On the road again graduates

[Left wonderin]

Awh ray a coffee would be so nice Sounds like your alllllllmost there Slone will be here just in time for Santa . I know how you feel I can genuinely say I love my daily catchup with everyone on here and would miss them terribly good luck with the sweep .....

 

[rayraykay]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Send me some baby labor dust haha

 

[Starry Night]

Meeting for coffee would be fun! I'd want to go to a coffee shop that sells cheesecake slices.

 

[Left wonderin]

Mmmm I love cheesecake or I would probably go for a nice big chewy meringue with lots of fresh cream

 

[RedWylder]

I'm sorry I haven't been talking much lately. I've been having a hard time balancing school (teaching), and school (college), and just being pregnant in general. I'm so dang exhausted. Yesterday I took off from work just to concentrate on getting my college coursework caught up. I think I'm in better shape now.

I'm going to miss people if I try to respond to all but know that I'm reading and following even if I'm not talking.

So I've been having some pain in my uterus lately but it doesn't feel like cramping, RLP, or anything else I'm used to feeling. Sometimes it's one sided, some times it's both and it usually comes after having done something physical that I probably shouldn't have done. I guess it could be round ligament pain but it just feel sharper and stronger than it has before. Any other ideas?

 

[Topanga053]

Ray- you look amazing!! What an adorable bump for the end of a pregnancy!!! And thank you so much for that sweet post. I feel the same way! I absolutely love coming here and hearing about each one of you and getting love and support from you. It really IS too bad that we're not all near each other in real life!

Anchor- those pictures are precious!!!!!

Left- wow, you know, until you said it, I really didn't put it together that we ARE down into the single digits. That is absolutely insane. I can't believe we're here already.

Red- Glad to hear you're more caught up! I can relate. Between my job and the new house and the pregnancy, I sometimes find myself not knowing if I'm coming or going. It's not the busiest I've ever been (law school and working 2-3 jobs wins that award!!), but it' still a lot. Try to slow it down when you can and take some time for yourself and the baby!! As for the pains, I'm not sure if it's the same, but I found that I experienced a lot more sharp pains (like side stitches) when I did anything too active after ~15 weeks. Sometimes even a relatively leisurely walk with DH would give me cramps and sharp pains after not too long, not to mention leave me winded. I asked my doctor about it and she basically just said it's normal, but that eating more magnesium and potassium (i.e. bananas in particular) might help reduce some of that pain.

 

[RedWylder]

Topanga that does sound a bit like what I'm having. It's probably just normal growing pains and now that my uterus is getting big, it's just going to be more intense.

 

[Left wonderin]

Red me too , I had some awful pains that worried me , not cramps nor round ligament something else ... All normal i was told everything moving about and stretching !!! Oh the worry of it all !!! These days my worry is if baby moving too little or too much !!!!! Cord accidents too .......... Worry is constant and does not go away you just find something new to worry about !!!!!

 

[Starry Night]

I hate random pregnancy pains. I find I get achey right before a growth spurt. My stomach and pelvic area has been really aching the past several days and then last night was the first time it hurt to lie on my back because my stomach felt too heavy. Which I was surprised by because it seems like my bump is shrinking. I guess I'm finally losing all that first tri bloat. I still bloat up by the evening but in the morning I seem almost flat when I stand. But still the heavy stomach.

My paranoia for the day is me thinking I'm leaking amniotic fluids (gotta be looking for trouble!) I thought I saw a yellowish stain on my panties but it could be old stains (I have more period leaks then I care to admit) so I put on a liner to see. I know I'm at the point where the discharge really picks up and it could even be pregnancy incontinence. Baby was moving a lot last night so odds of it being leaking fluids are low. But I freak out anyways. I keep forcing myself to cough to see if that causes any sort of flow.

Oh, and found out my scan is to be on January 2nd!!

 

[skyesmom]

i hope i'll remember these posts of yours when my time comes, so i can calm myself down before spamming you here!!
with all these random pains during pregnancy, i really admire all of you for managing to keep your mental sanity!!

rayray, your bump is perfect! and almost gone! sending u labor dust!! (can't believe i'm actually writing this!!) how did ur sweep go?

..and yes, it would be so so great to meet up for a coffee... rainbow moms meeting we'd jam the entire cafe' with our strollers/prams and our little rainbows ))))

hugs to all of u!

 

[Topanga053]

Ok, I'm going to be self-indulgent and have a little complaining session! I'm still loving being pregnant and would take all of this 10x over any day, but my feet/ankles have reaaalllllyyy started to swell in the last couple of days (it hurt to walk by the end of the day yesterday) and I am NOT getting much sleep! Between needing to pee, leg cramps, snoring, and sometimes finding myself on my back and unable to breathe properly, I'm waking up at least every couple of hours and I'm pooped! haha every morning when my alarm goes off for work, I think about how desperately I want to take a sick day and just sleep!!!!

And, even though she's still moving several times a day, I still find myself worrying that she's not moving enough! Anytime I've gone several hours without feeling anything, I worry!

 

[skyesmom]

oh topanga!! way to go, this is a place for rants and you've been waaaay to good and patient so far!!!

maybe you should really call in sick! sometimes just a day of rest can do wonders!! sounds like your LO is going through a growth spurt and absorbing your body resources like crazy!! and your body still has to adjust to the weight gained in your abdominal region, this is why your knees and ankles are swollen... your lymphatic system can't pull the fluids up because ur LO is pressing on the ducts in your pelvic/stomach region... and it takes a while for your organism to adjust to this...

but massages and lifting your feet above your knees can help, and so those ubersexy compression stockings...

re snoring, it was one of my first symptoms of pregnancy and my OH was complaining A LOT...i used to snore so hard to wake myself up!!!

 

[Starry Night]

Topanga - You're one strong momma. The last few weeks can be very tough. I remember crying lots simply because I was sick of it all. I think everyone reaches that breaking point no matter how grateful they are to be there. And I don't think rainbow babies ever move enough to keep us mommas happy.

 

[Left wonderin]

Topanga are you seeing inside my head ??? Lol the second post you have written that I could have !!! Well except the swollen feet don't have them yet ! But the sleeping buisness is becoming routine , the most I sleep for is 2 hours unbroken but have to say I'm not doing too badly on it ! My biggest moan is constant reflux and heartburn . I dislike eating as it always makes me feel like crap afterwards no matter what I eat. LO movin is a constant source of concern , I think part of it is that. I'm so close to the end now I'm begining to worry its all too good to be true . My anxiousness is increasing rather than decresing the further along I get now ! In other news my OH has put his back out and cannot move , so,that makes 2 of us lol...... He gets so worried when I loose my breath which happens regularly depending on how I'm sitting I just can't seem to,suck in enough air sometime . Apparently its because my diaphragm is compressed with baby or so,doctor says . Very unpleasant feeling and leaves me light headed .

Ah well enough moaning hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend

 

[Starry Night]

All things to look forward to, I suppose. Can hardly wait.

afm - had our date night yesterday. It was lovely. Though I ordered a meal with wine sauce. I didn't mean it order it but I find restaurants to be a big source of my social anxiety (no clue why, I was like this as a child) and panicked when the waitress arrived. I had meant to order a hamburger. Since the meal wasn't too costly I'm assuming the "wine sauce" was mostly cheese and filler and not so much wine. It tasted good though. Haven't felt the baby too much since so of course I'm worried.

We also saw the movie FROZEN and I absolutely loved it! DH took me to see Tangled when I was pregnant with DS so I thought it fitting to see another Disney princess movie while pregnant.

 

[Starry Night]

I have my OB appointment today and I'm really scared as the baby has been really quiet the past few days. I felt some real, strong kicks 4 days ago but now those real kicks make me question any of the pops and flutters I've felt since then. I just hate how scared I get for my routine appointments. I'm desperate to hear that heart beat again.

I am starting to get some compliments on my bump though so I must be growing and maybe I'll even 'pop' soon.

 

[Topanga053]

Good luck at your appointment today, Starry! And, as a very wise woman once told me (about two posts ago!): " I don't think rainbow babies ever move enough to keep us mommas happy."

I do know how you feel though because I've been feeling more nudges and rolls rather than strong kicks for the last week or two. But I am sure everything is fine and you're going to hear the strong heartbeat of a healthy baby today! Have you considered buying a doppler? Maybe that would help put your mind at ease? I bought a really cheap on on-line (about $20). I don't use it often, but when she's been particularly quiet and it's been awhile since my last appointment, sometimes I take it out. It's always reassuring to hear the HB and to hear her moving around in there.

Left- good for you! I only get about 2 hours of consistent sleep too, but it's killing me. I got a 4 hour block last night and today I feel like a whole new person! I hear you about the breathing... that happens to me too sometimes. Especially anytime I bend over (i.e. to pick something up, get into bed, etc). DH has been phenomenal about picking stuff up for me and helping me get up.

 

[Starry Night]

LOL!! I had forgotten I said that. DH will laugh at me big time as he's always telling me that things are fine and that any little movement counts even though I want those big kicks.

I'm too scared to buy a doppler though. I feel like I'll be too much of a dope to figure out how to use it and won't find a heart beat even if there is a strong one....or even if there are 5 in there!!! Or I will use it every 30 seconds or so. A twenty dollar price tag is very tempting though. Yikes.

I'm glad your DH is taking pity on you and helping you with picking things up. Bending over can become such a chore after awhile!

 

[RedWylder]

Good luck today, Starry!!

 

[Carybear]

Thinking about you Starry and praying for a wonderful appointment...