*~*~*September Sweetpeas 2013 - 120 preggos - 21 Babies Born So Far*~*~*

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saw the midwife last week for my 29wk check up, not been seen again now until 34wks as 2nd baby, shes asked me to write about my thoughts/hopes on the last page of my maternity notes for us to discuss when I next see them to do the birth plan. no idea what to write as labour is so unpredictable?????
 
When my MW ask me about a birthing plan my answer was: I'm going to wing it.

It's my first but I'm an NP so I had to do some OB rotations in nursing school. None of the deliveries I saw went according to the "plan" and each woman ended up doing what she wanted in that moment. I decided that's my strategy.
 
I think being educated is the best thing u can do regardless of what u decide u want or don't want. Even tho birth doesn't always 'go to plan' its foolish to not educate yourself beforehand about what is normal and what isn't and what interventions are actually necessary and what is just for the sake if protocol or convience to the staff. Learning about these things now doesn't always lead to the perfect birth BUT learning them now can help u make the best decision possible during labor, it gives u the most information available to make an educated choice (as opposed to notknowing if some intervention is truly needed or not or being pressured into something etc. thus u have more chances of a better birth even if it doesn't turn out how u envisioned. plus even if birth doesn't go to plan there is far less regret or guilt on mamas end bc she knows she made the best possible educated choice that she was given any circumstances. It takes the ' what ifs' out if the final result which means a bit better birth experience, even if every intervention in the birth happens. Mom has some satisfaction in knowing that she knew the stuff ahead of time and made the best possible choice even when interventions occurred and the birth was less than anticipated w the outcome
 
Dark green cloth diapers are now completed! 31 cloth diapers down, 14 to go!

https://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/ProserpinaPomegranate/darkgreenmintdiapers_zpsfb47d1a8.jpg
 
Impressive, Prosperina! :)

As for me the 23rd can't get here soon enough! Not only am I really looking forward to seeing baby again (and, if possible, getting a confirmation on gender!), but it's the scan and consultant appointment that will tell me if I'm OK to have a natural birth! I have no genuine doubt that my placenta's moved up enough but there's just enough of that little niggle to scare me! It's only in the last few days that I've realised that I'm scared of having a c-section and have real concerns about having to spend several days in hospital away from my daughter! I also need to remember to look after myself as well as my daughter! I've only just got myself something to drink today and I've been awake since 7am! No wonder I've been more tired and grumpy than usual today, though being woken up by a toddler to the face and then having said toddler scream uncontrolably for about half an hour before finally going off to sleep for an unusually early nap!

Beca :wave:
 
Not sure if it was you guys or the other group I'm in that wanted to see, but here's some photos of our little guy's room. So far the current consensus is his name will be Evan Michael DeGroot :D but we'll have to see when he's born.

https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/anakerose/IMG_20130705_211926_zps0160a94d.jpg
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AnakeRose said:
Not sure if it was you guys or the other group I'm in that wanted to see, but here's some photos of our little guy's room. So far the current consensus is his name will be Evan Michael DeGroot :D but we'll have to see when he's born.

https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/anakerose/IMG_20130705_211926_zps0160a94d.jpg
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I love it! :thumbup:
 
Gorgeous nursery AnakeRose x was the tree a sticker or painted? I have a massive owl branch one to stick on my DD new room and am dreading getting it wrong!
 
klcuk3 said:
Gorgeous nursery AnakeRose x was the tree a sticker or painted? I have a massive owl branch one to stick on my DD new room and am dreading getting it wrong!
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It was a decal that my mom bought using Save On More points from Save On Foods. It's really easy to remove too.
 
AnakeRose said:
Not sure if it was you guys or the other group I'm in that wanted to see, but here's some photos of our little guy's room. So far the current consensus is his name will be Evan Michael DeGroot :D but we'll have to see when he's born.

https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/anakerose/IMG_20130705_211926_zps0160a94d.jpg
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/anakerose/IMG_20130704_115754_zps354139a4.jpg
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/anakerose/IMG_20130704_103256_zps01fe4efd.jpg
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Super cute!!! :thumbup:
 
I love it :) i got that same decal as well, but I still have to paint and build the crib! Hopefully will get that done this week :D
 
gorgeous nursery :D



ours doesn't look like much at all. I don't think we will be doing much in the way of decorating unfortunately because we are really hoping to move before December. Which is unfortunate because I never got to with my first because he came early, so I wanted to this time.

How is everyone doing?

I am soooooooooooo uncomfortable. I can't sit up anymore without being incredibly uncomfy, I am majorly waddling, lots of pressure in my belly, it's getting hard to breathe, sore EVERYTHING especially my pelvis and have been getting the odd cramps.
 
Thanks Ladies! :thumbup::flower:

The room has pretty much taken on a life of it's own. I was trying to figure out how to make it great on a budget. The most expensive thing in there is the crib (which I even got on 50% off!). The chair I had to fix up because the cushions were dirty and I couldn't get them clean (paid $20 for it) using some pillow cases from our bedroom duvet set that we were not using. The dresser was DH's and we re-painted it. The change table we bought at a yard sale for $20. The cages I already had and the boxes came from IKEA. Spent more for those than I probably needed to, but it's difficult to find 12-13" boxes to fit in those cages now a days (they're all 10.5")...plus they look great too hehe. All the clothes I have came from thrift stores, Facebook and friends so I haven't spent much on them either.

I'm just having fun organizing and sorting everything so it's all ready :)
 
I can't wait to start baby's room!! I am moving three weeks from today so I'll finally be able to start working on things then.

Love the owls, Anake! We have owls in our theme, too! :)
 
Just got home after being hospitalized for kidney stones. Worst pain I have ever felt in my life... Think I am ready to handle childbirth now!
 
We still can't decide on a baby name! We thought we had one picked out (Macy Victoria) but now im not sure. Leaning towards Lilah Victoria atm, but im guessing that will change too. I dont know why it's so hard for me! Boy names are always so easy (maybe thats bc i have two of them :shrug:) but this girls name i feel like i can't settle on anything! We may very well go to the birth with multiple names picked out or just wing it...i am the planning type though, so it bothers me we dont have it solidified but something is just putting me off. i feel like i havn't found "it" yet but ive spent ages looking at names and nothing totally appeals.

Anake- that room looks lovey :cloud9:great job!

HeatherLTBee said:
Pink Petals said:
Just got home after being hospitalized for kidney stones. Worst pain I have ever felt in my life... Think I am ready to handle childbirth now!
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poor thing. they say kidney stones ARE worse.
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yes. ive heard the same.
Ive had severe UTIs (cant believe it didn't turn into a kidney infection) and it was a million times worse than labor pains! The pains with anything like [BAD] UTIs and kidney stones are constant and theres no break, i think that might be why its so much more brutal.
 
Well that was interesting. Has anyone had unexplained vomiting in their 3rd trimester? I've been feeling kinda off for the last 2-3 days and all of a sudden tonight all the food I had today came back to haunt me. I feel a little better now actually, other than my face has broken blood vessels and my eyes hurt :(
 
AnakeRose said:
Well that was interesting. Has anyone had unexplained vomiting in their 3rd trimester? I've been feeling kinda off for the last 2-3 days and all of a sudden tonight all the food I had today came back to haunt me. I feel a little better now actually, other than my face has broken blood vessels and my eyes hurt :(
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I had two days of gastro type food poisoning vomitting, was being sick every half an hour the entire night. It wasnt very pleasant though I can tell you that much :nope:
 
Wow we've died down a bit :) Every body is in the home stretch and preparing for baby :)
 
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