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@LovelyPlum: awww I don't know about being a rock star--I find it easier to focus on research for my project than it would be to have to multitask with classes and dealing with students like you're doing! Also, there's lots of time for baby to flip still, though I'm sure it's scary now.

@LovelyPlum: Good luck with the apartment! I hope everything works out, and soon.

@Dandelion: That sounds really frustrating to deal with, but I am glad to hear you're being looked after. Hope you/your docs are able to figure it out quickly. Is it possible that it takes a day or two for the diet to really be effective? I'm very not-knowledgeable on this.

As for maternity/newborn pics, we are doing neither. I'm not intersted in maternity pics because I have no idea what I would DO with them. My husband takes a pic of me every week, and I'm sure someday I'll be glad to have them, but they're not to be used or shared anyway (my rule haha) and I think, for me, professional pics would go to waste.

I'd like to have family pics more than newborn pictures, but we are fortunate to have a number of photographer friends (my husband writes for a newspaper, and some of the staff photographers are truly amazing), so I'm thinking we'll probably just take advantage of the fact that we've got a few photo friends who LOVE babies

@luckypenny: Those newborn pics are amazing. You and your baby are gorgeous, and there is nothing sexier than a man with a baby. DH thinks I'm weird for thinking that, but I told him I just find it so attractive; a good looking, tall, strong man with a baby? Yes, please!

@LovelyPlum: I am asking at my appt. Monday what position the baby is in because right now I have no clue. His kicks/hits whatever they are are all over the place. At one point I feel him kick my rib and then my lower abdomen, so I am unsure. They do still have quite a few weeks to turn, but its a sucky wait anyway.

@LovelyPlum: Hopefully LO will flip!

The anesthesia that's used for c sections may not make you sick. It's more of a spinal block and doesn't go into your blood stream. It's totally numbing (and weird), so I wouldn't worry about that.

I know LO is down because he gets hiccups daily and I feel them right in my pelvis.

@LovelyPlum: I hope that baby does a somersault!!! Don't feel bad though about disappointment with a C-section. surgery has its risks and is a very scary thing. Even a miracle at the end of the light can't always weigh out the scariness of it. I may have to have a c-section because of preeclampsia and it scares me to death. Between actually having surgery and then the epidural I don't know if I can handle it. I much prefer facing natural childbirth! lol.
@Dandelion: Im sorry diet isn't working for the GD. It took a little bit for my sugars to even out- maybe its the progesterone shots or have you gotten any steroids? I had steroid injections a week and a half ago and it made my sugars more consistently high. They just started evening out this week.

With newborn/maternity pics i'm kind of stumped right now. My husband and I really wanted maternity pictures because this is our first born and thought it would be nice to have formal pictures done in pittsburgh before we move. But now being stuck in the hospital- my husband really doesn't want to have them now. I can't say I blame him, its a very stressful time. We both really want to do newborn pics but again I have no idea when she is going to be born and if she'll be in NICU so I'm not sure how to go about it. ugh!

@LovelyPlum: Aww I'm sorry about the ugly hormones! We got the crib set up this weekend, and I only managed to cry 3 times during the process, lol. So my hormones are doing ok right now.

We got another storm this weekend. Not any snow worth reporting, but it rained and we had wind that brought chills down below -30, so every parking lot, street, and driveway is a dang ice skating rink again. Had to reschedule my OB appt to Wednesday because my Dr can't even get out of her house (they live in the country). It's been such a cold, harsh winter.

@megz06: yay for getting the crib set up! and that's horrible you have all that ice. be careful out there!

@Dandelion: so exciting you will have a date picked out soon! i hope they get everything worked out for you to get the best possible care, but without too many tests etc. all those doctor visits must be wearing you out!

@LovelyPlum: i hear you on the crazy lady hormones! the only thing that helped me survive last week was the fact that school only met two days out of five. i'm not sure how my crazy emotions will handle a full week this week! and sending lots of turning, flipping vibes to your little one!!

hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! individual days sometimes seem long because i am so tired, but man these weeks are flying by. can't believe our babies will be here soon!

@jhd: It's been a full time job being in the third trimester!

Hey! So out of the hospital for the time being! They let me go Friday night be cause my liver enzymes were almost normal and my pain pretty much gone. It's been so nice to be home! Trying to take it easy which is difficult because I'm in overdrive trying to get the house and nursery ready for the baby, lol. I have an NST and OB apt tomorrow AM with labs so we will find out how everything is going. The OB's seem to think ill end up back in the hospital at some point:( but my goal is to stay out as long as I can!
@Dandelion: the NST's aren't so bad- just annoying if they see anything they don't like because they will keep you monitored for an hour or longer. But it's fun listening to babys heartbeat:) hopefully they don't have to put you on insulin-I couldn't imagine having to do that. Pricking my finger 4x's per day is anxiety inducing enough! Good luck though!
@jhd: thank you!

@megz06: glad you only cried three times...there are days where that is good for me And I agree, this winter is brutal. Stay safe on all of that ice!

@Dandelion: I'm glad that you're going to have a date soon! When will you know about the insulin? Also, I just realized what nonstress tests are. It would be a huge pain to have to go in twice a week, but how fun to see little one's heartbeat and activity so often!

@jhd: you are totally right. I am exhausted most days, but how on earth am I going to be 30 weeks already?! It makes me a little sad sometimes, because I don't want this pregnancy to be over yet. On the other hand, things are getting uncomfortable! And thanks

@MrsSpadusa: I'm so glad that you got to go home! Stay cooking, baby girl. Let mama rest and get ready for you! Good luck tomorrow. Let us know how it goes!

It's bitter cold here, too. I can't believe what a winter this has been. But it's crazy to think that when SPRING gets here, our babies will be on their way, too!

@Dandelion: Aww hang in there! As an adult I had a very late onset of Type 1 pre-diabetes before conceiving, so they have been treating me as a gestational diabetes patient pretty much since day 1. I've been on a very low dose of insulin 2x daily since 22 weeks or so - it's not so bad! the baby is measuring in the 50th percentile, so very normal. i'm now 30 weeks. i imagine she'd be much bigger if my blood sugars weren't controlled. the insulin injections aren't bothersome at all, if anything i despise the 4x finger pricks daily. i'm also scheduled to go in for regular NSTs and BPP testing every week or so. yes, the appointments are time consuming and i always feel bad for missing so much work, but the close monitoring is really a blessing. the upside to this is that i've had an ultrasound 1x a month, now every two weeks or more. it's always reassuring to see that the baby is healthy and doing well in there. if you do go on insulin, it can only help you and the baby - cheering you on!

@Dandelion: totally. and you get to see that cute lil baby of yours more often, i'm thinking. the next few weeks are going to fly by, can't wait until you have that sweet baby in your arms.

@megz06: so glad you passed! and yay for nursery progress

@Dandelion: hope everything is going ok! I'm sure it is a pain to have to wait all the way til next week! (Or maybe I'm just super impatient)

@Dandelion: the fact that you only have 8 more weeks is mind-boggling to me. I'm sorry your appointment got cancelled, though. What a pain. So, you'll know more about the insulin then?

@megz06: I'm glad you passed! I saw your update in the appointments thread, but I don't remember if I commented or not. And that's really fun about your room and registry. I can't believe how REAL it's all feeling!

Two updates from me:
1. My brain is totally shot, I feel like. This is not good, because our semester started on Monday. But pregnancy brain is striking already!!

2. We picked our stroller for real last night. I have been itching to have DH come look at them with me, but for whatever reason, he was reluctant. Too many choices, I think. I need his input, though, because he's 10 inches taller than me and has a much wider stride. Well, after we finally get to the store, he actually decided he had opinions on what he liked and didn't like-HALLELUJAH! We ended up throwing three months' worth of my research out the window in about 5 seconds and decided on a new stroller-the City Elite! No more Cruz or Bob, but that's OK. He likes it, and so do I. I'm thrilled we have a real decision made!

I may or may not have been "that crazy lady" while we were there, though. I wanted to look at a bunch of different things-not only the Cruz but also some jogging strollers. Well of course the Bumbleride Indie is on the top shelf of BBB, and the Joovy was on the first shelf. I wanted to see them both, so I asked them to get them down. After we did, she starts telling me how everything I'm looking at has different functions, etc, like I'm totally clueless. Thanks, but I have done some research. Then she starts going on about how I should just get a Snap n Go and decide later about strollers, because they are so convenient. So I tell her, very nicely, I thought, that I very much dislike the idea of lugging infant seats everywhere, and we will not be using a travel system. So she says, but it's very convenient, you should do it. Again I say, I understand, but I hate infant seats, and I am not lugging it everywhere unless absolutely necessary. She still didn't like my answer, but fortunately, DH stepped in at that point. He made a joke about my strong opinions about infant seats, and she walked away. Fortunately, the next sales person that came over was really nice and understanding and just let us do our thing.

I'm sure she thought I was crazy, and I know that she was only trying to help. I felt bad as we were leaving the store, because I hate to seem pushy. But please don't push gear on me-I need to figure out what I want for myself!! DH is funny about the whole thing-he refers to the big baby stores as the "baby-industrial complex" and doesn't buy into all the retail hype. So he was more than willing to stick up for us to make our own decision.

Sigh. This is why I do most of my registering online!

@LovelyPlum: oh my goodness, that saleslady would have driven me crazy! don't feel bad, it sounds like it was all on her (also, super unprofessional of her to walk away...)--they should be there to answer questions that you have rather than pushing you towards something that you clearly have decided against. grrr, that's one of my pet peeves: people telling me there's something I SHOULD do, I get all defensive with that, like, I can decide for myself, thank you very much! Honestly though, the sales people at the 2 BBBs we went to (in different states) were one of the main reasons we didn't register there. I felt like they were annoyed by my questions, straight up ignored us because we had done our own research, or told us the absolute wrong info at some points. Not ideal.

I had my 29 week appointment this morning and baby is measuring at about 27 1/2 but the doctor said that it was still normal. I passed my glucose test with flying colors, but she said my hemoglobin was super low...like take 4 flinstone vitamins a day low. I knew I was anemic but apparently my little girl is literally sucking the life out of me lol. Her heartbeat was great and she is head down and ready to go! I go back in two weeks on February 13!

@jhd: I like mei teis and mobys the best. I've been looking all over online for a good used one cause they're pretty expensive. I'd really like an ergo but I can't justify the cost to DH.

LO has a Spiderman coming home outfit. DS picked it out lol. He's getting a Spiderman shirt to wear with him.