***3rd Tri Check-In Week of 6/27***
mechelita44
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This is a weekly check in for the mommies 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 beans, if you know the sex(es) and how you have been feeling in your 3rd trimester along with any appointments you may have this week or had recently.
QOTW: We've all gone through a lot to get where we are today with these beautiful babies in our bellies. And along our IF journeys I am sure we all encountered things and feelings that we didn't expect -- good and bad. Now that we've all made it to the 'final stretch' as some like to call the third trimester, can you summarize how you've felt along the way? Anything you have experienced that you did not expect? Or did expect? Good, bad, or just plain funny or weird?
If you have updated bump pics, please share! We love seeing these baby bellies!!! Or if you'd like to share a pic of your little one's nursery, feel free to share that cuteness as well! 
3rd Trimester mommies and their little bundles:
@DSTtots4lyfe EDD 06/17/16
@mechelita44 EDD 07/20/16 team green
@TerraMae80 EDD 08/04/16 with a little boy
@riveridgional EDD 08/06/16 with a little boy
katie121209 EDD 08/19/16 with a little girl
emsmama15 EDD 8/29/16 with a litte girl and a little boy
chrissym126 EDD 09/8/16 team green
Congratulations to @msbender129 who’s team green turned pink! MacKenzie Sue was born on June 13, 2016 at 3:21pm, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz, 20.5 inches long
Re: ***3rd Tri Check-In Week of 6/27***
So, I'm just about 35 weeks and I just got the call that my C-Section is scheduled for July 28th (my birthday) at 7:30 am! It is so strange knowing the date. I didn't pick the date, nor did I mention to my doc that it's my birthday. I didn't want to pick the date and when he said the 28th all I said was, OK. I think it's neat to share the day with my son. My first son had his 1st b-day and will have his 6th b-day on Mother's Day. After all that I've been through trying to have kids at all, I think it's pretty amazing how it's all worked out.
QOTW: My first pregnancy through IVF was scary and unpredictable. The second time around, with a two year old was insane! And I loved both experiences! If I really want to try for a girl, I would, no doubt, do it all over again!
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
I had my 36 week appt today even though Wednesday marks week 37 --- which always confuses me because I feel like in my mind I am 1 week ahead of the doc. It was a quick, simple appt like usual. Had my group b strep test done so hopefully all is good there. I'll be back next week, except not until Friday which seems so far away for a weekly appt! We also have an infant care class the same day as my next appt which should be interesting as we both thought the childbirth class at the hospital was dreadful! Ahh!
QOTW: At almost 37 weeks, I just cannot believe our baby is almost here! I still remember the days (and the emotions) of taking all of the meds for my IVF egg retrieval like they were yesterday. Last year around this time, we had to put our IF treatment on hold for some other medical issues I was having... I had a cancer scare. Thank God it ended up being an autoimmune disease instead. Baby's due date, 7/20, is actually the same date I had my surgery last year. It's crazy what a difference a year makes. All I can say is that I am so thankful and so blessed to be where we are at today. Every symptom, every pain, every bit of discomfort, every body change, every sleepless night throughout this pregnancy has been 100% worth it. I just can't wait to meet our little babe
So this time around to be a little more prepared is neat, but I really am missing out on the whole "natural" way of going into labor. But, whatever gets my baby in my arms safely is all I care about.
Plus I just google "Uterine Rupture"
AHHHHHHHHH the Group B, hahaha that one took me by surprise the first time. HAHH like, HELLOOO! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by!!! How are you feeling comfort wise? I'm miserable. I'm sitting at work and using the loo every 5 minutes and sitting in a very uncomfortable chair from 7:30 to 4:30 every day. BLAH!
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
@TerraMae80 - that's cool you'll share a birthday with your son. I agree that knowing the date you will give birth seems so weird. BUT, I loved it the first time around. Especially after I found out I'd need general anesthesia. I had everything figured out - a photographer, a videographer, which of my NICU co-workers would be attending my delivery, etc. It gave me a real sense of control when I felt COMPLETELY out of control. This time around, I'm really happy to know so I know we have plans in place for our toddler.
@mechelita44 - I found the childbirth class to be dreadful as well. I hope your child care class is better!
AFM, I'm 31 weeks today. After the all the drama a month ago, I'm starting to believe my OB that I will make it to my c-section at 38w1d. I'm still contracting, but never regularly. I start BPP and NST next week, as well as have an OB appt and a growth scan. I'm just planning to be in the office all morning. UGH. Only 6 weeks of twice weekly appointments. I can do it!
Oh, and my mail carrier (a woman) told me today that I look tiny for carrying twins. Made my week!
QOTW: With my first (a Clomid/TI baby), I had this idea that pregnancy was going to be so beautiful and I'd feel great and everything would be perfect. My mom told me all my life how much she loved being pregnant - best time of her life. HAH! I remember around the 30 week mark telling a friend "I HATE being pregnant" and I felt so guilty about it because I'd tried "so hard" to get there. I think I spent a good portion of the pregnancy mourning the loss of my dream pregnancy, if that makes sense. This time around, we tried a whole lot harder to get there (TI, IUIx6, and finally IVF success after 19 months). When I found out it was twins, I thought "OH MY GOD, it's going to be twice as bad!" And actually, it hasn't been that bad. I think (1) it took so much longer and I'm so much more appreciative of this chance to have more children, and even more importantly (2) my expectations were so low that I've surpassed how I thought it might be. I can't say I love being pregnant, but I wouldn't say I hate it either. It's just interesting.
Sorry guys, feeling overly emotional / overly cheesy and chipper all at the same time!!!
@TerraMae80 so exciting that you know your date!!!
After 3 nights in the hospital our puppy is home. I don't know how I'm going to stay sane with the crate rest and cone!! But I am so thankful he is recovering well.
While he was in the hospital this weekend we drove to south Florida for the baby shower thrown by my MIL. The 5 hour drive there and back was so uncomfortable and I was having BH a ton. We got some nice things but oddly DHs mother and father (who are divorced) did not get us a single thing, not even a card. Im not trying to be greedy, it was just bizarre. I ordered our crib and car seat last night and will be headed to target probably next week to get the rest of the items from our registry.
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@TerraMae80 I love the idea of all staying in touch after our babies are born. I have seem some other groups have after baby is born forums here on the bump but something on FB could work too. I am awful with FB but could give it a whirl haha.
While I am so ready to get this baby out, I am so going to miss being pregnant. I love my bump and I love feeling the movements. I do miss my sleep and sleeping on my stomach though. Although the no sleep is going to be going on for at least the next year!
I wake up feeling amazing, and I can't even tell I'm pregnant, then by the end of the day I feel like a whale. OMG so heavy and tired. Here's the new bump.
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@mechelita44 Glad you got that strep B test done with. Mine is next week!
@emsmama15 I'm glad the drama of a few weeks ago has died down and fingers crossed you make it to your scheduled C-section.
@katie121209 I'm glad to hear your puppy is back home!
@DSTtots4lyfe I hope you've either had your baby or are managing okay as you await his/her arrival.
As for me, I had my regular prenatal checkup and blood pressure was at 156/94, but no protein in my urine so no preeclampsia (once again, phew). I was prescribed a vacation so we can see if work is causing my high blood pressure (I doubt it. It's actually been relatively relaxing the last few weeks). So, no work until I complete a NST test on Tuesday. She will then re-evaluate whether I can go back to work. We're most likely looking at an early delivery by induction or C-section and she will try to get me as close to 39 weeks as possible. Depending on how things go, we could be looking at as early as 36-37 weeks. Eeeekk! I really want him to keep cooking until 38 weeks at least!
QOTW: I never expected at the end of all the IF mess to actually be greatful for the experience in any way. But, honestly, I love the outlook it gave me on pregnancy and life and the way it made me a more passionate, understanding, and patient person. I also think it strengthened my relationship with my husband (I know it happens the opposite for some and personally know a few people who divorced after IF caused rifts, and I was so fearful it could happen to us). I saw support and love from him that I never knew possible. I had a huge breakdown during the 2ww of the cycle I actually found out I was pregnant, and the words he said to me were so loving, helpful, and supportive that for the first time in the process I believed and felt I and we would be okay and live a fulfilling life without kids if things didn't work out. I think it was the first time I actually believed him that he wouldn't blame me or harbor any resentment if we couldn't have kids. When I tell you I was convinced the last cycle didn't work, I was 99.99% positive it didn't work. It was by far the most stressful month of my TTC experience, and we even experienced some issues with TI that month that I thought sealed the coffin on that treatment cycle.
Anyway, I also think the IF process has made me treasure everything about my pregnancy and really remember and experience my feelings and pregnancy. Otherwise, I think it would have been too easy to focus on any negative aspects of pregnancy and have any of that dampen the experience. So, to sum it up, I never expected to be so grateful for a process that just seemed so negative, defeating, and overall terrible at the time.
Omg. Not being able to go to work is far more stressful for me than going to work. I've been up for the last hour and a half stressing about my files and what I need to tell the attorney and my paralegal who will be working on my files and whether and what out of office messayed I should ask my office manager to put on my voicemail and email. I'm a bankruptcy attorney with 2 big deadlines on Tuesday, which I was told I couldn't work. There isn't too much left to be done on them but they're hard deadlines nonetheless that the court can't extend. I also have a few hearings coming up that still need some work done. I just feel so awful for my coworker. Since we're the only attys in our area, all my work falls on her, and she had to cancel her planned vacation for Tuesday and Wednesday to deal with my deadlines. I was only able to start training another attorney to help her our, so she won't have much help there. I was very proactive for work that would come up during my projected leave but I keep thinking of all the matters coming up between now and then. I refused to entertain bed rest (or vacation rest? Didn't even know there was a thing) as a possibility because I wanted to stay positive. Ugh. Hoping I will stop stressing once the office opens, and I can talk to people.
is is anyone else struggling with feeling overheated? I thought our AC was broken the other night- but no it was 72 and I was sweating buckets with no clothing or covers on. DH is ranting about the electric bill and says I can't turn it any lower. I think I need to get one of those spray fans with water that they sell at Disney.
@riveridgional - I'm so sorry your rest is far from restful. Hopefully things are better now that you've been able to check in with your coverage about the concerns you had.
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