Pregnancy - September 2011

kcurtis05

Hey Girls!! I'm a newbie -- my husband and I just found out I'm pregnant!! I'm probably only about 5 weeks along but they did bloodwork today to confirm gestational age. Anyway, we had been trying for 6 months so are totally elated!!

Feel free to add me as a friend or whatever! Talk to you all soon!

Congrats! I'll be 6 weeks on Saturday!

ron2282

Calcote05 – welcome and congratulations! As long as you’re not high risk it’s generally safe to continue to do whatever exercise you have been doing, just don’t start anything new.

Tabbycat – welcome! Baby dust to you!

Caperfae – sorry you have to poke your finger so many times, but I’m glad baby hasn’t been affected by the GD at all.

Julz – Glad you NST and US were good.

Danielle – thinking of you!

ElizabethRN – I didn’t think the glucose test was bad at all. Good luck!

Melissa – Planning a wedding is stressful enough without all that! I’m so sorry you’re dealing with that. If it was going to be a financial hardship for them you should have been told immediately so you’d know they couldn’t make it. At the end of the day as long as you’re married to the man you love then I you should consider it a success.

Mommy2CnG – sorry about the morning sickness, but on the positive side I was told that a sick mommy means a healthy baby.

Lindsay – welcome and congratulations!!!

Elizabethj – hope you can get some rest. Praying for good echo/ultrasound results!

Hi to anyone I missed! :flowerforyou:

I had a later appointment today and the doctor was running late, so I sat there forever until I was seen. I’m normally in and out but today took over an hour. All in all it was a good appointment. Kathryn flipped!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: She’s estimated to be 5lb 2oz right now (13th percentile), doctor said she should be in the 6 pound range – give or take a pound – at delivery. The swab for strep B was actually pretty uncomfortable, so God help me when I go for my first cervical check in two weeks. My appointments are every week now! :noway: She did tell me that if labor starts now they don’t do anything to stop it, so I should be prepared. I guess this means I should pack my hospital bag this weekend.

I’m up a total of 44 pounds so far. :grumble: :ohwell: I can’t complain too much because I’ve made my fair share of bad eating choices. I’m getting way too close to 200 (a number I swore I’d never see again). Oh well, I’ve got less than 4 weeks left and it’s not like I don’t know how to get rid of the weight after she’s born. Right?

KatalynasMommy

Well, doctor said baby's doing good. Doctor's not said anything about my weight but while I was waiting for the blood test another nurse that works there that did the epidural class Tuesday came and was asking me some questions and she told me that when she seen me in class I didn't look like I was that far along but she thinks I've gain to much weight already.

How much weight is everyone gaining during there pregnancy?

I'm 25 weeks and 4 days and I've gained 29.6 pounds.

ElizabethJ17

Stacy- I haven't gained any weight yet I am down 6 lbs. However, I was overweight starting so they didnt encourage me to gain. I would discuss it with your physician if you are concerned. I would only listen to your physician as many people have "their" opinions but your dr knows more about you and your particular situation.

ElizabethJ17

Here is a calculator you might want to check out for weight gain.
http://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy-weight-gain-estimator

dmdaigle17

Ron- So glad baby flipped! Yahoo! I'm sorry your Strep B was uncomfortable, I found that to be a breeze! I refused a check at my appointment this week and am unsure if I'll okay them to do one next week or not. You can refuse them though, you do have that right, FYI.

Dropped off my 24 hour urine collection (what fun that was) had more blood work done then finally 9 hours later I get a return phone call (after calling twice) that everything is "okay" for now... But I have to stay on 24 hour bed rest. They are going to have me re-do all of my lab work next week at my 39 week appointment... I am way beyond confused as this point. I have EVERY single sign of preeclampsia, even had the DR. saying they were almost certain I had it and then I don't but yet I ALL OF THE SUDDEN have;
Swollen feet/fingers
High blood pressure
Vision spots/blurs
Pain on right side under ribs
sudden drastic weight gain

I don't get it...
Something doesn't seem right to me. I don't understand why I'm on bed rest if according to the labs everything's fine? Yet, I have all of these crazy symptoms that go with... what? And why on earth do I need to re-do all of those labs/tests next week when I'll be 39 weeks?!

chelledmal

Ron- yay! So glad the baby flipped. I had to have an external version done...not comfortable at all!

Danielle- sorry about all this confusion going on for you. hope you can figure out what's going on and feel better soon!

AFM: I have been having some type of spells either a combination of low blood pressure and low blood sugar or one or the other. My midwife took my blood pressure today and it was on the lower side of normal but I was feeling fine. So we'll keep monitoring that. I've been taking my fasting numbers and immediately after eating, hour and two hours after and instead of my sugar spiking up like normal it's even been going down! So I'm basically using all my energy faster than my body can eat and remake it. She also found ketones in my urine which would explain why I haven't gained any weight yet because my body is dipping into my fat reserves because it thinks I'm not eating enough. I feel bad most of the time. I've had many instances of almost passing out. Very scary. Have any of you dealt with hypoglycemia or low blood pressure? On a good note, I finally gained 2lbs over the last 2 weeks (I'm now 18.5 weeks) and she said the top of my uterus is measuring at 20 weeks so the baby is growing fine. TOMORROW WE FIND OUT PINK OR BLUE! Sooo excited. Praying mostly that everything looks healthy and normal. My midwife found the baby's heartbeat today to be quite irregular. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated.

I pray everyone else is doing well. Congratulations to the new momma's to be and those TTC!

Lleldiranne

Danielle - Argh! How frustrating and concerning. I hate it when it seems like they don't want to say what's really going on. Hoping baby comes soon and you and baby are healthy.

Ronya - I love your new profile pic. And yay that Kathryn flipped on her own!! As far as weight, I agree, don't stress over it, you know what to do to take it back off (and some of it will probably come off easier than before - like excess water retention). The important thing is growing a healthy little girl. We're down to the wire here! I need to pack a hospital bag too. And the crib had better arrive tomorrow like it's supposed to or I'm going to start into panic mode!! Wouldn't it be funny if our babies came on the same day? Twins!! :laugh:

Stacey - For a woman who is a healthy weight, the general recommendation is 25-35 pounds. But I agree with Elizabeth - talk to your doctor and follow his advice first. I had a WIC nutritionist who'd freaked out about how little I'd gained around 26 weeks, and when I asked my doctor the next time I went in, he said I was totally fine. So listen to the doc

Michelle - Yikes! Has your midwife said anything about the blood sugar drop? Maybe small meals with plenty of protein will help to keep it more stable? Hope everything gets figured out and you feel normal again soon! Enjoy your U/S tomorrow! Hope the heartbeat doesn't indicate any issues.

AFM - We bought a dryer today, YAY!! I'm okay with hang drying most of our clothes, but with baby coming and all the burp cloths, changing pads, and clothes he'll be soiling, it'll be so much nicer to have a working dryer again.
Was a very bad day for food choices. I ended up going out to eat for lunch AND dinner :noway: But I kept it to a moderate indulgence at least. Good thing baby has squished my stomach; if I had more room for food I'd be in BIG trouble!

DeliriousOwl

Just thought I'd let you lovely ladies know I had my first scan this morning! I am about 5 weeks along. We couldn't see baby, just the sac thing. BUT everything is where it is meant to be!!! She said everything looked really good and the baby looked well supported. So happy now. Can finally relax and get used to the whole idea Thank you everyone for your reassurance ♥

AnneElise

AFM: As of this week i will be 11 weeks, already have some difficulty with tightness in my jeans but no weight gain (thank goodness)... trying my best to eat right, so far the only "crazy" cravings are apple juice and peanut butter... So i am trying to be careful how much of them i am eating.... Tomorrow i go for the one hour gluclose tolerance test- everyone says that "orange stuff" is horrible so i must say i am not looking forward to it... but at that same time, i am glad they are choosing to do it so early on in my pregnancy b/c it was such a big concern for DH and i b/c of my mother having GD with both my brother and myself... So hopefully good news (fingers crossed) ...

I didn't think it was so bad Mine was orange and really cold which helped. Like flat pop. Ask for it to be really cold if you can!

AnneElise

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We are now discussing having a ring ceremony of some kind in florida before we leave for nz, but this just dosent have the same meaning and without getting legally married during the ceremony it dosent hold the same weight. But i dont want to get legally married until our main ceremony in NZ, it would mean alot to me if we became legally married on this day.

Ugh what to do

My friend is doing a destination wedding that many people cannot attend and afterwards they are having a big party when they get back to celebrate. Basically a much cheaper reception! They won't have a full meal or an offical DJ but there will be food, drinks and dancing. they are going to have there minister to a blessing ceremony at the start.

AnneElise

Just got back from NST and US. Baby still doing well. Fluids are high, and they've asked me several times now if the GD test was normal because of it. :laugh: The baby is measuring "right on" with an estimated weight of 7 +/- 1.5 pounds. That freaked me out, because with 4 weeks to go I could end up with a 9 lb baby!:noway: But dr reassured me that he's probably not that big (readings are very inaccurate right now) and I should be fine. Still, with all that fluid and baby, no wonder there's no room for me!

Soooo tired today....

sorry about being tired! Yea for a good apt! You are getting close!

AnneElise

TOMORROW WE FIND OUT PINK OR BLUE! Sooo excited.

YEA so excited for you!

sandijones5783

Hi my name is sandi and i just found out im pregnant with number 3 and very shocked but very happy. I just reached my lowest weight since before i had kids 2 weeks ago so this is going to be hard to get used to eating more i have been dieting for over a year and have lost 51lbs and im still considered over weight so I'm gonna try very hard to stay in shape and eat healthy. I gained 60lbs20lbs with my first, only 35lbs with my 2nd so im hoping no more than 25lbs with this one. Im still trying hard to workout everyday but im exhausted.

Lindseyjones1717

Good morning ladies!

Today my Cali is one week old! I am sooo in love! The c-section went better than expected. I entered the operating room at 8am. The spinal was pretty much painless! The nurse compared getting the local shot to getting a shot in your mouth at the dentist. It felt exactly like that, and that was it! A few minutes later I was feeling some chest tightness, so they lowered the medicine and I felt much better. Then a minute later I got a severe hot flash that seemed never ending. The nurses fanned me and within a few minutes that had passed, and they let my husband in..which was such a relief! From then on it was smooth sailing. The surgery started at 8:20, and by 8:27 she was here! She let out the sweetest little whimper cry! And I started balling of course! They didn't let me see her right away which I wasn't thrilled with..but my husband went over to the warmer to take a few pictures for me. And to my surprise..she had a full, thick, long head of hair! I so wasn't expecting that! I was also pretty surprised to hear that she measured in at 8 lbs, 5 oz and 20 inches long! I had a feeling she would be big..but that is a HUGE baby in my family. Every other baby in our family has been about 6 lbs! Well, they finally brought her over to me and she was beautiful! She stopped crying immediately once I started talking to her, and they wheeled me out of the room with my gorgeous daughter on my chest!

The first night was pretty rough. We had a hard time soothing her, and I came to find out that she wasn't latching on correctly so was not swallowing enough of the colostrum to stay satisfied. By day 2 I tried a better position suggested by my nurse (making sure she was tummy to tummy and squeezing my breat a little to help her) and since then breastfeeding has been going great! I have had some sore nipples from the first bad latches, but lanolin is helping as well as soothies breast pads. My milk came in on the third day..and it came in hard! I was very engorged for about 3 days. I finally learned that my pump is my new best friend and I pump 3 or 4 times a day which makes a world of a difference in my pain level, and her ability to nurse without killing my nipples! Since then, my milk supply seems to be great so far! Pumping 5 oz (both breasts combined) within 5 minutes!

I've had a few complications.. (besides killer boobs) I've become VERY swollen and am retaining water everywhere! My pregnancy underwear are very tight and my feet, ankles, calves, thighs..pretty much everything are huge and very uncomfortable. I also had issues getting my digestive track going again and it took 5 days and many meds to get me to be able to use the bathroom at all. Lastly (and worst of all) I seemed to develop a very bad infection in my lady parts. You would think c-section would mean id be in the clear for any issues down there-well, so did I and man was I wrong! They think it has to do with irritation from hospital undies and pads in combination with my wearing nylon undies for a few days..but I am on 3 medications plus a powder. The doctor said it was so bad that she actually asked if I would mind her showing her trainee "such a bad case" yikes! So all that has been no fun, but I am on the road to recovery and mentally feeling wonderful (I just have to wait for my body to catch up!)

So, overall. I had a pretty great birth. I am so happy and so blessed to have this sweet little angel who turns her head and puts her lips right to my mouth to "kiss" me everytime she is near my face! My husband and daughter are smitten with her! It has been amazing week being Cali's Mommy and I can't wait for more

Lindseyjones1717

I forgot to post the picture we will be using for her birth announcements! What a little angel




Also, can anyone tell me the forum that us new mommies go to to keep in touch with everyone once we have our babies?

Thanks! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

magenta4c

Hi Ladies!

i'm happy i can finally join the pregnancy section after trying for over 2 years and needing fertility treatment.
our second IUI was finally successful and i feel confident enough now - after my second beta to join you.

i would appreciate feedback on my diary, as i would like to to clean up my diet even further. i believe i eat really healthy already, but i don't eat organic.
not sure if i eat balanced enough, as i am not a big fan of raw veggies and fruit (i have to make the conscious decision to eat more of it every day) but i love rye bread and dairy. i know that the bread part is not good, but at least it is not wheat, eh?

cheers!

chelledmal

It's a another precious baby boy! :happy:

ElizabethRN59

It's a another precious baby boy! :happy:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

dmdaigle17

It's a another precious baby boy! :happy:

Congrats on another boy :flowerforyou: Any names picked out?!

dmdaigle17

Congrats Lindsey- she's precious! I love the outfit you have her in!

chelledmal

Congrats on another boy :flowerforyou: Any names picked out?!

Thanks! His name is Joel Isaac Mallory

ElizabethJ17

Okay ladies I need your help. Can you vote your rankings for the following names?

Isabella Rose Marsh
Isabelle Rose Marsh
McKenzie Rose Marsh (not set on spelling There are 40 some ways)
Anabelle Rose Marsh
Madison Rose Marsh
Madeline Rose Marsh

Middle name Rose and last name Marsh are pretty much a set thing. As Rose is my moms and my middle name so we want to carry that on. Her older sisters name is Allison Hope Marsh.

Thanks ladies!!

RFrick

Okay ladies I need your help. Can you vote your rankings for the following names?

Isabella Rose Marsh
Isabelle Rose Marsh
McKenzie Rose Marsh (not set on spelling There are 40 some ways)
Anabelle Rose Marsh
Madison Rose Marsh
Madeline Rose Marsh

Middle name Rose and last name Marsh are pretty much a set thing. As Rose is my moms and my middle name so we want to carry that on. Her older sisters name is Allison Hope Marsh.

Thanks ladies!!

Madeline
McKenzie
Anabelle
Madison
Isabella
Isabelle

Rachickidee

Just dropping in to say hello!

Baby life is good, just busy. But Edan is doing really well.

Lindsay, congrats! She is beautiful, and wow look at all that hair!

I hope everyone is doing well!

pietilamichelle

Any breast feeding moms out there? Since nursing burns 300-500 calories per day I am not sure how to account for this in my goals. My goal was to lose 2 lbs per week however I already lost 5 lbs last week and now half way through this week I lost 2 more. While I am very excited and motivated I am wondering if I should be eating more than 1200 calories per week. Any ideas?

RFrick

Any breast feeding moms out there? Since nursing burns 300-500 calories per day I am not sure how to account for this in my goals. My goal was to lose 2 lbs per week however I already lost 5 lbs last week and now half way through this week I lost 2 more. While I am very excited and motivated I am wondering if I should be eating more than 1200 calories per week. Any ideas?

You can add breast feeding in your food diary. Type it in like you would a food and it will come up with multiple options. It will show as a positive number so you end up with more calories. You need to eat your 300 - 500 calories (depending on whether you are exclusively breast feeding or not) in addition to your 1200 calories a day. 1200 calories is the bare minium your body can survive on. For example, if you are exclusivly breast feeding your child and burning 500 calories a day doing that and only eating 1200 calories your body is only getting 700 calories instead of the 1200 it needs to function properly. For the same reason - if you are only eating 1200 calories and exercising at all you must eat back the calories you burned while exercising.

Lleldiranne

Okay ladies I need your help. Can you vote your rankings for the following names?

Isabella Rose Marsh
Isabelle Rose Marsh
McKenzie Rose Marsh (not set on spelling There are 40 some ways)
Anabelle Rose Marsh
Madison Rose Marsh
Madeline Rose Marsh

Middle name Rose and last name Marsh are pretty much a set thing. As Rose is my moms and my middle name so we want to carry that on. Her older sisters name is Allison Hope Marsh.

Thanks ladies!!

#1 Madison Rose
#2 Isabelle Rose
the others are all about even.

I love the middle name Rose - It's my middle name, too! :happy:

dmdaigle17

Okay ladies I need your help. Can you vote your rankings for the following names?

Isabella Rose Marsh
Isabelle Rose Marsh
McKenzie Rose Marsh (not set on spelling There are 40 some ways)
Anabelle Rose Marsh
Madison Rose Marsh
Madeline Rose Marsh

Middle name Rose and last name Marsh are pretty much a set thing. As Rose is my moms and my middle name so we want to carry that on. Her older sisters name is Allison Hope Marsh.

Thanks ladies!!

Isabella Rose is my favorite. I like Madison but it sounds very close to her older sister's name (Madison and Allison).

dmdaigle17

Add to my already confused state- I am off 24hr bed rest but I still need to be taking it easy and laying down during the day. I don't see how laying down is going to help put me into labor anytime soon though. I would think it would just prolong it instead. I'm ready for Avery to be here already- I am seriously in so much pain I can hardly stand sometimes and forget laying down. Thank God, not too much longer!