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

[Juzdeevyn]

Due Date May 26, 2012

GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU LADIES. =)

I'm SOoooo Excited!!! caint wait to finally meet my little man. =)))
Good Luck to all you Ladies.

 

[zephyr]

I had my appointment and I met my consultant!! He is a very cheery man and congratulated me a million times and was amazed how fertile I am and how I dont have a single grey hair
Basically the ripping feeling is normal, expect more of it, the pelvis pain is normal expect more of that, reduced movements, not being able to breathe, the headaches and all the other complaints I have are all normal and I should expect it to get worse.

He said even if the baby who is head down has flipped breech most people will say c section but if I would prefer a breech birth he is willing to do that. I dont think I would tbh but its good to know the option is there, that its my decision and that he is willing to do what I want.

I feel really good after meeting him now! Omg so nervous though! eeeeeek they are talking delivery stuff like its really soon and I guess it is, basically got told any sign of labour go in right away and they will check it out for me. I am so freaking out right now! I wanna cry.......

 

[cliqmo]

Aww Zephyr that all sounds really positive

I know exactly what you mean about freaking out too, I still think and talk about childbirth like its hypothetical- not a reality I am definitely going to face

 

[yazzy]

Zephyr, sounds like you had a really good appointment.

I've woken up feeling rough today! I have a feeling it might be something to do with my iron tablets, i've taken them for 4 days now and today i've got an upset stomach and feel quite sick. Didn't sleep well so am absolutely shattered and then first thing this morning had stomach cramps and had to run to the loo...urgh!! So chilled day ahead for me doing not a lot.

 

[bumpin2012]

Zephyr: That sounds like a great appointment! OMG: you probably have less than 6 weeks to go!!! Im hoping its less than 6 weeks for me, but Im not feeling too optimistic. My mom went late with all 3 of her babies, and since I was the most stubborn, this baby will be super late as payback! Would you like to attempt a breech birth? How do they know which twin will come out first? Is it just based on positioning? and is it possible for it to change? Does he think the boy will flip again before the birth? I know with singles they really aren't concerned with breech babies until about 36 weeks, so I wonder if its the same for twins... WOW that was a lot of questions!

 

[RBurnett]

Zephyr - Good appointment and consultant sounded lovely. A lady on OBEM who had twins gave birth to the 2nd and that was breech, it didnt seem too bad. If my baby stays breech I would ask about a natural delivery too.

 

[frangi33]

gosh we're talking about birth already - its getting close! I can now officially feel limbs rather than just movement and I'm freaking about getting this baby out lol!

 

[wavescrash]

So I had a doctor appointment this morning. I've gained 20lbs total so far, my blood pressure "looks great" and I'm measuring on track at 32 weeks. Her heart rate was 147 and I go back on April 5th. That's when she'll start doing internal exams and hopefully we'll be able to determine LO's position. She said if she's ever in doubt she'll bring in the ultrasound so that's exciting. Just 2 weeks and 2 days until I get an internal and start with weekly appointments!

Afterward I went to my Mom's house to do my maternity shoot. We had so many ideas in mind and to be honest, we didn't get to do most of them due to time, the ground being muddy from rain all week or my 6 year old being the most uncooperative she's ever been. All the poses we'd ask her to do, she'd throw a tantrum and say "No" and flat out refuse. Then she'd get mad about not being in a shot and said she'll do what we want but we'd ask her to pose again and she'd say no. It was an all day long thing... shot for about 6 hours with breaks in between. At one point I strained a stomach muscle and was in some nice pain :/ It passed but all the activity from today has my legs, back and pelvis on fire. I will probably be in some form of hell tomorrow morning when I wake up haha. My Mom's uploading the pictures now and will have to crop and do some editing before she sends me anything but I may get a sneak peek before then... not sure when she'll have time to tackle it all but hopefully by the weekend. We got a few decent shots but it went nowhere near as good as I'd hoped. Bums me out because I was really looking forward to it. My plan is to eat some dinner and then curl up on my couch with a carton of ice cream, watch tv and have a little cry about how today went haha.

Zephyr - glad to hear your appointment went so well!

All in all, I hope you ladies had a better day than I did. It started out terrible but I just don't have the energy to type it all up right now.

 

[bumpin2012]

Had my 34 week appointment today. I haven't gained any weight in 3 weeks... and im only measuring at 32 weeks. My dr didn't seem to worried though. I go back in 2 weeks so hopefully baby has a big growth spurt...

BUT Baby is definately head down, pushing his/her bum into my left ribs, and kicking little feet into my right ribs. Baby was SOOO active today. It took my dr a good 3 mins to lock on to baby's heartbeat, all we heard was movement, and peanut kicked the dr while she was trying to determine position. so at least thats all good.

I can't believe that we are starting to talk about labour already! Feels like we were just talking about the end of the first trimester.

 

[wavescrash]

I don't have pictures from the shoot yet but I have a few pictures from my phone. The first is from a break taken today and the other two are from when OH & I went out to lunch the other day. Same outfit but I have very few that fit me so oh well haha.

 

[zephyr]

I had my belt fitted today!! and although I am still in pain, I can get up and down from a seat and stand just that little bit longer and walking isn't so sluggish and slow and I'm not waddling as much. The pain is a bit less which is good, I will take anything at this point. I hope it lasts.

bumpin - The wait sucks especially when you go over, but ya never know! You may just have baby in 6 weeks time! At least you know it will be definitely no longer than 8 weeks, having that end in sight is wonderful and having it down to single digits omg!
As for the positioning, usually one twin will engage in the pelvis head or butt down and th other twin will sit next to it but up slightly cos its not in the pelvis.
At my last scan he was head down in my pelvis and she was breech and slightly higher than him, so its likely he will be the first one out but I was told there is still a chance they can move round in there! Which I find hard to believe cos I imagine it would be so crowded.
I have a feeling he is still head down in my pelvis and that she is still breech, I could be wrong but I think thats what my scan will tell me tomorrow but if things have completely changed and both or the leading twin is settled breech then I'm not sure what I would do. Its not something I have read much about, I would have to do a lot of reading, talking to people and weighing up the risks.
But if its just the girly who is still breech and she is the second to come out then I definitely wont be having a c section.
Will find out tomorrow morning! I'm not sure when they stop worrying about babies flipping with twins you would think it would be a little earlier cos less room but I dont actually know? The consultant did say "we will find out on Thursday" so maybe its rare for them to move after this point?

cliqmo - Yeah me too haha every time I think about the labour I'm like O_O

 

[RBurnett]

Anyone heard to strep B, I know they test it as standard in america but not here in the UK. You can pay for a private test which im looking into.

Its ment to be the most common killer in new borns. Anyone have any experinace in this?

 

[yazzy]

Morning everyone!

Hope you are ok.

Waves sorry your photoshoot was hard work, your little girl will probably spend the next few weeks posing all the time now...they know how to play things lol!

Today I have got some energy back yay! Slept a lot yesterday and last night and feel a bit more normal today. I'm going through a phase of being totally smitten with LO feeling limbs and bum sticking out...i'm definitely getting to the 'I can't wait to meet him/her' now

Got midwife again next week then my appointments come every 2 weeks until baby is due oh apart from my scan in between...can't wait to see baby again...as you can tell I'm having an excited day today!

RBurnett...after hearing about the strep B thing on tv this morning I am going to ask my midwife next week and if it is a £10 test then I will ask to be booked in for it. What are your thoughts?

 

[RBurnett]

Im def going to have one. I dont see my midwife till im 36 weeks due to consultant appointments etc so Im going to call her to ask. i just looked and the £10 was how much it would cost the nhs to do it! you can buy home tests which are about £30 but thats a small cost for my baby life.

 

[rjsmam]

Hey everyone – great to hear all your updates & yes it’s very scary that our babies are so close to meeting us! I think I’m still in denial – I went to book yearly travel insurance for us a family & got a quote - forgetting that we will be +1 in a matter of weeks! Oops

Zephyr – your apmnt sounds so positive & your consultant sounds awesome! The belt sounds like it will be a great help too. Gosh I find it hard to fathom that they could move too wowees….

Waves – you look amazing – you are all bump and have a super slim frame, I am envious! the shoot sounds like hard work but am sure will have been worth it – hope you not too sore today

Bumpin – glad your apmnt went well too – the measurements sound ok, I was behind on my last apmnt too & they weren’t concerned – good news that junrio is heading in the right direction too!

RBurnett – have you asked your mw about strep b – in case there’s anything she can suggest? when I had a wee bleeding scare I was told that they don’t routinely test – but as I had a swab done she said I would be tested as a precaution. So it sounds like if you have any tests during the term they may actually do it?

I have my 32wk check up next wk with the GP – I think junior is still tranverse as I’m really suffering with backache & rib pain – and can still feel a head right under my ribs. I know there’s still plenty time but can’t help stress that he/she is rather comfortable there…. I am starting to struggle a bit with still working, but hopefully this phase will pass as my dad is now out of hosp & means less running around for me. Last night was work all day, which is stressful in itself, then mad dash across the city to get my son to swimming lessons, quick dash home then off the hospital. Home at 9pm… all in all makes me a tired mamma. The good news is I have a long wk end ahead and dh & I are going away for 2 nights to a hotel – which is a competition we won – so all accommodation/food etc paid for!


x

 

[RBurnett]

I have had swabs done before but not sure what they have been for. Its says the best time to do them is from 35 weeks so im not sure if they had tested before it would have shown up. I just cant beilive this is not brought to the attention of pregnant woman!

 

[bumpin2012]

I know its standard here in Canada. I THINK that only about 30% of moms are colonized, and only 1-2% of babies born to group B Step moms will develop problems. so the risk is actually relatively small, which i s probably why you guys dont routinely screen for it.

 

[wavescrash]

We don't get tested for Group B here until 36 weeks so if you haven't had it yet (or been able to ask your doctor about it yet), I wouldn't get too worried.

 

[Ems77]

We don't get tested for Group B here until 36 weeks so if you haven't had it yet (or been able to ask your doctor about it yet), I wouldn't get too worried.

Yep, my doc even said 36 or 37...

 

[wavescrash]

We don't get tested for Group B here until 36 weeks so if you haven't had it yet (or been able to ask your doctor about it yet), I wouldn't get too worried.

Yep, my doc even said 36 or 37...

My doc hasn't even MENTIONED it yet. I see her at 35 weeks and then I start weekly appts so I'll see her at 36w, so I'm sure it'll get mentioned then.