U.S. Mommies To Be

[sma1588]

awwww i cant wait to feel my LO move and get all that...i did get to see it for a second today when i went to urgent care which was nice to know its growing exactly to the date it should be..the tech said 7+5 or 7+6 so i was very suprised

 

[lisaf]

yeah, the dates are usually dead-on at the beginning though it can vary sometimes!
When I was exactly 6 weeks I was measuring 6w0d... then exactly a week later I was 6w5d.. then a week after that I was 8w1d, lol!

 

[sma1588]

wow how does it jump that far? thats crazy im just happy to know its ok im fine with not seeing it much as long as they say its ok then im fine with that

 

[southerngal2]

blessedmomma, 4 more days until induction!
Bet you're getting excited!

Do you have everything ready?

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks southerngal2! yes, we have had everything ready for a while. one of the complications of low amniotic fluid is pre-term labor, so we got things ready a few weeks ago. had some contractions yesterday but they were never regular and went away. had cramps when i got up this morning but nothing since then.

started some acupressure since that knocked me into labor with my first. supposed to take minutes to 48 hours. i did it an entire day last time and went into labor the next morning. im not doing it as much as i did before so not sure if it will work this time. would be nice to start things off before i get to the hospital though, maybe it will make things smoother

 

[southerngal2]

Would love some info on the acupressure you use.
I may need it later. Both of my daughters came late, I was trying everything before getting induced!

 

[blessedmomma]

https://www.buzzle.com/articles/acupressure-points-to-induce-labor.html

here is an article that will explain it better than i can. i have only used it once, but it worked. i started early thinking it would take a week or so if it worked at all. i started at 37+5 and went into labor and had her at 37+6. i dont know anyone else personally that has used it, so i cant say how well it works but it sure did for me that time. i have read that even if it doesnt start contractions it will still ripen and dilate your cervix and make baby descend in pelvis more, so it sure cant hurt!

i only used the thumb and index finger webbing one, but it must have been enough!

 

[southerngal2]

Thanks for the link!

Ok so I just started looking at Zulily.
They have some awesome things!

Just thought I'd share!

 

[lisaf]

lol, did you click on the BnB banner for Zulily or find it another way?

Any of you girls fan of the pregnantchicken blog?

 

[southerngal2]

My cousin just found out she was pregnant and sent me a link.

 

[heyyady]

I used to manage a maternity store, and would impart this wisdom to my ladies that went overdue- Get your hubby AND someone else to stand on each side of you and hold your arms for balance- Squat down, and duck waddle like this for a good 10 minutes, longer if your legs/pelvis/abdomen can handle it. 9x out of 10 you'll go into labor by the next morning!

 

[southerngal2]

Any of you girls fan of the pregnantchicken blog?

omg! I just went and checked it out!

I googled it and came up with the pictures. They are too funny!
Awkward Pregnancy Photos

 

[lisaf]

YES!! lol... those akward photos is what led me to the blog in the first place!!

Not sure if I told you girls I passed my 3hr glucose test... so relieved/happy! Bring on the cookies!!!!

 

[southerngal2]

YAY! I'm so glad you passed the test!

 

[RosieCheeks]

Yay so glad you passed the test.

I just did my 1 hour glucose test on saturday and I just got the results that I passed it.

 

[MissFox]

Woohoo for passing the gd tests!!!
Heyyady- I will DEFINITELY try that if I go overdue (I'm hoping I wont though! And everyone thinks I wont)

 

[DarlingMe]

Congrats on passing everyone!
Im looking at the pregnant chicken site now. I love akward family photos site so Im sure I will like this one. OH and I were laughing at some of the pics on Babycenter.com last night. Of course some were beautiful but some were really awful. One woman posted pics which were great to share with your husband/SO but they were lingerie style on a bed Playboy pics! I couldnt believe she posted them!

 

[southerngal2]

Congrats on passing everyone!
Im looking at the pregnant chicken site now. I love akward family photos site so Im sure I will like this one. OH and I were laughing at some of the pics on Babycenter.com last night. Of course some were beautiful but some were really awful. One woman posted pics which were great to share with your husband/SO but they were lingerie style on a bed Playboy pics! I couldnt believe she posted them!

Yeah, I really don't think sharing Playboy pics is appropriate!
What are some people thinking?

 

[AuntBug]

Southerngal - I loved the pics, thanks.

Lisa, congrats on passing!

 

[camishantel]

so went to the Dr. today and he will write me off work as soon as I want.. he almost did it today because I couldn't stop crying... I woke up super early didn't sleep well then dropped my poptart on the floor which hit the mop that hit the bucket that scared the cat which made her jump and scratch the hell out of my knee.. so I was a little emotional today... anyway the Dr. doesn't like my swelling as it is in my hands arms and neck... not concerned about the legs and feet though.. so eww and grandma came over and painted the nursery today and I ordered my crib set and my mom ordered the crib so it should start looking like a nursery this week.. YAY