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@mrs. tictactoe: sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. I'm in the same boat re prescriptions. My OB gave me a heavy antihistamine ( among other drugs) to help me sleep through the itching of intrahepatic cholestasis. I hate taking it, but after nearly six days without sleep, I caved and it was magical.

Since I have gestational hypertension and have developed liver problems. I am going to be induced early in the new year to mitigate risk to the baby. I'm already partially dilated so I'm on bed rest to try to eek out as many more days as possible. The baby is already over 5lbs so my OB isn't too worried if I go preterm. Still, I'm torn between wanting to be done since I feel so horrible and wanting the baby to get all the time it needs.

@Mrs. Detour: Hope you're doing OK. Good to know that the baby is at a good size now at least. When was your actual due date?

@Mrs. Lion: have things been calmer with you? No more contractions?

@Iced Tea: sorry you aren't feeling well, hope it passes quickly. I get really bad back aches now too. I take a hot ( not too hot haha ) bath pretty much every night and it really helps. That's fun you get to see babe again! We don't get anything after the 20 week ultrasound unless there's something going on.
My girl has been head down for probably a month now? I can tell from her hiccups, she gets them almost daily ( B was the same way. ) Dr also confirms this at my appts. I don't think she will flip back up, at least I hope she stays head down.

My hormones have gone crazy today, there must be a growth spurt or something going on. Yesterday and today I've been on the verge of tears over everything. I'm starting to nest like crazy, which is good.. as I'm 34 weeks and only just started the nursery today.. but bad because now I feel like there's so much to do I totally over did it.
It's crazy as B came at 37 weeks.. if this babe comes around the same time, that's only 3 weeks away! I'm going to get my hospital bag packed this week and pick up my post partum supplies this week too hopefully!

@Mrs. Detour: Oh my!! I hope everything goes well for you! Do you have a date yet for when they're inducing you?

@Iced Tea: Hope you're feeling better! This little one's been head down for awhile, but at night I feel huge, gigantic movements, and it always freaks me out that she's flipping.

@MrsB2012: 34 weeks here, too, and we just started working on this one's room. She's going to share it with her sister, but we finally got in there and started moving clothes and things around. I'm still not sure where a toddler bed will go, so I'm pushing that to the back of my mind until we actually need to make the transition (I'm thinking not for at least 4 more months, so I have some time to figure out a plan)!

@Circusbee: Holy cow, girl! I hope you treated yourself to a hot bath after all of that work! Do you have a picture of the dresser? I'm eager to see what you did to it!

@MrsB2012: Unfortunately I am still having lots. I found an app that helps me keep track of them, and I am up to 17 today since i got up at 9. Today is the first day I really kept track of a number. I was told to take the prescription they gave me if I have more than 6 in an hour, and last night was the first time I had to do that. I called my OB and am waiting for a call back

@Iced Tea: Don't feel bad about complaining. This pregnancy gig is no joke That's what we are here for!

@Circusbee: Yay for nesting, but ouch! I totally understand though...I have been that way for a couple weeks now! It is making DH crazy because now that everything for the baby is done it has become an obsession with the house being clean...so im constantly like OMG did you REALLY just leave those dishes on the counter? cleanthemupNOW! And he is off work until the end of the week. Sorry husband The dresser looks great though!!

Just got a call from my OB and I am now on modified bed rest...and panicking trying to figure out how on earth I am supposed to be a SAHM to a 22 month old AND be on modified bed rest. I guess we will be watching a lot more TV....

@Mrs. Rabbit: The restrictions the nurse gave me today are to be off my feet as much as possible, no standing at all for more than 20 minutes at a time, and to get help with lo. So we are trying to figure out what that looks like. DH is off work this week, but starting next week we need to do something else. I am looking into either full time in home childcare or possibly taking him to the YMCA in the morning to play while I sit on my computer and then part time childcare in the afternoon after his nap...but that depends on whether or not I am allowed to lift him and drive. Ugh. Thank God for our savings....childcare is expensive!

@Mrs. Rabbit: I just think the stain didn't take to the wood very well, so it looks a bit more paint-y than just a rich dark wood, and the poly I used didn't finish it like I thought it would. We also spent extra money on the drawer pulls, and they turned out to be more trouble than they're worth. If you look closely, you can see the wood is damaged around the parts where we had to enlarge or drill extra holes. Blah blah blah. Basically the idea was that this would save us money and it turned out to just cost us more and doesn't really look expensive. I do need to spend some time making/putting up actual decorations in the room and some artwork. I think that will make me feel better about it.

@Mrs. Lion: Best of luck finding the right solutions during your modified bed rest! I hope things calm down for you and you and baby can enjoy some rest!

I'm over here trying not to be super grouchy, but I just feel grouchy. 7 more weeks seems like a lot, and I am starting to feel ready for baby to just be here already. What I wouldn't give to sleep on my stomach and take a deep breath! Or maybe just walk up a flight of stairs without almost passing out!

@Mrs. Detour: Hope you're feeling better, thinking of you and the baby!

@Iced Tea: So sorry you're not feeling well either I also have been having a lot of trouble with my back lately. At this point in the pregnancy any kind of activity seems to trigger really bad pain much more quickly. As far as baby position, I had an appointment yesterday and 33 weeks and baby was confirmed (at least by physical exam) head down, yay!

@MrsB2012: Hooray for nesting and baby prep!

@Circusbee: Wow so much work on the nursery! Way to go. I love the dresser.

@Mrs. Lion: Sorry to hear you are on modified bed rest, BUT at least you know what's going on and that you're doing what's best to keep the baby in there!

I'm with all of you on the nesting, housework, and resulting back pain! I've definitely had the nesting bug (and the freakout modes wondering how everything will get done...). One problem is that we are still finishing up all of our house renovations. We finished painting the entire downstairs right before Christmas, and then after Christmas my DH and two buddies ripped up our carpet and put in laminate flooring. It's mostly done now, but the house has been a complete disaster, with stuff thrown everywhere, and a thick layer of dust on absolutely everything. So I've spent most of my days cleaning, dusting, sweeping, mopping, organizing, and the pain I feel at the end of the day is unreal. Thankfully we're almost done! Then we can move the stuff that's been sitting in the nursery during this house renovation time and I can finally decorate it!

@maddyz: as far as the big baby thing goes, I was a very big baby (9lbs 12oz) and knew Id have a big baby (Liam was 8lbs 12oz), so I didn't get many newborn clothes, but he ended up being too small for all the 0-3 month stuff at first and I had to go buy more newborn stuff. If you got some good newborn hand me downs, don't get rid of them just yet. You never know!

@mrs. tictactoe: I feel the same way! I've got 6.5 weeks left (well, at least until my due date), and some days it feels like enough but other days I'm terrified! So sorry to hear about your sciatica, seems like it's getting to that point in the pregnancy for all of us when everything hurts For that reason, I hope the remaining time goes by fast for you!

I'm finally catching back up with the thread after ignoring my computer for a couple of weeks

Sorry everyone is feeling rough these days! I get really tired really easily, and have had pelvic and back pain that is not fun at all. I also ended up having to add Pepcid to my daily vitamins...I woke up one morning, had a plain bagel thin for breakfast, and within a few minutes was pretty miserable with heartburn. I immediately called my OB office to see what I could take that would prevent heartburn rather than just treat it as it happened. Thankfully the Pepcid seems to have helped!

We saw the doctor today for my 34 week appointment, and everything is looking good! The doctor was great, and was really reassuring in telling me that I can't do anything to cause or prevent preterm labor. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen. He said that for the next two weeks, if I go into labor, they will try to stop it, but if they can't, baby should be fine. (He called the baby "medium rare" which made me laugh!) He said starting at 36 weeks, when labor starts, it will end in a baby! And if I haven't gone into labor on my own by 41 weeks, they'll induce. We have the option to wait to 42, but he recommends against waiting that long.

I go back to the office on Monday after two weeks of being off, and I'm a little nervous about staying awake all day I may end up needing to modify my work schedule due to exhaustion. We'll see how it goes, though.

Wishing only good things for you ladies! I can't believe it's 2015 and we're all due NEXT MONTH!!!

@mrs. tictactoe: hope your sciatica starts to feel better! Enjoy your massage on Monday! I got 3 x 90 min massages for Xmas, I tried to book one but the first time I could get in ( that worked around a babysitter for B ) isn't until the 13th! I don't wanna wait that long!

@HeartAbandoned: that's good the pepcid is working well for you. Tums aren't cutting it for me anymore, I should try that instead.

@Mrs. Lion: hips hurt while 'sleeping' ( If you can call it that these days haah) arms hurt, hands hurt, back hurts lol. It's hard to find something that isn't hurting while sleeping!

I've got lots done the last few days. Got most of my hospital bag packed, the nursery is painted and we got the dresser built yesterday, just need to build the crib. I wanted to order some art work off of etsy but it was expensive so I made a few of my own. They turned out pretty cute I think. I dug out a box of B's NB-3month clothes and took out what works for this baby ( B was a summer baby, but she was a slow grower so there's quite a bit that will work for this baby too. ) Washed all the old clothes and new clothes and now just need to organize them all in the newly built dresser
I bought all my postpartum stuff, made 'padsicles' ( took thin liners soaked them in water, got tuck pads and cut them in half and put them on the liners and then dumped some extra witch hazel on them and froze them.) I didn't use a lot of them last time but I was super swollen and bruised down there so it was nice to have on hand. If I have this baby around the same time that I had B, that's only just over 2 weeks away! Crazy!

@Baby2Feb15: I lost mine at 33 weeks last time. Went to L&D because I had some discharge that I thought could be my water leaking, and it wasn't. My water broke 1 week later. So definitely not too early. But I have also heard that you can go several weeks before going into labor after you lose it. So it doesn't necessarily mean anythign.

@Mrs. Lion: Thank you.. For the life of me I couldn't remember when I lost it with my first!

I'm also back after a couple of weeks away from the computer and trying to get caught up! So sorry that everyone is in pain these days. My terrible pain has subsided into general discomfort -- but it's constant, and nothing is comfortable!

We had a good time on our travels for the holidays but I am so happy to be home and not leaving again until this guy is born. Sitting in the car sucks!

I love seeing the comments about babies needing NB clothes... I feel like everyone around us is like, "Oh, he'll be big, he might skip them altogether!" (Based on no information whatsoever. People are annoying).

@HeartAbandoned: I'm nervous about work on Monday too!! The commute was the biggest part of my pain last month and I'm nervous that going back to it will make things flare up again. That, and I have become soooo reliant on naps too!!

@Aria: May be worth crowdsourcing Brooklyn Bees for their preferred doggie daycares/walking services so that the pups can get used to new people ahead of time?

@Mrs. Detour: Hope you and baby are doing okay!! Thinking of you!

@Mrs. Lion: So sorry about the modified bed rest and all the changes for you and your LO lately. I have a hard time being in the house and not getting things done, too. It'd be different if lying down wasn't a pain, too!!

We're getting a LOT of pressure about allowing people to come to the hospital and exactly WHEN we'll want them to meet the baby. I've already said I want no one waiting at the hospital and that we'll contact them as soon as we're comfortable with visitors. People seem to want more detail than that and it's driving me CRAZY. No matter how many times I said, "I've never done this before, I'm going to need to play it by ear," they keep pressing... I almost punched my stepmom when she wouldn't let this go for hours!!

@Mrs. Lion: Thanks!! Luckily my husband is very stubborn and doesn't mind telling people to go away, so I think it will work out fine in the moment. I just don't understand why they have to make it a big deal 8 weeks in advance!!

@MrsB2012: You've been so productive! Way to check things off that to-do list!

@Baby2Feb15: Did you hear from your doctor?

@Aria: I agree with the doggie daycare idea. We take our dog to one for boarding, and they are rarely full, unless it's a holiday, so you'd probably be able to them there last minute. Our dog loves it there - tons of play time! With ours, there's a requirement that you take your dog there for a "test" afternoon, to make sure they get along with other dogs, etc.

@loopedd: Definitely your decision! About a really huge thing! Don't let them make you feel bad about not knowing what to do yet, they can wait, and they should be more patient given that you've never done this before

I have a name conundrum. We finally picked a first name, and I had suggested my grandfather's middle name as a middle name for our son. It would be a way to honor my side of the family in some way. The middle name I suggested also sounds great with our first and last name too! But, my DH is opposed because it's also the name of his mother's ex-stepfather. "Ex"-stepfather, because he and his wife (my DH's grandmother, who passed away a long time ago) divorced several decades ago. This relationship is a little weird for my MIL, because he is still alive, but is not technically family to her anymore, especially since he was only "step" father in the first place. They don't keep in touch at all, but he did send us a wedding card and gift at our wedding a few years ago, so somehow he knew about that...

My DH thinks using the name as a middle name would be strange for his mom. I definitely understand what he's saying, and I don't want to be insensitive. But I would love to use a name of my mom's father in some way, and should a man who hasn't even been a part of my DH's family in decades really have an influence on our son's middle name, that he won't even go by? Any outside perspective you all can give me would be helpful, as I certainly don't want to be unreasonable.

i've been MIA for a while.. hope everyone's holiday was good!

is any one getting a belly band type shaper for after delivery or have used one in previous pregnancies? starting to get everything together for the hospital (scheduled c-section) and not sure if I should buy one?