June Jitterbugs- 2013, 51 babies born 27 boys, 24 girls (145 on the Way)

[Sw33tp3a]

we just finally got home from the doc appointment stopped at a few places( in-laws and my parents to show them the pics to see if they could guess.) i cant get a good enough shot of the pics to post them so ill tell ya what we are having.
its a ..........
my intuition was right all along. baby had the hick ups too very cute.
we go again in 4 weeks and have my 3d4d scan done. to check all the functions are growing right like the heart and so on by the specialist.
so ecstatic.

 

[Kellya009]

Yay congrats on your pink bump!! I would've guessed girl for you . So exciting!!

 

[Sw33tp3a]

she is facing forward

pointing to the girl parts.

 

[Kendi]

Waa, havent been here for very, very long...forgot password and couldnt re-set the same, glad to be back...let me catch up with the activities.....its amazing we are this far along, God is awesome!

 

[Mellie1988]

Congrats on your girly bump sweetpea!!

X

 

[Mellie1988]

Happy 23 weeks to me

X

 

[Jellycat]

we just finally got home from the doc appointment stopped at a few places( in-laws and my parents to show them the pics to see if they could guess.) i cant get a good enough shot of the pics to post them so ill tell ya what we are having.
its a ..........
my intuition was right all along. baby had the hick ups too very cute.
we go again in 4 weeks and have my 3d4d scan done. to check all the functions are growing right like the heart and so on by the specialist.
so ecstatic.

Ahh Congrats on Team Glad your scan went well

Waa, havent been here for very, very long...forgot password and couldnt re-set the same, glad to be back...let me catch up with the activities.....its amazing we are this far along, God is awesome!

Welcome back ! I hate passwords always have to reset them

Happy 23 weeks to me

To 23 weeks only one more week to V day !

AFM - Getting lots of lovely (not so much) comments about how big im looking and 'wow gow big am I going to get....... Ive smiled and laughed as luckily I have a sense of humour today. I find it funny that so many people comment all the time, as any other time people wouldn't dream about commenting on someones size

X

 

[2ndtimeluckyX]

Waa, havent been here for very, very long...forgot password and couldnt re-set the same, glad to be back...let me catch up with the activities.....its amazing we are this far along, God is awesome!

Flying by isnt it!

 

[tartlet]

Ok ladies, I'm officially in freak-out mode. I had my 20 week check-up today (I'm 19+6), and was told #1 that my liver function and bile salt tests they drew last week came back normal (good), and #2 that the baby's measurements from my anatomy scan last week were normal (good), but my amniotic fluid is low (bad). I have to have a rescan in 2 weeks in the office to check it again. If it is still low, I will be referred to a high risk clinic 2 hours away. My doc told me to increase my fluids (drink as much as I can), and as much bed rest on my left side as my schedule would allow (to increase perfusion to the placenta) for the next 2 weeks to see if it makes a difference. I was also advised to be on close lookout for leakage. Here's a bit of TMI - I wear pantiliners daily because of the amount of discharge I have while pregnant... I dunno whether to stop wearing them to then see if my underwear is getting wet? Because if I had been leaking any, I doubt I would have caught it since I wear pantiliners. I asked what it could mean, he said low fluid this early may mean that I just need to drink more, or that the placenta is failing. The rescan after increasing my fluids should hopefully tell them more. Of course I hit Google when I got home and am now terrified of preterm labor. Seems low fluid mostly hits in 3rd tri, and often due to baby's size. This early could mean one of the things he said, or that there's something wrong with the baby's kidneys, or that there is some other birth defect. It made me second guess my decision to opt out of the AFP screening, so I called and they said I was still within the timeframe to have that done if I wanted, so I wound up going back to the office to have blood drawn for the AFP. If any of you have experienced this in the past, HELP! I am of course going to follow instructions, but I'm scared that something either is wrong with my Nugget, or that I may lose her if I go into labor too early.

 

[Jellycat]

Tartlet

It's very difficult to say where it's discharge or water leakage only by going to an assessment centre can you know for sure. You kayfown for half an hour and they use a speculum to see if waters are collecting. Maybe it's something simple and you haven't been drinking enough? What colour is your pee if med-dark yellow it's a sign of you not drinking enough. Completely understand anything out of the ordinary is worrying but it won't help. Are you able to rest over the next two weeks?

 

[sumday3]

Tartlet,

if you can stop wearing the liners in the evening- i would think you'd def be able to tell between the discharge and fluid, i don't know though. you could give it a go a couple of evenings to see how things look in your drawers and maybe figure out a difference in the 2. I'm so sorry things didn't come back 100% normal all the way around, I can't imagine what must be going through your head right now, but am saying prayers for you and your little one that everythings just fine. Hopefully increasing your fluid intake over the next couple of weeks will help- make sure you have a cup and straw to take with you everywhere you go.

 

[Kellya009]

Tartlet good news about your liver function!! Praying for baby to be Healthy and full term. Hopefully your drs advice will work and your next scan will be awesome!!

 

[autigers55]

Tartlet - Sorry to here about the baby's fluid. Hopefully drinking more will help out and when you go to your next scan everything will be better.

Afm - I'll be leaving in less than an hour for my doctor's appt and scan!! I really hope baby cooperates and gives a good potty shot so we know what we are having, lol.

 

[Jellycat]

Good luck Autiger!

 

[Medzi]

Tartlet - I have been having a TON of watery discharge and asked about it at my appointment today. I said I was worried because it was clear and sometimes it makes my underwear really wet. I've been having to wear liners too. The doctor said that if it is fluid, it would be more obvious, like it would be constant and like a small trickle and it would be consistent. Mine hasn't been consistent - some days are worse than others. She said watery discharge is totally normal. My ultrasound didn't show low fluids so I have decided not to worry. It could totally be lack of water intake like your doctor suggests. Drink, drink, drink!!

But if you are worried, I heard it is a simple litmus test they do to check. I've also read that amniotic fluid smells really sweet. Mine doesn't smell like anything.

 

[NDH]

Tart let, that must be really scary news. I've had a few friends on here have low fluid levels, but I can't remember if any had them this early. I remember one friend was getting scanned weekly due to low fluid and had a 32 week Preemie who was otherwise completely healthy and is now 17 months old.
I remember that she was told to drink coconut water to help her fluid levels.

 

[autigers55]

Found out that we are team !!

 

[Medzi]

Congrats!!

 

[Kellya009]

Congrats on team blue autigers!! I feel like team blue is beating team pink for June babies!

On the topic of tartlet being told to drink more... Does anyone have any tricks to make drinking more water appealing?? Not a huge water drinker myself and wouldn't mind some tips.

 

[misslissa]

Hi all,

Just a quick question - is anyone else having a really bad bladder already? It seems like 20 weeks is too early to be struggling so much, I'm in and out of the toilet all the time and at night about 5 times!

Maybe I am naive and this is normal, it's my first baby and I'm a bit clueless! I'm just thinking that if it's like this now I have no idea how I'll cope when I am heavily pregnant!

Thanks,
Mel