Hellobee Boards

@stratosphere: Hooray! So excited for you.

@pregnantbee: yuck. was it gross? I hope you pass the test!

@stratosphere: omg. yellowstone is amazing. I've only been once but can't wait to go again when I have my baby girl and she's old enough to appreciate. so glad your ob approved it. your ob is more fun than my ob.

Prayers please - I have a fetal echocardiogram scheduled for thursday. heart conditions run in my family so i'm praying baby girl doesn't have any such issues.

Also - swelling... is anyone dealing with swelling? My feel and ankles FEEL swollen but they don't look swollen. Its been like this for days. I may die.

@agold: since it's getting warmer here in Texas, I've taken off my engagement ring (wedding band is larger). Not much swelling except on days I'm on my feet longer than usual. I know it's only downhill from here though

@pregnantbee: Ewww, good luck girl! Why can't it at least be something yummy like cherry coke or something?

@pregnantbee: blechhhhhh. good luck!

@mrschickpea: good luck tomorrow! I never had to take my rings off with my first, but she was born in december. I'm wondering how early i'll be taking them off with a summer pregnancy!

@agold: i'll be thinking of you. is this just precautionary based on family history? or based on something they've seen so far?

@mossyslane: @agold: @Pirouette: @MrsSCB: All done now. Phew. Luckily a friend called in the 2nd hr and distracted me from feeling gross. Now we wait for results. All fingers crossed. Good luck to all who still have to go through it. It's really not that bad -- somehow I build it up in my head to be worse than it actually is.

@MrsSCB: I would plop down and expect to lose $300 for peace of mind. Seriously. With all the other baby "start-up" expenses, $300 is nothing in the long run. I hope something else opens, but peace of mind is priceless. xo

@MrsSCB: definitely definitely definitely pay the $300 for peace of mind! there are a million pros and cons to every birth month. My first was due in december, which meant i had all unpaid mat leave because i hadn't accrued any vacation for the subsequent year. this time around it'll be a hot summer while pregnant. and yet, i loved having a december baby (holidays with a newborn!) and i'm super excited for an august baby (walks in nice fall weather, yay!)

@agold: OK good! I hope it sets your mind at ease

@pregnantbee: @agold: @Pirouette: Yeah, that is what I'm leaning toward because I am literally losing sleep over this.

@T.H.O.U.: that is a good question I've also been thinking about. When I come back to work in November, I will still have three weeks of vacation time left. Plus, the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas, basically no one is in my office. Maybe I could get away with taking the vacation time at the end of mat leave and then working from home for some of the time? I haven't really mentioned any of this to my boss, but we are meeting tomorrow to discuss how to cover my duties while I'm gone. I might bring up the fact that I'm having trouble finding daycare and see what she says. She has an 18-month-old, so maybe she'll at least have some advice or something. A lot of my job is working on a monthly magazine. By the time I come back, the December issue will be done already, and we won't have another issue until February (we skip January because of the holidays). So that probably helps.

@T.H.O.U.: Yeah, I can definitely see the benefits of both. It is really quiet around here in November and December, so it would be a good time to ease in and catch up on the many emails I'm sure I'll have I know when my coworker was coming back last year, she was supposed to start in December, but her daycare wasn't available for about two weeks and she had no more leave or PTO. She ended up being able to work from home during that time, so it seems like there is a bit of flexibility.

@MrsSCB: hopefully your meeting will bring you some clarity! I'm sorry childcare is such a headache!

@MrsSCB: Your husband probably also isn't the one who is feeling all of the anxiety over the day care issue. Ask him if he feels your current sanity is worth $300. I agree that its a lot of money and it sucks to think you might not even use it. But you are in a tough spot and if a second-choice day care is needed, then its needed. What else can you do?

@MrsSCB: For what it's worth, I did the same thing when we were searching for preschools after our son grew out of daycare. I had a number 1 choice that had a huge waiting list. Ended up putting $150 down on a good but not first choice place just so we'd have something. Ended up losing the money bc we ended up at other place that turned into the first choice place once we knew we were never getting into the true first choice. I don't regret it at all bc it helped me worry less and sleep better.

Woo! Just found out I passed the glucose test. Now bring on the donuts!

@pregnantbee: Yay! This is what I am currently eating

my anxiety is continuing to ramp up. I feel like I can't tell whats legitimate concern and whats anxiety based thoughts. Pre-term labor (especially before about 32 weeks) FREAKS me out- it did last time too. I've listened to my husband talk about the NICU too much I think.

On my commute this morning I experienced three instances of "pelvic pressure"? About 30 minutes apart, lasted for probably almost a minute. It kind of felt like it could be the baby trying to push its head around- like out of the front of my pelvic area- a general tightening like braxton hicks but coupled with this feeling like there was a bowling ball trying to push out between my pelvic bones. It was very uncomfortable- and a little painful, but not in a sharp pain kind of way.
On Monday my doctor (again) told me not to worry about the braxton hicks. I did have four in an hour yesterday, but it was while I was walking and they stopped as soon as I got home.
So- thoughts on this new sensation? It hasn't happened in over an hour.

@Silva: I'm sorry. I agree your husbands professional probably doesn't help the anxiety. Ive always been told not to worry about the BH as long as they aren't increasing in frequency after you've drank water and sat down.

@Silva: I have gotten that feeling with all three of my pregnancies. It tends to come and go at random times, and personally I have always attributed it to baby shifting his/her weight in some way. It never seems to stick around for me and only happens as you described and then not again for a day or two, etc. I know it is uncomfortable and definitely feels bowling ball-ish.

ETA: I can definitely see why you have anxiety given your hubby's profession. I would have it too for sure. Sometimes ignorance can be bliss.

@dcw6411: Thanks- it definitely felt like it could just be big movement/ the baby protesting the position I was in in the car. But it lasted for so long, and I'm feeling a little on edge. It hasn't happened again, so I'll just try to chalk it up to big movement or more braxton hicks.

@Silva: I totally understand. Deep breaths, break out a coloring book or something, and treat yourself to more of those yummy looking crunchy things