3rd tri check in Week Dec 4th

wabash15

This is a weekly check in for the mamas  who have made it to the 3rd trimester!!! If you are in week 28 or past, feel free to join in on the weekly fun.

If you're just joining us please post a: 
•Mini synopsis in your first post with your EDD
•How many babies you are pregnant with
•If you know the gender(s)
•How you have been feeling in your 3rd tri
•Any upcoming or recent appointments you may had

Feel free to share pictures of your bump, nurseries, baby gear, and of course those babies when they arrive! 

@stella_700 congrats on the twins! and @jeansis congrats on your little boy!

@liljoy-2 EDD 11/30 with a little girl
@PoeMasque EDD 12/8 with a little boy
@wabash15 EDD 12/25 Team Green
@thucks EDD 2/12 with a little girl

QOTW: how is everyone feeling with the holidays coming up?

PoeMasque

39 + 3 today. Had my last OB appt and because I had 6 hours of labor last night that stalled out with zero dilation, my OB suggested we induce tonight to put me out of my misery. So we are scheduled for foley bulb placement and miso in 4 hours, it will stay in overnight and we will start pitocin tomorrow morning! I know i should be napping right now, but I’m too excited that we get to meet our little boy! 

liljoy-2

Good luck, @PoeMasque
I also had the baby girl, just back from hospital, she came one week earlier, despite c-sec being scheduled at due date. I wanted to try vaginally but my water broke with meconium and after 12 hours plus pitocin, no dilation after 3cm, so off to c-section we went..the baby never descended..the experience was surreal, not bad but very pleasant either...But not complaining, little girl born and now we struggle with bfeeding like so many stories i hear here. 
Goodluck and more to come

Jeansis

@PoeMasque Yay! So excited for you!! 

@liljoy-2 Congrats on your little girl!! I am in the same boat with breastfeeding. It is so much more challenging than I expected. We had to start supplementing with formula at day 3 because my supply was so low and slow coming in and, despite having good output in the hospital, baby had lost a pound since birth at his newborn check. Hearing that was so upsetting! It's getting better, but the first few days were so hard. Hang in there!!

wabash15

@PoeMasque good luck today!! I hope the induction goes well. 
@liljoy-2 congrats on your baby girl. Hang in there. BF is so hard and it can take both mom and baby a while to figure it out. That being said don't feel bad if you need to supplement or decide BF is not for your family right now. fed is best.

thucks

@PoeMasque I hope everything is going smoothly for you today. 
@liljoy-2 Congrats on baby girl. I'm sorry you had what sounds like a rough labor but I'm glad she's here and your both doing well. 
I know breastfeeding can be rough I really struggled with it when we had the twins there was a lot of supplementing going on. I know its a pain but have you tried to pump as well. It kind of throws your body into motion a little better I feel. I exclusively pumped with the twins it was a lot to take on but we managed a routine. Good luck I'm glad you are both at least giving breast feeding a try. 

kaseycoco

Hi all, I'm just joining the third trimester as of this week. It's fun to join and hear about you ladies who have just had or might be having your baby as we speak, it makes it feel that much closer! 
@liljoy-2 congrats on your baby girl!
@poemasque hope all is going well

I'm 28 weeks with one baby boy and I'm a FTM. I've been feeling pretty well throughout my pregnancy but am starting to get some lower back pain the past 2 weeks (went from 0-60 just like that!) which is making  some day to day stuff more challenging. I'm hoping a chiropractor can help. I have my glucose test tomorrow and am hoping that comes out all clear. 

QOTW: I'm excited for the holidays this year! During our IF treatments we had been trying for a while when Christmas came. My SIL announced they were pregnant during a big family gathering on Christmas, and it was really hard for me to be with a huge group of people celebrating when I wanted so badly to have the same good news. Now I'm so grateful to be blessed with a baby this holiday season!

wabash15

@kaseycoco congrats on making it to the third tri!! good luck with your GD test today. 
@thucks I bow down to you for being an EPer with the twins. I did a combo of pumping and BF and man it was challenging. I give so much credit to anyone who is an EPer. 

I realized I forgot to give my update... I'm now 37+3 (not sure how that happened). Work has been so crazy busy that I need this kid to stay put for a bit longer so I can get some things wrapped up. Other than that the typical aches and pains for late pregnancy. 
As for the holidays I'm excited and a little aprehensive because we are having more people than I intended stay with us and I have no idea if the baby will be here yet or not. I'm just trying to keep  things low key and get the last of our christmas shopping done this weekend so I don't have to worry about it.

PoeMasque

Thank you ladies! The induction went pretty well, some snags, but I never expected labor to go completely drama free  

plus I got to finally meet my little bean! 

Henry Magnus was born Wednesday morning at 6:16am, 34 hours after induction and with 75 minutes of pushing. He weighed 7lbs 14oz and was 21 inches long. So far he’s a great sleeper, excellent snuggler, and is still working out how to stay awake during feeding sessions  

Jeansis

@PoeMasque Congratulations!! He's beautiful!! So glad everything went well! 

thucks

@kaseycoco I'm so glad you are here as soon as @wabash15 has her baby I'll be left alone here lol 

@PoeMasque Congrats on the baby boy, he is a handsome little fella. 

wabash15

@PoeMasque congrats, he is beautiful!

kaseycoco

@PoeMasque congrats on your beautiful baby boy!!

lablover78

Lurking- @PoeMasque i remember you from TTTC. I’m so happy to see photos of your guy. Congratulations!!! 

PoeMasque

Awww, thank you @lablover78