Welcome Jane!

Had an pretty laid back weekend. My sister came up but shes not very hands on, I was very irritable too. I dont like having to ask for help I prefer when people just jump in. Sadly my family isnt around that often so they dont know. My husband was out of town for 4 days on a bussiness trip to Florida so I was single parenting it with my daughter. The lil stinker wouldnt nap all wekend either. Just caring for her and doing everything else cooking some cleaning made me exhausted. Poor peanut. I upped my last day of work to April 5th, yipee cant wait! Its exciting and kind of sad too. Ive been trying to eat better this week as well, Im not really craving anything too bad which is great! About time :grumble: I bought a moby wrap too but have no idea how to use it, gonna look it up on you tube I guess. Just trying to get through these last few days of work.

Tara
35 weeks

Kelley~ I have woken up on my tummy multiple times. The baby should be well padded and protected in there.

AFM~ Tomorrow is my due date. Wouldn't it be nice if that meant the baby would be born for sure? :laugh: I agreed to work tomorrow if the baby isn't born. I hate using my paid time off without my baby being here to enjoy it. However, tomorrow is my last day for sure. Then I will keep up my twice a day walks and whatever else I can do to encourage this little one to come visit.

I asked my husband what he wanted for supper tonight, and he said hospital food....:laugh: That made me laugh!

Rachel~ 39w6d

Rachel - Yeah that's what the doctor said...I was just worried...i don't remember ever trying to sleep on my tummy with my son...but the doc was like it's more likely I hurt the baby sleeping on my back and even then the body will send me warning signs to change position. The human body is an amazing thing... Really hope you pop today...I know in the end all you want it baby to be out...here's hoping today is the day...and wow look at you working on your due date and doing 2 walks a day...that baby sure is stubborn. LOL

Kristin - Only one more week...so the countdown begins...how exciting and nerve-wrecking at the same time...hopefully you will be able to enjoy these last few days of only having one.

AFM- I had a crazy busy morning, went to bed a little earlier than normal last night and was up by 5:30, so I got out of bed, started the laundry, did a small devotional time and by then the little one was up so we did breakfast then off to some ladies house to dig up some onions she was giving away. I am really trying to plant a garden this weekend. Side rant - I am so annoyed with my family, my sister said she would drive down to help but then calls today and says she can't make it because she is picking up an extra shift which I totally understand she needs the extra money, but I just hate when people disappoint and I just always feel like they want to come down but if anything else comes up then they ditch coming and do something else. I mean where is the "this is important to me" attitude...and I know everyone has there life to live and things going on but seriously they never just come to do nothing or hang out they always are like well what are we going to be doing...yet I go see them and end up sitting in the house all weekend...argh...ok...I am over it...just slightly annoyed about the whole situation.

Moving on, after a little digging I got the onions out and then off to my drive thru doc appt...where I only gained 3 lbs...Yippy...I am so happy the weight gain has slowed and I check the chart and am a whole 8lbs down from where I was at this stage with my son...so that's great...Then I got the doc to agree to me coming in in 2 3 wks increments rather than the standard every 2 weeks until I am 35 wks. Yeah...it was very nice to hear the baby's heart beat it sounded so close and amazingly strong. Then I picked up my baby swing, had breakfast and did a little grocery shopping all before 10:30am..lol...now at work...so should be pretty calm rest of the day.

I hope everyone is having a great day...one more day and the weekend will be here...Yippy

Morning ladies!

Man! I am exhausted today! SO happy that it's Friday!

I got my Moby in the mail yesterday, and I must say it's going to take me a while to get it figured out! SO much material! Plus I'm super fat at the moment, so can't get it tied tight enough. Hope it works for me!

Wow...as I get closer and closer to c-day, my anxiety gets higher and higher. I'm dreading being away from Kadence for those few days I'm in the hospital (it will be the first time she's spent the night away from me). She'll be in good hands at my parents, but still..the thought of her being away from me makes me so sad! I know, I know...get over it, right? I'm sure it will all be fine. And it's not like she won't be coming to visit every day. I keep thinking...only a few more days of having just her...makes me cry...literally! I am so stinkin' hormonal! ANYways...I had dreams about water last night and was so terrified that it meant my water was going to break...luckily it didn't. I keep discussing with baby that he/she needs to wait until Wednesday...I have too much to do this weekend!

Well...I hope you are all well. I'm just going to try and get through the day...I already know it's going to be a long one!

Kristin--38 weeks, 2 days

Kristi-- Aww too bad someone else is going to Hawaii. Is it on oahu? That is where I'm frm.

Rachel-- how r u? Baby still hanging on??

Kelley-- sorry about ur sister. Ya I'd be disappointed too.

I went to my appt on wed. Loss 2 lbs yay. So only 28# gained so far. And to my surprise he said I'm only 1-1.5 cm dilated and still kind if solid. The last 2 wks my nurse practitioner chkd me and as of last wed she said I was 2.5 cm dilated....and about 70% effaced. Well I thought maybe cuz the Dr's fingers are fatter/bigger. Oh well it is what it is.

My hubby hopes i give birth on the 3rd cuz one of my sons bday is 8-2, the other is 2-4, and my oldest 2-5. I kind of think I will give birth 39 wks cuz my oldest was at 36 wks, my 2nd was at 37 and my ypungest was at 38 wks.

I'll be back later. Need to get my boys up for school.

Kelley~ I'm sorry your sister cancelled on coming. I know that can be disappointing. My one sister lives an hour away, and I know it's upsetting to her that we aren't able to visit her as often as she comes to see us.

Kristin~ Your c/section day is coming up! I know my sister-in-law was worried about leaving her little ones at home when she had her last scheduled c/section at the hospital. Try to use the time to rest up before you are home. Do you know if your hospital has a sibling party? It is a fun way for your older child to welcome the new baby.

Kristi~ I usually gain the most weight in my last trimester. However, this pregnancy I gained weight steadily throughout my pregnancy. I usually gain around 26lbs total. My last visit I had gained 26lbs and this visit I lost half a pound. I think 26lbs is my number. I weighed less before starting this pregnancy due to healthy eating and exercising, so I still weigh less 9 months pregnant than I did with my others. I hope you have fun at your brother's wedding.

svgarcia~ I know it can be frustrating when two different doctors measure you differently. I know some doctors are known for being more "generous" than others. You are more dilated than me currently.

AFM~ I had a doctor's appointment today. I'm 40w1d, I had the doctor scheduled me for an induction April 5th. I will be 41 weeks exactly. I also had them do a Non-stress test and an ultrasound to check the baby's fluid levels. I don't want to be induced I want to deliver on my own, but my son was only 40w4d when he was born, and his placenta had an infarct. His skin was peeling and he was a very sick little boy. I really don't want that to happen to this one. Everything looked great on the ultrasound and baby passed the NST with flying colors. :happy: Hopefully I will go on my own before that date. My daughter's birthday is this Monday so I planned a quick family party for her tomorrow. I wasn't sure when to do it considering my current pregnancy state, but I want to make sure she gets her day, too. I need to get off of here and clean! Maybe that will help encourage the baby to come out. I'm trying to keep up on my twice a day walks.

Side note: At the doctor's office today, the nurse asked me if I was having contractions. I said not really anything painful. She said, "Have you tried walking?" :laugh:

Rachel~40w1d

Hi ladies.
I haven't been on the group in some time. I use to be a regular several months back. My name is Belinda and I am due June 9th with a little boy named Bentley. I have just under 10 weeks left till my due date and have been trying to get everything done. The birth plan is the only big left left. Have any of you wrote out your birth plan yet?

Hi ladies.
I haven't been on the group in some time. I use to be a regular several months back. My name is Belinda and I am due June 9th with a little boy named Bentley. I have just under 10 weeks left till my due date and have been trying to get everything done. The birth plan is the only big left left. Have any of you wrote out your birth plan yet?

I wrote out a birth plan for my last baby. The staff never look at it, they always ask you before doing anything so it was kind of a waste of time. They are kinda fun to do and it won't hurt anything so I figure do one if you want, but just know that nobody will look at it :laugh:

Happy Monday Ladies! :bigsmile: Thank you for the warm welcome to 3rd Tri!
Kristi - Thank you so much for your support! I have to admit the frustrating conversation with the dr. has been dominating my thoughts this week. I just keep replaying it in my mind, like you said. I also took a tour of the hospital yesterday so that I would be armed with that information as well when I meet with doula tomorrow. I think the overall feeling I was left with from dr. was just how difficult it was to have a healthy discussion about things. She just kept cutting me off and it felt somewhat condescending. She said no to hep lock (said that it was silly and used some metaphor about running a marathon without water:huh: , only constant iv/fetal monitoring, so no labor tub, no walking around, no delayed chord clamp, grilled me about why I would prefer to tear over episiotomy, and the list goes on lol She did say that I could do skin to skin, and begrudgingly said I could breastfeed right away-if I really wanted to (???) She's been so pleasant thus far that it was like a weird 180 when I mentioned a birth plan--which she doesn't allow.... Sorry to ramble but it's still got me fired up! The hospital tour was okay and basically said that they have very few policies, everything is really determined by your dr. Sooo I've been on the phone with insurance and just looking into options to switch to midwife, sounds tricky-- but I should know by wednesday. Dr could have been having an off day or something but definitely left me with an icky feeling, ya know? If midwife doesn't pan out I have appt with my dr next monday and I'll just see how that goes. It's nice that your doctor was able to explain nicely and compromise with you And sorry about Hawaii, what a tease!

Kelley - Funny that you mentioned sleeping on your stomach, I was always a stomach sleeper but lately I find myself waking up on my back Yikes! I surround myself with pillows but it seems to be my new trend. 2 nights ago though I woke up dizzy and nauseous---scary, but it really is true that your body will tell you when to move positions I guess!

Kristin - What a weekend- you've been one busy mama! Very impressed by your energy The Big sister basket sounds so sweet, it sounds like it will be such a special day for her too. Can't believe you'll be meeting your baby so soon! Yay!!

Svgarcia - I love all the number stats with your kids, how neat! Are all three boys? When are you due?

Tara - Yay for last day of work this week! I ordered a moby wrap as well, was the video you watched on youtube? I got one of the UV moby wraps since the summers here in houston are insanely hot (yuck lol)

Rachel - Has baby made her debut yet? Hope the party went well this weekend and your daughter had a nice birthday

Belinda - Love your son's name! Birth plans have been a hot topic for me since the dr won't let me do one lol But there are some great templates out there, and everyone has just told me to keep it brief and to the point and some even say to call it "birth preferences" and to add a nice little heading about how you understand that things will change as necessary. I think it's a nice way to organize your own thoughts though about how you envision your birth experience, and an effective way to communicate when in the throws of labor! lol

AFM: The weather has been kinda crazy here! 90 degrees all weekend, with flash thunderstorms and random hail today! Yikes the world is ending lol Need to buy a preggo bathing suit soon though with this heat! Didn't get to yoga this weekend but have been doing well with water intake, though the 5 million trips to the bathroom aren't that awesome. Food was good last week, splurged a bit with the hubby this weekend tho, and I do have a bag of spinach and a cucumber that went bad in the fridge-- so more salad this week! We took a tour of the hospital yesterday which was fun-- it was so weird to picture myself there actually having a baby tho, couldn't quite wrap my head around it! And then on Saturday we used a groupon to do one of those 3d/4d ultrasounds- so neat! The baby was smiling and peeking open its eyes, and even stuck its tongue out! And boy does the baby have some big lips- so cute! lol It was also the first time hubby got to hear the heartbeat which was really special, and they even recorded it and put it inside a stuffed monkey so when you squeeze it you hear our little one! Overall a good weekend, and looking forward to doula appointment tomorrow. Alright, have a good night everyone!

Jane
(29wk1d)

yolie...yes, a healthy baby is most important. I gained a TON of weight with my first pregnancy (like 65+ pounds) and was determined to only gain 35 this time...well it turns out I gained around 50. But I look and feel much better than last time, so I'm not too worried about it! Plus, last time I lost all that baby weight and was at my lowest ever...so I know I can do it again!

I've always lost the weight afterwards too, but I just wanted to stay under 35 pounds this time so my docs would stop giving me "the lecture" haha.

Kristin - thanks for the ideas and for sharing what you put in your basket. I know how you feel being away from your baby...I always hate leaving Ben for a night and I have never left for more than one night before so not sure how he will take 2 nights and 3 days. still working on a plan. All the best today on relaxing and enjoying time with the hubby and you time.
Wishing you and the best a safe and sound c-section.

AFM - was seriously tired this morningwhen I woke up...first time in a long time and I went to bed before midnight last night so not sure why I was dragging. I got out of bed, laid on the couch then got back in bed before I made myself get up...I guess some days are just tougher to get out of bed than others. Feeling a little better now that I am work but still wish I could snuggle up in bed. Hopefully I will get a walk in tonight and that will help with mood and allow me to sleep better. I had the craziest dream last night...I dreamt I let my sister take my son with her to a program and she lost him...I was like a mad women in the dream screaming and crying and yelling...it was so odd..not sure what it was about but so glad it was just a dream.

Alright have things to do and an hr less to do them. Will check in later.

kelley

hi everyone....

Kristin-thank u for sharing the basket idea...that is too cute! I admire you got a lot of stuffs done.

Tara--you must be excited about taking leave. I know I was. I ended at 37 wks.

Jane--wow- ur DR sure sounds like he/she did a 180. Hope it was just an off day. Yes I have 3 boys, and this one is a girl. I'm due next Fri the 13th.

Kelley-congrats on your aunty having her 100th bday...God Bless her ;-)

AFM: Been cleaning out, throwing away stuffs, donating stuffs. Man, I got a lot of crap in this house. Still have a lot more to do before baby comes. Well, today is the 3rd. If nothing happens, I have my next prenatal appt tomrw a.m. I'm really hoping she comes by Fri if not today because my boys have a spring concert/play for school which I don't wanna miss.
I haven't prepared a birth plan for any of my 3 boys and I don't have one for this one either.
Also: My first grader made it to the state's ACSI spelling bee. And I'm so proud of him, he made it 4th place for 1st grade....When we got in the car, he was looking at his award (a ribbon) and he started to write his name in the back. Then he writes all our name on the back and he goes, I'm gonna name my sister Shasti. And he ended up writing that. It was so cute. We don't have a name yet. My husband wants Shavalle and nick name her Shevy girl. I kind of wanted Shylee-Shailee- or a "K" name because My oldest is Joshua then Jaedon and Keegan. So I have 2 "J". And want a K so I could have 2 "K" but my husbands name is Kawika so he said let's do S for me. That's nice that he was thinking of me but i really didn't care about having S for me.

I'd like to hear some opinions....

Does anyone have lower back pains? Gosh, when I sit or lay down and get up, it hurts. I feel like an old lady. I've never experienced this w/ my other 3 pregnancy. Can anyone shed some light?? I have to hold on to something when first getting up.

~Sharon
39 wks 4 days

yolie...yep, I was hoping for the 35 pounds also to avoid the "lecture" and luckily I didn't get it this time!! So, maybe you won't either!!

Nope, too late. I got the lecture at my last appt.

Kristin- It's here!!!! Hope everything goes super smoothly for you!

AFM- This desk job is kicking my butt. I'm more exhausted working 9 hours a day then I was working 48 hours straight and not getting a solid night's rest. Sorry I've been MIA. Today is another busy day as I have a pre-natal and an appointment with my gastroentologist(which I must grumble at since I have yet been scheduled for an appointment he's actually kept. His receptionist calls 2-7 days prior and always needs to re-book. This appointment was scheduled for the 10th and the called yesterday afternoon wanting me to come in this am. Thank goodness my boss is flexible enough to accomodate this...end grumble)

My friend had her baby on Monday night at 29 weeks 2 lbs 3 oz. Eekk I'm glad I'm a few weeks ahead of her but pray to God babe doesn't make an appearance before 36 weeks. He seems to be doing well just using CPAP to breath.

Anyways must run again. I should have a little more time to post in the next few weeks and I'll catch up then. Hope everyone has a great day.

Amanda
31W6D
(+20lbs)

Had my strep B test yesterday, forgot they stick a q-tip uo your butt, how fun! Dr 'thinks' head is down but they want to make sure so Im getting another ultrasound today, hope the lil bugger is down. Tuough cause were not finding out the gender so no peaking!!! Ahhh I dont even want to see it, if it has hair or anything!