2016 mamas?

ktomorrow

Any Austinites out there? I'd love to talk baby/maternity shops and maybe (eep) Zika

mauishay

Hey there! I'm due October 27th and live in south Austin

ktomorrow

@mauishay Hey congrats! FTM and I'm in South Austin as well. I'm due July 24th. 

CaptainPhasma

Yay fellow south austin moms! I'm also due Oct 2016

victoria98

Ftm due July in North Austin! (:

CaptainPhasma

To alleviate my (very minor) zika concerns I purchased a couple permethrin undershirts from REI to wear when I work outside.

ktomorrow

I feel more than a bit lame about being nervous but I don't like incomplete data. I read over drinking and coffee data and concluded I'll have a bit of each no worries. Zika, well, can't read studies and on the giant IF a birth defect or development disorder showed up I know I'd always question whether I should've taken it more seriously. So I'm buying out bug spray, plan to crank the A/C (apparently helps), and will watch for data from Colombia and elsewhere. Sigh, til this I took pride in my laid back approach to preg.

CaptainPhasma

Tropical diseases tend not to flourish much in Austin, but we do have a more mosquito - friendly environment than elsewhere so I'm on board with any steps to reduce my chance of getting bit even by non-zika mosquitos. Remeber to dump out standing water outside the house like bird baths regularly to prevent them from breeding everyone.

ashleyrobertson0113

Hi Mommas! I'm a FTM due June 4th with a little boy. Super excited to see some people on this board are active!  

I'm new to the area and would love to get to know y'all! 

ktomorrow

Thanks @CaptainPhasma words of calm on this topic always appreciated!  

@ashleyrobertson0113  Glad to have more peops welcome to Austin!

UnwritteN12

North Austin here. Due with our 2nd set of twins in August/September. 

Regarding Zika, has anyone else's OB said to go ahead and use a bug spray containing DEET? I never thought it was OK but he said the risks are minimal.

ktomorrow

@UnwritteN12 yep told fine but if it makes you nervous the cutter lemon eucalyptus is just about as effective supposedly https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/01/30/464740275/whats-the-best-way-to-keep-mosquitoes-from-biting

victoria98

@ashleyrobertson0113 hey that's my bday! My baby boy is due July 16th (:

rubredvelvet

Hi all! Due with my 3rd this August. We are in CP. 

mskeenan

Hey ladies ! I'm due with my first November 19! I am currently in north Austin arbor area but moving south in a few weeks ! 

lrgilber

I'm a FTM due June 23rd in North/Central Austin (Allendale).  

I'm also a pharmacist and from the research I've done, it seems any risk associated with DEET is far less than the risk associated with Zika.  I still find it's nearly impossible to avoid mosquito bites, especially with all this rain!

kwilliams3402

Due early August, and we live in central Austin!

Is anyone delivering at Seton Central?  If so, do you know what their nursery v. rooming-in practice is at night?  Hospital tour isn't for 3 weeks and curious!