when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[PDReggie]

HAHAHA I would totally agree with that comparison! I was excited for every little twinge the last few weeks.

 

[MrsKChicago]

I have plans to go to Mommy Con at 38+2 that I'd really like to keep, so I'll probably be stressing about symptoms up til then, and then start getting excited at 38+3

 

[ladders]

I was hoping she wouldn't be too early because I felt like once I'd finished work I still had loads to do

 

[ladders]

I was hoping she wouldn't be too early because I felt like once I'd finished work I still had loads to do but iv done it all now so I'm just waiting. I even washed all the carpets yesterday because I was convinced she was on her way lol. suprised that didn't send me into labour it took me hours lol
and Mrsk that's exactly what it's like!

 

[MgreenM]

ladders - I didn't have the urge to clean or anything like that, but right before I went into labor I had a REALLY good night's sleep and a lot of energy the following day. A day after that is when I went into labor.

 

[treeroot]

Lol, well at least you're ready Ladders, better then a last minute scramble.


I don't know if I could work in any part of criminal law or corrections PD, I don't blame you for feeling frustrated some days.

 

[JCM]

hey ladders, hope this is it! Keep us updated as long as you can. Come on little one!

So this is completely off subject but I need to rant for a moment. My judge is very sweet but I swear she is missing a common sense gene. This morning she sentenced a man on his 4th panhandling charge to be released from jail (in the middle of a giant snow storm) and pay court costs. He's homeless and begging for money on the streets. He's had 4 prior cases that he hasn't paid for. In who's world does she think he's going to pay this time? Sorry. Normally my job doesn't bother me, but days like today make me wonder.

I really really hate panhandlers! They are everywhere on my streets now. The worst is when they have their dogs with them. Makes me so mad. Nobody arrests them here. They just keep multiplying. Ugh so annoying. It kills me when I see them with iPhones! Crazy world we have!!!

Question, did anyone or is anyone having a really tight abdominal feeling at 22 weeks? I'm comparing it to wearing a shirt 5 sizes to small except it's my skin. Haha it's super uncomfortable and every couple of hours I'll get a tight cramp and then That's gone but the tightness stays. I'm breathing like I'm really over weight too. I've only gained about 10 pounds so far so I know I'm not gaining too much. Help! : / hopefully this is normal?

 

[MgreenM]

JCM- That all sounds pretty normal to me. As the baby grows, the amount of room for your lungs to expand decreases. As a result, you get short of breath much more easily. I had tightening frequently and I always assumed it was just the uterus/my body expanding/growing with baby.

 

[ladders]

Jcm iv never had tightening just loads of pressure when she pushes out but definitely had the lung thing from about 24 weeks. I'd always be out of breath and felt like I couldn't ever fill my lungs up. Made me feel really unfit lol. It's only just got better because she's dropped.

 

[PDReggie]

JCM - I never had the tightening as you describe it, but I used to feel like my stomach was pushing out like a balloon was feeling it. It sounds like maybe we were feeling the same thing just in a different way? Also, I actually hate panhandling. This particular one bothered me because the charge was a year old. He turned himself in when the weather got cold. Not a lot of shelters around here so when my clients get bad off they usually try and go to the jail. Plus, the judge sentencing court costs was rather idiotic. All that's going to happen is it will eventually be turned over to collections and some company will spend the court's money trying to collect court costs from the homeless population.

ladders - Baby dropping sounds promising! Abigail never dropped so I am hoping this is a great sign!

 

[curiousowl]

Yay ladders, hope it's soon! But don't get discouraged if it's not!

JCM, I know when we were on vacation for the holidays a few weeks ago I felt really "squished". That's how I kept describing it to DH. Just like there was absolutely no room for anything to get bigger and breathing was harder. It wasn't comfortable but it did pass. I don't feel that way anymore. So hopefully LO is just having a growth spurt! Drink tons of water and if the cramps get worse, call your doctor. Otherwise it sounds like normal growing pains to me.

 

[JCM]

Thanks all! I've been constipated too so I just feel like I have no room! Some miralax fixed that last night though! I've never been so relieved to poop! Lol! Everything does feel really high up so I can't catch my breath. It almost feels like I can't relax. Just very uptight. I guess I'll live on miralax and Epsom salt baths for now. I read there's a lot of growing between 18 and 24 weeks and I'm right in the middle. I can't imagine getting much bigger but everyone that sees me says "oh are you about 14-16 weeks?" And I say no, 22! Then they make a face and say "you're tiny, not even big yet!" I'm so scared. I don't feel like there's enough skin to stretch much more. Yikes

 

[treeroot]

Ah JCM, I hear ya, I feel soo stretched today. It seems crazy how fast the body changes during pregnancy.
Though I don't have a pressure yet, just ballooning outward.
You can really see my belly in the sweater I wore today, and I kind of wonder if it's the first time my co-workers have noticed I'm really growing a bump - made me feel a bit weird to be honest.

 

[PDReggie]

So one of my friends posted on facebook that she was still 80 some days away from due date and she is already up to 123 pounds. Now she is like 5 ft even and maybe 100 pounds normally, but while dieting and trying to adjust to the way all my fat spread in different places after the baby, I kind of want to punch her in the face.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Haha! Yeah, I'm not in trouble with the midwives, but I've definitely gone past the recommended gain for my starting weight. I think next week's weigh in will probably put me at the heaviest I've ever been, and I lost quite a bit of weight before I started TTC. I just keep reminding myself I'll lose a big chunk of it when he's born. It'll be a nice head start.

 

[curiousowl]

Ugh, yeah I've given up caring about weight gain. I think I will definitely be above what they recommend. But my doctor hasn't said anything so oh well. I'm eating mostly healthy and working out 4 days a week. Not sure what else I can do!

I had my glucose test yesterday. I didn't think the drink was too bad, fingers crossed I passed.

 

[ladders]

Well it's 7.30pm in the UK and iv been having contractions since 2pm. Weirdly all in my back but I can see my stomach tense as they come and they are bloody painful. Waters not burst but I'm hoping this is it. Rang the labour ward and they are not coming quick enough or lasting long enough for me to go in. Fingers crossed this is it and if it is I'm blaming dtd last night and the four mile walk i did with the dog this morning!!! Come on pickle

 

[MrsKChicago]

Woohoo! I hope this is it too! It's totally normal for water to not break at home.

 

[PDReggie]

YEAH ladders!!!! Fingers crossed!!!! Can't wait. Safe labor wishes for you.

Mrs.K and curious - I gained around 50 pounds in my pregnancy. Dr. wasn't concerned at all and I lost 30 pounds between her birth and going back to work so it hasn't been too bad. And since I started my diet again at the beginning of the month I've lost another 10 pounds almost. I messaged her that she sucked.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Haha! What did she respond?

I suspect I'll max out around 40lbs, but I started out right on the edge of obese. I haven't gotten any flack from the midwives, but it's not ideal. Oh well. Hopefully breastfeeding will help me get it off without too much hassle. I'd have ended up back in Weight Watchers after the baby no matter how much I gained, so this just means I start out with more points