Weekly Check-In w/o Nov 10

virginiaham · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated:

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

thatbaintforbetty · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12-26 / 33 & 3

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: blue!

Upcoming Appointments: diabetic check in tomorrow, NST on Thursday, 34 week growth scan on Friday

How are you feeling? Huge! Tired. Itchy. Emotional, I tear up so easily now and I hate it, freaking holiday season is the worst. I want to clean/nest but I have no energy.

Rants/Raves: I am pretty much out of Sick time for the year which sucks but I’m happy I made it this far. Trying to save my vacation time since I can use it to cover my health insurance while I’m out.

The girls have a 4 day weekend this week, holiday +teacher work day, so we are getting them to tackle some serious messes(like their closet and arts/crafts area!)

Questions: nope

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

I got like 10 sleepers for $25 with some serious sales/rewards/gift cards.

Target has a deal going on for fisher price stuff today only and a $5 off $25 toys/games that you can stack

A classmate of DD2 is going to give me a bunch of hand me down clothes but we’ve had hilariously bad timing in coordination of the handoff.

iwantcookies · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days: 36w 1d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: BLUE

Upcoming Appointments: Just had my 36w with MFM and my NST. Next up my weekly BPP. Sadly found out I still have another week before we get a growth scan update 😭

How are you feeling? Tired. Annoyed. I’ve been cleaning/nesting like crazy. Like why did I feel the need to do a deep clean of my dishwasher to remove any potential mold (my dishwasher is barely a year old and has shown no signs of gunk growing). Or to deep clean my coffee maker 😅

Rants/Raves: I just don’t want to work anymore. It’s stressful and just plainly not the vibe. Like they gave me new clients even tho I’m on leave in 20 days. Existing projects aren’t being handed off properly and I’ve done all I can. I’m kind of hoping LO comes early to show work they’re F’d because they aren’t taking me leaving seriously. In which they will probably blame me for not leaving an updated plan…

Questions: None

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

We have a shop called ‘once upon a child’ which is a thrift store specializing in lightly used newborn to 8T clothing. They also sell toys, diaper pails, strollers, play structures, diaper bags etc. I’ve been going every few weeks as they have a 10 for 10 bin on Newborn to 18m clothing.

@thatbaintforbetty oo thanks for the notice on target! I do feel I need to get LO some early toys 😂

thatbaintforbetty · November 10

@iwantcookies even though he’s going be like a week old or so for Christmas my older kids still will expect that he has something under the tree. I been watching all the sales to try to buy a couple small things that go can in a stocking (rattles, clip on toys, soft teether books, extra pacifiers) and a toy or two for under the tree.

I honestly am behind on everybody else’s Christmas presents, with the exception of our traditional Christmas Eve pajamas. I actually bought a matching onesie/sleeper in like 9 mo (that was the closest size they had) in the hopes that next year they all will still fit and I can get an adorable photo of the matching outfits. (I usually get the girls a little big so they last longer)

bridgiebee82 · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/6 36w2d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: IC

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: Pink

Upcoming Appointments: thursday with my OB. Had my weekly MFM this morning, plus a trip to the ER today. 🙃

How are you feeling? Absolutely exhausted and anxious. I woke up around 4:45 this morning and after awhile couldn't feel baby girl move at all. I tried all the tricks to get her to move with no luck. My anxiety kicked into overdrive and my sister took me to the hospital to get checked out when my OB told me to get there. Everything is fine. Sis just wanta to keep me on my toes. After I left the hospital, I still had my regular MFM appointment for the NST and ultrasound fluid check. All good. But still so so nervewracking!

Rants/Raves: I am soooooooo done with work! @iwantcookies I am with you big time. I feel like they are somewhat in denial that I am going to have a baby in just a few weeks. Stop piling work on me!

Questions: none right now

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?
Oooh! I get a bunch of stuff off my local FB Buy Nothing page. The best thing so far has been a changing table. I actually got 2 from there. I had the first one for almost 3 years and it finally broke (it was like 15 years old anyway). And now I have a new one from buy nothing. I also got a TON of baby clothes from there too, including an Eagles snowsuit for my little guy. So many good things!

We have a Once Upon A Child near us, but sometimes the prices are whack. Like, 8 bucks for a carter's onesie. Ummm I'll buy it new then? But they do usually have good deals.

virginiaham · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days: Due Thursday! 39+4

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 🎀

Upcoming Appointments: earlier today, then next week it’s going DOWN (if it doesn’t happen by then) … Monday is routine checkup, Tuesday is BPP ultrasound, & Thursday is induction scheduled for 41w juuuust in case!

How are you feeling? So relieved. We went into this week with some artificial pressure for a timeline from a few different sources and left my appointment today at peace with the next 10 days.

Rants/Raves: There’s a lot to the story but basically I’ve been able to lean into my intuition against trying extra things to start labor and ultimately supported (by my doctor, husband, & doula) when I’ve spoken up. Baby and I are healthy, is the biggest thing. MH and I are good in the wait, ready for baby when she’s ready to come, but also have a good plan for if she’s not here by next week.

Questions:

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

We scored a free dresser top changing pad holder off of our local Buy Nothing page—such a niche item that seemed way expensive when I researched it just to have a designated place for us to change her downstairs where our room is, so free was all I was willing to pay lol.

iwantcookies · November 10

@thatbaintforbetty where have you shopped for matching holiday Jammie’s? I wanted to update the hubbys and mine but they no longer sell the style we have from like 7 years ago. I feel old navy has declined in the styling department for matching Xmas pjs.

@bridgiebee82 oh that’s terrifying! I’m glad everything turned out okay!

thatbaintforbetty · November 10

@iwantcookies Target! lol. I have bought from Amazon as well.

Honestly I really love a good sale/deal and they had them 40% off recently. I don’t usually buy ones for DH and I, I can’t ever buy sets since I am wildly different sizes on the top and bottom. I also try to do holiday but not Santa, cause I find the whole concept of him weird.

We’ve had holiday penguins, dinosaurs, woodland creatures, nature themed, hot cocoa/sweets, some adorable fair isle night gowns that came with a matching doll version. This year they are gingerbread cookie themed.

This is the baby version

thatbaintforbetty · November 10

@bridgiebee82 I’m so sorry you had to go through that but so glad things turned out okay!

jta41 · November 10

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12-20 / 34 + 2

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 🟢

Upcoming Appointments: growth scan this week

How are you feeling? 🫩Tired, back is hurting, anxious cause of work and not being able to really nest yet. Feeling very unprepared. 😬😖😵😵‍💫

Rants/Raves:

Rants - body aches are ramping up and I’m so tried at work. Need to nap during the day but I’m in the office so not feasible. Feeling like DH is oblivious to my anxiety and what we are in for when LO debuts.

Raves - thankfully I stocked up on vacation time and have about two weeks that I can take before Mat leave. Also did not think about it but I have sick time which I barely use. Can start using that as well! 😉 spoke to my OB last week during routine check up and asked for a physical therapist (PT) recommendation (was recommended I ask from a coworker that gave birth about 18 months ago). So have to start looking for one that is in my network.

Questions:

Have anyone used a PT specifically while pregnant for back and pelvic pain, was it helpful? Any advice on picking one besides being in network? I never, until now, went / sought to visit a PT so I’m very green.

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

Free bedside bassinet though I’m leery of the “mattress” from local Buy Nothing Group. The bassinet is clean and I rewashed the removable items myself recently. But the “mattress” portion is literally a 2” piece of yellow foam on top of a 1/4” plastic corrugated board. Currently looking to get a newton mattress to replace the foam and have piece of mind that that baby is not inhaling the fumes from the foam that is currently there. Also, maybe it’s just my pregnant brain but the foam smells chemically to me.

I have a once upon a child near me and never been inside since falling pregnant. Last time I stepped foot in there was 2 years ago but did not see much baby gear, though I wasn’t seeking out baby items at the time either. I’ll give it another go over the weekend if I muster up the energy after working all week. 🫩😮‍💨

virginiaham · November 11

@jta41 I am seeing one! Both for back pain and for labor prep/possible follow-up postpartum for my prolapse or any pelvic floor issues. It has been helpful! I am actually doing the exercises/stretches she gave me tonight 😅. I would look for a pelvic floor physical therapist.

caffeinatedandtired · November 11

@bridgiebee82 so sorry you had to go through that scare but so glad everything is okay with little one!

@jta41 as a (not pelvic floor) PT, I agree with @virginiaham that a PF PT would be great to have as part of your care team! That branch of PT has really taken off in the past few years. If you don’t have any in your area, I would at least look for an ortho PT who has experience/is comfortable working with pregnant women so they are aware of any exercise or positioning modifications that are needed for these last few weeks of pregnancy, and depending on if you have to follow up post birth, are aware of what exercises are appropriate for each stage post partum!

caffeinatedandtired · November 11

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/18, 34w4d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 🩷

Upcoming Appointments: Next week

How are you feeling? Large, sooo hungry the past couple weeks

Rants/Raves: Similar to everyone, I’m over work. I keep taking on new patients knowing that I could be leaving in the next few weeks. Fortunately not overrun with work, just feeling lazy haha.

Girly is moving a ton, not necessarily painful but feel like I’m being pushed or stretched in every direction and it’s getting uncomfortable. But she gets most of her wiggles out during the day and let’s me sleep at night 🙌🏽

Questions:

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)? Not necessarily baby item, but got 3 maternity shirts on Old Navy for < $30 dollars. There’s a local baby / children’s consignment store near me that carries a lot of name brand baby items at decent-ish prices. I am trying to hold off on buying too many extra clothes until she’s born so I don’t wind up with extra clothes that don’t fit / are not the right season. Y’all inspired me to join a Buy Nothing page though

mthomas9689 · November 12

EDD / Weeks + Days: 36 weeks

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: Today, I have the Strep B test

How are you feeling? Feeling sore. Lack of sleep is triggering migraines and my husband was stuffed up a day or so ago but it ended up being allergies thank God. Don't need to be getting a cold or something at this stage.

Rants/Raves: Oh my dear sweet little boy is already causing trouble. Friday I noticed that he hadn't moved in almost 12 hours. Scared the heck out of mom and dad. They did the non stress test and an ultrasound. He ended up being fine. Just having a lazy day. I told my husband that baby boy is so grounded when he is born. ha ha. Baby Boy made up for it by non-stop kicking, nudging and head butting me ever since, every hour on the hour it seems.

Questions:

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)? Our next door neighbors have 2 boys and told us on Halloween while trick or treating that if we needed anything to just ask them as far as clothes or item wise. We have not taken advantage of this yet since baby boy is already being spoiled rotten by grandparents and family on both sides but its nice to know that they have a boy who will be 2 years and a year older then ours that they can hopefully be buddies.

rebecksah · November 12

EDD / Weeks + Days: 36+6 and over it lol

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚 but we caved and asked and they said without the blood work it's not 100%, but this is the 3rd tech to say girl 🥹🥹

Upcoming Appointments: had my routine in Monday and my 2nd 3rd term growth scans yesterday

How are you feeling? I'm so ready for baby to just be here already lol. baby is trending LARGE not that I'm surprised. head circumference is at 98% (or like 39wks) and estimated fetal weight is 6lb 15oz - 7lb already. get this baby out of me!!!

Rants/Raves: rants - I feel like I'm not nesting but I have nothing to do. I have to set up the bedside bassinet and do a load of newborn laundry, but that's where it ends really. everything is done but I'm stressing out because I'm doing nothing.

need to finish Christmas shopping. started last week and feel good about the few items I did purchase, but I know this year is going to be tough to get things done. started my shopping list on Amazon so I can make a big purchase in a few weeks and call it done 😂

raves - my Christmas trees are up! and fully decorated and making me happy. that's about it LOL

Questions: n/a

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

I haven't bought anything for this baby besides a little winter fleece onesie situation to wear outside. we got our first snow this past weekend so I wanted to make sure baby is warm.

I have saved a car seat to get an alert when it goes down in price. my current infant seat is only good until April before it's expired (it has served me well ❤️‍🩹 it will have seen me through all 3 babies over the last 5 years but how bittersweet!!) but I don't really wanna buy a car seat for $350+ tax. so waiting for a black Friday deal hopefully.

nopegoat · November 12

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/23. 34+1

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated:#8

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: pink

Upcoming Appointments:Nov 19

How are you feeling? Beyond exhausted on so many levels. Emotionally, physically, socially. Keep getting bad Charlie horses, BH, and bad swelling from overdoing it. RLP and sciatica are kicking my butt. Hips, public bone, and tailbone are constantly popping and aching... I'm so ready for December....

Rants/Raves: I'm just done. I've been to an out of state wedding, a bunch of MIL drama, goddaughter was baptized, counseling a couple, have a ton of preserves and apple butter to make, a big birthday party to help with, hosting Thanksgiving, then another Birthday party, and so many small projects to get through before this baby comes... I just want to go into hermit mode and not deal with anything or anyone until after this baby comes...

Questions: Na

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)? Truthfully we haven't bought much. My favorite pieces are the duck blankets.

aisleofviewtwo · November 13

EDD / Weeks + Days: Dec 24, 34w1d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚

Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow 11/14 for 34-wk with OB, then weeklies with US starting 11/25

How are you feeling? Still pretty ok! Was getting a little panicked about how much we have left to do—my goal is to have the necessities in place by Thanksgiving—but this week I finally wrote everything down and have been steadily ticking items off, which feels really good.

Rants/Raves: My physical therapist is suddenly refusing to take my insurance because the claims submission portals are being wonky and apparently they haven’t been paid in months. Insurance is a nightmare, always, but honestly I’m mostly mad at the clinic because I asked about prior authorization from day 1 + notified them in SEPTEMBER that EOBs were stating claims were being denied, and they just waved me away and assured me billing would handle it 😡 We were supposed to switch from strengthening to relaxation/stretching exercises next week, so my plan right now is to do self-pay for that appointment, get the new plan, and then just hope I feel good enough to make it to/through delivery bc paying full price for weekly visits is just not in my budget.

Questions: I’ll be 36 weeks at Thanksgiving and am struggling with what to do. Wont make a final decision until my appointment the Tuesday evening before, but: if you were feeling good and having a totally uneventful pregnancy, no signs of being anywhere near labor starting, would you do an 8-hour drive to spend the holiday with family?

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)? Turns out the best deal was moving to the city my brother and SIL live in, and then struggling with infertility long enough that they finished with having young children by the time we got going 😭 We need a new carseat because theirs has expired, but otherwise the nursery essentially stocked itself for free.

nopegoat · November 13

@aisleofviewtwo I just did an almost 10hr drive one way at 32wks and it was rough. No matter how many stops and water, and as little sodium as possible I was so swollen and sore.

8hrs round-trip, may not be so bad. But truthfully I'd probably use the excuse and stay home to rest.

thatbaintforbetty · November 14

@aisleofviewtwo My aunt was contemplating hosting Thanksgiving this year (she decided against because of her hip acting up) but she lives about 2 and a half hours away and that is absolutely the max I would want to drive. And even then I was not looking forward to that amount of time in the car and I will be 36 weeks the day after Thanksgiving. I’m assuming you were going to stay with family over a couple days and not drive 8 there, have dinner and then drive right back so that might not be too bad since you could rest between but I would also take into account how much you might be tempted to overdo things while there. Also I wouldn’t go if there wasn’t a hospital (just in case!) within 30 to an hour from them. Odds are low you’d need it but better safe than sorry. Also I have no idea where you are and how likely/unlikely a near by hospital is but I’ve been hearing a lot about “maternal care deserts” and it’s a sad/scary thing.

I wasn’t planning on staying at/near my aunts so it would be 2 ish hours there, dinner and drive home, so 5 or so hours in the car total and even just typing that now I’m kinda glad it ended up not happening.

aisleofviewtwo · November 14

@virginiaham Happy due date!!

caffeinatedandtired · November 14

@aisleofviewtwo My doctor suggested not traveling too far away from my hospital after 36 weeks just because you never know what could happen! We were also potentially going to visit family that was not located close to a good medical center, so that made my decision a little easier. The way I see it, we will have lots of holidays in the future to visit with family and they will hopefully understand why I don’t want to travel super pregnant for this one

dogmom5 · November 16

@aisleofviewtwo I wouldn’t risk it. That’s a long drive so close to the end.

dogmom5 · November 16

EDD / Weeks + Days: 35weeks

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 6TM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚

Upcoming Appointments: not this week but next

How are you feeling? Good but I have had a cold or cough for the past 2 months! Ahhhh

Rants/Raves: I’m over having these head colds my other kids bring home or people go into work sick and spread germs

Questions: NATM

GTKY: What’s been the best deal you’ve snagged on a baby item (on sale, marketplace, for free)?

Years ago when I was pregnant with my 2nd I got a double bob for the price of a single bob stroller at target! Someone bought it online for Black Friday and returned it and I just happened to see it on the end cap for an amazing price and snatched it up! The target employee said that if they sell it online only they usually discount it really well if it’s a return so check those end caps ladies!

aisleofviewtwo · November 17

Thanks, all, for your thoughtful replies!

@nopegoat @thatbaintforbetty I honestly wasn't even considering the comfort factor. I made the drive spontaneously about a week ago (so at the 33/34 week mark) to attend the funeral of a close family friend, and had few complaints. A little swollen the day after but no real pain or discomfort during. I think I am wildly unprepared for how uncomfortable the final stretch can get.

My BIL's sister is actually an OB in my hometown and has promised to be on call if needed, but the scarier part, as @caffeinatedandtired alluded to, is that there's a roughly 5-hour stretch of the drive that is super rural, which could put us up to 2.5 hours away from a decent hospital.

I asked my doctor at my 34-week check-up this week as well, and she essentially said nothing in my chart was screaming that I had to stay put, but I would for sure want to know where every hospital is along the route and understand that I could end up delivering—and then figuring out how to travel with a newborn—from literally any of those locations...

I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that we're probably not going to Thanksgiving, even though I'm not ready to officially call it. I know they'll understand and support whatever decision I make, I just get a lot of FOMO about my family hanging out without me.

brookejay06 · November 17

It’s technically the week of 11/17 but i wanted to update.

Went in for routine 38 week appt this AM and JUST found out that baby is breech. And has been for months. So doing an ECV this afternoon. His butt is not completely engaged in my pelvis which I’m told lends toward a better chance of ECV working.

I am very nervous and this is hugely unexpected after 38 weeks of assuming he was head down, and after 2 previous spontaneous vaginal deliveries.

thatbaintforbetty · November 17

@brookejay06 I know tons of people who recommend spinning babies! I have heard mixed reviews of ECV but if they say he’s not engaged then it sounds like the odds are higher of it working.

Good luck and all the flippy baby vibes!

virginiaham · November 17

@brookejay06 hoping the ECV is successful! Also second the recommendation for spinning babies.

aisleofviewtwo · November 17

@brookejay06 Sending all the good vibes for the ECV! Flip, baby, flip!!

brookejay06 · November 17

Thank you all!

Baby flipped! Quite easily… too easily actually haha. So there’s a chance he could flip back. I am stressed lol. Now they’re talking about possible induction on Monday (39 weeks) bc they would rather get him out while he’s head down than wait for me to go in to labor (and him possibly be breech)… if he does go back to breech, another ECV could be in the cards. Who knows. Feels like every single option is available right now which is almost more stressful than being limited.

thatbaintforbetty · November 17

@brookejay06 I’m pretty sure there are exercises/moves/yoga positions to try to get them to move down and be more “engaged” in the pelvis. I would Google and try those? I would think he’s less likely to flip back that way! Might be worth a shot?

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