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[forestmushroom]

Last Week of MARCH!  woah!

Name:

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Food:

Exercise:

Body changes and other milestones:

Thoughts:

Any last minute preparations? 

[maryamrose]

Name: maryam

Weeks/Days along: 34w 3d

Appointments: midwives this friday, and then every I guess we start appointments every week?

Symptoms: some bloating. big appetite for the most part. 

Food: I've shocked myself at the amount I can eat, either in a sitting or throughout the day. it's not normal for me to eat this much. I should take advantage of this and make lots of yummy food.

Exercise: swimming! 2x a week for the last three weeks, and 3x a week for as long as I can manage, now that I'm done with school. need to start walking again. I might try a climb this week, just to see if I still can.

Body changes and other milestones: I'm huge! I had a session with a photographer on Wednesday and I'm really curious to see the pictures. my belly shocks me. I have one small (less than an inch long) stretch mark on my belly and that's it. I wonder if I'll get more?

Thoughts: I've been getting a lot more practice contractions. I think it's because I drink so much RRL tea - I make an infusion every day with an ounce of RRL, half an ounce of nettle, and handfuls of alfalfa, oat grass, and spearmint. other than feeling sorta physically awkward, I don't really have anything to complain about. I feel great.

I can't believe that I could go into labor in three weeks. I also can't believe that I might not go into labor for close to two months. I didn't realize how huge a range that is until now. we're taking a birth class and it just clicked for my husband that this is actually happening. he's been really sweet. he keeps saying that he's excited specifically for birth. I worry a bit that it'll be overwhelming for him, though.

Any last minute preparations? so… I've done very little so far. I mean, I just finished up the quarter at school and I put a lot of baby-related prep on hold because I wanted to finish successfully. I have diapers, some clothes, baby carriers, a moses basket, swaddles, and a carseat, but that's it. I feel like someone posted a great link a while back with an article that gives a more minimalistic sense of how to prepare for a newborn, but I can't find it. I just need something that tells me the minimum in terms of practical baby stuff to get.

[polishprinsezz]

i will be 35 weeks this tuesday. i go see the midwife every other week, last visit i was measuring 36. really wish i could get the nesting feeling. i have to get my daily nap or i feel horrible. i have been taking iron supplements and prenatal pills. they are both prescription. i had problems with constipation and roids in the past so i have been on a high fiber diet too. i take fiber pills, fiber granola bar which is soo yummy,prune juice, and metamucil. all this help some. i really also dont want to poop myself in labor so i may consider an enema early in. no liquids seem to quench my thirst either so now i just drink water. strangely enough i feel nausious still. it keeps me from overeating. i will get sick if i overdue it. the belly is pretty big and round now but i still wear all my same clothes. i was a plus size before. dont really know my weight gain as i wont allow myself to be weighed(dont need that stress) can get all my pants over my hips just cant zip so i bought a belly band. at least i will be back in my old clothes right away. still waiting for my alva cloth diapers to arrive. should get them this week.  i have tried getting out more in general but i just have no ambition. it's kind of depressing to feel pooped every waking moment. i do feel like i really want a home made strawberry shake with chunks of strawberries in it. that is one of the nice things of pregnancy, you have the taste for something you normally wouldnt really want. i am not into shakes or ice cream.

[persephassa]

Name: roxi

Weeks/Days along: 34 weeks, 4 days

Appointments: went to new practice in dayton on friday (so we can use the birth center!)--met with an OB who was really nice, but the 4 CNMC they have on call are the ones who attend the births... our next appt in at 36 weeks (& we'll fill out paperwork for the birth center) and then it goes to every week! so soon! anyhow, happy that we decided to use the birth center--i am excited to try for a waterbirth. hopefully the drive won't be too bad in labor.

Symptoms: nothing much--feel stuffed right now (i ate too much!)

Food: yum... yesterday i made a pasta salad with cheese ravioli and a pesto made of cilantro+pumpkin seeds+olive oil+garlic, and tonight i made corn/potato tamales and spanish rice... still eating almond butter & honey sandwiches, lots of smoothies (i cut up a papaya this morning and froze it for the next few day's smoothies), avocados...pineapple! i guess that pineapple is supposed to bring on labor but i've been eating it the whole time and i haven't even had any braxton hicks (that i can tell). i also drink a RRL/nettle leaf tea (2 cups a day, now).

Exercise: we went for a walk this afternoon... wii fit, yoga video, same old

Body changes and other milestones: still measuring two weeks behind. last prenatal with my old CNM they said i had hadn't gained any weight since the previous (2 weeks ago) appointment. but i think i just had a lot less clothes on then i've had before--it was 88!!!!! that day SO HOT ugh i dread the heat this summer. now we are back to more normal spring temperatures, it's been in the 60s

Thoughts: going to look at a house (to rent) tomorrow. i feel better about our house tho since we steam vacuumed the carpet. and i have been keeping up with this cleaning schedule i found on apartment therapy, so everything is getting fairly neat & organized. i still want to move! haha a few nights ago a huge wolf spider jumped on my shoulder! we're seen 5 of them inside the house in the last 2 weeks--it's been so warm--they're huge, like 3 inches or so. ugh. 

Any last minute preparations? we need to hit ikea for a few things and go to trader joe's to get prepared foods for the birth/PP... otherwise i feel pretty ready! i finally got my learner's permit and i've been practicing by driving to the grocery store, etc (with husband). it's been 8 years since i drove! feels kinda weird. it will be great once i feel more confident tho, i will finally be able to go places... uh with a baby ;) i am excited to take him to the park and stuff... eventually.

Edited by persephassa - 3/25/12 at 6:30pm

[MeredithA]

Name: Meredith

Weeks/Days along: 33 + 5 

Appointments chiro in a week or so - My friend is a chiropractor so I've just got to call and schedule it & she'll work me in.

Symptoms: nesty nesty nesty! All I want to do is organize and clean...I just lack the energy.

Food: Can't get enough fruit or carbs right now. Drinking water with lemon and eating cucumbers (dipped in ranch) to try and reduce my puffiness. 

Exercise: I did my prenatal yoga video today for the first time. I have been taking occasional short walks around my neighborhood.

Body changes and other milestones my stretch marks had been darkening for a while, but now I seem to have 2 new ones very low on my belly. 

Thoughts: I want more energy!! I start organizing/cleaning and then I get too sleepy to finish. 

Any last minute preparations? I ordered my diapers! I got 2 dozen GMD newborn prefolds, 2 dozen size small (yellow edge) prefolds, 4 covers, cloth wipes, snappis, and a wet bag. This will be my first time cloth diapering and I am excited! They should be here on the 28th. 

[forestmushroom]

Name: Forest Mushroom!

Weeks/Days along: only 39 days to go!  34 weeks and 3 days!

Appointments: early April... which is in like a week.  

Symptoms: MOody!  And I suddenly get super tired. Want to clean everything, but physically can't.  I found this awesome cleaning team that will come to my home and I wanted to hug them when they left-- they clean everything like I would if I could.  They are super sweet and can come when I am picking the kids up from school... so I come home to a clean house <3 It is expensive, but man, it is cheaper then therapy!  LOL!

Food: I love chocolate. And green smoothies!  And cheese... I'm glad my husband cooks or I would eat stuff like green smoothies and bread and cheese... but not much else...

Exercise: Some yoga and walking and lifting my chunky 2 year old!

Body changes and other milestones: I feel huge. when I sit my belly touches my legs... which just feels WEIRD . 

Thoughts: what are thoughts? I've just been keeping busy with work and trying to spend extra time with my kids.  I've been driving my DH crazy with my moving furniture around and my weird, random anxieties and requests. I am exhausted, but feel like I have so much to do.  But like Maryam said, there is like a whole month where one could have baby--and so I like to save some stuff to do then to distract myself from waiting to have a baby. 

I swear it wasn't until my 3rd baby that I figured out what BH contractions where and that I was having them all along....

My kids have spring break this week but I am still working so it should be FREAKY and busy... so it should pass quickly!  At least... and then I think I go to either every week or every other week appointments... which are just a PITA.  I hate having to go in... Maybe I am just lazy.

Any last minute preparations? Just organizing and decluttering like crazy... and then I'll save the rest for next month. :) Going to meet a post partum doula in a few weeks, too... I hope that works out!

[lightheartedmom]

I cannot believe how close we are to May!
Weeks: 32+
Symptoms: this is basically why I'm posting now instead of waiting until Monday or Tuesday like I usually do...I was going to post another "ow that hurts" thread but...blah. Basically I've been feeling amazing - lots of BH and a few contractions here and there but nothing exciting or scary. Lots of energy, not feeling too huge or slow, etc. all of a sudden last night I started feeling mildly crampy down low, which I wrote off as normal repercussions of ...ahem...lots of grownup extracurricular activity with dh. ;-) that seems to have gone away today but on the front of my belly, below my ribs, on the right side, I have been having this nasty tearing, sharp pain. All day. It's worse when I'm sitting up or standing (you know, doing the normal things moms do every day) but I feel it less if I just lay very still on my left side. Add to that the fact that my belly looks very different today - it's more narrow and smaller !! the baby has been moving like crazy and I can't notice much difference in the locations where I feel movement...I don't feel like I have a head between my legs or pushing on my cervix, so I don't think the baby has dropped or suddenly turned head down...my belly just hurts! And all I want to do is lay down. :-( I hate feeling like that. My house is more messy than it's been in weeks because I've been busy the last few days and haven't cleaned and I am laying here in bed groaning at the thought of getting out of bed to clean...but my nesting brain is saying "clean clean clean!"
Gah! I think it may just be abdominal muscles flipping out about the baby shifting positions...anyone else feeling the sharp stabbing-ish pain in their upper abdomen?

Okay so - food- just spicy. Tabasco on everything. I'm craving lots of Mexican. Made yummy enchiladas last week and a big pot of pinto beans that we've been eating with quinoa and shredded chicken on corn tortillas. And eggs cooked over easy in coconut oil (I don't know why I love them this way but I do!). And ...you guys...blueberry crumb bars. Look it up on smitten kitchen. I've been making them with mixed berries (frozen) instead of blueberries but holy cow. They're so good! I've made like three batches in the last week (I've given away a lot of them). They need to be refrigerated and can be frozen so I'm going to make up more in a few weeks when I start freezing post partum meals and snacks.

Other stuff...so much to do so much to do! Trying not to flip out and call my mw about the abdominal pain. If it's still there tomorrow maybe I'll call...

Can't believe it's the last week of March! How did that happen??

[Just1More]

You all (except lighthearted) are ahead of me a bit (I'm 32+3), but all your talk about how soon it is is stressing me out, lol.  It feels so far and so close all at the same time.  I am feeling a bit smug about how good I feel though.  That's always bad.  Sure bet I'm going to feel lousy very, very soon.

Lighthearted...I have that sort of pain.  When I push around under my ribs, kinda towards my belly button, I feel a squishy spot between the muscles.  I'm betting I have some sort of hernia there.  It can hurt like crazy.  Right now it's just sort of pinchy, but sharp.  Kind of like a new bruise.  I had it with my last baby, too.  I definitely have some significant abdominal separation as well.

I did mess around and let myself get pretty dehydrated over the last week or so.  By the weekend, my heart was racing lots, and I was feeling pretty lousy.  I drank a gallon Friday, a gallon and a half yesterday, and quite a bit, but I think not enough, today.  Finally, by this morning, my heart wasn't racing anymore and I was feeling quite a bit better.  I am so sick of drinking...but, I'm really working on my intake before I go to bed.  Sounds dumb I know, but I've been so off that I can drink 32oz before bed...and not wake up to "go" until morning.  Yeah, pg lady who doesn't have to pee...major red flag.  I'm working on it.

Meredith-I wanted to suggest upping your salt intake.  I tend to have low bp, and can get pretty swollen.  Last pg was ridiculous towards the end.  I didn't use to salt my food or add it to baked goods.  It wasn't a health choice, per se, but just the way I grew up.  Now I make an effort to get enough salt in every day and it helps a lot.  I don't know if that applies to you, but since the standard advice is to lower sodium intake, I thought I'd throw out the opposite. :)

And moody.  That's so me.  I keep apoligizing, especially to dh, and pleading with him to remember that it's not me!  Just a few more months and the monster will leave!  I promise!

[Just1More]

I just looked up the blueberry thingies.  We'll be having them for breakfast. :)

[forestmushroom]

Originally Posted by Just1More 

Lighthearted...I have that sort of pain.  When I push around under my ribs, kinda towards my belly button, I feel a squishy spot between the muscles.  I'm betting I have some sort of hernia there.  It can hurt like crazy.  Right now it's just sort of pinchy, but sharp.  Kind of like a new bruise.  I had it with my last baby, too.  I definitely have some significant abdominal separation as well.

Yes!  I had a day where I did waaaay too much.  Lifting *heavy* arse boxes and stuff... and had this same feeling.  I feel like I might have some weird hernia type dealio going on right where my belly button is but we will see... this is one thing I am going to ask my midwife about next appt.

[casmer]

Name: "casmer"

Weeks/Days along: 31w3d

Appointments:  Not this week

Symptoms: Round ligament and lower back pain, reflux, lots of braxton hicks, slooooowing down a lot

Food: I don't think I've been doing a great job at keeping food in me.  This morning I refused to get out of bed early (7) and when I finally got up (8:45) I was so hungry I was nauseous.  The mornings are always a struggle.  At night, I usually can't go to sleep if I need to eat something so that's not a problem.  Eggs are grossing me out, except the eggs our hens make...weird I know.

Exercise: Lots of walking.  My dog really appreciates it!

Body changes and other milestones: Nothing too different.  No stretch marks on my belly.  My belly looks great, I can't speak for the 'ol thighs though...

Thoughts: Holy crap, I have SO MUCH TO DO.  Seriously, there isn't enough time.  I'll get it done, I'm sure.  DH has been super awesome and helping me exactly when I need him to.  Not that I expected any different from him, but it's nice to know he's more than willing to help out with housework when I need him to.

Any last minute preparations?

My goals this week: Finalize the shopping list for the hospital bag, rough draft the birth plan, and maybe start looking at some freezer meal stuff to make in a few weeks.  Oh yeah, and pick out the dreaded infant car seat for my little corolla.

[forestmushroom]

Originally Posted by casmer 

Any last minute preparations?

My goals this week: Finalize the shopping list for the hospital bag, rough draft the birth plan, and maybe start looking at some freezer meal stuff to make in a few weeks.  Oh yeah, and pick out the dreaded infant car seat for my little corolla.

Is it bad that I read COROLLA as CORONA!  Like, oh yeah, I should get some beers for after baby's birth   That is where my mind is now! 

[Kamiro]

Definitely going to make some of those blueberry crumb bars! I love trying new recipes that aren't fussy!

I just scarfed TWO pb&j sandwiches,an apple sauce cup, mug of tea and 2 cheese sticks. I woke up STARVING. I had some buttered noodles, sauerkraut and a few bites of sausage around 5:30 pm, so I guess 8 hours later I would be starved.

I am hating this 2 hours sleep here, 4 hours sleep there scheduling my body has gotten in the habit of. So far its 2am and I am at 1.5 hours of sleep.

I am with all of y'all (ok except for 2 of you who are successfully nesting). I have so much I want to do, but no energy. Passover is less than 2 weeks away and typically this is the time when I am working on removing the leaven from our house physically and the leaven from my self spiritually. Yeah, well guess what...I glanced at the toaster tonight with all its crumbs and mess and said "I'll start next week"..Husband said "Today is the first day of the week."
Exactly. Give the boy a cookie. lol

Trying to source dirt for our raised beds. I really want to get all that started before Dodi gets here. Figuring out the most pest proof composter. Not sure if I should do a green cone type or the rotating barrel type.

My thoughts are mostly on the outdoors right now. The chicks are moved outside, my rabbit is enjoying life with the little ladies, and we are trying to decide if a couple hives or a couple dairy goats are our next best step after the garden.Trying to make all these decisions NOW before baby time...

[Kamiro]

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

Is it bad that I read COROLLA as CORONA!  Like, oh yeah, I should get some beers for after baby's birth   That is where my mind is now! 

I don't even drink, especially beer and it sounds good after reading this. how weird is that?!?

[JynxGirl]

Name: Jen.

Weeks/Days along:  31 weeks, 4 days

Appointments: non-stress test on Thursday, and a follow-up diabetes appointment on Wednesday with my new endo.

Symptoms: Does fighting with my husband every five seconds count? I swear to God, we are fighting about everything. When people try to appease me that we can't possibly fight about every single thing, I mention our three biggest fights right now are: Primary Colors (is Green a primary color. I say no, he says yes!), Food Additives (I say holy crap ew, he says "It's a process and we can't afford organic anyway) and the Bechdel test (He says it's arbitrary and if you reverse the gender, many movies wouldn't pass, I say he's being a mysogynistic asshole who needs a freaking reality check...). Trust me,,, we fight about every thing. Also, is anyone else having crazy pelvic pressure?? Every single night, I feel like the baby is trying to crawl out of my cervix.

Food:  Maybe... I'm really just not hungry at all right now, but if you put food in front of me, chances are pretty good that I'm going to eat it. :D

Exercise: Other than the occasional trip to the park with my daughter and shopping, I'm still on modified bed rest.

Body changes and other milestones:  I have finally started gaining weight, but I don't know where it's going... My breasts and belly are enormous!!! I really wish I could figure out how to post pictures on this forum.

Thoughts:  I am getting more and more frustrated with myself. I can't seem to control my temper at all, and then when I do get upset, I end up in tears because I don't WANT to be upset!!! I love my husband dearly, but right now, he may very well lose his head if he picks one more fight with me. (I am not even kidding that if he points out that I cooked too much pasta on Saturday night I may very well chew through his neck!) I'm not a violent person, and he's not usually an ass. I think he has finally realized that this baby is coming very very soon, and we are SOOOO beyond not ready...

Any last minute preparations? Besides just about everything? Our house is a mess, and we are having a super hard time getting on top of it this time. The woman we hired to help us the house seems to have fallen off the face of the earth on us. His parents had offered to buy us a crib, but we haven't heard anything about that since then, so we have no idea if there's a crib coming or not. I tried to get DH to help me pick out a bouncy seat and fabric to make a ring sling, and I almost ended our marriage... Things are just really intense all of a sudden. You would think that with all of the crap that's been going on with my pregnancy, we would have figured all of this out a whole lot sooner.

[Astraia]

Jynx- you have the power of the internet! Whenever DH and I start a stupid fight like that one of us will say, "i'm right, and I'll prove it- I'm going to ask the internet."

Name: Grace

Weeks: 34+2

Appointments: home visit to check my preparations for our homebirth, April 2nd. Still have a week to prepare! Thank God!

Symptoms: Feeling very fat. Lots of contractions, but nothing painful or rhythmic, just annoying. Felt REALLY "off" yesterday- headachy, sore everywhere, a bit pukey. Can I say gassy? OMG, I am so disgusting. I fart all the time and it smells SO BAD, I make myself sick. I'm eating well, so I don't know what I can do about it. 

Food: eh. I eat, but nothing seems appealing. I'd happily eat breads and muffins all day but anything that's like REAL food I don't care about. I cook things (soup, mostly, these last few days) and eat them but nothing is all that spectacular. I went out for Chinese the other night, and it's fabulous schewan/cantonese food, and it was all kinda so-so (although everyone at the table said it was amazing, so it's definitely just me). I really like things in a burger-patty form- crab cakes, quinoa cakes, latkes. Better if we had sweet chili sauce, though :(

Exercise: nada

Body changes: I'm feeling fat. Definitely adding to my stretchmark count. This kid is SO LOW, it's pretty uncomfortable most of the time. Started actually looking around for a chiro who can see about getting this kid into a non-posterior position. This is now my third baby that is incapable of being in any position except posterior. My first was posterior asyclintic and my second was (as far as I could tell, it was a UC) a posterior military or brow presentation and they both sucked, I'm hoping for something a bit different this time around.

Thoughts: Impatience. Lethargy. I want to do so much stuff as far as house cleaning, decluttering, baby prep goes and I CAN'T. I need to wait for my husband to get around to it, and he absolutely sucks at that. I woke him up early this morning to make sure our old couch (which has been sitting in the house for TWO WEEKS, sharing the living room with our new couch) got out with garbage today since he didn't arrange for help to get it out the last two garbage days. No, I shouldn't be moving couches at 34 weeks pregnant but if he didn't go out it I was going to get a divorce! Driving me mental. All of my prep work for baby is waiting for him to arrange a trip to the dump with someone other than ME so we can empty our basement, clean it, move stuff from our bedroom downstairs so we have room for the basinette and so I can actually reach all the cloth diapers we had stored in the basement that the other kids have outgrown, etc. I'm stuck in limbo and it's making me FURIOUS. I'm also tired, so the cleaning and organizing I could be doing I don't want to do :/

Last minute prep: find and wash cloth diapers. Sort and wash baby clothes. Buy a carseat. Make a mattress for the bassinet we have because none of the stores I've checked or called carry anything (how do you make a mattress?!?!?) Find and wash baby toys. Finish prepping my homebirth kit (must go to dollar store. Must order plastic birthpool liner. Must must must). Move furniture to make room for future baby things. Buy a new dresser. Sell our car and buy a new van so that we can all fit in the same vehicle. Before we can sell it, DH needs to clean it, vaccum, and shampoo it. Finish our bathroom- I made it a stipulation that we have a working bathroom upstairs before the baby is born. So far, DH has bought a sheet of drywall.

Okay, really, I haven't done anything. So much of it I'm waiting for my husband to do SOMETHING useful. SOMETIME. EVER.

[rozziemama]

Name: rozziemama

Weeks/Days along: 33

Appointments: Next week - I'm every 2 weeks.

Symptoms: Heartburn. Insomnia + tiiiiired :(  Have to pee all the time. Swollen & Puffy.  In the fat face time. Oh well. Feels like I have a heavy brick on my cervix. Skin and hair looking good though! Last pregnancy I had some acne. Loving that it didn't come back this time!

Still having weird dreams. Though I am wondering if they are related more to the Breaking Bad addiction DH and I have gotten ourselves into.

Food: Still really into toddler snacks. Yogurt. Greek, with honey. Kefir (getting a ton of probiotics I guess!). Graham crackers. Oatmeal. String cheese. Oranges still, though the warmer weather has made cucumbers and watermelon very appealing, which I think is probably good due to swelling mentioned above.

Exercise: Not really, no... feeling guilty about it. Prenatal yoga DVD once a week, plus a walk here and there. It's just not consistent. Plus I have to pee when I walk almost immediately and much to my chagrin my heartburn is interfering with yoga :(

Body changes and other milestones: Aside from the puffy swelling, enormous belly and kind of fat face thing (why oh why does my nose have to be impacted by pregnancy!? ugh) -- HUGE breasts. Seriously. I'm a 34b normally. I can easily wear tube tops and things with out a bra. I am sure this happened with DS but WOW.

Thoughts: Honestly, as much as I want this babe to cook at least 3 weeks longer, I am kind of over being pregnant. I can't wait to hold this baby. At the same time, I'm feeling a little panicky about how our life is going to change (and DS's life), with two little ones.

Any last minute preparations?  OMG I have so much to do. I finally put the crib together this weekend, but really, the baby isn't even going to sleep in the crib for the first however many weeks/months so it doesn't feel like I accomplished all that much.  Also need to buy some more of those kimono style onesies, I remember those being the best for the newborn period - made diaper changes really easy.

All the talk about car seats last week has made me really confused. I ended up going with the Graco snug ride, traditional ... but cheap. I hate the car seat. I know we'll be taking some long car rides this summer, but I also feel like I'd rather not have baby spend too much time in the seat... With DS, born in November and spending a lot of time in the snowy cold - I often had no choice but to drive places even around the city. This summer time babe will be spending a lot more time on my body than in the seat.

I was a little confused about the concern with the hips/legs thing in the car seat. I mean, I looked at the photos and I get the basis for the concern, but I thought the real issue with baby spending too much time in the car seat was more about digestion. Might be remembering incorrectly.

[julieandemmett]

Name: Julie

Weeks/Days along: 33 weeks

Appointments: I am on the two week plan now, so next week sometime ( I should check that)

Symptoms: still feeling pretty well, just bigger everyday. I still have a pretty good appetite. I get hungry constantly, but can't eat too much in one sitting.

Food: Loving fruit!!! Craving ice cream or frozen yogurt, but not giving in too often. My favorite snack is yogurt with cinnamon, fruit and Kashi Go Lean Almond Flax...yummy

Exercise: Swimming 2 days a week (which feels great) and lots of long walks with the doggy. The weather has been awesome in Ohio.

Body changes and other milestones: just generally feeling bigger. I like being able to tell what position she is in. She already makes me laugh sometimes when she sticks her butt way out up into my ribs. I just imagine her little feet tucked under her body and it makes me smile to think of how comfy that would be. Also, a little jealous that she can be on her belly :) I can't wait to belly sleep again!!

Thoughts: Went to my 1st LaLeche League meeting last week. I think it is going to be such a great resource to have. All the mamas were so nice and supportive. I loved it.

[casmer]

Originally Posted by forestmushroom 

Is it bad that I read COROLLA as CORONA!  Like, oh yeah, I should get some beers for after baby's birth   That is where my mind is now! 

Hahahaha, I can totally relate!  I haven't missed drinking beer at all until the other day I said, "I would really like a beer"  and then later that night I had a dream that I was out drinking with DH.  I think all of these last minute preparations are getting to us!  I made some mead right after we found out I was pregnant and it should be ready to try once baby is here.  I'm very curious as it's my first batch!

As for the car seat hip thing, that came up on a link that someone sent me.  I don't think there's a good way to tell if the hips are in proper alignment unless you put baby in there.  It's just one more thing to think about :(    I likely won't be able to physically carry a seat around with me, so baby won't be spending much time in the seat unless we go visit family.  The trip is four hours, but we might go so infrequently that it won't have much of an effect in the long run (that's if we get a seat that ends up not being ideal for hips).  Plus it's brutally hot here in TX so I'll likely be carrying/wearing her more often than not.  I'm just hormonally paranoid at this point :)

[rozziemama]

I hear you on that one! :)

Originally Posted by casmer 

I'm just hormonally paranoid at this point :)