TTC and Beyond!

[asmcsm]

Aweeeee too cute!! And if he's anything like my DH, he will be shocked and amazed by it EVERY time he feels her!!

It's adorable to see how excited he is. He really can't wait.

I had a transvaginal ultrasound and baby was definitely in the left corner of the screen. I'm not sure if it's mirrored or not though? I'm saying girl in general. For Ramzi's method, left = girl, right = boy. We'll see!

For our son, I kept trying to get hubby to feel movements and kicks, but the very first time was when I went to hug him and the baby kicked him in the belly. It was priceless!

Pretty sure transvaginal ultrasounds are mirrored

 

[clynn11]

I actually believe abdominal u/s are mirrored while transvag u/s are not. But i've came across plenty of women who have proved the method wrong, I think a couple ladies in here it was wrong for them.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Getting some super strong kicks tonight. I tried to have hubby feel, but the baby stopped when he came over! Damn.

ONE MORE DAY!!!!

 

[Disneybaby26]

So funny girls!! I recently read an article that started "to the women who told me that my pregnancy was the time to eat and indulge...fuck you"! LOL! I'm concerned with 1. The baby, making sure she is getting enough nutrients to grow properly-she's been spot on all along and 2. How I'm going to feel about my body as a new mom when I'm not pregnant anymore. It is so important to me to feel good about myself!!

I know how hard it is to lose weight and I'm not keen on fooling myself by saying "eh, I'll lose it after" bc no, I think ill be very very busy bfing and cleaning and sustaining this new little life!!

Again, to each their own, everyone is totally different and all different shapes and sizes! Each one of us is performing a miracle every day! These are my own demons! I've always been body conscious.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Getting some super strong kicks tonight. I tried to have hubby feel, but the baby stopped when he came over! Damn.

ONE MORE DAY!!!!

Sooooo exciting to find out if we have another little girl or boy in the group!!!!

 

[asmcsm]

Actually cassidy is right, if you take a abdominal US pic and hold it in front of your stomach and turn it around facing away from you that's what its like inside. If that makes sense?

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

So funny girls!! I recently read an article that started "to the women who told me that my pregnancy was the time to eat and indulge...fuck you"! LOL! I'm concerned with 1. The baby, making sure she is getting enough nutrients to grow properly-she's been spot on all along and 2. How I'm going to feel about my body as a new mom when I'm not pregnant anymore. It is so important to me to feel good about myself!!

I know how hard it is to lose weight and I'm not keen on fooling myself by saying "eh, I'll lose it after" bc no, I think ill be very very busy bfing and cleaning and sustaining this new little life!!

Again, to each their own, everyone is totally different and all different shapes and sizes! Each one of us is performing a miracle every day! These are my own demons! I've always been body conscious.

You nailed it! I agree 100%

 

[clynn11]

I agree too Kara! I've actually had multiple family members comment on how big I am and mention I may not want to eat as much. Ummmm actually I am growing another life inside of me dickwads, not to mention i've only gained maybe 3lbs total. People don't account for the fact that there's a placenta and baby and fluid in there.

Although women swear by breast feeding and weight loss! My BFF was down to her pre-pregnancy weight 6 weeks after giving birth and didn't exercise AT ALL!!! Lmao

So excited for you to find out Britt!!!!

Ashlee- that's soooooo exciting!!! I cannot wait to start feeling babe. I hope it happens sooner than later.

And for those not stalking her blog, STG got her BFP with her first round of IVF!!! YAAAAY!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Tomorrow is the day!
Stg congrats
Britt yay for your scan.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Ahhhhhh get outta here!!!! I'm SO happy for her!!!!

 

[HWPG]

Congrats STG!!!!!!

 

[frsttimemama]

I lost my 40 pounds between giving birth and a low carb diet in 6 weeks. I was shocked how easily it came off, but I am not counting on it again. Trying harder not to gain so much. Kara said it well.

 

[asmcsm]

Woohoo! So awesome for STG!

 

[clynn11]

She's due Oct. 13th (just so you know Morgan, if you'd like to update the front page ) Colette needs to be updated too!

 

[jury3]

Congrats STG!!!

Morgan-Crazy about leaking, but I have heard it can happen. My nipple does this tingly thing and gets hard. My friend said that's what it felt like when her milk would let down. So every time it happens I'm checking to see if anything came out lol

Ashlee-If you are feeling her from the outside, he should feel her any day now. It happens so quickly! DW went from feeling little bitty kicks to now feeling limbs go across my belly. Everytime she freaks out a little lol She thinks it's so cool.

Britt-Have you asked the doc about how many calories you should be eating? A lot of what I read said I need to eat around 3000 calories, but my doc and the nutritionist said I only need to eat 2200. Since you have an apt, you might ask just to make sure. Seriously though, don't freak out about gaining weight. As long as you are eating healthy and baby is growing good, you'll be fine!

Sandy-No idea...all I know is Grayson is on my right and higher up and Olivia is on my left and down low.

I think these babies are trying to kill me...or at least rip my stomach open lol Between sharp little limbs (I'm guessing elbows) and them balling up, my stomach has been in all kinds of pain tonight lol All I can think is "holy crap, what is this going to feel like in a few weeks?!" lol

 

[wavescrash]

Amanda. How are you ? Liveing the littke outfit!

Waves- how are you feeling??

Thanks! Today hasn't been too bad. This evening she's laying much lower than usual and a few hours ago I started having a ton of BH contractions. They're so uncomfortable. For a little bit they got pretty frequent (coming within a minute of the previous one going away), some are more like 10 minutes apart, some are 3-5 minutes apart. But they're just BH so they basically mean nothing lol. However if Leah decides to make her way head down and I get to go through labor/delivery, I imagine my uterus will be pretty toned to help speed up the process lol.

I checked my cervix (as best I could... don't know what I'm really feeling) and it was tilted back still. Yesterday it was more forward but tonight it's tilted back again so I imagine I'm okay.

I posted asking about it on my local mom-FB group and one lady said her doctor told her to call if she had more than 8 BH in an hour (I've had like 20 in the last hour, give or take) and another said she had her baby at 35 weeks (which I am today) the day after she lost her plug. Said contractions started at 3am and were very irregular and she had the baby by 1pm. But I imagine she had REAL contractions and not just BH.

Plus when I was at L&D the other night, I had tons of BH that the monitors didn't pick up so they said/assumed I wasn't having anything going on. I don't know. I have a total love/hate relationship with the end of pregnancy. The anticipation is so exciting but everything that goes on is so mentally and physically exhausting.

 

[wavescrash]

35 weeks today & then a comparison from 34 weeks (left) to today (right.)

 

[goldstns]

Bf-Ing makes u lose weight so fast. I gained about 20lbs total and I lost it 3 weeks post labor. I have yet to exercise because my ob said wait til after my 6 week apt with her. I'll also be honest, I haven't watched what IV been eating at all!!!! Girl scout cookies, brownies..... U name it! My meals are larger too...i just can't feel full. However, I wouldn't say my pregnancy flab is gone, just my scale is same as pre pregnancy.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Congrats STG!!

 

[morganwhite7]

Okay front page is updated! Just need Colette's DD!

Nikki- If you don't mind me asking how has the bleeding been? I bled for 12 weeks, but I know that's not normal.. 6 weeks maybe? Does BFing help? Not looking forward to having to wear those huge pads while trying to enjoy the springtime sunshine with my LO lol

Katrina- Hope you get some answers today!

Britt- So excited.. <24 hrs!!