*~*3rd Tri Check-In 4/13 *~*

katekat8721

This is a weekly check-in for members in their third trimester. You can feel free to join at 28 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell when you greet your little ones.

How far along are you?
Upcoming appointments?
Any updates to share?
How are you feeling?

QOTD: How is the nursery coming along? Have you finished putting it all together?


Recent Grads - Congrats Ladies!!
@Megs3084
@AuntJessy
@thecuddleeffect
@Jenn06L80
@karabear4409

****April**** 

@Olenkapdx 4/6 Girl - has baby girl made her debut?

@Lisabugg444 4/11 Girl - how you doing mama? Is little girl still cooking away?

@Rachnan 4/11 Boy 

@Zazu13 4/11 Twin Girls

@Imoverit 4/18 Team Green 

@KRoseToes 4/24 Team Green Twins - have your babies made their debut yet?

@Phillyj33 4/26 Boy 

@Tryingyetagain 4/26 Girl - how you doing girlie, is your induction still on 4/19?

**May**
@MJC1116 5/1 Team Green 

@monimu13 5/9 Boy/Girl Twins 

@RosyGlow 5/11 Team Green 

@CMDR513 5/12 Girl 

@drjwj 5/15 Girl
@Mishabelle521 5/29 Boy 

**June** 

@anations 6/05 Boy/Girl Twins
@letsgobowlingx 6/03 Girl

@talon1226 6/06 Girl - sending you lots of good juju!!

@whoberry 6/08 Boy
@twistsandturnsto2 6/10 Team Green

@DagnyDoo 6/14  Boy
@curlylocks3 6/17 (6/10) Boy/Girl Twins
@ld08271 6/22 Boy
@FutureMrsW9 6/24 Team Green
@Cinnamonrollcupcake 6/24 Girl
@Sarah_beth2005 6/25 Boy/Girl Twins
@katekat8721 6/26 (6/12) Twin Girls
@Alexandra1513 6/28 Girl
@Danalawrence 6/29 Girl

lisabugg444

I'm 40w2d, and LO shows no signs of coming. I'm scheduled to be induced tomorrow night at 8 pm, so hopefully I'll be a momma on Tuesday! I'm so ready to meet my daughter. I will try to post a birth announcement when I have time. Good luck everyone!

MJC1116

@lisabugg444, good luck to you! I hope you have a speedy and uneventful labor!

I'm 37 weeks and 3 days. My next appointment is on Wednesday. At my last appointment, I was nearing 1 cm dilated, but my dr says that my cervix is "very soft" so it won't take much. Yikes! 

I'm feeling tired. I worked half days last week, which helped a lot with getting things ready and being able to spend one-on-one time with DD. Against my better judgment, I agreed to work another week of half days since our Easter vacation starts on Friday. I really wanted to take this week off, but since I had to use all my sick time before claiming short term disability at the beginning of my pregnancy, I basically have to work up until vacation in order to hold off on starting my maternity leave until after vacation. So I'll get an extra 2 weeks salary.

QOTW: The nursery is about 95% complete! My dear friend surprised me by purchasing the art prints I wanted to get for the nursery but had been putting off since I couldn't decide which ones I wanted. DH just hung them this afternoon. It was very surreal sitting on the glider and looking around the room! Now I just need to finish decorating the armoire and it should be ready to go!

PhillyJ33

@lisabugg444‌ good luck!

I am 38w1d and feeling okay, can't complain too much (my husband may tell you otherwise!). My next appt is in Friday. They haven't done an internal check yet so I have no idea if I am dilated or not. I am really hoping he comes on time- I am ready!

qotw- yes, the nursery is done!! We have other stuff to set up around the house but the nursery is good to go. I finished washing and folding and putting everything away this weekend.

olenkapdx

@lisabugg444, good luck!

How far along are you?
41 weeks!

Upcoming appointments?
Any updates to share?

Had my last OB appointment Friday, no dilation was happening then.  Nothing's been going on contraction-wise so looks like I will be getting induced tomorrow night!

How are you feeling?
Physically, I felt good enough to go see a movie downtown with my SO earlier.  My maternity leave began this week so I've been able to relax a lot.  Mentally/emotionally: SO and I are both pretty anxious about the induction process and labor, and, oh, bringing a baby home.


QOTD: How is the nursery coming along? Have you finished putting it all together?
It's done!  I just hung the last of the artwork I had, last week.  It is by far the most cheerful room in the house.  

whoberry

@lisabugg444 Good luck tomorrow!!!

I hope Talon & Curlylocks are doing ok! 

AFM I'm 32 weeks.  I feel like I've hit a wall. Foot & ankle swelling seems to be a permanent part of life now and I get exhausted really easily.  I have a BP cuff since I am paranoid and so far my BP has been low so that's good. Next appointment is on Friday.  I had my shower yesterday and it was a lot of fun and super cute!

QOTW: Baby has a crib in his room and a million baby things.  I still need to find a dresser, make the mobile, find &hang art and maybe get a new rug.  I bought a used glider that I'd like to recover.  Baby has no closet so once we get the dresser things will be a lot more organized!

twistsandturnsto2

Hello ladies
All is a okay here per usual. I am 31w5d and still feeling pretty good. I do have an appt on Tuesday so hopefully all stays that way. I am really starting to feel LOs foot(at least I think it's a foot anyways) dig into my ribs which just seems crazy to me! I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that there is actually a little person in there, lol!

The big pieces of the nursery are done, but we really haven't decorated or put much away yet. There just isn't a lot to do yet bc we still have a lot to get for baby. Once we have our shower, I'm sure that will be a different story!

sunflowermama42212

@lisabugg444 good luck!!!

I'm 33w3d. I went to go visit my family for the last time before the baby comes since it's a 2 hour trip and they surprised me with a baby shower! It's so weird to have diapers In the house! I had so much fun and cried because the next time I see them I will have my little miracle with me. DH was helping me organize baby things tonight and he started to cry to. It's becoming so real. We have an appointment on Thursday and everything is still going great!

QOTW: the nursery is done I just have to wash everything. I'm actually excited to do laundry!

twistsandturnsto2

@lisabugg444‌ good luck!!!

@thecuddleeffect‌ congrats!!! And I hope little Colin is doing great!

@olenkapdx‌ good luck!!!

cinnamonrollcupcake

I hope everything goes well tomorrow @lisabugg444 & @olenkapdx!

I am 29 weeks (30 in a couple of days!) and doing well for the most part. I've been having more abdominal cramping than normal and just overall have been getting more sore. But other than that, all is good! My appt last week went well - I'm measuring right on track and my doctor said that baby is head down for the time being.

QOTW: No, our nursery is not ready. But we plan to have baby in our room for awhile so I think it will be okay. DH is making the crib with his dad - so hopefully that will be ready in time! If not, we have a pack and play with a bassinet feature that we can use. We also still need to decide on a dresser. We do have tons of clothes and those are all hanging up so cutely in her closet! We still need to get some of the smaller things - we have most everything picked out, just not purchased. To me picking everything out is half the battle!

tryingyetagain

Good luck, @olenkapdx and @lisabugg444! And thanks for checking on me, @katekat8721! Yep, I'm still scheduled for induction on Saturday. I have my last OB appt tomorrow, and at Friday's appt, everything looked great. Feeling pretty good... just really big and ready to go. Getting a little anxious, hoping all goes well. DS turned 8 a few days ago, so the festivities were a good way to take my mind off things.

QOTW: We are finished with the nursery, and I've gotten all her clothes and things washed and put away. I love going in there and just looking around. I can't believe she will be home with us a week from tomorrow!

FutureMrsW9

Since it's after midnight, I'm officially 30w today!   Due date got moved up a day by my MW for some reason....not sure why, but I'll take it!

I have a routine 2-week appt this upcoming Saturday, but unless something goes array this week it should be just normal stuff.

No big updates this week, just growing more day by day.  Everyday baby's kicks and movements are stronger and stronger.  This baby is going to be a big one!  We got the tour of the maternity unit at our hospital.  Wow!  These rooms are nicer than our house!  I'll take their bathrooms over our in-need-of-reno ones any day!  We also took a breastfeeding class this weekend.  I actually learned a few things I had no idea about before.  I really want to try hard to be an exclusive breastfeeder, but it seems like it definitely takes a toll on you.  We'll see how disciplined I can be once baby is here - time will tell.

My back is now taking the brunt of the growth and I can't seem to get comfortable unless I'm standing up.  Not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to work because it is starting to impede my production since I truly can't sit for long periods of time anymore, and when I am sitting most of my focus is on my back pain.  My edema seems to be here to stay now.  It was on and off before, but now it's been pretty consistent, but only in my ankles, particularly the right side.  And, obviously, I'm having some insomnia.  I think it's more of a can't get comfortable thing, but its's almost 1am and I'm awake, definitely not tyical for this gal.

QOTD: PFT!  Not even close to being done.  We are still working on it little by little, but still waiting on the dresser to come in.  I ordered a mirror from PBK, which is backordered until the end of May.  And I'm still in search of an area rug, I just really don't know what I want.  I suppose if we don't have this when baby gets here it won't be the end of the world.  I also need to finish painting the new closet door, touch up some of the wall paint, and give the window sill and molding a fresh coat of white once we get it clean, but hopefully we're nearing the end of painting.  I do have my crib skirt and blackout curtain, but they both still need to be washed and ironed.  The fabric has a unique shape, so I think I'm procrastinating on purpose because it's going to take some effort to get them to look nice.

katekat8721

Love reading all the updates!

I'm almost 30 weeks with di/di twin girls and feeling rather pregnant these days lol. At 27 weeks I was measuring 35 so I'm curious how big I am now. The girls are moving around like crazy and my stomach is like a scene out of the movie Alien. Their daddy loves to swim so I'm assuming they've taken after him and just like to move around Enjoy the extra space while it lasts girlies!

Emotionally I'm feeling pretty good, we're now less to two months to go and I'm really getting excited. Every once in awhile I realize "oh wait I'm going to have to BIRTH these children somehow!?" and it kind of freaks me out haha. We have our MoMs Tour coming up on Wednesday and I'm hoping that will help with some of the unknowns out there.

Physically I'm a wee bit beat. My doc moved me to a part time schedule which has been awesome, but I think at my next appt (the 22nd) I'm going to ask to be taken off completely. Besides all the typical pregnant stuff I've started developing pregnancy induced carpal tunnel and my job is 90% typing all day, so that's no fun! At first I was worried I'd go nuts at home but there's actually plenty to do to keep me busy.

QOTD: Our nursery is probably 70% done! It's totally usable as is, but I want to organize and decorate it and then it will be perfect! We have the nursery set up with one crib, changing table and all their clothes/gear. Our room holds the crib they'll sleep in at first, the glider and a dresser we're going to make into a changing area. So basically these kiddos won't even use this beautiful nursery for awhile haha. But it makes me happy so oh well :P

katekat8721

Good luck @olenkapdx and  @lisabugg444 and @tryingyetagain ! Soooo close!!

sarah_beth2005

@katekat8721 - carpal tunnel sucks!  Mine developed back in January and has gotten progressively worse.  Definitely buy some sleep wrist splints and daytime wrist splints - they really do help make it bearable (even though your fingertips will always be tingly....)

 

How far along are you?   I'll be 30wks on Wednesday!  Starting to finally feel like we're in the final stretch!  Just hoping the babies will stay put for at least another month!!

Upcoming appointments? I have a regular checkup with the OB's office on Wednesday, and back again for an u/s and growth scan at the high risk hospital OB April 24th.  We had a quick u/s at the high risk hospital OB last Friday - both babies were looking good, with no changes to the things they've been watching on our last few ultrasounds.  We did finally get all of our bloodwork back, and thankfully it was all good news - my Harmony test came back with a 1 in 10,000 risk for the various trisomy conditions, and my virus testing all came back negative, so the things we were most concerned about (and that had the greatest likelihood of being issues, based on what they keep seeing on ultrasounds), are effectively ruled out.  DH actually hugged the doctor, we were so happy to get good news - it's been a stressful two weeks waiting on all the results...
Any updates to share? Had our 2nd baby shower yesterday and now our house looks like it threw up a Babies R Us!  It's going to be a busy week catching up on thank you notes and sorting through everything.  Thankfully I only have a handful of outfits to return/exchange (I doubt our babies will be wearing short sleeves in December...), and we got several gift cards which will cover over half of what we have left to buy!  And the ladies at church yesterday mentioned they want to throw us a shower as well, so I'm thinking of requesting a diaper shower.
How are you feeling?  Still feeling pretty crappy overall - I think I've hit my wall this past week (and if I haven't, then I hate to think how I'm going to feel when it does happen!).  My body just wasn't built to carry 50 extra pounds (on top of the 20 extra pounds I put on pre-pregnancy doing fertility treatments....).  Between the swelling and carpal tunnel, and general exhaustion, I just don't feel all that hot.  And now there's a spot on my right shoulder blade that is constantly numb, and seems to radiate numbness over my back and shoulder....I'm guessing more nerve issues caused by all the swelling. QOTD: How is the nursery coming along? Have you finished putting it all together? The nursery is slowly coming together - just need to finish hanging the window treatments, get pictures hung, and put together the toy chest/bookshelves.   

 

CMDR513

How far along are you? 35w2d
Upcoming appointments? Weekly app't on Wednesday.
Any updates to share? None recent. I have a prenatal massage scheduled for tomorrow.
How are you feeling? Pretty good. Excited to be on Spring Break.

QOTD: How is the nursery coming along? Have you finished putting it all together? Getting there. We need to do DSs new room in order to get Baby Girl's room together. We have to get some of the stuff from ILs. We have the car seat and Rock n Play here as well as the bouncy, Pack n Play, and Swing. 

anations

Hello all and hope you are feeling well and hanging in there!! I am 32 weeks and had a scan today. I am carrying over 9 pounds of baby now! No wonder I have trouble standing up and breathing!! Everything looks good so I am still at work, just a few less hours. I'm exhausted, feet and hands are sore, tingling in hands, and Braxton hix stuff. I am excited and anxious as things could happen any day now! Or not for 5 more weeks. Crazy!!

Nursery is almost done! DH just needs to hang stuff on the wall and change a light fixture. My mom and I worked on organizing all day today!!

PhillyJ33

So... Update- I am in labor and delivery! My water broke last night around 10 with no warning- no contractions. I thought I peed myself! Anyways- I was 4 cm already and then they induced me because I wasn't having contractions. Last check I was at 7 cm so hopefully I keep progressing
I really thought he would be late- not almost 2 weeks early!

katekat8721

PhillyJ33 said:

So... Update- I am in labor and delivery! My water broke last night around 10 with no warning- no contractions. I thought I peed myself! Anyways- I was 4 cm already and then they induced me because I wasn't having contractions. Last check I was at 7 cm so hopefully I keep progressing I really thought he would be late- not almost 2 weeks early!

Oh my gosh!! How crazy it happened so fast! He is just ready to come out and meet the world And perfect timing since you just finished the nursery haha! Keep us updated when you can mama! (((happy hugs)))

FutureMrsW9

PhillyJ33!!!!  We def want pics once baby is here and you get a chance :-)

talon1226 Hang in there girl!  My cousin had complete placenta previa, too, and had a scary bleed that ended with an emergency c-section that night making the baby 2 months early, so I definitely have seen seen how awful it can be and I feel for you.  Sending lots to T&P that you and baby continue to improve and make it to your scheduled c-section!!

drjwj

GL to everyone about to deliver!  So exciting!

I am 35+5 and starting to feel not so great.  I caught a cold at work, so I can't breathe and am extra exhausted.  My next appointment is Thursday at 36 weeks and then weekly.  I'll have an u/s and he'll start cervix checks (fun!) and also an official car seat check.  We started child birth classes last week.  Last night's was about relaxation techniques and a good deal of class was practicing getting a massage from DH, so that was awesome and much needed!

QOTD: The nursery has been a bit of a sore spot.  We are moving in July so we aren't really doing a nursery since she won't be in a crib yet, but it still stresses me out not to have everything ready.  So we have a pack n play and a closet full of her stuff, but I am still trying to figure out where to do diaper changes, etc.  I washed everything this weekend and finally finished thank you notes so that feels good!  

ld08271

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile! Good luck to everyone having their babies this week! So thrilling. 

How far along are you? 30 w

Appointments/Updates? I had an OB appointment on Monday and it appears the baby is still breech. Woomp woomp. I've been going to a chiropractor for the last two weeks and praying that the baby turns. I'm going to start doing some inversions which should be interesting. lol. Any other pointers welcome! 

How are you feeling? I'm feeling pretty good still. I am starting to feel big and a little comfortable at times, but nothing too bad. 

QOTD: We're keeping everything pretty much the same from our DD. We just moved our DD to her "new big girl room" so now it's open for the baby. I still have a ton to do...laundry....breaking out baby supplies from storage....With my limited energy I think I'm going to space out those tasks.

Rachnan

Had my little man on 4/7. He weighed 6lbs 12oz and was 19in. Ended up being induced after a night of contractions due to low AFI and unfortunately ended up having a c section. We are doing great now. Thanks everyone for the last 9 months and good luck!

katekat8721

@talon1226 that's so scary, I'm sorry! Hang in there love!

@rachnan congrats on your baby boy!