Summer Sensations! (due May/June 2013)

[Christie2011]

Well the news is out! My parents were thrilled. Of course there were questions, but overall, they were very happy and surprised!

Snow, I grew up in Batavia, but have also lived in Rochester and on Grand Island.

 

[almosthere]

sw33p-I am so sorry sorry to hear that, I can only imagine how horrible that must be after being 1/2 way there.....please send her and her sweet little angel all my prayers *****************

 

[almosthere]

chrsitie-did this make everything feel so much more real for you?! how exciting! My turn tomorrow....my card is all set and ready to go with my recent scan pic...ahhhh!!! I think my dad is going to be in shock!! LOL DH said he caught my mom staring at my belly once again tonight, so she must know something is up even though I seriously dont have a belly really....weird!!!

Any of you ladies get your flu shot yet? I did not since my scare at my apt and they said I can get it at my next apt (3 weeks as of yesterday) but I heard it does not kick in until 2 weeks later-is this true?! I am worried and going to call Friday and ask if I can go right away as I am traveling on 3 planes (Each way!!) in less than a month and do not want to pick up sicknesses.

 

[TwoRdue]

Jess - I am so sorry that you are not feeling any better and that you are getting worse, tI really do feel for you just remember that it may feel like a life time away but there really is not long to go and you will get there..
As for the doc stiching me the main reason I want it is my waters broke at 18 weeks in my last pregnancy and they don't really know what happened so I have had the lenght of my cervix measured and a few other things will decide weather they will do it or not but I feel so much better having it done as it feels like another protection for baby and stopping the same thing from happening.

 

[OmiOmen]

Sw33tp3a, sorry to hear the sad news. They do not do amniotic testing over here unless other tests show have shown abnormalities.

Those that have had scans and told people, I am glad it went well.

I have a really bad headache again today. I just want to go back to bed but obviously that will not be an option.

I will not be writing a birth plan. Something I learned from my last pregnancy is that there is not point planning something you have no control over. With my son I was planning a home-birth or the midwife led birthing unit in my hospital and got a consultant led pregnancy and a planned c-section. No matter what I will need constant monitoring in labour but my hope it that I get a drug free VBAC. I really, really, really do not want another c-section so I hope that things do not get too high-risk again. But it will all depend on what happens in later pregnancy so I am not getting my heart too set on anything this time.

I know it is still very early but has anyone felt movement yet? I felt my son at 13+1 (MW confirmed it was him kicking me the second time on the same day when he kicked the Doppler). I have felt tiny flutters since 10+3 this time. They are really faint and not everyday but I recognise what they are.

 

[TwoRdue]

I am sure I have yesterday morning wile lying in bed

 

[OmiOmen]

That is exciting. I felt my son for the first time when I was laying in bed about to get up. This time I was ironing, lol.

 

[No Doubt]

Christie I'm so glad everything went well for you. I tend to worry about stuff going horribly and then it all works out fine so I understand. There's no way your parents were not going to be happy about another grandbaby!

I've felt flutters for a couple weeks but I just dismiss it as gas. I've never felt anything before as I've never been preggo, so i don't know what it feels like. I just dismiss everything as gas, lol.

 

[Jesss123]

NoDoubt, I've already tried those bands, they don't seem to do anything for me

Christie, yey for getting the news out!! Glad everyone was happy

Two, I've read up loads about it and it does seem like a better option especially if your waters broke at 18 weeks before, in my case it's only a precaution.

Omi, I still wrote my birth plan, I know it's all probably gonna go completely wrong. For now though, I can plan. If I have to have a section, I'm fine with it really and in my case it's definitely a possibility. My MW still wanted me to write up roughly what I wanted though.

 

[almosthere]

Wow ladies-so jealous you have felt kicking already, how exciting! I researched a week ago or so about this topic, and not to say it is exact/fully correct, but the sites I read mentioned kicking may not be felt until 16/18 weeks along the earliest...I hope I feel some kicks much sooner than that!! =) Although we are not too far from 16 weeks anyway yay!

Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today-I am sooo nervous to spill the beans today eeek!!!

 

[OmiOmen]

16-18 weeks is a fairly average time to feel them although if you are slim and/or have already had a baby it can be quite a bit sooner. But they are not big kicks so you sort of have to know what you are looking for. With DS I only knew for sure because he happened to do it, for the second time that day, when the midwife was using the Doppler, if not I would have not known for sure that was what it was. This time I only knew because I had already felt them and recognised what it was.

 

[Jesss123]

I'm officially 15+4. Although scan had to be rebooked again for Wednesday as our little one wouldn't move. I went in and out of the room a few times to walk/jump/dance around to see if LO would move, but nothing!

Got a drip in at the hospital too, got quickly hydrated. Some things aren't going as planned so I will be seeing a few specialists in December and January but all in all, it's looking well!

Sonographers guess would be.. GIRL! I guess we'll find out pretty soon!

In regards to movements, I've been feeling butterflies in my stomach which my MW confirmed today was the baby moving!

Got some great pictures too! (12!!) Our LO waved at us and looked very comfy in there! She was jumping and kicking around!!

 

[OmiOmen]

I'm officially 15+4. Although scan had to be rebooked again for Wednesday as our little one wouldn't move. I went in and out of the room a few times to walk/jump/dance around to see if LO would move, but nothing...

I had to do that with DS because he would not stop moving. It is horrible to be asked to hold pee in for that long!

My movement has gotten stronger and more regular the past few days. It is more like light wriggling than little flutters now.

 

[GettingBroody]

15 + 4! Congrats Jess!!! When is your EDD so? Can't wait to see a photo!! And congrats on team pink prediction too!!

 

[No Doubt]

Yay jess for the great u/s! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[almosthere]

yes bring on the pics and yay for some team pink predictions!

 

[GettingBroody]

Has anyone else starting getting middle of the night leg cramps? I'm quite prone to getting them anyway but I hear they get worse when you are pregnant... Got my first one since my bfp last night, shot right up the back of my leg, oooooooooowwwwww!!!!

 

[almosthere]

Jess pictures welcomed from scan!! hehe

no leg cramps here missbroody, although uncomfortable vaginal cramps while shopping. I think it is because I shopped for hours standing and only sat fora break either to pee, poo, or eat my pizza quickly LOL. they kind of scared me, but I am just assuming it is aches from baby and growing pains!

 

[raelynn]

No leg cramps here either but my legs have been very restless recently (also more common in pregnancy). If I sit for long periods of times I have to keep them moving and once I wake up, I can't get my legs comfortable again so I pretty much just have to get up out of bed and start moving. No idea all this discomfort would start to soon!

 

[OmiOmen]

I have had leg cramps, they do get a lot worse in the third trimester. I have never had leg cramps or heartburn until I was pregnant with DS and then I got them all the time. I thought they would go when he was born but I still occasionally got them, not often but every now and again. Now I am pregnant again I am getting leg cramps and heartburn more again.