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[luckyme225]

Yeah, I should take a picture of the spare bedroom. It looks like a disaster zone of toys/ equipment from 0-2 years stuff. Every time I even open the door to see what it looks like I get scared. I don't know why I want the nursery done now, obviously to early for nesting of any sort, but I want it done NOW. Silly me.

 

[lisaf]

For me, its that I can't get it out of the back of my head... the mental list of things that need to get done. Its just sitting there, one giant disaster and I just truly want it done so I don't have to think about it anymore.

Or at least not worry about how long its going to take me to hoover out all the kitty litter that is in the carpet... worry about where the heck I'm going to put all my books... how the heck we're going to fit everything in our other spare room etc etc...

 

[hopefulmama]

you guys make me feel like an asshole. I haven't even started to think about that stuff yet. I feel like it's way too premature to be sorting that out now.

Lucky- so when i had my scan monday, my husband came with me, and he lost it and started crying and all night was all sentimental and has been showing off the sonogram photo and telling people how its his fathers son because the baby looked like it was dancing... it's rather cute how he went from being totally nonchalant about the baby and pregnancy to gungho and obsessed and now has a list of things I 'can't' do anymore. Never thought he'd be this way but it's super sweet.

 

[lisaf]

aw thats sweet!!!!
and you're not an asshole, lol, we're just neurotic

 

[Wiggler]

Morning ladies!

Wow, you guys are thinking about moving stuff about already? I'm trying not to think about it at the moment, our flat has nearly no storage space so a LOT of stuff is currently living in our bedroom, no idea how we will fit baby stuff in here too!

I was reading in bed before I went to sleep last night and notice my back was getting a bit sore, so I put my book down for the night and went to the loo, and as soon as I stood up from the bed it felt as if someone had smashed my lower back in with a large mallet!!! It was not a fun experience walking Then could only get to sleep curled up in a ball.
Its not as sore this morning, but this pregnancy is making me feel like my body is falling apart!

xxxxxxx

 

[chuck]

Okay so finally I have had my re scan and got a proper EDD May 13th! Can I be changed on the first page please.

First scan was rubbish - retroverted uterus and hiding baby so we could get any measurements done accurately. But have had good NT measurement and CRL taken easily so My 13th it is!

Baby was posing like crazy - hand behind head then waving, sucking thumb (well by mouth) and then kicking about and stretching.

Very pleased now lol.

Placenta is posterior this time too, it was anterior last time so I didnt feel any movements until around 24 weeks or so reliably. Being my second I'm hoping to start feeling stuff a lot sooner!

 

[new_to_ttc]

Morning ladies

I have THOUGHT about moving furniture but thats about as far as that went lolol I keep telling myself I have plenty of time, but once Christmas goes Im going to be too fat to do anything lol

Saw my consultant today, pregnancy wise he is very happy. Baby's heart rate was 158bpm. He was concerned that I am still poorly after taking antibiotics and sent me through to my GP, who has said I have infection in my throat, ear and sinuses and that I need my sinuses drained or the infection wont lift up. BUT (there is always a but lol) they cant do it while Im pregnant! So more antibiotics, another 2 weeks off work and prescribed sleep and rest.

I did get some good news from solicitor today The other party have finally settled the claim (car crash a couple of years ago... im not in the habit of having car accidents lol) so looks like I will have the settlement money before baby is due yay!! So that'll support my maternity pay and buy all the bits I need! Its not a great deal, but double what I expected so it will definitely help

 

[meow951]

My lower back is killing me too. I've been suffering with a sore back anyway but stupidly cleaned the guinea pigs out yesterday and then sat on the floor playing xbox last night. This morning it's agony!

I didn't get told anything about my placenta or anything at my scan. At my 7 week scan i was told i had a retroverted uterus but at my 9 week scan she did an external and we could clearly see baby so how does that work? Surely you wouldn't have seen much if i did have a tilted uterus.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Oh the sciatic joys, eh? Keep in mind, it doesn't get any better as the pregnancy progresses.

And oh my god, the exhaustion has hit full force. I really need to get myself a bed. I'm not getting a good sleep at night because my kitten likes to play at 3am, waking me up and when I get uncomfortable on one side, I literally have to get up, move my pillow to the other side of the couch, then lay back down and fight to get back to sleep. If I'm lucky, I get an hour of sleep, awake for an hour, another hour..I get 3-4 hours a night. If I don't get a bed soon, I won't even fit on my couch.

See what I mean? This was two days ago.

 

[hopefulmama]

So last night I made grilled chicken and broccoli for dinner, and it was a big chicken breast but within 45 min after i was STARVING again, so i snacked on some humus and pita, and still was starving, no matter what I ate I was starving... It felt like i hadn't eaten in days, I have never been so hungry in my life.

 

[new_to_ttc]

Wow Brandi.. that is an awesome bump!!!! You really need a bed hun, a sofa is no good at the best of times never mind pregnant!

Im dreading the back pain, as I have had the car injuries right before my BFP.. but touch wood... Ive been quite ok, twinges but nothing I would complain about. I really understand back pain and I hope you ladies are ok, and find a way to get comfortable! Rolled up pillows in the lower spine helped me a bit, drawing the knees to my chest.

 

[new_to_ttc]

hehe hopeful if ever there was a good reason to snack, pregnancy is it! Least you are enjoying healthy snacks You and baby must be needng it if you are hungry, so enjoy

 

[luckyme225]

hopeful- it definitely doesn't make you an ass lol. Most people are thinking about whether their baby is a boy or girl and at this point I could care less. I think my need for having the nursery comes from like pregnancy problems I started experiencing at 22 weeks with my son. So I like to be prepared for the worst and want everything done now. That is too cute about your husband. I bet you guys are on cloud nine right now. I cannot wait to see this baby today, though I'm nervous about my hematoma growing and my restrictions getting my strict. Got to think positive though, visit is in one hour!!

I've had horrible back pain on and off since I found out I was pregnant. i had horrible sciatica with my son, the doctor wanted me on vicodin, which I refused to take preggers. I already started getting pain in my lower back through my bottom.

 

[lisaf]

hopeful - That hunger thing was me a few weeks back. No matter how much I ate, I was always hungry within an hour or less. It was crazy... must have just been a baby growth spurt!

I just had my first prenatal appointment with my regular OB. She got another scan for me.
The first words out of her mouth were 'big baby'
Though I'm 14 weeks and I think she usually does scans much earlier than that so thats all I think it is Or so I keep telling myself.
https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/bethijimika/008.jpg
https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/bethijimika/006.jpg

I asked her if she could get a hint at the sex and she poked around a bit and said she had a guess but didn't want to tell me because she didn't want to be wrong.
Of course now I'm thinking she would only have a guess this early if it was a boy.. which DH is teasing me about horribly but I want it to be a girl so bad, lol

 

[charlotteb24]

Nice pics Lisa, is that a little foot in the bottom one? I had the total opposite yesterday when i went for my scan, "ooh baby is quite small for your dates, i think you are earlier than you thought!" bit of a shock as my son was a very big baby! came out at 8lbs 13.5 LOL so will be happy if this one is a bit smaller!

I'm the same with back pain, TTC i had a car crash about 2 weeks before i fell pregnant this time around too and i'm just waiting for the back pain to start! if it gets too bad hun self refer to the physio dept!

Brandi i spend a lot of time sleeping on the sofa in my 1st pregnancy and oh my god it near killed me! hope you can find yourself a bed soon hun!

Right! i'm off to attempt to put my scan pics on photobucket so i can share them with you lovely ladies xx

 

[charlotteb24]

Heres my scan pic from yesterday:

https://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/charlea_bolton/scan.jpg

So tiny! was playing with the umbilical cord and all sorts

Whats a CRL measurement? anybody put it in laymans terms for me?

 

[lisaf]

Crown-rump length... top/crown of the head to bottom of the butt! Since legs curl up and aren't as easy to see they usually measure CRL

That isn't a foot in mine, lol.. its an elbow/arm!
head is on the left and baby had hands up by the face... first face-on shot we've gotten... kind of a relief to see there are actually 2 arms
I THINK the denser/whiter part on the arm is the bone... I could be wrong but thats what it looked like to me.

 

[charlotteb24]

LOL sorry I'm hopeless Lisa! re-looking i can now see that logically unless baby is VERY double jointed, that would be babies arm haha! i'm such an idiot!
Ahh i see! the only reason i ask is cos i'm trying to compare baby 2's CRL with Noahs from his scan at 11 weeks 2 days but i think the measurement 8.3cm on noahs scan can't be the CRL if this babys CRL is only 38.9mm which is roughly 3cm! lol! Unless Noah was huge at 11 weeks 2 days as this picture is 10 weeks 5 so there shouldn't be much in it, surely?
Not that it really matters! just interested

 

[lisaf]

Lol.. every single person thinks its a foot until we tell them its an elbow, lol.. no worries! I'm sure everyone will be able to tell our LO's foot apart from their elbow once they're born

At my 10w1d scan we measured 36mm (the measurement put us at 10w3d)
At my 12w1d scan we measured 61mm (measurement put us at 12w4d)
At 14w2d (today) we measured 8.62cm
So I think your measurements sound right for what they were saying!

 

[luckyme225]

Great scan pics ladies. To lazy to scan mine right now.

Well I had my ultrasound today but my midwife is sending me for a more accurate one from radiology, so i wont know the news on whether my SCH has grown for another three weeks. They still have me on restrictions, so I am going to try and be good and take it easy. Baby looked good though, dancing around and strong heart rate.