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[jenny25]

Lol it's amazing it's not all the time it's mainly at night hen I'm relaxed isnd after I've eaten food lol xx

 

[heart tree]

I think babies move more after food. Mine does!

 

[croydongirl]

The movement is amazing. Yesterday baby boy got the hiccups. Precious to feel those little bumps!

Feeling super tired today. I had a terrible nights sleep and so did hubs so I think we were keeping each othr awake. I felt super nauseous and he has a nasty cold and was coughing up junk all night. Between us not much sleep was had. He's happily vegged infront of the TV, I think I might try for a nap and then wash my hair to wake me up. I was going to let it go another day but I just got a call from a former student of mine who is in town and wants to get together. I want to be alert and have clean hair when I see her in a few hours so it has to be done! ha ha

Happy Sunday ladies x Happy shopping Heart!

 

[petitpas]

Heart, I think you should go ahead and shop while you are lying around and free to do so.
About the cervix, I think you need to take a deep breath! You are just outside the danger zone, not in it, and you and your doc are making sure it is going to stay that way!
Remember, I had my cervix scanned at 18 weeks and it was only 2mm longer than yours. 2mm! That's nothing! And ducky is still snug inside.
So, relax, enjoy your tv/angry bird/online shopping catch up time and see how your cervix measures at the next scan before you even think about worrying, ok?
Big big hugs over your way. I, too, wish I could pop by. If only to pawn some friendship cake off on you

 

[sara1]

ohhh Heart, I'm loving the fabric art too! You sound like you're doing good!

Another good iPhone distraction is Words with Friends... basically just online Scrabble.

Afm- Second set of Betas tomorrow morning and Wednesday. I'm feeling super tried and queasy so I think they're moving quickly. I've never been this symptomatic this early before... Tossed my cookies after breakfast this morning. Isn't it funny to be happy about morning sickness (I'm sure I'll be fed up with it in a few more days though)!
Unfortunately, Dh leaves for China tomorrow... will be gone for 20 days. I'm stressing out about it to be honest... 20 days is a long long time.

Hope everyone had a great weekend

 

[heart tree]

Croy I just took a shower. It felt so good to be clean! I imagine another one isn't in my future for a few days. Hope you sleep better tonight!

Pip, thanks for the reassurance. You're right, it could be much worse. The thing that concerns me more is they saw some funneling meaning my cervix isn't super closed on the inside closest to the baby. I'm hoping the progesterone will help close it. Wish you could pop over too and share some of that cake!

Sara good luck tomorrow hon. Weren't you trying to figure out if you should go to China with him so you could TTC? Mute point now. I don't blame you for feeling stressed that he'll be gone during this time. Do you have anyone else to look after you? We'll he here at the very least! There's another fab woman on this site who lives in Athens. I can hook you guys up if you want. She's awesome.

 

[puppycat]

Thanks Heart.

Didn't realise those prams weren't available in the US, sorry chick

 

[sara1]

Heart- It was actually this last round of ttc when I fell pregnant that we thought he'd be in China... I even got a visa, but we got lucky and this trip got pushed back.
I've got a couple girlfriends who are unfailingly sweet about keeping me company when Alex is gone... and I know they'll come with me for doc appts etc. It's just that I stress about something going wrong and not having him here, and then I stress because I know I need to keep my stress level down... And my one standard source of stress relief is exercise- I usually take an 4 mile walk 3 or 4 days a week-, but my doc doesn't want me doing it first tri... I'm going to ask him if it's ok if I swim.
I'll find my stride... It's not the first one of these long trips... he usually has 2 or 3 a year, and I always come up with something. PMA!
Oh, and I'm always interested in meeting awesome people. Thank you!

 

[heart tree]

Don't stress about stressing! Think about all the women who have carried pregnancies while living through the stress of war. I think too much pressure is put on us to not get stressed. It's impossible! I was a nut job in the first trimester.

My friend's name is Vicky. Jen knows her too. We're all on another thread together. She's 36 and had a second trimester loss (baby was very sick) and then had a first trimester loss. She then went on to have a baby girl who just turned 1. She was more stressed than anyone I've ever known during that pregnancy! I'll PM her and tell her about you. She has helped me tremendously. She's Greek but speaks fluent English as she lived in Canada for a bit.

 

[daviess3]

Hi ladies!! In bed with heartburn!!! Oh it's horrid! Had my friends baby shower today was ok actually I was dreading it all that happy baby talk with strangers still makes me uneasy but was ok! I ate to much cake coffee an walnut cake an 2 cupcakes! Was so good I brought a piece home an had it at 9 pm!! Not the best idea!! Lol!

Where r u storing your furniture ladies!? Or are you putting it up? I want bugaboo chameleon but can't decide on colour? X

Heart hi how you feeling part from bored? X
Hopeful sorry u still feel bit Ill x
Croy glad u splashed out an ur so lucky feeling hiccups! X

 

[heart tree]

Davies if I ever buy my furniture I'll probably store it in the nursery until we clean the room. Then we'll assemble it. But a lot of things you have to air out first so we'll take the crib parts out of the box and put them outside for a few days when the weather gets dry.

I'm ok thanks. Some low down dull cramps. Hoping they are stretching pains and not premature labor. No contractions so that's good.

Glad you survived the baby shower! Did you tell anyone you were almost 22 weeks? Could any strangers tell just by looking at you? The cake sounds delicious. I want some! Do you take anything for the heartburn? Now that I'm eating and lying down my heartburn is awful. I just popped a Tums and it helped tremendously!

 

[heart tree]

Does anyone know how the fruit tickers work? I think we might be the same fruit for more than one week starting next week. Bummer!

Another girl just turned 23 weeks and she's a papaya. But I thing 22 weeks is also a papaya. When you look at the ticker, bananas are almost at the end.

 

[croydongirl]

Davies - Sorry the heartburn got you but I am glad you got to enjoy some yummies at the shower. I love coffee walnut cake! Here in the US they call things coffee cake because you eat it with coffee I think but I was so disappointed the first time someone offered me some and it wasn't actually coffee flavoured! I def feel like I had a steep learning curve when I first moved here!

I think we will put everything up once it gets here. We are trying to move everything out of the office that will be a nursery this week. Once it is clear, we will have the furniture in there and then move it or cover it to paint the walls. I think I want to wait a bit before painting though, not that we are near ready to do that anyway.

The hiccups were so fun, but not so much in the middle of the night! I am not sure if baby boy was up more than usual last night and I was aware of it because I was awake feeling crappy or if he is always partying like that when I sleep?!

 

[daviess3]

Yes me to tums next to my bed! Defo to much cake! Noone could tell just people who knew me all said I have a small bump! An I was lucky! But we will see my friend is 33 weeks am seems big she's all bump nowhere else has she out it on! I feel big all over! I just want to cover up! X
You are going to buy heart !! I had few crampy times I notice when I need the loo even worse! I'm dreading my scan where they check cervix coz I get why you doubt everything it's just what is pal girls do! I no I will b obsessing over numbers measurements erc! X

 

[croydongirl]

Heart - I hope the tickers don't start doing a 2 week thing, that keeps me going to see it change every week.
Sorry about your cramps, I am sure its just normal pains that you wouldn't think too much about if you were up and about but you have lots of time to concentrate on every cramp and twine now you are on bedrest. your body is probably adjusting to laying down so much too. Saying a prayer but trusting all is well with little heart! I have def had some strange cramping and stretching this week, we are just getting bigger I think.
What time is your scan tomorrow?

 

[heart tree]

Croy how did you know they were hiccups? So cute!

Scan is at 1pm tomorrow. LOL at the coffee cake! That's exactly what we call it because you have it with coffee.

I haven't been good at updating the front page. Davies when is your scan?

 

[croydongirl]

i had read about hiccups and felt my friends baby years ago. It was smaller bumps, and in a rhythm about 6 or 7 and then they stopped. They were not in the same place as the bigger leg kicks. They were sweet and I can't remember the last time we used our doppler, now he moves so much I have stopped being so reliant on it. I know he's ok in there!

Good luck at the scan, I am wishing and hoping that you get great news!

 

[petitpas]

Oh heart, I have no idea about funneling I hope it is nothing and that you see an improvement at your next scan! If not, then sit tight and we'll find ways to entertain you

I'm having lots of contractiony action these past few days, especially in the evenings or actually when I do anything much physically (walking, clearing out wardrobe, cooking). I'm not too worried. I try to take a rest when it happens. I just thought I would mention it so when it is your turn, ladies, you don't think it is something to worry about.
At least not if ducky doesn't surprise us in the next few days

 

[hopeful23456]

Davies- hope the heartburn gets better! That is one thing I have never had, hoping I never will. I have my carseats and pack n play in basement in boxes, cribs in boxes upstairs except have 1 piece of a crib out to air it out. And the dresser is trying to air out in a bedroom....

Anyone have carpet tips? I need carpet that repels dog pee, not soak it in. Got samples today of smartstrand which is supposed to be awesome but water soaked right thru. My puppy still pees on floor sometimes and every once in a while my other dog does too. Wish had all laminate or wood but then the crazy dogs slip all over it ( we have laminate in kitchen and family area)

Heart- I hope it's not papayas both weeks! I know a girl that is exactly 1 weeks ahead of me do I know whats coming up. I did see on the ticker site it looked like 2 weeks of papayas though...
Did it go ok today? Not too bored I hope? Would be hard to lay like that... HUGS again

 

[croydongirl]

carpet tips for what?