best pregnancy memory

virginiaunicorn11

We have discussed finding out we were pregnant. And most of us are still waiting for birth. Besides those enormous milestones...

Do you have a favorite memory from pregnancy? Something you know you will tell LO about one day?

virginiaunicorn11

My first ultrasound was at 10+0. LO was wiggling all around, waving his/her arms, "dancing" like DH does when he wants to make me laugh. LO didn't really even have legs yet, but we joked for weeks that it already "danced like daddy." DH would do the dance, and we'd be giddy with excitement.

HayesRN13

Probably have to be his huge smiles on the ultrasounds ... He just looks so happy in there

virginiaunicorn11

HayesRN13 said:

Probably have to be his huge smiles on the ultrasounds ... He just looks so happy in there

oh wow, yeah he does!!

KaLikeAWind

Nice thread idea!

Probably the first 'for real' kick. The one that was obvious and couldn't have been anything else. Everything else up to that point had been flutters and 'I thinks' and just random weirdness in my abdomen. At that time I was in the habit of laying on my back with my hands on my belly trying to get a sense of anything as I was waiting to fall asleep. DH had already fallen asleep and I was half dozing off myself. Then it felt like someone flicked me really hard from the inside. It actually kinda hurt (or maybe that was just my startlement). It didn't happen again that night or for two more days. I did tell DH about it the next morning, but it still felt like my little secret. My and the ewok's little secret.

dancegurl1118

At 9+3 when I first heard the heartbeat with my Doppler. I was in such awe that there was something living inside of me, it took everything I had not to listen for more than a few seconds (I was a scaredy cat using my Doppler because of lack of research, haha)

karaelaine1991

@amark11 our LO danced at our first ultrasound, too!

Telling our parents is one of my favorite pregnancy memories. My MIL didn't believe us at first - she'd been pushing grandkids from the night DH and I got engaged (which was kind of overwhelming TBH) and she thought we were teasing her to see how she'd react. But then she was so excited when she finally believed us! Telling my family was great too, we completely blindsided my mom, though everyone else was apparently suspicious since we completely randomly came home for the weekend and we never do that. My siblings all took bets on if LO would be a boy or a girl - Mom and my brothers all guessed girl, my sisters guessed boy, and Dad guessed twins. Everyone was so excited!

JessHeppell

my favourite memory regarding pregnancy would probably have to be sitting with my niece and sister at the restaurant (where i worked) while they were eating and asking my niece what we should name the baby, she just kept listing things that were on the table such as ketchup, orange juice, and finally deciding that we should name the baby Crayons, months later she still remembers and is conviced it will be a girl named Crayons.
oh the innocence of 3 year olds.

ETA: maybe i should put that on the name board to see if they like it.

HoosOnFirst

JessHeppell said:

my favourite memory regarding pregnancy would probably have to be sitting with my niece and sister at the restaurant (where i worked) while they were eating and asking my niece what we should name the baby, she just kept listing things that were on the table such as ketchup, orange juice, and finally deciding that we should name the baby Crayons, months later she still remembers and is conviced it will be a girl named Crayons.
oh the innocence of 3 year olds.

ETA: maybe i should put that on the name board to see if they like it.

Maybe compromise on "Burnt Siena"?

raheeb

My favorite would have to be the moment I told my husband we were pregnant. I was up way earlier that morning than he was and woke him up to come into the bathroom and look at the lines on the pregnancy test. He was convinced I wanted to show him my morning BM. It took me a while to convince him that I would NEVER ask him to do that no matter how impressive. WTF is wrong with men that this would even cross his mind in the first place!?!

mamameghan

Definitely when we found out it was twins! My mom happened to be in town so she got to witness the surprise at the ultrasound too! It was just so shocking but I'll never forget that moment

dezpez07

We did an early ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby at 17 weeks. I had strawberry oatmeal for breakfast and my husband and I headed to the appointment. Not only did our baby actually look like a baby, compared to our 12 week ultrasound, but we also got to see her swallowing the amniotic fluid and yawn on the u/s. It was one of the neatest things to see and it really made me realize that there was a living being in there taking over my body lol.

frankengibbs

I think my favorite moment was laying in bed with DH when LO was kicking and he put his cheek on my belly and she kicked him right away. The way his face lit up, despite the fact that he'd already felt her kick plenty of times, is something I will never forget. Can't wait to hold my baby...only a couple more days!

a5swanson

I think the best part for me was at 9 weeks getting the U/S and hearing the heartbeat for the first time. The pictures back then looked like a gummy bear. Wow.

btm013

HayesRN13 said:

Probably have to be his huge smiles on the ultrasounds ... He just looks so happy in there

This is the greatest ultrasound pic I've ever seen! How adorable. I feel like my baby (team green) at 34 weeks looks Completely annoyed haha.

My favorite moment was a lazy Saturday morning where my husband and I were laying in bed chatting. All of a sudden i felt the baby kicking and my husband put his hand on my stomach and could feel it for the first time. He had the biggest smile on his face.

staceyfern

Finding out we were pregnant. It made all the struggles worth it

KonaCoffeeBean

I would have to go with the first time my husband could feel kicks.

laurendutch

Our anatomy scan when LO was sucking on her hand. Also, at our ultrasound with the high risk specialist she had her elbow covering her eyes...like cmon I'm trying to sleep here.

With my twins it was finding out it was twins at my 21 week ultrasound!

Kresla

The first and worst rib kick. I was driving and had a friend with me. I suddenly felt this harsh jab in the lower right ribs. It was followed by at least 4 other jabs of greater or equal pain. I yelled out "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch!" and was giggling and laughing. My friend was confused and I said the baby just kicked me in the ribs hard. It was so painful yet rewarding because I knew baby was strong

ksimo6

The look on my husbands face when he found out he was getting a son. Awesome.

BabsTheBunny

I have two that I will definitely be telling LO about.
The first is when we told my dad I was pregnant he just looked at me with his mouth a gape and said "I don't reckon" took him 20 min before he said another word

The second was at the 20 week a/s and the tech was trying to get LO to move his hands from in front of his face so she jiggled the wand LO promptly flipped her the bird, DH and I both laughed and he said well he's already got your attitude!

Edit: for spelling.

aj1327

I think feeling him move for the first time. Really just feeling him move. I love it, even when it hurts. Also our 32 week ultrasound because we got a cool 3D image and it got my husband super excited.

KarasTwin

I think it was our a/s. DH and I both thought it was a girl. When the ultrasound tech said that it was a boy DH tried to argue with her. He said, "Are you sure? How do you know?"

He was so excited that he was going to have a son. We were both surprised, but his reaction was priceless.

jennlun

When I was about 28 or so weeks I was gently feeling around my belly to see if I could feel where the baby was. I ended up poking the baby and I swear the baby poked me back. It was wild and I'll never forget it.

HoosOnFirst

barbfarmer89 said:

I have two that I will definitely be telling LO about.
The first is when we told my dad I was pregnant he just looked at me with his mouth a gape and said "I don't reckon" took him 20 min before he said another word

The second was at the 20 week a/s and the tech was trying to get LO to move his hands from in front of his face so she jiggled the wand LO promptly flipped her the bird, DH and I both laughed and he said well he's already got your attitude!

Edit: for spelling.

Ha, our LO also gave us the middle finger at the anatomy scan. We have a pic, I'm saving it for when she is older!

MaliKaela

Mine is probably Christmas morning. It was the first time I was positive I felt him kick. We were opening presents and I just started crying because it was so cool and such a special moment.

The first time my husband felt him kick I was getting a root canal. So it's kind of funny but wasn't super pleasant for me!

devyns2nd

Mine are more event related like the time DH broke my toe and I completely milked it until I could walk normal. being pregnant is hard enough and HE broke my toe because we were fighting about which plate was bigger I still act scared when he grabs the "bigger" plates.

Another would be the time we had 12 in of snow and we got stuck trying to get to our other house to feed our animals. We drove up this giant hill 100 times and finally gave up when LO starting jumping around and I pee'd myself right as a truck came to pull us out. It was the first time I felt him roll around like that (and when I found out I had zero bladder control).

Of course finding out after a loss a year before and giving up hope just to find out my "gallbladder" issues were actually MS will be a storey too. Oh and it was DHs birthday so I put the test in his hand, eyes closed and he kept feeling it and rubbing it around, Yuck! I had to say "babe look at it" we both cried!

klkonwi

@btm013 those cheeks are sooo precious and chubby! I love them!!!!!

Favorite moment.
15-16 week ultrasound and surprisingly found out the sex (later confirmed multiple times... No worries skeptics) we were given a video and rewatched it in awe a LOT of times together .... seriously?! That is wiggling inside me and I can't feel it a bit but how amazing!!!!!
The video had sappy music and was tear inducing !

Sammy K

This was a really hard thread for me. This has been a really hard pregnancy for me. I wasn't excited to be pregnant and finding out it was a girl sent me into a tailspin that resulted in therapy that I'm still working on. I probably won't share any of this with LO and I feel pretty sh!@$y admitting this.

My best pregnancy memory is from last week. I realized I AM excited to meet my little girl. I'm scared to death. But I also can't wait to see what she has in store for us and that is a huge amount of progress over the last 16 weeks. It gives me hope that I will be the mom I want to be.

virginiaunicorn11

Sammy K said:

This was a really hard thread for me. This has been a really hard pregnancy for me. I wasn't excited to be pregnant and finding out it was a girl sent me into a tailspin that resulted in therapy that I'm still working on. I probably won't share any of this with LO and I feel pretty sh!@$y admitting this.

My best pregnancy memory is from last week. I realized I AM excited to meet my little girl. I'm scared to death. But I also can't wait to see what she has in store for us and that is a huge amount of progress over the last 16 weeks. It gives me hope that I will be the mom I want to be.

Big hugs, lady. DH flipped the F out on me when I got the positive at-home test, and we went to bed not speaking, me crying. It was a horrible two days. I just edit that part from my story because in my opinion, life isn't all Pinterest moments and that's more than ok. I'm a focus on the positive person, and don't find that disingenuous as long as you don't act like there's never any negative.

Given what you've shared of your history, I don't blame you one bit for how you're feeling. But I strongly admire that you've gotten the support you need. And realizing last week that you're excited is a pretty big step, I'd think!!

Last week (and today) I cried because hormones, and I'm not sure I'm ready. But we will all get through this and be the best parents we know how to be.

megtyrrell

My best memory is probably when my doctor called me with my Harmony test results. He said my baby was healthy and that's when he told me I'm having a girl! I cried and cried because I was so happy that the results were normal and that I knew a little bit more about my baby. It didn't matter to us if the baby was a boy or girl, but knowing just one detail about the little person in my tummy helped me feel so much more connected to her.

Sammy K

@amark11 Thank you. I find all of this drama lately so entertaining because there are so many of us who really have found a supportive community here. Sometimes we can't air this stuff to friends, family or FB and this board has been great. So thank you ladies, I even enjoy the sass.

mamameghan

Sammy K said:

@amark11 Thank you. I find all of this drama lately so entertaining because there are so many of us who really have found a supportive community here. Sometimes we can't air this stuff to friends, family or FB and this board has been great. So thank you ladies, I even enjoy the sass.

If we are talking about non Pinterest moments my special moment ending with my hysterically crying because twins was never in the plans and I didn't want to screw up my family! We've all had breakdowns

mccall35

When DH (who is the more financially frugal) insisted we buy this adorable headband for baby girl. It was a complete splurge and it made my heart melt that he was so excited about dressing our new bundle!

Zeuskay01

Mine would have to be for the second U/S and finding out that our little peanut was actually a girl! The look on my husband's face was priceless ! Also, she flipped us the bird which I found hilarious. Obviously not with any meaning behind it, but I like to say she's already got my personality hahaha

bethanne09

I think mine would be watching DH search high and low for a swing and monitor that met his specifications. He's a tech guy, so he wanted a set up with all of the bells and whistles, that was reliable, and that he could get for pretty cheap (because he's also our house couponer).

He really hasn't been outwardly excited about this whole experience, just really nervous. He's at every appointment and has been awesome and supportive but he hasn't gotten to where I am until he was plugging in things and looking at shelves to hide cords so baby doesn't see them. He's been looking since we found out we were expecting, so I'm glad he found something before baby G gets here.

HoosOnFirst

bethanne09 said:

I think mine would be watching DH search high and low for a swing and monitor that met his specifications. He's a tech guy, so he wanted a set up with all of the bells and whistles, that was reliable, and that he could get for pretty cheap (because he's also our house couponer).

He really hasn't been outwardly excited about this whole experience, just really nervous. He's at every appointment and has been awesome and supportive but he hasn't gotten to where I am until he was plugging in things and looking at shelves to hide cords so baby doesn't see them. He's been looking since we found out we were expecting, so I'm glad he found something before baby G gets here.

OMG my DH is an IT guy as well and holy cow how much time can one spend on a monitor??? Now I know. The answer is entirely too much. And it's way too high tech for me to have any idea how to use it, sigh.

Westypet

Mine would have to be when hubby made the first middle of the night trip to go get a banana milkshake. I couldn't eat anything really for months and months due to HG, and I very vividly remember being like, "oh, that sounds like it wouldn't be terrible."

He leapt out of bed and brought it to me, stat.
I cried bc I was just so miserable and he finally could help a little. I'll never forget that. He's so kind!!!

a_bushey

This is such a heartwarming thread. I love reading all these stories.  So far, my best memory is my DD patting my belly and resting her head on it even if she doesn't understand there is a baby in there.  I hope she and her brother become the best of friends.

HayesRN13

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mvargas12

I have two.

1. At my 16 week ultrasound when I got a whole body image and we saw her heart beating away. My husband couldn't be there so I went with my little sister. That moment made everything SO real for me. There was a tiny beating heart inside of me.

2. Telling my dad. My husband and I weren't married yet and my dad is super traditional. He stopped talking to me when my now husband and I moved in together before we were married. Things were just starting to get better when we found out I was pregnant. I thought for sure his head would explode but we told him and he had the biggest grin on his face, stood up, congratulated us, gave me a hug, shook Brian's hand and with the biggest smile said, "we need a baby around here!". He was sooooo happy, probably happier than I was! I started this pregnancy terrified but this moment just made me realize that this little peanut is so loved!!