Part 7: Due December 2017, Jan Feb & Mar 2018

[AshFind]

Xx I sure hope not a doozy one lol my fear is a storm while I need to dress be 1hr to my hospital in labor [emoji52]


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[XXforhubby]

we've barely had a summer here this year XX i never put the winter coats away as we still had cold/rainy days unfortunately!!
i love shoe tights they are so cute!! and leggins are the way forward with girls i swear! my 2 year old has lots of black leggings that go with any top/t-shirt or even dress, makes it so much easier

XX have you had any experience with raspberry leaf tea capsules? ive never taken them but considering this time.. recommended dosage is 1 per day from 32 weeks building up to 6 per day by 38 weeks, im going to start my own thread asking but thought id ask you seen as your here

What is the strength of the capsules? I just worry that it's too concentrated. I would just do the tea, personally. It didn't work for me with my DS1- he was 8 days late, haha! I really didn't think it helped much with uterine tone either. Personally, Yoga, lots of kegels (I start doing 50 per day in 1st-2nd tri, 100 per day in beginning of 3rd tri and work up to 300 per day starting at 32 weeks), increase my water intake during waking hours and walk 4-8mi (depending on how my boys/DH are, haha!). All of this has helped my pelvic floor/uterus tremendously! During my postpartum exam, they couldn't believe the tone/shape of my pelvic floor/uterus! I had to have a MRI after my DS3 was born because they feared I may have retained some placenta. The radiologist who read my report came to my follow-up appointment, because he couldn't believe I had 3 children, haha! Plus, this makes me feel like I'm actually doing something productive to help me. It helps me quiet/tame my mind and prepare for labor.

I'm just sensitive to medicine/supplements and try to avoid them if necessary. I'm sure Atomic will be able to advise you in you're thread.


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[Lolabelle]

4blue2pink-boiled peanuts have a soft texture & oh so good! I got the regular salted kind, but also can get Cajun or ham & taste great hot or cold. All of DH's family from Ohio think they're weird haha. Weather wise for us, February is usually cold, but March, April, May is our spring & it's starts to get warm in March. Our weather is strange though in the winter & spring...one day it's cold, the next it's warm! Our summers are humid & hot! It's so hot here now that it feels like I'm melting everytime I go outside ugh. Today is overcast & breezy though & I'm liking it!!!
XX-can't wait to see your stash! I've been buying nb, 0-3, 3-6 and only have a few 6-9. I've been thinking ahead to the summer & the many cookouts we have by the pool.
Ash-sure hope winter weather doesn't get in your way when it's baby time!!
Here's my boiled peanuts mmm

[4blue2pink]

thanks XX dosage is 375mg of raspberry leaf extract per 2 tablets, i agree it does sound like a huge dose especially at 6 tablets per day!!

its mainly for the supposed hemorrhage reduction, im not fussed at all about going "overdue" i believe babies come when they are ready and due dates aren't very accurate anyway im also not worried about needing to shorten labour as im quick as it is, its purely the hemorrhage side of things, ive never had one, but because i freebirth at home and this is baby #8 i feel like its wise to at least look into this *if* it really does help in that way

i am also wary of meds and avoid unless i really have too, i just keep hearing about these from everyone and it also seems a lot of midwives here really plug them.

yes i do kegels all the way through and also when im not pregnant, i dread to think how things would be if i had never bothered!! i also drink a large amount of water (3-5 litres per day) anyway because im an H2O freak haha

[4blue2pink]

they look good lola i cant cope with heat when im pregnant so im glad our summer hasnt been good this year, last year we had a couple of big heatwaves when i was 7-8 months pregnant and i really struggled it was horrid

[kat1234]

Lola - my stomach is so much bigger [emoji51]maybe that small in the morning [emoji23]
I've started gaining weight but trying not to stress, it's my last pregnancy and it will come off.
Pbn - does Sky know boy/girl yet? I was just curious if maybe DH told her and that's why she hasn't been coming on??
Max - I loved that Doppler when I could find heartbeat and I found as early as 9 weeks pretty easily. Then around 11 baby started moving a lot and I couldn't find and I got really nervous. Just know that just because you can't find everything can still be fine.


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[Lolabelle]

Kat- def agree, when baby moves locations & hides...can totally cause freak out moments! It's been so long since I've had an appt, my next one is the anatomy scan Sept 15th! It's still so far away, I've been thankful for my Doppler! I bet you have a cute lil bump. I'm eating in moderation, but letting myself splurge at times! Last pregnancy...totally agree, don't stress & enjoy!

[kat1234]

Lola - mines the 20th, so far! My OB won't do anatomy scans until 20 weeks - kills me every time!


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[kat1234]

LSMS - have you had your blood taken for gender testing yet?
Max- when are you thinking you'll know girl/boy? Have an appointment to get blood taken yet?!


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[Lolabelle]

Kat-for some reason my OB skipped the 16 week appt & going straight to anatomy scan at 18 weeks...feels so far away ugh! You'll know gender then, won't you??!! So excited to hear!