Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

[Maze]

I am going on my third flight tomorrow, baby was fine when I flew down and my doctor wasn't the slightest bit concerned. (And I have an irritable uterus/heart condition.) I think anything before 35 weeks is considered safe, and that is for flying... I am pretty sure traveling on ground in areas of higher elevation is fine. I wouldn't travel too far away from my doctor closing in on being full term... but I doubt at 32 weeks you'll have much trouble. At the end of the day though it has to be what you're comfortable with, because if you go and get stressed out that something might happen, that stress in itself isn't good for you and the baby.

 

[broodymrs]

I've got a couple of longish car journeys coming up. Longest will be about 6 hours, my only worry is with my back and hip problems it will be painful but I'll just have to make sure I got lots of rest before and after.

Went for my final scan today (pic attached). Took DH, my mum and MIL. I cried buckets (again), my mum cried too but managed to be a bit more discreet. Everything is going really well, baby looking healthy, already weighs 3lb 9oz, so estimate is 9lb birth weight! What a chunker!! He is so beautiful and I love him so much

 

[Sbmack]

What a great shot, broodymrs! I didn't know they could guess birth weight by how the baby is measuring. That's neat. Big boy.

I'll be going camping for a few nights when I'm 30 weeks. The drive isn't so bad (only 3 hours), but I'm worried about sitting around in camping chairs as my back has been bothering me lately.

 

[angel2010]

Murmers, where are you moving in Memphis? I used to live in Cordova, if you know where that is.

Sbmack, I would be a bit worried about that. The other night I have a girls night out and we sat in the restaurant talking for about three hows and by the end my back was killing me.

Broody, beautiful pic! I can't wait to see my girl again, but I have almost a month to wait!

 

[Murmers0110]

Murmers, where are you moving in Memphis? I used to live in Cordova, if you know where that is.

Sbmack, I would be a bit worried about that. The other night I have a girls night out and we sat in the restaurant talking for about three hows and by the end my back was killing me.

Broody, beautiful pic! I can't wait to see my girl again, but I have almost a month to wait!

I am actually moving to Cordova I grew up in Bartlett though so its exciting to go back! I havnt lived there in 14 years back when I was 14. I'm actually going to be working in the wolfechase galleria. I'm sure you know about that

 

[broodymrs]

They can tell his current weight by measuring his head and abdomen and she said as a rough guide he'll put on half a pound a week but she said it isn't exact but because he is pretty big now then he will probably stay on the bigger side.

 

[Girly922]

Gorgeous pic broodymrs! Big boy

 

[SisterRose]

Lovely pic BroodyMrs - He looks so cute! and wow 3lb 9oz already :O! gonna be a big boy.

I went for a 4d scan yesterday too, only got one shot of her face though as she decided to turn over and put her arm over her whole face/head so we couldnt see anything else and would not turn over
Here's a pic of her face

I told them I thought she was going to be bigger than DD1 as the movement feels more pronounced in there, so she did a bit of measuring and nope - looks like im going to have another small baby! measuring around 25 weeks for some things and only 23 weeks for others, I paniced a bit afterwards that I didn't ask if this was okay, as something she measured came out at 23 weeks and obviously since I had three dating scans at 6weeks, 8 weeks and 13weeks and baby was measuring bang on the dates all those times I know im deff due 24th October!! so I guess she is just small but like I said, DD1 was 6lb 2oz and had tiny little legs and limbs and OH and his side of the family are all teeny(he's 5'4 and his mum is like 4'9!) so i guess OH just makes teeny girls, unlike me and my family who are massive . Estimated weight 1b 7oz

 

[ILoveCakee]

Just wandering around and came across this! I'm October 13th due date. Can I be on the list

Nice to meet you all ladies

 

[Murmers0110]

Welcome cakee!

 

[jbell157]

Great 4D scan ladies! And cute babies Did you have to pay extra for that? I'm wondering if it would be worth it because, like sister rose's little girl, my guy is very uncooperative for ultrasounds.

Welcome cake

 

[broodymrs]

Sister Rose, I really wouldn't worry about the size. Dylan is a whole pound more than the average baby at this stage, not to mention you are a few weeks behind me and girls generally do weigh a bit less than boys so I bet yours isn't far off the average weight. I'm sure you could give them a call if you're worried but they would have mentioned if there was a prob. I might give mine a call as it looks like he's got the cord round his neck so don't want him to be born like that!

Jbell - I paid £110 for a late pregnancy wellbeing scan. They looked at Placental position.
Amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby i.e. liquor volume
Position of the baby i.e. breech, cephalic, transverse.
Baby’s current state of health by looking for baby’s body’s breathing movements.
Doppler study of the uterine and umbilical artery blood flows
Estimated current weight.

I got a written report with everything in too. The 3D pic was a bonus, I didn't know they were going to do that and had decided against a 3D scan but so glad now they just did it as it was so lovely to actually see what he looks like!

 

[goddess25]

Lovely pics everyone.

 

[angel2010]

Welcome Cakee!

Great pics ladies!

Murmers, I do know where that is, I used to work at the Sams Club across Stage Rd/64 from the mall. Good luck out there.

 

[Junebugs]

Lovely scans ladies!
Welcome cakes!

Ok so I remember someone talking about this before but I woke up with the most awful leg cramp this morning.... what is that a sign of again..? I was horrible, one of the strongest ones I have ever had!

 

[KalonKiki]

Welcome Cakee! :wave:

Lovely scans, Mamas!

We finally got our crib set up this weekend. We still need to set up the dresser, but the crib looks great. Our nursery is finally marginally organized and we'll be able to do a lot more with it once we get the dresser set up. Our extra bed and the crib take up a lot of space though, so we won't be able to do much to decorate. I just hope that I'll be able to fit a rocker of some kind in there. Finding fabric for the nursery bedding has been a nightmare. I really wish that we could just buy a crib set, but DF's mom really wanted to sew us one. I'm grateful that she wants to help us out by sewing us a custom crib set, but at the same time it adds more work and dress for me because then I have to design an entire crib set and try to find decor to match it.

 

[Maze]

Hey Ladies,

Last night I went into pre-term labor, now I am waiting for the next set of steroid shots that are due this evening. Thankfully, my cervix is still closed, but the test they do to see if there is any chance you might give birth in the next two weeks came back positive.

When I got to the hospital at 4:45pm yesterday their monitor picked up contractions 5 minutes apart like clockwork, they are now coming every 10 instead. They talked about giving me some kind of patch that is supposed to help stop things, so hopefully they will put that on soon.

Fingers crossed everything turns out OK, but I am pretty scared right now.

 

[broodymrs]

OMG Maze, I hope your LO stays put a bit longer. Keeping my fingers crossed for you hun xxx

 

[jbell157]

Oh maze! I will say a prayer for you and your little one. I really hope everything will be ok. Stay strong momma!

 

[girlnboots]

Good luck, maze! I'll be praying for you!