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How far along?

What size is baby?

How are you feeling?

Upcoming appointments?

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour?

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  • PupatellaPupatella member
    How far along? 26 weeks

    What size is baby? Coconut, head of lettuce, or a double gulp from 7-Eleven.

    How are you feeling? Fair. My "morning" or all day sickness is back much worse than the first trimester. Luckily I haven't been feeling like I need to throw up until 2-3 hours after I eat, so I only throw up stomach acid instead of food, but wtf. Heartburn is becoming a consistent daily symptom around the afternoon and evenings, and it has been a challenge to keep the swelling down in my ankles, especially with these hot days. 

    Upcoming appointments? Not for another 2.5 weeks. I found out I passed my GD diabetes test earlier this week!! I was so worried about that, so hearing I passed was a huge relief. At my next appointment, they are doing an ultrasound to make sure my placenta is moving up (it isn't previa, but is low in my uterus) and I am excited about seeing Peanut again!! I also have to get a Rhogam shot.

    Rants/Raves/Questions: Rant: Read above about how I've been feeling this week. Rave: Even though I have been feeling pretty lousy this week, I had a burst of energy, and have been on a cleaning rampage!! I have been cleaning our apartment, and finally started getting things in the nursery organized and put together. I'm really excited to do more this week!!

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? I am a first time Mom, and my birth plan is that I would really like to have a natural child birth with no interventions. My husband and I started taking a natural child birth class about 4 weeks ago (The Bradley Method) which is a 12 week course. We have found it really informative so far, and I love the teacher. I also like how the course covers medical interventions and when they are necessary, so just in case something goes not as planned, I will hopefully at least know the process. We have not done a hospital tour, but I have looked through all of the information we received about the labor and delivery rooms, and I am super excited to know that all rooms are private, and I can request a squatting bar and birth ball!! So even though I haven't seen it in person, it helps to know what is available for me and I just have to know to ask. One shocking thing, is that pretty much every single hospital in my area had a c-section rate of over 30%...wow. 

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  • emt87emt87 member
    Congrats on passing your GD test @Pupatella!

    How far along?     26 weeks

    What size is baby? slow loris, kale

    How are you feeling? Still feeling pretty great! I have had more energy lately, and have actually gotten some things done around the house that I had been putting off for a while. 

    Upcoming appointments? Next week for a checkup and glucose test. 

    Rants/Raves/Questions: Rave: The nursery is starting to come together, we have all of the furniture in and I have been working on organizing all of her things. We just need to find bedding and art and it will be done! Rant: After our family shower last weekend I started to realize how much more we still need to get for baby before she is here. I am a little overwhelmed with how much we still need to do! 

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? FTM here. I would like to have a med free birth, and we have hired a doula to help us thorough the process. Luckily my ob is very supportive of this choice so I don't feel like I am going to have to push back against my doctors to make it happen. I also just keep telling myself that you never know what will happen during labor, and that if things don't go to plan it will be ok. We start our birth class (birthing from within) in 2 weeks, and will also be meeting with the OB nurse at my doctors during my next appointment to go over setting up a hospital tour and classes that they recommend we take. 
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  • suzy311suzy311 member
    Congrats on passing @Pupatella! 

    How far along?     26 weeks

    What size is baby? Kale, butternut squash

    How are you feeling? Feeling okay - still dealing with heartburn and swelling.

    Upcoming appointments? Glucose test in a few weeks.

    Rants/Raves/Questions: I've been in full-on nesting mode. We set up the nursery and I'm in the process of decorating. We also decided to remodel our downstairs bathroom while we have the time. I feel bad for my husband because I get tired so quickly - I feel like I'm not much help!

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? I am a FTM and think I am pretty laid back. I plan on getting an epidural but I know that things happen and I may have to go with the flow and do whatever is best for baby in the moment. Our hospital recommended doing the tour/birthing class 6 weeks before my due date, which right now seems like it's cutting it close. I am really excited to check it out though!
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  • KaessiKaessi member

    How far along?
    27 weeks

    What size is baby?
    bunch of bananas!

    How are you feeling?
    Starting to tire out more easily, but good

    Upcoming appointments?
     U/S & Glucose test 7/28

    Rants/Raves/Questions:
    The constipation is back & I don't know what else to do. Switched prenatals, am taking Daily magnesium & a stool softener already. I eat a ton of fruit/fiber. And now my dr wants me to get on iron...but I know it's just gonna make it worse & I don't wanna!!

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? 
    Took the tour last month, start classes next month. On the "give me all the drugs" plan!
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  • SonyaL9SonyaL9 member
    How far along? 29 weeks today! 

    What size is baby? Pumpkin apparently, I can't believe that if she still has 11 weeks of growing in there! 

    How are you feeling? Pretty good overall, completely shattered when I get home from work but otherwise fine during day

    Upcoming appointments? Midwife apt on Tuesday and whooping cough injection. 

    Rants/Raves/Questions: Rave is heartburn during night, if anyone has any secret tips of how to combat it, pls share!! 

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? first timer, I feel really organised in practical house baby stuff but actual labour side I'm bit behind, our hospital doesn't offer tours and I hasn't sorted any classes yet, I've read so much and watched lots of bits online that I feel prepared for birth and what to expect but is that naive, should I deff be attending classes too? 
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  • PupatellaPupatella member
    @SonyaL9 my doctor okayed regular strength Pepcid, as well as Tums for heartburn. I would check with your doc though before taking anything. Oh, I have also found that ice cream helps!! :)

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  • SonyaL9SonyaL9 member
    @Pupatella tums are my go too for sure, just checking no one else had any secret ones ha, I could deff manage a bowl of ice cream before bed each night, for purely medical & comfort purposes only ha :) 
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  • PiperellaPiperella member
    edited July 2016
    How far along? 30 weeks

    What size is baby? Motorcycle helmet / Platypus

    How are you feeling? I'm tired all the time.  I'm taking 3-4 naps each day on the weekend, and take a nap when I get home.

    Upcoming appointments? Ob 30 week appt this week.  I found out last week I passed my GD test.  Yay!  Just another thing that I don't have to worry about.

    Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm excited and nervous about being only 10 weeks away from the due date.  We've taken lots of classes so far and feel it has been very worth while.  We have one more confident childbirth class, a happiest baby on the block, breastfeeding basics, and then an infant/cpr class.  Whew!  These classes do bring up a lot of questions but they are helping.

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? FTM here. Attaching a picture of it.  I answered a bit of this in my rants/raves/questions.

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  • emt87emt87 member
    @SonyaL9 when I have had heartburn I have found that a glass of milk or bowl of ice cream actually helped more than tums. Milk has become my go to and I haven't even taken any tums the past few times I have had heartburn. 
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  • SonyaL9SonyaL9 member
    @emt87 ooh right im on it, a glass of milk before bed each night and fingers crossed I won't keep waking up with heartburn!
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  • UponAStar16UponAStar16 member
    Lol @Piperella apparently I was psychic when I accidentally congratulated you on passing your GD test, congrats to you too!
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  • PiperellaPiperella member
    @UponAStar16 It's all good!  When I saw I was mentioned, I really had to think hard as to whether I had said anything yet or not!  lol!  :)
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  • cbamama641cbamama641 member
    edited July 2016
    How far along?
    30 weeks
    What size is baby?
    Summer cantaloupe, motorcycle helmet, platypus
    How are you feeling?
    Tired. Third tri tiredness is kicking my asss
    Upcoming appointments?
    Not till 8/2
    Rants/Raves/Questions:
    Nothing 
    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour?
    My plan has always been to have to plan.  My hope is to go into labor on my own again, get to the hospital with time to get my epidural, and deliver a healthy baby vaginally! No hospital tour ncessary, I work on the floor where I will be for labor and delivery and post partum and even if I didn't work there, I delivered three other babies there ;)
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  • SoInLoveCJ2011SoInLoveCJ2011 member
    How far along? 26 weeks

    What size is baby? head of lettuce

    How are you feeling? I have been really tired and short of breath at times from the FL heat

    Upcoming appointments? Aug 9th for my 28 week with sono

    Rants/Raves/Questions: My 2 1/2 year old is finally taking some interest in potty training so that is a big plus!

    GTKY: What is your birth plan? If you are a BTDT Mom, is your birth plan different than your previous pregnancy? Have you started taking birth classes or taken a hospital tour? I am a scheduled C-section, my first was wedged in my pelvis so my OB recommends a repeat.

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