TTC and Beyond!

[brunettebimbo]

Yayyyy So happy for you!

 

[asmcsm]

31.97 in 40 hours!! Sounds promising to me!

Woohoo!!! so exciting!

 

[Lotalaughs16]

Yay sandy!!! So happy for you, congrats mama!

 

[Ingodshand]

Morgan- I know!! Rob plays all kinds of dumb games on this phone and I just look up images of other pregnant people! Why are you drinking the preggo tea and why would you start taking Bromelain? Are they supposed to help you go into labor? I am hoping to have a VBAC too so whatever I can do to bring him on then I will!!

Britt- So sorry you are starting to feel ill again. I can tell you that around mid-second trimester my heartburn and constipation came back and the heartburn is still around. I think it is just your organs getting pushed out of the way b/c of baby. Maybe just try to eat a lot of small meals and stop before you even feel full. That is the only thing helping me!

Mirolee- Yay for the belly!!! You are going to love maternity clothes. I am especially loving my leggings!

Sandy- This is it!!! What a great number!! I had a ton of cramping with both my daughter and with Evan. So much that I thought something was wrong. Don’t let it freak you out!

 

[morganwhite7]

YAAHOOO SANDY!!!!!

Sarah- GO VBAC!
I've been drinking this tea since BFP week.. it is supposed to help strengthen the uterus, which I need, having given birth via CS just last spring. My VBAC will be less than 12 months after CS so I'm just doing whatever I can to help my uterus out! Lol.

https://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/product/pregnancy-reg-tea

I also have been roaming the 3rd trimester/L&D forums and reading along so that I know how to properly induce labor naturally once I'm 36 weeks (no VBAC unless I go into spontaneous labor before 40 weeks :/). I see these women eating massive loads of pineapple, not knowing the Bromelain (food enzyme that can cause you to go into labor earlier, due to irritating bowels) is found in the inner core of the pineapple.. so the rest doesn't work as well and doc said you'd have to eat 8 pineapple cores to get the amount you need to stimulate labor! So I was jw if the 500mg supplement would be okay to take, instead of getting a sore mouth like lots of ladies have been complaining about
Also.. Evening Primrose Oil is supposed to soften the cervix so I'll take that orally from 34 weeks and vaginally from 36 weeks and they're going to start doing membrane sweeps at 37

 

[TTCaWee1]

Yay Sandy!!

Just finished my 28 week appt...measuring 2 weeks ahead, passed my glucose test and my cervix is nice and closed. I'd say its a good day.

 

[Ingodshand]

YAAHOOO SANDY!!!!!

Sarah- GO VBAC!
I've been drinking this tea since BFP week.. it is supposed to help strengthen the uterus, which I need, having given birth via CS just last spring. My VBAC will be less than 12 months after CS so I'm just doing whatever I can to help my uterus out! Lol.

https://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/product/pregnancy-reg-tea

I also have been roaming the 3rd trimester/L&D forums and reading along so that I know how to properly induce labor naturally once I'm 36 weeks (no VBAC unless I go into spontaneous labor before 40 weeks :/). I see these women eating massive loads of pineapple, not knowing the Bromelain (food enzyme that can cause you to go into labor earlier, due to irritating bowels) is found in the inner core of the pineapple.. so the rest doesn't work as well and doc said you'd have to eat 8 pineapple cores to get the amount you need to stimulate labor! So I was jw if the 500mg supplement would be okay to take, instead of getting a sore mouth like lots of ladies have been complaining about
Also.. Evening Primrose Oil is supposed to soften the cervix so I'll take that orally from 34 weeks and vaginally from 36 weeks and they're going to start doing membrane sweeps at 37

Cool, thanks for the info! Will talk to my doctor next week and see what she thinks! Will let you know what she says.

 

[morganwhite7]

Sarah- Thanks that'd be great.. my doc looks at me like I'm crazy when I ask all these questions pertaining to 2 months from now

Rach- Yay glucose test.. I've got mine tomorrow and that lemon-lime crap has been in the fridge staring me down for a month now.. ew not looking forward to breakfast. Also yay for measuring big, that's always good! Have they given you a CS date yet? Mine is 4/20 if she's breech!

 

[frsttimemama]

Yay Rachel!!

Thanks for all of the suppprt ladies! This definitely the most bittersweet day of my entire life. So nervous! First appointment February 4th. They are going off of LMP.. ugh. It's wrong. I tried to tell them. I'll explain when I get there. Can't wait to see MY doctor!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Sandy!! GREAT numbers!!!

Mirolee- I can't believe you are past 11 weeks already! Time is flying!

Thanks ladies.. I don't mind being uncomfortable, i just hate feeling sick to my stomach. It's such a tease to have the MS go away completely and then creep back like this (if that's even what it is)

 

[frsttimemama]

Those of you that had/have MS, when did that start? I didn't have it before so I am curious.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

mine started right away at weeks 4-5. It didn't get REALLY bad until week 6 though. The first weeks just were aversions and the SUPER smell. After week 6 I felt like puking at every moment. That lasted until about almost week 15. Finally it's gone away but some days it comes back (like today and yesterday)

 

[clynn11]

Mine started exactly at 6 weeks and has continued on to this day. Yaaaaay on your numbers sandy!!!!

Appt. Went good. No scan gonna try to call and schedule one for 16 wks. Do I have to have proof of my due date or something to schedule the private scan?

 

[morganwhite7]

5.5 weeks I was having food aversions, nothing too serious but feeling "bad" in general. But 6 weeks on the dot I puked every morning..... until 16 weeks. EVERY morning.

Cass- They just made me bring in my most recent ultrasound photo as proof! You do mean gender scan right?!? Omg everyone is just bopping right along!

 

[Disneybaby26]

Sandy-great number! I was gonna say it will be over 30 last night but I didn't want to scare you if it wasn't! yay!!

Morgan-why 37 weeks?? I'm hoping I go right to 41-42, I want more of the nice summer months off from work! Lol!

Awesome news Rachel! Definitely a good day!

 

[Disneybaby26]

MS started at 7-8 weeks and went away at 12/13 weeks!

Cassidy- they make you bring an ultrasound picture or something as prof that you are under medical supervision. Will your insurance cover the 20week anatomy scan??

 

[morganwhite7]

Kara- Are you talking about the sweeps @ 37w? I NEED my baby out by 39w6d or I'll have the stupid c-section that they've already scheduled..... No going overdue bc they can't induce VBACs.. If I don't go into labor before my due date they'll do a RCS due to a higher risk of rupture since my scars are so recent

Another c-section= 2 strikes, and my doc says most only allow 4 MAX.. and I want like 5 babies!!!

 

[clynn11]

Yes the insurance covers the anatomy scan. I just dont want to wait that long!! So we're gonna schedule a private gender scan for 16 weeks

 

[Lotalaughs16]

Cassidy when are you announcing??

 

[wavescrash]

Waves- I've been drinking organic preggo tea (with rasp/strawberry leaf and stinging nettle leaf) this entire pregnancy, about to start double brewing or drinking more.. but I'd rather do the capsules, that sounds easier than making 3 cups of tea lol. You said they sell it at Target? I want to order some.. I never thought of taking it in capsule form. And do you know anything about taking Bromelain capsules while pregnant (when due date is closer!) instead of eating pineapple? I read you'd have to eat the equivalent to 8 pineapple cores to get enough Bromelian, so jw if you know if the 500mg capsules would be safe..? I also plan do the EPO too starting at 35ish weeks. Anything to make her come on time and with ease.

Yeah I've seen Raspberry Leaf Tea capsules at Target, the grocery store (I don't know if you have Giant Eagle down there but that's where I've seen them up here), the Vitamin Shoppe and of course online. No idea about Bromelain though because I've never tried it. I had heard about eating the 8 pineapples to help induce labor though but not sure about taking the pill equivalent, sorry :/

I did RLL capsules and EPO last pregnancy and I really think it helped. Started RLL capsules orally at 32 weeks and then started EPO orally at 35 weeks (I was too impatient to wait til 36 lol) and then started inserting it vaginally at 37 weeks, at night right before bed. Also wear a pantyliner or pad if you do that because it gets pretty messy lol.