24 weeks and up!

[Anya1984]

Hello everyone! Welcome to our new thread!
Anya - 25w2d
Maria-25 weeks on Wednesday!
I bet everyone else is getting there very fast and enjoying the pregnancy very much!

[ZUZ]

Joyce, totally not woth stressing over.  It doesn't matter what baby is as long as he/she is good and healthy!  :)

I went to the doc today for my glucose test.  Yuck!  I should know something in a day or two.  My doctor said I might have a bladder infection so she she's sending a sample out to make sure. I had a high white blood cell count in my urine sample today.  I dont want to go on antibiotics.   :(

Seas, I'm sorry about your son!  It's so sad little muchkins are sick.  They're so helpless.  Poor thing.  I hope he feels better soon.

[Seas27]

Thanks for the welcomes!! We are having our second boy! I was a little disapointed at first, being this is our last baby and I really wanted a girl, but boys are great and I got over it really fast lol. Everythng is going good over here for me. Just tired and want to eat everything lol, but other then that:)
Joyce- I don't know what I would do if they did that to me lol. That's not nice at all. But liek you said as long as its healthy. Gees
I hope you all had an awesome easter! My ds is so sick, he stayed  on the couch all day and didn't even play with his new stuff or eat candy. That's when you know it's bad lol. His fever spiked at 103, and is now down to 101.5. He just has a runny nose, and no energy. Poor guy, I have no idea what is wrong.

[Anya1984]

Hello Girls!
I need to inform you that it is time to create a new thread!
I will call it 26 weeks and up but
Seas, please stay in our thread! We share wonderful stories and not so wonderful worries and it is fun here :)

[eternidad200]

Joyce- sorry you have to deal with the little issue of boy vs  girl. Is hard, but sometimes u/s cannot predict totally the baby gender, but look at it in this way, either one your baby is going to be beautiful and healthy.

Zuz- I know is hard to find gender neutral bedding, the stores are filled with either girls or boys stuff, is hard to find gender neutral. I went to e bay and they have good deals at times.

Seas- welcome to our little family group. Hope you enjoy us.

[Joyce49788]

ZUZ... amazingly i am feeling pretty good... because of issues with the nerves in my leg and such i can not sit, stand or walk for long without the tops of my legs going numb or my back, legs,hips and belly hurting REALLY bad. but other than that i think things are going great. went to doc appt wednesday and baby is measuring just short of 5lbs and they said i have LOTS of amniotic fluid. they also informed me that it looks like i am having a boy instead of the girl they told me i was having back in feb.... i am going in for another u/s in May and so hopefully they can check again to be sure that it is whatever sex that it is... i hate not knowing for sure. i have all of this girl stuff and now they are saying it is a boy... wtf. anyhow i will be ok with whatever it is, as long as he or she is healthy. good thing my bedding is on the neutral side even though it is pastels...lol (blue, pink, purple, yellow and teal)....anyhow i guess if i have to bring a HIM home in a pink carseat then that is what i will have to do... lmao. this is the first time i have EVER had a problem with a doc or tech telling me differant things.. usually if they say it is a girl... it is a GIRL.. lmao oh well i am trying to not stress too much over it.

hope everyone continues to do well and that the time just flies by for you, i know it has for me.....

[ZUZ]

eternidad, the bedding is beautiful.  Good pick!!!  I'm still having a hard time with that!  I haven't ordered the bedroom set yet either!  I wanted to see the floor sample at one of the baby stores but I don't know when they're getting it in!  I think we're just going to go ahead and order it. We decided to wait until we get our income tax check!  haha!  Its very cool that you can fit all those pieces in the babys room.  I'm limited to crib, dresser, armoire.  I actually have to double check the sizes of everything to make sure!

Anya, the bedding is beautiful! I can't tell you how hard it is not knowing!  I seen so many beautiful little girl sets and I've had to pass them up!  I totally have to get gender neutral ones.

Maria, That's good that you can still have fruits.  Do you have to take any medicine or do they just have you alter your diet?  Pelvic pain is the baby right?  Does it help at all to take a warm shower before bed?  I've been having a hard time sleeping.  Baby's kicks actually hurt sometimes and scare me awake!  I still love it.  :)  I don't count the kicks.  I didn't even know we had to start.  I know the baby kicks after I eat, sometimes its a lot sometimes its just a few minutes.  I noticed that there are more kicks after i eat someting sweet or spicy.  It's kinda funny.  I'm going to the doctor on Mon so I'll ask her about that.  I'm meeting one of the other doctors in the office then.  I've talked to her before and she seems great so I'm looking forward to meeting her.  

Joyce, how exciting!  Congrats on the 32 week mark! I Are you feeling well?  can't wait to get there!!!!

Seas27, hello!  Congrats!  :)

[Joyce49788]

bump it up

[Maria2707]

Welcome Seas27..Did you find out what you are having?

[Seas27]

Hey girls! I made it to your thread! I am 24 weeks 1 day! Can I join?

[eternidad200]

girls I just went to craiglist and bough a baby changing tabl white brandnew for 20 dollars, yipee, what a good deal and is so pretty.

[eternidad200]

o.k I hope for sure this tim eyou guys can look at the website, otherwise I will email to you guys.

[eternidad200]

Girls I posted the website 3 times but for some reason is not being posted.

www.wendybellissimo.com/products/product_detail.php?id=65

[Joyce49788]

hello ladies... just checking in... baby is doing well aside from it is looking more like a boy than a girl...lol...will know more next month when i have another u/s but at not quite 32 weeks baby was weighing in at 4lb 11oz... so a good healthy weight right now... looks like this might end up being my biggest yet. and they are thinking about letting me have it at 10 days early instead of the 2 days early like i thought they were gonna insist on.  anyhow just checking in... will be 32 weeks tomorrow....whoo hoo. 7 weeks left

[Maria2707]

Eternidad- Its really nice to be together and we can help each other and comfort each other. Its good that you are walking around whole day.  That way its easier for the baby to move and you will get your exercise..:) You forgot to mention the link where you bought the bedding. I will be buying everything once the baby is born. But I still want to look at the things. I will buy something in mint green and furniture would be all cherry...:)

Anya- Every one is different, if some lady delivers a 3 pound baby doesn't mean you should worry. Since your baby is already two pounds by 36 weeks its going to be more than 4.5 pounds. I was reading on internet that the baby is going to be around 2 pounds during the end of 26th week. So your's is right. When I told my doctor about my bowel movement he said that most of them get constipated during this time. Also it has got to do with what you eat too.  Do mention to your MW about your bowel movement if its not regular.

Zuz-Leg cramps or normal. So dont make quick moves while you are sleeping. My fruit limitation is two per day. I can eat any fruit. I can eat lot of vegetables though. You are right, doctors are really vague and moreover he was backed up on his appointments and he seemed to be in a hurry. My pelvic pain is still there and gets bad when I go to bed. I have to deal with it. How do you count your baby's kicks?

[Anya1984]

Eternidad and Zuz - I found in Walmart online for $85 :) and it is actually 10 pieces (doesn't include the skirt though..)

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10841913#ProductDetail

Eternidad, you didn't provide the website..

[eternidad200]

Anya- is nice you don't have to buy that many maternity cloth. i ahve been lucky and being wearing some of my sister old matermity cloths, also I went to a second hand store and bought some more, but they are all  pretty wintery, so I guess I am going ot have to spend few mor bucks for the hot summer in Michiga, but again I will go to a second hand store to get them.

ZUZ- I bought my bedding online on e bay, the price was o.k, but I realy like my patterns, since I don't know the sex it was hard to find something unisex. Here is the site were you guys can look at what I bought. I did not buy the mobile or the wall decoration, just the crib bedding, cribb skirt, sheets, and blanket. Pay around 100 bucks for it on e bay.

[Anya1984]

Zuz- I also don't notice the pattern for my baby's movements, except in the morning and in the evening, she moves whenever...:)
The stuff I had to drink was very tolerable and it wasn't orange. I was giving the fruit punch kind and it was actually like a fruit punch soda, except a lot of it and a bit sweet :)
I will know the results by next Wed the latest.

I also looked at the bedding and its way to expensive, SO, I went to walmart online and found reasonable prices for what I think will suffice. Not the most wonderful bedding but I can live with it..I don't want to spend lots of money on something that we will not use for too long!
But all the baby stuff is pretty overwhealming because it takes lots of effort and you don't know what you want/need...

My weight is kinda stuck at 119 for the last 2 weeks :( I hope everything is fine!

Unlike you ladies, my bowel movement is not frequent at all :( So I have the opposite problem that I will mention on my next visit in a week.

I can't believe you all didn't find out the sex of the baby....I wish I could be like you but now I know :) I think it will be awesome to know once the baby is born!!
Except Dreamgirl and myself, all of you don't know what you are having!!
Interesting....

I went to maternity store to buy a skirt and everything was so big on me...so I ended up buying a capri and now I have one pants and one capri..I think I m done with buying maternity though, only three months to go...

[ZUZ]

HI All!  I feel like I missed so much not logging in for a day!  My sister dragged me out to go see Jay Leno from the Tonight Show last night.  He gave a free show to the people of Michigan.  It was fun.

Eternidad, I'm so sorry you felt that horrible pain!  I don't know if I mentioned it or not on here but last weekend I woke up in agony from my muscle tightening in my calf.  It was rock hard.  I think it was like 5am and I sat up from pain and was crying and my husband was trying to rub it out and I was yelling for him not to touch it!  I asked my doctor  about it and the sucky thing is that those pains are normal from now on.  The best thing to do is try to point your toes up toward your body to stretch the calf muscle. I'm sorry about the whole work thing.  Is there a way to at least reduce hours so that you have more time to rest? Did you tell your doctor about how much you work and how much you're standing and all of that?  I wish all of our financial situations were different.  I think life would be so much easier.

Maria, your tummy sounds like my tummy. I have good days and bad ones and I think it has to do with what I eat.  I wouldn't worry about going a few times a day once in a while as long as your kind of regular most of the time.  Maybe you could eat bananas if it gets bad.  That should help a little.  Oh wait!  Does having GD mean you cannot eat certain fruits?  Or have less of them?  I'm glad your doctor reassured you.  I know he sounds vague but its probably because your pains are pretty much normal and all part of growing so he doesn't see a need to concern you.  The less concerned and stressed you are the better!

Dreamgirl, so nice to hear from you!  You sound like you are in better spirits!  I'm so glad your dad is doing better!!  Thank God for that!!  Don 't worry about your weight gain.  You're eating for 3!  :)

Anya, how did the glucose test go?  Was the yucky orange stuff tolerable?  I'm going on Mon.  I think its a good idea to start decorating in a couple more weeks.  I bet it'll make the time fly by!  I was looking on line for bedding but all the ones I liked were so pricey!  I got overwhelmed an stopped looking.  I guess I really don't have much choice in the matter and have to start again!  ABout the baby movements, I think my baby moves whenever he or she feels like it.  I don't know if I really noticed a pattern yet.  Maybe its just me though.  If I'm really moving around all day and doing stuff, I think I don't notice as much.  

Maria, we have to start paying attention to baby movements now?

[eternidad200]

Anya- thanks for the advise I think I am going to give these stretching excercises a try. Don't worry too much about your weight, I think your baby  will weight fine.

Maria- I work 12 hours shifst in an oncolgy unit, mostly all my time is spend walking around rounding on pt, passing medications, performing procedures. Some other times I have to sit down to make docs phone calls, etc. But overall is pretty active. I like it though, my days are usually pretty busy and fast.

Girls, I feel so lucky to have you around in my life, is nice to share stories with all of you.

[Anya1984]

Eternidad - Ohh, I am so sorry that you had a rough night..I have similar story, every night when I go to bad, my princess starts kicking on one spot over and over and over and over...again! So, it is pretty painful and it takes me a WHILE to sleep...then I always wake up either at 3, 4 , or 5 and don't go back to bed until 6:30-7, the time I need to get up for work :(
I had leg cramps, but!!! I start excercising and IT HELPS! What you do is walk for 3 minutes, 4 steps on your toes, 4 steps on your heels, then 4 steps on the outer of your feet and 4 steps on your feet but your toes are under your feet...ok, its hard to explain, but if you do that, you will see no leg cramps!! Also, every few hours you should circulate your feet having toes out there and then back to your leg..streching HELPS!
So, since I started to do that every day, no more leg cramps!~

Maria - Im glad that your appt went fine...I know docs can tell you many things that are too vague ...so you probably didn't get many answers...I would follow your heart, you know? and your instincts! I get worry when my baby isn't moving much but then next day she always does, so I am fine! And so should you be !

I had my glucose test done today and should hear results on Monday (if they are bad...).. Also I stopped eating so much and now weight 120 lbs for the last week...I hope to put on some more weight for the baby :) The baby needs to be at least 6 pounds to be healthy delivered.
The nurse who took my blood today told me that her sis delivered at 36 weeks and her baby was only 3 pounds!!! How can this be? She said the sister was tighny...I am pretty small to and I know my baby now weights 2 pounds but I hope that she can put much more weight on!!

Im also waiting for lab results about yeast infection..I don't think I have it though.
Dreamgirl- WOW, 45 pounds, that's crazy! Although you are carrying twins!! Oh, how exciting!

Girls, have you decorated the room already?
I think I will start in May!!! I want to pass 30 weeks to do that...or because I will have 2 weeks with no school so I can solely concentrate on the decorating!
I am thinking to do a mini baby shower sometimes in May as well....

[Maria2707]

Anya- Did you go for your glucose test today? How did it go?

[Maria2707]

Etrnidad- I am so sorry to hear about your night. I understand what you went through. I too am having pains like that. I hope you are not having a busy day work, at least you can relax once in a while. Are you sitting whole day or do you get chance to lay down for sometime? Don't sit for longer hours, that might lead to back pain later on. We have come so far and these three months will go by very soon.  I hear you when you say about the payments.. we want to refinance, but we know when they ***** the property its going to be lesser than hat we paid. So crossing our fingers and waiting for the housing market to boom. Things will be fine soon..

Take care..we are always here for you...:)

[eternidad200]

Girls I have had the worse night in my life. Baby was pushing so hard in my lower abdomen that I could not sleep, anywhere I moved it was painful and uncomfortable. And to top it all I had leg cramps all night, ughhh. Now today I am working all day, will see how it goes.
Darn, I wish we could do better financially so I did not have to work so much. DH is very supportive and says I can stop and we will figure out, but I know if I stop working now we are going to have troubles making lots of  house payments and others. ARghhh. Wish the real estate market will do better to sell our house and move to something smaller and more affordable.

Sorry guys, a little bit frustrated today.

[Maria2707]

Eternidad- I am not sure why he asked for an u/s. May be because of GD. He just said we'll do an u/s in two weeks. Yes I have to ***** 4 times a day and that's not good. the last time I pricked myself was during the fertility meds. When the nurse said about counting 10, its not at one stretch and I guess its spread out. My baby doesn't kick after eating. He/she definitely does when my stomach is growling when I am hungry.

Dreamgirl- I am glad your father is doing well and is at home now. Send all our prayers to him. Dont worry about the weight gain. You are carrying two.. :)  It will get easier for my once my mother comes here. I understand how much you were looking forward for your mother come over. But at least your in-laws are here to help you out.
Don't worry about the GD, even if you end up having you can control with diet and meds. You will be fine.