AustinGurrl
Pregnant with Triplets!
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Hi girls!!!
Rebekah - SO glad to hear you are doing well... Hoping for the best of results for Doug! Congrats on 30 weeks!
NMG - I agree with all these other girls... I am sorry your mother behaves like this... I have my issues with mine, too, but my heart hurts for you that she says such things to you. Hugs!!! Oh - and I really LOVE the ideas of the sip n' sees... I went to one at a friend's home a few months ago, hosted by the couple themselves, and meant to be a celebration of their child's birth... We brought a gift, even though they didn't put registry info in the invite, and think most would do the same for you! I thought it was a fantastic idea for a party!
Anna - (and everyone!) Hope I didn't offend with the "hooker" remark... Its actually a term of endearment my GF's and I use with each other... no offense intended! Oh yes... the teen books rock ~ much better than the ones at our age! I want to read the "Hunger Games" series... have you read those? And, btw, BOO for a bad morning!!! Wishing you a FAB weekend!!!!
As far as "Mommie Dearest" stories go... my folks were in this past weekend & when she walked into my house, my mom saw me and started laughing! THEN, at dinner, she commented something to the effect that I could always sew myself "plus-size MuMus"... I burst out in tears and went to the ladies' room... And I wonder why I have weight issues!!! Mothers!!! Urgggggh!!! And I have 3 daughters coming! Lord, help me!
31 weeks today... I had steroid injections, as they are starting to prepare for the onset of PTL... BP and all are still good, so I'm not losing hope for several more weeks!
You at least need to get to 5 more weeks! Glad their giving you steroid shots though! A friend of a friend just had her triplets too and she made it to 36ks at 4lbs a piece. They are healthy and beautiful! All seems to be going well on your end. Just try to take it easy the next few weeks so you can get that far! Are They still checking your length or did they stop at 24/28wks? They gave this other girl progesterone when she started showing signs of PTL (not sure if it was my form or not) and she made it to 36wks. Will they do that with you?
It sounds like you have a pretty awesome team! Wish I were there for the medical care....NOT the heat though.
As for the comments your mom makes. Darlin, if you were that bad you may not have carried the triplets this far. Your in pretty damn good shape to be carrying triplets. They're going to weigh you down a bit. your carrying twice more the load that the rest of us are..with exception to lava!!
I WOULD try to keep bounderies with mom as well when the girls are here. Last thing you want for them is gramma encouraging unhealthy weight issues and eating habits from her thoughtless remarks.
Push her remarks to the side. Sounds like she's more uneasy with her own body issues and needs to pass them off to you sadly.
Thank you, Rebekah.... You are such a sweet dear!!! I read an article the other day about young girls... Author (female author/editor) commented on how the first thing people say to young girls is a comment on how "pretty", "cute", etc., they are... Her theory was that those type of comments systemically ingrain a sense of self-worth based on looks, etc... I confess to being guilty, as did the author, who said she now makes a concentrated effort to comment on school, books, sports, etc... I don't think folks mean anything negative by such comments, but when you think about it... it sure makes a lot of sense. Sorry to digress, just something to ponder for us moms-to-be of girls...
Oh - on the dress front - I bought ridiculously priced strapless sundresses for all my showers and just absolutely hate how I look in the pics... On the other hand, I have another knit long/maxi dress with little cap sleeves, solid black, that I got at Target in the plus section (which fits me better now than maternity)... Anyway, paired with BIG, BOLD, BRIGHT colored necklace, it looks FAR better than the pricey stuff I bought! You can't go wrong with black, IMHO... I had big ol' hot pink beaded necklace on and it looked cute!! Maybe look for something like that? ... Good luck!!!
Your friend did great!!!! I am going to certainly try... Forgot to mention & since you asked... Peri checked my cervix today and is 0.5 cm dilated... he seemed to think this was normal... But OMG... that HURT!!!! FYI.. things are a lot more swollen and tender "down there" than before... sheesh! Just an FYI...
. Amelia still has time to turn so let's hope she has a summersault soon. Remember Mrs J's daughter Scarlet did it at the last minute 
I googled pregnant celebs on red carpet, they are all big and very beautiful at that stage. Austin's tip is a good one. Most wear black with dramatic jewelry. I think a long tiered strapless dress with rushed top might work well. If you can't find anything and get desperate, it's really easy to make. Basically different lengths of squares stitched together from less wide to widest. And the top rushing is elastic bands stitched in rows. Wouldn't take anymore than 3 hrs to make.
Hope they stay there as long as they need to be healthy and dare I say "Cute" when they come out. 
You know I understand where that man is coming from but I must say I don't like that view that much. Little girls are cute and pretty and they grow to be beautiful women. Women add a lot of beauty, elegance and grace in our world. There is no other creature whose female is so beautiful. And that's amazing. I don't see why this quality should be traded for academic encouragement. Cause there is no reason a girl can not be both cute, beautiful, sweet and also very sharp academically. There is nothing I find distasteful as the women who have managed to climb the work ladder when they are butchy, bossy, look and act like men. Cause a woman can never be a man. She would be lacking other qualities men would have that gives them the sort of manly grace. Also encouraging a child academically is a different thing than encouraging him/her to be who they are: a boy or a girl. We praise little boys for being so strong and boystorous and handsome as well. It's both necessary and gives them satisfaction and helps them find their little shoes in this world. The gender differentiation is necessary in my view to give kids their identity as long as the encouragement isn't limiting or prejudiced. Like "Boys don't cry" "Boys are better at sports" "Girls shouldn't have fun when the are teenagers " etc etc... As for books and academic encouragement, if kids feel that they are forced they start hating it anyway. I think it's best to find every child's own boundaries and push that gently but strongly as much as they can take. Not to a point where the child is unhappy.
Congrats on 12 weeks lava! 
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You're truly blessed. 
Yep. I've decided that starting in August I'll go back to being a cautious and good girl. We're so close to the end now, that from now on it's all about her. Not that it wasn't before, but I was still living a modified version of my old life. Time to move to the next phase. Makes me a little sad (and teary-eyed!), but I know that once she's here the rewards will be limitless.
Apart from prolonged skin to skin contact you can get it from fabrics, bus seats etc
I also went for a pedicure about a week before the symptoms started, so I am skeptical of the cleanliness there. In any respect, how I got it is irrelevant, the fact that I have it is awful. So Monday night I filled my prescription, took my shower and lubed up with the medicated cream head to toe and crawled into bed hoping for a better day Tuesday. My husband had to do the same, even though he wasnt experiencing any symptoms, but just to be safe. 
Its nice to feel so loved. I am a very lucky girl.
