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Good luck at your appt today Brandi!

Jess, thats awesome that you are still able to fit into regular pants. Im on the shorter side myself (about 5'4") and think I had to break out the stretchy pants when I got into the second tri lol Also, yay for only two more months left for you!

Daisy, hope you enjoy your break!

Scan and appt tomorrow to see if my placenta moved a little further away from my cervix! Excited and nervous!
 
OB appointment today was awesome!!

After my 16lbs weight gain in 4 weeks, and high BP, I decided to cut stress and change my diet regardless of my Gestational Diabetes test results (which were negative).
I'm very please to say that my blood pressure dropped from 130/76 to 100/60. I also gained only 2lbs from my last appointment 3 weeks ago.

I told my OB I'm 100% wanting to try for a VBAC. She had previously suggested that we schedule a csection for a few days after my due date because induction with pitocin was too risky, just in case, and today she scrapped that idea. She said instead of scheduling a section, we'll just schedule an induction for 41 weeks if I haven't had her by then, and use a different medication. I don't anticipate going this far.
Baby is breech, with her head up by my ribs so she literally is using my bladder as a trampoline, but she has plenty of time to turn.

No longer am I higher risk, and unless something goes wrong again like it did with Asher, I'll be getting my VBAC!!!

10 weeks or less til she's here!
 
Awesome news Brandi!

I'm a weird one for maternity clothes. Almost 30 weeks and today I'm wearing my usual pre-pregnancy size 12 jeans and a hoodie (can still fasten up all my trousers and most t-shirts still fit despite not looking quite right lol). But I do have some maternity jeans and tops to wear too because they are honestly sooo much more comfortable for me, plus I think they flatter the bump a bit better!

I've noticed I have a shorter temper and a lot less patience these last few days... either my wacky pregnancy hormones are behind it all or my daughter has just decided to put some serious effort into pushing my buttons... maybe a bit of both :haha:
 
Thanks for the kind words girls... It sounds a bit silly, I know, but self-esteem can be a bit fragile I guess.

DaisyDreamer, I know the feeling, I was also fully in maternity stuff by 5th month. I miss my old clothes...

mommylov, we are decorating next week, but I've already got small things around the house. The house just feels special all nicely made up for Christhmas!

Fingers crossed for your appointment, Brandi!
 
Haven't been on this thread for ages. Everyone doing ok?
 
Hi all. I haven't posted in ages again, hope everyone is doing alright. I can't believe how close it's getting now, I'm nearly 10 weeks away from a new baby! Actually 9 weeks really as I'm having a section at 39 weeks. Eeek! My 3 year old daughter is so excited, think she's more excited about the baby than Christmas! I'm looking forward to Christmas only because I've got a week off - really looking forward to the break cause I'm starting to really struggle at work now with the SPD, having to take codeine daily so I can function. Anyone else getting horrendous reflux? I think I need to go on ranitidine or omeprazole now, my reflux is the can't eat, can't sleep, can't breathe variety and I'm chugging down antacids like water. Anyhow, hope everyone is good :) xx
 
Try some milk Hannah! It's the only thing that helps me!
 
:wave: hello Neferet! Doing ok over here, how about yourself?

Brandi great news about your appt! That's gotta feel so good, congratulations :~) Wonderful news :hugs: It takes a lot to be so ambitious about not allowing stress into your life and changing your diet at the same time! Sometimes I'll eat a burger and ice cream to relieve stress. Good for you !!

Spuds, same about the temper! Seems more like less of a tolerance for peoples' crap or things that aren't JUST the way I like them. Woe is everyone around me :blush:

Hannah, that's so sweet your LO is excited about the baby! Christmas will be a nice break for everyone I think....Sorry to hear about the SPD, well it will all be worth it when you hold your little treasure in your arms. Have noticed that I get less acid reflux when I eat a lot more fresh fruits and vegetables and drink a lot more water. Have been munching on little cuties all day

AFM: Babe did something really weird last night! Usually they are lying in the middle or lower in my womb. Well I was meditating last night on my back and I swear they were stretching out their whole body in there with their butt pushing up against my diaphragm on the right side. I could feel their little fingers or toes swishing around my cervix--what a bizarre feeling!

Anyway I did some forward bends and twists and they were really comfortable where they were so I just let them stay there. Felt like I was able to communicate with my baby last night through meditation. She just reassured me that she's going to find her way out of there OK, she's healthy and really looking forward to meeting everyone
 
It's crazy as they start to get bigger and you can tell if its a hand or a foot.
 
Cant believe im 30 weeks already.

My litl4 year old has named the baby :) He picked Thomas James, after 2 of his favourite Thomas tank trains, I like it, so it can stay :)

Only problem is my son has James in his name too. so kinda hoping its not too weird to have it in both!


Had my GTT test on the 26th, they said they would contact me if I failed, so im guessing I passed as its been a long time for them not to contact me if I havnt!
 
Crazy how close we are all getting huh? Everyone is now in thier 3rd tri and before we know it... it will be Feb and we will have all sorts of birth stories to read! :D
 
Oooh so exciting! I can't wait for the birth stories!
 
So happy that it's already December. I keep telling myself I just need to make it til the end of January and then I'll be full term!
I'm getting so uncomfortable lately and I can barely sleep anymore :(
 
Me too :( Seems nothing really works either. Oh well.. well worth it! :)
 
Me 3 on the too uncomfortable to sleep front.... I did spend one night at my parents' place the other day though and they have this really soft sinking mattress that I usually hate, but it just swallowed me and my bump whole and I slept the whole night without waking up a single time. *sigh* Last time I got such a good night's sleep, lol.
 
Aww :( Wish I could say the same about sleep... Not really, I have been sleeping great the past few nights! But wake up with crazy hip and back stiffness that eventually turns into pain
 
LeahLou said:
Try some milk Hannah! It's the only thing that helps me!
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Thanks, my husband keeps saying that but I'm lactose intolerant and the alternative milks just don't work the same :(

DaisyDreamer said:
Hannah, that's so sweet your LO is excited about the baby! Christmas will be a nice break for everyone I think....Sorry to hear about the SPD, well it will all be worth it when you hold your little treasure in your arms. Have noticed that I get less acid reflux when I eat a lot more fresh fruits and vegetables and drink a lot more water. Have been munching on little cuties all day
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It really is the sweetest thing watching her excitement about the baby, she hugs and kisses my bump every day and keeps trying to buy various food and sweeties for baby when we're in the supermarket, bless her. :) I think I'm gonna have to keep a super close eye on her and food once baby is here because she looked at me like I was crazy when I tried to explain that baby would only have milk for the first 6 months lol

I can just about live with the SPD because I knew it was coming so I tried to plan for it better this time around - had already seen the obstetric physio and gotten a support belt etc by 16 weeks this time compared to my first pregnancy where it was misdiagnosed as round ligament pain until around 30 weeks by which point I could barely walk and needed crutches. The occupational health people at work freaked out a bit at my last risk assessment so now I get to take a day's annual leave each week until I go on maternity leave mid January, which should help as I get to break up my work week and have a rest midweek. Was worried they'd make me go on sick leave cause I really need to be earning full pay and not sick pay.

I'm another one struggling to sleep at night, I just can't get comfortable ever. Must just keep reminding myself it'll be worth it! :) xx
 
I'm not having many issues sleeping!

I just hug my pregnancy body pillow and sleep half of the night.
Wake up to go pee, come back to bed, turn to other side and sleep the other half of the night.

I wake up a little sore from the side I was sleeping in, but it goes away after a while.

Now if I lay down on my couch for too long, or fall asleep there, then I wake up as if I was 90 years old :dohh:

How much time off are you ladies taking?
 
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