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@gilmoregirl: @nana87: Hope you have good appointments today!

Can I mention how AWFUL the peeing in a cup is at this point? The last 2 appointments I gave up and just end up peeing all over my hand, so gross, but so impossible at this point!

DS is better, now DH is sick. PLEASE let it end there and no baby till house is better!!

@josina: yeah I have definitely peed all over my hand the past couple weeks. I won't be sad to be done with that. Hope you're all well soon! My husband is dealing with something similar - he's gone from pink eye to an ear infection and now will see a doctor because he woke up with hives all over his face and neck. It's one weird thing after another.

@gentlelunette: that's a good mantra! I need to adopt it. I'm actually still fine but there's snow in the forecast this week making me anxious. My parents are our childcare but they are two hours away! We have other care locally but I really need them to be able to get here.

@nana87: That itching sounds awful! Will you mention it to your doctor?

@NorthStar: seems like there are a whole bunch of us due this week. Someone's gotta have a baby soon!

Thanks everyone for the well wishes! We're settling in at home now, DD (!) is feeding well (about every 3 hours or so) and apart from that is sleepy and napping most of the time. It will be interesting to see what she is like when she is in a more awake stage (probably cluster feeding... I remember those days!). DS is doing well so far with the new addition to the family... I think it helps that he's in preschool all day, so there has been very little disruption to his routine. We'll see how the weekend goes, when he's with us the whole time.

@josina: Ugh, that is awful! Hope he recovers quickly and everyone is 100% when the baby comes!

@Pumuckl: I'm so glad to hear you are all home now - I hope everything is going well!

@nana87: I hope you figure out the itching soon... sounds like torture.

@gilmoregirl: Yikes, I hope your husband feels better soon too - this whole winter baby thing is a bit fraught... can't wait for spring to come!

I'm so excited for the rest of the babies to arrive! Sounds like everyone is very cozy on the inside. I wonder if ours would have taken her sweet time if we hadn't kicked her out a little early

@gilmoregirl: That sounds awful, hopefully your husband is in the clear soon!
@nana87: Hopefully the itching is nothing! I got a back neck rash last trimester with DS1 which was nothing, glad I didn't get it this time.
@Beehive: Sounds amazing, makes me look forward to having a DS and DD at home! Did I get the birthdate right? Wasn't sure if it was the 1st or 2nd.

@Beehive: things here are fine. As bad as it sounds but there's some positives to the whole hospital stay: a. They learned how to put themselves to sleep in a bed/crib b. They are on a four hour schedule (6 feeds a day) and eating one after the other.
Luckily J is usually really patient and just waits his turn. I am currently nearly EBF them. Only at night do they get one combo feed (MM first and then formula) for now because it helps with the bilirubin reduction. (There would be enough milk to nurse so luckily supply isn't an issue so far). Both have been gaining weight well and have surpassed their birthweight.

@nana87: the itching sounds terrible! Hope you feel better soon and it turns out to be nothing.

@Beehive: glad to hear DS is adjusting well to being a big brother. Mine are totally in love with their siblings too. They both still go to daycare too. I think I would otherwise go crazy

@gilmoregirl: your poor DH. Mine had a stomach bug a day before B (LO1) was born. It was terrifying because there would have been no way that he could have taken me to the hospital the day prior.

@josina: I hated the peeing in a cup thing from very early on this time... but you're nearly done! ️

@Pumuckl: I feel so bad for him. He's feeling ok, fortunately, but I know he is really stressed about having all this going on while we are waiting on a newborn. Hopefully he can get some answers today. I'm so glad you guys are all doing so well!!

Wow, lots of buzz today but still no new babies! LOL, I can't believe they are hanging in there so long.

I have my appts for Thursday and I'm really hoping I get the ok to push on until next week to my induction date. DH just realized that if I am told to go this Thursday we have no coverage for DD (his parents planned a vacation to FL from today until sat!!! ) . I mean we'll make it work but it will be really inconvenient if I have to go in.

I can't wait to be DONE with all the dr appts though.. I can't wait to have no more peeing in cups, no more pricking my fingers for glucose levels and no more issues with my BP...

@nana87: Gah! Come on baby, make your appearance soon!!
Hope everything comes back non-problematic tomorrow!

@Ajsmommy: aw yikes I hope you make it out of your appointment. I'm stressed about the childcare while I'm in the hospital. We have people to help us but I'll be much happier when I know my son is with my parents.

@maggierose: maybe the weather will send me into labor then! Definitely would be a bright side.

@nana87: sorry for all the stress. These last days are really no joke.

@gilmoregirl: oh NO! That is terrible! Is there any risk of him passing that on to you or the baby? What can they do for him? What a stressful situation. I'm sorry your husband (and you) are going through that.

@gilmoregirl: oh no sorry to hear about the shingles!! I hope he feels better soon after getting on meds and that he doesn't t spread it to the rest of you!

@gentlelunette: sorry to hear that there's nothing going on on the labor front. But if it helps for me it was like that too, I had lots of cramping the days before the babies made their entrance. So maybe it won't be too long before things get real.

@gilmoregirl: oh boy, you sure are being dealt a crappy hand of cards. Hope everyone stays healthy and DH feels better soon 🤞

@gilmoregirl: Oh no, that sounds awful! How long does it take for shingles to run it's course? I guess baby knows its better to stay put a little longer (but hopefully not until the 16th!)
@gentlelunette: I'm having mild contractions every evening still, it's driving me crazy! I probably won't even realize when it's the real thing! Enjoy that massage and extra pampering today!

How far would you travel right now? My step-daughter has an all-day volleyball tournament Saturday (38+3) that would put us 2 hours from my hospital, leaning towards both of us skipping it (she'll go with friends). I'd hate to get caught that far away and don't want DH to be an hour away from home either just in case.

@josina: If there is another way for your stepdaughter to get there, I probably wouldn't go. But I've been refusing to travel that far since about 32 weeks just because I don't want to. It's not that comfortable for me to be in the car for so long and that sort of long day is more than I can handle.

@gentlelunette: I feel you. I had uncomfortable period like pains all night last night. Not contractions, but that achey uncomfortable PMS feeling in my uterus. I was hopeful...but fine again this morning. Enjoy your massage maybe have them touch on some labor inducing pressure points!

@gilmoregirl: That sucks about the shingles. Hope everyone else in your house stays healthy and your hubby feels better soon. At 40+1 I am also the most pregnant I've ever been and the heaviest now.

My bras don't fit my maternity pants feel tight..and on top to that I woke up yesterday with the worst congestion, I can barely breathe through my nose and feel like I'm underwater. Ugh what are these babies waiting for!!

@Ajsmommy: I think the part that worries me is that the 2nd delivery is usually faster, and since DS was 6 hours, I'm not sure how a 2 hour drive to the hospital would be!
@maggierose: I'm only 38 weeks today and my maternity shirts are getting super tight, I feel way bigger than I was with DS. I wish I had a weight estimate on her!
@gilmoregirl: Considering it'd be 9 to after 5 pm on a folding chair, maybe I'm looking for an excuse to skip.

@nana87: oh that's good, glad all is well! Is it you to inclination to wait or are you leaning towards inducing? We are getting snow tomorrow too and I am thinking the same thing haha.

@maggierose: I'm not sure! On one hand I really trust my ob, and she seemed to really prefer inducing, but I induced last time because of low fluid and really wanted to try going unmediated/natural this time. If there's a medical cause to induce that's one thing, but I just really want to minimize interventions if I can

@Ajsmommy: haha I wish!! Get a move on, baby!

Morning all. Hope everyone in the path of this snow storm is staying safe and warm. I had my 40 week appointment today (40+2) - I thought they might cancel it due to weather but they just moved it up a little.

The midwife gave me another sweep at my request and told me I was 3cm, 75% effaced and -1 station. So at least the sensations I've had this last week have made some progress. It's so funny bc with my first I was so against having any kind of check because I know it doesn't necessarily tell you much and I didn't want to be mentally disappointed. This time I'm just like, give me some kind of hope, I'm so over being pregnant!

They said I'll have to go for NST at 41 weeks and that hospital policy is to induce at 42 weeks although she said that no one can force me to induce and I can decline and she would just recommend I continue to go for NSTs. I don't honestly know what I'll do if I make it to that point. Ugh, please don't let me make it that far!!

@maggierose: sounds like good progress!! I doubt at 3cm you'll be waiting until 42 weeks!

@Ajsmommy: glad everything went well at your appointment! Such good news. Hoping that they let you hang on until next Thursday!

I have my midwife appointment in about 40 minutes. Not sure if we'll do a sweep or a check. Not even really sure why I'm going since I was just there on Monday for my hemoglobin blood draw, but we shall see! At the very least, some reassurance to hear baby's heartbeat and know things are a-okay