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@JennEn: I totally get you! I am having similar feelings. I'm so sorry that you are still sick though. Were you sick the entire time in your previous pregnancy? I get the touched out. Sometimes I'm like "get this baby out of me!!" Then I remember that j have weeks to go . It sometimes gives me some anxiety though. Pregnancy is a rough time with all the emotions and everything else in the background still goes on. I've never heard that about the umbilical cord! Prayers that it's no big deal at your next ultrasound.

@JennEn: oh yes, I agree too!!! I swear I hit that waddling stage earlier and earlier with each pregnancy. So silly haha!!! Pregnant with a toddler is no joke!!!

@oskarsmommy: I have vulvar varicose veins too and that is no joke. It hurts to even stand up somedays.
This pregnancy has been super difficult for me, I've been off work since I was like ... 20? 19? Weeks pregnant. Thank goodness otherwise I would have 100% sure had a mental breakdown. Then I think though, I'll be 27 weeks pregnant on the weekend, and that's only 10 weeks away from when I delivered my first 2 babies. I could easily have a baby in 10 weeks and that's just crazy!!

Well I don't think I slept last night. I maybe got 2 hours of sleep. I guess my midwives and the birth home director are going to be discussing the due date issues tomorrow at the staff meeting. One midwife wants to change it and the other wants to keep the due date the same since she's going by my last period, date of my positive test and my 11 week ultrasound. It's mind boggling that they would change my date to a date where I got a pregnancy test 3 weeks before I even got pregnant. So frustrating. But j can hardly even think straight. I thought this was all behind me.

@raspberries: still waiting for a call

@anonysquire: So glad they aren't changing your due date. That doesn't make any sense this late in the game. What a relief for you! Hope your ultrasound goes well!

@anonysquire: Yay, glad it's working out in your favor!

@Mrs. Pen: Me too, especially after a nice hot shower - ugh.

I had my 28 week appointment today, got the TDaP and did my glucose test. I failed it with flying colors - my glucose was at 157 after an hour. Other bad news - it looks like I'm anemic and have low platelets again. I was already taking iron supplements in addition to my prenatal, so they're going to keep close tabs on my iron to see if infusions will be necessary again. The platelets are just on the low end but still in normal range, so we'll be watching those closely as well, and if they start dropping too quickly, we'll have to induce early. Blech.

The good news is that baby is great - active and measuring right on track, and blood pressure is good too (106/68). Also, the three-hour glucose test can be done at my doctor's office now, so I can just go there instead of the hospital, which is much more convenient.

@raspberries: I pasted my glucose but my hemoglobin and red blood cell count was low ... although not very low only like a few percentages low so waiting for doc to tell me something. I just read the tests results myself in my account ha!

So I swear the baby flipped breech today. I was having crazy movement, and then it suddenly got uncomfortable... almost like sharp little jabs and kicks and now all the movement i've been feeling feels like a baby is trying to kick its way out of my lady-bits! What the heck!? We'll see I guess, ultrasound is Friday. This really doesn't matter much since I'll be a scheduled C-section, but still, how crazy. Anyone else have a baby flip the wrong way this late in the game? What happened??

@JennEn: I think it's still pretty common for babies to flip at this stage. I think they want them head down by 36 weeks or so? I can't totally remember.

@Weswife: you can ask your dr the position, they can tell pretty easily. I had a resident doing a check on one of my other pregnancies and she was kinda talking to herself as she felt baby. " this is the bum because it's softer, this is the head because it's firm" it was neat!

I'm half way done my last week of the second trimester I feel like the third trimester is just going to fly! Dh's bday and our Xmas party this weekend, then Xmas, New Years, we move into our new house mid Jan... busy busy!

Does anyone else's belly just ache? Especially with activity. I already have sciatica, and it goes around to the front and sends shooting pains down my groin. But lately even while walking just a mile or less than, my stomach just aches and is so sore.
I'm pretty active too- but it's making it harder!
I'm considering a pregnancy support belt. Has anyone else tried one before??

@lilyann: between 24-26 weeks I gained 6-7 lbs. Dr said baby often has "growth spurt" at this time - I thought she was just saying that to make me feel better, but let's just say that's what it was. Perhaps yours is havinga growth spurt as well

@anonysquire: @Mrs. Pen: I can go in at any time to do the 3-hour test since it's in my doctor's office - there's a phlebotomist available from 8am onwards. I'm going to do it early next week since we're going to be traveling for the holidays, but ugh, not looking forward to it!

@Weswife: I think they'll probably tell you to eat more red meat/green leafy vegetables and take an iron supplement - hopefully it's not too bad and can be managed with some diet changes. I love having that info available immediately, but it also stresses me out waiting to hear from the doctor!

@lilyann: My doctor waited until 28 weeks too (which I have conflicting feelings about. Part of me knows that it's standard to wait until then to do the GD test and CBC, but part of me feels like they knew I had these issues last time around, why couldn't they have been more proactive about monitoring them this time? That's a whole different rant though, ha.) My weight gain has been all over the place this whole pregnancy - I'm still at less than I was last time around, but more than I'd like to be (up about 22lbs at 28w2d.)

@Mrs. Pen: my belly aches sometimes but considering this is so new to me I just assumed it's part of pregnancy!

@anonysquire: Feeling okay! 26 weeks today. I've been extra sleepy this week, not sure why but I already miss the small amount of energy that I had!

I have 2 appointments (high risk Monday, OB Thursday) next week, so excited to see baby again! Also excited about Christmas, my boys cannot wait!

@anonysquire: feeling good over here My husbands snoring has ramped up with the cooler weather, between that and my pregnancy imsomnia I am constanly exhausted!

And baby has hicccups ALL DAY LONG lately.

So I had my ultrasound this morning and there was nothing but good news to share. What a relief. Apparently my placenta grew more (who knew it still grew this late in pregnancy?) and my umbilical cord now is positioned in the center as it should. Baby is measuring at 28w4d on the femur, but head circumference and torso measurements are around 30w1d, so, he sounds like he's already shaped like his dad and big brother. AND... I was totally RIGHT! He's now breech and facing forward when he was on the screen. So, he's basically my baby kangaroo riding around in there. I'm not all that worried, but it was kind of cool being affirmed that all those cervical twinges and kicks I was feeling weren't just my imagination! LOL
29 weeks tomorrow and hopefully we'll have our C scheduled at our appointment next week.

I'm sad. It seems that my 21 month old guy ha weaned himself and big sis weaned herself about a month ago. I know it's probably for the best. It's just hard.

@Pinkberrry: f that tech! Unsoicited advice - worst. Unsolicited advice about weight?! To a pregnant lady?! She should know better.

I PASSED MY 3 HOUR GLUCOSE TEST!!! Woooo!

Just got my test results back, and they were borderline for all four blood draws, but luckily juuuust on the right side of the border. So relieved, but I'm still going to try to keep eating lower carb/sugar. (Just in time for Christmas celebrations, which won't make it easy at alllll.)

@JennEn: So glad everything looks good!

@Pinkberrry: Awww, sorry to hear you had a nasty ultrasound tech - and that sounds like all she was being, since it's totally not her place to say anything about your weight at all. If your doctor is happy, you should be happy (obviously, but we can all empathize - gaining weight, even at a healthy rate during pregnancy, can still really take a toll on you mentally.)