they couldn't fit me in on Friday like I had hoped but I can't complain about Monday really

cdex67 - thats scary! Glad they have stopped now though, fingers crossed that they don't start up again. And congrats on the Glucose results

Srrme - I bet that was a scary time! I did go into labor with my son at about 30 weeks but they managed to stop it and that was stressful enough x

 

[Babygirl3289]

Medzi - I am so happy that things look good! I bet you feel relieved!

Cdex- How scary! I am glad you were checked out. You should definitely take it easy!

Rach- Thank you I really like it and my hubby does too !

OB appointment today Just a check up but I always look forward to them

 

[Srrme]

Srrme - I bet that was a scary time! I did go into labor with my son at about 30 weeks but they managed to stop it and that was stressful enough x

It was terrifying! We spent 60 days in the NICU with my oldest. Not fun at all! He's a very healthy and happy little boy now though, you wouldn't even guess he was born such a tiny little thing!

 

[babyvaughan]

Cdex- Thats scary but I'm glad you had an appointment so it wouldn't have been missed! Hopefully its just a one time thing and you can get back to normal!

I'm 26 weeks today one more week until 3rd trimester I'm so excited! Second day back at the gym (I do really light workouts lol) feels good to do something positive only bummer is the scale keeps going up! I dont eat terrible but I dont eat good either, so looks like I'm going to have to eat really good from now on. I've gained 22lbs! My goal is only 30 and I have 13 weeks to go not.. looking good! LOL I know he is on the bigger side and my boobs grew but I also know that I like cookies, snacking at night