~*~ February Flowers 2014! ~ 37 Babies Have Arrived! ~*

[allforthegirl]

It would be lovely to have a week or two before baby to take care of some of the sorting and relax a bit but the US is so behind in mother's rights, I'll be working until labor and then 10 weeks off before I'm back to work (all but 2 weeks unpaid).

Our crib and dresser haven't yet arrived but we finally got the nursery painted and the new glider is here so starting to feel like things are coming together. I spent an hour ironing curtains last night lol I think my nesting has begun.

Anyone else having a second girl or second boy? I haven't bought more than a few things for baby knowing it's another girl and I already have everything from DD1. Should really go through the storage bins and see what all I have and what all I could need but feeling pretty laid back about it thus far.

OMG only 10 weeks that is just ridiculous!! What do you do with baby while at work? By 10 weeks you have just finally really got BFing down and baby is growing at good pace. That just makes me sad for you.

My nesting has been bugging me for a bit now. I am just glad that I was able to do some of it. Hoping after xmas I will be ale to get more done!!

I am done having children myself, but I think five boys is going to be more than enough to handle!! LMAO

 

[Katiie]

Oh my goodness people are getting pumpkins this week !!!
I am on Thursday!

Eeeeep! This is going quick.

 

[Dancerforlife]

Makes me sad too aftg! Thankfully I work from home so we're currently looking for a college student who will be off school and can come watch her during the day while I work so I can still bf through the day and not be separated. But if we can't find anyone she'll go to daycare. Which really breaks my heart to think of LO at daycare at 10 weeks What makes matters worse is I don't qualify for FMLA (haven't been with the company for a full year yet) so they are not legally obligated to have a position for me when I return. I haven't heard of them turning anyone away so not too worried about it but still a bit unsettling.

I know no matter what she'll be alright but is hard when DD was home for nearly a year before she started daycare.

I don't blame you, after 2 I feel I may be done! Did you buy anything new for LO? I suppose with 5 boys you've probably got loads of clothes!

 

[allforthegirl]

Of course I bought him some new things. I wasn't sure how much of my clothing would come back. Plus I think it is nice for him to look different from the others LOL. It makes me feel that he is special for being him. Though a majority of the stuff will be hand-me-downs. I am good with that!!

Hopefully you do find someone, such a pity that she would have to go to day care so early. Here you can't get daycare for less that 18 months most places. Which still doesn't make sense when we only get the one year off. It makes it hard for the working mom.

Wowzers this little guy is just moving his hands around big time. Usually all I feel are his feet up by my ribs, but I have good powerful movement down by my hair line. Feels so weird LOL

 

[Katiie]

Had the midwife today,
Baby is still head down!
And facing my right apparently.

Hb is 144
Oh and my fundal height is 35cm!

Got my growth scan next week. Hoping they say it's all water!

 

[Helsie]

Hi ladies, feeling a bit sad today as just had my results from the glucose fasting test back and I've developed gestational diabetes. Feeling so anxious now, although by catching it I know we can manage it. Bit upset though as it was only through insisting that I got tested for it as they ignored my concerns for so long.

 

[Itsychik]

Dancerforlife- I'm from the U.S. (all of my friends still live there) and everyone is always so surprised how much leave I get here in NL. My best friend worked till her due date, had her baby 10 hours later, and was back at work within 3 weeks because they couldn't afford for her to be off any longer. I think it's really unfortunate/unfair how it's managed in the U.S. Here in NL you're required to stop working 4 WEEKS before your due date, and I tried to push this back (so that I could work longer and use more leave after baby comes) and not only is it apparently illegal for the company to let me work longer, everyone I talked to was like, "You can't do that! You NEED your rest!" Such a different attitude entirely than in the U.S. Makes me sad for all of my U.S. friends.

My DS went to daycare when he was 12 weeks old (I won't lie... I cried the first time I dropped him off) but once I got used to it things worked fine. This time I'm taking off a total of 6 months--4 paid 2 unpaid--(starting 1 month before due date), so will go back when LO is 5 months old.

I had a mw appointment today and a growth scan/check the placenta. Got results from blood test and baby has a positive blood group, so had to get the Rh- injection. Baby is in 48th percentile but growing well. Placenta is still low but has moved away from cervix LO is butt-down but still has time to turn.

Overall a good appointment! Now just waiting for 3D scan this Friday :-D

 

[Itsychik]

Hi ladies, feeling a bit sad today as just had my results from the glucose fasting test back and I've developed gestational diabetes. Feeling so anxious now, although by catching it I know we can manage it. Bit upset though as it was only through insisting that I got tested for it as they ignored my concerns for so long.

aww, I'm sorry to hear this I'm still waiting on my blood results from the initial testing (as I was borderline with my DS).

Good for you for pushing the test. Have they discussed what steps they'll want you to take to keep it under control? What was your sugar score/reading?

 

[allforthegirl]

Anyone else's ms coming back? I have no appetite right now at all!! I am not eating much during the day and then I am hungry at night but only can eat a couple bites! It really sucks.

 

[Dancerforlife]

Maybe I should get shopping haha I have literally bought 2 outfits for baby but you're right it would be nice for LO to have a few non hand-me-downs as her own I have a few colleagues in Canada and knew there was a year off but didn't realize daycares didn't take kids until 18 months!

Itsy, that's crazy that it's illegal! Sounds like a great approach though I would love if the U.S. had that kind of attitude, instead my clients are trying to squeeze every ounce of work out of me they can before I go into labor.

Congrats on the great appointments Katiie and Itsy

Sorry to hear about the GD Helsie, a friend of mine had it with her pregnancy a few months ago but with proper management she made it to 39 weeks and had a healthy baby boy

 

[ksilme]

hey, been away from here for what seems like ages lol missed loads
but hope all is well, sorry Helsie about gestational diabetes, my mum had it on the youngest sister and it's not nice but can be managed and at least you caught it, well done for pushing for test x

I feel so lucky with maternity leave/pay, I start maternity on the 27th Dec, but on holiday now, from last Fri til maternity starts mainly because I am so short, that my bump means I can't drive lol and it is a half hour commute either way get to sort the house though and hopefully before xmas I get a year off, the last 3 months are unpaid but I reckon we will be ok, if not I will just go back a bit early xx

Had midwife today, all is good, Zoey is moving more again now, the midwife reckons she just calmed down because of the reaction I had to the vaccination she was head down - first time lol - fundal height is 31cm so pretty much dead on

Birthplan on 8th Jan :0 where is this time going xx

 

[Itsychik]

Anyone else's ms coming back? I have no appetite right now at all!! I am not eating much during the day and then I am hungry at night but only can eat a couple bites! It really sucks.

haha, my m/s never really went away. Does that count?

I still get up 4 - 5 times a week and spend the first 15 minutes of the day throwing up.

Although I've had a few things make me spontaneously nauseous recently (like trying to eat a certain type of soup and I thought I was going to run to the toilet... or we made meatloaf last week and after one bite I was gagging)

 

[allforthegirl]

ksilme what country are you in? Great new baby is down. Makes the rest of the wait a tiny bit less stressful if she is ready!! P.S. I am very tiny too

Itsychik Well that is just horrible that you have been dealing with ms this long. You are a trooper!! But yes that last part sounds like me. I am generally good until I take that bite of food. What is up with that??

 

[Itsychik]

Itsychik Well that is just horrible that you have been dealing with ms this long. You are a trooper!! But yes that last part sounds like me. I am generally good until I take that bite of food. What is up with that??

With the meatloaf I think it was a texture thing (a little too 'grainy'/'gritty'). The soup was just a really unique taste (it's called "mustard soup") which I've eaten and liked before but just not this time, apparently. But who knows...pregnancy makes weird/illogical things happen.

Usually once I'm done throwing up in the morning I'm fine the rest of the day (with a few recent food exceptions) or sometimes at night the heartburn makes me nauseous... But I just felt SO much worse with my last pregnancy that I'm just so grateful that this one is much better that I don't mind the m/s if it stays confined to the mornings.

I feel for you on the m/s though! I hope it's just a temporary thing for you and that it goes away soon!

 

[Masonsbaby]

My ms never went away either im still taking zofran twice a day and still get affected by smells sometimes

 

[ksilme]

ksilme what country are you in? Great new baby is down. Makes the rest of the wait a tiny bit less stressful if she is ready!! P.S. I am very tiny too

Itsychik Well that is just horrible that you have been dealing with ms this long. You are a trooper!! But yes that last part sounds like me. I am generally good until I take that bite of food. What is up with that??

I am in the UK

I used one of those height and weight machines the other day to see how heavy I am now, still 3lbs lighter than pre pregnancy weight BUT I seem to have shrunk by 0.7 of an inch, I am now 4 foot 9.5 xx

 

[ksilme]

And I never had morning sickness, but lately been feeling sick fairly often, not bad, but annoying xx

 

[allforthegirl]

ksilme what country are you in? Great new baby is down. Makes the rest of the wait a tiny bit less stressful if she is ready!! P.S. I am very tiny too

Itsychik Well that is just horrible that you have been dealing with ms this long. You are a trooper!! But yes that last part sounds like me. I am generally good until I take that bite of food. What is up with that??

I am in the UK

I used one of those height and weight machines the other day to see how heavy I am now, still 3lbs lighter than pre pregnancy weight BUT I seem to have shrunk by 0.7 of an inch, I am now 4 foot 9.5 xx

The reason you shrank could be the redistributed weight do to your growing belly. I am about 5'1" so you are not much shorter than I.

 

[Katiie]

Your al teeny!
I'm 6ft!

 

[ksilme]

Your al teeny!
I'm 6ft!

I would be happy to be 5ft lol xx