I just can't contain myself any longer. I'm going to start an early "baby bump" thread that will eventually turn into a "foal watch" thread. It's rather long, but I have to fill you in on the past 8 months, so hang with me guys lol:thumbsup:
Miley made us work to get her bred. The stud she was being bred to got injured last breeding season live covering, so his owner wanted to keep this season easy on him and only ship semen. She cycled perfectly in March, was AI'd, didn't take. Her next cycle was really funky. She stayed at a 22mm follicle for almost a week, and then shot to a 55mm follicle in less than 48 hours. She was bred, and again didn't take. At this point I was getting a little frustrated, but decided to try one more time. She had a textbook cycle....and again no baby:?
We decided she must be allergic to the extender, so the stallion owner (my co-worker) agreed we could attempt to live cover. Apparently Miley just needed to meet her baby daddy! She was in raging heat and stood like a champ for him. We ended up leaving them together for 3 days....they were obsessed with each other. Stallion owner said she was covered at least 15 times that she saw lol. When they weren't doing the deed, Miley would lick him from head to toe and just fawn over him. Cracks me up.
The two love birds.
15 days later, look what we have! SO EXCITED. We decided to put her on regumate just because of how difficult she was to get bred. Better to be safe than sorry!
We went back at day 25 to check for heart beat. No baby. We searched for 30 minutes and could find absolutely nothing. Her uterus didn't look like it had absorbed the embryo, it still "looked" like she was bred..but there was no baby. I was heartbroken. My vet told me to keep her on regumate for 15 days and we'd recheck her at 40 days JUST to make sure. I took her in at Day 40, expecting to be disappointed with no baby. But look what Miley had been hiding from us:grin: A beautiful little blob with a strong heart beat.
Here is the the baby at 90 days, along with the chunky Mama!
And finally, here we are at 120 days. (She's 125 days as I write this)
Chunky mum I dont really like QH's as in the UK we have very few and i am used to WB's but foalies are cute no matter what the breed . I share your excitement! Dee is 167 days its very exciting
I started out riding Thoroughbreds and WB's, they will always have special place in my heart:hug: Not to mention your girl is GORGEOUS. Wow, she is something else. I cannot wait to see that baby...oh my goodness.
Very pretty mare! I hope everything goes well for you! My mare is also in foal and is 204 days along. I have been putting off starting a "baby bump" thread for her because I can barely stand the waiting as it is! But I will happily follow your thread!
Lol maybe when I have a few more pictures. It's weird, none of my notifications are working in my email anymore. Is anyone else having the same problem?
Here's Miley at 6 months today. Definitely noticed the most change between the 5 month to 6 month span. She's expanding a little outward, and has definitely acquired a baby bump. I had to let her belly straps on her blanket out because they were getting a little snug It has been quite cold around her lately, and she normally acquires a woolly mammoth winter coat. This year however, I suppose it's the pregnancy glow/hormones, she has had a shorter much more shiny coat. I can't believe how fast time has flown. Only about 1.5 months and we'll be in her third trimester!!
It is coooooold here! Took Miley's blanket off for a quick peek at the baby bump this morning. I was standing next to her with my hands under her belly trying to stay warm.....and felt the baby move for the first time!!! Wow It was such a cool feeling. It was far too strong and unmistakable to be anything else. Miley turned around and glared at me when it kicked, so the little rascal must be getting strong enough to bug her
Here she is at day 187 on the left, and day 30 on the right. She is quite the chunk with her winter coat (as you can see she's skin and bones, trying to reach for that grass lol). If it's possible, I'm starting to get even more excited!
I hope everyone is staying warm with this crazy weather across the States. I've been flooding my horses with mash and electrolytes making sure they are hydrated enough with how frozen all the buckets are. Trying my best to avoid the dreaded "C" word:-|
Miley currently looks like a house. She has recently started to just stand out in the pasture with her eyes half closed for a few hours at a time. I guess the baby is beginning to be more active and take up more space, because she is starting to act like she knows something is bouncing around in her belly. She is really starting to look large...everywhere lol. I still hop on her and ride for short periods of time, but it may be close to time for her to just be lunged. I'm sure she'll let me know
Here are a few pictures from today. Enjoying some above freezing temperatures finally!
Miley is looking great! I think it's neat how they all carry so differently. Miley looks like she is slowly just getting thicker, especially through the flanks (and I don't mean in a bad way!), Dee is popping out to the sides and Lilly looks like an ovular basketball on legs.
She's not even in her third trimester yet, so I haven't changed her feeding regiment. I guess she just doesn't carry her baby weight well lol
Miley is looking great! I think it's neat how they all carry so differently. Miley looks like she is slowly just getting thicker, especially through the flanks (and I don't mean in a bad way!), Dee is popping out to the sides and Lilly looks like an ovular basketball on legs.
I think she looks ok. Winter coats also can obscure things and make them look bigger than they are, plus the camera adds 10 lbs...
Thanks Glynnis! I'm glad you think she looks okay weight wise. I agree with you, I love to see how different the three of them are carrying. The AQHA chunk, refined Half-Arabian, and tall leggy WB are all proving to be so different! It's so much fun to watch.
I do think Lilly takes the cake on overall roundness
She only looks a heifer. I think it's just how she's carrying, because I can say with sureness she isn't obese. I have to be so careful about her diet because she is such an easy keeper. She is kept at my parents and I stole the bathroom scale, measured the average weight of the square bales they have and determined how much Lilly gets based on their weight, and marked on a bucket how much broodmare supplement she gets and then wrote out detailed instructions. My poor dad...
Lol I completely understand this! Miley is also a very easy keeper. She's always just been on a complete feed and pasture, and hay as needed during the winter. But anytime I go out of town and my parents have to come take care of the horses (especially now with Miley being bred) I have a strict list of instructions on what needs to be done I'm impressed that you actually calculated her diet based on weight, not many people take the time to do that!
I'm trying to mitigate as much risk as possible - we've had two foals on our farm. One that survived and was fine and one that did not, not by anybody's fault, but the end result was not pretty. Basically, the things I can control, I want to make sure happen so the risk to Lilly is minimized. I see having an obese mare as risky.
It's crazy isn't it? I had her ultrasounded a few days ago just to make sure. Spine, ribs, and a strong little heartbeat on ultrasound...so she definitely has a little one tucked up in there somewhere. Maybe she'll start showing these last four months
I don't know what I was thinking DD! Here are some from the past few days
Thank you so much! I cannot wait
Picture time!!!! Lots of them
Here are the ultrasound pictures/video....she is in fact, still in foal video is of baby's heartbeat.
Here is a picture from 2 days ago. I live in the south, so this was quite a surprise!
And here are today's 214 day pictures! (Note the snow two days ago, and now it is 70F and warm today..just crazy)
I've started to notice she's carrying a little more lopsided to the left. I know it's hard to tell on pictures, and it doesn't help that she doesn't look very pregnant. Still not showing from behind lol. Can't believe we only have four months to go. Looking back, time has really flown by. Sorry for the long post, lot of info this time
237 days today! Only a few more and we will finally be counting down from 100 until her supposed "due date".
Baby has been ACTIVE. Kicking up a storm almost every time I'm with her. Miley's attitude has changed once again, she is being such a love bug as of late. It must be the gorgeous weather we've been having.
Here is a video of the stinker giving mom a hard time while she's trying to enjoy her dinner. I can't wait to play with this baby!
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