June 2013 first time bump buddies wanted

[pinkwaters]

YES!!! Back for goood! SOOOOO excited! was bummed that he left so early during the pregnancy but time does fly! I was 9 weeks when he left so he's pretty shocked with pictures of my bump!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Time does fly! Pink so happy for u and its exciting for ur husband!! He'll be back for other great milestones!..

Half way through my pregnancy today...I also felt my baby kick yesterday!! I was listening to ed sheeran Give me love . I love that song so much and she started kicking away by the chorus (the best part lol) ! I guess this little girl has her mama's taste in music! ..

Hows everyone else feeling? Any close appointments? Mine is in 10 days

 

[No Doubt]

I'm sure he's gonna fall out pink when he sees your belly in person. So exciting for you two! It'll be like telling him you're preggo all over again, lol.

Yay for feeling your little girl kick catch! I'm sure the reassurance you need. Such a special moment!

So I totally went all out for my little man today. Virtue already had way too many clothes after just one shopping trip, lol. Don't worry, he'll get way too much more, lol.

 

[pinkwaters]

Thank you ladies!

I started shopping for myself a little, got another pair of pants, bras since my boobs have bumped up a size maybe more ;D and pyjamas now that nothing covers bump comfortably!

I stopped trying to force myself to take my pregnancy vitamins I keep throwing them up and my Iron is borderline now, so I switched to calcium & vitamin D pills and Iron Biotin pills, MUCH EASIER! they're like small panadol pills not huge plastic coated ones. Been working great so far.

Every pregnant lady around me has popped already ;D It's great and exciting but also reminds me of how much I want to meet my little man ;D I keep imagining it! Not the labor though haha

 

[pinkwaters]

Our wedding anniversary is on the 14th and its Valentines Day AND 3 days to my V day ;D Any gift ideas? Stuck! We've known each other for more than 8 years now and married for 2 of them.
Can't think of anything new!

 

[Ylanda]

Are you planning a baby moon at all, pink? Paul and I suddenly realised that this year's Valentine's Day and our anniversary will be the last where it's only us two, so we're thinking of combining the two occasions and going away for a weekend. This'll be our 7th valentine's, so I'm completely over chocolates, cards, and candles. I do love getting flowers but they alway seem so expensive for sth that doesn't last long.

 

[pinkwaters]

I know right! I wanted to put some flowers in the room this weekend, they're so lovely!

Well for both our birthdays last year we took a nice week off to Greece which was amazing! and he's done travelling after Paris too, plus I don't want to take days of work until the delivery. It feels like I got every gift in the book. I was thinking shades for summer but nothing special about that ... Gift shopping starts to get hard the longer you're with someone ;D and girls are much easier, I'm sure we'd all be happy with jewellery anyday ;D

 

[No Doubt]

Pink what if you get him a gift basket of all the little things he likes. I've done this for hubbs before, our his favorite candy, soda, movie, whatever in a little basket and given it to him. He liked the idea. Then later that night I pampered him with a hot oil massage, soft music candles so he could relax. That would romantic for you two. I do like the idea of a baby moon though. I really hadn't even thought about it, but now I would like to get away even if just for a weekend. I too am trying not to take any time off until Virtue is here though so it would really have to just be a Friday and Saturday night if we went.

 

[pinkwaters]

I like the idea of a gift basket!
My father in law has a small beach house which the family will be gathering at later this month, so glad he'll be there with us so that should be fun for a few days! I don't have time for anything other than that, my shift is 6 days a week so not much to do on one day ;D
Took 2 days off work when he comes to atleast spend some time together! I went around the shops yesturday, saw some shades I liked might add them to the gift basket! Thanks!

Baby gave me 3 nice kicks last night ;D this is getting fun

 

[pinkwaters]

Is it okay that I still find myself sleeping on my back? Like I keep waking up on my back.
By now there is no chance of sleeping on my tummy but My sides keep getting numb and I switch 1000 times a night, I guess that's why eventually find myself on my back.

People share alot of horror stories about things I don't know if its okay or not anymore, but I try to keey my upper body elevated with a bunch of pillows

 

[Ylanda]

I wouldn't worry too much, pink, my pregnancy yoga teacher always says lying on your back is ok until you're 32 weeks! And from what my MW has said, it's more likely to be uncomfortable to you than for baby, because either your legs fall asleep or you feel light headed. As long as you move around during the night I'm sure you'll be fine! I know I'm a bit behind you but sometimes I just can't get comfy on my side so I just roll onto my back, just to get some sleep!

I think Alanna as moved right back into my body, I can't feel her today and my bump looks flat. Hope she comes back out soon!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Pink- I too find myself laying on my back in the middle of the night lol...My husband sometimes wakes me up to re-position if he sees me... my leg cramps are worse sleeping on my sides..so i also elevate myself using pillows under my back to lift me up a bit..

Ylanda- Baby girl isnt kicking much for me either today.. I can feel her but no kicks like the other day! It was precious ..i hope she kicks for me today! I miss her lol.. Also i love how u already picked a name ! I havent done that lol.. we are a bit picky!..i think it'll take a while choosing a name..and i wasnt one of those girls who has picked names since they were teenagers its biting me in the ass now.. Choosing a name is hard!

 

[Ylanda]

Yup, choosing a name is hard work! I wanted my first daughter to be called Alanna ever since I was 11, luckily DH loved the name right away when I first suggested it ages ago. We'd have been pretty stuck for a boy, though, so it's just lucky that we're having a girl. Getting the Ingrid in there took some work on my DH, he thinks it sounds too harsh, too German, but he googled the meaning and it means sth nice so he was ok with it...

I knowwwww, I want to feel her for real again! At least my bump is back now, I was so freaked by that this morning! I Almost got the tape measure out to see if I had actually shrunk!!!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

few days ago the same thing happened to me! I thought my bump shrunk!!! but then it was back to normal..i wonder whats the cause..maybe not retaining water that time.? if u find out let me know lol

 

[CatchBabyDust]

oh and i think Alanna is a beautiful name!

 

[Ylanda]

Apparently it can be anything from less retained water, less bloating to baby having moved further to the back of your womb (near your spine) that can make bump seem smaller. It's quite normal, there's a couple of links posted in my journal, one is a totally crazy case where someone's bump practically disappeared over night. Jeez, that would have freaked me right out!!!

 

[AsEn11]

I still find myself on my back as well it is like heaven..but I feel bad for baby so i try and reposition myself lol
As far as choosing a name I went the old fashioned way and we are using family names so it was easy Graci (Grace was my great grandma) Louise (was my OH mothers middle name, she has passed so it was important to me to fit it in)

My bump goes up and down as well..glad to know it is normal!!
I have a pretty small bump still..well it doesnt look as big as I thought..but..I thought it would never happen, I got asked when I was due the other day, from a stranger and I was thrown off guard lol and didnt know what he was talking about then it hit me..oh yes my due date haha I have to say I liked being asked it was nice

 

[No Doubt]

Ylanda, so cute about Alanna shrinking back in...it made me giggle. Those days where I don't feel Virtue as much, I notice that I'm tired myself, and obviously because they feed off of us, I assume that's reason why...he must be tired too. Not many of those days anymore though...more like he won't move for an hour or two, so I'm sure you ladies will start feeling them become very active very soon.

I will roll on my back to get comfy for a few mins, but when I'm ready to drift back into sleep I roll back on my side. It works for me I think because I was never a back sleeper, but now with no other options besides the side, it helps a little.

I've recently started feeling Virtue up at the top of my belly. I feel him up there more when I'm sitting...probably because he's all scrunched in the, but it's so cool. I had to discern his movement all over again. At first I thought it was a muscle spasm, but then it kept happening and it's been happening for about a week now. My little man is growing and getting so strong!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Ylanda thanks for the clarification

Asen11 It is lovely to be asked about ur due date! I like it more from strangers than people i know to be honest lol i dont know why..

No doubt When did ur baby first start being really active? i mean im only 20 and a half weeks now and just recently been feeling light kicks..i want more already lol..i know everyone is different..but do u know when on average?

 

[No Doubt]

I think I started feeling him every hour or two maybe two to three weeks ago. Before that it was a few times a day. But it seems like he's just been progressing so quickly and the kicks and punches are getting harder. I was in a meeting this morning and I actually saw my laniard with my badge in it move. I thought I was seeing things or moved it myself, but it happened again, lol.