re: Showing during 2nd pregnancy

Quoting CLLH:" Oh no, I'm so sorry for your loss. I bet that was a lot of stress. 5ft 1in- 126lbs! You are a tiny ... [snip!] ... positive (which I do) I just can't shake the feeling every time that this is too good to be true and something will be wrong."

thank you & yes, LOTS of stress, still stressing =/ ......lol a little ;) im normally 105-110 lbs before kiddies. i doubt ill get there again, but thats okay lol i can't see a ball yet, but i can feel it cause i keep cramping (as per usual with irritable uterus =/) when i stand up though you can see a gut because all my weight goes to my tummy and boobs..but atleas the boobs even the tummy out haha... oh i totally understand your worry.. im worried something will happen this pregnancy since i'm high risk.. i was worried that maybe the baby had passed since i have no symptoms but i picked up his/her HB today on doppler... have you considered getting one to give you piece of mind?

Quoting Little momma09:" thank you & yes, LOTS of stress, still stressing =/ ......lol a little ;) im normally 105-110 ... [snip!] ... i have no symptoms but i picked up his/her HB today on doppler... have you considered getting one to give you piece of mind?"

I would LOVE a doppler, but my husband thinks it will just add stress, he thinks if I have a hard time finding the HB I'll freak out (which I soooo totally would). But I agree, I think it would make me feel so much better, if I started to worry I could just hear the heart beat and be reassured. However, as soon as I don't hear the heart beat I would over react and probably break down the hospital doors. So I guess it's a catch 22  

Quoting CLLH:" I would LOVE a doppler, but my husband thinks it will just add stress, he thinks if I have a hard time ... [snip!] ... as I don't hear the heart beat I would over react and probably break down the hospital doors. So I guess it's a catch 22  "

yeah def catch 22.. i got mine when i was 6 weeks along. i knew i wouldnt be able to find it for a wihle.. i thought i did a few days ago, but it turns out we have major arteries running along side our stomachs and i was picking up my own.. after searching for 20 minutes i found mine and a faint one under it so i wiggled the wand and twisted it a little and BAM 181 HB. i was like hell yes! finally! i have been searching for a hb since 8 weeks =/ so now that i know where bub is laying i just go right to that spot.

Quoting Little momma09:" yeah def catch 22.. i got mine when i was 6 weeks along. i knew i wouldnt be able to find it for a wihle.. ... [snip!] ... finally! i have been searching for a hb since 8 weeks =/ so now that i know where bub is laying i just go right to that spot."

I'm going to have to talk to my husband again, but I remember my second Dr.'s appointment, she had a hard time finding it and she knows how jumpy I am with that so she told me, "it might take a minute, so don't worry!" lol- I do feel if I couldn't find it just one time, I would probably just way over react and think the worst, and be a mess until I got to see my Dr. again. But if I was like a normal person with patience,a doppler would be a great idea! lol

Quoting CLLH:" I'm going to have to talk to my husband again, but I remember my second Dr.'s appointment, she had a ... [snip!] ... be a mess until I got to see my Dr. again. But if I was like a normal person with patience,a doppler would be a great idea! lol"

always worth trying ;) if you get one dont get the angel sounds one though.. its complete smurf.. with my second i couldnt even find the HB at 24wks.. imagine my freaking out! lol this time i got sonoline b. i had to youtube videos on how to find the HB and how to know its your babies lol im like duurrrr what a dummy haha

Quoting Little momma09:" always worth trying ;) if you get one dont get the angel sounds one though.. its complete smurf.. with ... [snip!] ... sonoline b. i had to youtube videos on how to find the HB and how to know its your babies lol im like duurrrr what a dummy haha"

That's true, it wouldn't hurt to get one, and if I had a concern I could just call the Dr. That's what they are there for, right? Lol- Where did you get yours from? Just order online or does your town have a store they sell them at?

With my 2nd, I looked pregnant at 7 weeks. It was obvious at 11.

With my 3rd, I'm 8 weeks... and.. well.. I look pregnant. :/

Quoting CLLH:" That's true, it wouldn't hurt to get one, and if I had a concern I could just call the Dr. That's what ... [snip!] ... are there for, right? Lol- Where did you get yours from? Just order online or does your town have a store they sell them at?"

I ordered off ebay, but you can get it off amazon as well

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonoline-B-Fetal-heart-doppler-Backlight-LCD-3mhz-gel-FDA-US-Seller-1y-warrnty-/230867784786?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c0cad452


mine is pink, but they're both the same.. just get one thats 3mhz.. but yeah, that's what they look like....

if you get one just put your fingers up to your neck & check to see if the pulse matches whats up the doppler. if that's the case then its yours..same if its under 100 it's yours.. if its really fast around 140+ then it's the baby. it'll also sound like a train.

Quoting Little momma09:" I ordered off ebay, but you can get it off amazon as well http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonoline-B- ... [snip!] ... its yours..same if its under 100 it's yours.. if its really fast around 140+ then it's the baby. it'll also sound like a train."

Ah, I'm excited! I just had a Dr appointment yesterday and mentioned to her that I was considering getting a doppler, lol - Um, I don't think she recommends it. I asked her about me not showing and she said i'm still pretty early? (20 weeks) But she's the Dr, I guess and the baby is still doing great so I supposed I'll just take a chill pill and just be happy she's doing good.

It does bug me though that no matter how far along I get, they still say, "oh, it's too early for this...or that." I'm like Uh...so when I'm 39 weeks is it still going to be too early to see if my baby has a head, or arms, or legs?! I mean, they can't use that excuse forever right!?

Quoting CLLH:" Ah, I'm excited! I just had a Dr appointment yesterday and mentioned to her that I was considering ... [snip!] ... still going to be too early to see if my baby has a head, or arms, or legs?! I mean, they can't use that excuse forever right!?"

I dont know about the doppler. I would've loved to have one if I could afford it lol. As for not showing, 20 weeks is early lol. Some women just show earlier than others. I was in that awkward "look like you could be pregnant, or you just need to lay off the cake" stage for the longest, and it seems over night I got huge! I went from losing weight to gaining 17lbs in one month   Now I am 28 weeks, and people keep telling me things like "It must be twins", and "your going to pop any day now"   It gets old pretty fast lol. Dont worry mama, you'll get there! Your right though, they cant keep telling you "Your still early" forever lol.

Quoting Soon 2B Mom of 2:" I dont know about the doppler. I would've loved to have one if I could afford it lol. As for not showing, ... [snip!] ... fast lol. Dont worry mama, you'll get there! Your right though, they cant keep telling you "Your still early" forever lol."

Don't get me wrong, I am super happy I'm not looking like a blob yet, I just thought it was so strange how some people look HUGE at 3 months and then some people you can't ever ever tell they are pregnant? I thought for sure with my second one I'd be a whale by now.

Quoting CLLH:" Don't get me wrong, I am super happy I'm not looking like a blob yet, I just thought it was so strange ... [snip!] ... and then some people you can't ever ever tell they are pregnant? I thought for sure with my second one I'd be a whale by now."

Alot of it is the way you carry, and your size before pregnancy. My Uncles wife is only one week behind me, and you cant tell she is pregnant at all. She carrys low and in her back, and she is tiny still. I carry low but in the front, and I am huge already. I was the same way as you though, I couldnt wait to start showing. Now anytime I lay down, I feel like a turtle stuck on its back   It seems like nothing comes free with pregnancy. You first find out your pregnant, your excited and happy, then your boobs hurt, and you start throwing up... 2nd trimester you get to have your gender ultra sound, start feeling the baby kick, and start showing, but you get back and nerve pains, acid reflux/heart burn, and possibly BH contractions start. 3rd trimester... Enough said... LOL. And somehow after we are all done and brought our little love's into the world, we forget all the bad stuff, and trick ourselves into beliving we actually miss being pregnant. Oh well, it is all 100% worth it in the end  

Quoting Soon 2B Mom of 2:" Alot of it is the way you carry, and your size before pregnancy. My Uncles wife is only one week behind ... [snip!] ... bad stuff, and trick ourselves into beliving we actually miss being pregnant. Oh well, it is all 100% worth it in the end  "

Haha! I agree! I don't ever remember "liking" being pregnant. But I didn't mind it with my son. I was only 16 so you know, at that age everything is rainbows and butterflies. And there is no such thing as cellulite or belly fat lol. NOW however....I don't know what skinny is anymore! - I don't necessarily want to look pregnant, but I feel like I'm gaining weight EVERYWHERE *except* my belly. My stomach is flat as can be, but my thighs, face, arms, fingers...everything looks chunkier. (UGH). My pants are getting tighter though so the weight must be piling on there too, somewhere anyway lol.

Quoting CLLH:" Haha! I agree! I don't ever remember "liking" being pregnant. But I didn't mind it with my son. I was ... [snip!] ... looks chunkier. (UGH). My pants are getting tighter though so the weight must be piling on there too, somewhere anyway lol."

Ugh I know what you mean! My tummy is big, but so is everything else. Especially my arms and face   The only things that havent gotten bigger are my butt, hips, and thys. Which you would think is a good thing, except now I just look extremely misproportioned lol.

Hahaha! I know, what you mean! I'm VERY short so when you gain 1lb it looks like you gained 100. I am just short and stubby so I don't ever get "skinny" but I USED to look "athletic, or fit" I guess. Now I just feel icky and chubby, but If I at least LOOKED pregnant, people would be like, "Ohhh, that's why she looks disgusting" lol. Instead, everyone just thinks I've let go of myself and I'm just getting fat everywhere! I just need to make shirts for the remaining months, "I'm 5 Months pregnant!" and just change the month until I have her! People are probably annoyed with me because I'll say, "WELL I'M PREGNANT!" for everything, (hungry, tired, sad, grouchy) lol. Just so everyone knows mmkay!?!?