Weekly Randoms / Chit Chat 6/26 - 7/02

SaphireSweetie88

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SaphireSweetie88

I am 37 weeks today and last night it hit me hard (not sure why) but I was having anxiety all night about how close I am and so now I am tired and dragging a$$ today   I ended up completely emptying out and redoing my hospital bag hoping that would help me calm down knowing that I have what I need ready to go.

cielaw89

I didn't sleep at all last night. I think I may have over-exerted myself while doing my registry completion at BRU. My legs ached all night, I tossed and turned all night, and I just couldn't get comfy. I woke up every hour and just couldn't get myself to fall asleep. Then I was wide awake when DH left for work at 5am. Today is going to be a very tired day. 

hyperangel_8509

The HR manager here at work just strolled to my desk and asked when my last day here is..... Um, 1. You are HR, I sent you an email about it that you forwarded to Payroll back at the beginning of the month and 2. You are HR, shouldn't you know this without me having to tell you?! 

Oye vey.

plumpous

No A/C in the office today. The girls around me are 'comfortable'. Grrrr. I know they freeze the place normally, but no air is not a solution!

Going to try some babywearing gear today. I could only find ONE store in the entire city that has weighted dolls and carriers to try on. How is this possible? It's a real schlepp too. Sorry for the gripe. Having a gross day (started with me spilling an entire bottle of Moroccan oil on a bunch of stuff while I was trying to get ready for work, yay).

NutellaToast

I think I win the 'Strange stuff people say to pregnant women' award. (Is that a category? Because it should totally be an award!) We spent the day with my husband's best friend growing up, and he informed me that he had seen a lot of pregnant women in the last few weeks. The reason? 'We are just coming out of Spring, and Spring is mating season.'

ginger1228

@NutellaToast - ha! Tell him he's off by about 6 months. These are fall babies!

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SaphireSweetie88

@cielaw89 - Sounds like RLS that I have been getting almost nightly lately. I found that sitting in a hot bath for 10 minutes takes care of it. Only consistent rememdy I have found. If you have trouble tonight, maybe try that if you can? I know it's not fun dealing with achy legs.

@hyperangel_8509 - HR at my work did that the other day too. I chalked it up to the fact that there are hundreds of employees that she's HR for so it is understandable that she may not remember off the top of her head. I know it's documented in the system but she just didn't remember at the moment.

@plumpous - Hopefully your day improved from its rough start and no AC

@NutellaToast - WTF lol. I haven't heard that one before. 

julybaby17-2

@SaphireSweetie88 I've been the same way! I'm so anxious for him to arrive, and I can't seem to relax. I've unpacked and repacked my hospital bag several times, and will probably again today. I have this list of things I want to get done and am slowly getting through it. I'm probably driving my DH crazy, but this strange firm
of nesting is the only thing keeping me sane by this point. 

jkbrownstein

Had my shower, on Saturday, thank you all for your input on my dress! I'm finally in nesting mode, I think it's because I actually have baby things to put away. I rented a carpet cleaner ($20 on groupon!) and deep cleaned all of my rugs, still sore from the work but totally worth. My husband kind of just stashed all of the gifts so they're not in boxes everywhere but I'm itching to clean and properly put them all away. Just waiting for my DH to sand our dresser/changing table so I can paint it and for him to pick up the crib from my parents. 

lph4248

I just picked up some Depend disposable underwear (per Lucie's List recommendation) at CVS. Not the most embarrassing purchase I've ever made, but it's definitely up there.

BusyZee

Haha Use amazon if you need more @lph4248

cielaw89

@SaphireSweetie88 thanks for the recommendation! Thankfully last night I slept like a baby without having any leg issues. I truly think I just overworked my body the other day when I went shopping, plus it had hit triple digits where we live too, so the combination of walking around for 2+ hours and 100+ degree weather did a number on my legs and body. If it happens again, I'll definitely try out the sitting in a hot bath. 

Here is another random: I got a call from Edgepark saying that my Medela breast pump order could not be processed due to insurance. I looked at my insurance again and now Kaiser is only offering Ameda breast pumps through their coverage. They used to offer Medela AND Ameda. Reading through the breast pump thread again and looking at reviews online has me weary about going through Kaiser to get a free Ameda pump. Now I have to figure out how/if I can apply my insurance coverage to a store bought breast pump. 

OperaSingerMommy

@cielaw89 I wonder if your insurance would be willing to reimburse you for the cost of the Ameda pump, assuming this is a cost issue for them?  That way you'd only end up paying the difference in price if you buy the Medela.  I'm sure that may be more of a hassle but it's worth a try.

That being said, as much as I love my Medela pump, I have friends who have been very happy with their Ameda pumps so maybe you'd like it too!

ginger1228

@cielaw89 - that really sucks!
This probably isn't an ethically right thing to do, but if you can't use your insurance through the store, could you get the Ameda, not open it, and try to sell it? Then use that money to help buy the Medela. 

Also - hot baths are amazing. Just do it. I take at least one a day. It's so relaxing and helps my back feel a little better. 

cielaw89

@OperaSingerMommy @ginger1228 I'll have to call my member services and see what they say. Half the time I talk to them, they have no idea what I'm talking about and I get transferred all over the place lol. I do know that Kaiser doesn't allow you to order through their supplier until after baby is born, so that also maybe an underlying issue on top of the brand. 

If I can get the cash value for the Ameda and apply it in store for the Medela or another brand, it would really help, especially because I have gift cards to certain stores that I can also use to bring the price down. 

But like you said @OperaSingerMommy maybe I would like the Ameda. I just don't know lol. 

chiquita928

@cielaw89 I know the pumps thread makes it sound awful, but I loved my Ameda last time, and opted to get another one this time, even though I had the choice of several different pumps.  I had NO problems with it, so even if you end up with that one, it's a great pump.  I'm not sure why people liked the Medela over the Ameda, but I found that the pump adjustment was great, and I never wished it had more suction.  I did also like that it was all the same parts when I chose to hand pump.

nktrodden826

chiquita928 said:

@cielaw89 I know the pumps thread makes it sound awful, but I loved my Ameda last time, and opted to get another one this time, even though I had the choice of several different pumps.  I had NO problems with it, so even if you end up with that one, it's a great pump.  I'm not sure why people liked the Medela over the Ameda, but I found that the pump adjustment was great, and I never wished it had more suction.  I did also like that it was all the same parts when I chose to hand pump.

Agreed

ginger1228

A plus is that you've never used a Medela so you have nothing to compare the Ameda to so you might like it just fine! 
I'm a FTM so I've never used a pump either. Sometimes it's good to not know what you're missing! (And that's of course only if the Medela really is "better.")

stokesm21

lph4248 said:no

I just picked up some Depend disposable underwear (per Lucie's List recommendation) at CVS. Not the most embarrassing purchase I've ever made, but it's definitely up there.

I rocked the shit out of that purchase at a local Walmart haha!  I even pointed at my belly and joked about it all with the cashier. I got a free sample mailed to me and once I tried them on I was sold. It came with a $7 coupon (making them half price) and I went and bought a box the next day. I'm a strictly thong wearer and tampon user and feel like the depends (I went with the silhouette active fit) make me feel the most "normal." You're pregnant , they get it! But kudos to you for taking the plunge!  

julybaby17-2

I feel like much stranger things happen at Walmart than someone buying Depends, haha. 

nktrodden826

julybaby17-2 said:

I feel like much stranger things happen at Walmart than someone buying Depends, haha. 

And there's a whole website to prove it lol

RubyRedPirate

My parents are getting annoyingly impatient for this baby. They live 500 miles away and will leave to come at the first sign of "go time." Yesterday my mom asked how I was feeling and I said Great! No cramps, not uncomfortable, still feel fine and working 10 hour shifts. She said "oh come on, not a single cramp, thats not fair!" Then today my dad text me and said I should do some jumping jacks to get things started. He said hes not taken much vacation this year so he could use it all to come visit for 2 weeks and he's getting tired of working.

I love my parents but I realize Im finally at the stage where Im going to be asked at least once a day by someone about why he isnt here yet or if I've had him yet. 

SaphireSweetie88

@RubyRedPirate - That sounds frustrating. I am getting the opposite from my mom. She's telling me to keep the baby in and to not do things around the apartment that could cause labor because she doesn't want me to go into labor before DH & I close on our house. Ummm I am pretty sure that if I were in labor / the hospital the date of the closing, the sellers would be perfectly okay waiting a day or two lol. I know there's even a clause in the contract about birth, death, divorce, etc so yeah I'm covered. 

ljd2010

@cielaw89 I actually really liked my Ameda Purely Yours! I used that and a medela freestyle, and the parts never leaked (unlike with my medela). By the end of my 10ish months EPing, I came to prefer the Ameda. 

Very on the fence with the depends! The mesh underwear gave me a bit of a rash last time, so maybe it's worth a shot!

alcrimmins

I never used padsicles, depends, or mesh underwear last time. Just huge regular overnight pads from the hospital. 

plumpous

I used the mesh undies with the large size overnight period pads and some kind of soothing cream I got at the hospital because I had an episiotomy. 

stokesm21

nktrodden826 said:

julybaby17-2 said:

I feel like much stranger things happen at Walmart than someone buying Depends, haha. 

And there's a whole website to prove it lol

#peopleofwalmart 
I've also legitimately heard of Walmart Bingo haha! 

Rotu101

alcrimmins said:

I never used padsicles, depends, or mesh underwear last time. Just huge regular overnight pads from the hospital. 

This. 

MamaRN13

All of these babies in the Announcement Thread are getting me so exited! It's so wonderful to see the LO's we have been talking about for so long and I'm dying over baby names (I LOVE baby names!). My doc scheduled me for an induction on Sunday due to mildly elevated BP, massive amounts of leg/face swelling, and super night time itching that didn't end up being cholestasis (thank goodness) but the levels were just one number shy of it. I can't believe she will be here by Monday!

AdaByron

So glad the gestational diabetes is behind me! And with this baby out i actually have an appetite and no heartburn! This morning I ate pancakes with syrup, bacon, eggs, 2 orange juice cups, then a chocolate frosted donut and coffee with cream and real sugar! And then I'm going to habe more orange juice. And on the way home I'm stopping at Starbucks for a venti caramel macchiato with full fat milk and real sugar syrup. 

ginger1228

@AdaByron - omg that breakfast sounds amazing. Reflux has been my major issue this entire pregnancy and I can't wait to eat all the food again!

mrsla0512

@AdaByron that sounds so good. I'm still on liquid diet. I did get orange juice tho and it was sooo good.

ljd2010

What feeding/diaper apps have people used and liked? Last time around, my husband and I used a printed chart from the hospital and filled in when I pumped/nursed and when LO had wet/poopy diapers, but I'm hoping to move on to the 21st century this time and use an app! 

Cynth0104

I am over work! Not due for 12 days but am ready to be done with work. Everyday I am hoping I will go into labor and it will be my last day! 

CPR79

I just had a growth scan and while baby is measuring in the 75th percentile overall, its head is in the 97th!  God help me.

ginger1228

I'm with all of you who are done with work! And my job is easy and fairly stress free - plus I work at home. I feel like I have senior-itis! I just want to be off.

nktrodden826

@ljd2010 I used this app but I was nursing and changing so many diapers I'd forget to input them all. So it didn't even last a week but it was helpful when I remembered to use it 

alcrimmins

^ I think that's the app I attempted to use too. I quit after a week or so. This reminded me to re download a contraction timer! That was more helpful for me. 

chiquita928

I don't think I kept track of any of it after the 2 week appt...just used the paper so I could give it to the pediatrician, and then stopped afterwards.

mamadcb

To me it was too much to keep track of all the nursing, sleeping, pooping, peeing etc. I was just too exhausted and busy to remember to even input it. I did pay attention to general poop/pee output and figured that if he wasn't gaining appropriately I would make an effort to keep closer track. I never wound up needing to. The only thing I starting keeping track of regularly was sleep, but only once he was two months old or so. 

My pediatrician said he doesn't look at the charts people bring in unless there is any indication of a problem. That was enough confirmation for me to feel fine about not tracking.