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@StrawberryBee: your list looks really similar to mine. I need to start packing mine soon!

@Mae: your nursery is looking great! I've always loved that color combo.

@Mamag511: I would join a FB group if someone wants to get it started!

We survived NYC and it went so much better than I thought it was going to. I was able to balance walking and resting and I didn't get too sore or swollen, thankfully. I also went back to work this past Thursday and holy cow it's worn me out and I don't even have students yet

@Mae: Your nursery is gorgeous!

I would also be up for a private FB group. Being a FTM, I feel like I will have a ton of questions and it'd be awesome to gain insights from you all!

@Mamag511: I'd also be game for a fb group!

@Boopers: @annem1990: thanks!

@Boopers: @Mamag511: omg I have no idea how you guys can work on your feet so much! I'm so sore when I'm up and about anymore. We did put-putt this morning, then I spent about 3 hours working around the house cleaning and doing laundry after, and I am DONE IN. My pelvis hurts so bad. Ugh.

I can start the FB group, but I need at least one person's name to start it (you can't start a group all by yourself lol). If someone wants to message me their fb profile link I can friend you and start the group then I *think* I can post the group link here...?

@annem1990: @Mamag511: ha, ditto! My memories from 4 years ago are so fuzzy.

@Mae: I'm going to be honest, I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to do it for the last few weeks of being pregnant. Going back to work is actually something I'm thinking of bringing up to my OB this week at my appointment.

@strawberrybee thx for the hospital bag list- I was trying to think through what I will actually need without feeling like I'm moving in for a month. This helps!

@anniem1990 agree! I have a feeling I'll need some of the Mom-wisdom & support I've seen here so far! I'll join too

I hit 34 weeks Wednesday, and even though it's been a healthy pregnancy so far, normal things are getting super uncomfortable. Just sitting, standing, and laying down hurt after a little while. I sleep on my sides at night, and I get terrible hip pain after a few hours despite pregnancy pillow. I also had to stop taking the subway to work in morning rush hour last week too. I am getting too big to cram into the crowd without my belly touching 10 people. Next 6 weeks don't look fun... I'm nervous for labor, but I am looking forward to having this little guy on the outside of me!

@Mae: love the nursery!
@Boopers: glad the trip went well. Impressed you could walk around so much.
@Mamag511: I can't imagine having to go back to work after having time off this late in the game.

@pmh2400: I get that hip pain from sleeping too.. Tylenol before bed does help a bit.

@Mae: I;m off now but was working from home a few days a week in july. It really helped me manage better.

Just over two weeks to go until DD2 get here. I'm so done being pregnant. I've really felt everything this time much earlier and i'm just not sleeping and can't deal with DD1 and her early wakings/whining.

I have just two more midwife appointments before my c-section! I'm hoping having her out will be better than in. I do need to get DH to install the carseat and move the crib back to the nursery.

@Mae: i know. It's slightly terrifying. I'm hoping DD1 will do ok with the transition and I won't be too sore from the c-section. I remember sleeping better after I had her last time so hopefully that happens again.

@Boopers: I just wanted to say I'm so impressed that you're staring the school year being so pregnant! I taught 1st for a few years and I remember how physically and emotionally exhausting those first weeks are. I'm no longer teaching but I have such respect for all of you educators!! I hope those kiddos are treating you well
Are you starting the year and having a long-term sub?

So excited for everyone! It's almost baby month!!

My new infant seat came in yesterday and I'll install it soon so I can see how it fits with my other two car seats. I felt horrible yesterday since I was on my feet for most of an 10 hour work day. I'm 34 weeks today and only 2 weeks away from when I had my second child...I feel like I could go at any point which is so scary!!

@matador84: hope you're feeling better!

@Banana330: ugh, the worst. hopefully today wasn't too rough.

i'm still in a lot of discomfort tonight and its frustrating. I seriously feel like someone kicked the crap out of the center of my public bone, right between my hip bones. Ugh. Walking, stairs, lifting my kid... everything hurts.

@Banana330: Hope everyone is feeling better today!!

@Mae: I feel ya girl. Everything on me hurts too. It's bad when laying down hurts haha. Hoping you are feeling better today than the past two days!!

I have my first non stress test tomorrow. Anyone have one before? I have no idea what to expect!

@Mae: @cheesetomywhine: @Mamag511: thanks. Yesterday was a terrible day. DD was a total nightmare all day. She still had a low fever this morning so I sent her to grandmas for the day. She came home feeling much better and in a way better mood. Fingers crossed she can go back to daycare tomorrow!

@Mae: I'm with you on that pain. If I do too much it kills me and I'm achy even laying down.

@cheesetomywhine: that's great. I had my 37 week today. Midwife doesn't do checks yet (nor does it matter for me) but everything looked good.

Wow, we are getting so close to having our first September babies! Exciting! I'll have to be a little more patient, as I'm not due til the end of the month. I'm more than ready I feel like.

Not much going on, just the usual aches and pains and shortness of breath. I feel so done with work, but have a month left at least. My sleep is shit. At least the weather has cooled a bit. Baby's movements are uncomfortable now, I think at my last ultrasound he was 4.5 pounds.

Is it sad that at times I feel depressed because if I want another child, I'll have to go through pregnancy again? It makes me feel ungrateful, but I'm just so ready to have my body back and my baby in my arms. I'm trying to stay positive. I cannot wait to meet him!

@Bibliolove: Not sad, I think that's very understandable. I remember my first pregnancy being pretty easy, but this one...I'd never want to go through this one again, and I don't even have things that badly. If I were to get a C-section (not planning on it), the one positive would be just telling them to tie up my tubes while they were in there. I'm D.O.N.E. Baby factory is closed!

@Banana330: DD used to get night terrors :(. It's so upsetting and disruptive. Sleep deprivation is no joke. I hope you're able to get in a nap today, and that things improve sleep-wise once baby is here.

Hope y'all don't mind me chiming in! I'm 34 weeks 1 day, and feeling physically mostly okay, aside from occasional BH contractions. (They were worse last week, so I'm counting it as a win.)

We are in the middle of a move, and we close on both houses in a little under 4 weeks. So we have a whole house to pack, plus the roof is getting replaced on our new house, so fingers crossed it's ready for us to move in when we need it to be!

I'm hoping to find Little CC a preschool within the next few weeks, and otherwise feel like I've gotten most of our ducks in a row. Obviously, our house is going to be a mess of half-unpacked boxes, but I'm so happy that we'll (hopefully) be moved in when baby arrives!

@Bibliolove: don't feel badly! I was just texting with one of my friends who is 20w today about how much we hate pregnancy lol. Like we love our babies but we do not enjoy this. It sucks and you can be grateful while realizing... this sucks.

@Banana330: omg 3 hrs/night that sounds miserable! I am definitely struggling to sleep but I'm still doing better than that. And yea... I feel badly when I get snippy with my kid and definitely my bad mood can lead to her bad mood, or we feed off each other. It's so hard. Especially when you feel crappy. And like, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BUT PLEASE STOP BEING ANNOYING. lol.

@Mrs. Cotton Candy: omg I can't imagine. Good luck with all that!

@Bibliolove: I'm fine with pants but tops are a whole different story. In fact, at work I've been wearing all the different fun, back to school shirts we have available so I don't have to buy any.

@Bibliolove: I have completely gotten too big for my maternity clothing that has lasted me two pregnancies! I wore my jeans to work today and big mistake! They dug into my belly all day and it was awful. I have a 40% off at gap so I bought some pants to help me get thru the next few weeks in desperation. I figure I can always return if I have baby before I wear it.