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@Weagle: yup, ad I did them all with Chloe! Never budged.

@torchwood in re: your bra question, I am also in the out of control arena. I am in a DDD right now, but plan to move up to an E or F (whatever is the next size). I had really good luck at Soma, they were super sweet and measured me and the prices were not outrageous. I got 2 super soft, comfy bras for $50! I have to go this week and try to get the next size up cause I'm busting out. On my small frame, I look ridiculous with these things - I hope they go down at some point. Not to mention they hurt my back/ribs to support.

@Weagle: Looks like my splurge might be massages. I got one for Mother's Day, and we're looking to do so again for our anniversary this weekend. It's SO nice with my back and feet already hurting (and my neck from sleeping weird).

@psw27: I'll look into Soma. I have to try something!

@gingerbebe I hear ya on the ribs and being squished. That is so how I feel right now! Not that I want my belly to be enormous but it would be nice if he could move a little more outward. I feel like my left lung/rib cage is being crushed. By the end of the work day I am ready for freedom! What was the outcome at L & D? UTI?

@gingerbebe: lol. Totally just cracked up at your description. That's me these days too (though not a lawyer).

As soon as I walk in the house the bra is off and so is the underwear. I have a super comfy pair of maternity sweatpants that I'd like to be buried in.

@Torchwood: DH and I already use what we lovingly call "crotch pillows" to put between our legs when we sleep so adding a preggo pillow wasn't really a big deal for us. If anything, it will consolidate my pillow situation and prevent the middle of the night "WHERE IS MY OTHER PILLOW?" conundrum (its on the floor dummy). I picked the Snoogle because I heard the Boppy body pillow sucked and I'm tall, so the Snoogle looked nice and long for me.

@Torchwood: @Gingerbebe: @LittleBit: I have the pregnancy pillow that @littlebit linked to. It was soooo great during my first pregnancy; I did not want to give that thing up! DH hated it though; he was deployed for most of my pregnancy and when he came back he thought the pillow was a bed hog! We had a queen then, but now we have a king. Anyway, that pillow has been in storage in a black plastic trash bag for the last 3 years, stored in either the garage, basement, or attic (depending on which house we were living in). DH brought it down from the attic a few weeks ago, and the cover definitely needs to be washed, which I can do, but...I just can't bring myself to use it. It just seems gross to me after being in storage for so long, but I hate to throw away a $60 pillow just to buy a new one. What do you think? Would you use it? Toss it?

@Pancakes: Can you take it to the laundromat and have it washed? They have have those super heavy duty washer dryers they use for comforters that might be able to clean it.

@gingerbebe: good call on taking it to the laundromat! I didn't think about washing the whole pillow.

@weagle @torchwood My summer splurge is definitely massages. I'm up to every other weekend, and by the end of the summer will probably be just about to once a week.

@Littlebit: That's the one I have. I got it because it was the cheapest with good reviews (my original pillow was falling off the bed!)

I love it. It is super comfortable.

Was thinking we hadn't had any fun questions/gtky in a lonnnnnng time. Anyone in?

How far along are you?
Where are you at with the nursery?
Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it?
Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late?
What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB?

How far along are you? 22w 4d

Where are you at with the nursery? Sharing a room with my other LO, so just got him out of the crib and probably won't do anything else.

Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it? Still no name set, though I wish we had one!

Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late? My gut says early. I went early last time also. Delivery date will also depend if I just opt for a repeat c/s.

What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB? Instagram or Pinterest

How far along are you? 23 weeks, 4 days.

Where are you at with the nursery? Started cleaning up our bedroom and donated a bunch of our old clothes to make room for a baby nook in the corner of our master.

Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it?
We have a first name, we are waiting to check with my mom about a middle name this weekend. Haven't decided if we're going to share the name before the birth.

Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late? Right now, if my placenta previa doesn't resolve itself, we're looking at a scheduled C-section at 36 weeks, so early!

What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB? People.com, Huffington Post, and The Kitchn. Sometimes I read over the forums at What to Expect.

@gingerbebe: I've been really uncomfortable lately too, especially the last couple of days. Apparently LO gained the better part of a pound in the last 2.5 weeks, so that probably explains it. So not cool.

How far along are you? 24w4d!

Where are you at with the nursery? Ha! It's currently full of the last few boxes that need unpacking. We do have it pretty well planned, so that's a start, right? We won't purchase any decor until after my shower (next month!), since we don't know what gifts we'll get. We may paint it before then, but might wait to be sure our paint color choices really do look good with the decor.

Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it? Middle name, which she will go by, yes. First name, not so much. Not sharing officially, but it's on the bump thread (was keeping it gold)

Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late? It'll have to be early. Worst case, c-section at 34 weeks (before that even if her hydrocephalus gets bad, they wouldn't be able to repair it anyway), best case induction around full term. I'd say realistically around 37 or so.

What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB? Currently Sprinkle Bakes (http://www.sprinklebakes.com/). I'm on a MAJOR backing kick (so far this week I've made red velvet white chocolate chip cookies, and mini churro cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting), so I've been obsessively reading through her whole blog. I'm back in 2009 right now.

Had our latest ultrasound today! Basically, the changes in her ventricle size are either very small, or possibly nothing. They're small enough to be within the margin of error for the machine, so they can't be certain. Either way, good news. That means she's a lot more likely to make it to at least 34 weeks, and possibly beyond, without things getting significantly worse. And it means the brain damage will likely stay in the moderate range, with a good prognosis, not creep up into the severe range. Otherwise her growth is perfectly on track, right on the curve. She's only about 30th percentile, but she's stayed consistently there. And her cerebellum is still small, not even on the chart, but again growth is mirroring the chart perfectly, so it's probably not a huge deal.

They did draw some blood to screen for infection, to see if that's what's causing the issues, but she has no markers for any infections, and I've already screened clear on some of them. So they'll probably come back negative on that, which is mostly good (since infection is bad!) but we still won't have any idea why she's having these problems.

We got to see some great shots of her! And I asked, they confirmed, she is definitely still a girl.

@Torchwood: awww she's beautiful! Lucky u got a 3d already!

How far along are you? 25 weeks as of today.
Where are you at with the nursery? Ummm, nowhere. We don't even have a place to live lined up.
Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it? No clue. I think my hubby is ok with James or Jason, but we shall see.
Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late? Early. Tentatively scheduled csec about 5 days prior to due date? I sorta forgot when my due date is lol.
What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB? Right now, catching up on shows, so various websites....more like apps.

Question for everyone: how are your fingers and are you still fitting into your engagement/wedding rings?

My engagement ring is tiny and has started to feel tight this past week. It feels too early to take it off and be ringless for another 4 months so I may go buy a cheap knock off replacement.

@gingerbebe super, super uncomfortable the last 2-3 days. Lots of crampy, stretching feelings! I'm glad you didn't fall on your tummy, be careful!!

@torchwood great news and she is so precious!!

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Oh, I meant to mention, I asked my OB about her being breech still, and she said that at this point only about 30% of babies are head down, but by full term only 5% are breech. So hopefully that means you still have a good chance that this one will be more cooperative than your first and flip.

How do ya'll decide what size cheap set to buy? I'm definitely having some swelling when I'm really hot, and since I live in the South that's just going to get worse. But cheap sets rarely come in half sizes, and I don't think I'll need a full size bigger, at least anytime soon. My promise ring is a little bigger (5, versus a 4.75), but I don't know how much better that'll be.