*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[ToughhGal]

rbourre - I had to get blood drawn twice too (one around 12 weeks and one around 16) and my results from the first one weren't available until the 2nd draw was done.

Found a link here: https://www.womenandinfants.org/prenatalspecialtesting/integrated-test.cfm

Read under where it says "What does the Integrated Test involve?"

Thanks. I'm not worried about the results at all, I only did the testing so I could have an ultrasound. I didn't want to wait until 20 weeks for an ultrasound.

My arm is so sore from the blood work yesterday. I've had tons of blood work done in the past and it doesn't usually bother me, but this one hurt really bad while she was doing it and now it's bruised. I've never had a bruise like this from getting blood drawn.

15 more days until my ultrasound. I have an OB appointment a week from today so I will get to hear the heartbeat again which I am looking forward to. They picked it up at my last appointment at 12 weeks but it was only for a few seconds and it was faint. This time, it should be louder and hopefully for a bit longer so they can tell me what the heartbeat is.

I have an ultrasound on the 30th too sorry for just poppin in, I usually just stalk this thread lol

 

[Mushymilkfor2]

Starbrites I agree with what everyone else had said! Just go and tell them about the pain that's enough to be seen.

Vicky Congrats on the boy!

 

[MamaMac123]

Added a link to my pregnancy blog at the bottom of my signature if anyone wants to check it out

 

[newlywed2013]

Congrats on all the genders and good ultrasounds ladies!

So I think I had a bh contraction last night? Can they hurt? I was laying in bed and the bottom of my tummy got really tense and didn't hurt bad, just enough to make me breath sharp for a second. It lasted about ten seconds...

 

[StarBrites]

Thanks ladies for your suggestions! I ended up going in and they sent me up to Women's Health and did an exam and my cervix was closed and no amniotic fluid leaking or anything. They didn't look at baby or listen but were confident that everything was fine and just cramping due to stretching and possibly not drinking enough water. She's been pretty active this morning and I'm going to try not to worry about the heartbeat thing because I was reading that them moving can make it sound like the heart skips a beat, even though I didn't feel or hear her move when it happened, I wouldn't doubt it because she moves a lot! Our anatomy scan is in a week so I will find out everything then anyways.

newlywed2013- Sometimes my BHs can get pretty uncomfortable, I've been feeling them for a few weeks now. It feels like a tight squeeze and my uterus will get hard by touch for a few seconds and then it will go soft again.

 

[Kittycat155]

I have read that little skips can be normal and someone on BnB is a sono tech and said if your pushing to hard you can stop heart/interfere. I can not remember the thread and if I cokme across it will post. It was pretty recent.

Baby was up for 5 hours last night rolling and kicking. Then I had apple juice and made it worse lol SMH. Felt ok this Am so did a bit of grocery shopping Was nice to be out earlier then I been getting out so not many people at store!

 

[Kittycat155]

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/p...ster/2170653-irregular-heartbeat-doppler.html

 

[lauraemily17]

i'm getting so nervous - we're doing a private scan Friday evening after DH's last final for the semester.

Just going to admit it - I've wanted a baby girl to hold in my arms all four pregnancies now, and the desire just gets stronger and stronger each pregnancy!! It's unbelievable! I decided to do a private scan and get the news out of the way so that I can cope with it if it's another boy (I cried for days last time around but had accepted it by the time birth rolled around). Boys are great, don't get me wrong, but just one little girl, pretty please?! I'm already in so much pain from SPD that I don't know if I could handle trying yet again for a baby girl after this pregnancy... Oh, i'm so nervous! eek!!!

As for Chinese gender, both of my sons were predicted girl, so I haven't bothered to look it up this time.

Got everything crossed for a girl. I cried when I found out I was having another boy. This is it for us, no more babies so definitely no baby girl that I always thought I would have. We had a gender scan for the same reason, needed to just get it out if the way. It was also great as I got to actually spend more time looking at the baby and a 4d peak which helped immensely with bonding.

I still have moments but I'm mostly over it now. I'm seeing it as I wasn't meant to have a girl & I recon boys are easier so I should probably be grateful!

 

[Yo_Yo]

Mamamac-great blog! lovely thing to do and look back on

 

[GeralynB]

i'm getting so nervous - we're doing a private scan Friday evening after DH's last final for the semester.

Just going to admit it - I've wanted a baby girl to hold in my arms all four pregnancies now, and the desire just gets stronger and stronger each pregnancy!! It's unbelievable! I decided to do a private scan and get the news out of the way so that I can cope with it if it's another boy (I cried for days last time around but had accepted it by the time birth rolled around). Boys are great, don't get me wrong, but just one little girl, pretty please?! I'm already in so much pain from SPD that I don't know if I could handle trying yet again for a baby girl after this pregnancy... Oh, i'm so nervous! eek!!!

As for Chinese gender, both of my sons were predicted girl, so I haven't bothered to look it up this time.

Got everything crossed for a girl. I cried when I found out I was having another boy. This is it for us, no more babies so definitely no baby girl that I always thought I would have. We had a gender scan for the same reason, needed to just get it out if the way. It was also great as I got to actually spend more time looking at the baby and a 4d peak which helped immensely with bonding.

I still have moments but I'm mostly over it now. I'm seeing it as I wasn't meant to have a girl & I recon boys are easier so I should probably be grateful!

We only plan on having 2 and now that we're having a little boy this time I would be upset if we didn't have a girl next time but I would get over it. Whatever is meant to be is meant to be

 

[mommyberry]

Congrats on all the gender reveals! Team blue is growing stronger by the day!

19 weeks today!!! Yay!

I can't really say it is movements that I feel but the bottom part of my tummy feels so sore most of the time. I attribute it to stretching. I'm getting those little stretchlines too. No speezing etc in my case... but yeah swelling in ankles is there. I heard drinking barley water is good to bring the swelling down.

Cntrygirl - I have anatomy scan on the 23rd. Can't expect gender reveal... but I plan to indirectly ask the technician.

 

[Jcliff]

i'm getting so nervous - we're doing a private scan Friday evening after DH's last final for the semester.

Just going to admit it - I've wanted a baby girl to hold in my arms all four pregnancies now, and the desire just gets stronger and stronger each pregnancy!! It's unbelievable! I decided to do a private scan and get the news out of the way so that I can cope with it if it's another boy (I cried for days last time around but had accepted it by the time birth rolled around). Boys are great, don't get me wrong, but just one little girl, pretty please?! I'm already in so much pain from SPD that I don't know if I could handle trying yet again for a baby girl after this pregnancy... Oh, i'm so nervous! eek!!!

As for Chinese gender, both of my sons were predicted girl, so I haven't bothered to look it up this time.

Got everything crossed for a girl. I cried when I found out I was having another boy. This is it for us, no more babies so definitely no baby girl that I always thought I would have. We had a gender scan for the same reason, needed to just get it out if the way. It was also great as I got to actually spend more time looking at the baby and a 4d peak which helped immensely with bonding.

I still have moments but I'm mostly over it now. I'm seeing it as I wasn't meant to have a girl & I recon boys are easier so I should probably be grateful!

We only plan on having 2 and now that we're having a little boy this time I would be upset if we didn't have a girl next time but I would get over it. Whatever is meant to be is meant to be

I really wanted a girl first and got that! Really wanted a boy this time and it's def a boy! Feel blessed we have one of each!

 

[staceymxxx]

I've done the nursey

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[staceymxxx]

Officially half way tomorrow!!! Scan next thursday, can't wait to see him properly we only got a quick glimpse last week at heart scan x

 

[staceymxxx]

Also i've got a question, you know those cotton hats what baby wears soon as he or she is born? how long do they have to wear them for? as in days or weeks? x

 

[GeralynB]

Nursery looks great!

 

[zephyr]

Stacey it depends on how warm it is.
Heat is lost through the head so hats (any kind, doesn't have to be cotton) help keep baby warm.

Generally the first few weeks my babies always have a hat on. In a heated room I use a thin cotton hat. Otherwise I use wool. If it's very hot I will take it off but I've only ever had one newborn over summer. The rest were either at the start or end of winter when it was still cold so hats were used a lot.

I'm currently crocheting a bunch of woolen hats. Only in newborn size tho as our cold mornings will be easing up not long after baby is born.

 

[rbourre]

Also i've got a question, you know those cotton hats what baby wears soon as he or she is born? how long do they have to wear them for? as in days or weeks? x

They don't have to wear them, but I kept hats on my daughter for the first few months because she was preemie, plus it was winter. If I had a baby in the warmer months, I wouldn't have put them on at all once we left the hospital.

 

[Jcliff]

Had my monthly appointment today. C section scheduled for September 29th at 9:30am. Maybe I should have my due date changed on here?

 

[StarBrites]

Had my monthly appointment today. C section scheduled for September 29th at 9:30am. Maybe I should have my due date changed on here?

That was my original due date I measured a day or two ahead so that's what I go by, but the doctor/hospital still goes by Sept 29. Yay!