Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[DobbyForever]

Woot! Hope you have fun!

 

[Weebles]

My legs are like fatty sausages! D: The swelling is just awful, ugh! Just a few weeks to go, I'm ready whenever you are Baby!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

My legs are like fatty sausages! D: The swelling is just awful, ugh! Just a few weeks to go, I'm ready whenever you are Baby!

Me too.. my appointment on Friday the doctor said I probably have at least two pounds of water weight because of the swelling.

And yes our shower is this weekend and we are so excited for it!! I'm looking forward to the menu the most lol!!!

 

[DobbyForever]

I have to ice my ring finger to get my rings on and off the swelling is real

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I have to ice my ring finger to get my rings on and off the swelling is real

I know right?! I'm completely out of my rings.. I've been wearing one of my other Ruby rings (peanuts birthstone) currently. Can't wait to fit in my rings again.

 

[DobbyForever]

Right?! I don't wear rings other than my engagement ring and wedding band but every now and then even icing won't help. It breaks my heart when I can't wear them . Yesterday was a no ring day and I felt so naked

 

[lesondemavie]

So glad your shower went well too Dobby

I'm wondering when the ring thing will happen to me. I keep checking and so far so good. Maybe after I travel next weekend for my sister's graduation 😬

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Right?! I don't wear rings other than my engagement ring and wedding band but every now and then even icing won't help. It breaks my heart when I can't wear them . Yesterday was a no ring day and I felt so naked

That's why I have to wear one.. I feel so naked without one

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Hooray for more baby showers this weekend! I hope they are so much fun and you get everything you need.

I haven't been getting swelling, I just have a GINORMOUS belly! This no sleeping thing is making me want to cry. lol

 

[Weebles]

Just had my 34 week appt... Blood pressure is normal but there is protein in my urine... Dr isn't worried but I am! This is the week I went into labor with my son too... Ahhhhhhh

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Weebles, what does Protein in urine mean? that baby is coming?

 

[second.time]

Oh, weebles, I can understand why that would be a little scary. It's good your doctor isn't worried. They must know your history of pre-term labor, too, so hopefully you're being monitored carefully. I hope you get some peace of mind! I'm sure it's perfectly normal and fine but I know the end of pregnancy makes it hard to relax.

TTC, you look great!

I just had my 33 week appointment and everything seems fine. Baby's head down, blood pressure's low. My visits are so short. Next time I'll get the group B swab and an exam. I traveled over the weekend and it was great, but now I'm home until the baby arrives. Just waiting around ...

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

second - thank you! I wish I was home until baby arrives. I am so tired and I have so many things to do! My last day of work will be at 37 weeks, lets hope baby doesn't come before than!

 

[Weebles]

TTC- I worry about preterm labor just because of my history.. I'm antsy! But protein in urine can be a sign of preeclampsia so that worries me too! I also think you look great! It's funny how our bumps make us feel 1000x larger than we really are.

Second.. I'm glad your appts are going good! I think short and sweet is a good sign!

Rant incoming...

I half wish I could stop working right now, it's getting sooooo hard. But every week off now is just one week less with my baby so I've been feeling extra compassionate about maternity leave in the states. Only 12 weeks total are protected so if you have to stop working early that sucks because you still only get 12' total. And then only 6 or 8 of that is covered by disability after delivery. I don't know what's paid out in other states but in NY it's only $170 a week and it's only that much if you hit the cap!! (Which I do but 170??) And only mothers get that! I'm so glad I have disability insurance but I pay for that extra and it's not even available in all states. Fathers are screwed even worse. While my husband could legally take the 12 we can't afford it as none of it is paid. He gets two weeks off a year but his company also shuts down two weeks a year so yeah... He will have a week paid and a week unpaid (due to one of the shut downs working out well with due date) and that's all we can manage to afford with my 6 weeks that will be unpaid. He hasn't been coming to any of my dr appointments so as to save as much PTO for the baby as possible. I worry about people at the office thinking he's not being supportive but really we just want him to have time with our newborn! That disability insurance I have only covers 6-8 out of the 12 I plan on taking. And my PTO, well I'm forced to use a week of that during my leave rather than being able to extend it and I doubt I'll be able to extend it with any additional as I've been calling out more often, a full time schedule is so tough right now! It all just makes me so angry!

Okay.. Sorry about the rant. I'm not just mad for me though, I'm mad for so many parents out there and their newborns who need them.

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

Weebles - I am from NY and just moved to CA, about a year ago! Where in NY? I grew up on Long Island and lived in Manhattan the past 10 years.

I completely hear you on your rant. It is so difficult to be a working mom here even before I have had baby. I work in finance and it is all male dominated and they are not the least bit sympathetic (not that i want sympathy) or accommodating. I don't get paid for my maternity and I have to pay the company $700 a month to keep my insurance! And I am almost certain that me taking my full maternity will hurt me in the long run because I won't be getting a full bonus this year or even a promotion. And will probably take me longer to achieve because of my obligations to my family. UGH!

 

[Weebles]

I'm upstate NY, it's almost a whole different state! Ugh, I completely forgot about the insurance thing.. I don't have to pay while I'm on leave but once I come back to work I'm in debt and have to pay it back. I know it's illegal to discriminate against pregnant women but blah blah, it happens anyway. Gtrrr

 

[second.time]

That's so hard ... I really wish the U.S. offered better outreach and protection to new parents and babies. It's so hard to be welcoming a new child and also stressed over work and finances and insurance.

Oh, my doctor also told me that he'd write me a prescription for a breast pump, and I'm glad I'll have that option.

 

[808malia]

I have a question, my friend whom recently lost her baby is having the funeral on the same day as my baby shower... Should I not post my baby shower pics on facebook, or is there some way I can block her from seeing them? I don't want to upset her knowing what she is going through right now...

 

[DobbyForever]

You can block her from seeing them. There's a setting that says friends only except ___

 

[Ellie Bean]

We welcomed our baby girl 3 weeks early on Fri 5/19/17 at 0836. She weighed 7#11oz and was 20.5in long. We're both doing great. Will try to upload a pic soon.