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@dc yoga bee: yeah, I have been weaning myself off. I am definitely feeling more than I was yesterday, which was still within the half life of my last dose... so I am thinking that it was affecting baby's activity. Although, when I got my NT scan, they commented that baby was super active, and I was taking it 4x per day at that point. So who knows... it could also just be that she is getting bigger/stronger.

I can't decide if I will take it again tonight. I really want to get off it, but the all day nausea sucks. I was totally over the nausea by this point with Julia. Blech.

@dc yoga bee: @cascademom: I am sorry you both are still having nausea, though I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.

@dc yoga bee: That's kind of cool that you get to go back and see baby again!

I'm excited/super nervous for my scan next week.

@78h2o: your right! At my NT scan I was doper up on Zofran and Diclegis and she was doing flips. At my anatomy scan she was active but pretty chill. Who knows. How are you weaning? Skipping a dose? Doing half at bedtime? I think I need my nighttime dose because I have to ride the metro or drive in the mornings.

@78h2o: If it makes you feel any better, my buddy is married to the head nicu nurse at a major research hospital with 25yrs experience. She told me that the nausea and vomiting are good! She said it is a sign the body is holding onto the pregnancy. I gave her a deer in headlights look, but I'll take what I can get... I guess lol!

Anyone have names picked out yet? We're 99% sure our little girl is going to be Elizabeth (Ellie) Grace.

@Mrs.KMM: I'm so so glad everything is okay! And I love her waving reassurance! We are 90% sure she is Ella "Ellie" Joann!

@Mrs.KMM: I'm glad everything is okay! My gosh, I cannot imagine how stressful that was! No names for us, but we haven't had our anatomy scan yet either. Ha! We are thinking we'll keep the name a secret, so that we don't have to listen to people's (my mother) opinions on what they think of the name/what we should have picked for months.

DS didn't have a name until our last day at the hospital so I am determined to have a girl name and a boy name finalized before we go to the hospital.

@dc yoga bee: haha! I love that we both have the nickname Ellie from two different first names!

Little miss with be Quinn (middle name TBD) - considering Josephine or Sadie.

@LindsayInNY: I like Quinn Josephine! So pretty!

@LindsayInNY: Quinn Josephine is lovely and rolls off the tongue nicely!

Quinn Josephine is my vote as well. I have always liked the name Quinn since I watched a cheesy Disney movie (Santa Paws) with Quinn as the main character. I think she sometimes went by Quinnie, which I thought was cute.

Josephine might win! It's on both sides of the family - DH has a Josephine somewhere and I have a bunch of Joseph's. We have a Sadie on my side but only considered it after he said "chicka chicka Quinn Sadie" - like Eminem "My Name Is" style, LOL. He also really likes Grace but we're saving that one for later - maybe Grace Ann if there's a #2 girl?

ETA: Does it matter if the full name would be Quinn Josephine J---son? Like a really popular MAGIC last name. Please tell me someone will get that otherwise I'm just lame, LOL.

@BabyMats: I was worried it was somehow too rhyme-y?

@BabyMats: Thank you. I really hope it goes away too. At least it's not as bad as it could be... I know there are women who have to be hospitalized for it on and off until the end.

@LindsayInNY: I think it works pretty well, but admit I don't love the alliteration. I'm running into similar problems with "L" first names because the middle name has to be Dana or Louise, and Louise goes best with most first names we like. Anyway, I still like Josephine and one thing to keep in mind is that if she marries, she might take a different last name. It's likely she could only have the J last name for 1/4 or 1/3 of her life!

Are there any other names you like for the middle. I personally don't care for the flow of Quinn Sadie, though that's really funny re: the Eminem reference.

@LindsayInNY: I lol at the eminem reference!!

I just told one of my coworkers I'm close with we like Ellie, and she frowned her face up

@dc yoga bee: I figured I could hashtag everything with #chickachickquinnsadie LOL! And boo to your coworker. It's not her LO so who cares if she likes the name!

@hocuspocus: I like both of those first names!! I feel like everyone either has a "set" first or middle and then the other one is tougher to come up with.

I've heard of hypnobirth. A barre instructor I know just had a natural birth and took those classes. I've been leaning Bradley Method myself. I think @dc yoga bee: was looking into hypno classes?

@hocuspocus: I actually need to book something soon. I looked into hypnobirth are the suggestion of my midwife but it may be a bit too granola for me. Like I don't think I could believe in it myself. I need to look into Bradley. There are so many options.

Yall I just ordered my breast pump through insurance. It was the easiest thing to do. I wanted to give myself plenty of time since you never know with insurance. I'm not even sure I want to breastfeed, but just in case I do. It's the Ameda Purely Yours Double Electric and they supply me with free milk storage bags for a year! I feel like we should nail down gliders soon since they take 10 weeks to come in.

@hocuspocus: I had a natural (long) labor/birth with LO1. I didn't take a special class but I had a doula. In my case I'm sure a doula was more helpful than a class but every labor differs.

I didn't do the hypnobabies program but when I was exploring class options I downloaded the tracks. I found them extremely helpful for sleeping 3rd trimester. So relaxing I never stayed awake listening more than 5 minutes even if I tried. I hoped they might have some calming effect since the tracks say they work even if you're asleep but I don't think it had any impact on labor. I don't say that to discredit the program, I didn't take the class or do the homework.

@dc yoga bee: I had an epidural with LO. I'm not entirely sure on that with the Bradley classes because I didn't pursue that when I had LO. I would someone whose done the classes and what their philosophy is on epidural.