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@swurlygurl: lol I think I'm going to count 28 weeks as third tri... although my app did say 27 weeks was third tri. I don't want to admit to myself I'm in the third tri already.

Augh, I'm still feeling pretty crappy. My cold is mostly gone except for some left-over chest congestion, but now I have sore teeth (???) literally, it feels like I am back in 7th grade and my braces were just tightened. Is this a pregnancy thing? Also starting last night and continuing in to this morning I am so nauseated. I feel like I'm back in the first Trimester.

@pui: the same thing happened to me! I was dealing with a lot of sinus issues the last couple of weeks. You wouldn't believe the amount of snot that was coming out my nose (gross I know). I woke up in the middle of the night and the whole right side of my face hurt then the next morning my whole jaw hurt then over the next few days it got better. But my upper molars on that side had pain! I got worried and went to the dentist. My teeth are fine but it turns out that sinus problems can cause tooth pain. My dentist said that the roots of those upper molars go into your sinuses. I went back to taking a daily allergy med, and my tooth pain went away and I'm not as stuffed up anymore. I found that also doing a saline rinse of my nose once a day helped clear out a lot of stuff.

Hope you start feeling better soon!

can't believe alot of us are in the 3rd trimester now! i delivered my first at 37w5d which means maybe 10 weeks or less till i meet my baby?! (i'm 28w now) i'm hoping i make it to 37 weeks with no issues, after that i'm all ready! our weekends are so busy for the next couple weeks, hope we have time to get the nursery together soon!

hope all that have their glucose testing soon pass!

@pui: no experience with this but hope you feel better soon!

@Mrs. M: I had really bad pains around 20-25 weeks and I got really scared it would be the rest of the pregnancy but I am feeling better now. I think it was just a bad growth spurt. I am still a bit scared though how bad the end will be though!

@T.H.O.U.: 2 more days until i'm 28 weeks so i'm so close to the third trimester! I feel sluggish - is this normal? i feel like i'm still going to get so much bigger!

I had weird pains Sunday night - maybe braxton hicks? but i read they weren't supposed to hurt so it worried me a little, and i had a little bit of pelvic pressure so i just stayed in bed from 6:30pm till the next morning and felt normal the day after. It freaked me out, and if that's what contractions feel like (and i'm sure i felt 1/10000th of it) i am going to be screaming for an epidural as soon as i get to the hospital lol

@chibee: How are you feeling now? BH can kinda hurt (well not hurt but you feel them). But yes, thats kinda how contractions feel but for me they were more internal? Like BH was more on top (like muscle level) but the actual contractions were obviously deeper inside by the uterus.

@Mrs. M: How are you feeling now? I'm not really feeling much different just a lot of the pains much sooner!

@Mrs. M: I had my appointment today!

OB said everything is looking good. Passed the 1 hr GD but iron levels are a bit low. Weight gain is still normal and below where I was with pregnancy 1 at this point. Fundal height was a big large and with d being so big we will do another ultrasound later on to check size.

Starting two week appointments with my next one June 17 (30 weeks)

i had my appt on friday as well, everything is still looking good! i'm alittle over 29 weeks now, can't wait to get into the 30s!

i forget if i asked this before, can anyone tell if their baby is breech or head down? i know its alittle early to worry about it, but i'm pretty sure my baby is breech (last u/s showed breech) and i still feel the most movement low. i have another u/s soon so we'll see! i'm sooo hoping the baby turns bc i don't want to have a cs!!

my to-do list from a couple weeks ago is pretty much the same now the only thing i've really done is pre-registered at the hospital. so one less thing to think about!

@kodybear: the tech said my baby was head down on Friday - but i guess it could change? I have no idea actually. I feel movement everywhere, all over, all day. I can't wait to get into the 30s either!

Forgot to mention that i am now starting every other week appointments! Yikes.

@BakerBee: Oh no! I'm sorry! I did get a topical steroid but it didn't help.

Here is what I did for about 10 days:

Once you are sure you have washed EVERYTHING that could have come in contact with the oils, you can start taking a really hot shower in the morning. This kept the itches away until about 2-3pm. Shower was all the way hot and I held the shower head as close to my skin as I could (down by my legs). I didn't shave because I didn't want to open the pores.

Topical creams as you can stand them (but they never did much for me). They are really expensive to buy a ton. To help get rid of it, I did both a baking soda scrub (mix vinegar and baking soda to a thick paste and scrub hard on your skin) and then a baking soda paste and let it sit on my skin as long as I could.

At night I took 1-2 benedryl to help me sleep. Sometimes I took a second hot shower before bed or an oatmeal bath.

@BakerBee: oh no! Poison Ivy! Ick. Good luck getting better.

Had my 30 week appointment today. Passed GD test at a 107 and baby's heartbeat was 150. Since my water broke on it's own at 37 weeks last time we are starting checks earlier at 35 weeks this time. That's only 5 weeks away. Ahhh! My next appointment is 32 weeks June 16th.

@kodybear: I brought it up because the dr with my son stopped delivering so this is my first time with her. I was asking because last time I never had the results from my group b strep because it was swabbed only 12 hours earlier. Since they didn't know the results I was treated as if I had it and had to stay an extra day. I'd like to be In the hospital as little as possible this time so I can get back to DS.

I'd love for this one to come at 37 weeks too. As long as it's ready.

I just got the best news... no more blood work for the rest of the pregnancy!!! i really am not a fan of getting my blood drawn (i bruise easy and it looks ugly when someone doesn't know what they're doing!) i passed my glucose test (90!) so this means i can continue to have my ice cream (drumsticks, specifically speaking) every night, right?

@kodybear: i think your dr or midwife should be able to tell if baby is head down around 28-30wks, but they told me they dont really start paying attention until 32wks.

The midwife did recommend a website called spinningbabies.com (terrible name if you ask me), but it has GREAT tips for keeping good posture and for naturally helping baby turn to a head down position. I've been doing some of the daily activies and it seems to be working so far! Might be worth a peak!

@BakerBee: I hope you are feeling better!!!

Did anyone not pass their GD test? I would be lost without my evening ice cream!

@Mrs. M: Oh you poor thing! I could not imagine still dealing with morning sickness. Yeah, things have definitely been different. I had some weird sciatica/butt pain for a couple of weeks then it went away. Now i have a sore tail bone. Never had any of that with my first.

@kodybear: I feel like she goes from being head down to like laying sideways in there. I feel like I can tell by where I feel the hiccups. I feel them low in my belly and on the side sometimes.

@chibee: yay! Great news.

@JennyPenny: great news on the daycare! That will be awesome to be able to nurse instead of pump!

Nursery is starting to come along. I've been sewing things like crazy the last few days but still feel like I have a lot to do. We at least have all the baby gear we would need since we saved it all from baby #1. But I HAVE to get the nursery done before she arrives! I know it's not necessary, but if I don't do it now, it will never get done. I feel like I have so much to do before she arrives!

@MrsT927: i'm a big baby when it comes to dietary restrictions so i'm really glad i passed, i just recently got in the habit of having something sweet every single night so if i had to give that up i think i would have burst into tears!

@JennyPenny: only 8 1/2 weeks left for you that's crazy!!

Can someone please kick me into gear with starting the nursery? I have nothing. I'm using the excuse that the crib i ordered isn't here yet but i really could be clearing the room out, etc...

@chibee: The bigger you get, the harder cleaning and working on the nursery is going to be? As for the ultrasounds, my OB's office gives out a schedule of all appointments and there are no more scheduled. I would imagine it's on an as-needed basis.

@chibee: I asked that at my appointment today and I was told I'm done with ultrasounds unless there's a problem. It's probably different for each practice though.

Our nursery is somewhat stalled too. We had a big project - some diy built-ins that are pretty much done. But the crib I wanted just went out of stock on amazon and all the major retailers! A couple places have it listed as back ordered till late June, so I'm hoping this is true. I so don't want to try and pick a new one, and I think ordering end of June will still get here in time...

@Mrs.Someone: Thank you.

C is in the NICU and will be for several months. We've had a lot of ups and downs already and it is very hard. We are staying positive and taking things a day at a time. I am so lucky to be the mama to my beautiful, strong, and sweet girl.

I won't be around a whole lot but I will try to check in when I can. I miss you guys and hope everyone is doing well.