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Hello ladies - checking in after a long hiatus. Work has just been crazy busy.

Anatomy scan a few weeks ago went well - baby boy is measuring way ahead (especially his belly circumference!) so we're a bit concerned that it could be because I probably have GD again... My regular OB isn't moving my glucose test up earlier, though, so I have a few weeks until that torture.

I'm down to taking one Diclegis a day to control the nausea--when I don't take any I still vomit. But it's still WAY better than last time, where I had HG until the hour after I delivered.

Heartburn is out of control. I am also enormous compared to my first pregnancy, which is sad, because I thought I could get away with just wearing all the maternity clothes from the first time since this pregnancy is timed with a due date just one day different from my first, but I've already outgrown most of my maternity pants and dresses that are even semi-fitted, including the outfits I was happily wearing the week I delivered! I had to break down and get some new pants, but I've decided to try to mostly pair maternity tanks with my husband's over-sized starched shirts at work for a menswear inspired look to avoid buying more maternity tops.

We have our babymoon coming up in two weeks and I'm insanely excited! Maui for 11 nights...heaven. I have been working like a maniac and haven't had a vacation in almost a year (we took a long weekend road trip to Tahoe in March but that involved a lot of vomiting by my toddler due to carsickness...reminder why we never take roadtrips anymore!). Our 20-month old is coming with us to Maui and I am so excited for her to play in the pools and on the beach. Not looking forward to the flights with her, but it's a direct flight each way and hopefully she naps in my arms for a good two hours of the flight! Mostly I'm hoping my husband will give me some lazy afternoon naps on the beach while he plays with our LO, and I'm angling for a mother's day gift of a pregnancy massage at the spa (fingers crossed he gets my hints! )

@mrschickpea: ugh, so sorry you didn't pass. I actually opted into the 3hr this time, because I failed the 1 hour last time and read that a high percentage of women do. So instead of doing both, I'm just going to jump to the 3hr. Pack yourself some good protein for immediately after- Lara bars, peanut or almond butter.
I'm already planning my snacks and have a sitter booked for that afternoon, so I can sleep off my sugar crash.
@stratosphere: ah! Prenatal massage sounds divine!

@mrschickpea: Oh no! I hope you pass the 3-hr. Can you bring something with you to eat immediately after to boost your blood sugar? I remember feeling so wonky even after just 2 hours

@OldpuebloJenn: Yes - I think even just having an hour to myself in a spa (even without a massage) would be amazing right now! LO is in full-on toddler needy phase right now; she is adorable, but it is exhausting!

@agold: Thank you! Yes, I never have heartburn ever except when pregnant. Last time I only got it at the end, when my breech baby's noggin was shoving my stomach up into my lungs constantly. This time it started much earlier and has been so persistent. Basically no matter what I eat, I get heartburn about an hour after eating. Tums work pretty well on it, but I am just wondering if it's bad now at the half-way point, what will it be like at 36 weeks!?

@pregnantbee: I'm in SF--I noticed we have quite the CA contingent on this due date board! I've never been to Maui and am so incredibly excited I can hardly contain myself. We went to the Big Island for our babymoon last time and it was wonderful (though only 4 days and I wanted MORE when we left!). We went back there with LO when she was 8 months old and loved it again. But DH insisted on trying a new island this time and I've heard such wonderful things about Maui. Honestly, Hawaii is such a paradise I bet you can't go wrong. In our pre-kids days DH and I were obsessed with travel - we spent all our discretionary income and vacation time on international travel. We love scuba-diving and would try to take at least one trip a year to some crazy exotic dive destination, so we've been to beach destinations from Egypt to the Great Barrier Reef to Thailand to Costa Rica to French Polynesia to Zanzibar to Bali to Cozumel to Raja Ampat, Indonesia. And I can honestly say that the beaches in Hawaii are as good as any I've visited anywhere else--and they're so easy to get to!!! (for us, a direct 5-hour flight instead of 24+ hours of painful flight transfers and layovers to get to some of the other spots we've visited). Don't get me wrong, Bora Bora was amazing. And Raja Ampat probably takes the cake. But so much more than Hawaii to make it worth all the extra time and $$ to get there? Just not sure about that! And certainly not with kids or while pregnant...

@stratosphere: try drinking a glass of apple juice or a shot of apple Cider vinegar before bed!

@stratosphere: Hi! Nice to "see" you again Sorry to hear about the sickness and heartburn. You're babymoon sounds fabulous, and I'm sure much-needed!

@mrschickpea: yuck, sorry you have to do the three-hour test -- I hope you pass with flying colors! Sounds like you were very close in the one-hour. I'll be doing my one-hour a week from Saturday. Hoping to get it out of the way quickly in the morning!

My little guy has been so active this past week! Moving a lot, and I can see movement on the outside. So weird! Of course, every time I would try to get DH to feel, he'd stop moving. Stubborn already, haha. He finally felt some movement last night and it was so cute. H had the biggest smile and said, "I can't wait to hold him!"

@MrsSCB: The movement is so great! I wish my little guy would flip so that DH would be able to feel him move. His kicks are so low that it would take a pretty big one for DH to be able to feel it.

@pwnstar: @Pirouette: Yes, I love it! So fun, really makes it sink in that there's someone in there

In other news, daycare is still an ongoing saga over here. I am starting to feel panicky. I am on the waitlist for one place, but they don't expect to have an opening until a couple months after we need it. I called another place in March, and they couldn't schedule a tour until May. Now I just saw on their website that their waitlist can be six months or more, and we'll have about six months left until daycare in May! I'm going to be pretty irritated if the waitlist is over six months, because I originally called them so long ago. Ugh, I never thought this would be so stressful. As if leaving my baby with someone else won't be stressful enough...

@MrsSCB: Can you put down a deposit? Even if you decide to go with another center, at least then you'll be able to relax a bit more (and keep it in your back pocket as a Plan B).

@T.H.O.U.: @pwnstar: Yeah, I should probably at least call back and ask how long the waitlist actually is currently. For some reason that didn't occur to me... But I may end up just putting down the deposit and hoping I like it. For $100, though, I'd really like to be able to visit first. Not sure why the tour situation is so complicated at this place. At another I called this morning, they just said, "Sure, drop in any time!" Much more sensible.

@agold: It took a lot of tries! I kept telling him, "Oh, he's kicking a lot now!" and then DH would put his hand on my belly and...nothing. He's a little trickster already

ETA: Just called and they said they'll have openings in january or february of next year. Ughhh, I should have just made the deposit and gotten on the list in March. The idea of doing that without even seeing the place didn't feel right, but now I'm kicking myself.

@Pirouette: I'm going back in November. I'd be fine with switching after a few months to get our "first choice" daycare. At this point I just need to actually find something to be second choice. Everywhere seems to think they won't have openings until 2017. It's probably time to start looking at in-home places, but that just seems like a whole other ballgame

@AprilFool: If you feel pain right in front, in the center, that's SPD - symphis pubic dysfunction. I'm sorry you're having such a tough time :(. Try to stay off your feet, and when you are standing, have both feet on the ground. If the pain doesn't get better, a back support has been helping me a ton. I can totally feel the difference when I don't wear it. http://www.amazon.com/Pregnancy-Back-Support-Maternity-Large/dp/B017GTPYIU?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

@AprilFool: I am trying to be more mindful of how I get in/out of the car (turn to the side and get up with both feet, rather than one at the time) or how I roll in bed (push with both feet instead of one), that kind of movement- basically you want to have your weight centered as much as possible. Try to avoid positions where you lean or put more weight on one side of your pelvis.

I can really only exercise every other day at this point. And by exercise I mean my walks (45-60 min usually). On the days that I walk or do yard work I get a ton of braxton hicks that evening and often all the next day. I know they are probably harmless but they just freak me out. Time is dragging for me a little- can't believe I'm only 24 weeks. I feel huge and like I"m already waddling. WE have a lot to get done before the baby comes, so I'm trying to focus on that rather than feeling like I have been pregnant for EVER.

Work has become frustrating. I stopped taking new clients at the beginning of the second trimester in part because I was very full, and in part because its not fair to take on new clients knowing I'll be going on leave soon. I still have a good number but many of them have been inconsistent in their attendance lately, and many of them are down to every other week. I knew this dwindling would happen- but I'm still paying rent on my office for 2 days a week- which isn't cheap! I think I"m going to drop to one day beginning in June and my clients will have to make it work with their schedule.

@MrsSCB: I would just show up and ask for a tour. If they say they are too busy for a tour (which I would be very surprised if they did), I would ask about registration and availability and all that. It might help. And let you know the real timeline with regard to openings in the infant room. I'm sorry it's so stressful!

@AprilFool: That seriously sucks ass - it would be miserable even when you're not pregnant. And falling is just so damn scary. I'm sorry! I hope you catch a break, are able to rest, and find relief from the extra pressure.

@agold: I seem to do better in the morning and afternoon with the fullness, but by dinner (which I guess is technically supper), anything I eat really seems to just sit there. It feels like it's right at the bottom of my throat and if I were to cough too hard it would all just come up. I ate with LO last night at 5:30, and I was still full--like just eaten full--when I went to bed at 11. The weird part is some nights I still feel compelled to eat (although I don't usually), like I feel full but am not really.

@stratosphere: @Pirouette: @agold: Speaking of boobs, I had a good laugh at myself this morning. I put on a necklace that normally would lay flatter . . . now the very bottom piece is just sort of stuck in between mah cleavage. I have it fastened as tightly as possible and have all the slack pulled up in the back . . . but it's like they have their own gravitational pull. Ha! Ah well.

@stratosphere: Wheee! Without giving too much away, I'm kinda near you Will post on your wall with Gold and give you a way to chat with me privately since you're not Gold. Sucks about heartburn. I didn't have it most of last pregnancy except the last month or so. Then I'd eat tiny meals and still be completely and utterly full and feel like the food would reappear. UGH.

Also, I had to buy pretty much all new maternity clothes this time b/c I started heavier. Wah!

@MrsSCB: My girl has been having dance and gymnastic parties this week. I'm absolutely LOVING all the movement I'm so jealous of your SD trip. Looks like you had an amazing time. I hope everything in Houston is ok. Looks so scary on the news. My family and I just flew into Houston a couple weeks ago for a long weekend in Galveston. Great place to be.

Ugh re: daycare. I'm sorry it's been so tough. I'm sure it will ultimately all work out. For what it's worth, we used an in-home daycare, and it's way less expensive than a center, and it was also more personal. It was the best for us

@Pirouette: @pwnstar: I'm scared to have to potty train a girl! It seemed to take forever for my boy, but the one huge benefit is that he can pee standing up, so public restroom seat contact and holding is minimal. If the toilet is too high, I just hold him in the air. Works well for us.

@AprilFool: Oh, no! Being sick while pregnant is the worst. And ouch! I also hope you heal quickly from pulling your groin.

@T.H.O.U.: Boo re: cold. I'm sorry. It sucks b/c there isn't much to take. I lived on tea and honey for weeks.

@pwnstar: Same thing happens to me with food. I feel like it will come back up, even if I don't eat that much. And HA re: boobs. Well, apparently necklace-in-cleavage is in b/c I've been watching the new show Billions, and every woman on there wears super low-cut v-neck shirts with stacked necklaces. The longest one disappears in the cleavage. So you're on trend!

@pregnantbee: awww so sweet!!! This has been a rough week between lo being sick (a-freaking-gain!) and dh travelingall week and again next week but I'll go with more frequent movement from the little guy as the highlight. But dh cant feel it yet i dont think. Maybe by the time he's back next week.

also, i thought the bonus of a boy was whenever dh is around he's on public restroom duty but standing up is definitely a perk too!

@pregnantbee: haha you know, after weeks of being immobile and then sick, she is kinda over tv for the time being, despite being sick again! I wish she wanted to be lazy with me right now

I haven't posted here in a while...I have a hard time keeping up! I hope everyone is doing well.

I've been put on modified rest as of today. I started contracting a bit yesterday afternoon. It settled down overnight, but every time I'm up and moving around today the cramping picks back up. So it's rest for me until it settles down. It could be as short as a few days or it could be the rest of the pregnancy. Hoping that it's short! I have a 3 year old DD and have no idea how that would go. Positive thoughts are welcome!!

@pregnantbee: Thank you! I know the end goal is a healthy baby, but I can't imagine how the next few months will go if this ends up being long term. I'm trying to stay positive and keep thinking this will be short lived.

@pregnantbee: What about if after you cut the small piece of cake and eat it, then you learn that your office building is handing out hand-dipped ice cream cones downstairs in the lobby!! Yep. I'm eating one now.