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Due Date List:
July 24: Thismustbetheplace (#2) - 22 w, 3 d
July 25: APRILFOOL (#2) - 22 w, 2 d
July 26: Umberto (#1) - 22 w, 1 d
July 28: TeawithPaloma (#2) - 21 w, 6 d
July 30: dcw6411 (#3 ) - 21 w, 4 d
July 30: pregnantbee (#2 ) - 21 w, 4 d
July 30: mossyslane (#2) - 21 w, 4 d
July 31: AANDMKLOVER (#3 ) - 21 w, 3 d
August 1: MrsBeluga (#2 ) - 21 w, 2 d
August 2: coffeemom (#2 ) - 21 w, 1 d
August 8: mrschickpea (#1 ) - 20 w, 2 d
August 11: silva (#2 ) - 19 w, 6 d
August 11: coopsmama (#3) - 19 w, 6 d
August 13: glitter (#2 ) - 19 w, 4 d
August 16: oldpuebloJenn (#2 ) - 19 w, 1 d
August 16: MrsSCB (#1 ) - 19 w, 1 d
August 16: T.H.O.U. (#3 ) - 19 w, 1 d
August 18: pwnstar (#2 ) - 18 w, 6 d
August 19: stratosphere (#2 ) - 18 w, 5 d
August 20: jojogirl (#2 ) - 18 w, 6 d
August 22: shootingstar (#2 ) - 18 w, 2 d
August 24: agold (#1 ) - 18 w, 0 d
August 25: LCTBQE (#1 ) - 17 w, 6 d
August 28: mrskerch (#1 ) - 17 w, 3 d
August 29: clairhuxtable (#2 ) - 17 w, 2 d
August 30: pirouette (#2 ) - 17 w, 1 d

Appointment List
THOU - 3/24 Anatomy
JoJoGirl - 3/25 Anatomy
Silva - 3/25 Anatomy
Coopsmoma - 3/25 Anatomy
Pregnantbee - 3/25 appt
MrsSCB - 3/29 Anatomy
PWNSTAR - 3/30 Anatomy
MrsKerch - 3/31 Anatomy
Agold - 4/1 Anatomy
Pirouette - 4/4 appt
OldpuebloJenn - 4/4 Anatomy
Mrschickpea - 4/11 second Anatomy
Pirouette - 4/12 20 week Anatomy

@OldpuebloJenn: I can just see it in my mind. too cute! We love those tops. It's so so hard to dress babies in the summer. Hot outside/cold inside=layers on/off

I had people saying I was small for months then I finally popped in the last week or 2 and now family is says how "big" I am. Can't ever win. Just say I look great because guess what, I'm only half way done so I'm going to get much bigger. And even though I hate getting bigger physically I know that that just means baby is getting bigger and fatter too!!

@MrsSCB: this was me the entire pregnancy with my first. I was in the 3rd tri and getting these comments, and of course then baby started measuring small (which, despite the obvious seeming link, the docs all agreed was completely unrelated to me having a small bump). but of course it made me feel horrible every time someone commented, like my body didn't know how to grow a baby at the end of the day, i have a perfect 2 year old, who is petite like me.

@Aandmklover: "Just say I look great because guess what, I'm only half way done so I'm going to get much bigger." YES THIS!!! Seriously, why can't it ever be "you look great!" not big, not small, just GREAT! please tell this to my husband, who said "it's not so much your bump is bigger than last time, you're just a little bigger all over than you were last time" - UM, thanks babe, so are you!

@MrsSCB: yea, that makes sense. also if you have tight abs, it will take longer to show, as well as if you have a longer torso. Remember, baby's still pretty small in there! the bump is your uterus popping out, not the size of your baby at this stage.

Wah. I have the flu (head version). It's just as awesome as it sounds. How's everyone doing?

Unrelated: I've just started gathering stuff for the nursery. What's the most you'd spend on 1 crib sheet? I know I'd need at least a 2nd, so that one would be much less expensive.

@Silva: I don't have a machine or really any skill, but I do have access to a machine. I quasi-fell in love with a print online and the sheet is $34! I could buy the fabric alone for I think $10/yard, but I don't think my skills are up to it.

@MrsBeluga: I keep telling people, "Don't worry, I'm sure in a few weeks I'll be as big as a house."

@pregnantbee: Boooo, I hope you feel better! Everyone is sick at my work this week -- they better not give it to me...

Question: Do you wear (or have you worn) compression socks for flying? Is there a specific time to start? I'm flying tomorrow and the flight time is less than 2.5 hours, if that makes a difference. I didn't even think about it until today, but I assume CVS or Walgreens or Target has them if needed?

@Pirouette: Thanks. I hope your LO feels better and that you don't catch anything. So, instead of buying wireless bras, I broke out an older Bravado Body Silk Seamless nursing bra. It doesn't have as much support as a real underwire but I think it's good enough, and the wire doesn't dig into the top of the bump anymore. I ended up buying another new one so I'd have 2 to rotate. I'm a quasi-similar size and a M works for me now. You should look at the size chart. Not super cheap, but for me, less expensive than the fancy bras I normally buy.

@Pirouette: I have really tiny boobs, but I"ve heard the Coobie bras work well for all sizes. You can search hellobee for reviews, a lot of people seem to love them. I have one and I wear it to work because it offers a nice "shape." On the days I'm home I usually just wear the gap pullover bras, but those probably wouldn't have enough support for you.

@Pirouette: I've found that it's really hard to find a supportive wireless bra in a small band and larger cup size. Drives me crazy.

@Pirouette: Can you get a professional fitting again?

@pregnantbee: Thanks! I just got back! Baby is still a girl (phew) and measuring still 5 days ahead. the specialist said it was up to my OB if he wants to change my due dates but 8/16 may be pretty far off. I'm not sure what I want to push for. Both of my kids were big but also born before their EDD. I'm not positive of my dates and think conception was about 5 days before scheduled O. So the adjusted date may be more accurate.

@pregnantbee: if i wasn't so lazy, sure!

@T.H.O.U.: yay for a good appt!!!

So maybe I'm just being a dummy here, but what is the importance of changing due dates? I actually didn't even know my due date until recently when my OB told me. I sort of calculated it in my head and with online calculators because I did IVF and know the exact day that a 6 day frozen embryo was unfrozen and placed into me. And then my OB gave me a different due date than I thought. but I'm like "meh" over it because I don't expect baby girl to come on her due date anyways so just a general "end of august" seems fair to me. Is there a different reason for wanting to know an exact date?

@agold: you have the right attitude! Due dates are estimated! But obs and midwives get a bit fussy about due dates if you go over. Most providers won't let you go past your due date by more than 2 weeks. Also if you go early, it's good to know the (estimated) gestational age.
But, you're right only 5% of babies are born on their due date. When people ask me I say mid-August, and most people ask "but what date"? It's so funny how fixated we are with this guesstimated date!

@agold: I think like @OldpuebloJenn: it matters if you are risking out and looking at induction or c-section.

My babies grow big but at the same time I dont want them to get so big they can't come out! So size/dates kinda matter and I'm probably going to be induced.

@T.H.O.U.: Oh I see. If you know you need an induction or c-section that makes sense too.

I'm really hoping that the baby will just come all nice on its own. But so this has been bothering me lately and I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about it.

I had to have cryotherapy and cells frozen off my cervix when I was like 20. (i.e., well over 10 years ago). (and I didn't have HPV, although I don't even know what that is so I don't care, but I just feel like saying that I didn't have it since someone recently asked me if I did and now I feel embarrassed to say I had cryotherapy if it implies I had some kind of STD.) So my OB told me that because I had cryotherapy, that procedure can cause scar tissue on the cervix which may mean I will need a c-section. She said it all fast so I didn't get to really understand it all but I think she said she wouldn't know if its an issue until I'm actually in labor. Cue ongoing panic - I will labor for days and then be told I need a c-section. That sounds like horrible torture to me. Does anyone know anything about this?

@AprilFool: yes I'm trying to decide if it's just a big baby or I really am off or a bit of both!

@agold: just jumping over from Sept (our board is so quiet). I had a LEEP which I think is similar and was worried about scar tissue with my first, but it was not an issue at all. I think if you have a good delivery nurse or midwife, they might even try to get it to stretch during delivery if it seems you're having trouble dilating. With my procedure they were more worried about cervical incompetence while can lead to premature labor. But that was also not an issue for me.

@agold: I don't have any experience with this, but if doctors can do vbacs 18 months apart, I wouldn't think scar tissue from 10 years ago would pose a problem. If you had it last year, maybe! I would push your ob for a few more details about her approach as it gets closer.