Due June/July/August 2017 (2)

Girlie I keep thinking what do I have to do around the house like install doors or power wash (and by me I mean my husband). But not one of the items is "bring possible expired car seat out of storage" or "buy diapers". I told my therapist today and she said yup the nesting is probably not happening for you. Oh well the good news is a baby can survive coming home from the hospital in a blanket and borrowed diapers if needed. I still have way too much time though so I'm sure sometime in July I'll get moving.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BabsNMK

Thankfully my GD is pretty much gone at this point. I'm excited to meet my guy. I think I might be holding out unrealistic hope for doing HT with a 4th (really never wanted four children), but for now I just want to get through to this guy's birth and have him be healthy.

I have no nesting drive or desire to prepare things for baby (I didn't with my first either) so for now I'm just winging everything and hoping it'll work out by the time he arrives. Poor 3rd child.

So happy to hear you have a date. And I can't tell you how many times doctors have said something won't work (in your case drinking extra water) and yet it does. They are humans just like us and even if there's no scientific evidence, sometimes things happen anyway.

---

Hahahah that poor 3rd child will be doted on.
4th HT sounds amazing though, so nice that your OH is supportive in that.
I kind of like the idea of 4, even numbers and all that jazz ;)

Do you think the nesting drive is an old wives tale? I am not feeling anything like that...although we are having a heat wave here so that could be it

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by GirlieCat

Awesome news sparkles!!! Both about the fluid and the scheduled delivery. It is amazing we are all at the end of this journey and welcoming babies soon.

Babs you had me laughing with the poor baby 3 comment. I have definitely had nesting but to be fair I love to clean and do that not pregnant. My problem was I wanted to do everything except baby related cleaning. I did just finish cleaning babies room Saturday and only put together some of her baby gear (like bedside sleeper) yesterday.

AFM- 3am must be important to my uterus because contractions started again this morning. Further apart this time at about every 15 minutes for the last 2 hours (it is 5:30am right now). We shall see if this continues or stops like yesterday. I am packing my hospital bag now just in case- nothing like waiting till the last second to do it. [emoji51]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

---

How are the contractions, I am so excited for you !
This is amazing, I feel like I've followed all these stories for son long, and it felt like forever to get to everyones first scans.
Now you're having contractions, Baby Isobel has already been born, and all the rest of us are ready to pop too.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Burakoam

So happy for you sparkles, that is awesome news. Hoping everyone on this board who is due soon has fast and easy recoverys and strong healthy babies. Have followed a lot of you from your 2WW journeys through the pregnancy, so I am so excited for all of you. Almost there! Hang in there girliecat, you are undoubtedly close!

---

Thank you Burakoam, I feel like we all have been on this incredible roller coaster together.
And I never take for granted how lucky we are to be on a Due Date thread.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BabsNMK

Girlie I keep thinking what do I have to do around the house like install doors or power wash (and by me I mean my husband). But not one of the items is "bring possible expired car seat out of storage" or "buy diapers". I told my therapist today and she said yup the nesting is probably not happening for you. Oh well the good news is a baby can survive coming home from the hospital in a blanket and borrowed diapers if needed. I still have way too much time though so I'm sure sometime in July I'll get moving.

---

I am the same though, I've packed a couple of bags.
The babies room is just in disarray, but I finally got my husband to varnish the floors....I doubt I can get him to do anything else though lol

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MrsSparkles

Hahahah that poor 3rd child will be doted on.
4th HT sounds amazing though, so nice that your OH is supportive in that.
I kind of like the idea of 4, even numbers and all that jazz ;)

Do you think the nesting drive is an old wives tale? I am not feeling anything like that...although we are having a heat wave here so that could be it

---

Ha ha my OH is NOT supportive but I think I could convince him in time. I would have to convince myself though. 4 kids is a game changer.

I did not nest with my first, at all. I did have depression that entire pregnancy but I never had the extra energy and prepping for baby was mildly interesting but there was no frenzy.

#2 I 100% did. I don't remember at what point but I vividly remember painting baseboards at 11pm during the week. I had everything organized and ready to go weeks before he arrived.

This one I just can't be bothered. Too much on my plate with work and home stuff and poor #2 has a birthday in 10 days. All these other things just seem more important. And energy is nonexistent. I hope that changes though.

Okay, I made a post yesterday but it still hasn't been approved yet for some reason, and it was pretty long ugh. Hope it didn't get eaten :( I'll just get to the point - my beautiful baby was born on his due date, June 11! He's a great sleeper and we are doing great! Of course I'm a future planner so now I'm already thinking about swaying/HT for pink haha. But I'm also enjoying my baby. I didn't expect there to be so much joy in these early days!

Mommy, thanks for sharing a photo with us. Wow, she is gorgeous. Hope is does not get sick like her brothers. She is probably well protected by your milk and a higher immune defence system.

Second attempt at a photo.

Attachment 36686

Can't wait to see who's next!

Aww. He is perfect amelia!!!

I am excited to see all these new little ones soon!!!

Mrs Sparkles - so so so happy to hear your update! I was so worried about you and your little man! Looking forward to seeing him Wednesday (or whenever you get a chance to post) :)