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

[Catalyst]

I am experiencing new things this time around that I did not with first two
Now I am expecting twins and lot of things are different. I am more tired, I had more ms (loads more) I feel different in some ways and some not. I am more nervus about something bad happening (Had a loss in august just about 6w pg had one period between that and geting pg again) and so on.
One new thing, I am halfway at just 19 weeks! If I get to 38weeks I will be induced. I went 10 days over with both my boys so it is almost 4 weeks longer than I will go this time! That is a strange thought to think about! Also the thought of having so small babys, even if they would be big for twins since our boys were realy big (56 and 56,5 cm long and 4280g and 4330g).

Yesterday I think I felt a kick from the outside was sitting with my palm on the place I had felt few kicks and then one other came and I think I felt it in my palm
8 days til 20w scan (sorry about me constantly counting down the days!!)

 

[blessedmomma]

Catalyst- so cute you felt a kick from the outside! Can't wait to make it there. I had thought about the half way point too. It's so crazy you know already that you've made it there due to being induced if you make it that far. My earliest was 37 weeks exactly so that would be 18.5 weeks and my latest was 11 days over so I'd have to make it past 20 weeks to be half way. Of course one of mine read the book and came on her due date haha. Honestly being due in summer I don't want to go overdue again. My only one that went over was born in June and I was miserable. He is my only summer baby, so far.

 

[Catalyst]

I felt good having a july baby it was my first. Both him and his brother came 10 days late.
I know many complain about being pregnant over the summer or being due then, but it didnt bother me

 

[second.time]

I'm a little worried over a summer baby because I live in such a hot area! My oldest was born in November and it actually worked out well -- I was able to exercise a lot during the summer, because I wasn't huge yet, and then the cooler weather was nice when I was getting bigger. Where I live now, in summer, temps easily climbs over 100 every single day here, and there's terrible humidity. I can't imagine being nine months pregnant in this weather. But as long as I go out in the early mornings or evenings, it's not so bad. Right now I'm just eager for warmer weather so I can get out and walk again. I've been sticking to exercise videos.

Catalyst, it makes sense you'd be a little nervous during this pregnancy -- it might be your third pregnancy but it's your first one with twins, and that must make a difference. But it sounds as if all has gone so well and I'm sure it will continue to go great!

 

[blessedmomma]

Second time that's the way it was in my old state when I was pregnant with him. It was one of the hottest summers we had and the humidity there is a killer any summer. Like the second you went outside you'd start sweating even doing nothing, ick! The state we moved to isn't near as hot in the summer (or so I hear) so maybe it won't be as bad. I'm not a fan of summer anyways though so there's that haha.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

We get some pretty hot summers in my neck of the woods too. And I'm someone who already sweats a fair amount. I also work on the floor of a t-shirt printing company and cuz of the machines we use, we need to keep the large garage doors open ventilation. So, there's no point in trying to air condition the place. I'm sure my bosses will try to find something for me to do so that I don't overheat, but it's still gonna suck. lol

 

[Maries_s]

I was living in a tropical island while pregnant with my daughter and I experienced all kind of high temperatures even in October. I can assure you is horrible being pregnant and felt sweety. However, it wasn't so bad at summer since I was still to early to have a big bump.
Somebody told me that being pregnant and giving birth at both June or July is not so bad as expending all summer pregnant till August so I guess we are lucky in this part.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Thankfully I live up north where it doesn't really get hot hot until June/ July. It still snows sometimes in April/ may, so I'm thankful I'll be in the last bit of my pregnancy when it gets hot...

 

[Catalyst]

Here is my newest pic of me and my two mangos hahaha
Sometimes hard to believe that there are two in there! 20v scan next monday!! afraid this week will go by so slowly!!

 

[blessedmomma]

Gagrl- we moved about as close north as you are so I'm hoping it's not so bad here as the state we came from. We moved in the middle of summer last year and it was always at least 10 degrees cooler than our old state, sometimes 20. And definitely not as humid. Those 100+ degree days back home were brutal.

Catalyst- so cute!!!

I have a crazy busy week this week. Tuesday is my dr appt and I should get my anatomy scan date, Wednesday is our hospital tour and meeting with the nurse navigator to do a birth plan, Thursday I have to grocery shop, Friday is my kids homeschool meet up for their valentines party. I told DH I'll be doing absolutely nothing on Saturday haha.

I also bleached some chunky streaks in my hair and I absolutely love it. I usually just dye it red, but I wanted something different. It's gorgeous.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Thankfully I live up north where it doesn't really get hot hot until June/ July. It still snows sometimes in April/ may, so I'm thankful I'll be in the last bit of my pregnancy when it gets hot...

Same with me. I'm even more north than you are. lol

So, I had a coupon for Babies R'Us and I can be a little impatient sometimes, so I bought a few things. And if it turns out I'm having a different gender than what I think, I have 45 days to exchange. : )

 

[blessedmomma]

Pretty- so cute! Have you heard about a forum called babynub.club? You can post your ultrasound pic there and they will give expert advice on it. There is also a place you can send your ultrasound pic to called thegenderexperts.com and they will give you a report, except that one charges.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Pretty- so cute! Have you heard about a forum called babynub.club? You can post your ultrasound pic there and they will give expert advice on it. There is also a place you can send your ultrasound pic to called thegenderexperts.com and they will give you a report, except that one charges.

Good to know. I'll look into that. Thanks. : )

 

[Weebles]

Good news today but some not so good news as well, I'm doing my best to stay calm and hopeful and worry free. I had the anatomy scan today and found out we have having a girl! We are excited but some of that happiness of finding out is being overshadowed. I have SUA, a single umbilical artery. Most likely everything will be okay but I don't know if I will fall into that lucky category. There was an echogenic focus or bright spot on my baby's heart. I'm worried about defects. I was told the baby wasn't in the best of positions to get all the images they'd like so I have to go back in two weeks. They did tell me that it often doesn't mean anything but after reading about SUA I know there is an increased risk for those kinds of things. Anyway, I'm trying not to worry about something I don't even know for sure about yet and can't control anyway. I'm trying to focus on my adorable baby girl who wouldn't hold still, wiggled around all over the place, and has a good heart rate of 144bpm.

 

[second.time]

Weebles, congratulations on the little girl! You're in good hands and they'll find out what they need to know -- chances are very high that your sweet little girl is just fine. I hope you get wonderful peace of mind soon and are able to be 100% excited about your daughter! I've seen SO many stories of babies having soft markers and ending up with zero issues. It seems very common.

I had my anatomy scan today and the tech said everything looked perfect, though I'm assuming the doctor will take a look as well. Definitely a boy -- that was very obvious immediately. He was moving around a lot, yawning, stretching, bringing his little fists up near his face. He measures 19 weeks, which is five days ahead and puts his EDD at July 4th. But my older son measured TEN days ahead at his anatomy scan and still came at exactly 40 weeks, so I'm sticking with July 9th.

This photo shows him stretching his leg with one arm close to his face.

 

[blessedmomma]

Weebles I'm praying your precious little girl is healthy and fine! Congrats

Second time so cute!!! What a great pic of his whole little body congrats

 

[lesondemavie]

Oh weebles I hope it is nothing. I too have seen soft markers turn out to be okay. I forget did you have the NIPT or sequential testing or did you opt out? Regardless I know it must be a bit scary and I am thinking of you and your little girl.

Congrats on the boy second. That is a fear of mine for our scan in 2 weeks. I want to see the ultrasound but I don't want to know if it's a boy or a girl! I think DH and I are going to just have to not guess even if it's obvious and keep any of those thoughts to ourselves

 

[lesondemavie]

Oh and we chose a first name . Still working on the middle and last name. We were calling baby Munchie, but now he or she graduates to Charlie 😍💛! My mom was so confused. First she thought that meant we were having a boy, then she thought I meant Charles/Charlotte depending on the sex, and then finally she understood that Charlie is the baby's name no matter what 😂.

 

[second.time]

Charlie is a great name! Very versatile. I've always thought it's a really warm, friendly name -- like you'd want to be pals with a Charlie.

I like that you have a unisex name so you don't have to wait until the birth to call your little one by his/her name.

Yes, I was surprised at how obvious it was! I think if they know you want to keep it a secret, they'd tell you to look away during that part? She did have to take some measurements of the bladder, etc., so it lingered on that shot for a while, but 85% of the time it was totally safe to look. I bet the tech can warn you ahead of time to look away or shield your eyes.

 

[x Zaly x]

weebles - congrats on your little girl, praying she stays happy and healthy in there

secondtime- congrats on your little man

I had my 20 week scan today and looks like its a boy!! Im very excited and my two girls are over the moon to be welcoming a little brother