Monday Ticker Change 8/29 (a day late)

Re: Monday Ticker Change 8/29 (a day late)

• Shiva14 member

  August 2016 edited August 2016

  How far along? 38 weeks
  
  What size is baby? A leek? Come on now...
  
  Upcoming appointments? Today, weekly checkup. Not expecting much since the last one was 4 days ago...
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions? Starting to feel really nervous about taking care of a newborn and toddler at the same time. Someone tell me it's easier than I think?
  
  Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings? I'm dead tired and cranky. I feel bad for DH..
  
  GTKY: Do you have a "favorite" baby item you are looking forward to use?
  Our new RNP!! We didn't have one for DS and one time I borrowed one from a friend - it was amazing. At that time DS had almost outgrown it though, so I didn't see a point in buying one. 
  

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• jhems776 member

  August 2016

  How far along? 36 Weeks
  
  What size is baby?
  
  Upcoming appointments? Tomorrow will do the swab and a quick u/s to see if baby is still breech.
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions? I've been ranting everywhere about this, I have PUPPP.  It is terrible and I feel like it is 'stealing' the rest of my pregnancy.  It just keeps getting worse.  I got some meds finally on Sunday and the itch level has gone down a little but they continue to spread and grow.  It looks like some scary contagious run away from me rash, I've caught people staring.  It's not contagious but I get it, I'm not going to go swimming again for this reason and the pool closes in 5 days.  This is mostly vanity but I am going to hate that the first pictures of my son and I will be tainted with this. 
  
  Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings? Just throwing myself the biggest pity party every with all the cookies and ice cream. 
  
  GTKY: Do you have a "favorite" baby item you are looking forward to use? Not really, well I don't have one yet but I am excited to baby wear. 

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• abberson member

  August 2016

  @jhems776 I am *so* sorry you're going through PUPPP, the itchy and the rash sound miserable. 
  
  How far along? 36 weeks. Though I have 3 weeks until my scheduled c/s, so I keep saying 37 weeks. 
  
  What size is baby? 5lb 12oz last wednesday according to a growth ultrasound
  
  Upcoming appointments? weeklies from here on out, Thursday this week
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions?  I'm going to talk to the doc about getting a flu shot this week. And what the timing is for circumcision -- does that happen day 1? and @Shiva14 I feel you on the nerves of taking care of two kids. DD was a relatively easy baby, fingers crossed that happens again...
  
  Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings? I've kept my sweets intake to a moderate amount up until this week, when my husband bought a ton of cookies from the bakery and ritter sports from trader joes. They call to me all day and I'm powerless to resist. 
  
  GTKY: Do you have a "favorite" baby item you are looking forward to use? I'm mostly looking forward to being able to let go of all the baby items! I pull them out of storage / get them back from friends, give them the side eye, and estimate how much longer they'll take up the limited space in our little house. I do love my beco gemini and am looking forward to wearing baby again. 

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• steminist member

  August 2016

  How far along? 38 weeks
  
  What size is baby? Winter melon, ukulele, Pomeranian
  
  Upcoming appointments? Weekly tomorrow (Weds). Just a quick check, as far as I know!
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions? Baby was really lazy during the day yesterday, and I slept funny so I had some bad back pain, too. Together, it made me panicky that something was wrong, but a bath and plenty of ice water to drink put everything right again. Also, I don't want LO to be early (grow, baby, grow!), but for some reason Thursday being the 1st feels "close enough" to the 12th! I think it's just the other babies on the board making me impatient.
  
  Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings? Painful kicks and punches to my hips and pelvic nerves, but since LO dropped I can eat a bit more normally without feeling like I'm constantly going to puke from overfilling!
  
  GTKY: Do you have a "favorite" baby item you are looking forward to use?  I'm with @jhems776 - no baby carrier yet, but I can't wait to have LO snuggled up to me when we go out. Also, all the baby books, although reading to LO will probably not be a day-one activity.

  

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• Shiva14 member

  August 2016

  @jhems776 I'm so sorry you have PUPP and that it's getting worse! I hope it clears quickly for you once LO is here!

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• jhems776 member

  September 2016

  @abberson @Shiva14  Thank you!  I think today I've finally turned a corner *knocks on wood* as I don't think they have spread or grown in the last day or two.  
  
  @Jabreen I went to a baby wearing demo and meet up when I was like 20 weeks and they suggested not buying one till after baby to see what you like, but I really want one right now before baby.  

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• steminist member

  September 2016

  That's good advice!  We've held off buying some of the bigger baby toys, like swings, etc. until we can borrow a friend's and see if LO likes them, so it makes total sense to do the same with a carrier.  I know where the breastfeeding class near me meets, so I'll check to see if they have a baby-wearing group, too!

  

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• Ampip2270 member

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  Hi Ladies! Thanks for filling in while I was preoccupied!! :-) 
  
  How far along? Monday the 29th was my due date, so 40 weeks
  
  What size is baby? She was 7lbs even, 20 inches long 
  
  Upcoming appointments? Does labor and delivery count?? 
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions? My baby is here  
  
  Symptoms/Aversions/Cravings? For some reason I am having huge sugar cravings since giving birth... Cookies, chocolate, ice cream, turtle chex mix

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