Sticking Together Until We Are In Diapers Ourselves!

[Jrepp]

Did any of you happen to catch this on the internet recently?
This woman has 6 BOYS and found out she's finally having a girl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDrTIY81Ha0​

I've seen that video a couple times now and the whole time iI was thinking why on earth did she sit down.....doesn't she know she has to get back up lol.

Ok ladies i think i just jinx myself when i thought everything is going smoothly. I just went to the loo and got a very dark red spot when i wiped . Nothing painful though just BH. Now i'm worried googling everything. Will keep an eye on it and see if i need to ring my doc. Really great timing when we are about to visit a new hospital on Saturday.

It sounds like you op may have lost part of your mucus plug. Are you having any other symptoms of labor?
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I totally forgot to share this! So as my OH and I were going through things after moving the bedroom, he found a HPT but it was an old, used one that was a so not exactly sure WHY I kept it I decided to dip it just to see what would happen. I had to tinkle anyways...

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It worked! The vertical blue lines are new, they showed up as the urine passed through, and the dark horizontal line is old.

Crazy right?!?!

I was gonna post this in the TTC forum... may save ladies some money!

I wish I had an old negative to attempt this with. I just threw a ton out when I did the bathroom deep clean.

 

[melewen]

Daphne any updates?! I'm sure everything is fine but if things continue might as well call the doc

Jyllian that's crazy! I had no idea it would work for a second time. I took a test today too just for funzies and still came up positive

Big day over here ladies! I did the baking soda test this morning totally randomly and look what I saw..

https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_5798.jpg
Supa foamy!!

Bump pics as well..
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks.jpg

According to my own baby-size ticker and freaking ruler, baby is the length of a grapefruit!
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks-grapefruit-400.png

https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks.gif
Oh how you've grown

I also started a video blog! My first like intro video is currently uploading but I"m linking where the channel will be in my siggy - I'll come back and post when everything is uploaded!

Oh, and we bought ourselves a Nespresso machine as our one-year anniversary gift (1 year was yesterday!) and it freaking came today. I can hardly contain my excitement!! But I know DH would be mad if i opened it before he got home.. hurry up dangit!! I have a feeling we'll be using this quite a bit when baby comes..
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_5800.jpg

 

[Twinsie]

Daphne- I hope the red spot is nothing bad! Keep us updated!

Cheryl- we have a nespresso and it's AMAZING!!! Love love love it. Enjoy!!!

Ps. What's the baking soda test?! And what does foamy indicate?! Your bump is finally noticeable !! looking great!

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Ok ladies i think i just jinx myself when i thought everything is going smoothly. I just went to the loo and got a very dark red spot when i wiped . Nothing painful though just BH. Now i'm worried googling everything. Will keep an eye on it and see if i need to ring my doc. Really great timing when we are about to visit a new hospital on Saturday.

I get scared when you post things like this because we're so close together and I don't want anything bad to happen. Please call your Dr hun so that you can rather be safe even if it did end up being nothing serious. I trust you and Adam are fine though

Please keep us updated and take care of yourself!

I totally forgot to share this! So as my OH and I were going through things after moving the bedroom, he found a HPT but it was an old, used one that was a so not exactly sure WHY I kept it I decided to dip it just to see what would happen. I had to tinkle anyways...

View attachment 859309​

It worked! The vertical blue lines are new, they showed up as the urine passed through, and the dark horizontal line is old.

Crazy right?!?!

I was gonna post this in the TTC forum... may save ladies some money!

Yay we love POAS

Daphne any updates?! I'm sure everything is fine but if things continue might as well call the doc

Jyllian that's crazy! I had no idea it would work for a second time. I took a test today too just for funzies and still came up positive

Big day over here ladies! I did the baking soda test this morning totally randomly and look what I saw..

https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_5798.jpg
Supa foamy!!

Bump pics as well..
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks.jpg

According to my own baby-size ticker and freaking ruler, baby is the length of a grapefruit!
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks-grapefruit-400.png

https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17weeks.gif
Oh how you've grown

I also started a video blog! My first like intro video is currently uploading but I"m linking where the channel will be in my siggy - I'll come back and post when everything is uploaded!

Oh, and we bought ourselves a Nespresso machine as our one-year anniversary gift (1 year was yesterday!) and it freaking came today. I can hardly contain my excitement!! But I know DH would be mad if i opened it before he got home.. hurry up dangit!! I have a feeling we'll be using this quite a bit when baby comes..
https://baby.themalikfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_5800.jpg

You are sooooo beautiful!!! Love your bump and happy 17 Weeks

Daphne- I hope the red spot is nothing bad! Keep us updated!

Cheryl- we have a nespresso and it's AMAZING!!! Love love love it. Enjoy!!!

Ps. What's the baking soda test?! And what does foamy indicate?! Your bump is finally noticeable !! looking great!

Pee on some baking soda and if it foams / fizzes it indicates boy. If nothing happens it indicates girl

I did this very early in my pregnancy and got boy result... u/s confirmed boy

 

[WunnaBubba2]

So I've been playing around a bit going through all my bump pics and I did a little compare my bumps from 4 weeks until the latest at 29

https://i.imgur.com/SBKQk9H.jpg

 

[mdscpa]

Havent seen anything again. Thank God.... Baby is moving a lot tonight. Maybe he's just trying to clean up his 5-star hotel.... Thanks ladies....

Jamie, you add baking soda and urine or salt and urine, and if it fizzles or starts to foam they say you got a baby boy otherwise it's a girl. I did those two and got boy. But that was after we found out.

Love your update Cheryl. Congrats on the foamy baking soda test. Cant wait to see if its true.

Jyllian, thats crazy. Will try to find some used negative hpt then i'll try it. But im pretty sure i already threw them few weeks back...

 

[WunnaBubba2]

I also just went on a Google spree to see and getting a few places where ladies posted it was cervical changes due to you getting farther in pregnancy and your body preparing for labour etc. Hopefully it is just that

 

[melewen]

So I have a favor to ask of you ladies. I work for a nonprofit and we run a school for girls in Pakistan. Did you know that educated women are less likely to die in childbirth? The #1 cause of death for girls ages 15-19 is childbirth. If all mothers completed primary education, maternal deaths would be reduced by two-thirds, saving 98,000 lives.. whoa!

We're doing a special Mothers Day campaign called "Thanks to Her" where we're asking people to share a story about how a woman close to them positively influenced their lives. All you have to do is make a little video, write a status, or post a photo and talk about how that woman influenced your life and where you would be without her. And make sure you use #ThanksToHer so I can find them! I really want this campaign to work but we need some videos first

 

[startd]

That's a very clear scan Fi... Happy to see your baby....

If you want to put some development tickers or countdown in your sig you may try babygaga and thebump.com. Did some of them for you just in case you're interested.

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1a1c52.aspx

[img]https://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1a1c52.aspx[/img]

https://tickers.babygaga.com/p/dev287pr___.png

[img]https://tickers.babygaga.com/p/dev287pr___.png[/img]

https://www.countdownmypregnancy.com/tickers/countdown-1420696800z1444885200zg.png

[img]https://www.countdownmypregnancy.com/tickers/countdown-1420696800z1444885200zg.png[/img]

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Thanks! How do I add them on to mine?

 

[startd]

There's another one in 2D, but this 'potty shot' made me laugh (the baby's lower legs are cut off in this picture)

 

[startd]

Jyllian the rooms look great!

Fi did they tell you it's a boy or can you just tell? I'm having my anatomy scan in a little less than 3 weeks and then not another 3 weeks til we will read the tech's analysis of the sex but i figure with our 3D scans we'll probably be able to tell. Or maybe we should ask for no potty shot! Haha

We were talking with the sonographer about how early you can detect it, and she said she could usually tell at 13 weeks with about 60-70% accuracy. Then the baby rolled over and splayed his legs, and she started laughing and said that was at least 90% accurate! It's pretty hard to miss. I imagine it would be harder if it was a girl though

 

[mdscpa]

Fi, copy any code under those images in the previous post, go to USER CP (upper left side), edit signature, and paste the code in the message box. You can add others texts, icons, or whatever you like and even format them then submit/save. Now you got a signature.

 

[Jrepp]

I'm getting stuff done around the house! Got all the baby clothes we have separated out and the newborn/0-3 month stuff ready for wash. I also put the 3-6, 6-9 and 12 month clothes in freezer bags (there wasn't much) to keep them separated and ready for when we need them. I still have quite a bit to do in the baby department, but hopefully we have time. I also just finished filming my 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 week bumpdates for youtube. I was able to film every week but had to halt because we hadn't told everyone what we were having yet and I kept slipping.

 

[mommysylvia]

When does an opk become positive? I have one that is almost as dark as the control then I have one that darker then the control? So confused I never used them before.


I just googled and clinical guard strips have the control on the right side. So cd19 is the darkest.
How will I know which day I ovulated since I didn't check my bbt until a few days ago....today I had a big dip

 

[startd]

I'm getting stuff done around the house! Got all the baby clothes we have separated out and the newborn/0-3 month stuff ready for wash. I also put the 3-6, 6-9 and 12 month clothes in freezer bags (there wasn't much) to keep them separated and ready for when we need them. I still have quite a bit to do in the baby department, but hopefully we have time. I also just finished filming my 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 week bumpdates for youtube. I was able to film every week but had to halt because we hadn't told everyone what we were having yet and I kept slipping.

Are you expecting your little one to arrive early? You sound like you're getting very organised

I'm not planning to tell anyone except family the gender until our confirmation scan, but I fully expect to slip up on a number of occasions!

 

[melewen]

Fi if I get a potty shot like that I can't imagine I'll be surprised! Lol. I guess I'll ask the tech to put potty shots in the envelope too!

 

[Jrepp]

I'm getting stuff done around the house! Got all the baby clothes we have separated out and the newborn/0-3 month stuff ready for wash. I also put the 3-6, 6-9 and 12 month clothes in freezer bags (there wasn't much) to keep them separated and ready for when we need them. I still have quite a bit to do in the baby department, but hopefully we have time. I also just finished filming my 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 week bumpdates for youtube. I was able to film every week but had to halt because we hadn't told everyone what we were having yet and I kept slipping.

Are you expecting your little one to arrive early? You sound like you're getting very organised

I'm not planning to tell anyone except family the gender until our confirmation scan, but I fully expect to slip up on a number of occasions!

Honestly I am kind of freaking out that we have 15 weeks or less left until this little guy comes. I want to get as much done as I can while he is in there and I have energy. I have had a feeling since the beginning that I wouldn't make it the full 40 weeks so I'm preparing just in case. The contraction scare the other day really made me pick my game up too. I don't want to go into labor this early and not have everything done. NOthing would get done after that lol.

Not so secretly I would like to deliver between 37 and 38 weeks. My husbands family is notorious for creating large babies. His oldest nephew was born at 11 pounds, his youngest nephew weighed in at just under 13 and his new neice was a whopping 9 pounds. I don't know that I could push that out!

 

[violetta21]

Sticking together, what better way!

 

[Jrepp]

Found this app to create a photo collection...... From 4-23 weeks! You can really tell the growth spurts

 

[Kirsty3051]

Cool and how long will you be back before you go on leave again you still amaze me!

Going to work for as long as possible with this pregnancy. Assuming everything goes perfectly, I'll go on leave at 38 weeks and that will be my working life over until Luca starts school