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

[second.time]

Catalyst, I'm sorry I didn't read closely enough -- now I see that you already explained that. I can see why that would feel frightening. Of course you want your babies to grow! Like weebles said, it's good your doctors are paying close attention and making sure all is OK.

My niece had IUGR and only weighed about five pounds despite not being a preemie. It wasn't ideal, but she thrived and is a totally healthy, active, average-sized kid now. So even if you ARE experiencing IUGR with one twin, you know that tiny babies can grow into very healthy kids. I really hope you get good news that puts your mind at ease ...

 

[lesondemavie]

Head down, rump up, spine along my right side all nuzzled in just like I expected based on what I've felt and seen this past week. Baby is still measuring a bit ahead, estimated at 4.5lbs . Baby wiggled all about and even bumped the wand at one point. We got a great little up close view of the nose and cheeks - so cute! Tech said it's a good thing we don't want to know the sex bc she couldn't tell. Rump was on my right legs were all curled up on the left. Perfect fetal position. We are just so in love . Ob said everything is looking great, even my weight. We'll have another growth scan at 36 weeks to check on baby, and they'll do a vaginal swab around then too to make sure I'm still infection free for a vaginal birth. I was just tearing up the whole time today. It's always hard for me to go back into that room where I found out that my first baby had no heartbeat. I'm just in awe at how far we've come and how well baby has done all along.

Oh I also read that my hospital allows for movement and water baths if desired. I don't really know much or who to talk to or when to go over it all, but I think I'll ask at my next appointment. I hate water, so that won't be for me, but I'm interested to know my options so I can make an informed decision.

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Love hearing everyone's updates, we really are in the final stretch!

Second - how many weeks will you be when you start your raspberry leaf tea? I just bought some and wasn't sure when to start.

I have nothing new to add, I am not having a baby shower and have friends staying with us until the middle of June so I am actively suppressing my urge to nest because I can't until June!

 

[second.time]

Good news, lesonde!

TTC, I'll probably just a cup or two a day once I'm safely home, so at about 33 weeks. Some people drink it their whole pregnancies, so I assume a cup or two each day isn't going to jump-start labor. I will ask my doctor at my next appointment. I want the benefit of having stronger, more effective contractions, but I DON'T want to overdo it and bring on pre-term labor. That's probably not a risk unless you're already showing signs though.

So my hospital tour didn't happen! I went to leave and the car battery had died (ugh). When I called to reschedule, the scheduler was surprised I even had a visit at 32 weeks and said the paperwork didn't last longer than 30 days, so if I did it this early I might have to re-do the paperwork anyway. I guess it's good I was spared a trip but I'd prefer to not mess with a dead battery too.

 

[DobbyForever]

Aww I misread as well Cat. It's so hard not to worry about growth, so I'm sure it's just that much harder with twins. If I recall, twin b for my mom also showed little to no growth and scared my mom quite a bit. That twin now jokes he gets more food at dinner because his brother starved him in the womb lol. You are doing a great job of taking care of those babies. Hang in there. And like the others said sounds like the doctors are keeping an eye on things

I was a preemie as well (32 weeks) and weighed in around 5lbs. I'm pretty awesome now if I say so myself

Leson congrats on the great scan! Glad all is well. I'm a bit jealous. I think I'm done seeing baby unless a problem is suspected. Also yay for choices!

TTC awww sorry you can't nest just yet. Hopefully the visitors keep you busy

Second sorry about the battery but glad you didn't waste your time. That would stink.

Afm busy work week. Just so excited for the weekend. Having dinner was there SO's boss Friday, shower on Saturday and the official guest count is 18 + 3 kids, and then Sunday I have date day with SO. Going to see Alien Covenant and then to lunch . Plus once the shower is over I can finally start clearing items off my registry and finalizing that room/stuff. Eee. My exercise ball came but I'm not exactly sure how sitting on it helps anything lol

 

[Weebles]

My baby girl has the hiccups!!! Never got to feel it with my son due to the location of my placenta and I'm just thrilled! Last week during the ultrasound I could see it but didn't feel it yet, I'm way more excited about this than I should be but awwwwwww!!

 

[Catalyst]

Im sorry If I sounded hars or something. I know you were just trying to chear me up
And just so you know, I felt better the next day and way better today. There isnt anything I can do, it is just how it is and they are going to keep an eye on her. Maby she just takes growth spurts now and then and it is just late. She moves well and that is reasuring, although her placenta is in front so I feel her not as much as her big sister hahaha
Also, I know the smaller twin grows portionaly more when out of the womb and catches up to the other in not so long time. And DH said, "well, we will be able to know them apart!" haha so try seeing positive things If you are wondering, they are fraternal (most likely) but our sons were so alike when they were newborns and the first few weeks so..
And TTC I am not nesting much either. It is not custom here to do a nursery, they usualy sleep in your room until about2 years old, give or take few months, you have changing table and usualy a dresser and that is either in the main bedroom, other room, bathroom or even in the hallway. Our is in a hall that is in between our bedrooms and there were two desks (one huge) for study and computers, now just one desk and canging tabel and a dresser. Hope soon we will put up the crib in our room.

DH is going later today to the capital to look at a car.. we sold ours tuesday last week, and I have been walking or taking a bus. Not what I was expecting at 33weeks! Hard to find a car that fits 4carseats and allows access to the third row, is4x4 (it snows alot here during winter), has bit of trun space for stroller/pram and isnt like realy realy old or driven alot (like over 200thousend km!). Ohh and doesnt cost both your legs, your kidneys and the white in your eyes. I so hope this will work out. Hope it will work!

Weebles, I too didnt feel much hickups when pg with my boys, both times placenta on front but.. might not be remembering, feels like if I did it was so seldom and litle.. but now it is almost daily

 

[DobbyForever]

Weebles that's so cute! Yay

Cat you didn't sound harsh to me at all . And lol at dh. I think even identical twins have tell tale signs of who is who. My brothers were super easy to tell apart. I only mixed them up once in a thumbnail photo from when they were like 8 and he was wearing a black hoodie with the hood up lol. But I used to wonder what if you mixed them up early on and for the rest of their lives the one you thought was A is called B and lives life as B?! Triply lol

 

[808malia]

I feel the hiccups too! Almost daily now... Soooo cute!

 

[Mummafrog]

Feeling quite bumpy too now Malia at last and loving showing it off

Feeling slow and if I walk too much my bump hurts but just about managing my work shifts still with kind colleagues. Baby feels like she's reached my ribs now and I get more indigestion and find it harder to bend etc.

Movements are exactly the same here, very busy for a couple of days and then a day or too that are more quiet, I do get a bit worried sometimes but as long as she's still moving I calm myself down because she should be allowed to rest sometimes

Hoping little twin's growth catches up hunny, I understand your worries, have faith in her strength x

 

[808malia]

Does anyone know of any fun baby shower games? My shower is next weekend and we have almost everything ready... Just need a few games...

 

[DobbyForever]

Party city has a lot of easy shower games like charades or guess mom's answers. I was really surprised.

We are do wishes for baby, how big is mom, guess what mom is thinking, and labor/delivery relay (walk with a ball between your legs then try to get it in a basket with no hands).

If you want more gutter sense of human guess the melted chocolate in the diaper, chug beer from a bottle, or feed someone while standing behind them blindfolded

 

[lesondemavie]

For my best friend's baby shower we kept it simple. It was a construction-themed coed shower, so I bought caution tape for guess the size of the mom-to-be's belly. I also had my husband make construction-themed cards for baby bingo while they opened gifts, and the baby item alphabet game. Last we had clothes pins for don't say baby, and play-doh for a make a baby competition (also great to keep the kids in attendance entertained).

 

[DobbyForever]

Oh and freeze a tiny baby in ice and see who can get it to melt the fastest (my water broke) and we're doing the clothespin don't say baby since one of my students bought it for me

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I didn't want any games at our shower but my mother in law insisted.. no idea what those will be..

Side note: I've been so emotional today.. crying lots. Hormones I guess but man they suck lol.

 

[DobbyForever]

Gag I feel the same way. I hate games. Lol but my mom insisted there be games.

Just crying or something you want to vent about? hormones suck

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I'm doing the "don't say 'baby'" and how big is my belly games. I'm also gonna have about 12-14 baby pics of some of the guests and you'll have to figure out who is who compared to a pic of them as adults. And, cuz it's slightly Harry Potter themed, find the snitch, where I'll print out a pic of a golden snitch and hide it somewhere in the room.

I've been feeling stupid big these days and my navel is hella angry. I guess there's a lot of pressure being put on my navel ring, so it's all red and painful. I ordered a bendable, plastic maternity barbell, so I'm hoping it arrives soon.

 

[DobbyForever]

Oh no! Sorry the navel ring you have now is acting up . Agreed fxed for a speedy delivery of your new one!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Dobby.. just stressed I think. I hadn't been able to sleep through the night because I have to pee and then I'm up for awhile like now so I get maybe four hours of sleep a night. We have until the 31 to move and the entire weekend next weekend my parents are in town for our shower.. our five year wedding anniversary is next Friday so basically we have to move everything by next Thursday. Work is stressing me out and although I'm probably not going back, I'm not going to leave a mess as our yearly audit will be right around the time I'm leaving. My mom made a comment about dh and I going to dinner because I got dessert and she wanted to warn me to watch what I eat because now is the time you gain the most weight ( I know it was with good intentions)... To be honest my weight is my biggest insecurity. I gained 120+ lbs after my car accident since I had to learn to walk again and I wasn't so active and I've been yoyoing ever since with my weight. I'm just tired of being obese and started working out and swimming before I got pregnant. Now of course I've put all the weight I lost back on and obviously I know it's for my baby but it's very frustrating. I want to be around for my daughter and I even asked a friend of mine who is a workout Junkie to help me after I deliver and she is still excited to help me. But it's surviving the next couple of months knowing I'm going to gain more... Just hit me really hard.

 

[Weebles]

Pretty, Gagrl.... I feel huge too, it's awful! I don't work out anymore... It started with not lifting weights (due to the SCH).. But since the third trimester I haven't had the energy to even do the prenatal YouTube videos I was doing a few times a week... I've managed a handful of walks but I think I'm done with those as after the one I took yesterday had my ankles swelling up so bad. The scale is the highest I've ever seen in my life and I hate it.

I got 5 hours of sleep last night which felt AMAZING if that's any indication of how I've been sleeping lately. I'm genuinely concerned about not having energy to give birth. Sleep deprivision also makes me a huge cry baby and my husband a saint as a result. It's this damn carpel tunnel.. Wrist braces help a little bit but not enough. I hate being pregnant. Hate it. And I feel bad because we wanted it so so bad and I wish I felt over the moon but I'm just too miserable. I don't feel like myself anymore, mind or body, and it's hard to believe I will ever feel normal again right now even though that's pretty much my mantra.