my ice - good luck and congrats!!!
and thanks for the words of encouragement.....what a terrible thing to say to a pregnant lady....your baby has a big head. I'm sure they all feel big on the way out. I'm not too concerned about it I just felt almost embarrassed plus I had to see a different doctor this week as mine is on holidays and he kind of made me feel like well guess you HAVE to get an epidural now.

Becky - my husband and I ARE NOT on the same page, sometimes I think we're not even in the same book. My doula and i are thank goodness, she's got my back. I am just getting over a slight mental breakdown today because I left the house angry at him and then stewed about all these house things he SAID he was going to do but I knew he wouldn't do and I'd end up doing after work myself. Then I got bombarded at work and just felt overwhelmed and felt the tears well up. I have three full weeks of work left and my replacement isn't here until next wednesday. I just gotta make it through till next week then the pressure will be off.....at work anyways.

Helen - sounds like things are on the move! so exciting!

sugarbaby - that sucks your dr got you worked up for nothing! I've had conflicting information from the u/s techs and doctors as well. I have no idea why i've been to so many u/s but i almost wish i hadn't because it's made me think about things that maybe aren't a big deal. Sounds like you're doing all the right things though, she'll be perfect!

So I was with my almost three year old nephew this weekend and I asked him where is cousin Kaleb is, he poked my belly and said, he's in your shirt! then he put on a tshirt with a little monster on it and said "look I have a baby Kaleb in my shirt too!" That made my entire weekend. Sometimes kids can be sooooo cute.

High five for me - after tonight's swim I'll have swam 100,000 metres since I got pregnant. (62.14 miles) I'm celebrating by having icecream cake with my girlfriends tomorrow.

Melissa
36w 4 d
+ 38 lbs (of all head apparently)

Hello everyone! How are you all feeling? I have to say, despite the onslaught of typical 3rd trimester symptoms I'm feeling pretty great lately. As of tomorrow we'll be 37 weeks (full term, yay!) and we have just about everything done and/or scheduled. I'm especially excited because I got a phone call yesterday that we are getting a doula student from John Hopkins for FREE! I didn't find out and apply for the program until about a month ago, so I'm feeling very fortunate that we were still able to get one. We meet her tomorrow evening, and I'm so psyched that it's falling into place. Hoping that she'll help calm my hubby during the labor/delivery b/c I honestly don't think he really knows what's going to happen. And it will be great for me to have the extra support, along with the hubby and my mom.

The nursery is almost finished, but we still need a rocking chair and I'm so picky about what I want :-) But I figure it's not the end of the world if I don't have one right away, there are plenty of places in the house to sit and nurse the baby once he's here.

We packed the bag for the hospital yesterday and it's actually not too stuffed. But there are a bunch of last minute items that we can't really pack until we leave (cell phones, laptop, makeup, etc), so we'll see what we end up with. I'm always the type that would rather be prepared so I usually over rather than under pack.

Installed the carseat the other day too! It was sooo easy (although the hubby did it, not me, lol). We have an inspection set up for Saturday to make sure it all checks out and then we should be ready to bring the LO home. I'm so excited to meet him!! Hope you all are doing well!

~Alicia
36 wks, 6 days

Good to hear from you! It's been quiet on here since you left

That's great your recovery and feeding is going well, congrats on the weight loss.

Okay, sorry it took a few days but here's my story!

I had a scheduled c-section at 11:30am on 8/7/12, and had to stop eating and drinking 8hrs before (3:30am). I actually stopped eating at 11:30pm instead of 3:30am because I was tired and figured I'd be sleeping most of the time anyway.

We had to be at the hospital 2hrs before the surgery to prep, so we got there at 9:30. Right before 11:30 the dr called to say the OR was backed up, and then when they started to catch up three trauma patients came it. I didn't end up getting my c-section until 4:30pm (16hrs of no eating). My ob felt so bad that I had to go so long without eating (even though it wasn't her fault) that she actually bought us 2 large stuffed crust pizzas, 2 bags of garlic bread, and 1 box cinnastix. It was super sweet of her, especially since it wasn't even her fault my surgery had to get pushed back.

My last c-section was bad news, it was an emergancy one, so there wasn't a lot of time to wait between the numbing to kick in before they started to cut me open, i puked during the c-section, and twice after, and was in so much pain I didn't really move for 2 days after..... THIS c-section was awesome! I didn't feel a thing! I didn't get sick during or after, almost NO bleeding at all, and I actually got discharged from the hospital after only 2 days because the highest my pain level was, at most, was a 2.

The first night I kept my son in the nursery, but had him brought back to my room for all of the feedings. And the 2nd night I kept him in the nursery again but I did the feeds then too. When I walked into the nursery one of the nurses looked and me when I walked up to my son's crib and she said, "ohhhH! So you have the good baby!" lol Apparently all the other babies kept crying and mine didn't fuss once! I'm so lucky to have a baby that isn't fussy. He'll make a few noises to let me know he's hungry, but he doesn't cry or anything. Also, the 2nd night in the nursery he slept 5 1/2 hrs straight!

Well, I'm home now! So happy to be home with my husband and 2yr old and have our little perfect family together. As soon as we got home my husband fed and put our infant to sleep, and it was already our 2yr old's nap time, so I got to take a nap while the boys did. And later on my husband decided to watch the two boys so I could take a nap on the couch too. He's really a great helpmate! Love my husband! Also, my 2yr old loves his baby brother, he'll say "tickle tickle" and try to tickle his feet, likes throwing out the diapers, and handing me the bottle etc

Well, I wish all of you girls the best! Stay strong! You're almost there!

I had a little cramping Thursday after my sweep but they died down by bed. Lost a little of my MP Friday night and I've had slight bleeding on and off since last night around 10:30. Called the hospital at 530a and they said to keep an eye on it since I'm not heavily bleeding or having any contractions. Still slightly bleeding, and still no contractions. Due date is this Tuesday so we'll see what happens..

Now I am just trying to settle into life with a newborn. For instance, right now he is sleeping, and I feel a little bad letting him just be in his bassinet. Aren't I supposed to watch him at all times? Weird I know, but I have feelings like that. I find myself at war between logic and heart a lot of the time now. Poor DH sees me in tears a lot. I guess it's just a waiting game with the hormones.

Good luck to everyone still waiting to deliver!

Dragonaris- I remember feeling like that after my daughter was born...but you'll drive yourself crazy if you think that. Seriously- ENJOY the times you can rest. Nap when he naps. Babies need to learn how to self-soothe even at a young age. Just wanted to encourage you- completely understand where you're coming from- but you're a better mother if you rest/relax/take care of yourself too!

Congrats to all the new mommies and babies!!! Today's my due date.. no labor signs yet, aside from losing my MP on Friday. Either way, this day next week, I'll be holding her :noway:

jls- so happy to hear the trip was a success. MIL's can be tricky! I don't have to see mine until Sept 7- then not until the birth. Not too shabby!

My hubby FINALLY decided to paint the nursery. I think he realized I'm not joking around about getting the entire room completed by Labor Day weekend. We're booked every weekend in September. I'll post pics once it's completed.

Other than that, I'm feeling pretty good: tired, back still hurts but I've just grown accustomed to it now, and really hungry all the time (but I can't eat a lot). Lots of movement from the little one. My mom got to see my alien belly movements- it was awesome

MP - congratulations!

I just hit 30 weeks today, only 7 more to full term and 10 weeks until my due date!

Have come down with an icky chest cold, in-taking a lot of juice and Vitamin C today and trying to avoid medicine unless I can't help it although I took a Tylenol last night to help me sleep. I hate being sick normally and the pregnancy just makes it more difficult to deal with since my go-to OTC cold meds are off the table.

Mp- CONGRATS!! Wow that sounds like a pregnant woman’s dream as far as a labor/delivery experience! I’m truly jealous because I feel like for some reason I am going to have a difficult labor, because I’ve never had the best of luck lol But we’ll see!

AFM- I had an appointment this morning, baby girl is consistently measuring 2 weeks behind, they think she’ll probably be 6-7 pounds at birth at most. The heartbeat is at 140 which is good, and she’s very active at all times of the day. HOWEVER, they are thinking of sending me to yet ANOTHER ultrasound next week to measure my amniotic fluid, etc and if it is low then they may induce me. My doctor actually said “I think we may induce you a week ahead of your due date either way”. Which left me confused as to why, but they know best I guess. So within the next 2 weeks I could potentially have my baby girl (EEK!!!)

36 weeks, 5 days : up 28 pounds

MP- congrats! That sounds like such an eventful weekend!!! (to say the very least!!) Beautiful baby pic! And I love the idea of a 4th trimester group. I would join that after delivery!

xo- that's exciting! I'm interested to see why they want to induce as well. I'm sure they know what they're talking about

Faug- I hope you feel better. I've been struggling with back pain and spend my nights wishing I could take pain meds! Lots of fluids and rest- if you can.

My mom is visiting this weekend to help me organize two closets in my house. Every time I open the nursery closet, I look at my well organized purses and dresses, luggage, board games and house decorations then close the doors. I just can't seem to move it out of there. I need some help and someone who isn't biased about what to keep and what to get rid of... my mom is perfect for that. We're also getting our nails done and I am really needing some time with my mom. I can't wait until she gets here.

I'm super late on posting this, but here's my birth story!

On 7/30 I went in for my 41 week check up. The Dr checked me and I was dilated 4cm but was my cervix was still really thick. He checked baby's heart rate with his little handheld device and after looking for a while, he found it up pretty high. He sent me in for an ultrasound because he though baby might have turned (she had been head down for about a month). Luckily, that wasn't the case, she was just sitting in a weird position. So he sent me home with orders to get a non-stress test and another ultrasound the next day since I was now 41 weeks so they have to monitor baby more closely. Around 7:30 that night I had a lot of bloody mucous. I walked my dog with my dad and was having back contractions every few minutes, but by the time I got home they weren't regular, but I still had a lot of the bloody mucous. I called the OB dept and they said just to watch it, and watch for contractions. So I went to bed but woke up around 1:40am (7/31) because I could hear Olivia on the monitor. Before I could fall asleep I had a contraction. So I laid in bed and I kept having them, about every 8 minutes for an hour. They got pretty painful so I woke up DH and told him it was time to go to the hospital. My grandma had been staying with us so she was there for Olivia. The OB dept was so busy, it was kind of ridiculous. Anyways, the nurse checked me and I was @ 5cm around 3 am but my contractions were coming regularly, every 4 mins. Then... they stopped. I wanted an epidural right when I got there (lol) but I had to have a full bag of fluids first. Since they were so busy I didn't get the epi until 8:30am! Since the contractions slowed they put me on pitocin. So I tried to nap and relax after the epi but wasn't very successful. When I was in labor with Olivia and this time, the epidural did ease some of the pain, but I could still feel pressure when I was having contractions.

Finally at 1:30p I told the nurse I felt like I needed to push. She checked me and I was 9cm. She said she would get my Dr and be right back. Well.... Just my luck, another patient was ready to push at the same time, and that's where my Dr was. At 1:40p the urge to push and the pressure was unbearable. But with no Dr and no nurse (she was helping the Dr) I felt like I couldn't do anything but wait. Even with the epi the pressure was so so so strong. I was in tears by the time the Dr came in (@2pm). So really quickly they got everything ready and after 10 quick minutes of pushing Quinn Martha was here. (I pushed for 15 mins with Olivia and everyone thought that was really quick, so I beat my record ). When the Dr first showed her to us, my husband and I just looked at each other in shock- she had bright red hair and a really light complexion!

She seemed perfectly healthy so we got to leave the hospital on time (We had to spend a week in there with Olivia), but when we went back for a weight check a couple days later she had lost a significant amount. So we had to keep taking her back so they could check it. I was only breastfeeding but since her weight had gotten so low they told me I had to supplement with formula.

Yesterday I took Quinn in for her 2 week check up and her weight was still really low. So her Dr is having us supplement with a lot of formula, almost as though she's not getting anything from me. I got a Medela supplemental nursing system from Amazon so she still hasn't got a bottle, but I don't know how long that will last. Its so frustrating because I feel like I'm doing everything in my power to build my milk supply and nothing is helping. So I'm having a hard time in seeing the point of nursing anymore. I know that's a terrible attitude. Olivia is trying to adjust to being a big sister. She can be really sweet at times, and other times she wants nothing to do with her sissy. Quinn is a good baby though, especially considering the fact that I've basically been starving her for the past two weeks.:ohwell:

Congrats to all the other Mom's who have delivered and good luck to those still waiting!

Melissa (cutmd)- I couldn't find the mommy group either, so I ended up messaging heathercrist1 and asked for an invitation to the group. But I've yet to post there at all :laugh:

Destiny

<----I am issuing a notice for EVICTION. Tenant will have 16 hours in which she can either gather her belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which she will be removed from the property.

Tenant is being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made. Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. Due to the damage by the Tenant, the foundation has been compromised, and the structural integrity of the house is questionable. Due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home.


The landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances as well. After 16hours that she doesn’t comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at Landlord’s discretion.

<----I am issuing a notice for EVICTION. Tenant will have 16 hours in which she can either gather her belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which she will be removed from the property.

Tenant is being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made. Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. Due to the damage by the Tenant, the foundation has been compromised, and the structural integrity of the house is questionable. Due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home.


The landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances as well. After 16hours that she doesn’t comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at Landlord’s discretion.

freaking hilarious! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

<----I am issuing a notice for EVICTION. Tenant will have 16 hours in which she can either gather her belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which she will be removed from the property.

Tenant is being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made. Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. Due to the damage by the Tenant, the foundation has been compromised, and the structural integrity of the house is questionable. Due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home.


The landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances as well. After 16hours that she doesn’t comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at Landlord’s discretion.

freaking hilarious! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOVE IT!

Good luck Brunette! I hope she comes sooner rather than later- otherwise can't wait to hear your birth story