Thanks Hobber, we are quite fond of him :wink:
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Thanks Hobber, we are quite fond of him :wink:
girlmom....any news?
Jen: Thank goodness mine aren't there, but this one is painful. I was hoping my midwife would say somethimg like that, too. Oh well, I have tons to do anyway.
Hobber: Are you going with neutral bedding and clothes or waiting until after birth?
I have a ton of girl clothes saved from DD2, so if by some crazy chance I actually DO get a boy, I will need boy stuff. I have a friend with a baby boy who said she would pass stuff on if I need it. I will take a girl outfit and a boy one to the hospital.... I will leave the tags on the boy outfit, though, because I am pretty sure I won't get to use it. :( For bedding, we have a co-sleeper and just a bunch of random sheets for it, and the baby will be in our room for a year or two (DD2 is still in there!) so I am not doing any decorating.
No he is big, we know my dates from hcg tests early on.Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
I would def go in if your bleeding!!Quote:
Originally Posted by girlmom
Keep up with the EPO!Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
I know what the veins are like I have them inside and out :'(
Jen - Charlie is sooo cute!!
3p1b, Wow 4 months already!!!Time sure fly by fast. Charlie is so cute and your girls :HH: I really hope Charlie's sleep issues get better :)
Question ladies, Is 38 Weeks too early for scheduled C-Section?
I know Tink had her baby boy at 37 weeks and he was a healthy big boy!
What ya think? I would love to hear your opinions ladies?
MFC, what does your doctor think? I know I had DD1 at 38 weeks (not C section or induced, she just came early) and she was healthy and 7 lb 11 oz. Both my others were born at 39 weeks on the dot, and were fine as well. I think 37 weeks is considered "fully cooked", so 38 should be fine?
Not too early at all IMO :)Quote:
Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children
3Pink1Blue: Charlie is such a handsome ham!! So cute and your girls are gorgeous too! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
I have varicose vein on my left calf from DS1....and I have some really bad spider veins by my ankles from DS2....all this baby is doing is making the already existing vein issues look worst, rofl.
Anyone heard from Girlmom lately? wonder if she had baby Michael!
Hobber, I think it is exciting that you are wating...what a surprise at birth just to be handed a gorgeous baby! I am way too impatient for that...but bravo to you!! I am still imagining a baby in blue for you!
MFC: I think 38 wks is fully baked. Are you having a scheduled c-section?
TTC5: I bet you go early again with such a big baby.
3p1b: So your varicose veins went away after birth? I sure hope mine do some days are better than others.
Still no change (I just love typing that out....blah), my conx are getting stronger, but they are all over the map. DH says Sunday would be a good day to have the baby....lol....yeah okay I'll keep him in just for you. DH is working a few security jobs this week and he is afraid the baby will come then. Anyway, just keeping busy.....we are washing all the bedding in the house today and washing the car tomorrow.....as long as my stupid veins don't act up.
Do all of you ladies nest at the end of your pregnancy or am I just crazy? :)
Nope. mfc. think a.few years back.they use to take c/s @38 weeks. Zane 8lbs 1.oz.at.36.weeks.4.days.
WP, I don't nest, but I am a slob and a procrastinator by nature. Honestly, I have to force myself to do ANYTHING that involves cleaning!
Hope that baby stays in until Sunday.! :wink: !
Tink imagine if you went to 40 weeks lol!!!!!
I too think mine will come early and be a big boy!
I know! They asked if.my dates were off. we all know here that is.impossible! Zane is.currently 8lbs 11.5 oz at 16 days.old!
Tink: Yeah, at 40 wks Zane would have been huge.
TTC5: What was the earliest you had one of your DDs? How much did she weigh?
Has anyone ever tried the dreaded Castor Oil? I have not heard a lt about it, but my midwife says it works everytime.....hmmm.
I had great conx yesterday, so many and so strong that I just knew it was going to start something, then poof....gone. Oh well, we have great plans tomorrow, so I don't mind waiting a little longer. DH won't get near me, he is afraid I am a ticking time bomb....lol.
Hey, ladies, I'm baaaack! So excited to be pg again but pretty nervous and anxious to hear the heartbeat. Might get my u/s on Tuesday. I will be 5 weeks tomorrow and they will recheck my hcg and progesterone on Monday, first appt on Tuesday. So exited for you, Tink. Cant believe he was 8 lbs that early! It's exciting to see all the little guys on here!
WP DD3 was 36 weeks and she was 7pd 6oz :)
My first was due date baby that is the latest I have gone, and she was 9pd 11.5oz! I am expecting our boy to take after her lol unless he comes sooner!
hopeful - So glad your UTD!!!!
Hopeful....yayyyyy welcome back and congrats! Xoxox
So I posted my 13 week nub shots and although alot of people said boy I just really feel it is a girl. DH wants to be team green but mentally I don't think I can handle that, if this is a girl I need to mentally prepare myself so by the time she gets here I am ok with everything. So do you think it is wrong if I find out gender and just not tell anyone? DH isn't firm on being team green he just thought it would "be fun" I don't find it fun, its giving me anxiety, I just need to know either way so I can prepare and get over it.
Are you going to find out and not tell DH? I tried that last time, but when I found out it was a girl, I was so upset he made me tell him what was wrong (he thought there was something wrong with the baby). But if you are having a boy, then I bet you can keep the secret, because you will be happy! Just don't let him see all the blue stuff you buy. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dloui128
I think that's what I'm going to do, I just really feel it's a girl and I want to prepare myself for it mentally, think of names etc so that when she finally gets here I will hopefully be ok with everything. I can't go on like this for another 6 months it's making me miserable and everyone around me notices it. It's especially hard this time because it is my last baby for sure and I'm sad I will never get to experience a son :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Don't give up hope! You got lots of boy guesses, and you really may have a boy in there. I hope you are pleasantly surprised! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dloui128
check up yesterday. still 5cm but she did feel contractions and then jumped back and told me not to sneeze because the babys head is right there. yes i know all this, i can feel it. she put me on the monitors and i was making some pretty waves and having lots of contractions. but its not changing my cervix any further then a 5 right now. she thinks i will go this week sometime and gave me a 0% chance of making it until my due date. but this is the same doctor who said i would have a 24 week micro-preemie.
in the meantime im off all meds and off bedrest!! i went shopping yesterday and some lady stopped me and said, "omg i hope you are having twins or triplets, because i've never seen anyone this big." so now im going back to bed to hide until the end of this pregnancy.
Good news girlmom! Sounds like you are getting along fine. I am so impressed you made it this far! As far as strangers making crappy comments, I have been there too. Every pregnancy someone tells me I am huge.
hopeful: Congrats!!! How exciting to be expecting again. I can't wait to hear an update.
dloui: I know doulamama kept her baby's gender a secret her whole pregnancy.
girlmom: At least you got some good news from your doc, I would love to hear "your not going to make it until your due date".
TTC5: Wow, over 7 lbs at 4 wks early....you guys really grow some big babies.
Stranger's comments must be on the rise, I had 2 people tell me today that I must be over due and then someone else was afraid to get too close incase I "popped". It didn't bother me too bad, but I do wish I would pop.
Thanks Hobber I hope so too, I just don't think thats going to happenQuote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Neither did I even with all my boy guesses!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dloui128
I'm so glad you made it this far! He should do fine if born now :DQuote:
Originally Posted by girlmom
Yeah I know but if I compare my photo to yours I think mine looks more girl than boy, I don't know, in all honesty I think it's a girlQuote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
I don't think we are seeing the whole nub though. If you look at mine, the long white bit is in line with the spine like yours, but we both have a little blob on the top which kind of leans upward.Quote:
Originally Posted by dloui128
Yeah I guess that's the problem. I just think if we could see the whole nub then it would look girlQuote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
You have the nub bug now ;) x x
Ugh I wish I never got a nub shot because before I got it I really thought I would have a boy. Now I'm positive it's a girl:(Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
I think its a boy :)
WP - Within a few days of delivery the varicose veins on my labia were no longer achy but still slightly protruded until 6-7 weeks after delivery. When I got my IUD at 8 weeks my midwife commented they were almost completely gone.
I don't nest at the end but I'm usually so huge by then there's no moving around lol
TTC5 - I bet you'll be having a pretty big boy too based on how you are already measuring. I was 2 weeks big with Charlie and he was my biggest baby by 1lb 9oz!
Tink - 10oz in 16 days, that's some good milk momma!
Hope.ful - Welcome back hun!
doui - After dashing my hope with Ramzi's theory (Charlie was firmly secured on the left) I refused to look at and/or obsess over the nub. And fwiw I hoped Charlie was a boy but I was positive I would hear girl, I remember taking my 20 week belly shot the day before the u/s and thinking this will be the last day I'll be happy and hopeful because tomorrow I'll be dealing with the reality of my last baby being my 4th girl. You're a few weeks from being able to see actual goods, try to relax and wait till then to be too excited or upset.
Girlmom - glad all is still good and you're good to go! I feel your pain, I got so many comments about my size "Are they sure there's only one in there?" Several people were convinced Charlie had a brother hiding in there lol
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments on the pics :)
The last few days Charlie has been sleeping even worse then usual if you can imagine and he's been snotty, clingy, extra fussy and running a slight fever. I assumed he had a cold but me neighbor asked if he was teething. 4 kids and it never occurred to me at 4 months he could be teething lol I googled it and it's very possible so I looked at his little gums and sure enough, little white lines under the gums! He's not only got one coming through but the other bottom front is right behind it! No wonder he's been a grouch, poor little fella. Poor Mommy too, I wasn't prepared for bitten nipples just yet lol
THis happened to me, too. I seriously had all the hope in the world until I went to my 12 week scan (I was 11 wk 4 days at the time) and I swear I saw a girl nub. I purposely didn't get a nub pic to share because I couldn't bear to hear all the girl guesses. I wish I had now, though, because since then, I have seen a lot of nubs like how I remember mine, some that were boy nubs and girl nubs, and so I don't know. I still think mine in a girl, though. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by dloui128