Summer Sensations! (due May/June 2013)

[No Doubt]

I do! I always want to see other people that live here on bnb. I've only seen one who lives about 4 hours away. Gosh that sounded stalker like, lol. Not see see, like see on bnb...virtual see. You know what I mean.

 

[MissAnnabelle]

I am sure everything is all good Walker! Don't worry! I can tell you I get winded just walking up my stairs some days!

MissA - I am sure they will respect your wishes about smoking. I can't believe you are from WNY as well! My MIL is driving down right now. I grew up in a Buffalo suburb. She's bring all my WNY staples and fav's. Ya know.... Bison chip dip, Sahlen's, Sponge Candy, Yancey Fancy Cheese, Redlinski's, Hubby's Flying Bison Beer. I actually won a Perry's contest last week and they sent me 2 things of Ice Cream (Peppermint Stick & White Christmas) on dry ice. I was so excited to get it!!

I don't know if fil will or not - I guess I will just have to wait and see. I hope they do because I have been getting really winded as well. I live about an hour from Buffalo. Perry's ice cream is the best! What is in White Christmas? That sounds good She doesn't bring you any wings or beef on weck?? lol

 

[lilbabywalker]

How cool! I've lived here for going on seven years and love it. Yay for Burgh Bumps!

 

[Sw33tp3a]

my cousin sent me devastating news this morning. she is 19 weeks pregnant and had an amniocenteses done last Friday, and at that time everything looked fine baby was moving and everything. well she went yesterday to have her next check up and there was no heart beat and the baby wasnt moving. it was believed from the amnio. that the baby died. i feel so bad for them and just dont know what to do besides lend and ear. she has to give birth on Friday through an induced labor. i could only imagine.
i had amniocenteses with my last two pregnancies and never had issues. but my husband and i had decided not to do one this time just a week ago when speaking of all the tests and such we needed to discuss. now i defiantly dont want one. im not at risk for down syndrome nor by age or by family history and also i had two healthy pregnancies before.

 

[TwoRdue]

I am so sorry for there loss.. all you can do is be there as much as you can and listen. I lost my twins at 18 weeks and it's hard when people don't understand but all I wanted was people to listen to me, be there if they could and go away when I wanted to be alone. I really feel for them and they will get through it...

 

[No Doubt]

Walker I love it! Burgh bumps! We've only been here for about 3 years, but we like it too. I love the culture.

Sweetpea, I'm so sorry to hear that. And she has to give birth on top of it all. I know she is devastated. Sometimes all you can do is just listen. I'm sure she appreciates it.

I have no intention of having one done. I told them I don't want any test that may he harmful to the baby cause it doesn't matter. I'm keeping my baby either way. I can't even imagine.

 

[lilbabywalker]

Same here.

 

[GettingBroody]

Sweetpea - that is such awful awful news. I can't even begin to imagine how she feels. Like Two said all you can really do is be there to support her and give her space when she needs it...

Afm, scan went fantastically today! Was so strange to see the baby moving around so much when I can't feel a thing!! Photo is a bit blurry but it was so clear on the screen, could see the little vertebrae and everything! I think they need a new printer

https://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q571/derialc/1CF1F1A0-8993-4E8B-A502-86516A85E855-5249-00000777F2C76379_zps2ad2f2de.jpg

I know we're officially team yellow but what are your guesses?!!!

 

[No Doubt]

its a little blurry but still a good pic. I say boy!

 

[raelynn]

So cute Getting! We had the same thing, pictures were much better on the screen than when they printed out. I'm guessing

 

[NatalieBelle]

My first midwife visit is next week. I'm super excited, I'm kinda disappointed that she doesn't offer home births. But medicaid does pay for her since she works out of a doctors office. So at least I have someone involved with the birth that has a natural birth in mind automatically. The doctor that she runs her business out of, is famous for doing c-sections and inductions way to much. So I pray she keeps his advice out of the situation. So excited to see my little angel though, going to go ahead and wait till week 20 for my next ultrasound. I have already had one performed so my next will be to see the sex. I want to be sure that we can tell, and then no more radiation thank you

 

[TwoRdue]

Hay all how is everyone?

Well had my 12 week NT scan yesterday and out LO was having a nice sleep right up to the last five min and decided to have a few good jumps making it look like it got a fright lol.. I have a tilted cervix as well as a bicornuate uterus and will find out next week if they will have to stitch it at week 14 - I think I would feel better if they did but it all depends on what they say about. I just happy LO is doing so well

 

[lilbabywalker]

Doing well! Heading home tonight and telling the in-laws (all four uncles)! One of my brothers-in-law and his wife are sick with some kind of sinus thing. Praying I don't get it, but it's not enough to keep me away from home for the holidays!

 

[MissAnnabelle]

Two - I'm happy too that LO is doing well. I think I would feel better too if I was you. Let us know what they say next week.

 

[GettingBroody]

So, I've spent the night ringing and texting those I wanted to tell personally! It's lovely hearing how excited everyone is! Need to tell a few at work who don't know yet and then just going to let word filter out on the grapevine...

 

[No Doubt]

Hi Natalie! Brave girl for a natural birth. I'll take the epidural please, lol.

Glad to hear that everyone is doing well and that all the scans have gone so lovely! I love seeing scan pics. I can't wait til Monday for mine...13 weeks. I just want to see my jumping bean and see how much they've developed!

 

[almosthere]

Hi ladies sorry for lack of personals-have a headache now (it is a daily thing unfortunately :/ ) Just wanted to thank everyone for your well wishes for myself and sweet little baby. Also, congrats to all the beautiful scan photos and GL at your scan monday no doubt! =)

 

[Jesss123]

Hello ladies!

Sorry for no personals, but I'm glad everyone is doing well! Lovely scan pictures everyone! I'm glad everything is going well for everyone.

Two, my cervix is also a bit funny but they said they wouldn't bother stitching it until 16/18 weeks and that's only if they really have to. I'm not sure I'd want them to do it though, it looks kinda freaky

I'm working away on my birth plan (which I have to have ready for my next MW appointment) I definitely decided on a natural birth, if I really need any pain relief I'll take gas and air (as I already know it works WONDERS for me!). I would like to avoid everything else. I have my OH as my birth partner and decided on our hospital for the birth - I wanted the midwifery led unit at first BUT it's a bit further away and chances are, I will have some sort of complications during labor knowing me

I've decided on having skin to skin too, I think it'll help me bond with the baby because for now I'm really struggling (I think feeling so ill is affecting me more than I'd like it to, I even considered termination few days ago as I was feeling that bad.. but I won't go into my psychological issues at the moment) I'm trying to keep my head up and I know that this is all worth it. It just doesn't seem like it right now. It's kinda why I've been quiet on here, there's a million things going through my head and my damned hormones are causing so many arguments with OH.

Anyway back to the birth plan, hopefully all will go naturally but even if I have to have forceps/vacuum/section I still want my OH to be there and he wants to be there too so that makes it a little easier!

I also want to use my bean bag and ball during labor, try to move around as much as I can. I haven't thought about positions at all, I think I'll have to see what works best at the time. Oh, and if possible at all, I'd like to have a natural water birth but since our hospital only has 1 birthing pool, I'm not getting my hopes up! There's few other bits but I'm not gonna bore you with that

As for sickness, whoever said it gets better in second tri should get a slap! In my case it's been getting worse and worse, I either sleep all day or take pills all day. I have 2 bowls next to my bed so I don't have to get up to go and throw up anymore. I'm seeing a nutrition/diet specialist on Friday after my scan to see if she can come up with anything that will even slightly ease it off so I hope she has some sort of a plan!

Oh, sweetpea, I'm sorry about your friend. You can only be there for her. Listen and give her a shoulder to cry on if she needs it! I'd definitely never have amnio, the risks are just too high and after trying and trying, I wouldn't want to loose the baby over something like that!

 

[No Doubt]

Sorry jess. I did see a tip on my pregnancy tracker about this band that sends pulses into the underside of your belly. Totally safe for pregnancy and is supposed to help with nausea. It was originally designed for people who would be on a boat but can be used for any nausea situations.

 

[No Doubt]

Its called the relief band and it sends pulses through the median nerve to block nausea, not the belly. Just read over the tip again.