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@psw27: Last time, I scheduled it around 30 weeks, so probably the same this time around. Crazy to think that by the end of Feb, I could know her birthday (if she stays in until the scheduled date!)

Both of my babies had huge heads (>95th percentile) and I'm 5' with a narrow pelvis. During the c-section with DS1, they had to vacuum him out and were shaking me like crazy trying to get him unstuck. This little lady is not measuring as big as her brothers, but of course, her head was the largest body part they measured (almost a week ahead)

I'm hoping for another vaginal. I've had 2 so far but I'm tiny and they have brought up emergency C-Sections both labors. This time I'm thinking about trying unmedicated since last time my epidural didn't take.

I wanted to wish all my April mamas a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!!! What are you most excited about this Christmas/Holiday?

DS is finally at an age where he can open his gifts and actually get excited. I'm sure I'll be hearing a lot of "open" on Christmas morning from my darling.

Add me to the list of tough love mamas. It might sound mean but I weaned my oldest off overnight bottles around 6 months by diluting it over the course of several days, per the pedi's recommendation. She had crazy food allergies and was on Alimentum formula so I was more than happy to drop the overnight feeding/spitup routine with that stinky formula! DD1 had so many sleep issues, including stopping all daytime naps at 8 months!! For nighttime sleep training we had a rough go of it, and after a few weeks of failed attempts we eventually just went into her room to check her, tell her "goodnight" or "time to sleep" and left the room. Didn't pick her up or calm her crying. It was a total power struggle and she put up quite a fight! We were spooled with DD2, she naps and sleeps all night.

@MissLace: Do you think your daughter would drop the bottle if you weaned her with the dilution method? Might be worth a shot. How is the sleep re-training going? Hugs. It's no fun but keep the goal in mind. She won't remember any of this and you'll eventually get your precious sleep back.

I had 2 vaginal births, both pretty much the opposite from each other. I was induced almost 2 weeks late with DD1 and was seconds away from an emergency c-section with the NICU team present for delivery due to complications. With DD2 I delivered her in the car on the way to the hospital. Yup. They are currently watching my placenta previa with DS so I'm not sure if I'll need a c-section. Hoping for vaginal unless the previa doesn't resolve on its own. It'd certainly be nice to have a set delivery date to make sure my parents can take the girls rather than scrambling last minute (at least that's what I'm telling myself if a c-section is inevitable).

@bubblegum: Merry Christmas!! How did your anatomy scan and additional monitoring go? Hope it was just a blip!
My kids have been singing Christmas carols since Thanksgiving and are totally into the concept of Santa this year. It's adorable. I've been using the holidays/guests as an excuse to enlist DH to help me deep clean the house. I've had sciatica nerve pain starting early on in this pregnancy and I'm pretty sore but it feels good to get that nesting out of my system!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

Wow, sorry for the huge post!

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Oh no! Hope she feels better soon. Strep is no fun, especially over the holidays!

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Oh no, hope she's better soon!

@bubblegum: My boys are at fun ages (3 and 16 months), so I'm excited! They're the only grandchildren on both sides, so they're gonna be pretty spoiled Christmas is my absolute favorite and it's even more fun with kids!

@MapleMoose: Hope you get to have a vaginal birth, but if not, I've had 2 scheduled c-sections and they're not too bad! The convenience factor is especially nice with LOs at home. I'm also pretty sore this time, too. Third pregnancies are rough!

@MapleMoose: so far so good with the re-sleep training! Night 1 was wednesday and she was put in her crib at 8:30pm (she unfortunately fell asleep in the car on the way home from daycare from about 5:30-6 which obviously isn't ideal), and screamed consistently until 10pm when she finally passed out. we were there to calm her (which didn't work at all), but we refused to pick her up out of her crib, we would just lean over the railing to hug her/talk to her. She only woke up once at 11:30pm and cried for a second then went back to sleep on her own until 6:15am. I actually didn't even wake up for the 11:30 wakeup, my husband told me about it, but he never went in there.

Night #2 was last night and she went in her crib by 8:30 (same thing with the nap in the car) and barely whined and was asleep by 9:15pm. She woke up once at 3:30am and screamed for 10 minutes (and we didn't go in) and she put herself back to sleep then slept until 7:15am.

So definite progress! i just wish the ride home from daycare wasn't a 35 minute drive in pitch black...my husband tried to keep her up and will talk/sing to her and blast music, open the windows, but without fail she falls asleep about half the time.

As for the bottles, i tried a new cup yesterday that a lot of my picky friends kids took to right away and they all swear by, and of course she just swats it away and wants nothing to do with it. i may puree some berries and put a little in her milk to make a "smoothie" in a sippy cup and slowly lower the amount of fruit until its just milk.

Happy Holidays ladies! We celebrate Christmas over here. Hope you are all doing well and healthy. One week until New Years! Have a great day!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! We just wrapped up Day 1 of potty training over here and it was a success! Despite the fact that I have a nasty sinus headache that non of the pregnancy-safe meds can touch

Also is anyone feeling insane pressure on their lady bits already? It's coming and going for me and feels super early for this...

@JennyPenny: I definitely had some stabby pains last week. It was weird but went away!

Hope all of you ladies had happy holidays! Ours was hectic for sure!

@MapleMoose: Thanks love! It was great! Little mama even got some Christmas gifts

@bubblegum: They did! So.much.stuff. I've been trying to go through their old toys before bringing out all their new stuff and I'm tired!

@ValentineMommy: My main symptom is complete lack of energy! I miss the days when I could nap whenever! I'm just so exhausted and my boys never stop moving. My acne is also still out of control. Ugh!

@lilteacherbee: I am right there with you. DS2 never stops going. It's exhausting!!! I fell asleep on the couch last night with him giggling in my face!

@littleblessings: Any plans for New Years?

@JennyPenny: Congratulations on the successful potty training! Hoping the progress continues! And I hope you feel better soon. I'm dreading the lightning crotch and pelvic pressure. I'm wearing a support belt due to the sciatic nerve pain so maybe that's why I haven't felt it yet. Definitely having uncomfortable BH tho.

@ValentineMommy: We had five Christmas celebrations in 2 days. Whew, it was exhausting but really fun! Luckily DH had Monday off so we took it easy, played with the kids and all their new toys. We actually took down our tree and decorations yesterday so it feels a bit more organized but I still need to put some of their old toys away until DS is ready to play with them. I'm having constant nerve pain and getting a bit uncomfortable when bending down or picking my kids up, but otherwise I feel great! I had such bad heartburn with my first two, I wouldn't wish that on anyone. It's super annoying!! Are you going to ask your doctor for a prescription for the heartburn?

@bubblegum: Yay for baby gifts! Isn't it adorable to see those little outfits? Only a few more months until babies start arriving!

@MapleMoose: Unless it gets worse, probably not. I had it with both boys, as well, so I've learned to just live off of Tums lol! Where is your nerve pain? My doc diagnosed me with SPD, and it's SO uncomfortable....I've been wondering how much longer I'm going to be able to work in the office.

@MapleMoose: No way!!! It's already that time?! That seems so soon.

@ValentineMommy: Hah, a chance to sit and relax? Foreign concept, right?! Several times they have adjusted my due date because the baby is big, so I will be between 26-28 weeks when I go for my next appointment, depending how you count it. I'll have my glucose tolerance test and that will be the start of the biweekly appointments.

@littleblessings: That sounds like a good way to ring in the new year, together with your family. DH and I are taking the girls up to the center earlier in the evening for an annual children's celebration that our town hosts. Then I am making them go to bed at their normal time since they are too young to understand the festivities anyways. I'm not even sure if I can stay awake that late these days!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and and enjoyable Hannukah. I was thinking about my bad eating habits the last few days and wondering how everyone is tracking with weight gain. My orepregnancy weight bounces from 145-155 lbs. so far I've gained about 12 lbs. how about everyone else?