September Snugglers 2016

[campn]

Psy- All insurances should, it's part of the obamacare now so all insurances should cover one.

 

[mari35racz36]

Campn - I grew up with 1 sister and knew nothing about boys. Now I have 2 boys! Lol But they are amazing and so much fun My youngest is so attached to me. I am actually worried for when the baby comes because he can get very jealous. He been our baby for 4 years now and I'm not sure how he is going to react. I worry about when my daughter becomes a teenager all the time. She is 7.5 and already has attitude. Lol

 

[Just1more2]

Thanks for the congrats ladies, it is definitely a good change.

My appointment went really well, but not a lot to speak of. She listened to the heartbeat and asked if i had any questions and that was just about it.

I am also DYING to know if my instincts are right with this baby like they were with Dom. I cannot wait till the 18th!!

My major problems now arent really with sleeping (even though i am up 1-2 times a night to pee). My big problem is heartburn!! I am fine all day, but after dinner it is unbearable! I have been taking tums but they are so gross they almost make me gag. I have to find a better remedy.
My other problem is my boobs still. They are enormous and so sore. I cant handle having ANYTHING brush my areolas or nipples without major discomfort... Still more than half way to go.

Oh well it will all be worth it in the end

 

[campn]

Mari- My DS is very attached too, he cuddles with me in my bed every night and tells me how much he loves me. I hope when the baby is born this doesn't go away as I cherish it so much but he's been telling me that he's a baby and wants to hide under my shirt, LOL.

Just- My heart burn is awful already, it was so bad with DS in the third trimester but this time it has already hit, and I agree tums is so gross so I've to pick nausea or heartburn!? Chewing gum helps with heartburn though so maybe try that out, although chewing a gum always makes me hungry as it tricks my tummy that I'm eating

 

[Uni tsi]

Oh heartburn. My greatest bane. I have given up on worthless tums and now use Pepcid AC. Category B for pregnancy, so I feel it's pretty safe. Works amazing, just one pill a day.

 

[ciz]

UK ladies - I just had my 16wks appointment and she didn't check for the babies heartbeat? I'm really confused as I'm sure with my first this appointment she checked?

 

[xanzaba]

I've found that yogurt helps with heartburn, but not the really sweet ones with fruit on the bottom (sugar can make it worse). I have either plain yogurt with a teaspoon of sugar or vanilla yogurt, but not the fat free because they put more sugar in it.

Psy- I don't think they measure brain activity unless they are afraid something is wrong, but my ticker says they can at 17 weeks.

 

[Alea]

UK ladies - I just had my 16wks appointment and she didn't check for the babies heartbeat? I'm really confused as I'm sure with my first this appointment she checked?

This appears to vary from hospital to hospital. I heard Moo's at my 16 week appointment and did with this baby too, but I believe MummaMoo did not hear her baby's at her 16 week appointment?

 

[x-ginge-x]

I think the sickness was an early April fools as its back on form today, blah. Woke up crying during the night because of the pain between between my legs, turning over was absolute agony!

 

[MummaMoo]

UK ladies - I just had my 16wks appointment and she didn't check for the babies heartbeat? I'm really confused as I'm sure with my first this appointment she checked?

This appears to vary from hospital to hospital. I heard Moo's at my 16 week appointment and did with this baby too, but I believe MummaMoo did not hear her baby's at her 16 week appointment?

Yep, that's right, she didn't even try, just automatically wrote "too early", despite my saying that I'd found the heartbeat with a doppler at home.

 

[xanzaba]

Ciz- I agree, it varies from place to place. My fetal health specialist didn't, but then my OBGYN did an ultrasound.

I'm loving the stories of cuddly, loving little boys. I have a sister, DH was raised by his mom and has a sister, and neither of us really know what to do with boys. But I'm sure it'll come.

 

[ciz]

Hmm how odd. All she asked was how was I feeling did my sample and BP. Didn't feel my bump or heartbeat. So glad I bought my own doppler now lol

 

[MummaMoo]

Ciz - yeah mine didn't do much more than that - BP and urinology, and then we discussed my options about where to give birth, as I had a 3rd degree tear last time but that was before the consultants were moved to another hospital. My local is just an MLU now so they may want me to go to the other hospital.

 

[Hope16]

I know it's early but I found this crib bedding and it matches my nursery colors so well and it was on SALE! I had to grab it before it was out of stock. The nursery walls are mint green. What do you ladies think??

 

[Alea]

UK ladies - I just had my 16wks appointment and she didn't check for the babies heartbeat? I'm really confused as I'm sure with my first this appointment she checked?

This appears to vary from hospital to hospital. I heard Moo's at my 16 week appointment and did with this baby too, but I believe MummaMoo did not hear her baby's at her 16 week appointment?

Yep, that's right, she didn't even try, just automatically wrote "too early", despite my saying that I'd found the heartbeat with a doppler at home.

How strange, and frustrating too! It's a shame there's not more consistency with these things throughout the country. I know of other's who haven't heard the heartbeat at 16 weeks but some who have, so it seems like it falls entirely down to the hospital you're being seen at? It's unfair for ladies like yourselves who didn't get to hear it

 

[mari35racz36]

Hope16 - I love that baby bedding!! I have been looking around too


ciz -I am not in UK, but I have had 3 ultrasounds so far and fetal HB was checked at all. But i only had fetal HB checked for first time with Doppler the other day. But i do think its odd that they did not check, especially at 16 weeks. But I wouldn't worry too much if your scan results were normal.


AFM - Apparently my van decided to play a lovely April Fools day joke on me and break down 2x this morning!! It is only 2 years old!! Ugh! Not fun. But on a happy note, my cousin and his wife had a baby boy last night It is their 2nd baby and now they have 2 boys. She was 38 weeks and had an emergency C section because her blood pressure spiked quite high. Baby was a good size at 8lbs 9oz.

 

[campn]

Ciz- Sometimes you gotta be very annoying about it, like hey can we please try the Doppler?? I think sometimes they're lazy or just wanna get the appointment over with. At my 8 weeks the doctor said we'll try the Doppler at your 12 week appointment and she didn't!

 

[LoraLoo]

Afternoon ladies. Just wondering if anyone else struggles getting appts with the midwife?

Ive just tried bookin for 2 weeks time and she's booked up, and off the following week.
Receptionist asked if I wanted a telephone appt instead? Er, no! What's the bloody point in a telephone appt?
I'm pissrd if with this as I couldn't get an appt when I was pregnant with alfie snd lost him and was assured by by drs surgery that it wouldn't happen again and that appts can be added on to the end.

 

[ciz]

I think I would have been really peed off if I didn't have my own doppler. But ye I really think they should be doing the same thing throughout the country cause I'm not being funny a doppler uses gel and batteries lol not like it cost hundreds or thousands pounds haha.

Loraloo.. no can't say I'm having trouble seeing my midwife. Aren't they having a replacement midwife for the week they are off? Seems pretty bad if they don't especially as it sounds to be a busy practice.

 

[LoraLoo]

Doesn't sound like there's a replacement one which is bizarre?
I live in a small town but there's only one doctors surgery and the midwife is only in 1 afternoon a week so guess it does get busy. Just feel really peed off 😕 I coukdnt phone up any earlier as I only saw my consultant on wed so wasn't sure when I should make the mw appt Til then.