long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[Diddums]

I don't necessarily think you're getting IB after your bfp. I think it's more that IB happens but blood doesn't appear, then after the bfp enough time has passed for the blood to reach the outside lol

 

[foquita]

yeah I agree with that katya!

 

[bnporter81]

That makes sense

 

[seabean]

Bethany - it is very common to bleed early in pregnancy, and it sounds like it was such a small amount that I wouldn't worry! It could be a million things! If you are worried still though I would call your Dr. in case it is something easy to fix, like low progesterone, etc. Although with your high temps I'm sure it's not that Your hubby's reaction was super cute!

 

[seabean]

TMI, but I had some gloops of clearish very sticky (like rubber cement) discharge when I wiped last night. No blood or color to it, but I read online and it sort of sounds like my mucus plug...but it was not nearly as much as the amount in the pics that I see online (PS - DONT GOOGLE IMAGE IT IF YOU ARE EATING ANYTIME SOON!). Did any of you ladies get that late in pregnancy at all? I haven't had it since last night and I definitely don't have cramps or contractions yet thank goodness!

 

[bnporter81]

Thanks DeeI didn't have that with any of mine, but with my daughter I just kind of started leaking a little fluid when I would go from sitting to standing at about 38 weeks. I would imagine you could start losing it little by little several weeks before delivery occurs. I'd just check with the doc at your next appointment

 

[rmsh1]

Dee I lost plug for a few weeks before labour To me it looked like snot

 

[mrsc81]

Dee - same as Bex, I lost mine over a few weeks

 

[Diddums]

I think my breasts may have started leaking small droplets of colostrum. It's thickish and off white. It's not very much, just noticed a very small drop on each nipple this evening x

 

[Rachel789]

Katya-That sounds like colostrum to me!

Bethany-I know its easier said than done but I would try not to stress. It sounds like either IB or irritation from sex.

Dee-I heard you can loose the plug early on and it doesn't mean you will go into labor. It can even grow back!

 

[Diddums]

I've also heard the plug can regenerate. Only a couple weeks until you're full term. That went so fast!!

 

[Rachel789]

beautiful ticker bethany I'm sure the spotting is nothing to worry about

rachel, it's not as hard as you would think to give up dairy! I am far too starving in pregnancy to manage, I have craved cakes and one particular kind of pizza and now snickers and I've eaten them all I'm trying to not eat dairy but it's hard when I'm so hungry all the time and need a quick fix but don't feel like eating a lot of my usual foods! once the baby is born I'm definitely giving it up again. what kinds of dairy do you usually eat?

I love chocolate, ice cream, and cheese! Its so hard but it is doable. The easiest replacement for me has been milk. I am using almond milk instead which is very good!

 

[Rachel789]

Ladies, I am so stressed out at the moment. Shaelyn has been having diarrhea for a week and a half now and the dr wants me to stop breastfeeding and try her on this hypoallergenic formula. I am so upset, breastfeeding has been so challenging for me and I want it to work so bad. Check out this link to a thread I made that details everything that has been going on.

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/b...t-dairy-already-help-please.html#post27962321

 

[mrsc81]

No advice really Rachel, but as long as she is feeding well, breast or formula, that is all that matters really
I wanted to breast feed too but it just didn't work out for me.

 

[bnporter81]

I agree, Katya, sounds like colostrum. I started having it around 20 weeks with my first.

Rachel, I know it's so frustrating when you're wanting to breastfeed and then for some reason or another it's not working out. I breastfed my first 2 with no problem, but for some reason with my third he just wasn't gaining enough weight and eventually had to go to solely formula no matter how hard I tried or how often I tried to feed him. I hope it all works out

 

[bnporter81]

Hmmm, I do want to add, Rachel, about the diarrhea. Breastfed baby poop usually does resemble diarrhea. Definitely a lot softer than formula poop. Maybe what you're doing is working and it will just take a little more time?

 

[rmsh1]

^WSS

I thought Emma had diarrhea but really it was just regular baby poop! Emma's is always runny, with bits in that look like seeds. What does Shaelyn's poop look like?

 

[foquita]

I just cut cheese out completely, I don't like any of the replacements! you'll be able to find really nice dairy free chocolate, there are loads of good kinds plus a lot of dark chocolate has no dairy in it yeah I love almond too! I usually have rice milk on my cereal though davie makes me vegan ice cream made of cashew nuts, dates, vanilla, dark choc chips and ice - it's amazing! I wish I could give you some advice on breastfeeding but I don't know anything about it

 

[seabean]

Thanks for the advice on the plug ladies. It was like a couple of thick sticky snots. We did have sex the night before for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I wonder if that would have been a causal factor. I'm almost positive it wasn't sperm itself though. I have an appt tomorrow so I'll bring it up for sure! Even though I'm so excited to meet the little guy, I definitely don't want to go early.

 

[Rachel789]

^WSS

I thought Emma had diarrhea but really it was just regular baby poop! Emma's is always runny, with bits in that look like seeds. What does Shaelyn's poop look like?

It looked like normal breastfed poop before- yellow, seedy, appe sauce type consistency.

Now it's like pure watery with mucous at times, no more seeds and the color varies from yellow to brownish to green at times. And it smells bad where before it didn't. She has bad gas too ugh this is so hard.

Louise- why didn't breastfeeding work for you?