~PGAL May Check in++++Labor Buddy Edition!~

Gregermis · March 2013

LABOR BUDDY MATCH UP! Okay? we had an odd number?. I?ve got a threesome listed at the end. I?m hoping we get a late edition and we can split that. If anyone is uncomfortable with their choice, please PM me and I?ll make some changes. Also, each week I?m going to post a Labor Buddy Discussion topic. Call your labor buddy out in a separate post or PM them please. I thought I?d give some suggestions for maybe getting a little bit closer to your labor buddy but without violating any personal info.

This is a check-in for anyone pregnant after a loss. Being pregnant after a loss comes with a lot of emotions and, while we're thrilled to be here, it's scary as well. Hopefully we can use this check-in to find support and friendship in other women going through a similar experience.

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Any updates or appointments coming up that you'd like to share?

QOTW - Belly buttons! Is yours still in a inny? Have you popped? If so, when?

LB Discussion (between you and your buddy)? What would you like to get out of your labor buddy experience? Share an interesting fact about yourself or your pregnancy.
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BekW2009 ? current EDD 5/2 (WBE) (Green)

Dmbabe67 ? current EDD 5/4/2013 (Blue)

Bananers ? current EDD 5/5/2013 (Blue)

KLJ3 ? current EDD 5/6/2013 (Blue)

Gregermis ? current EDD 5/8/2013 (Green)

Nola78 ? current EDD 5/9 (WBE) (Pink)

Wmorgan003 ? current EDD 5/10 (WBE) (Pink x2)

Dillngr9 ? current EDD 5/11 (RCS 5/6) (Blue)

Rachel Goldstein ? current EDD 5/11 (RCS 4/22) (Blue x2)

PetraStoneGirl ? current EDD 5/19 (c/s 5/13) (Pink)

AlishaPreggo2012 ? current EDD 5/14/2013 (Blue)

Besoul ? current EDD 5/15/2013

Annarussell05 ? current EDD 5/17/2013 (Pink)

Pnutg ? current EDD 5/20/2013 (Blue)

AudUy ? current EDD 5/20/201 (green)

Delino ? current EDD 5/21/2013 (Pink)

April ? current EDD 5/21/2013 (Blue)

Tuffytiff ? current EDD 5/23/2013 (Pink)

Lavril ? current EDD 5/24/2013

Cgiles1208 ? current EDD 5/25/2013 (Pink)

HimandMeplus3 ? current EDD 5/27/2013 (Blue)

Cdnbird11 ? current EDD 5/29/2013 (Pink)

JenJen2209 ? current EDD 5/31/2013 (Blue)

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Labor Buddies!
BekW2009 - Annarussell05
Dmbabe67 - April
Bananers ? Pnutg
KLJ3 ? AudUy
Gregermis ? PetraStoneGirl
Nola78 ? Delino
Wmorgan003 - HimandMeplus3
Dillngr9 ? Lavril
Rachel Goldstein ? Tuffytiff
AlishaPreggo2012 - Cgiles1208
Besoul - Cdnbird11 - JenJen2209
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Gregermis · March 2013

Next appointment is Thursday. Invites for my first baby shower went out this weekend Smile ... it's in two weeks! Baby shower #2 is the weekend after and still no invites

QOTW - I'm pretty sure my button won't pop at this point, but I guess there is still time. Yesterday it was nearly flat, but this am it's back to being slightly inny. Definitely more shallow than it used to be Smile

JenJen2209 · March 2013

Ive got an appointment today to check my blood pressure since it was elevated last time. Im a little nervous about it, but dont think I have (or am developing) pre-e. Lets hope not anyways, lol.

My bellybutton is still an innie and Im hoping it stays that way but Ive got 3 months left...so I guess theres a possibility of it popping out still, lol.

c-elizabethf · March 2013

Next appointment is march 25th, the start of going every two weeks. My mom told me the invites for my shower came in and she got them passed out this last weekend. She gave me one for the baby book and it is so cute (: I'm really excited.

It hasn't popped but it is more shallow than it was, I guess we will see if it pops within the next ten weeks lol.

KLJ3 · March 2013

Happy Monday! I hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for the labor buddy matchup!

My next appointment is Thursday. I'm hoping the "weight brigade" doesn't give me hell again...honestly, it's almost all in my bump. They say the baby is measuring normally, so if I gain ten more pounds before it's all said and done, they can kiss my ass.

My belly button is stubbornly remaining an innie, for the most part. One side is a little squooshy and not quite flush with the rest of my belly, but it doesn't protrude enough to notice through a shirt. The rest is concave...ish. We'll see what the next 8 weeks brings!

pnutg · March 2013

I don't have my next appt until the 29th and it's with the dr I don't love. Boo.

My belly button is still an innie, but barely. I would be surprised if it didn't pop in the next 2 months!

On a happy note, strangers are starting to notice I'm pregnant and I have gotten comments within the last couple of days. It's like everyone likes a pregnant woman!

April! · March 2013

My next appointment is Friday. I'm going every two weeks now. Eep!

QOTW: My belly button is much shallower, but it's still an innie. I have a pretty deep belly button so I doubt it's going to pop. We'll see!

This past Sunday, the 10th, was the anniversary of my loss. I was having a tough time last week but the actual day wasn't so bad. It was nice that we had my shower on Saturday, so I could focus on the new baby.

AudUy · March 2013

My next appointment is on the 21st. I'm doing quite well in terms of aches and pains but my nausea has been pretty bad for the last while and I returned to vomiting yesterday. Here's hoping that's the last of it!

I still have an innie belly button and at this point it's hard to imagine it will pop, but there's still 10 weeks for that to happen.

***Important*** I don't have a cell phone and therefore I think having a labour buddy would cause me (and my buddy) more stress as I would have to figure out a way to be in contact with her. As a result, being a labour buddy is is not something I am interested in doing. This has absolutely nothing to do with KLJ3 and I am disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to get to know her better and share this upcoming amazing experience with her. It's too bad I was late in adding to last week's check-in, but the good news is this will solve the problem of an odd number of people.

cdnbird11 · March 2013

My next appointment isn't until the 21st. But I DO have a 3D ultrasound this Saturday!

My belly button is still an innie, but it is a heck of a lot shallower than it once was. I've always had a deep, cavernous belly button, but now when I look at my stomach I can see the end no problem. I think it might pop eventually, with how my belly is growing!

AlishaPreggo2012 · March 2013

Any updates or appointments coming up that you'd like to share?

I have an ultrasound tomorrow and my weekly NST on Thursday. Last week's Thursday NST resulted in an anxiety-ridden rush trip to L&D Triage because my OB didn't think our LO was reacting as much as he should be. Had a 2nd NST upon arriving at L&D, plus an ultrasound, and baby looked perfect on both. My PGAL brain has been on overload ever since.

This LO is an unbelievably calm and sleepy litlle boy. As my first son was stillborn at 33 weeks just last June, I had hoped for an active baby this pregnancy so that I would aways know he was okay. Our first son was super active, so when he stopped moving, I knew I had lost him. Alas, this LO only moves just enough not to warrant daily panicked hospital trips. Whenever I do breakdown and head to the hospital or OB, he perks right up as soon as the monitors are on him...which makes me seem paranoid. He has entire days where it feels like he's sound asleep. I still have 2 weeks until my loss milestone. I honestly don't know how I'm going to stay calm until this baby is born.

QOTW - Belly buttons! Is yours still in a inny? Have you popped? If so, when?

It's sort of an... "in-between-ny" LOL It's half-in, half-out, and any outbursts of laughter or coughs or sneezes threaten to pop it all the way out.

bananers · March 2013

Update: 32w1d today. Next appointment is this Thursday with a different doctor in the practice. I'm curious if she'll be able to tell me whether baby is head down yet or not. I think maybe he is, based on where I feel "kicks" the most (in my ribs) but it's hard to tell (and I know he can still flip, so it's not super important - I'm just curious). We also have our childbirth class this Saturday and then maternity pictures on Sunday! Busy week.

QOTW: Belly button is an outie, and popped a couple weeks ago. There is still a little divot on the bottom that's more flat/innie, but you can see it through shirts now, which I hate! Oh well...

KLJ3 · March 2013

AlishaPreggo2012:
Any updates or appointments coming up that you'd like to share?
I have an ultrasound tomorrow and my weekly NST on Thursday. Last week's Thursday NST resulted in an anxiety-ridden rush trip to L&D Triage because my OB didn't think our LO was reacting as much as he should be. Had a 2nd NST upon arriving at L&D, plus an ultrasound, and baby looked perfect on both. My PGAL brain has been on overload ever since.
This LO is an unbelievably calm and sleepy litlle boy. As my first son was stillborn at 33 weeks just last June, I had hoped for an active baby this pregnancy so that I would aways know he was okay. Our first son was super active, so when he stopped moving, I knew I had lost him. Alas, this LO only moves just enough not to warrant daily panicked hospital trips. Whenever I do breakdown and head to the hospital or OB, he perks right up as soon as the monitors are on him...which makes me seem paranoid. He has entire days where it feels like he's sound asleep. I still have 2 weeks until my loss milestone. I honestly don't know how I'm going to stay calm until this baby is born.
QOTW - Belly buttons! Is yours still in a inny? Have you popped? If so, when?
It's sort of an... "in-between-ny" LOL It's half-in, half-out, and any outbursts of laughter or coughs or sneezes threaten to pop it all the way out.

(((HUGS))) I really hope that your LO becomes more active in the coming weeks - at least enough to ease your PGaL brain. My thoughts are with you!

HimandMeplus3 · March 2013

Update
29 weeks today! I failed my glucose test last week, so I go for my 3 hour GTT on Thurs. Really hoping I don't get sick, but I'm not holding my breath. Met with my cardiologist last week, as well, and I still have the murmur and tachycardia. Dr is really trying hard to not put me on meds, but if I have more episodes than i have now, then he has no choice. He's hoping to not start me on them for at least 3 more weeks.

GTKY
Still an innie!! This makes me very happy. I'm kinda obsessed about my belly button, and really dread it becoming an outtie. Irrational fear, I guess. Lol

AlishaPreggo2012 · March 2013

KLJ3:
(((HUGS))) I really hope that your LO becomes more active in the coming weeks - at least enough to ease your PGaL brain. My thoughts are with you!

Thank you

lavril · March 2013

Hi May ladies!! We're getting so close!

Any updates or appointments coming up that you'd like to share?

I passed my GTT!!! Whoooooooooo hooooo! So glad that's over. I also found out I'm anemic so I'm adding some iron pills into my diet.

QOTW - Belly buttons! Is yours still in a inny? Have you popped? If so, when?

It's still an inny but way shallower than it used to be. It might still pop - I'm not convinced I'm out of the woods yet, lol.

BekW2009 · March 2013

My next appointment is with my OB, its to do another ultrasound! Baby is breech so he wants to check size and exact position. Then the following week is my first of many BPPs. This week I have been sick, I just got the run around from my OBs nurse, my primary care, and urgent care! I finally got my prescription called in at 5:30 this evening. It's been a long day!

Oh boy! My belly button popped somewhere around 20 weeks! It's just beyond flush.

tuffytiff · March 2013

Thank you for organizing labor buddies!

My next appt is this Thursday, it will be my normal 30w check up...everything so far has gone fairly well!

My belly button is completely flush with my bump, my DD2 is fascinated by this and keeps touching it, lol!

Everyone have a great week, see you next week!

delino · March 2013

Thanks for organizing the LB's! So exciting to be at this point.

Update: I had my OB appt today. I've managed to avoid bed rest for a little bit longer. Next OB appt is in 2 weeks and then and mfm appt for a growth scan and fluid check April 3rd.

Also found out my shower is April 20th. A bit later than expected, but I'm hopeful it will all work out.

QOTW: Innie. I don't think it will get to outie status.

Albah · March 2013

I somehow missed the check in last week! Don't worry, don't want to throw you off with the LB's but i will post update. ;

I'm due May 23 with a boy and had an Ob appt last week. Baby measuring great and is in 60th percentile. I passed my GTT, have a slight anemia, but otherwise doing ok! I have a cold right now that gave me a case of asthma but thankfully feeling better.

I have an outie! I used to have an innie but it became a half and half innie/outie after my 2nd baby.

MauLoaM0M · March 2013

Any updates or appointments coming up that you'd like to share? 32w3d! My next OB appointment is next week. It's hard to believe I'm at the point that I'm going every two weeks! My next Childbirth Ed class is this weekend.

QOTW - Belly buttons! Is yours still in a inny? Have you popped? If so, when? Inny! My belly button was very deep but it is much shallower at this point. I really hope that it does pop!!

WAis4Ris · March 2013

Hi! I've posted several times- but occasionally miss one Monday. I thought I checked in last week, but I'd really like to have a labor buddy. I'm due May 18th- Team Blue.

My next OB appt is Thursday- looking forward to having my dr. back! I can't believe we are in the home stretch here!

QOTW- My belly button is still an inny- but it is definitely shallower. I'm not sure I want it to pop- i think that would kind of freak me out. :-)

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