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@Dandelion: Woo hoo!!! Congrats!!!

@debbiei8: What are your labor plans? It'll definitely require a little extra monitoring from now til the end of your pregnancy, and maybe some meds, if it's bad. But, as far as labor, it really won't change much, except to expect them to check your baby's glucose levels not long after birth.

@debbiei8: ah I read your post wrong...I was reading that you failed the glucose test. Yeah you'll have an iv and have to get antibiotics. Not sure how long though.

@debbiei8: I'm not sure how long they need you there or if you'll be able to walk around , but there's a good chance you can labor at home for a while before coming in since most first-time labors still take a while.

39 weeks tomorrow and had my appt today. A solid 3 cm dilated with a low, in position baby. I feel weird - I have a tight feeling in my lower abdomen, get BH contractions constantly and just feel off. Dr said it could be today, could be a week.

@debbiei8: Sorry that you tested postive for Group B. I got the antibotics for it too since my results hadn't come back. It didn't really change my plans at all since I already had an IV for fluids.

@Dandelion: Congrats on the house!! That is great news, I am not gonna lie I am a little jelly. lol. Right now we live with my folks and I would love to close on a house already. Problem for us is finding one that DH and I can agree on.....

@Mrsjets: Perhaps baby will make their appearance sooner rather then later! Congrats on getting to 39 weeks!

Little E is getting stronger everyday. He is off oxygen and just needs to work on taking his full feeds. They are getting an echo done because they can hear a small heart murmur but they are not too concerned. It took the doctor a while to even hear it today when I was there. Apparently E doesn't like to eat for anyone but mommy. I told him that he needs to eat for the nurses too because mommy can't be there for every feeding because N isn't allowed on the floor with me. However who am I kidding, if he listened to me, he would still be baking until after March the 1st. I have been really lucky that my mom can care for N so I can spend a lot of time at the hospital. I do feel pretty guilty tho. I want to be home spending time with N and keeping his routine near the same but it breaks my heart to leave E at the hospital. I will be much happier once he is home and we can adjust our life a little bit.

I'm (finally!) having my shower tomorrow and I can't wait to see all of our friends and family travelling in for it. We're going to have six friends crammed into our house this weekend but I'm happy to have one last "hoorah" (sadly, sans alcohol for me!) with them. I'm also happy because after tomorrow I'll know what we need to buy to have everything DONE. I've been obsessively stalking my registry, but people aren't here aren't very good about using registries so it will all be a big surprise as to what we receive.

I start weekly appointments on Wednesday (also have to get my GBS test then - blah). I'm feeling pretty good with the exception of a few light period-like cramps across my lower abdomen. They've come on at random times the past two weeks but usually don't last longer than a few minutes. They don't hurt but isn't a great feeling obviously! I assume it's just growing pains. Still no Braxton Hicks (that I've noticed anyway).

I can't believe that March is NEXT WEEK!!

@Mrsjets: Oh, exciting!! 3 cm is awesome to have out of the way.

@MrsRcCar: So glad to hear good updates on the little guy! Do they have an estimated timeline for when they're hoping he'll be home?

We are getting so close guys! Sorry I really do try and keep up on this thread but with a toddler, and us all being sick plus baby prep it's busy around here!

Is everyone done with their nursery? We just have to hang curtains and then we are done! I have to put a few odds and ends away but she won't be sleeping in there for several months anyway, so I'm not worried about the last few things.

I've packed A's overnight bag for when she goes to my moms, it's all getting real! I have my strep B test Monday and to check if I'm dilated at all. I was at a 1 or 2 at this point with A, and 50%. I know it doesn't really mean anything but I think I will be bummed if there's nothing going on down there! Where is everyone else at dilation wise?

@Mrsjets: I'm worried about staying home too, and to take two kids out by myself? Ha!

@Bao: I still need to do a few things in the nursery. The big thing is we still need our changing table. I'm planning on using an Expedit (from IKEA) but our nearest IKEA is 4 hours away. Luckily I friend is going this upcoming weekend to get stuff, so she is going to bring it back for us! Then once we get that up we will hang the artwork/decor. I want the room finished before he comes because my mom will be staying in there on an air mattress. We have lots of boxes around right now, so finishing it will just make it more useable. We only have 2 rooms so we will need the space!

I'm still working on some organizing, but it's pretty close to done!

Hey! I was 38 weeks yesterday and no real updates - my weekly visits are pretty meh - how are you feeling, any new symptoms, measure the blood pressure and the belly. I've seriously had NO symptoms. No show, no mucous, no contractions, not even any BH! This baby will be inside me til it goes to college.
Everything is washed and more or less set up, and I have a few more freezer meals to make, but otherwise things feel ready. We'll see what happens from here on out!
For the STMs here, are there any thoughts on the Bjorn One carrier vs the Ergo? I have a wrap carrier that I want to use in the beginning, but my husband wants a more structured carrier and he can't decide which one to get. Any advice?

@ScarletBegonia: we haven't used it yet with the baby obviously, but we got the Ergo and my DH likes it. He tried it on and said it felt good. I'm not sure how often he will baby wear though.

@BabyBoecksMom: do you still have the list of us/due dates?

@ScarletBegonia: I really want an Ergo, I'm just scared to spend the $ on it and it not work for us. I have hinted to our families so maybe I'll receive it as a gift

@lemondrop: yay for 1 more week! You can do it! I'm totally with you on the painful contractions, constant discomfort and crap sleep, hope this time flies by for you

@Mrsjets: yes, but it's on my laptop at work so I'll list them tomorrow

Oh by the way everyone, should we start putting plastic sheets or garbage sacks on our beds and cars yet? I was riding in my moms new car yesterday and realized how horrible I would feel if my water broke in it. So what is the protocol for this? Sit in a garbage bag lol?

@debbiei8: Hey I'm 37 weeks tomorrow too! The puppy pads is a good idea. Maybe I'll get some of those for my car.

Ugh ladies I am feeling so crampy today

@Dandelion: Oh that will be interesting to see! I better plan on having everything done by next Sunday just in case There is a full moon the day before my due date...if I haven't had him by then I'm convinced we are going to end up going in that day even though I would rather avoid L&D on a full moon night because they usually run out of beds and I don't want to be stuck in a triage room (we saw them and they totally suck compared to the regular rooms).

DH and I have had colds the majority of the week. He started with it and I had sore throat for several days (that has mostly gone away now), but my nose is super stuffed up and it's making me feel kinda crappy. I was hoping it was getting better like my throat but now I feel like it is getting worse

Ok, I'm at that tipping point - I think my fear of labour has been officially surpassed by my desire to get this baby out!!!

@debbiei8: @anonysquire: I left a towel in my car in case my water broke (which it finally did at 40w4d), but honestly, it wasn't as much as you thought it would be. It broke at a restaurant, so I just went to the bathroom and put a bunch of toilet paper in my underwear until we got to the car. Even though it felt like a lot, it really wasn't. When we got back to my house, I ditched the toilet paper and put a thick pad on and that worked until I got to the hospital (40 min away).

@Dandelion: I'm curious to see how many babies will be born, too. Although, I'm not holding out any hope for me because ... well, my doctor told me it's going to be at least another 3-4 weeks.

@debbiei8: We have a memory foam one as well so I completely understand! I put a mattress protector on ours because, between the chance of my water breaking, a kid peeing, pooping or spilling something on it at some point was pretty high. haha