Babies due in JUNE!

[StarSign]

Yes, having to deal with so diapers later becomes motivation to get potty-training done imo..lol. I'll be doing like Miss Sunshine and getting a few brands so we can assess which ones work best then we'll stock up. ATM, hard at work on baby names...well, working hard on getting DH to make a list so that I can 'X' them all out.

 

[sadie]

Yep, i have to push my SO to make a list of names. All this time, he keeps putting it off. I have my number one, but he doesnt like it!

So, doctor pdate... All is good! No diabetes! Slight anemia, but its notmal at this stage and he isnt concerned. Baby is at 30weeks, so we are on target there, plus since my last appointment four weeks ago, I LOST ONE POUND! Woo hoo. Success from I eating better, cutting out the ice cream, tons of fruit (full of sugar) and potato chips and adding more veggies.

 

[lilmamatoW]

Yes, having to deal with so diapers later becomes motivation to get potty-training done imo..lol. I'll be doing like Miss Sunshine and getting a few brands so we can assess which ones work best then we'll stock up. ATM, hard at work on baby names...well, working hard on getting DH to make a list so that I can 'X' them all out.

#1 is mostly potty-trained now...phew. I didn't want to have to deal with size 4 diapers and size 1 diapers at the same time. She uses a diaper to sleep and has an accident once in a while, but for the most part, seems to be doing alright. Hi ladies!

I still have a terrible pregnancy rash and it migrates to different parts of the body and very little alleviates it. Dermatologist wants me to take prednisone for a short time, but I've been resistant to it. So suffering the itchiness, for now...I figure, 7 more weeks or 9 at the worst, right?

 

[StarSign]

... Hi ladies!
I still have a terrible pregnancy rash and it migrates to different parts of the body and very little alleviates it. Dermatologist wants me to take prednisone for a short time, but I've been resistant to it. So suffering the itchiness, for now...I figure, 7 more weeks or 9 at the worst, right?

My rash has ceased to irritate as much corporeally (was mostly on my arms and neck area...eeks) and the scarring is fading, but now my scalp is driving me mad not only due to itching but my hair is thinning out there I'm treating it with scalp relief items (rogaine stuff is a NO-GO), but I'm hoping those strands hang in there. It's right in the top front!

I'll be worth it- hair grows back and like you say, only 7-9/8-10 weeks to go! When's your C/S scheduled?

 

[StarSign]

Yep, i have to push my SO to make a list of names. All this time, he keeps putting it off. I have my number one, but he doesnt like it!

So, doctor pdate... All is good! No diabetes! Slight anemia, but its notmal at this stage and he isnt concerned. Baby is at 30weeks, so we are on target there, plus since my last appointment four weeks ago, I LOST ONE POUND! Woo hoo. Success from I eating better, cutting out the ice cream, tons of fruit (full of sugar) and potato chips and adding more veggies.

Big congrats on the weight controlling efforts. I'm watching mine per se, but I'm only seeing the pounds settle in my tummy region and a little bit on my legs, well thighs, but just being more conservative with my sugar since I'm in this limbo diabetic thing. I'm seeing the dr./dietician today. That should be 'fun'. You all should see the list of foods I should avoid due to food allergies...lol. Now, I'm supposed to add to that? I think the only thing left to do is watch treats and salt intake. Else, I'm just gonna get an IV cart to drag around!

 

[sadie]

SS, did your rash itch? I find that I have break outs that dont go away. First, around my hair line and also on my chest, between the boobs. Then they started on my neck/below my ears area. Now I have a section on my upper back, and the chest ones came back and the necks ones never went away, just lughtened up. They dont itch and I havent seen a dr regarding them. Just figured its all normal.

LM i wouldnt take meds for a rash either. i'm nervous like that. Dont want to be blamed for anything.

 

[StarSign]

Sadie- mine itched like the dickens. Fortunately, the topical stopped the reaction I was having, but I have battle marks to show for it now which are sloooowwwly fading. Yes, pregnancy rashes are common....but certainly are a drag.

 

[lilmamatoW]

SS-My c-section is scheduled now for June 6, but if the placenta hasn't moved by 36 weeks, it will probably be the week of May 21 (when NATO is in town--YIKES). I am working with the acupuncturist to try to make the placenta move though...we will see if there is still room for growth.

The itching is awful. And I had it on my scalp too for a while...and the doc gave me something for my head, so now that part is better. I have a rash all over my bum! I think it's because I sit at my desk all day and that area gets irritated...well, nothing I can do about that.

 

[StarSign]

Lilmama, YIKES is rite on having to navigate during NATO. But the good thing about scheduling is that you can plan in plenty of time. My gut feeling is that I'll be there the first week of June also. Hmm, I mite have to pay the derm dr. a visit for a scalp treatment, but what I'm doing seems to be working. If it worsens, I'll make the effort. It's already going to get crazy having to leave the office for all the visits!

I'm totally hoping the acupuncturist gets the sequence together for moving the placenta up. I also read that keeping your hips elevated and feet raised helps it to move (well the uterus shift- taking the placenta away from the cervix). Since you're at a desk, maybe you can at least put the feet up? I know you mentioned swelling issues...it'll help that too.

Hang in there..we're gettin' closer to D-Day. Yours is only 8 weeks away for sure...

 

[shmoo75]

Hi ladies sorry I haven't been around much been super busy as me and O had a week off last week and we stayed at my parents for 3 nights and then had loads going on back at home when we got back.

DD is currently cutting her back teeth so we have periods of her crying/screaming in pain when she is trying to eat and also when she goes to sleep of a night she does sleep through the night once she goes to sleep so thats good. she has gone off weetabx and yoghurts and is generally not eating the amount she was I think its to do with her age and cutting those horrible back teeth. Any hints on signs to look out for so I can start potty training her?

I remember when DD was a newborn I changed her nappy whenever I fed her. I will be using all the unisex newborn and 0-3mths that I did with DD as I saved everything and its all currently in vacbags in the loft. As for labour I will be going to hospital as I did with DD. With her my waters broke and she had poo'd inside me so, I was monitored and ended up having to be cut and vontuse delivery. I will be going with the flow as I feel if you have a strict/rigid bath plan you are heading for a whole heap of trouble as, labour and birth rarely go as you want it too. I can't use gas and air as it makes me sick, can't have diamorphine either as it makes me look like a corpse(had it as painrelief after I had my gallbladder removes some years ago and the way I looked after having it scared the crap out of my Mum who is a qualified staff nurse!!!!) luckily pethaine works great for me. I even managed to fall asleep last time for about 20mins which really helped me get to 9-10cm's so I could start pushing

The only thinkgs I will be buying new prior to birth(as we don't know if we are having or is a slumber bear and swaddling wraps

Sorry for the really long post I hope everyone is doing great and don't have a cold unlike me.

 

[sadie]

Hey shmoo! I have no tips for teething or potty training!

I am sorry you have a cold atm. Rest up and take care. I dont really have a birth plan, tho i want to try to go without an epidural.

Mine dont itch, thankfully, they are just unsightly and annoying and now and then one hurts. Enjoyma scalp treatment! Get a nice head massage while you're at it! (if u can)

I am not in florida. Waiting for the sun to come out tho it is taking awhile. I want my dog to be my ringbearer but my mom is making every excuse about getting the dog to the hotel (no room in my sisters car, bro in law wont want her in the car, etc) meanwhile, she can do me a favor and take her there for me in her own car. i really think this woman is being selfish on purpose. i could go on and on but dont want to sound like a total grouch.

 

[StarSign]

Shmooo- glad to hear things are coming along well.

Teething help- the best thing for my DD (i'm in U.S.) were these homeopathic pills (Cherry or plain )which you dissolve in water and apply with a clean figure. Humphrey's teething pills. All the other things were just not as effective. She also loved to munch on cold cloths I would put water on and freeze.

Potty training tips- I decided to "go for it" once my DD could say the words "wet" or "potty" (so she could tell me when she had to go). For me, it didn't happen until 22 months. I did a 3-day boot camp over a weekend (info all over the 'net) where I stripped off everything from the belly button down. I put towels on the rugs and generally kept to the kitchen area with hardwood floors. 20 min after she ate I would have her sit on the pot to go. If nothing, then when she started going- we'd race to the pot. Feeling the wee on her freaked her out and by time #3- she was running on her own . I didn't leave the house much that weekend so we could get in a rhythym. However, after that bootcamp, when we left, I started out using pull-ups so there wasn't a mess in the car/stroller/etc., but in the house- she only got to wear regular panties so she would always know when she was wet. For the first few weeks, we did pull-ups at nite, but she started using them to go in during the nite. So we switched to "nothing" at nite also (she slept on top of a wet pad and a towel for easy clean-up). After a month, she was "done". She had very limited accidents in general where she didn't make it to pot in time (maybe 10 or so). The thing is once you start, commit. Don't go back. It's more work...

This little deal was perfect for her to sit on when she was out and about and needed to go. She felt much more comfortable. https://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-10516102t130.jpg (mine was just all plain white, I could fold it and keep in my purse in the bag that comes with it.)

 

[deafgal]

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[deafgal]

I passed my 1 hour glutose test. my blood pressure is still high there (143/67 this time) I tried all sort of blood pressure monitors including the one at the store and it always seem lower. I must really don't like doctor offices. baby's heart rate this time around is 130 (it was 140 and 150 during the last two visit) but she told me the baby may be sleeping.I will be doing a monitor (I think it is call non stress) next time though because of my b/p.

I don't know if it common (and I can't remember what my ob checku was like with my firstborn but it was a family practice instead of ob/gyn clinic) but my ob/gyn seem like she goes in, use a fetal droppler, and goes out. the whole appt. seem like it last 5 minutes.

 

[StarSign]

Yay for you deafgal on the 1hr glucose test.

So, my updates about that. I went to see the recommended endocrinologist and after a long visit which was mostly waiting, I had blood testing done upon arrival and before leaving. The numbers were 110 and 59 respectively. I got a glucose monitoring kit to check levels..and the dr. followed up with me in 2 days' time. The range of test results was 60-108. Conclusion: I don't have gestational diabetes lol. And dr. advised simply- don't eat jelly beans. So YAY!!! I'll do some spot checking over the next few weeks, but overall, I dodged that bullet. However, I do need to increase vitamin D and B12, so I'll get some added supplements for that. I'm glad the drs. see what I was feeling....which is that I felt great overall.

 

[deafgal]

thanks, sounds like everything is looking good for you.

unfortunately, Easter is this weekend, and I was buying candies for my son, so I sneaked and ate plenty of it( I couldn't resist) . It is probably why my b/p was a little up because most of them were chocolate. And that was on top of the glutose drink. Sometimes I hate the commericalism in holidays.

 

[StarSign]

Some cute threads from 3rd tri I've cruised by today:
https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnan...-tea-rlt-evening-primrose-oil-epo-faq-11.html
Even though I'll likely have a C/S, I'm going to do RLT starting week 37 so at least I'll heal faster. My uterine muscles will get all pumped up, but instead of helping with pushing, it'll help with "getting back into shape faster".

https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/944213-pregnant-know.html
All I have to say to this one is...I'm wanna be moving like her in the end!

 

[sadie]

Great news ss and dg, tho waych the blood pressure!

Happy easter and passover everyone!

Hope everyone has an extra day off because of the holiday!

 

[Ellie Bellie]

Had my 30-week OB appt this afternoon. Everything looked good except the 1-hr glucose (136 where "passing" is 130). So I'm off to schedule the 3-hr test sometime soon. Otherwise, there are no complaints. I'm measuring at 30 weeks and the OB says everything with my size/weight-gain is fine.

Is anyone else experiencing tightness or the need to stretch out across their lower abdomen? OB says it could be BH or stretching. I notice it more when I stand up after having been seated for a while, which makes me think it's more a stretching.

 

[StarSign]

Hey, where's everyone???? Ellie- I'm stretching like mad, so I think that what that is.

I've been floating around the Preggo-3rd tri forum...I'm sure I'm going to start taking RLT about 37 weeks. I feel it'll help with recovery from delivery natural or C/S

Hee!! I'm showing watermelon size..and boy, I look like it. LOL. Check out my progression pics in the preggo journal.