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@meredithNYC: glad to know it may not be as bad as i'm imagining. i'm preparing myself for being in a semi and being without my DH so i'm not disappointed. and maybe i'll get my first good night's sleep in months and he won't need to be there anyways

@Astro Bee: ya my insurance covers semi private and we are definitely requesting to upgrade... it's only $50 and my health spending account will cover it. i just imagine everyone would request an upgrade because it's so cheap! the nurse said she has to warn us that just because you request it doesn't mean you get it... so who knows how likely it is. i didn't ask how many rooms they have. but the night we had our tour the entire birthing unit was full!

@loki: You will definitely be okay, no matter what happens! Here's hoping you have wonderful and supportive nurses because that makes a really big difference. After seeing how hard the nurses work from my first birth, I absolutely plan on being that person who brings gifts of food for them

@loki: I'm not quite sure yet - maybe donuts or bagels. Although I remember people on here mentioning that sometimes the nurses like getting healthier things, too - like fruit, granola bars, etc. So maybe something like that? Provided I have time!

@loki: Yeah, that's a good idea! Our hospital has a Dunkin Donuts nearby and a Starbucks inside, so gift cards to either would be a nice option.

I just got back from my 36w appt. I find the differences between midwives and OB's just so strange. The GBS test is optional, as is treatment if you're positive with midwives but OB's they just do it. I'm measuring 33.5 but they didn't seem concerned. I actually had a braxton hicks while she was trying to feel the baby and she couldn't. She said they were ok to have but I was got concerned to just call.

I asked how big she thought the baby is, but she said she couldn't really tell but she wasn't huge.

@marionberry: I was surprised at the optional testing. The midwife said that it depends on where you fall in the treatment spectrum (ie how crunchy you are) she said some people wouldn't never take antibiotics whereas other people are happy to take them as preventative treatment. I did the test, no question, I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to know either way. The treatment sounds so benign compared to risking your baby but I get that there are people out there who have issues with it. She said the risk to baby is actually quite low (1:1000) but the risk is death which I can't imagine any parent would want as a chance!

My midwives offer GBS testing but don't really care if you get it, or if you elect treatment for positive results. A lot of recent research indicates that GBS status is really fluid. Testing negative (or positive) at 36wks has very little correlation with status at delivery. They feel like a more appropriate standard of care would be to just treat all women or to only treat sick babies.

I'm electing to get the testing done because in the event that me or baby had to transfer to the hospital and I didn't have 36wk GBS results to give them, they'd presumptively treat the baby as infected.

@SunshineMcC: I had lots of swelling at the end and proteins throughout my pregnancy. My np was elevated for me but my doctor never seemed concerned. So good luck. If it is pre e hopefully the process is smooth.

@SunshineMcC: I hear you on horrible swelling but that's no good that they found proteins in your urine. I can see why they're acting with precaution like it's pre-e. Have you had any headaches or blurry vision, etc? That's usually another sign you're having some issues. I have the elevated BP (though not bad enough) and swelling without the proteins right now.

AFM, I had pretty consistent contractions this morning for about an hour - all 8 mins apart, but then I took a shower and they spaced back out. It's making me wonder if I'm getting close to being done. I have a hair appt this afternoon, so praying I can at least get through that, lol.

@marionberry: eee that's crazy/exciting! hope you manage to squeeze in your hair appointment! i'm so happy the boys have hung in there so long! have fun at your hair appointment. i can't wait to be off work so i can go get a mani/pedi.

@lulu22: I hope everything is going well with you and your baby!

@marionberry: & @NeekieRose: I'm so excited for both of you (and a little jealous ) that you know you are so close to meeting your babies!

@lilyofthewest: my midwives have a similar approach with optional testing and treatment. Thankfully I was negative so we didn't have to decide if I should have treatment or not.

@SunshineMcC: hopefully everything is fine with the assessment... You've had quite the pregnancy!

Things are starting to feel real here! I'm on spring break which is leading right into my leave so I had to have everything wrapped up last week and it feels great to be finished. I had a couple nights of amazing sleep once I was able to let all of the work stress go!

I'm going for another ultrasound to check fluid levels because my 35 week one had a low-normal measurement, so hopefully the levels are still okay. And baby has started to move down a bit. I have had a crazy amount of pressure and I think a few hours of actual contractions the last few days... Our babies are going to be here so soon!

@marionberry: keep is posted! I hope you are feeling okay and make it through the afternoon!

@loki: I went crazy booking a haircut, pedi, and massage this week! My midwives joked about all the women who get pedicures eventhough it's not where they are looking. I laughed and said it wasn't for their benefit but totally a treat for myself!

@As Time Goes By: Same here in terms of pampering!

@As Time Goes By: That seems so far away! We haven't really discussed but probably just condoms until we decide about a #2. I had the coil before, but had it removed maybe 10 months before we started trying, and it wouldn't make sense to have it put in and taken out for a short time period.

@As Time Goes By: oh wow hadn't even crossed my mind. i'll probably just not let my husband touch me for a long long time.

@As Time Goes By: oh gosh, I agree - that does seem so far away! We definitely want more kids and DH would be ready to try ASAP, but I think I'm going to need some time. I'll be 38 this July though, so don't want to wait too long! No idea what we'll do!

@As Time Goes By: We didn't do anything. I got my period back at 8 weeks PP, but my cycles were really long. I tracked them and tried to avoid. But we knew we wanted to have kids closes so technically we were NTNP. I was surprised when I got my BFP at 8 months PP, although I probably shouldn't have been.

After this baby I think I am going to get an IUD. Never had one before but we aren't 100% sure whether we will be done after 2 or go for a third. If we go for the third, it won't be for awhile.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to need to still figure this out! I think DH wants to just see what happens for #2, but I want to be back at work for a while before going on leave again.
@Banana330: @meredithNYC: I don't really want to go back on birth control/ get an iud since we will likely start trying again in about 18 months although if it were upto DH it would be even less time (crazy to even suggest at this time!) @loki: if we can't figure something out, abstinence might just be our solution!

@loki: I hear that... my DH likes to say "lets see how this one goes"... and "are you sure you ever want to do this again!" He also told me today he's over this pregnancy, I laughed and said me too!

anonysquire posted she's in labour! i think that's officially our first april mama... her due date is a day before mine so... that's wild!