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@MrsStar: Since you said you could feel a little from the outside, I decided to try it last night and I felt a couple with my hand! Definitely too small for DH to feel yet, but getting there.

SO frustrated. My anatomy scan was scheduled with MFM for the 11th, but I'm supposed to meet with both midwives and MFM afterwards, and the midwives aren't there on that day. So now it's scheduled for the 9th and we don't meet to go over results until the 10th. I'm glad it's sooner, but now we have to wait a whole day to go over results? What if the tech looks clearly concerned, or we see something weird?! I'm going to be freaking out. I was going to look away when they scan her brain, just for fear I'd see something that looked like a hydro that wasn't, but now maybe I should look since I'll be reassured if it looks normal. I've seen enough freaking brain images to know what a bad one looks like. And on top of that DH really can't take the time off work twice, but he's going to have to. I can't go to either of those appointments alone; I'm too scared. I'm so mad they didn't schedule it right to begin with, so that we could do it all on one day!

@Torchwood: that's tough. Maybe have your doula come along to help keep you and dh calm and collected? It sounds like you could use all the support you can get! Hugs!

@krispi: I've been feeling super light non-gas flutters once a day since sunday and I'm 16w2d now, so it could literally be right around the corner for you!

So, is pregnancy brain a real thing? I always found it kind of offensive, but are any of you experiencing anything? Last Friday I left out the spices in my cake recipe, earlier this week I locked myself out of the house, 2 days ago I left my keys at my job and DH had to bike to get them late at night, and today I left my wallet at home! Coincidence? Ugh!

@aprild: Aww, so sorry for your LO - hope it goes away quickly.

@krispi: I'm in the same boat! I've had something that could *maybe* be movement, but it's just as likely that it's gas. I'm 16w4d now, so I'm hoping it starts to get more definite soon.

@buttermilk: I've kind of noticed this - I'm definitely a little more fuzzy-brained. I've been keeping a physical to-do list at work lately because things keep slipping my mind (and that's never happened before - I'm usually super on top of it!)

@buttermilk: The other day I tried to put the immersion blender in the freezer, and only realized what I was doing because I couldn't figure out which shelf it went on (everything in my kitchen has a "place"). I think it's totally a thing. My stepmom put water in her cereal instead of milk once, and put the milk in the cupboard more than once!

@buttermilk: with DS, I locked my keys in the car RUNNING, accidentally caught on fire and didn't notice, and locked my keys a second time.

@buttermilk: Definitely real! Not my proudest moment, but a few nights ago, I locked myself out of my car with my 15 month old inside. Thank goodness I was in my parents driveway and it was a warm night, but dang. He smiled and waved at me and then fell asleep while I was freaking out.

I also can't remember any of my students' names. Sometimes I go through five names before I finally get it right. Today I actually looked at a couple of them and was like "who are you?!" At least they're only 5 and don't care... They think I'm being silly haha

Holy wow ya'll. I thought I was doing better on the being tired all the time, but I got "only" 8 hours of sleep last night and I feel like I'm going to pass out any second. And I'm actually off progesterone for the first time, so I ought to be even less sleepy. I have no idea how my DH and his coworkers are surviving right now working 18 hour days every day. One of them is pregnant too, and only a month ahead of me. I would be in tears every morning when I had to get up, literally.

@buttermilk: He's an "implementation consultant." Normally they do tax software for state and local governments, with a few international projects (so they write the software the government uses to process your taxes). This project is actually DMV, so the software that processes all of TN's licensing. Normally they would never work this much. Long hours yes, but not like this. But some things went wrong during rollout apparently, and if they don't fix them asap it's a big deal. As in, there could be mass arrests of every person who gets pulled over, because when the cops run the licenses they show invalid because something's wrong with the data. That won't happen, or rather, it would have if it was going to, but that's the level of huge we're talking about so they HAVE to get it fixed. Thankfully none of it is DH's fault specifically (as far as I know it's not really anyone's fault), so there's no job risk or anything. It just sucks. The system they were replacing is 39 years old, so it's a difficult conversion.

@Mrs.Scientist: lol that's so cute to picture. well fingers crossed you avoid it this time!

@Torchwood: that sounds intense! Super interesting, and I bet you'll both be very glad when it dies down again!

What are everyone's thoughts on cord blood banking? Second time mamas, did you do this for your first? Why or why not? I am looking into it and it looks like the pros and cons are pretty equal... Public banking isn't an option at the hospital I plan to deliver at, as far as what I can tell on the website. I will look into it more though.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

@Torchwood: are you cloth diapering?

@Torchwood: very cool. I need to go through my stash and see what I want to reuse for this baby, and what needs to be replaced.

@kjpugs: @Mrs. Microscope: same here

@OhCaptain: I'm nervous because in all my years of child care, CDing is one of the only things I've never done, but I'm excited too!

I'm at the stage where I will eat, and even if it's not a huge amount, I feel like my stomach is gonna explode. I feel full for hours and hours (like 6 hrs) then all of a sudden my hunger hits and I'm starving.

And I hate it because I literally look like I'm gonna give birth every time I eat...I get SO uncomfortably full!

Anyone else feeling this way?

@Mrs. Microscope: My hospital has a cord blood donation program. I'm much more likely to do that than to pay for private banking.

@lulibee: Nope, you are definitely not the only one!

@kjpugs: @Mrs. Microscope: I agree and we won be cord blood banking.

@Mrs. J: @OhCaptain: @torchwood: we are also planning to cloth diaper - using gdiapers!

@Torchwood: we CD part-time. Can't use them at day care. What kind are you planning to use? We're currently using bumgenius 4.0. Love them now but we didn't start using them (even though I had planned on it) until my son was around 8 months old. I felt too overwhelmed when he was a newborn to worry about figuring out cloth diapering! This time I'm hoping to start right from the get-go since bringing how a newborn won't be quite as much of a shock.

@buttermilk: I have a few g-diapers, but I couldn't ever get a good fit on my super chunky baby (he was way chubby until he started crawling) but I love their disposable liners, even in my other pocket diapers for days that you'll be out and about and don't want to carry around wet inserts all day.