Happy Mother's Day! Pregnant Ladies Check-In

Precilla! It's always so promising to hear a heartbeat. My twins had a 188 bpm rate. My boys were always in the 150-160s range. BTW, thanks for adding my on FB,...you're so beautiful. You must be bilingual (judging by comments left---and I can't read them...LOL)

I"m off to work today (in town). Yesterday was tough. I have more spotting,...hopefully just diluted down my the vaginal gel. My prayer right now is to have beautiful healthy twins AND to stop this spotting which is driving me batty!!!! I took a Zofran right away in AM & it worked most of day, I didn't want to take one later in the day,... and suffered for it. Still not much for BMs--will continue with 2-docusate/day in hopes that things will eventually soften up.

Have a great day, ladies!
 
Susan- Thanks, I did have a nice soak! I took some Tylenol and my back/butt felt better. Its still sore today but to be expected. Oh I believe in the heartrate myth. My baby's HB is in the 150's so I still think its a boy but we will see when I find in about 6 weeks. I did go back to liking/drinking coffee. I only have a very small 8 oz cup in the morning and that's it for the day.

Priscilla- I am so happy you got to hear the HB! I love that sound! Thank you about the color. DH really likes it and wants to paint all the bedrooms in the house that color. :) But I told him no.

Melanie- I am still keeping you and your twins in my thoughts!

Hello to everyone else!
 
Morning!
Jen-my baby's hb was in the high 140's so my friend is sure its a boy. Hers was in the 170's. Im excited to find out on Tuesday! Glad you are feeling a bit better. I too took a tylenol last night.

Melanie-hope your day at work flies by!! I will send you some "soften up vibes"! The last couple of days have been good in that department for me...whew.

I just got done with Extremly Ripped....Hated it! There is nothing about that workout that I really like. I was sooo looking forward to it...blech! Oh well!

Gonna go shower then get to my day.

Hi to everyone!!!!
 
Not much going on, TGIF!
My MIL is coming to town next Wednesday, that's the day that I'm having the sonogram done, so I thought it would be nice to have her be around to see the baby.

Melanie, thanks for your comment. You're really sweet. I am latina, born and raised in Puerto Rico so my main language is Spanish. I came to US almost 5 years ago. I have a similar reaction to Zofran, 1 in the morning seems to be good enough but from time to time I get sick in the evening (say today ;0))

Susan, I also hated extremely ripped. I haven't done it and I don't think I ever will. I previewed it and it moves way too fast specially when lunging.
Sooo, You might find out about your baby's gender on Tuesday? My sister in law used one of those pee test to determine genter after 10 weeks and it predicted it right. I just like the idea of finding out via sonogram better.

Jen, I hope you are feeling better, My left hip is aching sometimes, I don't know if it's related to the pregnancy but it hasn't stop in weeks.

Christine, I tried adding you to FB but I came across several profiles with the same name.

Where is the rest of the crew??
Greetings to everyone
 
Hi Pricilla-TGIF back at ya! Yeah the lunges were ridiculous..and the rows while doing the lunges just didnt fit. And Jari was just way to chatty in this one..annoying. I am having a 2nd level sonogram on Tuesday and it takes about 45 min..so surely in that time they can determine the sex.

We had homemade pizza and are about to head to Walmart..fun uh!

Jen-Coffee is the only thing that still makes me sick...I miss liking it. I used to go to bed thinking of my morning coffee..ahhh.

Hope everyone is doing well.
 
Pickles & hotdogs on my plate as a bedtime snack. lol

Bumped up my docusate to 3 tonight....still trying to get that darn orange out!!!!! I despise taking medications whilst pregnant. :(

Precilla, I've never heard of a pee test for gender? How would that work for twins? lol

We must have some busy mommies on the forum....been kinda quiet....

One more day of work (tomorrow) then I have a couple days off. :D :D

Edited to say: It's SNOWING AGAIN!!!!!!! Urgh! Come on Spring!!!!!!!
 
Morning ladies!

Melanie- Sorry you are still not having luck with removing that orange. Hopefully it will get better for you. BTW, pickles and hotdogs sound awesome and it is 7am here! :)

Susan- I am officially addicted to my coffee again. It is just so comforting to me in the AM. Plus it gives a little jump start for the day!

Priscilla- Thanks about the hip. My back and butt feel better. I just attribute all my aches and pains to pregnancy and all the nice stretching and growing we are doing.

Well today will be a long day. We have a funeral/service to go to for my MIL's friend and then lunch with her. Hopefully I can fit in some sort of cleaning/laundry and then I have a 5K to walk tonight. I know I am going to be itching to run but I haven't run in three months so I don't want to get injured. Hope everyone has a great Saturday!
 
Morning!
Melanie-on my "dont eat list" hot dogs were listed and I have acutally been craving them. The other day at Target they were calling my name but I passed. Hope you get some relief today!!!!!

Jen-you have a busy day!! Have fun on the 5K!

Didnt sleep great last night. My nose was stuffy and it was storming LOUD. I"ll try and catch a nap today. Just finishing my Kashi and orange. Think I will do some sort of step in a little while.
Im getting nervous/excited about Tuesday!!!
Pricialla-hope you are feeling good today!
Hi to everyone!
 
Susan!!! Don't make me feel bad for eating hotdogs!!! I don't eat them very often, and realized they are on the "do not eat" list. I'm a naughty naughty girl. :eek::eek: I don't drink any caffeine & cannot remember the last time I had chocolate,...so in that aspect I"m a saint (thanks only to nausea/vomiting). Did you get your nap in?

Precilla, do you still vomit with zofran? I still vomit 1-3 times a day....but much better than 10 times!! I still can't get the darn orange out of my rectum!!!! I don't feel comfortable taking more than 3 docusate/day without talking with ob/gyn..... I guess I'll have to do some research b/c I am UNCOMFORTABLE! I've only gotten a couple raisons out this week. Sorry if TMI.

Just a couple more minutes at work....I'm counting down!!!!
 
Melanie-I wonder why hot dogs are off limits...listeria? Doesnt seem like it would matter if you cook them. I do drink caffeine on occasion in a coke..but not very much...and I MUST have chocolate! You just enjoy your hot dogs!
No, no nap. We have been in Little Rock all day shopping. I got a body pillow that Im hoping helps me sleep. Im beat! Im am so sorry you are so contipated..I think your in need of a ENEMA :eek:...just kidding I Hope!!

Jen-how was the 5k?
Im off the watch tv with the fam then hit the sack.
 
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Holy cow, this place was hopping the past few days!!!!

Sorry to hear so many are having troubles in the bathroom ;) I've been mixing Fiber One with Cheerios or Kashi Go Lean, or mixing it into yogurt. 1/2 cup has 13 grams of fiber. I've been upping my water intake too, and eating a lot of strawberries. Seems to be helping.

Sweetpea, the nursery looks great! Have you ordered your furniture yet?

Melanie, WHERE do you live? Snow in MAY? I think I would flip my lid.

I spent 3 hours planting flowers and cleaning up the backyard a bit today. I think I'm officially ready for spring :)

Susan, good luck on Tuesday! We have our "big" ultrasound on Friday; I hope baby cooperates because we'd like to find out gender. With DD, I didn't want to know, but the tech said DD never "revealed" herself anyway. I'm on DH's insurance this time, and it's soooo crappy I have a $50 copay for EVERY ultrasound. So assuming the tech gets all measurements, if baby won't reveal itself, we'll be surprised in September!

I'm 22 weeks today -- the countdown is on. LOL
 
Whew! The 5K was fun and tiring! Reminds me that I need to get these legs moving again. I am exhausted but in such a good way! I did jog the beginning until my hip started bothering me. I can already tell I am going to be soooo sore!

Melanie-I was told hot dogs were ok as long as they were cooked and hot! I still lunch meat sometimes that not hot and I am doing okay. I think it is all in moderation. How can you go without chocolate!!???

Pennstater- Thanks we are really excited about the baby's room. No we haven't ordered any furniture yet. We have picked out some stuff we like but the baby's room is going to be a storage room while DH puts the wood laminate floor down in the guest room and paints in there too. He is trying to get all 4 bedrooms re-done before baby. I hope we will order the furniture soon though. I will definitely post pics and keep ya'll updated. I hope the baby cooperates for you too. That is one of my worries with the BIG u/s.
 
Oh Melanie..surely that will work!!!!
Im going to have to take a Colace for a few days again. Ughhh..I never thought going to the bathroom could be so much work!!!

Hi Allison-I eat so much fruit and a ton of water and still nothing! You are lucky you havent had the problem. I know youre looking foward to Friday!
 
Well......I didn't retain in long enough & expelled it trying to poop. Then I repeated,....again I didn't retain long enough (I could see full suppositories in toliet). I think the problem was I wasn't able to get the suppository deep enough into the rectum due to impactation of feces. EWWWW. TMI!??! Now get this!....I took a third one & forced it wayyyyy up their. It was irritating & I could only keep it in there for 10 minutes.....despirate (literally in tears) I attempted again. This time I had to go in there and MANUALLY dig it out. OMG I cannot believe I"m even saying this. But I feel like I've been through war! LOL Anyway, I got some out,....so for now feel victorious!! And a little more comfortable. I will take my 3 docusate tonight & pray for a soft stool tomorrow. :D
 
Melanie- I am so sorry you are having all of this trouble! Only here is where you can feel comfortable enough to talk about your BM's!

Susan- I don't feel to bad this AM, just a little stiff. I might try to walk on the TM tonight and then stretch and take a nice long bath. I used my pregnancy pillow for the first time last night and I liked it. It is one that is "U" shaped and I had to actually not use the head part for the pillow and use my own (its much fluffier). I flipped it around and put the curved part at my feet and I really liked it. I was able to throw my legs over the sides when I turned which really helped my hips and back, I think.

Well I probably won't be around much today. I have so much to do and my MIL is coming over and wants to go "window shopping" for baby and is staying for dinner. Hope you guys have a wonderful Sunday!
 
Melanie- I am so sorry. I think yo umight want to call your doctor to see if they might allow Miralax. I used that after my son was born. I had a 23 hour labor and all the painkillers left me stopped up for 2 weeks. I would CRY all the time on the toilet, and ended up with hemmorhoids as a result. I wish I had known about Miralax sooner. Call your doc. I think that it is relatively safe, super effective. Also, I chomp on the Benefiber tablets all day. ANd, I still have my big morning cup of coffee. I wish I would offer more advice. Please let me know if you want more ideas!
Sweetpea1- Good job on the 5K. It is hard for me to motivate at the end of the day. I am impressed! At the end of the day, all I think about is bed!
Susan- You are looking terrific. The softball pics on facebook are really cute.
Precilla- What is your facebook full name? I will add it. I had no idea there are more Christine Orr's! I live in Ventura County CA if that helps and my facebook picture is of me and my son, a blond three year old!
Sorry that i hae not been around. I am juggling the prospect that my husband's job is going to have us moving right away, or right before delivery and am trying to process it all! I am worried about getting my son into a new preschool. Goodness, it is war. As well, I have been up with my son the past three nights, he has a bad cold, so I end up in his bed all night. Poor guy. Off to have my illicit coffee, take my son for a run, and enjoy a family day! If I forgot anyone, I am so sorry! Pregnancy brain?
 
Even though it may be moer than you want to know from me, I had the same problem with suppositories. I pooped them out right away. And stool softeners do nothing for me. Milk of Magnesia helps too. I have spent many uncomfortable visits in a proctologists office, I am a pro. Nothing is worse than being 30 years younger than the rest of the other patients in there. Last time I had to go there, I brought my son, who insisted we bring fart putty. It was mortifying. Since I would have paid 100 dollars to pass some gas and get relief. :eek:
 
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