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June 2016 Moms
MamaNicoleof3
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Wednesday Check-In
MamaNicoleof3
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How far along are you?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Questions?
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Questions?
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Re: Wednesday Check-In
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I actually slept pretty well last night. Woke up early with DH before he left and went back to sleep and I feel pretty rested. Yay. Baby moves like a ninja now so there's no worry about whether or not he's doing good.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Baby shower next weekend, I hope and pray my husband tells me or shows me the supposed crib that he's got taken care of. He refuses to reveal any info on it and I am itching to make a crib skirt for it but cant yet until I get the chance to measure it.
Questions? Asked this once before, when does the third trimester growth spurt happen? Despite the fact I'm measuring on track according to my midwife I still feel considerably small at 32 weeks. It might just be me and others might see me as having grown.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm looking forward to seeing what his little personality will be like and who he will look like more. I'm hoping he'll look like DH just cause he was absolutely adorable when he was little, although yes I'd like him to look like me too but I can wait for a little girl for that.
28 + 4
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rant: Is there something above complete exhaustion? I think I've reached that...ugh!
Rave: The coffee is hot! And it's HDBD!
Symptoms: So, so, so tired. Uncomfortable. Stomach hasn't been feeling the best. Peeing all the damn time...it's a miracle I'm able to actually get anything done!
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Nada...just working, gestating. The usual.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Everything! I can't wait to meet this little guy & be his mom...I've honestly dreamt of having children since I was young, & I'm so excited to have this dream come true. Right now if I had to pick one moment I'm most looking forward to, it's the moment I first get to meet him. I'm feeling super emotional & sappy today...just thinking about that makes me tear up.
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32w today!
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
The time at which I feel like I ahould call it a day is getting earlier and earlier
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Using my completion discount tomorrow. HOLLA!
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
The thing I'm most excited about is our son becoming a big brother. He was SO excited when we got pregnant last time and was devastated when we miscarried. He's so looking forward to meeting his baby brother and sharing a room and it makes me tear up to think about it. Our daughter is 8 and can't wait to be a huge help and help teach and love her brother, too
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Heartburn! Rant: Allergies and work. Rave: I actually slept last night!
What are you doing to prep for baby? Maybe setting up the crib tonight? And accommodating the Jazzercise routine that this LO is doing in my uterus.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm excited to find out what this baby is and it's personality and it's looks and, and, and... I've been looking forward to this for a while and I'm really just ready for it to happen! There are things I'm excited about for every stage, but I'm so ready to just have this LO in our family and be it's mom!
30+4
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Bump mobile is being stupid for me today. I'm sitting at the doctor doing my 3 hour glucose test (so much for keeping up on my workouts and somewhat healthy diet) and can't even open the HDBD thread to see all the beautiful ladies! I haven't eaten in now what has been over 12 hours. I'm tired and facking starving. H called me on my way to the clinic and said "You should see the size of this donut I'm eating right now"...I could have killed him. I could eat a cow right now. An entire cow. By myself. With a side of doritos and tots. I'd pretty much eat anything at this point. Oh and coffee. I need something. I sound like an addict.
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Nothing until the end of the month when we install the new floors.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Finding out whether this little one is a boy or girl. Watching my husband become a dad right alongside me becoming a mom, and working together to raise an independent, respectful and confident child. Seeing how our family dynamic changes as we grow from 2 to 3 people. So many things!
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Excited for the weekend and to get done with my last bigger trip before the baby comes. Nothing special today.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Gestating. Shopping on hold till we get the completion discounts.
Questions?
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm excited to be a mom and also to watch my husband to be a dad. He is so awesome with kids. Also just meeting the little dude and take care of him. I go back and forth between excited and intimidated on that one
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rant - I hated my BFing class yesterday. It was basically 2 hours of this lady knocking anything other than baby straight to boob... even pumping. In the packet she gave us it said, "Imagine how much money you'll save by BFing. Not just on formula but also having to take less time off of work to care for a sick baby." And she talked about how formula used to be pet milk with Caro syrup added so "just think about that." I believe she even said there was very few reasons you can't breastfeed and that if it hurts or baby can't latch, you're doing it wrong and can fix it. I understand why people feel guilty about not being able to BF now. Wow. I was more just bummed about not feeling like I could ask questions about pumping at work vs supplementing with formula.
Rave - I have some leftover cheesecake in the fridge that I am stoked about.
Symptoms - Saaaaame.
What are you doing to prep for baby? I went to my registry to add a few things and saw that half of it has already been bought. So that's awesome that other people are prepping for this baby because I am not.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
I'm just so excited to have this kid here with us and for H and I to start this new role together. We've been together since we were 17 and 18 so we've done a lot of growing up together and I feel like since we're starting the parenting thing younger than a lot of people we'll get to do some growing up with this kid too. I just can't wait to see what he looks like and kiss his little face.
@mrsschmity good luck on your test! The hunger sounds brutal!
How far along are you? 28w4d
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rant: Heartburn--- come ON Zantac, DO SOMETHING!
Rant: I feel like I'm very irritable at work right now. I don't want to be a bitchy boss (or a bossy bitch) but some of the things my staff are complaining about or coming to me with are driving me crazy.
Rave: Apt today so shorter day and hearing heartbeat. I'm hoping it's a positive and simple appointment. My doc is kind of moody (but who am I to judge on that right now!?)
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Looking forward to watching my kiddos play together.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Had my doctor appointment yesterday my baby girl is measuring right on target now last time I went she was a little ahead but my midwife thinks it was just because of her position last time.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Went to a free car seat check yesterday and they told me based on my car and the manual it is better to install my car seat on one of the sides as opposed to the middle seat. The anchors are too far apart to use them in the middle seat, we could still use the seat belt but they told me its better if I put it on one side of the other and use the anchors. We have a 2015 Chevy Equinox and I'm expecting the same issue with our 2013 Honda Civic.
Questions? How many of you have to put your car seat on one side or the other as opposed to the middle? Are we better off keeping it in the middle and using the seat belt method instead of anchors on one side. I always thought the safest place was the middle.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm excited to watch our baby girl grow up and see the little person she becomes and I'm also excited to see how my husband and I are as parents.
@kwife15 - Yes to the excited/intimidated part. It all seems super exciting 1 minute and then I remember that we will be responsible for keeping it alive! Eek!
@ahernandez16 - That sounds awful. I have mine in 3 weeks and now I'm NOT looking forward to it. I was also planning on asking about pumping at work. I hope my instructor is less of a B than yours was. I'm sorry that it sucked!
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: tired, hip pain, cold/allergy congestion
What are you doing to prep for baby? home bed rest
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? STM looking forward to the sibling relationships
Triplets due 6/29/16 also from an IUI!
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rant - I'm so sniffly and every single time I blow my nose my dog stares at me longingly because he wants to eat the tissue. Foul creature. Also my H is driving me insane looking at houses because he keeps changing our budget by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Rave - my attempts at training my dog not to bark at the TV seem to be at least moderately successful!!! Symptoms - sniffles, crankiness at 110%
What are you doing to prep for baby? Still trying to move stuff into the nursery. I need to go get a car wash in the next week or so and then install car seats in my car and H's.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm excited to see his personality and who he looks like. My H looked nothing like he looks now when he was a child and neither did his brother, so I'm not sure what that will tell me, but oh well.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Symptoms: Crankypants by 9pm, can't breathe unless sitting up straight, stuffy nose.
What are you doing to prep for baby?
Ordering stuff online
Kitchen
Contemplating nursery wall decor
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
I'm very much looking forward to meeting this LO for the first time. Also, looking forward to watching H grow into an incredible father, and how our little team of two will change to become a little team of 3. This baby is a dream come true for us, like I'm sure is the case for others, so I just am excited to see what's in store.
Ours was on the side as well because that was safer according to the manual/seat. Middle isn't always the safest place.
Triplets due 6/29/16 also from an IUI!
@ahernandez16 I'm sorry your class sucked! We took a breastfeeding class last night and it was not like that at all! She definitely encouraged BF the most and provided resources all around the city where you can get help, and she did caution on the risks of formula feeding, but she made it clear that you, along with your baby's doctor decide when the benefits of formula outweigh the risks. She noted that using formula is connected to some problems later in life, rather than right away, but noted that if your baby isn't gaining enough weight the risks as a baby outweigh the risks later in life.
@mrsschmity I would have hung up on him. Good luck at your test and don't forget to treat yo' self after.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rant: Waking up sore all night long. UGH.
Raves: Haircut today!
Symptoms: The usual RLP, getting winded, back pain...
What are you doing to prep for baby? Eating cupcakes. Actually, I decided this morning that if I eat one without icing I can eat it in the morning because it's more like a chocolate muffin...
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rants: I have to sit through an all day training today. I'm so uncomfortable, I can't imagine sitting in one place for the whole day!! Also, it's my birthday and one of my friends wanted to take me to lunch but I have to eat pizza at this training instead. Rave: It's my birthday! (This could also be a rant since I'm feeling so old!! I told my husband this morning that I'm too old to have babies and he said "just think how soon you'll be able to retire!" Thanks, babe!) Symptoms: Sore hips, back and a lot of swelling but the swelling is better today!
What are you doing to prep for baby? Lately, a lot of looking around my house thinking "wow, I should really get some stuff ready for the baby!"
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm so nervous about the first little while with three under two! So right now I'm really looking forward to the holidays as the get older! Plus I think my DS will love having brothers, so I'm excited to see him interact with them. I'm also excited to see what they look like!
How far along are you? 29w2d
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rant: Can I please breathe out of my WHOLE nose sometime this week? K thnx. Rave: Just baby kicks and movements. It's Wednesday, my least favorite day of the week (aside from it being HDBD). Symptoms: Heartburn, lightning crotch, BH, general hugeness.
What are you doing to prep for baby? OB apt tomorrow and getting TDAP shot. Baby shower on Sunday. Etsy prints should be coming today or tomorrow so I'll mat and frame them this weekend. And baby shower dress should be coming in today. Crossing my fingers that it fits and isn't too long. I would like to sign up for the birthing class this week and make a 'meet and greet' apt with a pediatrician office as well.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I can't wait to have the opportunity to see who this baby becomes and hope to see him grow into a good, kind person. And to see how amazing my husband will be with this kid. I just know I'm going to be in awe of him seeing him raise this child. He is so good with kids. Also, I can't wait to be able to stay at home and be with this little nugget all day, TBH. It feels like a completely new stage of my life. Not working and being a full time mom. I never thought I wanted to be a mom until a couple years ago when things started falling into place with my husband (we were slow to move in and marry). Now I can't wait!
Me - 33, DH - 33
Married - May 2014
DH - Low Count/Motility/Morph - Varicocele vein x 2 - surgery (8/11) - success!
BFP - 10/10/15, EDD - 6/20/16 - It's a BOY!
Baby #1 - 6/29/16 - Lucas Christopher, 10 lbs 3 oz, 22.25 inches
Baby #2 - TTC May 2017
BFP - 9/10/17, EDD - 5/26/18 - It's a GIRL! - RCS May 22nd
My Chart
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Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Sinus pressure/congestion/headache. I am also wearing maternity tights today as it was too cold for bare legs with a dress but I'm not sure why I thought tights would be a good idea, BUMP SUFFOCATION!
What are you doing to prep for baby? I feel ill prepared this week. Last night DH & I discussed the open weekends we have left to get stuff done if this baby doesn't arrive early... there are like 3 weekends where we don't have plans (as in out of town wedding plans or overnight guests etc.) so we really have to get a move on considering our nursery still has a queen sized bed in it & is set up like a guest room, complete with our off season clothes in the closets.
Questions? I'm sure I could google it but I figured I'd start here - has anyone used Crest white strips while pregnant or know if they're safe? Since the rest of my appearance (aka my body) is making me feel whale like these days I figured I could spruce up some other areas & build my confidence...
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? That first moment when they say "its a boy/girl" (Team green). Watching DH be a Dad, he's such a loving, doting, caring husband and I can't wait to see what he's like with our baby!
Me - 33, DH - 33
Married - May 2014
DH - Low Count/Motility/Morph - Varicocele vein x 2 - surgery (8/11) - success!
BFP - 10/10/15, EDD - 6/20/16 - It's a BOY!
Baby #1 - 6/29/16 - Lucas Christopher, 10 lbs 3 oz, 22.25 inches
Baby #2 - TTC May 2017
BFP - 9/10/17, EDD - 5/26/18 - It's a GIRL! - RCS May 22nd
My Chart
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rants: working all day...with the public....not so fun.
Rave: going bowling tonite with my brothers and sisters in law...and that's always fun!
Symptoms: I'm feeling very incredibly pregnant. Seeing that 10 weeks left note on TB freaked me out a bit.
What are you doing to prep for baby? My hubby put the crib together, and I think it's finally hitting him that were having a baby.....soon!
Questions?nope.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?
I'm so excited for the bond between a mother and child....and seeing my husband with baby..and making my family happy to have another little person to love.....I'm Just excited for the entire experience!
@BakerBird525, I feel your pain. I would like my nose back as well. Hope you feel better soon!
Triplets due 6/29/16 also from an IUI!
How far along are you? 29+1
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: The doctor said I'm measuring a little bit ahead, and while I am perfectly aware that it means next to nothing, I can't stop thinking about the prospect of counting down 10 weeks instead of 11. Still swollen and painful, pretty much everywhere.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Called and scheduled a parent interview for a couple weeks from now, so hopefully we can nail down the pediatrician. I also found out my coworkers are throwing me a second shower that will be in May so I'm excited and feel really pleased that they like me enough for that. I've been here about a year and I love it, but it's nice to hear people like you back.
Questions? Anyone else already packed a hospital bag? I know some of you with multiples are definitely going early so I'm sure you have, but anyone else? I haven't but in one of the books I'm reading it said you should right about now, which I thought was a little early, and I don't have enough comfy pjs as it is so I don't want them stuffed in a bag. This also might be a form of denial....
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm just really excited to become a mommy to this baby boy. I was forced into an abortion when I was 18 and was absolutely broken and devastated for a long time. Then I was diagnosed with some crazy health issues that I dealt with for a few years and was told I might not be able to have children, which I thought was punishment for the abortion. Anyway, I found my husband, my health turned around and I'm pregnant with a miracle baby I never thought I'd have. I just can't wait to meet him and see what a wonderful daddy H is going to be. (sorry for the downer!)
It's a great day to be born, apparently. It's one of my best friend's birthday AND my MIL's. Another friend's baby MAY be born today (her water broke and they are at the hospital playing the waiting game). Have a good one and I hope the sitting-all-day thing isn't too frustrating. I can totally relate to feeling too uncomfortable for that kind of training.
@SNLmom it is a great day to be born!! My sister and Grandpa were also born today, too!
My childbirth teacher was like yours @ahernandez16, basically if you didn't give birth "naturally," you were a failure. Pitocin begets epidurals begets suction/forceps begets episiotomy begets csection. Whatever hooker. If my kid and I make it out alive, I'll be grateful. And you won't be there so thanks for your opinion.
How far along are you? 31&2
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rants: had my 1:1 with my director to discuss current projects and my last 8 weeks. I have been training our new hire and will be training my new manager who starts 4/25. I asked about working from home the last 4 weeks of my pregnancy since I'm increasingly more uncomfortable and she said without a medical reason, I cannot. Mind you, I have a co-worker who works EVERY DAY from home for the past 4 years. Dual monitors, two laptops and mobile wifi - everything. WTAF. Looks like over mat leave I'll be putting in apps. Raves: I have my work baby shower tomorrow and I'm very excited! My husband's team will be surprising him with a shower next Thursday (we work for the same company) so I'll be surprising him at the office with them. I'm so thankful that people are so generous. Symptoms: up every two hours overnight to pee, pelvic pain, BHs, exhaustion.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Writing all the thank you cards for our wonderful friends and family. This kid is loved.
Questions?
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I am TERRIFIED that I'm going to mess something up (I'm apparently a slacker in every other area of my life and this is my perfectionist area). I am excited to meet him, see what he looks like, learn his personality and likes/dislikes, but I'm most excited to see what a phenomenal father my H will be. When we first met, he hated kids (he was 19) and fast forward 10 years, we found out we couldn't have any. He was devastated. He was a blubbery mess when I told him I was pregnant, so this is going to be awesome.
@shannonrnbsn ugh. That's so annoying! I hope my other classes aren't like this one.
This lady listed all of the benefits of BFing and all of the ailments it can lower baby's risk for (asthma, allergies, eczema, etc) and then said, "Well of course it doesn't guarantee your baby won't have them. My daughter has all of these but they would have been worse if I hadn't breastfed." Then she talked about the lowered risk of breast cancer in women who breastfeed and said her sister breastfed, got cancer and claimed she survived because she breastfed.
I was like, there's literally no way you could possibly know that.
Then she used the "women only had their breasts for thousands of years" argument and I was just thinking, yeah and a lot of babies also died in infancy for thousands of years.
She was also like 65 and said she wishes she could still be breastfeeding but she was all done having kids and grandkids and I don't know she was just very odd, lol.
I'm with you. As long as my kid is fed and happy and I'm not pulling my hair out, I'll be grateful.
What are you doing to prep for baby? Getting ready for our baby shower next weekend.
Questions?
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)? I'm looking forward to sharing our life- introducing him to a world of firsts, seeing what kind of baby my husband and I made together.
@ahernandez16- it's AMAZING that she somehow knows that her daughter's health issues would be worse AND that her sister would've succumbed to cancer if breastfeeding hasn't occurred. Major eye roll.
I personally wasn't breastfed and, if I do say so myself, I turned out pretty well.
Breastfeeding was easy for me, so I did it (saves money apart from anything else) but I really wish folks would lay off all the pressure. I had a very happy and secure babyhood as a formula-fed kiddo, I'm sure.
I also thought that in the long run, the difference between a breast fed baby and a formula fed baby is pretty minimal...
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Anyone else experiencing less baby movement? I have a doctor appt today and plan to ask but it has just started this week. I can feel her roll but I just assume shes running out of space and cannot move as much. She used to move so much she would wake me up in the middle of the night moving so its kind of scary that shes hardly kicking throughout the day!
What are you doing to prep for baby? I just had my coworker baby shower this week and my family/friends baby shower is next week. We have started putting furniture together and putting away clothes.
Questions? Question above.
GTKY: Maybe this has been asked before, but what are you most looking forward to about becoming a mom (or adding onto your family if S/TTM)?