*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[kel21]

Hi ladies! Welcome to the new mamas and congrats!

I know names have been talked about on and off here within the last few weeks. I just wanted to share my list of baby names (it's a big list and I am still thinking of more, lol). Let me know what you ladies think!

Girls names:
Emberlee Savannah
Trinity Rebekkah
Renae Sofia
Lillie Faye
Neveah Elyzabeth
Rosalie Camron
Evelyn Joy
Prudence Faith
Pheobe Skye
Paige Mykenzie
Bayleigh Annalise
Annalise Diana
(Surely more to come, lol)

Boys names:
Travis Michael
Daniel Evan
Noah Gydion
Aaron Joshua
Matthew Vaughn
Cameron Augustus
Jason Woodrow
Wyatt James
Leonard Allen
Aeric Matthew
Gydion Dallas

I'm sensing another charmed fan?

I loved that show too!

 

[cntrygrl]

I have all the Charmed seasons on DVD. I'm guilty of watching the entire series at least 6 times now.

 

[lauraemily17]

Another charmed fan here too! I also have the full series box set. I think it may be helping to get me through the night feeds and wake ups if this little one is anything like his big brother!!

 

[rbourre]

I did my 2 hour glucose tolerance test this morning. That was awful and I am so glad I don't have to do that again. Baby was super active the last 2 days so I was expecting him to be really active during it, but I only felt a few wiggles and couple kicks in the 2 hours. I am glad I got home when I did because it is pouring rain and storming now and I walked. I heard the first crack of thunder as I was walking up to my house and it started pouring less than 10 minutes later. I feel physically drained, exhausted and a little dizzy now. Good thing it's nap time for my daughter in 45 minutes and I can relax and possibly nap too.

I have a growth scan on the 21st as well as my pre-admit appointment and a regular OB appointment. I can't wait to see my little boy again and see how he's growing. He seems to be growing, my belly is getting huge.
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[Loopy Laura]

La mere - there are some lovely names in there! It will be hard to choose but maybe when you meet him/her it will become clearer!

Rbourre - sorry to hear you're feeling bad after the glucose test. Hopefully a nap will make you feel better. I did the 2 hour one as well and it was difficult. Fingers crossed it comes back clear.

Growth scans aren't normal here either. I was measuring 2 weeks behind at 28 weeks so it will be interesting to see what happens at my 32 week appointment. She is kicking away like mad although I feel slightly guilty as I think I've been eating too much sugar the last few days.

I had an exhausting weekend - my niece and nephew were down for the weekend and we spent all day Saturday doing London touristy things and all day Sunday at legoland. It was fun but lots of walking and I had no energy afterwards!

I think I've been having braxton hicks - I feel slight period pain pressure every now and then but not regular or anything.

My belly us definitely growing - I will need to do another belly picture soon!

 

[RcdM]

So is it routine to get a growth scan? I haven't heard anything about any more scans from my OB.

My dr said they don't normally do another growth scan until 36 weeks but in my case (as it sounds in many others) I am more high risk so I get another scan much sooner. Mainly because I had my dd at 30 weeks and she was on the small side due to pre-eclampsia. I am 30 weeks now and even though I have no signs of pre-e yet, we still want to do another growth scan to make sure he is still growing on the right track.

In other news........ UGHHHH
So I posted this in third tri, I'll spare the details, but I was diagnosed with GD 2 weeks ago, was pretty stressed about it at first and there were some tears. I got all my stuff, met with a GD specialist, changed my diet, started taking my blood sugars 4 times a day, etc. etc. etc... well I had a regular OB appointment today and it turns out I DO NOT have GD and they made a huge mistake. If anyone followed my other post you'll know how much of a confusing mess it all was in the first place. I wanted to be really mad, but it wasn't my dr's fault, it was the nurses, and my dr apologized a million times. So I guess I'll just be happy that I don't have it. But I am still going to stick with the diet as much as I can. At my last appointment I was told I was starting to put on too much weight, and so the GD diet already brought me down a pound or two in a week and I think it's much healthier for me. Still a little irritated about how they can just make a mistake like that! But at the same time it's not like I was taking some medication unnecessarily or something, I actually got healthier and learned a little bit about blood sugars. So she said I can stop pricking my finger and just keep the meter around if I ever get curious and want to see how certain things affect me. Phew. What a week it has been.

Other than that, blood pressure was 108/60 today which is super awesome, urine all clear... one more day and I'll be the most pregnant I've ever been!!!!

 

[newlywed2013]

So is it routine to get a growth scan? I haven't heard anything about any more scans from my OB.

My dr said they don't normally do another growth scan until 36 weeks but in my case (as it sounds in many others) I am more high risk so I get another scan much sooner. Mainly because I had my dd at 30 weeks and she was on the small side due to pre-eclampsia. I am 30 weeks now and even though I have no signs of pre-e yet, we still want to do another growth scan to make sure he is still growing on the right track.

In other news........ UGHHHH
So I posted this in third tri, I'll spare the details, but I was diagnosed with GD 2 weeks ago, was pretty stressed about it at first and there were some tears. I got all my stuff, met with a GD specialist, changed my diet, started taking my blood sugars 4 times a day, etc. etc. etc... well I had a regular OB appointment today and it turns out I DO NOT have GD and they made a huge mistake. If anyone followed my other post you'll know how much of a confusing mess it all was in the first place. I wanted to be really mad, but it wasn't my dr's fault, it was the nurses, and my dr apologized a million times. So I guess I'll just be happy that I don't have it. But I am still going to stick with the diet as much as I can. At my last appointment I was told I was starting to put on too much weight, and so the GD diet already brought me down a pound or two in a week and I think it's much healthier for me. Still a little irritated about how they can just make a mistake like that! But at the same time it's not like I was taking some medication unnecessarily or something, I actually got healthier and learned a little bit about blood sugars. So she said I can stop pricking my finger and just keep the meter around if I ever get curious and want to see how certain things affect me. Phew. What a week it has been.

Other than that, blood pressure was 108/60 today which is super awesome, urine all clear... one more day and I'll be the most pregnant I've ever been!!!!

Jealous.. but excited for you!

My doctor hadn't mentioned a growth scan, and we can't afford another private scan I don't even get to see my doc next time, just the nurse. My doc will be out of town. she also hasn't mentioned a hospital tour or preregistering..

 

[cntrygrl]

We are all signed up for an all day childbirth class next Saturday. We'll also get to visit the maternity ward or Snuggery as they call it. You're in one room the entire time through labor and delivery. I called the doctor yesterday and spoke with a nurse about my 3 hour Glucose test she said I passed, but the doctor hadn't reviewed all the results yet.

 

[StarBrites]

We had our baby shower on Sunday! We hosted a co-ed bbq at the park. It was nice We had quite a few people show up and a lot of people didn't show up too, lol. We got some money and gift cards, blankets, swaddlers, baby toys, a couple things of diapers, washcloths and towels, hand and foot print kit, a baby monitor, a drying rack for bottles and such, bibs and a couple other things. We had a lot of fun

Had an OB appointment yesterday. Ellie is still head down and I'm measuring at 31 1/2. Her heartbeat is great. My blood pressure is good.

We also had our first childbirth class last night. There are only 4 couples so it's nice and small! Some of the guys got to try on the empathy belly, which they said is nothing! Us women were like.. HAH WHAT! You don't have to deal with the pressure and the kicks and stretching... you're just carrying around some extra weight We also got to try a few different massage tools that we can bring to the hospital to help with labor. We tried a tennis ball and a small paint roller. They actually felt good!

Today I'm feeling a bit bleh. I keep getting sharp pains inside my vagina and after that happens I get a glob of discharge, sometimes clear and sticky, other times it's white and sticky, so it kind of worries me.. but she's still moving. I wonder if it's my cervix dilating or something.

I'm jealous of all you who are still getting scans! We haven't had a scan since our anatomy scan and won't be getting one again. I wish I could see her, but we can't afford the drive and money it costs to go to the place. Oh well, we'll get to meet her soon enough!

 

[newlywed2013]

About an hour ago I started feeling a period like back ache that is going around my hips as well. It's constant and quite uncomfortable. About 20 min ago I took some Tylenol and laid down. Not getting worse, but not getting better. I started crying telling hubby I hope she's not trying to come early, his response was, well it's just your back, you're fine
So I told him that some women have back labor, and he again said I was fine, and to stay of the internet. Uuugh...

 

[newlywed2013]

About an hour ago I started feeling a period like back ache that is going around my hips as well. It's constant and quite uncomfortable. About 20 min ago I took some Tylenol and laid down. Not getting worse, but not getting better. I started crying telling hubby I hope she's not trying to come early, his response was, well it's just your back, you're fine
So I told him that some women have back labor, and he again said I was fine, and to stay of the internet. Uuugh...

Just found a position that eased it a bit, so it must just be growing pains.

 

[lauraemily17]

Hopefully it's nothing. You're doing the right thing lying down. If it helps, I had back labour and the pain didn't spread round to my hips, it actually stayed very central in my back and went down into my bottom. It was pain like nothing I have ever felt too, not a thing like period pains!

Have you been constipated recently? I have had something similar to what you described a few days ago. It turned out just to be digestion related and was cured after a trip to the bathroom

 

[GeralynB]

28 week bump! Can't believe there's only 12 weeks to go!

 

[zephyr]

My neighbour is a week overdue! She phones me all worried about how big its getting
She is having a homebirth so we will know when she has her baby cos we have the same midwife and ill see her car
I just cant believe shes still pregnant but its kinda cool cos our babies will be a teeny bit closer in age

I keep having gender dreams.
last night I dreamt a little boy gave me a bracelet with the name of our baby on it and it was the boy name we chose. These dreams are driving me nuts!
I just want to know what we are having now

 

[GeralynB]

My neighbour is a week overdue! She phones me all worried about how big its getting
She is having a homebirth so we will know when she has her baby cos we have the same midwife and ill see her car
I just cant believe shes still pregnant but its kinda cool cos our babies will be a teeny bit closer in age

I keep having gender dreams.
last night I dreamt a little boy gave me a bracelet with the name of our baby on it and it was the boy name we chose. These dreams are driving me nuts!
I just want to know what we are having now

I don't know how you team yellow mamas are doing it! Must be so exciting to find out on your Los bday though

 

[SoBlessedMama]

Cute bump, geralyn!!!!!! It has all seemed to fly by. I can't believe I'll be 29 weeks on Friday!

 

[ljo1984]

I love love love team yellow. Done it all 3 times
It's a bit anoying this time though as I basically get from majority of people that they hope it's a boy as I have two girl sort of comments. And it reallllly winds me up cause I've not got pregnant cause I "need" a boy, I just wanted another baby!!! Grrrrrrr lol. But anyway yeh I love team yellow ;-)

 

[zephyr]

Geralyn - Team yellow is exciting, last time I was yellow it didnt bother me as much but hubby and I are split down the middle on what sex we want this time. He a boy, me a girl so i think thats contributing to my dreams.
It is amazing on the day to find out. I cant wait.

 

[La Mere]

Geralyn- Team yellow is so amazing and exciting! Lol, I've been team yellow all three times just like ljo! Sometimes it's funny how much it doesn't bother me not knowing until they are born!

Zephyr- I've actually be having gender dreams lately too! I've never had them before so it was weird! I don't remember all of it, but I ended up in the hospital for something unrelated to baby and they did a US (which was weird for me as I've never ever had one) and said baby was fine and it was girl! Lol, I've been getting "gut feelings" that we'll have a girl this time..who knows though? We'll find out in October!

 

[La Mere]

Anyone care to venture gender guesses by a bump pic? lol