*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[SoBlessedMama]

Does anyone else just feel absolutely exhausted? My eyes hurt to keep open and I just feel so run down and sick I don't know if it's just third tri feelings or a side effect of my whooping cough jab the other day, all I know is I feel terrible and LO has been quieter these past few days too.

Yes! I'm a few days past 27 weeks, and I'm completely exhausted. I got my tDap on Tuesday of this week--do you think that might be it? I've never heard of a connection there, but gosh that would make me feel better than thinking I was going to be exhausted for the next 13 weeks!!

I'm not sure, it feels like I've got heatstroke but I've not been outside I've heard of some people not feeling well after having it

Ugh, girl, you better take it easy!!! It has gotten HOT here the past week or so, so I'm sure that hasn't helped me any. I'm going to really hope that the shot is messing with us, and passes soon!!

 

[rbourre]

My daughter is with my mom and sister today and tomorrow until we pick her up around 5 pm. We spent the afternoon organizing the babies room, putting the crib and dresser together and sorting baby clothes. I can't wait until the room is done, hopefully later tonight or tomorrow we will have it mostly done.

 

[Jcliff]

Anyone's eyesight off? This happened with my daughter ugh thought I was going to avoid it with this baby! But my left eye seems off kinda blurry ugh so annoying

 

[Mushymilkfor2]

My eyes have been fine, no more blurry than before. I'm supposed to wear glasses, but always forget them! I always love putting them on though, cause it feels like I've put the world in HD. At least that's what I always say.

I'll see what that shot does to me, I've got my next appointment coming up this Thursday and I was told I'll be getting it. I really hope it doesn't affect me all that much. If it does, I hope it's a later feeling, cause I live about 45 mins to an hour away from the hospital.

My baby has LOVED being in my bladder these past few weeks. I thought for sure there was no way I could possibly pee more than I already was this pregnancy. HA! My baby has gone and proved me wrong! It was so bad last week that I thought I was getting a UTI because nothing was coming out for about three pees, and they were all within like 10 minutes. Turns out baby on just the right spot! Now he just likes to kick it, or punch it.

 

[sprite30]

Hi ladies my legs are sooooo achey as well. It's started The beginning of last week it feels like I'm about to have a Charlie horse, or just recovering from one. Yet I haven't had one. My feet and legs have no swelling yet they feel like there twice the size they should be but still very normal looking. I tried to get dh to give me a foot rub but he's not having it. I'll have to keep working on that.

I had my baby shower today and got lots of great gifts and so many people showed up and it was great to see everyone and just sit and enjoy the beautiful weather. They were calling for rain today but it all cleared up by the time the party came around and we ended up having a great party. I've got a short list of a couple things I need yet but it's just small odds and ends so I'll probably go out next weekend and exchange a couple things and pick some things up.

It's very exciting to be at this stage, only 10 weeks left. Yay!!

 

[CharmedKirsty]

I'm also suffering from achy legs today. I went out yesterday hoping to make a good start on my baby clothes list but I only came home with 1 baby grow, 6 vests and a bib.

 

[StarBrites]

Ended up going to L&D last night with their recommendation after I kept having contractions for a little over two hours with sharp stabbing deep vaginal pain. They hooked me and Ellie up and I kept having them but they were just normal BH and everything else looked great and after awhile they slowed down and got much better. She took a swab to make sure I don't have any infections and it could be why I'm having such bad pain in my vagina or could just be baby hitting nerves or my cervix. They started me on antibiotics until they could get the results back. Oh and also... Here's the bad part. I also got a cervix check. And let me tell you it was one of the most painful things I ever experienced and I was in so much pain that apparently my boyfriend started shaking and was freaking out inside! I am fingtertip dilated but still closed so she said that's why it hurt so bad and that it gets easier. I never want to go through that again! I had tears in my eyes and I was crampy and might have held a little grudge against her haha

 

[vickyandchick]

Ended up going to L&D last night with their recommendation after I kept having contractions for a little over two hours with sharp stabbing deep vaginal pain. They hooked me and Ellie up and I kept having them but they were just normal BH and everything else looked great and after awhile they slowed down and got much better. She took a swab to make sure I don't have any infections and it could be why I'm having such bad pain in my vagina or could just be baby hitting nerves or my cervix. They started me on antibiotics until they could get the results back. Oh and also... Here's the bad part. I also got a cervix check. And let me tell you it was one of the most painful things I ever experienced and I was in so much pain that apparently my boyfriend started shaking and was freaking out inside! I am fingtertip dilated but still closed so she said that's why it hurt so bad and that it gets easier. I never want to go through that again! I had tears in my eyes and I was crampy and might have held a little grudge against her haha

Glad everything is okay! That must have been scary
I am so not looking forward to them checking my cervix at any point, I think I'm more scared of that than labout

 

[Elsa50501]

Glad everything turned out alright Starbrites!

 

[mommyberry]

Sorry for all those having tough time. I have sleeplessness due to congestion. Guess LO is pushing my diaphragm up too high that my lungs have become congested. Or may be this is just my wild guess. But I often feel suffocated during the night.

Geralyn - love the dresser.

Hardly 10 weeks to go! I'm super nervous actually. Hope I'll be a good mom! FXed

 

[rbourre]

I need to buy a new baby swing before he's born. We accidentally left the batteries in ours and they leaked really bad and destroyed the battery area in our swing. Not too happy about that.

Otherwise, we are pretty much all ready for him now. The clothes are all washed and folded/hung up and his room is set up aside from the change pad I am going to put on top of the dresser.

 

[Yo_Yo]

Rbourre-that's a beautiful room! Wow! lucky baby. You sound very organised-need to get things sorted myself.

 

[newlywed2013]

I ended up doing the Canada trip without calling doc. I have an appointment tomorrow so I will ask If we can keep going. I had some slight cramping during a rough boat ride.so I might be done going
I also have my consultation with the diabetes specialist Tuesday.

Anyone else frustrated with their insurance? through my 20 ultrasound the office had charged me $677 and insurance has only covered $250! And I have another 815 in pending charges! My 24 week ultrasound to check her heart cost more than my dating ultrasound and my 20 week ultrasound combined!

 

[newlywed2013]

Ooh yeah, and whoever asked, the cabin is in Ontario. The closest hospital I think is In cook, MN, and they would probably ambulance me to Duluth, which is where I am delivering.

 

[mommyberry]

Rbourre - The nursery looks so cute!!! Wish I had that space in my house. I moved to my in laws place for now and the baby will be co-sleeping with us. So no separate nursery. Plus my mother in law hates doing anything with the walls. She thinks walls become dirty if we decorate them with anything. I'll just have to patiently wait until we move to a separate place of ours.

Oh... and here is my 30th week bump!

 

[Mushymilkfor2]

Rbourre that room is beautiful! We can't decorate as we are renting and our lease is up in December and we are being sent back to southern California in January. So decorating anything is pointless!

Newlywed that really sucks about your insurance! I have thankfully got awesome insurance, and I only pay for lab visits, and ultrasounds at $10 per visit. I'm very fortunate!

Mommyberry lovely bump!

 

[sprite30]

My legs are feeling better today. I tried to drink more water and eat higher potassium and I think that did wonders.

I finally got to watch our 3d scan video today and I paid for the package of a 20 min DVD and 4 color photos and I ended up getting 54 mins on DVD and 47 color photos and I went straight to the drugstore and got them all printed out so I have a nice album now. And I want to get all my ultrasound pics together too and put them in the same album. Def got my monies worth and so happy I did it. Will post some pics tomorrow from my work computer

My house looks like a hurricane hit it lol I've got baby stuff in every single room. Laundry/mud room, living, dining, kitchen, our bedroom her nursery/ my office. The only rooms in my house that are baby free is the bathroom and the attic....for obvious reasons lol it just hit me that I have way more to do then I was planning for and I can't really carry anything over 20ish lbs so my friend is coming over on Tuesday to help me get organized and then on Wednesday the trash goes out, once that happens Ill have a little more elbow room. It's crazy tho our house felt huge for just two people but once you add baby stuff to the mix it's a whole new ball game, lol. Dh is kind of upset because he thinks I'm throwing away good things but there isn't much I can do about it we just don't have the room. I told him I'll at least have a yard sale and put stuff on craigslist so it's not just going to the dump. Surely something has use for a dresser, a fish tank, sheet cake boxes.....because I don't lol I won't be making cakes anytime soon.

On the insurance subject, mine is not the greatest and I have a 3,000 deductible /4500 max pay out and it kind of sucks to get some of those bigger bills but I figure I either pay it now for appts or they're gonna get me good at the hospital when I deliver so either way I'm paying 4500 one way or another.

Anyone else with baby showers coming up? Or had already? How did they go?

 

[kiki28]

29 weeks today

4D scan last week was brilliant best experience ever! I literally can't wait to meet him now. He is measuring a little small from where he should be but all the babies in my family have been a little on the smaller side at this stage so I'm not too worried!

 

[Yo_Yo]

Mommyberry-lovely bump I too haven't got a nursery to decorate-baby is having the children's play room, as we have so many toys in our house, this room can't be made exclusively into his room. They do tend to be in your own room for the first 6 months or so anyway (was 12 months for us with dd2 as I didn't want her to leave our room!)

Kiki-glad your enjoyed your 4d scan they definitely grow at their own rate-dd2 was a month behind and they were concerned but she was 7lbs8oz wen she was born!

 

[AllStar]

Love the nursery rbourre and how you're so organised! I hope to be all done and ready by next week. I wasn't sure when to wash all his clothes though, I can't remember when I did it for the other two. I don't want to wash them too early but don't want to leave it too late! lol to those who are washing babies things, when are you doing them?

The insurance thing over in the US sounds complicated! What happens if people don't have the extra money for all these things?

Excited to book our 3d scan on Wednesday when dh knows his holidays they said they should be able to fit me in asap so it should be soon!