August Chit Chat

[orangehibiscus]

Aug 28, 2018 14:40:19 GMT -6 Tlex said:

Aug 28, 2018 14:36:42 GMT -6 orangehibiscus said:

How low are you going Tlex? When I’ve used a Doppler on patients around your gestation time, I’ve had to go even as far down as in their pubic hair to find a HB. I hope you find the HB soon!

I’m down there yeah I’m going to try one more time but then it will be time to get my kids up from nap.

If you’re down that far, then I would try a little higher up. Can you feel the top of your uterus? Baby could be towards the top of your ute!

[Tlex]

Aug 28, 2018 14:41:51 GMT -6 orangehibiscus said:

Aug 28, 2018 14:40:19 GMT -6 Tlex said:

I’m down there yeah I’m going to try one more time but then it will be time to get my kids up from nap.

If you’re down that far, then I would try a little higher up. Can you feel the top of your uterus? Baby could be towards the top of your ute!

I’m hoping this is my issue, I carry my weight in my middle and my uterus is already quite big. Maybe I’m having trouble getting to it through the extra fat. I just tried higher and I thought for a fleeting moment I found something but idk. Thank you for the encouragement!

[remi]

Aug 28, 2018 15:05:37 GMT -6 Tlex said:

Aug 28, 2018 14:41:51 GMT -6 orangehibiscus said:

If you’re down that far, then I would try a little higher up. Can you feel the top of your uterus? Baby could be towards the top of your ute!

I’m hoping this is my issue, I carry my weight in my middle and my uterus is already quite big. Maybe I’m having trouble getting to it through the extra fat. I just tried higher and I thought for a fleeting moment I found something but idk. Thank you for the encouragement!

When my coworker was looking she was halfway between my belly button and pubic bone, and she was a little off to the side, not directly in the middle. And paying completely flat. She was also angling it slightly in and out

[orangehibiscus]

Aug 28, 2018 15:05:37 GMT -6 Tlex said:

Aug 28, 2018 14:41:51 GMT -6 orangehibiscus said:

If you’re down that far, then I would try a little higher up. Can you feel the top of your uterus? Baby could be towards the top of your ute!

I’m hoping this is my issue, I carry my weight in my middle and my uterus is already quite big. Maybe I’m having trouble getting to it through the extra fat. I just tried higher and I thought for a fleeting moment I found something but idk. Thank you for the encouragement!

You’re welcome! Sounds like you have a very wiggly baby in there!

[Tlex]

Aug 28, 2018 15:54:11 GMT -6 remi said:

Aug 28, 2018 15:05:37 GMT -6 Tlex said:

I’m hoping this is my issue, I carry my weight in my middle and my uterus is already quite big. Maybe I’m having trouble getting to it through the extra fat. I just tried higher and I thought for a fleeting moment I found something but idk. Thank you for the encouragement!

When my coworker was looking she was halfway between my belly button and pubic bone, and she was a little off to the side, not directly in the middle. And paying completely flat. She was also angling it slightly in and out

I’ll try some more tonight and try those areas! I may or may not have just cried on the phone to my future OB’s receptionist. She was super nice about it and said to make sure I have a really full bladder next time I try as that will push the baby up higher.

[tapdancer]

Tlex My OB won't even try the Doppler at my 12 week appointment because she says it's often difficult to find and she doesn't want to worry people unnecessarily. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble.

[jewelsofthenile]

Aug 28, 2018 18:27:41 GMT -6 tapdancer said:

Tlex My OB won't even try the Doppler at my 12 week appointment because she says it's often difficult to find and she doesn't want to worry people unnecessarily. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble.

I believe they do vaginal ultrasound instead of doppler at the 12 week appt at my OB probably for the same reason.

[Tlex]

Found him!!!! And H was there too and he confirmed he recognized that hoof beat sound. HR 164. Cheeky little boy scoots away from the Doppler as soon as I catch him but I got him twice.
I thought I was insane feeling flutters so soon but he’s moving like crazy now after a giant fountain coke and bugging him with the Doppler so I guess that’s real!

[bex15]

So shoot you were able to find the HB Tlex!!

[Eames]

Tlex, what a little stinker! I'm sorry it took awhile to find, that must've been so stressful. Glad you have some reassurance now!

[Wicket]

Tlex just read through this...so glad you were able to get to hear his little heartbeat in the end!

[Deleted]

Yay for finding the HB Tlex!

[snickerdoodle]

So glad you got to year your little boys heartbeat Tlex

[orangehibiscus]

Yay for finding the HB Tlex!!

[jewelsofthenile]

I went to bed at 8:30 last night. It was amazing. My daughter was still awake in her room. I could hear here talking in her to herself through the monitor. I need more sleep than a 4 year old Now i just need a fairy to fold clothes and do the dirty dishes in my sink while i am working, since i went to bed so early last night.

[jacks]

jewelsofthenile That sounds lovely! I had to stay up later than I wanted catching up on all the cleaning and dishes that I’ve ignored this week and I’m paying for it today. I’m debating whether anyone will notice if I just close my eyes for a minute at my desk.

[jewelsofthenile]

jacks lunchtime nap?

[orangehibiscus]

I would so love a nap right now and/or to go to bed at like 8 tonight. That would be so amazing!

Glad you slept well @jewelofthenile!

[grover]

Feeling swamped between school and being exhausted and crashing on the couch basically from the time I get home from daycare pickup. But, we had our first OB appointment today, and saw the babies! One is measuring 10+0 and the other 9+4. Heartrates are 181 and 177. She said she won't let me go farther than 38 weeks so my new "end" date is tentatively 3/16 if I don't go into labor earlier.

[Yogurt]

I'm trying to muster the energy to run a couple miles on the treadmill. Dnw.

[jewelsofthenile]

Aug 30, 2018 21:25:34 GMT -6 Yogurt said:

I'm trying to muster the energy to run a couple miles on the treadmill. Dnw.

I need to get back to working out. I am hoping I get more energy in a week or two and I can get back to it.

[jacks]

Aug 31, 2018 9:49:04 GMT -6 jewelsofthenile said:

Aug 30, 2018 21:25:34 GMT -6 Yogurt said:

I'm trying to muster the energy to run a couple miles on the treadmill. Dnw.

I need to get back to working out. I am hoping I get more energy in a week or two and I can get back to it.

I keep telling myself that as soon as my grad school class is over, I’m going to get back to barre. Considering I can’t even make myself do my work at work or schoolwork at home, I’m not sure how easily exercise is going to come to me.

Is lack of motivation a symptom?

[jewelsofthenile]

jacks I feel like it is. I look at my house and i think its a disaster but I don't have energy to keep working on it. I am not a night owl normally, but first tri pregnant, The only time I can accomplish tasks normally is right after I wake up. After that I feel like I am walking through knee high mud so do anything. I do a lot of previous night dishes before work for this reason.

[tapdancer]

I got tired of my house being a disaster area so I each morning I've picked one thing to do. Clean the bathroom, change the sheets on the beds, fold a load of laundry, etc. if I feel good enough to do another I do and if I feel like poop I don't feel bad because I did something. I've dropped my standards significantly but this is helping me feel like I'm doing something.

[Yogurt]

I ate so many carbs today so I feel compelled to run a bit on the treadmill again tonight. Last night was rough, but I am really trying to control my weight this time. First time I gained a lot and never lost it.

[tapdancer]

I made myself a waffle at 9:00 because I was hungry. And I haven't really been hungry for anything this pregnancy. This is the best I've felt in weeks. Makes me hope that this nausea may eventually end. This afternoon was awful. I had to walk the dogs since DH is away and picking up the poop made me dry heave. I'll take what I can get.

[grover]

tapdancer, I can't do poop duty or feed the dogs- the dry dog food is rank. I'm worried because H has to work a trial this month which means lots of late nights where I"m going to have to feed them.

[tapdancer]

Aug 31, 2018 20:04:03 GMT -6 grover said:

tapdancer, I can't do poop duty or feed the dogs- the dry dog food is rank. I'm worried because H has to work a trial this month which means lots of late nights where I"m going to have to feed them.

I hold my breath. Or make DD do it. She likes to feed the dog. That smell has also set me off.

[grover]

Aug 31, 2018 20:22:51 GMT -6 tapdancer said:

Aug 31, 2018 20:04:03 GMT -6 grover said:

tapdancer , I can't do poop duty or feed the dogs- the dry dog food is rank. I'm worried because H has to work a trial this month which means lots of late nights where I"m going to have to feed them.

I hold my breath. Or make DD do it. She likes to feed the dog. That smell has also set me off.

I was just telling H we need to teach DD how to count so she can scoop their food correctly. Wonder when she can start doing that? She's 17 months lol

[orangehibiscus]

I bought my first pair of maternity jeans today at 9+6. I won’t wear them until after my scan next week because I don’t want to jinx anything. They are SO comfortable!! I bought them today because we don’t have any real places where I live with maternity clothes. I need some shirts to go with them!