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[EsOrEnNa 0]

hey girls.. well we are going through a really bad time right now and i started bleeding and having bad cramps last weekend and we had our 1st docs appt on tuesday.. he did an US asap.. the baby messures 22mm, and now i am a lil over 10 weeks.. he thinks i got preggers middle june (after the babies size).. he said its hard to tell when i got preggers cuz i didnt get my periode back after damion's birth and he doesnt know if my uterus went all the way back.. BUT after the uterus size i should be around 13 weeks.. who knows when i got preggers.. its hard to tell.. anyways he doesnt think the pregnancy is gonna end cuz i wont stop bleeding and the cramps wont go away.. even the nasty pills doent work that he gave me.. he sent my blood to the lab but they arent back yet.. my next appt is aug. 21st.. our 3rd wedding anni..

here is my lil bean..

Edited August 12, 2007 by Joel'sWife

[Lizzy 0]

Hi Girls!

I am now nearly 18 weeks pregnant and been getting this feeling its lasted 2 days now and feels like my whole tummy feels tight (like i am holding in the muscles but i am not) kinda feeling. Like braxton hicks but its to early for that and this last's ALL the time! Anyone else get this or know what it can be, its driving me nuts.

No bleeding or anything of that nature.

Thanks all!

Mel

[Eveline 9]

Hi Girls!

I am now nearly 18 weeks pregnant and been getting this feeling its lasted 2 days now and feels like my whole tummy feels tight (like i am holding in the muscles but i am not) kinda feeling. Like braxton hicks but its to early for that and this last's ALL the time! Anyone else get this or know what it can be, its driving me nuts.

No bleeding or anything of that nature.

Thanks all!

Mel

I'm pretty sure it's braxton hickst contractions. Call your doctor if you are worried. Mine started at about 23 weeks. Drink at least 4 qts of water every day and count the contrations. There shouldn't be more than 5 in one hour. If there are...go to L&D and have it checked out. Good luck.

[Lizzy 0]

Thank you for your advise, will follow.

[RussianGirl 0]

Hi Girls!

I am now nearly 18 weeks pregnant and been getting this feeling its lasted 2 days now and feels like my whole tummy feels tight (like i am holding in the muscles but i am not) kinda feeling. Like braxton hicks but its to early for that and this last's ALL the time! Anyone else get this or know what it can be, its driving me nuts.

No bleeding or anything of that nature.

Thanks all!

Mel

It's not too early I started having Braxton Hicks at 16 weeks. My doctor said it is completely normal; however, I need to call them if I have more than 4 BH contractions within an hour. I usually have 4-6 a day.

Some more info: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy...dbirth/156.html

Good luck!

Edited August 13, 2007 by RussianGirl

[chri'stina 190]

Eveline & keltic- thanks for the bumper info

Nizzy-Thanks

Anne-Nice u/s pic!

Hi

Just a quick e-mail to let you know Adrianna has arrived.

Had a C Section August 7th

Adrianna was a small 6lbs 1 oz and 19 1/4 inches long

Very healthy!!

I'll update you more when I've rested a little as I have just got home

Here is a photo.

congratulations!

[sara535 15]

I'm in the third trimester!

All I can say is that I feel a dramatic increase in hunger, I am hungry ALL THE TIME! between that and the crazy dreams I've been having I think these next few weeks are gonna drag...

Anyone else have vivid weird dreams a lot? I find that whatever I watch on TV before I go to bed is what plagues me all night, the week that Micheal Vick got arrested I dreamed of dogfighting for like 3 nights in a row, then I watched CSI another night and had a fairly gruesome evening, so I guess now its down to Disney and Animal Planet (as long as its not crocodiles eating a poor little zebra ...)

[chri'stina 190]

Sara-congrats on the 3rd tri! I have already been having weird dreams. Yes they are very vivid and strange! I used to wonder what's the difference between normal non-pregnant dreams and pregnant vivid dreams, but now I get it. They feel more real even though the situations are much more strange.

[Leney 0]

Well, I had an eventful Sunday My mom's friend asked if I could help her boss out of a jam at the PA Ren Faire, so against my better judgment, I thought sure - went to help her out Saturday and Sunday, but on Sunday I wasn't feeling too well, I started to have sharp abdominal and back pains, and I couldn't do anything but bend over in pain. They rushed me out of the Ren Faire to the hospital, where I got the absolute best care I've ever received. After loads of blood work, an ultrasound, and some tests, they found a very healthy 6 week 1 day old baby in there thankfully, unfortunately I have kidney stones which was causing the extreme pain. They also found out I am extremely anemic, which now explains why I have been so terribly exhausted so early on.

I just wanted to strangle the general manager at the fair though, I'm sitting there doubled over in pain, she was trying to console me, but she says "Don't worry I've had a miscarriage before too" I was in a lot of pain, but honestly fine until she said that, and then I just couldn't stop crying and my blood pressure went up. Thank god for the lovely ambulance crew, the advance life support guy started an IV and kept telling me my symptoms should not be based on my pregnancy, but should be based on my symptoms, and he was the first to tell me he thought it was kidney stones. He asked me where my husband was, and I told him at home with our 3 boys, and he asked what he did, and I explained he's looking for a job, as he'd just gotten his ssn and work authorization, and it turned out his mother had also immigrated from Scotland before he was born, he got so wrapped up chatting about Scotland he nearly forgot to tell the hospital we were en route, but he calmed me down so much even though I was in horrible pain!

Anyway, I needed to vent and share my story hehe Also congrats on the arrivals, and good luck and best wishes for everyone else still waiting it out Take care girls!

Edited August 14, 2007 by Leney

[Jonesie 1]

Hey everyone!

We've had ups and downs but baby boy seems to be fine - and extremely active. I have never been so excited to take leave from work (maternity in my life)!

How is everyone feeling today?

[Eveline 9]

Congratulations Leney...have a great, healthy and easy pregnancy.

I had some spotting early on and - going to a military hospital - was told by the doctor that I was going to miscarry. I couldn't believe how easy it was for him to say that...Fortunately I carried full term but a little more support would have been nice.

@Jonesi. Have a happy last trimester.

Edited August 14, 2007 by Eveline

[chri'stina 190]

Leney-I'm glad everything was fine in the end with the baby. Sorry about the kidney stones though!

On babycenter where I post in an area, there have been a lot of women who had spotting but nothing was wrong with the baby.

I'm so tired today. I just stayed home all day. I've been extra hungry too. I eat and an hour later I am so hungry again.

[TracyLuis 0]

Leney-I'm glad everything was fine in the end with the baby. Sorry about the kidney stones though!

On babycenter where I post in an area, there have been a lot of women who had spotting but nothing was wrong with the baby.

I'm so tired today. I just stayed home all day. I've been extra hungry too. I eat and an hour later I am so hungry again.

How long does the spotting/bleeding usually last in the first trimester? Is it more common in the first few weeks?

[Eveline 9]

I had spotting everytime I overdid it or got exhausted. I walked our dog when I was about six weeks along and the next day I had spotting. Then, a week later I worked out and a day later I had some spotting again, that is when I stopped working out at all, hehe. It is more common in the first trimester, everything after week 10 I would have definetely checked out by a doc.

[RussianGirl 0]

I'm sorry if this link was already posted (I didn't read this whole thread), but I wanted to share this:

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