Hi ladies. Here's our new thread. I've reposted the survey going around on the old thread as a good starting point.
I'm going to add one more: How is your pregnancy affecting holiday/New Year's Plans?
@mrsSonthebeach: Thanks for starting a second thread! In regards to your survey, I'm so excited for you and all of the other early January due dates out there! It's getting so close!
I feel you on the living off of Tums thing. My heartburn has been terrible lately as well. That's pretty normal for this stage though, I guess.
Finally, I love the name you've selected for if it's a girl. Virginia is a lovely name and the meaning behind it is beautiful.
Anyway, I'll go ahead and repost my survey answers (with some questions updated now) from the last thread and add in that extra question. :)
Estimated Due Date?: January 26th, 2013.
How far along?: 32 weeks, 1 day.
Next Appointment?: On December 5th.
Team?: Pink!
How are you feeling?: I'm feeling alright. I'm definitely starting to get a bit more uncomfortable and have been having trouble finding a good position to sleep in at night. However, I'm so excited for the baby that I'm not really letting it bother me too much. Plus, my husband has been great about giving me back massages and that helps make me feel much better. :)
Is the third trimester what you expected?: For the most part! I had always heard that things start to get more uncomfortable at this stage and that is definitely the case so far. I feel like my belly has expanded a lot more in the past few weeks than it had previously which was a little surprising to me.
What are you researching?: I've been doing more research into natural childbirth and different techniques that I can use when I try for that. I've also been researching the doula program that is offered at my hospital.
What do you have left to buy?: We still need: a pack n' play, a second car seat, baby safe bath stuff, and a breast pump. We still want: a boppy (well, I still want this), more receiving blankets/sleeping gowns for the baby (I hear that you can never have enough of these), and a baby carrier.
Do you have a name picked out: Yes! We decided on Jennifer LuAnn (after our mothers).
looking forward to about not being pregnant anymore: Being able to find a comfy sleeping position, no more back/hip pain, and (most important of all) finally being able to meet our baby girl! :)
Is your hospital bag packed? Nope. I imagine I'll get started on that towards the end of December/early January.
Have you had your baby shower?: Yep! It was wonderful! :)
How is your pregnancy affecting holiday/New Year's Plans? The pregnancy isn't really affecting our plans as of yet since I'm due towards the end of January. Since I won't be considered full term until January 5th, we figure it's okay to do some traveling for the holidays. However, our close family members are all within an hour or so of where we live now (and our hospital) so the distance isn't bad or anything. Now, if there are signs of early labor or any issues like that, we will definitely reconsider traveling. Right now though, everything is on board for a normal holiday season!
I'm also reposting my answers for the survey from the other post...
Estimated Due Date?: January 4th, 2013.
How far along?: 35 weeks and 3 days - I hit 35 and 35 on Friday!
Next Appointment?: December 4th
Team?: Green!
How are you feeling?: Tired. So very, very tired. I know it's nothing compared to how I'll feel when the little one arrives, but I honestly can't remember the last time that I slept more than three hours straight per night. Also, my feet are always hurting - even first thing in the morning. Other than that, I really can't complain.
Is the third trimester what you expected?: Nope. I always thought that I'd be huge, and thus be super unconformtable, and while I do have some discomfort, it's in no way unbearable.
What are you researching?: Breastfeeding and pediatricians
What do you have left to buy?: A glider for the nursery
Do you have a name picked out: One each, but we're not finalizing our choice until we meet the baby.
looking forward to about not being pregnant anymore: Not having to pee every time I take a sip of water. It's really hard as a teacher, since I can't just run to the washroom every time that I have to go. I've had to enlist the help of another teacher friend who works in Resource to come and spot me off so I can run to the washroom during class!
Is your hospital bag packed? No, but I did just buy some toiletries for it this morning.
Have you had your baby shower?: Yes, and it was a lovely day, but also overwhelming.
How is your pregnancy affecting holiday/New Year's Plans? For Christmas, our plans are not really being affected (unless Baby decides to come early, which I'm dearly hoping they don't!). We had already planned on having both sides of the family at our place on Christmas starting this year, so we don't have to choose sides and split up Christmas like every other year. DH is going to help me with the dinner, so it shouldn't be a huge problem. New Year's is another story. DH and I usually have a party on New Year's Eve, but considering our due date is four days later, we decided it might not be wise this year. We might still have a low key games night if I'm feeling up to it with some of our closest friends, since New Year's Eve is a big night for us - it's the night we first met!
@Erika_Meep: Oh my gosh, the sleeping positions... just impossible to find a good one.
@Shosha1: Pediatricians... good point. I need to get on that one. I'm excited to see another team Green momma! I hope your New Year's is lovely.
hey ladies! how was everyones weekend? i went out and got a few odds and ends for my hospital bag this weekend... i figured id get started on collecting stuff so i can get that packed in the next few weeks :) what are you putting in your hospital bag??
so far i have
-mini shampoo/ conditioner/ toothepaste/ deodorant/ etc for personal hygiene
-2 nursing gowns and a cute robe (from etsy) to change into after the baby is born
-slippers with grippys on the bottom
-going home outfit for me (stretchy black pants/ comfy top/ ugg boots)
- going home outfit for baby (carters layette set)
-snacks (granola bars, fruit cups, etc) - just in case :)
- charged camera and charger/ cell phone charger
i also plan on packing my hospital paperwork/ birth plan, my kindle, my granny panties, a nursing bra, change of clothes for the hubby, blow dryer, straightener, and a small makeup case... i know... but i wanna feel pretty :)
what else?!
@mrsSonthebeach: Yeah. It's definitely pretty tough to get comfy these days. But we don't have too much longer to go!
@stephanie63087: I had a great weekend! On Saturday, my husband and my family all went to a luminary walk that is held in my hometown every year together and ended up having a really nice time. It's a tradition for my family and my husband to go now and it was neat imagining bringing our little girl to the event next year. :) We had a lazy day on Sunday and pretty much stayed in most of the day (which is always nice).
I haven't started a hospital bag yet but it looks like you have a good amount of things in there for sure! Luckily, my hospital is only about ten minutes away from where we live so if we end up forgetting anything, I'm sure I can send my husband (or some other family member) to go after it for me. :)
35 weeks today! 5 more to go and I'm pretty sure he is head down as I usually feel hiccups really really low. I have a Dr. appointment on Wednesday so hopefully they will confirm! I also have to be swabbed for strep b which I'm not really looking foward to lol. I can't believe its sneaking up on me already!
@stephanie63087: I thnk you covered almost everything! I really need to get a hospital bag packed too.
@mrsSonthebeach: We did Thanksgiving at his parents house knowing that we probably wouldn't make it down for xmas. They are only an hour and half away but I know I'm not going to want to sit in the car and risk being over an hour from our hosptial. Luckily my parents are only 15 minutes from our house so we will spend christmas with them :) We have absolutely no plans for New Years and I'm ok with that. I will be 39 weeks and exactly 1 week from my due date. I'm sure I'll have no desire to do much of anything...I doubt I'll even make it to midnight! i've been so so tired lately. More tired than any other point in pregnancy. I could sleep for hours and hours.
I'm going to add one more: How is your pregnancy affecting holiday/New Year's Plans? Yes. it's made them a mess. It was my family's turn for Christmas in WV, we had to do Thanksgiving there instead. New Year's is shot as I'm scheduled for a New's Year's Eve C-section unless this baby flips. My husband's 40th is January 1st so he's a bit bummed, so no big to do can be scheduled, but he's really exicted about the baby.
@kayakgirl73: I cannot wait to sleep on my back. It's unfortunate that the dates are conflicting so much for you. At least your husband gets just about the coolest birthday gift ever. I hope your baby flips. There is still time! (Though a New Year's Eve C-section will get you a baby just in time for taxes.)
Okay ladies, I just haev to say...
kind of excited to be pregnant at the same time as Duchess Kate.
@mrsSonthebeach: I thought the same thing! I told my husband they are on our timeline lol. They got married a few months after us and pregnant a few months after us (well more than a few but who is counting haha). I'll be curious to see what they are having and the name they pick! so exciting!
Hey ladies!! I promise I'll come back to read everyone's updates. On my phone right now, but wanted to pop in n say hi! I had my bi-weekly apt. today. I am still measuring bigger than I should be. Finally got the courage to ask how much bigger n my midwife told me about 3-4 wks bigger. I haven't been a saint on the diet front but I haven't gained a lot each apt, I'm gaining at a normal rate, passed my glucose tests earlier on, and don't have extra fluid, so baby just seems to keep getting bigger n not slowing down I guess. I have to get blood drawn to check my sugar again. And my midwife said most likely she will schedule me for another growth ultrasound at 36 wks, which means we get to see our baby boy for Christmas :). I'm not too nervous about him being a big baby, just praying they will still let me try for a water birth cuz if he iestimated to be too big I won't be able to deliver in the water. But just praying he is healthy, that's what matters most. I also had my maternity tour yesterday, which went fantastic. Really does make it a bit more real!!! Handed in my preregistration papers as well. I still feel like I may go early but we shall see. 7 more wks left til my edd!! :)
@kayakgirl73: I also hope your baby flips! I've heard stories of Moms going in for their c-sections and getting an ultrasound beforehand and finding out their baby flippped literally the day of so it's totally possible! Either way, best of luck to you!
@mrsSonthebeach: I'm kind of excited about that too! It's pretty neat!
@MamaHusky3: I hope you can get the water birth that you want. And I hope all of your upcoming tests come back well for you too. Either way, if your baby is early, you get to see him that much sooner. I'm starting to get impatient and (for some odd reason) have a funny feeling my baby might end up being late. But we'll see! :)
i am with you all on the uncomfortableness/sleeping positions/etc front...and the heartburn! ugh. i've been on prevacid this whole pregnancy but lately it just doesnt seem to be working anymore...i keep a bottle of tums in my car! lol
@Erika_Meep: glad u had a great weekend...i'm hoping this roadtrip weekend will be somewhat relaxing for me and DH as well! we'll see tho lol it definitely is kind of nerve-wrecking/wierd/crazy to think LO could come this month! really its a possibility for all of us, anything is possible! :-)
@kayakgirl73: hope ur baby flips! there's still time yet, crossing my fingers for u....sry bout ur DH being a bit bummed about his birthday, but maybe you can surprise him with a late 40th bday party later in the year!?
@mrsSonthebeach: is she due in Jan? did not know that....i'm a slacker when it comes to keeping uptodate with the outside world lol
@stephanie63087: i compiled a list from multiple sources for my hospital bag - though i might not end up putting all of it in there...lol here's the list:
General Stuff
For Labor
For your partner
For after delivery
For Baby
thanks for passing on the packing lists! we're going to come up with our birth preferences and type it out this weekend as well as packing DH's bag. i'm a bad packer, so i'll wait until i'm about to go home for christmas!
@MamaHusky3: No, she's not due in January, but she's still pregnant at the same time we are... just a bit further behind.
@Erika_Meep: aww that walk sounds so neat!!! and that super convenient that you live so close! i am about 35 minutes from the hospital where i will be having lo.
@MamaHusky3: ohhhh i love the organization!! i am so stealing your list! lol
@MamaHusky3: Thanks for the detailed list! That will be helpful once I start putting together my own hospital bag.
@BirdofaFeather: Glad to hear you're doing well! Have fun in Palm Springs! :)
@stephanie63087: Yeah. The walk is a ton of fun. Plus, they always have people there who do crafts and we were able to pick up some adorable bows for our future baby girl. I may or may not have also purchased a homemade cupcake from someone (it was orange dreamsicle flavored and amazing). :)
So, my next Doctor's appointment is this afternoon. Hopefully it will go well! Hope that the rest of you are having a nice week so far!
@MamaHusky3: this list is super helpful!! i really need to start packing my bags!
@Erika_Meep: Hope your appointment goes well!
I started my weekly appointments! woo hoo - I had one this morning and I'll go back next Wednesday. Today was just your typical appointment, weight, BP, measuring of my belly and listening to heartbeat. Next week we will do the group strep b test and check my cervix!!
I just started reading Ina May's guide to childbirth. I was having mild anxiety every now and then about labor and delivery and my SIL suggested reading it. I cannot put it down! Its really enlightening and empowering!
I'm sure we discussed this before but pregnancy brain is getting the best of me! Is everyone delivering at hospital or is there anyone here doing a birthing center instead? Does anyone plan on going natural or even a water birth?
I'm going to try and labor as long as I can without medication but I'm not against and epidural. I really love the idea of a birthing center and being able to move around freely, eat, labor and deliver however I prefer but i also want the option of medication which you typically cannot get at a birthing center so hospital it is for me this time around. Maybe after going through it once i'll be more brave and try and go natural at a birthing center.
@totheislnds: Thanks!
I'm going to be delivering at a hospital. The plan right now is to try for a natural birth but I'm kind of similar to you in that I will not reject medication if it is necessary (or the pain is too much to handle). My husband is totally on board with the natural childbirth plan as well. I think after going to the childbirth classes for the past few weeks it has become really clear to him that avoiding an epidural if at all possible will have a lot of benefits for both me and the baby. Mainly, I'd like to be able to have the freedom to move and change positions while in labor and epidurals really tend to limit that mobility. Plus, I've also heard that recovery time is much faster if epidurals are avoided (for obvious reasons). So yeah, that's the goal at the moment!
Oh, and as a side note, I've also read Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and found the stories to be very helpful! Glad you're enjoying it right now! :)
you all are welcome for the hospital bag list! glad to be of help :-)
@mrsSonthebeach: ah gotcha! still pretty cool tho :-)
@Erika_Meep: hope ur apt goes well!! :-)
@totheislnds: I LOVE ina may's guide to childbirth...it's such a great book! exactly as you said - very enlightening and empowering! as for hospital vs birth center, i'm sorta aiming for the best of both worlds....i decided to go with a smaller hospital that is farther from where i live (only 30 mins away so not too bad) because they have a fairly new maternity wing with its own separate entrance but still attached to the main hospital, and they are geared towards natural childbirth. My midwife does not administer epidurals unless she feels the need for an emergency c-section, which is fine by me because ideally i would like to avoid an epi and a c-section. My midwife and the hospital encourages walking around and different laboring positions, eating and moving around freely and the like. There's only 5 suites but each have a tub with jets so you can labor in the water if you'd like, and then one of the suites has a water birthing tub as well. They also encourage breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact right after the baby is born - so no waiting for them to clean ur baby and weight him/her, etc until about half hour after he/she is born and has had skin-to-skin contact/bonding with you. You also get to labor, deliver, and recover in the same suite and your baby stays in the room with you the entire time unless he/she gets sick and has to go to the nursery. I am aiming for a natural unmedicated waterbirth using hypnobirthing techniques, but i still have in the back of my mind that if interventions are absolutely necessary, the health of LO and myself are more important than going completely natural. The one downfall of the hospital though is that because i'm in the pool of pregnant women who want a waterbirth and there is only one waterbirthing tub, they end up moving you around if there is more than one laboring mom wanting to deliver in the water. So i may end up having to move around to different rooms, which i didn't want to have to do, but oh well. i may end up just not wanting to move from my room and just labor in the tub but deliver somewhere else in the room. Either way, i am excited! :-) (sorry that turned out long!)
@MamaHusky3: that sounds a lot like my hospital too - their maternity ward is attached to the main hospital and they just did a huge renovation of the birthing suites. They have birthing ball and tubs you can use to labor in but they do not have birthing tubs. I'm ok with that since I didn't have my heart set on water birth but I'm intrigued and might attempt for my second, god willing. They also push for natural births but can administer medication and obviously c-section if needed (i hope not!) They also really encourage skin to skin with no clean up for an hour after birth. When we did the tour they were showing us the nursery and told us they don't usually have to many babies in there because they like to keep them with the paretns. My sister in law had a waterbirth with her first and said it was fabulous! She is due a month after me with her second and will attempt a waterbirth this time too. I hope you get to use the tub!
@Erika_Meep: that is so awesome your husband is on board with all of it. I think having a supportive husband will really help with the birthing experience. I know my husband feels more comfortable with the hospital setting (knowing help is close by) rather than a birthing center but also have the comfort of our own birthing suite so its not so hospital like. I know he will be on board with whatever I feel is necessary to get baby here safely. I'm really hoping to go as long as I can without medication. I just remember how bad period cramps could be for me and sometimes getting on all fours or in a tub really helped so I can imagine it helps with contractions too lol - I really don't want to be strapped to a bed and monitors for hours and hours.
@totheislnds: We're delivering at a hospital. Ours has pretty comprehesive birthing suites with anything we might need, including birthing tubs. I have a very low pain threshold (I went into shock when I lost a toenail, for pity's sake), so drugs are a must for me. I'm hoping to hold off for as long as possible, since once I get the epidural, I can't move around, but I will most definitely be having it at some point.
@Shosha1: I think I'll be in that boat with you too! I'm going ot hold off as long as I can but I just dont know what to expect. Luckily I've never been in a hosptial (for myself) nor have I broken bones or really have any experience with pain so I just don't know what I can and can't handle as far as pain tolerance...I'm definitly glad I have the option of an epi if need be!
@totheislnds: i really wanted to do the birthing center but i love my OB and DH wanted the hospital so the hospital it is! i do plan on having a natural childbirth though... at least thats the plan :) i am honestly more scared of the epidural than the actual pain of labor. I hope i can go without any interventions but if they are needed then obviously i would get whatever is suggested.
@MamaHusky3: our hospital is similar... we have the birthing tubs but i can only labor in it... not give birth :(
my hubby was all excited when they told us in one of our classes that the daddy can do skin to skin too! it was really cute :) i just cant wait for this little man to get here!!
@totheislnds: Yeah! I'm definitely glad my husband is on board with this as (at first) he was very confused as to why I wanted to avoid an epidural if I could. He was like, "Why would you want to be in pain if you can avoid it?" Now he totally gets where I'm coming from. :)
@MamaHusky3: @totheislnds: @Shosha1: All of your hospitals sound similar to mine in a lot of ways. We will also have our own birthing suite and it's a very calming/quiet atmosphere from what I saw on our hospital tour. They are also very keen on immediate skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding within the first hour (which are both very important to me). And they are all about having the baby room in with Mom and Dad as well (unless it is otherwise necessary). I'm so glad we're all able to find what we want and need for our birthing experiences. :)
So, my appointment went well for the most part. I only gained two pounds which is right on track since my last appointment was two weeks ago and they only want me to gain a pound a week at this point. The baby's heart rate was perfect and my belly is measuring right on schedule. They also did not find any sugar or protein from the urine test. The only issue is that my blood pressure was a little bit higher than normal. Because of that, they sent me to get some blood work just to make sure everything is okay. I should hear results back tomorrow on the blood work. Hopefully the slightly elevated blood pressure was just a fluke or something. Fingers crossed!
@Erika_Meep: Fingers crossed your bloodwork comes back normal!
Is it completely strange that they haven't asked me to pee for my last two appointments??
@totheislnds: Thanks! I'm a little nervous as I haven't had high blood pressure until this point in the pregnancy. Hopefully it was just a fluke and it isn't toxemia or something like that. I hope to hear back from them sometime before 5:00 PM today. If I don't, I might just have to call since I'm feeling all paranoid now (after reading up on toxemia on google...stupid google).
It does seem a little odd that they haven't had you give a urine sample for the past few appointments. Maybe your Doctor just considers you to be super healthy though!
@Erika_Meep: keep us posted and don't worry until you hear from them. No new is good news! haha never ever go to google - It always freaks me out to google search stuff like this.
Hopefully thats what they are thinking - I always make sure I don't pee or drink a lot of water before I go so I can pee and then they never check and I'm sitting there hurting because I have to pee so bad haha.
@totheislnds: At my OB's office, they always have us pee ahead of time, and I swear to God that at my last appointment on Tuesday, the nurse threw away my sample without even checking it. My head was turned away for a second, and when I turned back, she was pouring it down the drain. I don't think she would have had time to test anything before then.
@Erika_Meep: Fingers crossed that your tests come back ok.
@totheislnds: @Shosha1: Thanks, ladies! I'm still waiting on a call. I'll continue to assume no news is good news until I hear otherwise. :)
@Erika_Meep: I hope your bloodwork is fine. Sometimes, I get nervous for no reason when they take my blod pressure and it's really high but if they check again a few minutes later, it's just barely on the low side (which is normal for me). So hopefully it was just a fluke for you!
@Erika_Meep: any word yet>? i am totally paranoid everytime i go in that something will go wrong since i have had it so easy so far... :(
@totheislnds: @Shosha1: @mrsSonthebeach: @stephanie63087:
Thanks again for the well wishes, everyone! I got a call back yesterday but didn't have a chance to log in until now. Anyway, the results were totally fine and everything is normal. The higher than normal blood pressure must have just been a one time fluke. I'm so relieved! :)
@Erika_Meep: Oh thank goodness! I'm really gald to hear that.
I woke up this morning and noticed the swelling has started. I'm going to up my water intake and hope that helps with the swelling in my hands and feet. It doesnt hurt and wasn't enough of a change that I worry about pre-e but I figure more water can only help! I figure since I'm in the last few week I'm just reatining water. Good news is I am officially 1 month from my due date today! I think I'm going to celebrate with a BBQ chicken pizza from my favorite pizza place. I haven't had one in eons!
@Erika_Meep: Yay! Glad to hear.
@totheislnds: Ugh. I've been swelling for just over a week now. I've had to stop wearing my engagement ring (boo!), although my wedding band still fits (it's slightly larger), and my feet are SO sore - even in the morning, when I first get up. I hit my one month mark on Tuesday - so scary and exciting at the same time!
I also had a check up on Tuesday. My OB is very much of the "don't worry the prego ladies" school, so she never comes right out and says if something is wrong, but I'm scheduled for another ultrasound on the 17th. She phrased it like "would you like another ultrasound" as if it was my choice, and honestly, who would refuse an offer for another one? But my requisition form says growth and BBP. I'm choosing not to worry, even though all the way through my entire pregnancy, people have been commenting on how small my belly is. I feel Baby moving all the time, and that's reassuring enough to me.
@Shosha1: I wish I could still wear my wedding band! I swear people look at me funny because I look super young AND I don't have my rings on. I need a shirt that says "Yes, I'm married!" haha. As far as the ultrasound goes, I wouldn't worry too much until you go and get checked out - I know its hard but needless worry is not good for baby. I have a girlfriend who is due in March and she is still wearing normal clothes! she does not look pregnant whatsoever but baby seems to be doing fine. At first I wondered if she just wasn't telling me if something was wrong because she literally does not even look pregnant but is roughly 6 months along! but nope, baby is fine and its just how she is carrying i guess. hang in there! we are so close at at the point where if our babies are born they will be ok! Better to get checked out!
@totheislnds: Thanks! Sorry to hear that you're going through some swelling right now. I hear it's pretty hard to avoid once we hit that last month or so. Either way, it's exciting that you're getting so close to the due date! :)
@Shosha1: And thanks to you too! I'm pretty much the opposite of you in that my engagement ring still fits but the wedding band is too small. Oh well. I'll just look engaged and pregnant, I guess. Anyway, I hope your ultrasound goes well. And what totheislnds said was right, we all carry differently!
Just had another OB appointment yesterday. The baby has finally turned Vertex. I'm 35 weeks 5 days. I'm so ready to be done. However, we still have a lot to do as our nursey furniture hasn't even been delivered yet.
I haven't had much swelling but the Reflux and Hip pain have been terrible. I'm so tired some days. I'm also not sleeping well at all.
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