May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[loveacupcake]

Had my 36 week appt and my weekly ultrasound. The boys are doing great. I'm at 31lbs gained and I'm really proud of myself. I had a really had time in the beginning putting anything on and the boys measured great at 32 weeks so I'm looking forward to seeing where they are at this coming week at my last growth scan. My friend's son came home from the NICU on Thursday. He finally gets to be with his little sister. Think total time was a week and a half and they came at 35+2.

I'm finally not feeling all that great. I feel like I've been horseback riding 24/7 and there were a couple of days there were I was getting up every 1.5 hours to go pee. My BH are crazy at night. I swear my belly is perpetually hard. I've had some on and off light menstrual feeling cramps for the last two weeks. Sometimes my belly hardens but usually not.

My boys had been both head down for a week but at the ultrasound this week turns out Baby A is getting into position and now that I have "room" up top Baby B has put himself in something like transverse... had my tech very stumped. Basically he is sticking his head against my belly button while his butt is so deep in my ribs my tech said she had no idea how I could breathe. Breathing is fine but my heartburn has gotten nuts. My PUPPS rash is SOOO much improved seriously if any of you ladies go through it just PM and I can tell you all the stuff I tried. I know for most it doesn't come about until 37 weeks or more.

I really want to make it until my eviction date of May 4th but I wouldn't mind going any time that week. I have had a few tiny bits of what I assume is my plug, but nothing noteworthy. My last day at work is Thursday and then I want a couple of days to relax... gather my strength so to speak!

 

[loveacupcake]

zephyr - I was going to attempt to paint my toenails today too! Trying to muster up the energy after cleaning the house and doing some ironing.

I've used sour cream in cupcakes before and they definitely come out really moist. Sounds weird but delicious!

 

[zephyr]

Haha Nice! Its well worth the effort and I lol'd at myself trying I definitely feel much better looking at my feet now that they aren't just swollen stumps

The sour cream is great, I couldn't believe how much tastier it was.

 

[yazzy]

Finally girls..a bump pic from today 37+3....

Hmm how do I rotate it?!

 

[rjsmam]

great bump pic Yazzy - lovely bump

hope all the girls are well today - Rachel hope all is going well & Jenson is thriving....

had my son's bday yest & he had a fantastic day. I ended up having to go to bed last night really early though as was feeling so sick/nauseous - i really hate that feeling..... woke at 4am feeling sick again - urgh... not sure if it's just hormones or a bug either way i have decided to force myself to pack my hosp bag. i doubt nausea is a sign but i realised i'd hate to feel so awful & then have to try think about packing the bags



x

 

[yazzy]

Thank Rjsmam...I've been useless at taking bump pics so thought I better do one before LO arrives lol!

I've been feeling a bit nauseous lately aswell, but nothing too major. Also noticing i'm sometimes getting period type achyness in my lower back but i'm putting that down to baby getting lower and resting on a nerve or something. But yes get your hospital bag packed lol!! Mine is all done I think, well a few things need to go in on the day but that's all.

 

[frangi33]

wow sounds like we're all getting prepped and ready. I have babies bag all packed and my fiances but not mine - will do soon though

Zephy how the hell did you manage to paint your toe nails!? Seriously you hav two babies inside you! You're putting us all to shame lol, I just cant be arsed to shave my legs!

 

[zephyr]

Frangi - haha very awkwardly with a lot of grunting

I have been getting nausea lately too event though I am on medication for it, maybe it is hormones? My skin has broken out also which never happens so it might be.

I spent the rest of yesterday afternoon and evening throwing up and had another few hours of contractions, not the smaller BH ones but ones that hurt a fair bit and I ached everywhere. Felt like I had food poisoning but then the feeling sick and achyness just all went away when the contractions did. This is so weird :/ Gunna be begging for induction tomorrow at my appointment I think.

 

[bumpin2012]

sounds like your getting close Zephyr. They told us at my prenatal classes that many women experience flu/food poisoning symptoms prior to labour...

I think im losing my mind here. OH has been at work for the past 2 days, and I have spent the time pretty much alone. I was supposed to go to a baby shower today, but OH decided on friday night he wasn't comfortable with me driving so far out of the city by myself. So I called the mama to be and told her that I wasn't going to make it. This morning when I got up, I felt no different than any other day this week. I called OH at work and whined about being bored... lol, he changed his mind about not wanting me to go. So I got to go anyways, and surprise surprise - NOTHING happened! He's been soooo overprotective this week, im starting to feel like a prisoner! So baby needs to come out. I need some freedom!

 

[zephyr]

Oh I hope so I felt really ill today again and I sorta was hungry so ate a lot so I am hoping it all stays down cos I didn't think through my food choices before I ate them and I don't think they will taste very pleasant.......Is it bad while I drove through the park with judder bars today I sped up slightly and positioned myself so my babies head would hit my cervix hahahaha I'm getting so desperate! Did give me a good contraction though after I went over maybe 5 of them.

I'm having a bad day today I'm just fed up and tired and fed up. I really don't know how much more of this I can take. The end is within reach, a week away tomorrow probably BUT it really seems like forever and I just ache everywhere and feel crappy and I'm trying really hard to stay positive and enjoy this and for a while I was but I'm back to hurting again and this isn't fun. Woke every half hour last night with back cramps from laying on my side so no sleep = me feeling desperate

Aww that sucks bumpin, it is kinda sweet though that he would hate for you to go into labour and be stranded somewhere! The boredom is bad though hey, I have nothing to do kids went back to school/daycare today and uggh I've basically just eaten all day long.

 

[wavescrash]

Zephyr - I really feel for you. I'm completely miserable so I can only imagine how you feel. I'm so tired of being pregnant and false alarms. This weekend wore me out. I'm just ready for her to be here and I wish she'd decide to be ready as well. She's measuring nearly half a week ahead and I'm terrified of how big she's going to be come delivery. Just hope I can handle it and that it's sooner rather than later :/

 

[zephyr]

It sucks when your body is trying to start things off but nothing happens. I guess that's probably just the lead up to the real thing though. I know with my boy I got it bad and felt the same way, frustrated, sore and tired......I mean with him even my waters broke after a week of false starts and even then nothing significant happened!! I don't remember what the lead up was like with my girls though, but not this bad.

I hope our bodies get it sorted and let us enjoy this last part of pregnancy! I really do.

How much was she weighing at your last scan? I'm scared of the sizes too haha but only cos I have to do it twice and the bigger one is coming out second!

 

[Ems77]

Finally girls..a bump pic from today 37+3....

Hmm how do I rotate it?!

Great bump, it's small like mine. I had a lady tell me today that I must be exercising and keeping in shape. I said, "Nope, just always a small pregnant person." LOL Being sick the entire time has contributed too. LOL

zephyr - I was going to attempt to paint my toenails today too! Trying to muster up the energy after cleaning the house and doing some ironing.

I've used sour cream in cupcakes before and they definitely come out really moist. Sounds weird but delicious!

I have had cupcakes and regular cake with sour cream, it IS actually quite good and does make them more moist.

 

[bumpin2012]

so I just got back from the assessment unit. I hadn't felt baby move for quite a few hours, and normally this monkey is so active, I dont even bother to count kicks. When we got there, the triage nurse pulled out the doppler to listen to baby's heartbeat, and couldn't find one. Finally on the 4th try we found one, but by this point I was freaking out, bawling my eyes out! So they hooked me up to the monitor for an hour, baby seems pretty happy, but just to make me feel better, they did a quick ultrasound, and baby looks perfect. I cant believe how much bigger baby looks! I hope this is my last trip in before im actually in labour. I hate going in and feeling like an overparanoid crazy preggo!

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin - Aww that would of been awful! My heart stops every time they take more than one try to find a heart beat! I'm glad everything turned out okay

About my moby wrap I am so freaken mad!! When I ordered it I was eyeing up girly ones cos I am the one who was going to be wearing it, floral design and a purple one and OH was over my shoulder and he says "ohhh no don't get a girly one get a unisex one" I said "Ohh for you too?" and he was like yup.

Sooooo I ordered a greeny sorta coloured one, not the colour I would of picked for myself but a colour OH said he would be okay with and guess what?! he actually had no intention on wearing it at all. He said today he wasn't wearing it!! I said what the? why on earth did you get me to choose that colour then and you know what he said? "I didn't want my boy in any girl colours, what'd you think I meant? you didn't really think I would be wearing it did you?"

Duhhh that's the impression you gave me!! so $70 later and I am wishing I spent the extra $10 and got the black one now like I was going to do before I thought about getting a coloured one.
Hope the colour grows on me and go with my clothing, its not a terrible one but definitely not my first choice. Arrr well. Males.

 

[yazzy]

Zephyr I think you've answered one of my questions by saying your skin broke out. Last week I think i've had a surge of hormones, my skin broke out around my neck of all places, my nails went a bit funny and it doesn't now take a lot for someone to get my back up lol! I haven't been like this through the whole pregnancy so maybe the hormones are changing now we are getting close to the end!

Vaurissa yep people keep commenting that my bump is small, I guess it is all genetics as I haven't done anything different to normal.

Bumpin that must have been really scary, I know I would have been terrified. But I am so glad all turned out ok. My bubs is being quiet this morning so I hope he/she wakes up a bit!

I relaxed all day yesterday and felt so much better as the pain in my pelvis eased up so off I went for a walk with the dog and ouchy SPD is back with a vengence doh!

I hope everyone has a good day, i'm just relaxing at home today. Probably sorting a few more wedding bits and that's about it.

 

[zephyr]

Haha yeah it must be hormones I broke out again today my forehead is just covered in pimples I feel like a teen again!
people are getting my back up too I almost ripped into one of my good friends the other day over the timing of when he knocks on my front door.......It was stupid and I am glad I didn't but I was so full of RAGE haha and I actually have to nearly sit on my hands when I see people posting stupid on facebook.

I'm sorry your SPD came back too, not long to go now!!

 

[rjsmam]

Hi ladies…….

Oh I so feel for you guys who’re so close to the end – I know what you mean about periods of time seeming soooo long. I am still working until of end of next wk – so 9 days in the office after today but it seems like forevvvvvvver! Here’s hoping that these babies make an appearance v soon. Maybe we should do a sweepstake on the next babies to arrive?! My money’s on Zephyr!

I can totally relate to the pregnancy rage too – gawd I am so irritable – I hear myself & hate it… but can’t stop it! I hope this doesn’t linger once junior has arrived.

Had another dreadful sleep last night, terrible heartburn and then I was all itchy and dh was snoring! I ended up climbing into the bottom bunk in my son’s room at 3am to read for a while & slept there for a few hrs. I am hoping all the crap sleeping means I don’t have to adjust too much when jnr arrives!


x

 

[bumpin2012]

so after worrying me to death last night, baby is back to its normal active monkey self!

Yazzy: I still get comments about the size of my bump. Most people dont believe that im due in a little over a week!

Im also extra cranky these days. I had a HUGE blow up at OH the other day. The dog jumped onto my belly without invitation, and I shoved her off, as we are trying to teach her that she can't do that. OH said "stop being cranky" and every time I tried to say something he just kept interrupting me and repeating it! I threw a magazine at him and left the house.

 

[wavescrash]

I hope our bodies get it sorted and let us enjoy this last part of pregnancy! I really do.

How much was she weighing at your last scan? I'm scared of the sizes too haha but only cos I have to do it twice and the bigger one is coming out second!

I agree. I was having wannabee-contractions last night and wound up laying wide awake for 3 hours analyzing my bodily pains.

She was 6lbs 4oz at my scan at 35w5d. IF that's accurate and they grow half a lb a week, she'd be over 7lbs now and I don't know if I can deliver an 8lb+ baby haha. My first was only 7lb 9oz at birth and they were thisclose to having to use a vacuum or forceps to get her out. I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver a larger baby. I'm BEGGING my OB for a sweep tomorrow. I'm also hoping I've dilated even a little more.

My siblings & I went out to dinner with my Dad yesterday who broke the news that he's moving cross-country (15 hours away) this coming weekend because his girlfriend needs to be by her family/doctors for health reasons. I'm hoping my doctor will do the sweep to end my misery but also so my Dad can actually be here for the birth. So we'll see.