Due Sept/Oct/Nov 2017 (5)

I'm on my 7th sticky pregnancy (6th baby of ours) and I get so many Braxton hicks in later pregnancy that I really just ignore them anymore. They hurt, can be frequent... but unless they make me have to stop what I'm doing to close my eyes and breathe through them, they're just a lot of heavy duty practice. If I went by "if so many, go in" I'd be in a lot. Taking magnesium at night has helped keep them reasonable in my experience.

I'm in the "take forever" part of pregnancy... only 21w... but I definitely feel pregnant, I just haven't started to hurt yet (thank goodness!). We have a TON to do before the baby comes.

This week Jade Beall (professional photographer) is coming to my city to take photos for a group of us and I am SO SO excited! I pick her up at the airport tonight. (She did The Beautiful Body Project, etc).

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I'm 28 weeks too XX! :) officially third trimester.

I'm blown away with how fast this pregnancy has gone. It helps being pregnant over the summer we are SOOOO busy.

Over all I have felt really great. This pregnancy is a cake walk next to my daughter. So I can't complain much at all.

Lastly- I'm so excited we decided to take a mini vacation before baby arrives :) so when I'm about 33 weeks we're going to Daytona beach, Florida for just 3 days! Frontier had a sale so we got our tickets ROUND TRIP $70 a piece! No joke! :) anyways- it'll be super fun!


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Originally Posted by kelly2017

This pregnancy is dragging for me! lol! I can't get my gd under control which makes me afraid to eat anything, insulin is increased weekly but doesnt seem to be making a big difference. Its definitely made me hate pregnancy so much that I've decided Im done after this baby lol i just cant do it again.

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I was in your position on my last baby...its not nice..have they mentioned inducing you early? I was 38 weeks but put on a sliding scale through labour which wasnt the best as i wanted a water birth so bad.. good thing i found though was once i was on insulin i didnt put on any weight from 30 weeks x

Hi all. This summer is flying by and I can't believe we have some in the 3rd tri already and a baby due to arrive in less than 6 weeks!!! So exciting. This pregnancy sure is flying by for me as well. We still have yet to even start talking about boy names. And we really need to get on that!

The past 2 days have been horrible. I just feel off. Super sluggish and light headed. I think I am going to call my midwife and see what she says. I am also itching in my hands tons. Not sure what that is about.

Shannshaff, please ask about Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy. Itching could be nothing and it could be ICP, you should really get tested now and retested if it's negative now and keeps itching. Any patterns to the itching, like times of day it's worse?

This pregnancy is dragging for me too. I'm only 22 weeks and I feel like I have been pregnant for a year now. My blood sugar isn't playing nice, I think I'm headed for insulin this time. But other than thirsty and a bit fuzzy headed when it's high, I feel great! Definitely easiest pregnancy yet so far, so I'm thankful to this little man for that.

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Hi all. This summer is flying by and I can't believe we have some in the 3rd tri already and a baby due to arrive in less than 6 weeks!!! So exciting. This pregnancy sure is flying by for me as well. We still have yet to even start talking about boy names. And we really need to get on that!

The past 2 days have been horrible. I just feel off. Super sluggish and light headed. I think I am going to call my midwife and see what she says. I am also itching in my hands tons. Not sure what that is about.

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And if the itching doesn't stop, please don't accept "I've never heard of that" or incorrect testing (you'll need to check bile acids, not just liver panel or anything to do with the gallbladder). There's a good chance it's absolutely nothing, but ICP can be dangerous to the baby if it goes untreated.

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Originally Posted by fiveboys

I was in your position on my last baby...its not nice..have they mentioned inducing you early? I was 38 weeks but put on a sliding scale through labour which wasnt the best as i wanted a water birth so bad.. good thing i found though was once i was on insulin i didnt put on any weight from 30 weeks x

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they induced me last time at 38 weeks also because of gd but its a nightmare! it takes them 3 days to get me started I cant agree to that this time, its too hard being away from the kids and trying to get babysitters when i think something is going to happen. So unless they give me the gel closer together (last time it was once every 24 hours) im going to refuse it.

I went in to the midwife today and they are checking my bile acids and hemoblobin. Everything else looks great except I am measuring 27w at 22w.

I'm measuring 26 weeks at 22 weeks! Off for another ultrasound soon.

I'm actually thinking this baby will be smaller than my last one. My daughter always measured a week or two again and came out 7lbs 11oz.

This baby has been right on gestation down to the day if not a little behind. I would totally be okay with a 6lb baby! Of course healthy 6 lbs but you know what I mean


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