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As for the braxton hicks - I don't know if this is it or not, but I've been waking up to my belly being rock hard. Doesn't hurt, just a little uncomfortable/tight feeling. Then it slowly eases up. I dunno what that's all about :/

As for the nursery we will get started soon. We have to move both girls into their room, which isn't too much to do as we already got bunk beds put together and I bought new bedding, it's just a matter of taking the leap and taking LO out of her room. I feel bad that we are going to be painting over her pretty room though :( I wish we had another bedroom we could just use for the baby, but we will start looking sometime next year I assume.
 
I only get Braxton hicks after 'sexy time' lol.

Gestational diabetes test today! Wish me luck!!
 
GL Cass!
we talk about the room the baby will one day occupy. i'd like to have the dresser in there before hand so there will be a space for all his clothes and stuff, but crib prob wont get set up for a while. we'll be using a pack and play with bassinet insert for the beginning. somedays, i get anxious about it - "ah! where will we put him? his stuff? do have room? what'll we do with all our stuff in there?" but OH is level headed and realistic, so it keeps me grounded. our feeling is they are only thiiiiiis big at the beginning; they cant need a whole room right away, and we'll want him close anyways (his stuff might need a full room though!)
re: BH - i get them daily. i think. i regularly get tight/uncomfortable. i have noticed that my hydration plays a huge role in how i feel, so i've been really trying to keep up on the fluid intake. i also get it when i begin exercising, but it goes away after a few minutes once my body gets used to the movement (spinning or elliptical).
 
Our baby won't have a room to his self as we have a 3 bedroom house so when the time comes for him to move into his room he will be in with either DS or DD. We do need to buy him his own set of draws though to put his clothes in x
 
Yep, that rock hard tummy is braxton hicks! We have been getting braxton hicks right from the start basically, it is just they aren't felt until later when the uterus is bigger and takes up more space! And many women don't feel them at all unless you happen to press your tummy and realise how hard it is! Lol. Very normal after an orgasm (oxytocin release) and when waking (increased blood flow; bit like how guys are prone to a stiffy when waking!!) But also be randomly through the day too! Totally totally normal. Can be uncomfortable, or impercepitable. Can get more and more uncomfy as uterus gets bigger and can end up making you stop in your tracks like a 'real' contraction. All good practise for the real thing. :)
 
I have an irritable uterus, so it basically contracts all the time. In my last pregnancy it started at 26 weeks. This time it started at 14 weeks. It's not as bad yet as it was last time where I had regular contractions all day and every day. It's a lot more sporadic at the moment, but some days I have really hard uncomfortable ones every couple of minutes lasting up to a minute each. An irritable uterus doesn't harm the baby, but can lead to preterm labour. It didn't last time, so I'm not too worried. It's just a huge nuisance!
 
BH can be awful.... they actually say that you have them throughout the entire pregnancy, it's just you don't notice them until the uterus is so much bigger ^_^

I've been getting them on and off... usually when I'm stressed... kind of reminds me to take a breather because I don't want to go into labor early again like last time... and even though the doctors don't have a 'definite' answer to why my water broke early last time, I keep telling them that I know why... I was stressed out! It was Christmas day, I was up all night wrapping presents and trying to make things just perfect for my little girl and my 3 step children. My job was already getting on my nerves (I was a fulltime customer service rep for AT&T), the weather was awful and I drove an hour to work each way every day and they were trying to force us to work mandatory overtime... and then I got to OH's mother's house and while we were there, OH's mother went behind our backs and called OH's ex-wife to come over with her new boyfriend! We had talked to her weeks prior to Christmas about this, that we would come a different day and celebrate Christmas with his children (who currently live with my MIL) if his ex-wife wanted to spend Christmas day with them, but the ex-wife told us that we could spend Christmas day with them and she would pick another day... but then she shows up anyway that day knowing we're there and does nothing but try and ruin the entire day... so I'm functioning that day just turned 8 months pregnant with no sleep, stressed already from work and the monster MIL invites the monster ex-wife to Christmas out of love for drama... it's no wonder that by the end of the night my water broke and I went into labor, I think! It's a miracle it didn't happen sooner that day honestly :p

So doing everything not to stress out so this little guy stays in full term ^_^
Happy V-Day to all the ladies too, we finally hit the 24 week mark yay! :happydance:
 
No nursery yet. Mil has been nagging us since 18 weeks but it seems so far away and with everything that happened so far I can't really think about having something so physical yet.

I wonder if I've been getting Braxton hicks. I get a hard ridge sometimes but always thought that was the baby pushing my belly lol
 
We are going to start cleaning out our spare bedroom this weekend. It has become our "junk" room and a lot of stuff needs thrown away. We are waiting to hear back from our landlord if we can paint. We are hoping one of these weekends we will look at cribs and furniture so we can put clothes away!
 
We haven't set up our nursery yet either only because we Are moving across the country in 3 weeks. We just bought our first house so its exciting.
 
Hello ladies!! I haven't been on here in a while since I did not subscribe to it. I am due August 24th with a boy!!!
 

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I'm having a pants week. Had a busy week with the weather being nice, Iv been out mon-weds with my LG enjoying the sun, was at work 6 hrs yest and I felt like the baby was going to fall out. I couldn't walk properly nothing I was in so much pain every time I tried to walk. I'm only 24 weeks and this baby is already bearing down heavily :-( got such back swelling in downstairs places :-( 6 more weeks then I'm taking all my holiday then maternity. I can't wait, if I last that long :-(
 
I handed in my application for maternity leave form this week so it's official! I'm due 9th August, officially starting mat leave on the first but using annual leave to actually finish up at 38 weeks. I have some extra days too so can go earlier if I'm finding things tough. My job is quite busy out and about in the car but towards the end I can stay in the office an do the desk stuff.

When is everyone else finishing up?
 
I'm only a day ahead of you lovecakes (or two days in real-time cos I'm already a day ahead down here! Lol) but I never went back to work last time, despite other intentions, so not needing to worry about work this time!! Last time I started paid parental leave from a month out, but actually kept going in to work every day to puddle about and keep me occupied!!! But because I wasn't being paid by the business I could do as much or as little as I wanted, take time off for midwife appointments, start late some days etc. Lol. I kept going in right until I popped too, and was soooooo grateful for the distraction; I'd have gone BONKERS waiting at home, especially as I went 2.5 weeks overdue! I Was still getting myself ready for work the next day; what would have been 17 days overdue, when I went in to labour. ;-)

This time I'm glad I'm not working AND juggling toddler AND being pregnant. Toddler is doing well at keeping me occupied and busy!!
 
If all goes to plan, I'm officially starting maternity leave the day this little one is born, but I can only do that because I'm a teacher and I plan on working up till the summer holidays, when I'll be 37.5 weeks. If I work till the last day then I'm considered on normal summer holiday till the baby is actually born. If she's overdue it's actually better for me! I planned it this way and am so happy we conceived when we wanted to so I could squeeze in those few weeks 'extra' maternity leave for free as it were.
 
It looks like I'm starting a new position in May. I plan on taking off the beginning of August, I think I have August 4th as the last day, I'm due the 19th. And I'll go back at the beginning of November.
 
I'm surprised how many of you wait till last min to go on maternity. I'm going the second I'm eligible. Taking all my holiday and starting maternity officially 2nd of July. Iv had enough of standing all day long. Lol
 
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