Weekly Check-In 7/11

[LadyNymeria]

Weeks:

EDD:

Next Appointment:

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves:

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)?

[mc13]

Weeks: 30w, 4d

EDD: 9/15 but being induced or c section if Baby A doesn't flip around 8/25

Next Appointment: Wednesday regular OB appt

Symptoms: restless leg syndrome appeared this week and sciatica pain.

Rants/Raves: we took our last trip "home" to my parents this weekend and will be here until the babies decide to show up.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? I made a list but that's about it. DD1's baby car seat is in the closet and our other one is still in the box. Lol

[LadyNymeria]

Weeks: 31w5d

EDD: 9/7

Next Appointment: Regular check-up next Tuesday, 7/19

Symptoms: Tired, back pain, swelling in my feet and ankles

Rants/Raves: I felt ok while we were out Saturday night, but I'm so exhausted from the weekend now. Like borderline almost might fall asleep at my desk exhausted. And my back pain is the worst it has been so far. All the other girls at the bachelorette party kept telling me what a trooper I was for making it through the night with everyone else.

On a positive note, MH finished painting the nursery while I was gone! Ordered some decorations and an area rug yesterday so assuming I like the rug in person when it arrives we'll be able to begin setting up the nursery soon!!

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? Didn't have a # of weeks in mind, but I'm thinking starting a bag might be a good task for that last weekend in July. I'll be mid-34 weeks and it's after my cousin's wedding so it's my first free weekend in a while. Sounds like an easy task for an easy weekend. I'll probably start making a list before then, but it will be a good weekend if there's anything I need to go buy (nursing bras, etc).

Probably won't bother with the car seat until mid-August.

[singingsea]

Weeks: 32w3d.

EDD: September 2nd.

Next Appointment: Thursday.

Symptoms: I posted this in the 3rd Tri check in but I'm experiencing a lot of pelvic pain. Sleep has been very "meh". I pee ALL the time ALL night long.

Rants/Raves: Imma leave this here.




Just waiting on the decal for over the crib

QOTW: I want to be completely ready by 37 weeks since I had DS at 38 weeks.

[annapunkalunka]

Weeks: 32w4d

EDD: 9/1

Next Appointment: tomorrow

Symptoms: back pain, exhaustion, constipation leading to hemorrhoids... Pregnancy is beautiful.

Rants/Raves: I have to deal with the "you haven't had that kid yet!?" crowds all day. Working retail is hard. People don't mean to be rude, I'm sure, but I get tired of their gasps when they find out I'm not due til 9/1. I know I'm huge, thanks for pointing it out though. Why don't you take your walking normally, sleeping normally self somewhere else!?

QOTW: C wasn't born until 40+4, so I'm in no real hurry. I'm much more relaxed about the whole thing this time. I'll probably put the car seat in at the end of this month, then throw a bag together sometime in August. I am getting anxious to get the nursery done, though. It's almost there!!

[LadyNymeria]

Love it singingsea!! Looks awesome!!

[merryrissmas]

Weeks: 28+3

EDD: 9/30

Next Appointment: 7/21, just starting 2 week appointments

Symptoms: OMG the groin pain. I was in tears trying to get out of the house/into the car this morning.  My poor kids got all upset since I was crying 🙁

Rants/Raves:  I am over the nonstop 100° weather & crazy humidity levels. Yuck.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? I'll probably start getting the final stuff like that ready around 36/37 weeks, unless there are any indicators of baby coming early. DD was only 2 days early and DS1 was born on his due date, so until there are any signs to the contrary, I am operating under the assumption that I'll go right up to the end this time too.

[singingsea]

Ugh I feel you annapunkalunka . All my customers think I'm due any day now and when I tell them my EDD they're all "Oh you have a ways to go!"

My face:

[sodapop]

Weeks: 29w5d

EDD: September 21

Next Appointment: Thursday

Symptoms: I'm tired, my back hurts and heartburns.

Rants/Raves: we bought a new dresser for DS and move the bed in the guest room to see where we could put furniture. I'm not happy with the space we have and what I can do with it. He's gonna have a double bed because that's what's there and the room will sometimes be used by family when they visit. We're planning on moving in about a year.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? I've done nothing really but we have everything somewhere in the house. I'm not even 30 weeks. I guess we'll install the seat at around 37 weeks because once it's there, the back seat will all be occupied. I'll probably pack my bag when I'm done work at 36 weeks.

[watermelonseed]

Love the photos of your nursery singingsea

Weeks: 29w + 3

EDD: 9/23

Next Appointment: 7/21

Symptoms: restless leg syndrome most nights, my feet hurt so bad, non stop peeing

Rants/Raves: Work sucks

QOTW: My type A personality has taken control.

Nursery is done just need to order changer when the registry discount coupon is out. Will place keekaroo on the top of dresser.

Packed the hospital bags & stuff yesterday.

Won't install car seat bases until about week 34. I've heard AAA can properly install them and offer discounts or coupons by appointment so we may do that

Progress!

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[fem]

Weeks: 28+5

EDD: 9/28

Next Appointment: 7/19

Symptoms: Tired and trouble sleeping. And getting off the floor.

Rants/Raves: Battling guilt with letting DD have too much screen time already. We do at least one activity (park, museum, playdate) every day, then I'm worn out!

QOTW: Probably before I have to go back to school mid-August, so I'll be 35 weeks. The hospital is 3 minutes away from our house though, so I'm not too worried about forgetting anything.

[Deleted]

Weeks: 28 +1

EDD: 10/02

Next Appointment: the 28th at he midwives

Symptoms: heartburn, pain, peeing every 10 seconds, lots of sweating

Rants/Raves: are we done yet?

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? Like 35 weeks? I'm super laid back when it comes to stuff like that.

[pismoduo]

How far along? 30w4d
Due date: 9/15 or 9/17, but OB wants me to deliver between 39 and 40 weeks, so probably earlier
Next appointment: 7/20, regular OB appt.

Symptoms: Actually not too bad. Some back and hip pain when sleeping, and I think I got another round of round ligament pain last night, but doing pretty good overall.

Rants/Raves: Had my GD consult on Friday, got my glucometer. Which only comes with 10 test strips, 2 of which when I put them into the machine gave me an error. Unfortunately, my prescription for the rest of the test strips and such hadn't made it to the pharmacy yet when I ran out. So... whatever. There'll be a gap. But so far my numbers are good, only one time out of range. I feel like I'm starving all the time, though.

QOTW: This is stressing me out. We have like, nothing for this kid except the pack n play and some clothes. I've got a ton of stuff in our registry, and MIL has supposedly bought some others, but we really need to get it in gear buying stuff (like the car seat...). Maybe I'll make H go out with me and look at furniture this weekend, see if we can find something we like. That way we can do that stuff this month, and then the car seat and stroller and stuff next month (assuming I don't get it as a gift by then).

So... hopefully we'll have everything by 36/37 weeks?

[caz1221]

Weeks: 29w 5d

EDD: 9/21

Next Appointment: 7/21 for my first bi-weekly appointment

Symptoms: Some heartburn and starting to get some heaviness/discomfort in the pelvic floor area after I run. Overall, I really can't complain.

Rants/Raves: I got the news over the weekend that I passed my glucose test - all the ice cream and fro-yo for me!!!!

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? No specific plan - the car seat is super easy to install, so we'll probably wait until sometime in September to do that. I'll try to pack a bag in late August once we're back from our last OOT trip (weekend on the Cape assuming I'm feeling up to it). DH did disassemble the guest bed this weekend, so at least the nursery is cleared out. It's amazing how much less stressed I am this time around.

[pismoduo]

Jul 11, 2016 15:22:57 GMT -5 unringthebell said:

pismoduo did they give you a lot of advice on what the GD diet is? I passed my 3 hour but my OB said because I failed the 1 hour (mine was 135 and that is the cut off) and had 1 value out of range on the 3 hour that I should consider following a GD diet. But I neglected to ask what that means.

Oh yea, I got a ton of stuff on it at my GD consult. Mostly the idea is to cut waaaaaaay back on the simple carbs (white bread, white rice, sugar) and try to stick to a small amount of complex carbs (fruits, whole wheat bread, brown rice) instead. In general, she said 15g breakfast, 15-30g lunch, 30-45g dinner. Anything with dietary fiber greater than 3g is a good choice. If you eat a "bad" carb with a meal, do a 10 minute walk within a half hour or 45 minutes of eating it.

It's actually not that bad. I was at a get together with some friends on Saturday and was able to have some whole wheat crackers and two small (oreo-sized) cookies and still have my fasting blood sugar come back in range in the morning.


ETA: There's a thread going over on Pregnancy with a link to a sample diet.Save

[LadyNymeria]

Jul 11, 2016 14:56:07 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

QOTW: This is stressing me out. 

Sorry!! I seriously just couldn't think of another QOTW.

If it makes you feel any better, other than progress on the nursery we don't have much for baby yet either. I didn't want to start buying stuff myself until after my shower, which happens to be Sunday at least. With the wedding I'm in the following weekend I won't be starting to pick up the stuff left I need until at least that last weekend in July or August.

Just like you the car seat is one of the things I still need to get (because I'm indecisive as all hell apparently) which I don't like because out of things you actually NEED right away that's obviously the big one!

If you start attacking things bit by bit like you mentioned you might be able to do it will help a big list of to-dos not seem as daunting!

[lpj]

Weeks: 30w 2d

EDD: 9/18

Next Appointment: 7/27, had a quick one yesterday also

Symptoms: Two days ago I would have said not a lot was happening, but little boy seems to have moved down a lot and now I'm having a heap of crampy lower back pain and braxton hicks. My midwife isn't too concerned at this stage and I haven't gone in for monitoring but I have done a uti test just in case that's causing the back pain.

Rants/Raves: My pregnancy has been awesome and easy so far, and I am grateful for that, but I really hope this current discomfort eases up. I'm not sure how I would manage it for two months.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? I got the bassinet out of storage last weekend and gave it a wash. This weekend I'm planning on starting washing the baby clothes and wraps etc, and the car seat cover. I probably won't install the seat until 35 weeks, since even if baby arrives early he won't be using it until after that, and it isn't too tricky. I plan on packing a hospital bag next weekend too.

[Daikoku]

Weeks: 29+1

EDD: 9/25

Next appointment: I don't have one. I'm healthy and baby is healthy and moving a lot. They said all they would do is ask me how I'm doing, check my pee, and listen to the heartbeat. That seems like a lot of wasted time. I'll go when I feel it's necessary. If I haven't been by week 36, I'll definitely go then.

Symptoms: I'm definitely slowing down and baby had a growth spurt last week so I'm a little more uncomfortable but not bad really. I'm not sleeping well at all. I wake up constantly.

Rants/Raves: Nothing really.

QOTW: I guess I'm really behind. I don't have any objects for baby, the nursery is still an office (clean out is going really slowly), and I haven't even thought of a hospital bag. I suppose I should set a goal. Let's say 36 weeks. I'd like to have stuff done by then so I can spend my last few weeks relaxing and maybe doing some meal prep for post birth.

[cbowl]

Weeks: 29w2d

EDD: 9/24

Next Appointment: 8/4

Symptoms: Restless leg and so sore...I honestly feel gigantic

Rants/Raves: I passed my glucose test! But found out that I'm anemic and have a low platelet count. I made the mistake of googling low platelets and now I'm freaking out...anyone else have this issue? My doc just wants me to go on Slow FE for the anemia but didn't mention anything about the platelets.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? I will probably wait until 35+ weeks...I was induced at 41 weeks with my daughter so I'm not expecting this one to come any earlier.

[serendipity731]

Weeks: 29+4

EDD: 9/22

Next Appointment: Thursday

Symptoms: what I think is sciatica pain, lower back pain shooting down my ass cheek. Other than that and heartburn, not feeling awful.

Rants/Raves: we're doing family pics for MIL's bday this weekend. SIL and her H are in from TX, she's mostly tolerable but I can't stand him. We're all staying at my in-laws, should be fun. Hopefully he keeps the bigoted comments to a minimum 😑
On a good note, the county fair starts this weekend and runs for a month. Hoping to get there sometime to eat all the fair food!

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)?

I'll pack the bag around 38-39 wks. In fact, I'll probably do it all then. We'll only install the bases.

[serendipity731]

The nurseries look great singingsea and watermelonseed!

[NJgirl84]

Weeks: 31+5

EDD: 9/8

Next appt: Friday

Symptoms: back pain and groin pain. More Braxton Hicks and some pressure when he sits low.

Rants/Raves: we wanted to get some work done in the soon to be nursery but our contractor never got back to us on a quote and he is MIA. Now I'm stressed because I feel it is too late to start searching new. I would rather wait until after the baby is here since he won't be in there for a few months anyway. I just don't want to deal with having someone doing work in the house closer to my due date.

QOTW: I started packing a bag, but mostly because I was washing all the baby clothes in storage. I had DS1 at 37 weeks and had only packed for him a week prior because the OB warned me to. So I want everything packed and installed this time @ 35 weeks to be safe. I'm actually more nervous about that this time.

[bl1210]

Weeks:
32 & 5

EDD:
9/1

Next Appointment:
N/a

Symptoms:
No pregnancy symptoms

Rants/Raves:
I'm big and uncomfortable and tired of this hospital already! The girls will be born on July 21 as long as they continue to do well on the monitors. We are supposed to have an ultrasound today to check on Baby A's cord flow. We need her reverse flow to be better or remain the same. We are trying to hold off until 34 weeks so we will only have a 7-10day NICU stay.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)? We were told 2 weeks ago to pack everything. The car seats are not installed. We will have them installed and checked before the girls come home from the NICU.

[fem]

Hope you get good news today bl1210!

[cassey910]

Weeks:32w2d
EDD: 9/4
Next Appointment: 7/25 regular OB
Symptoms: tired and back/pelvic pain
Rants/Raves: the baby's room is painted and all the furniture is put together! I'm already nesting so I'm getting lots more done!
QOTW: probably at 34-35 weeks.

[eboyd83]

Weeks: 31 weeks

EDD: 9/14

Next Appointment: 7/21 (chiropractor today)

Symptoms:Doing good except for this stupid sciatic pain

Rants/Raves: This person at work seems to think my pain is funny. Maybe she is one of those people that jokes and laughs about things to make them "better". But, when I just arrived at the office an am struggling to sit down because of the pain, do. not. laugh. She is so annoying.

Oh, and it was announced this week my office is closing. I either have to find another job or drive an hour each way to the other office to keep my job. On the bright side though I have until February so I will get through my maternity at least. I graduate in December so I'm taking this as a sign that I'm not meant to work here anyways.

QOTW: I haven't packed the bag but I discovered last time I don't really need anything. We only live 10 minutes from the hospital so hubs can always pick something up for me. My main priority is keeping the diaper bag packed so that we can grab the toddler and either drop her somewhere or have someone meet us at the hospital. That will just depend on how rushed we have to be. I hope to have time to drop her off because it will be easier that way. I'm excited though and can't wait for this pregnancy to be over lol.

[LadyNymeria]

Hope the u/s goes well bl1210!!

[hurricanerek]

Weeks:
31+1 weeks

EDD:
9/12

Next Appointment:
Next Tuesday

Symptoms:
Hip pain, pain behind my pubic bone, itchy belly, thirsty all the time, peeing all the time

Rants/Raves:
Someone tell July to slow down a bit.

QOTW: Inspired by singingsea's hospital bag question...how far along in your pregnancy do you plan to be "ready" (car seat installed, hospital bag packed, etc)?

Wow my answer to this question is going to make me sound like a slacker. Nursery is slowly getting put together. I took advantage of the BRU sale to buy the crib mattress and diaper pail today. I still need some more things but I have a huge event in 1.5 weeks that is taking priority.

Car seat probably won't be installed until right before the baby comes. I would hate to have it installed and then get into an accident and have to replace it when it wasn't even holding a baby. I'm also really quick with car seat installation since I nannied for so many years.

Hospital bag will be packed on September 1st and no sooner. I refuse to have an August baby. I hope this doesn't come to bite me haha.