PAL March 2012- 5 Beautiful Girls and 5 Adorable Boys!!

[x-amy-x]

yay for 18 weeks addy.. ill be there in a few days! Feels like we're 'getting on a bit' now! lol xx

 

[Cornish]

Addy, happy 18 weeks and yay to more scans. Can't believe I won't see lo again until he is born, such a long wait!
Xxx

 

[essie0828]

Hey Girls

Wow! Look how far you all have come Cornish congrats on another baby boy

Im 21 weeks this week, which means I only have 2 more weeks until my anatomy scan. Yay!! I cant wait to find out pink or blue, but im a bit nervous as well. Im so afraid they will tell me there is a defect....ughh. But baby is a mover, so im holding onto hope that its ok. Hubby felt it kick on friday he was so happy. He pressed his hand on my belly while I was laying on my back and the baby gave him the hardest kick I have felt so far. I swear I think that the lil thing was showing off for him. Im breaking the news to my boss tonight. Wish me luck. I only have 2 co-workers so me being off will mean that the boss has to pick up my slack. Im hoping he dosent replace me straight out but im starting to show and have to say something. Pregnancy discrimination is such bull**it. Girls rub those growing bellies for me and have a great week with you lil tag alongs

 

[Cornish]

Essie happy 21 weeks, and good luck telling the boss. I hope all goes smoothly!
I'm shocked you've been able to hide it this far, my belly feels huge!
Xxx

 

[Glowstar]

Happy 21 weeks Essie

Wish I could feel my little man moving but I've got an anterior placenta so I'm feeling the odd little wiggle but that's about it. Midwife said it might be 24 weeks before I really feel proper kicks bit of a bummer for OH

 

[Cornish]

GS mine is anterior too and have felt him in the last couple of weeks for sure.xx

 

[Glowstar]

Thanks Cornish, hopefully I'll start to feel proper kicks soon xx

 

[ttclou25]

Essie - Hope telling the boss went well! you have done well to hide it this long.. Ive not told everyone its impossible to hide.

Not sure if im feeling kicks or if its gas - but it feels like little bubbles going to the surface of my tummy.

Hope everyone is doing well - Looking forward to next lots of scans! Cornish do you think you would book in another scan b4 birth?xx

 

[essie0828]

Thanks girls

Cornish im chubby so in the right clothes I just look like i have gained a bunch of weight. Tight shirts tell the tale tho I just bought a couple pairs of maternity jeans and some tighter shirts for going out, but for the last few weeks at work it has been track pants and baggy shirts lol.

Ughh boo on anterior placenta for you guys but soon baby will be so big that your bellies will put on quite a show from the outside.

Lou it sounds like you are feeling babys first wiggles. That is exactly how I started feeling movement. I felt like I had gas but never ummm produced any lol. So if you feel bubbles but no farts thats prolly baby. Congrats!

 

[addy1]

Hi ladies!

Glad you are all doing well!!

Good luck with your boss Essie!

As for feeling kicks, I have been feeling them for about a week now. Usually when I'm at work.....in the late afternoon. Such a nice feeling....thought I would feel them sooner because this baby is my second, but no such luck! GS, hope you start feeling them soon. Does that mean your placenta is in the front??

Lou, I bet you are feeling them as well! I can't wait to feel the big movements when I'm further along

Addy

 

[SeaThreePeeO]

Hello everyone!

I really should make an effort to post more. But part of me is still in denial and hoping if I pretend nothing is happening then I won't jinx it. Also i have been extremely sick, to the point the doctor ordered a blood test just to check it wasn't something we shouldn't be ignoring. The results came back normal and the doctor thinks I have just been unlucky. He also departed the pearl of wisdom that, 'if you're being sick in the evenings, don't eat in the evenings'.

Didn't seem to matter that I could throw up what I had eaten that morning before I went to bed.

Anyway, very wiggly baby and we have our 20 week scan on Friday.

I hope everyone is happy and healthy.

 

[timsogirl]

hi to everyone!!! this has been a blah week for me as I have had a yucky cold ... but thank goodness I am better today!!!

I have the anterior placenta thingy too i rarely feel much of anything and it sucks. I was told at the last scan it could be a few more weeks before AJ is strong enough to kick through the "cushion"... until then I will just be waiting!

Is anyone painting their bellies for halloween?


happy hump day!

 

[Cornish]

Lou, no more scans for me, just too expensive! Are you having late ones?
Addy, yes an anterior is right at the front so the placenta cushions the kicks! I feel the low and high ones but more wiggles than kicks!
Tim, do people paint their bellies???
Sea, sorry you are so sick, that sounds just horrid. I hope it doesn't last the whole pregnancy and glad they are keeping an eye on you.

Take care ladies.xx

 

[essie0828]

Ooh here's a neat lil trick I have been doing to try and see the movements baby is making. When im chilling out watching tv I put the tv remote across my belly and watch baby kick it. It's really fun to watch the remote bounce back and forth, you should give it a try

 

[addy1]

Hi Sea! Good to hear from you, but sorry you have been so sick. I sure hope it eases up for you.

Tims, hope you feel better too! Nothing worse than having a cold and being pregnant! Can't take anything you normally would!

That is neat essie! I haven't felt any movements on the outside yet....my hubby keeps asking though. He loves that part

 

[SeaThreePeeO]

It's hard not to get really fed up. I so so wanted to enjoy this pregnancy, more so because of my loss and that this will be my last pregnancy. I wasn't expecting angelic choirs or anything, but I didn't want to feel like I wish i wasn't pregnant either.

The midwife thinks I have Antenatal Depression, but she feels it's not bad enough to warrant any further intervention. To say I am having a hard time 'bonding' with this pregnancy is an understatement. I know I'm pregnant and I know I'm having a baby, but I can't imagine there being a baby at the end of it, if you know what you mean.

It seems my loss has robbed me of more then that baby.

I hope everyone else is progressing well and enjoying their pregnancies.

Hopefully after our scan tomorrow it'll seem more real and I can bring myself to buy something baby related.

 

[Glowstar]

So sorry you're still feeling sick Sea I really hope it passed soon and look forward to news of your scan

Get well soon Tims

 

[addy1]

Sea, I am so sorry that you are unable to enjoy your pregnancy. I was the same way until recently. I just feel as if I am the only one who is still so sad about the baby we lost, and with that baby's due date approaching (Nov. 20th), I can't help but feel sad. I however really started to get excited about this baby once I started to feel stronger movements. I'm hoping after my 21 week scan, that I really start to feel good about it. I truly hope you can find peace with your new pregnancy, and are able to work through your grief.

 

[ttclou25]

Morning everyone!

im having a down day ive been feeling for the past few days this aching pain on my cervix - now ive been reading up what this can be and its coming up that it can be a sign of my cervix not being able to take the weight of the baby - i called the midwifes and they really arnt concerned at all and said it is probably just ligaments stretching. Im such a paranoid person ive booked into a private scan 2moz to scan the length of my cervix to make sure it is holding this baby.

I wish i could be normal and niave about the whole 9 months and not know so much and just enjoy every second without panicking. Decided to stay at home today and work from laptop, ive got a blooming wedding in North London 2moz 2 hours trek each way that i could do without - oh im just a happy chappy

Sea - Hope your scan goes well today hun - i totally feel you with the not relaxing and believing i will get a baby at the end, its def going to be a shock when he pops out. Is your scan the routine 20-21week one?

Hope everyone else is well xx

 

[timsogirl]

Lou, no more scans for me, just too expensive! Are you having late ones?
Addy, yes an anterior is right at the front so the placenta cushions the kicks! I feel the low and high ones but more wiggles than kicks!
Tim, do people paint their bellies???
Sea, sorry you are so sick, that sounds just horrid. I hope it doesn't last the whole pregnancy and glad they are keeping an eye on you.

Take care ladies.xx

hey corn... yeah they do it here for halloween... pumplins, fish bowls etc... its super cute