2nd trimester bump buddies

[DolceVita]

Hello Ladies,


I always love reading all of your posts!!!

Jo~~ I dont know weather to say Good news your daughter isnt having surgery or that she will not be feeling so great in a few weeks, I just hope God looks out for her and she will not feel ill and will never need the surgery! As for you i hope you have been taking good care of yourself.

Kareen~~ oh you poor thing i wish you can come and hang out with me at home, we can kick our feet up and just order food in all day long!! I noticed that these past few days because the weather has cooled off a bit my feet are not as bad as they were the last few weeks, i hope things will turn around for you too... I hope you are wearing comfortable shoes, tell your boss that you just cant wear certain shoes, for GODS sake you are pregnant with twins they must understand!!!!!!!!! Goodluck on your upcoming scan!

Heather~~ Sweet you have a baby boy on the way!!! How wonderful you were able to enjoy two of the detailed scans of your baby, i can imagine how you felt looking at him close up. It truly is a miracle to be able to see them so close. As far as buying things for the babies, i have only bought clothes they will need for the hospital considering they will be born much earlier then regular pregnancies, i was told tripletes usually come around 32-35 weeks of gestation. And considering im on official bedrest i just bought the necessities like onesies, booties, mittens, burp clothes, caps, and blankets.... 3 of everything!! its amazing how everything penny adds up when you buy so many things...wishing you goodluck..

Hayley~~ where have you been darling, i think your are still caught up in your dreamy and wonderful news of having twin girls, how wonderful, enjoy it!!! miss u

Tammy~~ how are you doing, still not able to sleep??? I think thats been the case for almost all of us... turning from right to left becomes such a hassle every 10-15 minutes. im sure you wake up exhausted just as i do!


Kelly~~COngratulations on the baby boy!!! how wonderful! Is this your first baby??? I wish you goodluck. I read your post and was worried about your low lying placenta, i pray that its not placenta previa, if its just a low placents its not too much of a problem. You just need to take good care of yourself.... best wishes.

Justine~~ congrats on the maternity pay! hope you are doing well. hope to hear from you soon.

Ladies, will any of you have baby showers????? Is everyone drinking all of the water that they are recommending? I certainly have been having a difficult time with it.. Also my protein intake is just awful, when i think of anykind of meat it just makes me want to you know...buhuh!! my doctor keeps on insisting that the only thing that helps a baby grow to its full potential is protein. I gotta think of different ways to intake protein, any ideas will be appreciated!

[teachertam]

Good morning Ladies (well, it is morning here in the U.S.)

Kelley: Thanks for the encouragement on our adoption. I believe that the timing will be perfect, so that we get the perfect baby for our family.
Congrats on your baby boy!!!!!! I feel that we are having a baby boy, but that is just my intuition. We should know on Oct. 5th. Take care of yourself.

Jo: I'm so glad that your little angel did not have to have surgery. Hopefully, she will not start doing poorly and will not need the operation. I hope you are taking care of yourself and your little beanie.

Justine: That is wonderful aobut your maternity pay!!
That is terrible that you cannot adopt past 40. China lets couples adopt well into their 50's.

Kareen: Are you not going to find out the sex of your babies? My DH was ok not knowing, but I told him that I have to find out.

Heather: We are excited about having two babies. That is too bad that your government will not open the adoption register more frequently.
I'm glad to hear that everything is going well for you and your beanie.
Are you doing something fun for your upcoming holiday? Congrats on your baby boy!!!!!!!

Vita: I hear you on the protein issue. When I was first pregnant, I craved cheese like it was going out of style. Now I am only craving fruit and vegetables. Have you tried protein bars, or protein shakes? It is a very good way to get your protein, without tasting or looking like meat. I have a big canister of protein powder that I combine with milk and frozen fruit in my blender. It is very tasty. Protein bars are good too. I usually keep one in my purse, in case I get hungry. I am still tossing and turning all night long.

Hello to anyone else that I missed.

Take care all,
Tammy

[langton]

Hi everyone, glad to read eveyone is fine . sorry ive been away for a couple of days. ive been busy busy busy. ive been buying some dresses frilly knickes frilly socks lots of PINK things . i hope they are girls . she was only 100% on one, but said she couldnt see any obvious boy bits. Ive been buying exactly the same for both but different colours just in case .
As for names we have been settled on one girls name for the last 4 years, Madison. we dont have another yet. everything i like dh doesnt like. I wanted Vienna or gabrielle but he wont give in. He likes madalyne but i say Madison and Madalyn are too much alike. (no way!) I dont know any suggestions? something that goes with madison
Anyone having cravings yet. Ive had non yet, although i do send dh to the shop for some harribo jellies sometimes.
Im a it concerned about this low lying placenta,, even though they told me not to worry . im frightend to even pick the hover up now. Has anyone else had this.
Anyone feeling any kicks yet? i cant believe im 17 weeks, im so exited to hit 20w. plus i go for my scan in 3 weeks too. i will post a picture later on of my bump, its growing . vita i cant wait to see your bump. i think you should post us all a pic .

Hayleyxxx

[PebblesUK]

Hello All

Thanks again for your kind words with regard to Jodie. Just a matter of time will tell now.

Justine that is fantastic news about your maternity pay. I was back a week after I had Emma to find out I was pregnant with Jodie so I took voluntary redundancy so I was unable to help you with that one!

Kareen, Emma is loving school. She gets to stay all day from tomorrow. She was a little upset yesterday because she couldn't go!

Have you thought of maybe taking a piece of paper and an envelope with you to the scan and asking the sonographer to write the sex down. At least then you will have it and if your urge takes you, you can open it. Or wait until Christmas morning. I personally would be opening it in the car on the way home - if I got that far!

Hi Heather, I would have a couple of long sleeved rompers just in case you have a cool evening. In the beginning I would personally keep them in a vest. As they get a few months older then just the nappy but little babies like to feel something on them. I have bought quite a bit now. It makes me smile when I see it. I've got the pram, crib, bath, a dozen vests and a few babygrows (rompers). I always change the baby in the evening for bed so I will use the unisex ones then. When we know what sex it is I am going to colour code!

I have made a list of everything else I want. Didn't feel as good as actually going shopping but it made me feel better. I've even started on the girls christmas list. We have to be prepared, anything can happen and I don't just mean baby coming, you never know if your blood pressure goes up and your on bed rest or something! Must be my girl guide in me, always be prepared!

Hi Vita, are you bored yet? I wouldn't mind a couple of days of proper best rest but I don't think I could stand much more! At least you can sit on the computer, that's resting! Any photos yet? We are all anxiously waiting a photo of that bump of three! The swelling is awful, mine is only in my right foot which is strange! No, not drinking as much as I should, maybe that will get the swelling down.

Hi Tammy, I too am struggling to sleep. I keep getting up every 1/2 hour to an hour to go to the loo, then I struggle to get back to sleep. I thought this was susposed to ease in the second trimester!

Hi Hayley I'm so happy for you. When's your next scan to confirm the sex of the other one? I love the name Madison.

I really like the name Mia but as our surname is Baker we can't have it (me a baker!). If it's a girl it's going to be Ellie. We can't decide on a boy's name. Well I can but DH doesn't like any and won't give any suggestions. He just says it's going to be a girl so no need to worry about it!

Are you all going to find out the sex if you can? Hopefully we will on the 26 October.

I've been ok. My back is playing up. It doesn't feel like a pregnancy back ache as it's more pain than an ache. Does anyone know if you can use deep heat during pregnancy? The bath helps while I'm in it but as soon as I'm out it's there again! The arthritis is still there but the bladder infection has gone. Just finished the antibiotics.

Sorry if I've missed you but I hope you are all doing ok.

Take care

Jo
xxx

[kdc2006]

hello...

jo....i want to know what flavour my babies are going to be... but darren doesnt ...but i like your idea... i will ask the midwife to discreetly write them down....
ellie is a lovely name... i also have chosen that if one is a girl... dp auntie was called ellie... i also like katie....

vita...my feet are not as bad this weekend..but perhaps thats because ive hardly been on them .... i dont work at weekends just during the week..so my feet are ok for a few days... as for shoes.. after an hour or so everything feels tight... hope you are well

heather... how are you?... i feel movement but its like a odd prod... still waiting on kicks...when are you due?

kelly...hope you are ok
hayley... i knew you would rush out to buy pink things.... good on ya girl

hello and hope everyone else is ok...

today ive felt weird... bit emotional... i burst out crying earlier and i felt stupid because i have no real reason to feel down.... i guess its one of them things...although i feel lonely...again, i dont know why....

anyway hopefully it passes..
take care girls...
love kareenxx

[kelleyg]

good morning guys i actualyy FINALLY have a whole day off --yee hah lolol ---wow everybody is so positive and supportive, ive had 2 children prior to this and i wish id had this kind of support then lolol we are all so truly blessed!!!.. JO thank you so much for the well wishes !!they mean so much i wish for you all the strength in the world i am so astounded by women who are so positive when facing something so overwhelming please know that there are several people praying for jodies health and well being, she sounds like a strong little girl!!..hayley congrats on little girls, Justine cheers!!!! thats fantastic news i hope that lifts some pressure and helps make this pregnancy so much more enjoyable!!!:) karma is a good thing!!!!--kareen i have to tell you, you where on the brain my daughter bought me a pair of crocs...have you seen these OMG are they comfortable !!! they are a funky kind of clog no heel kind of like kicked up garden shoes i thought they where homely as heck but it would take 10 men and a small army for me to give them up..i hope the swelling is letting up i think oabout ya daily darlin...are you finding out the sex??? i didnt think id want to know but wow its kind of special that only my hubby and i knew ya know??? my ultrasound tec asked me and its kind of fun but i know the surprise was wonderful w/ my first 2 kids too. heather hey there thanks for the positive thoughts i really just bought my first baby thing the other day im a little gun-shy too but i know i have to kick it in gear ... only 18 weeks left IF i go to term ..i have alot too do lolol...vita good luck 3 babies sounds wonderful, tammy oct 5th will be here before you know it!!! i really am so excited for you its such a wonderful gift to give/get when you adopt!!! ( i felt like it was a boy too) . as for my husband and i its funny we had names for a girl it would either be Bella Christina or Caroline elizabeth and for a boy it would be Cole Austin or William Ellis well out of the blue my husband wants to name him after he and his father Dean William ...im kind of adjusting not really sure im board but truth be told as long as hes healthy i am good with any name!!!
everyone is progressing so well, i was feeling really sorry for myself the other day and im embarassed to say i was pretty whinney (sp) so i went back to the messageboard and read through some of the girls just starting IVF and i truly felt like a donkeys butt i forgot how scared i was back then and how hard it was for all of us to be here right now so congrats ladies because we really are the minority !!!! CHEERS to happily ever after!!! XXOO-kell

[kdc2006]

hi

where is everyone?... its so quiet today....

hope everyone is ok....

im off this week....yippee!!! im going to do as little as possible..
apart from light housework... .... im still waiting on an appointment for my detailed scan...even though midwife said it will be done around 22 weeks..(im 19 weeks)... i guess my patience isnt my strongest point... seems ages since i seen my little lambs..(5weeks ago) ... im thinking of buying a prenatal heart listening system from argos.... Hear unborn baby's heartbeat, kicks and hiccups.

Includes 2 headsets for Mum and loved ones.

Includes cables to record precious sounds.

CD instructions.

On/off function and volume control.

Convenient waist strap included.

Requires 1 x 9V battery (not included).

Can be used from approximately 21 weeks of pregnancy.

above is a description....

kelly....those croc shoes you mention sound great... i looked a pair up online... i love the red pair and they are not expensive either... i might just order a pair... how are you anyway?
hayley... how are you? jo...hope you are well..... vita.. thinking of ya....
tammy...hope you are well... hey lumi..few more weeks and you will be on the 3rd trimester board...

hope everyone else is doing good.....

take care...
kareenxxx

[DolceVita]

Hello everyone!


Kareen you are right, it has been really quiet here for the last few days, i figured it was the weekend and people were busy... ONE WEEK OFFF YAAAAY!!! good for you enjoy it dont even do the light housework just try to totally relax, just a tiny warning though it gets boring really quick and you can think of a million things that need to be done just so you can get up. its just getting more difficult to sit my butt down. Although after standing for about 10 -15 minutes im at the point where i have to sit and kick my feet up..i guess i am getting heavy and these babies are needing for me to just stay on the sofa. I hope while you are off this week you will think of wonderful names for your twins.... i guess you would need a set of both names considering you dont know the sex's yet... I would have loved a surprise if i had a singleton but with three it seems like you really need to know inorder to prepare. i have been asking my husband to take a picture of my belly but we just keep on forgetting. I realized last night that i dont have a single picture of my bump. It got me sad because i might never have these moments again.

I hope all of you ladies are doing well. I am at the point where i see my perinatologist every 2 weeks, and thursday i have another appointment im looking forward to finding out the sex of the third baby...My perinatologist is a real jerk, but hes the most famous one here in california. Hes the chief of the biggest hospital(ucla) and the dean of the university in the OBGYN dept. I guess thats where he picks up his attitude from. Not only is he weird but you have a 3-4 hour wait at each visit because hes constantly being called to the hospital. Before he takes you in as his patient he reviews your case and sees if its high risk enough for him to take it on or else if its a simple non complicated case he refuses and refers to a different doctor. I have my detailed scan coming up on the 26th im really looking forward to this. I will do my AFP blood work this thursday, i was wondering if anyone knows how long it will take before you get results back.

Well ladies hope to hear from you all soon...

[kdc2006]

morning...

vita...how you doing?... have you chose names for your boys yet?.. any thought on the girl's name?(fingers crossed).... i like andrew and lewis for boys and ellie and katie for girls.... if one of each then i would settle for andrew and katie....
have you been feeling any movement yet vita?... i get the odd nudge... plus ive noticed my belly actually moves.... slightly.. i cant wait to see your pic... i will post another one when i reach 25weeks then another at 30 weeks & 35 weeks.... ages away yet....
im going to start crimbo shopping soon ... i think its best to get some in now before i get too big and heavy.... plus i need to buy some baby things in aswell...

hope everyone is well today... the weather here is really misreable... heavy rain and strongs winds..... its the tail end of the hurricane we are having... ....

take care....love kareenxx

[PebblesUK]

Hello All,

DH took a few days off so I've only been watching the last couple of days!

Kareen that listener sounds good. I'd have it on all the time! How does it work with two though, would you have to get two? lol

Definately do what Vita says and do nothing this week! Enjoy some you time, bit of shopping (as much as your legs/feet will carry).

I like those names. Katie was another one on my list but we've settled for Ellie this time (that's if it's a girl).

Vita wow special lady, top doctor!! I hope that baby of yours opens it's legs on Thursday. Have you actually given up work altogether now?

I've started my christmas shopping already. We went to Bluewater the other day but I just couldn't do it. My right foot has been swollen for a few weeks now but my whole leg puffed out and was so painful. I can't believe I'm like this already and it's only a singleton! Will have to buy everything on line from now on, saves carrying it!

The house is so empty at the moment. Emma's at school and Jodie is at pre-school, it doesn't seem right. They are my girls they should be with me! lol

I ordered my sterliser and baby monitor the other day so they should be arriving any day now.

I've got the diabetic clinic on Friday. I've lost my warning signs of when I'm about to have a hypo which is quite worrying. Hopefully they will shed some light on it.

Baby seems good. Moving away, it really feels like it's tickling me lots!

Sorry Kareen but the weather here is lovely! A little windy but at least I'm getting my washing dry!

Hope the rest of you are ok.

Speak soon

Jo
xx

[JustinesBaby]

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[kdc2006]

jo... hope the swelling goes soon.... i got the gadget thingy.(listening system).. its great... apart from feeling the little kicks, you get to hear them ... the instructions are good... obviously the heartbeats are the easiest to tell....though i only heard 1 briefly... i heard lots of thuds and even heard my belly growling....
like you,i might order few crimbo pressies online... soon..xxxx

justine...hope your feet improove....mine seem to swell occasionally.. (normally when im in work)... sophie is a cute name .

hayley... hope you are well...
to everyone else.....
kareenxxx

[DolceVita]

Morning Ladies

Glad all of you ladies are doing well....

Kareen I love the names you have picked Katie is sooooooooo cute...Andrew is wonderful as well. I have been thinking of the names Johnathon and Angelo and if baby number 3 is a girl I will choose Leila its my favorite name, and if its a boy then i will really have to think more. It seems im only able to think of girl names its coming to me much easier then the boys names. Any suggestions on boy names? Kareen i feel so weird i think i am the only one who has not felt any movement yet, you would think with having three in there and less room i would feel it more but nope nothing, unless im unable to recognize it and tell the difference between little pains that come and go.

Jo~ Hello how are you? Did you find out why you are so swollen in one leg? That must be really painful. I feel for you darling. Hope it will just release the swelling and allow you to walk around more comfortably. Jo I have completely stopped working, All i do is roam around home now and sometimes sneek out of the house and go for a drive when i just cant take it anymore.

Justine~~ I love you girls name Sophie its my moms name! its beautiful.
You are totally right about having a picture my DH has been soooo busy lately i havent even seen him the last 2 days so as soon as he has a few minutes to spare i will definitly get a picture up.

OK ladies what are crimbo pressies???? Please enlight the american!

Yesterday my mother and I got out of the house and ordered the cribs for the little ones all three!!! mattresses and bedding and all... wow its soooo costly!!!! Thank Heaven for moms

[kdc2006]

morning.....

vita... im sure soon you will feel movement sooner than later.... i bet they are all lying close together....(squashed) but together.... i cant wait to read when they have.... i feel movement on my left side... though sometimes i feel something hard on the other side... mabye a head ....
crimbo pressies is christmas presents.... i have to start soon because xmas is just around the corner.....
i bet your cribs are lovely.... im sure your mum is all excited... leila is a georgous name..... god i hope the baby with the legs crossed is a girl.. but if not... as long as each and everyone is perfect...... take care and good luck with your scan...xxxxxxxx

love kareenxxxxx

[teachertam]

Good morning ladies:

It seems that everyone is doing well. I'm under the weather with an awful head cold. Since I'm pregnant, there are a limited number of drugs that I can take. I'm just trying to make it through the next 2 days and then I will have the weekend to rest.

I like the names everyone has been picking. DH and I like Andrew for a boy and Annalise for a girl. We have Elena picked out for our adopted baby from China.

I go to my OB/GYN today for the first time. I'm going to ask for a quick scan to see the sex of the baby, but I don't know if the doctor will order it. Oh well, it does not hurt to try. I still have not felt movement.

Well, I'd better sign off for now. I have a stack of exams to grade for my class tonight.

Take care all!!

Tammy