Sweetkat I'm sorry you are worried about your thyroid, hopefully it's nothing. I'm glad your cats are still around. I know you worry about having them there, but I think if you have made it this far with them you'll be fine. I hope your OH is recovering well. I used to be a coordinator for several orthodox pre-hap/rehab clinics. I wasn't clinical, but learned a lot about hip and knee replacements. Recovering isn't always easy, but most people do very well as long as they do the exercises they are given. Once they did heal most people were very happy with their new knees.
Myshel- congrats on the girl! So exciting! I'm glad your doctor thinks the GD will be manageable without insulin. That should make things a little easier. Yay for buying a crib too!
kirsty - sorry your youngest isn't feeling well and about the braxton hicks. I guess that's normal at this stage though.
As for me, I'm still feeling good! I think I may have had a few braxton hicks over the last few weeks, but it just felt like a tightening. I think they can feel that way? I had an appointment yesterday, found out I don't have GD (yay!) and got my late pregnancy rhogam (anti-D) shot. My OB was doing a c-section at the time of my appointment. His midwife saw me instead. I now understand why sometimes people run into trouble when they see different providers. She tried to tell me I didn't need the shot even though he and I had talked about it and already made a plan. She gave it to me in the end, but it was a frustrating conversation. For the record I'm RH negative, husband is positive. My OB, doctor husband, and all of his colleagues agreed it was best for me to have it now, not just after delivery. Otherwise the midwife was very nice.
I think that's all my news. Missing Canada. It was annoying having to go to work on boxing day. At home it always feels like Christmas lasts all week between Christmas and New Year's Day. Here though it felt like it was all over as soon as the alarm went off on the 26th.
