Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[TTCfirstovr30]

Anyone else feel like you pulled a muscle in your stomach like a really bad stretching.. OMG it hurts so bad, like the worst pulling sensation ever!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Ttc yes.. I actually think I've been experiencing Braxton Hicks yesterday and today. My stomach gets really tight and hard... Just feels weird.

Dobby I also have an anterior placenta and my little girl gives some kicks that are very uncomfortable already... She's a strong one.

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

oooooo, is that what it is! I thought it was my ab muscles ripping apart. All that wishful thinking that I had abs underneath it all! lol

 

[DobbyForever]

Ooo interesting I don't feel that sensation yet

Gag awww I both want and don't want that lol. Not sure I'm ready to double over mid lesson

 

[lesondemavie]

TTC - I went in today for my abdominal pain bc I started worrying that it was a hernia. It hurts to open doors, do the dishes, and even change shirts. They asked a bunch of questions and felt around and said that it is probably just a really strained and angry abdominal muscle and it isn't getting better bc it's just getting pulled more and more as I get bigger. The ob recommended taking it easy and to take a hot shower or use a heating pad on bad days. I asked all my friends and none of them felt pain like this in their pregnancies. Guess we're just lucky

 

[Aphy]

Thanks Ladies...just had the glucose drink so my hour starts now.

I can't believe how far along we all are suddenly! It felt like just yesterday that the first trimester was dragging so slowly. I have been having Braxton hicks for a few weeks now...uncomfortable to say the least. Lots of baby kicks at least!

Gags,I hope it is nothing serious and they can figure out what's going on!

How is everyone else doing? I'm on my phone so it's difficult to read back pages and then remember it well enough to comment by the time I get to the current page. Pregnancy brain is real!!!

 

[Girly922]

Good luck with your glucose test Aphy!

Good luck gags, I hope all goes well.

I'm so nervous for you pretty! I can't wait to hear how it all goes.

AFM - DD felt baby kick this morning, she went all gooey after that. Lol. I also managed to get a video of my belly moving on my phone. Baby certainly is a wriggler!
I've been getting the abdominal pain and cramps during certain movements too, but it seems to only be when baby is in a certain position. The bottom of my bump feels really strained.
Also, V day tomorrow!

 

[DobbyForever]

Good luck ladies!

Girly yay for almost v-day!

Not much going on here. Moody (sad) lately.

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Aphy - good luck on the test! I hope it all goes well. I go in for mine the day after Easter, which probably isn't the best thing because its all about candies and Easter bread. Ugh.

Girly - Yay V-day!

leson - The pain is real, it is such a horrible stretching feeling. I hope everything goes back to normal after all this stretching is done... Mine hurts right under the right side of my ribs between the middle and side of my stomach.

Dobby - don't be sad. I hope you have a nice relaxing weekend and feel better.

Pretty - Let us know how it goes this weekend, anxiously awaiting the update!

 

[Maries_s]

Hi ladies!

Oh yeah the stretching pain is real, I don't know if baby is putting in an odd position but sometimes it hurts. BH are more often but I'm not counting them.
I also started nesting. I've been cleaning everything and making sure everything is ready for the baby's arrival. So I already bought the baby's bed sheets and I think almost everything is ready. I'm planning to do the hospital bag list soon to start buying what I need.

Aphy good luck on your glucose test.

Pretty good luck on telling BD. Have you planned how to tell him? Hope everything goes smooth.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Well ladies.. had a small scare this morning.. went to the bathroom to pee for the thousanth time between going to sleep and my alarm going off and noticed blood on the toilet paper. Called the on call OB and they sent me to the hospital triage. As soon as we got there baby started moving and they suck the monitor on and found her heartbeat immediately... They did an exam and it looks like I may have nicked myself with my finger nail one of the times I wiped. They said everything looks better than good for a 24 weeker and the follow up with my ob in two weeks. So glad everything is OK... For sure gave my dh and I a little fright.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Good to hear everything was fine, Gagrl.

Thanks everyone. I'm still kind of debating if I want to say anything tomorrow (since it's April Fools Day) or wait til Sunday, but I really feel like I'd like to "rip off this bandaid" sooner rather than later.

My plan is to meet him at a local coffee shop, possibly with a friend sitting nearby, and showing him a U/S pic. I'll tell him I accept whatever he decides to do about this situation and then just let him ask whatever questions he may have. I keep bouncing between thinking he'll be shocked, but he'll probably step up and support me and he's gonna be livid and never want to see me again. I'm just trying to keep calm in general though.

In other news, the hockey game went well. We won 3-1 and my mom (who was watching the Canadian broadcast) said they showed me on TV a couple times, with my signs. : )

Oh, and it'll be my V-Day tomorrow too.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Pretty no matter what you've got us for support. I'm sure regardless of the outcome it'll be less stress on you to finally get it out in the open.

Praying he decides he wants to be apart of you and the baby's life!

 

[808malia]

UGH! I am still super sick.... Just want to crawl in bed and die Thank god for the weekend coming up so I can rest!

 

[Weebles]

Okay, what is V-day? I can't think of anything besides Valentine's Day and that can't be it...

Pretty, I hope it goes well and I think you're right, sooner rather than later! Even if he doesn't react so well at first he might just need time for it to sink in. I know I would!

Gagrl, I'm so glad everything was okay! It's such a scary feeling when you see blood.

I'm feeling pretty good despite the nightly bouts of heartburn. Anyone else having issues with a leaky bladder? DH says it's hot but I'm really scared it's going to get progressively worse and can't laugh it off like he does... Literally.

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

I believe it is Viability Day. We currently have two. the first is at 24 weeks and the second is 28 weeks. I am not 100% what it actually means though.

No leaky bladder, but am constantly going to bathroom. Especially at night. And the HORRIBLE STRETCHING SENSATION IN MY STOMACH!! It's not going away!

808malia - I am so sorry you are still sick, rest will definitely help. Just rest all weekend!

 

[808malia]

I have been having leaky bladder issues, whenever I cough too hard or sneeze or vomit... Totally sucks, I have been doing kegels in hopes that it wont get any worse!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Ya, V-Day means viability.

I believe it means the chances of the baby surviving if it was born any time after that day are fairly decent. And hospitals will do as much as they can to help babies born that premature to survive.

 

[DobbyForever]

Gag I'm glad everything turned out to be ok

Pretty yay for having fun! Definitely rip the bandaid. You deserve to fully enjoy your pregnancy from here on out. We have your back

Malia . I hope you feel better!

Ttc I agree it's odd to me because everyone says 24 weeks, but when I was rear ended the doctor told me they couldn't do anything to save a pregnancy reliably until 27/28 weeks. Luckily, we were fine.

I forget to do my kegels. Lol. But my kegels used to be strong (you don't want to know how I know that lol). But yesterday I had the sneezes and peed myself a little each time.

 

[second.time]

I do see images of preemies who survive at 24/25 weeks, but they're so incredibly tiny and skinny it breaks my heart! It seems like the odds of preemies surviving go up constantly, thanks to medical advances, but of course it must still be so stressful and hard on the parents.

Hope you feel better soon, malia! Being sick on top of being pregnant is rough.

Good luck, pretty. I bet it will feel amazing to just know that everything is out in the open and move on from there. That's great that you got on TV!

I started taking iron supplements on Monday and it's probably just a placebo but some of my worst fatigue is lifting. I'm so jealous of anyone who has that second trimester energy boost because I'm a slug.