Thin Expecting Cysters - May - Page 15

Rose28 · 05-22-2008, 09:29 PM

Refrain - the doctor gave me two numbers, one was 1/1100 and the other was 1/14200. She explained it to me saying that the first number is just from the ultrasound, but when you take the two blood results and compare them to the ultrasound measurement you end up with a bigger number (1/14200). So I think your doctor was only looking at the ultrasound data. But either way, the doctor assured me that unless it's 1/350 or less, they don't recommend an amnio, unless you request it.

thirteen · 05-23-2008, 04:35 PM

Hey girls, just checking in. I'm short on time but wanted to post a quick update.

Yesterday was my last day at my job. It was exciting and sad at the same time. I’m so ready to be moving on and starting a new chapter in my life, and I know this is a great fit for so many reasons… But as I pulled out of the parking lot last night it was bittersweet. 10+ years of memories and friends were in that office. And now it’ll never be the same.

I talked to the HR manager at my new job yesterday and got everything squared away for my first day (where to go, what time to show up, etc). I also asked her if she’d mentioned that I’m expecting to my boss or anyone else. She said she’d mentioned it to my boss and he was fine about it. He has 4 kids of his own and said the nice thing was we had plenty of time to plan for my leave. She said I can tell everyone else when and if I’m ready. We laughed about how they’ll figure it out eventually (unless, she said, I walk around eating candy bars all day to keep them guessing lol). She had a very good attitude about the situation, which was very reassuring. I’m still a little nervous to show up with my belly…

Speaking of, I had my OB appt today and it’s been confirmed – my belly is huge.

I’ve gained less weight than last time and I weigh less overall than I did last time, but I am definitely bigger – I can even tell my fundal height seems high. I mentioned it and when my OB felt my belly he noticed it too. I asked when we're doing the “big u/s” and he said we could schedule it any time in the next few weeks and that they’d do a more detailed anatomy check so we’d do it at the perinatology center. The nurse who scheduled it said the reason was “measuring large”. So, it’s official – I’m huge. And now I’m worried… Is there something wrong with the baby? Do I have too much amniotic fluid? Am I diabetic? Am I just a freak and destined to be the size of an elephant come Halloween?

Plus the u/s is scheduled for the second week at my new job. Not cool. I’d like to at least work there a few weeks before I take time off…

So anyway, DS and I are heading to my mom’s farm this weekend while DH demo’s the kitchen. He’s pulling all the plaster off the walls & ceiling and I thought it’d be best for our health if me & DS were not around. My mom’s going to be there and my sister and her 4yo are coming too. It should be fun – a nice relaxing weekend in the country.

aturnbg · 05-23-2008, 06:12 PM

drama queen - welcome!

Sorry about not doing personals but I'm a little bitter and angry.

No new cervial development. I keep having random contractions, none are that strong like before. The doctor told me that they could be because of my over-extended uterus. Great! I freaking huge, seriously.... how much more can my body handly?!? I know it's best for the babies to stay in there as long as possible, but .... dang it their full term now so come on out! DH promised me after denying me sex for 3 months now that he will have sex with me tonight in hopes to get things going. I am going to search the internet looking for ideas of how to get things going. It's so bad of me, but I can't help it... I'm desperate now!

aufachse405 · 05-23-2008, 07:09 PM

Aturn, you need to post a picture of this massive belly!

Refrain---I opted to not have the downs screen for that exact reason---I knew it would make me worry no matter what the results are. I feel good about my decision...I knew we would have this baby either way, and I knew test results sometimes aren't accurate.

Since when is breast feeding disgusting?!

I need to rant as well----I got paid today and I noticed my check wasn't as "big" as it normally is. So, I noticed my 401k contribution was a LOT larger than normal. So, I called my HR and tried to get it sorted out. Turns out, my contribution was changed from 5% to 15%! And there is nothing they can do about it, it was a total accident, but since its in my 401k, if I try to take the extra 10% back, Ill be fined. Its total BS, especially since i need that money in HAND right now, not in my 401k. Ugh.

ALSO....my mom, stepdad and stepbrother were supposed to be coming tomorrow to visit....they are bringing loads of stuff for the baby, etc. Well, she calls this morning and says they are coming tonight instead. So I rushed around all day trying to get stuff done. Ugh.

aufachse405 · 05-23-2008, 07:11 PM

btw, Refrain...I don't talk to my baby either! I feel SO GUILTY about it, but for some reason I feel really silly and self conscious about it. I guess I need to try harder.

aturnbg · 05-23-2008, 08:53 PM

I do not talk to the babies that much either, unless I'm asking them to come out. I am going to try to post my 35 week pregnancy photo..... I hope I do it right. Although, when I was at the doctors office yesterday the RN told me that they had a 36 week twin pregnant woman in for the same tests I was having and her babies were each 6 lbs and she was way bigger then me. Whatever.

Blondie87 · 05-23-2008, 09:01 PM

Awww I wish I was having twins... you twin mommies have the most perfect bellies!!!

aufachse405 · 05-23-2008, 10:02 PM

Holy CRAP Aturn------you are ALL belly girl. I know I won't get as round just having one, but having a stomach stick out that much kind of scares me. Like I might tip over or something *lol* You poor thing.....I hope your discomfort ends soon!!

aturnbg · 05-24-2008, 12:21 PM

Evyn - It's funny you say that b/c I was just telling DH that I feel like I have no balance anymore like I could tip over. He laughed too! He also says that they are going to stay in there another week now, agh! I feel pretty good today though. I am going to sit outside while DH mows the grass here soon, try to get a little sun. He also bought a movie for us to watch later tonight, National Treasure II, we'll see how it is. I have another growth scan on Tuesday, so we'll see how big the little babies are. I hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend! Any big plans?

ShellBell63 · 05-24-2008, 01:14 PM

aturn--you look great! i do have to say, my best friend had twins and delivered at 37 1/2 weeks and she was waaayyyy bigger than you. and she weighed 137 lbs at delivery but her belly was sticking out a lot more and pointy, LOL. her girls weighed in at 5.5 lbs and 6 lbs. i know you must be very uncomfortable though and i hope those girls make their grand entrance soon!

sheepiegirl · 05-24-2008, 07:34 PM

Hey girls!

Aturn--you look cute! That's definitely a big belly, though--I can only imagine how uncomfortable you are. Sorry all the progress seems to have stopped for now.

13--congrats on the ending of one job and the beginning of the new!

So...everyone keeps telling me how small I am for how far along I am...so today it's nice out and I don't have any shorts and I'm not buying any new clothes since I only have a week left. So I decide to put on my biggest regular shorts (I can seriously have them buttoned and slip them right on). I was obviously expecting to have them not zip or anything...well, the TIGHT squeeze up my thighs was a bit of a shock! So...moral of the story---when you are 37+ weeks pregnant, do NOT try to put on any regular clothes. It will only lead to heartache! (BTW, I'm wearing them, though! lol)

aufachse405 · 05-25-2008, 08:49 PM

My mom came down this weekend and omg....You can actually tell there is
a baby coming to this house now. We went shopping yesteray----it was like...an 8 hour shopping marathon. Im still so exhausted...my toes and ankles were swollen when I got home. Anyway, she bought us OVER $500 worth of stuff. We got probably 75-100 outfits, onesies, sleepers, etc..ranging from 0-3 months all the way to 18 months. Blankets, baby towels, hand towels, bedding for the crib, stuffed animals, a huge bag of toys....and thats not all! $20 worth of diapers, 4 maternity shirts for me, 4 pairs of maternity pants, 2 pairs of maternity shorts, baby books, thank you cards, I seriously cannot even remember everything we bought. Its unreal. She got us a dresser for the nursery too. Im so grateful....It was so fun to shop like that. We also had my step dad put our stroller together...its super cute. Ill have to take pictures of everything. The stroller/car seat combo has a circus design on it with animals on it.

THEN today my brother, his wife and his 2 & 4 year old came over. So we had 6 adults and 2 kids running around, plus our 2 cats. It was a blast. We cooked and just hung out. It was a good weekend.

*drops dead from exhaustion*

Sheepie----I can still kind of fit into my size 6 jeans, but they are starting to get tight around the thighs and I HAVE to wear them with my bella band, because I can't zip them up. Its so depressing because I HATE HATE HATE maternity pants with a passion.

Rose28 · 05-26-2008, 12:15 PM

Ugh, I'm having a crappy morning. Long story short, I may not have a job to come back to after mat leave. Our funding will probably get cut cause the research study I'm working on is not doing well. I couldn't help it, I got so emotional and started crying, told my boss I'm pregnant and she was really great about it. She's on a mission trying to work something out and telling me not to stress. It's just really hard cause we just bought a house and we have so many repairs to do and we're so stressed out about money. I'm sure it will all work out for the best, I really am lucky to be covered for mat leave though. Sorry, I needed to vent.

refrain02 · 05-26-2008, 02:45 PM

bobbysgirl-sorry about the negativity of the breast feeding. I get that a lot too...not the disgusting part, but the "ya right, good luck with that" attitude. Even from my own mom. She says stuff like, I breast fed you for 3 days and that was as much as I can take, I bet you'll last a week. Or my favorite, I just didn't make enough milk for you (well, ya not after 3 days!). One of her friends was going to buy me a breast pump for my shower and my mom talked her out of it. She told her not to waste her money on something I probably wouldn't use anyway. ugh. Ladies at work, same thing...none of them breast fed.

hsuter-I wish work was over for me. I want to stop so badly but I feel too guilty.
There are so many major projects going on right now. I told everyone that June 13th would be my last day. But really, I wish it was over now. Even just sitting in this chair typing this email is uncomfortable for me. Sat/Sun/& today I've been laying either on the couch or in bed, and it has helped so much. Yesterday was a scary day for me. I swear the babies were going to come out. Each time I stood up I would have a BH contraction and it felt like my cervix was being stretched trying to hold them in. I have no idea what it will feel like when your water breaks, but I really thought my water was going to break yesterday...there was just so much pressure down there. But I've been staying in bed, and as long as I'm laying down, no BH and no pressure. I'm kind of nervous to go to work tomorrow.

Rose-I poke my babies all day long just to make sure they're still moving. If things are too still or quiet, a push here and there will make them wiggle enough to make me feel better

Sheepie-you're so close! Is it real yet? It won't be real for me until I'm laying on that table and I feel them rooting around my insides fishing the babies out.

hsuter · 05-26-2008, 04:34 PM

Refrain-yeah I feel a little relieved to be done working...I can just take it easy and get things ready here at home-all of our family is 6 or more hours away so its just dh and I and there is a lot to do. I hope all of your resting is helpful, although if you still feel scared tomorrow dont be afraid to stay home from work. I too felt guilty that I had to stop working, but the safety of the babies is my number 1 priority...and all of my co-workers and my boss were very supportive. When is your next appointment?

Rose-sorry to hear about your work situation, hopefully everything will work out! Its so great that your boss is so supportive though, it would be 100 times more worse if you didnt have a supportive boss.

Evyn-that is SO great that your mom took you shopping. We're going up to Michigan next month to meet up with my dad and sister and I'm hoping my dad will go crazy shopping,lol, he's very excited and we need double everything!

Not much to report here. Dh and I have just been hanging out this weekend. We went to a movie and out to eat...it was nice. Today we're just lounging around the house.
I have an u/s Thursday to check the baby girls heart (if you remember they couldnt find 4 chambers at my last u/s but said not to worry it was still pretty early to see everything clearly) so I'm a little nervous but trying not to think about it. Next weekend dh and I are going to BRU to buy some cribs!