Team Ding Dong... Bonking, Bumping, and Burping Along Together! ;-)

[phoebe]

Think i'd better go b4 i cause too much mayhem xxxx

 

[phoebe]

Cabs i am sorry ur having a bad day lovely. Its a worry u could do well without hun. I do hope this blasted placents moves out of the way and stops all ur worries. Hope ur alright. Big hugs sweety xxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Tinkerbellxxx]

lol we love your mayhem Phoebe xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[ladybeautiful]

Hello all,

LEW - hope you get things sorted at doc appt tomorrow.

MC - the bleeding now and then must be scary... hope placenta moves outta the way and you can have a worry-free pregnancy and delivery

babyD - sorry OH is going through such crap at work... darned unfair! I'm sure things will work out in the long run, and as for tonight I'm sure you can cheer him up and make him feel better BTW am liking your dip yesterday and rise again today Lotsa

Poppy - how's AF today? I see you started the soy. Good luck!

Lupine - you are so sweet for being so involved and concerned about little dexter You are going to make such a great mom! and

Tink and Coral - I am jealous you ladies got to meet in person! Also very happy for you two Nice pic!

Hopes - Where's that bump pic you had promised? BTW I just realized after I posted yesterday, but I commented on your FB status saying 'Hopes' instead of your real name... hope that's okay. Feel free to delete the comment if you want. Did you speak to your SIL about the wedding?

Phoebe - Hiya!! I'm about to go get my baby facts on that link you shared

Did I miss anyone out? !!!

AFM, been having a boring past couple of days. Am tired less but still tired enough (or lazy enough?) that I don't want to do much housework or anything else, so the days just stretch onnnnnnn and I get restless and irritable. Have started some exercise and hope to slowly get back on track with my fitness and cooking. I'v put on 11 pounds so far even though I haven't been eating all that much!?!?! I'm worried about that, esp because I still feel that I shd actually be eating more and more often...

 

[China girl]

:wave: ladies,
I hope all is good with you.

Well, got me a day early...not to happy, I had high hopes this time. So feeling very upset right now I am going to start temping tomorrow and I am going to try soy. So we shall see how next month goes.

China

 

[ladybeautiful]

oh and I GOTTA tell you all about the dream I had last night...! It was so random and completely hilarious, I woke up and was like, WTF??!?!

I dreamt that we ding dongs have planned a meet in the UK. Now, very conveniently (and also because I realized even in my dream what a runaround getting a UK visa can be), there is a long bridge from the US to the UK. The bridge is also a dense forest. So Hopes and I are making our way across the bridge for the meet , when we run into Michael Caine!!!!! LOL He is investigating a murder mystery or something that involved a car crash and he's talking to us about it as we walk along searching for clues.. that's all I remember I think I woke up at that point

 

[poppy666]

Awww LB your going to put some weight on sweetie and you got to account for baby,water,placenta blahhh blahhhhh

Yes call me mad but decided to try Soy again not expecting to be as lucky as last time, but fx'd i get a BFP in the next 6mths or i may just give up on the idea and become a oldie gracefully

 

[ladybeautiful]

China... sorry AF got you..

 

[poppy666]

:wave: ladies,
I hope all is good with you.

Well, got me a day early...not to happy, I had high hopes this time. So feeling very upset right now I am going to start temping tomorrow and I am going to try soy. So we shall see how next month goes.

China

CG Another Soy buddy what days you taking it? x

 

[China girl]

They say cd 3-7 is a happy medium. So, I am going to take I think 120mg..is that how it works??

 

[ladybeautiful]

Awww popsy 6 months from now you're gonna be trying to gracefully keep your baby bump from knocking people over while walking past them

Yeah I am prepared for weight gain, whatever is good for bubba... just that I keep worrying that I am not eating enough, and when I listen on doppler last few days i hear HB but baby isn't whooshing around so I keep feeling maybe it's bc I'm not giving baby enough nourishment to move/kick around? Just surprised that I'm still gaining weight...

 

[China girl]

Thanks LadyB....I feel like giving up sometimes

 

[poppy666]

LB make no mistake baby will get everything it needs off you even if you dont eat enough... im a really fussy eater and only eat once a day and did the same with korben because i didnt have an appetite with him, but he gained weight and was born a healthy 7lb 5oz that was 2wks early.... honestly dont worry sweetie bubba will be fine xx

 

[ladybeautiful]

I know, can be rough China... don't think anything has felt as crushing as showing her ugly face in the months I was TTC..

Let's hope soy does the trick for you hun... and we're all here keeping the PMA up for you when you're not feeling so hopeful....

 

[poppy666]

Thanks LadyB....I feel like giving up sometimes

Dont give up CG your time will come i just know it Just hang in there CD1 is always a shitter xx

 

[ladybeautiful]

yeah just take the day off China, indulge yourself and take rest....

thanks poppy That makes me feel better...

 

[Hopes314]

China hopefully temping will give you new insight into your cycle, i always found it so interesting! Hope you get past CD1 ok, i know its terrible, but I'm sure your BFP will come!! It seems babies do EVERYTHING when THEY want!

MC sorry about the bleeding, hopefully placenta will get out of the way soon! I bet it is stressful, although you always seem so calm. Hope you are feeling ok

LadyB- No big deal about saying "hopes" on facebook, im sure nobody noticed much anyway lol. Will post bump pic tomorrow at some point, I keep forgetting, well actually.. I keep falling asleep

As for all the talk about weight gain, what IS normal anyway in terms of weight gain? Everywhere I look I see sites and pamphlets recommending about 30lbs, but my dr told me to look toward 40-45? And I also know one of my friends gained only 20lbs and all was well? It seems like anything goes!? lol I actually have gained maybee 2-3lbs.. but my weight fluctuates like crazy. I weigh myself at the same time every night and it seems to vary by 5lbs or more sometimes. So some days I think I gained and some days I think I'm a pound or two less than before lol.

In terms of the thirsty thing, lew, I recently have become sooooooo thirsty! I think its because when my m/s was terrible I hardly could drink any water without throwing it up, and now I just chug chug chug all the time!

Also, I still have yet to eat any meat since christmas. I mostly eat raw fruits and veggies. The idea of meat disgusts me, even looking at it. What can I eat to replace meat in my diet? I used to be SUCH a carnivore! Am I going to hurt baby by missing out on an entire food group like this?? (I still eat eggs sometimes, and i do eat fish, if that helps?)

 

[ladybeautiful]

Lucky you being able to sleep so much, Hopes! (well maybe except at 3:30 am every night ) I wake up at a couple of fixed times too every night, as if some internal alarm goes off. I have worked in a routine now where I eat a bar or a banana or something from the pile of food I have ready next to my bed, drink some watre, go to loo, and back to sleep.... until my next waking up 2.5 hours later. But feel very sleep deprived all day and cant sleep in the day, just lie around...

I'm curious what the other experienced moms on here have to say, but I had read 25-35lbs. My doc said I need to put on 25. I think they go by your pre-preg BMI and if you've been on the thinner/lighter side they recommend you put on more, and vice versa.

Oh and I've been vegetarian (plus eggs) all my life, can tell you you're not missing any nutrients if you eat a well-planned veggie diet. Several generations of my family and my doctor can vouch for that She assured me it's perfectly healthy and do-able. Try and get lots of lentils and beans in for protein, also oats and yogurt, fruits and juices, whole wheat bread and pasta, green leafy vegs, walnuts, avocados...

 

[poppy666]

I never went with what was adviced as a recommended weight tbh i just ate when i was hungry

I did lose weight with korben and the midwife told me to put a stone on told her 'not a chance' its not her that has to lose it after the birth

Seriously just eat healthy or try to and be fine... geeez i have a very unhealthy diet but my boys all came out healthy weights 6lb/7lb x

Years n years ago women just got on with it, they didnt have all this monitoring/advice

 

[mothercabbage]

:wave: morning girls
@china.. for af ...its hard i know but your turn is coming soon..
@babydream...temp still up
@hopes...i may seem calm in problematic times, but im a shaking shitting dog mess really, i have to stay looking calm,if i dont OH will panic!...we went for an emergency appointment yesterday,heard babys heart beat...makes me feel stupid when baby is ok..but OH is very understanding and said we can go to docs as many times as i need to for reasurance... good OH...hows your and other symptoms...i randomly had to run to loo this morning...i tried to puke but nothing came up apart from burps, i must have sounded a right scumbag!!
all other dingdongs :wave: n