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[lithigin]

Libi-what? If I say to myself "We will be having sex tonight and it will be fun" and then sit and read naughty magazines for 30 minutes, I can be entreated to enjoy myself. But sex drive of its own motivation? Ha! I just want to talk about kitchen cabinets and work and taxes and infant daycares that I have toured, and sex is about bazillionth on my to-do list. We're planning some for tomorrow night; that should be enough time to consider getting motivated. SO lame. Plus, even though I like my pregnant body, it's impossibly to feel alluring while wearing extra-strength compression stockings to keep my bulgy veins hidden and not uncomfortable.
 

Originally Posted by heathenmom 

This is our last baby, so I'm trying to really enjoy and focus on the stuff about pregnancy that I love, like feeling all the weird movements and the hiccups and stuff.  That being said, it's hard not to wish it was over already ... the leg cramps and being constantly out-of-breath are killing me, and the absolutely ZERO lack of libido is killing dh.   Then again, even if I HAD some kind of drive, I fall asleep at the drop of a hat ... which somehow dh finds offensive?  LOL

[Snowflake777]

Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

Like bicycle or motorcycle? Not that either would be ok without a helmet, but one is definitely scarier!
 

Bicycle, thankfully!

It wouldn't bother me if it were just a random brainfart (we all make the occasional mistake!), but his carelessness is an ongoing issue. Just last week he took DD in his mother's car without a car seat, and he's forever leaving things like medication and big kitchen knives lying easily within her reach. It's always something.

Phew! Now that I'm done ranting, time for a boast:

We just got back from a parent-teacher meeting at DD's preschool. It was very in-depth, and it was interesting to see how she's progressing. She got rave reviews all round, which was wonderful to hear. Her teacher was particularly amazed with her verbal and fine motor skills. She showed us a drawing DD had done and said that she'd never seen anything like it from a child her age. It was a stick man, complete with all the facial features, down to the pupils of the eyes. I was pretty shocked to see it too - she normally just draws random scribbles at home.

The one negative thing was that we found out that all the kids born in 2007 are moving up to the older kids' room after summer. DD was born January 2008, so she's just missed the cut-off. Her best friend was born 2007, so they'll be split up. The two of them are absolutely inseparable, so it'll be hard on them both. It'll be a full year before DD moves up. Until then, she'll be the oldest in her group, which kind of sucks seeing as her teacher had just finished raving about how advanced she is. I don't know, maybe it doesn't matter much at this age. I'm more concerned about her being separated from her BFF.

If only she'd been born a month earlier...

[MaryElizabeth]

That's awesome about the preschool review--- not so awesome about the DH being careless. Sometimes I wish that boys got the "mommy gene" too so that they would automatically be ingrained to things like - hearing a baby cry anywhere, anytime... - being able to touch poop/vomit/bodily fluids without gagging... - knowing where every dangerous thing in a room is and how long before the baby can get to it!...-knowing what a toddler's grunts, whines, and cries mean without even having to look up. 

--these are just things that would make leaving DH in charge of DD the same as if it were me.... then again, that would be pretty boring for her<--- Daddy lets her play anywhere and with anything!!!!!!! 

oh and p.s. -- my best friend and I were separated in kindergarten and I was devastated... for about a week until I made my new best friend :) We had been together since birth---literally and did absolutely everything together, I think it was actually good for me to make a new friend, and we are all still friends to this day. ---- She is due 2 days before me too!

Originally Posted by Snowflake777 

Bicycle, thankfully!

It wouldn't bother me if it were just a random brainfart (we all make the occasional mistake!), but his carelessness is an ongoing issue. Just last week he took DD in his mother's car without a car seat, and he's forever leaving things like medication and big kitchen knives lying easily within her reach. It's always something.

Phew! Now that I'm done ranting, time for a boast:

We just got back from a parent-teacher meeting at DD's preschool. It was very in-depth, and it was interesting to see how she's progressing. She got rave reviews all round, which was wonderful to hear. Her teacher was particularly amazed with her verbal and fine motor skills. She showed us a drawing DD had done and said that she'd never seen anything like it from a child her age. It was a stick man, complete with all the facial features, down to the pupils of the eyes. I was pretty shocked to see it too - she normally just draws random scribbles at home.

The one negative thing was that we found out that all the kids born in 2007 are moving up to the older kids' room after summer. DD was born January 2008, so she's just missed the cut-off. Her best friend was born 2007, so they'll be split up. The two of them are absolutely inseparable, so it'll be hard on them both. It'll be a full year before DD moves up. Until then, she'll be the oldest in her group, which kind of sucks seeing as her teacher had just finished raving about how advanced she is. I don't know, maybe it doesn't matter much at this age. I'm more concerned about her being separated from her BFF.

If only she'd been born a month earlier...

[BarefootScientist]

Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

OK... when did being pregnant= being an insomniac? I remember not being able to sleep with DD, but this is ridiculous! Eventually, I will be so tired that I will pass out I suppose... Hopefully I can sleep in one day this weekend. Just thought that I would whine about that for a minute... uggggghh. 

I have this problem too. Except I could sleep all day if I had the opportunity. It's just at night that I'm tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep. Grrr. Last night I was up until 3! Now I'll take a nap with my kid in about an hour and if I could I'd sleep until evening!

Smokering, glad to hear good news from the ultrasound!

[Mommy2Austin]

Not doing so hot here. Wicked stomach bug is really doing me in. I'm having some epigastric pain intermittently, so I'm keeping a close eye on it. Lots of water and some watered down powerade is going down, but every time I try to eat my tummy hurts and I end up regretting it. I just want to sleep through it and wake up all better.

[tracymom1]

Ugh, stomach bugs are the worst. A month or so before I found out I was pregnant I had the absolute worst stomach 'flu' of my life - kind of made every other sickness I have endured seem like peanuts compared to it. Feel better soon!!

I have a UTI and am going to just bite the bullet and take the antibiotics. My SIL is a doctor so she called in a script for me (and ran the culture - so even though she doesn't agree with the UC/UP thing, at least she is loving and kind enough to help out when I need it ). I figure this is why my uterus has been so irritable these last few days. I can't wait to feel better.

I have to say that I am definitely one of the *lucky* ones - DH is all about safety!! More so than me, even. His big downfall is temper - he tends to get irritated much quicker than I do and I often find myself having to diffuse the situation when he is faced with a challenging parent-child interaction. We try to be on the same page with discipline and "rules" but sometimes he goes overboard with expectations and I have to remind him that DS is only 3 years old and his impulse control just isn't the same as ours. This is most definitely why I prefer to be with the kids during the day ON MY OWN!! Sometimes I beg him to leave the house so I can have some peace!

Oh, yeah - the insomnia - for me it started last time around 32 weeks. I was literally up until 2 or 3 am every night and wide awake at 6am. I got A LOT of sewing done then!!! The day I gave birth to DD, I literally had no sleep the night before because the contractions started around 2am - and even though they weren't strong, the excitement kept me awake all night.

[nikie23]

Yesterday was a bad day.  One of these got into my apartment, and as I was stalking it with a can of raid it jumped on my head!  No joke, giant spider on my head.  I freaked out!  DH had the car, too, but luckily he volunteered to come home and get me so I could set off a bunch of bug bombs and engage in some retail therapy.  Of course, then DH ended up staying at work til 1:30am, so today I am exhausted.  And every time anything touches my skin I jump and start looking for spiders.

And tomorrow is my glucose screen, which my MW refused to let me cancel.  I'm already feeling bitter about the medical-heavy "natural" practice, so adding sleeplessness and hunger on top of that is not going to make for a pretty appointment.  Before I got pregnant I couldn't understand women who would start hoping to deliver a month before their due date, but at this point, believe me, I get it!  I'm ready to be done being pregnant.  I think I need a nap.  :)

Mommy2Austin, I hope your stomach bug clears up soon!

[Bald_Bull's_Mama]

My midwife appt yesterday went great! We talked a lot about my birth vision and ideas, her policies. We are so on the same page. My doula (a friend) came with so she could meet my midwife. It is looking like I have a yeast infection and everyone is out of natural ideas to help, even me. Ugh. She took a swab and I said I preferred to wait until it came back to talk about a script. I'm part time miserable, though, so it will be nice to figure out what it is and finally get rid of it. I think I'll continue to take all the stuff I've been taking (GSE, biotin, acidophilus) to try to keep anything else at bay. Hopefully, as someone pointed out, the GSE will be helpful for GBS as well.

[Snowflake777]

Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

oh and p.s. -- my best friend and I were separated in kindergarten and I was devastated... for about a week until I made my new best friend :) We had been together since birth---literally and did absolutely everything together, I think it was actually good for me to make a new friend, and we are all still friends to this day. ---- She is due 2 days before me too!

That's reassuring to hear. :) How neat that you're due at the same time!

Originally Posted by Mommy2Austin 

Not doing so hot here. Wicked stomach bug is really doing me in. I'm having some epigastric pain intermittently, so I'm keeping a close eye on it. Lots of water and some watered down powerade is going down, but every time I try to eat my tummy hurts and I end up regretting it. I just want to sleep through it and wake up all better.

You poor thing, hope it passes quickly!

Originally Posted by tracymom1 

I have to say that I am definitely one of the *lucky* ones - DH is all about safety!! More so than me, even. His big downfall is temper - he tends to get irritated much quicker than I do and I often find myself having to diffuse the situation when he is faced with a challenging parent-child interaction. We try to be on the same page with discipline and "rules" but sometimes he goes overboard with expectations and I have to remind him that DS is only 3 years old and his impulse control just isn't the same as ours. This is most definitely why I prefer to be with the kids during the day ON MY OWN!! Sometimes I beg him to leave the house so I can have some peace!

Oh, yeah - the insomnia - for me it started last time around 32 weeks. I was literally up until 2 or 3 am every night and wide awake at 6am. I got A LOT of sewing done then!!! The day I gave birth to DD, I literally had no sleep the night before because the contractions started around 2am - and even though they weren't strong, the excitement kept me awake all night.
 

My DH is like that with DD too. He's a great father, but I'm definitely the more patient of the two of us.

I've been sleeping horribly too! The main problem for me is that I sleep in DD's bed and there's not enough room for me & my big ole' belly.

Originally Posted by nikie23 

Yesterday was a bad day.  One of these got into my apartment, and as I was stalking it with a can of raid it jumped on my head!  No joke, giant spider on my head.  I freaked out!  DH had the car, too, but luckily he volunteered to come home and get me so I could set off a bunch of bug bombs and engage in some retail therapy.  Of course, then DH ended up staying at work til 1:30am, so today I am exhausted.  And every time anything touches my skin I jump and start looking for spiders.

It jumped on you?? I would need therapy after that! Ick ick ick!

I'm having a blood test to check my bile levels tomorrow morning. Last time they were borderline, so I really hope they're more conclusive this time. Ideally in the normal range, but if not then I want them to be just high enough to convince my midwife that I need treatment. If they're borderline again then I'll really have to fight to get her to do anything.

[jshannyn519]

Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

OK... when did being pregnant= being an insomniac? I remember not being able to sleep with DD, but this is ridiculous! Eventually, I will be so tired that I will pass out I suppose... Hopefully I can sleep in one day this weekend. Just thought that I would whine about that for a minute... uggggghh. 

I can't sleep either. Mine is largely due to restless leg syndrome (which is simply awful) so I have to dose myself with calcium and magnesium or I can't sleep AT ALL. Calms Forte seems to help too, and there have been a couple of nights where I've added Benadryl because I had gone 4 nights or so in a row without sleep and I was barely functioning. I want to sleep again!!!  You know it's bad when you're looking forward to having a newborn so you can get some sleep. LOL!!

Originally Posted by Snowflake777 

ARGH I am LIVID.

I just realised that DH rode DD to preschool on his bike and didn't bother to put a helmet on her (or himself either). WTF???

I'm so fed up. This is far from the first time he's done something like this. He's so incredibly half-assed when it comes to safety matters. I hate feeling like I can't trust him to be alone with her.

That would drive me crazy too! My kids try to get away with not wearing helmets when riding bikes & scooters or skateboarding. I'm such a stickler for this. Mostly because I don't feel like having to care for a child with a severe brain injury for the rest of my life. And I don't want that for either of them either, obviously.

Originally Posted by Mommy2Austin 

Not doing so hot here. Wicked stomach bug is really doing me in. I'm having some epigastric pain intermittently, so I'm keeping a close eye on it. Lots of water and some watered down powerade is going down, but every time I try to eat my tummy hurts and I end up regretting it. I just want to sleep through it and wake up all better.

Ugh. That blows. I hope you are feeling better soon. I really think that having any kind of GI stuff going on while preggo is the worst.

Originally Posted by Bald_Bull's_Mama 

My midwife appt yesterday went great! We talked a lot about my birth vision and ideas, her policies. We are so on the same page. My doula (a friend) came with so she could meet my midwife. It is looking like I have a yeast infection and everyone is out of natural ideas to help, even me. Ugh. She took a swab and I said I preferred to wait until it came back to talk about a script. I'm part time miserable, though, so it will be nice to figure out what it is and finally get rid of it. I think I'll continue to take all the stuff I've been taking (GSE, biotin, acidophilus) to try to keep anything else at bay. Hopefully, as someone pointed out, the GSE will be helpful for GBS as well.

Yay for a good MW appt! Hopefully you'll have the swab results back soon and you'll get some relief. I've only ever had one yeast infection, that I treated with Monistat and then discovered that I was allergic to the Monistat! That was decidedly uncomfortable.

I was at Target today trying to find a little while shrug or light sweater to wear over this dress I found for my friend's wedding. I didn't find the sweater, but I did find a cute, simple and SUPER comfy cotton skirt. It fits over my belly for the time being and will fit under it nicely when I'm bigger. Plus it will fit me after baby is born. It's really lightweight and stretchy too. I think I might have to go back and buy a couple more of these because they are divine. It's not a maternity skirt, it was in the regular ladies' clothing section.

[suazie1]

Got my ultrasound today and baby is fine! Actually baby is measuring a little ahead.  The peri thinks I'm on my way to a healthy 8 lb baby! So I am sooo relieved.  My midwife made such a big deal out of it, I thought I had something to worry about with my low weight gain and fundal height measuring low. So I know she'll be shocked when she sees the result of my ultrasound.  I'm still a little annoyed at the way she handled the situation.  She didn't even feel my belly to see if the baby was lying traverse or something that could affect the fundal height measurements.  She seemed in such a hurry, when there were only a few patients in her offfice.  Maybe she had someone is labor that she has to attend to or something.  Any who...I am glad things are okay!

[jshannyn519]

Great news Suazie! 

[Snowflake777]

That's great news suazie! I was sure it would be ok. I can't imagine why your midwife felt the need to make such a big fuss over it.

[MaryElizabeth]

Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

I can't sleep either. Mine is largely due to restless leg syndrome (which is simply awful) so I have to dose myself with calcium and magnesium or I can't sleep AT ALL. Calms Forte seems to help too, and there have been a couple of nights where I've added Benadryl because I had gone 4 nights or so in a row without sleep and I was barely functioning. I want to sleep again!!!  You know it's bad when you're looking forward to having a newborn so you can get some sleep. LOL!!

     That's what I have too... my poor Grandma has it all the time--not just when she's pregnant ( well, she hasn't been pregnant in awhile... haha) Anywho! Now the RLS is coupled with that mind racing thing so it's a lose, lose situation. I have decided that in addition to my calcium and melatonin, I may add some Benadryl one night a week to get some sleep! I can't function and I have SO MUCH TO DO!

[Smokering]

Count me in for the insomnia. I wake up early (well, OK, not early by the standards of sane people, but a few hours earlier than I usually get up!), can't get back to sleep, and then my mind fills with all the things I need to be doing. So I try to sneak out of bed, but DD - who theoretically sleeps in her own bed, but always transplants herself into ours in the early morning - screams and wails. *sigh* Apparently Daddy isn't good enough for early-morning snuggles. Luckily the mornings are cold now, so if she follows me out of bed she'll usually get chilly and hop back in after a few minutes. :p

Dad has/had restless leg syndrome, along with sleep apnea... he used to kick my poor mother in the shins every seven breaths, for decades. :p I think his current meds have fixed it, though...

[cuddlemama0507]

Hello all!  This is my first post in a chat thread.  I was actually able to take my lunch break today and read through the whole thread.  Much love to all who are struggling through different issues.  We are all strong women who seem to be able to deal with so much.

I am 28 weeks along and can't believe that the time for baby is getting so close!  So far I've already gained more than I did with DS, and I can't fit into a lot of the spring maternity stuff I had leftover from before.  Luckily there are some dresses that are great for work; so, I've decided to wear the heck out of those because I don't want to buy any more maternity clothes.

I feel like I am slowly starting to get baby stuff together and orgnanized.  I've been totally slack on getting stuff done.  I think we're going to paint the baby's room next weekend, which should be fun. 

Overall I've been feeling good.  However starting yesterday afternoon, I have been getting this weird cramp thing in my left lung/rib area.  I wonder if it is just from running out of space in the old midsection.  I am a farily petite person, and my torso just isn't that large.  Sometimes I wonder how in the world I'm going to make it 12 more weeks!!!

[nikie23]

Originally Posted by cuddlemama0507 

Overall I've been feeling good.  However starting yesterday afternoon, I have been getting this weird cramp thing in my left lung/rib area.  I wonder if it is just from running out of space in the old midsection.  I am a farily petite person, and my torso just isn't that large.  Sometimes I wonder how in the world I'm going to make it 12 more weeks!!!

I've been getting this, too!  I've been blaming it on the baby, but I blame most things on the baby nowadays.    In the last week it seems like I've been hit with all the typical 3rd trimester symptoms at once.  Baby and I are gonna have to have a talk... 12 weeks of this sounds impossible! 

[tracymom1]

I am going to go ahead and admit this - I have been trying to keep a positive attitude and not complain, but the truth of the matter is that I just feel like crap. I am not sleeping well, I have a UTI which means the antibiotics will give me a yeast infection (yes, I take GSE and a probiotic), my back constantly hurts to the point where I can no longer run around and play with the kids, the acid reflux is going to kill me, I am still cold all of the time (started Floradix last week) and I have no energy to finish any of the numerous tasks that need to be completed before this baby arrives.

I always wanted to be one of those graceful, calm pregnant women who can fully embrace this time of life. Sadly, however, this is not me. I am a mess.

[Snowflake777]

Originally Posted by tracymom1 

I am going to go ahead and admit this - I have been trying to keep a positive attitude and not complain, but the truth of the matter is that I just feel like crap. I am not sleeping well, I have a UTI which means the antibiotics will give me a yeast infection (yes, I take GSE and a probiotic), my back constantly hurts to the point where I can no longer run around and play with the kids, the acid reflux is going to kill me, I am still cold all of the time (started Floradix last week) and I have no energy to finish any of the numerous tasks that need to be completed before this baby arrives.

I always wanted to be one of those graceful, calm pregnant women who can fully embrace this time of life. Sadly, however, this is not me. I am a mess.

I'm sorry to hear that Tracy. UTIs & yeast infections are the pits. Vent away! You're in the 3rd trimester, you're allowed to complain.

Today was a busy day at work and I'm exhausted.

I got some great news from my two best friends yesterday (neither of whom live in the same country as me, unfortunately). One got engaged, and the other is pregnant. I'm so happy for them both. I had a feeling about the pregnant one. She seemed a little too interested in talking about my pregnancy the last time we chatted.

Anyone have plans for the weekend?

[nikie23]

Originally Posted by tracymom1 

I always wanted to be one of those graceful, calm pregnant women who can fully embrace this time of life. Sadly, however, this is not me. I am a mess.

I said this exact thing to DH yesterday!  He laughed at me...  not a good move on his part.

I'm so sorry you're feeling bad.  It really doesn't help to think "this is the home stretch", does it?