Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[Jas12]

nycbk--i did cord blood banking--it was costly, but my parents contributed and really wanted me to do it, so we went ahead. Takes a bit of research to find the bank you want. If u have any Qs let me know

 

[ljmorgan]

Congratulations Ebree -- I cannot believe it! I always checked the TTC thread to check on you... I am so happy for you!

29w 3d here... can''t believe I will be 30 weeks soon -- where does the time go? I had a checkup today and my OB gave me a hard time because I gained 6 lbs. in the past 4 weeks... it is really not fun getting lectured!! I eat healthy, get lots of veggies and stuff, so I''m not worried. After my appointment the husband and I went OUT to eat -- and we shared dessert!

We stopped by Babies R Us tonight because I had some diaper coupons and they had a deal going on, so we bought two boxes. I got them home and was sitting in the nursery (which just got painted this week) and I opened one of the boxes to examine them, I couldn''t believe how tiny they are. I had ordered some cleaning products from Caldrea last week which arrived today as well, and I had ordered some products especially for baby. So I was sitting in her nursery with the diapers and cleaning supplies, and I just felt so... good. Like this was what I was supposed to be doing, and I just sat there for a while and enjoyed the thought of her impending arrival. I am ready!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 2/19/2009 7:50:16 PM
Author: nycbkgirl
Is anyone doing the cord blood banking??

Just FYI most places won't do it for twins. There might be one company that does it, Viacord maybe? The others won't take twins, I guess they are worried about contamination during the birth or something like that.

Also, I wrote a post awhile back about all the sketchy statistics to go with it. Basically the lowdown is the chance that you'd ever need it is super super slim AND add to that the fact that something like 75% of cordblood that they take AND BANK AND CHARGE YOU FOR ends up being not good enough for use anyway. So essentially 70% of the time the blood you are paying to bank isn't even useable. Add to that the slim chances that you'd need it...and you can't use it generally for the child it was taken for anyway, so it is only really good if you have another child/family member who needs it...there's a long list of "exceptions" but the for profit companies don't usually tell you that.

The cost/benefit analysis to me just didn't make sense, so we were going to donate it, then I found out that no one will take donated twin cord blood and most companies won't even collect twin cord blood at all.

Basically just do your research before you shell out thousands of dollars and NOT from the for profit literature, their brochures are a bunch of BS. One claimed that something like 1 in 200 people need the cord blood eventually, and that is just obscenely false. No one even has reliable numbers about how many people need it, but let's just say the odds are more in the tens or hundreds of thousands to 1, not the 200 to 1 that the literature from the companies claim!

 

[nycbkgirl]

Neat- I was trying to remember what u said before about cord blood but didn''t want to ask again....I don''t understand why they wouldn''t do it for twins?? I don''t get what the problem with 2cords vs 1 would be?? Im not a good researcher so I didn''t look it up yet and their brochure sure does sound convincing but I understand why..it is soooo costly...the annual isn''t too bad but the initial is a lot..esp for 2!...I want to be sure that I won''t make a mistake..should I talk to ob? Maybe they have advice. I would donate as well if I didn''t do it but again I don''t get why the twin thing is an issue!

Jas12- thanks so much for the info...did u research it somewhere or just decided to do it? But I guess as neat said I may not even be able to do it bc of twins!

Linds- almost 30w wooow!

 

[natalina]

Ebree-

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your little belly is adorable!

 

[natalina]

Did any of you skip morning sickness all together? I''m 7 weeks and 3 days today, and haven''t had any nausea whatsoever- well, last weekend DH ordered corned beef hash for breakfast and I got a whif and almost lost it

, but that''s the only instance of anything. I''m just waiting for the shoe to drop...shouldn''t it have hit by now?
Also, I called my doc''s office today to see when they might do an ultrasound, and they said they usually don''t do one til after 20 weeks

- does this sound right to you guys? I''ve only had my orientation appointment with the nurse. My first doc appt is March 10 ( I will be exactly 10 weeks) and I was really hoping for an ultrasound. Does this mean we won''t get to hear the heartbeat either? DH travels all the time, so if the appt is going to be uneventful (no listening for heartbeat, seeing the baby on ultrasound, etc) it will be less important for him to rearrange travel to be there. I don''t mean to sound like the appt wouldn''t be important, but hopefully you all know what I mean. If it''s just a quick physical, there really won''t be anything emotional that he might miss out on. Plus, doesn''t the NT scan have to be done right around 10 weeks? Ugh...I wasn''t anxious....but now I feel like I am a bit.
And don''t even get me started on names!!! DH and I don''t agree on ANY!!! You guys have such cute ones...

Sorry to not address everyone individually- gotta get to bed for a long day tomorrow. Hope everyone gets a good night''s sleep!

 

[Blenheim]

Not doing the cord blood banking, partially because I doubt it could be done at home. But even if we transfered to a hospital, I wouldn''t for the reasons NF mentioned.

Lindsey - I cannot believe you''re so far along.

Natalina - I had a couple days of morning sickness, around 7 weeks or so if I remember correctly, and then threw up once around 12 weeks and again around 22ish. I didn''t feel bad before or after vomiting, and both were when I was brushing my teeth so I think that didn''t help. So it''s possible to have very little or no m/s, but at the same time I think that for some women it can start a little bit later. I hope you get off m/s free. Don''t worry about the names - DH wouldn''t even talk names, other than vetoing them, until about 18 weeks. You have plenty of time. I think that it''s possible but unlikely to hear the heartbeat at 10 weeks, so many practitioners probably won''t do it so that you don''t get worried if you can''t hear it, but you''ll probably be able by 12 weeks or so. You''d be able to see it, but not all doctors give routine ultrasounds this early. Routine ultrasounds haven''t been shown to correlate with better outcomes, and sometimes insurance only covers one unless you have some condition that warrants more, so I don''t think it''s weird to just have the 20 week one. Ask about the NT scan at your appointment, if you''re interested in it. Not sure about that.

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Just popping in to give a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Ebree

I''m so happy to hear your news and I cannot believe how long you held out on us. Welcome to the blue team, too!

Diva

 

[E B]

lindsey, natalina and Diva,

Thank you all so much! I feel awful not having more time for more personal replies, but between napping, eating and packing, I haven't had a bunch of time today. I will tomorrow.

So for team blue is it just me, cdt and nyc *for sure* so far? It's funny- boys totally outnumber girls in both of my due date communities elsewhere. Something about July '09 making a bunch of baby boys!

 

[littlelysser]

Blen - I''m having the same thing right now. Called and asked my OB about it...basically, it is a SUPER sensitive gag reflex. The first time, I got sick after I had a little coughing fit and this morning, well, I puked after I got a little piece of cracker caught in my throat...sure enough, I went from totally fine to puking in like 2.2 seconds. Not fun. I''ve never experienced vomiting without being nauseated before. Ugh.

Natalina - When I initially called my OB I was told only one U/S at 20 weeks. Well, I''m 11w5d now and I''ve had three. The first two were due to bleeding issues and the last was because of the CVS test. Almost of all of the genetic testing/screening includes some sort of U/S. But those are often not done by your doctor, but rather by the genetics group at your hospital.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 2/19/2009 10:33:38 PM
Author: littlelysser
Natalina - When I initially called my OB I was told only one U/S at 20 weeks. Well, I''m 11w5d now and I''ve had three. The first two were due to bleeding issues and the last was because of the CVS test. Almost of all of the genetic testing/screening includes some sort of U/S. But those are often not done by your doctor, but rather by the genetics group at your hospital.

Also important to remember is that NT scan, CVS, Amnio, all those screening tests are considered optional, so insurance doesn''t always cover them and that is why doctors often don''t tell you that you **will** get an u/s earlier than 20 wks because you won''t if you don''t decide to do the optional screens.

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 2/19/2009 9:22:23 PM
Author: natalina
Did any of you skip morning sickness all together? I''m 7 weeks and 3 days today, and haven''t had any nausea whatsoever- well, last weekend DH ordered corned beef hash for breakfast and I got a whif and almost lost it

, but that''s the only instance of anything. I''m just waiting for the shoe to drop...shouldn''t it have hit by now?
Also, I called my doc''s office today to see when they might do an ultrasound, and they said they usually don''t do one til after 20 weeks

- does this sound right to you guys? I''ve only had my orientation appointment with the nurse. My first doc appt is March 10 ( I will be exactly 10 weeks) and I was really hoping for an ultrasound. Does this mean we won''t get to hear the heartbeat either? DH travels all the time, so if the appt is going to be uneventful (no listening for heartbeat, seeing the baby on ultrasound, etc) it will be less important for him to rearrange travel to be there. I don''t mean to sound like the appt wouldn''t be important, but hopefully you all know what I mean. If it''s just a quick physical, there really won''t be anything emotional that he might miss out on. Plus, doesn''t the NT scan have to be done right around 10 weeks? Ugh...I wasn''t anxious....but now I feel like I am a bit.
And don''t even get me started on names!!! DH and I don''t agree on ANY!!! You guys have such cute ones...

Sorry to not address everyone individually- gotta get to bed for a long day tomorrow. Hope everyone gets a good night''s sleep!

Do not tempt the morning sickness gods - believe me, mine only went away about 2 weeks ago (I''m coming up for 28 weeks) and kicked in at 7 weeks. It is beyond horrible!

The first appointment I had - booking appointment - they just took family history, did a urine test, BP and gave out leaflets. No physical at all - they only started checking heartbeat at around 18 weeks.

If you have an NT scan then you will get a US between 11wks and 13wk 6 days - try and get a 12.5wk one as you will see plenty, and if your dates are slightly out it won''t mean the test is no longer valid.

Otherwise, it''s very common to only have the 20wk anomaly scan.

I only take DH to scan appointments as the others are all pretty boring for a man - nothing to see at all.

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 2/19/2009 7:50:16 PM
Author: nycbkgirl
Is anyone doing the cord blood banking??

The hospital I attend - which is the largest maternity unit in the UK - won''t have anything to do with cord blood banking at all and even have posters up advising against it.

 

[Pandora II]

This article from the Royal College of Gynaecologists & Obstetricians is quite interesting on the subject of cord-blood banking.

 

[NYCsparkle]

congrats ebree!!!!

i''ve been mia online because i can''t stay awake after work...lol i''m having a little girl and i''m beyond excited

. my ds keeps saying his girl is growing and sleeping in mommys belly. my dh has already rehearsed the speech he''s giving her fiance at the alter on her wedding day

.

i hope everyone is feeling great....i know i finally am after months of projectile vomiting..lol....i''m 22 weeks and have to go for the glucose test soon

. hopefully i pass.

 

[cdt1101]

Ebree - there are 3 other girls preggo in my dept at work and ALL of us are having boys!!! 2009 is the year for boys I guess!!!! Although even of my friends who have kids ranging from 4years - 5 months, all but 1 are boys!! That''s 7 boys, 1 girl! It''s insane.....initially I had really wanted a girl because I feel like I''m surrounded by boys, but I''m thrilled to have a little man on the way!!

 

[natalina]

Blen, lysser, NF and Pandora- thanks for the feedback re: ultrasounds. I don''t want to sound like a total doofus, but when they check for the heartbeat they are using the doppler, right? So that really doesn''t have anything to do with the ultrasound? When did you all hear your baby''s heartbeat for the fors time? Geez, can you tell I''m new at this?!?!?

Pandora- If I''m reading your post right, NT is done between 11wks and 13weks 6 days. So when is the CVS test given should we elect to do so? I mentioned them both at my appt with the nurse, but was kinda given a bit of a brush off (I remember posting about it here). I will certainly talk to the doc about it, but I want to make sure I don''t miss a window or anything. So early in this game, and already afraid I am falling behind

.

Thanks too for the info about morning sickness. Guess I''m far from in the clear at this point!

How much does everyone have prepared for their baby? I''d love to hear about the process of creating the nursery, choosing your ''big'' baby items (crib, stroller, etc). What was/is most important to you in your preparation? Or maybe I should start a new thread for this...? So many of you are going to be mamas in the next 3 months- or DD, any minute!!!

 

[natalina]

NYCsparkle- CONGRATS on finding out you''re having a baby girl! Too cute about your DH. Also glad to hear that your morning sickness has gone away.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 2/20/2009 9:04:37 AM
Author: natalina

How far along will you be? When you first go in (like at 8 weeks) it''s usually too early to hear the HB so they look for it via an u/s sometimes. Otherwise once you get a tiny bit further along they then use the doppler to hear it.

Not a stupid Q at all!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Robbie love the avi, what are you holding in your hand??

Natalina When you hear it with doppler will depend on your body and where your placenta is. If you are very slim and have a posteriour placenta (on the back) you may hear it at your first appointment. But for us we heard it for the first time at 13 weeks. CVS is usually done somewhere around 12 weeks, but most only do it if there is something "wrong" on the NT scan, simply because the former is more invasive. So if you think that CVS is something you would want to do, then try to schedule your NT scan earlier in the window of opportunity perhaps. and PS we have everything ready for our baby

NYC we will not be banking the cord blood. I am not convinced by the science yet.

As for me, had another scan yesterday and baby again scored 8/8 on the biophysical profile! Also, and this was great great news, baby has turned into the Occipital Anterior posiiton, which means baby''s back is along my tummy and baby faces my back! This is the best position for birth, so I am really really happy that baby finally got into that position! I am hopeful that this means that baby has engaged and is getting ready to come out on his/her own. Today at 1pm we have our appointment with the OB to go over the other results of the scan, including the fluid estimates, so PLEASE everyone send me low-fluid vibes!!

I have been having tonnes of BH contractions and other strange crampy things, I finished the work I wanted to get done, and my mom arrived last night to stay with us for 2 week. I am now officially READY!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

DD, I am so excited for you! Hope baby gets the eviction notice soon!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 2/20/2009 10:09:15 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring
DD, I am so excited for you! Hope baby gets the eviction notice soon!

Thanks Tacori! Me too!!

 

[fieryred33143]

Ok so I''m doing this off of memory from the email notifications...I''ll check back in later.

Natalina-I am 19 weeks now and have thrown up I think once after eating chef boyardee (I will never in my life eat chef boyardee ever again

). Other than that, I never got morning sickness. The 20 week u/s is pretty normal. I have no idea why I''ve been given so many u/s. I think part of it may be that my doctor is just insurance-money hungry. The other part I believe is because of when I went in to my appointments. I POAS on Friday and had my appointment set for that Thursday to take blood and do a pap. I didn''t know at the time that my doctor wasn''t delivering babies anymore so she did all the prelim work for me and then recommended another OB to me in my area. When I got there, they didn''t need to do anything as they had all the results so they just gave me an u/s to date (at 7weeks). I don''t know why I had another at 11weeks, I''m guessing it was to make sure everything was ok. My last appointment (at 15 weeks) was with a doppler and this next one (on Friday

) will be the big u/s.

NYCsparkle-congrats on the girl

DD-low fluid vibes being sent your way!!! I''m so excited and anxious for you!

 

[natalina]

NF and DD- I will be 10weeks and 1 day at the appointment. This is the date given by Fertility Friend''s Pregnancy tracker, which I have programmed as having ovulated Jan. 12. We definitely want the NT scan, and will go from there with CVS.

DD- OOOHHHH! I am so excited for you! All of your ducks are in a row and now it''s just about waiting! What''s the status of "to induce or not to induce"? And have you posted your name choices for boy or girl? Oh, I just can''t wait to see your little babe and hear your story. I will be sending you positive/fluid reducing/powerful/healthy/strong vibes! So happy to her you are feeling ready!

 

[natalina]

Thanks Fiery. I just really want to see or hear our little bebe in there, you know? Will you post pics of your big scan? And are you guys going to find out the sex? O how exciting. Speaking of, have you told the story behing the cake in your avatar? If so, I missed it- but it is SO cute!

 

[fieryred33143]

Date: 2/20/2009 10:29:08 AM
Author: natalina
Thanks Fiery. I just really want to see or hear our little bebe in there, you know? Will you post pics of your big scan? And are you guys going to find out the sex? O how exciting. Speaking of, have you told the story behing the cake in your avatar? If so, I missed it- but it is SO cute!

We will find out the sex and I will post pictures! Although the posting of the pictures may take a while since we don't have a scanner at home. I swear we are so technology deprived.

The cake picture was stolen from the bump. A woman posted her idea on telling the grandparents the sex of the baby. I thought it was the cutest thing in the world. Basically the outside of the cake says frogs & snails or sugar & spice and the idea is to get the grandparents to cut the cake and the color inside reveals the sex of the baby (blue for boy, pink for girl). It's such a neat idea. We may end up doing this for my FIL. This is what it looks like:

 

[nycbkgirl]

DD- soooo excited..omg I can''t believe its almost time!...low fluid, low fluid!

 

[natalina]

Date: 2/20/2009 10:38:54 AM
Author: fieryred33143

Date: 2/20/2009 10:29:08 AM
Author: natalina
Thanks Fiery. I just really want to see or hear our little bebe in there, you know? Will you post pics of your big scan? And are you guys going to find out the sex? O how exciting. Speaking of, have you told the story behing the cake in your avatar? If so, I missed it- but it is SO cute!

We will find out the sex and I will post pictures! Although the posting of the pictures may take a while since we don''t have a scanner at home. I swear we are so technology deprived.

The cake picture was stolen from the bump. A woman posted her idea on telling the grandparents the sex of the baby. I thought it was the cutest thing in the world. Basically the outside of the cake says frogs & snails or sugar & spice and the idea is to get the grandparents to cut the cake and the color inside reveals the sex of the baby (blue for boy, pink for girl). It''s such a neat idea. We may end up doing this for my FIL. This is what it looks like:

Oh my gosh- this is such a cute idea! We really want to hold out for a surprise, but if we give in I really like the idea of doing that, too!

Can''t wait to see your pics! Hope everything goes well!

 

[Mandarine]

Yay DD!!!!!! I''m so happy to read that!!. Sounds like the little one is almost ready to come out!!!!!!!

I am cautiously posting here today

I''m so happy to see all the cute bellies and all the common PS faces!!! Hopefully, I will officially join you guys soon. I think I need to see the actual word ''pregnant''!!. Thank you all that went over to the TTC thread to congratulate me! You''re so sweet!!.

I had a question. I''m fairly active in terms of exercise. I have been running 3 times per week since October and do other type of gym group class twice a week. Before then I''ve been exercising ~5 times a week for the past....3 years or so. Anyway my question is...is it ok to continue or should I wait to see the Dr?. I wanted to go running last night but then got freaked out that maybe the little bean needs time to stick there!.

I know they say if you were active before you can continue...as long as you listen to your body. Just wondering if the first few weeks it''s better to not take any chances and take it easy in terms of working out.

Physically I think I can do it because I feel fine...(fingers crossed). I''m a little short of breath but that''s about it.

Is there anything I should or should not be doing at this point?. I''m a little freaked out I may do something *wrong*

Thank you ladies!

M~

 

[cdt1101]

just wanted to post real quick

mandarine - if you feel up to it, i would continue w/ your routine. I wasn''t running marathons before preggo, but did work out 4-5 days a week, lots of cardio and weight training. In the 1st trimester (starting around 6 weeks for me) i was just so nauseous and tired all the time i almost never worked out. But as soon as 13 week hit i felt a million times better and have since resumed my pre preggo workouts. The only thing i cut back on was weight training because it made me feel better not doing it evethough dr''s said it was fine to continue. It just made me nervous, so I stopped.

It''s just been in the last week or 2 that my hips have been really bothering me, so i''ve cut back the intensity of my workouts. But still do cardio 3 days a week and yoga 1 day.

just my non-medical opinion!!!