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@bunnylovesbear: woohoo!!! So glad to hear everything is fine and you stayed team green! Good for you!!

@Ms.Mermaid: I agree with it being a bit girly but I am pretty girly myself which is probably why I like it I think you're right about the white furniture too. Thanks!

@bushelandapeck: meeeee too. so relieved. while I was doing my best to stay optimistic, I couldn't help but wonder "what if"

@bunnylovesbear: such great news! So happy for you, it must have been absolutely nerve wraking waiting for those results! And yes you deserve some sort of a metal, I could never in my life say no to finding out, especially more than once!

@bunnylovesbear: yayyyy so glad for you that baby is doing great. Well done on staying team green, I also found it hell saying no to finding out but that's all gone now and at almost 23 weeks I'm glad we still have the biggest surprise still to come. I love gender neutral clothes!
@Ms.Pumpkin: fab new about your scan, your 3d one is crazy! Actually a teeny person there, wow. I had decided not to get one, but yours is very cute, so if there is a good deal locally I might change my mind.

My round ligament pain has faded, what an awful 5 days that was getting through that stabbing pain. I actually took a sick day off work for the first time in my pregnancy as I couldn't move. So glad it's faded in time for us going on our pre-baby holiday next week. Other than that I'm just getting constantly kicked, this baby is so active, I had no idea how often I would feel him/her!

@Ms.Pumpkin: so cute! I had my anatomy scan today but unfortunately no good profiles. She kept putting her hand in front of her face and trying to suck her thumb. And I don't get the results until the 19th my doctor is on vacation!

I've heard the best time to get the 4d scan is when you are about 30 weeks along because then the baby's face isn't all squished

Hi ladies I will catch up when I'm not on my phone next week but so happy to read good news all around and loving the scan pics!

We're on a little "babymoon" lol,( such a weird phrase!) in the Florida Keys and an limiting my phone/Internet time. Looking forward to catching up with everyone later in the week!

@Ms.Pumpkin: that's awesome, I love 3d ultrasounds! I was so sad when my midwife got a new machine that doesn't do 3d.

@cmbknyc: that sounds like fun! Hope you have a great time

@bushelandapeck: I was just wondering how everyone was doing! Glad to hear everything is going well I have an appointment tomorrow morning to discuss my blood work from last time and talk about my food diary (yikes!). Three weeks until my final ultrasound and I am getting so impatient! Looks like baby will be rooming with us until further notice because we took in my little sister and she is staying in the room that would have been the nursery.

@Mrs.Panda: How old is your sister? Mine is 15, so far she is just quiet and plays with the kids never thought I'd be putting a kid through high school this early! It was super last minute though, like it went from being an idea to actually happening in just a couple weeks. On another note, I've never had to do the glucose test!

@Mrs.Panda: I just left high school 4 years ago, I'm still trying to wrap my head around it lol! I'm hoping she won't give us a hard time

@Mrs.Panda: I had it with my son and failed the 1 hour so I had to do the 3 hour. Ugh. The 1 hour honestly wasn't too bad, but the 3 hour was awful. I was told to eat a normal b-fast before coming in (I am going early in the AM) so hopefully I will pass this time! My OB said you can take the test anywhere between 26-29 weeks.

@cyndistar3: That's so great of you to take in your sister! I hope that it isn't too stressful on you and she doesn't give you a hard time!

@mrskoloa: At this point we are getting guardianship of her and as long as she is okay with being here she can stay. Hoping to get her through high school

@bushelandapeck: Doing pretty well! It kind of feels like this is a fairly long stretch of pregnancy where there's nothing major going on- thankfully! It feels nice to have a few weeks/months of feeling pretty good before the 3rd trimester kicks in!

I haven't heard about my glucose test, but my next appt is at 24 weeks, so I'm sure they'll have me schedule it then. I am scheduled to go on vacation around 26 weeks- I'm wondering if I should schedule the glucose test for afterwards? Kind of selfish, but if I am diagnosed with GD, it would be good to know after, just so I'm not navigating new dietary changes while on vacation! My blood sugar has always been pretty normal, so I'm hoping that I don't have it, but you can never tell!

@mrskoloa: I used to live in DC, and still work there! Let me know what you guys are interested in seeing/doing, and I can think of some things, especially some good restaurants.

@bushelandapeck: I had an ultrasound and a doctor's appointment this week. They said that everything looks perfect, so I couldn't ask to hear anything better than that! Oh, and after extreme morning sickness I'm finally back up to my pre-pregnancy weight (although somehow I still look pretty pregnant., I carry low so it makes my whole stomach/hips/butt area look kind of huge) so that's good. I also have made zero progress on the nursery - once my mom starts summer vacation she'll come play with my son while I work on it, so I'm stalling until then.

@Mrs.Panda: I've never understood all the talk about not eating for the glucose test - I've always been told to just eat normally that day. I mean, be sensible, don't smother your pancakes with syrup that morning or eat a bag of skittles on your way in, but I didn't have to fast. They don't schedule the test at my office though, they just give you the stuff along with instructions, and you go into the lab and do it whatever day you feel like it, they just gave me a range of dates to get it done within.

@cyndistar3: Good luck with your sister! Sounds hectic but I hope it all works out.

@Ms.Pumpkin: Even if you know during your vacation that you failed the 1 hour, they won't verify whether or not you actually have gestational diabetes until they have you go back for the 3 hour test. Just so you know.

@wonderstruck: that's so strange, everyone I've heard from says they fasted. That would be awesome not to have to!

So everyone I am thinking of changing OBs. I like the doctor fine but he works alone and is currently in his second vacation since the start of my pregnancy. I worry that he will be gone or busy during my delivery and won't have anyone but a hospitalist covering for him. Also his staff is less than desirable. The MAs are kind of rude and act very inconvenienced when you call or ask a question. There is one MA that I'm fine with but I haven't seen her the last two times. The final straw was when I got my anatomy scan last week and was told by the clinic to give my OB a call to see if the images were good enough to read everything or if I would have to go back. She said to call on Wednesday as they should have them by then and not to wait because even a two week difference would make me have to redo the whole thing (and pay another $100 copay!). The imaging clinic is in the same building as the OB so I stopped by to get the second trimester blood work script they failed to give me the last appointment. The MA just wanted to hand me the script and seemed very put out when I told her what the ultrasound tech said about the images. She said the doctor was in the next week but he was going on vacation the following week (this was last Friday). I called this last Wednesday to check and see if the images were okay and they never called me back. Now he's gone for two weeks.

The doctor is nice but he always seems rushed. I don't know what to do I made an appointment with another office but they won't see me until the beginning of July. I have my next appointment in June 19th and I kind of want to drive to the new office right after and sign a medical release form. DH says he likes the doctor but it's up to me. I hate stirring the pot especially since I'm in medical field!

@Mrs.Panda: Maybe they've been doing the three hour test? Or maybe their doctors are just weird, haha. I know I've seen people say that too, but both of my doctors, along with the American Pregnancy Association and the National Library of Medicine say to eat normally, that fasting isn't necessary. Strange! http://americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/glucosetest.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007562.htm

I hate it when different doctors say different things, especially about things like this - I wish there was more of a consensus! Makes it so tempting to go crazy researching and analyzing with Dr. Google, haha.

@bushelandapeck: awwww your bump is adorable! I feel like a mammoth, here is mine at 20 weeks.

My pretty unimpressive 20 week bump I'm sick of just looking fat!

@Mrs.Panda: You definitely don't look fat, that is a perfectly normal look! That's how mine looked the first time too, now everything's loose and falling at incredible speeds. The bright side is you won't look like you're due with triplets by the time you are 6 months pregnant

@Mrs.Panda: I am a size 18/20 (more towards the 20's) so I get it. I've yet to gain anything yet too but I'm remaining cautiously optimistic because I know I could gain like 10 lbs in a week haha!