Chat Thread November - Page 4

[ceriserenee]

@Camprunner - I am addicted to carbs when pregnant, so I probably can't help. Although, now that my morning sickness is waning, I am really into salads with protein on top. Nuts, meat, and beans.

I finally caved and wore maternity pants tonight. I am 12 weeks tomorrow, but had a previous baby, had a c-section, and am overweight, so I popped early too! I was so comfortable in them, but don't want to wear maternity shirts yet...when I tried some on they looked so cute, but I look 5 mos. pregnant and not 3 months! LOL

I have my second prenatal on Tuesday morning and we are going to hear the heartbeat for the first time. We saw it on our transvaginal U/S at 7 weeks, but we will finally get to hear it too!

[Evergreen]

I've popped too! I am preggy short and thin so once I start showing I really start showing! I don't know if you guys can see this because it's from my private facebook but it's the public link that they say you can send people who aren't on fb too and it will show them. Anyway, the last two pictures are from this weekend.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=ce137996e9

I am also feeling okay as of yesterday. I didn't throw up yesterday or today. And I can walk around and do stuff without feeling like I am seasick. It's great. It's also scary because I am still not well enough to deal with all the mess that has piled up over the last month. Plus DH went back to work today. Soooo, I think his layoff happened at a perfect time. I would have never been able to get the kids ready and out the door if he hadn't been around in the mornings to help.

[Crystalyn]

We're starting a crazy week. I'm flying tomorrow with my 21-month-old daughter to visit my grandpa so I can give him a hug and say goodbye. It's going to be a hard, hard trip. I haven't flown alone with her since she was 14 months, so I'm a little nervous about flying alone with a toddler. She still nurses and it's just an hour flight, so I'm hopeful she'll nurse on take off and landing and just chill inbetween. She also just caught what I think may be her second or third-eer cold and she's pretty snotty, so I hope that doesn't interfere with flying. I considered for a second not going, but I talked with my family and I can't give up the chance to see my grandpa one last time. I'm missing him terribly right now and I need to give him a big hug and say goodbye. And... I hope I get to... I chatted with my dad last night and he's not sure he will hang on until Tuesday evening.

Prayers for strength needed :-)

[Crystalyn]

Camprunner - I'm eating smoothies daily... homemade yogurt, whey powder, soy milk, flax seed, honey, banana, frozen berries and a handful of spinach or kale. Also - I'm just crazy about baked sweet potatoes topped with a small amount of butter, fresh rosemary and a heaping glob of homemade yogurt. Also - spinach sauteed with garlic and a scant dusting of nutmeg and salt and topped with homemade yogurt. Basically, I think I'm in love with plain homemade yogurt lately!

[nixnc]

camprunner--i am in the same boat. i am starving but nothing is even remotely appetizing. i lost 2 pounds in a week and the nurse told me to try ensure. i had my first one last night and it wasn't too bad. like thick chocolate milk. it has 13 grams of protein in it. they are kind of expensive though--$10 for 6! but if it helps me have some nourishment, i'll do it.

my husband did take me out for a burger yesterday that was delicious, but i thought i was going to puke all over the restaurant looking at everyone's food. i even had to close the menu because the images of the food make me nauseous.

[annaconda]

Hi ladies!!

Thanks for the Vit. D tips - I had mine tested this summer and it was normal. I have been taking 2000 a day, but haven't upped it while sick. Good tip.

HEARD THE HB TODAY AND HAVE THE SEX-DETERMINING SCAN BOOKED!!!
Woo hoo!

[MamaChef]

bluepetals, thanks So glad he will be home today. Im also so thankful this was the week he went because the MS is gone. Id be a wreck if it was a few weeks ago.

annaconda, wow! Congrats on hearing the hb.. Hope your work stuff has calmed down a bit and you are feeling better.

nixnc,
So sorry you are still so sick, Mama. Hope things improve more and more everyday.

Crystalyn.. Especially because she is congested the best tip I ever got about flying with a kiddo is nurse nurse nurse.. and start when the cabin is sealed. That is when they start pressurizing it. If you wait until take off there might already be quite a build up. Also, maybe pack some natural lollipops, or not so natural ones (hey, you do what you gotta do) to pull out if she is having a really hard time clearing the pressure. Sending you safe and easy travel vibes.

Evergreen,
You have popped! Look at that cutie patootie belly! Glad you are starting to feel better and just bite off a room a day or even a room a week and you will be caught up in no time!

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Just a PSA for others - lots of care providers go by the old levels which are 30 and we know now that those levels still signify deficiency. 65-85 is what we should be shooting for. The Vitamin D council has alot of info on it. We should be really aware of this also in the post partum with breastfeeding because if your levels arent 65-85 your babe isnt getting any vit d from your breast milk and you should consider supplementing them. We are seeing cases of rickets for the first time in decades and are also linking muscular sclerosis to vit d deficiency. This is happening in areas where there is plenty of sun too because of the use of sunscreens.

We have a midwife appt tomorrow.. Im looking forward to getting to know her better. Im a slacker though and havent filled out any of my paperwork I was supposed to bring in, so I know what Ill be doing tonite. I've also been calling doulas to see if I had a connection with anyone, but just am not feeling it. I really would like someone, but I need to feel a true connection with them. Hopefully the perfect person will materialized. It's silly because I know as someone who was a doula for so long that it's great to have the support of one, yet internally Im kind of fighting it and feeling like I just want to do it all myself. Well if the last few years has taught me anything, it's that we all can use support and I cant do everything myself. The one person besides hubby Id love to have with me will have a 2 month old when this one comes so that isnt an option. I keep reminding myself I still have several more months to figure it out.

Patience

[ladyelmo1]

Just got a call - NT results are normal! still have more bloodwork to do, but so far so good.

[Crystalyn]

MamaChef - THANK YOU for the advice! We're headed to Whole Foods in a bit, so I'll look for some suckers there!

[camprunner]

Thanks for the food suggestions every one! Crystalyn the smoothies do sound good! I might have to make one of those! Dh is making me pizza for dinner tonight and I think that might stick a little longer too.

We had an apppointment today. It was a little scary at first so I made a separate post.

[ryleeee]

Originally Posted by Evergreen

I've popped too! I am preggy short and thin so once I start showing I really start showing! I don't know if you guys can see this because it's from my private facebook but it's the public link that they say you can send people who aren't on fb too and it will show them. Anyway, the last two pictures are from this weekend.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=ce137996e9

I am also feeling okay as of yesterday. I didn't throw up yesterday or today. And I can walk around and do stuff without feeling like I am seasick. It's great. It's also scary because I am still not well enough to deal with all the mess that has piled up over the last month. Plus DH went back to work today. Soooo, I think his layoff happened at a perfect time. I would have never been able to get the kids ready and out the door if he hadn't been around in the mornings to help.

WHOA did you ever pop!!!!


crystalyn ... sorry about your grandpa. i know you posted about him earlier. i really hope you get to see him. i'll be praying


does anyone else have stabby pain for 5-10 seconds really low? not necessarily cervix low but in your pelvic area low? i don't feel like this is braxton hicks. i feel like my child is stabbing her toes into my uterus. i know this is physically not possible to cause me such great pain. lol. what is it!?

[MrsBone]

Doing okay here, 15 weeks and feeling better. Again, still random puking, but it's mostly if I've eaten too much or not quickly enough. No constant nausea. I can handle this! Honestly, I'm not even thinking too much about the pregnancy. All I can think about is how I'm going to handle two kids, getting sleep at night while dealing with a sleeping problem of my own. I guess DH is going to have no choice but to help out at night. Otherwise he's going to have a grumpy, sleep deprived, not wanting to DTD wife for a long time! Anyway. Yeah, that's my biggest concern right now. After DS was born, for the first 3 months, he was colicky and I was having sleep issues due to taking too much thyroid hormone. I was on 135 mg while pregnant and had to take it down to 60mg after DS was born. It was crazy. Anyway, for about 2 weeks straight I was living on 3 hours of sleep per night, not from DS waking, but from me waking. Now that we figured that out, I still have sleep issues, but I've managed to get back to sleep at night from taking a zyrtec daily. I hate that I'm still taking it, but it's the only way I'm able to sleep. MW assured me that it's safe. Category B I think. Anyway, I'm so nervous about dealing with my toddler and a newborn waking up often and being sleep deprived and keeping my cool all at the same time. How do you mamas find ways to chill out and just take each day as it comes? There's absolutely no sense in my worrying right now. For all I know, new baby could be sleeping through the night by 6 weeks! Anyway. Just had to get that out.

[seafox]

I have my scary first u/s today (12wks, 2 days) its scary since its how I found out about a m/c - first pregnancy. Nothing like seeing an empty uterus on the screen, w/ no warning (no spotting, etc) I really don't know how I feel about this one. I've at least been tired and nauseous, so I am hopeful, but still pessimistic. I also wish I could just be told quickly rather than having to go through the tech not saying anything, etc. I might avert my eyes until the mr. tells me its okay to look (or not)

I am so small still, that its worrying me. With a second pregnancy, I figured I'd pop some, or even a bit, and I look really no different. Pants all still fit fine. No belly at all. A woman at work last week even asked me if I had *lost* weight. (and its not like I've been throwing up a lot or anything!) so that's making me worry that I have another m/c on my hands.

I guess Ill find out soon. ugh.

[seafox]

Originally Posted by ryleeee 

Originally Posted by Evergreen

I've popped too! I am preggy short and thin so once I start showing I really start showing! I don't know if you guys can see this because it's from my private facebook but it's the public link that they say you can send people who aren't on fb too and it will show them. Anyway, the last two pictures are from this weekend.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=ce137996e9

I am also feeling okay as of yesterday. I didn't throw up yesterday or today. And I can walk around and do stuff without feeling like I am seasick. It's great. It's also scary because I am still not well enough to deal with all the mess that has piled up over the last month. Plus DH went back to work today. Soooo, I think his layoff happened at a perfect time. I would have never been able to get the kids ready and out the door if he hadn't been around in the mornings to help.

WHOA did you ever pop!!!!


crystalyn ... sorry about your grandpa. i know you posted about him earlier. i really hope you get to see him. i'll be praying


does anyone else have stabby pain for 5-10 seconds really low? not necessarily cervix low but in your pelvic area low? i don't feel like this is braxton hicks. i feel like my child is stabbing her toes into my uterus. i know this is physically not possible to cause me such great pain. lol. what is it!?

I get that when I've been sitting for a while, I think its round ligament pain? Its usually on the sides of my groin/pelvis.

[PAgreenmama]

good luck, seafox...  i know how terrifying an US can be after you've had a bad one.  i'll be thinking of you today.

ryleee.... i agree it sounds like round ligament pain.  it happens to me when i stand up too fast.

i've popped but i'm carrying high so all my clothes fit no problem.  maybe i'm having another girl?   the 24/7 nausea is long gone but occasional nausea still happens pretty frequently.  and now the pregnancy induced insomnia is kicking in.  i remember that being my worst problem when i was pregnant with dd and it's worse this time because of her!  i've been up at 4 the last two mornings and she rarely sleeps for very long after i get up so she's been up since 5am... that makes for looooong days especially since she rarely naps anymore.  

[annaconda]

I missed you guys when the site was down yesterday

I also feel the round ligament pain sometimes when I've been sitting for a while and suddenly get up.  STTTRRRREEEECH!

[ceriserenee]

Hi there! I missed you all too! 

I had my 12 week appointment yesterday morning. We did hear the heartbeat, 20 minutes or so. The baby was hiding in a little corner and at first all we heard were kicks, then the MW gave my belly her mommy face! Then he/she turned enough that we could hear the HB, but only for a few seconds at a time. I am very reassured that all is okay! But looks like I have a little feisty one in there! LOL

I have only gained 1 pound since last month, and I am feeling a bit better also, so all is well. 

@Crystalyn - I am keeping you in my thoughts, hope you get to see your grandfather. I know how that feels, though I didn't have the opportunity to go and say goodbye. 

@MrsBone - Funny, I have to take Zyrtec for my allergies and I complain that it makes me so tired I can't get up in the morning. I can understand that they would give it to you to help you sleep, it really works for that!

@Seafox - I hope all went well, please let us know when you can! 

Well, I am glad the site is back up, now to go figure out how it all works! 

Thanks for listening, 

Cerise

[ryleeee]

hmmm. this new MDC is going to take a long time to get used to!

hope you are all doing well. i got an MDC pregnancy newsletter to my email and it was congratulating me on my 13th week of pregnancy. wtf! lol

i think i'm 11.5-12 weeks. feeling a bit better. 

[elonwy]

Do The threads that were stickied need to be re-stickied? They are not at the top anymore. I am adjusting ok because I am on another forum that uses this format but it is a little jarring. I was jonesing for the forums yesterday! One week until my birthday and our next MW appt. I can't wait to feel the heartbeat. Other than feeling "thick" I don't really feel very pregnant right now. 

[~Katie~]

We're still working out kinks. We'll be using a sticky note instead of stuck threads, that will consist of the forum guidelines and the moderator contact info for your DDC. It will also link to your stickies but instead of being threads they will become Wiki's  

Originally Posted by elonwy 

Do The threads that were stickied need to be re-stickied? They are not at the top anymore. I am adjusting ok because I am on another forum that uses this format but it is a little jarring. I was jonesing for the forums yesterday! One week until my birthday and our next MW appt. I can't wait to feel the heartbeat. Other than feeling "thick" I don't really feel very pregnant right now.