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Had my anatomy scan this morning. Everything looked great with exception of slightly enlarged kidneys. They were .5mm pass the cutoff and MFM doctor doesn't seem concerned. She said for me to come back at 32 weeks to look at them but in 90% of cases it's is resolved by then. If not, baby will have an ultrasound at birth and followed by pediatrician. It's also a soft marker for Down's syndrome but she did a very thorough scan and said there are absolutely no other markers for downs. NT results were all normal so she didn't seem concerned. We declined doing an amino. Hopefully everything looks at 32 weeks and I'm going to try not to google. Anyone else know anyone with ultrasound that showed enlarged kidneys?

@littlejoy: I was just searching for those! It seems for the most part it's not that big of deal, especially since all other organs look perfect & it's only slightly enlarged.

@littlejoy: I found that last time spicy or acidic foods made it worse, so I tried to limit those in the evening. I slept at an angle to help as well. And I took tums as needed. This time I have switched to the time soft chews, as they aren't as loud in the middle of the night! DH complained about my shaking out the tums and they were so loud! I have only had one really bad heartburn night this time, maybe because of the angle sleeping? Good luck!

@littlejoy: I've been having horrible heartburn--it's after/before/all the time(!!!) I eat and what I eat doesn't seem to matter. Even water will set it off. When the acid gets really bad I can feel it all the way up the back of my throat and it's making me throw up. Tums were working for a while but I talked to my OB today and she recommended Zantac, which is over the counter. I hate taking meds too but I really can't deal with it anymore.

Anyone (those who celebrate) found any cute maternity outfits for Easter? I'm struggling this year... I think I'm probably unable to pull off any of my normal size dresses at this point and my maternity dresses tend to be less spring-y basics (black and more black) I do have a cute pair of coral pants I've been wearing a lot, so I might go "casual" this year and wear coral and navy with a floral cardigan.

We have a big egg hunt Saturday AM through our church and I'm at a loss for that as well. Might just settle for my one pair of maternity shorts and just be glad DD looks cute in her Easter bubble

For those of you that are having #2 or more.... Are you doing anything with the nursery?

For DD1, we didn't find out, so her room is still pretty gender neutral. I'm having a boy this time, and We are going to be moving around rooms in our house, but not until this little guy is here already and a few months old. We will be moving our master, and this LO will get our room. So we aren't doing any nursery prep this time around!

@MrsBrewer: We moved last fall so we'll be doing a basic nursery for DD2. She'll have DD1's crib and glider (we bought a cheap Ikea replacement crib for DD1 that will transition to a toddler bed when we're ready). I'm basically painting and have a few prints for the wall - nothing fancy.

@MrsBrewer: Nope! Baby will be with us in our room until she's 6+ months old. At some point, the girls will share a room, so we don't even have a nursery to decorate!!

We just got back from our trip to Hawaii, we had a great time. I wore compression leggings and that was a mistake, I should have just fine the stockings because feet swelled within an hour of taking off in the first flight, the second flight was way better though.

I swear I had a huge growth spurt around 22/23 weeks, at 21 I was still mostly in that chubby looking phase but now I'm definitely pregnant looking. My belly is so achy and I had a ton of BH which I'm hoping we related to my uterus being agitated from the sudden growth. Baby was transverse until our flight home and then she basically spent 6 hours on our red eye wiggling and kicking her way to either head down or breech, I'll probably find out tomorrow, if not then I'll find out Tuesday (my midwife is way better with that stuff than my ob.)

I swear this pregnancy is so much harder than my first with the exception of morning sickness/HG that was definitely worse with my first. I'm not really looking forward to July and August!

@peachykeen: yup it took about 24 hours to go down all the way and on the way home the tiny bit I got went down within a few hours. I was way better hydrated both before and during the first flight so no clue what the deal is there. I'm going to ask today if my theory about the growth spurt and BH makes sense. I'll keep you posted!

@MrsBrewer: We're doing a remodel and will be totally redecorating the playroom, but we cobed so technically neither kid even has a room. We're going to put a twin with a (real, not crappy flimsy mattress) trundle in the office to make it a guest room, and eventually those will be their beds, and their room, but not for a long while.

Why does anyone think it's a compliment to tell a pregnant woman she doesn't look pregnant at all? At best I'm sad because I'm excited to look pregnant and you told me I'm not. At worst it comes off as I must just look fat because the 10-15 pounds I've gained is on there somewhere. 🙄 But it as my MIL this time and she comments on how skinny I am every time I see her, so I'm pretty sure it translated to "god, even pregnant you're a skinny bitch." I'm glad we don't see her much.

I've been on Zantac for 2 days now and OMG what a game changer. I haven't had any reflux and I feel like a new person! So anyone having a hard time, try it!!!

I've had a lucky stretch through most of second trimester, but this past week I'm officially at the point where I can't ignore actually getting up to pee at night anymore I would always wake up before, of course, but I could usually fall back asleep without getting up...

I think I'm having some very minor swelling as well because my weight has been fluctuating more lately - very up and down. I don't think it's visible swelling yet, luckily.

At least baby has been very active and keeping me entertained.

@Torchwood: are you taking DD to all those?! What a patient kiddo! (and poor you basically living at the doctor!)

@Mrs. Microscope: I'm not taking her to the echo because I'm not sure what it will entail or how long it will take, and hopefully not the ultrasound, but mostly where she goes, I go. She's been SO patient! Thankfully these are all at the building with good escalators, which she loves, and Monday she discovered there's a train! So she's generally excited to go with me.

@Torchwood - yep, hypermobility. Having done quite a bit of research first time round, pregnancy/labor complications are very rare unless you have it pretty severely. Which you would definitely know about already!

@Mrs. Microscope: That is so sweet!!

@Cole: Sorry about your stressful non-appointment - that's a long way to drive for a visit! I am right there with you feeling "seriously pregnant" all of a sudden. I swear it happened overnight. And I am only 24 weeks tomorrow!

I have lots Braxton Hicks. I had the same thing last pregnancy too. Tonight I had a real contraction that lasted at least a minute. I'm going to talk to my OB about it on Friday and call if I have any more tonight. I really don't think I should be having real contractions.

so I just had an apt this morning and I gained 7 lbs in 4 weeks.....no bueno in my book! UGh I knew I had been snacking with the excuse of pregnancy but this really drove in the message that I need to step up my healthy intake for what I'm comfortable with. I just now feel bad about it all though too...
glucose test on May 18th !