June 2013 first time bump buddies wanted

[pinkwaters]

lol no doubt, that's what I think, cheeky already ;D

 

[27yrsTTC]

Well hello everyone!! Long time no chat. I've been reading and catching up! Love the names so far and the bump pics!! I can't believe I'm 6 MONTHS PREGNANT!!

Baby had definitely moved higher in the past few weeks and is learning to creep under my right ribs. We had a chat about it in the car yesterday, and after some singing and sweet talking baby moved down for a bit. Cheeky is right.

Lots of hard kicks every couple hours. Very very active baby. I'm gaining about a pound a week now, weight seems to have stabilized into a good pattern (Yay!)

Home sick with a throat infection of some kind. It seems to be kicking my butt. My darling wife is priming baby's room while I soak in the tub. I'm in love with my waterproof cover for my tablet. I might live in the bathtub forever. Although I'm only allowed to use the upstairs bathroom shower when someone is here to help me in and out lol.

Another regular appointment on Friday. Going to see my family doctor today see if I need antibiotics or not.

Otherwise just going with the flow of pregnancy. Much less grouchy than I was a month ago. A little whiny with being sick, but less grouchy

 

[27yrsTTC]

In the black and white picture, the left pic is from 16 weeks and the right is from 23. You can see how the bump shifted up! Crazy!

 

[No Doubt]

Cute pics 27. Glad to hear all is going well, except the throat infection. Hope that clears up soon.

My bump has moved up too. He's definitely in there punching me under my ribs. It doesn't hurt yet, so I can't complain, but it's strong.

 

[AsEn11]

Thank you Pink!! Congratulations are your hubby being home I bet that has been the best thing ever!!
And 27 cute bump!!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Cute bump no doubt! Congrats on reaching vday!

Asen11 Great news on ur levels

I've heard about braxton hicks but never really understood them? When should we feel them?

Today i had another scare of my belly shrinking! Or maybe i was imagining cause i've been looking at huge bump pix of other women..! Then i started panicking that she's not kicking much...i mean shes kicking lightly..but i guess when ur scared u need to be more reassured... I have my appointment in two days and i cant wait to check everything ..My paranoia is killing me..but i guess im more relaxed now than i was in the morning.

Anyone else have appointments soon?

Enjoy ur day xox

 

[AsEn11]

I feel like i am leaking more than usual! Also I am paranoid because of fluid levels! how much discharge or water like leakage does everyone else have?

 

[No Doubt]

My preg tracker said Braxton hicks start around 22 weeks. I'm assuming it's correct cause my doc asked if I'd had any at my appt last week.

I actually had another appt on Friday cause I thought my water broke while I was crying in the shower last week. Turns out I just cried so hard that peed. I kept having a wet feeling like I was leaking which is more of why I thought I really had broke my water, but the doc said that discharge can be heavier when preggo and 2nd tri is usually when this happens. I've been feeling more wet for the past week or so, so I don't think you have anything to worry about hun. My doc had me do a hard cough to see if any fluid came out and none did. Maybe you can try that on your own, but if you're worried about go see your doc and ask them to take a look.

 

[AsEn11]

Ok that makes me feel better..I have been drinking a lot of water so maybe i am on overload haha I will try the cough thing and I have an appointment next week so maybe I will have him check me out

 

[27yrsTTC]

I think I've been having Braxton hicks for about a week now. At first I thought it was baby snuggling really hard against the front of me, it gets hard and tight in a band across my front and then the muscles relax.

I've had somewhat of a cold this week, bad sore throat more than anything. Still sore but definitely improving.

Issue of the day is some kind of burning pain happening down there. I thought it was the start of a uti, same kind if feeling, but it doesn't really hurt when I pee. I wouldn't know if sex hurts because its burning and that's the last thing I want to do! More on the right side than the left. No new or different discharge at all. Not itchy. Just tingling burning pain. I finally started icing it yesterday and that seems to help but seriously I can't walk around with ice in my pants for the next four months!! It hurts enough that it woke me up at 4 am and I went and got the ice pack. It hurts outside, I would say inner and outer labia on the right side, and up the middle, but not internal.

I have a regular appt with my ob/gyn tomorrow morning I'll see what she says. I can't see anything but I'm wondering about varicose veins.. Ugh.....

 

[No Doubt]

Ouch 27, that sucks. I don't even know where to start with that one hun. But I would definitely way you're having braxton hicks right now.

I also just got another pop of the belly in the past few days, no Braxton hicks for me yet bit glad to know there don't really hurt.

 

[27yrsTTC]

I've literally been up half the night now with not a lot of relief. I have to say I've been lucky on the pee side of things so maybe this is the flip side. I think I'd rather be peeing myself!

I think I've had a belly pop again too the last couple days! It's crazy how it does that, hey?

 

[Ylanda]

I've really popped again, as well - seems like it happens over night, my 22 weeks bump pic is in my journal.

 

[pinkwaters]

Hey Ladies!

Hope you're feeling better 27!! That sucks I had a little soreness a while ago and it got better when I started to drink more water, I checked for UTI and it wasn't that.

I've had a sudden belly pop too and hubs is starting to feel the kicks from outside which felt amazing! But sleeping seems impossible by now I don't know how to sleep anymore. I have a stack of pillows around me and still no sleep, maternity pillow doing no good by now.

My weight has been increasing so fast - reached 10kg already, I'm trying my best not to worry about weight now but I've been feeling really heavy and my shoe size has already increased, feels like I'm a water balloon by now ;D My mum retains so much water during pregnancy and it seems like I've taken after her. She keeps telling me not to worry and that it'll all go away but when the doctors stress so much over it you start to get confused.

24 weeks tomorrow feels great too ;D

There is one last thing I will say, this is the happiest journey ever but with the biggest ups and downs I have ever been through ;D

 

[No Doubt]

Definitely the best journey ever, hut you're right a lot of ups and downs. I'm still sleeping, other than losing my traditional 2 hours a night. That hadn't changed the whole time I've been preggo. Tonight I for the first time I felt like I was ready to get to the end. You know how women hit a point in pregnancy where they feel like the end can't come soon enough, I felt like that tonight a little. Then I got scared thinking about motherhood. Then I got scared thinking about delivery. I just hope everything goes ok in there.

To top it all off my hubbs just woke me out of some really good sleep do tell me we have a mouse. I thought we might cause bread would have tears in it with chunks missing, but there was no other evidence of a rodent so I thought maybe it was just spoiled or I had snagged the bread on something. He actually saw it tonight though. Normally I'd be freaking out, but this pregnancy has mellowed me and I told him next time, if it's not gonna kill me, tell me in the morning. Now I can't get back to sleep. He said he was sorry and was just trying to let me know cause he thought if was important. I'm not mad, just wish I was still sleep, lol.

 

[AsEn11]

Happy V-day pink!!!
I am 24 weeks Wednesday
My bump is also going up and down yesterday I felt huge today not so much..weird!
Also sleeping I roll on one side and get pain then the other and a different pain so I roll on my back and prop myself up and still no comfort I just want to turn on my belly but we all know thats not happening haha
And I also got he feeling a couple days ago that I am ready to be done..I am so tired of feeling tired and sick and not able to control my emotions..sometimes I dont know who I am..A total rollercoaster!
Plus starting to feel her is the best ever but I was feeling her strong and the last couple days its much lighter and less so I am thinking that she turned over but it has me worrying again..I am ready to hold her in my arms and make sure she is ok..but thank goodness for dopplers at the time

 

[AsEn11]

another thing does anybody else feel like popping over to the 3rd tri forum? lol I feel like doing the gender test and stuff like that is a little old not to be rude but Id like to talk to people who are farther along..ok I did peak over there and its a whole new world instead of US pics its baby pics so exciting haha

 

[pinkwaters]

Thank You Ashley!!
Haha I've been stalking the 3rd trimester forums too! I'm over ultra sound pictures and gender guesses as great as that stage was for me ;D
And that's my sleeping pattern now, flipping from side to side, my legs have been going numb and the doctor asked me to stop sleeping on my back now that I'm 24 weeks ;s not even with my million pillows! Ah well ....

My 24 week appointment went great though, hubs was there and he saw baby, this time he gave us a little of his face which felt amaaaaziiiing I can't stop staring! Baby is head down already but side ways so he asked me to schedule my 3D for 26 weeks and I look forward to that!

Feels like I'm ready too, I want to meet him and name him (still struggling with name) except we still have a bunch of things to prepare still ;D

 

[Ylanda]

I'm also ready for this pregnancy to be over - even though I still have 17 weeks to go. I'm obviously not wishing for a pre-term birth but it would be nice if she could be here a bit sooner and could get my body back. I feel fine most of the time now (thank goodness) but none of my clothes fit anymore, my nipples are agony, my mood is all over the place. Tbh, so far pregnancy has felt more like a chore than like something to cherish, never once have I thought that I love being pregnant. It's ok, most of the time, but it's very much a means to an end for me...

 

[pinkwaters]

I'm also ready for this pregnancy to be over - even though I still have 17 weeks to go. I'm obviously not wishing for a pre-term birth but it would be nice if she could be here a bit sooner and could get my body back. I feel fine most of the time now (thank goodness) but none of my clothes fit anymore, my nipples are agony, my mood is all over the place. Tbh, so far pregnancy has felt more like a chore than like something to cherish, never once have I thought that I love being pregnant. It's ok, most of the time, but it's very much a means to an end for me...

Whenever I say I wish Id have the baby already my friends would snap at that and say pre term isnt good ... It's obviously not what Im wishing for!!!! Just that time would go faster ;D

I'm starting to feel that this isn't all exciting myself, puting on a ton of weight and feel so very heavy. Passed by my mums today and she couldnt stop laughing, she saw me last week and already I look huger and puffier to her. Definetly took after her in that, apparently by the end of her pregnancy she was piling on 4kg every 10 days ... I'm scared and I keep telling myself that I'll get my body back after ;D oh my