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I know that feeling well , near the end of my pregnancy I couldn't watch a newborn on an add or tv or I'd cry !! Hormones , one born every min was the worst I sobbed !! Now I can have as many cuddles as I like :) and soon you can too :)
 
Oh my gosh Starry, I'm with you. I cry at everything baby. My hubby is even starting to feel a little mushy. I caught him looking at a baby and I asked if he thought that was a cute baby. He said something like "Dammit, yes. That parasite of yours is making me sentimental." Normally he wants nothing to do with other people's babies so it was a funny and cute moment.
 
Hi Red how are you feeling ? Have either of you gotten insomnia ? I really was nuts for a while about 3 weeks before he came !!! I just couldn't sleep no matter what I did . I had periods I'd be awake for 36 hours and full of energy !!!!!!
 
I've only had one or two nights where I've struggled to sleep because I just felt too alert. I have been blessed with the ability to sleep through just about anything including my urge to pee. Most nights I only pee once if that through the night. The main cause of my lack of sleep when I do have issues is back pain. I have these severe spasms or something that will just attack me out of no where. But thankfully they are not constant.
 
I struggle with insomnia while not pregnant so definitely get pregnancy insomnia but most of my sleepless nights aren't from random energy. My one major cause is horrific hormone-induced nightmares. I also have problems with nightmares when not pregnant but most are the type that I find silly as soon as I'm awake and I wonder why I was so scared. But the ones I have now freak me right out and torment me for days. :cry: The pee breaks are not so bad but if I'm going to be up anyways I might as well go. :haha: Trying to fall asleep with acid reflux and aching hips and tailbone are the main difficulties.

I usually have to sleep with the TV on to help keep my anxieties at bay and to distract me from any sick feelings caused by the acid reflux. For awhile my nightmares had gotten so bad I had to sleep with the light on as well. (I can't share a bed when pregnant as DH is way too tossy and turny so he's been in the spare room the past 7 months and will be until baby is born)
 
jesus, reading this thread really warns me on everything that i could expect in the third tri! thanks ladies! :) although knowing myself i'd be like you Left.
Last time i was prego i was suuuuuper emotional (like cried my eyes out on the stupid bethoven the dog movie because of how they were a family and loved each other, lol :S ) and had tons of unexplainable energy too :)
 
Skye, it isn't all bad. The important thing is to remain positive throughout any of the negative effects. My hypnosis training has really helped me with this. I listen to my "joyful pregnancy affirmations" on the way to work and my hypnosis tracks while I fall asleep and I think they make a big difference with how you experience pregnancy. It isn't easy being pregnant but I am thankful everyday that I wake up and have a chance to feel the little girl move. Since she is a rainbow baby, it makes it even more precious to me.
 
:) i don't take any of these experiences as negative :) they are all a part of an amazing journey that is lived day by day :) just since i never gotten even to the second tri, it seems so far off to me and reading your experiences makes it more real :) with all of its amazing "troubles"! and you ladies are my heroes!
 
Sky I felt like the whole experience was like a dream for me . All the odds were against me , my ages (41) previous loss and OH being a smoker ... ( since reformed ! ) I actually felt like pinching myself every day to make sure it was real . Still do to be honest . I'd given up hope of ever being some ones Mum but hang in there dreams do come true and there are happy ever afters :) xxxx I'm sure one day soon you will get yours xxxxxxx
 
I honestly hate how pregnancy makes me feel physically and it's not fun adding the fear from previous losses on top of my pre-existing anxiety disorder but that takes nothing away from the specialness of it all and how excited I am to meet the baby. I'm definitely super grateful and DS is proof it's all worth it in the end. I loved, loved the baby stage with him. That in of itself had an adjustment period and it wasn't all roses but I just loved having him around. I still will stand over his bed at night as he sleeps and just thank God for him. I often choose to forget the scares I had with him during my pregnancy as it's just to painful to think I almost didn't get to keep him. He really, truly is a miracle child. And his little sister is one too. Can't believe I'm getting a second chance at this.

I'm not a fortune-teller....I can't see into people's futures....but there is always hope and there is always the possibility your own little miracles are waiting for you just around the corner.
 
I hope everyone is doing well! Not too much going on at the moment though baby is starting to get extremely busy in there. On Sunday she moved non-stop ALL day. It was starting to make me feel ill. LOL We had made the 9 hour drive to the inlaws and I"m glad we did as now they won't be coming here at Easter. I always find them easier to bear at their own house rather than mine and I can't imagine how I'd be with them in my face while I"m full term. We also managed to miss a massive winter storm that seemed to hit only our town and surrounding area -- we returned to a foot of snow!!! And this is on top of all the snow we already had. ha ha
 
37 weeks today for me! I spend the day washing and oranizing baby clothes/blankets etc. Im also busy putting finishing decorative touches on the nursery and trying to figure out where to put things she doesn't need right away. Gosh babies have a lot of stuff.
 
haha lol Red!! you are so so so right! when my SIL got her baby (the first one in the family and also after a loss) i remember i'd go to their place, find it flooded with stuff and i have to admit, except from the obvious things (baby clothes, diapers, pacifiers, muslins, etc)... of some i wasn't even aware they existed, let alone know what they were for!
 
Starry 9 hours !!!! Is that round trip ? My goodness that is some treck ! How long did that take ? I think its bad when I've to drive 2 hours to visit my inlaws ! Sure that only up the road compared to your epic journey ;)
I remember that sickly feeling with non stop movment awwwwwwwh I miss the inside kicks but don't envy the uncomfortableness of the last tri .
Red exciting weeks ahead for you your journey is nearly over , soon ya will meet your LO:) I would love to see photo of your nursery if ya want to share ?
 
I second left... I would love to see nursery photos...

So excited for you Red and Starry... Two more rainbows are almost here :-)
 
Nope. The drive is 9 hours each way. The joys of living in Canada. Everything is very far apart. I normally don't mind road trips but stopping every hour to pee is no fun. :haha: I always have to imprint on DH's mind "the next gas station we ARE stopping" because the one after that could be another 15 minutes. We did the drive in my first trimester which was worse in a way because I was also quite sick. I was popping Gravol like candy.

The hardest part of the journey was actually stopping at one rest stop where I had a major bleed out during my m/c in fall 2012. I had thought it was all over when we left for our journey, but about 2 hours in the bleeding started up and by the time we reached this particular stop I was practically bleeding out. I remember bleeding all over the floor and having to mop it all up. So, this time, as I was entering the building I felt myself shaking a bit. But thankfully, the stop had redone their washroom entirely and it looked nothing like it did that night. I was surprised by the feelings that entering the stop had evoked.

Red - wow, full term!!! I hope you're enjoying sorting through the baby's things. Makes it seem more real, doesn't it? Can't wait to hear all about your baby's arrival.
 
I will take more of the rest of the room once it's picked up. As it is I had to clear the floor around the crib and chair for clutter free picture.

https://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr25/lbkaiser/Nursery_zps346afc25.jpg
 
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