June 2013 first time bump buddies wanted

[pinkwaters]

Oh I find myself back on my back alot but my upper body is always elevated with a bunch of pillows to avoid sleeping flat and then on my tummy. The maternity pillow keeps me at an angle too,so if I find myself on my back should be fine

Completely obsessed with sparkling water at this point!

The weather is screaming for barbeques, I was at one last night and another tonight! I skip lunch when there's a barbeque and snack instead, can't resist all the good food so I make space ;D

Next scan is in a week! Too excited! Should be a detailed one this one so should be fun! And hubbs will be here for the one after that and the rest after so I can hardly wait!!

My bump literally popped popped out over night, everyone says it gets a huge growth spurt from weeks 20-26 and I can already see it, at first I thought I was just bloated but it's still there 2 days later ;D SO exciting!

 

[pinkwaters]

Noticed a HUGE change 2 days ago! Hubby was so surprised by it!
Even though my anterior placenta is giving me no movements as of yet, this is exciting enough for now ;D

 

[Ylanda]

Gorgeous bump, hun!!! Mine seems to grow is spurts, as well, it's not a gradual growth by any means. Sometimes it doesn't change much for a week/ten days and then suddenly, almost overnight, it pops out another inch or two.

My hubbs is shoveling snow atm - so no BBQs for us. Really really hoping for a decent summer but this being Britain it's quite unlikely. I really miss that about living on the continent... Anyway, I love the snow for now, it's good fun and looks so pretty! I love your eating strategy, though, saving room for the BBQ. lol

 

[pinkwaters]

Thanks Ylanda!!
Snow does look pretty! Hubbs is in Paris and he keeps sending me these gorgeous pictures of snow and the Eiffel - Dreamy!!
Haha yes making sure theres room for food! I know a lot of the girls are gonna come bearing sweets too which is going to be a killer!

I was talking to a lady at work and she said I don't look like I'm in my 6th month, I told her how much I put on and she laughed said it was nothing and that she put on 3kgs per month!! Still managed to loose it all so yay for hope ;D

 

[No Doubt]

Beautiful bump hun. You're like me, I feel huge but people say I'm not and that its all bump. I had that huge pop too. Only I was so enthralled in the nursery and all I missed it. I took a pic of myself one day and was like where the hell did that come from! Now I'm constantly telling Virtue to slow down cause mommy still has 4 months, lol.

I FINALLY felt Virtue through my skin this morning. I just haven't been able to catch him cause he's so active. I tried to get hubby to feel but he's half asleep so of course he couldn't feel anything...and they were good kicks!

Going to do the registry today. Excited!

 

[pinkwaters]

Haha no doubt, thats exactly how I felt and feel now, starting to wonder how much bigger its going to get! ;D

My about to pop sister in law flashed me her bump and I seriously freaked out her belly button was so stretched out it was UNREAL! She did that to show me a drawing her hubby did on her bump which was pretty funny but I was too focused on how stretched out it was I lost focus. She found it funny and just said oh you'll soon get there ... Poor belly button ;D

The movements I bet are so endearing!! Hope your hubs gets to feel them soon! & Enjoy the registry!! Great fun!

 

[Ylanda]

I vaguely remember how big my mum got when she was pregnant with my brother - if that's anything to go by I will be MASSIVE! But you know what, I don't actually mind, cos it's all baby and I'm giving my LO all the space it needs!!!

 

[AsEn11]

Aww Pink your bump is so cute!!
And I cant wait to feel movement either..the last few days I have laid in bed talking to her asking her to let mommy feel her haha..my OH looks at me like I am crazy but who cares
And a BBQ sounds so nice!! Its so cold here and miserable I probably wont get a bbq until right before baby comes..but just another thing to look forward to
I hope everyone has a great weekend and Its so exciting that we have less time to go than we have already went!! Its so real now

 

[pinkwaters]

I guess with a bump its a chance to go big! ;D
Thankyou Ashley!! Haha I've tried talking to my bump to get some movements, apparently I'm not interesting enough to him ;D

That's so true, less time to go than what has passed, feels scary and exciting, I can't wait for V day Not that I'm worried, just another mile stone to cross is always great!

Hope you're all doing well!! BBQ went great, burgers, veggies, salads and dessert! Hungry again now ;D

 

[No Doubt]

Yum...cant wait for it to warm up here so we can BBQ. I love bbqing. We bbqed so much last that hubbs was begging me to make something different for dinner at one point, lol.

The registry went well and for the most part its all our together. I have to measure the opening in my home to add some gates and I'm gonna add a few different diapers then I'll be set. I got through a couple pages of the registry on the amazon registry so I still have to add a few pages there then I'll be completely done with that.

My mother in law was telling me about a website diapers.com that sells diapers at a discounted rate and will deliver them to your home, so I'll check that out too. Now to plan the shower. Luckily I have some wonderful ladies who are going to help with that so I really don't have to worry about too much other than telling them what I want. Love that idea!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

 

[Ylanda]

Sound great, pink!

Are you ladies all having a shower?

 

[No Doubt]

Hubby finally felt a few kicks! They were soft, but he felt them. Well they felt soft to him, but I'm just so glad he finally felt some movement!

 

[pinkwaters]

I think I will change my doctor ... again! I sound picky but he was mean!
He said he'd be travelling and has to see me before so I went and he checked baby weight and said it was on the high range and that I should loose weight!!
I told him my food pattern has been normal and I'm 21 weeks now how is that healthy

He goes its your responsibility your weight gain is whats causing baby to be on higher end of the scale :S !!!!!

My mother had us all around 3.5kg and he apparently thinks thats high!! It's absolutely normal! I figured he wants smaller babies to ease delivery but I just found it mean and he ended the appointment with ''I'm scared, really scared and worried for you. A big baby is not a joke''

Hello anxiety for me at that but when I spoke to my mother she asked me to change him and told me he's nuts!!!

 

[No Doubt]

I'm with mom. Everyone is different and not every baby is 5lb. There is a girl at my job who is 29 weeks and has to have gained at least 30lbs by now. She's a tiny little thing but her hubbs is a big solid meat and potatoes kind of guy. She's gonna have a good size baby regardless. Time for a new doctor for you hun. And to make you worry and try to instill fear...douche bag!

 

[Ylanda]

Go change doctor!!! Don't let him freak you out wirh rubbish like that!!! I was closer to 4kg and guess what - it was fine!!!

AFM, I'm just back from my anomaly scan. It was soooo amazing seeing baby again and the sonographer was super, as well, explaining loads. Everything is perfect and normal and developing well. Aaaaaaaand - it's a GIRL!!!!!!

 

[No Doubt]

Aww so glad you had a wonderful scan ylanda. And yay for a little girl!

 

[AsEn11]

I think I will change my doctor ... again! I sound picky but he was mean!
He said he'd be travelling and has to see me before so I went and he checked baby weight and said it was on the high range and that I should loose weight!!
I told him my food pattern has been normal and I'm 21 weeks now how is that healthy

He goes its your responsibility your weight gain is whats causing baby to be on higher end of the scale :S !!!!!

My mother had us all around 3.5kg and he apparently thinks thats high!! It's absolutely normal! I figured he wants smaller babies to ease delivery but I just found it mean and he ended the appointment with ''I'm scared, really scared and worried for you. A big baby is not a joke''

Hello anxiety for me at that but when I spoke to my mother she asked me to change him and told me he's nuts!!!

Yes change that is crazy!! You need a doctor who is compaaionate!
I was a HUGE baby 10lbs 7oz!! I know big
And I have always been super healthy and am no where near over weight now so your fine..plus babys with some chunk are the cutest!!

 

[pinkwaters]

Thanks Ashley & Ylanda and yay for the scan and team pink!!!!! Glad all went well!!!

I'm going to see my IVF doctor tomorrow and I'll ask her to recommend someone for me because honestly I'm done searching. She's great but doesn't do deliveries anymore, shame I felt so comfortable with her!

Hope it goes well!

 

[AsEn11]

So I got some news I dont want to say bad news but it definitely shook me up.
I had my anatomy scan Wednesday the 23rd and got the report in the mail with the results.
Everything looked fine minus my amniotic fluid levels..it says it looks in normal range but i am borderline OLIGOHYDRAMINIOS..
so I made the mistake of googling it..and it freaked me out I was hysterical to the point my OH had to put me in the shower to calm down.
It is a hard pill to swollow that me being dehydrated could affect my baby.
I was heart broken and confused..my friend who is a nurse calmed me down and said to up my fluids and try not to worry.
I have left my doctors office messages and no call back yet my doctor works in multiple offices so I am not sure if he has even seen the report. I would just like to hear it from him that all is ok and not to worry.
Anywho just had to get that out. Thanks for listening

 

[No Doubt]

I'm sorry hun. I know that's hard, but I agree with your friend. Up your fluids and try not to worry. There are threads in here where people have had this before and I'm going to urge you to not look at those as I don't want you to freak out more. But what I will say is that people do go on to deliver healthy babies even when there is no amniotic fluid at all. They may have to he monitored more closely, but it is possible. Your levels are still normal hun which is a good thing. Focus on that. Hopefully with upping your fluids you can get more amniotic fluid in or at least stay borderline. I really don't think you have anything to fret about. Just be conscience of what you know and work with it the best you can.