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

[second.time]

Dobby, might be unconventional, but could you and your SO maybe stay over together at your family's place no matter what? If you prefer to be around family and feel that'd be a less stressful transition, maybe it could work out either way! I totally get wanting to be surrounded by support.

Weebles, aww, so cool that today is your original due date! That must be a sweet feeling, to have her here and doing so well.

Malia, so close now. Very exciting!

I'm having a LOT of BH today. I don't think it means anything. I've been having strong BH on and off for so long and I'm not progressing much. But they are distracting. At least I feel a little less tired today.

 

[DobbyForever]

I *could* but neither SO, myself, or my mom are comfortable with the idea. Plus the room I stay in only has a twin bed and it just wouldn't work out. =\

Yay for feeling less tired! You must have sent your exhaustion my way because I am pooped! Worst part is I'm only halfway through today's to-do list

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Gagrl - Thanks. We've heard a lot of good things about it. I can let you know how he likes it after he picks it up next week.

Dobby - Woot, indeed. lol. I bought the Graco 4ever car seat for my car, so I should be set until kiddo doesn't need any kind of seat. We also got a travel system that came with a car seat and base, so we'll use those in his car.

I was looking into the laws about car/booster seats and they're so different from when I was a kid. I remember being in a booster seat, in the front seat, at like 4 years old. Now, kids shouldn't be in the front seat til they're 12 and they need a booster seat until they either weigh 80lbs, are 4'9" tall, or are 8 years old. I mentioned this to BD and he said he was like 5'9" in grade 6. I'm 5'5" right now. So crazy to think that my kid will probably be taller than me in like a decade. lol

 

[DobbyForever]

Nice! Good call there, Pretty.

Haha yeah it's trippy when the outgrow you. My brothers are tall, so one thanksgiving I had left for college that fall and they were shorter than me and then when I saw them for thanksgiving they were ever so slightly taller than me!!! At freaking ten years old! I cried lol they grow so fast

Speaking of crying I was crying this morning because I couldn't afford newborn pictures but SO just found out his bonus is paid out each quarter and he got 100% this quarter so he said he'll pay for them even though he thinks they're stupid lol

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Well ladies.. I'm on my way to the hospital.. peanut hadn't moving as much today so I called the doctor and they are sending me to get monitored at the hospital for a bit. Hopefully she'll start moving on our way there and make me feel a bit better...

 

[second.time]

Well ladies.. I'm on my way to the hospital.. peanut hadn't moving as much today so I called the doctor and they are sending me to get monitored at the hospital for a bit. Hopefully she'll start moving on our way there and make me feel a bit better...

Oh, that's such a scary feeling, but you're doing the right thing by being so careful, and I'm glad your doctor is so thoughtful. I'm sure your baby is just fine. I think it's typical for movement to slow down at the end as they run out of room, so I'm sure everything is well, but I hope you get some peace of mind ... it's terrible to feel that anxiety.

 

[DobbyForever]

Gag sorry . My kiddo doesn't seem to move as much lately either. Just rolls around every now and then. Did they have you drink ice water? Sometimes we get hit and they get lazy, so l&d has me drink 3-4 glasses of iced water then lay on my left side and wait for any movement within 30m and 10 within 2 hours. Hopefully she starts moving for you and all is well. I agree that anxiety is awful though

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Fingers crossed that everything is fine, Gagrl.

 

[lesondemavie]

Hope all is well gag! If you don't get more movement in the car, usually babies move all about once those monitors go on. Mine certainly did when I went in for monitoring.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Update: thank you all so much for the concern. She started moving a bit as soon as we got to triage. Then they hooked me up and her trace was a bit low so they said she was probably sleeping so they wanted to get me juice. A few minutes later the nurse came in and said no juice because I had a contraction and peanuts heart rate dropped a bit and they wanted to be overly cautious so they were putting an IV in and we could possibly be having her tonight. I guess peanut heard that and started moving and her trace went up. They put an IV in and literally she started moving up a storm. Now I'm sitting here getting a bag of fluids and they are going to have maternal fetal double check but it looks like I'm going home.. she gets to bake a bit longer.

 

[DobbyForever]

Glad to hear all is well and you're headed home soon

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

And we just got home.. peanut has been moving non stop... I'm so glad I get to sleep in my own bed and she gets to bake a bit longer...

 

[Weebles]

So glad she's moving again and also that you didn't go into labor! And I hope you don't swell too much from the IV fluids.

 

[Girly922]

So glad she's moving again gagr and is getting to bake a bit longer, that must've scared you a bit.

With regard to car seats, we'll just move the one across depending on which car we're using as mine is the main family car as its a 7 seater. We've got an isofix base for the infant carrier, then bubs will be going into DD's car seat that she is literally about to grow out of. We do extended rear facing, DD only turned forward facing at 3, and is now only 1.5kg off needing to lose the 5 point harness and start using the seatbelt. Her new car seat will then take her up until she's 12 when she can legally stop using it.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Weebles my ankles swelled a little but I think part of the reason she wasn't moving as much is I was slightly dehydrated. Dh is going to be on my behind now about drinking more water....

Girly...I think I got more nervous when the nurse told me I may be having the baby last night.. reality started to set in and I started to panic lol.

 

[second.time]

Gagrlin, great news! That must have been such a relief to feel her start moving around more. Glad she's able to grow a little more before you meet her.

I'm definitely having some stress about kick counts these days. He goes through more phases where he's quiet, but then he'll be moving around a lot an hour later. Sometimes I just want him out, where it's easier to check on him.

So I guess we're officially about to get a lot of July babies now!

 

[DobbyForever]

I just had my reality/panic set in as well lol as soon as I finally realized like it's July. I'm due on July. Like oh s* it's about to get real

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I hear that, Dobby. I haven't had a major freak out, but I'm sure it's coming. lol. Everyday now, once it gets to be like 11pm, I just think to myself "Ok, well, I guess today won't be his birthday." lol

So, I decided to make this weekend kind of a resting/nesting weekend. I did a bunch of baby laundry on Friday, rearranged some stuff in my room on Saturday, cleaned a bunch at BD's place and set up the pack and play yesterday, and it looks like we're going to BD's mom's place today so she can sign off on something to help BD get rid of his car when his Rav gets delivered this week. We'll also probably do a little floating in her pool. : )

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Pretty that so exciting..

Dobby- I know what you mean.. it's crazy to think July is already here..

 

[Mummafrog]

Gag so glad things are okay.
I had a similar scare yesterday where I thought I felt my waters pop, a really intense and painful 'pop' by my cervix is all I can describe it as and I was having watery discharge and had quite a lot of painful tightenings all day but I wasn't losing fluids so midwife was happy that it wasn't my waters and just practice contractions for now.
But yeah I did get quite freaked that everything wasn't perfectly finished and ready for baby yet and it kicked my ass into gear to get some things sorted and organised, both in life and in the house.
I decided to start my maternity leave and not do this last exam for a couple of months as it was really really upsetting me because I just can't think about anything except baby now and I needed to listen to myself and do what I need for me and baby.
It won't make a difference to when I finish my studies or my grades etc anyway

I got back results for my final essay and they were much better than I was expecting so I was chuffed about that!

Although I am sat around twiddling my thumbs now haha.. the endless waiting on labour has begun every day i swing wildly between thinking OHMYGOD WHAT IF IT'S TONIGHT?!?! to I'm literally gonna be pregnant forever... -.-