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@getjazzy: yay!

@getjazzy: congrats!!!!

Doulas are hired! So happy! Glad we found a team that works well with our expectations/wishes/values. We interviewed some that definitely did not work, and had some questionable contract stuff. But we found the perfect ones!

@abmamma: What great news!!

@abmamma: Awesome news!

@abmamma: congrats girl! That's great

@abmamma: YAY for the good news!

@buttermilk: I've been having leg cramps every so often for a few weeks now - probably since 18 weeks or so? They've only turned into an actual charley horse once, where I had to wake DH up to massage the cramp out (and then that calf hurt for the next day or two.)

I've also had a lot of congestion lately - not sure if it's allergy-related, cold-related, or pregnancy-related!

@abmamma: great news Glad that you can rest easy with that!

@buttermilk: @raspberries: so excited for spring!! I had a full-on charlie horse the other night and was reminded how awful those are. I had a thought during it that this was going to be nothing compared to labor haha. Also, I've started to feel pressure on my right hip, and I think it's due to the baby's position? It doesn't hurt but it is annoying. And I've had nasal congestion, too! But my energy level is great these days

Thanks ladies! I celebrated by ordering a few baby boy clothing items from baby gap given their 40% off sale yesterday

@buttermilk: not new exactly, but I've been having a lot of round ligament pain lately. Usually when I go from sitting to standing or walk a lot. I remember having some of this with DD but not to this extent! I wonder if it's because I'm not resting as much this time thanks to an active toddler. Will probably ask at my appointment next week just to make sure it's all normal- though am pretty sure it is.

@buttermilk: Easter weekend was good! We did a bunch of housework and bought some baby stuff! We got a baby swing and some more clothes - this baby is pretty set for clothes until 3 months now!

Only new symptom is pain in the back of my right hip when I lie in bed at night, might need to start sleeping with a pillow between my legs again or start using my pregnancy pillow.

Jealous of you guys going into Spring! It's Autumn here - heading into winter so the weather is starting to get worse

@buttermilk: you will get lots of little clothes (NB, 0-3, 3-6) bc they are cutest. That's one of the things I've noticed about showers where the sex was known...the moms got mostly clothes and not a lot of the gear that they had registered for. Also, people like to pick out clothes, so I probably wouldn't register for it

@buttermilk: We signed the lease to a new apartment, so we were busy running around taking care of that! We’re moving this Friday, and the in-laws are coming on Sunday, so we have our hands full making sure the apartment is visitor-ready (aka passes the MIL test).

We ordered our cloth diapers. We bought Applecheeks brand and ordered from Canada since the exchange rate is crazy in our favor. We also ordered a few odds and ends from Diapers.com when they were having a sale since this one particular aden + adais muslin swaddle pack I wanted was on sale at the same time ...

We’ll probably get more aggressive purchasing baby things once the in-laws leave. We need to purchase almost everything online and have them shipped here, so we need to make sure we order at least two to three months out to be absolutely certain things are here before our little girl arrives.

Clothes we will buy last minute because I’m not sure what will be gifted to us. We’re not having a shower, but some family and friends have expressed a wish to purchase some things for us. I’m not really worried about clothes; there’s one baby store over here where everything is SUPER adorable and SUPER cheap! Can't wait to start buying! *Squeal~*

@buttermilk: I put a few of the basics on our registry, like onesies, socks, and sleepers, but no cute outfits. I'm trying not to buy too many clothes until the shower, and most of what I've bought has been bigger, like 9-12 months, since I figure we won't get as many of those. I'm expecting an 8 lb baby, so I haven't bought anything newborn yet. I figure I'll wait and see if we get any at the shower and see what size the doctors are predicting closer to my due date.

I had my standard OB appointment yesterday, and she noticed that on my bloodwork way back in December, my liver numbers looked high. She thought it was weird that no one had mentioned it yet and was wondering if it was an error on my chart. They took some blood yesterday to recheck my levels and see if they're still high. I'm trying not to worry about it until we get the test results back. Google says it could indicate anything from hepatitis to cholestasis to pre eclampsia. All my other vital signs look normal. The only thing is that I had some bad swelling that started at 5 weeks and still comes and goes. I've been a little worried about pre eclampsia later on because of that, but so far I haven't had any other symptoms.

@getjazzy: @buttermilk: lots of back and hip pain here too. It's gotten bad lately- I also can't lay on my back. I could barely walk after our Anatomy Scan laying down for the ultrasound. I have degenerative disc disease so pregnancy for me = lots of issues, but the hips are just an added "bonus!" I legitimately want to find one of those hospital pulls that helps you get out of bed, haha!

@getjazzy: last time, I had to go to the hospital once to get checked for a blood clot (it was just RLP/sciatic nerve pain but it presented with some heat so they wanted to check me out) and they made a big deal about not letting me lay flat, and wedged a pillow under one side. But yet at the OB they lay me flat for the ultrasound? Makes no sense, haha!

@raspberries: We use a family physician for our LO and plan to do the same for this baby but I think peds are less common here? I know they exist but most people go with a general practitioner unless their child requires specialized care.

@buttermilk: not weird at all! With all the hormonal changes, it does weird stuff to us. I'm having nausea still on and off, some days awful and some days nothing. It's a pain!

@buttermilk: The funniest thing? I have several close friends I met doing mom and baby yoga with my first but NO ONE talked at prenatal last night. I even spoke to one of the mom friends I made in mom and baby and she said when she took prenatal, absolutely no one talked then either lol. I do know that I talked to a ton of people and made some life long friends with mamas in the mom and baby class. Maybe having a baby makes you come out of your shell more?

OMG you guys with m/s coming back are freaking me out!! Nooooo! I am feeling good still - honestly just starving all the time and I feel like every time I get on the scale, I've gained another 3 lbs I'm eating more than usual but it really doesn't seem like I'm eating enough to gain weight so quickly. I am worried I'm gonna gain 50 or 60 lbs at this rate.

I'm 20w now and really starting to feel like we need to get started getting stuff ready - cleaning out the room we're going to use for the nursery, painting, ordering stuff, starting a registry, etc. We haven't done anything so far and I know time will go fast!