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@Mrs D: Oh, yeah, if they're that irregular I wouldn't be concerned. The stuff I am feeling is totally random, too.

@Mrs Hedgehog: I love your nursery!! I don't think it's too pink at all! I was imagining pink walls, pink curtains, pink rug, etc. I think the grey balances it out nicely!

@JessKas: Love your nursery, too! I adore that rocker so, so much!

@redsmarties: Sorry to hear about the low iron...but that means you can eat a lot of hamburgers, right?!

@StrawberryBee: I think it's a doctor-specific thing. The nurse that did mine at the hospital said she was going to be super gentle since I had never had one and because contractions were registering on the monitor and she didn't want to "stir things up." So I think that's why it was pretty painless.

@Sapphiresun: Woo-hoo for maternity leave!!

@Grace: Glad y'all have agreed on a name! And I love Zachary!!

@Alivoo01: LOVE that pic...he looks so sweet! What a special moment

@FutureMrsMcK: Thank you!! You're so sweet to check in on us

I had my 37w appointment this morning. The swelling in my feet/legs is out of control and my OB's face was priceless when she saw it. I wasn't supposed to start maternity leave for 2 more weeks, but she wrote me a note and told me to start today. She said I need to stay off my feet/elevate as much as possible to avoid blood pressure issues. My blood pressure is currently still in the normal range, but she thinks it's only a matter of time before it starts creeping up. So I went into work, talked to HR, tied up some loose ends, and now I am back at home--totally was not expecting that! Luckily my employer is amazing and everyone is really understanding. It'll be nice to relax with my feet up instead of going to work...hopefully I won't get too bored!

She didn't do a cervical check, but said she is going to do one at my 38w appt next Friday. I also tested negative for group b strep, which is good. I have to go back Monday to have my blood pressure checked--she's being overly-cautious about checking it because of how bad the swelling is. I considered posting a pic of the swelling on here (I seriously look like a 300lb woman from the knees down), but I don't want anyone to lose their lunch!

@Mrs D: Thanks! I'd love to check out the links they recommended at your class.

@Grace: Yes, I'm not sure if I'm going to be surprised by how big or how small the baby is once he or she is finally out! I think we just settled on names today too, though DH is still waffling a little on a girl's middle name. Zachary and Matthew sound great together as a first/middle name combo.

It turns out there are no more breastfeeding classes in my area before my due date--my clinic stopped offering them and the other hospital in town just had theirs last night also. That hospital does hold them more often but their next one is full. They took my address and said they'd send me some information though. At least I'm familiar with kellymom, have watched some videos, and have a breastfeeding book waiting for me to pick up at the library.

@Alivoo01: That picture makes me want to pick him up and snuggle him! What a sweet little guy.

@Modern Daisy: I'm not even planning to move my clothes out of our nursery closet! Baby and I will have to share for now.

@lawbee11: Oh my goodness, you poor thing! I hope your swelling gets better now that you have Dr.'s orders to stay home and stay off your feet. Enjoy this downtime all you can and keep us updated!

@chanzi: It's tough for us too because the nursery has more than 50% of our closet/drawer space for our entire home. It's the only real closet in the house other than our tiny coat closet and very small food pantry. At first we considered keeping DH's clothes in there, but he needs constant access to them so I didn't think it would work with baby (hopefully) sleeping. So we are buying a dresser to use instead of our current media stand and his hanging things will have to go in the bedroom wardrobe (there are no closets in our bedroom, only a built in wardrobe the previous owners left) which still isn't ideal because the hanger is so high he has to get on a stepstool now to reach his things. Oh, city life!

@Grace: Settling on names is SO hard. We have top contenders, but I'm totally start to doubt my choices.

@Alivoo01: Your little man is SO adorable! I'm already super impatient for my babe, seeing pictures amplifies it so much!

@strawberrybee: An ikea lampshade and pretty much everything else ikea The only non-ikea nursery item was our rocker.

@Modern Daisy: You have 7 months until the wedding, I'm sure you'll fit in your bridesmaid dress. I read that in the first 4 weeks most women drop 25-30 lbs.!

We don't have much closet space either, so I am using the closet in the nursery for the clothes and shoes I don't wear all the time (like heels and dresses). The baby clothes are all in a dresser. DH and I are sharing the closet in our bedroom, with my everyday stuff and all his things. Adding a whole other person is hard!

@Lawbee11: That swelling sounds horrible! I'm pretty swollen but not as bad as yours sounds. Maybe just a 250 lb. women.

@chanzi: I've been watching these videos about breastfeeding today. I couldn't make any of the classes offered and don't want to be totally unprepared either!

http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=13

At my last appointment everything looked good and my practice is pretty relaxed, so I don't even have another appointment until August 2 (last one was July 18th!). I don't have any cramps or pressure or anything. Starting to get a little stir crazy and ready for this baby!

@Modern Daisy: That does sound rough! We have reasonably good closet space in our apartment so things are definitely not as tight as they sound at your place. I imagine the baby is going to be waking me up more than the other way around, so I hope having most of my clothes in the nursery won't be a big deal.

@Jesskas: Wow, I didn't know the weight went that rapidly! That definitely makes me feel better about gaining more than I had originally thought I would. I was just watching those same videos! The eating babies are so cute.

@lawbee11: That's the book I have waiting for me at the library! I need to go pick it up but I was kind of hoping to make some progress on the other books I haven't read before I did. I have The Circumcision Decision and Heading Home with Your Newborn but I've barely cracked either of them.

@lawbee11: Happy Maternity leave to you too, then. Sorry about your swelling. I thought mine was bad/painful, but not so bad that my doctor was freaked out... I can't even imagine. I had to wear my husband's flip flops the other day, because I couldn't even get my own on.

@Mrs D: That's one delicious food prep you got going there!! I just had breakfast, but am drooling at your menu. Ha!

@lawbee11: That's awesome it doesn't cut into your maternity leave AND you get leave up until the new year!

Its 3pm and I am TOTALLY exhausted! 55 muffins, 11 dozen cookies (in dough form), 6 containers of NE Clam Chowder, 7 portions of Mississippi Bean bake and 4 small containers of egg sausage casserole...successful day!

Tomorrow is baked potato soup (I think I have what I need to make split pea in my pantry so I may get ambitious) and coffee cake. I'll be feeling good after this weekend but still have two more big days of food prepped planned for next weekend!

i am a lurker here and incredibly impressed with how long this thread is. WOW. Also i have been looking for a list of all of you august mamas due date and whos babies have come and i can't find one. Would love to see. Labor dust to all of you!!!

@MrsMccarthy: Here's the threads!

Due dates: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2013-due-dates#post-938007

Postpartum Chat: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2013-postpartum-chat#post-966675

Baby names: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-1#post-938493

@redsmarties: not really but recently they have become less painful but tighter and close together and I I know when one is starting simply because it suddenly gets really hard to breath.

@Mrs Hedgehog: @redsmarties: For me BH aren't painful, just tight. When I have contractions regular or irregular they stop me in my tracks with pain, sometimes crampy, sometimes they feel like I'm being stabbed, and sometimes they're in my back. Ugh. I'm ready to be done!!

@Alivoo01: congrats on your baby!!!

@Mrs D: Wow, I can definitely believe you are exhausted! I 'm tired and all I really did today was grocery shopping, fairly minor kitchen cleaning, and making a quinoa salad for a potluck!

@redsmarties: I got it doll. I am so over the moon excited for you! I followed your epic journey here. Sending heavenly labor dust.

Oh, and I got my Medela Freestyle in the mail yesterday! I managed to track down the one durable medical supplier who was still kinda offering them (had to call back every day until their shipment came in and they confirmed they had some left over after filling their backorders). $125 upcharge, and insurance paid the rest. I haven't opened it yet; kind of wondering if I should or if I should wait to make sure that my supply comes in first before breaking the hygiene seal. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it comes with two flange sizes; the M and L.

@StrawberryBee: Yeah, they said if anything the estimates over-estimate. I would have preferred to stay in the dark about it as well, but I guess with the diabetes a baby that's growing bigger than it should is an actual concern. Just too bad that some of my cutest stuff is NB size (7lbs and under) because it doesn't sound like ours is coming out tiny!

@MrsB2012: Oh wow, almost missed your quick note! Congrats!!

Not gonna lie, I am insanely jealous of all you ladies with your babies here already! Can I be next please? lol