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I'm getting frustrated with my maternity wardrobe. I feel like things are getting tight. My full panel shorts and pants are digging into my stomach, and the shirts all look like they are stretched to the max. I want to wear loose, flowy clothes, but all I have are fitted t-shirts and shorts/pants. I feel like it's too late to buy new stuff, since I have less than 5 weeks to go. Whenever I'm sitting at home, I just want to wear my underwear. Anyone else feeling this way?

@getjazzy: My LO will only be about 20 months, so I'm not sure he'd "get" that a gift was from the baby. However, I am planning on getting him something special so that he doesn't feel left out and hopefully put it in a basket so he'll have some new stuff to do to keep him busy while I'm nursing.

@Torchwood: Yay!!

@lilteacherbee: My LO hair turned 2, so I'm also not entirely sure he will understand but he likes to talk about experiences and even now when he gets a gift and you ask who have it to him, he names them so I thought it might be fun to keep reminding him that his sister got it for him.

@aprild: Yes! For me it is dresses, though. Ones that used to be flowy are now tight on my belly.

Up at 2am with heartburn...blah. So over this. @aprild: I'm running out of clothes as well. 2 more work weeks for me then I will be lounging in t shirts and yoga shorts!
@getjazzy: thank you for the reminder! I got some and need to start drinking it. Hoping it helps with something!

@getjazzy: I bought some last week and made a pitcher that's still sitting in my fridge. Guess I should drink it but I kind of hated the taste!

@aprild: yes- undies and a tank 24/7 when LO is asleep (when she's awake I figure who knows what I'll end up doing haha.)
@kayakgirl73: same here. Back/hips and sporadically my right leg, hip to toes. It's like when I had bursitis but x1000. I'm DONE and I'm not even 34 weeks.

@AprilD @Getjazzy @Ms. RV @Buttermilk I do often just lay at home in my underwear, anything else is too hot and uncomfortable!! I can't do leggings - too hot and tight and feel like they are digging into my belly. I looove these tanks at Target - http://www.target.com/p/maternity-fashion-tank-top-liz-lange-for-target/-/A-15008910 - they are super long and not ruched or anything, so they don't scream "maternity". You could probably even wear them not pregnant.

33 weeks today (!!) - off to my every 2 week OB appointment. My contractions were horrible last night - like 7 to 8 an hour and like super painful menstrual cramps. I was afraid I was going into labor. But, I was able to go to sleep and they seem better today, so who knows.

@kjpugs: Congrats on the new nephews! Hope your pain subsides

@kjpugs: Congrats on the nephews! That's great that you live close to them! Hopefully your LO will adjust quickly when the new baby comes.

@MrsADS: Are you allowing cervical checks at all? Are you dilated? Im 36 weeks tomorrow so I'm waiting to feel my first contraction!

@Portboston: don't live close at all. They're in Indianapolis / Delaware and I'm in FL. Just been on baby watch and lots of calls/texts..

@Portboston my regular OB hasn't done any cervical checks so I don't know if I'm dilating. I have been seeing the MFM doctor, who does ultrasounds of my cervix, but I think that's just for cervical length, not dilation. I know my cervix is shortening, but I don't know about dilating. Today at my OB appointment, my dr said at my next appt at 35 weeks they will do the GBS swab, so she will probably check me then.

@Torchwood congrats!! Hope she passes the test and you can take her home, that's great!

I had more swelling in my right leg than left the last 2 days and it's been getting worse so I called the doctor. I was told to come in right away, even though I don't have the pain and redness associated with a clot. The doctor took one look at my leg and immediately called the hospital to get a doppler of my leg. He also got me in for my growth ultrasound right away and baby is head down and 61 percentile so no iugr! Just killing time until my leg doppler now.

I had my last MFM appointment/growth ultrasound this morning! Everything looks good and my antibody stuff is still in the normal range. He is estimated at 6lb 12oz, which shocked me because he gained almost 3lbs in a month! But, most of the measurements were in the 25th-50th percentiles except for his head which was measuring in the 90th (38+ weeks and I'm 35.5 weeks). One crazy measurement can skew the estimated weight, so who knows how big he'll really be. She said she really doesn't think I have GD because 1) I passed the screening easily and 2) my fluid levels were right in the middle of the "normal" range and usually fluid is super high if you have GD. Also, she said that when babies have growth spurts in utero, their heads and bellies grow first and then the limbs last, which explains why his head is so much larger than, say, his femur bone.

So basically, we have no clue how big this little boy will be, but I tend to make big headed/large babies (which is kinda funny because I'm a super petite person!). Guess we'll find out in exactly 4 weeks from today

My next OB appt is next week and then I'll have weekly appts until baby day!

@Torchwood: That's so exciting!! Let us know how the car seat test goes. How is the breast feeding going? Are you just bottle feeding your BM or has she latched? Wishing you positive test results so you can go home and be a family there!

Had my 36 week check up today which included my GBS swab so she did a check too. Baby is head down and getting low but still room to drop according to her. No dilation at all which I'm not super shocked about, still a bit early. We decided to skip next week in terms of internal checks and then resume the following week (38 weeks) where I hope she will agree to sweep my membranes if I'm dilated enough.

Also, found a delicious way to drink the raspberry leaf tea. I brewed a bigger pot with 3 RRL bags and 2 regular raspberry tea (caff free) and then I added a splash of lemon and lime juice and chilled it. It's actually delicious! Kind of reminds me of the passion tea lemonade from starbucks. Wayyyy better than drinking it warm.

I'm home! Baby is just pushing funny on the veins in the right leg to cause uneven swelling, no health risk at all! What a day!

In addition to the 61st growth percentile, they estimated she weighs 6 lbs even. But who knows! It was nice to see her, she had her little hand over her face as though she was also just OVER today!

@Mrs. Microscope: So glad everything is ok!

@Portboston: Heartburn is the worst! It keeps me up sometimes too, but I keep Tums in my nightstand, and those seem to help a lot. Plus, I try to not eat anything right before I go to bed, but that's easier said than done, since I'm always hungry!

@buttermilk: I think I'll just make do with what I have. I haven't shopped at Forever21 since college, and I always feel so awkward when I step in that store now - like I'm too old haha. Plus, being pregnant might look a little out of the norm.

@kjpugs: Congrats on the nephews! My LO wasn't cooperative during my maternity photos either, but the photographer still managed to get a couple good shots. They are usually very quick with the camera!

@MrsADS: I love those tanks too! I wear those around the house, since they are so comfy. I hope your appointment went well!

@Torchwood: Yay, that's great news!

@Mrs. Microscope: I'm so glad everything is okay! That sounded scary.

@aprild: totally agree! I never shop there anymore bc I am 30 feel so old and their clothes fall apart! But I got a dress and some drawstring pants for this baby body since they were so cheap and it didn't matter if they fell apart after a few months

@Mrs. Microscope: so glad everything is alright!