Weekly Check-In 8/22

[LadyNymeria]

How many weeks?

EDD?

Next appointment:

Symptoms/how are you feeling?

Rants/raves:

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

[mc13]

How many weeks? 36w, 4d
EDD? 9/16 being induced on Thursday 8/25!

Next appointment: Last biophysical profile ultrasound on Wednesday then induction Thursday!

Symptoms/how are you feeling? So many BH contractions but nothing that hurts or is consistent. Other than that, just ready to be done.

Rants/raves: I can't believe we finally made it to almost 37 weeks. I'm pretty convinced these girls aren't coming on their own before Thursday so hoping for a easy, quick, and successful induction.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?
I'm paranoid too but the most I've done is put an extra towel in the car. Lol

[merryrissmas]

How many weeks? 34+3

EDD? 9/30

Next appointment: 8/25, weekly appointment

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Still getting my butt kicked by this cold for the 9th straight day. Wahhhhhh! Not sleeping well anymore which is definitely not helping.

Rants/raves:  pretty much every person I see in public feels the need to comment on my belly size and that I'm "ready to go any day". STFU, seriously!

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? Not really. I did sit on a towel on the way to the hospital while in labor with DS1 just in case, but day to day, I'm not too worried since it's pretty unlikely. (Possible famous last words, haha)

[LadyNymeria]

How many weeks? 37w5d

EDD? 9/7

Next appointment: Thursday, includes first cervical check

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Not feeling too bad actually. Tired. Hip pain has come back after being gone for about a day from my massage. Swelling is still there but has been better since the massage too. Stomach has been upset but I'm not sure if it's pregnancy related or if MH and I potentially picked up a touch of something from someone at my nana's wake since he's been dealing with the same.

Rants/raves: Once I get my car back from the detailer and install the car seat we're basically ready and that feels really good! Still can't decide if I should be buying an alternative to the RNP, or if I should just use the RNP at night since I don't plan to during the day (have a PNP for that).

So crazy to have this big life changing event coming up and not know what day it will actually happen!

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? I bought those puppy pads for humans (did not need 18 but that was the smallest pack I could find) and put one where I sit most often on the couch. It's a nice couch but not so easily cleanable. And the blankets to protect it from dog hair wouldn't do as well with liquid.

Thinking about putting one under the sheets on my side of the bed and potentially under a towel in my car. Don't really want to mess up the newly cleaned interior!!

[annapunkalunka]

How many weeks? 38w 4d

EDD? 9/1... 11 days for those counting

Next appointment: tomorrow for my weekly check in.

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Reeeeeeally pregnant. My back feels like I can only imagine an 81 year old feels like all the time. No thanks. Lots of lightning crotch and cramping and painless BH contractions with one relatively painful one a day. He's definitely dropped. My pants don't fit right and I'm hanging out of the bottom of my maternity shirts!

Rants/raves: I'm over this. Ready for him to be out. But I don't think I'll go early.

QOTW: I don't have that fear so I'm doing absolutely nothing. I guess if it does happen I'm hoping for a small trickle vs a huge gush.

[singingsea]

How many weeks? 38w3d.

EDD? September 2nd.

Next appointment: Thursday.

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Like a turducken.

Rants/raves: Like what merryrissmas said everyone wants to comment on my bump/state of pregnancy.


QOTW: I have a waterproof crib pad under my section of the bed but nothing other than that.

[singingsea]

We're so close annapunkalunka!

[serendipity731]

How many weeks? 35+4

EDD? 9/22

Next appointment: this Friday

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Still so tired. I feel the need to nest but have no energy! I've been feeling some pressure starting yesterday and was crampy last night. Some of his movements are getting uncomfortable.

Rants/raves: starting to stress about getting things done in time. Hopefully SIL can come over on Saturday while DH is at work. I'd like to rearrange the drawers and wash/put away lil man's clothes while she keeps DS occupied.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

Last time I put trash bags under my sheet. This time I'm going to put one of the baby mattress covers under my sheets. Even though they had to break my water, i like to be prepared! The last week I may sit on a trash bag in the car.

[cbowl]

How many weeks? 35+2

EDD? 9/24

Next appointment: 9/1 - my OB will finally be back after a month long sabbatical - can't wait to see her

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Uncomfortable. I waddled my way to the park today with my DD. It hurt.

Rants/raves: singingsea ' s description of feeling like a turducken made me LOL and is very accurate

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? Nah....last time I kept meaning to put a water proof sheet under my side of the bed but never did. I have no hope that I will possibly have my water break on it's own so whatevs.

[NJgirl84]

How many weeks: 37 + 4

EDD: 9/8

Symptoms: some small contractions and feeling like I can't walk half the time. This kid is so low!

Rants/raves: I'm over being pregnant and it's now the longest I've been pregnant. But since DH and DS have bad colds I'm happy to hang in there a few more days!

QOTW: I probably should but I just have some towels in the car, which are usually there anyway since we never know if we might need one with the toddler. Water broke with DS while I was at work and I had a t-shirt at work to wrap around to try and hide the fact as I left. I should probably throw something in my desk just in case it happens again.

[LadyNymeria]

Aug 22, 2016 12:04:51 GMT -5 NJgirl84 said:

Water broke with DS while I was at work and I had a t-shirt at work to wrap around to try and hide the fact as I left. I should probably throw something in my desk just in case it happens again.

See?? This is why I asked this question!! I'm planning to work right up to the end and feel like I need to be doing something in case this happens!

[hurricanerek]

How many weeks? 37 weeks

EDD? 9/12

Next appointment: Tomorrow morning

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Better than yesterday. I'm not as swollen but still have a headache which is making me paranoid about Pre-E.

Rants/raves: My patient portal was updated with a prescription for a vaginal cream. However, the office has yet to call me to tell me what that's all about. I hope I don't have an infection. I'm going to rave about the fact that it's 37 weeks so we made it to early term and I can now start hoping for the baby to arrive. I have a bunch of things left to do which will hopefully keep me busy until LO gets here.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

I have not thought about this at all. I should probably lay something under my mattress. I'll add it to the list.

[danielle]

How many weeks? 36w2d

EDD? 9/17

Next appointment: This Friday

Symptoms/how are you feeling? A lot of contractions, but nothing timable. Tons of back pain. I never had Braxton hicks with DS, so it's making me wonder if this boy is going to come before my RCS date.

Rants/raves: Sleep is pretty much impossible.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? My water broke with DS. It happened when I was walking from my car to my front door after work on the day after my due date. It honestly wasn't a big deal. It felt like I peed my pants a little bit. I only knew my water broke because it kept happening. It was nothing like the movies make it seem.

[fem]

How many weeks? 34+5

EDD? 9/28

Next appointment: 8/29 - Get the group B strep test

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Tired with school starting + insomnia.

Rants/raves: Since I'm only 3 days a week I only have 17 work days until my due date. So nothing to complain about, but I still don't want to do it. Hoping Unpack Your Backpack tonight helps me get excited for the kids starting tomorrow.

QOTW: We already have a waterproof mattress cover since DD always co-slept. I think I'll throw a towel in my car and maybe an extra set of clothes for work. I'm not that worried about it happening in public around adults, but I realllly don't want my water to break while I'm in a classroom.

[olive]

How many weeks? 37w 2d

EDD? 9/10

Next appointment:
8/26
Symptoms/how are you feeling?
Having so many contractions but nothing timbale or consistent. Every time I stand up I seem to have one. Feeling ready for baby!
Rants/raves: I got the best night of sleep last night. 9-8 only waking up to pee twice. It seriously made my day waking up feeling rested!!

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?
My water broke with DS but it wasnt a huge gush. It was like a small gush of fluid every 10 minutes or so. Hoping for the same this time. It was nice to know I was in labor and not have a guessing game with contractions. We do have a waterproof mattress pad on our bed just in case!

[pismoduo]

Aug 22, 2016 13:19:44 GMT -5 danielle said:

How many weeks? 36w2d

EDD? 9/17

Next appointment: This Friday

Symptoms/how are you feeling? A lot of contractions, but nothing timable. Tons of back pain. I never had Braxton hicks with DS, so it's making me wonder if this boy is going to come before my RCS date.

Rants/raves: Sleep is pretty much impossible.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? My water broke with DS. It happened when I was walking from my car to my front door after work on the day after my due date. It honestly wasn't a big deal. It felt like I peed my pants a little bit. I only knew my water broke because it kept happening. It was nothing like the movies make it seem.

FWIW, my OB (who has had 3 kids of her own, all 3 of which her water broke before she went into labor) said this is basically how you'd know. She said it's not like some huge flood of liquid coming out of you and puddling up on the floor or anything.
Save

[pismoduo]

How many weeks? 36w4d
EDD? 9/15
Next appointment: Today (normally Wednesday, but we're going out of town)

Symptoms: The low back pain is gone, except for my hips when I lie down on my side for more than an hour. Definitely have to pee like every hour. Oddly enough, my GD is getting more manageable, rather than less. I had a giant ice cream cone yesterday and it didn't influence my numbers at all outside of that first hour or so.

I'm like... 75% sure I've lost my plug. And at my last appointment I was at 3cm and 50% effaced. I'm a little nervous to see where I'm at today. I hate to have to cancel this trip, or stay home and have H worry about me the whole time. My OB isn't super concerned about it either way, since baby girl is measuring a week ahead and I'm only a few days off from "early term".

Rants/Raves: My MIL is here now, which is half rant and half rave. On the rave side, she's scrubbed my entire kitchen and all the bathrooms spotless. They haven't been this clean since we moved in. On the rant side... she's constantly doing something - moving stuff, cleaning, cooking, etc. I appreciate all she's doing, but it's stressful having someone doing the flight of the bumblebee around. I know she's eager to get stuff done. I'm just feeling stressed because I don't have the energy to help her out with all this stuff, and H is busy working and such.

QOTW - lucky for me, I work from home. I put an old crappy pillow in my usual office chair so that if something does happen while I'm in it, I can just toss the pillow later. Our mattress has always had a water resistant cover on it, so no worries there.

[catlady22]

How many weeks? 39 weeks

EDD? 8/29

Next appointment: At 40+1 ugh...

Symptoms/how are you feeling? I'm over it, please feel free to come little boy!

Rants/raves: Was really hopefully for progress today and still only 2cm. :/

QOTW: I actually had a spontaneous rupture as my first sign of labor for DS. It was luckily a leak instead of a big gush though. I was able to get home from work with no issues. Not doing anything different this time.

[rufus426]

How many weeks? 38

EDD? 9/5/16

Next appointment: Thursday

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Super uncomfortable. Sometimes when the baby moves, it hurts now. Pretty intense groin pain and waddling. Zantac is no longer helping with heartburn.

Rants/raves: I meet with different midwives most appointments to try to get to know them all, since any one of them could be there for the delivery. I have liked them all except the one I had last week. Really hoping she doesn't end up being the one there when I deliver.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?
My SIL recommended a shower curtain liner for the car so I bought one. Worst case, we can use it in the bathroom when we need to change our current liner.

[beckyrosen]

How many weeks? 37w5d

EDD? Well, technically 9/7

Next appointment: tomorrow night at the hospital for induction.

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Tired, huge, not sleeping well, uncomfortable...

Rants/raves: I'm excited to meet my little girl soon. Hoping my body cooperates and I deliver on Wednesday! I'll leave my rants out.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

Nope. My water didn't break on its own with DS and with DD it broke after induction, after epidural, and minutes before the doctor was going to break it. So, I doubt it'll happen between today and tomorrow, and if it does... I'm sure I'll be really embarrassed.

[thekatezombie]

37+4

EDD? 9/8

Next appointment: 8/23

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Really uncomfortable, mostly. There's no way to sit, stand, or lay that is comfortable anymore. Something always hurts. A few quite painful contractions, but they've tapered off.

Rants/raves: Yoga ball is my very best friend right now. Definitely helping to sit on one for pelvic and lower back pain.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? I should probably toss a towel in the car. It's not super on my radar though. Last time my OB broke it for me.

[kerbear]

How many weeks? 36w3d

EDD? 9/17

Next appointment: I had my 36w yesterday for the strep B test and cervical check. 1.5 cm. I was zilch at 36w with my DS and only 2cm at 39w when my water broke.

Symptoms/how are you feeling? HUGE and this hip pain can buzz off

Rants/raves: Since the dresser is finally here, we are going to start hanging things on the walls. We'll hang the mirror and art this weekend and I bought some more NB stuff from Carter's last night. (we only had like 2ish NB things)

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? My water broke with my first as I was turning over in bed to turn off my alarm. Overshare but it was sort of like if you get your period and are unprepared; meaning you know you are wet down there before it gets on anything. I shimmied out of bed, peed, and then continued to slow drip on the tile floor of our master bath. As danielle, said, it isn't a huge puddle like in the movies.

[caz1221]

I've been totally MIA for the last couple weeks - we were on vacation, and then I was totally buried at work when I returned. So exciting to see that more S16 babies have made their debuts and that so many ladies are so close!

How many weeks? 35w 6d

EDD? 9/21

Next appointment: Monday for weekly check-up & group b strep test

Symptoms/how are you feeling? Feeling really good. I overdid it with the jogging on vacation, which resulted in some really uncomfortable pelvic pressure/pain, but once I switched back to my usual (lower intensity) work-outs, it went away.

Rants/raves: Now that we're back from our last OOT trip, I'm 100% focused on getting stuff done and trying to remain somewhat calm about it (more success with that this week than last). We still need to get DD's big girl furniture from my parents (only 30 minutes away), set up the nursery, and order a few odds and ends, plus we have a major non-baby related project going on (building a driveway), and I'm starting to transition projects at work. Lots to keep me busy, so I'm telling LO to stay put!

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break? Nothing here. They had to break my water at the hospital (when I was 7-8 cm) in order to monitor DD, so I think I have a false sense of security this time around.

[LadyNymeria]

So I don't forget to say something later, good luck tonight beckyrosen!!

hurricanerek - How'd your appointment go? Your BP ok? You mentioned your swelling + headache was worrying you a bit. Hope it's nothing!

[fem]

Good luck beckyrosen! Start your own thread so we can all give you support if you feel up to it!

[hurricanerek]

Aug 23, 2016 10:00:36 GMT -5 LadyNymeria said:

So I don't forget to say something later, good luck tonight beckyrosen!!

hurricanerek - How'd your appointment go? Your BP ok? You mentioned your swelling + headache was worrying you a bit. Hope it's nothing!

Thanks for checking LadyNymeria. My BP was great today and my swelling has gone down. It does turn out that I have a yeast infection but the treatment for that is easy and the doctor was not concerned.

[LadyNymeria]

Aug 23, 2016 12:53:59 GMT -5 hurricanerek said:

Aug 23, 2016 10:00:36 GMT -5 LadyNymeria said:

So I don't forget to say something later, good luck tonight beckyrosen !!

hurricanerek - How'd your appointment go? Your BP ok? You mentioned your swelling + headache was worrying you a bit. Hope it's nothing!

Thanks for checking LadyNymeria . My BP was great today and my swelling has gone down. It does turn out that I have a yeast infection but the treatment for that is easy and the doctor was not concerned.

My lower legs/feet/ankles have been swelling pretty badly for a while now so I know how unsettling it is when you happen to get a headache too. Glad the BP was all good!

Boo to the yeast infection. At least it's an easy fix!

[theotherjacobsons]

How many weeks?
37w3d. Officially the most pregnantest I've ever been.

EDD?
9/10

Next appointment:
Thursday. My first weekly appointment.

Symptoms/how are you feeling?
I'm feeling locked up tight. Some days I'm energetic. Some days I'm super tired. Today is a super tired day.

Rants/raves:
I had an outside baby this time last time. I'm so excited to meet this little girl soon.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

I had that last time I think. It happened on the toilet and then trickled for hours after that. I went back to bed and put pads on when I woke up. This time I'll be using Thinx undies. I've already had a bit of a wee in them (oops) and my pants remained dry. I have 7 pairs. I'll probably use pads too since I really bought them for pp bleeding.

[beckyrosen]

Aug 23, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5 theotherjacobsons said:

How many weeks?
37w3d. Officially the most pregnantest I've ever been.

EDD?
9/10

Next appointment:
Thursday. My first weekly appointment.

Symptoms/how are you feeling?
I'm feeling locked up tight. Some days I'm energetic. Some days I'm super tired. Today is a super tired day.

Rants/raves:
I had an outside baby thus time last time. I'm so excited to meet this little girl soon.

QOTW: I know spontaneous rupture isn't all that common, but I'm being paranoid. Are you doing anything to prepare for the fact that your water could spontaneously break?

I had that last time I think. It happened on the toilet and then trickled for hours after that. I went back to bed and put pads on when I woke up. This time I'll be using Thinx undies. I've already had a bit of a wee in them (oops) and my pants remained dry. I have 7 pairs. I'll probably use pads too since I really bought them for pp bleeding.

I'd love to try something like the Thinx underwear, but I just can't bring myself to spend that much on them... all my money is currently going into my Lularoe obsession. But I'd love to hear what you think of them!

Oh, and I've peed some too, but luckily I've (usually) had on a panty liner when it's happened.

[theotherjacobsons]

beckyrosen they are expensive, but I look at it like an investment. I'm using them for pp as well as when my cycle starts again. I bought enough for a week, so I think I got a 20% discount.

I'm not sure about you, but my intimates are your typical woman in a long term relationship intimates. I have some items older than my marriage. I think I can splurge on a few $34 pairs of underwear.