~~~June PGAL Check-in~~~

kimmyberly26

How far along are you/How old is baby? 

Team / Name?

What do you still have left to prep?

Any gear you wish you had?

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? 

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?

Any baby awesomeness this week?

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

PressLove

How far along are you/How old is baby?
40 weeks today!!! LO acts like she doesn't know this.

Team / Name? Pink

What do you still have left to prep? My cervix

Any gear you wish you had? Foley bulb

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
I feel pretty good. DH says he doesn't mind if she doesn't make our for Father's Day, so I no longer feel rushed.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? OB appt on Tuesday.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add? I keep having dreams that I'm in labor. I think it's wishful thinking.

Any baby awesomeness this week? She's teaching me patience and that my will is not her will.

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? I'd be a pampered pooch. They live the high life.

coffee89

How far along are you/How old is baby? 39 weeks!

Team / Name? Zachariah Louis

What do you still have left to prep? We have pretty much everything we will need until we move in July all set up and ready to go.

Any gear you wish you had? I don't think so....magic powers to get this show on the road?

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? It's getting hard physically. I don't want to eat, I'm sick to my stomach, going number 2 a whole lot, everything hurts all the time. I'm getting rather impatient as well.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? 39 week check will be on Tuesday. After a cervical check we will discuss if I want to schedule to be induced in week 40 or wait until 41.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add? I'm constantly thinking I'm leaking something, it's always just discharge.

Any baby awesomeness this week? Despite being pretty far into my pelvis, he still thinks it's awesome to punch, wiggle and try to turn around. Momma here doesn't think it is nearly as awesome.

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? A penguin. I just love them.

MMAMama

How far along are you/How old is baby?

40+3

Team / Name?

Pink/Eefa

What do you still have left to prep?

My body to know when it's supposed to go into labour.

Any gear you wish you had?

A comfy nursing chair, still trying to find one.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?

Very very hot, otherwise I can honestly say I feel completely normal, if it wasn't for lo dancing all the time I wouldn't think I was pregnant. No sptoms what so ever for about a week now.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share?

Have a sweep booked for Wednesday, not sure if I want it :-S

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?

Nope :-)

Any baby awesomeness this week?

She is locked and loaded, just my body not getting the message.

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

Tortoise because it's a simple life lol.

Kristalina

How far along are you/How old is baby? 38 weeks 2 days

Team / Name? Pink/Tessa

What do you still have left to prep? Nothing really, just rearranging her room.

Any gear you wish you had?
I think we got everything we wanted.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
Pretty good on both fronts, but starting to get to the point where I feel like she's not going to want to come out. I know it's still early to be thinking that though.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share?
Just regular appt on Tuesday.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?
I'm sure the labor fears will kick in soon! But right now nothing yet.

Any baby awesomeness this week?
She's still moving a lot and making my stomach dance which is always fun.
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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
I'd be a dog, they seem to have it pretty good!

MollySm

How far along are you/How old is baby?  39w 1d

Team / Name? Pink/Viviana Mae

What do you still have left to prep? I just put her lovey (present from big sis), carseat cover and infant insert, Ergo, and vibrating chair cover in the wash!  I shouldn't have left those things this late, but H kept saying that he'd just do it when I went into labor.  Ah well, no labor here, so the carseat might even be ready for her  

Any gear you wish you had?  We still need some stuff for her bedroom, but we've decided it's just not going to be finished by the time she gets here (the crib is ready in case rooming with us doesn't work for whatever reason).  

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?  H would rather she not come for Father's Day, so I'm feeling alright about her not coming this weekend.  But I'm impatient for things to start.  I had some contractions last week (timeable and lasting for about 5 hours), but they stopped and I haven't had much since.  I cry easily, and am ready for the emotional part to subside, though I'm not counting on that for a couple of months.  

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? I had an appt on Friday.  Doctor checked me and I'm 1cm, with a soft cervix, but it's far back and long. 
We also talked induction and she left it up to me if I wanted to have it be around 41 weeks or 42 weeks (as long as I get NSTs for the 2nd week and everything looks okay).  I'm thrilled that I don't need to feel any pressure about when she comes.  I hope it doesn't take until 42 weeks, but I'd rather not have the stress of an induction staring me in the face.  Lucia was 5 days overdue, so I certainly don't feel any certainty that this one will come early.  My next appointment is on my due date - next Friday.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?  The closer I get the less fearful I get.  I am just so excited to meet her!

Any baby awesomeness this week? I love how much she moves - she's squirming all around in there as I type.  She's so different than Lucia was during pregnancy.  I cannot wait to get to know her, and to see in what ways they are similar and in what ways they are different!  

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? I think I'd be some sort of monkey - all that climbing and swinging looks like fun!

sumochik

How far along are you/How old is baby? Baby is 1w1d!!

Team / Name? Blue. Adrean Joel

What do you still have left to prep?
Starting to pack up some stuff in the apartment, damn landlord really hard to do with a newborn/after a c section

Any gear you wish you had?
I need waaaay more clothes. I haven't gotten down changing a boy's diaper and at least twice a day he wets his onesie. Idk what I'm doing wrong. I put the flaps out and I point his penis down. I think there's some trick I don't know about.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
Feeling good. Much better than the last c section and that was what a lot of my apprehension was about. Sometimes I just feel like crying but I'm sure it's normal. This is my last baby and I never thought we'd have a boy and hormones being what they are I am actually less emotional than what I thought. However with my girls it took a little while for me to get the baby blues.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? We seem to be winning the battle against jaundice, so happy his levels are decreasing. Next week I see my OB for an incision check, FX it's all good!

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?
Ummmm, having this baby makes me want to have one more, but as my doc said and I fully know, my body cannot handle another pregnancy/c section. My OB said the delivery was incredibly difficult and he couldn't do the tubal due to excess of scar tissue and not being able to get around the ute to get to the tubes. I need to kind of deal with that I guess.

Any baby awesomeness this week?

He smiles and it's adorable. I love the way he moves his face right before he latches on to BF. I love watching my girls hold him and kiss him. I love seeing him sleeping on my hubby's chest. I love looking at him and saying which of his features look like which family member. I just love him so much.

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
A bird so I could fly.


Edit: pic upload weirdness.

kimmyberly26

How far along are you/How old is baby?  Almost 3 weeks!

Team / Name? Kelsey

Any gear you wish you had? nope. I didn't have a bouncer last time around so this time I made sure to have one.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? Better physically. Emotionally, I still have my breakdowns and just cry for no reason. Then both girls start crying. My poor DH!

Any baby awesomeness this week?
She's so much more awake now. She's also been giving us nice long stretches at night.
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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? I'm with @MollySm‌ , I want to be a monkey. They look like they have so much fun. I knew my LB was awesome!

For you ladies that haven't had your LOs yet...hang in there. You're in the home stretch now.

Read247

38w

Still don't have a name.

The crib still isn't put together. (Thanks DH. I've only been bugging you about this for 3 weeks!)

I'm freaking out! My csection is in 8 days. I'm looking forward to meeting LO (whatever his name is) but I'm not looking forward to having surgery and I'm scared of being a mom to 2 boys!!! My DH doesn't pitch in nearly enough as it is and now I'm doubling my workload. Wtf was I thinking having another one?!?!

If I could be an animal I would be a dog because they have it made AND their gestation period is only 60-64 days!

RedMar

How far along are you/How old is baby? 6 days old!

Team / Name? Xavier James

What do you still have left to prep?
My nipples for this constant beating.

Any gear you wish you had?
Need to order more storage bags for breast milk! Was excited to find out you can deep freeze the milk up to a year!

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
Feeling good- it was finally sunny today so I got to sit outside and soak up some much needed vitamin D.

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share?
His next appt is June 24th. We met our pediatrician on Friday and he's young with kids of his own- huge perk.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add? I get so worried about him getting sick. I don't know how new winter moms do it!

Any baby awesomeness this week? He's just a dream come true- can't stop staring at him!!

Animal- I agree with the turtle. Very laid back and chill!

SA1112

Congrats to all those who have their rainbows! Good luck those who will meet theirs soon!

How far along are you? 39+1 

Team / Name? Team green and getting so anxious to find out!

What do you still have left to prep?Any gear you wish you had? Just need to hang a few things in the nursery and officially pack the hospital bag.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? Physically I'm feeling almost done- swelling, heartburn, carpal tunnel, exhaustion. Emotionally- I can't believe im due in less than 1 week! I just want to meet this baby!

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share? 39 week appointment tomorrow. I think she'll tell me my induction date and we'll see if I've made any progress. Really hoping I won't need to be induced.

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?Any baby awesomeness this week? I still get nervous about delivery and everything that can go wrong. Baby awesomeness is just seeing and feeling the baby moving around in there!

Brittnic531

Sawyer Faith arrived on Wednesday weighing 6lbs 14ozs and was 20 1/4". Will update soon!!!

Oh, and I would be an elephant. Love those gentle giants!!!

Read247

@Brittnic531‌ - did you know that an elephant is pregnant for 22 months?! And baby elephants are about 250lbs at birth!!!

Brittnic531

Read247 said:

@Brittnic531‌ - did you know that an elephant is pregnant for 22 months?! And baby elephants are about 250lbs at birth!!!

haha, thanks for effectively changing my mind!!! 

PressLove

@ Read247- I wanted to say elephant, but I knew they were pregnant for waaaaay too long!  Thanks for reminding me of the gestational time.

Carriebear22

How far along are you/How old is baby?  39w6d (sorry for the late check in, been working alot over the weekend and early this week)

Team / Name? Pink, Camryn Marie

What do you still have left to prep? Install car seat in DH's Jeep, move her swing from nursery to living room.

Any gear you wish you had? I cant think of anything

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?  I  had an episode last week where my left arm and leg went numb, ears were ringing, blood pressure was up.   Saw my Doc that afternoon then spend the evening in OB for monitoring, labs, serial BPs and a head CT, all turned out ok.  Probably a blend of carpal tunnel, sciatica and a touch of anxiety.  Alot of pelvic pressure last few days, but she is still at -1 station.  I guess she is just getting heavier.

Emotionally I've never been so excited and scared simultaneously!  But I know that no matter how hard this change is, it will be the best and most important thing we have ever done!    

Any updates or appointments coming up you'd like to share?  Inducing Thursday morning!  

Any PgAL crazy/labor fears/parenting fear you want to add?  No, I just need to remember to trust that my body knows what to do.  

Any baby awesomeness this week?  Just so excited to meet this little girl!

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QOTW – If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

I would be a koala or panda bear, they look all cute and cuddly, but you don't mess with them because they are viscous.  Never mistake kindess/cute & cuddly for weakness!