TTC and Beyond!

[clynn11]

Look at all that hair Nikki!!!! She is absolutely perfect and you are rockin mommyhood! You look wonderful!!!

Julie- awe look at that lil toosh! Loving the scan pics, and the room start up!! Definitely will be lots of books in my babes room! Can't believe 100 days or less!! Ahhh!

 

[morganwhite7]

AWH NIKKI !!!

She is so stinkin cute.. oh my goodness I can't believe you grew that in your belly! I want mine, too!

Hope all is well and that BFing is going better than before.. and that she's sleeping for you!

 

[jury3]

Julie, your babes are so cute! I can't believe how soon they will be here! Love their room. Have you already picked out cribs? I love nursery furniture

I think we've decided on the Graco Lauren crib. They have them at walmart for $160 and that includes a mattress. When you're buying for two, you have to find what deals you can lol

Julie- awe look at that lil toosh! Loving the scan pics, and the room start up!! Definitely will be lots of books in my babes room! Can't believe 100 days or less!! Ahhh!

Those were books we got at our baby shower. People were asked to bring their favorite childhood books instead of a card. I have tons more in boxes I need to unpack too lol

Nikki-She's so cute! Loving all that hair!

 

[HWPG]

nikki, love her hair!

 

[frsttimemama]

Julie, love the book idea! Cute pics!

Nikki, soooo cute!

Mirolee, that's so exciting! I want my preggo pants back. Lol.

Holy moly I am tired! Lol. I think pizza/pj's/movie night tonight!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Oh alia is so cute.

 

[wavescrash]

Ok so I get to my appointment earlier today only for the receptionist to tell me I'm not ON the schedule. I was thisclose to flipping out because I haven't been seen in 4 weeks so I know for a fact I'm due for an appointment. Furthermore I triple checked the date and time from the reminder they gave me when I made the appointment. Another receptionist checked and said they would fit me in but I'd have to wait. I swear, I have the most incompetent OB practice in the world. This is the 3rd appointment that has been messed up or something like that.

Whatever... I finally get called back and my BP was 122/78 or something normal like that - surprised me. Leah's heart rate was 144bpm. She found it down below my belly button all while I felt something up in my ribs so I'm thinking Leah's finally head down. My OB said she's not going to worry about position just yet because it could still change at any time. She measured my fundal height and said I was measuring "good" but didn't tell me a number. I was going to ask but I was still super nervous about discussing my LOA that I didn't want to bother her with something that wasn't important lol.

So we talked about my stopping work. In the end, she signed me off work effective Dec 26th when I stopped going. She said they were going to fax it back so hopefully that goes through, gets approved and all in order right away. I'll get paid back-pay starting from December 26th and then 50% of my pay on the regular pay schedule. Target got paid today so I'll have to wait 2 weeks but that's just in time for rent which is all I care about. So I'll get 4.5 weeks worth of pay (plus hopefully my vacation hours.) She agreed with the previous OB I saw that I no longer need a follow-up scan on my placental lakes because they looked fine on my last scan when I went to L&D for my fall.

I go back in 2 weeks, January 30th.

 

[goldstns]

Thanks ladies! I am totally in love with her!! I said to DH today, can you believe 2 little pink lines on a pee stick would one day equal Alia!

So Alia had her 2 week doc apt today. Everything was great. However doc thought she looked a bit jaundice, which is apparently really common in Colorado because of our altitude. Anyways, she said usually if it comes about now (because her jaundice test at birth was perfect) that it is usually something in the breastmilk that she can't clean out with her liver. So they asked that we did a 24 hour clean out. Which means to give her infant formula for 24 hours (while still pump and save my breastmilk). So its kinda nice having a breastfeeding break. I almost feel guilty enjoying the break. DH said he would take the night of feeding since it is formula and let me sleep (besides waking to pump every so often). I told DH to not let me convince myself to switch to formula just because of this enjoyable break. I really want to keep with breastfeeding because I think when she goes off to daycare Ill enjoy it more since half of the day ill just be pumping and it will split up my day. So my goal is to last at least that long and see if it gets better for daycare.

However, I do have to say every day the pain reduces a bit. And today's pumping makes me feel better about how much I am producing!

 

[asmcsm]

Nikki she's so cute and has so much hair! I was a bald baby so I'm expecting Lux probably won't have much hehe. I was gonna ask earlier if Alia was jaundice because one of the pics her skin looked a little yellow. Didn't know if maybe it was just lighting or something though. DH was jaundice when he was born. Enjoy your short breastfeeding break! I'm sure your nipples are grateful lol

 

[goldstns]

Nikki she's so cute and has so much hair! I was a bald baby so I'm expecting Lux probably won't have much hehe. I was gonna ask earlier if Alia was jaundice because one of the pics her skin looked a little yellow. Didn't know if maybe it was just lighting or something though. DH was jaundice when he was born. Enjoy your short breastfeeding break! I'm sure your nipples are grateful lol

Thanks. I am totally enjoying it. My mom said I was born with hair like hers. ya I was worried about her jaundice, but doc said it happens in most babies in Colorado. They said it wasn't a big deal.

PS LOVE the name Lux!

 

[asmcsm]

Thanks. I am totally enjoying it. My mom said I was born with hair like hers. ya I was worried about her jaundice, but doc said it happens in most babies in Colorado. They said it wasn't a big deal.

PS LOVE the name Lux!

Yea, it seems to be a fairly easy thing to deal with, which is definitely good. I read that there's a slight increase in chance of jaundice from delayed cord clamping but I'm still planning to do it since the benefits definitely outweigh dealing with possible jaundice. It's interesting that the altitude affects babies that way though, not something I ever would have thought of. And thank you! I love it too so happy that she's a girl so we could use it haha

 

[jury3]

Nikki-enjoy your little break! I can't even imagine what it's going to be like with two!

Anyone else ever had their pubic bone hurt? I don't know if it's actually my pubic bone, but it's in that area. It started last night and made it really difficult to walk. I told DW I was convinced I'd broken/fractured my pubic bone. Maybe I pulled something? Not sure, but it is not comfortable!

 

[wavescrash]

Does it feel like you've been kicked in the crotch? Look up SPD.

I've had it 2 pregnancies in a row now and it's hell.

 

[asmcsm]

I have had my pubic bone hurt before. A couple weeks ago. It almost felt like it was bruised

 

[brunettebimbo]

I hate that they say to give formula for jaundice. You don't have to. You just have to increase feeds and put her in sunlight. I was told the same by my midwife. I wanted to punch her in the face. I upped Tristan's feeds, put his Moses basket in front of the window and he was fine within a few day. Hope Alia's goes soon!

Julie definitely look up SPD. Pubic bone pain is not nice

 

[goldstns]

I hate that they say to give formula for jaundice. You don't have to. You just have to increase feeds and put her in sunlight. I was told the same by my midwife. I wanted to punch her in the face. I upped Tristan's feeds, put his Moses basket in front of the window and he was fine within a few day. Hope Alia's goes soon!

Julie definitely look up SPD. Pubic bone pain is not nice

interesting. We were first told a week ago to try the sun, but honestly its been cloudy everyday since...so it didn't work. The formula thing sounded exciting, but now I regret it. They didn't tell us how much to feed her...just said till she full. Well she asked for like 3-4 oz...then would spit it all up. Dh was scared to put her to bed when she sleeps on her back and could spit up. So we call doc on call, who said only do 2oz. So poor dh has been up this whole time w her (its 230am). So we just did a feeding and made sure to only give her 2oz (this is the first feeding since calling then). And I let dh go to bed. I'll rock her til 3am, if no spit up (so far so good) I'll put her to bed. However, I didn't get my night of full sleep...oh well that's mommy-hood is about. I asked dh how we should do next feeding...he said well talk about it when it comes. However when she feeds I need to pump anyways. Glad she's doing better this feeding though.

julie- I know the pain ur in. I never realized how shitty I felt third tri until now that its over. I'm really enjoying not being preggo.

 

[brunettebimbo]

That's unfair of them not to tell you Have you BF her since?

 

[HWPG]

My BFF who is having twins also regularly comments that her pubic bone is splitting in two.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Nikki- She's beautiful!

 

[frsttimemama]

Julie that sucks! Hope yoi feel better soon. Ive read some stretching and soreness is normal, but not awful pain.

Alia is so beautiful!

So first scare.. so much CM that I was SURE AF was here. My heart can stop racing anyyyy time now! Lol. I have a gut feeling this baby is a girl. Then I have a friend thay does the ring swing test with 100%the accuracy (He's 5/5 ladies I work with!)I and that said girl, too. We shall see!