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thanks so much for the sympathy guys! i hope i'm the only one who fails... and then i hope i pass the next one! gonna just try to put it outta my mind and enjoy my trip... and be a bit more careful with my juice consumption haha.

@Astro Bee: my first LO did that! She started pushing on the probe and the just disappeared! I was already like 32 weeks but she somehow found a spot and we couldn't find her heartbeat for like 2 minutes, she did not enjoy being poked at lol

@marionberry: @lulu22: thanks ladies. i hope that's the case for me. i honestly had a feeling i was going to get it this entire pregnancy cuz i feel like it's just my luck. so i will be very relieved if i don't have it but i also need to mentally prepare myself in case i do. that was the biggest run on sentence ever haha. sorry about that, i'm not fixing it.

@lilyofthewest: me too!! I've been at least doing yoga 5 times a week plus eating really well still and I feel like my body is still falling apart. It makes me feel really frustrated and even like a failure as a mother and wife sometimes. This pregnancy is way more physically exhausting for me!

Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but did our nursery thread disappear? I looked in my post history to try to find it quickly and I don't see it. Maybe my brain is too tired and it's really there lol.

just got back from my first OB appointment. she is all business but i like her. my belly is measuring ahead which isn't a good GD sign and she is INSISTING i do the test before i leave. my boss is letting me work from home again on thursday soooooo i have to go for the second test then. i'll get the results when i'm back, i guess. she said it would help her get the paperwork in order.

i'm with you guys on feeling rough. i get winded putting my boots on, it's embarrassing!!!

@lulu22: it can be your goal dress. haha jk, i have like.. hundreds of "goal" items in my closet that have been there, untouched, for like... 5 years. it's not stretchy is it? have you tried it on? i was shocked but a TON of my prepregnancy stuff fits me and i'm bringing mostly non maternity stuff to costa rica! unless it's a style that totally doesn't work with a bump, you might be able to pull it off??? trying to be optimistic haha.

@lulu22: honestly, i probably buy most of my clothes too big to begin with and mostly everything i own is oversized/sits away from the body... so it has worked out with pregnancy... and i have like every size in my closet because i fluctuate in weight so much. but ya i know what u mean, i kinda feel like i need more jeans but i'm like MAN we're almost done!!!

@SunshineMcC: The Happiest Baby on the Block and/or the The Happiest Baby's Guide to Great Sleep are both pretty good. I've heard similar things about Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. As far as breastfeeding, I have Ina May Garten's Guide to Breastfeeding which I really liked (she's a midwife so it's a bit far out at times, but useful). In addition, you might think about some sort of pediatric book. I have the Mayo Clinic's Guide to the First Year but honestly I feel like I rarely used it. My pediatrician gave us a book by about month 5 that told us when to call the doctor (for a number of different things) and that seemed almost more useful. I can get the title tomorrow when ds is awake. Otherwise, any books you get I would suggest you read prior to baby. You won't have a lot of time to read them afterward, except to focus on one quick topic.

@loki: I'm sorry about the results but hopefully the 3 hour comes back negative. Enjoy your trip!

@lulu22: I was shopping with DH and browsing clothes... It took me a while to realize that I couldn't actually fit into anything I wanted to try on

@SunshineMcC: I think the measuring further ahead is sign of GD because typically GD babies are bigger. I

think it's great you put together a plan for the next few months. I have just started looking into prenatal classes and I feel so far behind.

I had an appointment today and things are looking good for the most part. I think I have not had a single BH contraction based on the midwives description, but I think I have had a few of the real thing. Thankfully they have been mild, short and well spread out so not a concern. Baby boy is happily snuggled into a breach position at the moment so I will also be looking into trying to move him around a bit

So after typing out the last bit,
@SunshineMcC: I have decided the anxiety is creeping in and I am definitely making a plan for the next three months!

@As Time Goes By: I just bought a fun calendar and am putting big fun events on it, like showers (we're having three!!!) and all our classes. I'm going to try to actually schedule in both fun things (massage, coffee shop with a book, crafting) as well as time to read up and research. I'll let you know how it goes and would love to hear the same. I'm pretty visual so I think the calendar will help me! Glad to hear your appointment went well. Baby boy has plenty of time to get in the right position! Sleep tight!

@loki: the only book I read was What to Expect when You're Expecting and I didn't take a single class and we all lived! lol you're not a slacker!

I had my glucose tolerance test yesterday and I passed! I was really dreading the orange drink, but it wasn't bad at all. The hard part, though, was sleeping last night. I'm guessing it was the sugar, but the baby was crazy active when I was going to bed - so much so that it really tickled and I kept waking up DH by my laughing.

I think I may actually be having some BH. I never noticed them last time. But what I have been thinking was just the baby pushing down on the bottom of my uterus, might actually be BH. As I was walking into work today I felt what I thought was just the baby moving, but then I felt around and my entire stomach was firm. So, maybe?

@NeekieRose: Totally! That sounds like BH contractions to me!

@loki: I take that back. I did have a one on one hour long meeting with an LC but that's it. It was helpful to calm my fears and I was able to remember things such as "bring baby to the breast, not breast to baby" but all in all I think i would have been okay had I not met with her.

@marionberry: thanks for the book recs! I am on the hunt for a good 'first year' book so it's good to know to scratch the mayo clinic one off my list. @loki: you will have to let us know what you think of what to expect: the first year. I purchased a couple of pregnancy books and also haven't found them super useful, so I think I might go to the library this week and borrow a few 'first year' books out before I commit to buying anything. .

@ineebee: good news on the glucose test!

While I feel like I have the nursery/gear situation under control, I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by which classes to take. We went to a hospital orientation night last night which was useful but they offer SO many classes... general labor & delivery, c-section, breastfeeding, labor relaxation, infant care, infant CPR, infant safety... not to mention the car seat fitting, the maternity ward tour etc etc... oh my gosh I'm usually OTT with things like this but even to me this seems like too many classes, I have no idea what to do and what to skip.

@loki: I by no means want to stress you out, but I found that the last trimester flew by. However, I still think you have plenty of time to get things ready and feel prepared. And remember, the baby basically lives in your room for the first couple of months, so the nursery doesn't really have to be ready when they're born.

@marionberry: haha oh man i'm scared! it's approaching even faster for you because you'll likely go early! time is flying, guys. i'm not too worried about the nursery or gear. we have a ton of stuff and i feel pretty prepared to bring her home. i'm mostly worried about the classes and the reading and getting my work situation in order! but all that will come i guess! i'm starting to just get anxious and want her here... i wanna skip all the boring prep stuff!

As far as books, I've read most of the Dr. Sears book "The Baby Book from Birth to Age Two" or whatever it's titled. I skimmed a lot of the month-by-month stuff since I figure I'm not going to remember what happens when anyway and I can look it up later. I've also read most of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, and also From The Hips (which was great and I made DH read it too). I'm starting to feel like there's not a ton more useful info that I can cram into my head about feeding and sleeping and care philosophies at this point. That must mean it's time to turn the focus to adorable nursery decor!

(Oh yeah and I read Happiest Baby on The Block like a year ago when we were TTC. Probably could use a refresher on the 5 S's or whatever.)