July Sparklers 2016!

[Eltjuh]

I'm in Lancing, West Sussex - And HI!!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Girls I think I'm having problems with milk products this makes me so sad. The other night dh made stroganoff and it made me so gassy. Today I had a glass of milk then cereal for a snack two hours later. I ended up gassy, uncomfortable and had loose stools. I feel better but I'm from Wisconsin and I love my cheese.

 

[Hollynesss]

Welcome, Eltjuh!

 

[ehjmorris]

Woohoo! Halfway today

 

[ehjmorris]

Karry - Also excited to have a due date buddy!!! Were you on time with you DS? My DD was a few days early so wondering if the same will happen this time..

I really want to get something from Lush now lol! I've never been the bathing type, prefer my showers, but have started taking baths maybe once a week over the last few weeks and loving it! Think something from Lush would make it even nicer!!

DS was a week & a day early. I'd say this one will be early too - the hospital have already mentioned inducing me up to two weeks early due to GD.

Not that I want to enable you but Lush do shower products too... Just saying...

And regards your hiccup question, I think I have felt them twice now!

How are you all?
Sorry havnt been posting much, but i am stalking! Loving those bump pics, ill upload my 20w tomorrow

I can't believe one of us is 20 weeks already!! How did that happen?! I know I may be alone here but I feel like this pregnancy is flying by! Congrats ehjmorris & anyone else reaching the half way mark!

AFM - Not too bad here. I was sick again yesterday morning but I think it's just because I was up so early with DS. Poor little man didn't have a good night last night so I think it'll be early nights all round here

I'm nearly afraid to ask but is anyone else having difficulty bonding with their pregnancies? I still don't feel like it's real. I'm guessing that it's because I'm not feeling a huge amount of movement (even though I can feel the baby kicking while I type this but then I may not feel anything else today) & because we don't know the gender yet either. Also I think the GD is scaring me. I'm so worried about something going wrong. I know it's crazy because I had it with DS too & was undiagnosed & everything was fine. I ate chocolate yesterday & today. It's like I can't help myself & I'm even worse because I know I shouldn't & then I feel so guilty afterwards that I have somehow harmed the baby

Sorry for the essay, I just really needed to get all that out!

P.S. Loving all the bump pictures!

As for the bonding I cant help there but I'm sure you will feel it soon
I am craving chocolates all the time lol and im afraid i might get gd, will have the test in roughly 4 to 5 weeks time
I hope you feel better about it soon

 

[ehjmorris]

Ehjmorris, karry I'm glad I'm not imagining the hiccuping! I felt it again today but only briefly, so it must be just some very specific positions that I feel it. I'm sure with DD it was much much later on!

I will definitely have to go to Lush soon now!

I feel much more bonded with the baby this time that I did with DD. At the same time it's making me much more nervous, I've had two private scans already and I'm terrified something goes wrong. With DD I was excited about the pregnancy but also much more relaxed. It's probably because she was a surprise whereas I've been wanting this baby for 2-3 years, DH took some convincing!
Unfortunately I had real trouble bonding with DD after she was born, for a long time she just didn't feel like my child, I of course looked after her but it took some time to really love her and feel like she was mine, looking back maybe I had some mild PND as well.
From what I understand you're having quite a hard time with this pregnancy, it probably makes it even harder to bond with the baby. Hopefully you'll get there soon. Are you finding out the gender? Sometimes that helps too.

Wantsalittle1 what you went through sounds just terrifying! How did you know the baby was in trouble, from lack of movement?

dimmu, I was 31+2, at work in the afternoon, when I felt DD make a huge movement. Right away I had a very strong contraction. I was suddenly doubled over, crying at work, and could not catch my breath. My heart was pounding like crazy. I called my OB and he said eh, it's normal, and it's fine as long as the contractions stopped. I didn't know at the time, but that single huge contraction was my abruption. It didn't dawn on me until the next day in the afternoon when I realized I hadn't felt DD move in almost 24 hours.

I got out my doppler and her heartbeat seemed normal. Waited, drank cold juice, tapped my belly, had DH talk to her (that always got her moving), tried everything. Nothing worked so I called my OB, and he told me to head to the hospital. When we got there they did an NST and her heartbeat looked fine, but I told them there was still no movement, so they reluctantly did a BPP. The BPP was terrifying. She wasn't moving at all, just twitching every now and then. She scored a 4/10. We got back from the ultrasound, and they put me back on the NST monitor when about 10 minutes later her heart rate plummeted down into the 60s. She was out 15 minutes later. They found her with a triple nuchal cord, and surmised that she was so badly entangled that when she made a big movement the night before, she pulled the placenta off the uterine wall quite a bit.

Oh my god, that sounds extremely scary, you did the right thing though by going in and getting checked out.
Glad all is okay

 

[Hollynesss]

Oh my goodness WantsaLittle1! How incredibly terrifying! I'm so glad your LO was okay and made a safe entry into the world! Love Bug has been moving so much today, and I actually had the thought "what if she gets tangled in the cord?"

 

[dimmu]

Same her dimmu. I loved my son but I didn't feel totally in love with him until he was 6 weeks old, when he first smiled at me. I cried lol it still brings tears to my eyes it was beautiful.
I think I had pnd too, not bad, I still took care of my kid, but I was terrified of being alone with him. It took me a long time to feel totally comfortable on my own with him, but I think that was pnd too. My whole first pregnancy I was excited to meet him but I was very anxious too. I think I feel more bonded to my pregnancy this time because I know I can handle it, and Im not really scared this time (despite reservations about having a newborn and a toddler, but that's no where near as bad as the first time around)

I chalk it all up to hormones! In the end, you'll fall in love with your baby karry

I can definitely relate to that, I really struggled to begin with. I wanted to breastfeed but it was such agony to begin with that it really didn't help to bond with her. I was ok for the first few days when OH was there, he was really relaxed and confident about everything. But the moment he went back to work I had a meltdown, I just panicked and felt really trapped as I didn't have the confidence to take DD out on my own. I can't really remember how long it took for things to improve but luckily they did in the end.
I should hopefully be much more confident this time and really hope the pnd stays away, and I definitely feel more bonded to the baby than I did with DD. DD is also already five so should be easy to do stuff with her and the baby. It will be nice as it's summer then as well so no need to pack the whole wardrobe every time we go out!

 

[Hollynesss]

Girls I think I'm having problems with milk products this makes me so sad. The other night dh made stroganoff and it made me so gassy. Today I had a glass of milk then cereal for a snack two hours later. I ended up gassy, uncomfortable and had loose stools. I feel better but I'm from Wisconsin and I love my cheese.

You have my condolences

 

[SCgirl]

I'm a bit late updating, but we're having a girl! (Excited to have one of each) I apparently already have "trace" protein in my urine, which isn't what I want to hear before 20 weeks haha- my bp is normal right now though! (Yay 2nd trimester!) here's to hoping I avoid bedrest at 30 weeks this time around...

 

[Hollynesss]

Congrats, SCGirl!

 

[MelliPaige]

Congrats on your baby girl!

 

[Eltjuh]

Congrats on the girl!!!

And just wanted to say that a trace of protein can be a one off thing.... At least, I was once told with my first that I had a trace of protein and never heard anything about it again afterwards....

 

[dimmu]

Congrats on the baby girl!

 

[tgrich]

I had a trace of protein once and the next appointment it was gone so hopefully that's how it works out for you.

Congrats on the girl

Both of my girls have some sort of cold big and now I'm starting to get it and hubby is in his last semester of school gone 6 days a week so he can't even help I can't wait until everyone is feeling better!

Almost to 20 weeks and I haven't acomplished much with my first two I was pretty much ready for them by 20 weeks...I'm slacking

Seems like a lot of people will be finding out really soon can't wait to hear from everyone!

 

[Hollynesss]

I hope your girls feel better, TG! We bought a Snugabunny swing, bouncer and sleeper from a neighbor and I bought a few packs of diapers, but other than that we haven't done anything for baby yet!

Someone gifted me one of those kits to make a plaster mold of your baby belly, but I know I'll never use it. If someone wants it, I'll mail it to you!

 

[wanna-b-mummy]

SC! Congratulations on a pink bump. One of each is magic.

I wouldn't worry too much about protein either. A couple of times protein flagged up on my last pregnancy but by the next appointment it was gone.

Well ladies I have my first consultant apt tomorrow just to check BP, Pee and the heartbeats as normal. Then the following Monday it's our 20 week scan. I am BEYOND excited.

 

[Eltjuh]

3 weeks until my 20 week scan.... Time seems to be going SOOOO slow right now!
But I guess we've got half term this week, so I'll be out and about with my boys and it's Lucas' 5th birthday on saturday so I'm busy making his cake and by the time he party is over and done with we'll be a week closer!
Then we've got 2 weeks of school and then we're going to Holland for the weekend, as it's my grandad's 90th birthday! Have the scan the day after we get back!

We haven't gotten anything for baby yet, but we've saved pretty much everything from the boys. The only thing we really need is a new travelsystem, which we won't get until closer to the time and after we know the sex. And if it's a boy we won't need anything else, if it's a girl I'm going on a massive shopping spree!!

 

[karry1412]

Hi everyone! :wave:

Eltjuh - We're DEFINITELY finding out! Fifteen days from today! We were 4 days before ov as well so fingers crossed! I'm sure the time will fly by until your scan - sounds like you have a lot on your plate between now & then!

SCgirl - Congratulations on your little girl! What might the protein mean?

tgrich - Hope you & your family feel better soon I have done remarkably little for this baby too. I bought a pack of vests & some socks but that's it! MIL bought some bottles & a steriliser. Oh, & I got new mattresses for the cot (the one I was in as a baby!), the crib & moses basket. I'll definitely get a move on after the next scan (& we know the gender).

wanna-b-mummy - Good luck today!

AFM - Well, wouldn't you know I landed myself in the ER again! So I was in the hospital three times in seven days! Whatever happened last Friday happened again last night so I'm still feeling a bit weak today so thankfully MIL has taken DS for the day. I'd be lost without his two Nanas! On Friday I felt pretty good & DS was in great form so we went to meet some other mammy friends & their kids. One of his friends ran off & DS went after him. I went to chase after him, stood up & caught my foot in the leg of the high chair & fell. So had to go in for a scan & for a shot of Anti D. The joys. So embarrassing too! This pregnancy is nothing but drama! Also, I'm already feeling more bonded to this baby which is a relief. I had a spa day with my Mam on Saturday which was lovely & it was nice to have some time alone to just think about the baby without DH or DS needing something. Also I have been feeling more movement which I love!

 

[chelsealynnb]

Hello! Can I join? My name is Chelsea, and I'm due with my 4th baby (first girl!) on July 2nd. I'm 26 years old