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Anyone else totally procrastinating? I've already been in the hospital once (month ago) for bp issues, and had 2x a week visits since, but it still doesn't feel real! I don't feel in any kind of hurry to pack my bag, clean the house, etc. we have a crib ready to go, diapers and changi table up, and car seat ready to go, but... It seems so far away! (Hopefully a few more weeks at least haha)
 
Hey ladies, hope everyone's doing well! I'm 38 weeks today and so ready to meet the little fella now! I've def been doing a lot of nesting so hoping it's a good sign and he's planning on making an appearance in the near future!!!x
 
Just did some of the last shopping for my hospital bag and for baby things. Just need to get my maternity pads, breastpads and toiletries.
Got my bed mats to put on the mattress just in case my water breaks :haha:
Walking around town is getting a little uncomfortable now! It was so hot everywhere!! And then there's the pressure right under my bump! Definitely starting to feel that now when walking!!
I'm hoping she'll come early, but not counting on it!
 
I am suuuuper uncomfortable at this point, but hanging in there! I made "padsicles" last week (giant maxi pads covered in aloe and witch hazel and then frozen to put on lady bits while I'm recovering :thumbup: Thank you, Pinterest!) and my mom and I made some freezer meals, so pretty well set!
 
Tomorrows job is making freezer meals, me and my mum went shopping for everything yesterday! My fridge has never looked so full :haha:.

I've got the maternity mats too, I made the bed yesterday but it wasn't until I'd finished I realised I forgot to put one down :dohh: I'll have to put one on later!

I can't believe it's July next week!!!!!!
 
Hollynesss said:
I am suuuuper uncomfortable at this point, but hanging in there! I made "padsicles" last week (giant maxi pads covered in aloe and witch hazel and then frozen to put on lady bits while I'm recovering :thumbup: Thank you, Pinterest!) and my mom and I made some freezer meals, so pretty well set!
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Oooooh the padsicles sound like a fab idea! I can just see DHs face if he found them in the freezer :rofl:
 
I'm very uncomfortable. It hurts to walk and move and I get painful contractions every night that leave my bump so sore i cant move. I'm very emotional today so that's probably most of it but I really can't wait for this baby to get here.

My insurance covered an electric medela double breast pump and that arrived today so that's good.
 
Boo to being so uncomfortable melli but yay to getting the breast pump thats awesome!
 
Finished packing my bag this morning and sorted out our changing unit which was stacked with lots of baby bits, like the moses basket and the travel cot part of the pram and a jumperoo etc.

Can't believe it's go time soon! 36 weeks today!
 
Hi ladies hope you are all doing well. Cant believe its 36 weeks already! Starting to get a bit uncomfortable now especially when walking. I have managed to get my hospital bag packed as I dont want a repeat performance of packing whilst in labour! Next week when LG is at nursery I hope to start cooking and freezing some meals.
 
I finally got mine packed, too. I can't believe it's been 36 weeks either!


I lost a big chunk of plug after a big round of painful contractions last night..looks like things are heading in the right direction..so the passion is at least worth it :)

I have my doctor appointment tomorrow and then I start getting them weekly..they said they are gonna start checking me and at first I was gonna decline, but now I think I'm curious enough to let them go ahead and do it.
 
Ooo Melli how exciting about the plug. Hoping things start moving for you next week!

AFM, after three days of high BP readings, my C-section was moved up from next Friday to tomorrow. So we should be meeting baby girl tomorrow. At this point they don't think it's pre-e because I have only trace protein in my urine.

Quite nervous about the C-section, but at the moment I'm most nervous about the BP. On Tuesday I had two high readings at clinic and got sent to the hospital. My BP settled while at the hospital so they sent me home. Then, I had to take DD to the pediatrician yesterday for an earache and when I got there, I suddenly couldn't see anything on my right--there were dancing shapes and flashing lights everywhere, I was out of breath, and the right half of my vision was blinded. The pediatric nurse told me to sit down, took my BP, and it was 160/90. I hurried upstairs to my OB office, they then got a 142/80 reading and sent me to the hospital for bloodwork and more BP monitoring. Once again the BP settled as soon as I was in hospital. But the decision was made, since that was my second day in a row of high BPs, and because of the visual changes caused by the high BP, to potentially move my delivery up to 38 weeks. Went in to clinic again today and BP was 142/90 so the C-section was definitively moved up, and I was formally diagnosed with gestational hypertension. I'm to stop eating anything after midnight tonight, and DH and I were told to report to the hospital at 5:30am.

I'm excited but mostly very scared as I feel nauseous, jittery, strong heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and have a horrible headache and blurred vision, but the midwives reassured me that I will survive the night at home as long as I remain on bedrest. They are comfortable saying that because every time I get to the hospital and into the bed, my BP seems to settle. So that's where we are, a night of bed rest and then meeting baby tomorrow.
 
@WantsALittle1 your BP issues sound like mine- but I've had issues for quite a few weeks and it hasn't turned into pre-e this time around! At my appt on Tuesday, it was up to 164/100 (I had rushed there and was carrying around a toddler), and after 40 min in a recliner (for the NST), it went "down" to 148/90. So for now they still have my C-section scheduled for 39+4 (hahahaha we'll see if I even get that far). But I have gest hypertension too, went in the hospital for monitoring a month ago where my BPs were fine while I was in doing nothing, and since then I've been having 2x weekly visits for NSTs and BPPs.
My OB asked if I wanted to be on bedrest while I was in the hospital, since apparently when it's for BP bedrest vs not bedrest doesn't change the outcome... soooo I said no since I have a toddler!

But meeting her tomorrow- that's so exciting! Good luck! :)
 
How exciting to meet her tomorrow, WantsALittle1! I'm hoping it won't be long after I'm full term, I lost plug for about a week before I had #1 so it would be right on schedule!
 
SCGirl do you know why they are keeping you scheduled at 39+4? My OB was saying that ACOG allows delivery at 38 weeks for gestational hypertension. That's the only reason he was able to move the C-section up to tomorrow (and not yesterday when I had the scary labile BP spike), because I will be exactly 38 tomorrow.

Melli I really do hope the plug loss gets things going!!!! Fingers crossed for you!!

Thanks Cowgirl and Hollyness, I will try to update tomorrow!!!
 
WantsALittle1 said:
SCGirl do you know why they are keeping you scheduled at 39+4? My OB was saying that ACOG allows delivery at 38 weeks for gestational hypertension. That's the only reason he was able to move the C-section up to tomorrow (and not yesterday when I had the scary labile BP spike), because I will be exactly 38 tomorrow!
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I think they may be waiting for repeated crazy readings like that (I was told by 1 doc that if it was after 35 weeks and I had 160s/110s that didn't go down it would be go-time. They may also be waiting to see if I get pre-e again, but so far absolutely no protein! (I got it at 32w last time, and managed to avoid being induced until 37)
 
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