Part 4: Due December 2017, January, February and March 2018

lola im trying to put the prenatals out my mind :-/ its been an absolute battle to swallow them with every baby, thankfully im past the gagging issue by the time i start my iron tablets at 32(ish) weeks! could you have your gender results in 1-2 weeks? :) so exciting!!

ash did they have you express for DS3 so they could put it through the tube? i found syringe feeding a nightmare it took forever to hand express enough to fill up a tiny 1-2mls in the syringe and then try to feed him it without him just spitting it all out, it meant even less sleep too because each "feed" was such a performance!
i completely understand you wanting to avoid all that this time around and fingers crossed you will :) have you had the shots your having this time with any of the others or is this a new thing?

Ash - I can't believe you've been so sick!! And your going going going still. I actually think diclegis is a lifesaver, but I have low blood pressure and I think XX mentioned it can be bad if you have high blood pressure. Not sure if you do, just wanted to mention.
I sold all my maternity clothes too but bought some used ones from a friend and they are sooo much cuter. I'm so excited to wear them [emoji23]
I also just bought a used solly wrap too, just washed and I'm going to practice as soon as it dries. I think I want a lily one like XX suggested too. And I kinda want one of the shirts that you just skip baby in too for the first couple months bc it looks so easy. I better start saving my pennies [emoji23]
So excited for y'all finding out soon! We told our girls today bc we've really been bad about keeping this secret and our oldest was ecstatic and our 3 year old didn't understand! Our oldest (6) screamed then goes what do you call a 3 hump camel? Pregnant just like Mommy[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] I LOVE her! Then she asked if she could tell her friends. We didn't bother saying no bc she will anyways. She said she'll make them pinky promise to not tell, again [emoji23]


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The thing about Diclegis is anyone who takes it needs to keep an eye on their blood pressure. It can cause anyone to develop elevated/high blood pressure due to the anticholinergic portion of the drug (aka. Unisom). My blood pressure was normal prior to taking it- 100-115/55-65 and after taking it for 1 week my blood pressure rose to 135-145/85-95. When I stopped taking it, my blood pressure returned to normal. The same can happen with Allegra. While it is not a true anticholinergic, it behaves like one. Zyrtec, Benadryl, Chlorpheniramine, and Claritin are better choices.

Just keep an eye on that blood pressure while taking it will be enough. Some people are not sensitive to anticholinergics and some are. It also depends if you are in the second and third trimesters as well.

Sorry for the long post- I just wanted to clarify the potential concern with Diclegis.


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4blue2pink yes for ds3 I was pumping and they'd put it in his gavage tube but the pediatrician at the hospital that week made me mix it with some sort of mix you'd normally put into formula to make him gain weight. It was a mess. Then for ds4 they did away with that dr at the hospital and there was a fabulous nurse practitioner who would just have me breastfeed as much as I could then she got a gavage (feeding tube) and connected it to a syringe. Then I would tape the tube to the end of my pinky finger and put my finger in his mouth and while he sucked I would slowly push the syringe so he didn't have to work so hard! That was a life changer so if we do have issues this time around and a not so modern dr. I will put my foot down and demand the supplies to do this again it worked fabulous. Easier than cup and syringe feeding


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Kat keeping busy seems to keep my mind off of being sick if I just set at home it is a million times worse I think. Or maybe it's just that the time goes by faster if i keep myself busy and goes so so slow if I stay home. And I have low blood pressure also which is good in case I need it. Ahhh I seen those shirts somewhere Etsy maybe! There like the sweatshirts /hoodie things. I'm so glad you reminded me lol I need one to. I've never had a winter baby so this will be a first for me! But before with my others I put on my moby and zipped them up under my coat. [emoji23][emoji23] love the camel [emoji247] joke so cute!
Thanks xx I will stay away from it if I can I am pretty good at managing sickness or just working through it lol but I think it'll get tough if it sticks around when the weather starts to get cooler and we can't be out and about as much.


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Lola will they do a scan with the nipt? Or is it pointless to get the nt if your getting the nipt ? So we both could potentially be finding out gender this week! Ahhhh


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ash that tube idea is fab sounds so much easier than trying to do it straight from the syringe, glad they did away with that "not so modern" doctor!

kat your girls sound so sweet, love the camel joke :) are you finding out gender? im losing track of who's doing what!

Ash- I would ask for zofran from your doctor that is the only thing that somewhat helped me while pregnant with my daughter and now this one. You may still throw up occasionally but it's not as bad because it isn't full force throwing up. If you take it though you will want to keep on schedule and also it will probably cause some constipation, but since you are active this may not affect you. But the reason it works most of the time is that it inhibits some of the serotonin receptors in your stomach which seretonin is believed to cause your stomach to be extra sensitive to things and throw up especially while pregnant because of the increase in estrogen in your body, which increases serotonin production in your body. When I take zofran when i wake up within 10 minutes it starts to make me feel half way normal again. Also zofran shouldnt affect your blood pressure. It has really helped me because I was where I couldn't keep anything down not even water and I lost about 15 pounds in those weeks but when I kept on schedule with zofran I was able to eat enough food that I have gained a few pounds back now.

I liked the 3 hump camel comment, how cute, and she seems so excited.

I am glad that the syringe feeding and then returning to breastfeeding worked for you guys. My daughter was so stubborn from the beginning she would get so mad she didn't like it she would get upset because it didn't come out quick enough. I ended up having to pump for 8 and a half months to give her my breast milk around the clock. It was hard because I breastfed all my boys with no problems. I ended up getting severely sick when she was 8 a half months. I had to be on antibiotics and my doctor said I had to stop breastfeeding her. By the time I was recovered I was dried up and had no choice but to put her on formula. I really hope breastfeeding goes well with this baby.