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@sorrycharlie: Right?! We have soooo many errands tonight and it's supposed to keep raining and raining and raining. Biggest bummer! At least I didn't wash my hair this morning. (Yes, these are thing I actually think about. Sad. Ha!)

I'll be thinking about you tomorrow--hope that BP is back to normal!

@MapleMoose: Errands are completely miserable over here, and all I'm dealing with is rain and a big belly. I can't imagine adding a 14-month old to the mix. You go, super mama!

@MapleMoose: I wish I had a feeling one way or another! My brother and I were both born on our due dates, so maybe that could happen? My due date is my grandfather's birthday, so that could be cool. My husband thinks she's coming any day now, just because I'm so whiny about being pregnant these days...but I've tried to explain to him that everyone feels like this for a while at the end. Ha!

@sorrycharlie: I have my growth scan tomorrow so we're appointment buddies tomorrow.

Things here are getting more uncomfortable by the day. Quite excited to see what the Dr. says concerning the length of my cervix and whether or not I started dilating. Somehow things have become more real in the last few days. The whole reality of having two under two soon is starting to sink in. I've really started to enjoy the moments I have with B alone and really glad he'll get to be the center of attention on Christmas one last time. (Sorry for being a sappy mess).

@mfa_lady: You and your mom are so lucky! I would have preferred to just hang out until things were serious. I'm sure your Christmas will be fantastic! We have no plans so it really wouldn't matter to me if I were in labor or not lol Apparently our labor ward has been super busy this week though so I will hang out and wait for her to come.

The problem is the pain comes and goes and when it comes, it lasts for hours and gets unbearable. If it were just mild cramping and being uncomfortable, I'd be fine.

Had my 37 week appointment this morning, nothing too exciting except that I do have Group B Strep again = so annoying! The IV was definitely my least favorite thing of being in the hospital last time so I'm bummed I have to deal with that again.

They said they may not induce at all because my BP has stabilized, crazy that two weeks ago I thought I'd have this baby by now because of the BP!

Hoping he stays in there for at least this week of crazy Christmas plans.

@HappyBaker: Aw, sorry about the GBS! And I hope he stays in til after Christmas, too! So glad your BP has stabilized. Good for you for taking such good care of yourself!

@namaste: Yeah! I think that could do it! Apparently face-up babes are pretty hard to birth...so they like to get themselves into better positions before they have to make their way into the world. You may find this way too weird, but my doula suggested these exercises for baby positioning: http://spinningbabies.com/techniques/activities-for-fetal-positioning/pelvic-tilts (basically cat/cow) and http://spinningbabies.com/techniques/the-inversion (definitely watch the video--the music is HILARIOUS). ETA: Oh and also she suggested trying to always sit so that bellybutton is "neutral or pointing down" for positioning, too. I personally find that one REALLY hard...it means way less slouching and leaning/laying back, but I'm willing to give it a shot if it helps.

@Snowdrop: Right?! It's the absolute worst. I'm like UMM I can't even sit up that straight in my normal life....how am I supposed to do it now???

Um. Am I the only one that just realized January starts NEXT WEEK?!

@HappyBaker: Isn't it wild?! Glad your BP is better!

@pmrlady: I've started taking a daily dose of my son's MiraLAX in a small cup of coffee. No way, José am I going to deal with constipation after a c-section. I am decidedly anti-hemorrhoid.

@Snowdrop: @mfa_lady: Oh yeah, I remember with my first pregnancy, I read that I shouldn't be putting my feet up, slouching, etc. etc. I doubt changing my posture would have helped that much, though!

@mfa_lady: You might be getting close! With E, DH heard that sex could sometimes induce labor. When I was getting close to 39 weeks, immediately after sex he'd look at me like a bomb could go off any second! I swear he asked me if "we should go to the hospital now". Oh, I lol'd!

It is so crazy that so many of you ladies are already basically term! I'm getting zero checks, zero ultrasounds, and basically zero interventions because of my repeat scheduled section. So everything feels lowkey, except for my workload and feeling like I'm 120 weeks pregnant. (I actually had to sit on a bench and rest today before I could walk back to my office.)

@oliviaoblivia: I hear you. E's world is going to be rocked. I'm a little reassured to hear daycare say that he likes to look at the babies at daycare, but I'm not sure how he's going to take it. And with the c-section...I just don't know how we're going to manage if I can't pick him up.

@oliviaoblivia: I'm so excited to "meet" her! I hear you on the no idea what is coming thing.

@Snowdrop: I would take that with such a huge grain of salt! I think when you put your feet up, your pelvis tilts back, etc. etc. etc. I freaked out about it until I remembered that pioneers and Queen Victoria probably didn't bounce on an exercise ball and walk with one foot on the curb and one foot off, so I figured I was probably okay to put my feet up.

@Espion: "Decidedly anti-hemorrhoid" is maybe the best thing I've heard all day.

@oliviaoblivia: Aw, I hear you, friend. Your little gal will do great. Enjoy your week with her!

@namaste: PLEASE watch the video. We just about died laughing.

@Happygal: The GBS test is no big deal! They lightly rub a q-tip looking thing at the entrance of your vagina and over the outside of the tush, but you can't barely feel it. It's just like a swipe across the outside.

@Espion: @oliviaoblivia: @keepcalmcarrie: I feel the same way. We talk about "baby brother," but I know they have no clue what that means. Last night we were at a friend's house who has a 2 month old and Finn wanted to sit and watch him almost the whole time, but Elliot just ignored the baby to look at the dogs outside! I feel bad that they have always had to share us anyway and now they will have to grow up so fast and learn about being big boys and big brothers.

I feel like my baby has dropped enough that I could go into labor any day now. I am getting crazy pelvic bone pain and feel like in the past 8 hours, it has become too painful to even walk comfortably. I'm only 35w4, so I know it is wishful thinking but holy moly. I can't imagine going 4.5 more weeks like this.

@Mrs. Confetti: Ughh, sorry, friend. I can't imagine. Hope he gives you a little relief soon!

@mfa_lady: Hilarious!

@Mrs. Confetti: Hope you get relief soon! This has been my life for the past three weeks and it's awful. Her head is just so low and my pelvic pain gets so bad, it stops me in my movements at time.

@mfa_lady: my yoga teacher (who is a doula and midwife in training) is all about spinning babies as well! I tried one inversion off the couch when baby was still breech and had to yell for help. Too much blood to the head, too fast!

I'm trying not to focus too much on her positioning b/c I know friends whose babies have flipped right at the very end. I also started to wonder if they flip for a reason--not enough space, cord too tight, etc. I shared that thought with my OB and he said, "absolutely!" It relieved me from lunging all around and doing headstands in the pool. I am trying to sit up straight, stay symmetrical, and all that jazz b/c I'm worried about throwing something out of whack at this point--joints are feeling pretty loosey goosey!

@Happygal: @MapleMoose: Yes! All this exactly. My doula is all about baby positioning, and my midwife totally laughed it off at my appointment last week. She was super respectful, and basically said that if your kid is WAY out of whack in there, there are definitely proactive steps you can take to help get him/her situated, but that the reality is that 86% of babies get themselves into the right position by the time they need to be. Which I found very encouraging!