March Chit Chat

[Mochagirl]

M- Yup, we're planning an unassisted home water birth My mom will be here for the kids, and also 2 close, knowledgable doula friends(one taking photos) will be here as well. Oh and my hubby, of course I'm getting so excited about it!!!

Sounds wonderful! Can't wait to hear the birth story.

[lobella2]

DM you are so close! I hope I am too. I haven't been getting very many BH contractions lately. But I am so uncomfortable. It's hard to do many things. I am so ready and so excited to have a baby. I feel very impatient at the moment I have my 38 week appointment tomorrow. I am really hoping that there has been some progress since last week.

[Mochagirl]

Oh, and I have to say you ladies who've gained less than 20 lbs are KILLING me! I gained that much by 12 weeks! I think I've gained well over 25 lbs at this point, with many more to come....

[zanacal]

I'd tell you how much I've put on to make you feel better Mocha, but I'm too ashamed!

[princesssarah34]

Oh DM you are so close!!!! I am a little Jealous!

And all you that are talking weight......I am losing because of the diet......which worries me more than gaining a ton. Although when Doc measured my tummy I am right at 36 weeks so it is growing....so I am hoping that means baby is too!
But with my other pg's I gained 30-45 pounds. Which at that point in your pg that you look at the scale and think OMG I am just pounds away for 200....just shoot me now rolls though your mind!
But on another note my NST went fine...he is still kickin away in the tummy....which is becoming a little more painful.....and I was having tons of BH before (I have been since about 20 weeks) but now they have just stopped.....which freaks me out too because with DS#2 I had to be induced...I had been have all kinds of BH with him and then nothing....and he was my 2 week late baby(only found that out after he was born) born with out any fluid and that ended up in the NICU a week....if I don't start having some BH again soon I am gonna talk to my Dr. about it again!

You can read about his birth here: http://princessamongprinces-1.blogsp...s-time-go.html

[begonia]

YAY princess for a good NST!!

LOL about the weight convo... I gained about 36 just like my previous 2. It's lovely though, it happened with the others too, but literally within 10 days after birth I'm back to my normal size just a bit squishy, LOL. I've got about 8lbs that will stick on til I stop BFing. Then it magically melts away.

Thank you all for the warm welcome I guess it has been awhile since I popped on here! I'm doing well, much better than I thought I would be. It's lovely actually because I'd say that overall I don't really have gender disappointment so much anymore ... in a strange way going thru it all I have come to appreciate my daughters for the girls they are and women they'll become. But I still have a major, major case of gender desire and that I'm not sure will ever go away. Unless of course I have a son But it's tough to think about having another when I swayed so hard and still got an opposite. Which kind of sucks because there's a big part of me that likes the idea of 4 kids. But I'm pretty trapped by the reality that barring PGD or adoption it could very well be 4 girls. I'm not OK with that idea.

Zan will y'all have another?!?! I thought you were done but you mentioned that big ol word IF ...

Thanks for all the advice on the cosleeping. This LO sleeps fantastically well in her car seat which I'm grateful for because obviously ... being #3, she's in the car a bunch running around for the big girls. I just need her to sleep in a horizontal position at some point! And for longer than 45 minutes at a time! I know it'll all sort out. It always does. But I'm baffled by people whose children just magically sleep through the night, or even through a nap. I've yet to have an easy sleeper.

Mocha that is a hard thing for me with this LO in the room (the other two never were) ... all the little noises make me SURE she's about to wake, and so I can't ever quite let myself relax into a good sleep. I tell DH she just snarfles all night long! Better than screaming but equally good at keeping me awake.

Oh and Zan I dare say aside from the fussy baby 3 isn't bad at all; I'd totally go for 4 if I knew it'd be a boy It is total chaos as you say, but I'm so mindful of the fact that in 20 years I will be missing this chaos like crazy. So by and large I enjoy it and am 100% glad we had another child .. even if it is another girl

Can't wait to see everyone have their sweet babies soon!!!!

[zanacal]

I'm smiling from your post Begonia, so happy to hear you happy No, we're definitely not having any more babies! The 'if' was what I said when I had DS3 in the room with us - before baby 4 was conceived

DM - I had a dream you were in labour last night, are you?!!

[Mochagirl]

Begonia - none of my kids were good night sleepers. They all napped wonderfully, but not one of them slept through the night before age 2! Even now at almost 3, my ds3 usually wakes one or two times a night wanting a drink of water or something like that.

After my failed sway with ds3, thinking about the possibility of trying one more time really helped me through my GD. A year later, dh announced he'd changed his mind and definitely didn't want another. For almost a year I adjusted to the thought of definitely never having a girl - I was sad, but it wasn't extreme at all like when I first found out ds3 was a boy. Then dh changed his mind and the rest is history . I know what you mean, though, about only wanting a 4th if it is a boy - I had to do a lot of soul searching when I started TTC this time because I felt the same way at first. Then I decided it would be worse to regret never having tried and always wonder what if. Four is a nice, even number, but I think if dh had never changed his mind I would have eventually found peace as well.

[DoulaMama]

Z- No Still pregnant...lol

Once it starts I'll let you guys know I really like the idea of others thinking good thoughts for me

B- I'm so happy to hear that you're feeling so good!! xo

I need some tea...chat a bit later!! xo

Oh and Mocha... I've been freaked out about this one being a boy at birth, and my last scan was done at 19w! I'd say you have a 99.9% chance that your little munchkin is a GIRL. I know there's always a chance for error but it doesn't happen very often. Out of all of my clients, there's never been an opposite as to what they were told. I say, keep shopping!

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, DM. Sometimes it's easy to forget that people who have their gender guessed incorrectly are far more likely to post about it than people who had correct guesses. The tech was completely sure and said there was no way I'd see a penis at my 20 week scan, so I guess I should trust in that.

I can't wait to hear about your birth, DM! Sending you good vibes....