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@jetsa: Oh wow, I didn't see that thread at all...Thank you so much!!!

@SeptMomma12: Oh that does make sense that they wouldn't want to bother anything in there:) I'm going to ask more about it at my next appt...I go back on Tues the 31st and she's going to do a check, so I'm going to be nosey about it:)

Tues is also my first membrane sweep, and I'm sure I won't be dilated and it won't do anything, but it still gets me super excited anyway.

Are any of you taking any vacation before you technically go out on maternity leave? April 27th, my induction day, is officially my first day of mat leave, but my husband thinks it would do me some good to take off the week before. It is soooo tempting to look at the calendar and think that I only have 3 full weeks of work left after this one! But I don't know that I want to burn 5 days to just sit around and wait, hoping to go into labor. I'm definitely going to take 2 or 3 days, but I guess I'm going to just wait and see how much of a danger to society I am before I decide if I'll take the full week or not.

I love my job, and I still woke up this morning feeling like a) working is the last thing I want to do with myself today, and b) Racked my brain for any ailments that could qualify me as sick, but I don't really have anything going on that I could play up other than just being really freaking tired

@PrincessBaby: I'm not taking any time off, but I'll be working from home starting at 35 weeks, so that gives me some more flexibility to get stuff done. I work in Manhattan and my commute involves two trains, Penn Station at rush hour and then a walk to the office, so the doctor said 35 weeks is the cutoff for that! They have had patients go into labor in the city and get stuck in traffic, train problems, etc. - do NOT want to be that person.

@PrincessBaby: provided I stay off bedrest this time, I'm not taking any time before.

@PrincessBaby: it's totally huge to lug around that's for sure! I think a lot of pumping is a mental thing... I was never stressed about it. It was just something that had to be done. I tried to read next to the baby or do something near the baby but relaxing. I personally think that is key for a lot of it. I didn't let pumping rule me despite the fact that I had to do it every 3 hours

@jetsa: eeek! You know I never had to do that so I'm not sure what that is like but I got my paperwork for my C section 2 weeks ago and that was pretty exciting! Lol

@blackbird: ha I wish I could've. Id been putting it off and it ended up not bring bad at all.

@BabyPenguinXO: we are getting so close!

Had my 32w appointment today. Baby kicked the midwife when she was looking for the heartbeat. Haha
Otherwise things are wonderfully uneventful! I can't believe things are so close for some of you on this board! It is amazing

@blackbird: cute!! I have a moby and I really wanna get a lightweight woven !

I am thinking a wrapsody breeze !

@Mrs. Lovejoy: So glad you are feeling better:) I think I'm going to just play the vacation time by ear...I'm a dragass at work at 34 weeks, so I wonder how terrible of an employee I'll be by 38 weeks:)

@SeptMomma12: Holy crap, that would be stressful! Very smart to be grounded after 35 weeks, especially after your PTL threats from your son. I didn't realize that you were in Manhattan! So cool!

@blackbird: I'm jealous of working from home! What a sweet deal! Also I love that wrap! So pretty

@MsHangry: Glad you're hanging in there at 32 weeks! I feel like we're all so close, yet so far away lol:)

I have been a) Nesting like a MoFo, and b) Starving like a MoFo.

I've been washing clothes and cleaning out closets and organizing like a madwoman. And also obsessed with taking care of every little detail of the house - like new throw pillows for the living room. Super important stuff like that...Apparently I want to get the house totally perfect so we can completely trash it in the first few weeks of madness of a newborn:)

And I have been ravenously hungry. I read that the baby is really packing on the fat right now, and I don't know how a baby knows what the most fattening foods are that one can eat, but she's sending me for them

I didn't get to eat breakfast until 9:30 this morning and I was literally near death. Like clinging to life. And I ate So. Much. Food. Just to feel like I would survive.

@PrincessBaby: I seriously think I'm eating every 2 hours. And like 2-3 apples a day. A bajillion gallons of water!!!

@BabyPenguinXO: I am like that with oranges right now. I had DH buy 10 yesterday just to get me through the week. And graham crackers with peanut butter...yum!

@PrincessBaby: Don't worry, chocolate is the third vice

@blackbird: I don't even like a lot of that stuff you listed, and it's still making me hungry!

@PrincessBaby: oh it's ok carbs are my other issue! Lol

@SeptMomma12: @PrincessBaby: did you guys see this? http://classifieds.hellobee.com/topic/10-off-pbk-code

I had my regular doctor appointment yesterday and found out that I have lost a bit of weight and the babies fundal height measurement hadn't changed in the 2 weeks since my last appointment so as a precaution my doctor is sending me for a fetal assessment. I am really trying not to worry but its been hard. My mind is racing. I've spoken to my doula about it and she has been really reassuring but I'm still scared. I feel like my appetite had decreased a bit in the last week or so too which I thought was weird. So now, I am forcing myself to at least have healthy snacks in between meals even if I'm not super hungry. Plus, this news is just playing on my insecurities about people making comments about how small I am and if I'm feeding my baby (previous post). I've only gained 16lbs so far and I'm 31 weeks tomorrow. I've never in my life hoped to gain weight but I sure am right now. Please send positive thoughts my way. I go for the fetal assessment on April 1st.

@Tippy0707: That sounds so scary! I'm sure everything is ok! And that tula is gorgeous!!!

@Tippy0707: I hope everything goes well for you! I lost weight between two of my two week apart appointments, too, and we decided it was just a water retention issue. I couldn't hardly fit into my shoes the first appointment, and I had gotten the bloating under control by the second. I hope that's all it is for you! I wish people would leave pregnant ladies alone with the weight gain thing. I didn't show until 21 weeks, and was under my starting weight, but I've blown up the past couple months and am now almost fifteen pounds up. So I've gotten both the too skinny and eating too much food comments. You can't make some people happy, but my doctors have been okay with my weight journey. Will keep fingers crossed until April!

PS you've convinced me to let go and buy a pretty Tula. Love yours!

@Tippy0707: Aw, try not to worry! I know easier said than done, but I think 15 - 25 lbs can be normal weight gain for some people. Our bodies just seem to gain what they need. Hope the assessment goes well and can put you at ease.

@blackbird: If it makes you feel better, I heard someone at work today say to the lady next to her (in total earshot of me) "wow stick a fork in her, she's done!" Yesterday it was the waiter bringing me my food at lunch who said "wow, you look like you might pop here at the table!" I gain everything - and with my son that was 40+ lbs - in my belly. It's definitely a sight to see. I don't look at the scale so I have no idea what I'm up this time.

@Tippy0707: That sounds so nerve-wracking but I would think it's a very good sign they don't see any need to do the assessment before April 1. Will keep sending you and baby positive vibes!