July Sparklers 2016!

[RedButterfly]

Hope all is well.

Just had my 12 weeks scan. All is good. There is just the one wriggling baby in there.

 

[WantsALittle1]

Yay RedButterfly, glad you got to see baby!

 

[laughingduck]

laughingduck, exciting that you'll know the gender results soon! Out of curiosity, which test did you take? I did VerifI(Progenity)

I did accumetrics. https://www.accu-metrics.com/prenatal-gender-testing.php
Its just a gender test nothing else. They say they can actually test from 7 weeks, wish I had known about it then! It was supposed to be done by Christmas but didnt happen in time. I can't wait! Do you have results yet?

 

[wanna-b-mummy]

Hello ladies,

How are we all? What have I missed? Anyone else with surprise twins?

We had our scan on Monday. Both twins are perfect Now for the painful wait until the 20 week one!

 

[Hollynesss]

Woohoo! I passed my 3hr GTT!! No GD for me!! I was convinced I was going to fail it, I'm so incredibly happy!

 

[luvmyfam]

D and J I'm not seeing an actual nub in your pics and the spine isn't completely flat so it would be inaccurate. I would give a girl lean for skull shape .

Melli I'll have to check out your video!

 

[luvmyfam]

Yay Holly !! That's awesome!

Wanna b glad to hear the twinnies are doing good! I would think you would get another ultrasound before 20 weeks with twins?

Redbutterfly that's awesome you got to see your wiggly little one! Happy to hear all is well!

AFM, DH and I are finding out gender on Saturday! Just us for now! I can't wait!! Our 12 week apt went well today and LO had HR of 150 .

 

[frangi33]

Wow a handheld ultrasound. I need to get me one of those! I think I would leave it switched on permanently if I could afford to buy one.

I had a look at gender tests in the UK but at £169 they are very pricey. I guess I will just have to wait till 20 weeks to find out!

 

[RedButterfly]

Also reserved my birthing pool as I'm having another home birth.

 

[WantsALittle1]

Congrats Hollynesss!

 

[laughingduck]

Also reserved my birthing pool as I'm having another home birth.

Im considering an at home water birth this time. Did you have a water birth before? Mind sharing your experience? Did you need any extra pain meds?

 

[Hollynesss]

So jelly of you ladies who know the gender already! My obgyn's office doesn't offer a blood test for gender. I'll find out Feb 24th at the anatomy scan!

 

[SCgirl]

We had our 12w scan yesterday. Everything measured to the day... technician guessed boy. She was right last time with DS- but figure there's a 50/50 chance haha. Gender scan early Feb. I've already been given the containers for a 24-hr protein test (ughhhh) since I developed pre-e last time and spent 10 weeks on bedrest and over a month in the hospital before DS... doing that at 16 weeks.

I'm still feeling horrible... I'm realizing my body hates being pregnant. I've been pregnant 15 of the last 26 months (that includes the chemicals before DS)- looking at long term prevention after this!

 

[RedButterfly]

Also reserved my birthing pool as I'm having another home birth.

Im considering an at home water birth this time. Did you have a water birth before? Mind sharing your experience? Did you need any extra pain meds?

No, this is my first water birth. I have very quick labour's and something has always come in the way. I labour/birth without pain relief so I can't answer that last question!

I've had 2 hospital births (second I only just made it to the hospital, her head was coming out as I got to the hospital door) and 1 home birth. To me home birth is more relaxed and you don't have to stay in hospital after. My contractions started so I ran a warm bath and sat in that while I waited for the midwives (I'm known for my quick labours). As transitioning started, I got out (as I had to be sick, as usual!), went into my bedroom and kneeled down on the floor while resting my arms on the bed. Waters broke and hello baby boy! Midwives stayed for about an hour after writing their notes up and cleaning their stuff up while I was left to relax and nurse baby on my bed. My 2 girls were in the house the whole time downstairs with grandad and weren't bothered by everything that was going on. Positive experience and I would encourage anyone thinking about a home birth.

 

[laughingduck]

Wow I wish I had a short labour with my daughter! I had contractions for 3 days (10 minutes apart) then when they finally hit 3 minutes apart I went to the hospital. Signed in at 4 cm dilated at 10pm on Friday, FINALLY gave birth at 2pm Saturday afternoon, so 16 hours of hard labour. I hadn't slept since Wednesday night. Needless to say I was exhausted! I finally gave in and got an epidural 3 hours before she came out, had a little nap once the pain was gone. She was positioned all wrong and even once she turned she came out face first (very rare) so I think that may have been why things were taking so long. I'm hoping baby will be better positioned next time! I love the idea of not having to stay in the hospital after though, it sounds more relaxed giving birth at home.

On another note, I just FINALLY found baby's heart beat with my Doppler!! I was actually starting to get quite worried and was up last night fretting about it. It was a steady 174bpm (quite fast!) I managed to record it but doesn't look like it can upload on here. Pretty happy though

 

[RedButterfly]

It is more relaxed. It's in your house so your rules

My first labour was 4 hours. Second was 2 hours and third was 5 hours.

 

[babydustcass]

We find out the results of our panorama test around Monday/ Tuesday next week, I am anxious and nervous for the results and excited to know what sex the baby is. People keep asking if I have a preference but really, i dont care! Either will be perfect all i can ask for is healthy. But i am desperate to know, I admire those with the patience to wait until birth!

We brought our Mamas and Papas Nursery suite 'Mia' in the 50% Sale last week but it wont arrive until end of Feb which is good, keeps it out the way for a little while.

I really like the idea of a home birth but OH is totally against the idea. I understand where he is coming from and I am not opposed to using the birthing suite with pool inside our hospital again so thats what we'll be doing. We are around 18 Miles from the hospital and on a good run thats 35 minutes drive and in traffic around 45-50. Its mostly country roads too, and we can always get there faster than an ambulance could. Thats OHs reasoning anyway. By the time an ambulance arrived for a transfer it would be at least 30-40 minutes to get to the village and another 30-40 minutes or so there. That said, i feel pretty confident even that would be plenty of time, they dont leave you until the last hour in an emergency, if complications are arising theyd say sooner rather than later, but OH has none of it. Hes more scared of birth than I am, and I know whats coming! lol

I did have a very beautiful water birth with my DD at the hospital. We had a lovely calming room and it was just amazing. I wouldnt want to give birth any other way, and hoping for such a good experience this time. I tried for a water birth with my first but after 7 hours in the pool, i was like a prune and he was just taking his time. I ended up labouring for 36 hours in total from 4cm to pushing, and i dont think i could have spent a minute longer in the pool as I was exhausted. I was so thankful to get a much shorter labour with number two, I arrived at the hospital around 8.30pm and she was born at 9.45pm

 

[RedButterfly]

My DH doesn't get much choice. It's me who's giving birth so I'll birth where I want!

Just come back from spiritual healing and baby was wiggling away in there while the healer was working her magic.

 

[laughingduck]

My OH is also nervous of a homebirth, but he's coming around. The hospitals around here don't do water births and I really want a water birth. I had such a bad hospital experience I'd really like a better birth story next time.

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Would love a home birth I'm unsure though as both my pregnancies have gone over. The first by 14 and the second by 15 days and he had meconiun in his waters. Apparently the risk of this happening becomes more the further over you go and I know that you would then have to transfer into hospital anyways so probably pointless for me to plan a home birth. My labours have been 4 Hours and 1.5 hours! Wonder if they will get quicker haha