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@Mrs D: My best friend's husband had that experience with their second. She laboured at home (in secret, she didn't tell him because she didn't want him to make her go to the hospital too soon) for so long that by the time she got to the hospital she was ready to go. He got her checked in and then went to the bathroom and when he came out they were yelling at him that he was about to miss it.

Oh man sounds like a ton of visits navy_mommy.. Good they are monitoring you so well though:)

@Navy_Mommy: The good news is lots of peeks at the bambino and oversight to make sure everything is a-okay!

I've been slacking on updating our EDD and dr appt list so I'll go back and do that today. Let me know (and I apologize) if I missed someone or mistyped something. It's a lil difficult going back and combing through everyone's post to pull the info.

@Navy_Mommy: I see. That sucks. Sorry mama!

Anyone else waking up in the MOTN hungry?? I eat pretty good sized meals during the day, and especially for dinner. Yet, I find myself waking up to pee around like 1:30am and my tummy is hungry. Like I could totally put down a meal if I wanted to! I haven't because I'm too dang sleepy to.

I work from home, and I go to the library sometimes for a change of scenery and yesterday I almost passed out! It was so freaky! My ears started ringing and it got dark and I felt real dizzy...I was just like do NOT pass out in a public place it's going to be so embarrassing. I laid down as much as possible in my seat and then ate a banana and felt better. My blood pressure has gone down so far so I think maybe it just got a bit too low...my DH said the same thing happened to be last time but I don't remember.

Also - anyone else's pregnancy hormones driving them a bit nutty? I'm crying at a lot of things...and I'm starting to freak out a bit about plans for maternity leave/going back/child care set up afterwards...I know I have plenty of months to figure it out but I'm fretting.

@sassymama34: Exciting that your twins are a girl and boy, congrats!

@Alivoo01: I haven't - I wake up middle of the night thirsty, though. For a while I was bringing a thermos of ice water to bed because I kept waking up so thirsty for ice cold water. Lately I've been too lazy and make do with the bathroom tap but it's not as good.

@ksnow: how stressful! I once passed out in line at the Second Cup (basically Canadian Starbucks) and it was SUPER embarrassing. My husband was getting his wisdom teeth out and so had had to fast all morning so I was fasting with him (stupid). Dropped him off at the dentist, ran downstairs to get something to eat, woke up on the floor with the barista calling 911. Not fun, glad you were able to manage it! And yeah, the hormones. I listen to a lot of podcasts on my commute to work and the number of times I have to fix my makeup when I park because something silly on This American Life has made me cry...yikes.

Is anybody starting to think about names? I was reading the March community on the What to Expect app (hilarious, full of idiots) and somebody was asking a question about naming their son Bambi because they wanted to nickname him BamBam. I think we're pretty set on a girl name but I'm pretty sure I'm having a boy so I feel like that isn't really going to help me. Boy names are so much harder!

@ksnow: I had that happen to me a couple times so I have to be aware of what time it is and make sure I eat. Otherwise, I can easily skip meals because I don't feel hungry, then bam, dizziness and super no bueno feelings!!

As for hormones, I'm okay in that department. I do get frustrated easily sometimes, but DH gives me a quick reminder and I'm all good.

@erinbaderin: We kind of decided on a girl name when I was pregnant with DS. Like you said, girl names are so much easier to come up with than boy names! DH is pretty set on it, while I'm still open to suggestions. The middle name is solidified though. If we go with the first name DH likes, it's just a matter of how we'll spell it.

@erinbaderin: lol "full of idiots". My DH and I are weirdos, because we don't discuss names until we know the gender (which won't be until 10/29!!!) It's a tricky process too, because I am a teacher, so I have a ton of name association issues with former naughty students!

@erinbaderin: +1 on WTE community. I'm in a Facebook group with ~300 moms due in March--the ratio isn't great in there, either, but it's still helpful to observe hundreds of experiences and to know what people are freaking out about, if only to give me something to disagree with.

I'm having a boy, and we are 90% sure we've decided on a name, but @ALIVOO01 since we've decided we haven't told anyone for the same reason--I don't want our choice marred because a co-worker one time had a bad experience with someone by that name.

@Alivoo01: I have woken up hungry twice but been too lazy to do anything about it. This morning I almost puked twice early on...maybe lack of food?

@ksnow: I cry pretty much over every country song now. Its pathetic!

@princessandthebee: No experience with that but fingers crossed for this time around!!!

@erinbaderin: Some name thoughts from me but no discussions with DH yet - we find out the gender in 3 weeks so we'll wait until then! However, I still love Grace from when we had DD. I also like Caroline a lot. As for a boy - DH has a battle coming. I want Max - I may not let him near his son (if it is one) and he does not let me name him Max. Its after my grandpa, who passed in 2010. I was very close to him and love the name. I'm prepared to throw down over this and I think DH knows it. Timothy and Patrick are also names we have discussed. I cant handle Bambi...who would do that to a kid!

@ksnow: I LOVE Jackson...unfortunately my step dads name is Jack and it would break my dads heart if I named a boy Jackson!

@erinbaderin: Facebook couldn't be more obsessed with not finding heartbeats on dopplers. "my doctor found the heartbeat this morning but now I can't find it. Is my baby dead? I AM FREAKING OUT."

@Mrs D: I feel you on the work schedule! I have tons of year-end testing that needs to be done so that will take up all of December and most of January. Then I have to package it all up nice and pretty for the externals. Then I have to make sure what I pick up next can be done or close to being done before DD arrives in March. Which reminds me, I need to tell my boss I'm pregnant! Oops!

I also need to potty train DS, but he's just not ready yet. I've tried a few times, and it wasn't working. I think he's understanding it more conceptually now, so I'm crossing my fingers he'll be ready and pretty much potty trained come March! Fingers crossed for both of us!!!

@keepsinging: WTF?! I would unfollow with a quickness. If I wasn't apprehensive enough as is, hearing things like that doesn't help. Yeesh!

@ksnow: Ditto. I keep thinking it'd be nice to have, but I know I'd worry myself bat crazy if I can't find the heartbeat and overly obsessive for nothing.

@Mrs D: Same here!! DS always goes to the bathroom with me and a good amount of times with DH. He understands what we do in there and flushes the toilet, but when I put him on there, he's like nope. Get me off! If I leave him diaper free too long (like I'm prepping bath time), he'll pee wherever he's standing.

He'll tell me after he pees and poops in his diaper and asks me to change it, but he's just not interested in going in the toilet. I've even rushed him to the toilet when I spotted him peeing on the floor. He'll hold his pee, won't pee in the toilet, and when I put him in the shower/tub, he'll finish going. Sigh

I just watched three births online - natural, C-section and epidural. First time pregnancy here and I'm freaking out..feeling a bit of anxiety right now. I've had an inguinal hernia my whole life so I'm wondering if I'll be required to have a C-section because of the pushing. Just made a note to discuss this with the doctor at my next appointment. Yikes..

@Mrs D: Yep, it was the email from BabyCenter! Ugh, I totally should've deleted it..

@keepsinging: LOL! They were really informative but I guess I wasn't prepared for the anxiety it would cause. I am an over thinker anyway...then you add in the hormonal emotional rollercoaster I'm currently on. No bueno.

@jazzy: I'm shockingly more excited/ready/impatient/close to my unborn child. There's no accounting for taste. (Or I'm just a weirdo. Or both.)

my best friend just finished his OB rotation in his third year of med school, and I was actually expecting more blood--he has said it's worse than a Tarantino movie most of the time.

@jazzy: Me neither--first pregnancy, first birth here. But I've always loved the unknown. It often gets in me in a little trouble, but I guess this is a time when it serves as an advantage