3rd Tri Check-in 11/14

[dashook]

Weeks/Size of Baby:

Symptoms:

Appointments:

To Do's:

Rants/Raves/Randoms:

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year?

[thelittleredm]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 31+5; A tailless small-clawed otter.

Symptoms: Pain. Really, just general discomfort. Hip, back, groin, vag. Everything.

Appointments: Belly check tomorrow, doula appointment Saturday

To Do's: All the things! But seriously. I have to go through DS's closet and figure out what can go into "storage" what I can move out of there in general, and stack all the diapers and wipes we got into it.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I just ate my Fuddrucker burger WAY too quickly. Ow >.<

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year?
I'm hosting with my mom at our house. I have a menu planned, grocery list printed, and now just need to go through the grocery store ads to see who has what for the least amount.

[loves2shop4shoes]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 28w0d. (Holy crap I go here now!) she's the size of a one pound basket of wings. Or an echidna.

Symptoms: fatigue, sore boobies, nausea, vomiting, constant back pain...

Appointments: checking on my placenta previa with another ultrasound on Wednesday. Can't wait to see my munchkin.

To Do's: try not to panic? Take it one day at a time?

Rants/Raves/Randoms: idk if it's weird or not, but I'm just not freaking out yet. Yeah there's so stuff to do, but it'll be ok. I have some time still. And worst case scenario it doesn't get done, I'll be ok. My grandmother was born in such a rural part of Portugal that there's still not electricity there. They had babies in the field and put them in a little cradle beside the fire to keep them warm. If babies can survive like that, I'll be ok.

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year?

We're going to DH's aunt's house. We go there every year. She's the nicest lady on the planet and we're naming the baby after her. (Middle name.)

[thelittleredm]

loves2shop4shoes, Welcome to 3rd tri!!

[Evelyn3]

Weeks: 28+3

Symptoms: Braxton hicks, that's about it I think.

Appointments: thyroid specialist 28th and OB 29th

To Do's: get teaching my job to my colleagues, finish cleaning up basement and finish nursery

Rants/raves/randoms: cannot believe how fast the past few weeeks have been.

QOTW: Canadian, so Thanksgivings over. But we do have a lot of stores doing Black Friday up here now, so I may go shopping on Friday

[dashook]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 39 weeks! Pumpkin/watermelon/full term baby 😱

Symptoms: I've been pretty uncomfortable this evening...crampy, BH, etc. Generally, lots of heartburn, pain and pressure when I walk, and (*TMI*) pretty sure I'm leaking pee during the day now, ugh

Appointments: Thursday to see OB, including cervical check

To Do's: everything that needed to be done is done! Now I just need a baby

Rants/Raves/Randoms: today was my last day in the office; I'll be WFH from tomorrow until baby arrives. It's a huge relief. My hospital is only 1.6 miles from my house.

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year? Depends on this baby! Normally we spend the holiday on the Cape with H's family but that's not happening this year regardless of whether baby is here yet or not. If s/he is born this week we'll probably just have a very low key dinner at home. Otherwise we could be eating hospital turkey lol!

[bazinga]

Weeks: 32w 5d

Symptoms: Sore back/hip if I over do it. Getting difficult to eat and breathe. Otherwise still feeling pretty good and hoping it lasts a little longer.

Appointments: Nothing this week.

To do's: finish decorating nursery and master in time for carpet installation on 12/1. Still a lot to do but we'll get there. Pull up floor in DSs room and repair baseboards ready for carpet then big boy furniture at same time as above. Then get organized. Baby will not come early. And if he does I like loves2shop4shoes philosophy!

QOTW: We will be cabin camping in the mountains - think shed with platform beds and a heater, because that's a great idea for 4 nights when 34w pregnant. It's still really warm here so hoping the weather stays mild until after that as I only have one sweater that fits!

[dashook]

I just realized what a bad QOTW this was. So many of us aren't in the US. Sorry ladies! Can I call it pregnancy brain?

[kartish]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 28 weeks, Rollerblade

Symptoms:a little heartburn and getting increasingly difficult to get comfortable while sleeping

Appointments: None this week

To Do's: Everything! Babies room is still a office/storage room.

Rants/Raves/Randoms:

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year? I work on Thanksgiving and I'm not sure when we are actually celebrating. I'm not cooking anything so I'll just show up.

[littlelion]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 35w+6d/team blue

Symptoms: Peeing more often and bhx off and on.

Appointments: weekly. nst atm, thurs ob/bpp

To Do's: buy baby diapers

Rants/Raves/Randoms: All is looking well. My blood pressure was high last Friday but still under threshold. Trying to relax and not get stressed out.

QOTW - My sister hosts thanksgiving. I plan on eating all the yummy food. I'd like to bake some maple shortbread cookies or a pie. But at the same time don't want to make any promises.

[jubilantsquirrel]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 38/Pomeranian

Symptoms: Back aches, pelvic pressure, heart burn, can't roll over without great effort, peeing all the damn time.

Appointments: Tomorrow

To Do's: Still need to get the PNP out of the garage and set up in our room and we still need to install the car seat.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I think I'm grumpy this morning.

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year?

LOL. Well this is turning into some drama on MH's side. Normally we do Thanksgiving Day with my ILs and the day after Thanksgiving with my family. But now because of some drama with my BIL and SIL (H's brother and his wife), my ILs want to cancel Thanksgiving. Sooo... who knows at this point. I'm due 11/29, so if I'm still pregnant we'll at least do Thanksgiving with my family next Friday.

[silvermelody]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 30, cantaloupe

Symptoms: shortness of breath, BH, nighttime heartburn is returning

Appointments: Nov 28 belly check. Last Thursday had diabetic clinic checkup, minor adjustment to my overnight insulin, otherwise all good

To Do's: still need to find a back up babysitter. Decide on doula or not

Rants/Raves/Randoms: Ravenous this week and hard to find things to eat as snacks that i can eat on my diet restrictions. Up 10lbs exactly from pre-preg weight.

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year?
My husband's niece is hosting for the first time but we always spend it with his family, should be the usual attendees. Not sure how toddler proof her house is, but her twin has a toddler too so hopefully not much to worry about

[Winnifred]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 36 weeks

Symptoms: Sore and tired, per usual.

Appointments: OB appt on Thursday - including the GBS test and cervix check (so fun, right?!)

To Do's: My mom is here this week so she's fixing up our nursery curtains and finishing up a couple of sewing projects for baby. I was going to buy fabric last night to make a crib skirt, but the only fabric I liked would have ended up costing the same as ordering one.... so no thanks on that one! Otherwise, I'm mostly just looking forward to relaxing once we're home alone again.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I am so sick of my groin hurting. The only way I can describe it to DH is that it feels like someone has a wrench on my tendon and is just squeezing it for their own sadistic pleasure! I'm sure it's related to RLP but it just doesn't get any better no matter what I do. Sleeping and walking would be 100% better if that pain would just ease up. 4 more weeks...

QOTW - My dad and his partner are coming over to cook us a meal. I think I'm making a salad, mashed potatoes and baked brie. We typically travel across the state to spend the holiday with a mixture of my mom and my in-laws, but I honestly hate that trip every year and I'm really looking forward to just staying here. I'm so over doing holidays the exact same way every single year.

[lola]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 36/Honeydew Melon or Two-Liter

Symptoms: Peeing all the time, sore belly, swollen hands and feet.

Appointments: Weekly appointment this afternoon. Not sure if they'll just measure or actually do a cervical check.

To Do's: I ordered our rocker today, which is probably a little late but oh well. We're waiting to buy the remaining items from our registries until Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: Not much besides just FREAKING OUT that there's a baby in my belly that could be born at literally any moment. What!?

QOTW - what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year? We did Thanksgiving on Sunday with my in-laws while they're in town. On actual Thanksgiving, we'll either be with friends, on our own, or my parents will be here. I don't have strong feelings either way, except I'd love to see my parents. If they don't come for they holiday, they'll come in the day after.