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[BubbleMa]

I just got back from the midwife.  Somewhat uneventful, except when she tried to take my hemoglobin, but my blood was too thin.  The little machine wouldn't even register that there was blood on the strip.  She tried 3 different times.  :|  That has me really freaked out, but she didn't seem too concerned.  She just said they'd try again next time.  But she didn't really have an explanation either.  I'm not on any medications, so it's not that.  I'm trying to Google, but not finding much. 

I finally got to hear the heartbeat with the fetoscope, so that was fun!  She also determined that baby is head down, with her back on my left side and hands and feet on the right.  I thought it was pretty cool how she could feel all that with her hands!   :)

[janellody]

Name:  Janelle

Weeks/Days along:  27 on thursday

Appointments:  Today--Glucose + other blood tests & she measured me at 30 which seems WAY too big... they said it is suposed to line up with how many weeks you are, I am 26 weeks but she measured twice and it was 30!!  What the heck!  Why is he so big?!

Symptoms:   Still feeling pretty good, my knees hurts and my tummy and boobs are itching like crazy these days.

Food:  Same old same ol.  Don't love it but it's getting better.

Exercise:  I need to start walking.

Body changes and other milestones:  The itchiness is annoying but that's ok.

Thoughts:  So I gotta be honest with you girls.  I had my glucose test today. I ate my eggs this morning for breakfast and when 10:15 rolled around I opened up my orange drink, with thoughts of how awful you guys said it was and took a drink.  Tasted like pop.  Actually less sugary than regular pop.  And just to put it in perspective, I only drink water, I don't drink any pop.  I thought it was good.  I literally had no problem drinking it all, and it was less sweet than the orange pop I remember.  I honestly don't understand why people hate it so much.

Just got back from my last trip during pregnancy.  We drove 11 hours to san francisco and it was fun but I got swollen ankles again.  So hopefully those will go down now that I am back in my regular routine.  That is the same thing that happened with the last trip a few weeks ago.

We listened to Deacon's heartbeat again today with the doppler and she did it on each side of my belly, he must be such a big boy!  I gained WAY too much weight this month.  It was my birthday and we ate out 5 nights in a row because of it, and with all the traveling I think I just made poor choices.  She told me today that babies can get bigger if you eat a lot of sugar.  It's not the only reason there are big babies, but since I am already worried about a big one, I need to watch my sugar, so I am going to really start trying. I have been craving SO much dessert lately and I need to really reel that in and be more aware.  I let myself go this last month and it showed on the scale... I need to do better for my baby.  So I will.

Oh, also, we scheduled my next appointment for 30 weeks (4 weeks from now like normal) but after that I go every 2 weeks!  I am excited because that means I am getting so much closer!  We also scheduled one 6 weeks from now to do another ultrasound to check size of baby, she said.  I am super excited to get to see him again!  I am bringing hubby to that one again instead of my mom, we love seeing our little baby <3

[forestmushroom]

do you take fish oil, or CLO?  that can think your blood....

Originally Posted by BubbleMa 

I just got back from the midwife.  Somewhat uneventful, except when she tried to take my hemoglobin, but my blood was too thin.  The little machine wouldn't even register that there was blood on the strip.  She tried 3 different times.  :|  That has me really freaked out, but she didn't seem too concerned.  She just said they'd try again next time.  But she didn't really have an explanation either.  I'm not on any medications, so it's not that.  I'm trying to Google, but not finding much. 

I finally got to hear the heartbeat with the fetoscope, so that was fun!  She also determined that baby is head down, with her back on my left side and hands and feet on the right.  I thought it was pretty cool how she could feel all that with her hands!   :)

[SaguaroMoon]

I love all the animal comparisons - walrus, elephant - lol!!!  DH has taken to calling me his "hippo wife", which I think is adorable. He said that he thinks I'm the only woman out there who would accept this as a term of endearment. We both have an odd sense of humor.

Name: Kristin

Weeks/Days along: 25w/1d

Appointments: Just had a MW appt this past Saturday; everything is going well. The hospital where I got the ultrasound actually sent my MW the records this time, and she let us know the baby is in the 67% in weight, which sounds good! Our baby seems to hate the fetoscope, and always moves away from it, so we used the doppler for the first time; it was so cool hearing the baby's heartbeat!

Symptoms: The baby is moving like crazy! I swear it has decided to do a full Vinyasa series a couple of times when I've gotten into bed at night (hopefully this is not a harbringer of bedtimes to come!). I need to sleep with a pillow under my waist/hips and another between my legs, or else I get really bad hip/lower back pain.

Food: I've had a good, balanced diet; manage to get at least 60-70g of protein most days (lentils, beans, eggs, cheese), plenty of veggies, fruit, etc. I have to eat yogurt at least once a day, and  have been eating a lot of dairy in general. Unfortunately, I also manage to eat some form of dessert every day, too. I made a pan of brownies on Friday, and they were gone as of last night. DH helped eat them, but I don't even want to know how many I ate.

Exercise: On and off. I've been walking most days, and twice last week I did some exercises out of a prenatal pilates book.

Body changes and other milestones: It's funny how much this freaks me out, but... my belly button is starting to come out. EEEEK! Seriously, I'm just weird about certain parts of my body, and my belly button is one of them. It's not an issue of aesthetics, I could care less about that, it's just... I just want it to stay where it belongs and not think about it popping out! Yikes! Other than being creeped out by my mutating belly button, I love getting bigger every day. I can see my linea nigra now, but no stretch marks yet. DH suggested that we take a picture of my belly tonight, so hopefully I'll post in the belly thread soon!

Thoughts: I've been getting the gender questions nearly constantly now, it's the first question everyone seems to ask - we're still waiting to be surprised. My mom told me that when either I or my sister (she can't remember which of us) was a baby, she got scolded in the park by some random woman for dressing her baby girl in blue. The whole color-coding thing is just so ridiculous. My mom sent me some baby clothes from when my sister & I were babies, most of which were pink; my friend from NYC is sending me her son's NB clothes, most of which are blue and sporty, other people have offered clothes - so I guess the baby will wear clothing of various colors. It seems silly to spend money on baby clothes when I can get all I need for free, and the baby won't care what color it's wearing!

DH's parents bought us a carseat, which is wonderful, and we just got our first cloth diaper order delivered today - yay! I'm starting to feel anxious about gathering all the stuff I need for the baby - I guess this is the first stage of "nesting"?

[Astraia]

Originally Posted by alittlesandy 

Having BH regularly now, as well as HORRIBLE charley horse pain in my calf muscles at night. UGH.

I have super mild heartburn and even that throws off my whole day. no tips on that. But for the charlie horses- seriously, magnesium! I can feel after a long shift at work that my muscles are going to spasm (like if I point my toes, it starts to cramp a bit) and hten I take a bath with epsom salts and boom, no more tension or cramping. I've only had a couple of charlie horses this pregnancy  - last time I was getting 3-6 of them per night! - and I really think that baths, magnesium supplement, and epsom salts make a huge difference. Can also relax BH's, too, which is great because I was getting a lot of them early on.

Originally Posted by LinnieThree 

Hey Rozzie- your update reflects a lot of what I am feeling this week! I have my glucose test tomorrow and this time around (after reading what all the ladies said on here), I am nervous about what that high level of glucose is doing to my body! I am also huge but like you said, the hugeness comes with a bigger, stronger baby that is moving all the time and the movements are so much stronger.
 

I love ya Grace! I am craving KFC too and I usually only eat that once every two years. I caved about two weeks ago and split some popcorn chicken and fries with the kids. What I really wanted was the gravy and a.... omg I can barely write this.... a giant mountain dew! I am craving POP (soda for all you American's-lol) and I HATE POP! I'm all over the place too with this baby number 3. We just bought a used bassinette from a friend and it's gorgeous and I am totally prepared for it to just sit, taking up room in our bedroom as we usually co-sleep but DS hated co-sleeping until the age of 3! Buying this bassinette (that I am staring at right now) made it a bit more real. I have done NOTHING else to prepare for this baby and now I am starting to panic. We plan on selling our house and buying another one a month after the wee one is born so I have been packing and preparing to move and I am super excited about the move and the summer and I wonder if I am more excited about all of that then the actual baby so I totally get where you are coming from. Oh and I finally pulled out my baby boy newborn clothes and shoved them into two drawers in DS's room and I will get around to washing and folding them two months from now. It's funny because I am really enjoying this pregnancy but it's still not real to me! Maybe its because of the constant presence of the other two VERY REAL kids that need my attention!

I hear ya on the stronger movements! Baby is moving less often now, but when s/he does move, it's very strong and I'm loving that.

I'm wondering if I should indulge in KFC- even just the fries?- just to get it out of my system. I had a Coke last week, and it was... well, not good and gave me horrible heartburn so that indulgence is off the menu for a while at least! I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad that you're feeling as unprepared as I am.... Nice to have someone who understands! And yes, two VERY REAL kids makes a huge difference! Should I fold baby clothes, or put away the 4 bins of clean laundry for the kids who are actually wearing them!
 

Originally Posted by persephassa 

Name:  roxi

Weeks/Days along:  also 28 on wednesday!

Appointments:  various things coming up starting next week

Symptoms:   nothing much. i want to start doing kick counting every day; i count sometimes when i'm watching a movie or laying down to go to sleep, but i haven't written those down.

Food:  strawberries & lemon sorbet & avocados & smoothies!!

Your foods sound awesome! It's too cold here to eat those things, says I (well, the sorbet and smoothies at least!) kick counts- 10 movements once a day is all you need ,right? I wouldn't worry about writing it down unless it's for your peace of mind. I figure if I'm feeling one or more periods of good activity every day then we're doing well.

It sounds like you have a lot on your plate that would get me down :( Lack of shower, feeling isolated, family pressure... blah! I hope you've got something to keep your zen and everything works out happily in the end.

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Originally Posted by SaguaroMoon 

I love all the animal comparisons - walrus, elephant - lol!!!  DH has taken to calling me his "hippo wife", which I think is adorable. He said that he thinks I'm the only woman out there who would accept this as a term of endearment. We both have an odd sense of humor.

Body changes and other milestones: It's funny how much this freaks me out, but... my belly button is starting to come out. EEEEK! Seriously, I'm just weird about certain parts of my body, and my belly button is one of them. It's not an issue of aesthetics, I could care less about that, it's just... I just want it to stay where it belongs and not think about it popping out! Yikes! Other than being creeped out by my mutating belly button, I love getting bigger every day. I can see my linea nigra now, but no stretch marks yet. DH suggested that we take a picture of my belly tonight, so hopefully I'll post in the belly thread soon!

I think hippo wife would have me rolling my eyes! Probably because he'd say it as a joke, not as a term of endearment :P

Belly button- yep, mine  was just flat for the whole first pregnancy, second one it "popped" by about 7 months, and this one was an official outie at about 3 weeks. Seriously, it was an outie before I could even pee on a stick! Not fair. It also bothers me IMMENSELY that my super obvious outie belly button isn't even CENTERED, it's slightly off to the right. Very wrong. I keep poking it and hoping it will, at the very least, move OVER!


Lightheartes-  the "NAAAAOW MAMA!" had me laughing, in an "oh no!" sort of way. I definitely have both kids clinging to my legs and crying about something or other on a regular basis (3 year old saying, "but mama you didn't get me ____" and my 2 year old saying "ME! ME ME ME ME ME!" at the top of his lungs). Yesterday when this was happening my brother stopped on his way out to say, "just think, in a year you'll have three kids and only 2 legs!" Thanks for the reminder. Really, swell of you stop and talk.

[Astraia]

UGH! Just accidentally ate almost an entire bag of chips. Boo.

[Kamiro]

lol loved this weeks chat. I just got back from the organic health food store...put the stuff away and then proceeded to grab a chocolate coated raisin bucket, doritos and a pepsi. I don't feel too bad. I eat mostly good stuff.

Janelle - I never tried to the drink before. I'm glad it didn't make you sick! I always measure really large. I think last appt at 22 weeks pregnant I measure 30. By full time I will probably measure 52-54. My babes are about 9-10 pounds and 22 1/2" or so.

Linds - I always called it pop, but got funny looks so gradually I switched to 'soda pop'. I heard back east they call all soda pop "Coke" - don't know if that is true, but something I have heard :)

LHM - I *LOVE* turkey sandwiches with chips smooshed in them. My favorite way to eat  sand! We had no turkey in our fridge or else these doritos would have made it on a sand. If we had pickled beets left over I would have happily eaten a salad. Who does the grocery planning around this house anyways??

We got 3 more bead packages today :)

[forestmushroom]

I am in a horrible mood today, and just want to not speak or look at anyone! 

[lightheartedmom]

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

I am in a horrible mood today, and just want to not speak or look at anyone! 

Sorry! I totally had that today too. After the freakishly chipper post I wrote this AM here, I proceeded to be miserably cantankerous the whole day. So much so that I've taken to getting into futile internet debates with people on the SF Chronicle website..because it's better I direct my anger at them than my kids, right? lol.

Say it with me: Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it.

[forestmushroom]

Originally Posted by lightheartedmom 


Sorry! I totally had that today too. After the freakishly chipper post I wrote this AM here, I proceeded to be miserably cantankerous the whole day. So much so that I've taken to getting into futile internet debates with people on the SF Chronicle website..because it's better I direct my anger at them than my kids, right? lol.
Say it with me: Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it.

Yeah, it started this evening... I had a pretty good day otherwise.  I was exhausted and just wanted to nap... but can't do that with a crazy 2 year-old in the house!  Now that half of my kids are asleep or at least in bed, it is a little more mellow... but oh, man.  I has just mad for a few hours. 

It started with my son stepping on the dog doodoo of our neighbor's dog. ... the dog gets into our yard (completely fenced) and it just grosses me out!  I don't have dogs because I don't want to deal with their #2... and they let their dog get out and into our yard... and since my kids don't think about looking while running around they are stepping in it... ugh....

[Astraia]

Ew! That is the worst part about having a dog. Before I let the kids out to play I scoure every square inch of the back yard, but still- always!- someone manages to step in poop. Blech. How is the dog getting into your yard? Can you complain?

Right now it's hard for me to be cranky- it feels like SPRING! Above zero temperatures (unheard of for Feb. here!), beautiful sun. I hallucinated a lot of birds singing yesterday morning and it made me awfully chipper.

[JynxGirl]

Name: Jen

Weeks  along: I'm at 24 weeks (or 6 months. DH finally realized why he has no idea what to expect or when the baby is coming... it's because he hasn't been doing the math!!)

Appointments: Met with my OB yesterday. We ended up having a lively debate about why I don't like OB/GYNs for routine pregnancy care... he doesn't entirely disagree, but still won't admit that I"m not high risk. It all boils down to having diabetes, no matter how in control I am... *sigh*

Symptoms: I have had some super wicked heartburn of late, and ended up with an abdominal ultrasound a while ago to check for gall stones. They didn't find any, but I have been warned that my spleen and liver were slightly enlarged. This is either normal pregnancy enlargement or the bad kind. They're not sure so they'll check after baby comes. 

Food: No thanks. :( I've hit the stage where I am just not hungry anymore. I don't want to eat, and when I make myself eat SOMETHING, I feel icky afterwards. Not sick per se, just like I've stuffed myself at an all you can eat buffet.

Exercise: I have to climb my 111 year old stairs a million times a day... does that count??? In case you don't live in a super old house, this means they're very steep stairs. I'm starting to dread going to bed at night because it means climbing the stairs!!!

Thoughts:

I finally broke down and started taking a calcium, magnesium and D3 supplement this weekend. My teeth have been aching and so have my joints. I know that when my joints start hurting like hell, it means I'm low on something. I grew up with a very abusive family and have a lot of old breaks that ache when I get too cold or too sick, so I figured this might help. So far, it hasn't, but it's only been a few days, so I'm giving it time. Besides, it won't hurt. 

After pointing out to my husband that this baby is coming sometime in the next three months, he's really gotten on board with planning, which is nice. Because before he was acting so blasé and it made me want to smack him.I would try to mention buying diapers and he'd act like we have a few years before it's an issue. Last night he sat me down and walked me through our debt and our options and by the end of the night, we had hashed out a plan with the bank and ourselves to be debt free in less than 5 years!!! We also realized that my old credit card debt will finally be gone in just over a year!!! (Never get a credit card when you've just left a marriage... NOT a good plan, no matter how tempting it is.)

So we're back on track financially, I'm doing awesome physically and my daughter seems to be gaining more and more every day with language, social skills and math skills. WOOO!!! Much as I moan a lot about ... well everything, things actually are pretty damn good. :) 

[BubbleMa]

Originally Posted by Onemoreontheway 

lol loved this weeks chat. I just got back from the organic health food store...put the stuff away and then proceeded to grab a chocolate coated raisin bucket, doritos and a pepsi. I don't feel too bad. I eat mostly good stuff.

Janelle - I never tried to the drink before. I'm glad it didn't make you sick! I always measure really large. I think last appt at 22 weeks pregnant I measure 30. By full time I will probably measure 52-54. My babes are about 9-10 pounds and 22 1/2" or so.

Linds - I always called it pop, but got funny looks so gradually I switched to 'soda pop'. I heard back east they call all soda pop "Coke" - don't know if that is true, but something I have heard :)

LHM - I *LOVE* turkey sandwiches with chips smooshed in them. My favorite way to eat  sand! We had no turkey in our fridge or else these doritos would have made it on a sand. If we had pickled beets left over I would have happily eaten a salad. Who does the grocery planning around this house anyways??

We got 3 more bead packages today :)

It's called "Coke" in the South.  Of course, since we're in Atlanta most people really only drink Coke anyway.  I'm from the Midwest and I call it pop.  They also call shopping carts "buggies", which still cracks me up.

[shastalily]

For those taking magnesium---do you need it in a supplement with calcium?  How much are you taking?  My leg cramps are getting worse so I'm thinking I want to try it.

When are you guys starting your 2 week visits?  My blood pressure was high yesterday at my 28 week appt. so I'm supposed to check it myself every day or two at random times and keep track of where it's at, then go back in about 2 weeks (at 30 weeks pregnant).  I thought the appointments normally went to every two weeks after 28 weeks anyway, but my midwife said she would have had me wait 4 weeks had it not been for my bp going up.

[BubbleMa]

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

do you take fish oil, or CLO?  that can think your blood....

I take a fish oil capsule, but not regularly. 

I should've stopped Googling when I didn't find much.  But no, I kept going and found a bunch of stuff about Luekemia.  Blah.  I'm sure that's not the issue, but still.  The thought is in my head now.  Grrr.

[MeredithA]

Name: Meredith

Weeks/Days along: 27 today!

Appointments: None! It feels weird to be 13 weeks from delivery and not have an official provider anymore.

Symptoms: Terrible upper-mid back pain! And I can't eat or drink this morning because my stomach feels...mushed? Perhaps baby's head is right there? It could be heartburn, but I thought that was higher up. My back pain woke me in the night and continues to get worse throughout the day. I am thinking I might have a kidney infection. Sarah, when you had one a while back, how did you get rid of it? Did the natural remedy help (Was is GSE your took?) or did u get antibiotics? I know you had it rough for a while there. I want to knock this out before I get worse!!

Food: Nothing today, but I have been enjoying veggies from trader joes -- my 1st healthy craving!! I get the frozen asian veggie mix, steam it, and top with this amazing general tsau sauce also from TJs. And brownies. That too. But veggies cancel them out, right?

Exercise: I walked to get the mail yesterday....

Body changes and other milestones: My belly button is about to pop out too. At some times of day, it is already popping out depending on baby's position. No new stretch marks, but the ones from my previous pregnancies that had faded are getting darker again.

Thoughts: Baby had reduced his movements there for a couple weeks, but the past two days he has been moving a lot again! It is nice and reassuring especially since I am not feeling well. DH was so happy because he put his hand on my belly and said "Hi Baby!" and at that very moment, he got a good strong kick right on his hand! DH felt like baby was communicating with him. <3

I'll be back on to write more personals later...right now I'm at work on my lunch...I should probably get back to, you know, working :-)

[janellody]

Originally Posted by Onemoreontheway 

Janelle - I never tried to the drink before. I'm glad it didn't make you sick! I always measure really large. I think last appt at 22 weeks pregnant I measure 30. By full time I will probably measure 52-54. My babes are about 9-10 pounds and 22 1/2" or so.

Ok so if he is meaasuring this big already, does that mean he is probably gonna be big?  Gosh that is what I feared but I want a small baby!!  I am getting scared. What if he gets too big to come out and I have to have a c-section???????????  *fear*

[alittlesandy]

Originally Posted by Onemoreontheway 

lol loved this weeks chat. I just got back from the organic health food store...put the stuff away and then proceeded to grab a chocolate coated raisin bucket, doritos and a pepsi. I don't feel too bad. I eat mostly good stuff.

I love this thread too! Cranky ladies with junk food, ha ha. I broke down and bought a coke from the vending machine yesterday before my last class, because I couldn't imagine teaching for another two hours. I joked with my students that as long as I don't smoke or do crack I'm happy. They all burst out laughing.

Originally Posted by lightheartedmom 

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

I am in a horrible mood today, and just want to not speak or look at anyone! 

Sorry! I totally had that today too. After the freakishly chipper post I wrote this AM here, I proceeded to be miserably cantankerous the whole day. So much so that I've taken to getting into futile internet debates with people on the SF Chronicle website..because it's better I direct my anger at them than my kids, right? lol.

Say it with me: Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it. 

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

Originally Posted by lightheartedmom 


Sorry! I totally had that today too. After the freakishly chipper post I wrote this AM here, I proceeded to be miserably cantankerous the whole day. So much so that I've taken to getting into futile internet debates with people on the SF Chronicle website..because it's better I direct my anger at them than my kids, right? lol.
Say it with me: Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it.

Yeah, it started this evening... I had a pretty good day otherwise.  I was exhausted and just wanted to nap... but can't do that with a crazy 2 year-old in the house!  Now that half of my kids are asleep or at least in bed, it is a little more mellow... but oh, man.  I has just mad for a few hours. 

It started with my son stepping on the dog doodoo of our neighbor's dog. ... the dog gets into our yard (completely fenced) and it just grosses me out!  I don't have dogs because I don't want to deal with their #2... and they let their dog get out and into our yard... and since my kids don't think about looking while running around they are stepping in it... ugh....

I've been feeling this way too. Happy and calm and optimistic in the morning, and then just angry, angry, angry late in the day. I COMPLETELY run out of physical and emotional reserves. Last night I had another meltdown. I try to hide my emotions from my 3-year-old, but last night he was very solicitous of me, which made me feel very guilty. I hope he is not scarred for life!

The good news is, DH made tacos last night, AND put DS on the potty (we're in the middle of potty learning). So he's making progress, lol!

[Kamiro]

Not neccesarily. Your measurements can vary each appointment some anyways (time of day, fluid, etc). if you were overweight to begin with that can up your 'fundal' measurements a little also. You will know more of the babes size as the pregnancy goes on,  but it really is not an exact science. I thought an 8 pound baby would just tear me up or cause a c-sect, but really thats the world talking.. I had my 9 and 10 pounders without so much as a tear. Don't let that fear in! Kick it out!

Originally Posted by janellody 

Ok so if he is meaasuring this big already, does that mean he is probably gonna be big?  Gosh that is what I feared but I want a small baby!!  I am getting scared. What if he gets too big to come out and I have to have a c-section???????????  *fear*

[Astraia]

I've heard from a lot of people that their fattest babies were the easiest- for a lot of larger babies, it's just chub. Head size and POSITION plays a much bigger role than size. Fat squishes :)

And yes, it's really just luck that fundal height often matches the number of weeks. A lot can change fundal height- # of pregnancies, starting weight, position of baby, amount of fluid, person measuring, genetics, etc etc. What you really want is to see similar, consistent growth. A sudden leap near the end could say baby is getting big, but if you're always measuring large from the get-go it's usually not a problem. I'm usually all over the place with fundal height- large at the beginning, right on target for weeks 20 to early 30's then measuring a bit small at the end. My babies were 7'6" and 8'2", and an experienced dr or midwife can get a pretty good idea on size just by feeling and reassure you later on, despite measurements. Don't worry about it! Work on eating well and let the stress go.

Just got back from my midwife appointment... anyone have any ideas on the Group B Strep? They talked to me about it today, told me to think about it and start preparing soon by taking lots of probiotics, and they can talk mroe about the test at my next appointment and the appointment after that I can test. I can test if I want to but it's not necessary, and if I test positive I can either do antibiotics immediately during active labour OR I can wait and if I have signs of infection or my water has been broken for more than 4 hours without signs of birth being imminent, I can do antibiotics then. The choices are all mine. I researched this a lot before and I can't remember anything now :/ Anyone else have opinions on it?

Also retesting my iron/hemaglobin levels when I complained about being insanely exhausted, semi-nonfunctional. They also took my blood pressure- 94/51. That's pretty dang low. They seemed mildly alarmed and asked if I had dizziness or fainting spells and I said no and they relaxed, just told me to be careful getting up, not to take showers first thing in the morning, and avoid standing for long periods. Didn't think about it until later, but I've definitely had... not dizziness, but black spots and vision fading in and out. Googled it (eventually got smart and looked it up on MDC! So much better than Dr. Google) and found there's no real concenr with low blood pressure except passing out, but it can be related to extreme fatigue. Salt (high salt diet?!? Really!? One of the links I found said to eat canned soup because of the high salt. Yuck!), coffee, chocolate, and black licorice can all help. I'm a little put out that the midwives didn't mention low blood pressure possibly being related to fatigue and problems concentrating, but concentrated 100% on possible low iron. Not sure what to do. The idea of allowing myself an extra cuppa and some more dark chocolate every day sounds REALLY appealing! Too bad I don't like licorice.