*~* May 2013 - Spring Babies*~* 117 Jelly Babies - 22 Boy's & 19 Girl's - 5 Babies :D

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i'm up about 6 times a night, too. i go to bed at 10pm and wake up for work at 5am. it's killer, and i've been having crazy dreams too. it cracks me up when everyone says, "enjoy your sleep now!" i want to say, "what sleep?" i only sleep like 3 hours a night now anyway!!! :)

my belly has been really itchy below my bellybutton, and i'm afraid i might be getting a few small stretch marks :( i was hoping to avoid those.
 
My belly button is back to being a burning ring of fire. It's very sensitive to the touch and if I hit it with something, it Really hurts! It has a weird spider web pattern around it. I thought it would pop last time it did this but it didn't. NOw I'm thinking this might be the time. And Dylan is back there pushing it out all the time. It really hurts! Ugh!
 
Total weight gain to date is now 34lbs as at this morning. I'm so depressed. Had been moderately good over the last 3 weeks but in that time alone I've gains 4lbs. This is going to be a 40lb gain on delivery. Jeez.... And my bump isn't really that big so it can only be me!!

No ring of fire for me yet sass but my belly button looks like its on the edge of popping out.

x
 
Please don't worry Jules, the whole pregnancy weight gain thing is hard and some weeks you gain a lot and some weeks nothing. Just think that your baby might have just done a big grow and now its not got so much still to do whereas someone elses might still have its big growth still to go. You're still in the normal range, I bet you lose loads straight after the birth too - you'd be surprised how much placenta, baby and water can add up to. I think I lost about 9 pounds straight away last time and the rest just fell off with BF. One of the great joys of BF is the calorie burn! :)
 
well, jules, i've gained over 50 pounds. and i'm 5'3". i've been depressed for weeks and haven't left the house except for work.
 
Thanks ladies. It's just so depressing.... Hope it comes flying off for all of us. I just really hope that my appetite goes back to normal quickly ie I stop wanting to eat everything...x
 
You feel pretty hungry still if you BF but you don't have the same urges for chocolate and you don't have the time to spend eating so you tend to eat quick and easy. The good thing about spring/summer babies are that you are more in the mood to eat healthily - salads etc rather than stodgy food. It will come off :)
 
I gained 50 lbs with my first and lost about 30 right after I had him Im only at 14lbs this time which is about where they want me to stay give or take a few baby is still measuring bang on which is great. Got put on insulin for my night and morning numbers diet just wasn't enough which made me bummed cause i tried so hard but she said there was nothing I could have done its just hormones. Thankfully the pen doesn't hurt at all phew and now I wont be stressing about my numbers so much!
 
well, just got back from my 34 week appointment. had an episode in the waiting room where i felt sick to my stomach and thought i was going to pass out - got red and flushed. turns out my bp was only 100/60! at least it wasn't high.

also, my fundal height was on the high side, and doctor said baby's head (which is down) is big. so i get an ultrasound at 36 weeks to see how big this behemoth baby will be. doc is thinking a 9 lb baby, which is what i was when i was born.

can't wait for this kid to be OUT.
 
Urgh - it's horrible getting sick and dizzy like that jtink. Hope you're feeling better now.

That's good you're getting and extra scan. I was a big baby too, but I think it's beneficial to be born bigger so hopefully your little guy isn't too big that you need induced or anything. Xx
 
I'm up 42 lbs and 5'3" as well. It's depressing but it is what it is.
My friend pushed out a 10lb 2 oz baby boy this morning in 3 pushes inside 8 minutes. I've heard bigger babies are jst easier to get out. And better sleepers. I'm hoping Dylan is on the bigger side. She was in the 77% at 29 weeks.
So why the low bp jt? Seems weird! Lucky duck for the extra scan though. I'd ole to see LO again. 6/7 weeks seems so far away!
 
Hi ladies

I have a quick question for those of you in the US. I can see from a lot of info on the net that the US hasn't in the past specifically recommended sterilising feeding bottles. Is that still the case? At first pass to me it seems quite militant that we're told to sterilise for every single feed and I suspect that sterilising every week or so would be fine if the bottles go through the dish washer every time after use?

x
 
Jules it's the same here. They say sterilise until a year. Although I'm not going to be sterilising her toys or the floor etc so I think from 6 months on (when they're mobile) you can use a bit more common sense. Although its the milk residue that causes the most illnesses and bacteria.

Something about the dishwasher makes me want to sterilise even more. I think it's because if I was sink washing the bottles would get their own fresh water and not share.

https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a554982/sterilising-bottle-feeding-equipment

All seems so much of a faff. Another reason I'm really hoping BF works out!!
 
I know that the belief is that the US water supply is very sanitized and safe and that using dishwashers are sufficient. Perhaps our water supply isn't so clean?!

Jtink I still have low BP too - 90/60, it's a good place to be in 3rd tri as most people's is raised by now.
Glad you get the extra scan, it's nice to have some reassurance!
 
Hmm there are SO many US moms online whose paediatricians/docs have said that the dishwasher is fine that it does make you wonder whether its TRULY worth sterilising every single time...

Agree it does seem nuts when they're putting things that have been on the floor in their mouths! x
 
i dunno, all the moms in the US that i've known still sterilize their bottles. i have a bottle sterilizer - i'm not going to just use the dishwasher. never heard that US moms don't sterilize?

i'll be breastfeeding, but will also be giving the baby breastmilk in bottles once i go back to work. so i will need bottles along with breastfeeding.

it will be fun to have the extra scan. haven't seen the baby since 21 weeks, so it will be nice to see him before he's born. i just hope that he's not over 9lbs....
 
I stopped steralising bottles at 1 year because of the bacteria in milk, but everything else I stopped at 6 months - in fact it was the day I caught DD sucking on her buggy wheel. Very grim!!

Exhausted today and had no rest at all. So thankful that Easter has finally come round as DH is off and I get help for 7 whole days. Sounds amazing to me right now!!
 
yeah, my mom told me to make sure i wasn't sterilizing TOO much, because you want babies to build up immunities.

just bought my first huge pack of diapers online. $41 for 200 diapers. not bad! i won't be cloth diapering because i'll be going back to work, and daycares won't accept cloth diapers. plus.....to be honest, with my health issues and our work schedules, i just can't handle cloth diapers. maybe if i was a sahm, but i'm not so.
 
Jtink - nothing wrong with disposables, I used them with DD until she was 17/18 months and still use them at night. They are to a big extent much easier!
 
i know there's no judgement with us girls, but in the "real world" here, i feel like i'm constantly being judged over how i raise my kid, and he's not even here yet!!! crazy.

i got a huge box of pampers swaddlers sensitive. makes me feel like it's going to happen soon...buying diapers! eek.
 
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