September Sweet Peas (Our 2015 Rainbows)

[babyfeva]

Congrats on 24 weeks yazzy! I've been really hungry too. I literally seem to be eating constantly the last few days but I'm just going with it. So nice to be able to enjoy food again without being sick. Dreading getting on the scales at the midwife appointment this week though lol.


Good luck with the party planning tooth!

Can't believe we are all so far along now! 26 weeks tomorrow for me!! Eeeek!! Honestly can't believe it. Scan went well today, no areas of new bleeding, placenta looks like it's healing although it's still totally covering the cervix opening. So still looks like I need a Caesarian but as long as she's healthy I don't mind. She's still slightly behind but has grown more this week than in past weeks, which im guessing is cause things are healing up 3d scan saturday! I honestly can't wait.

Hope everyone else is well!!

So happy to hear that your scan went well and baby is growing. Looking forward to your 3D pics!

 

[babyfeva]

Well I failed the first GD test and have to do the 3 hour

And my iron is low. She suggested more iron foods but not low enough for iron supplements yet.

Fingers crossed that you pass the 3 hour test. I had to do the 3 hour test last pregnancy but I passed I'm nervous about my glucose test this morning. Eek

 

[maryanne1987]

Good luck with your test babyfeva! Sorry to hear yours didn't go well cutie, Hopefully the next test will be fine, I think a lot of ladies fail the one hour one and then go on to pass the three hour test.

 

[carebear1981]

Great to hear your little girl is doing well maryanne and that your are healing up

That sux cutie... good luck with the 3 hour test!

Good luck to u too babyfeva!!

 

[yazzy]

Good to hear your scan went well Maryanne, great news.

I'll find out at 36 weeks if my placenta has moved up so I can have a normal birth.

I hope everyone else's gd tests go well.

 

[wantabby]

Awesome news Maryanne! !

So sorry to those having to do 3 hour testing! Hopefully you will pass with flying colors!!

AFM heartburn has started to creep in.. I have had it about four days in the past week.. ughh!! I have an appointment Thursday, and my girl parts are definitely no longer visible..haha!! She is very active these days! Happy 26 weeks to all of those at that point.. time is flying by!

 

[carebear1981]

Just counted it up... 13 weeks till my vacation/mat leave starts

Omg my heartburn has been awful!! Especially when I'm laying down.

 

[Mrsgoodhart]

My iron is low too, cutie...low enough they called me after hours just to tell me to start supplements. as a result I now have rock solid black poop and I bleed every time. ouch.....but on the upside I have more energy so there's that! can't complain
I only guess I passed my gd test, as she didn't mention it on the phone and I got it drawn the same time as the CBC.

I have my 28 week appointment June 17 at 28+5 and then it's already time for every 2 week appointments??? holy crap. I finally admitted to the scheduler my clear preference for beloved Dr. W....lol. I'm going to ask him next time how to guarantee he's there for delivery

Also had baby shower invites printed (so MIL wouldn't have to) to be picked up tomorrow....have most of the stuff moved out of his room and all baby-related things moved in...I feel like this is moving so fast all the sudden!

 

[carebear1981]

I have my 24 week appointment on June 17th!! I'll be 25+4. Hope you get the doc you want MrsGH.

I ordered my shower invites on the weekend and did my registry. That was fun! MIL ordered the baby furniture and I hope it comes in soon. I think I'm gonna talk DH into painting this weekend. Still feel time is moving slow for me. I bet the summer will go by fast though, it always does.

 

[Christi85]

Hi all, hope everyone is doing well. 26 weeks today and in double digits now

Cutie - I'm very sorry to hear about your GD test. Hope you pass the 3 hour one!

babyfeva - good luck with yours!

Maryanne - so glad to hear everything is healing up and your little one is growing normally again! What a relief that must be!

wantabby - I had bad heartburn last week as well. It seems to have eased up now though.

Bug - did you hear back about your 3 hour GD test results?

AFM - Had my 1-hour GD test this morning. The drink was cold and fruit punch flavored, so not that nasty, though I did have a sudden reaction about 40 minutes after drinking it with palpitations, dizziness and bad nausea, but luckily I managed to keep it down and felt better after about 5 minutes and after rinsing my face with a lot of water in the bathroom. Nurse said it was normal and it happens a lot, and that it can happen anytime from immediately after consumption up to about 3 hours in. They took my blood exactly an hour after I finished the drink (I had to drink it all in 5 minutes), and now I'm really hoping my results come back normal, don't know if I'd be able to stomach the 3-hour test with fasting knowing the reaction I had today. We will know in 1-2 days.

Baby was doing well at today's appointment, nothing much to report He's still in breech position, though the doctor said it's nothing to worry about yet, still early for him to flip at 26 weeks. Does anyone know when they are supposed to flip and at which point it starts being a 'concern' (as in, doctors suggesting C-section) if they haven't?

Other than that, I had a small amount of brown spotting yesterday, but it seems to have subsided. I mentioned it to my OB today and he said it's normal and not to worry. He checked my amniotic fluid again on scan today and all was good. I'm seeing my acupuncturist tomorrow anyway, so if he needs to change my herbs he can always do that.

I was very disappointed about something though: I found out today that my OB doesn't see 'low risk' patients more often in all of the third trimester, only in the last month starting at 35 weeks. So even though I'm 26 weeks today and I was expecting to be seen again in two weeks' time, he still told me to go back in 4 weeks. Very gutted Not only that, but he's going to be on vacation that whole week, so I'm actually seeing him again in 5 weeks, not 'till July 7 So he's not seeing me again now until I'm 31 weeks along. Then he'll see me again in another 4 weeks from that time, at 35 weeks, and thereafter I'll be going in weekly like everybody else. But I was sooo much looking forward to the more frequent visits from now on, so I was very disappointed to hear he doesn't do that with everyone. At least I'm happy about 2 things: 1) that I'm considered low risk, 2) that I'm having another 'anatomy scan' at 32 weeks at the specialist clinic where I had my NT scan and my 20-week anatomy scan. So between the visit with my OB at 31 weeks and my third trimester anatomy scan at 32 weeks, I'll be seeing my little one twice in one week, and then 3 short weeks after that, I'll be seeing him weekly until he's here for real At least I can now feel him, which eases the worry most of the time.

 

[cutieq]

Hope you pass the 1hr. I did the 3 hr today and I felt pretty rough the first hour and it progressively got better but I feel yucky all over. I spoke to a friend who failed then passed so it seems pretty common. The 3 hr drink is bigger I'm not sure about the breech stuff but baby definiteky has time to turn.

My shower invites went out today and now im all ocd about my registry lol!

MrsG, I'm gonna try leafy greens and more red meat and see if it helps my iron.

Also, I'm officially in the my wedding ring won't fit category

 

[maryanne1987]

Glad your appointment went well Christi! Congrats on 26 weeks! My son was breech right up till 37 weeks, they started to discuss turning him about 36 but luckily he moved by himself two days before my 38 week appointment. I'm not sure about where you live but here they don't class it as a huge issue till very close till the due date here. My little lady moves around massively. Sometimes I get a lot of kicks low, next day they can be under my ribs but usually they are mainly on the sides, she's normally transverse on all the scans, I'm guessing she's just still has room to flip about in there.

 

[carebear1981]

Happy 26 weeks Christi! Glad you had a good appt! And sorry u have so much time between appointments. I know how stressful it can be but that is awesome you are considered low risk! My boy is definitely in the breech position. All his kicks are low.

Hope you pass your 3 hour GD test cutie! Exciting your shower invites went out!!

 

[cutieq]

Quick update... I passed the 3 hr test.

 

[Christi85]

Thank you ladies!

Not too concerned about the breech position, as it's early still.

Maryanne - I think how seriously it's taken very much depends on the doctor here. There seems to be a general consensus that it's much harder for them to flip on their own after week 36 (your son obviously proved them wrong ), so at that point some doctors may suggest an intervention to turn him/her, others may just recommend specific exercises, while others still may want to straight opt for a c-section. No idea what my doc would suggest if it came to that, but seeing as I'm also being treated by an acupuncturist who I trust a lot, my first choice would probably be to do an acu treatment to encourage the baby to turn, at least as a first step.

Cutie - Congrats for passing your 3 hour test! Now you can relax!

AFM, I got a call from the OB's office today and my results from the GD test came back normal! Really happy I won't have to worry about the 3 hour test now (more the process really, and worrying I'd have a nasty reaction again).

 

[cutieq]

Awesome Christi!

 

[babyfeva]

A lot of great news on here! I unfortunately did not pass the 1 hour glucose test by 5 pounts! Ugh. I now have to do the 3 hour test next Monday followed by my 7 month check up. I can't believe I'll be 7 months already. I don't feel ready. I haven't done anything to prepare. I need to order invites for my babyshower. I'm thinking of having it on July 18.

 

[cutieq]

You'll probably pass the 2nd one babyfeva. Seems to be going trend.

My showers are 7/7 and 7/25 and my invites just went out, so you've got time! As time narrows down, I feel the same. I swear I feel like I'm running out of time for everything!

 

[Christi85]

Ugh, babyfeva, sorry to hear that, especially since you were so close to the threshold! Best of luck on your 3 hour test and hopefully you'll pass it! Seems like most ladies who fail the 1 hour test do pass the 3 hour one though, and since you were so close to the 'cut off' point on this first one, I'm optimistic you will sail through your second one.

I've no idea what reading I got and how close or far I was to the 'cut off' - they didn't tell me and I didn't ask, they just said my test came back normal. They do have an online patient portal though where they upload lab results, so eventually I will find out what my exact reading was, once it goes on my patient portal in 1-2 weeks.

Question for the ladies who were/are carrying low: are your babies still hanging out low or have they moved up? I've been feeling mine fairly low most of the time (including the occasional kicks on the cervix which have gotten stronger ), though at the last scan the top of his head was right above my belly button, so my OB said it's not that low. Today I've had lots of movement which was causing me a lot of Braxton Hicks though, and it was mainly around the belly button area. Eventually that stopped (and so did the BH), but now I'm feeling movement a good chunk below the belly button, and every time I walk more than a few steps I feel kinda sorta heavy in my very low abdomen. I'm slightly worried. I was hoping the baby would move a bit upwards now that my uterus is a good 1 inch above the belly button (maybe more even) and I have occasionally felt some movement higher up (towards the upper stomach or below the ribs), but it always seems he reverts back to his favorite position in my lower abdomen. Today it feels as if he's dropped even lower - either that or he's getting heavier. Either way, I'm worried it may be a little early for him to be this low down at 26 weeks, not to mention that if he settles there, the pain/discomfort will eventually become unbearable

 

[cutieq]

Christi85, I would classify myself as primarily carrying low, but moves up higher periodically. I feel movement at my belly button level or a little above it, but primarily he hangs out low. I joke with DH almost daily about how his comfy spot is very low. In my birthing class Monday, she told us not to be concerned about baby's position until 36 weeks and even not to really "worry." They (the docs) will let you know when to worry. Up until then I think the baby still has plenty of time to move and position. So on that front, I wouldn't worry. As for the discomfort, I'm with you on that! It's so uncomfortable when they are that low and I constantly wish my little guy would move up!