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@MrsT927: @swurlygurl: @JennyPenny: okay thanks ladies!! i'll check again! altho i already have one, it'd be nice to have 2 esp if its covered by ins!

@MrsT927: Will do! Think I'm going to get in trouble for not reading the book? I guess I could swing by a B&N to skim it.

@pui: how many weeks are you?

@pui: I've had that happen twice now. Plus, I had two days straight of tons of BH. At my last appointment on Friday the doc checked my cervix to be safe and all was well. I felt better after getting some confirmation from her.

I made a post about my preterm contractions and hospital visit this weekend. Needless to say it was not very fun.

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preterm-contractions#post-1716509

I have a follow up with my dr this Wednesday and I will be having weekly appointments until LO arrives.

@Aandmklover: so sorry you had to go through that!! i had to go to l&d for a diff reason (short cervix, bleeding, slightly dilated). i ended up having to get the steroid shots too (am i a baby or did those shots hurt soo bad??) and i am on limited activity as well. thankful i'm not in the hospital anymore and not on strict bed rest. are you still having contractions? hopefully they stopped! i hope our babies stay put for a couple more weeks until we reach term!

@pui: thank you. Since the swab test came back negative my dr seems pretty confidant that LO is not arriving in the next two weeks

@kodybear: the first shot didn't hurt at all but the second shot was very painful and I bruised so I'm not sure if it was the nurse or that I was in so much pain from the contractions the first time that I didn't even notice. The contractions seem to be worse at night than during the day but I'm still on high alert paying attention to them.

@BakerBee: thank you for responding on my post. Yes, my DS was born at 37w0d because my water broke.

@Aandmklover: hope they die down soon!! i don't know too much about preterm contractions. will they not cause you to progress into labor? hopefully the rest will help, altho i know with a toddler its so much harder!

@kodybear: I guess preterm contractions do not cause you to dilate which is why it's not called preterm labor. I never even knew it was a thing until this weekend. Luckily I've had some help from family so it's been a pretty good two days.

@Mrs. M: thanks. I'm hoping we can get a few more weeks a cooking this peanut.

Anyone else getting super excited? I keep imagining actually holding my real baby and it fills me with so much joy I feel like I could burst! I can't believe that it's coming up so soon!

@pui: I sent my husband this text yesterday: "I don't want him to come now, obviously, but I could really use some baby snuggles." I'm really trying not to wish these last few weeks as just a family of 2 away -- but I'm getting excited / anxious!!

Did you buy a fake ring or a band or something?

@pui: That's what I'm thinking. My clients know I'm married. I did notice someone staring at my hand at the doctor's office yesterday -- we made eye contact and they awkwardly looked away. I might have given her a dirty look.

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I am definitely DONE with this. Except work is so so so busy it will be a huge problem if Sister comes more than a week early.

I can't even really walk much anymore - everything feels SO bruised. Bones, muscles, tissue, lady parts - all of it. Like Sister is trying to kick her way out through my vagina. My Dr told me that we can get varicose veins in our vaginas, which could be what's causing my pains. Um... wonderful?! AND that second time moms have it a little harder because our 'structural integrity' has been weakened, so everything is kind of gaping open and not supporting the baby like it was the first time. (lovely images...). Apparently there's a product called a 'V-Support' to insert and help hold things up. That's when I lost it at the Dr office and started cracking up. I thought I had heard it all!

Besides that I suppose I'm doing fine. Just annoyingly cranky at everyone. I'm actually choosing to stay late at work so I can work without people around, and deal with DH less at night (so sad!). At least I'm sleeping well this pregnancy thanks to our new bed!

Ahhh I have so much left to do on my pre-baby checklist!

Go through shower gifts and figure out what to return/exchange and what I still need to get
Call insurance and find out where my pump is
Get carseat bases installed in the car
Finish setting up the nursery (which includes a whole bunch of other things, like hang curtains, put stuff in dresser and bookshelf, clear out the closet, hang pictures/decorations, get a lamp...etc)
Buy and sterilize bottles, paci's. nipples
Set up pack n play
Figure out names for the kiddos
Clean and organize all the super cluttered rooms in the house!

So much to do! My scheduled c section date is 7 1/2 weeks away. OMG!

Let's see:

- Buy the few last things we need for the baby (stroller, breast pump, diaper bag...)
- Organize every closet in the house (Bedroom closet, linen closet and front hall closet)
- Organize our nightstand drawers
- Organize/Clean out pantry
- Organize bottom kitchen cabinets
- Organize the shelf in the living room
- Organize hall shelf
- Wash my cloth diapers
- Finish up the nursery (not much left to do now! I still need to hang up the prints and the video monitor)
- Figure out how to install the car seat in to our cars
- Prepare for newborn photos (buy a few props)
- Go for a hospital tour

To do list:
Everything!!
Lol, not really, but that is what it feels like. We may be putting in an offer on a house tonight and that would greatly increase the amount of things to do (freaking out a little bit).
Otherwise:
-Buy last minute things (stroller, more diapers, registry items still needed)
-Wash and put away baby clothes we have.
- Order pump
- Install car seats
- clean out cars
- finish setting up nursery (regardless of if in new or old house)
- go for hospital tour
- go to parenting class
- tie up loose ends at work so I can be out for 12 weeks

Wow, I really need to get moving!

@Aandmklover: Oh no! Glad everything is ok and I hope baby keeps on cooking! I didn't realize there was a difference between preterm contractions and labor either.

@pui: I'm sooo excited! I'm so ready to meet this little girl and hold her. I can't wait to see what she looks like.

@swurlygurl: yikes, sorry you're having all those aches and pains. And varicose veins in the vagina?! OMG! never heard of that. I definitely feel like things aren't as supported like they were last time. There have been a few instances where I thought she was going to kick the pee out of me. Lovely.

@erind425: I agree we need to update our to do list for the next few weeks!

I just went ahead and did both our of vehicle registrations so that's done for now!

@mrskc: this is mostly my list too.

- nursery organization plan (need a cubby thing)
- clear camera card and get caught up on photo back up
- register LO for fall dance class
- clear shelf in kitchen for bottles
- buy a baby book