November 2013 babies!

Hi, guys! You are sweet. I really am feeling big. I am telling you it's just because I am tall, sturdy girl. I carry extra weight well.

I had my 35 week ultrasound this morning! She is measuring good. They estimate she weighs 5 lbs and 13 oz. She said that is a little heavy for 35 weeks, but it's totally fine. And she is still a SHE! She said, yes, she is definitely a girl. I saw the labia, the hole enchilada, so to speak. Yay!! I think I am really finally convinced. :) She was still head down, but my doc said no guarantees she will stay that way.

Zem, I still don't think I could camp even with air mattress. You are brave! Your MIL is coming tomorrow? Will she come back when the baby is here? I am discussing with mine when to come and help. She drives me crazy, but of course she needs to come. :)

Yeah we think that she is head down now, hopefully she stays that way!! She still flips around sometimes, but usually only for a few hours.

I am hoping that I will go on my own before 39 weeks. If not I will have an induction. Simply because it will be easier to plan things with our kids and family. We moved to a different state for a good job that my husband got. BUT that means we are at least 4.5 hours away from anyone we know! So if I go on my own, we don't currently have any plans other then hope someone makes it here in time for us to go to the hospital. Or we will just have to bring all 4 with us... Not looking forward to that option lol. We just got our house last Jan, don't know any of the people living around us yet to ask if they could come over and sit with the kids till family got here.

Yeah my MIL will also be coming back when we deliver. She usually stays with the kids (has for the last 4 babies) till I get out of the hospital. I am sure my mom and dad will be down also. My mom has been to each of my deliveries. To be honest though, I hope she is late for this one. I know it may sound mean, but I just have never felt comfortable with other family in the room other then DH.

Makes me wonder if I do go into labor on my own, I have no idea what it actually feels like!!!!! I have been induced with all my other 4 and I have a irritable uterus. So will I know when i am in early labor? My longest labor was like 8 hours.....lol Currently that is the only thing that has me a tad worried. I guess we will see when the time comes. Knowing my luck though, I will make it to my induction date...lol

My MIL is just visiting for the day, taken the boys out which is nice. I think you will know you're in labour Zem, I was a bit worried because my first was induced but I knew the second time.

I washed all the baby clothes yesterday and today and have put some fabric up as wallpaper on one of the wardrobe doors. It looks great still a bit more to do before she comes but at least it feels like I'm starting to get organised. I have an appt worth the midwives tomorrow.

6 or less weeks. I am so excited lol!!

Good luck at the apt today!

May not be on too much this weekend, but I will be back. Can't get rid of me that easy haha. I am excited to see my DH and friends in the zombie run, wish I could join them. Maybe next year.

It was just me and my DH with the last delivery and we loved that... my mom is coming on Nov 14th... whether I have had her or not so we will see how it goes. I guess really if I haven't gone into labor she will stay her with DS, so not like she will be in the hospital with us. I totally get wanting some alone time.

Zem, I love that this is your 5th and you are worried about knowing if you are labor. :) My water broke with mine and if it helps, I knew exactly what was going on. I was in bed but managed to run to the bathroom. It just felt like a rubber band popped inside and I knew!

You will be running next year for sure! I play tennis and I just told my sister that it seems like I will never play again at this point. I will get back to it someday though.

Bythe******, post a pick! I love DIY decorating. The fabric doors sounds lovely! I am trying to pick a grey color for the shared nursery for mine. Update us on what the midwife says. I hope you are feeling better.

HAHA yeah, the only time that my water broke without being induced was with number 3. Sad thing about that is, contractions never started!! I still had to get pit. So I don't know what an actual LABOR contraction feels like lol. I wonder if it will feel the same as the ones I am having all the time, or if they will feel different. I have always heard that pit contractions are worse then actual contractions. So it makes me wonder...

LOL Anyone got the hospital bag packed yet? i am so bad about doing that, I always seem to be doing that right when I need it lol

Also need to start thinking about what to get my DS 3 for his second birthday. Its Dec 13 and haven't even been thinking about it!! BAD MOM lol. Haven't even thought of what to get any of the kids for Christmas. I need to get my butt in gear. Usually my DH and I wait and get all the shopping done in one weekend. Wonder if I will be feeling up to doing that this year with a baby or not. We will see I guess LOL.

Here is the fabric door Lizzie, it was super easy. My midwife appt went good measured 36cm and I'm 35w1d but not as much bigger as last time, she's head down but still a lot of movement. I also met together with a group doing a trial on low iron in pregnancy and am going to have an iron transfusion on Wednesday.

Pic didn't work I'll have to try again later

Nursery is going to be really bright

Bythe******, I love it! Those are gorgeous. Bright is perfect. She will have a lot to look at! I didn't know you had iron troubles? You are getting a transfusion? You are going to be ready for action! haha

Ok, Zem, you must educate me. What are pit contractions? No, no bag packed here. Must finish the nursery first. Plus I need to get my co-sleeper back from a friend. I still need to hear your story too about how this 5th one is an accident. Can you give me a link to the story? :)

Have a good weekend, girls!

I had them checked quite a while ago and my vitamin d was really low, they told me my iron was low but not too bad. Then I got a call from these researchers, and no doubt it's gone down further. I think it will be good after birth too since I like to breastfeed for a year.

Have fun watching the zombie run Zem

Well we had a good weekend. The 4 hour drive wasn't too bad, but glad that we don't have to travel anymore till the baby comes. My husband ran in the Zombie run, he "died" lol. It was a lot of fun. Hope you all had a good weekend. I need some rest. Yesterday my legs got all swollen, haven't had that happen before. It has gotten better, but not back to normal.

Pit contractions- Sorry I shortened the name, its pitocin.

Ha! well what happened is. We have 4 children. Of the 4 only one of them was planned. LOL. Well the day after baby 4 was born I got a tubal ligation done. We knew we didn't want anymore kids. They did the ligation and the labs came back after they tested the tissue that it was an entire cut out of both tubes. So we were told it was a success. So we went on knowing we could not get pregnant again. Boy were we wrong!! lol. That comes up to baby 5, I just knew even before I tested that it would be positive. I even told my DH, who told me I was crazy. Well took 3 tests and sure enough positive. Had to have an early scan to make sure it wasn't a tubal pregnancy, everything was fine. My body just decided that we weren't done having kids, so it fixed at least 1 tube. After Rozline is born I will be getting a second tubal done at 5 weeks PP. This time they are going to remove the entire tubes on both sides. Dr. said if I get pregnant after that, it would be a miracle! So I guess that is the story in a nut shell lol. If you have any questions you can ask, I have no problem answering.

ZEM! That is such a crazy story. Goodness. I can't even imagine the shock. I have heard of people getting pregnant after a vasectomy, but I always assume they didn't wait until the tubes had cleared out. Never heard of getting your tubes tied (or they were cut?) and the egg still got through?? That is some girl you have got there! Amazing!! What is the % that it can happen??

My weekend was good, but a little annoying... DH was supposed to take DS camping. He and his sister and her family were going to camp up north of LA in Malibu. (To be honest I always thought this was a bit of a weird idea. I am so pregnant and didn't want to go. We werent sure how our DS would do, etc) But whatever if they wanted to go! So they found out there is a fire watch or whatever and you couldn't have fires at the camp site. So they all came and camped in our backyard. It was fine, I continued on with my plans of not camping, and my son woke up at midnight screaming, so nice that I just went out and got him and they weren't in Malibu, but my house is such a wreck this morning!

They tried to stay outside, but of course the playroom is wrecked from 3 boys playing in it, the kitchen, bathrooms. Ugh. I told my husband this sets me back 2 days worth of cleaning! Thanks! He says he will help clean, but I am the one that works from home and can't stand things in disarray, so of course I will end up doing the bulk of it. Oh well. It's family, and they had fun, but not only did I not get a night off, but it put more work on me. Booo.

They cut a section out of eat tube. It is a 1 in 10,000 chance. BUT most of the ones that do get pregnant end up being a tubal. Not many make it through. Yes it was quite the shock. If I am being honest, we were totally pissed off.... I know that may sound bad, but we had the next 5 years all planned out, now we can't do many of those things. It took me almost 2 months to become ok with having another baby. I am now excited, but worried about what it is going to be like having 5 kids. My oldest is 7....

Glad you had a good weekend, sucky that now you have all that cleaning to do.

Yeah that sucks you didn't get the weekend off Lizzie and now the house is a mess. I should really get up and do the vacuuming but I slipped on the gravel drive this morning and I'm really sore in the pelvis now and I think I might have pulled a muscle or something in my groin. The worst thing was I was holding my 2yo hand and I pulled him over too. I felt so bad, he banged his head but luckily only a little scrape.

I think it will be really great in years to come you have 5 kids all so close together Zem but I imagine it's going to be pretty exhausting for the next few years.

So do you just have 1 or 2 at school already?

2 are in school, would have been 3 but this state has an earlier cut off date then the one we came from. Brooklyn is in second, Riley is in Kindergarten, and Blake would have been in preschool. So he will be starting next fall. Dimitri will be 2 here in Dec. so he isn't starting school for a few years.

Hi everyone. Zem glad you had fun at the run! I agree that this baby will bring so much love and joy to your life:)

Up here in Canada, I had a great thanksgiving. I'm not crazy about turkey but the fixings were amazing. Yum! My husband and BIL spent 14 hours cooking on Saturday to fill my freezer with ready to go meals for after the baby comes!

I am so ready to have a newborn. This pregnancy is my hardest yet and I am so ready to be done. I hope she comes a bit early. 37/38 weeks would be soooo nice...as long as she's ready of course:)

Wish we would hear from some of the other ladies, a lot of them must be at least full term by now!

Yes I agree, were did everyone go?? Seems like it is just a few of us that talk now.

I like thanksgiving, but also don't care to turkey LOL. We have huge family thanksgivings and christmas dinners. Usually around 25ish people. I usually eat everything but the turkey, we also make a huge ham that I tend to go for. In the US turkey day is Nov. 28th. My due date...lol. If everything goes to plan I will have Rozline by that point.

Bythe******, so sorry about your tumble. That is terrible. I feel like you are having some bad luck here at the end, the flu, the fall, etc. Hang in there! Did you get your Fe infusion? Has that helped?

Zem, omg I loved how you said you were pissed. I would be so so pissed. 1 in 10,000??? Those are some ridiculous odds that you beat. I just can't imagine how fun it will be for you all though. So nice to have so many siblings, family, etc. Then when they all grow up all the grand kids you will have. Such a big fun life! Even though so much work now. :)

Glad you had a good thanksgiving, mommymachine. Another one that doesn't like turkey?? You guys are crazy!! I love turkey. The fixings are amazing, but the turkey is up there too for me.

My doc is going out of town for T-day, but she said she won't let me go that far so no worries. I am feeling so so big recently! I went to the gym this morning and my spin instructor even commented on it. (In addition to spraying water under my bike and making jokes about how my water will break in spin class. Lord, I hope that doesn't happen!)

Oh and I agree. I feel like this is our private chat forum! ha

I can't even start to think about what it will be like with grand kids! LOL still too young. BUT my parents only had 3 kids. My brother, sister, and I. After this baby is born they will have 12.......LOL. With my 5 it makes me wonder what we will be in for ha. BUT I think my sister is going to be in for it. She also has 5 kids. She was only going for 4 but got twins with the last one. She has 4 girls and 1 boy!! lol Since the twins are fraternal they have a higher chance of having twins themselves. She may be in for a lot of grandbabies lol.

I told my sister when she got pregnant with number "4" that is was going to be twins. I even had dreams that she would have twins. When she found out she was I gave her so much crap. I guess me getting pregnant with a surprise number 5 is payback. She has been giving me as much crap as I gave her lol.

This pregnancy is so odd for me. I never got that second tri energy surge.. I have wanted to sleep pretty much all the time. I will be 34 weeks tomorrow, feels like time is starting to slow down now. After Halloween we have no plans made till after baby gets here. So I don't have much to distract me.

I am also still having severe chocolate cravings. Pretty much anything chocolate, especially dark chocolate....Its a wonder I haven't put on more weight!! Anyone else having cravings that have been there for pretty much the entire time? Oh and anyone having crazy birth dreams??!! I keep dreaming I will have her in odd places, or deliver her in our bathroom. I can't think of one that has taken place in the hospital. Makes me wonder if I will have an accidental unassisted delivery.

No Thanksgiving in Australia we have our Turkey at Christmas but I love it. Had another fall today :( we have a very steep rocky block and I twisted my ankle and fell forwards. I'm usually quite uncoordinated but I think the bump has made it worse. Nothing serious just a bit sore. Had the iron transfusion yesterday I think it will take a couple of days to feel the effects. Are you low on iron too Zem? May be why you are tired all the time, that and having 4 other kids to look after.

Hope you are feeling better after the fall!!! I fell last pregnancy at 34 weeks. It was bad. Went into labor. They were able to get it under control though.

Nope no iron issues, they also checked my thyroid, since my mom has issues with hers. Everything seems to be normal. So i guess that is just how this pregnancy is going.

I feel so bad for my kids they have been watching more tv than usual.... I just can't seem to get into gear. I had like 1 or 2 days not long back where I felt like i had to get things done. Thought maybe I was finally getting back to normal, but nope, didn't last long! lol I am keeping the house some what clean, but not as much as I would like. I don't even have the bassinet out and washed yet! Ahh someone help me! lol. Hopefully the nesting will kick in and give me some energy to get everything done soon.

Zem, that is funny about your sister and the twins you predicted. Maybe your #5 surprise is payback? :) Sorry you never got your energy. I am sure it has something to do with the other 4. haha I am still feeling good. I feel like I never really lost my energy. I work from home so I just roll out of bed, but I have had 6:30 am conference calls the last 2 weeks. I thought this would exhaust me, but has been ok. Going to bed early with my son though. I have my moments, but still hanging in there. I crave things but honestly I craved things before pregnancy too. Nothing that sticks out. With my DS it was chewy things! Gummy bears in particular. This one has been more sweets, but less now I feel like. This one will be your last. Eat the chocolate, if you want it!

Bythe******, you take care! I can't believe you fell again. So sorry. I, twice in the last week, have rolled my ankle (I have always had weak ankles) and almost fallen, but haven't yet. Hope you are ok. It is totally the bump. I notice I have lost a lot of my balance when I do things. Your entire center of gravity is off!

Thanks ladies yes feeling much better today. I was a bit worried I might have problems with my hips up until delivery but they seem to be getting better so that's good. I have no energy either Zem. Don't worry about the tv. I have been feeling really edgy and uncomfortable in the evenings but I find it better if I eat. I have heard you're supposed to have an extra 900 calories at this stage of pregnancy but I haven't really been eating more than normal so it might just be I need the extra food. I haven't put any weight on for weeks either.

Anyone else eating dates? I got some really nice ones from my BIL's shop. They were quite expensive but really yummy

By the ******. I have a bit but not everyday! How many are you eating per day?

Additional 900 calories? Holy mackrel! I gained 2 lbs from my last appt. I hear some girls lose weight. I am aiming for that! ha.

Not doing the dates. I don't want her early!! I always do this. I try to plan ahead, but last minute I am pulling things together.

I'm having 4 to 6 Mommymachine. Added bonus of getting rid of constipation ;)

I don't plan on doing the dates. I will be starting 5W formula at 35 weeks and EPO at 36 weeks.

I have epo there but I'm not sure if I want to use it, I've heard it can be a blood thinner.

From everything I have heard from my MW and read online. EPO isn't a blood thinner. It does state that if you take blood thinners or BP medications not to use it. BUT not that it actually contains thinners. I will have to ask about this at my apt next week, but I am pretty sure on that one.

All essential fatty acids thin the blood. Things do not need to contain added blood thinners in order to act as blood thinners. The reason why they say not to take it with blood thinners is because it will thin your blood even more so and put you at higher risk of serious bleeding, even death.

I just wrote an in depth reply about epo, I am on kindle, can anyone post a link???

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/preg...about-epo.html

is this it Atomic? Thanks for your input.

I was only planning on inserting it vaginally anyway, but maybe I'll just stock with sex (I know my DH will be happy about that)

For EPO I usually use it both orally and vaginally, but this time since I will already be taking the 5W I am just doing it vaginally. I have never had problems with bleeding, but if it is a problem the 5W should help with that. In the 3 pregnancies I have used it, I have seen great results with it. Some people it works for, some now. Just have to decide if it is the right thing for you. I am taking it with the supervision and support of my MW, so I feel comfortable using both of them.

Last night I was feeling around, trying to determine how Rozline is sitting. I feel a round lump down low and one up high... They both feel like heads, so can't decide if she is head up or down. As a joke I told my husband, if I didn't know better I would say that was 2 heads! lol. I know its not, but still! He said he would totally die if our one SURPRISE turned into 2! LOL. I did this right before we went to bed last night. Well ended up having a dream last night. I was in labor, but apparently father along then I thought. I was delivering in my bathroom (I have had so many dreams that I will deliver at home!!). Well I delivered the baby and was waiting for EMT to show up and felt the urge to push again. I was thinking it was the placenta, NOPE out pops another head!! So When they get there I am sitting with not one but two babies!! I woke up shortly after. Holy crap! lol Odd dreams.

Science does not support the use of EPO in pregnancy. I just want you guys to be safe. I had bad results with oral EPO and the studies show worse pregnancy outcomes while using it. Evening primrose oil: “Don

I didn't even know what you guys were talking about with EPO. The only EPO I have heard of is a performance enhancing drug. I think I will skip it. I never used anything the first time and he came right on time? Am I naive to hope for the same with my 2nd?

Zem, that is an awesome dream. I, meanwhile, dreamt last night that Prince Harry asked me out!! I was so excited and then my alarm went off. Booo.

I went back to yoga today after not going for months. Dang my hips were tight. It was ridiculous. I feel so much better now. I should have never stopped going. I just skipped anything that was too much for me and it was fine.

One more thing, Atomic I love when you drop in on us with your advice! (I hope this does not sound factitious, I 100% love it!)

It's like you are the all knowing, all seeing Wizard of Oz! :)