TTC and Beyond!

[Disneybaby26]

There are never too many ultrasound pics of our LO's!! I love them all!! And so funny about his snail penis!! Haha!

 

[HWPG]

I don't really want to wear maternity pants/jeans in the photos, so how do I pull off the pants-bare belly thing? Hm... Buy giant jeans? Hehe.

 

[morganwhite7]

^Super low rise! American eagle or Express are about the lowest I've found, they fit fine if under bump.

Julie- love the pics.. I also cannot believe that all 4 (oh wait- 5!) of our babies will be born days apart!!

 

[Cowgirl07]

No results.
Stay safe in the ice storms ladies. Love the pictures

 

[asmcsm]

Loving the ultrasound and maternity pics ladies! Making me excited for my next apt and my maternity shoot! I'm actually doing my third progression shot tomorrow at work . My belly button is almost gone today! I'm giving it a week at most before it no longer exists...I swear my bump has expanded over night, its crazy.

 

[clynn11]

Bahahaha Julie. His little snail penis. How adorable You'll have to write that down in the baby book as a funny story to embarrass him with later!! Loving the u/s pics!!! Making me even more anxious for mine!!!

Rachel- I am in LOVE with your pics!! They are beauuuutiful!!!

Kara- OH NO hun, take it easy! That has to be painful

Hope everyone who had their glucose test recently passes!!!

 

[wavescrash]

I've had an internal check twice and it hurt like a bitch...not a fan. I did not bleed though. I feel like you just have all kinds of issues and weird things happening Amanda lol

Hahah, I think it's my body is just confused with her being breech or something. Who the hell knows. At this point, I'm not going to believe anything happening until I'm actually having the baby.


But speaking of, there's a girl in my due date group that was due a week after me. This is her 4th and final baby (like this is probably my final baby) and hers was breech as well. We'd been talking a lot lately, complaining about it all since we're going through a lot of the same emotions and physical ailments. She wanted me to update her this morning immediately following my appointment to give her some hope for her own appointment that was after mine. She messaged me several hours ago to say her OB was sending her down to L&D to try an ECV. She was updating me throughout and then messaged me to say it didn't work and that her c-section would be scheduled for 39 weeks (so a week after mine.) She stopped messaging me, didn't reply to comments updating her family/friends about it not working or anything like that but I figured she was just upset/sulking about needing a c-section like I've spent most of the day doing.

She just updated a few minutes ago to say her son was born via emergency c-section 2 hours ago, weighs 5lbs 10oz and is in NICU (she just hit 35 weeks.) SO crazy. I'm assuming he was in distress after the ECV attempt but I'm still in such shock because our situations were so alike and we'd been talking a lot the last 24 hours about it all. It kind of makes me feel a little more relieved that my doc isn't willing to try the ECV after all.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Kara- That sucks so much about your hip!! Take it easy!

Julie- Look at Greyson! So so cute! Love the pic!

You ladies are right about the cloth diapers. When we start looking at daycares, I will have to ask how they handle it. My mom already told me that she's not messing with, even after seeing how much better they are than they used to be. I have to admit that I really like the All in ones but they are the most expensive. The store that we were at will let you stock up on them and they give you 30 days from your due date to try them out and return the ones that don't work for you, so that's pretty cool. I at least want to give them a fair shot.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Wow waves. Makes it more real that she could be here any day! Hope her baby is ok

 

[wavescrash]

She finally got to update some more -- her OB wouldn't do any internals with her baby being breech so she had no idea if she was dilated or not. She'd been contracting on & off since Monday so she asked the nurse there to do an internal and found out she was already 4cm dilated and contracting every 2-3 minutes so they did an EMCS. She had the baby 3 hours ago and still hasn't seem him and due to various reasons, won't until 6am tomorrow (she's in California so whatever time it is there now until 6am.) He's on a nasal CPAP and has an umbilical line so they can draw blood whenever they need which means nobody can hold him. Such a crappy situation

But definitely makes it more real that she could be here at any time under any circumstance.

 

[jury3]

Britt-I agree, I like all-in-ones and think they will be easiest but they are expensive. I would suggest looking for used ones. Most of the research I've done says that the biggest mistake first time cloth diapering parents make is that they buy a bunch of one kind and then end up not liking them. So, maybe try them out with the trial first...if you like them you can return them and buy used. We are collecting a little of everything to see what we like best. We think flips will be the best for us bc of price but also some all in ones for babysitters, MIL, etc.
My MIL said at first that she wasn't messing with them and basically acted like we wouldn't stick with it. I finally asked her to be supportive. If she didn't have something nice to say about it, then I didn't want to hear it. We want to try and it may or may not be for us but with all the money we will save it is worth a shot! She is slowly coming around...you never know!
I've had a lot of negative comments about cloth diapering. What's funny is all but one person has never even tried it before lol How can you tell me I'm crazy when you haven't even tried it yourself? I'm realistic and I may hate doing laundry or something in the end, but it's worth a try to save money. I don't understand why people have to be so negative about it... (I've figured for twins, it's about $1200-$1500 a year just for disposables. We can buy all the all in ones we need and supplies for less than that and it will last us until potty training and probably even through our next child or two!)

Waves-That's crazy! I wonder why the ob wouldn't even check her...even if the baby is breech, you can still go into labor early. Seems kind of dumb. I'm surprised they tried to turn the baby. I don't think I'd let them do that to me bc of the stress on the baby and bc I've heard it's really painful. I really hope her baby is ok. That's so sad she can't see him for so long! I'd be going crazy!

P.S. I also just wanted to say that I love my doc.
1. bc she was going to have the March 3rd apt just be with her. When I asked if we could do an u/s bc my mom was coming in, she was thinking of ways she could get ins to cover it. In the end it just made sense for it to be another growth scan. Since it's technically more than 2 weeks away and waiting until March 24th (next apt) would be too long.
2. I told her about when I had called the office bc Olivia wasn't moving very much and they kind of made me feel dumb. She was like "No, if you ever feel like one of them isn't moving we will squeeze you in that day. I don't need you sitting at home worrying. I would rather you come in to make sure everything is fine." Made me feel much better!
She never ever makes me feel dumb and always tries to work with me on things. She sits and listens to everything I ask (I always have a list on my phone...) and makes sure to answer all my questions.
Oh yeah, I also got my rhogam shot today, I don't think I said that before.

 

[Kiamaria83]

Julie your dr sounds lovely. Will your dr deliver the babies ? I totally agree about nappies. How can anyone comment if they haven't tried it. After hearing all you girls I really want to try it and as I'm having a year off work after the baby comes then I think I would definitely have the time. I think ill def look into it a bit more.

Amanda hope you're doing ok. Sounds like you're having a hard time.

Not been on much in the last day or so as been off work ill. Elliott picks up so many colds from nursery and my immune system must be rubbish at the moment as I feel crap.
Im loving all your maternity shoots. My sister is a pretty amazing published photograper so she is going to do as many bump shoots as I like. Cant wait to get a bump.
Katrina have you had your results yet ? Sorry if I've missed anyone off.

 

[Cowgirl07]

No I'll call after chores.
Screw it I just called it's normal.
Amanda, I hope all goes well for you sorry about your friends baby.

 

[Ingodshand]

Julie- My next apt is next Wed the 19th. It is just a normal two week checkup so I am hoping for little drama! Love the new ultrasound pics! Do you have your results from the glucose test yet?

Kara- So sorry about the stress fracture. I can’t even imagine how painful that must be.

Rachel- Hope your power comes back on soon! We still have ours and I am praying it stays on! Love the pictures!

Katrina- Glad your results came back normal!

Colette- Still feeling good?

You all are so funny about the cloth diapers. I thought my sister was crazy who used cloth diapers on her kids, but she ended up loving it and saving money! She bought all her stuff second hand so it was even cheaper and then she just bought new liners. As of right now, we are going with disposables, but who knows!!

 

[morganwhite7]

Just wanted to check in, I'm late to work but had to share:

Miss Marley is almost FIVE POUNDS!!!!!!!!! She was not only practicing her breathing like a champ (chest was rising and falling), but yawned a few times for us!

Got my very last shot today and discussed birth plan with my midwife. We had an ultrasound to watch for IUGR (due to the bleed) and found that Marley is measuring OVER 2 weeks ahead, and that I have very high amniotic fluid levels. So they did more bloodwork and said to come back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound so we can see what's going on in there.. They acted concerned and said it could be for a number of reasons. Obviously it is better to have too much fluid than not enough, but does anyone know what would cause this?? 3 docs came in to tell us and it was kind of scary.. I wish I had time to Google some reasons for high fluid levels. They said she was really big for her gestation too, which is a cause for concern, but that they never change due date. LMP is the best judge.

Any insight ladies??

 

[Cowgirl07]

Awe she's adorable. No idea on the fluid, but it wouldn't Google it. I would wait for your drs suggestions. From the girl who has gone Google crazy the last few days.

 

[jury3]

Morgan-no idea, but I'll google it

What are your levels supposed to be for the 1 hour glucose test? I was over, so have to do the 3-hour on Monday. I think they said mine were 157 or something around that, but didn't tell me what the level is supposed to be. Anyway...that's where I'll be Mon morning

 

[wavescrash]

I forget what the max "normal" is but mine was 113 or something like that and below normal.


Another girl in the march group is having her baby today. She's 36 weeks like me. Woke up to her waters going. So crazy how rapidly everyone due around me is having babies.

 

[Kiamaria83]

Morgan hope all is ok. Did they say marley looked good ? Ive googled it and thus is what I foundWhere does amniotic fluid come from?

During the first 14 weeks of your pregnancy, fluid passes from your circulatory system into the amniotic sac. Early in the second trimester, your baby starts to swallow the fluid, pass it through his kidneys, and excrete it as urine, which he then swallows again, recycling the full volume of amniotic fluid every few hours. (Yes, this means that most of the fluid is eventually your baby's urine!)

So your baby plays an important role in keeping just the right amount of fluid in the amniotic sac. Sometimes, though, this system breaks down, resulting in either too much or too little fluid – both of which can present problems.

How much amniotic fluid should I have?

Under normal circumstances, the amount of amniotic fluid you have increases until the beginning of your third trimester. At the peak of 34 to 36 weeks, you may carry about a quart of amniotic fluid. After that, it gradually decreases until you give birth. If you're found to have too much fluid at any point in your pregnancy, it's called polyhydramnios. This happens in about 1 percent of pregnancies. (When there's too little, it's called oligohydramnios.)

How will I know if I have too much amniotic fluid?

Your healthcare practitioner may suspect this problem if your uterus is growing more rapidly than it should. You may also have unusual abdominal discomfort, increased back pain, shortness of breath, and extreme swelling in your feet and ankles. If you have these symptoms, your practitioner will send you for an ultrasound.

The sonographer will measure the largest pockets of amniotic fluid in four different sections of your uterus and add them together to see where you rate on the amniotic fluid index (AFI). A normal measurement for the third trimester is between 5 and 25 centimeters (cm). A total of more than 25 cm is considered high.

Also read it can mean a glucose problem. Haven't you had your test ?

Katrina. Glad your results are normal.

Sarah Yep im still feeling fine. No symptoms yet.

 

[Kiamaria83]

Morgan found this thread. It should put your mind at rest.

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/p...ve-experience-high-amniotic-fluid-levels.html