Hi Everyone! I'm so glad to see this thread is moving again. I'm getting so excited and nervous about the arrival of our little girl, Zulma. Hubby and I have picked out how we are going to decorate the room, we are doing clover green walls, and grass just above the baseboards with toadstools and butterflies for accents. We are mostly doing green, blue and yellow, but I want to bring in some pink and purple in the other decorations. I figured this way, if we stay in our house for another kid we will have a gender neutral room if we have a boy. I'm sooooooo excited to start decorating. The only thing we have so far is a dresser and a glider but we have a shower on the 19th so I am really looking forward to that EEK it's getting so close! Then after that my bestie is throwing me a shower too so hopefully the nursery will be set after that

I have an appt with a midwife today for a consult because I'm thinking of switching practices. I'm both nervous and excited. I have a whole list of questions for her and I'm bringing a copy of my birth plan. It's strange because based off of the website the OB that is part of the practice specializes in high risk pregnancies and "minimally invasive surgeries" they use the DaVinci robots. But from talking to the receptionist she says that the practice is very natural birth friendly and they will not scheduel a c-section for a healthy, normal pregnancy so I really like that. I'm really interested to see what the midwife has to say and I hope I can meet the doc too since it all depends who is on call as far as who is delivering the baby.

Skoblinka- I never feel like I'm doing kegals right either, but I know I am because of the whole stopping peeing mid pee so I guess that's a good way to test it. When I'm peeing is the only time I'm confident I'm doing it right

What's the theme of all of your nurseries? Are you painting or just leaving it as is and using other stuff to decorate?

I have an appt with a midwife today for a consult because I'm thinking of switching practices. I'm both nervous and excited. I have a whole list of questions for her and I'm bringing a copy of my birth plan. It's strange because based off of the website the OB that is part of the practice specializes in high risk pregnancies and "minimally invasive surgeries" they use the DaVinci robots. But from talking to the receptionist she says that the practice is very natural birth friendly and they will not scheduel a c-section for a healthy, normal pregnancy so I really like that. I'm really interested to see what the midwife has to say and I hope I can meet the doc too since it all depends who is on call as far as who is delivering the baby.

Good luck today! I hope that the midwife is the type of practitioner that you are looking for!!!(make sure that you know if your hospital is a teaching hospital.... when hospitals have residents, some practitioners defer care to them of laboring patients, and most residents are notorious for hating long labors and encouraging interventions!) I had my home birth class last night (required class for all hb mamas with my midwives). I have most of my supplies, and bought my birthing tub liner last night. My midwives will do a home visit around 35-36 weeks to make sure that everything is ready at my house and bring my birth tub then! I am so excited, and I have so much to do!

I had my 32'week ultrasound and appointment today. Baby is measuring 5 lbs 4 oz. gee whiz I'm going to have a big baby!!! All of the individual measurements are saying I'm at least 2 weeks ahead. I know the later ultrasounds are not as accurate, but my my original due date was supposed by to Mar 24 based on LMP....but I did ovulate and should have been mar 28 according to ovulation. Instead, my initial ultrasound dated me to be due on April 3. I hope this means baby will come a little earlier.

It was a circus in this office this morning...with the snow storm coming they were trying to reschedule people for another day, but dh had taken the day off anyway so we got in. However my midwife was at the hospital delivering a baby, so I was stuck seeing the ob that I saw last time (that I don't really care for). *sigh* she was bringing up induction again and the option for a section. Uggghhhh. I told her I have no desire for induction, definitely no desire for a section (she was concerned that I had a third degree tear with ds due to his size and I told her I was willing to risk the tear). Oyyyyyyyyy.

I think the same thing, but I'm sure we are fine. I think the cramps are maybe the crazy growth spurts because I had a them too and then noticed dwindling movement for a bit, but now she is back to full movement and her heart rate was great.

But I think to myself daily, 'geez it feels like any minute!' I can barely breathe or sit comfortably so its like a LONG 6.5 more weeks, but I'm trying to just count down to other (earlier) fun dates like my doctors appointments, baby showers and my friends due date to make it go by quicker.

SO nervous about weigh in with the Maternal fetal specialist Friday as this morning the scale said I was up 2 pounds from yesterday morning. Logic says consider your increased water intake and fear says oh no i'm gonna get another lecture.

Hubs and I both think baby girl is going to come early. Is this a normal concern that most people have? It's not that I'm "worried" she might come early but I seriously feel like she will come anytime between now and her due date. All of last night and into this morning I had cramps off and on and thought "oh, no what if this is early labor"....anyone else feel that way?

Part of my thinks that I'm feeling that way because I'm not used to all the things my body is going through but it's weird to me that as soon as I said it to hubs he said "yeah I've been thinking for a while." I guess we'll see!

It is totally normal to feel that way... I felt like that with my first and had prodromal labor for weeks before she was born. I was 3cm dilated for over a month before I went into labor, but she actually came on her due date! The end is hard, but all you can do is relax and wait and trust your body and baby to choose the best birthday! I like to enjoy the end of my pregnancy and "connect" with the baby by taking long baths and zoning out with candles (kind of also preparing for my labor "zone").

That's awesome your baby was on her due date. Thanks for the input Here's to healthy babies :drinker:

I think it's a bit unfair the way the weigh you at the doctor's, because normally you have eaten, drank, have got all your clothes on and your boots! Plus after walking for a bit during the day, you retain water. So I think the real weight would be 4 to 7lbs less.

PS. I am a FTM, due on 15th Apr:)

I met my friends new baby last night and now I am dying to meet mine. 6 more weeks! My baby shower is tomorrow so hopefully ogling clothes and putting things away in the nursery will make it better

I met my friends new baby last night and now I am dying to meet mine. 6 more weeks! My baby shower is tomorrow so hopefully ogling clothes and putting things away in the nursery will make it better

Mine is tuesday and I can't wait!

At my 32 week mine was 4lbs 6oz...I found a chart online that gives you their percentile and that's 34% so I guess it's not too big! According to the chart you are in the 50th precentile which I don't think it too big.

Did you doc tell you that ultrasounds this late can be off by a pound or two in either direction? It's really a rough estimate so don't put too much confidence in that. Also, don't let your doc convince you into an early induction or c-section because he's "too big." Apparently ultrasounds this late are not standard and lots of doctors who do check one the baby via ultrasound this late use the "too big" tactic for early interventions (my nurse friend told me this)

this is the chart I used: http://www.baby2see.com/medical/charts.html

cakes, I'm with you about being excited to lose this weight!

Is anyone else finding themselves becoming increasingly critical of other people's parenting style as the time gets closer. I try to remind myself that "if that works for them then that's ok" but there are times that I just want to say to my friends "Who is the parent here?!" I can't believe the way some parents let their children talk to them (or to anyone for that matter cause it's just disrespectful) and the unsafe, obnoxious things they allow their children to do. There is such a thing as making you child sit at the dinner table while you are out to eat!....rant complete!

Hey mommas! I haven't checked in for a while! I had a lot of stuff going on but as we reach the end I'm getting excited about losing some postnatal weight and so hear I am!! My update: 34 weeks today (due 4/9). Baby boy is named Dmitri. His big brother Dante is thrilled and turns 4 on Sunday! Nursery is finished. The last loads of newborn stuff are being washed today.

My question for all of you pertains to preparing meals for after birth. I'd like to start doubling recipes and freezing half in the next few weeks. Do any of you know of any good crock pot or casserole sites that offer low cal recipes for freezing?

Happy last tri to you all! You'll see me more and more especially after my son's birth!! Best wishes to you all!

i use allrecipes.com a lot. they do have healthy recipes and crockpot recipes, but i'm not sure how to find both. i can't wait to hear from everyone afterwards as well so we can all become healthy and smaller together!!

I really need to get on the ball with freezing some meals. My sis and mom will be here after the baby is born but it would still be good to have some stuff frozen and ready to go.

Check out this website http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/crockpot-freezer-cooking/ I like it because it doesn't involve much cooking in advance you just chop, put it in a bag and throw it in the crockpot when you are read. I think i'm also going to make some quiche's for breakfast/lunches. Thanks for the reminder that it's time to get prepared with this stuff!

Emily- I hope everything is okay!

As the end draws near, I am uber excited. Have a baby shower next week (the work crew) and I waned a casserole shower where people make different meals that can be frozen for post baby. My husband's family laughed saying there will be enough people around this time to cook enough so I won't starve (was away from family with my first). I am at 18-21 pounds gained at 32 weeks but am back to logging tomorrow as 3.5 pounds a week over the next 8 weeks puts me back to where I was with my first son and that is a very real number for me, so must curb the late night eating I have been doing.