***3rd Tri Check In*** (8/20)

formerwigirl

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! If you are new, please include your EDD and team in your post.

Congratulations @thosethreewords and @xtina78 on the arrival of your little ones! Hope everyone is doing well!

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

QOTW: Since pregnancy dreams are so crazy and vivid, what has been your craziest/weirdest pregnancy dream?

**Recent Grads**
@ThoseThreeWords 8/8-Team Green turned Team Blue
@xtina78 9/2 Twin Girls born 8/16

**August**
@Sk8terWoman 8/20 Boy - Today is your due date! I would guess that baby boy isn't here yet. Did you schedule your induction?
@Allison7 8/23 Girl - How are things going? Did your bloodwork come back with everything okay?
@OutdoorGirl10 8/30 Boy - Thanks for the advice on the prilosec. I went back to Zantac and haven't been suffering as bad. Were you able to get any of the things done you wanted to? I am sorry you have had people bugging you especially at this point.


**September**
@GettinCrafty 9/3 Girl - Yay for being Strep negative!! How is little girl doing?
@Lizarella82 9/6 Team Green - Almost at your 38 week mark. How is everything going?
@tigger99 9/7 Girl - Did you get the results of your GBS? Any update on names?
@1983lindsey 9/10 Boy - Getting closer to your c-section. Did you get the results of the Strep test?
@brittneyandadam 9/11 Girl
@jenschultz85 9/22 Team Green

**October**
@Hopeful1029 10/3 Boy - How did your appointment go today?
@mmhopeful 10/7 Twin Boys - Did you find a sub to take over for you?
@Aurora1181 10/10 Team Purple
@SpartanGirl24 10/10 Twin Boys  - Have the contractions gotten any better? Is the water helping?
@jkayb123 10/10 Boy/Girl Twins - Welcome to the board.
@CutieCruz327 10/23 Boy - I am sorry to hear you failed your 3hr GTT. How is the new diet?
@iloveflipflops 10/27 Boy - Another one I am sorry you were diagnosed with GD. Did you start a new diet or how are they controlling it?
@arathiv 10/28 Boy - Are you getting any more sleep? I know I have found 3rd Tri more difficult due to the lack of sleep.

**November**
@gldnbearz 11/2 I am sorry you didn't mention what team you are. How did your birth prep class go? Also your u/s?
@rox825 11/4 Team Green - Did you get the results of your GTT? Fingers crossed that you passed!
@mrsbuttercup0806 11/6 Girl - So glad to hear you passed your 2 hr GTT. I also failed my 1hr but passed my 3hr. How is little girl doing?
@lincoln79 11/7 - I am sorry but you didn't mention in your post what team you are. How did the pet/new baby class go?

formerwigirl

First of all I apologize if I missed anything. I am dealing with major exhaustion today and will be heading to bed shortly. I hope everyone is doing well! Congrats to the recent grads.

AFM
How far along are you?   I am 35 weeks 2 days

Upcoming appointments? I have my weekly appointment tomorrow along with a growth ultrasound. Soo excited to see LO and see how big "it" is. Also if it is head down or not.

Any updates to share? Nothing big here. We went to use our completion coupons this weekend and spent a nice amount of money. Hoping we have everything we need for LO. I should have more to update tomorrow on LO.

How are you feeling? Honestly dealing with awful exhaustion. I am tired of people's jokes about how oh get used to it, it only gets worse when the baby is here. Plus feeling pretty hormonal too. I know its all part of this and I feel awful complaining. Just taking it as a bad day and hopefully tomorrow will be better.

I hope you all have a great week!

lincoln79

We are also Team green!

AFM: the pet and new baby class was interesting. it helped us realize we have a few things to work on.

No more appointments  this week, but we have our first baby shower this weekend and the semester starts on Monday!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Hopeful1029

32w5d. Had OB appt this afternoon. All is well with our little man, but this mama is now on bed rest. Due to the pain I've been experiencing, doc said it's DSP, which is a gap in the pubic joint. To prevent me from further pain, and hopefully prevent any complications with labor, I am on bed rest. I'm super afraid because DH and I pretty much live paycheck to paycheck. I will be filing for short term disability but that's just a fraction of my paycheck......so I'm trying not to stress too hard. The most important thing (I need to keep reminding myself) is that our little munchkin is healthy. How a, I feeling? I've turned in to super hormonal woman! I'm not sure if it's an end-of-pregnancy thing, but I am now crying at everything and have zero tolerance for anything!

Allison7

Our baby is here! We are still working out the spelling of her first name, but Catherine (or Catharine) Elisabeth arrived yesterday at 4:58! My water broke on Tuesday night just before 9, so we headed down to the hospital. I did start contractions on my own, but was only 1cm and the contractions were weak, so they needed to induce active labor with pitocin. All went pretty well and she arrived after just an hour and a half of pushing (which was way harder to do than I thought!). I will do a welcome post and get some pictures up after my phone is done charging.

So far this little one is just perfect! She seems to have her dad's hair, my nose and mouth, and the fattest little cheeks! We have fed successfully a few times now and so far she is a huge fan of sleep. It is just so hard to believe that she is here!

rox825

Thanks for the check-in, I skimmed right over it last night because I'm not used to considering myself 3rd tri yet!  I did pass my glucose test luckily, thanks for asking.  

I'm 29 weeks now, next appointment is next Friday.  I don't really have any updates besides passing the glucose test.  We're starting to get the nursery set up, which is fun!  My shower is in 2 weeks so I'm trying hard not to stalk my registries anymore, but it's so tempting.  I'm feeling OK, sleep is becoming more uncomfortable so I'm tired overall and still getting normal heartburn and aches/pains, but nothing too bad.  Also, wow I just realized looking at my calendar that our child birth classes start 2 weeks from today!!

@jenschultz85 Sorry you had a bad day yesterday, hope today is better.  I'm starting to feel the exhaustion too and I still have 11 weeks, yikes.

@lincoln79 I'm curious about what you learned in the pet/baby class.  We were just planning on winging it- we know 1 dog will be fine (she was a therapy dog with children in her younger years), and the other we think will adjust pretty quickly but who knows.  Any tips would be great!

@Hopeful1029 I'm sorry about the bed rest.

@Allison7 Congratulations!!

Sk8terWoman

@Allison7 congratulations on your little girl and can't wait to see pictures!
 

How far along are you?  I'm still pregnant--ugh!!  40 weeks and 1 day.

Upcoming appointments?  I had my NST yesterday and everything was good and the baby was reactive to the external stimulus.  I'm still only 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced.  My induction date is next Wednesday, August 27th at 10 p.m. if the little guy doesn't make his arrival before then.

Any updates to share? Been having some cramping, and felt some contractions last night but they didn't last very long.  I'm trying to be more active to see if labor will start--walking, jumping jacks you name it!  Baby's head is still pretty high, but at least he's face down.  The wait until next Wednesday is feeling tortuous, everything is so slow.  I've transitioned most of my work duties to my temporary replacement (I'm a project manager) so work is pretty slow too.


How are you feeling? The swelling in my feet has gotten pretty bad, too the point that it's swollen all day from the moment I get up until I go to bed.  I prop it up during the day and use bags of ice to try to keep it down, as well as walk around for 5 min every hour.  My husband and I are both really ready to have this baby!

mmhopeful

How far along are you?  33 weeks and 3 days
Upcoming appointments? NST #4 tomorrow night... Had OBGYN appt yesterday and they found protein again in my urine.  BP was elevated as well.  So.....today I had blood work drawn to look at liver, kidney enzymes and blood platelets.  I am also collecting urine for the next 24 hours so I am glad to be at home today.  I know that my dr is looking at signs of pre-eclampsia.  GD is under control for now.  
Any updates to share?  I will attach a photo....a friend of mine knows how much I love Mr. Rogers and how I had a spot in the nursery for a Mr. Rogers theme.  She bought me a special gift and sewed some special items for me.  I love them!  
How are you feeling?  My feet are swollen, as well as my hands.  My husband has been giving me a foot rub at night which helps.  Getting nervous about  the arrival of the boys.  I think it's because my dr said she'd let me know this weekend if I can start work on Monday the 25th or not.  I might just be taking it easy at home prior to delivery instead of teaching.  I reviewed resumes this week and am set to interview 4 people as my long term sub next week.  I really want to at least meet the person who will be in my classroom and go over things prior to the 1st day of school.  If I needed to finish on 8/29 I could handle that....just not knowing who will be in my room is upsetting.  Almost decorating for the prom but not being able to actually attend.  Feeling torn about not being there for my students.  I know....My priorities are shifting, but it is still hard. 

I get tired during the day and have needed to nap. I also can't seem to stay on one side lying down due to hip discomfort, but it's hard to move and reposition myself too.  

QOTW: Since pregnancy dreams are so crazy and vivid, what has been your craziest/weirdest pregnancy dream?  The babies were crying and needed to be fed. I somehow slept through it and they were hungry. I woke up in tears.  Yup....you could say worries are creeping in.

Siona1976

@jenschultz85 can you add me? EDD: 11/12 with twin boys

@Allison7 congrats on your baby girl!!!

AFM:

How far along are you? 28w1d

Upcoming appointments? I had my glucose test yesterday. . .they said they would call if I failed. But either way would talk to me about my results at my next appointment in 2 weeks. Also, meet with the Ob, which was good (the last 2 appts have been pathetic & I was not impressed with those docs). I'm measuring 32.5 weeks. It looks like someone forgot to get me on the u/s schedule to check on the growth of the twins. I have an u/s on Friday because they want those results before my next appt when they have to schedule my non-stress test and amniotic fluid check.

Any updates to share? Not really. Our plan is to put the cribs in the nursrey together this weekend. So we can have a semi-functional nursery. . .right now it is where we store all of the baby stuff and is a complete disaster (think junk room).

How are you feeling? Tired & sore. Tired all of the time, I feel like I could sleep 24 hours/7 days a week if hubs or the cats would let me. I have pain in my left and right hands (pinkie, ring & middle finger) very similiar to carpal tunnel (called ulnar tunnel) and it has been getting worse. They believe it is from pregnancy and should go away after birth (I sure hope so). It is worse at night and first thing in the morning, the good is it mostly goes away during the day, but  wakes me up at night. Finally, heartburn and I'm kicking myself because I forgot to ask the doctor what I can take besides tums.

Lizarella82

Thanks for the check-in Jen!
How far along are you? 37 w 5 d
Upcoming appointments?I have another NST tomorrow afternoon then growth scan with MFM Monday morning to have an estimated weight for my induction TUESDAY!
Any updates to share? Not much, I feel like baby has grown and I can't wait to meet him/her. We may end up in the hospital Monday night to start cervical ripening depending on how things look tomorrow afternoon. 
How are you feeling? Anxious, elated, scared, overwhelmed- ask me in 5 minutes Today is my last full day of work!

QOTW: Since pregnancy dreams are so crazy and vivid, what has been your craziest/weirdest pregnancy dream? I can't remember a single one!

rox825

I forgot about the QOTW!  I think that I posted about this on a PGAL check-in too, my fave dream so far- I was at a work party where we were doing a gift exchange and my gift was a strawberry pie.  And I was SO excited, but people who were choosing gifts after me kept stealing my pie and I got really ticked off and stormed out.  Don't mess with my sweets during pregnancy :-)  Lol.

OutdoorGirl10

@Allison7 Congrats!

How far along are you?  38w5d

Upcoming appointments? another one tomorrow. usual NST and they'll do a vag check to see if anything's happening yet.

Any updates to share?  We finally figured out which mother is staying with us when after LO arrives. I"m still working and I think people at work are forgetting that I could go at any time. They keep assigning me things to do! Ugh. Ooo, but on a baby note, I'm finally ordering some of the final things we wanted to get so I'm hoping they arrive before LO does!  But I still need to get the breast pump ordered through insurance so hopefully that comes quick.

How are you feeling?  lol...well, I'm uncomfortable all the time and irritable and everyone annoys me.  Don't talk to me, I don't want to talk to you, just go away - that's pretty much how I feel about everyone except DH! lol  So I'm very pleasant to be around right now.

QOTW: Oh boy. I'll spare you all the details but I had this one months ago that may have scarred me for life. Warning - it's really gross...To give you the highlights I had all these little bumps around my pubic area and when I squeezed them to make them pop, out came worms that crawled away and then got bigger and bigger and I was surrounded by them. Yuck. Shiver. Gag.  I still can't even think about that one.

formerwigirl

Congrats @allison7!

Just wanted to give you all an update on my appointment today. LO is head down, I am 1cm dilated, and 80% effaced. I know this really doesn't tell us anything but I am happy with the progress. They are estimating LO to be at 5lbs 11oz.

I totally forgot to answer the QOTW. Mine was a dream I had the other day. My dream was that I went to use the bathroom and I looked down afterwards. I saw the baby in the toilet and started freaking out that I had done something to hurt her. Yes that is right I said her. I am team green but I've had quite a few dreams about a girl. I'd say about 90% of people think I am having a boy so its just weird. Anyways I started freaking out and as soon as I did, the baby started crying and came to life. It was really freaky and had me a bit off that day.

Mrsbuttercup0806

How far along are you?   29 weeks today

Upcoming appointments? Nothing until Sept 2

Any updates to share? I popped again so I can finally see a difference without having to compare to past weeks photos - I'm a plus girl so even though I can feel everything getting firmer all my clothes still fit and I was feeling a bit sad I wasn't really showing.

How are you feeling? Today kinda punk. In general I'm just so happy I am at this point and I LOVE feeling Butterfly moving around (first hiccups yesterday!!!). There's just the odd day that is achy or gassy that is rough.

SpartanGirl24

How far along are you? 33 weeks today!
Upcoming appointments? NSTs and BPPs next week. Everything looked good this week, minus more contractions during the NST. Both boys are measuring on track 
Any updates to share? I was having a lot of BH on Monday night, so we were pretty much ready to go if things didn't clear up. Drs weren't concerned since they weren't painful contractions, but it definitely made us get in the right mindset!
How are you feeling? Good, besides the contractions, but I'm trying to make a point of working with my feet propped up all the time and lie down once contractions start. We want them in there for a few more weeks!

QOTW: Since pregnancy dreams are so crazy and vivid, what has been your craziest/weirdest pregnancy dream? I had a really weird one where I was in labor and had one twin, then they wouldn't let me have the other one until the next day. Literally one baby out and one baby in for 24 hours. So odd...

Cutiecruz327

Thanks @jenschultz85‌ for a great check in.

Congratulations @Allison7‌!


How far along are you?
31 weeks 1 day
Upcoming appointments?
next Friday I go for follow up on my GD. We went to class on Tuesday. The dietician was great. I feel really good going forward. DH & I got her card. After baby comes we'd like to set an appointment to eat healthier (we are both over weight). We had appointment with doc right after, he said my tracking and numbers have been good. I am really hopeful after that & the class.

Any updates to share?
Nursery is finally finished!! We had started to renovated the 2nd bedroom in July. It's now painted and ready! DH is putting the dresser together right now! We are still waiting for crib to come in. I plan on washing somethings tomorrow & putting away. I am so excited!

How are you feeling?
Better. We were in labor & delivery last week with contractions due to dehydration. Between better hydration and the new diet I feel world's better!

QOTW: 2 weeks ago I had this dream my husband left me late in pregnancy. I was devastated and didn't know why. He would still call and check in like normal but continually tell me the best thing about our marriage falling apart was his new cell phone plan. He would call and talk about his plan constantly. Then at the birth of our son he brought a new girlfriend in the delivery room!!! My mom was there and yelled at him and he had no idea why!

I woke up So upset. I told him about it and he laughed (while hugging me) and told me there was no reason to leave me, we just upgraded to smartphones the week before. He loves his phone plan! He such an assistant but he knows how to make me laugh lol!

Aurora1181

Hi, ladies! I am so so late in updating because I had my twins! I was admitted two and a half weeks ago due to a short cervix, but then they realized i was having contractions that I wasn't feeling. So I stayed in labor and delivery for four days.. spent 60 hours on magnesium (omg that was awful) and then finally got the contractions to stop and was put on hospital bedrest.

About a week later they noticed my blood pressure spiked, and my liver enzymes got progressively worse.. so I ended up with severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. After the last set of bloodwork came back confirming the diagnosis, I was immediately prepped for a csection and, I had the babies two hours later. My husband barely made it up to the hospital in time- it was wild. It felt sort of like an out of body experience.. I just couldn't believe how fast it all went down.

I had to go back on the magnesium for 24 hours after delivery to get stable and wasn't able to see my babies during that time. It was awful! When I was finally wheeled to see them the next day, I think I was in shock that all of that had happened to me... I still cry when I think about it.

On the extremely bright side, I'm now stable and our little boy and girl were born! they were very early at 32 weeks- he was 4lbs 1 oz and she was 3lbs 5oz. both are doing well and just working on eating and growing in the NICU. They've been in the NICU for a week now and they anticipate they'll be there for another 3 weeks or so. I'm pumping round the clock for the them and it's exhausting but makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile to help them. We are so in love with our little munchkins.

Cutiecruz327

@Aurora1181‌ Congratulations! ! I am glad you are all recovering well.