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@Jenn23: that's fantastic news!!! I forgot to ask but I had been wondering how that went!

@ineebee: oh that's great that you had so much help - I hear you on feeling a huge relief. I told the gal that helped me that I might come track her down again to look at my registry and give me some other recommendations because she was so knowledgeable and so great.

@lulu22: sorry to hear you've been having chest pain/pressure too - my first thought was whether all was OK with my heart, so am glad that I have an appointment in 2 days to check everything out! I hear you on the obsessing moving from thing to thing. What's your latest one? I'm feeling good about the registry now, but still need/want to find a diaper bag that I like. I really want to order our crib, but am not fully decided yet - so that'll be another big thing to check off the list. I've been reading about hospital bags and coming home clothes, so might go try on some nursing tanks and bras too - I still have 12 weeks, but am such a planner! Ha!

@anonysquire: Ugh to heartburn - I'm with you that Tums don't help much! How do BH and normal contractions differ? This is my first rodeo, so all I've had so far (thankfully) are BH, but I'm getting them often - at least 4-5 times per day.

@PawPrints: congrats on the normal test results - great news!

@Jenn23: Great news, indeed! Thanks for letting us all know!

Anyone else dealing with swollen fingers? Mine are so bad today I can BARELY get my rings off. It's almost painful when they're swollen. I'm pounding the water, but not sure there is anything else to do?!

@Jenn23: great news about your placenta! yay! I have both anterior and posterior placenta (due to my wonky, u-shaped, almost bi-lobal placenta) and some days I feel loads of movement and other days not so much. Not sure if the inconsistency has anything to do with my weird placenta though.

@PawPrints: good news about the glucose test!

@SunshineMcC: oh my, so at the moment the obsession is all about getting the house in order RIGHT NOW haha. In my mind our house has to be in perfect order before the baby comes and apparently I need to do this NOW despite having 3 months left. This includes, but is not limited to, the nursery, so I have my poor DH hanging pictures, rearranging furniture, and I've been clearing out cupboards, sorting, organizing and rearranging like a crazy lady. The other thing I am currently doing is looking into pediatricians because at my last OB appointment the nurse said I need to find one and give them the details. So I've been researching that and DH and I have a "meet and greet" with one on Wednesday morning.

Oh, and congratulations to everybody starting off the third trimester this week! Ovia finally updated my header to say "3rd Trimester" this morning so of course that makes it really official. Time to get ready to get huge. And uncomfortable.

@lulu22: ohh that reminds me I need to get pediatrician recommendations too! We redid our kitchen cabinets in the Spring, but got busy an never finished the floors and countertops so that's also now on my list! We have a contractor coming over this week to take measurements. I'm so excited! Good luck Ruth the meet & greet!

@PawPrints: ha, thanks! Tomorrow is my official start, 28 weeks! I feel like I'm huge and uncomfortable already, so can't wait to see west the next 12 weeks holds!!

@ineebee: so glad the class was great but sorry that your DH couldn't be there. I completely understand how you're feeling! I want DH to be as involved as possible too. I've been talking to baby like crazy and every now and then ask him to talk to him too! Last night when I was reading up on breastfeeding I told him that I was going to need his help and for him to be able to help too. Is there any additional class they he could take, or maybe a 1:1 with the nurse? Our hospital offers a Dads boot camp as well. Maybe you could take the class again with him?

Hi ladies!

My mom shared this blog post with me today and I thought it was really special, especially for us first time moms, so wanted to share with you!

http://borntobeabride.com/2015/01/09/they-shouldve-warned-me/

@SunshineMcC: @ineebee: my friend who had her baby in Nov said her DH felt weird going to the breastfeeding class but it was awesome. She felt totally overwhelmed after birth and him knowing the latch techniques was really helpful in times of frustration.

@Banana330: I'm getting the same exact stroller!!! I actually live really close to the headquarters in MA, so I'm picking mine up in just an hour to get it at a discount! What color did you get?

@ineebee: people are jerks. Being a parent is hard but ultimately its really freaking awesome. Every single part. I hate "wait until..." comments. I got them while pregnant and I still get them now. You're allowed to enjoy or hate or both every stage you're at!

ETA: thus is regarding the blog post...just in case lol

@Banana330: I've heard awesome things about that stroller

@SunshineMcC: Ya, it made sense when she said it, and her DH agreed. He said that as a man he felt a bit helpless when she was breastfeeding and he was glad he knew how to help out even a little.

@Mrs. Sunshine: I'm hoping it will be my perfect (or almost perfect) urban stroller! I needed something light weight to take on transit, but with a big enough basket etc cause I won't have a car during they day on mat leave etc.

@ineebee: Black goes with everything! plus it's got that reflective material in the canopy, so it shouldn't get too hot. We set ours up last night.. it's awesome. The grey is quite light, which I like. I still need to get the car seat adapter, but the bug and rain shields were cool (minus the off gassing from the rain shield, i'm glad I opened that up before baby!).

Anyone else's toes go numb when they are on their feet for a bit? (And I literally mean a bit, like 15 minutes lol) it's annoying.

hi ladies. Quite the day over here. I had my regular 28 week appt for my glucose test. I've been having lots of BH contractions the past week or so, and when I told the nurse about this, they decided to hook me up to the monitor to see if I was having any in there, and how frequently. I had 3 within the first 20 minutes, so they decided to do an internal exam and run a culture on fFN (fetal fibronectin) - a protein that is present as you're closer to labor. My cervix was fully closed, which was good - and while they were waiting on the results of the culture, sent me to labor and delivery to be monitored. It was a little scary, to be honest. In L&D I only had 4 contractions in an hour and the culture came back negative - which meant there is a 99% chance that I won't deliver in the next 2 weeks. So, my doctor felt comfortable sending me home, but wants to see me again next week.

A little confusing b/c they said that you shouldn't have more than 6 contractions per hour, but that b/c my culture was negative and my cervix was closed, I was fine and the contractions were OK.

In any event, DH & I were both freaked out my it, especially at the concern that I could be in pre-term labor. On top of that, it took 2 nurses 4 tries to get an IV in, so my arms are all puffy and starting to bruise - lots of fun. I took the afternoon off and DH and I took a nap, which was nice. We had lots of prayers flowing for us too, which was comforting.

I had plans to visit family this weekend (a three hour solo drive both ways), but my doctor told me it was smarter to stay home. So that's a bummer, but hopefully just means I'll get more done at home. For now, I don't have any restrictions on my activity or anything like that - but wow, what a day!

@SunshineMcC: I'm so glad that all turned out ok! I know it can be scary but best now to relax and make sure you have your hospital bag packed just in case.

@SunshineMcC: Glad to hear everything was ok. I've been getting lots of BH, but definitely not hourly ones..

Do you ladies mind if I join you here? I have been reading along since this board started but never posted because it was hard for me to let go of the fear and worry about whether or not this would work out.

Location: Toronto

EDD: April 14th, 2015

How far along: 27 weeks

First child? Yes

First doctor appointment: We had IVF at the end of July and got a BFP on Aug 4th, and have been seen regularly since..

Any symptoms so far? I am still dealing with a lot of fatigue and had some wicked heartburn last week but overall feel pretty good.

Who have you told? Hahaha at this point everyone! We didn't do any announcements on FB or anything though so I am sure there are some people who have no idea.

@SunshineMcC: oh you poor thing! glad everything seems stable, but how stressful for you. Did you end up getting your heart checked out also, you mentioned you had an upcoming appointment for that?

@mrswin: Welcome to the group and congratulations! We also have an April bumps thread and an April nursery thread so be sure to check those out too.

@mrswin: welcome! I think I've seen you say that you're due in April a few times and was wondering if I should invite you to join!!