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@Shimmer: you're planning on a vaginal birth with twins? That's awesome! So many women I know just go ahead and say, okay - twins, c-section. Do it. I love hearing about Mom's that want to have a vaginal birth with their twins!

As for the nursery - think of it as a place where you will want to spend lots of time. Maybe pick a color you love for the walls and push yourself to get your husband to paint it (hehe) so it's fun to be in there. Or, put your favorite chair/nursing chair in there. Sit in it a bit. Then you'll want it all to be perfect so you can sit in there and see it all prettied up.

Bah, I just had my check-up yesterday and found out that my OB will be "on vacation" when I'm 38-39 weeks! She won't be back until I'm 39w3d!!!!! AHHHHHHHH.

One of the reasons I chose her is because I wanted my OB to be the one who would be at my delivery (she's not part of a group; she owns her own practice). So now there's a chance that I'll have a back-up deliver LO if I happen to go into labor that week. Her office staff said she might not go out of town that week, so she'll still be on call for deliveries... but STILL. WAH.

@Shimmer: Actually 4 since my sister in law is due Sept 9th! Crazy to think about all the little ones running around next summer And as far as the nesting...I could use some motivation too! I keep saying I'm going to start on the nursery but then I never do. Let's hope he doesn't come too early or there will be no place for him to go!

@mrs. wagon: My HR contact skimmed over my long-ass email (seriously, I included a chart) and said she would respond to all of my questions tomorrow. I'm grateful that I live in CA and we have one of the "best" maternity leaves in the country, but it's still so confusing! FMLA, CFRA, CA PDL, CA PFL, PTO, etc.). She said not to worry about the 30 day cut-off and that I don't need to add any more stress... HELLO! I have a mortgage and this is our first baby. Of course I'm stressed, especially since I only want to take off when I can get paid!

@pregnantbee: I started reaching out to HR in January, too! I think my HR lady thinks I'm a spaz.

@HabesBabe: @pregnantbee: Wow, I'm in NJ. My leave was "Oh, you're going on leave? We'll use up your {non-existant} sick/vac time and then FMLA will kick in. We might have a job for you when you come back."

Luckily (? not really, the pain really sucks!) I'm out on disability so I have disability pay that can help out until the boys come.

@Shimmer: I feel your pain, my maternity leave is not great either. 6 weeks for vaginal birth or 8 weeks for c section and then you have to use your vacation/holiday leave or go unpaid. And with FMLA they only have to leave your job for you 4 months.

@mrs. wagon: Yesssss! I can't wait for the three-day weekend! Today is going quickly but I have so much to do still! I can't wait for 5pm to get here already. I want some watermelon!!!!

@krsmall, @Shimmer, @HabesBabe: I hear you on the HR hassle and leave. I finally figured all of mine out today. I'm so thankful to have a lenient owner. I work at a company of 15 people. Our policy states that you don't accrue time off while you are on extended leave. I complained about it and the owner is waiving it! So, with short term disability for 5 weeks, plus my PTO roll-over from this year and PTO for next year (our fiscal year starts July 1), I will be fully covered for my 12 weeks that I'm out of the office with nothing to spare. That makes me so happy.

I'm still glad I saved up 2 months pay just in case. Now we can use that as more emergency savings when the time comes (like when I need to take time off work unpaid until June 30, 2013)!!

@mediagirl: Wow, 2 months PTO that's awesome! I unfortunately used all my vacation last year for our wedding. Funny fact, our LO is due on our wedding anniversary and DH's birthday!

@mrs. wagon: Hahahhahaha. I promise you, your vagina will not fall off. You may need Mr. Wagon to help you move your legs as you get out of bed or put on undies but the vagina will always be there. Dude, I'm so glad someone else is complaining about the groin pain. I thought I was the only one whining about it!

@pregnantbee: where in CA are you? maybe we can join forces and make our HR depts give us answers! why would you not qualify for PFL? that sucks that no one's been able to give you a straight answer.

@Shimmer: ugh, booo about the pain, but semi-yay for getting disability pay!

@mrs. wagon: we're going to have a super-small BBQ at our house w/ hubs' parents. we just got new windows installed and MIL wants to see the rest of the shower gifts i got (she hosted my baby shower, so she was running around a lot)

+ OMG GROIN PAIN SUCKS

@mediagirl: that's awesome that you have your leave/PTO figured out! i wish i could accrue time off while on leave, but i work for a bigger company and "rules are rules."

I don't know how I missed this thread - I am due July 25th.

@mrs. wagon: I agree to call your doc asap. That sounds weird to me! I'm sure everything is ok, but better safe than sorry! Keep us updated.

So the good news is that my anemia blood work came back perfect...38.3, she said the ideal range is 34.9-44.5. And told me my low blood pressure reading was almost certainly because of the fasting/lack of good hydration (the drink made me so sick all I could do was sip at water), though I likely had mild hypotension yesterday that it wasn't something I should be concerned about unless I find myself dizzy and/or fainting.

The bad news is I failed my 1-hr glucose screening....by a lot. The OB RN that called said that their cut-off is 125, mine was 160, and I had fasted starting around 10PM the night before. Bah.

She said of course there's every chance of passing the 3-hr, but I have a very strong history of diabetes in my family (like 3 generations on both sides) so I'm not at all confident. I'm actually less upset with the idea that I might have GD than I am with the reality of having to take the 3-hr screening. That stuff made me feel like shit.

@FutureMrsMcK: So sorry you failed the 1 hour. I did as well, and dreaded the 3 hour! It wasn't fun, but it was ok. The people were really great to me and put me in a private room where I could relax in a reclining chair and they did all the draws in there. I definitely felt like crap for a while afterwards and would recommend bringing something with you to eat before you leave. It's not fun though, so I feel for you. Good luck, and I hope you pass!

@FutureMrsMcK: I'm sorry I hate that test. I don't even think its accurate or healthy...I would rather check my blood sugar every two hours after a meal than take the glucose test.

I also failed the one hour (by a few points) then failed the 3 hour (also by a few points) so my GD is diet controlled but still kind of a pain! I found out that just walking an hour a day really controlled my blood sugar though. I hope you don't have to go through all of this though--and sometimes the 3 hour doesn't feel as bad as the 1 hour (I did it with my last pregnancy too)

@mrs. wagon: I'm glad everything is okay!

@FutureMrsMcK: Thats a bummer about failing the 1 hour test. Hopefully you will pass the 3 hour!

@HeatherlovesKenny: I'm glad your 38 week u/s went well. I was curious if that movie was good. It didn't get the best reviews in the few articles I saw on it, but I thought it looked cute from the trailer they are showing on tv.

@Shimmer: You are a better woman than me. I'm freaked out about pushing out 1 baby, much less 2.

I still can't believe you split your skin down there, wagon! Does it still hurt?

I'm really enjoying our lazy weekend doing nothing. We could have called friends to see if they want to hang out but I just don't want to. I think we watched four movies today. It was so nice!

So, I think my body is prepping for labor. I'm not there yet but I'm just starting to feel different. Also, my belly dropped! I figure I'll make it until 40 weeks but I can't wait to see how dilated I am on Thursday!

How is everyone else doing?