*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[Mrs Eleflump]

Should be getting my 12 week scan appointment date soon. Only because I phoned to ask where it was...I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and no sign of it yet! But someone was apparently going to sort it out today and get me a letter sent out. Just glad I have a scan on Thursday when I see the obstetrician, so hopefully that'll be a good one and maybe we'll get a picture. Hoping to be able to announce within the week, so we'll see what Thursday brings, and hopefully the proper 12 week scan won't be too far away.

 

[ljo1984]

Ring back tomorrow for the date and time rather than waiting (just incase too so you know it's been done!) glad your having a scan on Thursday anyway xx

 

[AshleyLK]

DD head butted me in the belly last night! it hurt so bad. i was so worried! But thankful for the doppler..baby was fine HB 170BPM! ugh. terrible.

My daughter uses my belly as a jungle gym! I am starting to get a little irritated by all her climbing because it is painful!

 

[newlywed2013]

ugh guys, I have to vent for a minute.

I've had such a crappy day, starting with waking up from the dream that my husband died.

Then I realized that tomorrow would be my 1 year anniversary at my 'forever job'. A little back story there. After I graduated from college with a degree in drafting and design (with 80,000$ in debt), my husband and I took off and moved 12 hours from where we grew up, in with his parents who had moved here a couple years prior, so that he could go to college. after working retail for 7 months and living in their basement, I got a job offer for what I went to school for, but it was almost two hours away, so we up and moved in a matter of two weeks, and I started working March 25th. Well, the week before Christmas, they told me that I wasnt working out for them anymore. The week after christmas they had someone new in. I was absolutely devastated, and haven't been able to find work since. Meanwhile still paying a ridiculous amount monthly to my student loans.

So yeah, tomorrow should be my one year anniversary with what I thought would be my 'forever job' and I'm really upset about that, and that I haven't found something else. It's not a huge industry where I live. Basically, my job requires me to be in a big city, and his job requires him to be in the middle of nowhere, and we really havent found a happy medium somewhere. So now I have to either wait for a job to pop up and work retail until then, or completely rethink my career path so that I can actually contribute to the family finances and not place the burden of my student loans onto my husband.

And to top my day off, I pulled a muscle in my back.

And I'm stressed out because our lease is up the end of april and we have no idea of where we are going because he doesn't have a job offer yet.

I just want to cry and cry! This baby, and the fact that my husband is graduating soon and has an interview this week for what he is going to school for, is the only thing we have going for us right now.

Sorry for writing a book guys. Just had to vent to someone.

 

[SoBlessedMama]

Big hugs, newlywed!!! Job changes are stressful. Bills are stressful. Hubby's job interview is stressful. Pregnancy is stressful. Girl, you have it ALL happening now!! But, the good news is that God has a plan for you and your sweet little, growing family. Praying that you get some peace and rest until the plan falls into place!!! And you never have to apologize for venting here. That's what we are here for. : )

 

[kel21]

Welcome to the new ladies!

Love the new scan pics

Have my first ob appt today! Finally! I just wish they would do a 12 week scan! I'll see if I can talk her into it Nervous about the spotting after the exam though. I know to expect it, but I know it will still freak me out!

Hope you can talk her into a scan-you might just get a 12 week scan!

Good luck with ob appointment

Thank you My appt went great, no scan but she found the heartbeat right away! 164

Newlywed I hope you get positive answers soon

 

[Yo_Yo]

Should be getting my 12 week scan appointment date soon. Only because I phoned to ask where it was...I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and no sign of it yet! But someone was apparently going to sort it out today and get me a letter sent out. Just glad I have a scan on Thursday when I see the obstetrician, so hopefully that'll be a good one and maybe we'll get a picture. Hoping to be able to announce within the week, so we'll see what Thursday brings, and hopefully the proper 12 week scan won't be too far away.

Sounds like you got them into action! They sound stupidly slow. Mind you, when I went for my 12 week scan, they seemed terribly unorganised!

 

[Yo_Yo]

newlywed. Things will sort themselves out in time, you'll see. X

 

[Jcliff]

Pretty sure I've been feeling baby move! I thought it was gas but it's all very familiar!

 

[Laelani]

I didn't have a chance to go back and read the last 3-4 pages that I missed right now, I'll have to do it later tonight. I just wanted to pop in and say that I finally made it to 12 weeks! Just 3 more days to go before passing by that miscarriage date and finally being about to breathe and enjoy this pregnancy -- well here's hoping at least.

 

[Yo_Yo]

Jcliff-that's great! Love little kicks and movement. Think I've been feeling baby too

Laelani-happy 12 weeks!

 

[Yo_Yo]

Urgh. I feel so rubbish today. No sleep properly for days. Within the space of a 5 days I've had a big bleed, now sore throat and some kind of bug.

Looking forward to being able to enjoy pregnancy!

 

[MamaMac123]

Newlywed - hang in there job and money stuff can be so stressful. DH and I are struggling financially right now and once the babies arrive (or sooner depending on how the pregnancy goes of course) I have to stop working and that will really hurt our budget. It's hard to relax and enjoy the pregnancy with those types of worries looming overhead but all we can do is try our best and trust things will work out. Fingers crossed all goes well for your husbands job opportunity!

 

[MamaMac123]

Pregnancy dreams strike again! Last night I dreamt my babies were here but I was thinking back on the birth several days before and realized I'd forgotten everything! We didn't take any photos of the birth. I forgot to have the placenta saved for encapsulation, my doula never showed up, I forgot to do skin to skin, the babies wouldn't breast feed and I kept forgetting to feed them anyway. Blah.

Apparently I'm stressed about the birth! The dreams are driving me nuts. I wake up feeling all stressed and on edge and unsettled. And I don't feel rested at all. So tired today!

Also had a few episodes of waking up and feeling really sick. Still haven't actually thrown up and I say there on my bed with the bowl in hand for awhile before being able to lay back down and sleep and again this morning I felt the same way.

On top of which I've had to work overtime the past few days. 13 hours yesterday. I'm exhausted. Thankfully tomorrow I only work a few hours in the morning then have the afternoon off. I will be sleeping! Hopefully without all the nutsy dreams!

 

[MamaMac123]

Curious....

1. Is anyone considering or planning on doing placenta encapsulation? When I first heard of it I was grossed out but the more research I did the more sense it made. Now I've decided to go for it. Wondering if anyone else is thinking about it

2. Cloth diapering? Anyone? I have a few friends doing it and again, didn't love the idea at first but the more I've learned the more I like the idea. Just decided on our diaper styles and brands yesterday. Anyone else planning to cloth diaper?

 

[newlywed2013]

Curious....

1. Is anyone considering or planning on doing placenta encapsulation? When I first heard of it I was grossed out but the more research I did the more sense it made. Now I've decided to go for it. Wondering if anyone else is thinking about it

2. Cloth diapering? Anyone? I have a few friends doing it and again, didn't love the idea at first but the more I've learned the more I like the idea. Just decided on our diaper styles and brands yesterday. Anyone else planning to cloth diaper?

I have been debating both

 

[Kittycat155]

Yes to both! Cloth we are doing flat diapers for most and looking into options for a few AIO or something for going out-depends what I find in next few months used Seems used are not on often it is moms who tried them a few weeks and got out so they go quite close to new diaper cost. Also doing cloth wipes.

Sister will do placenta but if her roomate is around I may pay for it to be done. My oven is broke Toaster oven we use is not option due to size.

 

[Kittycat155]

If I lay hand on uterus I will feel a bubble rise up and then go away is that baby? As that is all I can think it is. If not what is it? If I was not so fat think I could actually see it. It is not always but last two nights it has happened few times.

 

[rbourre]

I'm exhausted today. I thought my energy was starting to pick up. I'm laying on the couch with my daughter watching Despicable Me.

 

[ljo1984]

Curious....

1. Is anyone considering or planning on doing placenta encapsulation? When I first heard of it I was grossed out but the more research I did the more sense it made. Now I've decided to go for it. Wondering if anyone else is thinking about it

2. Cloth diapering? Anyone? I have a few friends doing it and again, didn't love the idea at first but the more I've learned the more I like the idea. Just decided on our diaper styles and brands yesterday. Anyone else planning to cloth diaper?

I'm looking into both
I've i do the placenta I think I will do it myself, I've already watched you tube videos and it's all very straight forward.
I'm looking at cloth too, was looking the other day at types and brands to try and get my head around it all lol. Oh wasn't keen last time but then at the end of the day I change 99% of nappies do he can stick his vote where the sun don't shine this time around ha ha.