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@caterw @sandy: I'm interested in this pelvic support belt! I have bad hips prior to pregnancy and I'm the heaviest I've ever been so it's not helping out with the hip pain (and the SPD pain is a new thing). I'm wondering if a belt will help?

@teacherbee: I wish I could remember- I need to dig through the last of my baby stuff and see if I can find it. I'll let you know if I do (otherwise I'll be on the lookout for a new one too). I will say the one I had was a little visible under snug shirts but not extremely noticeable. I had it in a nude color so I could wear it under anything.

So I ordered the serola belt based on an old thread on HB. I got it on amazon but the pricing and sizes are hard to find.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NIFVLM/ref=sxts1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1473397590&sr=1

I think @caterw's looks like a good one and would provide more support. The belt I got is meh but I do like how it is super adjustable - around the middle and then again on each side. But I just don't like wearing it around all day and it's just a pain when sitting down or using the bathroom. And it just doesn't look right worn over or under clothes. So I was in so much pain so I took it easy over the long weekend and wore the belt when I was at home. But I haven't worn it Tuesday or Wednesday and I feel ok - still some pain at the very end of the day but it's not as bad as it was. What seems to have helped me is sleeping with a super sturdy pillow between my knees AND between my ankles. I had been using a pregnancy pillow but it didn't give enough support so I'm using a large memory foam pillow (basically has no give unless you really put a lot of weight on it) and that seems to help a lot.

Hope you ladies are able to get some rest and get some relief!!! We're getting close!

@teacherbee: I have done the 3 hour test 2/3 times. I recommend bring a friend or family member with you! It was 4 sticks total.
1. Fasting sugar
2. One hour
3. Two hour
4. Three hour

The drink was pretty yucky to be honest. I was able to sip water throughout the test. It was a lot of waiting and I felt pretty crummy after it was all said and done. We did get lunch after. I ate mostly protein to balance out all the sugar. I passed both 3 hour tests. I hope you do too!

5 weeks until little man could arrive. 5(!!) I am starting to get worried!

@MrsRcCar: I failed the 1 hour test with DD1 and passed the 3 hour. Definitely bring a book or a project to work on to pass the time! If they will allow it I'd bring a insulated cup filled with ice and poor the drink into the ice to make it super cold and then bring a straw to help you drink it easier/faster. Good luck!!!

@teacherbee: I also failed the one hour but passed the 2 hour. Where I live we don't have a 3 hour test. I felt fine after the two hour test. I just brought a book with me and enjoyed the quiet time. I was not allowed to drink water during my test.

Just over 33 weeks here! Can't believe we are all getting so close!! @LAZB: Hope you can get the little man to turn!! My friend recently had to have a C-section because her DD turned breech at 39 weeks. I didn't even know they had room to do that so late in the game. It makes me worried!

Hope everyone is feeling great!

@MrsRcCar: We are assuming the same... I have this feeling that baby girl is going to come early (or maybe it's a wish). I want to make absolutely sure that we are ready to in 4 weeks just in case. We are setting up the nursery and we only have a couple things left to buy. Crazy how close we are to our babes!

@teacherbee: it's called an ecv, I've read a bit on it. Problem is, this baby will likely come at 35-36 weeks, before I can try to have it done! I have an appointment with my doc on Tuesday, hopefully she will have some suggestions

What the nursery currently looks like....

@dragonsword: oh, I'm sorry to hear you're high risk. Hopefully baby will listen and start fattening up for you! And I hope your doc will be able to give you a better explanation and details regarding your options. It does seem counterintuitive that they want to go get baby at 37 weeks rather than allowing her the time to stay in and fatten up. I think it will all depend on what your weekly ultrasounds show. I think the thought is that for whatever reason baby might not be getting all the nutrients needed from your placenta so her growth is slowing while she's in there and if they go get her out they can feed directly and make sure she gains appropriately. Big hugs!!! It's good news they are monitoring but I know can also be stressful.

@LAZB: @sandy: Thanks guys... hopefully I know more by the end of this week!
On top of the messy nursery, I do NOT want to do any work right now... I'm in a funk and actually don't want to do anything but maybe have a vacation lol. Someone help...

@dragonsword: Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that!

@avivoca @sandy @delight @teacherbee thanks for the support and thoughtful words!

@dragonsword sorry to hear about your GDM diagnosis too! Wahhh! Of course I've now become an expert in the two weeks since I found out, lol. I'm not Asian, I didn't know about the connection though. It seems hard to come by good info! I've been trying to find out what my odds are of developing Type II diabetes in my lifetime are, I can't seem to find an actual number. All I can do is wait and see! Hope it goes away after babe comes. The diet is going okay. I had a dream the other night that I accidentally ate a whole cheesecake and I was like, oh no! My blood sugar!!! Haha. What a weird dream. It used to be dreams of, oh no I drank booze, and now it's oh no I ate sugar! My doctors said to try and stay under 120 mg/dL one hour after meals, but ADA and NIH both say guidelines are 140. I've generally been 120-145 or so with a couple in the 160's. I've found that fruit and baked beans are no-nos for me. Typically for breakfast I have 2 eggs, 1 toast with peanut butter and a 1/2 banana. Snacks are usually variations between greek yogurt, granola, toast, string cheese, apple, cup of milk, graham crackers. Lots of peanut butter. I can't get enough PB. Then my husband usually makes some type of fish/chicken/meat with sides of veggies and a starch for dinner. Then he eats ice cream in front of me! So yeah, it's not impossible it just sucks. I pity partied for a couple days but I think I can power through the next 11 weeks! I just hope that it doesn't get super hard to control. right now 2-3 carb choices put me at my blood sugar limit. It's frustrating to see a high blood sugar level when you feel like you're being so strict. I'd expect it if I cheated, but when I don't and I get a high reading it's confusing. As if we didn't have enough to think about in pregnancy, there's all this! The upsides: I sleep better, (TMI, better bowel movements), my heartburn is almost nonexistent or easily remedied, and my weight gain has slowed down considerably. I also feel like I'm always well fed and finally making really healthy choices.

Crazy symptom I'm having lately... anyone's hands/arms falling asleep in the night? I wake up and have to switch sides because my whole arm is tingling on fire and I have to switch, only for it to happen later to the other side!

@lazb hopefully he flips around here soon! flip baby, flip! At my 28 week scan my guy was head down, but sometimes I feel like feet kick me in the cervix, so I'm like, did he flip too??

@teacherbee hope you pass the 3 hour! When is the test and when do you find out? At my place they don't do 1 hour or 3 hour, they just do the 2 hour. You drink 75 mg of sugary drink and they test you at one and two hours afterward. If you fail either of them, they diagnose you with GDM. I failed the 1 hour horribly and then barely passed the 2 hour, but they still went with a diagnosis. It's a good thing too because now testing my own blood sugar levels after just a sandwich and some fruit can get up there, so I definitely have it!

@Plainpistachio: I've had pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel both pregnancies and its started off both times with hands falling asleep at night. If untreated (wearing braces at night) it progresses to very painful wrists. I was reluctant to the night braces but they helped so so much! No hesitation to start wearing them this pregnancy as soon as I felt an inclining of them falling asleep.

@dragonsword: Sorry that you didn't pass! I hope you can find a lot of foods in the diet that work for you!
@Plainpistachio: I have braces for carpal tunnel, my ortho prescribed them for me. I will be honest I have a tendency to take them off in my sleep. Have you considered full body chiro? My doctor is helping manage my carpal tunnel.

AFM:
I had my doctor appointment today. Baby sounded great on the Doppler. I am measuring right on track for 33 weeks. However I have been increasingly dizzy and light headed. I have heart issues (small murmur) that worsens with pregnancy. So my doctor is shipping me off to the Cardiologist for eval and echo, plus doubling my iron pills to help combat the problem. I am looking forward to only 4 more makena shots, but overwhelmed about the idea of a newborn in the mix. I lost sleep over it last night.

@Plainpistachio: thanks for the information. When the nurse told me my results I asked if I had to do anything different now and she said no, so i ate a bowl full of white rice lol... so bad. I'm suppose to be induced in 7 weeks, so I guess a 7 week diet doesn't seem too bad... but i do have all this ice cream I bought in hopes of eating one a day... guess not! I totally wake up with my whole arm tingling/falling asleep too!

@MrsRcCar: hope you start feeling better, dizziness is scary! I feel like the closer we get to d day, the more issues our bodies run into... pregnancy is so hard.

@caterw: Thanks for sharing a picture! Very cute! Will the baby be sleeping in there first thing?

@caterw: ah, makes sense! The baby's nursery shares a bathroom with DS, and I'm scared her crying will wake him up, I'm going to have double noise machines going on!

@delight: You will be fine even if the nursery isn't done!! My friend just had her second and she ended up needing her mom to do the nursery while she was at the hospital! Also- my daughter is SO EXCITED to share her room. She keeps showing me the crib and telling me that she has a roommate just like Mommy and Daddy are roommates. She has been reading the "My First Little House" series and actually wants to share her bed also since Mary and Laura do.

@caterw: haha I totally see my mom and MIL fixing up the nursery for us once baby arrives. I'd be more stressed if it was my first but baby will be with us anyways for the first few weeks. I'm glad your DD is excited to share her room. I don't know if mine would love it right now but I think it would be super fun for sisters to share.

@dragonsword: oh I'm so glad your OB eased your mind. I hope you don't have to be induced but whatever gets little girl here safely is best. I agree with what you said earlier about how if they are putting on a 1/2 pound a week right now then she should be a great weight at full term! I understand about being upset about the GD. I was upset about failing the one hour and also would have had a breakdown if I failed my two hour. You sound like you're in better spirits now so keep on baking that little girl. She'll be here before you know it (but hopefully not too soon)!

AFM I'll be 34 weeks on Sunday. Very crazy. I'm starting to get uncomfortable sleeping but I think it's just aches and pains from being back at work. I noticed at yoga last night that I was having way more difficulty getting into position and moving around. The end is near!