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[mzswizz]

Shadra-FXed for you. Hoping its a bfp brewing.

 

[Grey Eyes]

I also think Nicholas is starting to really realize baby is coming soon, because he was really acting up today, giving us a hard time. I was spending a lot of time in the baby's room and I think he's becoming a bit jealous already :-/

Yeah they act up some...my little girl was 4 when I was prego with her sister. She wasn't too bad all of the time but you could see the concern. And formt heir viewpoint it is understandable. We were very careful to keep her a part of everything- she was in labor room, etc. I knew a lady that had a little girl and just fawned over ther all of the time. Then she got pregnant again. I saw the little girl with her gramma one day and I said "Where's your mama? Do you like being a big sister?" and she stared at the ground and told me she hadn't seen mom since the baby was born...They had given her to Gramma for the delivery then never went back to get her!! !! Poor little girl

My 7 year old has developed something new...She tore all of the clothes out of their dresser and flung them into a huge pile in the corner of her room. Then she pulled out the dozens and dozens of books in their book shelf and threw those on top of the clothes

 

[lauraemily17]

Shradha - it may have been a sign, I've had some very vivid dreams over the years which have come true or found myself in situations & then remember I've dreamt the same thing!! I've also had many dreams though that are simply just that.

Coy - your little girls sound wonderful! I had attitude as a child, not in a bad really naughty child way but I kept Mum on her toes!! Mum said I was determined & spirited! I really hope to have a daughter like that 1 day!! Are your 2 looking forward to having a baby in the house?

Patrice - yay for no more bleeding. Hope you have a lovely day with your family.

Steph - it's understandable Nicholas starting to feel a little insecure but like Patrice said once his little brother is here hopefully he'll feel better. I guess it's key to include him as much as possible. Could he do something to help with the babys room perhaps? Draw a picture for the wall maybe? I've only recently heard of a Doula, I think it's very much an American thing. Is it someone you already know personally & will you DH still be with you? I actually don't think I'd like another women in the room other than a midwife, I generally don't like being told what to do, I'm fiercely independent!!

Afm - shiatsu was great, learnt some great techniques for labour & learnt all about yin & yang & flows if energy. Got to make sure we keep practicing so we don't forget it! Had a lovely nap this afternoon & had a relaxing bath so it's been an all-round relaxing day!! My feet even deflated a little after my bath but now back to be swollen again. DH us going to try a foot rub next!

 

[lauraemily17]

Meant to say that my cat is also feeling insecure with the baby coming! It's amazing how sensitive animals can be. She follows 1 of us around everywhere & always wants a lap to curl up on. Gets under our feet all the time as well, we've both almost fallen over her, accidently kicked get a few times!! She never used to be like this, she is also very independent! Not sure how's she's going to be when Beanie arrives.

 

[mzswizz]

Well ladies right when i celebrate about no bleeding...i get stuck with a very painful cramp. I guess my body wont give me a break. I am in the recliner with a heating pad on at my parents house. Hoping to get better.

 

[Steph32]

Patrice- Is it ovulation cramps?

Laura- Yes, doulas are very common here, mostly if you're doing a natural birth. Because we don't typically have midwives delivering our babies (unless you're doing a home birth or at a birthing center) it is good to have someone that can guide you through-- because the Ob/Gyn does not typically get there until you're pushing... they just come to catch the baby! So our doula knows about massage, positions, aromatherapy, and can just be there to support in general and be an advocate for our wishes to have a natural birth and avoid as many medical interventions as possible. And yes, DH will definitely be there as well. So it'll just be the 3 of us. And no, I didn't know her before hand, we met with a few and hired the one we liked the best. And we meet with her about 3-4 times before the birth to go over everything so we get to know here pretty well. She will also be with me from the start of my contractions pretty much, so if I am struggling here at home before going to the hospital, I can have her support here.

Coy- Awww, that poor little girl! How long did she go without seeing her mom and little brother/sister?? I could never see myself doing such a thing. We try to include Nicholas as much as possible and when we refer to the baby we say "your baby" or "your little brother." He goes to a lot of our appts and ultrasounds. We have lots of books about being a big brother and he kisses my tummy all the time. Soooo, he is excited but I guess there are a few times (like when he actually saw me decorating the nursery) where it hits him that he won't be the center of attention anymore. Part of me wishes we were doing a home birth so that Nicholas could be around more, I'm afraid things might be too intense at the hospital for him to be in the labor room with me. I don't want him to see me in pain either. Maybe early on?

 

[lauraemily17]

I didn't realize you dont have specific midwife care while in labour. In the uk you'll have 1 from as soon as you arrive in hospital, depending on how long your labour is it will change as their shifts change & if it's busy they won't be sat with you at all times but are only minutes away if you need them. Sounds like a Doula is basically your own dedicated midwife without the medical training as such. If I wasnt getting a midwife I'd definately get a Doula I think. I think you only see an ob/gyn in the uk if there's a problem or you want pain killers stronger than gas & air.

Patrice - you really are having a horrible cycle where abouts is the pain?

 

[mzswizz]

Steph-i dont think its ov pains because i got a negative opk this morning and i dont really experience ov pains.

Laura-its on the right side like close to my ovary and it feels like a pulled muscle.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura-

My girls are very excited about the baby! They are geenrally pretty good kids just get naughty oncei n a while. Take today for instance. My 3 year is sitting at the table eating jello and belches. I say sternly "Mind your manners young lady!" To which she looks at me all guilty and whispers "..I passed wind too..." Then she squirms and says "Nuts! I gotta wedgy". Here I am thinking I invited guests for tomorrow? Kids. lol.

Steph- we were initially worried about it being too intense at the hospital too for our dd...but we decided it's all part of like and ya get a baby to show for it! She was really good, she sat in a big stuffed chair and read her Princess Story Book ... at one point when I got especially loud she creeps over and says "mama, could you pleeeease be quiet? I am trying to read!" lol. I'd rather she see all of it than miss it and feel disconnected.

Patrice- I am with Steph- could it be ov pain?? You mentioned a temp dip yesterday- I had a one day dip just before ov last cycle before bfp.

Well, today was busy again. I finished the kitchen. Painted the windowsills and all of the wall trim, advanced into the laundry room and did that as well, then finished the tiles. Did my last shelf of glassware and finally have my kitchen just about the way I want it Phew! Then I baked three little cakes that I am going to use to make her three-tiered cake. I will frost it and decorate it tonight and have it ready for tomorrow. I am thinking 3 tiers (like a wedding cake) frosted in white with pink trimming on all 3 tiers, then the #3 candle on top with happy birthday candy letters around it?? That's the plan anyway.

Now I have to run to the store, finish my shopping, get her presents wrapped, cook dinner, and finish my teamwork assignment and one individual assignment.

I am hoping for a shower in there somewhere!

 

[mzswizz]

Coy-my temp dipped today. It was up yesterday. But my temps are pretty much in the normal pre ov range still so with that and the negative opk...im thinking its just a pulled muscle.

 

[shradha]

Grey Eyes - so now its party time...you must be really busy..decorating house, cakes.....making snacks.....

Your girls must be worried....they dont want their love to be shared.....kids are kids..they are too small to know that for parents all their children are equal...they love them so much......


Patrice- Are you sure its not O cramps??????

Laura - similar things have happened with me too....I have some dreams....and then after few days it comes true....it sound funny....but its like ...hey i did dream this ......

It surprises me that your cat is insecure.....wow animals can sometimes sense things that we dont......pets generally are known to be possessive...Hopefully soon when the baby arrives..your cat will love your baby more than anything else...

ATM- now i even have lower back pain n feeling so tired as if i am toatlly drained out....sorry..have lately been a bit grumpy......just trying to get used to the changes in the body.....

 

[Steph32]

Shradha- What dpo are you on? When do you plan on testing? Is this your first month of TTC?

AFM, I took a 4 hour nap earlier and now I'm not ready to sleep. I was extra extra tired today and just couldn't move my body for some reason. I think baby had a major growth spurt just in the last day! I'm waddling big time and just feel soooo heavy. I looked at old pics when I was pregnant with Nicholas and the way I look now is exactly how I looked at 38 weeks with him. I'm sticking out so much more, I'm worried about how big the baby will be when he's full term!

 

[mzswizz]

Steph-they do say you show more and quicker when its your 2nd or more.

AFM, im on cd24, my temp is at 97.47 and i got a negative opk. Well yesterday's pain went away. Im assuming it was a pulled muscle. Today's line on the digi opk looked a little darker than yesterday's so im assuming probably within this week or next week i will be o'ing. Well we are going to be busy with family today so might not be on much.

 

[lauraemily17]

Coy - hope your daughter is having a good bday. The cake sounds amazing! You'll have to show us pics.

Patrice - glad your better. Hope today's good busy not boring busy!

Steph - that's the one danger I find with naps, it can sometimes make it harder to sleep at night. Hope you did get a good nights sleep in the end & are feeling a little better today. I was actually thinking about how you might be feeling yesterday, I'm finding it hard but your 2 weeks ahead of me which can be a whole pound of extra weight from the baby!

Afm - been a horrible grumpy day today. Started with yet more rain (seriously bored of it all now!) which hugely restricts what I can wear & I needed to go out food shopping feeling very uncomfortable. Then had dramas shopping, prob only a drama due to my very grumpy pregnancy hormones. My tv cocked up recording one of my fave programs, Greys anatomy & been in lots of pain from pushing a trolley round the supermarket!! Was proper feeling sorry for myself but my fantastic best friend turned up with treats for beanie & me. Love her to bits! Evening continued to get better with me successfully making a lasagna. Hoping for a quiet evening and early night before dreaded work tomorrow.

 

[Steph32]

Laura- Sorry you had a bad day. I'm with you on that... kind of had a bad weekend. Just have been feeling yucky, sluggish and in pain since Friday. We actually had stuff scheduled all weekend, but everyone cancelled on us, it was kind of weird! We were supposed to have a photo session on Friday, but the photographer was sick. My mom was supposed to come over and help with the nursery but she had work to do. And our sitter was supposed to come last night so we could go out for date night, but she got a flat tire. So this weekend was uneventful. But probably for the better, because I guess we needed rest.

Coy- Hope your daughter is having a fun birthday party!! Is here birthday actually today?

Patrice- Hope you're having a good day. Guess the pain was a pulled muscle then. Do you remember straining anything to cause that?

 

[Grey Eyes]

Well, we are all stuffed up on cake and I am picking up wrapping paper from everywhere! lol. I had everything done yesterday except the table and decorating the cake - I decided last minute to string curling ribbon everywhere just for fun. Grampa and gramma came over and we had cake and ice cream and she got tons of presents- made her day Plus I blew and blew and blew up balloons until the floor was carpeted in them. Lol! I am adding a pic...Kat is the birthday girl (3 years today!!!) sitting in her high chair with the big cheesy grin

https://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o611/greyeyes3/KatBday003.jpg

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi again ladies- I have a concern...Lately I have this terrible craving for tobasco sauce...I eat in on my eggs, in soup, it doesn't matter. If I am starving I want tobasco- like, I cooked a ramen noodle (never the spice packet tho, just the noodle) then I add extra water, a bit of soy sauce, and a tobasco... Sounds awful, huh!? But I looked online and only read good things about tobasco- have you heard any different? I worry about the noodles and too many carbs...tho the only other carb I eat really is bread or rice. Let's see- my average day consists of either a steamed egg and toast for breakfast OR a bowl of cereal with low-fat milk no sugar. Lunch is usually fruit...and dinner is something like skinless chicken breast with fresh peas or green salad. I realized I have had this stupid noodle/tobasco thing like 3 times this past week and half...hope I am not packing on too many carbs but WTH is it with tobasco anyway?

 

[shradha]

Grey Eyes - wow nice cake........looks yummy!! Wish I could get a piece .....your babies are so pretty and cute..touchwood!!

Regarding the sauce.....it is spicy right.....I guess you can have little not much....
And as for carbs.....you can take it easy.........don't panic........
You are lucky that you are not an Indian.......here moms feed us so much.....it's like eat nicely....body needs all this....ohhhh and we end up like a football....I am already getting worried about myself.....


Patrice- So it was a muscle pull...u were right baby.....hope you O soon....n can join the party....

Laura - send the rain here....need them badly....

Steph- I am 10 dpo....have not tested yet....waiting for a week......this is my 3 rd month TTC.....

Today all my symptoms have vanished like they were never there before.....this is worrying me.......I really badly want to test but feel that I must wait.........has anyone experience sudden vanishing of symptoms? Are my celebrations over?

 

[mzswizz]

Steph-As a matter of fact..I remember working out with DH so i think that's when i pulled a muscle because we were running

Laura-Hope your day was better at the end. And yes it was a good busy. We had alot of fun.

Coy-Your daughters are gorgeous and the oldest favors you. The youngest has that yay i got a big cake for me smile ...adorable.

Shadra-I would wait until 11 or 12dpo to test.

AFM, its cd25 today. My temp is 97.41 and i have a negative opk. So im pretty much waiting for ov to happen. DH and I dtd yesterday and I've noticed we are not dtd alot this time around. I think its better that way so when ov does occur..atleast we didnt decrease the chances with all the bd. Every time i look at the lines with the opk..it looks like its getting a little darker. I test with the digi opk after i temp in the morning because my work schedule will conflict with me testing in the afternoon and dont want to wait until the evening to test because I dont want to miss the surge. So i think its best if i test in the morning. We have been having a rainy week this week. Hopefully, we have sunny days soon. Also, Aunt Cherry left to England yesterday and we miss her already. We are hoping to see her in England if she hasnt planned on coming back within a couple years. Hopefully the next time she see us..we will have a LO she can meet So im temping and doing the opks so i wont miss ov if it does happen one way or the other. Atleast the opks are helping with the poas addiction Cant believe tomorrow is May already. Looking forward to a lovely month. Hopefully new jobs, new adventures and maybe news about a new addition to the family. But we shall see. If my AF was normal, my next AF would've been due May 11th. Now I dont know when its due. Guess I have to just wait this one out and see.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies! Where is everyone tonight??

Well, I have an assignment due tonight but as usual I got stuck fixing my teams papers ... the way it is supposed to work is we all turn in our papers to team leader (me) and I put them together, make sure the paragraphs flow, etc then submit to the instructor. Instead I spend all day rewriting everything Now I am thinking I am too tired to do my individual assignment so may just knock it off for tomorrow. problem is I get cut from 100 points down to 90 points for the late assignment. Hmmm...thinking...crap I am tired lol...how much is ten points worth to me???

I'll probably end up staying up late studying

Today I worked on my team paper, made a couple runs to the store, the pharmacy, had to go pay bills, cooked dinner and for some reason I feel exhausted tonight Dh mentioned my belly is showing more, maybe baby is having a growth spurt? Anyway I have been yawning and trying to nod off at the dinner table. My mind tells me I'll get cut ten points for acrappy paper anyway lol, so I may as well study hard and submit a good one tomorro. There. How's that for logic? lol