SQS 2/15

[robotpcr]

Feb 15, 2015 12:16:34 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Ok. Stupid at its finest.

So when I feel LO moving sometimes in between movements I feel a pulse.

My pulse or baby's?

I feel this too.  It's weird.

Okay, my stupid:  I'm not going to hurt the baby by shaking my belly, right?  Sometimes it's the only thing that will stop her from repeatedly and painfully kicking my vagina.

[queenrichie]

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

[soyboy]

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

I wouldn't know, I'm one giant freckle!

[mpiemont]

Feb 15, 2015 12:21:15 GMT -5 @allybells said:

Feb 15, 2015 12:16:34 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Ok. Stupid at its finest.

So when I feel LO moving sometimes in between movements I feel a pulse.

My pulse or baby's?

Yours! I don't think it's possible to feel baby's pulse until he/she is outside of you.

Not baby's. What you're probably feeling is your own pulse in your uterus which has a lot of extra blood flowing through it, into the placenta, etc. In general if I put my hands on my belly I feel a pulsating feeling.

[soyboy]

The SQS really has nothing to do with me, but I was wondering- if you have to fast for a religious reason, do you get an exemption or pass while pregnant?

[mpiemont]

Feb 15, 2015 12:35:12 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Feb 15, 2015 12:16:34 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Ok. Stupid at its finest.

So when I feel LO moving sometimes in between movements I feel a pulse.

My pulse or baby's?

I feel this too.  It's weird.

Okay, my stupid:  I'm not going to hurt the baby by shaking my belly, right?  Sometimes it's the only thing that will stop her from repeatedly and painfully kicking my vagina.

Like putting your hands on your belly and jiggling it? Nope that won't hurt the baby. You can always try getting on all 4s and doing a few pelvic tilts- that usually repositions baby (although you can't really just drop on all 4s in public or at work- so I say jiggle away!)

[mpiemont]

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

Not on my face but ever since my first pregnancy I have a zillion little tiny red "freckles" all over my torso. And they have not gone away between pregnancies. I should take a pic- it's like a connect the dots.

[cosmicav]

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

From what I have read, extra freckles and moles and even skin tags are just another fun thing caused by all these pregnancy hormones running rampant in our systems. So nothing to worry about (if you were worried lol)

[mariisz]

I have an office desk job, so I am always sitting. Sometimes I cross my legs and then I immediately uncross them because I feel like I'm squishing her head!!! It's hard to stay comfortable

Can I actually sit at a wrong position that will harm her?

Edit: I can't write

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 14:12:39 GMT -5 soyboy said:

The SQS really has nothing to do with me, but I was wondering- if you have to fast for a religious reason, do you get an exemption or pass while pregnant?

In my religion (Judaism), you must fast while pregnant on the major fasts (Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av), but don't even have to try for the minor fasts if you're pregnant.  A major fast is considered very serious, and the fast can only be broken if there is a real danger.  Obviously, if you are high risk or have any special situation, you would consult with your doctor, and if your doctor says there is a danger in fasting, you would not fast.  In certain more dire situations, like if a woman has just given birth in the past few days or if a person is dangerously ill, she is not ALLOWED to fast, even if she wants to.

I've had to fast pregnant during Yom Kippur in very early first trimester.  It's not pleasant, but there's no harm done in the end.  

[soyboy]

Feb 15, 2015 14:56:12 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

Feb 15, 2015 14:12:39 GMT -5 soyboy said:

The SQS really has nothing to do with me, but I was wondering- if you have to fast for a religious reason, do you get an exemption or pass while pregnant?

In my religion (Judaism), you must fast while pregnant on the major fasts (Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av), but don't even have to try for the minor fasts if you're pregnant.  A major fast is considered very serious, and the fast can only be broken if there is a real danger.  Obviously, if you are high risk or have any special situation, you would consult with your doctor, and if your doctor says there is a danger in fasting, you would not fast.  In certain more dire situations, like if a woman has just given birth in the past few days or if a person is dangerously ill, she is not ALLOWED to fast, even if she wants to.

I've had to fast pregnant during Yom Kippur in very early first trimester.  It's not pleasant, but there's no harm done in the end.  

Thanks for sharing your experience. It was actually Judaism that got me thinking about this. My ILs are Jewish, and I know there are several fasts that they participate in.

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 15:13:02 GMT -5 soyboy said:

Feb 15, 2015 14:56:12 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

In my religion (Judaism), you must fast while pregnant on the major fasts (Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av), but don't even have to try for the minor fasts if you're pregnant.  A major fast is considered very serious, and the fast can only be broken if there is a real danger.  Obviously, if you are high risk or have any special situation, you would consult with your doctor, and if your doctor says there is a danger in fasting, you would not fast.  In certain more dire situations, like if a woman has just given birth in the past few days or if a person is dangerously ill, she is not ALLOWED to fast, even if she wants to.

I've had to fast pregnant during Yom Kippur in very early first trimester.  It's not pleasant, but there's no harm done in the end.  

Thanks for sharing your experience. It was actually Judaism that got me thinking about this. My ILs are Jewish, and I know there are several fasts that they participate in.

I should mention that we are Orthodox, and most Jews these days do not follow the same rules that we do.  I grew up Conservative, and my mother always used to talk about how she loved being pregnant on Yom Kippur because she didn't have to fast.  I don't know if she was mistaken or that's what Conservative rabbis actually say.

[radtechgirl]

Feb 15, 2015 15:21:56 GMT -5 alwayslastzz said:

"Fasting" is not eating. Right?

Correct!

[mrsf0831]

Feb 15, 2015 14:30:25 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

From what I have read, extra freckles and moles and even skin tags are just another fun thing caused by all these pregnancy hormones running rampant in our systems. So nothing to worry about (if you were worried lol)

makes sense. bc I have small moles/skin tags that appeared on my face and im like WTF.

[SassyPants150]

Feb 15, 2015 12:35:12 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Feb 15, 2015 12:16:34 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Ok. Stupid at its finest.

So when I feel LO moving sometimes in between movements I feel a pulse.

My pulse or baby's?

I feel this too.  It's weird.

Okay, my stupid:  I'm not going to hurt the baby by shaking my belly, right?  Sometimes it's the only thing that will stop her from repeatedly and painfully kicking my vagina.

I taught Zumba through 38 weeks of DD pregnancy. She (so far) seems to be unaffected

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 15:21:56 GMT -5 alwayslastzz said:

"Fasting" is not eating. Right?

In my case, it's also not drinking.

[Deleted]

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

My dermatologist told me that existing freckles/moles can darken when pregnant due to increased melanin. Same reason the dark line can show up on your belly. Maybe the "freckles" were there all along just not noticeable.

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 16:00:01 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Feb 15, 2015 15:52:57 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

In my case, it's also not drinking.

Even water? I can't imagine being pregnant and not being able to drink any water until sundown (or however long the period is). 

Yes, even water. It's a 25 hour fast. I was told to basically lie in bed and try to do nothing all day. I also chugged a ton of water the day before. H actually handled it worse.

[briannaortega13]

The members of the church I attend (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) fast once a month for 24 hours (no food or drink for two consecutive meals). However, since I am pregnant, I do not fast. Same for those who have health reasons.

[robotpcr]

Feb 15, 2015 15:41:35 GMT -5 SassyPants150 said:

Feb 15, 2015 12:35:12 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

I feel this too.  It's weird.

Okay, my stupid:  I'm not going to hurt the baby by shaking my belly, right?  Sometimes it's the only thing that will stop her from repeatedly and painfully kicking my vagina.

I taught Zumba through 38 weeks of DD pregnancy. She (so far) seems to be unaffected

Ha.  Okay, good point.  I'm still doing Zumba.  I hadn't thought about it but it's kind of the same thing.

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 16:08:21 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Feb 15, 2015 16:04:22 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

Yes, even water. It's a 25 hour fast. I was told to basically lie in bed and try to do nothing all day. I also chugged a ton of water the day before. H actually handled it worse.

Wow, that sounds extremely difficult! And doctor's have "okay'd" this to be healthy during pregnancy?

Yup.  I was really skeptical about this too, because life is of utmost importance in Jewish law and it seemed very strange to me that this was the case.  I asked my rabbi, I asked the doctor, and I asked around, and yeah though it's uncomfortable, a day of not eating and drinking (as long as you take it easy) doesn't do any actual harm in a healthy pregnancy.  

It is not my favorite law though!!!

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 16:23:19 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Feb 15, 2015 16:22:23 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

Yup.  I was really skeptical about this too, because life is of utmost importance in Jewish law and it seemed very strange to me that this was the case.  I asked my rabbi, I asked the doctor, and I asked around, and yeah though it's uncomfortable, a day of not eating and drinking (as long as you take it easy) doesn't do any actual harm in a healthy pregnancy.  

It is not my favorite law though!!!

Haha, I would have asked everyone as well to make sure. Kudos to you, I don't know if I could do it!

Trust me, when something feels not right to me, I do ask around!!  Frankly I had much more trouble with this when I was BFing and working on getting my supply up.  I was convinced that a day of not eating/drinking would permanently affect my supply and I was really upset about it, but my rabbi insisted that I had to fast anyway because it was past the 6 week period in which I could be excused for this reason, the Torah was VERY clear on this, especially because I was supplementing with formula anyway, and my adoptive mom/mentor assured me that women do this all the time and that it will be fine.  I thought I was a special case.  I argued, I cried, I thought about asking a different rabbi, and overall it was not my best moment.

Turned out my supply wasn't affected at all and I felt like a big idiot.

[CTri17]

Feb 15, 2015 14:46:18 GMT -5 mariisz said:

I have an office desk job, so I am always sitting. Sometimes I cross my legs and then I immediately uncross them because I feel like I'm squishing her head!!! It's hard to stay comfortable

Can I actually sit at a wrong position that will harm her?

Edit: I can't write

no you should be fine, if it feels uncomfortable for you then I would take that as a need for you to change positions (for you and her) so if it bothers you to cross your legs then don't. But otherwise, she is well protected in there and her head if it happens to be in that position at the time is still inside your pelvic bones, so she is safe!

[CTri17]

probe burp

[hotcoconuts82]

Feb 15, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5 queenrichie said:

Anyone else seem to get a lot of freckles?
I usually only get them from the sun, but I have not been in the sun and I have way more then usual.

Through my 3 pregnancies, I've gotten freckles on my areolas.  And those puppies have never seen the light of day. 

[ker9171]

Feb 15, 2015 16:52:26 GMT -5 alwayslastzz said:

Is there an age limit to fasting? Like, you start at a certain age? I know it's not realistic to make a baby or child fast. That seems like torture! I could never do that. I'm way too dependent on food and water. I get hangry after 3 hours of no food. I would be RAGING after 25 hours!

I thought it was once you turned 18. (I'm catholic) ... I never fasted as a kid!!

[CTri17]

Feb 15, 2015 17:07:31 GMT -5 @kendra1992 said:

How much belly pain is normal. I don't mean like falling on the ground crying pain just like growing/stretching pain in the lower part. Like I have to hold her up... I'm not that big so it's not like my moms two week over due belly

RLP is definitely normal right now, and you could also be experiencing some symphysis pubic pain (if it is down by your pelvic bones in the front), and that can feel pretty achy as well. 

If it is something you are concerned about it is worth bringing up to your OB/MW to get their opinion.

[snapdragon]

Feb 15, 2015 16:52:26 GMT -5 alwayslastzz said:

Is there an age limit to fasting? Like, you start at a certain age? I know it's not realistic to make a baby or child fast. That seems like torture! I could never do that. I'm way too dependent on food and water. I get hangry after 3 hours of no food. I would be RAGING after 25 hours!

Fasting isn't mandatory until age 12 for girls and 13 for boys, as with all commandments (that's bar/bat mitzvah age, and that's exactly what's significant about a bar mitzvah). Older children are allowed to attempt a partial fast if they want to, like skipping breakfast, but below a certain age (sorry I can't recall exactly what) fasting is absolutely prohibited.

ETA: the hunger sort of turns into a headache past a certain point, but yeah, I get rage-y. I try not to speak to H on fast days because everything I want to say is just mean.

[CTri17]

Feb 15, 2015 17:51:41 GMT -5 beeorange said:

I've said before that LO is breech. I looked up exercises to get him to turn on spinning babies and most of them say to wait until later in pregnancy, but one can be done before 28 weeks.

My question... would doing these exercises increase the risk of the baby getting the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck if he flipped? Or would him flipping in general increase this risk?

typically no, it should be fine, they move and twist and flip around a lot in there. part of the reason they say to wait till 28 weeks is because they are still so small and moving around a ton anyway. It isn't usually a concern about them staying breech until around 34+ weeks. My LO in there was breech/transverse (so kind of diagonal ) yesterday but wasn't the day before that, so give him time and try not to stress too much

[CTri17]

Feb 15, 2015 17:59:44 GMT -5 beeorange said:

Feb 15, 2015 17:55:55 GMT -5 CTri17 said:

typically no, it should be fine, they move and twist and flip around a lot in there. part of the reason they say to wait till 28 weeks is because they are still so small and moving around a ton anyway. It isn't usually a concern about them staying breech until around 34+ weeks. My LO in there was breech/transverse (so kind of diagonal ) yesterday but wasn't the day before that, so give him time and try not to stress too much

Follow up question then: Is it normal for him NOT to flip around several times then? He hasn't moved from breech since at least 18 weeks. I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all but I can tell what his kicks feel like and where his head is at; and he's been breech the whole time. 

I have googled and they say one of the reasons a baby could be breech is something wrong with the baby or the uterus... so of course I think the worst. 

Things like having a bicorunate (heart shaped) uterus can cause them to stay either breech or vertex because they may not have the room to move. Or if they have a short cord it could cause them to not be able to flip. But those are very atypical. So while it is easy to worry, I would try not to.

A good thing to do is when he is active and moving, get on all 4's and do some cat cows to encourage him to move