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@maddyz: this is fantastic!!!!

@maddyz: I'm going to keep this on hand for when I get inappropriate comments.

@skipra: it's so awful. I can't even contemplate it. I feel sick just thinking about what they are going through.

To answer your question re: glucose, they want me to do it at 26 weeks as well. I think I did it at 28 last time. I guess it might have changed?

@skipra: @MrsKoala: @mrsjd: It's absolutely horrific. I am so shocked and saddened for them.

My practice does it at 28 weeks, but I elected to have mine done early at 20 weeks. I'm about a week into the diet and besides being hungry a lot, I feel better. It's very different this time because I'm not just cooking for myself and A, I have to balance it with foods that H will eat.

@skipra: I was really rooting for her and the news is just heartbreaking.

I did my glucose test yesterday at 27 weeks. My midwives said to go anytime after 25 weeks and before my next appointment. They didn't give me the Orange drink. They mixed up some concentrated clear concoction. It was super gross. I prefer the flat orange soda one.

I had the worst experience I've had at my practice when I went in for my 24 week appt. last week. My midwife was out of the office for family stuff so they asked if I wanted to see one of the doctors. I love both of the doctors I've worked with before so I said yes, but It ended up being a female doctor I hadn't met before.

When she asked me about the GD test, I told her I had already talked with my midwife and I was just gonna test my blood sugar for two weeks (the exact thing they would have me do if I failed the one hour test). She immediately went on the defensive and basically tried to bully me into taking the test without any real explanation as to why I couldn't do it this way. I told her I would happily take the test if my blood sugars weren't totally normal, but she really tried to scare me into it. It was just really unpleasant, mostly because of the way she approached it.

It was the shortest appt. I've had because she would barely talk with us after that. We didn't even get to enjoy hearing the heartbeat. It just sucked.

Other than that, I am actually feeling more and more like myself every day! I am actually enjoying being pregnant finally.

We are taking our son camping with his cousins for the long weekend. It'll be his first time so I am curious to see how he does.

I hope everyone else has a fun weekend!!

So I guess it sounds like overall they are doing the test a little earlier. Interesting. I was just planning on it at my 28 week appt so scheduled it first thing on a Friday because that's generally the only day traffic is good in the morning. Now I have to go anytime M-Th but that week is already jam packed with other stuff. But not a big deal overall so I should not complain!
@katsupgirl: That sounds disgusting. They have a little area in the office where they draw blood and stuff and I saw the orange drink last time so hoping they didn't change that too!
@avivoca: Must be a pain to stay on GD diet while cooking for your LO. I feel like I am gaining so much because both my kids are skinny so I have to add extra fat and calories to everything. I don't know how it would work to cook totally separate meals all the time. At least you are feeling better!
@tlcbaby: yikes! I seriously hope the midwife is available when you deliver! I don't see what the problem is. It sounds like your way is more work for you and overall more conclusive.
@Legowife: We discussed names a little maybe a month ago. We both like Alexander and it works with our other LO names but it and Alex are quite a mouthful with our last name. Plus LO1's middle name also starts with Al too and I'm not sure if that's weird or not? We'll decide when he or she arrives!

@tlcbaby: what a terrible first impression! I'd make sure she was on my banned from my birth list.

@Legowife: the naming wasn't bad since we had a boy and girl name picked last time. We at just going with the boy name. I don't know what I'd do if this one was a girl. Then I'd be in trouble.

@avivoca: Super score! #winning

@avivoca: WOOHOO!

@mrsjd: Anything will all-terrain tires would be great, but that gets heavy really fast. I've heard good things about the Bumbleride Flite, but I've never tested one. I don't do much walking unless it's in my neighborhood, at the park, or in a store, so our strollers just have to fit in our car and I don't fold them up on transit or anything.

@mrsjd: Britax B-Agile! You're tall, right? It's really great for tall people, only weighs 16 lbs total, is pretty good on all terrain (except maybe sand, I haven't tried it at a beach), and super easy to fold (my husband can do it and he sucks at all things mechanical). I highly highly recommend it. I've decided we're just going to get the double since I love it so much.

@MrsKoala: I'm 5'7" so tallish/average. My husband is about 5'11". So I'm not particularly worried about height. I'll check out the B-Agile! I've heard good things about it from others too and I want the Britax carseat so it would work easily. I think I'm going to go to a store this weekend and look at a few. The front runner for me right now is the City Mini GT but that is just based on reading reviews and watching videos. It looks insanely easy to fold and the tires are more durable than some. When I say the sidewalks are bad here, it's an understatement. And we living within two blocks of a ton of shops and restaurants so I know we'll use the stroller a TON. Plus, I like to walk. So it's an important purchase for me to like.

@MrsKoala: I think that is what bothers me the most--they work for the same practice?!? They should at least be supportive, especially since she knows I am not one of her regular patients.

@avivoca: Congrats on the BOB! I saw the photo and it looks so nice! My sister is giving us her non-jogging double stroller, but it has the platform that A can stand on if he gets tired of walking, so it'll be nice.

I just realized it's June and we are having babies in 3 months. Man, time flies.

@MrsKoala: Wait that's not possible! I was still calling myself 4 months and actually have less than that left. Oops!

Anyone have trouble remembering your due date? I keep saying the 19th bit it's the 16th. I'm guessing maybe that's my intuition of when baby will arrive.

@avivoca: @MrsKoala: I know it's nuts. I have 98 days (days until due date) to get a car seat, crib mattress, close on our new home, and completely move houses.

@mrsjd: @skipra: @mrsjd: So much to do!! ACK!

How is everyone else feeling?

@maddyz: In this past week I had a couple days where I was just totally exhausted. Like normally I can go up and down our stairs all day, no issue, but I was seriously dragging every single time and totally out of breath going for our normal stroller walks. It seems better today so hoping it's just a phase for us both!

@katsupgirl: Crazy movement is so much fun! Mine is non stop too and I love it!

Is anyone else having issues with dairy? Milk seems to be making my digestive tract miserable these days. It's weird because I drank a lot of it with my other pregnancies.