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@Ms. RV: wow, so glad you are both doing well! welcome baby boy!!!

how is everyone doing? i thought since i was 40+4 and 40+5 with the last two that i would for sure go past 40 again, but i am starting to feel really close & have lost my mucus plug. i honestly can't recall when i lost it last times but i think it was much later. i guess we'll see!

@LemonJack: so interesting! i have mixed feelings. on the one hand, i would be glad not to experience those post-due date waiting days, they are honestly pretty miserable. and i am ready to have a snuggly baby in my arms and start moving towards our new normal! that said, i totally scheduled a bunch of things i do not want to miss (work and personal and kids' school, etc.) for this entire week, through sunday, on the assumption i wouldn't be in labor, so i will feel a little dumb to miss all that stuff. overall probably worth it though. what about you?

@Beebeeholiday: wow exciting! i'm sorry to hear about high BP, but sounds like your body is getting pretty ready. 4cm seems like you should be super favorable for an induction hope everything goes great! my doc also said given it's my third baby and the fact that my second was born really fast (once they started pitocin), and that i'm GBS positive, that i can pretty much schedule an induction any time after 39 weeks, which is thursday. if i make it until then, i may go ahead & schedule for monday and tuesday, so looks like we could be going around the same time!

@Beebeeholiday: I know inductions aren’t the best, but hopefully with you being 4 cm and 80% effaced it’s a smooth process!

How’s everybody doing? @nwm: @LemonJack: @Beebeeholiday: Any babies yet?

@nwm: oh yay congrats! Our hospital makes all GBS+ patients stay two nights so I feel you! (My GBS came back pos this time too, so guess I get an extended “vacation”)

I’m over here feeling sorry for myself. I have an induction scheduled for the 29th (yay!)...Our renovations were supposed to be mostly done by then, but instead we won’t even have any kitchen cabinets or laundry until the second week of December Plus one of my kiddos just came down with the stomach flu, so hoping that doesn’t make its way through the house—especially with no washer and dryer. My awful, unhelpful MIL who hasn’t visited us in 8 months chose last weekend to visit—38 weeks pregnant when our house is a construction zone and DH was busy sheetrocking. Neat. And I’m starting to feel really uncomfortable and just over it in general!

Told you I was feeling sorry for myself

@karenbme: How is Berdie doing? Hope you’re all settling in well!

@Beebeeholiday: I bet baby is here by now!

@karenbme: Glad to hear things are going well and that Birdie is growing so well too. That’s always the biggest worry especially when they’re so tiny! Thanks for checking in! Baby came last night and it’s a boy! It was super fun in delivery as the nurses and doctors were all putting in their bets. Boy was the overwhelming guess, so people were right.

My labor was long for a third. I woke up with pretty regular contractions at 4:30 yesterday morning, but he wasn’t born until 10:30 last night! Things really slowed down for awhile, but then suddenly I went from 7.5 to 10 in 20 minutes, and he was out in less than four contractions. We’re just laying low and enjoying the fact that he’s so sleepy today so we can rest up. His big sisters will stop by to meet him later.

@nwm: Congratulations! It’s so exciting to hear about everyone having their babies. It seems like the nine months flew by.

@LemonJack: Congratulations on baby boy! Sounds like your labor was tough, but at least the pushing went quickly. Enjoy the rest in the hospital while you can! And, yeah, growth is the biggest concern for Berdie right now, but she hit the ounce a day target at her doctor’s appointment last week, and if she keeps growing at this rate by her due date she’ll be 20+ inches and more than 7lbs, which we feel good about.

So far no one else has thrown up (it’s been 48 hours) so I’m hoping that’s that?

I had my last OB appt today—she checked me and said I’m “very favorable” (2 cm/70% effaced). I’m actually hoping I make it until my scheduled induction date at this point (the 29th ). I can’t remember how dilated/effaced I was with previous pregnancies at this point? I feel like I am def more effaced than I usually am at 38 weeks.

@karenbme: @nwm: Thanks! The labor was long, but honestly I would rather have that than not get to the hospital on time!

I hope everyone is doing well!

@Beebeeholiday: Congratulations!!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. DD has been in the spirit for sure, according to my baby tracker app she nursed for more than 5 hours both today and yesterday. 🤯 Hopefully this is a growth spurt and not a long term situation.

@Beebeeholiday: cute name! Congrats!

Baby girl is here! I got induced yesterday and had her three short hours after they started my pitocin drip...she was ready! She’s super chunky—8 lb 11 oz! Nursing like a champion. Everything went pretty smoothly besides my epidural failed (making me 0/4 for labor pain management ) We are home and recovering well...her big brothers LOVE her and so far she is a very relaxed baby so I am counting my blessings

@bees_knees: Congratulations! And I’m super impressed with you delivering an almost 9 lb baby without pain management!

@karenbme: hey! sounds like you guys are doing wonderful, and excellent growth for your little peanut : ) hope the transition to daycare goes great.

we are doing well over here. DS2 was diagnosed with a heart defect at 2 weeks, which was a little scary, but so far he has been thriving so our follow up with the cardiologist was really positive. we are going to keep monitoring every few months, but right now they are hopeful it is shrinking and may even resolve on its own. the other two kids are doing well adjusting also, and i'm going to be back at work next week. like you, i'm excited to get back to the real world but a little anxious handing over the littlest one to our nanny. she's been with us for a long time and i think she's wonderful, but...she's not me! but, i go through this every time and eventually relax. i know he will be well cared for even if he's not cared for in the exact way i would do it.

oh, and also i was seriously considering not BFing this baby, and then had my traditional crisis around a few days for a week where it was so miserable i thought i may as well not. but now things are actually going pretty well and i'm feeling more optimistic about surpassing my 2 months goal and actually continuing to BF/pump at work for a while longer. i know the goals are more modest than a lot of people have but given my history with BFing I'm feeling pretty good about it!

@karenbme: hi! Hope you are enjoying your last few days of maternity leave! I’m sure you’re feeling a full range of emotions. Also, props for EP! That takes a TON of work, you should be proud!

@nwm: I bet that was a scary diagnosis! Sounds like it is looking ok though, glad you are all transitioning well. Way to go on the BFing front, you should be really proud of yourself!

AFM, we are doing great! DD is 6.5 weeks old, is up 3.5 lbs. Breastfeeding is going really well, my older boys loooove their baby sister. She is a super chill baby...she regularly is sleeping 4-5 hour stretches, they just aren’t always at night (haha)

DS1 tested positive for influenza today so now we are just focusing on trying to keep everyone else healthy! Nursing the baby as often as she’ll let me, hoping she gets some immunities passed to her. I am not interested in having an infant with the flu

We’re still in the depths of our remodel, although our kitchen should be (finally) fully functioning by Wednesday. We actually stayed with my parents for 4 weeks after DD was born, which was seriously awesome. We haven’t had laundry since the end of October (with 4 kids, including a newborn ) so I’m anxious to get our washer and dryer back.

I had my PP check today and everything looks a ok! I had a second degree tear (I’ve had much worse lol) and this was actually my easiest recovery I think. Forgoing any birth control for now, even though we are done, but I haven’t been on anything for 6.5 years and I don’t want any hormones messing with BFing. Once I get my period back (which historically has only happened after I might wean, around 10-11 mo) I’ll probably look into getting an IUD. Hopefully one that lets me never have a period I’ve only had 2 periods since I got pregnant with DS2 in October of 2015 It’s been pretty nice!

@nwm: We’re doing well here. It feels like it’s going SO fast and I’m both excited and sad knowing it’s our last time going through this. It’ll be fun to move onto the next stage, but I’ll miss having a baby.

Our middle babe isn’t sleeping well either (she’s 2.5). So hard! The baby is super chill which I’m grateful for.

I’m going back to work soon, and am nervous about balancing work with three kids. How’s it going for you?

@nwm: Hi! Glad to hear things are going well and at least one of your kiddos is sleeping. DD is a great sleeper, too, and we’re so grateful. Work life balance is hard for sure. Her schedule is so tough on work days, but I negotiated one day a week of work from home with the understanding that I would keep DD home and get work done during her naps and before/after hours. It’s not perfect, but it helps. Beyond balance, getting reacclimated has been really hard. I’m diving back in about 3/4 of the way through our busy season and I feel kind of unmoored, but others seem happy with my work and I’ll get back.

How is feeding/pumping going for you? I’m still EPing, and it’s working well, but I also have an oversupply, and have been able to carve out some time during my work days to pump.

@LemonJack: @nwm: Totally agree that it goes so fast. DD already (baby) talks back when you talk to her, and she decided last weekend that she doesn’t like lying down anymore and constantly tries to sit herself up now. Im amazed at how quickly she’s growing. I have been taking SO many pictures hoping I remember at least a little bit of the beauty of it.