TTC and Beyond!

[Cowgirl07]

Love it Cassidy.

 

[jury3]

Kara-lol kind of like the tww...pretty much anything could mean you are pregnant! DW just said the other day it's like we are in the 2ww again, but waiting for the babies to come this time lol

Waves-So cute!

Sandy-I don't think they take it out, I'm assuming maybe it would come out with the bleeding afterward and probably gets overlooked bc there are other things coming out...I don't know this for a fact, just what I'm guessing.

My stomach has been hard all day. I've had a couple of bh that actually caused pain in my lower back, but nothing consistent. DW is so convinced we are going to have the babies this week. At this point, I'm not sure how much longer my body can hold them in!
I actually cried last night bc I had to wake DW up to help put my leg in bed. Lifting my left leg hurts my pubic bone so bad sometimes I literally cannot lift it. Lifting it to put pants on or get in the car usually hurt too. I felt so dumb for making her wake up, but I didn't know how else to get into bed. Then I cried bc it hurt and bc I felt like such an idiot lol With the pain in my pubic bone and my back, how tight my belly is, and how often I'm having bh...surely my body will just give up at any point! lol

 

[pdxmom]

Julie uve done brilliantly so far... Way to go momma... Ur almost there... Don't beat yourself up ..

Kara u crack me up... Anytime now

Wow all of u r soo soo close this is getting real girls... We r getting there

Amanda wat happened about Leah's belly button situation???

 

[Disneybaby26]

Cassidy- you look fab!!

Julie- you're sooooo close! Twinnie carrying mommy of the year for sure!! I love how Somia said "brilliant"-I think that fits just perfectly!

 

[brunettebimbo]

I didn't lose my plug until I was in labour and had to have my waters broken a few hours in. I didn't have an epidural, they scare me more than the pain.

Julie you've done amazingly. I can't believe how far you've gotten!

 

[frsttimemama]

Julie, that makes sense. I obviously don't know. Lol. I'm sorry you had such a rough night! Hopefully you don't have to wait tooooo much longer, just as long as babies are healthy and ready to come out!

Cassidy, you look great!

Any updates from Molly or Sarah?

Morgan, how are you holding up?

Katrina, I can't wait for today's temp!

Amanda, what did they do for Leah's belly button?

I have to work evenings tonight. Blah. Hubby absolutely refused to let me go in at 11 or so. He said if I'm working 3-11, that's all I need to work. So I let him win that fight. Haha. I'm actually thinking I may go back to bed for awhile then get up and straighten up the house. I'm tired, and still just not quite 100% for whatever reason.

Did you guys feel a little then go a couple weeks without feeling anything else? I haven't felt anything since the week before last.. and I'm starting to get nervous.

 

[brunettebimbo]

I won't be updating much. We are at the hospice with Hubby's Nan. Things aren't looking good. She's rapidly deteriorating.

 

[HWPG]

sandy, yes, i meant to say that the other day. i started feeling things at 16 weeks. but was like, "hm, is that baby?" it wasnt strong, it would come and go. around 20 weeks is when i really started definitively knowing it was K and feeling him regularly. you are still very early. i wouldnt worry.
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[HWPG]

thoughts with you BB.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Sandy - That's normal. I read that baby isn't big enough to feel consistently until you're at least 22 weeks. I had the same thing. I'd feel her and then go days without feeling a thing.

Bb- thinking of you and your DH!

Julie- As far as visitors, I could not tell anyone we are there, but I can't stop my family. I could ask them not to text/call everyone, but you know how people are with babies.. they are going to call anyway. I am going to be very stern about posting ANYTHING on social media. It's OUR NEWS to announce when our baby is here. We do not want someone else posting pictures before we do, and telling our news. We also don't want people tagging us saying we are in the hospital. I just don't know how to tell everyone with this stuff without sounding like a huge bitch.

 

[morganwhite7]

Kara- I lost bloody plug when I dilated from 0-2 and from 2-3 I lost NO plug.. then lost a bunch again this past week, so excited to see if I've made any progress. But I'm at a 3, regular contractions, and nothing is flippin happening

Also I have begun swelling like crazy too! My wedding ring is STUCK! I don't even wanna try, we tried Vaseline lastnight and almost made my finger explode pulling it.. so I hope that theory is right and that my reward will be here soon!!

Waves- I love the pic, you inspire me and my DH loves seeing your pics on IG.. he always comments on how fast she grows and how we need to take lots of pics too- lol!

Sarah- GL I can't WAITTTT to see him!!!

Julie- This ISSSSS the worst TWW ever! Lol. As of yesterday the soreness of my back/hips really set in.. I couldn't lift my legs into bed either, felt very strange as I haven't had much pain at all this pregnancy. Ready to meet these babies!!

As for guests, I was wondering the same thing. According to the doc, only 2 ppl are allowed in delivery (DH and my sis) but DH made it clear to MIL that he wants NO ONE in delivery!!! So MIL had a cryfest about it and has been a total beotch ever since. So we will have fam in there up until the very last moment (or until I say so LOL) and then no one for the birth. I love the idea. But I am also afraid all 15+ of the immediate family will want to run in once she's born.... and SORRY friends but I will be getting her on the boob the MOMENT I can! And I want AT LEAST an hour before stupid MIL runs in to take awful pics of everything to upload to FB (she doesn't give a crap, uploads any/everything and I want to put up her first pics, NOT HER! grrr) So I hope things go okay and DH supports my wishes like he says he will. I just think that first moment is so important after what we've been through. Maybe I'll put out a disclaimer once we're in the hospital- FYI birth and an hour+ after, NO VISITORS- you idiots have the rest of her life to swoon over her.. Mom and Dad deserve that important time alone to appreciate what we've been waiting on for over 2 years. So you can come to the hospital, but you'll be waiting out there for hours! Gotta problem, you can suck it!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Well I guess o hasn't happened yet and yesterday's temp was because of no sleep. I got a positive opk today though. So maybe I'll o yet.

 

[morganwhite7]

Katrina I used to get O pains a few days BEFORE O... I assume it was when the follicle was ready to burst, it got painful. So keep up the BD! Use SoftCups too! I can't wait to see what April 23rd(ish) holds for you! And me, Kara, and Julie! Haha what a week it will be. Oh and do you have new hair pics on FB? I wanna see!

Here's a cool comparison I made.. 24 weeks, 30 weeks, and 37 weeks! Wow!

 

[Cowgirl07]

I did another opk and it was positive so I'm hoping today or tomorrow. No pictures yet after chores ill get some up!
You look great Morgan!

 

[morganwhite7]

I think your egg is ready! So exciting to know IT'S TIME.. lol I hated that frantic feeling, but try not to worry- just get BD covered, SoftCup, and hop into bed after you're done doing chores for the day. Tell hubbs it is crucial! Lol.. I believe in Femara!

And thanks! I am unbelievably huge and it is really shocking to see how she's/I've grown.. I wished it all away and now it's time. So, so crazy.

 

[Cowgirl07]

I guess since I haven't been releasing mature follies it make sense that it's moving back a bit. But it better happen before this weekend!

 

[wavescrash]

Waves- I love the pic, you inspire me and my DH loves seeing your pics on IG.. he always comments on how fast she grows and how we need to take lots of pics too- lol!

Aww thanks dear Yes... take LOTS of pictures. Everyone always makes fun of how many pictures I take of the girls (be it on my phone or with my DSLR) but I don't care. It goes by way too fast and I want to have tons of picture memories to look back on and share with them. And with the digital age, it's so easy to make multiple copies of each picture so I'll always have them but can also share them with the girls and their own families once they get older.


As for Leah's belly button - he said it's called an umbilical granuloma. Basically the very base of the cord didn't fall off with the rest of it and since it's live tissue, it continued to grow. He just applied 2 q-tip things of silver nitrate which basically dries it out/kills the tissue and said it should take about a week to fall off. If it doesn't, we have to go back for another application but said he's never seen it take more than 2 applications to work. Hopefully just the 1 works because it wasn't easy getting the car to take her in. Just got lucky that OH was going to take the day off work to visit with his mom/grandma.

19 days until Hannah's 2nd birthday & party. My dad called yesterday and we were discussing present ideas. He's going to get her a little tablet which I'm very excited about. She currently has my very old/beat up iPod touch that I passed onto my mom and Autumn before letting Hannah play with it. It doesn't stay charged, is so out of date... she can't do much with it. Someone suggested getting her a tablet to help me during the day when it's just me and the girls at home - particularly when I'm feeding Leah so that Hannah can be occupied and hopefully less likely to get into everything (so I don't have to put Leah down every 3 minutes each feeding.)

I have to put in a cake order with the grocery store before I forget. I'll be 5 weeks pp on Thursday and STILL haven't called to schedule my 6 week pp check-up. WHOOPS. I'm going to try & do that today. It's just so hard to make any phone calls because we get HORRIBLE reception in the apartment so I have to go into my room by the window & of course, that's when both girls would be wide awake, going crazy or needing me so it just hasn't happened yet.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Hope her belly button gets better soon.
Pictures are on my page of my shoulder length hair.

 

[frsttimemama]

Thanks for the reassurance ladies! I guess I just expected to feel more and sooner this time since I knew kinda what I was feeling for and don't have an anterior placenta.. boy was I wrong!

BB, I'm so sorry to hear that. Thinking of you guys!

Katrina, that stinks, but I *KNOW* you're going to O, and soon! Try not to stress, easier said than done! I agree with Morgan. Cover your bases, maybe use some SoftCups, and try to relax. (I don't know if the SoftCups were how I got pregnant or not. I used them a couple times, but not every time.. so hard to say! But they surely can't hurt, either.)

Mirolee, I really love the second one (I think?)! The one with the little black belt. In any of the colors.

Morgan, you look amazing! I'm sorry you're not making much progress. When do you go to the doctor again?

Waves, so glad that it was an easy fix! That's so weird.. I've never heard of that, but it makes sense. Hubby and I want to do the rocking chair picture like that. He had showed me a picture on FB like that that he saw and wanted to do, and he isn't really one to say "Let's do this with Baby! or Let's do that!" specifically. He will pick out clothes, toys, décor, that type of thing, or make comments about taking him/her here or there, but he's not into pictures, so that was definitely something on my list to make sure we did. I think we are going to garage sale for one that we like and paint it a pretty color to match the baby's room. I'm excited. I have so many Pinterest picture ideas! So ready to bust out my camera. I'm even excited to get a belly and take pictures, something I didn't really do last time, and most of the few I had were on my phone that got stolen so I don't have much left as far as that goes unfortunately. Jerks. I woulda given them my lithium battery since that's probably all they wanted. Haha.

Has anyone heard from Molly or Sarah?

I'm truly not sure how we are goin to handle visitors and social media and such. I'm a little worried because having a C-section, won't they take the baby while they are finishing up with me? I don't want hubby to leave me all alone, but I don't want the baby left all alone either. I don't want them to take it to do whatever. I don't know how all of this works because I was out last time and it wasn't the "normal" scenario.. I don't want everyone posting pictures before hubby & I get to or sharing our news. I'm sure it will happen, and I have bigger fish to fry such as getting this baby into the world alive and well. I guess I just need to ask the doctor how it all works and what happens.

 

[morganwhite7]

Sandy- I'll be going to the doc tomorrow, and begging for a sweep like they promised lol! I recommend researching a "gentle CS" they are on the rise, saw a story on the news about them... Basically they try to imitate a vaginal birth as much as possible.. Like have baby come STRAIGHT to you and have APGAR tests done on you also, instead of whisking baby away like you're afraid of. Obv if there are complications it wouldn't go that way but I think that would be great for you guys considering the way the last birth went. You need immediate contact!

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