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@agold: No, they did not receive it. Their ped was fine with that one - the kids are selectively vaccinated for a few reasons specific to their health. I just checked and it turns out our state requires varicella for school entrance, as well, but we live in one of the easiest states for exemptions so on the selective schedule it shouldn't be a problem for us.

I'm not worried about complications from it but the timing is just comical! Why do unexpected things always pop up right before a baby is due? My neighbor down the street just told my husband tonight they are moving this weekend (we don't see them often so didn't know) somewhat unexpectedly and she is due in August right around when I am.

Hopefully the next week or two passes by quickly and the kids get through it as painlessly as possible. I'm just going to stay positive!

aghhh I was working on deadline again, this thread grew by like 5 pages since I last checked in!
@ShootingStar: I am SO relieved to hear that everything's okay with you. that sounded terrifying. glad we are getting further along but that baby needs to stay put
@MRSWHIT1: my own mom asked to come for the birth and I told her absolutely not. I don't have any sisters so there's no one else that she'd experience being present for a birth with (my brother's wife would also not be down for that, to put it lightly), but watching someone labor and push out an infant isn't an experience that anyone's entitled to. I think it's great that you have a nice relationship with your MIL, but that sounds about as intimate and gnarly as it can get--it's a BIG thing for her to ask. I'd say yes if you think she'll provide you specific comfort and support that you would like to have, but it ain't a spectator sport. @pwnstar: ughhhh to the 1000 people + flood lights. hoping your baby boy's birth is easy, easy, easy
@pregnantbee: still love shootingstar's list! thanks for the additions is everyone doing a birth plan? I'm not sure if I need one since I'm hoping for an epidural, but love to hear if that's dead wrong and everyone is doing one.
@T.H.O.U.: even with zero children I'd be pretty (incredibly) annoyed about the fishing/drinking trip, too. Maybe less so if he *actually* did clean like a madman and do all the nesting to-do stuff before and after the trip and you didn't have to haul ass on your birthday mopping and doing errands, but sounds like he's good about that stuff? which would be the difference between your husband and mine loved pwnstar's suggestion, too.

@coopsmama: my older brothers both had chicken pox when my mom was 8 months pregnant with me. I never had then, and was tested 20 years ago to see if I had the immunity- I did! My mom always thought maybe I'd had chicken pox in utero!

@coopsmama: no, and she's never had them! She did end up getting the vaccination.

@coopsmama: I'm so sorry! I hope it's mild and everyone is on the mend quickly! What health issues do your LOs have that make(s) the vaccine a bad fit for them?

@ShootingStar: I am so glad to read your update! I hope you are feeling better, and that the rest of your pregnancy is uneventful.

@coopsmama: @T.H.O.U.: I hope I can find an exemption for the chicken pox vaccine, or at least delay it. The babies get so many more vaccines nowadays than when we were kids. Oh, just one more thing to add to my list of things to think and worry about for this baby girl I'm carrying!

@agold: Popping in from October, but YES. I went last pregnancy from 28 weeks on and it helped me so much.

@agold: My OB actually recommended it. My work chair is causing some funky alignment in my back and she said it could be my sciatic nerve and that some people find a chiropractor helpful for that.

To answer your headache question - yes, I regularly get migraines. Although, I don't really get them when I'm pregnant. And usually if I do get a headache (during pregnancy), one dose of tylenol pretty much does it. It was super weird yesterday that I had a 24 hour head that just wouldn't go away. For migraines I normally take a full dose of Excedrin and wait 20 minutes, if it's still not gone, I take another full dose and that generally wipes it out. My midwife agreed yesterday that that's not the best course of action in pregnancy .

@coopsmama: I'm so sorry you have one more thing piled on your plate! I hope your daughter gets better soon.

@MRSWHIT1: I'm not sure I can adequately express how much I would say NO to that request. Having my MIL there during an extremely painful, vulnerable and emotional time sounds more like torture. I had some tough moments during labor when I seriously wanted everyone to leave the room, including DH, just so I could break down and cry and not have people on top of me the whole time.

But my induction was pretty rough - they kept losing DS's heartbeat and I refused the internal monitor for him, so I had to lay in one position and not move at all through continuous contractions. It was like I just had no way to manage the pain and the emotions, and people were in our room constantly. It was really hard and not something I want my MIL around for. And I never even got to the delivery part! I ended up needing a c-section for failure to progress.

Even if I had a normal delivery, I still can not fathom wanting someone other than DH there for that. Even a perfect labor is hard and painful and not something I want on display, or where I'd want someone around that had to be entertained.

@T.H.O.U.: I had a lot of debate about the Rotavirus one too, but when I asked my ped I think she said that the vaccine had been improved. We went ahead with it and he had no side effects.

@agold: I have been going to a chiro since about 28 weeks and until this week it was making the world of difference. I go to a large practice and was recommended someone who works with pregnancy

2nd/3rd time moms: Do you remember or are you starting to feel more nervous about L&D this time around than you did for your first or 2nd? My anxiety about L&D just started ramping up. I'm nervous baby won't be perfect when she's born, that something will happen to me during the process, etc. Tips/tricks/ways to calm down and be ok with the impending L&D?

@ShootingStar: Yes the vaccine that was causing the issues was taken off market and a new one introduced. My pedi said he personally didn't feel like there was enough research done yet though on the new one.

@agold: Rotavirus is a really bad stomach bug thats pretty contagious. Unless you end up really dehydrated it wont kill you.

@pregnantbee: I'm getting so very anxious. I truly had a perfect birth with DD that I'm scared lightening won't strike twice. And even though parenting a newborn was no walk in the park, we had no issues, no hospitalization, no illness, no problem BFing. So now my mind is freaking out towards the "what ifs".

I just got a prenatal massage, and have one scheduled every 10 days here on out, so j hope that helps!

@T.H.O.U.: @OldpuebloJenn: @ShootingStar: Thanks for chiming in. I was blessed with a pretty great first delivery. We did have some hiccups that I won't go into here, but it was overall good. I had an extremely hard time with the newborn phase, but at least I kinda know what to expect this time around. I just hope for a better sleeper

@pregnantbee: My anxiety has been through the roof this week, especially with LO turning posterior. My first labour was tough and I am worried about this one going exactly the same. The hardest thing for me this time is the lack of control. If I had a when and where I think I would feel more at ease, so many more unknowns this time. The first time it didn't matter when I went into labour because there was no one at home I needed to take care of.

@AprilFool: this Exactly this! I want a schedule this time!

Right now (33 weeks) I'm not so stressed about what day/time this is going to happen but more stressed about how in the world am I going to get EVEN bigger and more uncomfortable in even just the next 4 weeks. I know I'm not ready yet but OMG a baby naturally at 38/39 weeks would be amazing.

@T.H.O.U.: Thanks for the info! I prefer that vaccines be tested for like decades before I give them to my kid.

@OldpuebloJenn: OMG. Massage every 10 days. You. Are. Lucky. Enjoy it, lady!!

@T.H.O.U.: I just started wondering the same thing last night!! My stomach feels so tight already. I can't imagine my skin giving anymore than it already has. When do/can stretch marks come? I haven't gotten any yet. But I just imagine waking up one of these days with stretch marks all over my stomach because its, umm... stretching!!!

I'm just counting down the days to finish out this week, then we have the holiday weekend. Then Tuesday (7/5) I get my growth ultrasound! Hopefully we will know more about needing an induction at 39w (like my other two) versus if they will let me go past 40w.