September Snugglers 2016

[mari35racz36]

campn - sorry you are worried, but baby sounds good to me. Plus, scans are never accurate. Yes, these swings are crazy expensive brand new. I would never pay the full price. Only reason why I bought it is because I will be able to sell for the same, but probably more than I paid when done. The mommy group in my neighborhood is insane!! Things are bought and sold so fast! lol You are right, you do go all out with your first I've got nothing left though and need to get things all over again. But I think I am almost done. I've bought some things new and somethings used. Th only thing left to buy is some infant sleepers and clothes. Hoping to do that this weekend.

 

[xanzaba]

AJ- congratulations! I'm glad she's doing well

 

[amantila]

Nursery pics! Finally done! Woohoo! The pictures make the room look a lot brighter than it actually is...the yellow is softer in real life :] But still definitely yellow.

And these are the paintings that I hung up in his room...I just love them!

 

[amantila]

Congrats, AJ! Nice to hear from you with great news! Glad baby is doing well and growing! :]

 

[mari35racz36]

Aman - I love love love your nursery!! Amazing! I really like the yellow, grey and white

 

[borr.dg.baby]

Mumma glad baby stay put a little longer!

Lallie- what a great stash of clothes!

Regarding visitors- I don't have a problem with them, not in hospital and not at home. I found myself very much alone with my daughter the first month because a friend decided for me that I didn't want visitors and told everyone to stay away, and I would have actually enjoyed the company very much. So to be honest, I would very much enjoy a lot of visits from close family and friends.

Regarding birth plan- Didn't have one with my daughter, don't have one this time. To be honest, I think there are so many variables to a birth and how it might go I feel much more confident without anything on my mind, I feel that way I am more open to a lot of options and avoiding any disappointment, and with my daughter I had no disappointment from her birth even though she was a c section. My birth plan basically is- Get baby out in the most healthy way possible for baby and mom.

Ginge glad everything went well with the monitoring

Mari cool swing!

AJ congratulations! I am glad she's doing well!

aman cute nursery! I love the paintings I can't wait to finish ours! I feel like I'm never going to be done!

AFM, I had my Drs appointment last friday. Everything looks good, I was 29 weeks and they did a scan, he weighed 3lbs and was super cute Dr says everything looks so good I don't have to come back for a month- so 33 weeks. I thought I would start the bi-monthly appointments lol but I guess not. I have to go in this weekend for my glucose test and some blood tests. Also, they'll be doing another scan next appointment at 33 weeks, and probably a few more as I get further along since my daughter had growth restriction they want to make sure he's growing well.

 

[campn]

Xan- Doctor Google! Of course! I'll def ask my doctor next time after my scan. Last time she measured my belly and said I'm measuring a little smaller but she didn't seem worried. Thank you for that link!!

Mari- Smart idea! I'm sure someone is willing to pay a lot for it! I see those Tula exchange groups and women are paying crazy amount of money for the different styles! It's crazy I could buy an iPad for that price!

Aman- I love it!! It's so sweet and I can totally imagine a baby in there! Great job!! I especially love those paintings!

AJ- Congats hun!!!

 

[Uni tsi]

AJ thanks for sharing the news with us! Congrats! I'm glad to hear things are going so well!

Mari, I'm a little envious you found it at that price. I would totally get one too if I could find it used. They look so awesome! I'm really happy for you

aman, it looks great! I love it!

Campn, don't worry - I'm sure if there was a problem your doc would have already said something. I was worried this past week about growth too, but my OB told me the size/weight estimates can be off by as much as 20% so it really is just an estimate. She also teased me, saying I should feel lucky if my baby was a little small because it would be easier to get out lol I have to admit she had a good point. But she also measured externally and said fundal height was exactly 33 weeks, which was reassuring. Dr Google is the worst doctor ever! But that doesn't stop me Hopefully your real doc can set your mind to ease, because I really do believe it sounds like things are ok for you

Today I had a new symptom I wasn't fond of - couldn't catch my breath at all. I think I had a foot up in my lung. It made me feel really claustrophobic and kind of panicky. I managed to fall asleep and when I woke up I guess she had moved again because I can breath again just fine now. I'm used to being a little short of breath, but this was a totally different sensation. I hope she doesn't do it often.

 

[MummaMoo]

Amantilia - I SO love your nursery! Someone has crocheted a 12point star blanket for this baby and it would very much fit in with your beautiful nursery.

Spent all day inside yesterday as I felt so nauseous and had a stinking headache. It was really hard to keep Sophie occupied too, she became increasingly annoying which resulted in me getting pretty snappy. Today we're having a relaxed morning in our PJs nibbling on breakfast in front of the tv (I know, such bad habits!) and afterwards we'll take a little walk to the park.

Last night whilst I had my hands on the bump I actually felt a foot pass under a hand. First time ever that's happened, having a big belly anyway I never thought I'd feel a definite foot. MrMoo had a go and he did too, so it was lovely!

 

[x-ginge-x]

Congratulations AJ ! Glad she's doing well!

Uni I get the can't breath feeling too it's awful

Bargain on the mamaroo front they are almost 500$ here about £300!! Crazy!

 

[xanzaba]

Okay, this heartburn is really getting ridiculous. Yesterday I had a salad and 1 slice of pizza for lunch at 1pm. We had signed up for CPR classes (everyone was pregnant, it was great!) and by the time we came home it was 8. I still had heartburn! So I took a couple of Tums and ate a salad and a yogurt and stayed up a couple of hours. When I went to bed, I felt the acid again, so took 2 more Tums. I went to bed feeling hungry, but too scared to eat and get very bad heartburn.

Has anyone tried anything stronger? I'm also going to avoid trigger foods and eat well before bedtime and eat smaller meals, but I don't think I'm eating very large meals! I don't like taking anything unless necessary, but this seems to have passed into the necessary department.

 

[amantila]

Awww xan...I feel you regarding the heartburn. I keep joking (but not really joking) that I could have one m&m or a glass of water and end up with heartburn. My dad (he's a doctor), says it's pretty much just mechanical at this point and it's going to happen no matter what you eat, although eating the wrong foods can make it worse!

I have heard several times that some stronger heartburn meds are safe during pregnancy...I would ask your doctor next time you see them about what you can take.

Hopefully just a few more weeks of this misery! I hate feeling my food and acid come back up after eating :[

 

[Just1more2]

I also feel you on the heartburn, Xan!! I am pretty sure I am single-handedly keeping Tums in business!!

Have a busy day today! Birth Center tour this morning then my Sizing Ultrasound directly after. Then a midwife appointment to discus the results from the sizing scan to see if we want to schedule an induction depending on baby's size.

Anyone else on here had an induction? what was your experience? I am really afraid that I will end up with a C-Section of I opt to be induced...

Will let you know how it goes! Hope you ladies have a wonderful day!

 

[campn]

Xan- I would ask your doctor cause if it's getting too bad it could be damaging to your esophagus from what I was told from another pregnant girl on here. Sometimes tums just doesn't cut it!

Mumma- Sounds like a good relaxing bonding habit to me! It's so easy for me to get snappy at DS too esp when I'm feeling particularly bad. Like during a BH I'm all tense and trying to breathe then he thinks it's funny to come and punch me. Yeah thinking he may not come to the hospital to visit I try to tell him how he needs to be gentle but he doesn't get it.

Uni- I'd also hate that! Luckily she's going to move lower and lower now and start dropping sooner than later and won't be all up in your ribs. DS was all up in my ribs but this baby hasn't done that, instead she's all into my poor hips! I bet none of my pants fit me after this pregnancy

Thank you ladies for calming me. I just constantly worried about the baby not breathing well or having blood sugar issues and going to the NICU, which isn't the end of the world but I'm sure it's feel that way if it happened.

 

[Hope16]

Had a nice date night with hubby last night, trying to take as many pictures together before this is all over. I hate feeling so big now but I'm sure it will be nice to look back on it all

 

[xanzaba]

Hope, you look great, and I think you will definitely appreciate having the pictures later. My friend wants to come take pictures of me before delivery as the first part of the baby's photo album. Part of me says, oh yuck, but the other part of me says I'll regret it if I don't.

 

[xanzaba]

Yep, measurements say 8 pounds already at 36 weeks! Looks like I won't go past 39.

 

[mari35racz36]

xan - I am so sorry for the awful heartburn. I had this with my firs t pregnancies. They were both very big babies. Tums never worked for me. I would take liquid gaviscon at that would help sometimes. I think there is something you OB can prescribe if the heartburn is really bad. Wow, 8lbs already!! Sounds just like my first two babies That will be nice not to have to go past 39 weeks. I hope it will be the same for me

Hope - you look fantastic! Great pic

uni - I have the same feeling of catching my breath a times too. Seems to have gone away for the most part now as I think baby has dropped a bit. Depending of his position I was affected and my breathing would really labour. I also have this horrible pain under my right rib area where the baby's feet a pressing. So painful!

AFM - I cannnot even properly explain how "off" i felt yesterday afternoon/evening. I was just so agitated, restless and found myself pacing alot. So weird! I was analyzing everything in the house that I wanted to organize and clean. I went around with my Handheld vacuum and was cleaning any little crumbs that I saw. lol I also got a couple strong braxton hicks again. There is a crazy numbness feeling I have lower than my pelvic bone area. It is pretty much constant now. Slept like crap and was up for the day at 5am!?!? I am going to so tired today. Sorry for my rant!

 

[xanzaba]

For any of you ladies who might be suffering from constant heartburn, the doctor said to take something like Prevacid 2x a day for 2 weeks. He was concerned I would have permanent damage to my esophagus.

And baby's measurements are again off the charts. Everything is in proportion, just slightly above what they would expect a newborn to be. If he went to term he would be about 10 pounds give or take a pound, so no way I'm getting off easy.

 

[hopie2015]

AJ- congratulations! Sure remember you from back in January. So glad your baby girl was delivered safely and she is doing very well. Please keep us posted and hope she is home with you very soon.

Amant- I love those little elephant pictures!!

Campn- try not to worry (easier said than done). I think baby's size is perfectly fine. She will gain at least half a pound a week until 40 weeks and will be a good size. I have the same worries and also about NICU, well it is a given my baby will go there first since there is only one kidney. I remind myself every one of my friends had their baby in NICU for some reason for another and all are perfectly fine. Of course the odds are baby Juliette wont need any extra care at all. Trust all will be fine.

Heartburn-- I really feel for people who suffer from it regularly, as I've never experienced it until the third tri. Dr. said to pop as many Tums as I want. It keeps me from drinking much so he wants to prescribe Zantac (think that's what it is called) to help more. Xan- you can ask your doctor what rx is safe is Tums or Gaviscon aren't cutting it.
I did read that the last couple weeks when everything moves down, heartburn usually goes away. Sure hope that is true for all of us!
Xanz- just a couple more weeks for you to go. So exciting!!

Mumm- glad you are feeling a bit better and have a relaxed day plan.

Mari- I totally hear you with the rant. I'm up by 5am every day..it's so annoying. But with 3 kids, I can imagine it is tough to get a nap in during the day ever. I had to re-read the store you wrote-- I had no idea either that Best Buy sells baby stuff! I hope you have a much better day today.

Scan is tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!