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July 2019 Moms
Panaceia
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All Groups Check In w/o 6/17
Panaceia
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
Re: All Groups Check In w/o 6/17
Baby is the size of a(n): Haven't checked yet today.
Team: Pink:)
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?: Same old same old. Nausea and vomiting. The pelvic pain was horrible yesterday but not too bad today.
Rants/Raves: We have 2 bunnies (Rumple and Maximus). We've had them since they were a few weeks old. They are bonded (basically means they love each other and live together happily). They have a whole room that is just theirs. Rumple is a tiny bunny. Super sweet and just beautiful. My daughter's favourite. She seemed a little off last night but she was snuggling on DD's lap and seemed ok when I checked on her MOTN. This morning when I woke up and checked on her she was no longer breathing:( DD is going to be devistated when she wakes up. She has had them basically her whole life and loves them both dearly. And Max (the other one) might not survive on his own (bunnies get very depressed when they lose a partner) but it is very hard to bond bunnies and I can't start all over again with another one. Today is going to be terrible.
Questions: Not today.
GTKY: I still need to pack my hospital bags. I should do this today.
Baby is the size of a(n): baby
Team: blue
Upcoming Appointments: Friday; weekly check up
How are you feeling?: day by day at this point. lost my mucus plug over the weekend.
Rants/Raves: daughter and i have had a lingering cough for over a month. i finally lost enough sleep over it that we both went to the dr friday only to find out we both have fluid in our lungs. both on azithromycin now and hopefully it will kick it in the ass. sooooooo done with coughing while carrying a baby and i want my baby girl to be better too
Questions: how long after you lost your mucus plug did baby come?
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
ends tied up at work so nothing slips through the cracks while i'm gone
Baby is the size of a(n): squash I think?
Team: blue
Upcoming Appointments: just had one this morning - all good just I'm waiting mode
How are you feeling?: blegh
Rants/Raves: work took me off the schedule a week earlier than planned so that's awesome.
Questions: just wondering when he'll decide to show up
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
Omg everything...
Finally got a pump but bags aren't packed, baby clothes are still in bags in the crib, swing/ bouncer/etc still in the attic...
@mnkenned Enjoy your extra time off before LO arrives!
@nagrom9319 If I recall, the mucus plug can regenerate. I lost mine around 38 weeks and never went into labor before my cesarean at 41.
@vanillalatte89 Hooray for no vomiting!
@Panaceia I'm so sorry about your bunny
Baby is the size of a(n): chihuahua
Team:pink
Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow
How are you feeling?: tired!!! Lol Braxton Hicks are keeping me up
Rants/Raves: patiently waiting on my husband to clean the shower/bathroom like he’s promised.... it’s the only thing in the house that I’m physically just not able to do lol
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
We’re ready! Just gotta pack my boys bag for when I go into the hospital. So I just want to sleep as much as possible before she gets here lol
Ugh so much stuff. Cars need to be detailed cleaned, we need to switch out our bed frame bc it's so loud and he'll be in our room. Still need a chair. Lots of cleaning left to do.
@Panaceia I'm so sorry about your bunny.
@nagrom9319 hope you guys feel better soon.
@mamanbebe nice 'win' on the high chair! and for getting the car seat installed. I want to have our cars detailed first and I haven't gotten that done yet.
@asupernovablizzardstorm Yes, as mentioned above, I'm glad i'm not the only one who wants to detail clean the cars before putting the car seat bases in them.
Baby is the size of a(n): idk
Team: green!
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday, GSB and another Growth Scan--hoping baby had a growth spurt.
How are you feeling?: little swollen, I called my OB's office last Friday just to ask when i need to be concerned about swelling since i've been lucky enough to not have it up to now. Nurse was not concerned and helped me identify warning signs that i should look for. Right now it's really just my hands and feet and not too much (I still have ankles). I switched to my silicone ring and am mostly wearing sandals now, the downside being I need more support when i'm standing a lot or walking a lot so my back is more sore now.
I'm also feeling the hurry up and wait situation. Like you want to be ready just in case; however, most likely i won't be giving birth for another 4 weeks so and i'm so ready now!
Rants/Raves: Rave: MH is home!!! I'm just so happy to have him back, he calms me so much and now if i were to go into labor early (i don't see this happening) he is here. Rant: His flight didn't get in until 10:45 last night and then his luggage was broken so he had to wait in line at the baggage claim area to report it. He didn't come outside until 11:45 (I had to take multiple loops around waiting for him because they are really strict at our airport). So i'm tired, but happy.
Questions: Do you always know when your LO kicks? the past couple days everyone once in a while i'll feel pressure on my bladder (like it's gonna leak) and i think it's LO kicking but i'm not sure.
GTKY: Top 3 items: Pack hospital bag, install car seat bases, wash baby clothes (this was supposed to be done, but my new washer and dryer are STILL not installed so i'm delaying it).
(Edited to add question)
Baby is the size of a(n): Papaya
Team: Pink!
Upcoming Appointments: GBS and regular appt this week. Next week, they said they'd do a cervical check.
How are you feeling?: Tired and super anxious
Rants/Raves: Work is killing me today. Everything that comes across is fucked. I need to start handing stuff off, but don't want to hand off the dumpster fires I'm working with right now.
Questions: What are you doing to handle the anxiety/anticipation of "d-day"?
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? Need to wash diapers; install car seat; and calm myself before I have a heart attack!
@vanillalatte89 SO still hasn't gotten his TDAP either. I've been asking him for months:/
@nagrom9319 I lost my mucus plug about a week ago and still nothing.
@blackhottamales I don't feel baby kicking nearly as much as before but I totally have those bladder shot moments where I know it must be baby!
Baby is the size of a(n): papaya
Team: pink
Upcoming Appointments: had 36 week one this afternoon. Ultrasound looked great, baby is measuring 6lbs 11oz and fluid levels completely normal! Had GBS swab and am 1cm and thin. Weekly appts now
How are you feeling?: had some awful puking and diarrhea yesterday that came out of nowhere. Lasted a few hours, hopefully it doesn’t happen again! Otherwise typical cramps and soreness
Rants/Raves: I’m so excited not to have fluid issues this time and that I can continue this pregnancy normally! Baby girls going home outfit came today, I can’t wait to see her in it!
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? Add me to the list of people who needs to clean out and have the car detailed. Probably won’t install the car seat until we leave for the hospital, because my oldest is currently in the seat where the baby will go, and don’t want to move his car seat until we have to
7/7 - 37+1
Baby is the size of a(n):
Some sort of leafy green bundle
Team:
Pink
Upcoming Appointments:
OB on Friday
How are you feeling?:
Tired. When I sit for a while, my back hurts, and when I stand for a while, my feet hurt. I don't understand what my body wants from me!
Rants/Raves:
DH is done traveling! Zero chance now that he'll miss our little's arrival, and I am so thankful. He's pretty tired and his back is hurting, so I'm a little uncomfortable asking him to do too much right away. I'm going to give him a couple more days to settle in before I pounce.
Questions:
I can't think of anything that I want to ask...
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
I would love to get my car vacuumed out, but I do already have the car seat in, and I've cleared out any junk that was inside.
I guess the most important thing remaining is to do the baby's laundry so I can finish packing the hospital go back with her outfit options, get a sheet on the crib and a cover on the changing pad, and just finish getting all those tiny clothes put away!
@panaceia I'm sorry about your bunny... It's hard to lose a pet, and even harder when there's a kid involved.
@blackhottamales I believe that I'm more aware of the LO's movements now that she's running out of room, but I'm sure I don't notice everything. I definitely notice those bladder kicks though... I'm also more aware of her hiccups now.
@cindler I'm talking to DH a lot about the things that I find the scariest. I'm also constantly reminding myself that women have been successfully giving birth since before there were OBs and hospitals and all these options and interventions... and then I tell myself to breathe!
Baby is the size of a(n): papaya
Team:blue
Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday for gbs test and then every week after that!
How are you feeling?: Tired and moody
Rants/Raves: Had a fun outing with our girls on Friday. Took them to a wildlife park that also had a safari. They loved it despite my two year old getting her fingers bit by an ostrich 😮
Questions: none
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? Finish my spring cleaning (only one room left, maybe I'll actually finish before the official first day of summer!!) and get my bags ready. That's it!! Oh and set up the co-sleeper at some point.
Baby is the size of a(n): tackle box
Team: pink!
Upcoming Appointments:
Just had one..growth scan..baby measuring at 6 lbs 11oz...everything looked good but my fluid was 7.7 and they said that was on the lower end so they're having me really hydrate and then do another u/s on Thursday. Anyone ever have experience with this? Not sure if I should be worried or not..crazy to think that she could be delivered on Thursday though 😯
How are you feeling?: Not too bad. Nesting hardcore but def feeling the tiredness!
Rants/Raves: My daughter is staying with my parents while we were at the hospital and my mom said the other day "ooo I just had a thought..what if I took her to the mall and got her wars pierced?" UMMMM OR NOT BECAUSE THAT ISN'T YOUR DECISION! Really made me not wanna leave her over there!
Questions: Anyone with GD or that has had it prior...do they allow you to eat whatever you want once you deliver and are on to eating solids?
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? Hospital bag and pack and play that LO will sleep in next to our bed for a while. Also I can't wait to be done cleaning the house lol!
Baby is the size of a(n): no clue this week, too tired to find my phone to look lol
Team: pink
Upcoming Appointments: June 27, 36wk appt
How are you feeling?: Today I'm exhausted, I get tired from going up and down the stairs. I want to nap.
Rants/Raves: rant.. we got a new vanity in the bathroom downstairs, which means we needed a new mirror and light.. well that means we have to paint since they're not all the same as the ones before. We bought this house 2 years ago, the house was freshly painted before we moved in. All the wall colors are the same, just different paint finishes in different rooms. So we go to the paint store to get the color we need in gloss, get home put it on the wall, it doesnt match! like WTF how is the bathroom another color, and were talking like 2 shades lighter?? so now we have to paint the entire bathroom with the new color so it matches all the other walls.
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? I still need to order a chair for her room. I have my eye on one, I just don't know if I want to spend the $600, my husband says just do it but I'm so cheap I don't know if I can.
Needless to say, I've switched ob practices! My current OB wouldn't induce based on fluid levels alone.
@mamanbebe yeah I think my doc recommended the 6 week check as well. I was just worried I would order like french fries and ice cream after delivery and then them being like nope you still can't have em xD
Baby is the size of a(n): Manatee
Team: Team get him/her out of me
Upcoming Appointments: Wed is my BPP, GBS swab and cervical check
How are you feeling?: Absolutely drowning
Rants/Raves: Between my anxiety and the size of this belly monster, I've been unable to take a deep breath in weeks.
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
This nesting thing is real. I suddenly want to remodel my entire house. I'm going berserk. I need a new kitchen and bathroom at the absolute minimum and it's not happening - not this year!
Baby is the size of a(n): Bowling pin
Team: Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?: My symptom-spotting is getting even worse than it was when I was TTC. Every day, I feel like it’s going to be the day, and obviously every day so far I’ve been wrong. Today I was having a lot of lower back pain. Mostly dull with some sharp but not too intense stabbing, and I thought maybe... but no. Never progressed into anything more. Not totally sure why I’m so antsy at this point. I am definitely ready not to feel like there’s a bowling ball sitting on my bladder all day long, but beyond that, I feel like this pregnancy has been pretty good to me since the nausea let up early at around 9-10 weeks.
Rants/Raves: My older (10-year-old) dog has always been very afraid of thunder, but we recently moved halfway across the country to an area where storms are much more frequent and powerful, and she has taken up barking at the thunder in the past few weeks. Not fun when a storm rolls through at 4am. Between that and having to pee 12 times a night, I’m not sleeping so well. But work isn’t busy for me right now, which is hard and frustrating for various reasons but at least is probably making these last few weeks less stressful and the lack of sleep less impactful.
Questions: Nope.
GTKY: Well, having some clue about how to care for an infant would be helpful, but at this point, I don’t think that’s happening before she’s here! In terms of baby STUFF, despite waiting until well after 30 weeks to buy anything useful, I’m actually feeling like we’re pretty well set up now. The last big thing is that the crib is still on its way (planning for baby to start out in there), but we have a pack-n-play with a bassinet insert that will do for a week or two in a pinch. FTM though, so I fully anticipate discovering that I’m missing a number of things I need once I get home with baby.
Baby is the size of a(n): Pineapple
Team: Green
Upcoming Appointments: Friday week 36 OB appointment and meeting with Doula
How are you feeling?: So tired and sore. Hard to bend. Not sleeping well. Loosing my breath quickly.
Rants/Raves: This is my last week of work!!
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? Prep more freezer meals, muffins, cookies etc.
Baby is the size of a(n): baby!
Team: pink
Upcoming Appointments: I start my weeklies on Friday, so just a standard OB visit
How are you feeling?: sore and incapable. I still keep trying to do my usual amount of housework (and then some, with all this prep going on) but at night after I relax a little I end up paying for it in soreness and pressure.
Rants/Raves: rants, I can’t keep my hospital bag packed because so little actually fits me now and I keep pulling stuff out to wear/use .... grrrr... Rave, I’m getting more and more checked off the to-do list everyday and that feels great!
Questions: I’m just wondering when I’m going to feel labor start/progressing ... I had an induction with my son at 37 weeks and never went natural. I feel like a FTM on this subject. Really hoping I don’t go past 40...
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
I really want to get our room cleaned out. Every other room is done but we are backed up on laundry (a forever occurrence) and our room is a disaster. Hoping I have the energy to do something there before she arrives as she’ll be rooming with us for awhile, but if not... oh well.
Baby is the size of a(n): skunk 🤦
Team: girl
Upcoming Appointments: sitting in the waiting room right now
How are you feeling?: blah - all the things y'all have been saying. Hot, tired, work is exhausting. Feet hurt, feet & ankles are swollen, swelling in hands = carpal tunnel symptoms, can't breathe, etc etc 🙄
Rants/Raves: Rave/rant - Our tiles for our kitchen renovation arrived yesterday! That's the next step that needs to be done. Aaaannnd out of 80 tiles, 28 we're broken. Luckily the company that we bought them from has already responded and is in the process of replacing them. And they can get started with what they have.
Questions:
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here?
I WANT MY HOUSE TO BE DONE. So over living in this renovation! Clearly not the best choice we've ever made.
@nagrom9319 with my first I lost my mucous plug and baby was here within 24 hours
@mnkenned I feel you on the everything vibe! My list is getting longer and longer every day! Going to have to prioritize and pray baby isn't too early!
Baby is the size of a(n): big toe the size of an m&m 😂 who comes up with these?
Team: Pink!
Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday 26th, another cervical check and turning in baby birth certificate info
How are you feeling?: I get heartburn from looking at food and just thinking about water makes me have to pee! On the bright side baby dropped and I can breathe again. Still having a hard time sleeping, partially due to being the size of a whale but mostly over anxiety of how much is left to do!
Rants/Raves: my husband is starting a new job in the cities (1 1/2 away) and he is giving me a hard time right now because over the next two weeks I work a lot of night shifts which means he is responsible for our son at night and getting him off to daycare. All this means is he starts a little late and his company said it's okay but it's not okay with him I guess because he is such an early riser go getter kinda guy. I get that he wants to make a good impression but it's not helping with all the crazy going on in our lives right now having him pressure me to get a different job that doesn't work night shifts. My schedule comes out 6 weeks in advance and is posted in our kitchen. And it's not like I can control my schedule. Now he is wanting our son to spend lots of nights at Grandma's and my mom is too busy 😖
On a happy note though my baby shower with coworkers went way better than expected!
Questions: anyone finding a good destressing solution?
GTKY: Honestly after reading through everyone else's posts I've added like 5 things to my to do list at least! My big ones are to food prep before baby with some frozen meals, finish putting away and organizing all the clothes, finally buy all the rest of my Target registry, clean car so carseat can go in it and pack my hospital bag. Those are just the main highlights the rest is all small little errands or projects.
Baby is the size of a(n): Papaya
Team: Blue
Upcoming Appointments: regular visit tomorrow
How are you feeling?: so freaking tired and so much pelvic pain! Did a cervical check yesterday because I thought I might be leaking and baby is so low they could touch his head!
Rants/Raves: I love my husbands family but sometimes they are so sporadic and my family is the complete opposite. They asked the other day if they could throw me a baby shower luncheon and asking what I need for the baby. I am almost 37 weeks pregnant - I feel like it's a little too late for any of that. Plus on my last few weekends I have special things planned with my 3 year old (toy story 4!!) and for myself (haircut, pedicure etc lol) that I'm not giving up for them. My mom wanted to do one months ago but they were too busy and she didnt want to press them. This is my 2nd baby so I have everything and already took care of what I was missing but this just annoys me so much!!!
Questions: has anyone started to try to induce labor?? (I bought a bunch of pineapple at target the other day lol 🙈)
GTKY: What is the biggest thing you still need/want to complete before baby gets here? In my nesting craze I pulled apart our storage area of the basement to organize all the baby stuff we saved from my first boy... but now I'm in over my head! Buckets of kid stuff everywhere lol and I'd love to get it all done and put back before baby comes (but it's unlikely lol)