My DH dropped our dogs off for a trial day at a new boarding place this morning! I'm praying it works out because we need them boarded on Wednesday! They are pretty great dogs and have been boarded before so I don't see any issues, but it still makes me nervous.
@BeachMommy2B ugh that is SUCH a bummer. I had a slight leg up because their website had a list of rides not to go on pregnant, but it was not accurate. When we got there signs were posted for no pregnant riders outside of every single ride, including the dumb tram! I literally paid for tickets to walk around. Luckily I had a screenshot from their website and they admitted the website discrepancy. I'm glad Disney World has so many options! It's so much larger than Disneyland, which is about an 45 mins-1 hour away from us...there are WAY less options there I think... but hey only a few more weeks! Oh yeah, and recovery...and having a newborn for the first time ever. LOL
Had my 36 week appointment today and found out im measuring 50 weeks pregnant. I have been almost in tears all day just thinking about the fact that i have two more weeks to go. So add me to those that are cranky at this point.
Had my 36 week appointment today and found out im measuring 50 weeks pregnant. I have been almost in tears all day just thinking about the fact that i have two more weeks to go. So add me to those that are cranky at this point.
This made me giggle... i assume you mean 40. But I am sorry you feel that way, its seriously the worst feeling!
@BeachMommy2B "50 weeks" would correspond to a fundal height of 50 cm.
@Jkp7749 totally different but I understand in a way how defeated you can feel. Last time I measured so large (admittedly with just one) that they lost the top of my uterus behind my sternum at like 37 weeks. So with 3 weeks to go I was measuring roughly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ cm. So big it couldn't be quantified? Yeah, I am pretty sure I cried too.
So with 3 weeks to go I was measuring roughly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ cm. So big it couldn't be quantified? Yeah, I am pretty sure I cried too.
SITB: your shoulder shrugging guy just made me shoot water out of my nose. I know it wasn't funny for you at the time so I'm sorry I'm laughing. I'm in a mood today.
@Jkp7749 - Ugh! I'm sorry you are feeling so miserable!
Speaking of the dentist, the last two Mondays DS (4 yrs old) had to go in to get cavities filled. He is normally a pretty tough kid and rarely cries from pain. The first time in, DS cried for a minute or so when he got the shot of anesthesia but opened his mouth and let them do the work without a problem. Well, the second time, the dentist decided to put the shot in without waiting for his assistant so no one was holding DS' hands and of course his hands shot up as soon as he was poked, which bent the needle and had him spewing blood everywhere. So then the dentist called the assistant in and they finished putting in the anesthesia but by then DS was a mess and cried for a good 5 minutes straight before he finally let them work on his teeth. It honestly made my blood boil because it was so unnecessary. There was only one other patient in the office at the time and someone else was with him so I couldn't understand why the assistant wasn't in with us or why the dentist wouldn't just wait for her or even ask me to hold his hands instead of just going ahead.
Me: 38 DH: 36 Married 8/27/2011 BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012 BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014 BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017 BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018
To all those that talked about the British baking show I have a love/hate feelings towards you. I just turned it on to see what it's about. Trying to be healthy today for my appt tmrw but oh my gosh everything looks amazing!!!
For all the ladies visiting the dentist with extra sensitivity, you can request they put the numbing cream on. It makes the whole experience tolerable so you can keep up with your cleanings without too much pain.
bacorrea, I hope the dog boarding goes well! I want to try a new place when we move, but I'm always so nervous about it. We had 2 bad experiences with dog kennels so I hate having to go to new ones, but this one would be convenient because it's only 5 minutes from our new house.
Me: 29, DH: 31 Married: October 2014 Began TTC: April 2015 BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w) BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w) BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17 BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Ahhh! I feel so out of the loop because I hate mobile bumping...
Just wanted to say I have all of the sympathy for twin moms...2 of my SILs have delivered twins in the past year and they were so big and so miserable during the 3rd tri. One of them had an 8.5 lb and 6.9 lb set...I can't even imagine since I felt awful and DD was only 6.2!
Happy Patriots Day to my fellow Boston friends! Our visitors are gone (yay!) and I look forward to stumbling around with sleep deprivation without encountering a non-resident of my house, lol...also , DS heads back to daycare tomorrow! Yippee!!
@erinh2005 - Have you considered something like this for your trip this weekend? (https://www.rei.com/product/691097/kafkas-kool-tie) I am a TOTAL weenie when it comes to being outside and hot, so I can't imagine spending a day outside while pregnant too! Good luck!
@vrj0522 - That's GREAT about the meals! I'm sure they will be life-savers as you navigate the new waters of having three children.
@mamatowildones - Make sure to keep us posted! Fx for a quick labor (whenever it needs to happen)!
On the subject on the dentist: I actually don't hate going and don't have issues with the cleaning process. BUT despite what I consider to be pretty good dental habits, I seem to be very cavity prone. I went a few weeks ago, and I have FOUR! He was also very concerned about the wear on my teeth (Have you thrown up a lot while pregnant? No. Do you drink soda all the time? No. Do you have acid reflux? DING DING DING!) and prescribed some special mouth rinse with a $125. copay. Glory... He won't fill cavities while pregnant - apparently VERY conservative on those matters - but expects me to come in basically right after this baby is born. I'm sorry... in what world do you think my husband can handle our toddler and BOOB DEPENDENT NEWBORN while I am at, what is sure to be, a loooong dentist appointment.
DS and I went to our music class this morning (which is ALMOST like aerobics with all of the jumping/dancing/twirling we do). It's held in a dance studio - so one entire wall is mirrors - and I got a GOOD LOOK at my giant love handles. So now, I'm basically not leaving the house until it's time to go to the hospital. Ain't nobody need to be subjected to THAT!
@vrj0522 That's a horrible experience! Sorry y'all went through that! @emilyalso At least you're dancing around! I feel like we're our worst critics. I'm sure you look great!
@erinh2005 Annual passholder here...I'm probably going at least three more times before this LO comes and I was there a few days before DD was born.
Go to Target and get some Dr. Scholl's inserts for your shoes. Definitely stay hydrated and bring lots of protien packed snacks. All restaurants will give you free ice water if you ask for it. You can also ride anything that your DD can get on, basically just no roller coasters. If you do get tired, there are plenty of shows to enjoy. DD's favorite is Mickey's Magical Map by Toon Town. If you have any other specific questions, let me know. You guys will have a great time no matter what!
@erinh2005-@achays11 had some good ideas. I'm a passholder too. It's definitely been hard to last long when I go but my LO is so low and the pressure is insane. Wear the most comfortable shoes you own, keep up on your water, and take lots of breaks. Your DD will absolutely still have a blast.
I wasn't sure which place to choose to post this (not exactly symptoms, labor, or bitchfest...) so Randoms it is! Sorry in advance for the novel. (You can skip to the end if you want!)
I put in a script refill request the other day, so this morning a nurse from the OB's office called with a followup question on that. Fine. Easy conversation. Two hours later, I get another call from the OB's office. Figured maybe another Q about the script request. Nope. Nurse #2 says they've officially put me on the schedule for the external version to turn this breech boy and the induction of labor. Okay, that's some heavy info but I'm all ears. She tells me all the rules: when to show up, no food after midnight... and I'm running through scenarios about taking care of work & who'll care for the toddler, etc., but at least we have the benefit of time on our side to make arrangements. Fine. Good. End of convo, it's written on the calendar. I'm processing all this info: having to turn this baby in T minus 2 weeks, plus being induced, plus the potential for a C-section if he doesn't cooperate, plus make arrangements and get all my ducks in a row ASAP with packing my bag, ordering the rest of my Amazon stuff, getting the house in order, getting my parents here (7 hours away), all the yardwork plans, and nesting to-dos... that's where my head is at. I'm cleaning the kitchen & playing with my son & my brain's fiercely zooming. So not even 10 minutes pass by. Phone rings again. Maybe it's more info about the induction. Nope. I had blood for labwork drawn on Friday & the results came in today, so Nurse #3 (from the same office) calls to inform me that the doc (not my regular doc) is directing me to go to triage for monitoring. I'm like, what?! At this point, I'm still processing the "in 2 weeks I'm definitely having a baby" thing. And now you're telling me I need to go and be monitored, like, today? So I'm all "do I have to go right now?" because I have a toddler here, and can't exactly take him to the hospital while I sit on my ass for 3 hours, right? I mean, I could (b/c it turns out another woman in triage had her kid here too!) but it's not ideal. And really, "what exactly were the test results?" All were normal, save one. "So was that one like totally off the charts, or just slightly out of the norm?" Well just slightly elevated, she says, but it's a precaution and I need to go this afternoon, like in a couple hours, and it's important, etc., which I obviously understand. The health of baby and me is the important thing, I get it. Plus I'm thinking, that was the results from Friday, now it's Monday, things are probably fine and back to normal. Whatever, I'll go. She says she'll call ahead & inform them I'm coming in. Fine.
I call my hubbs and it turns out that he's actually getting home early from work (fortuitous!) so I don't have to sweat the child care thing. I go to L&D triage for monitoring around 3 pm (been here before, a few wks ago, for the same thing: high BP plus protein in the urine equals pre-eclampsia). After a couple hours, baby is fine, all looks good, they do an u/s, he's still breech, and oh your BP is a little high so let's keep you here for just a couple more hours to monitor. Fine. They do more bloodwork, that's all normal, urine looks fine. But. Two spikes in my BP (like 2 data points out of 10) now means I have to stay overnight(!) for monitoring. Super awesome. So now it's like 8 pm, I'm starving, and my evening is completely shot. You want me to spend the night in a horrible bed and check my blood pressure every 2 hours: sure, that sounds like you'll get reasonable reliable data, because that whole scenario won't put me at a higher stress, but whatevs. And, you say, if the readings look good, I can go home in the morning but be prepared for strict bedrest for 2 weeks. Oh-kay... now I'm figuring out how to handle that curveball... Oh, and if the pressures don't come down overnight, says the random doc, to her satisfaction, then I might not be allowed to leave until the baby arrives, so, like, days or weeks, on bedrest, in the hospital, indefinitely. Again, awesome.
At this point I'm freaking out, not only about spending the night, but about the possibility of maybe having to stay in hospital for way longer? And all of this, for zero other symptoms beyond a slightly higher BP than normal. Perfect labs. I have no cramping, contractions, bleeding, or discharge. I have no headaches, blurry vision, dizzyness, chest pain, ab pain. I'm beyond frustrated. One small thing. And they keep checking my bp all in the midst of these discussions! Of course it's not going to come down!
I get officially admitted around 9 pm and into a room. Hubbs arrives soon thereafter with my phone charger, a book, and dinner. Finally some food! (But then I'm no food or drink from midnight to noon, in case I need a c-section tmrw, which also helps my blood pressure!) He hangs out with me til like 11-ish, we figure out what to do tmrw, given all the possible scenarios, and are now playing the waiting game. He heads home, I read for awhile, do some online shopping, and try to sleep, only to have my vitals checked again at midnight and 2 and 4, and some more blood taken around 1 and some wicked heartburn not letting me sleep at all during the in-betweens. It sucks, but it is what it is. I'll get over it.
Now it's almost 5 am. The residents round between 6 and 7 and I'll have more labs done mid morning, and we will discuss the next steps at lunchtime. I'm not getting outta here any time soon. I probably am coming across totally bitter right now. I'm just frustrated. Playing the waiting game. Wanting to be home in my own bed. Needing sleep. And wanting food!
If you've stuck with me through this whole story, I thank you. And here's the kicker in this whole mess: at one point, in triage, when first hooked up to the belly monitors to check on baby, this one very nice nurse asks "now tell me again why exactly you're here? you don't have any cramping or bleeding, right, so what prompted you to come in?" And I say, my OB office told me I had to, based on some lab results... and she says... "oh, they never even called to give us a heads up"---so triage wasn't even expecting me! So why did I even come here?! Uggggh!!
@skzw I wish there was another one of you on this board to give yourself the encouragement you constantly give to others on here! So I'll just less eloquently say totally sucks but "if anyone has got this it's you!"
@SKZW agreed that's not a very restful or relaxing night. Hopefully your labs go well and the doctor sends you home to prep for the version in a few weeks!
Wow, what a crazy 24 hours you've had, @SKZW! I'm so sorry. I hope your BP comes down, but I know that's hard when you're stressed out and in the hospital and all your plans have been shot to hell. Fingers crossed for good vitals and labs this morning!
Man, I'm sorry you're dealing with all that @SKZW. Like @erinh2005 said, I wish we had another you to give some perfect words of encouragement. Even if you are there for the next couple weeks, at least you're doing what's best for the baby, right? We can entertain you in the meantime, and everything else will work out in the end!
Oh wow @skzw, that sounds like an awful evening! Hopefully everything works out and you're able to get home soon. FX for a much quieter and calmer night tonight!
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@lrwardrop I love click list! I haven't been into the grocery store for big shopping in months! And I've saved so much money in impulse buys
Add me to the dentist hating group. I also have a 2w pp visit scheduked. Already not looking forward to it.
This might not make you feel better, but I'm also 36 weeks and this singleton's head is measuring at 43 wks.
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@Jkp7749 totally different but I understand in a way how defeated you can feel. Last time I measured so large (admittedly with just one) that they lost the top of my uterus behind my sternum at like 37 weeks. So with 3 weeks to go I was measuring roughly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ cm. So big it couldn't be quantified? Yeah, I am pretty sure I cried too.
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Speaking of the dentist, the last two Mondays DS (4 yrs old) had to go in to get cavities filled. He is normally a pretty tough kid and rarely cries from pain. The first time in, DS cried for a minute or so when he got the shot of anesthesia but opened his mouth and let them do the work without a problem. Well, the second time, the dentist decided to put the shot in without waiting for his assistant so no one was holding DS' hands and of course his hands shot up as soon as he was poked, which bent the needle and had him spewing blood everywhere. So then the dentist called the assistant in and they finished putting in the anesthesia but by then DS was a mess and cried for a good 5 minutes straight before he finally let them work on his teeth. It honestly made my blood boil because it was so unnecessary. There was only one other patient in the office at the time and someone else was with him so I couldn't understand why the assistant wasn't in with us or why the dentist wouldn't just wait for her or even ask me to hold his hands instead of just going ahead.
Married 8/27/2011
BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012
BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014
BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d
BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017
BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Just wanted to say I have all of the sympathy for twin moms...2 of my SILs have delivered twins in the past year and they were so big and so miserable during the 3rd tri. One of them had an 8.5 lb and 6.9 lb set...I can't even imagine since I felt awful and DD was only 6.2!
Happy Patriots Day to my fellow Boston friends! Our visitors are gone (yay!) and I look forward to stumbling around with sleep deprivation without encountering a non-resident of my house, lol...also , DS heads back to daycare tomorrow! Yippee!!
@vrj0522 - That's GREAT about the meals! I'm sure they will be life-savers as you navigate the new waters of having three children.
@mamatowildones - Make sure to keep us posted! Fx for a quick labor (whenever it needs to happen)!
On the subject on the dentist: I actually don't hate going and don't have issues with the cleaning process. BUT despite what I consider to be pretty good dental habits, I seem to be very cavity prone. I went a few weeks ago, and I have FOUR! He was also very concerned about the wear on my teeth (Have you thrown up a lot while pregnant? No. Do you drink soda all the time? No. Do you have acid reflux? DING DING DING!) and prescribed some special mouth rinse with a $125. copay. Glory... He won't fill cavities while pregnant - apparently VERY conservative on those matters - but expects me to come in basically right after this baby is born. I'm sorry... in what world do you think my husband can handle our toddler and BOOB DEPENDENT NEWBORN while I am at, what is sure to be, a loooong dentist appointment.
DS and I went to our music class this morning (which is ALMOST like aerobics with all of the jumping/dancing/twirling we do). It's held in a dance studio - so one entire wall is mirrors - and I got a GOOD LOOK at my giant love handles. So now, I'm basically not leaving the house until it's time to go to the hospital. Ain't nobody need to be subjected to THAT!
@emilyalso At least you're dancing around! I feel like we're our worst critics. I'm sure you look great!
Go to Target and get some Dr. Scholl's inserts for your shoes. Definitely stay hydrated and bring lots of protien packed snacks. All restaurants will give you free ice water if you ask for it. You can also ride anything that your DD can get on, basically just no roller coasters. If you do get tired, there are plenty of shows to enjoy. DD's favorite is Mickey's Magical Map by Toon Town. If you have any other specific questions, let me know. You guys will have a great time no matter what!
I put in a script refill request the other day, so this morning a nurse from the OB's office called with a followup question on that. Fine. Easy conversation. Two hours later, I get another call from the OB's office. Figured maybe another Q about the script request. Nope. Nurse #2 says they've officially put me on the schedule for the external version to turn this breech boy and the induction of labor. Okay, that's some heavy info but I'm all ears. She tells me all the rules: when to show up, no food after midnight... and I'm running through scenarios about taking care of work & who'll care for the toddler, etc., but at least we have the benefit of time on our side to make arrangements. Fine. Good. End of convo, it's written on the calendar. I'm processing all this info: having to turn this baby in T minus 2 weeks, plus being induced, plus the potential for a C-section if he doesn't cooperate, plus make arrangements and get all my ducks in a row ASAP with packing my bag, ordering the rest of my Amazon stuff, getting the house in order, getting my parents here (7 hours away), all the yardwork plans, and nesting to-dos... that's where my head is at. I'm cleaning the kitchen & playing with my son & my brain's fiercely zooming. So not even 10 minutes pass by. Phone rings again. Maybe it's more info about the induction. Nope. I had blood for labwork drawn on Friday & the results came in today, so Nurse #3 (from the same office) calls to inform me that the doc (not my regular doc) is directing me to go to triage for monitoring. I'm like, what?! At this point, I'm still processing the "in 2 weeks I'm definitely having a baby" thing. And now you're telling me I need to go and be monitored, like, today? So I'm all "do I have to go right now?" because I have a toddler here, and can't exactly take him to the hospital while I sit on my ass for 3 hours, right? I mean, I could (b/c it turns out another woman in triage had her kid here too!) but it's not ideal. And really, "what exactly were the test results?" All were normal, save one. "So was that one like totally off the charts, or just slightly out of the norm?" Well just slightly elevated, she says, but it's a precaution and I need to go this afternoon, like in a couple hours, and it's important, etc., which I obviously understand. The health of baby and me is the important thing, I get it. Plus I'm thinking, that was the results from Friday, now it's Monday, things are probably fine and back to normal. Whatever, I'll go. She says she'll call ahead & inform them I'm coming in. Fine.
I call my hubbs and it turns out that he's actually getting home early from work (fortuitous!) so I don't have to sweat the child care thing. I go to L&D triage for monitoring around 3 pm (been here before, a few wks ago, for the same thing: high BP plus protein in the urine equals pre-eclampsia). After a couple hours, baby is fine, all looks good, they do an u/s, he's still breech, and oh your BP is a little high so let's keep you here for just a couple more hours to monitor. Fine. They do more bloodwork, that's all normal, urine looks fine. But. Two spikes in my BP (like 2 data points out of 10) now means I have to stay overnight(!) for monitoring. Super awesome. So now it's like 8 pm, I'm starving, and my evening is completely shot. You want me to spend the night in a horrible bed and check my blood pressure every 2 hours: sure, that sounds like you'll get reasonable reliable data, because that whole scenario won't put me at a higher stress, but whatevs. And, you say, if the readings look good, I can go home in the morning but be prepared for strict bedrest for 2 weeks. Oh-kay... now I'm figuring out how to handle that curveball... Oh, and if the pressures don't come down overnight, says the random doc, to her satisfaction, then I might not be allowed to leave until the baby arrives, so, like, days or weeks, on bedrest, in the hospital, indefinitely. Again, awesome.
At this point I'm freaking out, not only about spending the night, but about the possibility of maybe having to stay in hospital for way longer? And all of this, for zero other symptoms beyond a slightly higher BP than normal. Perfect labs. I have no cramping, contractions, bleeding, or discharge. I have no headaches, blurry vision, dizzyness, chest pain, ab pain. I'm beyond frustrated. One small thing. And they keep checking my bp all in the midst of these discussions! Of course it's not going to come down!
I get officially admitted around 9 pm and into a room. Hubbs arrives soon thereafter with my phone charger, a book, and dinner. Finally some food! (But then I'm no food or drink from midnight to noon, in case I need a c-section tmrw, which also helps my blood pressure!) He hangs out with me til like 11-ish, we figure out what to do tmrw, given all the possible scenarios, and are now playing the waiting game. He heads home, I read for awhile, do some online shopping, and try to sleep, only to have my vitals checked again at midnight and 2 and 4, and some more blood taken around 1 and some wicked heartburn not letting me sleep at all during the in-betweens. It sucks, but it is what it is. I'll get over it.
Now it's almost 5 am. The residents round between 6 and 7 and I'll have more labs done mid morning, and we will discuss the next steps at lunchtime. I'm not getting outta here any time soon. I probably am coming across totally bitter right now. I'm just frustrated. Playing the waiting game. Wanting to be home in my own bed. Needing sleep. And wanting food!
If you've stuck with me through this whole story, I thank you. And here's the kicker in this whole mess: at one point, in triage, when first hooked up to the belly monitors to check on baby, this one very nice nurse asks "now tell me again why exactly you're here? you don't have any cramping or bleeding, right, so what prompted you to come in?" And I say, my OB office told me I had to, based on some lab results... and she says... "oh, they never even called to give us a heads up"---so triage wasn't even expecting me! So why did I even come here?! Uggggh!!
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~Charlie Chaplin
#1 DD Aug 2014 @39weeks via CS
#2 Due May 2,2017 hopeful VBAC
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
Married 8/27/2011
BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012
BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014
BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d
BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017
BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018