TTC and Beyond!

[wavescrash]

I don't want to say anything for certain but I THINK Leah may have flipped head down yesterday. I had strong, forceful and painful movements after grocery shopping so I laid down & napped for an hour or so. Ever since, everything feels totally different. The stronger movements are near or just above my belly button as opposed to between or behind my pelvis. What I'm used to feeling as her head above my belly button feels similar but not quite as round (which makes me think it's her butt.) It's driving me crazy that I can't figure it out though.

 

[clynn11]

That's awesome Nikki!!! Yaay!!

Waves, I really really hope she has flipped for you!!! FX!

 

[Kiamaria83]

Sorry a lot of you are suffering with headaches and pains. It will be worth it in the end when the babas are here.

Great job on the sleeping nikki.

Amanda. I really hope she's turned for you. Will you still have a c section if she has ?

Hope everyone had a nice day yesterday. I fell asleep about 8. How boring!! I still have no preggo symptoms other than tiredness ,the odd pinch on my right side and being hungry constantly! Cant wait for my scan on 25 th.

 

[wavescrash]

If she's no longer breech I would imagine I don't need a csection anymore. Had no complications with my two previous vaginal deliveries but haven't discussed it with my ob because we were both confident she wouldn't turn lol.

 

[Kiamaria83]

Well she's definitely on her way very soon.

 

[MrsAmk]

That is great waves!! You should be able to kind of cup the lower part of your uterus/stomach and feel the head, it is the hardest thing you will feel. This guy flipped for us this week too! I am only 25 weeks but can feel the hard head down way low

 

[jury3]

STG-I have not tried the lanolin yet, just lotion and this organic balm stuff I have. It may have something to do with the rash I keep getting that I think might be from our laundry detergent. I've read you should start using lanolin instead of lotion and such if you plan on bfing starting about a month before dd, so I might start now...
I hope you get to go maternity clothes shopping soon! I bought a new pair of yoga pants the other day and I love them! So comfy...

Sarah-I hope you are doing something fun on your trip!

Nikki-Yay for a sleeping baby! Hopefully she keeps that up since it's time for you to go back to work!

Waves-I hope she flipped! That would be great so you don't have to worry about a c-section!

 

[wavescrash]

Thanks ladies. I wish I could tell but I feel more "squishy belly" than any part of Leah. I feel either her butt or head where I normally feel her head but movements have been few & far between and hard to decipher. For a few hours I was very confident she flipped head down or at least anything other than breech. But then I felt the usual strong movements down above my pubic bone. Then higher up with lighter, tickling movements down low. And then not much movement since lol.


Why is it that I can give advice on a particular situation but when I find myself in that same situation, I feel like I have no idea what to think or do? LOL. L&D told me I had a bulging bag of waters the other day. No idea what that could lead to so maybe it's all in my head. OH and I DTD about 6-7 hours ago and naturally I felt a lot more "wet" for awhile afterward. I had some spotting a few hours afterward but nothing to get me excited lol. I lost some plug and lots of his "stuff" over the course of the day. But the last couple of hours I've felt very... constantly wet down there. Similar to how I remember it feeling when I had a slow leak the day I was admitted to deliver my last baby. Just felt constantly wet. Not dripping or anything, no gushes other than peeing when I sneeze lol. I've had a pantyliner on all day, recently changed it and the whole thing is damp right now. It's not yellow so I don't think it's urine. It smells sweet so another reason I don't think it's urine but I don't know if it smells sweet because it's semen, amniotic fluid or just the smell of my pantyliner. I just feel constantly moist/wet down there and don't know what to think/do. Because I had a slow leak that led to my admittance last pregnancy, I give the advice ALL THE TIME about laying down for 30 minutes and seeing if you feel a trickle/gush when you stand up but I just don't know what to think right now lol. I'm going to lay down in a few minutes once we put my 2 year old to bed and see but I feel like I'm probably just reading TOO much into it. But at the same time, I've had several people tell me that sex kickstarted things for people with "bulging bags." But then I would imagine it would be a more obvious trickle/gush/etc. I don't know... just "venting" I guess.

 

[HWPG]

Amanda, sorry you're struggling with all this ambiguity. I, obviously, cannot give you any advice.
Afm, I'm fairly certain I've doubled in size overnight. I feel huge. And embarrassed, like if I was thinner or taller or had thighs that didnt touch before I got preggers, I wouldn't be a giant now. It's the worst after I eat because I swear my uterus comes out from my ribs - it's solid from my ribs down to my pubes until the food digests a little while, then the top of my belly gets a tiny bit soft again. Sigh. This better be a ten pound baby I'm growing.... Or I have to deliver early. Like April.

 

[jury3]

Mirolee-lol my belly used to get so hard, pretty much every night. Just remember, you are pregnant, not fat! Own that shit!

Waves-they told us in our multiples class to wear a pad and if it was filled/all wet to call. I don't remember how long, assuming after it's been on an hour maybe? I'm sorry you have to deal with all this guesswork!

 

[brunettebimbo]

Sweet sounds like it could be your waters. Have you rang L&D?

 

[wavescrash]

Not yet. What I was feeling, of course, subsided for several hours. I felt it again recently but may just be coincidence so I'm going to wait and see.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I really hope she turned for you Amanda! Any way to find out for sure?

Baby Harper was kicking up a storm last night! Ten straight minutes of hard little kicks (or maybe it's just movement) but Hubby got to feel a lot of it. She's getting stronger in there =]

 

[TTCaWee1]

Any update Amanda? They should make a pad that turns color when it's amniotic fluid. That way people will know for sure before going to l&d

Britt that's so exciting what you are feeling her move so much. My belly looks like dancers under a sheet....all you can see is limbs moving around. It's kind of creepy.

I've been nesting all day. Folding and sorting....I'm going to make a return trip today to take exchange some of the things we got. I just went through all of her clothes and she has so many onesies. A lot of dresses and creepers too but lots of onesies. I think I'll have to hit up target for some leggings in every color.
I'm pretty sure I have carpal tunnel in my good wrist. It is horrible. I've woken up every night this week with a numb hand and unable to make a fist. When I try it feels like something is pulling all my flexor tendons and the pain goes all the way up my forearm. It gets better as the morning goes on but if I do anything with my hand it starts to go numb again. I hope it goes away quickly after I have her. I think I'll go get a splint today to wear at night. Nikki didn't you have this too??

Oh and for those who have had babies...how many burp cloths, swaddlers, pjs, towels do I need? I feel like I have so much of some stuff and not enough of others

 

[goldstns]

Rachel- yes I had it too. The splint I got from target did the trick. It was like magic! However I hate to tell you, but folding/sorting all of alias clothing made mine worse. I also have gotten it back since she's been born. But I wore the splint again and it has been fine. As for things you'll need... It depends how much you do wash... I do it every Sunday... I would say 4 towels, a million burp cloths! (never too many!), swaddled id say 4 (but Alia didn't like being swaddled, so we don't use them much...also since its been a cold winter we wrapped her in a baby fleece blanket), pjs- I change her out of pjs ever morning to her day outfit- she sometimes spits up on them- id say 3/4.

I recommend 2 (at least) sheet savers. We put her head on it at night so she spits up on it and not her sheets....thats for babies sleeping in their crib.

 

[goldstns]

Oh and for swaddled we liked the Velcro ones, because we didn't want to mess with it at night...and I sucked at swaddling.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Amanda any update?

 

[clynn11]

Rachel that is a GREAT idea! You should patent that!!!! Lol.

Amanda- Go get checked out girl! Screw L&D if they're 'irritated' with you for coming in multiple times. Better to ease your mind and know for sure. Keeping everything crossed.

 

[wavescrash]

thanks ladies. went to l&d today - waters not leaking thankfully. did a quick scan and she's still breech. still only 3.5cm dilated. my ob thinks leah feels small and says i look small so she's sending me for a growth scan tomorrow.

leah's been giving me the most painful movements today :/ this pregnancy can be over at any time now.

 

[asmcsm]

Omfg, I just found that my uncles wife, the one that I mentioned a long time ago that took hella pills and smoked and did very possible thing she could that would be bad for her pregnancy and lost the baby at 26 weeks is pregnant with a baby girl and is due THE SAME FUCKING WEEK as me! I am beyond pissed off right now. This is her 8th pregnancy, she gave up her first 5 kids, their son(which we're pretty sure isn't even my uncles) is autistic and doesn't get the things he needs and she lost the 7th one... It's disgusting to me that she's capable of getting pregnant and then there's so many people here that can't get pregnant. Grrrrrrr!!!!