July Chit Chat for Ladies due in Sept/Oct/Nov

[Butterfly Spirit]

Love It Mocha!!! :HH:

[Hobbermittens]

I am such a moron! I was supposed to get my second blood test for ICP and I was supposed to fast for 8 hr before getting the blood draw. I totally forgot, ate a big breakfast, and then went in.... :sigh: thankfully the nurse asked if I had done the fast before she took my blood! Now I get to wait until Monday. I am such a fool! I hope that not finding out if I have it for a few extra days won't make a difference. :worry:

[pinkin2011]

Hobb, Are you still itchy?

[Hobbermittens]

Hobb, Are you still itchy?

Yeah, mostly hands and feet. Not horrible, but it is definitely still there. The place that itches most is the underside of my hand right at the base of my pinky.

How are you? Did you get your test results back for ICP?

[HappyLea]

Mocha, so sorry for your loss. May your dad Rest In Peace :heart:

I haven't dissappeared ladies, just had a few days away camping with boys and DH and DH's work mates...which was fab! And just had a few days away from my laptop also...just needed a little break away. I now have some catching up to do.

All is well with baby Charlie, at the 23 week scan they saw all his heart valves which they couldn't see at the 20week scan :happy: saw my consultant and due to my gastric band and me losing weight in this pregnancy i will be have 2 more growth scans to ensure he is growing ok. At my midwife appt last week unfortunately due to my anterior placenta she was unable to hear his heartbeat :( I have only ever heard it on a scan, but he his moving well so no concerns :bigsmile:

Hope you and all your lovely bambino's are well xxx

[laughinglynxie]

At my midwife appt last week unfortunately due to my anterior placenta she was unable to hear his heartbeat :( I have only ever heard it on a scan, but he his moving well so no concerns :bigsmile:

Wow, so we have a few anterior placentas here, huh?
Mine is too! My Nurse Midwife and Doctor have always been able to find heartbeat, though...bummer you didn't get to hear it!

So I can definitely tell baby is going to be stubborn about presentation. It's head down, but is usually full-on posterior OR right occiput transverse. I feel like it makes me have to pee even MORE often, haha. I've been doing certain stretches and such to encourage better positioning, but I won't lie that I'm nervous about it. My first labor was super easy and I'm just paranoid now. ;D

[pinkin2011]

Mine is still there too, I have it on my legs and face aswell and just feeling a bit unwell today. I am getting my test done next week same time i get my sugar test done because I have to fast for both so may aswell do it all together.

My brother and his girl friend ( which he has been with for 5 years ) came over last night.. I am not close to them at all but they were in town for a friend of theirs 30th and so they thought they would stop in to tell me and my d/h that they are expecting! Which Is fantastic news I am very happy for them but like I said I never see or hear from them anyway but first thing that came to my mind was I bet its a girl and I got a bit jealous..... She had been on a diet the last few months and lost 12 kgs so its all in her favor. This is their first baby and was not a planned thing they said and both of them think it will be a girl.... Then my brothers g/f said to me yeah well my side is girls and your side is mixed so we have a good chance it being a girl not like you she said your d/h has all brothers so only natural you will have alll boys.. She was not trying to be nasty but I took it a way as in well everyone just thinks I will get boys and I feel like my pregnancy is not exciting anymore , They were so excited I wish I could feel that feeling.. you know? As you all know I am not close to my family and my mum well she is terrible but she will love this news and good luck to them I hope she is close to their baby .... Probably makes things better for me because she wont be interested at all in my kids so then I dont have to ever see her.. ( not that she is interested much anyway but you know what I mean! I hope I dont sound bitchy I am just a bit lost today and feeling quite down..

[TTC5]

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[laughinglynxie]

lynxie have you looked at Spinning Babies Home | spinningbabies.com (http://www.spinningbabies.com)

Yes, I love Spinning Babies!! I would feel so helpless without it. It's totally in my Doula arsenal of tips for other folks. :)

[pinkin2011]

Hey HappyLea D/h and I are pretty set on calling this baby Oliver!!

[HappyLea]

Pinkin love it, but i would :bigsmile: we often shorten Oliver to Olly. Great name :D x

[PeonyPrincess]

I have one friend with an Oliver and they call him Ollie too. He is lovely so I think it's a great name. Pinkin, sounds like you've had a rough day. They sound really excited as it is their first. Remember that feeling when you were so absorbed with every tiny change during your first pregnancy?! And you are not busy with another child so you can just focus on yourself. It would be so nice if none of us ever felt a desire to have a particular gender and we could just enjoy the excitement no matter the outcome. I know once you meet your little Oliver everything will be alright. Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

[PeonyPrincess]

I have been so emotional the past few days. No doubt a combination of my hormones going wild and a tiring week with DH away and DS1 sick. I have been fine this pregnancy until now, so I hope it is not a sign of things to come.
Loving watching some of the Olympics. Amazing athletes.

[PeonyPrincess]

Have been meaning to ask (and keep forgetting)...Hobber, did you get your rings off? And HappyLea, how is your back holding up?
DS1 is on another antibiotic so FX this one works. 10 days with a sick boy has not been fun...though I have been amazed how good he has been and doesn't even complain.

[auroara78]

This weekend was kind of crappy...
DS2 was into everything and I kept getting frustrated and then my DH would say "see what I got to put up with during the week?"

I guess we are just nervous about adding another baby to the mix since DS2 has been so nuts. According to everyone else though, this is what a normal toddler does, and that scares me! DS1 was nothing like that, he was always so peaceful to play with his toys and he spoiled my husband and I rotten.

I feel so bad about the amount of frustration DS2 gives me; I love him of course, but he is always so into every little thing, that it's very disheartening when you cannot sit in peace in your house for longer than 5 minutes without scolding him away from some kind of electornic and something, and yes we got a baby gate to gate off the dining room/ kitchen (which is still undone)

I guess I am just weary. I am tired and hot all the time, and chasing after a 15 month old is so hard. When we got pregnant, DS2 was 8 months old and he wasn't even crawling yet!! It seemed so easy then in hindsight, lol.

Then money problems are still on my mind: we've been having to eat out all the time since our kitchen is gone, and my DH keeps getting things that are higher end, the insurance said they'd cover eating out, but he's being so excessive about it, I'm afraid they'll laugh at us, and not cover it. I'll need to talk to the insurance agent today to reassure my mind.

And he's being so standoffish again about ge3tting work. He applied for this one part time job he really wants to get, but refuses to apply for any others until this one tells him yes or no. I don't think they are going to hire him, and he keeps saying he's going to work part time on his terms not anyone else terms. But yet, my parents have now come to the conculsion that if he worked part time they'd be more than likiely to buy us a new car, but he says he won't be "bought or sold" and he won't work part time unless it's soemthing he really wants to do, meanwhile our bills are piling up....

Grrrr...I am just still endlessly frustrated.

Just can't wait till our kitchen is fixed and we can meet the new baby.

[Mochagirl]

Hi ladies! Sorry I've been a little AWOL, but I was out of town visiting my Mom and helping her with funeral arrangements. I have a wedding to go to here in my city this weekend, then back to my hometown for my Dad's wake and funeral. I have to find two maternity dresses suitable for the wake and funeral, but I don't want to spend a lot of money and I have no free time this week to go looking, so I have no idea what's going to happen there.

I've been having lots of BH contractions lately, which are starting to get a little uncomfortable, but my pelvic pain is gone for the moment which is a HUUUUGE relief. I've been taking advantage of the brief period of relative comfort and am doing lots of nesting - moving things from DH's office into our bedroom (which will now be a bedroom/office) and washing and hanging clothes up in the baby's new room. I'm also starting to organise some of my baby boy clothes to sell at the big used clothing sale in the Fall. I figure I won't have a lot of time on my hands then to sort and label the clothes, so I want to get what I can done now.

I have my growth check u/s tomorrow, but I probably won't get the results until my mw appt next week, unless there's a major problem. It'll be nice to see Sadie again, though, and I'll probably ask them to confirm for the 4th time she's a girl :oops:.

Sorry for everyone who's feeling down for various reasons. auroara - I know how stressful money problems can be - I hope things get sorted out for you soon. I also know how hard it is to deal with a busy toddler while pregnant - my twins were 2 when I was pregnant with ds, and you can just imagine the trouble they can get up to when there's 2 of them!

Pinkin - I totally understand your feelings too - when I was starting to sort out my GD feelings with ds3, it seemed like everyone around me was having girls without even trying. Oh, and I love the name Oliver!

[Mochagirl]

What are everyone's plans for where baby will sleep in the first few months. We've always had our babies in our room, and since our first babies were twins, we had an Original Arms Reach Co-Sleeper we used that attached right to the bed and was big enough for both of them. We used it for ds3 too, though it seemed a little excessive since it's the size of a regular playpen and there was only one of him. Since we're rearranging all our furniture and making our bedroom into a bedroom/office, space will be at a premium. I'm thinking of getting a bassinet or Moses basket to use instead, since it won't take up as much room. Believe it or not, we've never had a bassinet, because they just aren't practical with twins. I like the idea of a basket in particular because it will be easy to bring with us when we visit relatives (we'll be travelling to a family wedding when the baby's one month old), rather than the big, bulky pack n' play we normally haul around with us, even in the early days after birth.

I've started looking at options online and am overwhelmed by the choice out there. Does anyone have any recommendations or advice?

[auroara78]

I've always used a bassiset for the boys when they were babies. We had DS1 in bassinet for the first 6 weeks, and let him nap in his crib to get him used to it, DS2 hated his bassiset tho and went to the crib at I think about 3-4 weeks.....

I was worried about DS2 being attached to his crib since he'll need to leave it soon so it can be the new baby's room but I shoudln't have worried. He's 15 mos old now and crib hopping all the time. So the time for him and his brother to be together in DS1's room is quickly coming up....

Pinkin, I think Ollie is such a cute name! I think Oliver is perfect for your DS2 if you name him that

[Mochagirl]

auroara - I just realised we're a new fruit - honeydew! Is this the last one before watermelon?

[auroara78]

Yeah I just noticed that earlier too...though I feel like a watermelon already!!! I *think* we got maybe two more fruits left before watermelon?

And, geez, anyone else battling heartburn? Yikes!

[pinkin2011]

I had ds1 in our room, we brought a bassinet but ended up leaving that in his room and used the pram that had a bassinet on it I found it so much easier because I could wheel him where ever I wanted to.. Id have him sleep out in the lounge room through the day with the tv on and id do my usual house work he was used to it and even now we can have company over at night time and he sleeps through... This baby I will be doing the same ... I think my ds grew out of that bassinet at 4 months old and then went to his cot in our room. I also had music playing in my bedroom for him through the day and I did that until he was about 18 months old through day time.
Oh something I wanted to ask.... With ds1 I had no idea what I was doing I had never even changed 1 nappy in my life!!! Anyway in hospital the midwife would wrap him and he loved it so I did it too.. He would feed , nappy change and then sleep such a good baby we were very spoilt but we had to wrap him and we ever wrapped him until he was 22 months old!!!!!! It was really no problem until he was getting stronger and could get out of it and wake up because he was cold. My d/h doesnt want to do it again but I say if they like it and sleep then why not? Did any of you girls wrap your babies?

[Mochagirl]

Do you mean swaddling, pinkin? Yes, I did that with all my babies when they were tiny. With my twins I probably kept them swaddled till maybe 3 months when they started to escape, but with ds3 he escaped earlier - maybe 2 months.

What I did use for all of them were sleepsacks - fleece ones in the winter and cotton ones in the summer. It's a great alternative to blankets, as they're far safer and they can't kick them off and end up cold - our house gets really chilly in the winter so this is important to me. I kept my twins in sleepsacks until they were almost 3 (though by that age I had toddler ones that had feet in them), and I credit that for me being able to keep them in their cribs for so long since it made them unable to climb out.

[pinkin2011]

Yeah that is what I mean, I found it really good and he loved it but had to have his arms in aswell I did buy one of those sleeping bag things but his arms were left out so he didnt like it.

Gosh Mocha you only have 47 days until your due date!

[Mochagirl]

Gosh Mocha you only have 47 days until your due date!

I know! The countdown is on!

[TTC5]

I swaddle too!

[TTC5]

I know! The countdown is on!

59 days for me, let's race each other hehe :P

[pinkin2011]

TTC 5 do you think you will have him early?

[pinkin2011]

You know what I have not brought one thing yet!!! My sil or well brothers g/f came with a brand new nappy bag full!! she brought me some clothes for him bath goodies... and the brand dummies i used and bottles, wraps.. and some toys we got spoilt!! I have put a lay buy on which i really should pick up I have nothing left from ds1 I am starting all over again

[laughinglynxie]

UGH, I am so emotional right now! I failed my 1-hour glucose test by ONE POINT and now I have to go back for the 3-hour one (which will actually be most of my day because it's technically 4 hours for full testing and then a class afterwards if I don't pass that).

I think the most frustrating part is that I had no issues with DS1. Then this time around I started 20lbs lighter AND I'm waaay more healthy this time, in general. I know it's possible everything is fine and things could be much much worse...but I'm just sort of annoyed right now and don't have anyone around at the moment to talk to.

[pinkin2011]

Oh what a pain!! I have just booked in to do mine on sat because I only have 1 baby sitter which is my MIL and she is working every day this week so I had to actually book in to do it on a sat. I wounder how mine will be because I have been eating truck loads of sugar I cant stop eating cakes!! I made 6 banana muffins last night and ate the whole 6 before bed!!!! Thats bad isnt it????

[PeonyPrincess]

Laughing, that sounds like a pain. Hopefully the next test will be normal and you won't have to worry about it again.
Pinkin, I swaddled both of my boys for the first few months and then they went into sleeping bags. I think swaddling is great when they have the startle reflex and I think that eases around the 3 month mark. At the end of the day, you do what works for you so you can survive! You can buy things now called wombies which are like sleeping bags but their arms are inside, so essentially a swaddling bag. I have a friend who is using them with her 1 month old.
Mocha, I never had my boys in my room. DH is such a light sleeper that I had DS1 in a bassinette and DS2 went straight into a cot, but both in their own room. This time I plan to use a bassinette next to our bed initially. DH can sleep in another room if he needs to!! My priorities have obviously changed.
Auroara, your DS2 sounds like such a character. I call my DS2 my lovable monster, as he was a handful compared to DS1 but has so much personality I wonder where he came from! I hope some of your pressures ease soon and DH gets his s#*t together!
My poor DS1 who started on the new antibiotic last night had an allergic reaction to it this morning. So now he has developed a penicillin allergy and is bombed out on phenergan. I want my healthy boy back. DH feels helpless as he is away as usual.
I went for a big walk yesterday to try and improve my mood but all that happened was I got groin pain for the rest of the day and the baby was so ultra quiet in the evening that I began to worry. They are moving ok again now.
And Pinkin, your sugar intake doesn't cause gestational diabetes, but if by some chance you end up having it, then you have to really watch what you eat. I can't stop eating sugar either. Mostly chocolate but also these cinnamon candied almonds that I am currently addicted to!
Take care everyone. Very excited (and jealous) of you lot who don't have long to wait to meet your new bubs!

[Mochagirl]

Oh, ll - sorry about failing the test. I feel lucky I've never had to do the 3 hour one - it sounds like such a pain ! I hope you have a good book to read while you're there!

[auroara78]

Yeah, I'd agree with Mocha's suggestion, get a great book to help pass the time away!

Peony, sorry to hear about your groin pain! The other day at work I was feeling so fatigued and tired, just didn't feel right, and the baby was so still the whole morning, it got me worried! But everything was OK, just a quiet day I guess.

Last night after work, DS2 was irresisitabble. He piled on the charm really high, and was so dang adorable and funny, that his troublemaking annoyed me less. I honestly just need to keep it in check better; it's just the dang pregnacy, my fuse is so short, I get upset so very easily nowadays and that's not like at me at all...I'm usually very easy-going...gah!

They gave us floor samples today and told us that after we decide which one we want, it will be another 5 days just to order it, and then another 5 days before the job is finished! So we are looking at least another 10 days without a kitchen, and I'm sure they are off on weekends, so prob. another two weeks. GAH! What a mess....oh well, I'm goin to stop worrying about it because worry won't change anything about the situation.

I am sooooo looking forward to the little family baby shower on the 11th! My cousins know how to cheer me up, and I think getting all the girl stuff is going to make it so real...I can't wait to see all the pink....yes, now I've given up and going to embrace it fully....pink, pink, pink! And then my co workers are throwing me a baby shower too, but I don't expect much from that, but it's going to be super nice!

I really need my house back because we need to wash clothes! I got to make sure I got her baby girl clothes ready for her...I feel like August is going to fly by insanely fast because I'll be doing a lot of last minute scrambling to get ready for the baby. I am nesting like mad too, but can't do anything about it, since I don't have a kitchen and a washing machine/dryer atm, lol.

[Hobbermittens]

HEy ladies, I have a lot to catch up on!

Lynxie, hope the glucose test goes well. I know a few people who have had to do the 3 hr test and it came back fine. FX for you!

Peony, how is your DS? Is he feeling better? How is your groin pain? Thanks for asking about my ring--I haven't tried lately to get it off. I am just hoping that as the swelling increases, it doesn't cut the circulation to my finger!

Mocha, keep us posted on your u/s. I hope the baby is growing well! Did you find a dress to wear to your dad's funeral and the wedding? My guess is that you could find a nice, simple black dress that would be fine for both events. I am sorry again about your dad. :(

Auroara, I bet it is a pain not having your kitchen put together! I hope they can get it repaired soon, so you can eat a home cooked meal and wash up the baby clothes. Your baby showers should be exciting--lots of new baby things to enjoy!
As far as a wild toddler, I have one (as I am sure you remember from all my complaining). I can't promise that it gets better soon, either--my DD2 is now almost 2.5, and she is a little easier, but still a terror. Hopefully your DS will grow out of that stage quickly!

Pinkin, I love the name Oliver! Good choice.

Happylea, how are you feeling?

I used sleep sacks with all the kids, but also swaddled them at first. And we have the babies in our room in a co-sleeper for the first 2 years (DD2 is still in there--we have to move her out soon!).

I had a horrible GD dream last night. I was just depressed the whole dream because the baby was a girl. It was awful. I really hope I don't feel that bad when the baby is born. :(

[auroara78]

Ahh, Hobbers :bighug:, I hope that was just a dream and not some kind of intuition. I keep thinking you are having a boy for sure though, for some reason, like the little clues you've given, carrying low, the ring/pencil test said boy for you...I know all those things are old wives tales, but still I can't shake my feeling that your baby is a boy. I am still :pray: that I am right, because I think it will be make the final baby so sweet, and you'll have 2 boys 2 girls, and it will be girl boy girl boy, which is such a cute little pattern!

Oh, and Hobbers, yeah, I think it's just his personality, he is so spunky and mishevious, that I don't think he's going to get any better anytime soon, but I'll just have to deal with it! Hopefully all this craziness will be good in the end--he's so observant too.

And Peony, I meant to add earlier that I do hope your DS is feeling better soon too!

Anyone watching the Olympics much? Hubby and I are watching it every night and I'm enjoying it.

[pinkin2011]

Was anyone else here huge at my gestation? My tummy already feels so hard and like a big ball... I am going to be massive by 38 / 40 weeks!! I am heaps bigger then with ds1 .
Hey Auroara , is your stomach measuring bigger or is it just from scans that they said your baby may be bigger? I think I may have a big baby in there!!!

[Mochagirl]

I went to a consignment store today and found a lovely dark brown linen shift dress that will work for the funeral. It's a little tight in the bust, but otherwise nice and tasteful (it's not low cut or anything), and it only cost $8 so I can't complain! This funeral is kind of a big deal because my Dad was a prominent local figure - they're expecting hundreds of people and we're having a fancy reception afterwards at the city's historic courthouse (my father was a judge before he retired last year).

I already have my dress for the wedding - a bright, floral maxi dress.

[Hobbermittens]

Ahh, Hobbers :bighug:, I hope that was just a dream and not some kind of intuition. I keep thinking you are having a boy for sure though, for some reason, like the little clues you've given, carrying low, the ring/pencil test said boy for you...I know all those things are old wives tales, but still I can't shake my feeling that your baby is a boy. I am still :pray: that I am right, because I think it will be make the final baby so sweet, and you'll have 2 boys 2 girls, and it will be girl boy girl boy, which is such a cute little pattern!

Thanks, Auroara. It may be intuition, but who knows. I have had mostly boy dreams until last night, so I would rather think THOSE were intuition. But I still think this baby is a girl. You have been so sweet reassuring me all this time, and I hope you are right and I am wrong. I am a glass half empty person, so I just can't imagine that my sway would work, because I never get what I want anyway. That and the fact that pretty much everyone has said they think it is a boy (on here and in real life), it just seems like it is just too good to be true. I really don't know why I swayed in the first place. I should have known it wouldn't work!

[pinkin2011]

Hobb , you sound JUST like me!!! I am the exact same as you not just with the swaying thing but everything in life I am a very negative person and my d/h tells me that things dont go my way because I am so negative. I know already before I even have more kids that I wont ever get a girl even if I have 6 more kids , I dont know If I would even sway ever again because nothing would work for me anyway!

In saying that I hope you get your boy and you have a very good chance at it anyway because you have already had a boy before!!!

[TTC5]

My baby has been confirmed LGA via scans :)

[TTC5]

TTC 5 do you think you will have him early?

Yep, either end of this month to early September.

[pinkin2011]

Oh wow how exciting!! Are you still measuring ahead?? Have you got your name sorted??

[pinkin2011]

Mocha when do you have your scan??

[Hobbermittens]

Hobb , you sound JUST like me!!! I am the exact same as you not just with the swaying thing but everything in life I am a very negative person and my d/h tells me that things dont go my way because I am so negative. I know already before I even have more kids that I wont ever get a girl even if I have 6 more kids , I dont know If I would even sway ever again because nothing would work for me anyway!

In saying that I hope you get your boy and you have a very good chance at it anyway because you have already had a boy before!!!

Pinkin, it isn't very fun being negative, is it? I am always trying to look at the bright side, but I never seem to see it. :(

I really hope you get your girl someday. It seems so unfair that we can't just have what we want!

[Mochagirl]

My baby has been confirmed LGA via scans :)

Does that mean large for gestational age? So how long max will they let you carry him? Will you be able to deliver vaginally if you want?

I have my scan tomorrow morning at 10:30 EST. They don't give any medical info in scans here, though, so I won't get the results until my mw appt next Wednesday unless they find something that needs to be dealt with urgently.

[pinkin2011]

sorry TTC5 I didnt see your post about LGA

[laughinglynxie]

Sounds like we'll have a wide variety of baby sizes!

And thanks for the encouragement everyone! Today my very sweet friend offered to watch DS1 while I have my 3-hour test done. THANK GOODNESS. I was freaking out about how to keep him entertained... and now I get to knit and read my book the whole time without a worry. YAY!

[pinkin2011]

When I booked in for my test they told me i will be there for 3 hrs... wounder why I am doing that one first

[Hobbermittens]

Knitting and reading sounds relaxing Lynxie! TRy to have fun. :)

[laughinglynxie]

When I booked in for my test they told me i will be there for 3 hrs... wounder why I am doing that one first

I may be wrong, but I *believe* that a two-hour test is the new standard for most places (I think as of 2011?). A lot of clinics and such haven't updated their procedures yet. For my 3-hour test, they told me I will be there for probably 4 hours...so I would assume that your "3 hours" actually means the two hour test itself? Ha! I'm so much help! LOL

[PeonyPrincess]

Well DS1 slept half the day away yesterday and then slept all night. Woke up looking a bit better, but by this afternoon he has a rash on his cheeks. I don't know if it is left over from his allergic reaction yesterday or a new rash from being sick. We are supposed to go away for a long weekend in a few days so I am hopeful he will be improving by then.
I had heaps of things to say when I read through the posts, but now I can't think what they were. A bit brain dead I think. Will try again after a sleep!

[Butterfly Spirit]

Well DS1 slept half the day away yesterday and then slept all night. Woke up looking a bit better, but by this afternoon he has a rash on his cheeks. I don't know if it is left over from his allergic reaction yesterday or a new rash from being sick. We are supposed to go away for a long weekend in a few days so I am hopeful he will be improving by then.
I had heaps of things to say when I read through the posts, but now I can't think what they were. A bit brain dead I think. Will try again after a sleep!

Hopefully it's not Fifth Disease.. I know all about it. DS#1 got it at about 5 months..and then I got it. It's much worse on adults. Another name for it is slapped cheek syndrome.
I hope your boy gets better soon!

[auroara78]

Pinkin, my OB has said twice now that I'm measuring 4 weeks ahead--I haven't had a scan since my 18w5d scan, but when according to measurements, he's assuming she's going to be a 9 lb long baby! DS2 was long at birth and a big boy, and she's just going to be a big girl. So, I'm prob going to end up having a daughter that is going to be super tall! DS2 is predicted to be taller than his older brother!

DS2 has had a cold for the last two days and now my DH has it, and keeps moaning about how sick he is, and how he hopes me and DS1 don't get it. I really don't want it either--I have enough problems at the minute with this general fatigue, etc, being too hot, etc.

Anyone else craving ice ****s? I cannot honestly get enough. They are the best dessert out there, and instead of wanting ice cream once the kids are in bed, all I can think about is getting back to chewing on ice ****s. I heard that could be a sign of low iron?

Hobbers, I really do know how you feel. When I went to my 8 week scan, and they told me the baby had come from right ovary, (and I was really invested stupidly in the whole right ovary = boy thing), my heart fell and I thought, 'why was I so stupid to think the sway would work for me?' I felt like a fool who had rushed into another pregnancy before I was really ready trying to chase a silly dream. I felt like it would serve me right getting boy 3 so soon because I was "rushing it" and there were a lot of ppl who wanted to be smug about the fact that I'd make nothing but boys. So, I do understand how the feelings of 'this isn't going to work' woudl go. (this applies to you too pinkin!) I still think you'd get a girl if you got pregnant again, Pinkin, but I totally understand if you feel that it'd be too much--kids are hard work.

[Mochagirl]

Knitting and reading sounds relaxing Lynxie! TRy to have fun. :)

Haha - isn't it true that when you're a Mom, even a 3 hour trip to a clinic can seem like a vacation if you don't have your kids with you! :rofl:

[Mochagirl]

I may be wrong, but I *believe* that a two-hour test is the new standard for most places (I think as of 2011?). A lot of clinics and such haven't updated their procedures yet. For my 3-hour test, they told me I will be there for probably 4 hours...so I would assume that your "3 hours" actually means the two hour test itself? Ha! I'm so much help! LOL

My mw offered me the option of going straight to the 3 hour test or doing the 1 hour challenge first. Since I've never had blood sugar problems, I opted for the 1 hour test. It's the first time I've been presented with the option of starting with the longer test, though, which makes me wonder if that IS becoming standard in some places.

[Mochagirl]

Sorry about your son, Peony - I hope it's nothing serious.

[Mochagirl]

Ok, so I need some advice. My family has a cottage in Northern Ontario, about a 9 hour drive from here. When I was a kid we went for a month every summer. We don't make it up every year now that we have kids, but when we do go, the kids LOVE it. We have a private sandy beach, etc., so it's great for kids. I had assumed we wouldn't go at all this year because of the pregnancy, then I found out that my family is going to be selling the cottage next summer. It's just too inconvenient to get to, and we were really only keeping it for my Dad's sake anyway.

So...there's just this summer and next summer left for us to go for a visit. When I told the boys we may not go this summer they cried, and honestly I'm sad at the prospect of not going too since this is our second last chance to go. If we go, it would be next weekend, when I'll be 35 weeks. I asked the midwife about it, and she said it would be fine as long as we stop every hour for me to stretch my legs, and also to make sure we always knew where the closest hospital was in case I went into labour. She said it's better to go at 35 weeks than earlier since the baby would be unlikely to need special NICU care by that point.

Honestly, the thought of a 9 hour trip in the van with 3 kids does not appeal at all (especially since stopping every hour will make it more like 10-11 hours), and dh doesn't want to go AT ALL (he's never liked the cottage and doesn't really like spending time with my family), but I can't help worrying I'm going to regret it if we don't go. We would only stay 2-3 days then drive back, and while we're there one of my brothers would be there with his 9 year old daughter who is fantastic at entertaining my boys.

What would you do? Would you brave such a long driving trip at 35 weeks pregnant?

[auroara78]

hmm, that is very daunting!

I can see the pros/cons of both sides....

there is chance you coudl go next year though? That may be more fun, not being pregnant, and then the baby could also join the cottage for one time....hard decision. This is the kind of thing where I think it'd be hard to win--if you go, you'll be hassled and wonder why you went, and if you don't go, you may have regrets about it too.

Is your gut leaning towards going? esp. since the boys really seem to want to go?

[Hobbermittens]

Mocha, when I was 35/36 weeks with my DS, we drove 20 hrs (2 days of 10 hrs each) to Nevada for DH's grandmother's birthday. I only had DD1 at the time, and she was really good in the car, but we did have to stop every hour for me to get out and walk, and it was a LONG trip. We stayed about 4 days I think, and then turned around and went back. It was a lot of driving, but it was worth it.

If it were me, I think I would go. I think you and your family will enjoy it once you are there. And then you could go back next year with the baby, too. :)

[Hobbermittens]

Peony, I hope your DS gets better soon!

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, Hobber and auroara. Yes, we'll plan to go next year regardless, but it would be nice to go this year as well. It's nice to hear that you managed an even longer trip while this pregnant, Hobber.

I guess we'll wait till after the funeral then decide. If dh was more on board with the trip I think we'd go for sure, but he really, really doesn't want to go, especially with all the time he's had to spend around my family lately with my father's sickness and death.

[Mochagirl]

I had my u/s this morning. No news to share since they don't tell you anything here, but she did confirm once again it's a girl. She didn't stop moving the whole time - the tech said she was the wiggliest baby she's ever seen.

[pinkin2011]

Auroara, Yeah they can be hard work and from what I can see alot of people find it harder with the second child . My ds is so placid and just a real good boy and poeple I know who have had good kids first seem to have a nighmare second!! If I am one of them then our plan to have a third will be years away!
I havent actually measured big ... yet! at 25 weeks and 5 days I measured 26 cm but I just feel big I havent put weight on anywhere else just a big hard tummy... I am most def bigger then with my first but I have also heard that does happen!
Peony I hope your poor ds is feeling better today and I hope you have been getting a bit of a rest!

I have had alot of family problems going on atm and its doing my head in, I cant sleep at night and just look a wreck! My d/h has been great tho.... I think I might go do some baby shopping today to cheer me up a bit!!

[Hobbermittens]

Pinkin, I hope your new baby is just as easy as your DS1. The second child isn't always hard--my 3rd is my hardest by far! Hope whatever you are going through with your family resolves itself soon.

Mocha, sounds like your baby is doing well! Movement is always a good sign. :)

I have gotten pressure from both sets of in laws (DH's parents are both remarried) have told me they think the baby is a boy or they are hoping for a boy. DH's mom in particular is sending me emails with lists of boy names to consider (which is annoying in and of itself, because she is really stupid about names, and thinks she has some say, which she doesn't!). It really makes me sad and depressed for what is to come once the baby is born. If the baby is a girl like I think it is, I am pretty sure they will all be disappointed, which isn't going to help my disappointment at all. :(

And as far names go, I am absolutely NOT letting them have any say what so ever, no mater the gender oft he baby! They ruined my favorite pick of names last time by telling us repeatedly that they hated it, until DH finally gave up and said we couldn't use it, because they had ruined it for him. So I am not telling them our choices at all, even though my MIL keeps asking.

[Hobbermittens]

Pinkin, I hope your new baby is just as easy as your DS1. The second child isn't always hard--my 3rd is my hardest by far! Hope whatever you are going through with your family resolves itself soon.

Mocha, sounds like your baby is doing well! Movement is always a good sign. :)

I have gotten pressure from both sets of in laws (DH's parents are both remarried) about the gender of the baby. They have told me they think the baby is a boy, or they are hoping for a boy. DH's mom in particular is sending me emails with lists of boy names to consider (which is annoying in and of itself, because she is really stupid about names, and thinks she has some say, which she doesn't!). It really makes me sad and depressed for what is to come once the baby is born. If the baby is a girl like I think it is, I am pretty sure they will all be disappointed, which isn't going to help my disappointment at all. :(

And as far names go, I am absolutely NOT letting them have any say what so ever, no matter the gender of the baby! They ruined my favorite pick of names last time by telling us repeatedly that they hated it, until DH finally gave up and said we couldn't use it, because they had ruined it for him. So I am not telling them our choices at all, even though my MIL keeps asking.

[laughinglynxie]

I feel ya about the name and family situation. It's driving my mom nuts that I'm not telling her. She heard my first batch of names and gave me a really hard time (And I'm STILL hearing about it)... so I was like, "Uh, nope! No one gets to know anymore!"

[pinkin2011]

Names are so hard arent they because you feel like you have to please everyone else but really all the matters is us and our d/h! I am the same I am not telling anyone our choice! or choices.

[Mochagirl]

I never tell anyone IRL our name choices. It's none of their business!

[PeonyPrincess]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. DS1 woke up with hives all over him this morning, so that must have been the start of it on his cheeks yesterday. So it appears it was still a reaction to the penicillin he had the other day showing itself again once the antihistamine stopped working. I kept him home from school and gave him a non-drowsy antihistamine and the hives have eased. I will give him a sleepy antihistamine tonight and hopefully that will keep it away for good. 2 weeks of having him sick has made me so tired. I think it is just not getting a break that does it.

I never tell anyone the baby names we are considering. I can't remember my mum ever saying she liked a baby name that one of my friends has given their baby, so we just wait until they are born and then announce it. At that point everyone has to say they like it!

Pinkin, sorry your family is giving you more grief. Not what you need, especially when you're pregnant.

Mocha, I would tend to go because the good times always seem to rule out the long travel. I love the idea of traditions and your children sound like they love that as a tradition. Tricky when your DH is so against it though. We plan to go on one more family trip in October. I will be 33-34 weeks so only just still able to fly, but I figure it is easier to do it with the baby still inside. The baby will be 1 month old when it goes on its first plane ride, so it won't have long to wait anyway.

I have just bought a baby bjorn carrier. My first baby purchase (aside from a few items of clothing). I love researching and finding just what I want, and then hunting for a good deal!

[TTC5]

We are not telling anyone the name either.

[pinkin2011]

TTC5 have you told the girls on here?

[Mochagirl]

Hey ladies - continue the discussion here:

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/due-sept-oct-november-2012/12538-august-chit-chat-ladies-due-sept-oct-nov.html#post227899