Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

Thanks chikas! :) We're really excited about the name. ;)

Mum, I'm up and down happy sad grumpy all day every day. ;) I'm usually pretty steady during pregnancy, but this time I'm all over the shop. Our poor hubs...

I am in two minds about wanting this babe out... I love birth and the thrill of having a new baby around, but Sully (ds2) is only just gone 18 months and is a way off moving into his bed in ds1's room.. So I'm ok with having him as my youngest for a little bit longer iykwim? Plus I still have to find a way to do up the nursery with ds2 still in it... Lol. I'm sure it'll all work out in the end. ;)

Ps: here's the linen set I want to decorate around...
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Anyone else really dreading having the baby? I know that sounds crazy, but I really love being pregnant (even with all the aches and pains and tiredness). Like, I wish I could be pregnant all the time. And this is really supposed to be it for us. And I am starting to wonder if I can handle 4 kids, let alone 5, so I think we really do have to be done. :( I know it sounds horrible, but I love the pregnancy part and hate the newborn part. My life has been so hectic lately- kids have been sick, dh has been sick, we are trying to decide whether to buy or build a new house, we have to much to do to get our house ready to sell, etc. I have no idea what we are going to do with this kid with he arrives. All I have so far is a plastic bin of baby clothes in ds3's room. (we do have car seat, stroller, crib, etc). We haven't decided whether we are going to try to squeeze ds3 in the same room with the big boys or if we should have ds4 go in the same room with ds3. Either way, it's going to be tight, and I need to make room for a toddler bed for ds3 and a dresser for ds4. I'm just feeling overwhelmed and thought of having a newborn is really freaking me out. I know it's ridiculous, because that is obviously the goal, but right now I'm having a very hard time dealing with the fact that I am running out of time. Plus, I have had some problems with ppd/baby blues. So I'm not looking forward to that, either. And top that all off with the feeling like this would all be so much more worth it if it was a girl. And feeling guilty about feeling that way. Agh!! Okay, sorry for the long rant.

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Jennaesue - Aw I'm so sorry to hear your feeling overwhelmed etc. I really hope things start to work themselves out and fall into place so you can enjoy the end of pregnancy! Feel better!!

I'm looking forward to having Hudson, although I'm a touch nervous for just having 2 kids - being an only child I could use some work on my patience lol so I think this will be an adjustment for me. Unlike you lovely ladies I really don't like pregnancy, I've been in hermit mode for a while now and I'll stay this way till babe is here, I was the same with Ryder.

Hoping - cute name. Love how its original. I've never heard it or anything similar before! And also love your nursery plans!

For all the Mommies that get constipated easy but need extra iron....
Look for Ferro-Sequels High Potency Iron Supplement caplets. They're iron supplement with stool softener.. I've taken them with my last two pregnancies and had no issues ;)

I'm hoping I won't need them this time as I just bought a Nutri-Bullet and I am making juices with fruits, veggies and oatmeal... Soooo yummy and healthy

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prayingforpink- hoe low were your numbers. iron pills are usually very constipating especially if you are taking 3x a day ouch! I always run low in prego I;m at a 10 now and they want me at least at 12 I usually take this to bring numbers up works great and is easily absorbed by body but w/o side effects Buy Flora - Floradix Iron & Herbs - 17 oz. at LuckyVitamin.com I had been feeling pretty run down and plus my blood pressure is about 20points of my always perfect norm so hoping it doesn't go any lower aggg. good luck on the iron you will feel better once you get numbers up. what did they suggest about pica?

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Not sure what my numbers were but I have a doctors appt on Tuesday and that is one of my questions along with the increase in bh contractions I've been having. Nothing about the pica since its only ice it isn't anything of concern. Thankfully it isn't chalk or cornstarch, lol

It's pretty quiet in here! Guess we're all kinda just back in the waiting game now eh?
Hope everyone is feeling well! Hudson is causing mama a lot of lower pain, feels like he really doesn't want to stay in any longer, hope he lasts these final 5 weeks!

It always seems pretty quiet over the weekend. I went to the Dr. today and everything looks good. The baby is laying sideways up under my ribs which is where I thought he might be. My other 3 were all head down by now so that kind of worries me but the Dr. said he still has lots of room to move so he will probably move to be head down later.

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It always seems pretty quiet over the weekend. I went to the Dr. today and everything looks good. The baby is laying sideways up under my ribs which is where I thought he might be. My other 3 were all head down by now so that kind of worries me but the Dr. said he still has lots of room to move so he will probably move to be head down later.

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At 29 weeks my baby was also transverse(sideways) and last week I went in again(32 weeks) and she's now head down! Phew. I too was concernced but she moved into place. Good luck!

It's DS2's birthday today, so I'm busy wrapping presents! CVD-you're not alone! This babe has been a major pain for me since 17 weeks, my back and hips are achy and tight all the time. I feel a bit like Jennasue-I'm anxious about managing the newborn phase again...that's not my favourite time. Then again, I don't want to be preggo forever! I wish I was enjoying my pregnancy more seeing as I'll never do this again. But between the exhaustion and the back aches, I'm not digging this.

Does anyone know how sweatpea is doing? I saw that she had went into preterm labor at the end of March but haven't seen an update. Hopefully no news is good news.

Haven't heard about sweetpea. Hopefully all is well!

Jadis, have fun with your celebrations! :) I know what you guys mean bout the discomfort.. I'm actually more comfy this time than I have been with all of my pregnancies! I have an achey low back, but I don't have spd or terrible ligament pain so I'm actually feeling ok. Unfortunately I haven't been sleeping the best though so I'm very tired and so so moody.. My poor kids must think I've been replaced with some kind of fembot cos I'm so intolerant and impatient with them.. Tisk tisk. Naughty mummy..

I just read in the news this morning that there were some explosions in Boston.. I hope all our USA mummies and daddies and kiddies are ok and unaffected. I don't know if we have anyone here from around there, but I'm sure we are all thinking of those affected by it all. It's so horrific to think that you can't go anywhere or do anything without a very real fear of someone harming you. :(

In lighter news.. I told my mum our baby name yesterday. I warned her that if she wanted to know that she had to either pretend to be happy and like it or I wouldn't tell her. Haha. She did well. Handled it like a pro. ;) I don't think it's her first choice and she more than likely wouldn't have picked it, but she's being supportive and kind about it so that's all I wanted. :)