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@hellobeeboston: Good luck!!!

I have my 34 week appointment this afternoon and I’m really hoping that we get an U/S! I’m going to ask the doctor for an estimate of how big baby is and hopefully that’ll prompt it!

What questions do you ladies ask your doctor? Whenever he asks me if I have any questions I just freeze! I feel like I’m pretty prepared information wise from the reading that I’ve done and the amount of information I’ve gotten from this site but there must be something that I’m overlooking!

@Running Elley: usually it's just random stuff that's been floating around in my mind! I asked last week about spotting after sex, since I'd had some. I also asked the likelihood that LO moves out of a head down position at this point and becomes breech or transverse (she said it was very unlikely). Hope you get a peek at your LO!

@Running Elley: Haha I know I always forget my questions. Today DH came with me and remembered them.

I had my 34w6d appointment today and I am VERY happy.
I didn't gain any weight:) She told me I had gained too much weight in too short of a time span and that I needed to maintain my weight until 37w if not for the rest of the pregnancy. Annnnd....with 45m of walking and watching my sweets, I did it! I am at +29lbs and plan to stay there.
Also, baby is head down and "ready to go".
I can't believe I has less than 40 days to go. Whoh:)

@TurtleDoves: Glad everything checked out ok. Your doc seems real strict with weight gain. Mine hasn't even mentioned weight once. I'm up about 27 lbs at 32 weeks.

Have you ladies noticed that your stomach and intestines gurgle in the weirdest places? I guess they are all shifted around. Sometimes I feel these gurgles where I've never felt them before. So strange.

I had a nice three day weekend. Our nursery is almost done. I did the last of the sewing by sewing these basket liners for the baskets under the changing table. Boy was that a real pain in the butt. My sewing machine decided it didn't want to work anymore and being the newb that I am, it took me half the day to fix it. I'm NOT sewing for awhile after yesterday! I'll have to post a pic of it.

@mrskc: Definitely post pictures! My stomach definitely gurgles in odd places. It's kind of creepy! I don't think your intestines are supposed to be in your ribcage haha.

You reminded me, we made more nursery progress this weekend! LO’s dresser finally came in and I made a mobile for above his crib. Now all we have left is curtains to hang (which will happen tomorrow) and the gallery wall which will be above the dresser. This picture is looking in from the door (the bookshelves are still there…they’re just to the left of the picture so you can’t see them!).
The mobile is 4 pirate ships with a treasure chest in the middle. The second close up picture is of the treasure chest/paper lantern center.

@TurtleDoves: Oh good question about membrane stripping! I'm adding that

@Mrs.B: Aww I love them! SO CUTE!@Running Elley: Love the nursery! Where is your rug from?

@hilsy85: Thanks! We got it from RugsUSA.com. They had a 75% off sale for 4th of July weekend and we jumped on it! I think it brings everything together- I love it!
@Mrs.B: Thanks!
@mrskc: It was so fun! I think just hanging it added a lot more to the room. It’ll definitely feel more “finished” to me once we have the prints hanging. We’re doing Peter Pan silhouettes. We’re also planning on putting up a separate shelf for the pirate ship that’s currently sitting on the dresser/changing table.

@hellobeeboston: SO exciting about the job interview, so interesting about the timing! Good luck, and just curious to see how to potential future employers treat "the situation"!

@Mrs.B: Thanks for tracking everyone in a post every so often, neat to see when we're all due

@Running Elley: LOVE the nursery pics, thank-you for sharing!!!

I had my doctor's appt this afternoon, I gained just one pound from last week, but given that nothing I've eaten since Saturday has stayed in me for more than an hour....understandable!

She thinks that I have thrown something off, and now my body can't get caught up so to speak, either stress or something I ate, and now my body is just yuck. She thought a bug or flu, but my appetite is normal and everything is going "in" ok! So she said to get a yogurt with a probiotic, otherwise cut dairy until I get better (I love milk and cereal, so this hurts!!), and if I really want to get rid of it (yes!!) to go on a BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast), yummy to get things better.

We talked about my "birth plan" or lack there of, I mean this in the most non-offensive way possible to anyone who may take it this way, but she poked fun at women that have detailed birth plans with things they are dead set for or against, she said it's usually a recipe for a heavily medicated c-section.....typically the opposite of what that woman wants. She is glad I don't have anything I'll be submitting on paper, and am happy I am wanting to stay as natural as I can, but very open to what could be recommended along the way. I just said I have never done this before, and want to be open to what is best for baby, I know nothing medically and am more than happy to listen to the professionals around me. We are on the same page in terms of being open to anything, staying med/drug free until we get to a point where something could be recco'd to help things along, she just said if I am thinking about anything don't wait until a breaking point as then it is no fun for anyone, about 3/4 of the way to that point, opt for meds/pain help, etc. We talked about the tub, shower, pull and push bars, medicine balls, etc that are available at the hospital we'll be having the baby at, even said make sure we pack swim shorts for DH as he can come in the shower with me (shower's in each room) and help through contractions! She said she wants me up and doing things as much as possible through labour, unless an epidural is needed, then I have to labour in bed I guess!

Measuring 33w, going to be 35 on Saturday, so a little behind again, bp was 138/68 so high for me, and of course weight was 184lbs, up 44lbs total, She felt the baby's head, felt low, and in the right spot.

Any of you getting u/s this late I am super envious! I haven't asked (and always forget to ask any specific questions I do have!!) and just assume no more at this point. I always just go with what the conversation is at appointments, there is definitely no quiet time!

I want to give the biggest kudos to any of you ladies (or anyone who's done this, I'm sure many have!) that have (or will!) work up to their due dates. I am off work now until due date and maternity leave begins, but if I wasn't I would begin mat leave in-a-HURRY at this point. I am a zombie, I don't even know how I would function at my job right now, I would be sitting down with my boss and going off if I was at work, so I absolutely commend any woman who works close to/up to/beyond their due date, reality is I could still be preggo for 6-7 weeks and I have no idea how I could work.....I don't think being sick has helped and the other stuff I have going on, but man oh man. Any of you ladies deserve big time respect for working still!

I bought this today:

http://www.gapcanada.ca/browse/product.do?cid=8772&vid=1&pid=150218&scid=150218003

I had a gift card, and finally got to use it, I was super excited, think it is super cozy and cute!! I bought 3-6 months, I had 0-3 originally, but there was only one 3-6 left, lots of 0-3, and 6-12 so figured 3-6 might be best in terms of longest wear time!

I hung some wall decor in the nursery today, two more things to go up on the walls, lamp, and it's almost all done!

@Beebug: I'm sorry you're dealing with that. I really hope you start feeling better soon. Can't wait to see your nursery!

@mrskc: Seriously....L-O-V-E your nursery!! LOL (sorry) to yelling at the sewing machine.....mine is SO heavy and it's a damn good thing, otherwise it might have been out the window a few times

I've been up since 4:30....hungry!! Dog is snuggling with me (and begging for some of my food, lol) and I gave up on staying in bed, so am down on the couch wrapped in a few blankets hoping to fall asleep again, likely just in time for DH to get up for work, and then I will definitely be up for the day.

@hellobeeboston: 8 hours on Saturday?! Yikes!! We start next Monday, and go 3 Monday's in a row, and then on Oct 1st we finish with a hospital tour, I know we go for 6:45pm, but no idea for how long each night.

Possibly silly/cheap question.

If our crib is convertible (do a double bed, basically the one side of it becomes headboard) and I am looking for a crib skirt in solid gray and can't seem to find what I want anywhere (and can't be bothered to make it at this point!) would it be doable to buy a double bed skirt, with some careful folding make that work for the three sides? It will be my backup skirt (I have the patterned fabric now made into crib set, and rather than having patterned skirt and patterned fitted sheet, I plan to use patterned skirt + solid pink fitted or patterned fitted and solid gray skirt alternating as one goes in the wash. I don't really need multiple crib skirts, so I was thinking I might be able to make a double work as the width works and then have it for beyond crib days?

Silly question, lol.....but I'll try, ha!

Watching A Baby Story, woman is 16 days overdue, totally expect to go late (so much as I would loveee a due date baby as that is DHs Mom's bday and my Grandmothers!) but yikes about 16 days, interested to see how this episode goes!

@Mrs.B: What type of delivery did you have for DS?

Interesting about the Nursing bra you ordered! I need to get on that too, I know it sounds silly, but I may go cheap to start and if I do end up bf'ing I will invest in good nursing bras......that thread about nursing bras was helpful though!

@Beebug: @hellobeeboston: @Running Elley: @Mrs.B: Thank you ladies!

@Running Elley: Glad you had a successful appointment. I can't believe how close we all are to the end! You must be excited only having about 3 weeks of work left.

I got this in the mail yesterday. It's for his newborn photo shoot. My DH saw something similar online and really liked it. He hasn't had much say in much, so I went ahead and ordered one. I think it will be really cute.

@hilsy85: I’m dreading it! Gah. Maybe it’ll help to loosen things up in there though? I can hope lol.

@mrskc: I am so impressed!! Love the baskets!
@Running Elley: Glad the appt went smoothly.

@Mrs.B - all of mine are still fitting! But I have a lot of dresses and only a few pant/shirt combos.

We are waiting on the extra base for the carseat, we're hoping to install in the next week or two.

We go on Monday for our 36 week check-up then it's every week - YAY!!! I'm excited and ready to meet baby girl, but I have a class I am finishing up and it's over on 9/26... so I need her to stay put until then :o) We'll see how that works out!