Weekly checkin w/o 12.08.25

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FTM/STM/TTM+: 

EDD / Weeks + Days: 

Team blue/pink/green:

Upcoming Appointments: 

How are you feeling?: 

Rants/Raves: 

Questions:

GTKY: are you doing any "labor prep" stuff. I.e. drinking special tea, primrose oil, etc. 

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The phoenix rises from the ashes this week. I've been totally MIA the last few weeks but... with good reason. About 3...4 weeks ago now, my lil dude decided to grow his final 2 teeth (top 2nd yr molars) and we hit sleep regression to end all sleep regressions. Then also a potty regression. And, this sleep deprived preggo caught a cold that quickly turned into a sinus infection that just wasn't going away so finally, after 3 weeks of suffering, I went and got antibiotics for it this past weekend. After 2 days, I'm already seeing a lot of improvement in how I'm feeling. I had the best night of sleep last night that I had in many weeks. 

FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 11, but induction scheduled for Jan 7 @ 7am; 35+1

Team blue/pink/green: fake green

Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow, w/ my OB

How are you feeling?: well, I'm still recovering from a long lasting sinus infection and I have undeniably hit the phase of pregnancy where "everything sucks". Baby dropped pretty substantially in the last few days, and well... my rectum is under pressure, my bladder is under more pressure (if that were even possible), and I move about as fast as a tortoise. I'm really starting to lean on my husband for the smallest things. I ended up buying a shower chair a few weeks ago and I believe it has been the best investment I made all pregnancy.

Rants/Raves: I have ranted sufficiently. Rave would be is that we hired a nanny to help us with baby during night, and she's been coming and integrating into our family. Our little dude really likes her and it's just so nice to have an extra pair of hands to help out. We also have a few high school students in the area that we've been onboarding as mother's helpers and they were over this weekend for a few hours each week to play with lil man and it was so nice to go run errands with my husband without someone yelling from the backseat. 

Questions: no

GTKY: are you doing any "labor prep" stuff. I.e. drinking special tea, primrose oil, etc. I'm getting adjunct care from a midwife, and she's started sending me all kinds of emails about cervical ripening. I've already been drinking red raspberry leaf tea on and off throughout the pregnancy, so will probably get more religious about that. And also have ordered Red Dates, on the off hand chance they do help. Will also be doing colostrum hand expression and pumping after week 36/37 (which is in 1 week from now!) Not sure if we'll be having any sex though... sex drive is at an all time negative low... boobs hurt... everything hurts... 


Regarding last week's question on push present: when I heard about it last pregnancy I was like "wtf?" but then my husband gave me a gift certificate at the spa after I delivered our 10.5lb baby, and I gladly accepted it. Lol. So, if he wants to give me another gift, I will not say no.