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[bmcneal]

Originally Posted by IronMam 


We don't have cable either. We watch TV we can get streaming online. Netflix is awesome, especially because we can get things that aren't on anymore and there are not ommercials!

We don't have Netflix, but I like it. We use my mom's internet (she lives right next door), and we finally found a place we can put the laptop where we have enough signal to watch shows on internet. Right now, I'm watching The Walking Dead, but the website I've been using (Project Free TV), has Dr. Who, so I'll check it out. :)

Originally Posted by firespiritmelody 

Dr Who is our go-to-family-favorite-show - DH and I as well as all 3 kiddos adore it and pretty much all the episodes are pretty family friendly (no profanity and the violence is very animated and easy to explain to the kids as make-believe) Love love love that show! (And IronMam, I started following you on pinterest forever ago when you posted the link to your baby board, you've got some seriously cute stuff pinned!)

My biggest gripe right now is that I'm short and baby feels HUGE! He only measured at the 40th percentile at the anatomy scan and I seriously have not made it back up to my prepregnancy weight yet, so I have no reason to fear that he's extra big or anything, but I'm super uncomfortable and he just feels like he's taking up my whole abdomen and sticking out everywhere! He doesn't move as much as I remember my girls moving, but his kicks and jabs are so much stronger! While I adore feeling him move, I wish it didn't hurt so bad. He's made me cry out more than a few times And I'm no stranger to big babies - my youngest way 9-7 - but I just don't remember her feeling like this. Maybe it's just selective memory though.

I just weighed myself the other day, and I'm only up 2.5 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight. So I'm hoping that means baby will be more average size than DD (5 lb 12 oz) or DS (10 lb 7 oz) I swear this baby is so much more bony than either of my other two! And earlier, DS was climbing up to cuddle with me, and got my stomach with his elbow, at exactly the same time and place as baby's elbow. *OUCH* I told DF I was getting elbowed from the outside *and* the inside.  I thought I was being a wuss when I told DF that the baby kicking hurt so bad I cried, but now I don't feel so alone. And you aren't alone either. :)

I'm also exhausted. We're in the middle of moving our shop and it's been a nightmare. I'm super stressed out and everything is taking longer then it should and we're out of money but the city is taking their sweet time getting our business license finalized so I can't officially open back up for business yet. We have a staff of about 8 plus our store is the only income for my family and my mom. We had a bit of savings but it's pretty much out now. Sure hoping the city gets their act together so we can get back up and going in the next few days.

I'm so sorry, firespiritmelody. I hate when people drag their heels, especially about something like this. I'm getting frustrated for you. :(

Right now, my complaint is sleep, or rather, lack thereof. I had *just* fallen asleep when DS came out and wanted to sleep with me, but since I sleep on the couch, that meant sleep *on* me. I let him lay on me for about 30 minutes, until my legs started to hurt, and I took him back to bed, but now I'm wide awake again. (We usually co-sleep, and will again, but right now, the only bed we have for DF and I is air mattress on the floor, and it's too hard to get up and down anymore. I should be getting tax check in a couple of weeks, and then we're getting a bed! The first bed I've had in YEARS!) *happy dance*

[astrogeoCole]

Originally Posted by IronMam 

Oooh! You should see some of the Dr. Who baby projects I've got going! I just posted one on my blog today (but I don't think I'm allowed to link it in a post - the url is in my profile though).

I will definitely check out your blog.  I was thinking of trying to knit a Dalek washcloth for the baby - I am sure you have seen the patterns.

My son who is almost 9 *loves* Dr. Who and was the 11th Doctor for Halloween.  Since we don't know the gender of our baby, we sometimes call him/her Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All.  That is one of my favorite episodes because the Dr. looks so cute holding the baby and takes good care of him too!

Anyway, it is a good family show and would be great to start watching during the baby-moon...or before!  I spent many hours last summer/fall in a morning-sickness stupor watching Dr. Who - sometimes it was the only thing to get me through the rest of the day.

[IronMam]

Originally Posted by astrogeoCole 
 

Anyway, it is a good family show and would be great to start watching during the baby-moon...or before!  I spent many hours last summer/fall in a morning-sickness stupor watching Dr. Who - sometimes it was the only thing to get me through the rest of the day.

DD is only 4, so I think the newer Dr. series will be a little too scary for her. I'm planning on starting the original series with her and will work my way through them all. By the time we get through those, she'll be old enough for 9, 10, and 11. :)

[firespiritmelody]

Originally Posted by IronMam 

DD is only 4, so I think the newer Dr. series will be a little too scary for her. I'm planning on starting the original series with her and will work my way through them all. By the time we get through those, she'll be old enough for 9, 10, and 11. :)

Definitely depends on the kid - my 4 year old does great with it but she also likes to do anything her older sisters are doing, so that is probably a big part of it! We've not gotten into the originals yet, tried to watch them a few times but they're just so BAD lol. In the same way that I can't watch the original star trek without cringing ;)

bmcneal, thanks for the support! it's quite frustrating!

[IronMam]

Originally Posted by firespiritmelody 

 In the same way that I can't watch the original star trek without cringing ;)

Still haven't gotten through all of those. lol  We watch it for the campiness mostly. And yeah, they're pretty ridiculous. 

[Munchkin08]

Heartburn started this evening. I think the LO's hiccups triggered it, LOL. Not so fun, not so awful.

[jessmn]

Yes, definitely getting acid reflux again! So far it's been off and on and not as bad as the first trimester. The second trimester really is the best!

I'm kind of creeped out that my belly is so big it sits on my lap now...I feel like people notice, but I'm sure I just look like a giant pregnant person. Sometimes the babies kick down low and I feel it in my upper thighs because of my belly on my legs!

[stormysky]

I'm feeling really sluggish and down ever since I had the flu, which began nearly 4 weeks ago. I'm also still coughing. 2 wks ago I was diagnosed with anemia, and since then I have been religiously taking iron (floradix). Had a MW appt yesterday and she said I am probably still anemic. She said to try blackstrap molasses, make sure and take the iron with vitamin C, and to up my vitamin d intake. I went to the health food store this am and forgot to buy blackstrap molasses, I am so bummed!

[jessmn]

Originally Posted by stormysky 

I'm feeling really sluggish and down ever since I had the flu, which began nearly 4 weeks ago. I'm also still coughing. 2 wks ago I was diagnosed with anemia, and since then I have been religiously taking iron (floradix). Had a MW appt yesterday and she said I am probably still anemic. She said to try blackstrap molasses, make sure and take the iron with vitamin C, and to up my vitamin d intake. I went to the health food store this am and forgot to buy blackstrap molasses, I am so bummed!

How low is anemic? I noticed in my blood test recently it came back as 26 and the average range was 35-45 but my doc didn't call or say anything. I am feeling SO sluggish and checked out at work - I don't know if it's just pregnancy, me being lazy, or something else.

In other news my back is aching all the time now. I'm trying my best to have good posture but it is almost impossible. My back just wants to lean way back to support my giant belly. My doc said I could get a maternity belt if I wanted but I don't want to "give in" yet since I have a ways to go :/

[stormysky]

Originally Posted by jessmn 

How low is anemic? I noticed in my blood test recently it came back as 26 and the average range was 35-45 but my doc didn't call or say anything. I am feeling SO sluggish and checked out at work - I don't know if it's just pregnancy, me being lazy, or something else.

You have 2 babies in there, I can't even imagine!

I'm not sure about your numbers. It sounds high. Mine was 9.1, and I think the MW said they want it to be 10. something? I read in a book today that they like to see 12, but not higher than 13. something. Unless they have a different way of measuring. I'm not such an expert.

I'm also having pubic symphysis discomfort. It's hard to walk and change positions.

[jessmn]

Here's another: hemorrhoids

I've never had them and barely know what they are, but when I went to the bathroom I noticed a small bit of bright red blood. I wasn't constipated and I didn't have any pain.

Anyways I know they can be a common 3rd trimester symptom, and I'm wondering if you all have any recommendations for them? I'd like to avoid them in the future if possible!

[bmcneal]

I have been what I can only imagine are Braxton Hicks contractions all.day.long. I've never had them before, so I don't have any idea, but from what I've read online, it sounds like that could be what it is. Like menstrual cramps, and sometimes shooting downwards towards my cervix. Nothing regular, but getting very uncomfortable, and nothing that I've tried this far has helped (walking, drinking water, changing position). They don't hurt just yet, but startling, sometimes. I want completely natural birth this time (with DS, I wanted it, too, but I think the combination of pitocin and no sleep the night before because DD didn't sleep, I ended up getting an epidural so I could get some sleep before I got to pushing phase.), but I told DF if this is just practice, I'm not sure how I'm going to possibly be able to handle the "real deal." He said I don't have a choice, because I said I don't want epidural, he's not going to let me get it (unless I need a c-section or something like that, of course.), in a more supportive way than it sounds in text. He's been helping me with meditation when we get the chance, so I'm hoping that will help.

[firespiritmelody]

Per a quick google search so that I could make sure I got this right, anemia is defined by two different numbers - your hematocrit and your hemoglobin. They want your hematocrit to be around 33% and you are considered to be anemic if your hemoglobin is below 11.1. In WA, you risk out of a home birth is your hemoglobin is below 10. (Mine is 9 something right now too ) so I'm on super doses of floradix tablets too (taking 4 a day) and trying to get extra iron in my diet too.

[astrogeoCole]

My iron (hemoglobin) was at 9 on January 15 and just yesterday was measured to be at "almost" 11, so a good improvement.  My midwives like to see it at 12 and I am currently 33 weeks (today!) so I think I should be good.  I am taking Solgar Gentle Iron, 150 mg a day and have had no issues with constipation.  I am also using liquid chlorophyll, just the dosage on the bottle so that is probably helping a bit, too.  I haven't tried floradix yet since Gentle Iron is working for me and worked well during my last pregnancy 7 years ago.  It contains ferrous bisglycinate which has a high absorption rate.  Bluebonnet also makes an iron supplement in that form and both are affordable (~$15 for 180 25mg gelcaps).  I also take my iron with Emergen-C to help with absorption and try to avoid taking it with a dairy-heavy meal.  Oh, I am a vegetarian - well, technically pescetarian since I sometimes eat fish.

Good luck to everyone on getting those iron levels up.  There is still time!

[stormysky]

I own both floradix and Solgar Gentle Iron. Right now I am taking 2 floradix a day and I bought some vitamin C to take with it. Firespirit, I wasn't sure if I should take more than that, was that recommended to you? Maybe I should take both types in case one works better than the other? I don't want to overdose, but I do want to get my levels up. I also finally bought those blackstrap molasses. I actually like it.

I feel like I am on so many supplements (vitamin D, folgard (large doses of B vitamins), Omega 3, Iron, low-dose aspirin, vitamin C, and I can't take them together, plus I try to break up the doses, because I think that works better. It is so hard to keep track!

My legs were aching last night in bed, I read somewhere that could also be due to low iron. So far I've only had 1 nasty leg cramp, but expecting more since I've had them with previous pregnancies. Anyone else get those? They feeel like labor contractions in your calves! You're supposed to flex your toes upward when that happens. 

[Seth's Mommy]

O gosh I'm so tired.  O gosh I'm so tired.  There, that's my whine.  :)

[omphaloskepsis]

Originally Posted by stormysky 

My legs were aching last night in bed, I read somewhere that could also be due to low iron. So far I've only had 1 nasty leg cramp, but expecting more since I've had them with previous pregnancies. Anyone else get those? They feeel like labor contractions in your calves! You're supposed to flex your toes upward when that happens. 

I had that with my last pregnancy! While my iron was a little low, what actually made the calf cramps stop for me was going to see a lady who does Japanese massage and acupuncture. She wouldn't do acupuncture on me while pregnant, but she massaged the heck out of my calves and once they loosened up a little, was able to adjust my HIPS. Once my hips were straight, I had waaaay less problems with those cramps waking me up at night! She has since given me a lot of different stretches I can do to keep my hips aligned, and I haven't had any problem with my calves cramping at all this pregnancy (I've also done better with my iron this time, which may have helped also!).

ANYway...just thought it was interesting how the hips and calves were so connected.

[omphaloskepsis]

Originally Posted by Seth's Mommy 

O gosh I'm so tired.  O gosh I'm so tired.  There, that's my whine.  :)

 

[Seth's Mommy]

Actually there is something else, more a beef than a whine.  I've had SIX sonograms so far this pregnancy:

1 to determine due date

1 with CVS

1 at 2nd trimester

1 fetal echocardiogram

1 to follow up on marginal placenta previa detected at 2nd tri sono (I was cleared)

1 to follow up on the follow up  (just to make sure?)

And at the LAST one, the doc (not my OB, but a sonogram center doctor) said I need to have WEEKLY sonograms starting at 34 weeks!  (2 weeks from now.)  The only justification he gave for this was that I'm on about 4 different meds for other issues (none of which in large enough doses to be harmful) and I'm 45. 

Actually this wasn't the first time they'd insisted on multiple sonos, and my OB got me out of most of them last time.  This time though I had just had enough and flat out told them no more!  I'm fine, my baby's fine, period end of story. 

Anyone else out there having similar issues?  Oh, and by the way, at the 2nd tri sono, the doc gave me a hard time for staying on my meds, which are for bipolar and prediabetes.  The bipolar ones keep me sane, and the metformin for prediabetes is the main reason I've been able to dodge the gestational diabetes bullet!

As if there wasn't enough to worry about....

[stormysky]

Seth's Mommy, I had 5. I can relate.

1. to determine viability, but it was too early

2. to determine viability and due date

3.I was going overseas and dr wanted to make sure things were OK in there

4. nuchal transparency

5. 18 week level 2

I can't believe with one of mine I had no ultrasounds, and coincidentally she is the least difficult so far.