3rd Trimester
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Wonderful news! congratulation!Just to let you know that I had my baby at 728am this morning. I am in the hospital so I will give you my birth story when I get home
She obviously did not want to be induced on Wed. Just trying to rest and breastfeed.0 -
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So had an apt today. and it wasn't that great. Got the strep b done. cervix still closed and baby is still high.. Baby girl has been really really calm last few weeks. It had me worried. SO i mentioned it to the doc and she told me we can do weekly NST to monitor baby. I had the 1st one done today. and thankfully baby did really well. But when the doctor measured I was measuring 2 weeks behind. SO I have an U/S scheduled on thursday to get the baby measured. SHe's been measuring by u/s on a lower percentile. not that it's bad. but it just has me a little worried more. considering she's smaller she'd typically have more room to move. but she's not a big mover. and will give me a nudge to let me know she's ok. ahhh the anxiety . ..0
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So had an apt today. and it wasn't that great. Got the strep b done. cervix still closed and baby is still high.. Baby girl has been really really calm last few weeks. It had me worried. SO i mentioned it to the doc and she told me we can do weekly NST to monitor baby. I had the 1st one done today. and thankfully baby did really well. But when the doctor measured I was measuring 2 weeks behind. SO I have an U/S scheduled on thursday to get the baby measured. SHe's been measuring by u/s on a lower percentile. not that it's bad. but it just has me a little worried more. considering she's smaller she'd typically have more room to move. but she's not a big mover. and will give me a nudge to let me know she's ok. ahhh the anxiety . ..
Oh that's stressful!
I just wanted to share with you that I wasn't feeling my guy move much, so the doc ordered an ultrasound a few weeks ago. It turns out he was moving A TON. Little guy was on fire in there, but I wasn't feeling it because of where the placenta was. He was beating on that, and it was (still pretty much is) cushioning the blow. Also, when I told my mom about this, she said she never felt me or my brother move AT ALL. It's freaky, but it happens. Once you know everything is ok, you may even be glad you don't feel her beating you up so much. :-)0 -
All babies are different. My son was slightly below average at birth, and he was nt a big mover inside. He was almost lazy, lol. Now he is 4 yrs old, and he always been an easy laid back calm baby, toddler and now a preschooler. It is his personality, just like my husband. Now my baby girl moves an incredible amount compare to my previous pregnancy and she is constantly measures above average size. She has much less space and still moves more. I bet she will not have his brother easy laid back personality.So had an apt today. and it wasn't that great. Got the strep b done. cervix still closed and baby is still high.. Baby girl has been really really calm last few weeks. It had me worried. SO i mentioned it to the doc and she told me we can do weekly NST to monitor baby. I had the 1st one done today. and thankfully baby did really well. But when the doctor measured I was measuring 2 weeks behind. SO I have an U/S scheduled on thursday to get the baby measured. SHe's been measuring by u/s on a lower percentile. not that it's bad. but it just has me a little worried more. considering she's smaller she'd typically have more room to move. but she's not a big mover. and will give me a nudge to let me know she's ok. ahhh the anxiety . ..
Maybe your baby just like my son. He was the best baby ever! He cried little, eat well, slept well, smiled a lot the best any new mom could ask for.0 -
Thanks ladies!!! ^^^^
I never imagined each of my pregnancies to be sooooo different. This 3rd has been almost a complete opposite from other two. And I just felt more worried about this pregnancy from the beginning.
@jenny my mom had 10!!!!! and she said we were all pretty calm in the womb. She had to sit down in a quiet room & wait for any tiny kick or nudge to know the baby was ok and she'd continue her day.
@readhead that's what I keep thinking, This baby girl will be one easy baby, if she's this calm in the womb. But the tiny voice in my head won't let me let go of the small fear of something being wrong too.0 -
Happy 12/12/12 to those of you scheduled to deliver today! Still 2 months and 2 days to go for me (due Feb 14, 2013). Can't believe how fast this 3rd pregnancy has gone, will be 31 weeks tomorrow. I have one super active baby, and am proud of myself for sticking with my plan and not finding out the sex. Can't wait to meet my new boy or girl in a few months.
Still out working, but it is getting harder. Planning on starting maternity leave about the 15-20 of January, depending on when the job wraps up. Hard to be 8 hours from home and 1.5 hours from the nearest hospital as that date approaches!0 -
Met with my doctor, he wants to see me in 2 weeks, so it falls on xmas eve. All is good, still expecting a big baby, he is aiming for 9lbs only. Yikes! My other pregnancy, the doctor was figuring about 8lbs and my son was 9lbs 13 oz. So if he was off by 2 pounds, I'm scared that this time if the doctor says it's going to be 9lbs, it might mean 11lbs. Getting scared and really considering the epidural instead of going natural again.0
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My little boy is due the 22nd. I am keeping my fingers crossed for the 17th (my grandfather's birthday--who we are naming baby boy after). And, if he insists on being fashionably late, an induction has been scheduled for the 30th.0
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My little boy is due the 22nd. I am keeping my fingers crossed for the 17th (my grandfather's birthday--who we are naming baby boy after). And, if he insists on being fashionably late, an induction has been scheduled for the 30th.
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Little Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically)
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Little Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically) :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
Way to go! Sounds like a success story so far!! I'm soo envious... he looks ADORABLE! 0 -
Little Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically) :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
YESSSSS! I have been waiting anxiously for this post!!!! Congrats!0 -
Congratulation! Take care of yourself in the next couple of weeks. after that, want to see you back in business of losing the baby weightLittle Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically) :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: 0 -
So had an apt today. and it wasn't that great. Got the strep b done. cervix still closed and baby is still high.. Baby girl has been really really calm last few weeks. It had me worried. SO i mentioned it to the doc and she told me we can do weekly NST to monitor baby. I had the 1st one done today. and thankfully baby did really well. But when the doctor measured I was measuring 2 weeks behind. SO I have an U/S scheduled on thursday to get the baby measured. SHe's been measuring by u/s on a lower percentile. not that it's bad. but it just has me a little worried more. considering she's smaller she'd typically have more room to move. but she's not a big mover. and will give me a nudge to let me know she's ok. ahhh the anxiety . ..
Sounds similar to my last pregnancy. My daughter didn't move very much at all! She was very quiet in the womb AND she ended up being the PERFECT baby. She slept at night and only woke up for feedings every 3-4hrs during the night. She was not colicky at all! Never had issues with her! Latched on right away as well. Don't worry, I know its normal to worry when you are a mom, but I am sure everything is fine. Oh my daughter was also ALWAYS measuring behind on u/s 2-3wks. I had bi-weekly u/s to measure her growth cause they were worried she wasn't growing like she should. She ended up being 6#13oz at 40wks. 0 -
Little Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically) :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
Congrats again! I can't wait until I meet my little boy already! Still have about 4.5wks to go, but I am getting anxious! It melts my heart away when I see baby pictures or hear about baby births! So excited my turn is almost here!0 -
Sounds similar to my last pregnancy. My daughter didn't move very much at all! She was very quiet in the womb AND she ended up being the PERFECT baby. She slept at night and only woke up for feedings every 3-4hrs during the night. She was not colicky at all! Never had issues with her! Latched on right away as well. Don't worry, I know its normal to worry when you are a mom, but I am sure everything is fine. Oh my daughter was also ALWAYS measuring behind on u/s 2-3wks. I had bi-weekly u/s to measure her growth cause they were worried she wasn't growing like she should. She ended up being 6#13oz at 40wks.
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I can't complain about my other 2. lol they were(&still are ) easy kids & weren't too crazy active in the womb. As newborns they were same way you just described ur daughter.. This baby is even calmer. Sooooo maybe she'll be even more perfect then the other two. lol
What totally through me off is at today's ultrasound she is measuring around 6lbs but 35.4 weeks. that makes absolutely NO sense to me!!!! am soooo confused.. i don't know when to expect her no or how big she will be... I was convinced she'd come @dec 31st (going by LMP) but now am starting to think she will probably be born closer to the Jan 7th (the U/S due date)
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Sounds similar to my last pregnancy. My daughter didn't move very much at all! She was very quiet in the womb AND she ended up being the PERFECT baby. She slept at night and only woke up for feedings every 3-4hrs during the night. She was not colicky at all! Never had issues with her! Latched on right away as well. Don't worry, I know its normal to worry when you are a mom, but I am sure everything is fine. Oh my daughter was also ALWAYS measuring behind on u/s 2-3wks. I had bi-weekly u/s to measure her growth cause they were worried she wasn't growing like she should. She ended up being 6#13oz at 40wks.
I can't complain about my other 2. lol they were(&still are ) easy kids & weren't too crazy active in the womb. As newborns they were same way you just described ur daughter.. This baby is even calmer. Sooooo maybe she'll be even more perfect then the other two. lol
What totally through me off is at today's ultrasound she is measuring around 6lbs but 35.4 weeks. that makes absolutely NO sense to me!!!! am soooo confused.. i don't know when to expect her no or how big she will be... I was convinced she'd come @dec 31st (going by LMP) but now am starting to think she will probably be born closer to the Jan 7th (the U/S due date)
all this confusion & guessing is driving me nuts. lol
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Lol. I know what you mean. I am confused at what to expect on the size of my baby too. My belly measurements are always 1-2wks behind, but my last 2 u/s had him either 1 wk ahead or right at due date. I guess we can keep in mind u/s can be off 1lb or more. SO we will have to wait and see! My u/s with my daughter was right on track. I had an u/s 3 days before I was induced, she was 6#10 on u/s and 6#13 at birth! What size were your other 2?0 -
Lol. I know what you mean. I am confused at what to expect on the size of my baby too. My belly measurements are always 1-2wks behind, but my last 2 u/s had him either 1 wk ahead or right at due date. I guess we can keep in mind u/s can be off 1lb or more. SO we will have to wait and see! My u/s with my daughter was right on track. I had an u/s 3 days before I was induced, she was 6#10 on u/s and 6#13 at birth! What size were your other 2?
My son was born(induced) at 41 weeks & weighed 7.13.
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Little Man was born 12-12-12 @ 2:02 pm and was 8#2oz/19in long...he is an amazingly calm and content baby! And it didn't take much to get him latched onto my breast, in fact, everyone is shocked he's latched so well as they say it can take a couple days to get a good latch! He's a pro! will hopefully be posting our story soon! Thanks to all you amazing ladies who sent thoughts and prayers our way today! (Yesterday technically) :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
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Oooh, pregasaurusrex, that does sound bad. I haven't experienced swelling that bad, as the others have said keep your salt levels low and drink heaps of water. Elevate your feet. Pleased your midwife is keeping an eye on you. Hope it improves, is it hot where you live? Has it improved now?
Blink1021 - Congratulations! Happy happy times, enjoy every second! I can understand her not wanting to be induced, that would be like someone getting you out of your lovely cosy bed when you're not up for it!!
MrsCarter00 - Congratulations! What a good hungry boy he sounds!
Mellynat - Big hugs, try not to worry. She might just be a great sleeper!! I insisted on a scan with my #2 as she was so chilled out. She was a big baby, but I hardly ever felt ANYTHING! When she was born she just slept and ate for about 8 weeks, it was very relaxing, but of course I worried … then she woke up … and we had almost 2 years of hardly any sleep!! You have to remember there is quite a sizable error in the weight predictions via ultrasound, about 10% I was told. They are predicting weight based on head, abdominal circumferences and femur length, and sometimes it's hard to get a good head circumference if baby is presenting it's head. My first was predicted to be much bigger than he was, but he was just very long and skinny with a big head! He still has all those features!!!
Well I've had an exciting week. Midwife was concerned about my fundal height, and sent me for a growth scan. She was worried there may be too much fluid ... so I've had a scan this week, fluid levels were fine, but apparently he's a big un!! I'm 29 weeks, and he was measuring 32 - 33 weeks! Which doesn't quite put him off the charts (95%ile), so I imagine I'm going to be doing the longer diabetes test when I next see the midwife, the short test came back as normal ... and also he's breech, hurray! My third baby and ALL have been breech at this stage, what is that about? My 1st turned and I had a normal delivery, my second didn't turn and was footling breech so I had a c section, she was 8 lb 5 at 37 weeks, and they said she didn't have enough space to turn ... so we shall see what this one does!0 -
Oooh, pregasaurusrex, that does sound bad. I haven't experienced swelling that bad, as the others have said keep your salt levels low and drink heaps of water. Elevate your feet. Pleased your midwife is keeping an eye on you. Hope it improves, is it hot where you live? Has it improved now?
My swelling has gotten a lot better thanks! I live in Miami, so it's warm down here even in the winter months. It's been unseasonably warm lately too.Well I've had an exciting week. Midwife was concerned about my fundal height, and sent me for a growth scan. She was worried there may be too much fluid ... so I've had a scan this week, fluid levels were fine, but apparently he's a big un!! I'm 29 weeks, and he was measuring 32 - 33 weeks! Which doesn't quite put him off the charts (95%ile), so I imagine I'm going to be doing the longer diabetes test when I next see the midwife, the short test came back as normal ... and also he's breech, hurray! My third baby and ALL have been breech at this stage, what is that about? My 1st turned and I had a normal delivery, my second didn't turn and was footling breech so I had a c section, she was 8 lb 5 at 37 weeks, and they said she didn't have enough space to turn ... so we shall see what this one does!
Mine's measuring about 1-2 weeks ahead too, but he's managed to get himself turned at least. These babies just kinda do their own thing.
Hope yours turns soon!
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Do any of you use a special detergent for baby stuff? My kid has more clothes than I do now, and I'm not sure if I should wash his clothes in our detergent or if I should get baby stuff.0
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I used fragrance free detergent for the first 2 yrs. I only recently started putting my daughter's clothes with ours and she is 2.5. Its up to you if you want to use special detergent. I would say at least fragrance-free until you know if he has any reaction to detergents.0
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I used fragrance free detergent for the first 2 yrs. I only recently started putting my daughter's clothes with ours and she is 2.5. Its up to you if you want to use special detergent. I would say at least fragrance-free until you know if he has any reaction to detergents.
Any particular brands you find better than others?
We usually just get whatever is on sale.
I know they make baby detergents but they are expensive, and I'm not sure if it's worth it or not if I can get a generic fragrance-free for half the price.0 -
I used fragrance free detergent for the first 2 yrs. I only recently started putting my daughter's clothes with ours and she is 2.5. Its up to you if you want to use special detergent. I would say at least fragrance-free until you know if he has any reaction to detergents.
Any particular brands you find better than others?
We usually just get whatever is on sale.
I know they make baby detergents but they are expensive, and I'm not sure if it's worth it or not if I can get a generic fragrance-free for half the price.
nothing particularity special. I just used tide free and gentle and arm and hammer fragrance free detergent. With blow-out stains (yes they will happen, lol) I would spray it with stain remover and hand wash out the stain as much as I could before putting it in the washer. I used Amway brand for that and it worked awesome. I think I remember seeing a generic to Dreft baby detergent at babies'r us if you want to try out the baby detergent. My sister in law used the costco generic brand that is fragrance free.0 -
I have eczema so i use fragnance free detergent for the entire family. However the main skin irritant is not the detergent, which will be rinsed off,shut the fabric softener which remains in the clothes.
After trying many brands , even sensitive skin ones, i have stopped using fabric softener quite a while ago , which solved my eczema problem. Since fabric softener is a chemical , which stays in the clothes, can irritate sensitive skin.
Now I used plain white vinegar as a fabric softened, and softener ball in the dryer.
Vinegar rinse every chemical off from the clothes and do mot leave any smell. clothes will NOT smell like vinegar, they won't have any smell.0 -
Pregosauruserex - Pleased your swelling has eased! Yes I'm hoping for a VBAC, but I am aware that if scan says he's big and he's breech I will be encouraged to have a c section. We'll see, but I'm not too concerned, the c section was OK, just a bit odd more than anything. I have to go to see an obstetrician at the hospital to get the go ahead for my VBAC and discuss limits that will be placed on the birthing process etc. what will be will be!
We use eco store washing liquid, which I find fantastic, my #2 has mild eczema, and it has been good for her. I think it's a New Zealand brand though.
We don't use fabric softener and I totally second rehheadmommy's use of white vinegar, it's truly amazing how soft vinegar makes clothes feel, especially fleeces, makes them feel like new again!! Though I very rarely use vinegar, I used it regularly as part of my cloth nappy routine as it makes the nappies sooooo lovely and soft! And we use the drier balls too.0 -
How are my fellow mommy to be' s a doing? I am getting really uncomfortable, and keep having nighmares about having the baby at home, in the car or in the hospital lobby . My next checkup and membrane sweep is on Thursday afternoon. I have a feeling that my dr will going to be shocked how open I will be by then. I was already 3 cm open last Friday and I feel that things happened since.0
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am sooo annoyed with my doctors office. I'm in the last 2-3weeks on this pregnancy which I should be seeing my doctor once a week. They can't get me in till next week& it's with another doc in the practice that I do not like!!! (last apt was tues 11th) !! although the weekly apts are a pain in the butt. It'd be nice to hear the heart beat still and know how am progressing along. and make sure the baby isn't breech. Felt like she moved side ways yesterday. My obgyn that I've seen the entire pregnancy is off till Jan 7th!!!! and didn't care to mention that to me last week when I saw her. I'm soo mad.
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