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@purplelilac: wow that was fast!! Congrats!!!

@purplelilac: Congrats!!

We're officially in July!! Come on babies!

@Veggie: Welcome! How did your ECV go?

@Veggie: welcome!!

I had my 36w appt yesterday, and I am 1cm dilated but my cervix is still pretty long. I think I've been losing pieces of my mucus plug.

@Mrs. J: oh no! What is it?

@Mrs. J: here it's called strep b, I hope it works out ok...my doctor told me I had strep a, but apparently not a problem...

I went for my last appointment this morning and cervix is soft and a good opening already! So fingers crossed he coming soon! I also feel him very low!

@Mrs. J: that stinks. I had it this time too and didn't even get the full dose of abx before he was born. They just ran a blood panel the next day and all was ok though

@winniebee: I didn't get the full dose with L, so they kept us for observation. I'm hoping to be able to go home sooner, like I did with J! We only stayed one night with him.

@Mrs. J: with 2 others at home stay in the peaceful hospital as long as possible lol!!!

How is everyone doing?!

Life with 3 is pretty crazy! We have part time child care (no family nearby) but I am in charge of all 3 quite a bit. Our older is super enamored with G and wants to be around him all the time. He's been acting out in other ways and has been very emotional! The 2.5 year old has been.....SO difficult. He doesn't want me holding or feeding the baby and in general has felt himself get bumped from baby status. Now that I'm out of the fog a little bit, I'm better able to manage him and all of the BIG emotions. G is doing great though. At 2 weeks he was 7 oz above his birth weight, so BF is going well. He still sleeps a lot during the day though he does have some longer awake stretches now. Nights are still hit or miss - we had 5 nights where he did a FIVE hour stretch. But mostly he's up every 3 hours. Definitely my best sleeper so far!!

Can't wait to see more July babies!!

@winniebee: how long did you feel emotional and a bit fragile? I'm still in the thick of it, I think. DH went back to work this week so it was a bit daunting but I suspect hormones are also playing a part...

@Nutella: congratulations on your babe's safe arrival! I'm packing mine this weekend, but would be ridiculously surprised to go into labour before 40 weeks.

Just hanging out here. Nothing to report. Feeling like I'll be pregnant forever. Don't have an appointment until next week when I'll just be over 37 weeks.

Hi, happy future moms! My name is Julie and I am from Russia originally. Moved to Prague a couple of years ago, and found the love of my life here. I was so happy about it, we were young and careless. Even though I was 20 when we started dating I already knew I wanted a kid. Two. Three or even more. He was focused on education and career. So was I, but I still considered a big family in my future. In out future. Several years have passed, and look at me now - I am pregnant with my first baby and the daddy is all proud and happy. We have reached enough goals and started our own business together. The only thing he was worried about was a financial support for a kid that we can easily give to for now. I always wanted to be a young mom, and I am! Luckily, not much of symptoms so far, but I can feel the happiness down there. Does it count?:)

@Nutella: Congrats on your little one!!

@Mrs. Goose: I didn't even think about packing a hospital bag until 36w. We had the car seat installed before I started the bag. Now at 38w2d I'm thinking of pulling it out of the trunk and going through it again hah!

@mamainthesun: That's how ai feel too, everytime I move I think my water is going to break. I wonder if its a sign that our bodies and minds are more intune than we think!

I had a chance to try the version this week but unfortunately it wasn't successful, I'm still recovering from the soreness of that and mentally getting in the right head space for the cesearan.

@Veggie: I think I was 36 weeks last time when I packed it. We installed the car seat last time at 38 weeks and same with putting the crib in or room. This time around I'm not even worrird about getting those two things ready. If we have a happy early surprise then we'll just get things in order when we can. No big deal. Ha!

Sorry your version was unsuccessful. I had an unplanned c section with my first because she got stuck. A c section was never even something I considered and emotionally it was a lot for me to deal with after, but overall the actual surgery and recovery was not too bad. It's a bit of a blessing that you can at least mentally prepare for it.

@Mrs. J: that definitely makes it more real. Going to be a party back there!

@Veggie: thanks! The bag was a funny one because I was quite fussy about what I wanted included in there, but also couldn't be bothered packing it since it involves bending, moving, walking....so hopefully you have better luck finding motivation!

@Nutella: @Calibee: congrats!

My baby boy decided to make his appearance Wednesday AM at 12:30 (missed being a 4th of July baby by 30 minutes).
Labor came on fast and furious but went as well as one can hope. Baby boy has been such a good eater/sleeper. After having a rough newborn phase with DD, I'm grateful this time around is going much better. DD has been great with him, but is almost a little too helpful- if you want to call it that.
I know I'm only a few days post partum and a lot can change but I'm feeling really good right now. I had such bad baby blues with DD (that started very soon after she was born), I just expected it to happen again. Like I said, I know a lot can change but it's just nice to feel this way now

@BeatlesFan629: congrats!! I really think every postpartum recovery is different. I had bad baby blues with my first but really nothing but sleep deprivation the second time. This time it has been awesome. Emotional when thinking about our angel, but really everything has gone smoothly so far.