4/27 3rd Tri Check-In

katekat8721 · April 2014

This is a weekly check-in for members in their third trimester. You can feel free to join at 28 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell when you greet your little ones!

How far along are you?
Upcoming appointments?
Any updates to share?
How are you feeling?

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend?

**May**
@MJC1116 5/1 Team Green - getting close

@monimu13 5/9 Team Purple Twins

@RosyGlow 5/11 Team Green

@CMDR513 5/12 Girl

@drjwj 5/15 Girl
@Mishabelle521 5/29 Boy

**June**

@letsgobowlingx 6/03 Girl
@anations 6/05 Team Purple Twins

@talon1226 6/06 Girl - sending you lots of good juju!!

@whoberry 6/08 Boy
@twistsandturnsto2 6/10 Team Green

@DagnyDoo 6/14 Boy
@curlylocks3 6/17 (6/10) Team Purple Twins - hope you're doing ok mama!
@ld08271 6/22 Boy
@FutureMrsW9 6/24 Team Green
@Cinnamonrollcupcake 6/24 Girl
@Sarah_beth2005 6/25 Team Purple Twins
@katekat8721 6/26 (6/12) Twin Girls
@Alexandra1513 6/28 Girl
@Danalawrence 6/29 Girl

**July ** - Welcome Girls!
@BBColt78 7/09 Girl
@RG0405 7/12 Girl
@ball.and.chain 7/13 Boy
@JSM0801 7/18 Team Purple Twins

@Brooklynesque 7/18 Girl

@AlmostWright 7/22
@lks18 7/22 Twin Girls

@VioletteGrayskies 7/23

@Say1009 7/23

katekat8721 · April 2014

I'm 31 weeks and some change and finally got a decent night's sleep so am feeling way more human today! We still have a lot of stuff left to do before babies get here and it's starting to freak me out a bit. I'm going through a "this house is overflowing with crap, let's purge everything!" stage lol.

Today's agenda is slowly working on things around the house, watching TV and napping. Love Sundays

QOTD: We're watching Blacklist, Orphan Black and old seasons of Big Love. Orphan Black is one I'd totally recommend, it's really awesome!

ball.and.chain · April 2014

How far along are you? 29 weeks!

Upcoming appointments? I have an appointment on Wednesday, but it's just a routine one. Keeping fingers crossed I haven't gained too much weight.

Any updates to share? Our shower invites just went out, which is super exciting (and yes I am stalking our registries).

How are you feeling? Pretty good! Heartburn has started getting more frequent, but not that intense.

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend? We just started watching House of Cards last night and I think we're hooked! As for reading, I am working my way through Baby 411 and finding it really informative and helpful. I would recommend it for anyone who is looking for a really clear, science-driven baby crash course kind of book!

MJC1116 · April 2014

Hi ladies! This will be my last check in... baby boy arrived yesterday at 3:03 pm. He's perfect and we are so in love!! I'll do a post soon.
I will miss you all and will continue to pray for all of you as you prepare for the arrival of your little ones!! Xo

Edit: we watch Mad Men, House of Cards, Sons of Anarchy, Big Bang Theory, Parenthood and Survivor. I love to read but have less time with a 4 year old

whoberry · April 2014

@MJC1116 Congratulations!!!

34 weeks today with a routine appointment tomorrow morning. Not much has changed here. Finally bought a dresser for baby's room. DH picks it up this week and then I can start getting organized. My sister might come down next weekend to help. I'm feeling ok but it's hard to get stuff done. If I'm on my feet for too long my ankles really start to bother me. I just have to take breaks between tasks.

QOTW: We are always behind on tv since we mainly watch Netflix. Lately DH has been into Wilfred. He finds it more amusing than I do.

cinnamonrollcupcake · April 2014

Congratulations @MJC1116!

Hope you're doing well.

I am 31 weeks, and pregnancy wise everything is good. I had an OB appt last Friday and everything is good. Can't believe I'm to the point of going in every 2 weeks now! Last week I caught a cold so I've been dealing with that and my OB said it might take longer to get over since my immune system is weakened from being pregnant. I don't feel horrible, so it could be a lot worse, it just has to take its course.

I still feel like we have a lot left to do and buy in the next couple of months but I've come to the realization that everything will be okay even if we don't have everything ticked and tied. These past few days that I've been sick I've been working on a sign with baby's name for the nursery which has been fun.

QOTD: We enjoy watching the Big Bang Theory!

Hope all of you ladies are doing well!

twistsandturnsto2 · April 2014

Hi ladies! Not much to report here. I'm almost 34 weeks and feeling really good, all things considered. Work is starting to drain on me a bit so I'll be cutting back on shifts to 3 or 4 a week instead of 5 but that's also in part due to a new manager that I am having a hard time dealing with, lol!
I've got a lot of things to do this week to prepare our house for our shower next Sunday! Fx I can get everything I want finished up!

QOTW: Game of Thrones, Mad Men, h wants to start watching Turn, but I am really in a show slump lately! Shows that I loved ended or are not airing right now so there isn't much besides trashy tv that I'm watching :P

katekat8721 · April 2014

@MJC1116 ahhh congrats lady!!! can't wait to hear how it went and see pics!

RosyGlow · April 2014

@MJC1116‌ congratulations! I'm so happy for you!

RosyGlow · April 2014

Hey everyone! Yikes my due date is coming up so fast! Sorry I haven't been around. Work and getting ready for baby has been crazy! I'm 38 weeks today! Baby is doing great and I'm actually still feeling pretty good. Other than swollen ankles and some general pack pain, I'm okay. I am getting so excited to find out if this baby is a boy or a girl. I think we finally have a name picked out for both genders, too. That was a lot of work. I have been keeping up with everyone with quick mobile check-ins but I'm super slow to type on mobile so I haven't been piping up very often. Thinking of everyone and am excited to post more news in the next few weeks!

QOTW: we like mad men, orange is the new black, and house of cards right now.

RosyGlow · April 2014

@twistsandturnsto2‌ I really hope you are able to get your projects done...I've been nesting like crazy these past few weeks, too! Have fun at your shower!!

tryingyetagain · April 2014

Congrats, @MJC1116! So happy for you and can't wait to read more about your baby boy's arrival!

PhillyJ33 · April 2014

Congrats @MJC1116‌!!!!

CMDR513 · April 2014

How far along are you? 37 Weeks

Almost there

)
Upcoming appointments? Next app't Wed.
Any updates to share? I had an app't last Wed. Blood work drawn. If B/W were bad, I would've had RCS last Thursday. 9 more days of work left, at the most.
How are you feeling? Okay. Mostly tired. This is further than I got with DS.

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend? Love Parks and Rec, Shark Tank, Bar Rescue, Teen Mom 2, Restaurant Impossible. Those are some of our weekly shows. I TiVO General Hospital daily.

CMDR513 · April 2014

@MJC1116- Congrats on your DSs arrival!!! So happy for you!!!

sunflowermama42212 · April 2014

@MJC1116 congratulations!

Hi ladies! 35w3d and feeling great other than at night when my body decides I don't need sleep and everything needs to hurt! Next appointment isn't until the 8th but Henry is doing fabulous lol

This week is my last week of the semester so I'm excited to be done. We had our last shower today and I feel so loved and blessed! I love my family and my husbands family so much and everyone is so excited for Henry to come.

QOTW: I'm trying to find a new show but I can't lie I love the "my big fat American gypsy wedding" show on tlc. It's my trash tv fix

drjwj · April 2014

Hey Ladies!

I am 37 weeks (and 3 days) and really getting ready to meet her! Last appt on Thursday cervix is softer but still closed. I am mostly feeling good but sleeping is getting harder and harder due to heartburn mostly and trouble getting comfortable. This whole time I have kept waiting for something to go wrong, so it feels really good to have made it this far!!!

QOTD: TV has been disappointing lately but I am reading The 19th Wife, which is really good!

RosyGlow · April 2014

@MishaBelle521‌ and @letsgobowlingx‌ and @twistsandturnsto2‌ wow we are all getting so close!! I feel like it was just yesterday that we all moved over to PAIF! We are so blessed. I'll be thinking of you as we get to the end of the pregnancy journey and begin motherhood!

BBColt78 · April 2014

Thank you for the invite! I cannot believe it's third tri for me already!

How far along are you? 29 weeks
Upcoming appointments? I just did an NST and MFM ultrasound on Friday, so I'm in the clear for two more weeks.
Any updates to share? All looks good and I was released from the MFM! I have a 3lb baby on board!
How are you feeling? I'm lucky, I've felt great most of this pregnancy and did with my first too. I have no complaints.

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend? We watch Last Man Standing and Two Broke Girls. I'm a self-help book reader so I'm reading the Baby Whisperer right now. I'm totally boring!

Congrats @MJC1116 Can't wait to see pictures of your new addition!

sunflowermama42212 · April 2014

@RosyGlow‌ OMG I Know!! I feel like the pregnancy has flown by! Hopefully everyone keeps in touch on SAIF!

amwenz · April 2014

I've been to scared until now to join the tri-checkins. We haven't had the easiest pregnancy and was put on modified bed rest at 21 weeks but finally starting to breathe a bit!

How far along are you? 28 weeks and due on July 22nd. (Team green) - though it's starting to kill me!

Upcoming appointments? I see my ob on wed. And probably will get my gd test scheduled. When do we get the pertussis shot? I see my MFM on Thursday who I'm taking cookies to because we will celebrate strong viability at 28 weeks! He says it's close to 95%:) I also pray my fundal height grew because I was measuring behind and don't want growth scans or another thing to worry about.

Any updates to share? Last apt. My MFM ok'd me to swim. It's wonderful! I also have to go buy new pants:( I was hoping it would be warm enough for me to get away with dresses and skirts but michigan weather is chilly right now:(

How are you feeling? This morning great. I think my baby is going to be an ego waffle...that's how many boxes I've ate.

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend? I've been watching call the midwife on netflix but I'm caught up to real time now. Book- trying to finish allegiant but it's dragging. Next up Wild which will be a movie later this year.

I'm happy to join you guys and have been reading along the way! It is exciting to see those who were on IF when I started last June/July starting to have their babies!

sunflowermama42212 · April 2014

@amwenz I was scared about having growth scans too but seeing the baby develop every 3 weeks is insanely wonderful for bonding and the reassurance is better than the fundal measurements since there is more room for error with that. Congrats on 95% viability! The TDAP shot gets done any time after 28 weeks.

JSM0801 · April 2014

Good Morning Ladies! I am so excited to be joining you in 3rd tri!! I really never imagined I would be here!! I am 28 weeks and 3 days today and doing pretty well. I mean, I can barely breathe, am starting to look like the nutty professor with swollen hands and feet, am exhausted after walking a few steps, and sleeping is so uncomfortable, but I'll take it all and couldn't be happier!! I have an u/s and doc appt. on wed, and I'm excited to see my little peanuts again. I imagine they are getting really big, as their kicks have gotten so much higher and feel like they might come through my throat soon.

QOTD: I have way too many shows I love... Revenge, Parenthood, Modern Family, and then for some of my more disturbing shows...Dateline, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, and I just watched season 1 of the Following on Netflix and am dying to see season 2! I am embarrassed to admit that I have a sick addiction to reality TV...Housewives, Million $ Listing, Millionaire Matchmaker, & the list goes on & on. DH & I also are into The Voice and a new show called Resurrection.

@MJC1116- huge congrats on baby boy!!

DagnyDoo · April 2014

Hurray @mjc1116!!!! Can't wait to see your pictures. Congratulations! Hope healing is fast!

I'm 33w2d and generally feeling pretty good, though the past two days have been more of a struggle. I think I've been overdoing it during the day, so it's my fault, not the baby's, but I've never been good at knowing my limits before I hit them. We are closing on a house this week that we'll be moving into after LO arrives, and it's so hard to restrain myself with everything that I'd like to get done and normally would be easy to accomplish.

No OB appts this week, but I'm seeing my neurologist tomorrow for postpartum instructions for migraine care. It's so crazy that the end is close enough that postpartum care is a topic of conversation!

QOTW: TV: Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and Call the Midwife. Books: I Am Livia, Orphan Train, and The Rosie Project. And Baby 411 -- really a great resource!

BBColt78 · April 2014

VioletteGrayskies said:

Hi, everyone! Thanks for welcoming me to the 3T check-in!

I'm 27w5d today. Pickles is kicking away happily in there. My next appointment is an ultrasound on Wednesday, where I'm hoping to find out that my marginal placenta previa cleared up.

I've been woken up by a few really, really bad leg cramps in my calf. It's starting to affect my sleep, because I'm constantly scared it will happen again. Does anyone have any tips for preventing leg cramps?

QOTW: For tv, I'm obsessed with Mad Men and Parks & Rec. I'm currently reading Hild, which is a really dense, absorbing historical novel about England in the Dark Ages.

@violettegrayskies I've actually read that a banana before bed or tomatoes will help to do the trick. I've been getting them here and there too.

ball.and.chain · April 2014

BBColt78 said:

VioletteGrayskies said:

I've been woken up by a few really, really bad leg cramps in my calf. It's starting to affect my sleep, because I'm constantly scared it will happen again. Does anyone have any tips for preventing leg cramps?

@violettegrayskies I've actually read that a banana before bed or tomatoes will help to do the trick. I've been getting them here and there too.

Yes, potassium is supposed to help leg cramps, so anything high in potassium (like bananas) should help. Coconut water is good for the same reason. I don't love straight coconut water but I tried some coconut water popsicles recently that were delicious!

twistsandturnsto2 · April 2014

@RosyGlow‌ I know it seems like we just got here!!! I can't wait to "meet" your LO

FutureMrsW9 · April 2014

How far along are you? 32w1d!!!!! Can't believe my countdown has a 7 in front of it!
Upcoming appointments? This Saturday for a regular checkup
Any updates to share? Not really. Feeling about the same as last week, but the tiredness is kicking in hardcore from lack of sleep. I just can't seem to get comfortable.
How are you feeling? Good but uncomfortable, especially when I'm sitting in my chair at work - my back just barks and barks and nothing seems to get it to stop anymore.

QOTD: Honestly, nothing. lol I haven't had much time for TV lately, and I'm not a reader at all. The most I read are kid books to my belly on occasion now. I spend most of my time trying to tie loose ends at work before I go out, get ready for our Baby-Q, which is at our house so there's tons to do outside to get the house ready since winter didn't seem to want to go away so things got super delayed, and registry stalking and freaking out since none of the big items have been bought :-/

sunflowermama42212 · April 2014

@FutureMrsW9‌ are you registered at BRU? That's where I was registered and thought that no one bought a bunch of things and I ended up with so many doubles because things weren't coming off the registry. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's going on.

anations · April 2014

@MJC1116‌ so happy for you. Man, every birth story makes me super happy Bc we have been through so much!!!
AFM: 34 wks, 5 dys
Apt this am: heart beats good. I am 70% effaced and 2 cm dilated and don't know what that means! Ha! After all the reading I have done. Guess I could stay that way for a while??? She said she wants to try and get me two more weeks. I have actually lost a few pounds, which worries me, but she said my belly is still growing and not to worry. I just can't eat that much I get full so fast. Still on modified bedrest. DH and I joked that our next apt we will just bring the hospital bag with us!
I'm ok, much harder to get around. I have some sweet friends that stop by and bring lunch this week. My hands are super sore, more groin and pelvic pain (they are getting pretty low!). I'm at peace with what has been done so far at home. Even though there are a few things left. I think we will be ok. So excited! As well for all of you!

FutureMrsW9 · April 2014

MishaBelle521 No, I'm registered at Buy Buy Baby for most of our stuff. I also have a myregistry.com for a few rogue items that BBB didn't have. I still have a little over 2 weeks until the party, but my MIL has me freaking out about it. Luckily she's ready to open her wallet and get us the big stuff, which I'm super greatful for otherwise we'd have to sell our house haha, but I told her to just hold off and wait until after the party because there is still some time.

cinnamonrollcupcake · April 2014

@talon1226 ~ I hope everything continues to be calm and that your c-section goes smoothly!

Maladroit · April 2014

How far along are you? 31 weeks
Upcoming appointments? Tomorrow. Nothing too exciting.
Any updates to share? Nothing really. I catch DH in the nursery almost every day, which is sweet (he thinks I don't notice where he goes when he sneaks away).
How are you feeling? Tired, lazy, hungry, and nest-y.

QOTD: What shows are you guys watching or, for the readers, what are you reading? Any good shows/books you'd recommend? I like watching The Big Bang Theory and 16 and Pregnat, sometimes I'll watch Cosmos. Mostly, I work. I just finished reading Brain Rules for Baby - which was really interesting, but kind of common sense.

sunflowermama42212 · April 2014

@talon1226 Ts+Ps for you!!

katekat8721 · April 2014

@talon1226‌ big hugs!!

DagnyDoo · April 2014

@talon1226 Calm is good! Hope you're able to rest these next 10 days. How exciting it's so close!! Sorry you're in the hospital again, but you're in good hands.

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