Part 11: Due December 2017,Jan, Feb, March 2018

Hope the glucose test went well Kat!!!

I feel for you ladies suffering from reflux. Mine comes and goes I think depending on where baby is positioned. I threw up in my mouth out of the blue while sitting in the recliner a few nights ago and eating a biscuit or something. I'd not long finished a glass of chocolate milk and all of a sudden my mouth filled with stomach fluid while I was munching away. Was sooooo gross. Maybe I should've kept that story to myself, its abit ewwwwww!!!!

I've been meaning to mention and keep forgetting that I've had a symptom this pregnancy that I didn't experience with the others.... I keep getting tongue ulcers and its driving me nuts!!!! I feel like I always have one or two on the go and maybe the rare day there is none. It's either hormonal or I'm lacking in something like b-12 etc etc I've been vegetarian since week 9 of this pregnancy so maybe that explains the reason why it happened this peegnancy and not the others? I drink alot of chocolate milk and have cheese on almost a daily basis so I feel covered for my daily dairy serve..... anyone else having this?

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Bluebootes- When I had my youngest they wouldn't let me put the jumper things on my daughter just a light sweater, hat and blanket (it was December and cold that year). I also wasn't allowed to use the car seat cover that goes under the baby. Like this ... https://www.amazon.com/JJ-Cole-Origi...pSrc=srch&th=1

Mommy - Yay! Heartbeat is strong!

Kat - I've been taking tums here and there and it helps some. Did you get your results? I have my test Monday and didn't even think about Thanksgiving being days away.

LMSM - My sister has one of each too. The only thing that bugs me is how much everyone swoons over little Zachary (who isn't so little anymore at 10 years old and he's a little jerk because he getting away with more). I just don't see the appeal I guess lol. And I let mine wear training pants until they went 2 weeks dry in them, I know it's extreme but I was nervous.

PBN - Thats how mine is, the reflux. It just randomly hits. Some good days some bad. But thanks for your story, I needed that this morning haha.

Thanks mommaxo3 I'm so excited and thankful to the lord for telling me to just place it in his hands! Best thing I ever did!


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Hope the glucose test went well Kat!!!

I feel for you ladies suffering from reflux. Mine comes and goes I think depending on where baby is positioned. I threw up in my mouth out of the blue while sitting in the recliner a few nights ago and eating a biscuit or something. I'd not long finished a glass of chocolate milk and all of a sudden my mouth filled with stomach fluid while I was munching away. Was sooooo gross. Maybe I should've kept that story to myself, its abit ewwwwww!!!!

I've been meaning to mention and keep forgetting that I've had a symptom this pregnancy that I didn't experience with the others.... I keep getting tongue ulcers and its driving me nuts!!!! I feel like I always have one or two on the go and maybe the rare day there is none. It's either hormonal or I'm lacking in something like b-12 etc etc I've been vegetarian since week 9 of this pregnancy so maybe that explains the reason why it happened this peegnancy and not the others? I drink alot of chocolate milk and have cheese on almost a daily basis so I feel covered for my daily dairy serve..... anyone else having this?

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Are they small painful kind ? From what u say i am assuming aphthous ulcers.
They can be from plain stress as of pregnancy or increased acidity in mouth from reflux (silent or overt reflux). I get these a lot and usually around illnesses menstrual cycles or just emotional stress. Use oralgel dental paste for relief if needed.

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Bluebootes- When I had my youngest they wouldn't let me put the jumper things on my daughter just a light sweater, hat and blanket (it was December and cold that year). I also wasn't allowed to use the car seat cover that goes under the baby. Like this ... https://www.amazon.com/JJ-Cole-Origi...pSrc=srch&th=1

Mommy - Yay! Heartbeat is strong!

Kat - I've been taking tums here and there and it helps some. Did you get your results? I have my test Monday and didn't even think about Thanksgiving being days away.

LMSM - My sister has one of each too. The only thing that bugs me is how much everyone swoons over little Zachary (who isn't so little anymore at 10 years old and he's a little jerk because he getting away with more). I just don't see the appeal I guess lol. And I let mine wear training pants until they went 2 weeks dry in them, I know it's extreme but I was nervous.

PBN - Thats how mine is, the reflux. It just randomly hits. Some good days some bad. But thanks for your story, I needed that this morning haha.

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Ok thanks. I am now planning on a warm footie, sweater, hat and blanket. I have the jolly jumper arctic seat cover that stays around baby so that's for the heads up on that

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Its depressing ! Yesterday a coworker ( who works night shifts so only sees me at change of shifts bit still ) was amazed to find out I am expecting !! Like seriously ppl i am 30 weeks pregnant !! Didnt he notice my tummy. Granted its small but still did he just think i was fat !! I am tired of having to tell ppl "hello i am pregnant"

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Aww blue, I would take that as a compliment! Everybody asks me "When's that baby coming" and you should see their faces when I say "end of March or beginning of April" lol.

UPDATE: During his ultrasound today they found dilation of the kidney. So he had one hard marker and now one soft marker as well. However they did say that the dilation is such a common thing in boys that if he didn't already have a hard marker, the dilation alone wouldn't be enough to even question DS. Everything else looked okay, but the doctor is going to look over the ultrasounds more thoroughly and they are going to call me with results at the same time my blood test results come back. They told me the blood test that was done is specifically for 2nd trimester screening and is 99% accurate. I'm expecting them by the end of the month.

Ttcblue I hope all turns out negative for you too and these r just "findings" and baby is otherwise all ok.

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Ttcblue, sounds like they weren’t being alarmist so that is good. FX the results come back soon (so is it just like Nipt ?) and clear of issues! ;)

I don't know if it is technically the NIPT or if its a different one, she says there are different blood tests depending on what trimester you're in. She showed me a box and said something about CVS? I didn't really ask questions because I was feeling a little light headed and 99% accurate was all I needed to hear lol. She just took blood from my arm, I signed the papers and she sent it out.
I am a little concerned after reading through the papers they sent home with me. I didn't realize he had a total of 3 markers. They are saying the nuchal fold is a high marker, and the kidney dilation and large head measurement are both soft markers. I was under the impressing the large head was not a symptom of DS.

Bluebooties - You are smart! I cried last night bc I’m so tired of the ugly comments like people say 3 girls and shake their heads. Kills me every time. I wish we hadn’t told bc yes, that’s all anyone cares about!


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No results from glucose test yet, not worried though!


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Bluebooties - You are smart! I cried last night bc I’m so tired of the ugly comments like people say 3 girls and shake their heads. Kills me every time. I wish we hadn’t told bc yes, that’s all anyone cares about!


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Hugs Kat. I know. Comments hurt the most and make u not enjoy. I for now am getting very comfortable with the idea of a 4th girl but i know as soon as i will hear the comments i will hate my self and my life. These ppl they don't understand how there words can ruin the other person.


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I had a woman ask me at a store today if I just hadn’t tried for a boy or what? Ughhhhh


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I had a woman ask me at a store today if I just hadn’t tried for a boy or what? Ughhhhh


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OMG !! Such audacity ! Don't ppl know better than to mess with a pregnant lady !

Ignore such ppl srg. They don't deserve our time and thought.

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I think i overdid it today. Lower belly feels sore and heavy [emoji26].

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Hugs ladies. So sorry you all are getting the gender comments too. I had a rough day with it at church and they have no idea how much it made me cry. It started with a pregnant woman wearing a shirt that said "It's a girl". Ugh.

TTCblue – CVS requires a sample taken from your tummy/cervix, not your own blood via the usual arm blood sample so it couldn’t have been cvs they did for you??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorionic_villus_sampling
Keeping our FX for you and your little man!

Bluebooties – I would take that as a compliment too – I am huge, people reckon I am ready to pop! lol
Hope you feel better soon – working, young kids to mind plus a pregnancy does take it out of ya!

Kat – big hugs my dear :hugs: I can so, so so understand….
:hugs: to all of you that also have gotten the stupid comments, once again.
Gosh how insensitive people are – before I even had kids myself, never would it have crossed my mind to make such a comment to a person about their family composition –it makes my blood boil soooo bad! I am at the point where I think I will become really nasty to anyone that dares make any more comments like that to us – especially with my girls there…so rude, so stupid, so insensitive. They clearly don’t realise the hurt or damage they can cause…

I got a couple comments from people at church today I’m sure they mean well but it still irritates me he says to ds1 your world is about to change BIG time with a girl in the house... even one girl will change the entire dynamic of your house and your world is about to be flipped upside down.. [emoji19] really? That’s a wonderful thing to say to my eldest. And someone else asks how she will even survive in a house full of boys. Well pretty sure our house will be just fine the boys know there is a girl coming. I’ve come to accept the fact she will more than likely fit in just fine with her brothers (aka Tom boy) and be able to hold her own just fine. People just don’t tthink before they talk


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sorry everyone's getting these stupid comments :( when i just had the boys and used to get all the "dont you wish you had a girl" type comments 24/7 i was never shy of pulling out the "we have a girl but she passed away" line, that soon shut them up but maybe it was a bit harsh of me!!

Ash when i was pregnant with #5 (my living DD1) i had a midwife say "how is a girl going to fit into this house?!" (4 boys) i did reply with something along the lines of "well we've been waiting for over 4 years for her since our first baby girl passed away" and safe to say she didnt comment again but it shouldn't have to come to that really, people should just be happy for you or keep their mouths shut!! girls are different to boys, its a very different experience just dressing a girl for example but your world isnt going to implode because your having a daughter you guys will be fine and she will fit right in perfectly :)

I had a rough night. Out of the blue the though of me with possibly 4 kids and likely 4 girls came into my head. I so deeply regretted ever having come across this site and getting the hope for even the third. How happy was i with 2 kids. Now i am at the verge of having 4 potential girls there upbringing education marriage all the stress and expenses ! I though of all our friends who stopped at 2 and of how smart a choice they made. I know kids r a blessing but then like they say "u must cut ur dress according to your cloth". 3 was a stretch for me and 4 is just too much !
Sorry for the vent but i had a very difficult night with all these thoughts and had to let them out.

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Hormones are the worst blue [emoji22]. This little baby was meant to be and will be a perfect blessing to your family. [emoji847]


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I just got back from my OB appointment where I scheduled my last appointment for next Monday. My csection is the following Friday. I’m under two weeks and FREAKING OUT about everything that needs done, not the least of which is choosing a name. Ahhhhh!


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blue booties i always have a bit of a panic about adding another one at some point towards the end of pregnancy, its a horrible feeling thinking that you have done the wrong thing etc but once baby arrives they always fit in perfectly and i just try to remind myself of that, i hope that things get easier for you you are having a really rough ride :heart:

srg oh wow!! so so close!! we have no names picked out either!! im sure you will find the perfect one but it is a stressful thing especially when the clock is ticking and you cant find ones that fit, we had that with our youngest and im not keen to repeat it!!

Hugs Bluebooties, I'm sorry you are feeling so down. I hope something happens in your day today to brighten things [emoji274]

Srg omg less than 2 weeks [emoji50][emoji50][emoji50] I would be freaking out to lol!! I plan on writing a list with when at 4 weeks to go with what I want to get done each week. Eg, clean car seat and install, clean pram, clean and make up bassinet, clean cot and get ready, wash ring sling, wash cot mosquito (cat [emoji192]) cover, write list for hospital bag and pack, you get the gist. Then I can put it on the fridge and cross things off as they're done. Maybe you can do the same but allocate to daily goals (just a couple a day)?

I should have the playroom finally finished mid next week!! It's all painted ready to move back in but giving the paint a week to set before I add my wall stickers. They boys nanna is getting them bean bags for Christmas which will be a perfect addition!! Cant wait to post some pics! I've also done a little mini makeover in my ensuite. Will post pics when I get home from town this morning :)

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I just got back from my OB appointment where I scheduled my last appointment for next Monday. My csection is the following Friday. I’m under two weeks and FREAKING OUT about everything that needs done, not the least of which is choosing a name. Ahhhhh!


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Srg best of luck. Ur so close !

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Bluebooties – the ups and downs are so normal – and you have been through a lot of emotional moments with a rollercoaster pregnancy, how normal to feel the way you do.
I think we all have bouts of panic at the thought of adding another… doesn’t mean we won’t cope once bub is here. Hope you feel better soon- remmeber to be kind to yourself!

SRG – woohoo, so close!!! I’m sure you’ll get everything that is essential sorted soon my dear!

PBN – exciting about things falling into place – well done you! Looking forward to the pics ^^
Oh and when you get to that point in your checklist, fyi - to wash the ring sling make sure you only use liquid detergent an nothing with optic brighteners – Earth’s choice is ok I think but most other brands won’t be, so double check…otherwise it will make the fabric way too slippery ;) You can cover the rings with a sock so it doesn’t bang in the machine ;)

22 weeks now, and I had a moment of countdown yesterday – 18 weeks to term, but she could arrive at 37 weeks and be ok, so really, only 15 weeks to go before it would be ok for her to come (and it is likely she wouldn’t go to 40+ weeks, DD was 40+6, DD2 38+6). So just over 3 and a bit months – and I have noooothing ready – we don’t even have a tradie sorted to fix up the new room, which is THE big ticket items so the rest can be done (walls need to go up to create a new room in which M will move into so E can move into hers and I can claim the nursery for DD3). And with Xmas around the corner, I have a feeling it just won’t be done before the new year – which was my initial timeframe so I don’t have to deal with this, dust and mess in my last trimester… sigh luxury problem, I suppose lol
Oh and we won’t buy a new car after all – hubby is just too unsure with his role (he works in not for profit and it is a challenging time to get funds in so he worries the company may need to close in the next year if plans don’t pay off) – so will have to make do with ours (DH has a company car that is the same as mine). Will hence need 3 super narrow carseats that could fit at the back….one fun challenge too lol we will have to go shopping for that soon as well. I can’t remember when the big franchises usually have sales on things such as carseats now ^^ I was looking forward to a new car but I guess the prospect of driving a monster of a people mover dampened it anyways – might have to be a bit later :P

Thanks for the washing tips LMSM!! I can get a liquid earth choice from woolies so I'll be sure to use it! I hear you on squishing in three car seats in the back seat too [emoji23] Luckily ds1 is in a booster now and by putting him in the middle we can get our same car seats for 0-4/8 eother side. I am NOT looking forward to my boys sitting that close together as even though they should be out of arm reach now they somehow engage their inner go go gadget arms to hit each other, or look at each other which apparently is another reason to fight [emoji30][emoji23]

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Ugh pbn I hear you on the fighting it’s NON STOP [emoji51] I want to yank my hair out! And now we will have to add another in the back with them so I will also have 3 cramped together in the back of the van and I may just go mad. I often think they need like sound proof glass for mini vans [emoji23]


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Yes Ash!!!! A soundproof partition that can be rolled up and down like you see in limo's!!! I swear I could just pull over some days and walk home when they start [emoji23][emoji23]

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Thanks LMSM and the rest. I sure hope things get better once i am able to see and hold baby

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100% agree!! I wish their dad could be a fly on the wall sometimes. I’m not sure he believes me how bad they are when he’s not home [emoji37]


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Kat - I usually throw out some snarky comment when someone says something about my 3 girls. I'll say "Oh yea I know it's terrible I'm having a heathly baby after a miscarriage." Or "We tried for a baby and we got just what we wanted." I'm already trying to come up with some good ones for after the baby is born.

Bluebooties - Take it as a compliment. I had someone (when I was about half way) say "Any day now right?" I'm due in Feb so no. I struggle with the thought of adding a 3rd baby into the mix, not so much on the gender subject but more because we have a nice routine of running around like headless chickens right now and a baby is going to throw a wrench in the routine. Now I guess we'll run around like a headless-one footed chicken.

Ash - I probably would have said any gender baby changes the dynamic of a home but I have no "nice" filter only a sarcastic one haha.

SRG - Thats so exciting that you're almost there. A name will come to you soon, I'm sure. I'm just starting my every other week appointments and trying not to countdown.

PBN and LMSM - I'm also dreading putting all 3 kids in the car. My 2 also hit each other or touch each other when the're too close. But my oldest isn't in a carseat any longer so I won't have to worry about squeezing 3 car seats but my youngest is in a booster.

I'm waiting on my glucose results from yesterday but boy oh boy are my shoulders sore from the tdap and flu shot. I also threw up this morning and I'm not sure if my morning sickness is coming back or if it's a reaction to the shots. I'm also very tired, I could nap at my desk.

Momma - the soreness from the tdap is no joke!! My arm was killing me!
So I passed the glucose (barely - 131 and 135 and under is passing) but I’m anemic which doesn’t surprise me. With my low blood pressure and now anemia y’all can imagine how tired I am [emoji24] Anyone have anemia and take a supplement they like? I’ve read good things about floradix, thought I’d try that. I’m already scared about the constipation but this stuff is supposed to be not as bad.


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mommaxo3 i have no nice filter with people who make stupid comments either, hope your feeling better soon and its just linked to your shots

kat yay for passing :D but im sorry your not feeling great, ive taken iron tablets with all mine from about 33(ish) weeks on wards because with having homebirths i dont want to risk being anaemic before the birth and then not coping with the blood loss after and also with having a lot of kids to look after i cant afford to feel awful for weeks after delivery due to low iron if i can possibly help it!! i find them ok, they arent my favourite things in the world but i can live with the side effects for a few weeks, i hope you find one that works for you it sounds like you really need it xx

Mommaxo3 my arm was so sore when I had my flu shot and I feel so bad I’m making all my boys get one tomorrow!
Kat I was slightly anemic and just take a cheap iron sup. I also have low bp seems every visit it’s 110/60 and I’m so tired all the time! And my ob nurse told me to take one colace per day and if I had issues do two or even 3/day.
Had one of my best visits today. I’ve lost 3lbs which is perfectly fine because I’m overweight anyway. My last shot is indeed December 12th [emoji53] which is scary but glad I don’t have to pay for anymore. And belly is measuring a tad under rather than 2 weeks over like i was. So maybe I will in fact have a little gal like my Boys. For some reason I’m terrified she’s going to be a beast lol. And I had my platelets rechecked last week and they’re back up so no worries about that anymore. Eeekkk... 32w1d today!


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Kat - I usually throw out some snarky comment when someone says something about my 3 girls. I'll say "Oh yea I know it's terrible I'm having a heathly baby after a miscarriage." Or "We tried for a baby and we got just what we wanted." I'm already trying to come up with some good ones for after the baby is born.

Bluebooties - Take it as a compliment. I had someone (when I was about half way) say "Any day now right?" I'm due in Feb so no. I struggle with the thought of adding a 3rd baby into the mix, not so much on the gender subject but more because we have a nice routine of running around like headless chickens right now and a baby is going to throw a wrench in the routine. Now I guess we'll run around like a headless-one footed chicken.

Ash - I probably would have said any gender baby changes the dynamic of a home but I have no "nice" filter only a sarcastic one haha.

SRG - Thats so exciting that you're almost there. A name will come to you soon, I'm sure. I'm just starting my every other week appointments and trying not to countdown.

PBN and LMSM - I'm also dreading putting all 3 kids in the car. My 2 also hit each other or touch each other when the're too close. But my oldest isn't in a carseat any longer so I won't have to worry about squeezing 3 car seats but my youngest is in a booster.

I'm waiting on my glucose results from yesterday but boy oh boy are my shoulders sore from the tdap and flu shot. I also threw up this morning and I'm not sure if my morning sickness is coming back or if it's a reaction to the shots. I'm also very tired, I could nap at my desk.

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Lol headless one footed chicken .. love it ! I need to loosen up a bit too i guess, its just a baby not the end of the world

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Momma - the soreness from the tdap is no joke!! My arm was killing me!
So I passed the glucose (barely - 131 and 135 and under is passing) but I’m anemic which doesn’t surprise me. With my low blood pressure and now anemia y’all can imagine how tired I am [emoji24] Anyone have anemia and take a supplement they like? I’ve read good things about floradix, thought I’d try that. I’m already scared about the constipation but this stuff is supposed to be not as bad.


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I ALWAYS have anemia in pregnancy. I have tried bifera OTC from target. Its awesome but remember all these easy on stomach iron pills give a lesser daily iron to body than the regular ones so it will take forever to build up ur stores and help with symptoms

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Blue/4blue2pink- thanks!! I’m hoping it will help. It’s hard having zero energy!

Ash - YOU are not overweight crazy girl!! My blood pressure was 85/48 [emoji15] I was like, am i dead. Nurse laughed.


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Mommaxo3 and Kat - what's the dtap??

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