I am looking forward to feeling the baby move that is for sure! I do need some good things to balance out all the bad things that have happened so far.
As of this exact moment I am having some moderate cramping on my right side. They are continuous - meaning they keep happening like hiccups. I’m not too sure what that is all about…but I will bring it to my doctor’s attention tomorrow. It does not feel like baby movement (not that I would know what that would feel like) because it doesn’t feel like it is happening from deep inside. More of like menstrual cramping. Who knows anymore!
Ditto **skittles ** - I’m sending you good wishes too!
I’m waiting for the results of my triple-screen - had the test on Monday. It’s nerve-wracking …
Have a meeting with a doula this week - there are only 2 in this city and one is on maternity leave, ironically enough, so I’m hoping I “click” with this one.
So far physically I’ve felt pretty good … the exhaustion is waning as well. Started going to a weekly prenatal yoga class which is very cool.
I’m at 22 weeks now, and going great. The boys are getting big enough now that I feel them kicking a lot, and they can be felt from the outside as well, though they rarely cooperate when Daddy wants to put his hand on my belly to feel them. Little boogers.
I’m getting pretty big, but still getting around quite well; we did a little hiking yesterday with the dog, and I was able to get up and down the hill about as well as our little Corgi. Met a group that included a gal about as far along as me with a singleton, and she was very unhappy at being dragged out in the heat, but I’m figuring I’m going to be mostly immobile in a few months, so I’ll enjoy being able to get out while I can.
I’m 29.5 weeks. Everything is going okay, I guess. I failed the first glucose screen by a huge margin, did the three hour test and had the lab screw up, just did it for the third time. I narrowly escaped vomiting 10 minutes prior to the last blood draw and having to do it again. Still waiting for results.
The heat is killing me. I am back to projectile vomiting and having horrible abdominal and muscle cramps. How I wish I had access to air conditioning or a pool or some relief.
On the plus side, the baby is very active most of the time and that’s encouraging. Can’t wait for September.
I’m 20 weeks … haven’t felt much in the way of baby’s movements yet … but I hear that’s normal for a first-timer.
No real physical discomfort except my boobs are still SOOOOO tender, and my feet really ache, which is weird because I don’t spend much time on my feet at all - I have a desk job. Yet at the end of the day they feel as if I have been standing for 9 hours!!! Very uncomfortable.
Had a few little cramps and twinges but nothing too crazy or scary.
We’ve hired our doula and she seems very great - exactly the kind of person we were looking for … we’ve had our second ultrasound and all looks good … I’m just very impatient for this little person to arrive, and I have a LOOOOONG way to go yet.
(PS Muad’Dib and Eleusis - the title of the thread was a joke designed to get attention … glad to know it worked … )
Sometimes it takes a while to recognize the movements, and the placement of the placenta can affect that as well (anterior placement tends to cushion movement). Also, you’re spending most of your day working, and I know in my case, movement is most obvious only when I’m lying down.
I think in addition to the bones kind of spreading in your feet, not being able to elevate them makes them swell.My breasts were incredibly tender for the first 15 weeks or so. Then, they seemed to improve. Now they hurt again! It has a different quality - it’s not constant anymore and is more of a short single pain then tenderness. Perhaps they’re preparing to lactate?
That’s so fantastic about the doula! I wish there was a practicing certified doula in my area, but apparently there is not. And you got a second ultrasound too? I’m jealous. I’m dying to know what is going on in there. I’m curious if my interpretation of the baby’s position is right (and I’d like a little reassurance that the cramps I’ve been feeling aren’t an indicator of distress). Alas, there is nothing I can do but wait and hope!
Doing good at 19.5 weeks. Lots of round ligament pain, hurting feet and complete loss of memory (“baby brain”). Finally has most of her energy back and no more nausea, so she’s just enjoying the second trimester.
The baby loves to travel, zipping all over his home. Lotsa kicking, although I haven’t been able to feel anything when I put my hand on her belly as of yet.
As a bonus, we have some friends visting from Indiana along with their five-week-old daughter, so I’m getting a little preview of life to come.
What great pictures! Please let kittenlm know she looks fantastic!
Do you know what flavour you’re having? I assume we’re having a boy, although I have no proof of this. Someone emailed me an article about a study that says women who are carrying girls have more frequent, uh, mental lapses while pregnant. I believe they were suggesting to me that I must be carrying a girl. I was going to link to the article, but I can’t find it. :smack:
Thank you much, Cyros! I’ve been letting her know that every day.
Well, we’re not finding out, but I usually default to saying “he-his-him”. With only two exceptions in the past century, my family does not produce girls. We’ll have to see if I keep the male-domination of our family going.
Thanks. Obviously, if I had my way, I would have gotten pregnant in September, not be due in September!
I’m a wee bit upset today. I just found out I do indeed have gestational diabetes. As I mentioned before, I had failed the 1 hour, and the first three hour test was screwed up by the lab and missed by an inattentive office dimwit. As a result, I didn’t know there was a problem until a month after I was told I had passed that screen. I redid it last Wednesday and found out today, I did fail.
I’m worried because for the past month, I could have been eating a proper diabetic diet and getting medical attention and who knows what kind of damage I might have done in the meantime?
It will be a few days before my referral to the dietician and diabetic counselling nurse goes through, and then I should get a call to arrange an appointment. In the meantime, I think I just might drive myself complete crazy wondering “what if”.
Another newly pregnant doper checking in here…this is my first pregnancy and so far everything is going ok. I’m just over 8 weeks and we heard the heartbeat for the first time today! This was the second sonogram I’ve had in two weeks. My doctor wanted to do a second sonogram today so we could determine the due date (I was on the pill so it wasn’t easy to calculate) and hear the heartbeat. We couldn’t be more thrilled, especially after hearing the heartbeat and seeing what actually is starting to resemble a baby on the monitor.
Fortunately, I haven’t experienced any morning sickness at all but I feel like I’m on an emotional roller coaster. The other morning I cried over some sappy credit card commercial. A credit card commercial! Of course I’m exhausted most of the time and I’ve had a few moments where I feel like I’m going to faint. My clothes are getting a little snug around the waist, but I haven’t gained any weight. Other than that and the terribly sore breasts, I really shouldn’t complain.
It’s great to hear how the rest of you are doing. I’d also be curious to know when you told your employer that you’re pregnant? We’ve told our family and close friends, but no one at work yet. Everyone says to wait until 3 months, but I’m fairly close with my boss and the earlier I tell her the better for planning purposes. I also understand that once you can hear the baby’s heartbeat, the chance of carrying to full-term is 95-97%. I’m thinking about sharing the news with my boss this week, and waiting until 12 weeks to tell the rest of my co-workers.
Thanks for the good advice & the encouragement Cyros … I’m sorry about your diabetes test mix-up … what a pain in the ass, plus scary too. Please let us know how things turn out after you see the dietitian.
Yep, two ultrasounds so far - one at 12 weeks because we were considering going for amnio, and having an ultrasound for dating purposes is mandatory here. Then the standard one at 18 weeks.
We feel very lucky that there are a couple of doulas in our city, and I’m so glad I was early enough to meet one before she was booked - they’ll only take one patient / client per month.
And Hal … I have been meaning to take a belly picture every week but haven’t gotten around to it yet … there hasn’t been much to see anyway, at just 20 weeks, I think I’ve gained about 8 pounds. But you and kittenlm have inspired me and I will start soon!!!
Iris - I told my immediate manager about my pregnancy right away because I was going through a mini-job change at the time and I wanted her to know. I trusted her not to tell anyone. DH and I told our other friends at work (we work for the same Corporation) at about 14 weeks.
Emotionally how is everyone doing? I just find it’s almost the only thing on my mind most of the time. Most of what I read is pregnancy related, most of what I surf is pregnancy related, etc etc … it’s a blast, but I try really hard not to be a bore around my non-pregnant friends etc … but if they ASK, well then, they’re going to hear all about it.
It’s definitely on my mind a lot, especially now with the babies kicking so much, but since the pregnancy has been going pretty well so far, it’s not a major thing. I post about it a little in my LiveJournal, but there’s usually not that much to report.
I have been noticing that the hormones are really kicking in lately. I had been feeling pretty normal emotionally, but I’ve been slightly more irritable than usual, and a LOT more weepy for the past week or so. Funny.
Oh, a couple tips I was thinking about and meaning to share:
One, Target has these great maternity tank tops with a built-in shelf bra, so if you’ve been having trouble with regular bras, check those out if you have a Target near you.
Two, especially for those still in the first trimester, if you’re having trouble with the prenatal vitamins, ask your doc for chewables (PreCare is the brand I got). The regular vits were making me SO queasy, but the chewables have been great.
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