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@Mrs squirreld: it sucks so bad I hope it goes away for you soon!

@Mrs squirreld: I have wicked heartburn! But Zantac has worked wonders. The dr told me I could take 2 a day, but I've found that 1 first thing in the morning does the trick.

@marionberry: I hear you about wanting baby here!! Or at least August...that's when our shower is and we move into our new house. I can't even start the nursery until we move in so I feel like I am just standing still. I keep telling myself that September will be here before I know it!

It is now officially HOT here. I spent the weekend at the beach with DH and I am thinking it's going to be a loooonnngggg summer. I wish I had a pool!

@Mrs squirreld: I'm so sorry I found when I have had it really bad I have avoided all fizzy drinks and anything citrus or with a lot of acid in. Oh, and trying to eat small meals.

@Mrs squirreld: It might well do. The first time I had acid reflux was after drinking about 4 glasses of orange juice in the space of a few hours. I cut it out and started to get better.

@Mrs squirreld: I'm sorry about the heartburn... I haven't had it bad, but I never had it before pregnancy, I"m waiting for it to get bad I'm guessing it probably is the orange juice, it's very acidic, hopefully today wont be bad though.

@mrsmoreau: @marionberry: Blech, bummer about your AC situations. We are having such strange weather, it would normally be in the 100's right now, but its raining today, I'm just enjoying the break before it gets unbearable.

@char54: You are so patient waiting until August, to move, decorate and have a shower, but what a fun month, it will be a great way to go through the end of your pregnancy!

ETA: Oops forgot to update you guys, did my 3 hour glucose test yesterday, should get the results today or tomorrow. It really sucked, the drink for that was a red drink and it was so so so much worse than the orange one, I was actually gagging, and I couldn't eat for like 15 hours so I was starving (tell me how it is in any way shape or form healthy or good for me and baby to drink like pure sugar on an empty stomach and not eat for 15 hours- seems counter productive). It made the baby move so much it was crazy!

I'm trying to just accept it is what it is and move on, I want to be healthy for myself and for baby, so if I do have GD I would rather catch it and deal with it than just go on in ignorance and not taking the best care of the baby as possible. So with that mindset I'm trying not to stress!

@Mrs squirreld: Fingers crossed!!

@MrsStormy: Sorry the test sucks! I hope you get the results really soon.

I had my glucose test yesterday- though compared to what you guys have to go through in the States, mine was a walk in the park. I had to drink half a bottle of regular Lucozade, then rock up at the hospital to have my blood taken an hour later. The worst part was when the nurse taking it went through my vein and out the other side! Now I have 2 bruised arms! Hopefully I'll have the results by my midwife appt on Friday.

In other news- we've booked our newborn photoshoot! I'm super excited! We went for a package, where for £190 you get newborn, 6mth and 12mth photos taken

@Meltini: It took my office almost 2 weeks to get me my results too, but I asked the lab when the office would have it, so I can call if I don't hear anything, I'm not very patient in case you couldn't tell Good luck to you too!

@Joanlindsay: not quite sciatic trouble, but my hips and low back are really giving me trouble! Started seeing a chiro and so far, so good. Would you ever consider going to one? I've heard really good things about them helping with sciatic pain.

I got my glucose test results back -- I passed! Woohoo!

28 weeks today -- third trimester, baby!!! Woot woot! Holy hell, these next twelve weeks are going to fly by!

@illumina: thank you! I can't believe how close we all are now! And you're so right -- the second tri felt like it took forever to get here and now it feels like just yesterday we were announcing at around 12 weeks. This time is sure to fly by and then we'll have our bubs!

@illumina: Eeeek! Oh my gosh, that's just so surreal to think about! I hope all of us get to our full 40 weeks, but you're so right! Oh geez, maybe I shouldn't have booked all of our newborn/labor classes for August?!

@illumina: omg mid-august! that thought hadn't even crossed my mind, although I'm due later in September so babe can stay put until that month!

I just got word that I passed my 3 hr glucose test! Hooray! I hope you get good news too @MrsStormy!

@MamaMagpie: Don't worry my classes are in August/September too! What will be will be though

I passed my 2 hr glucose test

@marionberry: there's plenty of time... I don't think most start to finally turn before 30 weeks. I know over here they are not even interested how baby is positioned until 34 weeks or so. Glad everything else looked good though

@Meltini: @Mrs squirreld: Yay for passing your tests! Still no word on mine and I haven't wanted to bother them by calling, even though I know they should have the results, I will probably call tomorrow.

@marionberry: I was wondering when they should really be head down by.

Forgot to tell you ladies, we had our first childbirth class last night (we are doing them a bit early, because the next round didn't end until the week of our due date which did not appeal to me). It was pretty interesting, honestly I was dreading it, but it was much better than expected! We mostly talked about things to watch for re: preterm labor, and we spent a half hour focusing on relaxation. So we practiced breathing, and knowing where we hold tension and stress, then once we identify that learning to relax it. Birth partners also practiced giving massages by massaging our hands and being in tune to what we seemed to like and relax with. It was a little crazy to realize that we are far enough to be in birth classes though, time is flying!!!!!