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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

yay anchor! CONGRATS!! thanks for coming back and posting your story...i read it to greg. i like for him to hear the perspectives with people''s stories since so many of them are different! one of the names we like is jacob but the regular pronounciation, so i really like your name! hehe.

jcrow...yay for reg gifts...so fun. random note...i loved buying stuff when we didn''t have anything to start, but now we have CRAZY amts of stuff thanks to my showers, and i got a lot of duplicates on stuff. for example we got two sophies. not that i am saying dont buy anything cuz i still love shopping for our peanut, but no one bought us diapers or wipes lol, aka necessities!!

re: being organic. one of my friends who is big on organic stuff for babies and is the one who convinced me to go organic for the mattress and cover (after her Dr said he thought that environmental factors like that had an impact) had a Q for me today which i had thought about already as well. which is...if you buy something that is 100% cotton like a sheet or a burp cloth...does it matter if it''s organic or not? because if you wash it with a ''free'' or hypoallergenic detergent a few times, doesn''t that wash off anything that''s unnatural about it? sure if you are talking something that is layered with latex, polyester, cotton and treated with fire retardent protection ... that is prob never going to be anything remotely close to ''organic''. BUT what about all the 100% cotton baby stuff, doesn''t it eventually become organic in your household?

anyway, so funny she asked me that because i was thinking the same thing this wkd as i did all the laundry. our crib sheets are 100% cotton and not treated, so after a few washes i am considering them organic hahaa. same with our regular cotton burp cloths.

steph, yay for great news!! so happy to hear that. we go in for our appt this friday, i will almost be 37 weeks and i can''t wait to see the US of the baby and see what position he is in and hopefully get some sort of size estimate. he feels like 50 lbs but i know that isn''t right.
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lulu...i agree the PS collective knowledge is fabulous.
 
Date: 1/4/2010 10:33:23 PM
Author: somethingshiny
With JT, I listened to and accepted everything the dr and nurses said and did to me, including bright lights, 12 people with their hands in me, a nurse telling me I was causing frostbite in his feet because they were turning black (it was the ink from his footprint) etc. I have decided that I AM THE BOSS this time. If something bothers me, or someone irritates me--they''re gonna know it! If I want to walk down the hall, I will. If I want to give the baby a bath, I will. And by everything that''s holy, I swear that I will have chocolate whether they like it or not! Obviously I''m still very early in this pregnancy, but I don''t think I''ll suffer from as many nerves this time for delivery. It''s very empowering knowing that you have control.
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YOU GO!

I did have to laugh about the frostbite thing. Seriously?
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I fought with various people during the birth of #3 (to avoid an IV and AROM). It was hard doing it in full unmedicated labor, but totally worth it.
 
mara, yeah, i kinda thought about that. but i''m pretty sure we won''t really be gifted many things. and the more i think about it, my family and even friends aren''t the researcher types. ah well, i''m keeping receipts so that i can return if i need to
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anchor big congrats!! welcome baby jacob. hope you guys are doing well.

steph great news about your LO!
 
Anchor - Congratulations Maman! Welcome to little Jacob
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Lulu - I read ''The Baby Whisperer'' and think it has some great advice. However the books that I have REALLY liked are Dr Sear''s ''The Baby Book'' and ''The Good Behaviour Guide''.

A lot depends on the kid you get and what your own philosophy is on parenting: I don''t believe in CIO and I like co-sleeping and babywearing, I do Baby-Led Weaning plus I EBF''d till 6 months and still predominantly breastfeed now, all that combined with Daisy''s personality and foibles means that Attachment Parenting really works for us.
 
Congrats! Anchor! Thanks for posting your story up, since the big day is coming up soon, I am getting very nervous and scared cuz I am a chicken. I don''t know how I am going to tolerate the pain! I am glad that you had a safe and good delivery, it gives me hope that I will be ok! This is my first bebe so I will try to think positive and think that I won''t be in too much pain and that it will be a breeze!
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Just de-lurking to congratulate Anchor and her hubby on the arrival of adorable Jacob! Lovely name too, well done mummy!!!
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Congrats Anchor!!!
 
Yayyyy Anchor, congrats and welcome to little Jacob!!! We were all wondering about you, I''m glad he arrived safe and sound.
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Congratulations Anchor!!! welcome little jacob - can''t wait to see a picture
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Steph - I''m so happy that your little guy is porking up
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what great news!!

Jcrow - we''ve only gotten a couple of things from our family for the little one, but opening them just melts my cold, cold heart - baby stuff is just do cute. can you remind me where you decided to register. that whole process seems a bit distant as of yet, but like with the books . . .

pandora - thanks for the books. now, we just have to sort out what our parenting philosophy will be. should be a breeze.

lindsay - thinking of you and your babe.
 
lovelylulu - we ended up registering at buy buy baby, though i sort of wish we registered at baby earth. we ruled out babies r us quite early because every time i researched something and checked to see if bru had it, they didn''t.
 
Congrats Anchor! Sounds like an ordeal, but everything has turned out great in the end. Can''t wait to see some pics of your cutie.

Steph - glad to hear the baby''s growin lots.

AFM - When I got ready for bed last night and took off my underwear, I noticed a light brown patch in the middle of the pantiliner. And a teeny tiny bit when I went back and wiped. I wasn''t having any more than the usual tightenings yesterday, no bright red, baby moving fine. Since my next appointment is tomorrow, I decided to see how things went and wait till then to mention it.
This morning, the kid was a little sleepy and not moving much, so I popped over to L&D before starting my list for the day for a little reassurance. Didn''t see anything obvious on my quickie self-ultrasound. Heart''s still beating, and she was wiggling a little bit. Not much, but maybe I was right about the sleeping part. She has since done a little more moving, and I''m hoping I''ll get a few good kicks later on to further reassure me.
I wonder what it was - most like something to do with vascular cervix and the fact that I strained a little for a bowel movement earlier in the day. At least I sure hope that''s all it was. Please God let all continue to be ok!
 
Yay Anchor - congrats on your baby boy!
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I love the name Jacob. Thanks for sharing your birth story, can't wait to see some pictures.

Mara - I have wondered the same thing about clothes and sheets, I mean wouldn't all the chemicals wash out eventually? I'm not too worried about that aspect, but I will probably buy an organic mattress and lotions/wash, etc. Still trying to decide on the cloth diaper thing.

Sorry I have no idea what is going on here besides the immediate stuff. But hope everyone else is doing ok.

As for me, I am back and I definitely feel rounder now. I think I can still sort of disguise the pregnancy with some clothes, but in others there is no denying I am pregnant! Of course I feel like I've packed on the pounds from the Christmas eating alone
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I am sooo glad to be back eating fresh salads, veggies and fruit. I love my family, but not so much their meat, potatoes and frozen vegetable meals.
 
thanks jcrow - the babies r us makes me feel uncomfortable everytime we go in (for other people''s kids) it''s huge and like you said, somehow manages to never have what we came for!

I looked at baby earth when I was tracking down something that I liked - seems to have a good selection.

so much to research.
 
Congratulations, Anchor! I adore the name you and J picked, and I can''t wait to see pictures of your son (if you decide to post them, of course).
 
Date: 1/5/2010 9:49:48 AM
Author: lovelylulu
thanks jcrow - the babies r us makes me feel uncomfortable everytime we go in (for other people''s kids) it''s huge and like you said, somehow manages to never have what we came for!

I looked at baby earth when I was tracking down something that I liked - seems to have a good selection.

so much to research.
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here''s the breakdown as i saw it...

bbb
- you can use bed bath & beyond coupons since they are owned by the same company
- they have the bigger things [strollers, mattress, etc.], but also have smaller things [diapers, wipes, onsies, etc.]

baby earth
- has a great rewards program if your shower guests use it. [they spend $50, and get $5 off their order + you get $5 in your account]
- has all the bigger things [strollers, mattress, etc.], but NOT the smaller things [diapers, wipes, onsies, etc.]
- if you go through ebates for purchases, you get 6% cash back. [bbb isn''t available on ebates]
 
Congrats Anchor!! Welcome Jacob
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to the world!

For engorgement, did they tell you about the cabbage leaves? I was skeptical, but I''m telling you - it works! Just put the leaves in your bra and let the enzymes to their magic. Here is a pic for your enjoyment. lol. May my pain be your pleasure.
This was me right after my milk came in. (7 months ago!!! Waaah)

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Anchor- Congratulations on Jacob''s safe arrival!
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mela.... OMG, that photo is hilarious!
 
OMG mela that photo is great. i also have heard steamed cabbage leaves for mastitis and engorgement.

lulu i registered at Target because i also am not the hugest fan of BRU in general (i never ever go there for anything and i don''t buy people''s gifts there) plus i liked that they have other things besides baby items making it more likely we''d have to go there later etc. they also have a fair amt of organic stuff (aka naturepedic mattress and cover we got) though it''s not in their stores.

so far i have been happy with their selection and items, but a lot of their stuff is online only. the neg about that is that people tend to shop for you like the day before your shower meaning they only shop in store. so we got a lot of duplicate in store items and not as many online items. returning things is very easy if they came from your registry or you have a receipt. if not, then you can return up to $70 of non-receipt merchandise per person per year. this is not a big deal unless someones gives you like $150 of stuff and you don''t have receipts. then you could only return $70 and then have to send your hub in to do the rest kinda thing (we had to do this). but other than the $70 thing, i have been really happy with Target. we don''t have a BuyBuyBaby near us though we have a ton of BedBathBeyonds but if we did it would be great with their coupons.

drk, i am sure all is ok, don''t worry...you are so lucky you can just pop in and hear heartbeat. hope your appt goes well.

my only update here is that at night i feel like junk. the mornings are great, but as the day wears on, oh my god. my belly turns into a lead weight and usually he is crazy active after 3pm, i get horrible trapped gas, my right hip/sciatic acts up, and by the evening i just want to rip my belly off and have someone knock me out. then i sleep fairly well even though i get up a few times a night to pee or just because something woke me, and in the morning it starts all over. it''s definitely wearing on me, but i know i am in the home stretch, i keep hanging onto that mentally.

at this point i am not even frightened of labor because i am like COME OUT SOON PLEASE before i lose my mind.

other than that things are great. lol!
 
Yea! I FINALLY heard from my doctor''s office and it was GREAT news! The baby''s tummy was only 1.5 weeks behind as of yesterday and she said they only get concerned when it is 3 weeks or more behind. And with the amount of weight he put on (almost a full pound in 1 week), they weren''t worried about him not getting nutrients! Whew, what a relief from a stressful couple of weeks. Thanks again for all the kind words and encouragement...they were greatly appreciated! Now I''m going back to try to catch up with what else is going on with everyone else!
 
oh, one more thing about baby earth, they seem to be cheaper than bbb or bru. on nearly everything.
 
such happy news steph!
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Steph, glad to hear the news is good. You must be so relieved!

Mela, OMG that pic is hilarious. I love it.

I wish I had the options for registering that you in the U.S. have. BRU isn''t any better in Canada (actually I think the selection for a lot of things is smaller) but it''s really the main place you can register at...grrr. I find it so frustrating because there are really specific things I would like to have and BRU doesn''t have it, or it''s been there when I first look and then all of a sudden it disappears
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Congratualtions Steph!!!!! GREAT news indeed!!!!!

Anchor! Welcome back and to Jacob! I love the name that you all chose, and that you for sharing your birth story!

Jcrow- We ended up registering for almsot everything at BBB, but I had to add some things to BRU, because Texas doesn't have but 2 or 3 BBB stores in the entire state!

I decided on the I'Coo Stroller. Did anyone ever buy one of these? Do you like it? It looks like it will be a great alternative to the Bugaboo, and only half the price. Also, I am not a runner, and when I am honest with myself, I know that I will never use a Jogger.
I also registered for the Snap N' Go Maclaren that we saw a few weeks ago in person. We are going to be doing lots and lots of traveling in the first couple months, and I read many reveiws that said this was great for planes and such.

Now I just need to research and decide on BF'ing equipment
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Question: Do most women that start out with a sizeably large chest, decide to BF? I only know a hand full of smaller chested women that are planning, or have in the past, decided to BF, but to me, someone that started out at a D and is at least DD now, it seems like it's almost unaviodable.
 
meresal - i''ve been meaning to try that stroller out, but haven''t seen it to do so. my hands down favorite stroller is the bugaboo bee, especially with the changes they''ve made to the 2010 model. unfortunately, hubs i very against the price. so, i''ll probably be compromising and doing the city mini.
 
Congratulations Anchor
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And Steph, im glad things are all looking good with your LO
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Steph, I just KNEW things would turn out fine! I''m so so so glad that you can put this behind you and go back to enjoying your pregnancy. The good news is that now you have a taste of what it''s like to worry about your kids and you handled it really well, so I''d say you''re prepared for parenthood.
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Mela, that picture is awesome! I''m always amazed at how huge I get when my milk comes in and this is something completely novel to me since non-pregnant/nursing, I''m an A cup on good days.

Meresal, IME, chest size really doesn''t have much to do with willingness to BF. There are some misconceptions and struggles at both ends of the spectrum. When you''re well endowed, it can be very intimidating to try to feed your child from breasts that are larger than his head. It also requires a bit of a juggling act because you have to use one hand to support the breast while using the other hand to support the baby. It''s also really hard to find large size nursing bras (and if you do, they cost a gazillion dollars).

Small breasted women often think that they won''t produce enough milk for their babies, but they usually can. The amount of FAT in a breast doesn''t make a difference -- it''s the amount of milk ducts that are developed during pregnancy and the majority of women develop plenty of them.

Mara, I''m sorry you''re feeling poorly by the end of the day. You''ve definitely hit the wall if you''re feeling fine about labor!
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I feel the same by about 5 p.m. and I hate it because I really want to get out at that point and go have dinner with my family and maybe run errands...but I''m simply too punked out. I''m having serious issues with insomnia now -- last night I couldn''t go to sleep until after 2 and then I had to be up at 7 to work so now I''m really tired.

Hang in there -- the last few weeks are pretty awful, but as soon as you have your baby, you''ll probably feel MUCH better.
 
Date: 1/5/2010 11:39:12 AM
Author: jcrow
meresal - i've been meaning to try that stroller out, but haven't seen it to do so. my hands down favorite stroller is the bugaboo bee, especially with the changes they've made to the 2010 model. unfortunately, hubs i very against the price. so, i'll probably be compromising and doing the city mini.
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To be honest, I can't justify it either. I can think of TONS of things that I can/would rather spend $1000 dollars on (or save towards), or would rather receive as a gift, than a stroller that I'm not even sure how much I will use. I'm actually surprised I even put a nicer stroller on there at all. I could probably get away with just using the Maclaren Snap N' Go, but I really want something that the baby can lay down in, which is why I like the Pram option.

It doesn't have the cup holders... which might be a pain, but I'm sure someone has come up with something to make drinking possible
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I didn't look at the city mini. I'll have to check that out real quick!

ETA:
2 of SIL's friends just got the Bugaboo for their newborns (they are sisters) and it is ALLL that my MIL can talk about... so that has also been a deciding factor that it is way to "high society" for me. The last thing I want is MIL bragging about is how SHE got us the "Bugaboo".
 
Steph, I''m glad things worked out! After all that worry and stress thank goodness he caught up. Now you get to have a chunky monkey instead of a skinny mini lol.

Mela, OMG, that picture is awesome! Lol I will be stocking up on the cabbage leaves, methinks.

Ah, ladies, I wish I was closer to the end. I haven''t properly slept in MONTHS, literally. It''s been about two months since I have slept through the night, and the worst part is that I am not waking up to pee - I am just waking up for no reason! Last night I fell asleep in the recliner and slept like the dead for two hours before I moved to the bed, and then I was awake/dozing for three hours. And after that I was super restless and couldn''t ever get into an REM cycle. I am so freaking tired, and I really miss my first trimester now, because I was able to sleep in excess back then. Now I am afraid to even nap for fear of messing up my sleeping patterns further. Gah!

At least Micah seems to be enjoying it - every time I wake up he gets all active and wiggles all over the place. Maybe HE is what''s waking me up! Haughty baby!
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