*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[Yo_Yo]

23 weeks today and spent over 3 hours in the assessment unit on labour ward
LO is fine but I've been suffering with abdominal pain which they've put down to stretching however they did find something in my wee so that's been sent off. Was not a fun afternoon lol. However only one more week till V-day

I think we've decided on either Logan or Jaiden, I prefer Logan however FOB prefers Jaiden

Oh honey. Must have been stressful. What did they check? Did they scan you?
Hope the pains have gone now. I like Logan-lovely name, it would be on my short list but soneone in the family's got that name already!

 

[Kittycat155]

Never heard of 24 hour sample. May I ask what they check for? All I have is the image of Extreme Cheapskates or some similar show where the person(swear I remember it as a female) would save money by peeing in bottle.

I had so much experience peeing in cups for OPK/HPT but to go 24 hours uh...yeah.. Good luck passing it

 

[Kittycat155]

Haha, this is something fun the team yellow mamas did in my Jan. Jellybeans group. We set up a pool game for guessing dob, gender, weight and length for all the yellow babies. I just set one up for myself. Here is the link for anyone who wants to give it a try: https://www.expectnet.com/games/MysteryPumpkin

It's super easy to set up, they have a aid version and a free version, which is nice. Also, for 2nd and 3rd or more time mamas giving info on previous babes, helps the guessers, lol. My daughter was 8 days late, 5 lbs 15 oz, 17 3/4 inches. My son was 8 days early, 6 lbs 12 oz and 19 inches long.

Just signed up this site rocks! I LOVE the day by day calendar. Thanks!

 

[zephyr]

We have Lilybelle for a girl and Felix for a boy.
No middle names yet. Will wait till after the baby is born.

We chose Lilybelle over a year ago, it was a "if we ever have another girl let's call her that"

Felix, well hubby and I have a rough time agreeing with names. He likes really weird unique names for boys. .... where as I don't.
So I got a list of top 100 and let him pick a few off there. He liked Oscar, Sebastian and Felix, then he settled on Felix.

 

[Loopy Laura]

I love seeing all these names! I think we're pretty set on Chloe Freya but this could change!

Vickyandchick - hope all is ok.

Congrats to more gender reveals!!

 

[MamaMac123]

Haha my DH keeps throwing out stupid joking names whenever I ask his opinion. His most recent was Kareem (and then our next kids can be Abdul and Jabar!)

I told him this is why I get to pick the names and he can just shut up about it because he's had his chance to get his say in and he always acts like an idiot! Lol

 

[newlywed2013]

So I was talking to a customer at work today and she asked if I was having a boy or a girl. I told her babys legs were crossed so they couldnt tell. She told me that she's an ultrasound tech, and that they usually say that because they are pretty sure it's a girl, but they can't quite be sure and don't want to tell you wrong. So I'm preparing myself for it to be a girl (DH and I both want a boy, but I will be happy if it's a girl!!). Hopefully we find out on saturday at our private scan!

Facebook friends are giving me so much grief for getting an extra ultrasound, saying they heard too many ultrasounds are bad for baby. Wish people would just respect our decisions. I never did a 12 week scan, and some people get so many more ultrasounds than I've gotten and have perfectly healthy babies..

 

[Mushymilkfor2]

Never heard of 24 hour sample. May I ask what they check for? All I have is the image of Extreme Cheapskates or some similar show where the person(swear I remember it as a female) would save money by peeing in bottle.

I had so much experience peeing in cups for OPK/HPT but to go 24 hours uh...yeah.. Good luck passing it

To get a baseline of my urine. Mostly for whether or not there is protein in it or not. If I do currently have protein in my urine it means I've got a pre - existing kidney problem to be figured out after pregnancy. If no protein in the urine it's for comparison for third trimester if my blood pressure does rise to check for pre - eclampsia.

Mamamac I'm the one doing that to my husband! Our last name is Wayne and I keep trying to get him to let me name him Bruce... for some reason he doesn't agree!

 

[Yo_Yo]

Newlywed-extra scans aren't bad for baby. I've had so many with this and last pregnancy!
Don't worry what anyone says

 

[busytulip]

That is funny Mushymilk! My sister decorated her son's nursery with the Batman theme so I think she would actually be envious of the opportunity. LOL That is awful about the 24 hour urine sample an I hope that it reveals that you don't have a underlying kidney issue.

newlywed-I wouldn't put much stock in what other people have to say. I pray your LO cooperates and you get to find out gender like you hope.

I love hearing all the different name ideas. My daughter has come up with a few names herself that I think would be fun to share.
If we have a boy her top name is Hotdog followed by Bograth. If we have a girl she would like to name her Angel Flower or Roseletta. It's so precious.

My husband and I have barely discussed names. We named twin A Brennan and are fairly certain that if twin B is a girl we'll call her Avery, if a boy Elijah. Not too sure about middle names at this point. There is still time though.

 

[GeralynB]

Here's a 19 week bumpdate

 

[newlywed2013]

Thanks girls. I don't know what I would do without you!! I'd be going crazy!!

Cute bump Geralyn!

 

[AllStar]

Newlywed I had to have loads of scans with dd because of her two vessel cord to check the blood flow of the cord and her growth and she is perfectly fine!

 

[SoBlessedMama]

So I was talking to a customer at work today and she asked if I was having a boy or a girl. I told her babys legs were crossed so they couldnt tell. She told me that she's an ultrasound tech, and that they usually say that because they are pretty sure it's a girl, but they can't quite be sure and don't want to tell you wrong. So I'm preparing myself for it to be a girl (DH and I both want a boy, but I will be happy if it's a girl!!). Hopefully we find out on saturday at our private scan!

Facebook friends are giving me so much grief for getting an extra ultrasound, saying they heard too many ultrasounds are bad for baby. Wish people would just respect our decisions. I never did a 12 week scan, and some people get so many more ultrasounds than I've gotten and have perfectly healthy babies..

I volunteer at a pregnancy help center once a week, and with DS, I had ultrasounds "for fun" at least once a month lol. He is perfect and healthy! People mean well, but can come across so judgmental. I don't blame you AT ALL for doing another scan.

 

[Kittycat155]

Hotdog. Oh my I love her thinking!

 

[sprite30]

Facebook friends are giving me so much grief for getting an extra ultrasound, saying they heard too many ultrasounds are bad for baby. Wish people would just respect our decisions. I never did a 12 week scan, and some people get so many more ultrasounds than I've gotten and have perfectly healthy babies..

Guess I'm in trouble then because I get biweekly ultrasounds to check cervical length and from 14-18 weeks was going weekly. If you count all the weekly scans from the fertility specialist my baby has been scanned 12-14 times already. One extra scan is not going to hurt, especially if you skipped the 12 week one. And you know what I bet the remarks are coming from all the non-pregnant people. I'm finding that all my friends who have never been pregnant have the most to say. I can't imagine if I told my friends I had 12-14 scans they would probably say something too which is why I don't tell people stuff like that lol.

You'll be fine. Do what you gotta do and hope baby cooperates this time for you.

 

[Jcliff]

I had an us every week with my dd up until 20 weeks. She is perfect.

 

[staceymxxx]

Baby is so strong with his kicks now.. even though my placenta is anterior i feel him all time and got him on video friday night... We officially have all the big items!!!!! now just for small bits like clothes and toiletries is anyone else prepared?xx

Were officially prepared. Just picked up the bassinet yesterday at a yard sale and I love it was so happy to find this one . All we need now is little toiletries and such.

I took pics of most of what we have exept the pack n play and bassinet, haven't had a chance to wash and set them up yet

https://s1270.photobucket.com/user/anonymous545/library/Mobile Uploads

Aww lovely stuff.. will post photos of mine next time on laptop xx

 

[staceymxxx]

Baby is so strong with his kicks now.. even though my placenta is anterior i feel him all time and got him on video friday night... We officially have all the big items!!!!! now just for small bits like clothes and toiletries is anyone else prepared?xx

Wow, I'm impressed you have so much already! I've bought 2 things for the baby. 1) A quilt kit that I want my Mom to put together and quilt that I'll also be using to pick out colors for the nursery, and 2) bought a onesie over the weekend that say's "I Love My Daddy" to give to DH for Father's Day. My BFF in the whole wide world will be bringing down her sisters pack n' play w/ bassinet when she comes to paint the nursery. I'm not too concerned with getting a crib right away since I know I'll want the baby in the bassinet in the bedroom/with me. OH SIL & BIL bought us a cow bean bag for baby too. So just a few random items here. lol

We've only bought 2 items brand new which is car seat and a stroller for car, weve been bargain hunting big time lol! I am normally so unorganised so I just felt I had to be during pregnancy ?

 

[Yo_Yo]

Urgh. Dd2 kicked me in the bump full force and it was so painful been so worried about if baby is ok, I just burst into tears. It's been a rough pregnancy with the extra scans and hospital visits for heavy bleeds.

Just want to be full term already!