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[sjdragonfly]

Hi ladies! I haven't been posting for a while, but I've been lurking a bit here and there. I just wanted to pop in and say hi while I'm thinking of it. Work has gotten crazy in the last few months so that took away most of internet time. Things should be slowing down soon, which is good because it's almost baby time! 

Just a thought on the constipation talk - try taking some extra calcium. Specifically take it at night before bed because you'll absorb it better, plus it'll help you sleep. I don't know why, but that does seem to help with constipation as well. 

[fruitfulmomma]

Leaving today for a week in the mountains with my kids. Lots of pool time, hopefully I won't forget and overstretch my legs/pelvis. 

[ms.shell]

OH, neat; have fun, Nickey!  And be careful ;)

[scowgirl]

Hi sjdragonfly! Glad to hear that things should be slowing down at work soon! 

[lbkw]

I feel my heartburn creeping back. Other than that, all is well. I think the third trimester is my favorite. DH even said to me today, "You really like this, don't you?" I've never made it to an EDD so we'll see how much I'm loving this come July.

DH has phone interviews today with 2 companies (1) half way and (2) all the way across the country. Just taking it one day at a time. It's not worth obsessing unless there is actually an offer. He has had so many promising interviews and then it takes ages to find out what is going on. Sometimes I wish people could be better at making decisions!

[DecemberSun]

Hi Mamas!  I haven't been around much, but wanted to pop back in and see how everyone is doing.  :)

I'm getting big.  Which is good, yk, just really uncomfortable.  It's really hot and I don't even want to go outside to water my flowers and garden.  :/  Plus my laundry room is outside so the already piled up laundry is looking less and less appealing to me.  I'm having absolutely no inklings of "nesting" or organizing or cleaning AT ALL, lol.  I can manage the bare minimum and that's about it.  C'est la vie.

I got my birth kit and I'm getting my supply list together.  Some of the things on the list seem unnecessary.  I mean, *12* towels for a water birth?  I understand that in certain situations you want everything there so you can just do what needs to be done, but it just seems like too much work right now, lol.  Maybe it's just the laziness in me, IDK.  With my UC I didn't have a single thing ready, so I'm just feeling like all this preparation is a waste of time...  :P

This baby is crazy strong and moves a lot.  Doesn't seem to be running out of room just yet, so rolls around and it looks like I have an alien inside me, lol.  My main complaint right now is HEARTBURN all the time, which is really annoying and uncomfortable.  But all in all, everything is going well and I'm getting excited to finally meet this babe and get on with the next chapter.  :D

 

[blumooned]

I'm not having any "nesting" instincts either, Leah!  I know there are still lots of things to do before July, but I really have no desire to do them!  I think the heat is bothering me.  It makes me feel lazy.

My belly moves quite a bit, too & looks pretty "alien-like".  I've been feeling lots of twists & rolls & am now starting to feel stretches - where the feet will be jammed into my ribs & something else is hitting me down low at the same time.  Baby moves a lot while I'm eating, which is uncomfortable & nauseating!  It is hard to eat while your stomach is literally moving around.

I'm trying to start stocking up on post-natal stuff - for me & baby.  Stuff like maxi-pads & diapers.  Usually I don't use disposable stuff, but for the first few weeks we will just to make things a little easier.

I think I have officially reached the uncomfortable phase of pregnancy.  Walking (waddling) is exhausting.  Sleeping is OK if I don't have to move at all - but turning from one side to the other is painful in the hips!  Even just sitting isn't comfortable b/c I get jabbed in the ribs with little tiny feet! :)  Oh well, only 8-ish weeks left, right!?!
 

[DecemberSun]

Ditto on the heat and hitting the uncomfortable phase.  And why is it that the last 8 weeks of pregnancy will drag by, but the first 8 weeks of our babies' lives will fly by???  lol 

[ms.shell]

Originally Posted by DecemberSun 

Ditto on the heat and hitting the uncomfortable phase.  And why is it that the last 8 weeks of pregnancy will drag by, but the first 8 weeks of our babies' lives will fly by???  lol 

I know!  The 9 months of pregnancy are like 10 times longer than the first 9 months of baby's life!  And another ditto from me on being uber uncomfortable, too.  This morning he's bouncing his head (or something) on my bladder, making me have to pee even more than usual.

I have been worried this morning because he has finally gotten into a position where I can hear his hb with the stethoscope (placenta is anterior), and I am counting it at between 100-110, which seems awfully low.  My hb, however is much faster, between 120-140.  I thought baby's was supposed to be much faster than mama's!  I'm trying not to be too worried about it, though, thinking my babies might just have slower hbs; after my 3 yo was born the pediatrician remarked that he had a "laid-back heart," and he wasn't worried about it at all.

[inkandpaper]

I'm hot and uncomfortable, too.  I often can't stand the stretchy panel on my maternity pants/shorts because it is so hot!  I have one sundress and have been eyeing more, but at this point I want to get something that will work for postpartum and nursing, too.

 I can't believe how close I am to the end!  It's exciting, but it also means that there is very little time before dh leaves.   He leaves in about 2 weeks for three months of officer training school, so he will be away for the birth and the brand-new newborn weeks.  It won't be easy, but I (usually) feel like I can handle it.  What I don't know if I can handle is the fact that my mother feels like she needs to replace him so she is flying out here July 1st to stay with me indefinitely.  I wanted her to wait to come when I'm in labor (so arriving right after the baby) so she could help around the house postpartum, but she insists that she needs to be here before,  I told her I will need space before the baby is here, and there is no way I will have that if she is here (I live in a 1-bedroom 500 square foot apartment.  She'll be staying on the couch and the only bathroom is in my bedroom).  So I told her if she comes before the baby is born, she will need to stay with my inlaws (who live 20 minutes away) and only come over during the day.  But she was incredibly, horribly offended   Sigh.  I think I'm more worried about dealing with that than my husband not being here for the birth.

[scowgirl]

Oh, how annoying. I hate it when people profess to want to "help" you but when you tell them what would help, it becomes clear that they actually just want to do whatever it is they wanted to do anyway. 

[triple07]

I know Im don't post too often but, I can't believe there are less than 7 weeks for me to go (and less for many of you)! DH is gone for almost 3 more weeks, so that sucks, but time doesn't seem to be going by too painfully slow while he is gone...

[scowgirl]

3 weeks... that seems like such a long time. My DH is only gone this week (overseas for business) and I am already at loose ends. Part of it is that my best friend's baby is expected this week, and I know he really wants to be here for that, so I'm impatient for the week to get over and have him hopefully make it back in time. Of course that will make the days just drag by even more... however, I am also getting pretty anxious about some home improvement projects that we're hiring a contractor for and that we have left too late in the game, and I still haven't found a daycare or a pediatrician (although the pediatrician I'm not as worried about). Then I want to finish spring cleaning, get the windows washed, etc. and the weeks just keep slipping by and I don't get enough done. Within the past week I've gotten so tired that I wonder how much I will be able to get done anyway. So it's like time is going way too slow and way too fast at the same time.

[lbkw]

I am so confused about the tired thing. I feel tired starting in the mid-afternoon, but by bed-time, I'm totally awake and not ready to go to sleep. I remember this with my other kids, too. Everyone was like, aren't you so tired? And I was staying up so late!

Well wishes to those of you who have been left without your partner. DH is anticipating traveling for possible interviews in the coming weeks and that is kind of annoying. I guess once we have dates and such, I'll feel better, but I like to plan and this makes it tough.

And while I'm ok when he's not here, I must be extra lazy or something because I would love to have my mom or even mother-in-law come and stay with us for any period of time to help out. (And for those of you following my posts, the MIL comes with extra challenges.) Part of it is because I am "domestically disabled" and my house is a disaster. DH normally compensates but he has been really busy and I don't want to put extra on him. I was cleaning up yesterday and recycled some of DD's artwork. She was hysterical this morning. I didn't realize she was saving the picture for the baby-sitter. We finally found it and pulled it out for her. Good thing paper is this week.

[triple07]

Yeah, he is gone for reserve duty and then will be gone for another 2 weeks late July (BB should be about 2 weeks when he leaves :( to early August. But after that we should have him for a whole 5 or 6 months before he has to go again.

I get tired mid afternoon too. I am very happy that my mom is here because generally I will fall asleep right after my 2 kiddos take their naps so she is watching them for that hour or so. And then, I too can't go to bed until like 12 or 1 am. Oh well. 

We just moved back to where DH is from last year so we do have ILs in town, just about 15 mins away. Plus, DH's aunt (who I adore!) lives literally right next door. So we have plenty of support. My mom is living with us but will be leaving for a month at the beginning of August. DH was hoping that when she leaves the boys and I will be able to drive to be with him that second week he is there so I won't have to be alone. We shall see is BB is only 3 weeks and IDK about making an 8 hour drive by myself with a 5 y/o, almost 4 y/o and a newborn that I would have to stop to nurse at least 3 - 4 times on the drive lol.

[cheryllynn]

Regarding previous tears and stretchy skin - when I mentioned this to a home birth doula, she mentioned adding Evening Primrose Oil starting now.  I took two capsules and will increase by one each week until I'm taking five capsules a day.  I also had a small tear that I know is still sensitive three years later. 

For those outside the US, there is a product called EPI-NO which is supposed to help stretch the vaginal area.  I was lucky to find one on ebay and will plan to start using it around week 37.  If anything I'm hoping it'll help me be able to relax and I am so grateful to read stories about women who had a tear the first time but not the second. 

[lbkw]

Originally Posted by cheryllynn 

Regarding previous tears and stretchy skin - when I mentioned this to a home birth doula, she mentioned adding Evening Primrose Oil starting now.  I took two capsules and will increase by one each week until I'm taking five capsules a day.  I also had a small tear that I know is still sensitive three years later. 

For those outside the US, there is a product called EPI-NO which is supposed to help stretch the vaginal area.  I was lucky to find one on ebay and will plan to start using it around week 37.  If anything I'm hoping it'll help me be able to relax and I am so grateful to read stories about women who had a tear the first time but not the second. 

Thanks for posting. I was considering EPO. What is your EDD? Just curious for when you said you were starting "now".

[onemomma]

Chiming in on EPO...

starting at 37 weeks my Midwife has me take 2 orally/day and insert one vaginally at night. She's really relaxed about most things, but EPO she really has me wait until term for.

[Jodie]

It hurts to sneeze, laugh or cough but only on one side of my belly. Anyone else?  Its like I pulled something and I might have. I had to lean over the tub and scrub my 5 year old, long story. My belly is feeling so much tighter lately too. I'll be 34weeks tomorrow.

My back isn't feeling too hot either, I think I'll see the chiro tomorrow.

Also I'm having some pregnancy insomnia here and there, got it last night. Ugh

Just feeling all sorts of uncomfortable.

[ms.shell]

Me, too Jodie!  I'm in Alabama, too, btw.   Way down south where the folks are really backwards, lol; there are not too many crunchies here!

UGH!  I DON'T WANT to go to the store; I DON'T WANT TO cook dinner, and I sure as heck don't want to clean the kitchen again this day!  I DO want something GOOD to eat and then I want to go to bed!  I am feeling so burned out and tired and I think I will cry and/or break down before this day is over!  Did I say how much I really don't want to go to the store??  But I have to...