Babies due on SECOND QUARTER OF 2016 (APRIL, MAY, JUNE)

[fionaapple]

^i am sti driving 20 weeks and 2 days. marami rin nagsasabi sa akin ng ganyan. Naiinis ako kasi parang mas marunong pa sila sa OB ko. Automatic naman dinadrive ko at electronic pati steering wheel kaya walang kabigat bigat ang manibela. Iniignore ko na lang.

[au_chic]

sis fionaapple and wantstobeamom, how do you manage the seatbelt when you drive? yun ang main problem ko these days kaya hubby doesn't want me to drive e. naiipit tiyan ko may nakita akong "tummy shield" online pero mahal haha.

[fionaapple]

^at 21 weeks and 4 days, ok pa naman ang tyan ko. Di pa naiipit sa seatbelt. Sabi sa babycenter, ilagay lang daw sa pinakailalim ng bump. di rin ako pinigilan ng OB. Ok lang daw normal activities ko. Ang sinabi lang wag magpagod. pwede kasi magkaroon ng contractions kapag pagod.

[det060403]

 My OB advised me not to drive muna starting my first trimester cos I was having episodes of bleeding. I was placed on bed rest. Pero ngayon pwede na ko light activities. Buti nalang kasi ang laki ko na eh, kailangan ko ng gumalaw galaw. Hehe... Pero ganun din sabi sakin wag magpapagod.
Done with our CAS. Im so thankful everything came out normal. Nag-commit na din yung ob sono namin sa gender ni baby. Kaya lang nag aalangan ako kasi mukhang nagaalangan din siya hahaha kasi hindi nakabukaka si baby and ang labo ng scan dahil hindi siya nakapwesto ng maayos lol! Medyo disappointing pa yung 3d scan namin during CAS kasi low lying placenta ko, nabblock yung face niya ng inunan plus yung kamay ni baby ayaw nya alisin sa mukha niya. Silip lang talaga nagawa namin sa face niya, sayang wala kami magandang print, gising pa man din siya and nagtthumbsuck, nagyyawn and nagoopen ng mouth. Oh well, next time nalang! Hehe

Happy holidays girls!

[miyay]

Sa previous pregnancy ko, I drove until the end of my 38th week.  Stop na ako nung start ng ML.  I didn't want to start my ML early esp. since 60 days ML lang for government employees regardless of CS or Normal delivery but the last quarter of 2013 was a hard time for us in Central Visayas due to 7.2 magnitude earthquake followed by Yolanda.  Fourth floor pa naman office namin at nakakastress ang aftershocks.  Then work was also stressful.

For this one,  I plan to drive myself to the hospital.  Laking tawa ni hubby.  Ambisyosa daw ako 😀  Pero baka kakayanin basta ba kaya pang magseat belt.

6th month ko na ngayon and mahirap labanan ang food cravings esp. sa sweets and salty food.  Eto yong reason napahamak ako sa previous pregnancy.  Laki ng weight gain, laki rin ni baby and non stop UTI resulting to CS which I really do not want to repeat. Good luck to me.

Happy New Year Sissies!

[Wantstobeamom]

At 23w5days wala pa ako probs sa seatbelt, we'll see kung malaki na talaga tummy.  I will follow nalang din advice na ilagay sa ilalim ng bump yung seatbelt.  Sana talaga comfortable kasi mas mahirap mag commute.

Dilemma ko din yun kelan ako start ng maternity leave ayoko maabutan sa work at I don't want to drive myself to hospital ang hirap ng parking baka sa parking lot pa ako mapaanak hehe.  Andami ko iniisip ngayon hirap pala pag first time.

[belle_v2g]

EDD: 16 June 16

I'm currently at 16 weeks, re the seatbelt, no trouble at the moment when i drive pero pag ako yung naka angkas kay hubby i support the belt with my hand haha! nakasanayan ko lang.

are you girls going to find out what you are having? my morph scan will be on the 22nd of jan. sa first child ko din nagcheck kami ng gender kaya it was easier for us to plan. while others esp pag first baby prefers na surprise na lang.

Weight gain, wala eh, i'm still 60kg. Di lang talaga ako malakas ngayon sa rice. Though grabe ang cravings ko sa green mangoes. Maternity clothes, no plans of buying new clothes. I have plenty of dresses i can wear naman.

There will be a baby expo in February na pupuntahan namin so baka pwede na rin kaming mamili ng gamit that time para may discounts.

[Wantstobeamom]

I have no plans on buying maternity clothes din, I will make my wardrobe work to accommodate my bump.  Gulat ako sa prices ng maternity clothes. Gift ng Tita ko last pasko is maternity shirt, sobrang simpleng shirt lang, she inserted the gift receipt so naisip ko lang pumunta sa store kasi sabi naman nya if di ko type yung shirt palitan ko nalang, when I asked magkano yung shirt $58 daw! what?!!! I was browsing dresses  $60-150 ang price range. Pinalitan ko nalng yung shirt ng dress nagdagdag nalang ako at least parang worth it at magagamit ko til 9 months.   If ever man kelangan ko talaga ng maternity clothes I will try thrift stores nalang hehe. Ilang weeks lang naman gagamitin.

[bluish_mommy]

^may mga maternity clothes naman na kahit nakapanganak ka na pwede mo pa naman isuot eh. ;-) pag bumibili ako ng tops at dresses, I make sure maisusuot ko pa.

[eklea123]

^ganun din po ako, i buy clothes na pwede ko pa magamit after since uso pa din naman yung illusional dresses to keep belly fats i still have them though ang iba diko na kasya!  sometimes i browse on pre owned stores to get those maternity dresses since gagamitin ko lang naman for short period of time para madali na din idispose once hindi ko na need. Sobrang mahal nga po ng maternity dresses and bras din.

I still drive pag tamad magdrive sa city ang hubby ko, but one thing na nakakainis is i have travel sickness. oh well nabawasan na ngayon since i'm on 18 weeks na but early weeks nauseous talaga ko up to the point, he needs to pull over kasi suka talaga ko. i also quit my job because I spotted and so we decided na i will stay at home nalang muna. I always remember what my OB said na if gusto mo your mind will follow, so if you're thinking kaya mo ang isang bagay like this driving you'll make it through.

so @Wantstobeamom don't get stressed sa sinsabi nila, maybe kasi snowy and instances like yung getting stuck sa snow ang naiisip nila how will you handle since you're pregnant and medyo delikado sa part ng buntis. It's up to you if you think it's not too dangerous but still mas maigi nang extra cautious than too late to feel sorry.

[bluish_mommy]

Anyone here experiencing vaginal irritation/itchiness? Recently ang itcy kasi ng outer part ng pempem ko :-(

Wala naman nakitang bacterial or any infections sa recent result ng papsmear ko.

[belle_v2g]

^sis ako breast, ang kati kati ng breast ko. Esp the left. Kainis

[coco_cola]

Hi Sis Bluish_mommy,

Me I have itching but it's because of recurring YI. Although now, the symptoms are all gone na after using suppositories as prescribed by doctor. The itching is normal cause of the discharges pregnant women have. So I think, I suggest these precautionary measures, as advised also by my OB:

1. Don't use pantyliners
2. Frequent changing of underwear. Dapat dry Na dry lagi ang vagina.
3. Don't use underwear at night, to let the vagina breath.

Nakakainis nga kasi I had a super smooth first trimester, but due to YI, nag super light spotting ako due to inflamed cervix this second trimester. Nakaka-stress! But thankful that everything is normal with the baby, placenta, amniotic fluid, and even with the 20th week US. Yung yeast infection lang talaga na yan sakit ng ulo ko. 😁😁😁

[crzysxycl]

^Kainggit ka naman sis, smooth ang 1st tri mo. Ako, gustong gusto ko na matapos, hoping na mawala na yung madalas na hilo at feeling nasusuka ko. Nakakapang lata kasi, I'm thinking of resigning na rin sa work coz I don't think kaya ko mag byahe 1.5-2 hrs papuntang office. Mas lalo pag pag pauwi, mas traffic.

[bluish_mommy]

^^lahat ng binanggit mo sis ginagawa ko eversince. Kahit hindi ako preggy noon, super frequent ako nagpa-pantyliners, except pag after mens lang yung may brown discharge pa. I normally bring extra panties with me sa office and I make sure lagi ako nagwa-wash and change ng undies. 4 na gabi na rin ako natutulog na walang undies para nga maka-breath ang vagina, nabasa ko nga ito.

anyway, papaano nalaman na may YI ka sis? papsmear result mo?

[momsypips]

Happy new year sisses! :-)

We're done with CAS too at nakahinga ako ng maluwag after knowing that everything's okay with our little one. Ang sungit ng OB Sono na nag-CAS sa akin, kaya ata hindi nagpakita ng gender si baby. super inalog pa ng OB Sono yung tummy ko hoping na gumalaw si baby, pero ayaw nya talaga. The following day, nagpacheck-up naman ako sa OB ko talaga since monthly ang advice nya. Pag check ng OB ko, super nakabukaka na si Baby Girl :-) so i guess, nasungitan lang din si baby dun sa nag CAS kaya ayaw nya mag gender reveal that time, panira ng moment yung doctor haha

about sa seatbelt naman sisses, just make sure na yung horizontal strap ay under your belly, yung sa hip bone na banda, basta nasa baba cya ng bump mo (just in case may collision or sudden stop, hindi ipit ang tyan at si baby). then yung naka slant naman na strap, make sure na it's between your breasts at iwas din sa bump. basta ingat lang sis sa pagdrive ako kasi super short drive lang ginagawa ko.

23 weeks now at sobrang likot na ni baby. ang lakas na sumipa!

sana yung kabaitan ni baby e hanggang manganak ako. so far, never ako nagsuka or nahilo. once in a while masakit lang sa balakang pero other than that, it was and it is still a very smooth pregnancy :-)

[au_chic]

@bluish_mommy: Sa urine culture nakikita ang diagnosis ng Yeast Infection or Bacterial Infection

Regarding using pantyliners, I use 2-3 per day kasi may whitish, non-foul smelling discharge (normal in pregnancy). I also use Betadine feminine wash 1-2x/day ever since I had UTI in my first trimester. No itchiness or dysuria since.

My mother bought me a lot of maternity dresses/tops from the Buntis and Nine Months brands (SM, Rob, Landmark dept stores). They're very nice and costs less than 1k each. I will definitely be using them even after delivery. Malamang di naman ganoon kabilis pagbalik ng waistline ko So far, at 25 weeks, 40lbs na ang weight gain since my wedding last Dec 2014 >_< wala na akong masuot na normal clothes ko haha.

Meron ba sa inyo na nagawa na ang OGTT? Tomorrow pa lang ang akin.

Ang swerte nyo mga mommies na nakakadrive pa you were right about the seatbelt being under the belly, comfortable nga Pero since ford fiesta ang car ko (small car) hindi ko na maabot ang pedals w/o my belly being squished Maybe I just really go too fat na 

[au_chic]

By the way, for mommies who are working in the country, naayos nyo na Philhealth, SSS, etc documents nyo? Malaki rin pala ang nababawas sa hospital bill O_o Kung CS, 19k ang bawas ng Philhealth, plus 1,750 for newborn screening, etc.

Sana mahabol ko ang pagswitch to voluntary contribution from government position. Pwede pa naman raw 3 months before the delivery date *crosses fingers*

100 days to go na lang pala for me XD

Nakabili na ako ng cloth diapers (Alva, Flip, Bumgenius with bamboo, hemp, zorb inserts), SaYa wrap, birdseye lampin, a couple of newborn clothes sets.

This month, dapat pupunta ako sa Baclaran to buy more newborn clothes, pero walang nag-agree sakin baka sa Hello Baby na lang sa Makati kami pumunta ni hubby. Halos Baclaran/Divi prices rin pala dun ^_^

[simang]

18w3d as of today, wala pa naman akong problem sa seatbelt. But my main concern is backpain, di talaga comfortable sa mahabang byahe.. And even if i'm lying down mabilis pa din mangawit likod ko, usually sa left side ng lower back. Although i'm very thankful na halos lahat ng symptoms ko during my 11th-16th week, halos wala na. Wala ng hilo, di na ko hirap matulog, di na nagsusuka. So sana tuloy tuloy na to

Most of my 'maternity' clothes are dresses, some I've been wearing even before i got pregnant, ngayon kasya pa naman, some naman are just usual summer maxi dresses na hindi necessary pang maternity. So far nasusuot ko pa naman lahat kahit very obvious na si bump.

Anyone here who found out your baby's gender ng 20 weeks or earlier? I'll be seeing my OB this weekend for my monthly checkup and we're hoping na makita na namin gender ni baby. I'll be 19 weeks by then.

^sis au_chic, according to my OB around 30lbs daw ang normal weight gain, sinama nya dyan yung weight ng boobs since lalaki sila, yung placenta, weight ni baby, etc. Ako naman mas naalaarm kasi nung una nag lolose pa ako ng weight. I'm overweight to begin with ah, naglose ako total ng 7lbs nung nabuntis ako. Medyo malaki yun. Lagi kasi akong walang gana kumain nun and may vomiting episodes pa. Buti ngayon I eat better and wala ng pagsusuka. May gana na ko kumain. So far I gained 3lbs na since my last checkup. 

[bluish_mommy]

^^ok sis... babalik ako sa OB ko this week. sige nga magpaparequest din ako nyang urine culture. the last time kasi na complete urine test ko was around 2 months ago, so baka need nga ulitin this time.

I also have white discharge, non-foul smelling din. I have experienced the same discharged sa 1st pregnancy ko and wala naman akong itchyness noon, unlike this time. sige sis thanks! hope wala namang alarming findings sa condition ko.