Babies due on THIRD QUARTER OF 2016 (JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER)

[Jeannybaby]

At 6 months, very noticeable na ang tummy ko! Medyo mahirap na mag bend down and konti nalang hindi ko na makikita paa ko if I look down. Ako naman mahilig uminom ng cold water, even if sabi nila as much as possible lukewarm daw inumin pero kelangan talaga cold for me para makainom ako ng marami

[Which is Witch?]

sis belle_v2g, oonga , dagdagan pa yan baby clothes para hindi laba ng laba. hehe

congrats sa baby girl sis cheniwin!

Ako sis, palagi malamig iniinom ko. Hindi ako makainom ng marami paghindi malamig, pero sabi nila ang liit ng tummy ko. Mag 26 weeks na ko this week. Dati pagnakakakita ako ng kilala ko na preggy, madalas ko sabihin parang ang liit ng tummy mo. Eh after nitong pregnancy ko, di ko na sasabihin yun. Hehe. Ako kasi napapraning pag sinasabihan ng ganon. Iniisip ko, baka mamaya hindi tama yung size ng baby, etc. Hehe. Ayun.

Ultrasound and check up ko sa 28th week ko pa, nakakainip Buti nalang malikot si baby. Yung movements niya lang ngayon ang nakakapagpanatag ng loob ko.

Kumusta mga sis? Hope you're all doing well!

[aNgelofThEMorning]

sis 120515 kung petite ka mas halata nga tummy mo  tsaka sinsukat naman ni OB dba every checkup, sasabihin naman nya kung msyado malaki tummy mo

Kwento ko lang, last friday ang konti ng galaw ni baby. Come sat as in hinde ko nafe-feel na gumagalaw. So 9pm ng sat nag-text na ko kay OB kase nagwo-worry na ko, wala kaseng araw before nun na hinde sya naglilikot. OB replied until 28weeks unpredicatable pa movements ni baby, minsan tulog sila ng 16-20hrs. observe ko daw muna. Sunday, ayun naglikot na ulit  . Na-appreciate ko talaga ang sipag sumagot ng OB ko kahit gabi na, tpos sya pa nag-text ng Sunday kung musta baby ko hinde na kase ko nag-update sa kanya heheh..

[Which is Witch?]

^Oh myy... Ayoko maexperience yan sis. T_T Ako din kasi, everyday ang paglilikot ng bebe. Baka dumerecho na ko nyan magpaultrasound kapag ganyan. Buti sis naglikot na ulit si bebe, nakaka praning kasi no paghindi.

[aylatskie]

I'm so praning din if di Ko ramdam masyado paggalaw ni baby. Kasi yun Lang assurance Ko na okay siya.

[aNgelofThEMorning]

Sobrang nakaka-praning, maghapon kong inaabangan kahit pa nasa labas kami ni hubby at may lakad. Panay kausap ko na nga sa kanya, kung nagtatampo ba sya, kung ano nagawa ni mommy bat ayaw nya gumalaw. By 28 weeks since predictable na movements nya 1 day na hinde sya gumalaw inform ko na si OB or diretso na ko sa hospital.

[Jeannybaby]

Naku yung sakin if ever naging calm medyo nagtataka rin ako kasi walang araw na hindi active baby ko. Lalo na sa gabi. Toss and turn ako all night kasi hindi kami magkasundo sa sleeping position-- side sleeper ako pero pag ginagawa ko yun, sunod sunod ang kicks nya, minsan masakit na! Chika ko lang, nag doppler test ako kanina to check for the growth since low normal weight sya nung CAS... medyo nag increase ng konti yung weight nya so hopefully tuloy tuloy na! Hindi na ako nagsskip ng prenatals (dati kasi medyo guilty ako for skipping sa sobrang daming tablets) tapos Enfamama pa ako everyday para pampataba. Hindi pa rin ako pinagttake ng glucose test though... nakalimutan ko tanong sa ob ko. 25 weeks 2 days na ako. Siguro sa next check up ko in 2 weeks.

[Adrienne28]

Hello mga mommies! Same here, napa-praning din ako pag di nagpaparamdam si baby. As early as 16 weeks kasi, halos daily ko na naramdaman yung paggalaw nya, and he has always been active daily especially after ko kumain. Pero there were a couple of days last week na medyo emotionally stressed ako and halos di rin sya nagparamdam kahit kinain ko na yung mga usual na food na identified ko na gagalaw sya after eating. Napraning din ako at na-guilty na nagpaka-stress ako. Hahaha! Pero nabasa ko na madami din moms who would go for a couple of days or more na di rin maramdaman galaw ni baby and normal naman daw yun. So medyo na-relieve naman ako. Although ang max lang na ibibigay ko ay 2 days lang siguro, otherwise praning mode on na naman ako nun. Hehe. Pero kapag latter part of 3rd trimester na ata dapat talaga daily na ang galaw and we need to record it.

We're 19 weeks na pala today. I had my checkup yesterday and after measuring my fundal height, OB said na medyo malaki ang tyan/baby ko. Medyo na-relieve din ako dahil nga dun sa placenta grade 2 (ultrasound na di ko pinaalam sa OB ko, sis Witch is Which) na baka ma-restrict growth ni baby. I asked din pala if pwede kami magpa-anomaly scan. Ayaw ng OB kasi we will subject ourselves lang daw to unnecessary stress. Mag-pray na lang daw.

Re: baby shopping, maganda pala yung nag-start early. Nung una kasi na wala pa ako nabibili, parang nagwo-worry ako kasi sasabay yung baby stuff at pag-iipon for CS. Pero nung halos nabili na namin yung big-ticket items, medyo gumaan yung pakiramdam ko and we can focus on my CS budget naman. As for mommy's stuff, wala ata ako nabibili for myself. Dahil work from home ako, dusters na lang ang ginagamit ko. Hehe.

[120515]

^ sis angelofthemorning, the doctor hasn't commented on my weight during our checkups but the ultrasounds show that baby is healthy

i've been feeling very worried lately because i have not yet felt baby's movements. it seems everyone here already felt their babies. we are 18 weeks today so i can't wait for our appointment on saturday when i'll be able to see baby through the ultrasound.

i think my anxiety has bren really bad that i'm having nightmares about it but my husband reassured me that our sister in law (his older brother's wife) didn't feel her babies til the 6th month. also, we had bought a stethoscope a few months before and he tried listening for baby last night - he said he may have heard some splashing around in my tummy. he hoped it wasn't just gas! haha!

have safe happy pregnancies everyone!

[yummymummy]

Am 21 weeks now - still haven't felt baby kick - should I be worried? Last ultrasound 2 weeks ago, baby was doing well daw said doc.

[aNgelofThEMorning]

Don't worry sa movement ni baby sis 120515. 18mos ko na-feel yung parang gas lang sa tummy ko, pero that time hinde ko alam na movement pala ni baby yun. Naging obvious lang na movement nya nung going 6 months na.

Nabasa ko na pag anterior placenta mas less mo mafe-feel yung movement, minsan nga mahirap daw ma-detect heartbeat sa doppler kase nakaharang yung placenta sa harapan. High-lying anterior placenta ako kaya siguro yung movement nya sa lower part ng tummy ko nafe-feel. Minsan ko lang ma-feel sa bandang taas, siguro pag sobrang kick na nya kaya nararamdaman ko.

[aylatskie]

Sis 120515, I was 19 weeks when I felt real quickening. Don't worry you'll feel it soon. Doctor told that my baby is growing average, so im  okay with it. Though on horizontal position siya  head part is on my left side kaya pala when I lie on my left sumisipa siya siguro di siya comfortable. Kaya no choice ako either right side or  lie on my back talaga ako.

[Adrienne28]

^Hello, sis CheLsie! Welcome to the club. FTM din ako.

Mga mommies, don't worry if di nyo agad ma-feel yung movements ni baby. In reality daw talaga, gumagalaw na sila daily inside our tummy. Pero either nararamdaman sya or di nararamdaman depende sa mga factors like, as mentioned by sis AngelOftheMorning, placental location. Mas madali daw maramdaman kapag posterior or nasa likod yung placenta. Most first-timers daw won't feel it until 20-22 weeks. Siguro kaya ko sya mas ramdam dahil sedentary yung work ko, halos maghapon lang ako nakaupo sa harap ng laptop at tahimik ang buong house. Pero pag weekends na palakad-lakad ako at may mga kausap, parang di ko din gano napapansin yung galaw nya.

[Which is Witch?]

Congrats on your pregnancy sis CheLsie!

True mga sis! Tama si sis Adrienne, pag active ka gumalaw, di mo gaanong napapansin yung movement ni baby. Pag gusto ko kasi mafeel si baby, nahiga lang ako, tas iniintay ko siya gumalaw then okay na ako. Hindi ko pa naeexperience yung sinasabi ng iba na pagkumain ng matamis, biglang magmomove si baby. Hehe . Siguro later sa pregnancy natin, don talaga natin bonggang mafifeel.

gusto ko din itry yung stethoscope, buy nga ako nyan! hehe. Mas mura kesa sa fetal doppler. hihi.

[belle_v2g]

Baliktad sakin sis. baby ko HYPER. haha! I feel every move. Even when I'm busy at work, napapatigil ako kasi minsan talagang parang gusto nyang lumabas sa abdominal wall ko. Minsan napapasigaw talaga ko sa sakit ng movement. I felt the movements early kasi mas mdali sa mga second time mums na mag distinguish ng movements kumpara pag first time. Yung Friend ko din first time mum, tagal bago nya nafeel.

[Adrienne28]

Mga mommies, ang bilis ng araw ano? Ilan months na lang, we're due to deliver na. Dati naisip ko, ano ang gagawin ko sa 9 months while waiting. Pero pag andito ka na pala, parang feeling ko kulang pa yung araw para mag-prep. Parang di ko na nga ata matatapos yung online course ko. Naalala ko tuloy, parang ganito din ako nung wedding prep. Todo research din online. Parang mas madami nga dapat i-prep kasi may baby na involved na.

Aside from creating a list and buying baby stuff as well as watching videos on how to care for your baby, ano pa ang mga preps na ginagawa nyo? Pa-share naman, please. Ano ba mga routine nyo to establish connection with your baby while still in your womb? Also, advisable ba mag-take nung malunggay supplement this early to ensure adequate supply ng breastmilk pag andyan na si baby? Thanks.

[belle_v2g]

Hi Adrienne! I'm from the 2nd quarter thread. 31 weeks ako at the moment, still working full time and i have a school age boy too. As a preparation for this pregnancy, well halos naprepare ko na rin kasi lahat. I have been reading different sites and baby apps, tapos since it's my first time to give birth overseas, i gather all the info that I need to know kasi it's so different here compared to when I gave birth in Phils. I started packing the bags last week coz the first pregnancy has been really quick. During the first trimestre, i signed up for an ambulance cover as well. Been going to baby expos, i do a lot of baby shopping and trying to complete my checklist little by little para hindi overwhelming. I also applied for visa for my parents so they can come over before I deliver. Baby shower ko is in 6 weeks so I have been purchasing decorations on eBay. Nagbabasa basa na rin ako ng mga impt. info example, on how to apply for passport for baby, etc. basta, super preoccupied ako lately.

[yummymummy]

Ladies, do you eat lengua or callos? I saw pics in my FB page and suddenly wanted some but not sure if these are safe to eat. I know liver is bawal due to high levels of Vitamin A, but find mixed info re lengua and callos (tripe).

[Adrienne28]

Hello sis belle! May madagdag nga sayong preps kasi overseas ka pala. Ako din, medyo nakapag-shop na kaya di na ako masyado overwhelmed pag nakikita ko yung list ko. Hehe. Malapit mo na makita ang baby mo. I'm excited for you!

Sis yummy, wala ako nabasa about lengua and callos, but yung liver, yes. Kaso early this week during my checkup, sabi ng OB ko kulang ako sa iron because I can't tolerate Hemarate but she said I can eat lean meat and liver. So nagpaluto agad ako ng pork liver steak nung Wednesday and then today, chop suey with chicken liver naman. Pero bigla ko naalala yung nabasa ko dati about liver and did another research today. Now, I feel guilty na tuloy. Iniisip ko naman, bakit kaya di alam ni OB yun?

[shegie_285]

Hello mga sis, ang tagal kong nawala. Super busy talaga the last two weeks but thank God tapos na ang mga Board meetings and deadlines ko. 2 months na lang ang i'll go on maternity leave na! time flies.

Congrats sa mga tapos na sa CAS - sa mga baby girls naku i forgot kung sino, angelofthemorning right, and isa pa. sorry.

I am 28 weeks and two days, i had my check up last Wednesday, sakto 28th week ko. I asked the OB about movements dahil recently hindi magalaw si baby and nag-iba ang movements nya. I told the OB I read at 28 weeks I should count the movements.  OB said every baby is different, most of the times they are fine. she said trust my instinct, iba daw talaga instinct natin. Sabi nya if I am not happy come to the hospital and they will check me. Sis 120515, baka nasa harap din ang placenta mo.

One time last week, i drank coke and had meringue with cream and fruits in sugar syrup for dessert, hala after nun, tumbling tumbling ata si baby sa tiyan ko. Before nun, nag-worry din ako dahil nga sa less movements.  Okay naman lahat  nung check-up ko nung Wednesday so I told myself not to worry too much.

Wala pa akong mga damit ni baby! Baka bumili ako tomorrow.Ewan ko hindi pa ako masyado nagtingin ng damit. But bibili na din kami ng stroller and car seat tomorrow. siguro after nun, damit naman.   We bought few bottles, manual pump and sterilizer last week, but i will breastfeed. I read dapat pala cupfeeding ang na-pump na breastmilk. But anyway, try ko na din muna ang bottles. baka naman okay lang kay baby.

Recently din I bought maternity clothes. May mga hand me downs si SIL sa  akin but ang ibang damit nya ayaw ko. Nung una nanghihinayang ako bumili ng clothes dahil nga meron naman but I gave in. Like mga maternity jeans nya black and dark blue, i dont wear black jeans so I bough one maternity jeans  yesterday

Adrienne28 Nung una I thought bawal din ang liver but may nagsabi okay naman. Baka as long as in moderation ok lang.

Hope everyone is okay mga sis.