******BABY DUST 9********

So I thought we should start the new post with good news!
We had our ultrasound today and after the car accident everything is ok. It was the most exciting thing to see the baby and the heart beating away! Me and the hubby are very relieved!!

[Jamie21]

That is good news=)

[Joyce49788]

that is wonderful news hkenny, so glad everything is ok.

[katebud]

Yay hkenny!  

I had to catch up a bit on all the posts.  It sounds like all of you are doing pretty well.  :)

I hope to hear more good news from you all soon!

I started my 6th month on Friday.  Today I feel like a tub, but I don't look it  ;)  Its just trying to move around as easily as I could before.  I am carying right at my bending point in my middle, lol.  

[Jamie21]

Yes, well I think Hkenny and I just started writing about everything near the end of the 8th baby dust because it was so dead and it gave us something to do.
Well, tuesday is my 3rd ultra sound and we plan to get 3d picture done, so I am pretty excited just not having to drink 4 glasses of water, so I will drink apple juice due to its a clear juice fluid, but it will suck to have to hold my pee for so long.

[Jamie21]

So, this morning it has finally dawned on me that my boys birthday is coming up, December 1st is when they turn 2 years old, I can't believe I actually forgot that . I am getting excited for tomorrow its my ultra sound=)

[Jamie21]

Oh and look at the difference in my belly pics from 30 weeks, and my new 34 week picture I posted

[Joyce49788]

oh wow jamie....that is crazy for just 4 weeks...only a few more to go...lol

[hkenny]

we havent heard alot from you in the past week, how is everything going with your pregnancy? how many weeks are you now?

Katebud- it must be nice to know what you are having now! I have decided to find out, I wasnt sure at first but dh really wants to know and I figured since we should be able to find out before christmas that if we knew we could take part in some serious boxing day baby shopping!

jamie-wow 2 2 year olds and a newborn!! go mama go!!

[hkenny]

Hey ladies,

check out the polls i created! I am such a dork....

[Jamie21]

Yeah and here I thought I wasn't that big, but it certainly grew in the last 4 weeks, I think it slows down at about 36 weeks actually.

Hkenny- I know 2 2 yr olds and a new born I am going to be SUPER busy, and sleep just sin't going to be sleep. Oh wait ha its not now any way=)

How do I check out the polls you created?

[hkenny]

i think if you go on my page and look though my post, they are both in the 18-25 group.
mabye i am strange, but i am excited to have a big pregnant belly!

[Joyce49788]

not much has been going on this week...i am now 9wks3days today....i took and posted a pic from dec 07 and one that dh took last night and it is soooo depressing to see how big i am already....i think i am gonna be as big as a house...lmao

take a look let me know what you think

[Jamie21]

I hate looking at my before pick haha I feel huge compared to my picture I have up after my boys were born.

Hkenny- yeah I am always excited to get the big baby belly at the beginning too!! But then once you get it, it gets in the way of EVERYTHING. My kids try to move it out of the way because when they go to sit on me its in the way or something. Drives them crazy, drives me crazy as well when they try to use it as a jumping toy. Or when I go to hug hubby it gets in the way haha=) oh and sleeping, but other then that its good=)

[katebud]

Joyce- Are you exercising at all? I did a bit of walking and light exercise videos pretty consistently earlier on, and that really helped my self image while I started expanding :P  I need to get back into the consistency part, but really, I think it would help you and baby sooooo much to do a little everyday!!  :)  You could take your other kids on the walks with you if its nice enough out, or just walk in place for 10 minutes to start while watching t.v....sounds lame, but it works.  

[Joyce49788]

i was walking or riding a bike quite a bit before we got the new van, but now i drive everywhere and it is getting almost too chilly to walk outside much.  i have never been one to exercise a whole lot...but i still park furthur away from stores and such so i have a little extra walking to do there...lol have been thinking about seeing if there is a pregnancy yoga class or pregnant aerobics or something that is relatively inexpensive.  it is funny, how those two words contradict themselves....pregnancy and inexpensive...lol

[katebud]

hehehe...I agree.  Things add up SO fast, especially when you have a "condition".  ;P  
I think a class sounds great!  I have some prenatal videos I do, plus I do the walking ones that Leslie Sansone puts out.  I like those, but wish she would make some that went a little slower, for when I'm super tired and need to do something.  heh.  I got most of my videos for free from my SIL who has two little ones.  :)

I've been a bum lately, just b/c I have a really bad cold/sinus thing going on.  I'm hopefully going to be over it by the weekend though, when I'm off and do some good things then.  

[Jamie21]

I was going to the gym right after my boys were born, and then so it was easy to continue doing my cardio 5x a week, and going to the gym to do the weights 2x a week, and I did that through out this pregnancy till about a month ago, I have lost all energy. But, that is also because things got stressful around here as well.
So I had an ultra sound and they could not get a great 3d shot so they didn't do one, her face is head down and the placenta or something is blocking a good shot, and she couldn't get a clear image of the sex of the baby, but she said it looks like a girl, but her legs were crossed, but she said if the other tech said she saw it was a girl, and she says she thinks its a girl too, that its most likely a girl=) lol

[Joyce49788]

even if i happen to get sick, i cant seem to slow down for nothing, dh doesnt seem to have a problem sleeping the day away (went back to bed at around 8 and slept til 3) i wish i could.  sometimes i get resentful of that and i know it is not right, but there always seems to be things that need to be done or whatever.  i am hoping that i can take a breather soon....i am constantly doing homework, cause i take online classes, and have a big presentation coming up in about a week and a half and i havent even started it....ugh

anyhow i think i am gonna go lay down for a bit and see if i can take a nap, if not sleep through the night....hugs and luv to you all

[hkenny]

had my first obgyn appointment today, it seemed to go well, although i didnt know what toexpect. she didnt do a pap smear and i thought she would. is htat normal?
heard the heartbeat and it was 155! any predictions for a boy or a girl??

[Jamie21]

I say girl!!!
Hmm that is weird, I got a full physical this time around, mind you with my boys I don't think she did anything. Who is your doctor? where do you go? I only ask that because you and I live in Edmonton LOL

[Joyce49788]

oh ok i see how it is...you two have a secret sorority or something of edmonton preggos huh?  lmao
i have seen 2 doctors for this pregnancy....the one didnt do anything and the other did a full physical, so i guess it all depends on what the doc feels is necessary.

well hkenny if you go with the old wives tale, supposedly anything over 140 is a girl...BUT early in pregnancy....it is higher anyhow.  mine at 8 weeks was 180 something.  we will see on my next appt how it is going.

[Jamie21]

This is true about the old wives tale!!
But I would nessicarly follow the old wives tale though, her heart beat during the first few weeks up to around 20 weeks or past was 128-132, and now of course its higher its usually 150, but at the beginning ultra sound which was at 11 weeks for me it was 165, so I just say girl because that is my prediction for you. ha, I predicted that for katebud and it turned out to be a boy, I predicted a boy for princessaka and it was a boy. So I will just say girl for you, and if I am wrong I am wrong=) oh well

Yeah I think it depends on the doctor you see, my doctor this time around is really good and has been my family doctor since I was a kid, so its kinda weird now that he is delivering my baby, but that is okay.

[hkenny]

Iam seeing Dr. Linton she is in St.Albert. I asked to be referred to an obgyn that delivers at Sturgeon hospital. Because we are in Fort.Saskatchewan its just as far as grey nuns for us and you get your own room for the whole labour ie you dont have to move!!

Joyce-I was reading up about the old wives tales and yes they say its a girl as far as the hreatbeat goes, but everything else says a boy such as the chinese gender predictor.

I have an appointment on December 17th for an ultrasound. so hopefully we will found out what it is!!

[Jamie21]

Ah, I see!
Yeah at the grey nuns when I delivered my twins I had a private room, so it was nice not having to share a room with other moms and what not. My husband stayed the 2 nights there with me and never left my side which was nice.

For me all signs pointed to having another boy too!! But, turns out its a girl not a boy.

But I WILL say girl for you, and if it doesn't turn out that way, that is okay.

[hkenny]

Hey ladies,

so i was wondering if any one you have baby names picked out? we are already having a hard time, but i guess if we found out the sex it will be easier.

so far for a boy the only one we both like is Declan...i am scottish and my husband is irish and since its a celtic name we thought it was neat.
for girls we both like Brooklyn, but dont like that its on the top 10 for the past few years. we also like Jordanna,we like different names but not weird ones.
i was just curious if this is something other people obsess over like us!!

[Joyce49788]

hkenny,   dh and i really have not talked about it, although i have thought about it a bit...and for a boy i want him to have either dh's first or middle name as his middle name...so was thinking either Christopher Robert or Jonathon Donald... for a girl i like unusual names such as Heaven Leigh, or Cheyenne Raine...but we havent really talked about it much....we will probably start talking about it more after we find out what it is. besides for me, i just reached 10 weeks and have FOREVER to go....lol

[Jamie21]

Well, I had my kids names picked out 4 yrs ago hhaha, and I always new my first born son would be Gabriel, and he took his dads middle name which is William, so its Gabriel William, and my hubby named our other boy since we had twins and it is Jacob Isaac.

Now this time around if it was a boy I was going to name him Luke Gerald, Gerald is my grandfathers name.
Now if its a girl we have two options picked, and when she is born my hubby will look at her and see what he thinks she looks like, the names are:
Angel Rose OR
Echo Leigh or Lynn, haven't decided yet.

[hkenny]

great girl names guys so original!! boy names are good too!  

[Jamie21]

LOL did not realize my girl names were original =)

[katebud]

I'm going to get my glucose tolerance test done in a few minutes, yay!  It is also baby appointment for week 24...


How is everyone doing???

[Jamie21]

Good luck with that=)

I am doing alright, big and uncomfy and getting very anxious I have 5 weeks left to go, and then Wednesday we find out about how my husbands and my future is going ot be for the next 6 months, so I am kinda nervous about that, and hoping that it all works out for hte best in that regard, if not I will be a single parent for the next 6 months and not by our choice.

Anyway, I thought the last few days I was getting allergies, but it turned out to be allergies and getting sick.

[Joyce49788]

oh jamie sorry to hear that you are getting sick on top of allergies...yuck...what is going on with you and dh if you dont mind my asking??? 5 weeks??? WOW that's it?  it seems like it has just flew by for ya  at least on my side but it probably doesnt feel like that to you.

katebud...the glucose test is not very fun...that stuff can be nasty....make sure they give it to you cold, and if they have it, get the orange it is much better than the lemon-lime.  i had to do that for my initial bloodwork and will do it again later on as well.  they said it is because my mom was diabetic and now that i am older they have to test everything earlier and such....lol

i am now about 10 weeks 3 days and nothing much has changed, the nausea has pretty much left the building but the bbs are still very sore and i am SOOOO moody...omg i wanted to kill dh the last couple of days...lol

[hkenny]

Hey all,

I am doing well, the naseau and boobs hurting have all gone away. I hvae had a few days with cramps in my lower abdomin (abdomen). I guess i am stretching . its pretty uncomfortable though. My sense of smell is very strong, i was in my husbands truck and was like you have a subway sub rotting in here, he looked all over and finally found it buried under a bunch of stuff. he never smelled it. I have not had any food adversions or cravings recently. things seem to have calmed down now that i am in the 2nd trimester. i will be 14 weeks tomorow!
my grandmother on my mpthers side has diabetes so i am not looking forward to that test!!

[Joyce49788]

hkenny...the glucose test is not a big deal, and just because your grandmother was diabetic doesnt mean you will develop gestational diabetes.  My mother and my maternal grandmother(my mother's mother) both were insulin dependant.  and i have never developed any problems with my blood sugar in past pregnancies....and so far so good with this one.

good luck on it....and like i said in my last post.....if given the choice Orange is better (tastes like syrupy sweet Orange Crush) as long as it is COLD....lol

[katebud]

I passed my glucose intolerance test with no problems yesterday!  :)  The OB's office gave me the glucola to take home and chill at the previous visit and they gave directions to drink it at home and then just come to the office to get tested and have my regular appointment.  The kind I had tasted like very sweet and flat CocaCola.  I really liked it!  ew, huh?  ;)  It made me feel dizzy and hot and nauseous though.... :P  I had to have Hubby drive us to the appointment after I got to his work to pick him up for it.  

It really is no big deal!  You just have to drink a bunch of dextrose water in 10 minutes or less... Make sure you take a protein snack, like jerky or something else high in protein to have right afterwards.  It can make you feel better (that's what they told me anyway...seemed to work alright).  :)

I am good.  :D  I need to go back to bed for a little bit, went to bed last night feeling so icky and gross and have not slept enough yet to help with that.

*******Sticky Beanie Dust to you ladies!!  :D  ***********************************************

[Jamie21]

Joyce- Ah its alot of misunderstanding I can't go into too much detail, its really serious situation though, and really stupid all at the same time. So I am getting very anxious for tomorrow, I hope everything goes well so that we can start to be a proper family again, if I have to be a single mother for hte next 6 months to all 3 of my kids I think I might literally go crazy. My twin boys are quite the handful, and adding a new born on top of that with no help could start to get stressful.
But, I have a good feeling that tomorrow may work out alright, and I am trying to keep faith and hope that it will. I know its confusing, I guess if I could say more I would, but at this point I think its best just to keep it on the down low.

Well I officially feel like baby has dropped or something, it feels like she is literally just sitting on my bladder and is very low and it feels heavy. With my twins they both dropped at 24 weeks, so I kind of carried low the whole pregnancy, but it can take a toll on that area down there sometimes.

Katebud- Good thing you passed that test, just becuase you get gestational diabetes does not mean you will have it forever, I think that is just a pregnancy thing. My friend didn't pass the test, but after she had her baby she wasn't diabetic anymore.

[hkenny]

Congrats on passing the test!! and good pointer of the protein snack,that makes sense.
Joyce- i have had a diabates test before and passed no problems, my grandmother has the kind where she got it later in life and my doc says i dont fit the usual profile for it, so i am not worried!
Jamie- i will be praying for you tonight and really hoping that everything works out and hubby can come home!!

[Joyce49788]

Jamie, I understand the keeping things on the down low...just know that i am here for you if you want to talk, and i will keep you and hubby in my thoughts.  i hope all goes well and he is home soon.

hkenny...i am glad to hear that you have passed a test before, here i was thinking it was the first one ever...lol

anyhow, i have been dealing with alot, went to general surgeon today because of hernia...and she took me off of trying to find work until about 6 weeks or so after baby comes so that it doesnt endanger anything.  The biggest worry isnt that my uterus will pop through the hernia pocket but that the bowels will get strangulated...she did mention that a abdominal binder may work for a short time to at least give it some support.  she also mentioned that i may have to be on bedrest in the later part of my pregnancy.  i sure hope that all is well and that i dont have any problems.  anyhow thought i would update ya on my situation a little....also my mood swings are horrible, i feel like i am picking fights with dh and i think i am just being mean and nasty sometimes for no real reason...i get sooo irratable for really no reason.  i hope this passes soon.

[Jamie21]

Thank You Joyce I just want everything to be cleared up, and I am just waiting for it to be so. I am praying that tomorrow will work out, or I don't know what I WILL do. But I have faith so I guess that is all I need right now.
Hkenny thank you very much, and thanks for being there when I have needed to vent. ha its kind of embarrassing, but sometimes it needs to happen.
Hope all your pregnancies are going well, had a prenatal appointment today, and now I start going every week so I have another next week and they do a vaginal swab fun stuff!!
Guess they felt it and she feels head down still so that is good news

[Jamie21]

Well ladies, everything went well today. My hubby is back at home with us and my boys are happy, I am happy. Sure thinsg are quite  over, but at least that part is good for right now.

[Joyce49788]

congrats jamie, so glad things worked out.  i can only imagine what has been going on, and if you would ever like to talk....if it is what i think it is, i can definately relate...anyhow hope everything continues to go well my friend.

[Jamie21]

well it all depends on what you think it is.

[hkenny]

that is wonderful news!!!! so happy for you and your family!!!

[Joyce49788]

jaime, i left you a message explaining what i think happened...but with little or no input it was hard to figure out....lol....none of my business anyhow.  just know that everyone that i call a friend on here is in my thoughts and you and hkenny are ones that i call friends.

[Jamie21]

Thanks girls

[Joyce49788]

no problem hun

[hkenny]

since their havent been any posts recently i will go for it!!
i feel un prego lately, is this normal? i have no symptoms, it just seems off after all the c r a p in the first trimester.

how is everyone feeling and doing?

[Joyce49788]

feeling pretty good...some symptoms have eased it is normal.  i have a OB appt this morning...will update when i get back.

[Jamie21]

i am good, just tired and uncomfortable. i have 27 days left and man does she move and it can  hurt, plus it wakes me up at night lol. got a prenatal appointment today

[Joyce49788]

doc appt went good, was able to hear the bean on the doppler....didnt say how fast, but it sounded pretty strong

[katebud]

Hkenny,
Yes, that is normal!!!  I was wondering about not feeling pregnant too, but started feeling it at  16-17 weeks again.  :)  Just make sure you take advantage of this time to start getting in some good work outs!!!  That is what I did, and man, I'm so happy I did.  :D

Jamie, I am soooooooooooo glad to hear that hubby is home with you again now.  :)  I hope that things go smoothly for your L&D.  Are you hoping she comes a week or 2 early?  ;)

Joyce, good to hear that you are well.  :)  I am sorry about the hernia though.  :(  I thought I was getting one and they checked at my last appointment, but nothing serious thankfully.

I am good, but tired.  Insomnia is hitting me badly.  :P  25 1/2 weeks, yay!  :)

[Joyce49788]

katebud, thanks for the check in....were wondering how you were.  the hernia doesnt bother me, but they are concerned that at some point if i am not careful that i will get bowel stuck and be in trouble.  in about 5 business days i will have a OB support band.  It is made to go under a pregnant belly which is where my hernia is...lol plus back support which will be nice.

heard heartbeat yesterday and that is always exciting, i am sooo anxious to feel movements.

[Jamie21]

Thank You!! I am so glad that he is able to be home a well, my boys are even happier I think LOL. He is the silly one of us, and the boys were lacking that I think, plus they are boys they al like to wrestle and they can't do that wth me. Yes, sometime 2 weeks early sound nice, I am just very excited to meet her.. we both are.

So prenatal went well yesterday, they gave me my papers to take in when I go into labor, and did a vaginal swab can't remember for what reason, but guess 25% of women show up positive so they just need o be on a IV drip before they deliver to treat it, so baby does not get it. I don't thnK I tested positive with the boys.

[katebud]

was that Group Strep B?  

[Jamie21]

yes, thats it lol

[princesska2]

hi guys!!
been ages hey. funny how busy 3 kids keep you - especially at this time of year. things are going really well with us. ollie is growing like crazy i cant believe how big he is now. it has gone way to quickly. he is sleeping 12 hours at night. pretty much has since 2 weeks old. he is so placid - hardly cries and is mummies little angel. the girls love him like crazy. they want to hold him all the time and be the big helpers. he is almost 12 weeks old now and it feels like forever ago that i was pregnant. i haven't really thought about it but logging back on here brought back all the memories and i sort of miss it. crazy hey seeing i was so so sick and hated every moment of it. it is great to catch up on what you guys are up to. hope you are all well and cant wait to hear more!!

[krissyy]

hkenny-isn't seeing that heartbeat for the first time the best experience ever!?!?!?!  i will never forget every emotion i felt that day!

katebud and jamie-omg!!!  you are both getting close!  i can't believe it!!!  it's been too long since i have been on!

joyce-oh my lord, i hope you don't end up on bedrest later on!  

princesska-it's funny that we both make our way over due presence back to back ;-)  maybe keeks, mandy and ash will follow suit ;-)  i am so jealous of your little one's sleeping schedule!!!

keeks-i hope all is well with you and rylen.  funny story--i remember you saying something about having facebook.  so, i tried to look you up.  i found someone from vancouver with the same name as you and assumed it was you.  well, she is on my friends list now.  and it apparently isn't you!!  haha.  she must think i am a freak!

update-sorry it's been so long!  to be honest, i just discovered facebook and the bit of time that i do get on the net i have been spending on there!!  i need to try to keep up on medhelp as well!  but, if anyone wants to catch up on facebook, invite me at kristin thomey.  as for baby, she is doing great!  she is still tiny, only in the 15th percentile for weight and in the 60th for height!!  her weight is 9lbs14oz and she is 23 inches long at 10 weeks.  she's going to be long and lean.  she sleeps now from 8-midnight, then she eats her midnight snack, then sleeps till 4am and gets up between 6:30-7.  she's such a good girl, just gets a little fussy for about an hour in the evening.  when i give her a bath (which she loves), wrap her in a warm towel fresh from the dryer and feed her, read her a book and rock her (yea, i know, i spoil her!!)....she is peaceful and off to dreamland :-)  i posted a few updated shots a couple weeks ago... i need to add some more pics this week.  motherhood has been so blissful thus far!  i went back to work last week.  the first day was sooooo hard!  and i think about her every minute of the day.  i can't wait for baby #2!

[Keeks]

Hey! :) sorry ive been MIA , we were in Nova Scotia visting my Fiance's family for 3 weeks.....Longest 3 weeks of my life but we all survived LOL....Rylen did AMAZING on the plane , Its a 7 hour trip , but he did incredible.....He adjusted fine to the 4 hour time change and everything which was great! Were home now & just trying to get ready for Christmas.....Rylen is getting SO big , I dont know how much he weighs but im guessing close to 12lbs or so & hes really long......Hes such a happy baby , much like Oliver I think Princess , just very calm & happy , he likes attention though lol , hes got a fake cry & he does it when he wants you to talk to him or just entertain him.....He babbles like you wouldnt believe , always has a story to tell LOL.....He is trying his hardest to pull himself up & sit up ALL the time , he holds his head pretty well , not perfect yet but it wont be long & I say by the time hes 4 mths he will be sitting up on his own......Still somewhat breastfeeding , but hes on formula now too......He sleeps pretty good , from about midnight to 6 or 7am & then he will go right back to sleep until about 11 & then most of the time he'll go down again until about 1.....I should get him changed around to go to bed around 9 & then he'd sleep longer maybe but I am a nightowl so it doesnt bother me , I'd rather get the sleep in the morning LOL......I havent left him with anyone but my Fiance yet , but hes gonna go stay with my mom for a day while we get some christmas shopping done , Im excited but kinda nervous..But yeah thats us in a nutshell for the last little while lol :)

Krissy ~ Sounds like Skye is doing awesome! SO great to hear!....Oh my I didnt know you went back to work already! Thats gotta be sooo hard , especially with sleep & everything else too!....Who watches her??....I give you credit hun , I couldnt do it .....Im gonna go check out her pics after this!.....My facebook is Kendall Armstrong & my little pic should be of Rylen.....I tried to look you up but you didnt come up :( I'd love to have you on facebook though , so much easier to keep in contact!

Princess ~ Sounds like Oliver is doing great!! He is SOOOO cute hun , I keep checking out all your pics on facbeook! He is soo chubby , I just want to kiss his little cheeks!....The girls seem like they just adore him! They are too cute too!.....Glad to hear everything is going well with you! :)

Jamie ~ YAY for your husband being home! Thats great hun :) Im so happy for you!....Not too much longer until your little princess is here!!!!!!!! Soooo exciting!......I see it was the twins birthday is coming up soon , how fun!! Hope the party goes well :)

I gotta jet Rylen is wanting to eat here soon , I'll make sure to reply to more posts in the next few days , Hope everyone is doing well :)

[Joyce49788]

my facebook is Joyce Milligan in Michigan
i tried to look you up too krissyy and it didnt come up either so please add me...lol

i am doing well so glad to hear that babies are all growing and doing good.
i hope i dont have to go on bedrest but am prepared if it must be

[hkenny]

hey everyone,
krissy-i couldnt find out on facebook either. my facebook is Heidi Kenny In Edmonton Alberta Canada

well i have a bump, its nice to be out of the fat stage but i have been having cramps from stretching and they can get pretty painful. my husband is being amazing and it always commenting on how pretty i look! gotta love that!! and he just bought me a new Suv...since I smashed the car!

[Jamie21]

keeks- thank you! its nice having him home and kids love it. yes, they will be 2 on monday, my babies are growing up so fast. they are doing sentences now and its easier to know what they want, but frustrating due to their favorite word is no and i hear it constantly.  
yes, 17 days left to go and it is sure slow.... mind you i have cramping and shooting pains in my upper legs every now and then, kind of how my contractions were with the boys.

Well, baby is doing great growing and really enjoys my right side and pushes herself out and you can see her whole body sticking out, its cool but uncomfortable as hell. she has been head down for awhile now , and loves my ribs. but iam starting to feel heavy and sore down there, so hopefully not too much longer, i am getting frustrated at not being able to put socks, or pants on.

krissy- you can add me Jamie Pohl, E dmonton Alberta Canada

hope everyone is doing ok.

[princesska2]

glad everyone is doing well. jamie hope the boys have a great day and that you dont have too much longer to go with pregnancy. cant wait to hear your labour story.

krissyy i couldn't find you either altough i did send a request to the closest i could find with no photo lol haven't heard from that person tho. so add me if you can - katie gelbert tucknott. i cant believe you are back at work already either! wow you must be super mum to be that organised. how often are you working and who is looking after bubs?? i feel so lucky that i am able to be a stay at home mum i would miss the kids like crazy as i am sure you do. i count my blessings every day.

keeks rylen is adorable as i have let you know on fb. isn't it amazing how quickly they grow. i am so sad about how fast it has gone. it only feels like yesterday we were all going through the pregnancis and logging on to this every day. ollie is massive and so so content. last week he was 15 pounds. this week he has been very sick and lost his voice. it was so sad he couldn't even make a sound when he cried. he is much better now though. even when he was sick he still slept 12 hours so i am so luckt with that as i love my sleep. i am so in love with him tho and cant wait for christmas this year.

joyce i hope things go well for you and you stay off bed rest for a while yet.

has anyone heard from katebud??

[Jamie21]

princess- i know what you mean about not being with the kids. i love being a stay home mom as well.  Yes, my labor story hopefully can be soon.

so, i got tons of cramping lately, but hopefully a good sign. its rather annoying, but we have talked about the idea of inducing, due to that way we have a set day where my sister in law can be here and i wont have to be worried about what to do with my boys.

[katebud]

Hey ladies,
sorry I've been away as well.
I read posts a few times a week (ok, maybe everyday), but don't always say anything.  :P  
Daniel and I are doing great :)  He was rolling continuously or something last night for 10 minutes, while I was laying in bed... a stranger sensation than usual.  but there were plenty of kicks and jabs in there too.  :) One week until my next ob appt, then I'll have them every 2 weeks!!!  I am so jazzed about that!  :D

[Joyce49788]

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[hkenny]

jamie- where did you go for your 3d ultrasound? I booked an appointment at uc baby, but a few freinds have warned me my doctor might warn against not getting it done. Any thoughts??

[Jamie21]

I have mine every week. only 14 days left until i am due. my third ultra sound was at the beginning of november, most times you only get one or two ultra sound , with my boys  i went every week for one, so i really dont see why it would be a problem

[hkenny]

jamie-did you ever get a 3d or 4d one done though?

[mrspace24]

Hey everyone!  I thought I'd join the thread.  I'm 22 years old and TTC our first. After a long hard road of m/c's and struggles we just started clomid and we're really excited.  We are hoping for the best Christmas present ever.  A BFP!

[Jamie21]

hkenny- no we did just not in the right position to get a clear picture.

so this girl i know was due last week had her baby....but, their last ultra sound they did not find a heart beat, so they went straight to the hospital and induced her.... guess it was along labor and painful, guess the cord was wrapped tightly around his body and got pinched and starved. i have not been sleeping since i heard, but got a doctors appointment today so that is good, only 13 days left to go and getting anxious. lol what am i going to do with two 2YR olds, and a new born.

sorry if i offended any of you, or scared you with that story

[Jamie21]

well doctors appointment went well.... only 1cm dilated, and cervix is shortning, man the time is soon and i am getting nervous. but, got my hospital bag ready and all her clothes are washed.

[hkenny]

jamie- have you decided on a name yet?
well i have my 2nd obgyn appointment tomorrow, i have decided that if i dont connect with her this visit i will loook for another doctor.  After talking with freinds i think its important that I like the doctor or at least feel like we connect somehow. Hopefully tomorrow is better.

[Jamie21]

names we have two picked out, he will name her when he sees her face

[hkenny]

So i had my dr's appointment today and i am happy to say it went really well. i was able to talk to her and ask some questions. heartbeat was 156 again! and i guess i am rh - so i have to get a shot so my blood doesnt attack the babys blood. I mentioned to her that i hadnt had pap smear in 3 years and she was shocked, she said i wish i would have known,so she has that written down for next time.

[Keeks]

She didnt do a PAP at your first visit? WEIRD , My Doctor did a PAP when I went in & got a BFP..... I thought that was just normal & then I had a PAP at my 6 week postnatal appt....RH + isnt a bad thing , its actually fairly common & I had a shot in the same spot when I went into pre-term labor & it doesnt hurt dont worry!.....Just hope & Pray your not GBS + cause an IV in labor ***** alot more ( I think anyways lol but I hate IV's ).....Good thing you like your doctor , I hated mine throught my pregnancy , I wanted to swtich SOOO bad , Thank god I had a different delivery doctor though :) lol.......156 is a good heartbeat :) I say Girl , but ya never know , Rylens was always in the high 140's & 150's so who knows....Are you hoping for a boy or girl?......have you decided on names yet or started to make a list?? Everything is so exciting in the beginning! I miss that stage!

Jamie ~ YAY sooooooo soon! I cant believe your about to have your little girl in your arms! Soooo exciting! Dont be nervous , you'll be just fine hun :) I cant wait to hear how it all goes & see pictures of the little princess!!!! How are the boys these days? getting excited or understanding yet?.....My friend has a 4 year old boy & is due with a girl in 2 weeks & her son told me that his baby sister has to sleep outside & can only come in to clean up his toys LOL.....I dont know if its worse when they do understand or dont LOL

[Jamie21]

LOL dont know either. mmy boys know where baby is, but probably not the understanding part of it all. as far as getting better well, lets just say they have hit the stage of wonderful twos.... not an enjoyable stage at all. yes, 10 days left and she is head down and i am 1cm dilated, and cervix is shortening. but sometimes when she moves it feels like nails scraping along my cervix and it can hurt. plus, her movements now can really hurt

[hkenny]

keeks- well when i went in for my very first blood test, i went to a walk in clinic, my understanding is that if you want a pap there you have to go in on the "pap" days b/c they are to busy to do one. my first visit with the obgyn she didnt do it and didnt ask, last visit i wasnt sure if i liked her or not.....if this visit was the same i was going to try and change doctors. this time i mentioned it and she said i need one and will get it. she was much better this time. I am not to worried about being rh- my mom was with my brother and should have had the shot and didnt b/c back then it wasnt as well known, my borther came out very yellow. so i think its good if i get one. heartbeat points to girl, chinese gender predictor says girl with luneral age boy with regular age, the ring and string test said boy and i just did my intelligender and it said boy. i have thought it was a boy all along so i think is a boy but we will see on dec 17th! we do have some names picked most likely Declan Connor for a boy....Connor is my husbands name and Jordanna Grace for a girl......Grace is my moms name.

jamie- you must be so excited! dont be nervous if you can do it with 2 1 will be a cake walk! kinda ***** about the terrible twos! poor you!!

[katebud]

Jamie, you are so close!!!!  I'm going to congratulate you in advance.  :)  since I'm not on here as much as I had been...

Also, let's welcome Mrsspace24!  :)  
I hope you do get your bfp lady!    

[katebud]

HI Ladies!! :)

How is everyone doing???  Busy from the looks of it!  

I had my 28 week check up yesterday.  My uterus is measuring 1 cm behind, but since there is a 2 cm lee way on either side, we are ok.  :)  So I guess that means I measured at 27cms.  
Also, have to go back on zoloft.  :(  this 3rd trimester hit, and I've been having a lot of the same problems I had the 1st trimester emotionally and with my thoughts.  Plus, they want to preempt my post partum period, and get me ready for that, since I was on meds before the pregnancy too.  No biggie really.  They say zoloft is the safest anti-depressant (for baby) to be on while pregnant, so we shall see.  

Jamie, HOW ARE YOU??????  :)  

[hkenny]

katebud- sorry to hear abut the zoloft, but eally if its going to help now and after baby that is good. I have heard of some bad cases of post partum and its not fun. if you can nip it in the but now that is great news. I measured 19 inches at 17 weeks, was a bit down, it kinda made me feel fat but i realize its baby so oh well. the doc said it wasnt a big concern.

i was admitted into the hospital today, i was up all night throwing up and..... you can guess. i started to see blood in both so i went in, they figured i have the flu and bc of the blood and baby admitted me right away. i was on the drip all day, i ended up with 2 bags of saline! i do feel better being home, the throwing up has stopped but the other end is still going.......yuck! i am hoping to feel more human tomorrow!

JAMIE-wow girl so close! cant wait to hear how it went and see pics of your little girl!

[Joyce49788]

hkenny, oh no that is not good, well keep everyone posted and hope you feel better soon.  take it easy and i am sure all will be fine.

omg i just read a post somewhere that someone is late for af and has NEVER missed a period and doesnt know whether to test or not....omfg, do some ppl do this for attention or what?  well duh if you are late, and are never late....then yes TEST it isnt rocket science.....

sorry had to vent a little dh is driving me up a wall, he is getting into a "pitty party" because everything about him irritates the **** out of me right now, from the way he talks to the way he acts like he knows everything (my sister even noticed THAT one) i really dont think that this relationship is gonna last regardless of baby....but you know what i am ok with that, i have raised 3 kids alone, i am sure i can raise 4 by myself...would like to NOT have to but unless he can learn to keep his mouth shut and talk to my kids with a little more understanding instead of yelling and being a jerk all the time then after i heal from having baby it is OVER.....may as well use him to help me heal otherwise i will be in ALOT of trouble....c-section and such....anyhow i havent decided yet but i do know that some stuff really has GOT to change if it is gonna work out.

sorry for venting probably just hormones, which is why i am not willing to give him the boot just yet, want to make sure that what i am seeing is actually there and not just over abundance of hormones...lol

hope everyone is doing good....hugs and luv

[Jamie21]

hello,
well, still here and dont think it will be much longer. yesterday he said i was 2cm dilated and he stripped my membrane. woke up in th e middle of the night feeling very sick, finally threw up and have had tummy burning and like hkenny both ends are working. on top of that mild contractions ...... i think, or cramping and pressure down there like crazy.  
dont need to go into labor now in a way, i can't sit or stand etc not the best time to get sick
hope all is well with you girls

[katebud]

hkenny- Yeah, I am excited in a strange way, because I know I'm doomed to have bad PPD...it kind of runs in my family (but I'm going to stay positive anyway!)  :)   So the hormones will get a little boost before they start falling majorly after having Daniel.  Maybe I'll be like a *normal* woman... hahahahahahaha...what is that anyways?  ;)

Jamie, I'm sorry to hear that you felt sick and can't sit or stand.  :*(  that must really suck.  I'm sure I'll be finding out here in a couple months.  I hope you get to feeling better (and that would be delivering baby, right?)  :)

Joyce-------->    :)  You need some tlc!!!  xxx's and ooo's to you, lady.  How far a long are you now?  20 weeks or farther?  (sorry I don't recall right now!)

[Joyce49788]

katebud....i will only be 15 weeks on Saturday....wish i was 20 weeks or farther.

[katebud]

Its ok!  You will get there very fast.  Have you started feeling beanie yet?  I know some women can feel them earlier in subsequent pregnancies...

[Joyce49788]

not yet but hopefully soon

[hkenny]

baby dust 10 is here!