Weekly Check-in Nov 21

[WineNChocolate]

requiressnacks I know you are silly busy with being a mom. I thought I would help out!

Week/Team/Fruit:

Symptoms:

Appointments this week:

Induction dates (NEW):

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"?  Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone?

[Lucy]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36/Pink/She's the size of a Chihuahua according to Ovia -- according to my BPP last Wed, she's just over 5lbs.

Symptoms: I actually feel really good. I had a huge burst of energy yesterday and cleaned the hell out of everything, and didn't even feel like I was going to die without a nap. It was great. And I am still loving all the breathing I can do now that she's dropped down!

Appointments this week: NST today, weekly OB appt on Wed.

Induction dates (NEW): RCS is scheduled for 12/12, but I have a feeling she'll be here by next Wed at the latest

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm just so happy the end is near and in sight!!

GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone? -- I'm a SAHM, and will be doing it alone. I'm actually really looking forward to one baby. My first was only an only for a year. He was also a preemie, so that came with it's own troubles, then I was pregnant from 5 months old on with him. Then I had a newborn and a very young toddler. One baby while not also being knocked up sounds like a dream.

[Winnifred]

Thanks, WineNChocolate!

Week/Team/Fruit: 37/pink

Symptoms: None really. Baby girl's shift into a bad position alleviated all of my back pain. Hoping she moves back within the next couple of weeks - I'd rather have the pain than worry about needing the dr to attempt to turn her or opting for a c-section.

Appointments this week: Weekly OB appt on Wednesday

Induction dates (NEW): None

Rants/Raves/Questions: The cravings are becoming downright impossible to stop at this point. I feel terrible about all of the junk I've eaten over the last few weeks (as I currently eat a cookie at 10:30AM). I also really want to get things finished up at work over the next few days so I don't have to worry about going into labor early. Some of it I need to do, a lot of it I'm waiting/reminding other people about. Frustrating.

GTKY: We have our daycare situation figured out until mid June (longtime friend will watch her). At that point, I'll need to move her to a traditional daycare. I made calls a few months back and all of the daycare providers sounded like they wouldn't know about availability until 1 - 2 months ahead of time, so I've just been twiddling my thumbs over here. I also know that there's a daycare on my street, since I see people dropping their kids off and picking them up every day. I can't find any info online about them so I'll probably awkwardly knock on their door one day...

[Deleted]

Week/Team/Fruit: 35w3d/Pink/Bunch of Carrots

Symptoms: Baby feels like she's all over all the time. Night sweats suck.


Appointments this week: 36 week appointment on Friday, all I know is that the GBS test is at this appointment.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Got the carseat installed, we're pretty much ready to go if need be, but she needs to stay put for another solid month.


GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone? We've had DC figured out since August because it's so competitive here. We chose a really great DC that gives teachers in my district a discount so I'm glad we got in. I would love to be a SAHM, or even better DH would love to be a SAHD but it's just not an option really where we live.

[WineNChocolate]

Week/Team/Fruit: 35w1d/Blue/pineapple...finally something that makes damn sense

Symptoms: So we are definitely low and well my pains have reduced from just being upright..however my sleep sucks. I have the worse pains at night in my hips and then LO likes to shove his damn foot in my rib..I know its him cause I push on the area and the pain disappears and comes back after movement. Lil butt. My constipation is still here..so yeah. UGH the acne wth where did you come from. Ahh yes and the Pelvic floor pressure is about as awesome as it gets.

Appointments this week: Nill...nothing this week. but that is okay..I only work till tomorrow.

Induction date: Don't have one of those either...kind of wish I did.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I am so scared that I am going to have this lil man in Jan. LOL...its like its inevitable..I mean I really only have 6 days till Jan from his due date. I kind of was looking forward to a December/Christmas baby. We will see what happens. I haven't started my primrose. I will this weekend and then maybe that will make things happen. NONE of my MP has made an appearance either..meh.

GTKY: We are doing a nanny when lil man is 4 months and I go back to work. MY DH is begging for me to just give up work and be a SAHM...I am just on the fence right now. I love my job and mommy loves her days to be an adult. SELFISH..much. Meh. My DH is not excited that I won't LO go to a DC yet..cause dangit too many babies at one time in one room. DD got like hands on attention for a year...that's not fair that LO wouldn't as well.

Lucy, Well that puts things in perspective...I never thought of a dog size being in there. lol. Oh man you feel like you are getting the signs she is ready??! that's exciting.

@kc295905, oh sign me up on the reflux..it sucks. jeally of your PT, I would love to do PT..my job doesn't really allow it.

Winnifred, TOTALLY do a drive by on the daycare down the street, DD was in an awesome in home that I found just by driving my neighborhood. Those are usually the best because its word of mouth. Also add me to the eating like I have no dang sense.

@cahistoryteacher, I had to put a fan on..I have a small fan on my side of the bed just blowing on me. My DH complains cause its 30 degrees outside..he suck it up..I hate waking up sweating.

[lastnamewithheld]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36w2d (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)/blue/honeydew (mmm)


Symptoms: Wrist shit still. Lungs smooshed (I don't know how women back in the day smoked while pregnant! I get out of breath just walking!) and the feeling that I've been kicked square in the vagina when I've overdone it activity-wise for the day. Goooood times!


Appointments this week: First weekly OB appointment Friday at 10:30.


Induction dates (NEW): They said they will induce me at 41w if nothing happens on its own or there isn't another reason to get him out sooner.


Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm just feeling very anxious the last couple of days. Like something terrible is going to happen. I've been feeling SO good and pretty much talked myself off of every ledge I found myself on, but lately, it's just like ugh what if he doesn't have enough fluid to float around in in there. What if his cord is around his little neck and no one knows about it? What if he's too big and gets stuck? I just want him here and out of my dumb body before it gets back to being useless.


GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone?
I WISH I could be a SAHM. We just can't afford it. Daycare has been set up and ready to go for a couple weeks now... there's a nice little center near my house.

[tbonequeen13]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36/pink/ a cabbage patch doll


Symptoms: terrible heartburn (finally- been waiting on that one), can't sleep well, exhausted, my stomach ligaments are killing me, and I'm either having sporadic contractions or BH (it's hard for me to tell- they're a little bit uncomfortable but not what i would consider painful).


Appointments this week: tomorrow I have a NST, growth ultrasound, group b step test, and 1st cervical check


Induction dates (NEW): none yet, but I need to ask her what the plan is (they normally won't let you go past due with Type II)


Rants/Raves/Questions: I need a nap!!


GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone? My sister and Mom watch DD1 so they'll be watching DD2 when I return to work. My sister is on disability so I pay her some, I'm not sure how much we're going to be able to pay her once DD2 comes but at least it's cheaper than traditional child care.

[catherineoctober]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36 4 Days/Pink/7 lb Cabbage Patch Doll

Symptoms: waddling - I think she's head down and I think I can tell the difference now. haven't had heartburn in a while - no appetite, but I make sure I eat. Round Ligament pain - at least that's what I've been told it is - pelvic getting up and stuff.

Appointments this week: in a couple hours I do an NST and then my weekly Dr visit. Wondering if she's going to move the date up to Turkey day or keep it at the 1st. I guess it all depends on little girl and my body. My mom really wants to be here and she flies up on the 30th. Either way, I'm staying calm and nesting like crazy

Induction dates (NEW): December 1

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm so glad the below question was asked and will get to that. It's a major stressor for me, but we're dealing. I'm really just trying to stay calm and realize that at MAX I only have 10 more days of being pregnant so what's the rush? And baby Jane has a little more comfort time if we go as planned. The last few weeks I've just been so ready and pretty upset that it's taking so long. I'll totally forget this time and it will go better if I have more patience. Also, I don't know if it's because I'm having a little girl, but I'm doing some reading on feminism and the suffragists. It's completely intriguing. It could be that I feel like I want to be grounded as I raise a girl so she feels grounded and finds her way easier than I did. I also think it's my duty to be involved in my local community and my family hasn't really been like that, so we're changing that for my little family.

GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone?
I am on a waiting list at 3 daycares we like that are actually reasonably priced. However, we'll probably have to do a nanny between the time I go back to work and the daycare is ready for us. I've been told to get on Care.com to find someone, but there's a fee to contact people so I'm waiting until we're closer to the time we need someone. I plan on going back to work full time, but two days a week I work from home and my husband works from home one day a week. Now, I think we'll still use the nanny/daycare on those days, but getting it ramped up and on schedule after I'm off for 9 weeks is going to be tricky. I can always extend my leave three more weeks, but I wouldn't be paid for that time and I get paid 100% for the 9 weeks I am planning on taking. My Mom might be able to take a vacation and come back up, but my Mother in Law asked to only come up when her husband can come too so I don't feel like we can rely on that. I know we'll figure it out, it's just stressful. This is how it makes me feel

[requiressnacks]

Thanks for posting this WineNChocolate! Last night was a total shit show in the Snacks household.

As far as baby care, we are doing a combo of a daycare center and my MIL. I'm still a little unsure how we will be affording it.

[catherineoctober]

Nov 21, 2016 12:29:24 GMT -5 lastnamewithheld said:

Week/Team/Fruit: 36w2d (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)/blue/honeydew (mmm)


Symptoms: Wrist shit still. Lungs smooshed (I don't know how women back in the day smoked while pregnant! I get out of breath just walking!) and the feeling that I've been kicked square in the vagina when I've overdone it activity-wise for the day. Goooood times!


Appointments this week: First weekly OB appointment Friday at 10:30.


Induction dates (NEW): They said they will induce me at 41w if nothing happens on its own or there isn't another reason to get him out sooner.


Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm just feeling very anxious the last couple of days. Like something terrible is going to happen. I've been feeling SO good and pretty much talked myself off of every ledge I found myself on, but lately, it's just like ugh what if he doesn't have enough fluid to float around in in there. What if his cord is around his little neck and no one knows about it? What if he's too big and gets stuck? I just want him here and out of my dumb body before it gets back to being useless.


GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone?
I WISH I could be a SAHM. We just can't afford it. Daycare has been set up and ready to go for a couple weeks now... there's a nice little center near my house.

I am totally with you on the anxiety. And that fed my impatience and down right grumpiness. I've been waking up on my stomach at night. That is hell! I think I must be smashing her, then I realize that she is like me and she'd tell me very clearly to move if she wasn't snug as a bug. I live for the NST's to hear her heart beat and just keep hoping the days go by faster. 

[lola]

Not officially checking in until Thursday, but I'm glad (not glad, but you know what I mean) to see others having a return in the round ligament pain. On Friday night, I rolled over too quickly in my sleep and had unbelievable round ligament pain. Like panting, trying not to cry pain. If my husband had been awake, he would've thought I was in labor for sure. It totally freaked me out because it was so unexpected and so painful, but baby is bopping around in there just fine, so I know it was me not her.

[littlelion]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36w+4d/team blue/last week his est weighed 6 lbs 

Symptoms: Much tiredness

Appointments this week: weekly NST and OB/BBP

Induction dates (NEW): Dec 1st scheduled for 8:00 am, need to check in at 6 am.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm getting nervous about the csection.  I hope it goes as smoothly as last time (duration and recovery) and that I feel more awake for it. I hate the idea of getting cut into. My only question to by OB this week would be if I get to hold the baby right away or try to nurse. Not sure how a scheduled csection works. 

GTKY:  I signed up at a new DC.  It has space for my 2 yo in Dec and baby in March. Current DC would've been $570/wk, this one is $450/wk.  Nanny would've been $600/wk. The new DC has a good education program for DS.  I'll have to see how the infant room measures up.  That makes me more nervous just because you know, this is my baby. The DC did have good reviews and great prices and I was lucky to get in because they just moved to a bigger facility and had the extra space. FX this works out for both my boys. 

[kaydee0402]

Week/Team/Fruit: 36/PINK/A whale...not really but that's how I feel.

Symptoms: Everything hurts and I'm dying.

Appointments this week: 36 week appointment at 1:20!

Induction dates (NEW): Repeat c-section scheduled for 12/15.

Rants/Raves/Questions: None.

GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone? I will be leaving my job and becoming a full time SAHM. I'm nervous to leave the workforce since I've held a job since the age of 14, but I'm excited for this new phase of my life!

[sheepish]

Week/Team/Fruit: 37/Blue/Honeydew melon

Symptoms: other than not sleeping very well, feeling pretty good! I had about 2 weeks of terrible sacroiliac pain, but baby shifted this week and poof- no more pain!

Appointments this week: Regular appointment yesterday. Found out my GBS test was negative (yay!) and baby is head down, facing my back, in a good position (also yay!)

Induction dates (NEW): Nothing scheduled, but I did find out that they won't let me go more than 1 week past due date, which means baby will definitely be here before Christmas.

Rants/Raves/Questions: We had our shower this past weekend and then used our registry completion coupon earlier this week, so other than wanting to pick up a few nursing camisoles and a few items we left on our registry that we don't need right that we left on the registry in case anyone else wants to get them, we are pretty much all set. Alternating between being super excited to meet baby within the next month and slightly freaking out over the same!

GTKY: Who has their DC/Nanny/Nanny Share planned for going back to work? Who is still waiting.."I will get to it"? Who is deciding to become SAHM? If you are a SAHM you doing full time alone?
As of right now, planning on taking off the entire spring semester and then probably starting back part time in the summer. Haven't quite figured out child care yet - my mother in law is retiring this spring, so might work out something with her or maybe find a college student nanny or something.