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[wookie130]

Oh, Dairy, that's wonderful news! Breathe!

I wish I had more to contribute to the boob discussion. I have A cups. I have always had A cups. I got slightly larger when my boobs produced the meager bit of milk I was able to get out of them, and that fizzled out very quickly. So, I still have A's. I just figure when I'm 62 years old, at least I'll still be pointing toward the sun.

 

[Ummi2boyz]

Dairy: that's great! Hope you can now relax a bit and enjoy being with your family.

I was a B cup before I had children. Now I'm a D, and still have the same kind of shape. But they are not really perky either. They've also changed because my weight went up and down so did the boobs! I loved them when I was be because they were more bouncy and firm!

Wookie: Looool!

 

[SweetV]

3chords- thanks for the advice. I had a hard time finding anything on line regarding the specific reason it would range so much in the same person.

florida - the supplements never seemed to help me either but they told me to take them this go round anyways.

wookie - that's what I always thought too!

ummi - I like my pregnant boobs as they are more firm.

 

[mowat]

My boobs have always been big and they don't seem to change that much in pregnancy. I envy the ladies with the A & B boobs.

 

[floridamomma]

Actually I was a dd since 13. After having 3 kids and losing weight I was a solid c. Sometimes I was even a b. now with the rmc my boobs grow immediately to a d and back to a c after so they aren't so perky. Dh loves them though

 

[SweetV]

The only problem with the ever changing boobs is never having a bra that fits. Yesterday I could not get comfortable and I was wearing the largest bra I own.

 

[floridamomma]

I pulled out my Doppler. I'm 8+1 of course it didn't pick it up. Well we think we caught it a second or two

 

[wookie130]

Florida, I never picked up anything on the doppler any sooner than 14-16 weeks at home, honestly. I know there are a lot of gals perusing the web who claim to be picking up heartbeats right and left at 6-8 weeks on their home dopplers, but...I don't know. You're talking about picking up the heartbeat of a baby who is currently the size of a raspberry, and has a lot of room to evade the probe in there. I wouldn't even try the doppler before 12 weeks, honestly. I know some women swear up and down that they can pick up the heartbeat, and I'm sure it does happen, but I do think it's better to wait a bit, when the baby is bigger, and you're better able to determine where he/she is positioned, etc. Even my OB couldn't pick up the heartbeat with the doppler at 12 weeks in the office, and I was sent for an ultrasound, which determined all was well.

So, long story short, the doppler is wonderful when used at a gestation that makes finding the heartbeat easy and reliable...any earlier, than it can increase your frustration and worry!

 

[floridamomma]

I wasn't even going to pull it out, we forgot we had it. I fine plan on using it again until right before my cruise I'll be 17 weeks. I'm getting scans in between appts for now so a scan at 10 weeks and Doppler at obs office at 12 weeks then a scan 2 weeks later. For some reason I'm very confident in this pregnancy lots of prayers u guess.

 

[SweetV]

I loved my doppler in my last pregnancy. I think I was about 10-11 weeks when I got it and I found the hb pretty quickly.

 

[wookie130]

Nothing more reassuring than the reassurance scans, Florida!

 

[blueblue]

florida - last time round the midwife said she was unlikely to pick up a heartbeat with a doppler before 14 weeks.

Mowat - My bust is taking over the universe at the moment too, I also long for A/B cups. They were always too big to ever be perky.

 

[loeylo]

Got a really tmi question here! I'm 9+2 (yey for longest pregnancy so far!) and I have had almost constant pain around my right tube, where my ectopic was. I think the area may just be sensitive as I have had three good scans. Anyway, the last few days I have had stabby pains in my vagina/cervix. It only lasts a fraction of a second to a few minutes, maybe every hour or every few hours. I have never had this before. Does this sound like a concern?

Hope all is well. I'm not posting here as frequently as I am consciously trying to ignore the possibilities of what could go wrong. I'm trying to maintain positive. I have pretty bad health anxiety and hearing other peoples worries is actually fuelling mines. Although this thread is a fantastic support, I'm questioning how much I am benefitting from it right now. I have been reading all the stories and willing all your beans along

 

[dairymomma]

Well, my trip was worth it. I got to see my family and recharged my batteries during a nice long weekend. Back home now and glad I am though. It was hard traveling with all three kids by myself, especially the last 2 hours yesterday. I was getting more fatigued and nauseated by the minute, the kids were squabbling in the back because they were tired (and tired of sitting still), and I just wanted to get home. But we made it and it was well worth it. So back to reality now. And unfortunately, back to funky discharge too. It's much like what I had last week only instead of pink, it's pinkish brown and I'm not cramping. There's one sore spot in my uterus that I can feel but it's achey, not crampy, and I think bubs had another growth spurt. Just waiting for the dr's office to open so I can call and schedule my u/s. Prob try for next Tuesday afternoon as that would put me at 6+4ish I believe so we should see a hb.

 

[wookie130]

Loeylo- That stabbing in your cervix and vayjaybird is what is lovingly referred to on the web as "lightening crotch." It is one of the joys of pregnancy, and totally normal. The nerve endings in your nether-regions give you zappers due to pressure, etc. It's not fun, but it's nothing to worry about. Google "lightening crotch". It will give you a chuckle!

Dairy- I hope you get a scan, and I hope you see a nice heartbeat and healthy baby in there! Good luck!

 

[blueblue]

loeylo - Congratulations on 9w2d! I get the stabbing pains in the cervix, they haven't caused any issues - maybe it's just the uterus expanding? This has happened when I haven't been bleeding/spotting so it isn't due to that. Can you ask your doctor/midwife for advice? Sorry it's such a stressful time

Dairy - glad you had a lovely weekend, sorry the discharge is back, it's great you aren't cramping. Good luck with the ultrasound next week

 

[blueblue]

wookie - I'm laughing at the name of "lightening crotch" !

 

[mowat]

Ah yes, lightening crotch! I'm getting a new kind of lightening crotch now where it feels like a baby is trying to dig its way out.

 

[Hope39]

Hi ladies

Sorry i been MIA, been extremely busy.

Not much to report from me really, my dating scan isnt till next week which feels absolutely ages away

It was Mothers Day here yday in the UK, which i was sort of dreading but the day wasn't so bad. We laid some flowers at the sands memorial garden and just had a slob day together and ate lots of food

My OH made me a card and made a poem to go inside, took my breath away so i would like to share will you all............

The day you kissed an Angel
Was the day you thought I'd died
I didn't die though Mummy
I grew'd some wings and flied

It meant I can be with you
Every single day
To watch and look over you
In a very special way

Some mummies are given Angels
And I wish that you could see
Just how special you really are
To have someone like me

I am with you mummy
Please hear me when I say
You will see me in the robins
I send you every day

You will feel me in every heartbeat
And every smile that grows
I am always with you mummy
As every Angel knows

You will hear me in the birdsong
And see me flying high
Although I'm not beside you
There is no need to cry

I am the warmth of the summer breeze
The rustle of the trees
I am the crashing of the waves
The whisper in the breeze

You will see me in the snowdrops
And the autumn leaves that fall
I am always with you mummy
I never left at all

Isaac Lucas xx

 

[Hope39]

Here are the pictures of the card he made, sorry they are all sideways though x