Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

Maze, I hope the LO stays put for you and you're not in too much pain!

Goddess, I hope your placenta moves!!

How's everyone else feeling? I've been a bit freaked out lately because my little girl has been transverse for as long as I could feel her move. I'm starting to worry she's not going to move. I know there's plenty of time, but I still worry.

Question to all that already have kids... if you got stretch marks, when did they appear?
 
I don't really remember what time frame I got the stretch marks. I don't have too many. Got about 7-8 over my tummy from pregnancy #1 and some over my breasts. The same ones seemed to go red 2nd time around and didn't really get any new ones and this time I have not noticed anything yet.
 
Seems like everytime I hit a new week, Marin does something new. I've seen massive changes in how my belly moves the past day or two. I posted a couple videos on the Facebook group. The weirdest part is that I can watch my belly move, but I barely even feel it. If I'm not totally focusing on it, I wouldn't even notice.

Are 30 week ultrasounds common or are you getting one just because of your placenta? I want to see my baby so bad! My friend is giving us a 3d/4d ultrasound for our baby shower, but we don't have it scheduled yet. Jealous!

I'm down to 8-11 weeks! Anywhere within the next 2 or 3 months, we'll all have babies! Yay!
 
I saw your video on fb girlin but didn't get chance to comment while I was at work. I totally get what you mean about the movements that are obvious but not always felt from the inside. I've found that I can rest my hand on my tummy and feel some quite exaggerated movements from the outside but very little from the inside. I'm snot sure if it's because of baby's position or me getting used to the movements or what. It did have me worried because of now having to count kicks and I was starting to wonder how I'd count them if I keep missing a load.

I know here they do a 34/35 week scan if the midwife can't tell baby's position, or if baby won't move out of transverse lie but that's not everywhere, I think it depends on what trust you're under.

It has been very quiet on here. I've been busy decorating the nursery and the living room, and trying to tidy the house. OH reckons I'm nesting, really I'm just desperately trying to get things ready for my baby shower in a few weeks time. Lol.
 
My girl was transverse for quite a while, but now seems to be all over the place, so I am not sure. I have my glucose test Friday at 28 weeks and then an ultrasound on the 14th, in my 30th week. I can't wait t see her! I am still so shocked it is a girl, I haven't taken tags off anything we have bought. Once I get another confirmation, I will start washing all the stuff we have gotten. Also, my bladder was so full at my 20 week ultrasound that I was in actual pain and couldn't enjoy it at all. This time I will not be following the instructions they sent with me and will not be so full so I can actually enjoy and ask questions and such.
 
sbmack-this is my first, but I got stretch marks (overnight it feels like!!!) around 27 weeks. Ugh... Looks like a bear's claws on the front of my tummy. I hope they fade after LO is here!!!

As far as scans go, normally the last one my doctor does is the 20 week scan. However, since I have gestational diabetes they do one every month to monitor babies size. I am not happy I have GD, but I cannot imagine going from 20 weeks to 40 weeks with no US. I am getting my next one at 32 weeks.
 
My belly button is still in-anyone else? Wonder if it will pop?!
 
My boy is transverse as well, which is different for me because my last two kids went head down in the second trimester and kinda stayed that way.... I have to say movements by a baby in transverse position is a really odd and uncomfortable feeling this stage in the game... especially when he seems to stretch his arms and legs at the same time. You can see hands and feet popping out either side!
 
Girly, I know what you mean about seeing movements but not feeling them. I get that sometimes too.

Maze, you're a couple weeks ahead so I don't see the hands and feet pop out, but I do see my belly move on both sides at the same time. It's funny.

I like your analogy Jbell. I still have an innie, but it looks so strange because I have a small scar on the bottom part of my belly button because I had a cyst removed. I'm scared to think what it will look like in a couple months and even worse after.

I thought i'd get another US at 30 weeks, but I don't have an appt. scheduled until 32 weeks so I guess not.
 
I have a feeling my girl went transverse again, because I am feeling kicks/hits on both sides at once. And yes, super weird Maze!!!

I still have an innie too.

As for stretch marks, with my first I got a couple in the third trimester. But just as soon as I had him, I had a belly full under my belly button.
 
The only mark I have is right above my belly button where I have a bunch of scar tissue from failed piercings. The rest of my skin is still fairly loose and pliable, so I doubt I'll get them anytime soon. Before I got pregnant, I lost about 40 pounds, so I think that's why i'm not getting many marks. My belly button is allllmost out....but I've been saying that for about 9 weeks now. I also have a bottom belly ring hole, so I think that's keeping it from popping as soon as it would otherwise.

We're finally finishing our nursery today and tomorrow! We had our baby shower Saturday, so we really need to get all the stuff out of the living room. We still need to get random little things like a changing pad for the dresser, diaper bag, bottles, etc, but all of our big stuff is covered. Are there any last minute things that BTDT mommas can recommend for us first timers? Maybe some certain brands you all prefer?
 
I don't really have any stretch marks, but I've heard it's common to get them in your last month of pregnancy. My mother never had them though, so I'm hoping that I won't either. I also still have an innie, but my belly button was a particularly deep innie to begin with. I have no idea what position Liam is in right now. Maybe I'll find out at my appointment tomorrow.
 
Well I am officially moved to Memphis now. Sorry I've been quite. I have been so busy with this damn move! We moved Saturday and have been working hard since but we still have a way to go. I start my new job tomorrow. Yikes!

I have my next apointment on Thursday. I have to do the 3 hour glucose test and will meet my new dr. I hope she wants to do another scan sometime. I'd love to see my baby again and have her gender reconfirmed.

As far as the questions asked I have an innie (however its shallow) and now stretch marks.
 
My belly button's still an innie, but it's definitely coming out wards. I hope it doesn't pop out completely. I've always had a really deep belly button and have never been able to feel the bottom of it. Now I can, it's weird and I don't like it. Lol.

I'm still a few weeks behind you maze so I can't make out hands/feet. But I'm definitely getting the kicks and punches out both sides of my bump at the same time. Sometimes it just looks like my belly is trying to do a Mexican wave. :haha:
 
Dylan is head down and has been since at least my scan I had at 29 weeks and 2 days. Hoping he stays head down but that he's managed to shrug the cord from around his neck. I am a bit nervous about that. Not seen any body parts but feel his feet under my ribs all the time and the other night DH said he could see a bit of foot poking out near my ribs! Belly button is very almost an outie now. I had an op ten years ago and my stitches must not have all come out/dissolved as I can now pick at them! Ha ha DH thinks it gross but it's strangely satisfying! Doing ok for stretch marks but I've been religious with my body oil, unfortunately though didn't think to do the boobs and they are now a right mess. Even if I didn't have stretch marks though they wouldn't be looking great. They do just look like udders! One is hanging lower than the other and my nipples are massive!! Hope I get my nice neat boobs back after little monkey is born.
 
They do just look like udders! One is hanging lower than the other and my nipples are massive!! Hope I get my nice neat boobs back after little monkey is born.

Mine are the same way. I've always had larger nipples, but these are ridiculous!! I hope they shrink after the baby. I also have one boob that's larger than the other.

No stretch marks yet, but I have more cellulite now. :growlmad:
 
I think Liam is head down as I've been feeling a lot of kicks above my belly button. I forgot to ask my OB about it today though. Oh well, I'm sure that she'll eventually check for it soon enough. I passed the test with the two samples that they had from my 3 hour glucose test, but they need me to go in for one more fasting draw to confirm. That means that most likely I do not have GD (yay!).
I haven't had much in the way of boob changes. My nipples/areolas are a bit darker and my boobs don't appear to be quite as perky as they were before (that could just be because my belly is bigger though) but other than that they haven't really changed much at all. I hope that they stay that way because I'm happy with the way that my boobs look.
 
They do just look like udders! One is hanging lower than the other and my nipples are massive!! Hope I get my nice neat boobs back after little monkey is born.

Mine are the same way. I've always had larger nipples, but these are ridiculous!! I hope they shrink after the baby. I also have one boob that's larger than the other.

No stretch marks yet, but I have more cellulite now. :growlmad:

Said perfectly. Mine look just like this!
 
Definitely with you on the increase in cellulite! Eurgh! Lol.
 

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