September Snugglers 2016

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Xan- wonderful you had a massage! I agree - wouldn't worry about the weight either, as baby is growing perfectly fine. Lately I've talked to people who gained few pounds.. and it is more common than I thought to gain the less than 25 lbs. I guess I'll be at 10 pounds unless I blow up these last 9 weeks, which could totally happen.

Mum- a nap!!! Wonderful!
Thanks to all for the suggestions on what the hospital provides. What is a snot sucker?!!!
Uni- thank you- going to get that nursing bra. I didn't even think yet to get one.
You all are such a wealth of information on here. OH might leave work early today and we can finally get to a baby store. Yay!

Woke up so nauseous...sure the nasty drink of lack of water for 16 hrs didnt help. Get my results today!
Mari- fingers crossed for you for Monday. OH read that only 25% fail the 3 hr test after failing the 1 hr.

Hope everyone's 4th of July wknd is off to a good start!
 
hopie, I'm excited I know this one! :D A snot sucker is just what it sounds like. It sucks snot out of baby's nose. Babies are obligate nasal breathers, which means they can't breath through their mouths if their nose gets clogged up. The old fashioned snot suckers that I assume the hospital provides are rubber bulbs with a thin opening that goes into the nostril. I've never used one, but I believe it goes something like squeeze the bulb, insert, let go of bulb, it sucks. There are some pretty fancy ones now though. One that people give good reviews on is called the NoseFrida Snot Sucker, which apparently uses the mother's breath for suction and supposedly works better than the bulb. But I will NOT be getting that one because not a single positive review has yet convinced me that the filter is adequate to the task. I've got an electric snot sucker on my registry that I have high hopes for.

I should probably add, I think the "proper" term is actually nasal aspirator, or somesuch. But really, snot sucker is more descriptive and accurate.
 
Snot sucker is much more descriptive than nasal aspirator, you get a much better idea of what it does!

Hopie , fingers crossed for your test results!
 
I have a snot sucker from ds1 but never used it never needed to haha! I'm having my 4d scan tomorrow super excited :happydance:
 
xan - as the other ladies mentioned I wouldn't worry to much about weight gain if baby has been measuring properly. I haven't gained a single lb this whole pregnancy, I'm still the exact same weight I was the day I got my BFP. Baby is measuring fine so I'm not worried.

MummaMoo & Uni - thanks for the bra recommendations. I was fitted for a bra right before I got pregnant and I'm in between a G and H cup so finding a bra is very difficult. I will take a look at the ones you both suggested and see if I'll be able to squeeze the girls into either of them.

Hopie - good luck with your 3 hr results today! I hope all comes back clear!! FX FX

Regarding snot suckers, I love, love love my Nose Frida! Seriously one of the best things I bought when DS was little. Those bulb syringes are freaking useless.

AFM, I sat DH down yesterday and told him I'm starting to panic. We've done nothing to prepare for this baby except buy some clothes and a few other small things. I got him to agree to help me tackle one project each weekend until she gets here. Hopefully we can get it all done it time. EEEEEEKKKKK!!! 10 weeks feels so long and so short at the same time.
 
We went to the mall and had a lot of luck today! The carseat we were looking for was 20% off and $50 cheaper to begin with than on our registry. On top of that, I bought a nursing bra, pads, nipple cream, and some loose fitting t-shirts for the summer heat, all on sale. So now we have enough in case baby comes really early- something for him to wear home, something to carry him home in, and a place for him to sleep. Everything else could wait if necessary. Except diapers. We still need to order diapers.

I have a growth scan next Thursday to see how bubs is progressing. They estimated 3 lbs 5 oz last time, so maybe 5 lbs?
 
At my growth scan today, I found out baby is head down already. I thought so, because I had started getting more kicks higher up. And she's still measuring right on track, 40 something percentile. I wish I could remember if it was 42 or 46 (stoopid pregnancy brain, I should really write these things down immediately) but still in the very normal range.

Before the scan, I also had an appointment with an OB, the one I don't like because she always makes me cry about something. Well, wouldn't you know it? She took For-Ever to find the heartbeat. Long enough I started to get nervous even though I'd just been feeling kicks, but at the same time I had to laugh to myself because it never fails that this woman manages to upset me about something. I didn't end up crying, because it was just too predictable :haha: In the end though, she found baby's heartbeat and I finished up the appointment without a single tear. All the same, going to try my hardest to avoid being scheduled to her again. Everyone else in the office is amazing, I guess there always has to be one =p

Ginge, that is exciting about the 4D scan! I got a 3D scan today, and there's so much detail, it's amazing.

Megan, one project a weekend is a good idea. I had a talk with DH yesterday too, and found out he's actually freaking out worse than I am about not being done already. I ended up getting to be the rational one, reminding him that everything will be fine. Maybe I'll take a page from your book and encourage him to just do one thing a weekend so he feels better.
 
xan, wow great deal on the car seat! Sounds like you had a good haul today in general :)
 
Uni- Big hug!! I also don't like my doctor or my group even though she has wonderful reviews online but every time I see her she's always rushing me, she's talking more and barely let's me ask a thing, so next appointment I scheduled with someone else. I so miss my doctor back in Chicago she was amazing and almost like family. She would actually hug me at the end of appointments.

This baby was in the 52% on the anatomy scan so I've no idea how big she is now. I'm hoping she's bigger than Benjamin cause he was low birth weight and it effected breastfeeding so much.

Meg- I completely get it hun. I get myself so worked up so easily over the smallest things and not being prepared would have me panic too, that's why I started early on getting things done and I'm still not done lol. I find myself slacking now the closer we get to September. I just wanna take a nap until she's here!
 
I'm starting to get to that panicky point, as well. I probably shouldn't be, and I'm very fortunate to have most of the big items I need (still need dresser, monitor, and want a glider/ottoman set). I'm lacking pretty much ALL of the little things though. Diapers, diaper creme, changing table pad, baby shampoo, nursing pads, bottles, baby clothes (I desperately need pants and socks for baby), thermometer, burp cloths, care kit/nail clippers, humidifier, carrier, lanolin, diaper genie, wipes, nursing bras, breastmilk storage bags, pacifiers...I could keep going :[

I have started buying a few things here and there now that my shower is over. I went to Once Upon a Child yesterday and stocked up on some clothes, but had a hard time finding pants and socks. They had a $0.50 onesie section which was my favorite. Everything I bought looked brand new! Got tons of sleepers, long sleeved, and short sleeved onesies so baby won't have to be naked :]

And today I used some gift cards from my shower to get some random extra things I wanted like a wipe warmer, valance curtains for his room (totally unnecessary, but...nesting), and some of the halo sleepsack swaddles. Now I have a few different types of swaddling blankets so hopefully at least one type will work out well :]

I need to just start buying some of the little things on my weekly grocery trips I think and stock up week by week. The thought of buying everything at once sounds overwhelming, but the thought of putting off purchasing these things much longer is going to cost me to lose even more of my already lacking sleep at night.

We will buy the big ticket items from our registry (dresser, monitor, glider/ottoman) once my registry discount kicks in on July 11th :]
 
I like the sound of 50 cent onesies! I had never heard of Once Upon a Child before, but I just googled and there's one near me. Exciting! Thanks Aman!

Campn, sorry to hear your doc doesn't take more time to listen. I guess I'm really glad that my main doctor is wonderful. But today, since I was just going in for a blood draw I figured I could manage with the horrible woman. It's not that she's a bad person, it's just that she doesn't think about how what she says sounds to a pregnant woman. So, she's always getting me worked up over things that I It's easier now that I know what to expect. I hope whoever they schedule you with next time is better. It's so frustrating when we can't get our questions answered.
 
Uni- Does she know about your loss? You'd think she'd keep that in mind and try to be as reassuring as possible.

Aman- I added two lists on Amazon one for baby and one for me (like hospital bag/breastfeeding stuff) and been ordering things here and there off of the lists. The big expensive purchases I try to spread over the months. Only big ticket item thing left is the travel system which my OUTlaws said they'd buy.

I love once upon a child! I didn't even know it existed until recently but I also went and bought so much stuff and all look brand new. Some had the original tags as they've never been worn.
 
campn said:
Uni- Does she know about your loss? You'd think she'd keep that in mind and try to be as reassuring as possible.
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Yeah she knows. But she's never acknowledged it. The main doc there gave me her personal cell number afterwards and told me I could text her any time day or night if I had questions, and to let her know as soon as I got a BFP. One of the other docs I saw in the first trimester sent me a lovely condolence card. And as soon as I went back said how glad she was to see me again, and other sweet stuff. And a couple docs I'd only seen one time and even some of the nurses said how happy they were to see me back. But the horrible lady, this was the first time I've seen her this time around, as I honestly drive an extra hour to one of the other offices generally if the closer office means being scheduled with her, and she did not say anything or even acknowledge what had happened. And she's the last person I had an appointment with before the loss, so you think she'd at least say something, or like you suggested be gentle with how she brings things up, but nope. There's other horrible things about her, but it would take too long to get into.

The good thing about being induced is I can pick a time when the horrible one isn't on call! I could go on and on ranting against her lol but I think I've gone on long enough :blush:
 
Oh, Uni :hugs: I had a doctor like that with my first pregnancy, and it broke my heart again every time I saw him. I think he was just awkward, but when I was pregnant again I avoided him like the devil. I only see female doctors now because of that experience. I guess I am paranoid over everything because of that loss. My doctor this time is a doll, and gives me a hug every appointment. Such a difference, and I would drive all day for that experience.
 
Uni- Wow I'm so sorry she's that way, I think some people do not like dealing with loss or grieve at all and would do anything to avoid it which I find to be cruel and selfish, like here I am in pain and someone doesn't want to offer any comfort cause it makes them uncomfortable. Definitely try to avoid her as much as you're able to. I've been avoiding normal everyday people who don't do anything for me this entire pregnancy.

Xan- I'm so sorry hun, I don't know if I knew and forgot or you've never shared about it on here. Big hug <3 <3

So I didn't drink my usual gallon of water a day for 2 days and today my fingers are so swollen! I don't even wear my rings anymore.
 
Amant- thanks for that great tip on Once Upon. I've never heard of it and hope I can find one around here!
You all on here always have such great tips. We never went baby shopping yesterday so still have zero done.
50 cent onesies? Wow!

Uni- so glad scan went great. I'm really sorry about that insensitive doctor. I find there is always one in every group. They could be good at what they do but they lack people skills. I hope you can manage to avoid her these next couple months.
Campn- you sure must miss your old doctor. I know what you mean by the type you have now.
There is one doctor with the terrible people skills and bad reviews I try to avoid in the practice and pray she is not the doctor who ends up delivering. I find it weird I see a different doctor each visit and wish it could just be the same dr. for visits/delivery. She also is v. young compared to the rest and really need a well experienced doctor delivering.
Xan- so glad you have such a sweet and good doctor.
Yes, baby might be getting close to 5 pounds!

No call back from dr. office on 3 hour results and was supposed to be yesterday. After I failed first they called early the next morning. So I am hoping no news is good news. I ate like a pig yesterday- pizza, ice cream, junk..just terrible. My mood was off from all the 3 hours of night sleep but I finally just got 6 hours..Yay!

Take care all~
 
Hiya ladies,

Just had a message off my friend, she's TTC #4

Hi ya mand, how are you?
Feeling a bit confused?? Wondered if you can help? I'm due on in 5days, I've noticed an enormous amount of stringy , jelly, clear stuff when I've wiped ( sorry for the detail) but according to my app I ovulated around the 22 nd June? I'm bloated , knackered & I swear my boobs have grown! I've never noticed this gloop before?? Could I be ovulating again? Xx

Is it possible to ovulate twice in quick succession? Or am I right in thinking she could be experiencing very early signs of pregnancy? What she's experiencing could be one or the other, couldn't it?
 
Thanks everyone - I'm genuinely sorry that anyone can relate to what I'm saying on any level. You've actually managed to describe her exactly - awkward, young, and uncomfortable with grief. I'm sure eventually she'll grow into being an excellent doctor.

On a different note, got tdap yesterday and WOW I'd forgotten how sore it would make my arm afterwards.

hopie, it sounds like you had a lovely carb party. I agree not getting a phone call is probably a good sign! FX
 
Speaking of insensitive doctors reminded me of an obgyn I went to a few years ago that was just AWFUL. I was 24 years old and he asked me if I had plans to get married soon and said that I should consider it if I want to have children because people don't stay fertile forever. He also pointed out very bluntly that I had gained 10 pounds in the last year (I weighed 130 lbs at the time of the visit so not overweight by any means) and he told me that I should "do something about that." I will never go to a male gynecologist ever again. He was the worst. Good news is, I love love love my obgyn now and she is so sweet and helpful and answers all of my questions and I can't say enough good things about her.
 
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