Mimzy - I am reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth right now, Love it!! I'm doing the Hypnobabies program but I wanted to get a couple other books in there too to be well-rounded. I also highly recommend The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin for dads to read, super helpful!
Mrs Bump - that is crazy it's a boy! Glad you are fine with it! One of my friends had that happen but she got the surprise when he was born! Had to return all the girl stuff they got at the shower and pick a new name quick!
DHBH - Her room is so pretty, awesome job!
Steph - Sorry there is a complication with the cord, I hope it doesn't cause any further problems and you are able to carry to full term. That must be so frightening but hang in there! Not long to go now.
On breast pumps - I found out there is a new one on the market called the Limerick PJ's Bliss (weird name lol) that is getting fantastic reviews. It uses a soft silicone nipple instead of the hard plastic so it better mimics a baby's movement by using compression plus sucking. People say it is a lot more comfortable and gets more milk out faster than other pumps. I'm planning to get it soon, thought I'd pass on the info for anyone looking at pumps!
AFM, gaining weight a lot faster all the sudden, going to have to cut back on my severe ice cream addiction I have going lol! Have started walking a few times a week again but it aggravates my sciatica if I do too much so it's hard to get enough exercise. I've been terribly lazy for the last couple months so I need to get back in gear! Had my GD test on Friday and the Dr. left me a message from her cell phone on Sunday saying she wanted to discuss my results, still haven't been able to get ahold of her so I'm a little nervous, hopefully everything is okay. Going to try to up my protein even more and cut back on sugar, I don't feel like I'm eating too much sugar but maybe I am. I'm constantly hungry so it's kind of challenging to always find healthy protein rich snacks. This baby is demanding lol!
My aunt and I did a little pregnancy photo shoot in my grandmother's gardens this weekend, they came out really nice from what I've seen so far! I wanted some nice photos for keepsakes, first baby and all! It was so much fun having a little special thing like that, pretty soon it will be all about baby haha!