**3rd Tri Check-in! 12/5**

[emilie]

Happy December everyone, and welcome to the weekly 3rd Tri Check-In!

We will welcome ladies at 28 weeks until their LO(s) make their grand entrance!

New? Please TAG ME (emilie) if you would like to be added and include your EDD, team status, and how many beans are cooking. Not new? If you see anything that needs to be changed, let me know! For this week, let us know how many weeks you are, if you have any updates, and any upcoming appointments, etc. etc.

Congrats on your new arrivals!
mrswillie welcomed Dy.lan Mic.hael on 12/1!


December
Winnifred - 12/11 (girl)
lastnamewithheld - 12/17 (boy)
emilie - 12/25 (girl)
angm123 12/31 (girl)

January
somechica - 1/6 (girl)
roeni - 1/13 (girl)

February
Evelyn3 - 2/3 (boy)
tiresiastheblond - 2/5 (girl)
dancerspose - 2/16 (girl)
crazycatlady6 - 2/23 (boy)
@wineandcupcakes - 2/25 (twin girls)


QOTW: Anything unusual you’re packing in your hospital bag, or any hospital bag tips/life hacks?



[emilie]

Hi all! Hope you're all doing well and feeling okay!

I'm 37+1 today and so, so relieved and thrilled to have a "term" baby. After having the scary preterm labor and bleeding scare in September getting to 37 weeks is all I wanted.

As of last week baby girl is still breech and over 6 pounds, so looking unlikely to flip. We scheduled a C date for 12/19. Of course if she turns we will cancel and wait for labor but for now it looks like I will have a daughter in 2 weeks (eep!) I am a little worried about recovery but I will be lucky to have lots of help here through mid-January (thanks, H, mom, and MIL). Hoping the kiddo holds out until her scheduled date so H can get in 2 more weeks of work and I can have a little time to finish getting everything in order

So since that's the deal, last week will need to be my last week leading the check-in. Anyone interested in heading this up starting the week of the 19th?

QOTW: I am very bad and have not packed my bag yet. Hoping to get to that today. I am packing a bunch of Christmas chocolate for the nurses - everyone says "make cookies" but I am not the most amazing baker I am also bringing my Boppy - don't know if that is overkill but I really want to give breastfeeding the best chance I can.

[lastnamewithheld]

Hey emilie! Thanks for the check in! I'm slightly jealous that you have an absolute end-date scheduled!

I'm starting to get numb in my other hand now and that wrist is swelling now, too. (I had H take off my bracelet so I wouldn't hulk out of it and ruin it in the next however long it takes for this baby to come!) I'm SO tired of being swollen.

QOTW: There's nothing too unusual in my bag. I'm just trying to not over pack or overthink the things I'm bringing. I'm planning on using whatever the hospital gives me... I don't want to junk up my own clothes with every bodily fluid, and have to deal with doing a load of very gross laundry when I get home, lol.

I like the idea of packing my own pillow, but yeah, see above. I don't want it to get ruined. I'll make due with what I'm given at the hospital.

[dancerspose]

emilie so excited for you, getting so close! Since I'm near the bottom of the list I can take over after next week if you still need someone.

lastnamewithheld so sorry you're dealing with all the swelling.

@wineandcupcakes sounds like you're definitely getting things ready!

AFM - I'm 29w5d, and can't believe that the big 3-0 is just a couple days away. We had an OB appointment yesterday that went well. I'm told weight and fungal height size I'm right on track and heartbeat was in the 140s. I have no more u/s scheduled at all, just the every other week appointments until 36 weeks. We still have tons of stuff we need to get, and I need to register for the breastfeeding class (and maybe newborn care), and do just about everything else too...for some reason I don't think I'll really feel any sense of urgency until after the new year...I'm sure that'll come back to bit me.

QOTW - as you can probably guess, I haven't even given it a moment's thought...

[Winnifred]

Umm I'm not going to lie, I saw this post just before leaving work yesterday and was immediately filled with fear, ha ha! I'm next on the list, when did that happen?! Told DH when I got home that if I sink into fear when this labor finally starts, it's his job to bring me back from the ledge.

Today is 39w2d. Still can't believe my due date is less than a week away! As far as I know, there's been zero physical progress towards labor. I'm sure I'll be checked on Thursday.

My body is sore and I'm mentally so ready to be done being pregnant. Also do not want to be at work at all. I'm still nervous about labor, but I'd much rather have it start on it's own than be induced after 41 weeks.

QOTW: I am bringing multiple headbands for baby, lol. In all fairness, I want a cute picture of her for my FB announcement, and then I just so happen to have the perfect red bow headband that will go with her holiday sleeper I plan to bring her home in (IF she can fit into newborn clothes, lol).

[Winnifred]

emilie, so happy you've hit your milestone that you've been looking forward to! And you have an end date - that's awesome! Sorry baby didn't flip, but at least you have a plan and it sounds like you're feeling good about it. Also, get that bag packed, lady!!

lastnamewithheld, so sorry about the issues with your hands!! Are you going to be taking time off work? Or are you able to manage? I really wish my PAIF buddy lived nearby so we could hang out and totally freak out about the fact that we're about to have our babies!! If you need a panic partner, I'm here for you, lol.

@wineandcupcakes, glad things are going well for you! Yay for 3rd tri!!

dancerspose, woo hoo for 30 weeks approaching! You have plenty of time to get things done, just do them one or two at a time and you'll be ready before you know it!

[tiresiastheblond]

Winnifred, Wow, you're so close! I hope she makes her appearance soon!
dancerspose, Yay for hitting 30 weeks soon! Glad you're feeling relaxed!
@wineandcupcakes, You sound so prepared! I wish I could borrow some of your motivation!
lastnamewithheld, I'm sorry about the carpal tunnel--ouch! Your packing plan sounds very sensible.
emilie, Congrats on both hitting 37 weeks and on the scheduled c-section date! Almost there!

AFM, sorry so MIA lately, but things are insanely busy. I'm 31 weeks, 2 days and everything seems to be going well. I start weekly growth scans and NSTs (at my paranoid request) next Friday and am seeing the OB every 2 weeks.

QOTW: I'm unbelievably unprepared for this baby is every way, including the bag. Also, DD arrived a bit early (surprise!) and I went to the hospital with a very minimal bag of tricks--toothbrush, a change of clothes, pajamas for her to wear home, and a book. There was nothing at all I missed having or wished I'd brought, so I think I'll keep it equally simple this time.

[lastnamewithheld]

haha, Winnifred, I am so thankful to have you for my panic partner! I have 9 more days of work and then I'm done until the end of March! I'm managing fine enough, I guess. It's just another thing that I just tell myself it'll be worth it in the end, lol.

tiresiastheblond, I, too, was just thinking about you! I'm glad to hear everything is going well and I'm glad that you are getting some extra monitoring!

[roeni]

QOTW: Anything unusual you’re packing in your hospital bag, or any hospital bag tips/life hacks? I am not packing anything unusual, but I want something convenient to wash my face with like some makeup wipes. Also my probiotics are a must as well has my uber greens juice...anything to get things moving while I am in the hospital. If I end up with another C-section I want to make my digestion as fluid as possible! Some comfortable jammies that zipper open for easy access to the boob. I really don't like the hospital gowns

emilie , I am sorry she did not flip and am hoping this can still happen for you! I have heard that some babies flip right before labor.
lastnamewithheld , Are you experiencing carpal tunnel? I have had it since 2nd tri and my fingers are in pain...it is getting worse. I wake up at night with complete dead hands that take forever to get feeling back!
@wineandcupcakes , I am jealous of all your progress..we have so much left to do and it probably won't get done until after she is born. I am having a new closet system installed on Friday but we have to paint and put together crib and more...I am feeling overwhelmed!
dancerspose , I was the same way! No sense of urgency but I let that go on way too long and now I am stressed!
Winnifred , I am over being pregnant, too...so lucky it is so close for you!
tiresiastheblond , Sounds like the lack of urgency is a common theme around here!

AFM-I will be 35 weeks on Friday and my next appt is next Thursday. I am doing maternity pics this Friday...I waited way too long for these and will be posting pics of my new baby as soon as I get these done it feels like...I won't even get to enjoy them! Movement has become pretty uncomfortable, especially when I lay down to sleep at night. I feel knees and elbows everywhere. The rib part really is painful at times...my DS was breech so I never felt this last time. If I don't end up being diagnosed with ICP after these last bile acid results come in, then I will probably be doing the repeat c-section at 39 weeks-Jan 6th. If I do get a diagnosis of ICP then I will have a c-section between 37 and 38 weeks.

[Winnifred]

roeni, oh the makeup wipes are a great idea!! I'm also bringing a robe and nursing tops. I honestly will probably be hanging out in DH's flannel shirts once we get home - easy access FTW! Sending some positive vibes your way for good test results!

[emilie]

Ooo, makeup wipes. Yes. Thanks roeni!

[lastnamewithheld]

roeni, omg yes. I have very little range of motion in my wrists or my thumbs. And of course, the random tingly numbness that happens is really fun (not) I can't tell you when it started... the swelling has been happening in my hands/wrists since maybe 14 weeks? That's when I took my rings off, anyway. I'm crossing everything that this thing in particular goes back to normal after he's born.

So, I have a little update from my appointment today!
Last time I was checked, 36+6, my cervix was long and closed. Today at 38+4 I am about a fingertip dilated and 50-70% effaced. So that's cool, right?

He's still head down, but not in my pelvis, so I guess I might have to bounce more vigorously on my yoga ball? LOL

[Winnifred]

lastnamewithheld - yay for progress!! I was 20% last week and hoping for some decent change this week for sure...

[lastnamewithheld]

Dec 7, 2016 19:44:38 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

lastnamewithheld - yay for progress!! I was 20% last week and hoping for some decent change this week for sure...

When do you go back?? I'll be sending you some good progress vibes

[Winnifred]

Dec 8, 2016 5:18:11 GMT -5 lastnamewithheld said:

Dec 7, 2016 19:44:38 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

lastnamewithheld - yay for progress!! I was 20% last week and hoping for some decent change this week for sure...

When do you go back?? I'll be sending you some good progress vibes

In an hour! Thanks for the vibes!!

[lastnamewithheld]

Dec 8, 2016 8:53:22 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

Dec 8, 2016 5:18:11 GMT -5 lastnamewithheld said:

When do you go back?? I'll be sending you some good progress vibes

In an hour! Thanks for the vibes!!

Yay!!! GOOD LUCK!!! let us know how it goes!!

[Evelyn3]

Good luck Winnifred

[Winnifred]

Thanks for the well wishes! I'll XP my frustration post from Dec'16 (TLDR: No progress, I'm pissy over it):


So I came back from my dr's appointment fighting my frustration tears and went immediately into our department meeting, where EVERYONE asked me for an update. I almost lost it

No progress. Still only 20% effaced. Dr scheduled me for induction on the 20th, which is 2 days later than he wanted because the hospital is all booked up. And I'm waiting to have my stress test scheduled because their office is all booked with those next week, too. WTF??!? Even the schedulers were shocked that things are so busy right now. I kind of expected to hear the 19th or 20th would be the dates, but knowing I'm not progressing and that the OB's office and hospital are busting at the seams with people having babies that apparently all scheduled their appointments before me was just too much.

I need to get over it, I know I do. I just really wanted to go into labor on my own, and I especially didn't want to sit around waiting until almost Christmas to have her here

[dancerspose]

Winnifred I'm sorry for all the frustrating scheduling news and lack of progress. There's still a chance you'll go into labor naturally before then, right?

[lastnamewithheld]

big huge hugs, Winnifred!!! I'm so sorry that's so disappointing.

[Winnifred]

Dec 8, 2016 15:34:28 GMT -5 @wineandcupcakes said:

Winnifred - if it makes you feel any better, my BFF went to her appt one day and was told that absolutely nothing was happening and that there wouldn't "be a baby this week!" She was 37 weeks and not dilated or effaced.

Her water broke the next morning and baby was here by nightfall.

Keep the faith!

Ahh thank you! That sounds like something that would happen to me. Fingers crossed!

[Evelyn3]

Sorry for the frustrations Winnifred
I'm hoping things progress for you on their own before then

[Winnifred]

Thanks, Evelyn3! Me too!