November 2013 babies!

I go in this morning to the OB and I was going to ask where she was... She is moving so much! My stomach was completely lop-sided last night. It was funny.

In other news, my son told his favorite preschool teacher that "we don't want him anymore because we have a baby coming". I felt so bad when I first heard, then I was kinda annoyed. We really haven't done anything for this baby yet that has impacted his life. (I get that it still is a change and I should be sympathetic.) Mostly, I just know him and I think he was trying to get attention at school from his favorite teacher!

When he got home I talked to him and he seemed surprised I knew. haha He said he was just kidding? I told him he loved him and would not give him up for all the babies in the world and then he switched to he never said it.

You guys ever go through something like this with your kids?

Maya wrap is great for little babies. DD lived in hers the first 6 weeks. I got a ring sling for this baby. Excited to try it out.
DS2 (my 34 weeker) flipped around constantly until birth. He was so tiny though. He just happened to be head down the day I went for an emergency induction.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with your ds Lizzie. He might just be apprehensive about the new arrival. It's probably a good idea to let him share his concerns so you can get it all out in the open. A new sibling can be a massive adjustment. I'm hoping my boys cope ok but you can never tell until it happens.

Speaking of troubles with DS, mine has been flat out rotten the past few days. He is outraged that I won't let him color on our furniture, eat his crayons or that I make him eat with a baby fork vs adult size. It's like the end of the world for him and the screaming is pressing my buttons. Ugh, feels like everything I do makes it worse. Sometimes he's a great kid but other times he's so difficult. I am getting very worried about how he's going to react when the new baby comes. I'm not sure why he's acting up so much now. I have been very uncomfortable with my growing bump and not sleeping well so my temper is short right now anyway. I also have constant heartburn now which is making things more difficult too. Sorry, just had to vent.

Just bought my first ring sling! lol I am so excited for it to get here, so I can start learning how to use it. May have to use one of Brooklyn's dolls haha. Have had a pretty good week, same pains as always, BH contractions non stop, joys of a irritable uterus.... My stomach also feels so full? I feel like I am in for a big belly growth soon. Am also starting to feel sick again after I eat meals.... Thought I got rid of that in the first tri. For the most part I am not worried at how my kids will take the new baby. That's only because they are all still pretty young and having babies around doesn't seem that odd to them, I guess. The only one I am worried about is our youngest DS, he will be 2 in December. He is sooo clingy compared to the rest of the kids, I am worried at how he will react to having me hold a baby all the time. That's another big reason I am wanting the sling. I am hoping that if I am holding the baby in it and he wants to be held by me or something, I can still have my arms/hip open for him to join us. Also he may not notice as much because he won't be able to see the baby well if she is in the sling. Just a thought I guess. Hope everyone is well. We are doing NOTHING this weekend! I love going out and doing things as a family, but sometimes its nice to not have any plans what so ever for an entire weekend (extended to boot).

Babygirl4me, if it helps my son is up to the same tricks! Most days he doesn't want to brush his teeth, take a bath, go to school (he has never wanted to go to school), etc. He has gotten so clingy too. It makes me worried. Oh well, he will have to adjust. I figure something will have to give!! Hang in there. I know it's tough!

Excited for your sling, Zem. Does everyone else feel like you had lots of time and now there is hardly any left? I am almost through my list of things I want to get done, but still haven't started on the shared nursery decorating. I am still feeling good, but have started to feel a little more tired. It's so so hot here though that I wonder if it's the heat? LA always does this, get hot in September and October. We have no AC so it is miserable in the house!

On man, I have just now started to get things done. I have like 3 things on my list done...lol No where ready for this baby what so ever. Missed my 28 week apt today... Though it was next week. Oh dang I guess I don't get to have my special drink for another week...lol Our crib and bassinet are still in the storage. I only got out our car seat to make sure it hasn't been recalled or anything since we last used it in 2011. Wonder who will be the first to go out of our group? Anyone have a guess if you will go early or late? I know I won't go past 39 weeks, unless something goes wrong and I can't be induced. I hope I go before 39 weeks though..

Yes I wonder who will be first. I'm waiting until I go on maternity leave before I sort things out because I have just been so tired all the time and DH hasn't been around much for different reasons so I've been handling the house/kids by myself mostly. Three weeks left of work, can't wait to finish. I have bought a what I need for the nursery just have to make/sort/paint. We're on holiday first week of maternity leave so that will be nice. I'm hoping to have her on the 1st Nov that would make me 38weeks but I think that's probably wishful thinking.
Ds 1 was induced 12days late ds2 was 8 days early. Id like to go on the 1st because it's on the Friday of a long weekend here and DH will have 3 days off without any stress.

Hey ladies! Thought I stop by I've been very busy awaiting my 7th son! I've been back in fourth in the hospital for my diabetes, hard to keep sugars under control and I have increasing amniotic fluid. My Ob is keeping a close eye on it. I get weekly ultrasounds love to see my little Ashton every week. Very excited to be having a new addition I am so in love with this little boy:) repeat csection set for 11-11 hopefully I'll make it that far me and ob doubt I'll make it that far lol.
Hope everyone is doing well. I will try to keep in touch definitely let you know when my baby boy is here. Take care ladies.

Thanks for the update 6bluewant1pink. Can't wait to hear about the birth of Ashton!

6blue, so good to hear from you! Sorry you have been in and out of the doc, but it does sound fun to see Ashton (love that name) every week.

Zem, I have started my list, which is unusual for me, but I have not gotten too far. :)

bythe******, I think you will go first! I hope I am not naive, but my water broke right on my due date with my son and I hope the same happens this time!

Sure is quiet in here... Seems like this group doesn't talk as much as some of the others. Anyways, on tue. I have to go drink that lovely drink ick. We had a pretty lazy weekend. Today went shopping for some picture shirts and such for the kids. Wow even though I didn't do a LOT of walking, I hurt so bad. Hope everyone is doing good.

Yes we don't talk much do we. I'm generally well but tired all the time, can't wait to start maternity leave, can't believe I'm 30 weeks already. Really looking forward to meeting bub now.

I'm 28+5 today. My morning sickness is back a little but not too bad. My gestational diebetes test came back fine and I got my rhogam shot the other day.
Not sure if I've said this but I've had to be induced every single time from high blood pressure. (DS2 was also coupled with him being IUGR) So I was really hoping my blood pressure would be fine this time. It always goes up around 28 weeks and sure enough it's creeping up. Hopefully it was just a fluke and next time it will be low right?!?
Also, my doctor has now moved me from seeing her every four weeks to every 2 weeks:)

I was wondering when they would move from 4 weeks to 2. You think this being my 5th baby I would remember that lol. I am 28+3 today. Hopefully your BP evens out so that you don't have to worry about it. Mine does the exact opposite. It gets so low during pregnancy, that even my dr's start to worry about it. At my last visit it was 82/58. Hopefully it doesn't get much lower. I am so tired of all the BH contractions already. I still have so long of having them. I hate having a irritable uterus. Still want to sleep a lot, but other than those things I am feeling OK lol. Currently baby is still breech, hopefully she will turn soon.

So my Dr. visit went well (so short!). I am 28+4 today and measuring 29 weeks. Baby sounds good. That drink is just as nasty as I remembered lol. Hopefully I have no issues and have to take the 3 hour test. I felt so sick after I got back, that I had to take a nap in hopes that when I woke up I would feel better. Still feeling odd, but better now. I am now on my every 2 week visits. Hope everyone is doing well. hopefully some of you come back to chat soon. I like having others to talk with!

Glad everything went ok today zem!

Yeah the drink is nasty isn't it. I had to do the 2 hour test because everyone does here now but luckily I passed.

I have a midwife appointment tomorrow, I've been having weird pressure in my chest when I get braxton hicks while laying down so I'm going to ask about that.

has bub turned yet Zem? She's been breech hasn't she?

Hope your blood pressure stays down mommymachine, when have you been induced in the past?

We don't have too much longer now, I'm 31 weeks tomorrow and if she comes a little early like I'm hoping I might only have 7 weeks left! The nursery is just a huge mess at the moment.

Nope baby is still breech, I will start to try and help her turn once I hit 30-34 weeks. Right now I don't think me doing anything would do me any good. Hopefully she decides to turn the right way and I don't have to worry about it. Forgot to add my weight yesterday. I have put on another 6 pounds in the last 5 weeks. So I am no up a total of 12 pounds. I think I may be making up for not gaining anything the first tri and a half lol. Hopefully it doesn't get out of control. I am so hoping I go on my own but if not I will be induced at 39 weeks. Seems like not that far away!

I don't think you need to worry about 12lb Zem, I've put on 10kg I think that's about 22lb lol. I think second trimester is when most weight is put on anyway. Hoping she turns for you without any fuss.

So midwife thinks my bub is probably transverse, so hopefully she turns to. Everything else was fine, measuring a little big but I always seem to for some reason. And blood pressure was a little low, probably explains why I've been a bit dizzy.

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So midwife thinks my bub is probably transverse, so hopefully she turns to. Everything else was fine, measuring a little big but I always seem to for some reason. And blood pressure was a little low, probably explains why I've been a bit dizzy.

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what do they do if baby doesnt turn? My bub is breech but i am kinda early but nervous...thanks

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So midwife thinks my bub is probably transverse, so hopefully she turns to. Everything else was fine, measuring a little big but I always seem to for some reason. And blood pressure was a little low, probably explains why I've been a bit dizzy.

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Hopefully baby turns for you, wonder if the Webster works on transverse babies, or is it only for breech? If Rozline is still breech by 34 weeks, after I have tried other things, I will be trying that. I know the feeling with low blood pressure, at my apt on Tue. my BP was 88/56. I am almost always dizzy. They told me the best thing to do is eat a bunch a salt. Dr. said all but eat it out of the shaker! lol.
Monkey- usually the Dr. wont do anything to help till you are around 36, 37 weeks. If baby is breech at that point they usually offer to do a version (turn the baby from the outside) doesn't always work, sort of your call if you want to get it done or not. There are other things that you can do to help a breech baby turn though. I am 29 weeks and my baby is breech, but I'm not going to start doing anything till I get to 30 weeks and really I won't be worried if she isn't turned till I hit around 34 weeks. That's when I will start trying the big guns lol. BUT the thing is for me, I already know that if she stays breech I will deliver her like that, wont have a section for a breech. That is my choice though, so I don't think I am as worried about her being in that position as someone who would not consider a V delivery of a breech. If you get further along just make sure you read up a lot on how to help a breech turn.

Thank you zem.

Hi girls! Sorry to hear to hear about breech and transverse positions. Fingers crossed they move to the right spot. I just went in this morning and everything was good. She said baby was head down. This was my first time going every 2 weeks.

I just can't bring myself to get rid of my son's clothes until the 35 week ultrasound to confirm girl again. Plus the nursery... I just can't buy girl bedding either. Am I crazy? ha

I have all these pains along my rib cage and she said it is from everything stretching and expanding. I don't remember this the first time!

It does seem to be going fast at the end here. eeeeek! I said bythe****** goes first, but now I am giving zem a slight edge!

xoxo

Your not crazy. With my first DD I was convinced all 9 ultrasounds were wrong. When she was born my first question was "is it a girl?" Then I burst into hysterical tears.

Mommymachine!! I love your story! I think after the 35 week I will be sure, but it will probably go down like yours where at her birth I will be tearing her legs apart in disbelief! :)

Yes I'm not getting rid of my boy clothes until after she's born, no more scans for me unless they think something is wrong.

Midwife wasn't concerned about her being transverse, she said because it's a third bub there is still plenty of room to move. I'm not even convinced she is, I get a lot of kicks at the top of my bump and I can't feel a head. I think they were having a bit of trouble because she was moving around so much anyway, she kept hitting the doppler too lol.

I still have all of my boy cloths. Only reason I don't have any girl cloths is because my sister had twin girls a little over a year ago and I gave them to her. Since she knew none of us were having anymore kids, she gave them away. So we now have to get all new girl cloths, need to go through and see if I have some gender natural cloths that she can use in the first few months. I hope you are right and she will come early. Hopefully no earlier than 37 weeks, but knowing my luck I will still need to be induced at 39 weeks lol. My only problem is I am so worried about going into labor, with the irritable uterus, its so hard to decide if it is true labor or just the new normal. Last pregnancy I had early labor at 34 weeks, I didn't feel any different, had contractions all the time at that point, but I just had a nagging feeling I should call and get checked out. Don't know why, but glad I did. I was dilated to a 2 by time they confirmed I was in labor. They gave me turb. but that didn't help at all. Other than to make me shaky! Since I was only 34 weeks (at a small hospital) they had to transfer me to a bigger hospital. So I got to fly in a helicopter! lol At the other hospital they got them to stop but I ended up staying for 4 days. Hopefully I don't have anything like that happen again!!

Apparently we lost some posts from yesterday. That's a bummer!

Yeah that sucks, I didn't post anything yesterday though.

So OBGYN informed me yesterday that based on my history she won't let me go past 39 weeks, so that gives me 64 days left until baby! I do how she comes by herself though.

So TMI questions for everyone. Has anyone had shooting pains in their nipples? It feels like someone is taking a mini taser and zapping my nipples! It went on for hours last night and was driving me CRAZY! lol Also I have had such bad gas.... I am sure I could clear a room. Anyone else having any of these lovely issues? lol Other than that, its been raining here a lot, the kids have been stuck in side for the past few days. You can tell.... Starting to get cooler out, makes me sad I love summer. I HATE snow with a passion. Guess that's what I get for growing up in Northern Iowa, snow storms there were horrible. Well hope everyone is having a good week.

Oh wow mommy! That's so exciting! I also am going to be induced (if I don't go early) at 39 weeks. For me I like it because we live so far away from any friends or family. If I make it to induction, I will at least be able to plan on my mom or someone being here to watch the kids. Don't know what we will do if this girl decides to come early. Take the kids with us, I guess....

Zem, loved your post. I am not really really having any of that (although I have always been on the gassy side!), but my rib cage is expanding and it hurts!! I get weird tingling feelings along my rib cage and pains. My doc said the tingling is the nerves in the muscle expanding. This did not happen to me last time. This is unacceptable! I don't like the idea of another part of my body expanding!!

All these 39 week inductions. Exciting! I gotta finish up my list! Glad to hear no one else is getting rid of clothes yet.

Sorry about the rain and snow on the way. I have only ever lived in texas and cali so I am def a warm weather girl. :) I can't imagine negotiating snow.

Sorry you girls have aches and pains, I'm not too bad unless I've been laying for too long in the same place. But I'm completely over this tiredness, and I'm getting to the stage where I feel like an elephant. everyone asking if I'm due soon, no still another 8 weeks. I don't get pain in the nipple Zem but they do get itchy sometimes, I guess it's all just preparation.

64 days sounds so soon Mommymachine!

We're just moving into spring here but it's still cold and wet, we had one week of good weather but I'm kind of glad I don't want it to get too hot while Im still pregnant, not that it really gets hot here anyway.

I do get sore boobs once in a while and I'm very gassy (your not alone zem). It's turning into fall here and I love it!

bythe******- I would love to visit Australia someday... My grandma was from there, she got married to my grandpa during the war and moved here. She was from Brisbane. We still have lots of family there that I have never gotten a chance to know. So its a dream someday. It seems like we are all so close, but still so far away from having all of these little babies. I can't wait to start hearing birth stories. I love reading them. I even look around on the internet to read them HAHA. So what is everyones plans for birth? How many inductions, natural, or sections do we all have going at the moment?

I live in Tasmania, tiny Island at the bottom and would never live anywhere else. You should definetly come and visit Australia one day, Brisbane is nice very warm.

Natural birth here, my first was induced 12 days over no drugs, second was spontaneous 8 days early no drugs. So hopefully everything goes smoothly for another natural birth.

My DH is dying of man flu again *sigh* it makes me angry how a common cold can make him incapable of doing anything yet as a mum we just soldier on through our nothing would get done. Ok vent over.

On a more positive note I only have 4 days of work before maternity leave! Woohoo can't wait.