**Toilet paper Tuesday**

[Kizmet]

I am stealing this idea from another birth group :D Every Tuesday we measure around our tummies to check how much we are growing :smiliedance: Basically we just count the squares :smiliedance: Shall we start next tuesday ? Or do we want to wait? i'm just so excited abotu everything to do with this pregnancy :smiliedance:

[goose]

I'll start straight away with you kate if you want..
Im excited too.. :yes:

[EcstaticEm]

Im In!!!!! :smiliedance:

[Kizmet]

ok so this tuesday it is :smiliedance: how exciting!!:smiliedance: :yelclap:

[MrsX]

I would.......but i'm fat :o so will have a bigger measurement than everyone :gloomy:

[EcstaticEm]

I would.......but i'm fat :o so will have a bigger measurement than everyone :gloomy:

Umm, You might be surprised! I am sporting a fair wack of extra weight, specially in the tummy area, and I can tell ya.. Its not Beany!:o BTW - Somehow, I was able to see your "other" name. :hugs: 's & congrats!

[MrsX]

oh bugger :p I knew i'd end up posting with the "real me" name :banghead:

Just waiting for more bloods & a scan, then all will be revealed :laughing:

[Hoping]

That's a great idea:D , although I am so very bloated at the moment. Has anyone else got bloating or is it just me?

[goose]

Totally bloated hoping... Wel thats my excuse and im sticking to it... lol :p

Its all this extra food to try nd make the sickness go away.. uh huh.. :yes: :laughing: :rolleyes:

[goose]

oh bugger :p I knew i'd end up posting with the "real me" name :banghead:

Just waiting for more bloods & a scan, then all will be revealed :laughing:

uh oh... did you mess up... ;)

[AliyahBlake]

Yeah, cool idea! I'll be in on that next Tuesday too! :yelclap:
I'm a bit bloated, but mostly by the end of the day. In the mornings I'm still normal, although just feel full in the stomach.

[Hoping]

goose: I'm exactly like you. I have to constantly graze in order to keep the nausea away. I didn't eat for about 3 hours on Sunday and boy did I pay for it when I finally had a slice of choc cake :barf:

[Mummy2my5]

I'm in.... :thumbsup: I can't blame by tummy on bloating although there is a little of that but the rest is just fat..... :laughing:

[mini_me]

Ill be in for sure ... im also cuddly .. should we start the skinner girls on a 5 square advantage :laughing:

[MrsX]

I love it mini_me :laughing:

[EcstaticEm]

Ill be in for sure ... im also cuddly .. should we start the skinner girls on a 5 square advantage :laughing:

YES!!! :laughing: :laughing: (no offence intended Skinny Mum's 2 B!)

[Mummy2my5]

Ill be in for sure ... im also cuddly .. should we start the skinner girls on a 5 square advantage :laughing:

:laughing:

[Kyahli]

Yup I will be in this !!!

[Lozie]

Count me in! :thumbsup: i have 'left over's' so i will prolly be heaps bigger than the rest of u guys:yes:

[jaasssy82]

4SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!

however i didnt really start to show till around 16 -18 weeks with my first...which is normal


maybe i will kaboom this time around lol!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kizmet]

ok ladies get out the toilet paper :laughing:

So we are measuring inbetween the hips and waist so it's even-I always stick out low but i know lots of people stick out high...actually maybe just measure around the biggest point of your bump

ok here it goes!!!


At the peak point of my bump I am 11 and a half squares! I am starting off the fattest I have ever been though but hey can only get bigger from here:smiliedance:

[EcstaticEm]

13! 13 Squares!! GO BEANY!!!

(Sure, he/she is the size of like, well.. hmm, Im Sure some of it is beany!:o :laughing: )

[MrsX]

Kate there is no way your 11.5 squares :no: I just measured my self & i'm 11. I'm a LOT bigger than you.

[Kizmet]

i am mrs x let's just say my bump is bigger than yours ner ner :p

[MrsX]

For now :laughing:

[Lozie]

i got 11 squares i messured under my overhang:o near my bikini line thats where Bebe is atm, i think there my be two bebe's in there but we'll just have to wait till i see the doc in a few weeks:D

[Kyahli]

:o I am 8 squares!!!

[SweetDreams]

Count me in! :thumbsup: i have 'left over's' so i will prolly be heaps bigger than the rest of u guys

hahaha left overs! :) I have those too... I'm still 8kg heavier than I was when I found out I was pregnant with S :eek:

Not sure about measurements yet... will do when I get back later :)

[Moops]

7 Squares - not very impressive i know!:no:

[Lozie]

7 Squares - not very impressive i know!:no:

dont worry most of us are cuddly :p and/or have leftovers :laughing: except Kizmet her bump is huge! just ask her:laughing:

[EcstaticEm]

mirror mirror on the wall, who has the biggest bump of all! ;) :p

Moops, You got plenty of time! :hugs:

[jaasssy82]

From hip bone across the navel to other hip bone... 5 squares???? ahhhhhhhhh.. u watch being my second bub... i will stay around this ten go boommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 12 squares

Lol
We are going the whole way around ar just from hip to hip bone over the biggest spot??

[Moops]

I think over the biggest spot arent we??

[goose]

All the way around tummy at the biggest spot yeh...

Im 8 squares..

Tummy is really popping out now.. not sure if i can hide it any longer..
:fingerscrossed: The weather stays cold like it is so i can wear baggy jumpers... lol

[Hoping]

I'm about 4 squares from hip to hip. Wow everyone's baby bump seems to be a lot bigger than mine :(

Oh well I guess I have about 7 months for the tummy to pop out! :laughing:

[goose]

I'm about 4 squares from hip to hip. Wow everyone's baby bump seems to be a lot bigger than mine :(


Thats cos your spose to measure all the way around your tummy/back.. Not just at the front.. ;)

[mummy2sophie]

9 Squares!! This is definitely not all Appleseed (or appleseeds)! And it's not leftovers from DD. It's all the milo, Solo, biscuits, salt & vinegar chips, vegemite toast I've been eating to stave off ms. Next Tuesday I will do it first thing in the morning like all you smart people.

I can't fit into any of my regular clothes already! Have a friend's wedding on Saturday...worked out what I can't wear: jeans definitely not okay for a wedding. Will have to dig deeper.

Got out all the maternity gear yesterday. Here we go again! :rolleyes:

[Hoping]

Hahahaha....In that case I am 7 squares all around. Ahh sounds much better.

mummy2sophie: I know what you mean. I can't fit into my jeans or my work pants anymore. I had to go out and buy some cheapie dresses so my tummy wouldn't feel squashed everytime it bloats up (which is pretty much all the time!!!!). Can't buy anything expensive cause in a few months I will end up having to buy maternity wear anyway. Kind of in limbo in terms of clothes at the moment.

[mummy2sophie]

Hoping! I just replied to your message in another thread (the one about pregnancy diet)! Spooky.

Clothes limbo is a really good phrase that sums up my bloated tummy situation at the moment. I really wish that wearing a doona to the shops was socially acceptable! :)

[MegACT]

7 squares for me :)

[Kizmet]

Lozie :laughing: at my bump being bigger! Mine is majoritively just excess :laughing: I'd like to say its from DD but its not...i put on so much weight after the fact! i lost weight during my pregnancy with DD :o

[jaasssy82]

Offical reading is

9 Squares

[Vespera]

11 squares for me

And yes a comment from my DH - what the hell are you doing

[jaasssy82]

11 squares for me

And yes a comment from my DH - what the hell are you doing




Excuse the pun... but i would have kept wraping the toilet paper up and around my body and replied to his comment " Well hunny, if im going to be a mummy soon i may aswell start dressing like one!"

Lol couldnt help myself hehehehe

[mini_me]

I just saw this and thought id jot myself in (pregnant until proven otherwise)


11 ... almost 11.5 squares for me .... aww i really should have lost weight before TTC

:laughing: Vespera i got the same thing LOL told him is a pregnancy colt :D

[kaybee]

Sorry I'm a couple of days late, but wasn't near my puter for a couple of days.

I am 8 squares.

There is a bit of a bump sticking out, but you can't really notice it under clothes.

[AliyahBlake]

Oops, sorry girls, I forgot all about Tuesdays (haven't been on here for a couple of days coz I have felt so rotten!) I'm at work now, so might just start mine next week, if that's ok?

[Kizmet]

jump on in whenever you can chicky :smiliedance:

[Duchessa]

ooo it is fun watching everyone's bump grow :)

I did this thingy on another forum with the twins but with a tape measure.

I am 7.5 squares.

[MrsX]

Todays measurement.......11.5 squares :o

[Moops]

So we know where we all are shall we also say how many squares we have gone up each week?

[Kizmet]

12 squares! :smiliedance: i've grown half a square :smiliedance: no idea how since i could hardly eat anything or keep it down but woohoo :smiliedance:

[Kizmet]

So we know where we all are shall we also say how many squares we have gone up each week?

good idea! :thumbsup: :smiliedance:

[Kyahli]

My official reading for today is

8 squares !!!

[jaasssy82]

STILL 9 SQUARES...... but about 1/4 over lol compared to last week so 9 and 1;4 hahahaha

[Moops]

Amazingly still 7!!

[goose]

Last week 8 squares...
Today 8 and a 1/4 squares... :)

[mummy2sophie]

9 squares. Same as last time. This time though the ends only just met.

[EcstaticEm]

10 Squares.. Hmm, down 3, but last week was works cruddy cheap TP, this week was my own luxury sorbent! (Squares must be bigger I think?)

[kaybee]

8 squares, the same as last week.

[Duchessa]

10 Squares.. Hmm, down 3, but last week was works cruddy cheap TP, this week was my own luxury sorbent! (Squares must be bigger I think?)

Hmmm I was wondering if that would be a prob. We could use a tape measure...?

7 and 3/4 for me.

[Hoping]

Still 7 squares for me, which is surprising cause I have been eating like a horse and have been constantly hungry!

[mini_me]

Hoping ~ wont be long and your bump will pop :laughing: enjoy eating like horse it wont last forever.

Im still 11 squares but i have gained weight :thumbsdown: gone to the bum whats a bet LOL Anyway still pregnant till proven otherwise just waitin on bt

[Lozie]

I'm the same 11 squares! woohoo everything still fits:smiliedance:! Not for long i bet:rolleyes:

[kaybee]

It looks like with the long weekend we've all forgotten that it's Toilet paper Tuesday.

I am still 8 squares!

[mini_me]

Im sure they'll catch up.

Im still at 11 squares:smiliedance: being bigger to start with makes me happier in a way, Dont feel im gaining weight :laughing:

[Moops]

27/03/07 - 7 Squares
03/04/07 - 7 Squares
10/04/07 - 7 Squares

Come on beany! You can do it! :smiliedance:

[goose]

Last week 8 1/4 squares
This week 9 squares....

[Kizmet]

I am 13 squares!
Last week was 12 squares!
I have grown a whole square!

[mummy2sophie]

9 squares. Same as last week and the week before. This time was cheaper paper...gotta get more quilton :)

[MrsX]

I'm at 11.5 squares, which I think was the same as last week. I'm happy about that, considering my mother keeps telling me how big I look :mad:

[Hoping]

Still 7 squares for me. Hopefully little Piglet will hit a growth spurt in a couple more weeks.

[goose]

I'm at 11.5 squares, which I think was the same as last week. I'm happy about that, considering my mother keeps telling me how big I look

Just do this next time she says it... :p :p

Not nice of her at all...:shame: Umm theres a damn good reason your belly is expanding... hello.. :banghead:

[EcstaticEm]

still 10 - want to be 17! I want a belly now! (well, I have one, but want a beany belly!)

[AliyahBlake]

Hi guys, sorry haven't been here for a while - I measured on Tuesday (10/04) and was 8 squares (I'm 8 weeks) ;)

[Kyahli]

hi everyone,
seems like i will start this this week!!!!
I am 7.5 squares,
(think that was same as last week will have to check, though i know that i havent put any weight on this week!!! )

[Kyahli]

ok thats weird.
9 weeks and i was 8 squares, think that i have done something wrong!!! hahaha

[EcstaticEm]

10 and a half grown 1/2 a square.

[goose]

Your prob just using a different brand on toilet paper kyahli which is prob why you have gone down... or maybe last time you were bloated??

[Kizmet]

13 squares! no change here!:smiliedance:

[goose]

Last week 9 squares
This week 9 and a bit squares....

[jaasssy82]

got diff toilet paper so cant tell as the squares are mich bigger... but i am now having to undo a button on my pants when i sit ...lol

[tally]

I did mine this morning and I'm 7 squares at just over 8wks.

I've hidden a few rolls so I can measure with the same ones each week.. :D

[Kyahli]

i think that it was both; different tiolet paper and also i was alot more bloated!!!
will admit that i have put on 6 kilos in 11+ weeks(OMG!!!) and i am definatly feeling it in my pants and other clothes!!

[Tinydancer]

:wave: for another tuesday..... Belly growing so fast that i thought i ought to start this one!!

7.5 Squares......... for 10 weeks.

This paper is cheap and nasty small squares from work so im probably using a little less than average sized squares.

Ive put on 2.5 kilos and am sporting a nice round bump, I usually have a flat tummy so everyone is noticing it!! Im only 157cms tall so when I put on weight it doesnt have anywhere to go but outwards lol.

All those easter eggs probably contributed to the last .5 kilo. :D

DF is always rubbing my bump, kinda like a budda :rolleyes: lol. Its nice coz im usually so concious of my weight - he makes me feel good about the changes in my body!!

Anyone else looking down and not quite recognising themselves???

[Kittylou]

Well this is my first toilet paper Tuesday and I got 7.5 squares. Doesn't sound like much - I've got quite a little bump going on down there.

[kaybee]

last week 8 squares, this week 8 and a bit squares. I was surprised as my tummy seems to have popped out a bit. maybe different loo paper?

[Hoping]

I was 7 squares last week and 7 and bit squares today...

[mummy2sophie]

9 last week (and the week before that).
this week: 9 and a bit squares. Which is surprising because I'm definitely, significantly bigger.

Next week I'll be huge....

[melbryan]

I don't know if I have some baby bump left from my 8mth old but I am 11 squares doesn't sound right though.9-10 weeks.

My background- Maori, 171cm tall size 14.

[Moops]

27/03/07 - 7.0 Squares 7 weeks 4 days
03/04/07 - 7.0 Squares 8 weeks 4 days
10/04/07 - 7.0 Squares 9 weeks 4 days
17/04/07 - 7.5 Squares 10 weeks 4 days

[MrsX]

Still 11.5 squares :D at 9 weeks.

[Lozie]

I'm still 11 squares at 8 weeks and 3 days:D

[mini_me]

oh my gosh - now ive gained 2 guess its to make up for not gaining other weeks,

Hmm this week 12

[Lozie]

*BUMP* today is tuesday!! i would put mine up but we are all out of TP have to go to the shops.

[Kittylou]

Well, I'll go first.

Just under 8 squares today - I hit the 12 week mark yesterday.:smiliedance:

[kaybee]

Gone up from 8 and a bit, to 8.5 squares. I thought it might be a bit more than that, as my tummy is actually starting to get noticable!

[Rainbowbrite]

I've gone down half a square :o So 11 squares even.

[mini_me]

9 and bit weeks gone up another whole square to 13 :eek: think im gonna have to start aqua soon

[Rainbowbrite]

I'm back up to 11.5 squares :p

[Kyahli]

I am 7.5 squares... and 13 weeks 3 days
dont feel like i am growing at the moment(should be shouldnt i?)

[Kizmet]

i did it the other day and have gone down two squares to 11 but i bought new toilet paper so that could be why! Although DH keeps telling me im losing weight so maybe not!

[kaybee]

same as last week 8.5 squares.

[mini_me]

27/03/2007 11 squares
03/04/2007 11 squares
10/04/2007 11 squares
18/04/2007 12 squares (day late)
24/04/2007 13 squares
02/05/2007 12 squares (came down one) :smiliedance:

[KirstyF]

Hi ladies

I am also very bloated. Keep wondering why my tummy is so big when the baby is only 5 cm long. I think the toilet paper Tuesday idea is great!:yes:

[mini_me]

27/03/2007 11 squares
03/04/2007 11 squares
10/04/2007 11 squares
18/04/2007 12 squares (day late)
24/04/2007 13 squares
02/05/2007 12 squares (came down one)
08/05/2007 12 squares

[Kizmet]

12 squares! Im back up one square :smiliedance:

[Tinydancer]

7 and 3/4 squares at 13 weeks and 5 days.

I was sure id be more than that........ bump is becoming obvious.

:smiliedance: Yay for growing bellies:D .

[Rainbowbrite]

Forgot to update mine, still the same at 11.5 squares. Feel so much bigger though :o

[mummy2sophie]

I have forgotten two weeks in a row!!

This week I'm 10 squares!! Yay up one square. I seem to have lost the fat around the bump and have a more prominent bump now....

[Rainbowbrite]

27/3 - 11
3/4 - 11.5
11/4 - 11.5
18/4 - 11.5
24/4 - 11
1/5 - 11.5
8/5 - 11.5
15/5 - 11 squares again here :)

[Kyahli]

HI Sorry i am late with measurements and havent done it in a few weeks, i have gone from 7.5 squares... and 13 weeks 3 days, to 8.5 squares at nearly 16 weeks!!!

[Tinydancer]

im almost 8 squares this time, gone up about a quarter of a square......... seems like much more than that when i look in the mirror.:D 14 weeks and 4 days.

[Kyahli]

Are we doing this excercise this week ???

[Rainbowbrite]

27/3 - 11
3/4 - 11.5
11/4 - 11.5
18/4 - 11.5
24/4 - 11
1/5 - 11.5
8/5 - 11.5
15/5 - 11
23/5 - 10.5 squares (have changed toilet paper so dont think i've really changed.)

[Tinydancer]

I havent changed at all according to the toilet paper.......... I think it must be stretchy toilet paper as im definatley getting bigger:smiliedance: .

[me270880]

just found this thread and thought better late then never.
im 15 1/2 weeks measuring 10 squares. i thought i'd mesure more.... i look huge

[Lozie]

Okay bumping now cause everyone forgot our poor TP thread:( Will every one mesure on Tuesday! I will! If i still have my internet! I promise!:yes::D

[me270880]

i don't think this works. i'm still 10 squares:confused:
but i look heaps bigger.

[Lozie]

Are u mesureing the biggest part of ur bump? Like around the bottom of ur belly button?

[me270880]

the biggest part is acually more to the top of my belly (i'm measuring really large for dates, still bout 5 weeks ahead). mabe thats why its not working for me?

[jaasssy82]

Heya girls

i havent posted in here since i was 8 weeks and 9 squares... 19 weeks today and im 11.5 squares.... yeah growing rounder :)

[tally]

7 squares at just over 8wks.



Just over 7.5 squares at 19 1/2 weeks... yet I feel huge... :D

[mummy2sophie]

Thought I'd bring this thread back to see how much our bellies have grown!!!

I'm now a massive 12 squares....I think I was nine last time I measured (months and months ago). Will have to look over posts and check.

But this time at least it's nearly all baby and not tim tams :o

[erin94]

Hey Nov Ladys how is everyone feeling?? Not long now.. I am 11 1/2 sheets, and thankgod this time all baby, my dd was 9lb 4oz so I don't want to go up any more sheets.. I am starting to get real tired in the afternoon and finding it hard to sleep, hes still moving lots, I have given up on my walks now put it in the 2 hard basket.. Hope your all well and look forward to hearing how you are all doing:wave::wave:

[Lozie]

Hey erin we have a thread committed to letting everyone one know whats going on here is the Link! (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?p=1961748#post1961748)
when i can bend enough to reach the new TP in the bottom of the cupboard i will post what i am!:D

[perrywinkle]

Well I just measured myself and I'm 11 squares. Will definately have to do it again in a coulpe of weeks too.

[sasa]

Hey haven't seent this thread before, great idea!

I am 9 1/2 squares!!

Will do it every week now just so we can see how much I have grown, DF has been saying I should measure it for a while now and toilet paper is an easy way of doing it.

[Shana]

I'm exactly 9 squares at 32weeks.

[me270880]

i'm 11 1/2 squares

[tally]

I'm still just under 8 squares at 32wks 5days..



and my tummy is bigger this time than with any of my pregs.. my gp thinks I'm heading towards an 8lber too.. so must be all baby.. :rolleyes:

[Rainbowbrite]

10.5 squares at 33 weeks which is odd...I was 11.5 last time I measured :eek: Must be using bigger toilet paper now.

[Lozie]

Haha I just remember and sent Jacy to reach the bottom of the cupboard for me:D
I'm 10 squares!

[perrywinkle]

I'm still just under 8 squares at 32wks 5days..



and my tummy is bigger this time than with any of my pregs.. my gp thinks I'm heading towards an 8lber too.. so must be all baby.. :rolleyes:

But you are a very skinny little one you are!!