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[lauraemily17]

Patrice - You sound really excited by your new journey, I'm excited for you. You know, you're still so young that you can take a break, enjoy getting settled into the navy then pick up where you left off but with all the experience you have had up to this point.

Emma - Great to see you back now you've picked up your dongel we missed you! Final stretch now. I have to say, althoygh I feel pretty awful at the minute I think the 3rd tri is my favourite as I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!

Shradha - Sometimes you need to be creative to keep them in!! Be as open as you want with us hun, noi embarrasment here!! A tip which I think may have helped us was trying to DB in the morning when we could instead of the evening, the spermies are supposed to be healthier then.

Coy - I've dyed my hair throughout my pregnancy but I have highlights so the colour doesn't touch the skin and the smells not so potent as there's less of it, although it wiffs a bit when I'm leaning over the bath to wash it off but it's only for a few minutes. If you're applying all over then you want to make sure ideally it's on for the shortest amount of time and yes, keep your house very well ventilated.

Steph - How are you feeling today? I'm knackered!! I've been working at home this morning but been increadbly efficent and finishied all my work by 12!! Meant I was able to pop out to meet some of my friends form my pregnancy yoga class and their little babies. Was only out the house for a couple of hours and I feel like I could sleeep for 5 hours now!! Only 3 days left at work now but all in the office. Not a lot left to do though now so should get through them ok, I hope!!

Ashley - Sorry your family are excluding you, after everything you've been through it's really not very thoughtful of them. I would probably confront your uncle but then that might cause more heartache in the end.

 

[lauraemily17]

AFM - The bump is really starting to get uncomfortable now. He's somehow managed to lodge himself so his head is on the top right side of the bump but about as far right as he can get. I keep getting little jabs in the ribs and out the side then kicks on my bladder.

I've been monitoring my blood pressure as well and if I rest it's fine if I'm busy for a couple of hours it goes high. I've really not been feeling myslef as well today. Keep getting very hot and bothered, partciulary in my face, I'll just suddenly burn up and have some throbbing in my head or feel a little light headed and breathless. I really think it's all proabbly just normal for 34 weeks but seeing as my midwife told me to see her over anything and it's her day in the surgery tomorrow I've asked to pop in. She's great and has squeezed me in at the end of her clininc. Hopefully she'll give me some reassurance.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Shradha- your temps look great to me, they will vary day by day and never stay in a perfect even line. What you watch for is sudden spikes, e.g., several points higher than your normal. If you are getting two lines on your opk hopefully you are very nearing ov! And don't be embarassed- I share more with you ladies than I do my doc I think one of the most personal things shared is cm (cervical mucous) and that's one of the very common topics And Laura is right- no wrong way to keep in there!

Patrice- glad you are excited about this new adventure in life! I hope you keep in touch throughout!

Laura- yay, you get in to see your midwife, I am glad she had a spot open for y ou on short notice, it can be a bugger sometimes! Yes, I think I'll try coloring today, since it's 10 minutes shouldn't be too bad.

Steph- how are you today?
Ashley- how are you feeling?

Emma- yay, you're back! We missed you! How are you feeling? How's the bump

AFM- keep waking up with a back ache so much be sleeping funky My belly is getting bigger so I am sure that contributes. I was worried fror a few days as I didn't feel baby moving but the last two it's been like a circus in there! Very reassuring!

 

[Grey Eyes]

AFM - The bump is really starting to get uncomfortable now. He's somehow managed to lodge himself so his head is on the top right side of the bump but about as far right as he can get. I keep getting little jabs in the ribs and out the side then kicks on my bladder.

I've been monitoring my blood pressure as well and if I rest it's fine if I'm busy for a couple of hours it goes high. I've really not been feeling myslef as well today. Keep getting very hot and bothered, partciulary in my face, I'll just suddenly burn up and have some throbbing in my head or feel a little light headed and breathless. I really think it's all proabbly just normal for 34 weeks but seeing as my midwife told me to see her over anything and it's her day in the surgery tomorrow I've asked to pop in. She's great and has squeezed me in at the end of her clininc. Hopefully she'll give me some reassurance.

With the headache and breathlessness it sounds like blood pressure--dh has high blood pressure and this happens once in a while for him too but not super often. I am sure it has to do with your blood increase (the headache anyway) and I was thinking the breathlessness is pretty normal considering you're being squeezed by a baby!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Aaargh, starting to feel pressured today a little...there's so much I want to get done. My kids adopted grampa and his wife came back from Arizona a few weeks ago. Grampa likes to drop in unexpectadley which is awesome but he always has a project for me..e.g., he found out I am a decent artist and so he always has me drawing stuff for him. I illustrated the cover and interior of his last childrens book and now he has a new more "western life" type image he wants me to do. I find art to be very relaxing unless I have other stressful things piling on then it's just difficult. Oh, here is a link to see the last book of his I illustrated-this link lets you look inside at some of the art:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Barney-Ca...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337622560&sr=1-2

I really enjoy it but have one now to do and not sure when I get get round to it.

 

[lauraemily17]

Wow Coy, amazing drawing. I can only see the front cover with the dog which is fantastic. I'm not surprised you find it hard to find time to do it though seeing how busy you are. I don't know how you manage to run so many projects, study & look after 2 kids & your DH. Is he in any rush for the drawing or can you manage his expectations in that now you're pregnant you've got more on & will take a while perhaps? It's a shame though if you find it relaxing.

DH is on a late shift tonight so I've been looking after myself. Realize now how little energy I have & how much DH does for me. He usually cooks dinner now & washes up. I've done it myself tonight & made some cakes for work & am now exhausted & my heads hurting more I thought I may be a little dehydrated causing the headache so have drank lots this afternoon but it's not made any difference.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Wow Coy, amazing drawing. I can only see the front cover with the dog which is fantastic. I'm not surprised you find it hard to find time to do it though seeing how busy you are. I don't know how you manage to run so many projects, study & look after 2 kids & your DH. Is he in any rush for the drawing or can you manage his expectations in that now you're pregnant you've got more on & will take a while perhaps? It's a shame though if you find it relaxing.

DH is on a late shift tonight so I've been looking after myself. Realize now how little energy I have & how much DH does for me. He usually cooks dinner now & washes up. I've done it myself tonight & made some cakes for work & am now exhausted & my heads hurting more I thought I may be a little dehydrated causing the headache so have drank lots this afternoon but it's not made any difference.

Again, I wonder if the headache is bp related? Have you checked it with your at home blood pressure cuff? Those are so handy, we have several of them. Take it easy- if you feel like resting, just rest!

Re the artwork- no he's not in any rush--this time. When we did the other book he used words like "get on it" and "rush please" lol...not this time buddy He's an awesome fellow Inside the book is all about this little dog he used to have but I did manage to get in at least 2-3 images of people, which was the funnest

 

[Steph32]

Coy- Wow, your talents never end! What else can you do? I saw some of the drawings inside the book, they are amazing. I also read your biography! I have to say you have lived my dh's dream life, he always wanted (and still talks about) someday living on a ranch in Montana. If he wants to someday, I'm open to it... I've always seen myself living anywhere and I'm up for experiencing anything. Part of me wants to be a city girl and part of me wants to be a country girl. Right now, it's the suburbs! And probably will be for a while!

Laura- Glad you are getting checked often with your BP and everything. Your headaches could be the high bp, or could be partly hormonal too. I've been getting them pretty bad lately.... although my bp is fine... at least I think it is. I know how you feel with being exhausted...even though I'm not working... but just having things to do and get done is so hard these days. I can only manage 1 outing/event per day, and dh and I joke about that, how neither of us can handle much in a day period! He's got the hormones raging too, it's wild! I've never seen him so frustrated, irritable and emotional!

Patrice- You sound like you're in a good place and all set with your decision! Laura is right, it is good that you are young and have the time to experience life and all you want to do without feeling rushed to have a family. I know that is what you want soon anyway, but to be able to experience these other things and have the chance to pursue a good career in the meantime is a great opportunity.

Shradha- Yes, I'm am getting really anxious and nervous and excited at the same time. To think I'll be full term in a week is crazy. He could literally come anytime. Thanks for the prayers and well wishes! So sweet

 

[lauraemily17]

Blood pressure was 143/89 so borderline high & a little lower than what it had been earlier after going out for a few hours. My heartrate was very fast though at 110!! I am now resting, catching up on my programs, the good part of DH being at work!!

How's your day going otherwise?

 

[mzswizz]

Laura & Steph-Thanks. Yes im excited, well dh and i are both excited. We even said that its a good thing we are young because we can settle into our new life and still have time to create a bigger family so thats good. Hopefully, next time Im able to get on the internet whenever we do get settled in....i would be announcing im pregnant

Coy-I am wayy ahead of you on keeping in touch I cant stay away from BnB long. Hopefully we will eb able to use our cell phones when we go to boot camp so i can use the internet on my phone for updates

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura- the high pulse rate can contribute to that breathless feeling. I hope relaxing at home helps!

Steph- thanks, I love to draw, preferably with charcoal but had to use color for these...I paint too and absolutley love to do ark and dramatic portraits
RE the Montana ranch ... it was awesome, what I remember of it. Dad was a real true cowboy- he raised Tennesee Walking horses and he had me horse back at two months old! I remember sitting on a little pillow in front of him on the saddle. I had my own Tennesee Walker by the time I was 4 but Mom made us sell them all when we moved still my childish pet peeve, lol. My dh is awesome with horses too, in fact has won several buckles- one for bull riding glad he doesn't do that anymore! Although, I gotta say, I love him in Wrangler jeans lol. I would love to move to a warmer place where we could keep livestock, we'd have horses and probably 4-5 buffalo

 

[Grey Eyes]

Nuts! I called my doc to see what he'd say about hair dye and he's out for the week And so is his assistant So the lady that answers the phone gave me her informed opinion that it would not affect the baby if it's a girl but would affect the baby if it's a boy.



I can do without old wives tales form my doc office thanks! lol

Ever feel like we're just taking our chances with doctors?

 

[Steph32]

That's kind of crazy for them to say that! It does sound like an old wives tale! I think it's because they say that male fetuses are more fragile than females. I saw some research about that, kind of interesting.

About your illustrating, my dh does some fiction writing and is trying to finish a novel so maybe he can use you! Not anytime soon of course. I honestly don't know if he'll ever finish any of his writing. He has tons of short stories that he needs to go through and edit, and has pieces of a few different novels he's been working on for the last 10 years! He's got so much talent, but he's not very motivated when it comes to getting things done and published.

 

[Steph32]

Back to that boy/girl thing, if that's true-- that now makes me really want a girl so it'll give me an excuse to be less anal about things during the pregnancy!

So, I guess you'll have to wait until your gender scan to decide whether to dye your hair??

 

[Steph32]

Here's the article I read:
https://www.newsminer.com/view/full...es-show-males-to-be-more-fragile-than-females

 

[Grey Eyes]

Here's the article I read:
https://www.newsminer.com/view/full...es-show-males-to-be-more-fragile-than-females

Wow, interesting article! Btw the Fairbanks Daily-New Minor, awesome! My old "home-city" lol. Fairbanks is my old stomping grounds in Alaska, that's where we always did all of our shopping, etc. Very cool old city

 

[Grey Eyes]

About your illustrating, my dh does some fiction writing and is trying to finish a novel so maybe he can use you! Not anytime soon of course. I honestly don't know if he'll ever finish any of his writing. He has tons of short stories that he needs to go through and edit, and has pieces of a few different novels he's been working on for the last 10 years! He's got so much talent, but he's not very motivated when it comes to getting things done and published.

Lol, I would love to illustrate for you- I like art period, no matter what. I used to have these contracts with some of the Alaska folks that sold huge amounts to tourists. This one guy had me paint the same image like 150 times on different formats, e.g., gold pans, birch bark, canvas, clothes, UGH! I hated that image by the time I was done Good for your dh btw, writing is hard work

 

[Grey Eyes]

K, so....4 hours left in my deadline, I am going to start working now, lol! I'll be on late ladies so if anyone is chatty.......

 

[Grey Eyes]

Oh, btw, I just gotta add...My dh totally set me up for a fall this evening, lol. What is it with men just having to be men? Here's the scenario, ahem:

He is telling me about this wonderfull restaurant he used to go to years before we met- he described the atmosphere, the lighting, the chef would greet you personally, etc etc...the professional would come out and choose a wine for your menu, etc, it all sounded wonderfully romantic! Then he closes his eyes and goes on to tell me about the candle lit steak dinners, buffalo meat to be exact, and oh man...he goes on..then he blinks, looks deep into my eyes and says, you know honey, we've never done this ... next time we get the opportunity (I am holding my breath, I just know he's going to take me on a wonderful romantic date ) next time we get the opportunity I am going to totally stock our freezer with buffalo meat." .
. . . . . . . .

Tell me what it is about guys that they just have to "guy-out" all the time?

 

[Grey Eyes]

Today I told dh my tummy felt like it was going to pop and he said "well, yeah, you're growing fast..." then he went on "I mean you're like 2-3 months, right?" I stared at him. "Honey, I am in the 5th month. In another week or so we start the 6th month." His jaw dropped. Lol, it was so funny to see. Now I bet he's gonna start panicking and preparing lol! Here we women stress every minute away, calculating, planning, charting, diagraming, discussing, diagnosing...and the guys they just wait around for the baby to pop out, lol!