Weekly chat thread January 31st-Feb 6th - Page 7

[BathrobeGoddess]

Whoohooo DID! Welcome little sweet boy! Can't wait to hear your story!

[Mal85]

I feel like baby is wayyyy down in my pelvis.... like between my legs. I'm waddling everywhere. However, I still can't breathe and feel like she's also up in my lungs. Could she just be bigger? My MW hasn't made an guess-timation as far as size... I think I'll ask her at my appt on Thursday.
37 weeks tomorrow! I will officially be considered full term. Woo Hoo! I really want this baby to come out, but I know it's not time. I need to get another dozen diapers. I need to get some Snappis. I need to get some heavy duty overnight pads for PP. I also need to get some Tucks pads. I'd like to get one or two more covers, but can make do with what I have at least for the first couple of weeks. I can't make any of these purchases until I get paid next week, so she needs to stay in at least until Valentine's Day. I also need to get ahead a little more with my classes. I don't have a whole lot I need to do to feel prepared as far as school goes... it's just a matter of sitting down and putting together a few things. I have about 4 papers I need to write and a project that is almost complete but needs to be organized.

The fact that I still have all these things I need to get and do is making it a little easier to wait for her... but not much. I really want to hold her.

[nighten]

Is anyone else just in a DON'T TOUCH ME type mood? I feel like I'm some weird mother cat needing to hide from the world or something. It's bizarre. I didn't feel like this last pregnancy, but I totally don't want to be around anyone at all.

It's very strange.

[TayTaysMama]

Originally Posted by nighten

Is anyone else just in a DON'T TOUCH ME type mood? I feel like I'm some weird mother cat needing to hide from the world or something. It's bizarre. I didn't feel like this last pregnancy, but I totally don't want to be around anyone at all.

It's very strange.

This is me. I would be really happy if everyone would just go away and leave me alone. I have no patience for anyone or anything. I just feel like this...:!

[firefly mama]

I FINALLY remembered to pick up my final postpartum supply - the one supply that I absolutely MUST have before this baby could come out. Soft toilet paper. The GOOD stuff.

Now, I am ready.

[LionTigerBear]

Hey, where are you guys getting these peri bottles? I have NOT been able to find them!!! I remember they were a lifesaver after my last two births but they came with the hospital birth.

[JesiLynne]

I'm going mall walking tonight in hope that will move things along. My body feels ready and I really don't want to go to my OB appt Fri, I can't afford it, stupid hospital policies "grumble grumble" . I'm crabby can you tell

[JesiLynne]

LionTigerBear Check out Craigslist to see if anyone has any HB supplies. I did and found a lady who had an unopened peri bottle. I wouldn't suggest ordering one online, they are way cheap, but paying for shipping would be unpractical.

[LionTigerBear]

Originally Posted by JesiLynne

LionTigerBear Check out Craigslist to see if anyone has any HB supplies. I did and found a lady who had an unopened peri bottle. I wouldn't suggest ordering one online, they are way cheap, but paying for shipping would be unpractical.

Oh, you know what? I hadn't thought to ask my midwives yet. Pegnancy brain I guess. I bet they can get them easily. Silly me.

Good luck with your mall walk!

[Jenivere]

I did order mine online but it was along with the rest of my other homebirth supplies. Buying it by itself with shipping would not have been worth it. Do you have a medical supply store near you? We have one where you can get a lot of those kinds of things.

[RabbitDancer]

Originally Posted by MomtoXane

My baby shower on Sunday was great! ... Anyways I guess people were pretty baffled about my cloth diapering choices and online organic registery. I ended up with a handful of gift cards to Target! I'm going to buy carseats for certain, not sure what else I need.

If it's crunchy stuff you're looking for, did you know that Target now has Bum Genius diapers and Hotslings (also Peanut Shell and maybe some others, too)? Not too long ago they even had this stuff available in the stores, but you might have to go to target.com to get it now. I happened to see a Hotsling (alas, not my size ) on super clearance for $9-something at my local Target the other day!! I see there's a good selection online right now, though not that cheap. Oh! And I also bought (with gift cards from baby gifts) a Moses basket that I just love on target.com during my last pregnancy for $40. There's all kinds of good crunchy baby things on there!

Hope this helps!

[RabbitDancer]

Originally Posted by LionTigerBear

Oh, you know what? I hadn't thought to ask my midwives yet. Pegnancy brain I guess. I bet they can get them easily. Silly me.

Good luck -- my midwife has them available for $2. I was thinking I no longer had mine around from last time and would have to buy another, but I found it under the sink last week and washed it for this go-round. Woo hoo!

If you can't get one through your midwife, you can always just substitute an empty condiment bottle. Same basic idea!

[JesiLynne]

Like a ketchup squeeze bottle

[Jenivere]

Mmmm, in a few minutes I can satisfy my sugar craving with some homemade thin mint cookies. I'm trying to eat healthy and it helps that I have no money to buy junk food but I do have things like baking cocoa and sugar on hand.

[Queen of my Castle]

Hey guys!
Surprised to see so many of you still around with so many pre-labour symptoms, but not surprised to see some of the birth announcements! Exciting times around here- love to see those babies!

I'm also emotional- normally I'm not a 'cry-ey' person, I only cry every several months, but I've been tearing up at totally random things.

I'm 37 weeks now, and at my mw appt yesterday we discovered my baby is anterior now! Yay! I've been spending a lot of time on my hands and knees, etc, and I think the baby turned Sunday night. I feel so much better- all last week I had this killer back ache that made everything so difficult. I had said moving around was difficult, I walked like an elephant. Yesterday and today I've felt great! Normally I do suffer from some backache in pregnancy, but now that I feel good I realize that last week was extreme. I guess it was the posterior presentation!

My friends and family are all starting to make predictions. Both my sisters, and my neice and nephew have all booked to arrive on the 18th, 6 days before my due date. It's getting so exciting!

I also was wondering about packing a hospital bag. I won't be going unless there's an emergency, so what then does one really need in an emergency? My toothbrush? I can't pack that beforehand. Extra clothes? Not that either. I think I'll just leave it.

[JesiLynne]

I'm packing one, I've done " Oh crap gotta get to the hospital quick " pack job and it sucked.

[Queen of my Castle]

Originally Posted by JesiLynne

I'm packing one, I've done " Oh crap gotta get to the hospital quick " pack job and it sucked.

so what would you recommend packing? I'm not against one at all, I just can't figure out what I'd want in it.

[RabbitDancer]

Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle

so what would you recommend packing? I'm not against one at all, I just can't figure out what I'd want in it.

I'd suggest just making a list of what you'd pack. You know you likely won't need to transfer, most of what you'd pack is stuff you need daily anyway, and this will provide peace of mind that you won't forget anything should you need to get packed in a hurry.

[cagnew]

I packed awhile ago and have been living out of the bag since I need many of the things in it still. It sucks but I like knowig I won't have to worry about it when the time comes. Of course, I am doing a hospital birth, so I have to have something ready.

I'm feeling yucky tonight so I think I will try to go to bed early. I ate a huge spicy Mexican lunch and drank some RRL tea... maybe tonight will be the night. LOL. I say that every night....

I hope at least one of us goes into labor tonight!

[tak]

I am so at peace right now. Baby will come when he/she is ready -- after last week it feels great to have this attitude, and it's like it just came to me this morning.