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You guys I really think I'm developing Chronic Fatigue Syndrom! I have a dr's appt on Fri, and I'm going to ask what could be going on....I seem to read that a lot of pregs have to up their iron intake around now, and they feel better after taking supplements. I have no idea if I have low iron, but there's no way I'm going to make it until Nov 21 at work if I halfway in a coma all day!

I"m really trying to scale back on stress at work, and just kind of do the absolute "musts" of my job....But I'm still wiped!

@jholler25: Try adding more leafy greens and red meat into your diet. Also, try to have a bit of OJ with meals as that will help with iron absorbsion.

@jholler25: i feel ya. yesterday i put my head down at work for a sec and woke up 30 min later!! oops! haha i got checked for low iron last week too but it was because of weird heart palpitations i've been having. tests came back normal, and my thyroid levels were relatively normal, so they think its just something that happens to some pregnant ladies cause of all the extra blood in the system. but yah hopefully u can get tested in case u do need more iron!

@rawrasaur: yay! thats great! you're lucky u get another ultrasound! i asked last week if there were any more and she said no unless something seems wrong or wasn't measuring right. saddd! but it may be a good thing bc i'm starting to get so anxious about the team green thing, i just want to know what i'm having NOW! i would probably ask if i ever got another ultrasound

@kodybear: I was told a week ago that I would only get another ultrasound if there was reason for concern. I got a call today to schedule the ultrasound. Bittersweet
We've now had two failed attempts at a private clinic to get 3D pictures, so hopefully we will be able to see his face next week at the Perinatalogist Ultrasound. I'm really scared though. I need to avoid google.

@kodybear: I got an u/s at my 28 wk a few weeks ago but only because they couldn't find the baby's heartbeat. I was unconcerned because I could feel it moving and was glad for the sneak peak. The downside was that it was the quickest u/s ever. No time to second guess team green because they turned it off as soon as they saw the heart beat.

@rattles: we started looking into pediatricians. but the whole process makes me tired. im pretty sure i know the office i want to go to and there are 2 drs that meet my specs (female and younger) so i'm deciding if i should interview them both or just pick 1 randomly since i'm kind of lazy. so i'm just kind of putting it off for now.

we looked into daycares too and it seems like in our area most don't have waiting lists so we haven't committed to one yet. we think we picked one relatively close to home and flexible hours. but having all these interviews and classes is exhausting!

@travelingbrit: so they didn't tell u why u needed an ultrasound?? hopefully its nothing and just a free peek at your baby!

@MaisyMay: yeah i was told at a couple places that it was too early too! i thought i was late to the game too when people were talking about year long waiting lists! i guess it just depends on the area. we're starting daycare probably mid to late march. i'm not sure exactly how many weeks i'm taking off but definitely 12 weeks, maybe a couple more weeks after that.

@travelingbrit thanks for putting together the list!

The doctor was concerned about my lack of weight gain at 28 weeks, so I have an U/S at 31 weeks to check the baby's growth and if my placenta (which was lying low) has moved. I'm a little concerned, but excited to get to see baby girl again...

@travelingbrit: @lovebird: hope everything turns out okay for you guys!

i'm a chemical engineer. nothing terribly exciting here!

@travelingbrit: I hope that everything is totally perfect and you just get an extra peek at baby!!!

Thanks to everyone for the advice on TSH/iron. At my appt this morning, they did bloodwork to check both so we'll see if either of those is off...

I am 30 weeks today! Only 9 weeks to go until induction, and 7 weeks to full term! I have gained 20lbs, and so she estimated that I'll (hopefully) bang this pregnancy out with a total weight gain of 28-30 lbs. I have been going to the gym 3-4x a week and it is getting harder! I hope I can stick with it bc I really don't want to gain more than 30 total!

All of these threads lately about ladies not losing the weight very easily or it taking a long time have really freaked me out, so I figure the less I gain, the less I'll have to lose after baby. So I'm really going to try to watch it!!!

@jholler25: Good luck with the tests. Hopefully they will be able to give you a reason why you're feeling so tired. Maybe it's just normal pregnancy.
I almost fell asleep at dinner at Houston's last night with the In-Law's. Embarrassing.

It's so crazy thinking how close things are getting. I cant believe that I'm only 8 weeks away from full term. There's a really good chance I will have a baby in my arms and life soon. The reality of things is really starting to kick in. Life is going to change COMPLETELY!

I wouldn't worry so much about the weight gain @jholler25. I think it's probably harder for those that arent already in the gym routine. You already have it down, so as long as you get back into it when you have a chance I'm sure you'll be fine.I think I recall you saying you're going to try to BF too which should help a bit. I'm going to look into stroller strides, and some mommy and baby fitness classes.

If you ever want to get together and run/walk with the babies once they are here, i'd be up for it. I want to get to even lower than PP weight.

We're going tonight to lease a new baby friendly small SUV. I have a new Kia that I bought pre-pregnany which is safe but small. I'm going to give that to SO, and we are going to replace his two door sporty Acura with a Mazda CX-5. I feel a little sorry for him that he's going to lose his "man" car and end up with a Kia, but it's what's best for our family. Maybe once LO is bigger and we're making more money, he can get something sporty again.

@travelingbrit: I work as a Credit Assistant for a cycling parts company and I have a second job as a bank teller on Saturdays. I'm also not excited to be waking up at 6am to go to work.
I think I'll be going off work in about a week. My OB and midwife have told me that they'll let me go off whenever I'm ready as they usually send ladies pregnant with twins off work between 28 and 32 weeks.

@gracecat: Don't be sorry about whining! I feel the exact same way and I haven't had any complications either.

My feet are super duper swollen tonight. In other news I got a new car!

@gracecat: I bought compression socks about a month ago but haven't even opened the package

@rawrasaur: awww. I have 1 so far. I have a huge appendix scar, and it's coming from there. I'm expecting more though.

@gracecat: I have compression socks that I used to use after running and I found they helped a ton with reducing post run aches! I haven't used them for pregnancy, but I may have to try them out.

@travelingbrit: awwww... *hugs* I've been struggling the last few weeks at work myself. I'm just not getting enough sleep. Take care of yourself!

@travelingbrit: I am totally with you on just not being able to do it. I am so wiped by the end of the day! I actually was supposed to attend a work dinner function that a coworker organized tonight, and I had to bail. I just couldn't go all the way back downtown after working all day. I decided to not feel guilty about having to rest or to not do certain things right now. If I am too tired, I am too tired, and everyone needs to understand that. I am learning over these last couple of weeks that I am physically limited right now, and that's okay. Sometimes I feel bad using pregnancy as an excuse, but it's truly legitimate and I can't feel guilty about it. That's my new motto:) Aaaaannnd I'm off to nap instead of driving downtown!

Perinatologist Update

So as I mentioned, due to my thyroid levels, my OB was concerned that there may be some complications with the pregnancy and referred me to a Perinatologist. One of the main concerns is that baby may be low birthweight.

I had my appointment Friday, and the perinatologist was superb! He did an ultrasound and showed us everything, heart, lungs, kidneys. Everything appeared to be normal on the ultrasound and he had no major concerns other than getting my medication/hormone levels under control.

He *did* however find that instead of baby being small, he's actually on the larger side of average. (70th Percentile). At 30 weeks he's about 4.5lbs already.

He's asked me to return November 13th (@about 36 weeks) so we can evaluate his size again and determine if he needs to come early or by planned C-Section. Personally as long as it's ok for baby, if necessary I would rather plan an early induction than a scheduled C-section but will cross that bridge when we come to it.

So, maybe I'm not a December mommy after all

i hear you on the extra tiredness in the 3rd trimester, it's hitting me hard. thing is, even when i get home from work, since I still have a 2 year old to take care of, i can't really rest or relax until i put her to bed at around 8pm. DH is always there helping too, but I want to spend as much time as I can with her too; only on days when I am totally out of it, do I let DH completely take over. whew, mommyhood is wiping me out!

@travelingbrit: glad everything went well!! wow thats crazy to think u might have a nov baby. thats NEXT month!! ahh. time is flying.

cant believe some of us are in our 30 weeks! i'm 31 weeks 3 days! omg!! i'm at about 23 lb weight gain so hopefully i can keep it around 30lbs total! my stomach feels so cramped already, its hard to imagine that my belly can grow anymore!