PAL, due in 6/2012

[chistiana]

Thanks, everything went well today. So the guess at 12 weeks was two boys, and it was confirmed today. DH is really excited. I'm just so happy they're healthy and still both measuring right on track. Maybe I was in denial about the genders for a few weeks... but I really am happy. I will miss the chance to raise a daughter, but I love my little monkeys more than anything. I haven't felt a lot of movement, they're probably too busy kicking each other to kick at me! But I have felt some slow movements every once in awhile, more like changing positions than kicking/punching.

That's great!!!! I know what you mean about being in denial about the gender...before i had my son i always wanted a girl so at 16 weeks when the doc said it s a boy all i could say was "are you sure?" and then for the next week or so i would still kind of think "but maybe he is wrong". After it sunk in i wouldnt change it for the world...i d already picked out his name and started making an image of him in my head so even the thought of a girl was weird! Now that i ve seen how cute little boys are i ma not bother whether this one is a girl or a boy. I sure both genders are great and have their own goods and bads but wait till you hear those lo says "mammy" and you'll melt!!! I think what you re describing about movement is what i usually get too, it's more like "wow something moved and my bump is sticking out" rather than "wow something's kicking!"
Glad everything went great!xx

 

[Tisiphonie]

Hello ladies!
My scan is this Thursday. I've been listening on the doppler way too much just to make sure it's still alive, but the unfortunate thing is I have no way of knowing about growth. My OB did measure my uterus for the first time this past Friday and said I'm am measuring at 20 weeks and I was only 18 1/2. I spent the entire day with my jaw on the floor. I expected her to say I measured 16 and to be crying. Crazy. Still team yellow/green here. Hoping for healthy and size appropriate!

chistiana - Please tell me you're at least allowed to walk around now! Fingers crossed that your cerclage goes great!!

LittleBird - I wish I could help you with that stupid doppler. I know that I found it the first time at 14+2 and a couple weeks later I couldn't find it and it had moved lower (my doc thinks it's butt up in the air) and I would have never found it if I hadn't had another appointment with her. I was a mess. Is it the gel you're using maybe? Congrats on your two little guys! Awesome!!

TTC - Hoping that your stupid SCH is gone. I have a tiny one too and hoping I see no sign of it this Thursday. I did Lovenox shot #100 this past Friday, that was quite a milestone. Sounds like you have a very healthy and growing baby in there too! So happy to know that I have a Lovenox partner

 

[Anna Purna]

Hello and happy 2012 to everyone!!!

I've been on vacation, then had my mom staying with us all week, so haven't been able to get onto BnB.
Let's see if I can catch up...

Tisi: Oooh, that ultrasound is so soon! You must be so excited (and nervous, of course). I know what you mean about feeling disbelief - perhaps the only time we'll feel convinced is when the little one is in our arms.

Chistiana: Sorry you're STILL on bedrest and have some bleeding. I hope it gets sorted out this week and you can move on. Meanwhile, I guess your bump is growing nicely? Time for another bump pic, don't you think???

LittleBird: Congratulations on having two boys! So, that's FOUR BOYS for you now, right? I love little boys - they're so fun!
You say you'll miss raising a girl - do you think this will be your last pregnancy, then?
I've been feeling movement since 18 weeks, mostly just little bumps but a couple of times the kicks were so strong it would make me jump! I love the feeling.

TTC: Hooray for your little 4oz boy!
I'm sorry you still have that stupid SCH, but hopefully it goes away soon. Sounds like baby is doing great regardless. Wonderful news!

PitaKat: Lovely scan picture! I can't wait for my next ultrasound. It's amazing how you see them moving about and you realize that all that action is happening inside of you! Wow, wow, wow.

Ack, sorry if I missed anyone!!!!

AFM: I got my Christmas wish - on the 24th I woke up with a bump! It was as if I grew inches overnight! Also, I started to feel movements at 18 weeks, so on NYE! Quite the memorable holiday.
I did get a scare this week, though:
You all may remember that I mentioned baby was always on the left side, never center or to the left?
Well, when I told my midwife this she became concerned and sent me to see a specialist for a consultation. Argh, another visit to the ER! I got to briefly see Blobby on the ultrasound, and he/she was bouncing around and looked great. However, the doctor said that I have a unicornuate uterus! Why hadn't anyone else noticed this before?!?
Argh!!
She says my pregnancy still looks healthy, but that I could have early labour and may continue to have problems TTC in the future. Damn!!!

Anyways, talk to everyone again soon. I'll close with a bump shot at 19 weeks. Hooray!

 

[chistiana]

Tisi-hey hun thursday will will here very very soon and i bet your baby will be measuring great if not bigger!!!i wouldnt worry, you measured ahead by 2 weeks on friday...it surely cant go wrong in a week!!!! Well i can walk from my bed to the bathroom and living room and that's about that but hopefully all stupid blood will be gone by wednesday, thursday or friday cerclage goes in and i m off this bed before june!!!haha!anyway will be waiting for your news thursday!good luck!!

Anna-ow this is such a lovely bump picture and what great x mas and new year s surprise you got!as for the unicornuate uterus i wouldnt worry so much about it!i have a bicoenuate uterus (unicornuates are usually better cause there is no septum to stop the baby from growing) and i was told there was a high chance i would deliver my son during sixth or seventh moth...i carried him to 38w4d. The only thing was that a) he was a small baby-only 2300kg but perfectly healthy and b)i was lopsided my whole pregnancy!!!that s that!!!
Anyway, here's my not so lopsided growing bump too!!will update you all on wednesday after i see doc for the 100th time!!!

Hope everyone else is doing absolutely great!!!

 

[chistiana]

ok i have to do it from my computer cause stupid phone wont upload it...ow and seriously sorry i cant rotate it!...here goes...

 

[kaboom]

Hi girls glad to see everyone's doing well

Nothing much is happening with me just been busy working and trying to get my house decorated. Only 2 weeks to my next scan so can't wait

 

[LittleBird]

Hello ladies!
My scan is this Thursday. I've been listening on the doppler way too much just to make sure it's still alive, but the unfortunate thing is I have no way of knowing about growth. My OB did measure my uterus for the first time this past Friday and said I'm am measuring at 20 weeks and I was only 18 1/2. I spent the entire day with my jaw on the floor. I expected her to say I measured 16 and to be crying. Crazy. Still team yellow/green here. Hoping for healthy and size appropriate!

LittleBird - I wish I could help you with that stupid doppler. I know that I found it the first time at 14+2 and a couple weeks later I couldn't find it and it had moved lower (my doc thinks it's butt up in the air) and I would have never found it if I hadn't had another appointment with her. I was a mess. Is it the gel you're using maybe? Congrats on your two little guys! Awesome!!

It sounds like the baby is growing well based on your measurement from Friday! I hope everything looks great on Thursday!

I am using the ultrasound gel that came with it, so I don't think it's the problem. I should try again to use it, it's been weeks but I am not really motivated. I don't get freaked out when it doesn't work, just annoyed.

LittleBird: Congratulations on having two boys! So, that's FOUR BOYS for you now, right? I love little boys - they're so fun!
You say you'll miss raising a girl - do you think this will be your last pregnancy, then?
I've been feeling movement since 18 weeks, mostly just little bumps but a couple of times the kicks were so strong it would make me jump! I love the feeling.

AFM: I got my Christmas wish - on the 24th I woke up with a bump! It was as if I grew inches overnight! Also, I started to feel movements at 18 weeks, so on NYE! Quite the memorable holiday.
I did get a scare this week, though:
You all may remember that I mentioned baby was always on the left side, never center or to the left?
Well, when I told my midwife this she became concerned and sent me to see a specialist for a consultation. Argh, another visit to the ER! I got to briefly see Blobby on the ultrasound, and he/she was bouncing around and looked great. However, the doctor said that I have a unicornuate uterus! Why hadn't anyone else noticed this before?!?
Argh!!
She says my pregnancy still looks healthy, but that I could have early labour and may continue to have problems TTC in the future. Damn!!!

Anyways, talk to everyone again soon. I'll close with a bump shot at 19 weeks. Hooray!

I love your bump pic, and what a perfect Christmas present! And then to feel movement on NYE? That baby's got some good timing!

Sorry for the scare and the new information about your uterus. I hope it doesn't cause any more problems for this pregnancy or future pregnancies!

Yes, FOUR BOYS for us. DH and I talked before going to the FS and decided that this would be my last pregnancy. I thought we'd be done with three kids, but the fact that we'll have four is the best news for me! That's the number I had in my head, and I knew convincing DH to go from 2-3 would be hard work and 3-4 would be nearly impossible. So we are definitely done. I'm happy and sad at the same time, because I know that this will be the last time I'm experiencing all of these little miracles. I don't think I would want to try again, either. So it's not just DH. But becoming a mom has been the most amazing experience of my life so far.

Anyway, here's my not so lopsided growing bump too!!will update you all on wednesday after i see doc for the 100th time!!!

Hope everyone else is doing absolutely great!!!

Aw, another cute bump pic! Thank you for posting!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

ok i have to do it from my computer cause stupid phone wont upload it...ow and seriously sorry i cant rotate it!...here goes...

Love the baby bump! I'm doing better. I believe the SCH is bleeding out since I'm bleeding old blood. They change my next OB appt Jan 25th. I'm praying to have wonderful news that the SCH is all gone in the name of Jesus!!!!! Then I go see the high risk Feb 2nd to see how things are going.How are you doing? I seen that your bleed is orgnanized. Thats sound like good news!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Hey little bird so glad to here from you!hope you enjoyed the hols and hopefully things might start tasting better soon or else you ll have to have your granny stay with you!!!!when is your scan?i bet your little ones are kicking away by now?let us know how it goes, i m sure everything s great!!!

Thanks, everything went well today. So the guess at 12 weeks was two boys, and it was confirmed today. DH is really excited. I'm just so happy they're healthy and still both measuring right on track. Maybe I was in denial about the genders for a few weeks... but I really am happy. I will miss the chance to raise a daughter, but I love my little monkeys more than anything. I haven't felt a lot of movement, they're probably too busy kicking each other to kick at me! But I have felt some slow movements every once in awhile, more like changing positions than kicking/punching.

Congrats on two baby boys!!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Hello ladies!
My scan is this Thursday. I've been listening on the doppler way too much just to make sure it's still alive, but the unfortunate thing is I have no way of knowing about growth. My OB did measure my uterus for the first time this past Friday and said I'm am measuring at 20 weeks and I was only 18 1/2. I spent the entire day with my jaw on the floor. I expected her to say I measured 16 and to be crying. Crazy. Still team yellow/green here. Hoping for healthy and size appropriate!

chistiana - Please tell me you're at least allowed to walk around now! Fingers crossed that your cerclage goes great!!

LittleBird - I wish I could help you with that stupid doppler. I know that I found it the first time at 14+2 and a couple weeks later I couldn't find it and it had moved lower (my doc thinks it's butt up in the air) and I would have never found it if I hadn't had another appointment with her. I was a mess. Is it the gel you're using maybe? Congrats on your two little guys! Awesome!!

TTC - Hoping that your stupid SCH is gone. I have a tiny one too and hoping I see no sign of it this Thursday. I did Lovenox shot #100 this past Friday, that was quite a milestone. Sounds like you have a very healthy and growing baby in there too! So happy to know that I have a Lovenox partner

Hoping for great health and size with you!! And that your SCH will be gone! How much lovenox are you on? I'm on 40mg a night.

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Hello and happy 2012 to everyone!!!

I've been on vacation, then had my mom staying with us all week, so haven't been able to get onto BnB.
Let's see if I can catch up...

Tisi: Oooh, that ultrasound is so soon! You must be so excited (and nervous, of course). I know what you mean about feeling disbelief - perhaps the only time we'll feel convinced is when the little one is in our arms.

Chistiana: Sorry you're STILL on bedrest and have some bleeding. I hope it gets sorted out this week and you can move on. Meanwhile, I guess your bump is growing nicely? Time for another bump pic, don't you think???

LittleBird: Congratulations on having two boys! So, that's FOUR BOYS for you now, right? I love little boys - they're so fun!
You say you'll miss raising a girl - do you think this will be your last pregnancy, then?
I've been feeling movement since 18 weeks, mostly just little bumps but a couple of times the kicks were so strong it would make me jump! I love the feeling.

TTC: Hooray for your little 4oz boy!
I'm sorry you still have that stupid SCH, but hopefully it goes away soon. Sounds like baby is doing great regardless. Wonderful news!

PitaKat: Lovely scan picture! I can't wait for my next ultrasound. It's amazing how you see them moving about and you realize that all that action is happening inside of you! Wow, wow, wow.

Ack, sorry if I missed anyone!!!!

AFM: I got my Christmas wish - on the 24th I woke up with a bump! It was as if I grew inches overnight! Also, I started to feel movements at 18 weeks, so on NYE! Quite the memorable holiday.
I did get a scare this week, though:
You all may remember that I mentioned baby was always on the left side, never center or to the left?
Well, when I told my midwife this she became concerned and sent me to see a specialist for a consultation. Argh, another visit to the ER! I got to briefly see Blobby on the ultrasound, and he/she was bouncing around and looked great. However, the doctor said that I have a unicornuate uterus! Why hadn't anyone else noticed this before?!?
Argh!!
She says my pregnancy still looks healthy, but that I could have early labour and may continue to have problems TTC in the future. Damn!!!

Anyways, talk to everyone again soon. I'll close with a bump shot at 19 weeks. Hooray!

Cute baby bump! Sorry about the scare!!

 

[chistiana]

Hey ttc!!ow i m glad with your news...it might take some time for SCH to bleed out but as long as it s old blood then everything s great!!yayaya!i m sure by the 25th it will be gone and it will be smooth sail from there on!
About my bleeding, yes, that s what the doc said although i have no clue what that means!but hopefully we wont see any blood (organised or not!) tomorrow!!!
Will be thinking and praying for you xxx

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Hey ttc!!ow i m glad with your news...it might take some time for SCH to bleed out but as long as it s old blood then everything s great!!yayaya!i m sure by the 25th it will be gone and it will be smooth sail from there on!
About my bleeding, yes, that s what the doc said although i have no clue what that means!but hopefully we wont see any blood (organised or not!) tomorrow!!!
Will be thinking and praying for you xxx

Praying for great news for you tomorrow!! Keep me updated!

 

[chistiana]

Hey everyone!!it s been a great 24 hours since last night... A)it started snowing! B)baby was kicking away last night! And c) most importantly blood is gone!!!!youpiiiiii!went to the doc this morning, blood it all gone and we are going ahead with the cerclage in saturday!!then it s 3 more days bed rest and then i m taking it easy but i can officially say i m off strict bed rest!!!youpi youpi ya ya!!!a bit nervous about saturday (i have to be put under complete anesthesia,dont know why, but also very very excited!!!!

 

[LittleBird]

Hey everyone!!it s been a great 24 hours since last night... A)it started snowing! B)baby was kicking away last night! And c) most importantly blood is gone!!!!youpiiiiii!went to the doc this morning, blood it all gone and we are going ahead with the cerclage in saturday!!then it s 3 more days bed rest and then i m taking it easy but i can officially say i m off strict bed rest!!!youpi youpi ya ya!!!a bit nervous about saturday (i have to be put under complete anesthesia,dont know why, but also very very excited!!!!

Awesome news about the blood being all gone! I bet you can't wait until you are able to get up and about more! Don't worry about Sat., it will just make everything easier for you and your baby. I'm so glad for you!

 

[chistiana]

Thanks hun, i know that after the cerclage i will have at least done everything possible to minimize any risks!!!cant wait to get on my feet again! Wooohooooo!!

 

[PitaKat]

Hey everyone!!it s been a great 24 hours since last night... A)it started snowing! B)baby was kicking away last night! And c) most importantly blood is gone!!!!youpiiiiii!

WOOHOOOOO! That's awesome news!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Hey everyone!!it s been a great 24 hours since last night... A)it started snowing! B)baby was kicking away last night! And c) most importantly blood is gone!!!!youpiiiiii!went to the doc this morning, blood it all gone and we are going ahead with the cerclage in saturday!!then it s 3 more days bed rest and then i m taking it easy but i can officially say i m off strict bed rest!!!youpi youpi ya ya!!!a bit nervous about saturday (i have to be put under complete anesthesia,dont know why, but also very very excited!!!!

What great news that the blood is all gone!!

 

[Tisiphonie]

chistiana - YAY! YAY! YAY! I am so happy to hear that!!! Only a couple more days until that cerclage is in. When I had my D&C done that was my first time under complete anesthesia and I was freaked out But everything is going to go great for you!!

I had my anatomy scan today! So baby dragon measures 2 days ahead of schedule at 19w4d which is amazing to me. *All of the measurements were great - they couldn't get a couple of the heart though due to the size but we have a repeat scan in 4 weeks because of what happened to Alistair so they'll just measure it then. *It started off with them getting the head and this little one was opening and closing its mouth so often it looked like it was talking and someone hit the mute button. *It was beyond ridiculously cute. *It likes rolling around a lot which was also hysterical to watch. *The only thing that came out that makes me cringe is that they found an EIF. *This is a bright spot on the heart that the MFM said is no big deal and boring to her and doesn't mean anything since it's seen on "normal" babies all the time, but it's a soft marker for DS. *She said that they see it several times a day and it's isolated so I think my risk goes up to 0.75% or something. *It only bothers me because Alistair had one too. I ended up getting the quad screen for Alistair which was normal. *DH thinks that our kids may just have EIFs which can be the case.
Oh, and more fun. *I got my thyroid retested and then I was told that I get to do a 24 hour urine collection. *So I have a magical jug that I get to pee into for an entire day. * They gave me some kind of thingamajig to pee on that will act as a funnel. *I get to keep the pee in the fridge too. *YUM! * My blood pressure was on the higher end today (gee I wonder why) and so this will be used as a baseline in the event that my bp goes haywire etc.
So I'm 99.99% relieved and 0.25% annoyed about the EIF. *Since I managed to freak out driving to work I called the MFM's office and the nurse called me back after speaking to the doctor and reemphasized that the baby is fine and she sees absolutely nothing to worry about.

 

[LittleBird]

I had my anatomy scan today! So baby dragon measures 2 days ahead of schedule at 19w4d which is amazing to me. *All of the measurements were great - they couldn't get a couple of the heart though due to the size but we have a repeat scan in 4 weeks because of what happened to Alistair so they'll just measure it then. *It started off with them getting the head and this little one was opening and closing its mouth so often it looked like it was talking and someone hit the mute button. *It was beyond ridiculously cute. *It likes rolling around a lot which was also hysterical to watch. *The only thing that came out that makes me cringe is that they found an EIF. *This is a bright spot on the heart that the MFM said is no big deal and boring to her and doesn't mean anything since it's seen on "normal" babies all the time, but it's a soft marker for DS. *She said that they see it several times a day and it's isolated so I think my risk goes up to 0.75% or something. *It only bothers me because Alistair had one too. I ended up getting the quad screen for Alistair which was normal. *DH thinks that our kids may just have EIFs which can be the case.
Oh, and more fun. *I got my thyroid retested and then I was told that I get to do a 24 hour urine collection. *So I have a magical jug that I get to pee into for an entire day. * They gave me some kind of thingamajig to pee on that will act as a funnel. *I get to keep the pee in the fridge too. *YUM! * My blood pressure was on the higher end today (gee I wonder why) and so this will be used as a baseline in the event that my bp goes haywire etc.
So I'm 99.99% relieved and 0.25% annoyed about the EIF. *Since I managed to freak out driving to work I called the MFM's office and the nurse called me back after speaking to the doctor and reemphasized that the baby is fine and she sees absolutely nothing to worry about.

I'm glad your scan went well. Sorry about the worrying about the EIF. I have never heard of that, I'll have to google it to find out what it's about. I would definitely take the doctor's word for it, and not worry about it yet. They see so many ultrasounds every day, and sometimes mention something even though it's nothing that you need to worry about at this point. I have a friend here on BnB and they did the same thing -- something about the tubes from the kidneys. Then they said it's completely normal for boys to have smaller tubes, and she's having a boy. So here she is, this is her first baby and she's all freaked out about something they mention when they really shouldn't have worried her with it. They know that parents are going to worry about any little thing that could be wrong, it just doesn't make sense to bring stuff like that up, unless it's something that they know will be a problem later.

So, I hope they can give you more information about the heart measurements at the next scan! Good luck with the urine collection -- I'm sure that's the last thing you want to be doing!