MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[athena87]

I'm 29+1 now, earlier this past week I started losing my mucus plug, which I didn't lose til the week before I had ds1 and I've been having some irregular contractions. My husband told me to cross my legs til at least 37 weeks which is when we had ds1.

 

[newbie2013]

Oh my goodness, athena! How scary! Please keep us updated.

 

[momwithbabies]

Athena: One of my kids had that a long time ago, but I don't remember it being as awful as your poor son's case! That's so sad!!! I'm glad he's drinking some now. Hopefully, he'll be fine soon. It's amazing how quickly the little ones can fight these things.

That is scary about your condition. Have you called the doctor's office?

 

[momwithbabies]

You look great, by the way!

 

[melann13]

Oof Athena!
I had a really bad case as a kid actually,
The doctor fired his nurse after she sent my mom and me home without being seen saying it was nothing to worry about- I had the rash everywhere and blisters on my throat as well.
DD got it when she was 9mos and just got a fever for 24hrs. DH and I got it something terrible and spent 3 days with Fevers of 104 and wanting to die.
It was going around her daycare again last week. She did have a fever of 101 for 24hrs but she was also getting another molar- so who knows.,. I hope you guys stayed in the clear! Keep that baby in there!

 

[athena87]

Thanks ladies, he's better now. His fingers and toes are peeling now which is apparently some weird cleansing after babies have viruses and its pain free, but looks kind of gross. This was his rash, it was worse on his bottom. It took a solid week for it to start looking better.

Afm as long as I'm not having more than 5 contractions in an hour or close close together then I'm ok. I have an appt Tuesday so I'm sure she'll give me more details.

 

[ClandestineTX]

thank thank you all... you all gave me baby fever and we decided to NTNP but i was kind of thinking it took us 2 years to conceive with hardcore TTC - what are the chances... it took us 2 cycles. We are happy - equally shocked but happy =)

So excited for you! And I'm hoping after we have this little guy that our TTC#2 adventure is much faster than #1 (as I would be 40 otherwise by the time we conceived if it took another 3.5 years after delivery plus reasonable waiting time).

@athena87: So sorry your little boy got so sick, especially on vacation! I know nothing about mucus plugs, when are those supposed to come out?

 

[athena87]

Clande some people don't notice it, with my first it came out the week before he was born. It can regenerate, but it can also be a sign your dilating. Basically it can mean labor is imminent, or it can mean nothing at all.

 

[pathos]

Oh Athena, that was a very adventurous vacation =(- sorry. I hope your LO is feeling better. I heard that even drinking water can be a quite torture with sores in your mouth. They say it hurts like hell =(( But is not this disease contagious? Have you had it before?

I heard that mucous plug regenerates but still it sounds scary. Do you carry LO? Maybe you should quit heavy lifting

Clandi, hehe I hope your TTC2 will not even be titled as TTC.

I hope I am not becoming one of those "relax, do not think about it and it will happen, you make so much stress bla bla" people. I still disagree with this approach.

 

[athena87]

Pathos it is contagious but it's rare for adults to get it. when I told my dr about it, she said dh and I likely had it as children and once you have it, it's rare to get it again.

I went to the dr and she checked to make sure I'm not dilating. She said my cervix is still closed, but his head is definitely down there pushing on it.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Haha @Pathos, I definitely hope that if we NTNP after #1 shows up in the fall that #2 will just happen on it's own without any actual trying.

 

[newbie2013]

Good luck clande... when the time comes

I'm at home for my summer visit and using the opportunity to do some research and shopping for baby stuff. Currently trying to decide on a stroller that my mum will bring over to me (I'm taking a car seat). Anyone had any experience with the baby jogger city mini gt? We need something lightweight and easy to handle. I was also recommended the bugaboo bee, but it isn't sturdy enough for where I live. So many different choices and slightly overwhelming since I'm just at the end of the first trimester! But it is my only chance to shop at home before the baby comes...

 

[RaeChay]

Congrats pathos!

Newbie- not sure of what your terrain is like. I can tell you I have a Bob which is great for trails around here but probably not what you're looking for as far as a daily stroller goes. What i would suggest looking into (as I believe you said you are willing to go through IVF again if needed for a second child?) is a city select with the option to get a second seat in the future. They are rugged enough for smoother trails (i.e. non-concrete, gravel/dirt trails) but also great for daily use. And you won't be in my position and looking for a double later. Check them out and look at one in person if possible.

 

[newbie2013]

Thank you!

 

[melann13]

I know lots of people that love the city select.
Clande- my best friend tried for 3yrd for #1, going on meds etc (ended up getting pregnant on a single unmedicated cycle before trying IVF). They did NTNP and are due with #2 when #1 will be 17mos
My first took 6mos after my MC (I know not long relatively, but still challenging). This one happened while trying to prevent by NFP (VERY much wanted just a few months earlier than we had planned to start trying)

 

[ClandestineTX]

At least this time around we know my thyroid was the culprit and it was so jacked up that it took some other stuff with it, so if we keep on top of that, *technically* there's no reason to expect future problems. The HSG/ AMH/ FSH, etc. tests were all fabulous for my age.

As far as strollers... I think Hubster and I are backpack people. We are trying to go with an ergo/ backpack carrier and a very simple umbrella stroller, mostly for my mom. A whole 25.00 USD: https://www.target.com/p/cosco-monster-umbrella-stroller/-/A-50299922

I just see people with these giant strollers in parking lots (trying to get them into or out of cars), etc. and having previously lived in super urban areas, where everyone uses carriers, I can't seem to make us become stroller people!

 

[RaeChay]

I've gotten a little too deep into the world of carriers also since DS both are great depending on setting & size of child!

 

[melann13]

We love our carriers too, people here are obsessed with Tulas, but I have a Moby wrap for the early days, then the Bjorn and the Ergo which I have still used on occasion. I got them all used for a grand total of less than a new Ergo. Frankly, they're more comfy if they're a little broken in- we didn't use a stroller too much with DD, but I already got a sit and stand for #2 and we actually used it yesterday with DD in the front and all our 4th of July gear in the back. It worked out really well as she had a seat and a tray for dinner built in and all our junk went in easily. I have had so many people tell me that I need a double city select or a double Bob, but for us, the usage doesn't warrant a $500 price tag. We do walk quite a bit in our new neighborhood, but by the time spring rolls in LO will be 5-6mos and any of the carrier options or even the cheap umbrella stroller we have will be sufficient. I got the sit and stand that will hold the infant seat used for $70 for things like the zoo etc.

 

[RaeChay]

The double bobs are just way too wide for me. I always suspected but yesterday confirmed it when we went to a big community 4th of July bbq. So I'm keeping an eye on Craigslist for a city select. Though I will probably stick the baby in a carrier while DS goes in the bob for the first few months.

We didn't love the moby simply due to the time it took to wrap while DS was throwing a fit. I plan to use a ktan this time for the newborn phase. And I scored a kinderpack recently that I'm excited about! We had the ergo 360 for DS which was great when he wanted to face out, but he was so heavy so soon that it started to really hurt my back & shoulders. So hoping the KP will be better in this respect.

 

[melann13]

Brief update, Just back from 10 days away, 7 of which had no internet or phone service. Almost 19wks, trying to do yoga (not prenatal, but teacher knows), finding that my hips, feet and wrists are all so painfully weak from the relaxing of the joints.
Had a scare last night, I woke up about an hour after going to bed (VERY late as we went to fireworks) with really awful stomach cramping. I was pretty sure it was just food-poisining-ish (fair type food, ya know), but as much as I wanted to vomit or go to the bathroom, nothing was happening and my whole abdomen was rock hard. I started to panic that it was contractions. It was off and on for hours and I was really starting to panic, but must've fallen asleep and woke up and spent a good chunk of the early morning in the bathroom and now feel fine. Confident that it was something I ate as now that it's all out of my system I feel totally ok and even really hungry. I can feel baby jumping and rolling like crazy (probably due to the massive half caf iced mint mocha in front of me), but for about 2hrs last night I honestly thought I might be in pre-term labor (which would be a shocking experience since I didn't even have BH with DD and was induced with 0cm dilation and 0% effaced at 41+3)
Hope everyone is well!