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We registered today- how OVERWHELMING?! Also do you just blindly pick types of things like diapers, wipes, baby shampoo, etc. without thinking twice? Every mom seems to have a favorite and every mom friend I’ve asked has different answers for each question- haha. Pampers, Honest co, target brand, “whatever is cheapest”- I need more clear cut answers here, mommas!!!

@buttermilk: we are doing okay! Dresser is painted and I’ve been putting stuff away in it as I unpack/go through things. Crib is set up and I still need some decor stuff. We do have all our other art in the room that we haven’t found space for, so that’s frustrating and needs to be cleared out.

@buttermilk: The nursery hasn’t even been started yet. Working on combining my oldest two kids bedrooms so I can turn the oldests prior room into the nursery. Then I can move my current youngest in there in a toddler bed and set up the whole nursery setting. I am quite excited that I got wall wire baskets to display my cloth diapers in. just working on the house by myself while SO works 12 hour shifts and I have 3 kids needing me has made it quite difficult

@Ms.Mermaid: I love that fabric! I'm making a really simple one with a charm pack from Cotton + Steel and some Kona solids
https://www.cottonandsteelfabrics.com/all-collections/firelight/

I have done almost nothing for this baby yet! Nursery isn’t even close to ready, no plan for what to do with my toddler during delivery... and I’m due in early October. Maybe I need to get going

I just ordered my daughter’s “big girl bed” so I can turn her toddler bed back into the crib next weekend, yay! The nursery is pretty much ready to go except for curtains, some bookshelf ledges, and some artwork.

@YogiRunner: @yogifish: Same here! My brother is supposed to be making us a bunk bed similar to this one, but I haven't checked in with him on it lately. We need that completed so we can move the boys together before setting up the other room for the girls. Eventually we plan on adding a second story to the house so everyone can have their own room, but for now this has to work.

I'm tired. Currently get no sleep because my husband is on a split shift and I work nights. We don't do daycare, so it's me and the kids all day running errands. I have an OB appointment on 7/3 and secretly hoping they put me on bedrest for some unknown reason.

I am in so much pain. I’m having pelvic girdle pain, painful swelling, and horrific lower back pain likely caused by trying to ride my bike to work today. Anyone have any remedies for back pain? I have a chiropractor appointment tomorrow morning that I’m going to try to move to today. Also the internet when I google anything is like “maybe you shouldn’t have gained so much weight.” Shut up, Internet.

@Ms.Mermaid: I had this last time, pelvic symphosis something or other with my first pregnancy and again this time starting around 9-10weeks.

I've been doing regular massage and physio which helps a little bit. Really though it's been management, and I've had to cut way back on walking, no stairs, and in the pool no more breaststroke kick and wearing fins to do flutter kick has helped somewhat. But if I overdo it, I just end up in pain.

ETA the other thing I've tried that seems to help a bit is using a knee pillow at night to sleep on my side.

Also sympathy for all the swollen feet and legs stuff...I have that as well, due to a heart condition that just can't keep up with all the extra fluid volume during pregnancy and yeah it sucks.

Went to the chiropractor, which helped, but then I was in pain again by the end of the night.

I did order myself a memory foam donut pillow from Amazon and I think it will help with the pubic pain.

@Ms.Mermaid: ha- sounds like a super scientific way to predict the sex of the baby

@littleblessings: Congratulations! (If you said yes. If you said no, rock on, you are a grown ass lady and you do what you want.)

I did the 3 hour glucose test today. I asked to skip the one hour, since I was pretty sure I would fail it and didn't want to waste my time with it. I'm now sitting at home refreshing MyPortfolio to see whether I got results yet. It was a super unpleasant experience - I remember it sucking but I had forgotten how much. Fingers crossed for the all clear! I found a study that said that you are less likely to have recurrent GD if you weighed under 190 lbs when you got pregnant, which I was, and your first baby was less than 8lbs 8 oz, which mine was.

But not being able to drink water for 3 hours this morning has set me seriously behind on my hydration goals and I'm now trying to hydrate enough so the braxton hicks contractions stop.

Also, I caved and bought myself some summer weight maternity pants because my feet are so swollen I think I'm going to be living in compression stockings the rest of the summer, and I at least wanted to have some pants to wear with them so I didn't look too silly. But I feel so ridiculous buying pants that I'm only going to wear for another 13 weeks. But I'm not going to spend the rest of the summer miserable when I could just spend $20 on pants.

@Ms.Mermaid: I said yes. Lol. We don’t go to the twice a month appointments until 30 weeks. I’m 26 weeks

Well, I failed my 3-hr glucose test super miserably. Like, fasting is 103, 1 hr was 207, 2 hr was 200, and 3 hr was 143, which is the only one that is even close. I'm annoyed the lab didn't do a fasting level fingerprick and send me home with a diagnosis when my level was above 95, but whatever. I guess I should go get some batteries for my glucometer and find my stabby thing.

Anyone picked a take home outfit yet? Since this is my third we don’t need any clothes but is kind of like to get a special outfit. This is my first cold weather baby so I’m actually wondering if she will need to have a fleece bunting over whatever she wears anyway?

@YogiRunner: honestly, I still feel pretty mixed about the decision to keep her home this year, but we're going for it. If it doesn't work, nothing is permanent. She'll do a couple afternoons at the public school for art and music, and we're planning to spend one day a week in the forest with a close friend who is planning to homeschool all the way through. It will just give her an extra year of play. I'm not quite ready to pop the early childhood bubble, I guess. I think public school is a vital institution and want to support it and work to make it better and plan to send my kids there....but I guess I"m taking advantage of my privilege and giving her this extra year just because I can. I know she'd be fine if we sent her, but I'm hoping this year will help her be really ready, as opposed to "fine."
My son is an August birthday, so we're just going to redshirt him so he gets that extra year, too. Probably will do an extra year of preschool, but maybe just keep him home- depends on the type of kid he is.
This baby has a nice October birthday, which will make her one of the oldest in her class (Sept. 1 cutoff), so we may keep her on the regular track (again, depends on the kid).

@Silva: our first was born 10/29 and overheated in fleece and screamed the whole time. I recommend a cotton or terry footed sleeper and bringing a fleece blanket to tuck around in the car seat. I bought nb sleeper but I might get a 3m one as well in case this baby is 10lbs.

@Silva: I just picked out a going home outfit today from Zara! It’s pretty much the only clothes I’ve bought so far. We had so much free stuff given to us for DD, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed about how many clothes I’m gonna need to buy for this little guy. Will probably keep it super basic with some bodysuit sets and comfy pants through 3 months.

How’s everyone doing? End of October still seems so far away to me but I’m sure it will fly by.

@Ms.Mermaid: sorry lady, that sounds rough!

Good idea, I’ll ask around on my FB groups.

Is anyone using anything for stretch marks? I’ve been using bio oil and boppy stretch mark cream but the past week I’m seeing more and more angry red stretch marks and I just...can there be one symptom I don’t get?!?!