"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[MuffDog]

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China, I feel SO much better today. Obviously the worry will never completely go away, but I told myself before the appointment that if things were looking on track today, I would let myself enjoy this pregnancy and start to “bond” with the baby, although I think that will be a little hard until he or she makes his presence known. Initially, my gut told me it was a boy, but now I have no idea. If Ramzi’s theory is right and my ultrasound is in the correct orientation, that would mean girl I think. The Chinese gender predictor said boy (and that has coincidentally been right with all four of my nieces and nephews by the way). I can honestly say I don’t have a preference either way, and I get equally emotional imagining one or the other.

Missy, no more special scans for me. If we elect to do the NT scan, we’ll see Bumby in a couple more weeks, otherwise, I don’t think we’ll get another one until the anatomy scan. She did tell me that if I ever need any assurance, I should feel free to come in to listen to the heartbeat, so that’s good to know.

Thanks everyone else for your input on the NT scan and your sweet comments on the ultrasound pic! It’s funny how emotional you can get over a big-headed blurry little blob when it is your big-headed blurry little blob

MP - what a great photo!! My research into the Ramzi theory says that it is only 'accurate' around 6 weeks. You might be too far along to rely on it...although that babe looks squarely in the girl camp to me Only time will tell! Are you going to find out at 20 ish weeks?

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Thanks so much Puppmom, MQ and Meg! It is hard to believe this is finally happening! MQ, your little boy is just darling. I cannot believe all of you ladies from the TTC thread are mommies now!

Rachel, sorry you've been having headaches. I was just thinking the other day how I haven't had many headaches at all since I got pregnant, and sure enough, I had one toward the end of the day today. Any chance you have a pollen allergy? A bunch of people have been complaining about that lately. Funny about your dresses. My bbs haven't grown much at all, but I think I must be getting a little thicker around the middle because a few of my more fitted work pants are not very comfortable these days around the waist.

Sunnyd, congrats on the birth of your niece! How fun that you will be having a little playmate for her this fall!

Buttons, I hope the second trimester goes a little more smoothly for you after all of the headaches, etc. you've been having.

Laila, I read in another thread that you were expecting again! Congrats! You should come join us!

Muff, thanks for your expert input I had an ultrasound in the 6th week, and the babe was in that same spot I think. I'm pretty sure it was the left side. I'll attach the picture, but it came out a big blur. The baby is the darker white spot on the left and the sac is the blurrier spot to the right of the baby.
ETA: And yes, I think we will most likely find out whether it's a boy or girl at 20 weeks. I don't think I can hold out!

Hi to everyone else!

 

[MuffDog]

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Thanks so much Puppmom, MQ and Meg! It is hard to believe this is finally happening! MQ, your little boy is just darling. I cannot believe all of you ladies from the TTC thread are mommies now!

Rachel, sorry you've been having headaches. I was just thinking the other day how I haven't had many headaches at all since I got pregnant, and sure enough, I had one toward the end of the day today. Any chance you have a pollen allergy? A bunch of people have been complaining about that lately. Funny about your dresses. My bbs haven't grown much at all, but I think I must be getting a little thicker around the middle because a few of my more fitted work pants are not very comfortable these days around the waist.

Sunnyd, congrats on the birth of your niece! How fun that you will be having a little playmate for her this fall!

Buttons, I hope the second trimester goes a little more smoothly for you after all of the headaches, etc. you've been having.

Laila, I read in another thread that you were expecting again! Congrats! You should come join us!

Muff, thanks for your expert input I had an ultrasound in the 6th week, and the babe was in that same spot I think. I'm pretty sure it was the left side. I'll attach the picture, but it came out a big blur. The baby is the darker white spot on the left and the sac is the blurrier spot to the right of the baby.
ETA: And yes, I think we will most likely find out whether it's a boy or girl at 20 weeks. I don't think I can hold out!

Hi to everyone else!

MP - was that a transvaginal US? If so, I'm definitely going GIRL for you.

 

[MuffDog]

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Trying again....OK, now we're right side up!!!!

Dani - I'm actually not sure. Babe is kind of up top...hmmm...any other pics?

 

[MuffDog]

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Congratulations, China on your little girl!!! How exciting!!!

I don't know, the more I think about it, the more I think we are just going to wait and be surprised. The hard part is going to be asking my MD-friend to PLEASE NOT TELL US, or even tell his wife, who is a very good friend of mine too. If he tells her, I know the info is going to leak out. I would hate to go most of my pregnancy not knowing, and then one day have someone come up to me and say,
"heard you're having a ...!" That would suck. So I have to come up with a plan.

The hardest part about waiting is going to be the lack of planning. The room not being done, no gender-specific clothes=no fun!!!! But I think it would be just so much more exciting (also for my family) if we wait, especially since its our first. If we are ever going to wait to find out, this is the kid we should wait on.

Hope everyone is feeling well!!! Sunnyd, I'm wondering how your appt went? I hope all is well. Check in with us when you can!

One more thing - as someone who found out re: gender, I would say that unless you are a NEED TO KNOW person (i.e. worried about gender disappointment/stressing over the 'what if it is a _________??'), I wouldn't find out. I needed to know because I was freaked out about what I would do if it was a boy, and it IS a boy, and I'm glad I have had the time to get used to the idea and actually get excited about it. HOWEVER, I don't think it is as exciting as waiting.

I remember when my sister had her first baby, we were all waiting so nervously in the room because she'd been whisked off for an emergency c-section. When her husband came flying down the hall with a brand new baby in his hands yelling "IT'S A GIRL!!!" it was honestly the best moment. I still tear up thinking about it. I can't even imagine how my sister felt!!

Anyways - as a person who knows, my recommendation is to wait if you are happy with either gender...

 

[Missy0483]

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Muff - Thanks for making me tear up with the story! So excited to be able to experience that feeling in a couple months!!!

 

[amc80]

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One more thing - as someone who found out re: gender, I would say that unless you are a NEED TO KNOW person (i.e. worried about gender disappointment/stressing over the 'what if it is a _________??'), I wouldn't find out. I needed to know because I was freaked out about what I would do if it was a boy, and it IS a boy, and I'm glad I have had the time to get used to the idea and actually get excited about it. HOWEVER, I don't think it is as exciting as waiting.

I remember when my sister had her first baby, we were all waiting so nervously in the room because she'd been whisked off for an emergency c-section. When her husband came flying down the hall with a brand new baby in his hands yelling "IT'S A GIRL!!!" it was honestly the best moment. I still tear up thinking about it. I can't even imagine how my sister felt!!

Anyways - as a person who knows, my recommendation is to wait if you are happy with either gender...

On the flip side, finding out has helped me bond more with the baby. Before, I vaguely knew I was pregnant but was very disconnected. Now it really feels real. I know it's my little boy in there, I know his name, I talk to him using his nickname, etc.

 

[megumic]

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Ugh. I'm having one of those something must be wrong sorta days. I hate these days. No particular reason for me to feel this way, maybe just some general depressed sad feelings manifesting as worry for the baby. But I hate this anxious feeling.

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Meg, I'm sorry you're feeling down today, but I am sure your little baby is just fine. I can relate to the anxiety. Hopefully you'll be feeling him or her moving around soon, which should be reassuring. Hugs.

Muff, both of my ultrasounds were trans-vag. I'm so glad to be done with those by the way!

Muff and amc, it is really interesting to hear your two different perspectives on whether or not you'd find out if you had it to do over again. I can definitely see both of your points, and it makes me wonder what I'll ultimately decide to do.... I do like the idea of feeling more bonded to the baby after finding out though.

 

[megumic]

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Thanks MP. It was just a rough day all around...still in the midst of a murder trial, closing on our house next Friday and finalizing mortgage details, my mom is stressing us out, etc. But the babe is ok - I dopplered as soon as I got home and found a perfect little heart beat. My worry was for naught, but I still feel a little down, so maybe I'm over-hormoned or something. It's good to know I'm not the only anxious one around here...it really just doesn't go away...I wonder if it will continue for the rest of my life after the baby is born too...

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Meg, I'm glad you had the doppler for a little reassurance. Of course your little baby is doing just fine. It sounds like you have a lot going on right now, so the stress is understandable. Unfortunately, I don't think the worry will ever go away once we become parents. My mom just said to me yesterday that I need to pace myself because I have at least 18 more years of worry ahead of me Hopefully, things will start to settle down for you and can just focus on that little baby!

 

[missrachelk]

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Sorry to hear you're down Meg - upcoming weekend should bring some relief? Sometimes it's jsut a bad day. This week on Tuesday, first thing in the morning I dropped my phone in the toilet (luckily it was jsut a split second and it was totally fine) then had a crazy busy day at work, nausea, headache, cologne guy was in the office, had to work late, traffic, the whole nine. New zits too. Lovely. even on my chest. But it passes, new days come around and sometimes the clouds do part.

I'm feeling much better tumy-wise and man that makes such a difference! My hunger has also calmed down considerably so I don't feel the frantic NEED TO EAT like every 45 minutes, so I can focus and get stuff done much better at work. The extreme hunger going away has made me feel much better about my weight too. Between today and last week I've either lost a pound or not gained, so I'm happy with that. I so so SO regret slipping off of my workout routine the last 4-6 months or so because I wish I was in better shape right now. But feeling better should allow me to work out at least some for the rest of the pregnancy and hopefully not be too bad off when baby comes.

DH and I are under contract on a house!!!!! We are so excited and really hope it all goes smoothly. We came in jsut under the wire of having to extend our lease which is up on 4/30 so fingers crossed!

I hope everyone has a fabulous and quick Friday and on to the weekend!!

 

[megumic]

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Hahah Cologne Guy -- hahahah! That cracked me up. We have a few of those and I try so hard to steer clear! Gag!

Good luck on the house! I know how much of a PITA it can be, as we're in the midst of it now, so hopefully all goes well!

 

[Missy0483]

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MP - I guess you're right about the bonding thing. For me, since we didn't find out whether we're having a girl or boy...I didn't feel much of a connection with the baby until I starting feeling the movement which was about 19/20 weeks. It wasn't until about 23 weeks or so when it became an everyday thing to feel movement so I can see why people would want to find out so they know what's growing inside of them and can refer to him/her by her name and have an earlier connection. I'm SO excited for DH to be the one to announce whether it's a girl or boy! Plus it's been fun having people guess what they think we're having and why!

 

[Buttons]

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Hi all!

missrachel yes I've been suffering from head-splitting headaches every third day or so. On the in-between days it's just a low grade constant nagging pain but on those days when it ramps up I just end up curled up in bed crying by the end of the day. Even my usual magic bullet of two paracetamol doesn't touch it those days. The in between days if I keep myself well hydrated and eat something small every hour I can keep the pain to a manageable level. It's no fun though. I keep telling Wee Button s/he had better be very very cute to make up for it! I have also slipped off the workout bandwagon. When my energy levels pick back up I have to get myself in gear and get moving. I live right by the sea too so I have no excuse - there is a beautiful prom and a beach within 10 minutes of my front door.

monkeyprincess thanks for the well wishes, I'm hoping things start to pick up soon for me too! I am so glad your scan went well and so happy for you

muffdog I am totally on board with the waiting game. I love surprises and this is the ultimate surprise right? But I can understand not everyone is weird like me that way

megumic I think the worrying is all part of being a Mommy and it sounds like you are going through a whole heap of stressful stuff at the moment. I don't think the worry will ever go away but you will learn to manage it. I just realised I think we share a career. Are you in Oz?

AFM...

Well add me to the list of Just Barely Preggos in the midst of house purchasing negotiations. We are in a to-and-fro with the vendors over price, we are going back to them next week with our final offer and hopefully the chips will fall in our favour. I am being very sensible and not getting invested in the house but you'd swear listening to DH that we already have it bought. I'm worried he'll be devastated if it falls through.

I'm half way through week 13 and wondering where this second trimester burst of energy is?!? This week I have been sicker than ever before, the nausea has returned full whack and is now accompanied by full on vomiting (sorry if that's TMI), and the headaches are still there with a vengeance. Everyone kept telling me 'oh once you hit 12 weeks you'll feel so much better!'. Now that I'm 13 weeks they're all saying 'oh once you hit 16 weeks you'll feel so much better!'. I'm coming to the conclusion I'll feel better some time around, oh, 43 weeks...?

It's a long weekend where I am, there's a big holiday over the weekend which means everyone gets Monday off work in lieu, so we are off to DH's family's place to break the good news to his siblings. It's a long journey so I am very happy we have the extra day to rest up between the drive there and the drive back.

Hope everyone has a fab weekend

 

[monkeyprincess]

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MP - I guess you're right about the bonding thing. For me, since we didn't find out whether we're having a girl or boy...I didn't feel much of a connection with the baby until I starting feeling the movement which was about 19/20 weeks. It wasn't until about 23 weeks or so when it became an everyday thing to feel movement so I can see why people would want to find out so they know what's growing inside of them and can refer to him/her by her name and have an earlier connection. I'm SO excited for DH to be the one to announce whether it's a girl or boy! Plus it's been fun having people guess what they think we're having and why!

Missy, it sounds like not finding out did not affect your bonding at all. And obviously, it can't be that big of a problem because mothers for generations and generations had to wait until birth. I think in our instant gratification times, it's just so hard to wait for anything. I really have respect for those of you who have the willpower to wait. It will be a really fun surprise for everyone in your family. Question for you, what have you done about the nursery? Are you just making it really gender neutral or are you waiting to do the decorating after the baby is born? And what about clothes? I would hate to wait to make most of my purchases after the baby is born, but it seems to me that everything is so gender-specific these days. Maybe I just haven't looked hard enough.

Hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend! I'm so glad it is Friday because I need SLEEP. Waking up to go to the bathroom twice a night is not working for me, and it seems like I lie awake for hours! Seriously, baby cannot be big enough to be pushing on my bladder yet. Does anyone know what causes this?

 

[amc80]

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Hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend! I'm so glad it is Friday because I need SLEEP. Waking up to go to the bathroom twice a night is not working for me, and it seems like I lie awake for hours! Seriously, baby cannot be big enough to be pushing on my bladder yet. Does anyone know what causes this?

From what I remember, early on it's a mixture of hormones and your uterus pushing on the bladder...since at that point, your uterus is still pretty far down there. You'll get some relief when your uterus starts to rise out of the pelvis...but it's short-lived, since then the baby will start growing and putting pressure on it.

 

[megumic]

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Buttons, I had terrible headaches around week 13 to 16 as well, but they did go away. Right around 16-17 the headaches left and I got some more energy. Plus the peeing improved For a few weeks, but then got worse again. Patience my friend! I am an attorney, but I am not in Oz. I have family in Brisbane and would LOVE to visit, but it won't happen soon, sadly.

MP so far we have gotten all gener neutral stuff just by shopping around on Clarence racks. Think beige tones, reds, light blue, some green and yellow, etc. we have found quite a bit for up to 6 months but not much beyond that. Mymom found a crib set and mobile of grey and yellow with giraffes on clearance at target, so we are just using that for now.

Hope everyone is having. Great Friday and has a great weekend! I will be enjoying my last weekend as a non-homeowner and sleeeesping.

 

[Missy0483]

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MP - We're leaving it neutral. I'm not much for all the girly stuff anyway if we do have a girl, so we figured this would work either way. We painted the walls green. And I found a cute monkey bedding set at Babies R Us that matches perfectly. We went with a white crib, because one of the shelves/bookcase that is built into the wall is white and we left the trim white too. As for clothes....lots of green and yellow. Not as much yellow because a lot of the "pale" yellow looks girly to me. Also so browns/tans are neutral too. My mom thinks we're having a boy, so she went out on a limb and bought a couple blue outfits from Goodwill so they weren't too expensive. She said "just pray for a lot of hair so you can put bows in her hair and still use the blue outfits if it's a girl!" haha. Here's the bed set we went with, I found a picture online with a white crib and we registered for most of the other decorations as well.

 

[katamari]

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What a week of great news! I love seeing all the pictures of the scans! What a good looking group of fetuses we have

missrachelk, congrats on your house-to-be!! I hope everything goes well and the process is painless and in your favor. That is major! I have been rocking shapeless sweaters or flow-y dresses and leggings for the past two weeks. No bump yet, but both belly and boob bloat. And, I know you posted on this awhile ago, but I also didn't hear the hb with the doppler at 9 weeks. DH's mantra is that unless we have reason to worry, we are not going to. I think that is what you have to try to do. All will be fine.

sunnyd, congratulations on your successful scan, an earlier EDD, and a new neice! That is so wonderful!

Dani, I feel like the "glow" is just something say to be nice. I am sure you are always radiant, so there is nothing special about pregnancy. Congratulations on spilling the news to your ILs! We are also waiting for testing to tell our parents, too.

MP, look at your little bean!! How awesome! It does make such a difference to have confirmation to start bonding. We are getting an NT scan. We are not sure whether or not we would act on it, but depending on the severity of what we could potentially find out, we figure it will help us make childcare decisions, plan financially, prepare or birth, and whatnot. I am a big pessimist, so not knowing would allow me to concoct way worse scenarios than are likely possible.

Megumic, sorry to hear that you are down. That is why I didn't post all last week. I was just in a everything-is-wrong-even-though-I-have-no-evidence-either-way rut. I am also sure everything is fine, but I have no suggestion to get over the anxiety. You just have to block it out and know that if things were bad, you'd find out somehow. Let me know how the doppler works out!

Buttons, so there is a 2nd-tri burst of energy, huh? I hope you find it. I also am so sorry to hear about your continued battle with symptoms. I think of all the JBPers right now, you seem to have it the worst. Crossing my fingers for you that you see 2T relief soon!

Missy, your nursery decor is absolutely darling! I would love to live in that room if I was a little baby. Who doens't flip for super cute monkey mischief!

AFM: We saw our little fetus today!! My first scan, finally, at 11W6D. But, YAY! We just had a scan with a tech, so I have to wait to hear from my GP on Monday as to size or if it changes my EDD. However, while the tech wasn't at liberty to tell me anything, she did confirm that it was in the size-range it should be by my EDD. I also found out that my uterus is apparently retroflexed. Oh, the things you learn as you are growing a human. My uterine position should work itself out by growing to the size of a watermelon, but its position does make it harder to hear the HB or get good images in the first tri. Nonetheless, we did get a couple pics, as you can see. And, the HB was 157! Woohoo!

On a couple of other issues that have been discussed:

We are also buying a house, or trying to. Good luck to the other JBP house hunters. We are in a low-supply, high-cost market and according to a recent report that got a bunch of press here, the average offer for the past 6 months is $61K OVER the asking price because so few homes are going on the market. DH and I just want to be somewhere other than our current teeny-tiny apartment when our LO arrives.

As for weight issue, I was also up 15 lbs when I conceived. I am a bit worried about weight gain, but I also have successfully used WW in the past, and that is my plan post birth. I will happily start a post-birth WW support group with any mom here if anyone is interested.

We completely plan on learning the baby's sex. Our current plan is to not tell anyone else. However, I agree with MuffDog that I will need to know it to bond. We want to avoid overly gendering my child, so we don't plan on buying an gendered things--more than anything we want to avoid them. But, even being able to refer to the fetus with gendered pronouns will help me connect to it.

 

[katamari]

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Geez. Pardon the novel. Next time I will post more than every couple weeks to not do that.

 

[missrachelk]

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Hi katamari good to hear from you! You sound very upbeat so hopefully the worries have eased up some. Al of your news sounds fab, except for the super tough housing market. Good luck that it will go your and DH's way.

Missy - Love the bedding / decor! Very cute and definitely neutral. I have really no idea what kind of decor we will go for. Baby's room (if the house does work out) is quite large so we'll have space for a big chair, crib what have you. Am I the only one that's contemplating getting an actual lay-z-boy (or similar) for the nursery? Somehow I know I'll end up sleeping with the LO after nursing and I figure a chair that's decent to sleep in will be a good investment. I haven't liked the few gliders I've tried so far, much too low profile for me, not enought to lean my head against KWIM?

Meg - Hope the weekend has brought you some sunny skies!

And Buttons dear, here's hoping the second tri good feelings aren't a myth for you! I feel like a whiner when I hear other people's situations because comparatively, mine is mild.

I guess we'll hava a few graduates going up to the big thread soon, how exciting! I'm checking in on AMC up there : )

The gender find out / not find out and bonding discussion is quite interesting. I think we decided to find out more for practicality and planning than to bond, but hopefully that will be a side-effect.

SO AFM my current situation / concerns are that my NT scan is Tuesday and I will only be 11 weeks exactly. Didn't quite realize that when I scheduled so I hope we'll still be able to get a good scan.

Also my building has informed us that the entire building's water supply has to be off that day (Tues )from 9-5 for some kind of essential repairs. Of course it's my and DH's day off and we had hoped to stay home. Grrr. But we've made plans to do some shopping and catch a movie after the scan so hopefully that will fill the day with plenty of places to go with running water LOL.

My other concern is about racing heartbeat. Not sure if I've mentioned it here before but I'm feeling like my heart is racing pretty regularly, definitely at some point every day and if I kept track I'd say several different times each day. I'm not feeling dizzy or short of breath, I just feel my pulse either in my neck intensely or more feel it in my chest. It's not really pounding like after a sprint but I am noticing it's presence a lot more than usual. Also that feeling does pass, it's not all day. I took my pulse for the first time today when I was feeling it and it wasn't super high, 88 / minute. If I'm laying down sometimes it's like I can hear it, or hear my vein in my neck pushing back and forth against the pillow. My main concern is that it's due to some kind of diabetes type situation since my mother has DM, and there is other family history, combined with my PCOS which often points to pre-diabetes. I'm not sure if eating is a trigger but I tend to notice it after I'm sitting quietly after eating. All different types of foods, not jsut sweets. I'm not drinking caffeine except some iced tea here and there so I don't think it's that. I did mention it at my first appt but now since it's kept up it's worrying me a bit. DR K are you out there? LOL I plan to ask when I'm at the peri's office for the NT, it's the peri that's the backup for my midwife practice and who I'd be referred to if I became high risk so I feel really god that they won't pass of my concerns and say talk to your main provider. My accupuncturist has also noted that my pulse is fast, but I'm usually running late to get to her and it's about a 40 minute highway drive, so I think that wold increase anyone's heart rate! I am going to try hard to get to her at least 10 minutes early next time and see what she thinks of it once I've had a chance to relax after the drive.

Hopefully it's jsut the heart working harder in anticipation of more blood volume and once that expands it will chill out. I also freely admist that my fitness level is in the toilet so that may have a little something to do with it too. I so wish I'd kep up where I once was, for instance in 2010 I had appendicitis and when I was recovering the next day the nurse commented that she knew I was in good shape because my resting pulse was so low. Those were the days!

Feeling bloated and fat, not nice and belly-bump-y. Insert pity party. I can't wait for a month or two to go by and I feel like I'm ready for maternity wear full time because the unbuttoned pants and general nothing fitting malaise is just not fun! I bought a few new tanks today and some linen shorts that should hold me through til I need a panel. The pants I've bought with panel feel a bit much right now and I need to fold it down so it ends up sticking out and I really don't need anything horizontal drawing attnetion to my hip line - you know???!!


I also hit up amazon and have a full shelf of preggo reading to work at. Got a few for DH too, they look pretty funny : )


Hope everyone has a great Sunday! Please feel free to weigh in on the heart racing issue.

 

[dani13]

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Hi ladies!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!! I was craving an ice cold beer yesterday for St Patty's day, but no such luck This no drinking stuff just sucks!!!!

Its been a pretty quiet weekend, we went out to dinner with my brother and sister in law (the ones that know we're preg) and my inlaws last night. When I got there, my sister in law had ordered me a cranberry juice already, which I guess was nice, but I didnt want to draw any attention to myself- thank goodness my mother-in-law is oblivious. This is why I didnt want to tell them this early- but my SIL just figured it out and I couldnt lie. Of course later on in the evening after my husband's parents left, they were grilling us on if we are going to find out the sex, if we'll bank the cord blood, and on and on. I was getting annoyed, because this was EXACTLY what I didnt want to happen- constant lecturing from 2 "know it all" types. UGH. Sorry, I just needed to get that out!!

I had my blood taken (fingerstick only) for the first trimester screen on Friday, and the scan is scheduled for April 3, I will be a little over 12 weeks at that time. Rachel, I'm sure its ok, but I would double check that you're in the clear for the scan at only 11 weeks? Where I am, the bloodwork can be done at 9 weeks, but you are not eligible for the scan until 11 weeks, 6 days till 13.5 weeks, I believe. Just make sure, because you never know if they screwed up your dates.....
I also have a follow up with my regular OB this Thursday (I think he likes to see new OB's at 8 weeks for an initial ultrasound, and then at 10 or 11 weeks to confirm everything is on track). So hopefully everything will be fine. I keep having nightmares that it wont be and its so terrible!!!

Rachel, about the palpitations, I would give your OB/midwife a call. They should probably set you up with a cardiologist who could do a full workup. Sometimes when patients are pregnant, they complain of palpitations and/or shortness of breath, and most of the time its simply because of the extra blood volume and/or the weight of the pregnancy, but there are a small number of patients who can develop an irregular rhythm or other kind of cardiac abnormality with their pregnancy. Hopefully that's not you, but if it keeps happening I would definitely get that looked into. In the meantime, try avoiding caffeine completely and drinking more water (sometimes when we are dehydrated we can have palpitations). Good luck and let us know what happens!!!

 

[amc80]

NT scans can be done starting at week 11, so you're fine with 11w0d. Worse case scenario they'd have you come back to redo the measurement it you do end up being too early.

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Missy, very cute bedding set, and yes, I think the colors will work well for either a boy or girl!

Meg, I've seen a lot of really cute yellow and gray nurseries, and I'm seriously considering going that route for our little one too. I'm sure your bedding is adorable.

Katamari, congrats on seeing your baby for the first time! I'm sure it was really amazing after waiting so long. So glad everything is looking good! And you'll get to see him or her again soon for your NT scan! We still haven't decided whether we are going to do that or not. I would love to see the baby again, but the NP seemed to think that we would get pretty good information from the scan at 20 weeks. What to do....

Rachel, sorry to hear about your racing heart. I definitely think you should talk to your doctor and keep monitoring it, but hopefully, it is nothing to worry about. I think the in-between pudgy stage is just something every pregnant woman has to deal with at some point. This phase will pass! I'm sure you still look fabulous. I can tell my waist is thickening a bit, but DH insists he doesn't see it yet. I think we're all just very self-conscious at this point.

Dani, hi due date twin! Sorry your SIL and BIL are getting on your nerves a bit. Hopefully you can just let most of it go in one ear and out the other. I'm sure everything is just fine with your babe, but I completely understand the anxiety. You'll feel so good when you see him or her later this week!

AFM, nothing too exciting to report. I was a bit of a slug this weekend and didn't have much energy to tackle the things I was hoping to do around the house. But I got in a couple of nice, long walks and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

 

[Amys Bling]

Missy. Love that nursery!!! Monkeys are my fav

 

[megumic]

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Morning!

I got to sleepi in today for my 19 week appt, but of course SIL woke me up. Grrrrr.

Miss Rachel, we are thinking of getting a big comfy chair too...like those nice arm like chairs from pottery barn that glide and spin and rock. They are not cheap at all so we are combing CL daily, but I have a feeling this will be our baby splurge. BRU has a similar type one, but not nearly as nice. Also about the palps, call the dr. I am hyperthyroid and heart palps are a symptom when my levels are outta whack. Anything that makes your heart race should be looked at rit away in my opinion.

Katamari, bean looks great! Houses aren't up here, there is just nothing on the market! We are thankful we found ours when we did...now if we old just close! Did you find a house yet, or still hunting?

Missy, the nursery monkeys are so cute, LOVE IT!

AFM, not much to report. The world has really begun to find out as I'm starting to get rando emails ans texts of congratulations. I'm really showing too. My mom said "I think you're further along than the dr thinks" and "you've got the waddle already?!?!" gee,thanks mom.

Heading to dr for 19 week appt. This morning.. I think this is Doppler only. I'm interested to see weight gain since I've been eating so much. Friday is our level 2 u/s which we are excited/nervous for. Anyone have recommendations for an audio baby monitor with two parent units? The reviews are awful.

 

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Megumic, hope your appointment goes well today, but it sounds like the fun one will be later this week! Question for you, which at-home doppler did you end up buying? Even though DH doesn't think I should, I'm thinking of getting one just so I can have some reassurance when I start to to worry in the next 10 or so weeks until I feel the baby moving. I haven't felt much nausea or anything in the past few days, so of course, I'm starting to worry again.... I do think everything is probably fine, but it would be so nice to be able to listen to the heartbeat when I start to have those anxious thoughts.

Hope everyone else is hanging in there!

DH hasn't told anyone about the pregnancy yet. We are probably going to tell his family on his birthday, which is in two weeks, and then he'll tell other people. So anyway, I ordered a Bella Band the other day (in anticipation of some of my work pants becoming too tight), and the best deal I found was from a maternity store. I always have things sent to DH's office because he has his own business and someone is always there to receive it, but unfortunately the package had the name of the maternity store on it. His secretary brought it to him and asked if he had any news he wanted to share. And I guess he said that I had ordered something for one of my nieces or nephews, but I'm sure she's suspicious. Oops. I better stick to ordering from Amazon....

 

[megumic]

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MP I got the sonoline b for about $50. I've found it reassuring if something feels off or if I have an anxious day, but it can be hard to find the hb at first, so you have to be patient. The placenta makes a lot of noise too, so it's tricky. But I think when you find the hb you know you've found it. I would recommend it. I've been lucky and have found the hb every time from about 9-10 weeks on. Everyone on baby center swears by sonoline b too. Skip the gel thou, you can just use lotion which then doubles as moisturizer.

Funny story about your DH and the maternity delivery. Lol.

 

[Missy0483]

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MP - I got the same doppler as Megumic and I've never had a problem with it. It was a little hard at first distinguishing between the placenta sound and the actual baby heartbeat. I've noticed with myself, the placenta shows a "false heartbeat" reading around 120 bpm whereas the baby's heartbeat is over 140bpm and it is more of a thumping, rather than the swishing noise of the placenta. Anyway, hope that helps if you decide to get one! It's better in late first tri/beginning of second tri to find the heartbeat, when I try it now, baby moves around so much and actually kicks/punches at the doppler and you can hear it through the speaker