Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[Loves Vintage]

Catluver, Congratulations on the arrival of Baby C!!!! How wonderful!! I wondered where you were! Thank you for sharing your birth story so quickly! You did an amazing job! Sounds like you and your DH are very confident -- I didn't want to leave the hospital and would have stayed another 2 weeks if they would have let me, though you are right, the middle of the night visits were annoying. Sorry you had to wait for the epi. Yeesh. Did the nurses help you at all in dealing with your contractions? It sounds like they weren't all that supportive. Maybe it was a particularly busy time in L&D?

Would love to see pics if you are comfortable posting! Congratulations again!!!!!!

 

[Tuckins1]

Catluver- Congrats!!!! I'm so glad that your little man is well and that you are recovering!

 

[Mrs]

Hi Ladies! Sorry it's been so long

Catlover, congratulations! Sounds like you had a somewhat rough L&D but I'm so glad your little bundle of joy is here! Thanks for sharing your story and enjoy this wonderful time!

modern, glad to hear all is well with you! I don't think you should worry about weight gain at all! Many women lose weight in the first tri. Your baby will be just fine as long as you continue to eat well. Don't feel like you need to eat ice cream every day (unles you want to ).

Kay, I'm so glad you enjoyed your day off with your DH. Bummer that the last few days have been rough though. I feel your pain regarding the difficulties of toddlerhood! My LO has not been sleeping well lately either and it's SO HARD not to let that affect how I interact with DH and others. It makes it more difficult to enjoy this pregnancy too since I find myself obsessing over how little sleep I know we'll be getting once baby #2 gets here... At least you have a BEAUTIFUL necklace to look forward to tonight! It's going to look lovely on you! Hang in there, hun.

cupcake, you look wonderful! Really radiant! I'm sorry to hear you've had some pain from the baby kicking and that DH is still suffering so much. That's so great that you will be able to take so much time off though! I hope you have a nice dinner with your friends and that they atone for not being as supportive as they should have been about your pregnancy!

Deelight - happy belated b-day! I have no experience with induction so I can give you no advice but I'll be sending labor vibrations your way! It's so exciting that your daughter will be here so soon!

random_thought, nice work on the pictures! I did them myself last time too and found that a little creativity can go a long way. You look great and you will treasure those pics re: braxton-hicks - I experienced braxton-hicks like Deelight described them: my belly would get hard all over. They didn't really "hurt" so much as feel very strange. hope that helps! And I hope the new job has been better for you this week!

Skippy, I'm glad your last OB appointment went well and that you enjoyed checking out L&D. Re: gliders - we have a Best Chairs one that I LOVE (now) but it wasn't great when we first brought our daughter home. It's one that looks more like a regular arm chair so it's kind of squishy and doesn't have the high back which meant that I had no head/neck support when nursing. Early on, I found that I needed to be sitting up more to get a proper latch. I plan to get one of the dutailier ones used off craigslist for the next baby since DD and I still read in the one we have every day/night and I'd hate to move it out of her room. If you do decide to get a Best Chair one, consider asking the store you found it at if they would be willing to sell you one of their floor models at a discount. That's what we did last time and we spent much less $ that way. Hope this helps!

Blen, I was and am right there with you spilling things on my belly! I'm already doing it and my belly really isn't that big yet! Ug!

Basil, congrats on being offered that position! and Yay for a good maternity leave AND the option to stay home for a while if you choose to! Your new place sounds great too! So glad you're doing well!!!

dcg, I hope work has eased up a little and that you were able to find some nice maternity clothes! In my experience, Old Navy and target have good maternity lines. As Blen suggested, the clothes from Motherhood and Pea in a Pod don't seem to hold us as well. Hope you're well!

DD, how are you, hun?? It sounds like you have a good plan for going back to work. that's great that you can work from home until Sept.

to everyone I may have missed!

AFM, we found out last week that we're having a BOY! DH and I are really really excited about it. One of each is exactly what we were hoping for and we don't plan to have more than 2 kids total so it's great. I'm feeling fine though I still feel like all I do is eat! I'm beginning to pack on the pounds and need to watch it a bit... DD has been waking at least once a night for the last week or so which has been rough. I really hope she starts SSTN again soon because I'm tired!! We leave tonight (a red eye!! yuck!) to visit my parents for a week. I hope it will be a good trip.

Sending you all my best wishes! keep baking!

Hugs,
Mrs
16 weeks, 5 days

 

[Skippy123]

MRS, oh that is so exciting you get one of each!!!! Yay, I am so happy for you; congrats on team blue. Thanks for the info on the Best Co. Chair. I didn't know it would make a difference with latch so that is good to know. I love how comfy the Best chair is so maybe I will wait till the babies are here to check that I am okay with how I am sitting.

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HAPPY THURSDAY preggos!

Oh here is this thread if anyone wants to add their Due Date and sex of the baby for a fun countdown. [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/preggos-in-waiting-list.68618/page-20']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/preggos-in-waiting-list.68618/page-20[/URL]

 

[dcgator]

Hello ladies,

I hope all is well with everyone. Work continues to be a pain, but I am trying to slog my way through it and keep up with my favorite preggo ladies.

First off, a HUGE CONGRATS to Catluver on the birth of your little man. Thanks for sharing your birth story and I look forward to seeing some pics of your little guy, if you want to post them.

Skippy - That's funny about the hospital thing. My OB is also in the hospital, but apparently in a completely different place than the labor and delivery area, so it was good to see that side of it. Unfortunately, there is a chance I may not be delivering there, but more on that later. That's so exciting that you have a place picked out for your shower. I am sure its lovely! As for the weather, I am not sure where you are at, but please send some this way. We had two goregous days last week, but it was very short lived as we had ice and snow on Monday night. Boo. Please hurry up Spring! Thanks for the Motherhood rec. I ended up nabbing some stuff there and at Pea in the Pod, but man, is PITP expensive! I only bought a couple staples there, but they were on sale Oh, that site sounds really cool, I have got to check that out. My DH will love it too, b/c he prefers his reseach online. I hear you on the cleaning up. We are trying to stage our house for sale right now, and all I can say is OMG, we have so much STUFF! Glad to hear the appt went well and that your doc is being proactive about birthing options. I think you have adequate time to think out your options, but its good to have em.

Kay - Happy late B-day, yeah for us Aquarians. I am sorry that you had to cancel your massage, but it sounds like your DH really came through after all. And no apologies for dropping your DD off at daycare on Monday, sometimes mommies need a break too! Thanks for the maternity clothes rec, I will check it out. Sorry you are getting hammered at work too, it's no fun As for my screen name, I am a proud UF Gator living in a city on the East Coast, so a combination of the two Sorry about the down feelings. I can only imagine what having a little one and being pregnant with another is like, but I hope that DD decides to sleep again so that mommy can feel more like a human. Oh, and what a pretty DBTY!

Deelight - A very happy belated b-day to you too. I am glad that you little one got the memo not to come on your day! Thanks for the well wishes. I am really hoping for a little girl, but my DH is pushing for a boy, so we will see. Either way, we are thrilled to be having a LO, but we will find out soon enough! As for the bella band, I already have one, but I think I have outgrown its usefulness, so I was ready to jump to the maternity clothes. You are really in the home stretch eh? Sorry for the naseau, but I am going to guess its heat related. Just try to find a cool, dark spot and hang out for a while, lol. Btw, I love the num num cheesecake, cheers for homemade! As for the doc and C-section, I think it sounds like you have a some time until going for a c-section, but either way, be clear about what you want up front so that there are no surprises at the end. Oh, and my OB said she won't induce until 42 weeks. Good luck!

Random - Sorry about the impending cold/flu. I hope it didn't catch up with you. I do love the pregnancy pics though, great shots!

Basil - Thanks for the clothing recs. I ended up biting the bullet and spending some $ on maternity clothes at Motherhood and Pea in the Pod, but I really needed some staples, like black pants and nice work clothes. Unfortunately, its told cold and except for Fridays, casual dresses really don't fly, but they are super cute. I guess its something for the weekends in the Spring/Summer. Congrats on hitting 17 weeks. Oh, I am so excited to hear about your anatonmy scan, please let us know how it goes! That is super exciting about the appt to the VA hosptial. CONGRATS It sounds like the director has a LOT of confidence in you and how great that you beat out the b-dag, lol. As for the shortened maternity leave schedule, I know it's not ideal, but it sounds like its doable and for a good cause. Also, big YEAH on the house. My DH and I are trying to move b/4 the baby comes too, but it's definitley been a PITA up till now with getting our house ready to sell.

Blen - Thanks for chiming in on the clothes. I kinda bit the bullet and just bought some stuff from both Motherhood and Pea, but I tried to exercise some caution. The tops at Pea were all above $100 (except the really cute one I bought on sale for $35), which was ridiculous so I avoided those shirts. I ended up just getting one black work pant and two other casual pants there. I bought a bunch of shirts and a couple pants/capris at Motherhood, but I could already tell the quality is not going to be great. But, they were all priced much more reasonably and I hadn't bought any clothes in quite a while, so I just went with it. I hear you on the bigger tops, I have a couple shirts (that are getting some serious rotation right now) that have almost a maternity like fit. Btw, when you coming over here mama?

Cupcake - What cute shots of the belly. Sorry to hear that Ms. Lorelei has been kicking up a storm, but hopefully she will calm down a bit as the space tightens up in there. I am sorry that DH continues to be in so much pain, but hopefully he will feel better soon. I hope you have a very nice dinner on Sunday and let us know how it goes. Speaking of dinners, you are a big person to go play nice with the caddy girls, but do tell us how that goes as well. As for the tour and baby classes, good job for getting most of them out of the way. And congrats on the good talk with the boss. One less thing to worry about!

Modern - I am glad to hear that you had a lovely trip. Yumm, guacamole, how I do love it. If you get the craving for some more, try the Frontera guacamole mix, and just add avocados. Its Delicious! I am jealous of the non-weight gain, but I guess enjoy it while it lasts, right, lol. I also second mom's rec for daily ice cream. There has got to be some perks to pregnancy

Mrs - CONGRATS on finding out your are having a little boy That's great that you will get one of each to round out your little family. Thanks for the clothing recs. Unfortunately, work still kinda sucks, but what are you going to do? Sorry about the red eye flight, but enjoy the time with your family.

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AFM - Wow, things are a bit bonkers right now. Aside from the crazyiness at work, lots happneing here. About a month ago, DH and I finally decided to move, so we needed to put our condo on the market. Part and parcel with that, we decided to stage the place as best as possible, which meant some SERIOUS cleaning and emptying of closets and such. That process has taken up the last few weeks. As part of sprucing the place up, we really needed new flooring to make the place look good, since the carpet was demolished, so we found a great deal on flooring and decided to put hardwoods in. The installed Tuesday and Wednesday. Now, the place looks great, but wow, what a freaking mess! The cats were freaked out, but I think they are getting used to it now. However, my darling husband had to go away for work, so the cleaning up and starting to put things back together have fallen on me, fun I think the place looks great now, but there are still a few things to tidy up before listing the place (hopefully Sunday). Needless to say, ahhhh!

Otherwise, turtle and I are doing alright. Turtle is definitely growing and I am getting a serious bumb. I will post a pic once my DH gets back from his trip. Besides that, I am just trying to keep my head above water with work, but I am praying that it will ease up soon. I am really hoping that things will go smoothly with the house, so I don't have to worry about that, but I guess we will see...

Anywho, I hope you ladies are hanging in there and that you all have a lovely weekend!

 

[puffy]

catluver, congrats on baby C!!! hope you and baby are doing well.

mrs, congrats on your boy!! that is so exciting.

RT, love your belly shots!!

cupcake, you are so dang cute and tiny!

hope everyone is doing well!!!

 

[somethingshiny]

omg, how time flies! Some of you were the barely preggos when I was full term. Now you'll be holding your LOs any day! how exciting!!


Lots of healthy pregnancy dust to all of you. You're all so gorgeous!!

Skippy, haven't seen a pic of that belly in a while.....just sayin! If you're still having the rib pain, try inverting yourself as much as possible in downdog position. It puts lots of pressure on your ribs at first and seems to relax the pelvis. Then when you come back up, sometimes baby will settle differently and get out of the bones. It worked for me at least half the times I tried it with my jumbo babies. Hope you can get some relief!!

 

[random_thought]

First- congrats to catluver!!

Second- I'm on my lunchbreak, was listening to a voicemail. My team lead came and stood by me and then said "Well whenever is convienent for you" in a snotty kind of voice. I mean REALLY?! Come on!! I've had a death in my family this week and another family member in the ICU- I thought about mentioning that to get him off my back but I don't really want to be that person who seems to look like they are looking for sympathy so I haven't mentioned it. I just don't get it, it seems like they just keep looking for things I am doing wrong and quite frankly I'm getting tired of it I do their work twice as fast and as well as they expect, I come to work on time, stay the full amount of time expected and am respectful. What else can I do?!

edit: my hormones got the best of me and I went and told him what was happening in my family and that I was on my lunchbreak. I think he felt bad once I told him but I'm not gonna cower and not speak up for myself just because I'm new. I feel like crying now and a slurpy

 

[Skippy123]

SS, you are one of my favs so I will post a pic now. I was going to do it a little later. Thanks for the rib tip, naughty little baby. lol I will have to try downward dog, thanks!

DCGATOR, wow, you are busy. I am sorry hubby had to leave town; I would go help you if I could. Yay for maternity clothes; it is fun having new clothes!!! I am in NM; we don't have that Pea store. We actually don't have much here, oh well. Yes please post a belly shot!!! I would love to see one of you! Yay for the turtle

PUFFY, how are you doing sweetie?

RT, aw, I am sorry about the death in your family.


Me at 23 weeks preggo with twin boys.

 

[Tuckins1]

Oh boy- I just got back from the doctor, and I am going for an ultrasound tomorrow. I have gained 13 pounds since my last appointment... I exercise and eat ok... (lately we have had a lot of parties and eating out, so I have been eating a little worse than usual) but my belly is bigger than what is usual for this time, so she wants to see how bog the little man is. I might be having a really big baby!

We have a history of 8-10 pound babies on both sides. I have great blood pressure, no real swelling or pain, no protein or sugar in the urine, so she isn't really concerned about the weight, she just wants to see how big this baby is going to be to see if I can even go full term!

 

[puffy]

skippy, you look AMAZING!!! i'm doing pretty well, thanks for asking. almost 32 weeks. last time i got measured, i was measuring a bit small, so my doc is having me go in for weekly u/s which i'm fine with since we get to see her. hope all is well with you!!

tuckins, hope baby is measuring right on track.

 

[Blenheim]

Big oops from me. I'm not wearing maternity yet, but pulled everything out and threw it into the washing machine so that it's nice and fresh when I hit that point. Apparently I was wrong on the brand - I had some Mimi Maternity shirts and not Pea in the Pod shirts. I still have a couple, and just misremembered the brand. I think they may be owned by the same people though?

I was out this evening and passing by a Destination Maternity store, and went in just to try some things on that I was eying online. Maybe I'm a hormonal b-word these days, but I was just getting so frustrated. Dresses labelled as "career" don't meet our office dress code of no more than 1-2" above the knee, and weren't even close enough that I could fudge it. (This may be because I am tall, but I chose to blame the clothes and not my body. I realize this may not be rational. ) Skirts had the same problem, and I didn't see any pants that were long enough and that are below-the-belly. I hate having stuff on my belly and so I don't like those full panel ones that everyone else raves about. Gah.

I'm kind of relieved that it's not just me with food on the belly! (I'm okay so far this time... haha.)


Skippy - Dang, you look great!

Mrs - Congrats on a boy! That's so exciting.

DCGator - putting a house in the market is so stressful! Are you staying in the area, or moving to that other place you mentioned? Or are your plans up in the air? (I may have missed a post or something.) I know I'm not wild about Motherhood, but there is something to be said for just buying appropriate, comfy clothing that will just get you through this time that do not cost an arm and a leg! I feel like I'm half here and half in the JBP thread these days, but will probably transition over to here in the next week or two. 11 weeks today.

 

[random_thought]

Today is a big day!
#1 - I hit the third trimester, FINALLY!

#2- I told my boss and hr that I was pregnant and due in May and they were fine with it. I feel like dancing, in fact, maybe I will

 

[lliang_chi]

PSA: Gilt Groupe is having a sale on maternity clothes.

 

[CatLuver]

Thanks for the well wishes ladies!

LV, I don’t think we are particularly confident, but we didn’t get all that much help in the hospital so it didn’t seem like staying longer would be beneficial. We did all the changing and feeding while we were there and the nurses only really came to check on me periodically or when I needed something. Plus, the bed was really uncomfortable to nurse in and DH’s “bed” was horrible. As for the L&D nurses, I was in OB triage for 3 hours where the nurse didn’t do anything to help with contractions, and after I was admitted, the nurse got me some IV drugs but also didn’t do anything to help with contractions. I don’t know if that is standard or not. I know it was really busy that night which is part of why I had to wait 3 hours in triage before being admitted. Sorry Samantha has been sick and I hope she gets better soon. I’ll see you in the other thread!

Good luck Deelight!!

 

[CatLuver]

And here is my 41w4d belly shot

 

[random_thought]

And here is my 41w4d belly shot

That is so freaking cute I think I might pee my pants...or cry...whichever comes first! You know you can't spring adorable stuff like that on us pregnant women! lol It's so interesting to see how the babies are the same size as our stomachs while pregnant though!

 

[Bliss]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You look SO amazing, CatLuver! And your baby is SOOOOO CUTE!!!!!! AAAAAHHH!!!!

 

[AGBF]

And here is my 41w4d belly shot

Simply the best, CatLuver!!!

Big Hugs,
Deb/AGBF


Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

 

[lliang_chi]

Absolutely adorable!!! Best of luck Cat!

 

[charbie]

Simply adorable CL!

RT: just bc I had thought of never saying anything to my boss until I was about to pop...I have to ask....uh, wasn't it a little obvious? I mean, you're rocking a substantial (and cute!) baby bump...did your boss not suspect you were pregnant? Just curious how you broached the subject.

 

[taovandel]

I thought you had already told them also???? I'm confused, or was that another job?

 

[HOUMedGal]

Awwww, congratulations CatLuver!!! He is just precious!! And you are looking great, mama.

RT, great 3rd tri bump!

Skippy, you look fabulous, can't believe there's two in there!! hehehe!!

OK, I figure I ought to come back and post my super belated birth story!! Only 5.5 weeks after it happened, LOL!!

One week to the day before she was born (Wednesday Jan 12th), I went to the dr and was 1.5cm dilated and 50% effaced. The doc stripped my membranes at that appointment, and over the next 3 days, I lost my mucus plug in bits and pieces. But no other changes that indicated much action going on. The following Saturday Jan 15th was my baby shower, which was soooo much fun, and I felt great that day!!

Tues Jan 18th, I was having a fair amount of BH contrax and feeling a little more uncomfortable than usual, but nothing big. I went to BRU that day and bought last minute essentials with the giftcard I received at my shower. Had kind of a lot of BH while walking around the store, which I was happy about, because I was ready to get things moving!! Went to bed that night, then was awakened around 1am on Jan 19th by painful contractions. In my sleepy haze I didn't immediately realize what was going on, but after the pain came back 3 different times I awoke completely, realizing that this could be it!! Around 2am, I went and told DH (who was still awake and working in the study, he is kind of nocturnal sometimes, LOL) that I thought things might be getting started. For the next few hours, I laid in bed timing contractions and watching TV. Contrax were every 6-7 minutes if I was resting in bed, but were every 4-5 minutes if I got up at all. I was unsure about when to go to the hospital...we ended up going in around 7am. When I got there, I was 3cm and 80% effaced, which I was pleased with! However, of course, as soon as they put me on the monitor to watch, contrax slowed to every 10-12 minutes. Boooo! Baby was fine the whole time, though. Since contrax had slowed down, they had me walk around the floor to try and get things moving. I walked for a good hour then came back....contrax still not very frequent or regular, and the doc checked me again and I was still 3cm and 80%. So they sent me back home, telling me that I was in early latent labor, and that I could potentially keep doing the same thing for the next 2 days, or things might speed up, but there was no way to tell. Of course, as soon as we were headed back home, the contractions started picking up! I think the second internal exam is what did it. I remember sitting in the hospital lobby waiting for the valet to bring the car and having stronger, more regular contractions, wondering if I should really go home or not! But I wanted to try and get some rest, so we went on home. Got home around 11am DH and I laid down in bed together since I hadn't slept much and he hadn't slept at all. He managed to snooze some, but I didn't really, because at that point the contractions were definitely more regular and becoming more intense, too (at this point I start to realize that the pain I was feeling with the first contractions at the beginning was NOTHING, LOL!). Around 1pm I decide to try to eat something, because I know that this really is it, and once I go back to the hospital I won't be eating anything for awhile! My mom made me some tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, but I only managed to get down maybe half of the sandwich and a little soup because at that point, contractions were every 3-4 minutes, lasting for a minute, and so strong that I had to stop whatever I was doing, focus, and breathe. This is when I decided "screw the plan for no drugs" and the only thing I could think of was "when can we go back to the hospital so I can get my epidural!?!" So we loaded back up and got back to the hospital around 2pm, and as soon as I walked back into L&D and the nurse who had discharged me that morning saw me have a contraction, she said "Ohhh yes, this is different." She was super super nice, took me as her patient again, and managed to get me one of the nicer L&D rooms with a big window. As soon as I walked in I said I wanted an epidural, so they immediately got started, got my IV, took my labs, and started running in some IV fluids (since I had to have a bag of fluids before they would place the epidural). The doc who had done my second internal exam and sent me home earlier that day examined me again, and I was 5cm and 90% effaced! The contractions at this point were every 2.5 minutes and super super intense and painful. I kept telling myself to just hang on a little longer because the epidural was coming. My epidural was placed around 4pm, and as soon as it was working they checked me again - 6cm and 100% effaced! She also broke my water while she checked me that time to help things continue moving along. Epidural was GREAT on the right side...not so much on the left. Initially, I was still feeling EVERYTHING on my left side, so they kept troubleshooting the epidural over the next 2 hrs....pulling the catheter out a tiny bit, bolusing more medication into it, pulled it out a teeny bit more, more medication...so by then my right side was totally dead and it felt like my right leg wasn't even attached to my body, LOL! I ended up getting a little bit of relief on the left, but I still cried with each contraction. So they said the only thing left that they could do was to remove the epidural catheter and start over again with a new epidural. My nurse suggested that we go ahead and check me again before they did a new epidural, and I agreed it was a good idea, so my OB came in, started checking me, got a big grin on her face and said "Who wants to take a guess??" My nurse then said "complete and ready to have a baby?" and my OB answered with her huge smile "Yep, complete and ready to have a baby!!!" I was absolutely thrilled!!! I decided that we should just go ahead and get this baby out instead of redoing the epidural!! My parents then left the room to go to the waiting room, and they started getting things ready for me to push!! My nurse had me push through the next contraction, 3 pushes to one contraction, and was really impressed with my progress! So she called the doc back in, they got my legs up on the stirrups (which was sooooo bizzarre because when they lifted up my right leg and put it up there, I didn't feel it AT ALL! It was like watching someone else's leg, but I knew it was my leg because it looked like my leg...sooooooo strange). I then pushed through maybe 4-5 more contractions, and out she came!!! Official time of birth was 6:28pm. Only pushed for about 15 or 20 minutes total! I remember the moment she came out, and they put her on my tummy....I started crying and kept saying "Oh my God, Oh my God" over and over....DH was crying too, it was the most amazing moment I've ever experienced. There are no words!! I was so enthralled by her that I totally forgot about the existence of my placenta, LOL!! I heard my doctor say "and here comes the placenta" and I said "Oh right, the placenta! Totally forgot I had one of those!" hahahah!! They took Ellie and wrapped her up, did her footprints, etc then brought her back to me - meanwhile, doc was sewing me up (had stitches in 2 places, but very small tears, barely needed stitches). I breastfed her for the first time, then DH went to get my parents out of the waiting room, and they met their granddaughter for the first time. After about 2 hrs, they moved us upstairs to our postpartum room, Ellie got her first bath, and we settled in!! Our hospital stay was relatively uneventful. We spent 2 nights then went home!!

More later about the last 5.5 weeks at home....here are a couple recent pics of my angel girl! The one where she's smiling was from this morning after her first feed...she was sooo happy.

 

[random_thought]

Hou those pictures are adorable

AFM:
I started this job about 2 weeks ago. I had been doing freelancing up until now. I didn't mention it in my interview because I didn't think it was relevant to how well I could do the job (which my boss agreed with when I told him that yesterday and said he wouldn't have mentioned it if it had been him either!) As for hiding it, I'm a chubby gal. It just looked like I had gained a lot of weight instead of a baby belly. Or maybe they did know and were just waiting for me to say something about it, I guess I'll never really know lol

 

[CatLuver]

Thanks for the thoughts ladies! I love our little munchkin! I have mommy brain because that was 40w4d, not 41w4d.
(I also still have 25 extra pounds on me which I am hoping will be turned into milk)

Hou, thanks for posting your birth story! You must be tougher than me because getting to 6cm for me was agony! Ellie is a doll!

 

[modernsparkler]

Cat: Thanks for posting your story. Congratulations! What an adorable little one!

Hou: Glad you were able to share your story, I imagine your LO is keeping you busy! She is so cute!

 

[Deelight]

So I did a whole long post which PS or my lappie ate - either way it is gone so this is a much condensed version as I do not have the energy to re-type it all.

Cupcake and Skippy You ladies look beautiful - I now know what that elusive pregnancy glow looks like I always thought based on personal experience (as in looking at myself) that maybe cause pregnant women sweat so much they are all shiny - seriously you ladies both look beautiful

Cat Thank you for sharing your story and hands down without a doubt you win best belly shot ever - you little C is just beautiful I want to give him a great big hug

Hou Thanks for sharing your story I am so looking forward to joining you ladies in the mummy thread - I keep lurking but I don't post yet so in love with the milk coma pic she is just precious

Blen As another tall girl I feel your pain - it is hard to find skirts and dresses long enough There is a maternity store near me they are expensive and they do ship internationally it is called Egg Maternity - they might have the same brands closer to you but they have some very nice corporate type clothes they look better IRL then on the website.

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Feel free to skip this - hormonal pregnant lady rant

38wks and 2 days and I have officially become a walking hormonal meltdown - I figure it was bound to happen eventually I am either normal or about 5 steps away from crying or in tears - my last meltdown lasted a few hours because I could not find the brand of yoga pants I was after for the hospital (as I type this I know I sound like a nut) I know it is irrational I can be sobbing and still tell myself your being irrational however I just can't help it - honestly I am a little worried it is not the beginnings of PPD (is that even possible when your still pregnant) I suffered from depression for years (but have self managed for a long time as well) so I am conscious and concerned it could return, all pregnancy I have been working towards trying not to allow myself to get back into that space and staying positive so having it hit me all of a sudden is just like WTH.

I am so sick of people and their stupid opinions - I feel like saying i'm sorry which school did your get your obstetrics degree from? Now the comments are no longer about my body as such but have gone on the size of the baby and how apparently I will have a gigantor baby - (let me preface this by saying I know I am being a nutter) but it makes me feel like a failure as a mother like already I have done something wrong - I am seriously feel on the verge of snapping at people and am having to consciously stop myself from losing it - generally have a high tolerance for stupidity in others but what little patience I have is gone. My side of the family has long avg sized around 7ish pound babies however hubbies side they are all 8 and 9+ pounders (all avg/thin sized adults).

One thing for certain is she is likely to be long - but that was a given LOL.

I started this pregnancy overweight (however 110% healthy BP, sugar, cholesterol etc spot on perfect) I have a high level of fitness - I love to exercise I am itching to get back into training once this baby is born. I have been careful with what I have ate - as I worried about GD even though I have never had any issues with sugar and have maintained a good level of exercise throughout (walking at least 30 minutes a day everyday) - yes I gained weight but it has all literally been in the belly and my feet (yay for fluid retention) and still I figure if this baby comes in over 7 something pounds I am going to be judged harshly and more importantly she will be judged from the get go - how sad is it that I am already worried about negative influences on a baby not even born yet. I will think my baby is perfect no matter what but I am getting upset what others may think and say and what I am likely to say to them should they say something in front of me.

I don't even think I am making sense so I will stop here - if you read this thanks for listening not even sure what the point of this was I think my brain is going nutters getting close to the end maybe it is a sign of impending labour who knows.

hope all you ladies are doing well take care Dee

 

[Skippy123]

GOOD MORNING Beautiful Preggos

TUCKINS, how did your OB appt go? I hope the baby is on track

PUFFY, yay for 32 weeks; wow, it is starting to fly. I am glad you are doing well. That is good your doc is watching out for your little one; I hope she is measuring on track. thank you for your kind words!

BLEN, thank you for your sweet words. I think finding clothes is hard enough and then throw pregnancy clothes in the mix it becomes even harder. I am so sorry; that sounds frustrating. I always feel like I am going from store to store to find something comfy and cute which becomes a pain sometimes that we have to run all over to find clothes.

CATLUVER, awww, beautiful picture of you and C; I agree best belly shot!! You look amazing!

CARBIE, MODERN, and TOAV, Hi!! How are you ladies doing?

HOUIE, your daughter is so adorable!!! Thanks for posting your birth story; I have been thinking about you. Sounds like you did well and that is so great you barely tore. awww, I bet your family is over the moon w/your new baby girl!!! Congrats!!!

DEELIGHT, thanks for your sweet words on my pic. awww, sending you a giant hug and you are not a nutter (far from it); I am sure many of us can empathize w/the crazy comments out there. I get weepy from time to time more so than pre preggo; I think it is all these hormones that are running through us, plus you are getting ready for birth so maybe you get even more hormones, not sure though. If you do feel it is something more, to be on the safe side go see your doctor (nothing wrong w/that); it is good you are catching it sooner rather than later. Oh and the doctor does ask me if I am depressed because I guess you can get it when you are preggo and they want to help out. You know I can totally empathize w/the rude comments. Yesterday we went to see a friend with 1 son and our friend kept saying OMG how are you going to do it when 2 arrive; it is going to be so hard you don't know what hit you. I kept thinking, ugh, you are our friend and that is what you are telling us; thanks for the vote of confidence. I think people don't think sometimes or often. You are a beautiful lady De, don't let those people get you down on you or the size of your baby. One of my good friends is 5'10 and people told her she was going to have 10lb + girl, nope it didn't happen, sheesh to the people who told her that. You are doing a good job making a healthy little girl, hugs!

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AFM, I started my Birthing Classes Oh I was soooooo dreading going to birthing classes and thought I might be going to class way too early for 23-28 weeks preggo. Well the lady who teaches the class is a Labor and Delivery nurse said no, you should be here now in case they put me on bed rest etc. The instructor (L&D nurse), fellow preggos in the class and fathers are super cool so I am glad I am in this particular class. There are 7 of us in class and ALL of us are having BOYS!!!! the instructor said she never had that happen before where everyone was having one sex, too funny!!! Also, all of them are either 1 week to 6 weeks ahead of me so not a big gap between all of us. I was worried I would be with mostly third trimester preggo ladies, but that wasn't the case (I felt like I fit right in).

The class is super COOL; I thought it would only be about labor for 5 weeks. Nope, for the 1st day it is about being preggo and warning signs for Preterm labor, how our bodies have changed, annoying symptons of pregnancy and how to cope and yoga breathing. I loved it too because it explained to the hubby's things that their wives are going through, etc. My hubby enjoyed the class too!!! I am amazed at all the good info I got out of just the first class!

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!!

 

[Tuckins1]

Hey Skippy! Everything is fine, thanks for asking! Baby Ethan is right on track for size, and my glucose test was normal. I guess I just have a big uterus! He likes to stretch out, so maybe i'm just growing to accommodate his acrobats. Hope all is well with the twins!

 

[Skippy123]

Hey Skippy! Everything is fine, thanks for asking! Baby Ethan is right on track for size, and my glucose test was normal. I guess I just have a big uterus! He likes to stretch out, so maybe i'm just growing to accommodate his acrobats. Hope all is well with the twins!

Awesome about baby Ethan!!! He probably does want to be doing acrobats! hehe Twins are great, thanks!