last week of the year

[mpc]

is anyone around? I am back at work today. I don't mind, it's so empty here, I don't feel compelled to be super productive. And coming in this week means I can have the days off later (maternity leave, I guess). 

How was everyone's holiday? We had a nice, if hectic, time. DS's favorite gift was a nap mat for school, lol. He's just been using a sheet and blanket up until now. He's been carrying it all over the house with him and unrolling it whenever he wants to lay down. Who knew that would be the big hit. 

This baby has been kicking so that I can see/feel it on the outside. I don't remember that happening so early last time. DH was sitting across the room and saw it last night. So neat. Friday will be 24 weeks.

[cherryvalance]

Good morning!

How awesome that you're feeling the baby kick, mpc! I can't wait to get there.

I've got an appointment with the RE today, which will hopefully be my graduation appointment. Fingers crossed everything looks good.

[shauni27]

We are back at the office today and it feels like there is no reason to be here. There are major changes in the office so we literally don't have much to do today other than perhaps an hour of work. But here I am.


We had our 10 week ultrasound yesterday and saw baby moving around and it was so cute. Little arms and legs waving around and stuff. Heartbeat looked great. We did some testing that we will get back next week for chromosomal abnormalities and the sex and we have officially graduated from the RE to our midwifery clinic. Our first appointment is next week and they said they would be happy to have me come in every other week until our A/S which made me feel reassured and taken care of. I am still terrified, but it really helped seeing the little lizard moving around in there

[mpc]

sounds like things are going great for you both, cherryvalance and shauni27! glad to hear it.

I brought some nail polish with me today. I think I'm going to paint my toenails, haha. Just trying to decide if I do it in the bathroom close to me, or the older, seldom used one on the other side of the building. There's hardly anyone here... Also, I might start working on my photo book from 2015. I'm a little behind. My goal is to get 2015 and a book from our seattle trip done before this baby comes.

[shauni27]

Also, I am way behind--I somehow missed the last sentence you wrote about feeling and seeing the baby move, mpc! SO cool!

[scm1011]

So thrilled for you, Shauni and mpc!
I hope you have a good appt, cherryvalance!

I just had my 6 week pp appt and all is well. I'm going to miss my OB, she was the best!
DS is such a joy and I love being his mom so much. He has started smiling and cooing and it melts my heart, as does seeing how in love DH is with his son. Life is good

[Chrysanthemum]

How cool that you're seeing movements mpc!
GL with your RE graduation appt today cherryvalance!
So exciting shauni27, watching the baby on the u/s is the only 100% reassuring part of being PAIF.

Today is D Day for me, hahaha. I have an OB appointment later this afternoon and if the baby hasn't miraculously moved head down, we'll schedule the C-section for some time right around 1/1. We decided not to try the version earlier this week; something just felt off about it. The baby has been in this position for months and is obviously not able/ready to move. I'm hoping it has done so on its own by this afternoon, though! There's a slight chance I felt something happen yesterday, I had some sharp pain on the left side of my ute (baby's always been sitting up on the right) for about 10 minutes. This damn anterior placenta complicates matters again! I have a second Chiro appointment this morning to help things along, too. Cross your fingers!

[King26]

Hey all,
Tomorrow is my ultrasound and I'm freaking out about it. I'll be 6w1d. Last time I was pregnant I got one at 6w2d and saw the heartbeat then started bleeding the next day. I'm nervous I won't see the heartbeat, that the baby isn't in there, etc. I know a lot of you have gone through this. We will be on our way to my parents so if things don't look good I don't know how I'm going to deal at their house for the night. FX everything looks good. It still doesn't seem real.

The holidays were good, better then most years since I was happy and hopeful. We went to my brothers, had a fun time, watched the football game, and drove home.

I'm so glad you had a great appointment shauni27,

Good luck today cherryvalance,

[shauni27]

King26, I hear you 100%. We were both so anxious yesterday and I think I will be for every appointment going forward. Our histories make this a really crazy mind fuck. I wish I could hold your hand or hug you or reassure you but there is no reassurance once you have been through something like this. Just know I am thinking of you and hoping and praying for you.

[lms]

I'm at work this week. It's quiet around here and will be next week as well. It's the only quiet time we get. It's great because it allows us to get ourselves ready for 2017.

The holiday was nice. C wasn't really into opening presents although he had a great time banging on the boxes because things would make noise through the paper. By him taking his time it made DD slow down as well. If it wasn't for him she would have been done in 10 minutes.

We had to take C to the walk-in sick clinic yesterday morning at the pediatrician. He was very wheezy when he woke up. Turns out he has bronchiolitis and an ear infection. He's on antibiotics for his ear but he's just got to fight through until he gets over the other sickness crap.

H and I decided we weren't going to get each other anything and he actually stuck to it. I'm very proud of him. I did get him a small gift from the kids though.

That's awesome mpc that your H can see the baby kicking from across the room already!

Good luck today cherryvalance. I hope you have a good appointment.

shauni27 that's great that they'll let you come in every other week.

Chrysanthemum I hope baby flipped for you!

I'll keep my FX that you have a great appointment tomorrow King26.

[cherryvalance]

I'VE GRADUATED! Eek, I'm so relieved!

King26, I echo shauni27. I've basically been an anxious mess before literally every appointment. I could not sleep last night and was up at 5:30 this morning. I have everything crosses that you'll have a good appointment.

Aaaah, good luck, Chrysanthemum!!

lms, poor kiddo

[grover]

I'm off this week.

My sister had her second baby of 2016 (boy in January and a girl last night). She hasn't been named yet which annoys me bc she insisted we finalize our name to get our mom a personalized ornament and so she had put her name on there and now is making such a fuss about not knowing what to name her. I liked her original name choice bc its not one I would have ever chosen for us.

I took the glucose test yesterday and I passed!!

[dellabear]

Yay for all the good news in here!

Thinking of you King26, it's tough in the early days. I hope everything goes perfectly for you.

Omg grover, Irish twins! She must be a brave woman.

We had a nice Christmas, except I'm sick now, pretty sure its flu. And I just got my flu shot before Christmas! Hmpf. My mom is visiting so she is helping out with the kids, which is nice as DH had to go back to work today. I'm just trying to relax and recover.

I bought DS a baby remote control toy and he looooves it. But it sings all these obnoxious songs about how great it is to watch tv! Urg. Not exactly the messaging I want. Oh well. #momfail

[cactuscookie]

King26, is the storm affecting your appointment tomorrow?

[loira]

My MIL is here. She's really nice and we get along fine, and I'm glad she's getting to meet A. But I kind of just want my H to myself again. A is sloooowwwwly warming to her. The girl can throw shade like nobody's business.

grover, whoa. I honestly cannot fathom having 2 babies within a year (that aren't twins, although I imagine they come with their share of difficulties, at least you don't have to go through a whole pregnancy twice within 2 years). Good for her, though!

[King26]

Dec 28, 2016 17:29:23 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

King26 , is the storm affecting your appointment tomorrow?

YES!   I'm having a bit of a meltdown.  If we can't get there tomorrow we can try Friday but it's supposed to be even worse so I'll have to wait until January 3rd.  I'm just hoping that we can get there and back before the storm!  Thanks for thinking of me!

[Chrysanthemum]

(((King26))) I hope you can get safely there and back before the weather gets too bad.

Well, no such luck wit baby turning. Our c-section is scheduled for Monday morning. Holy shit, this is getting real! Any advice about how I can prepare during these last few days?

[starryfish]

Dec 28, 2016 20:06:08 GMT -5 Chrysanthemum said:

(((King26))) I hope you can get safely there and back before the weather gets too bad.

Well, no such luck wit baby turning. Our c-section is scheduled for Monday morning. Holy shit, this is getting real! Any advice about how I can prepare during these last few days?

Buy some clothes to nurse and lounge around in. I bought regular yoga pants in a size too big and live in them. Also love my maternity yoga shorts and crops from old navy. Love my nursing tank tops. I live in them esp since they have built in bra.

Buy some extra pads, miralax, prune juice. You will bleed even with a c section and the first BM is aweful.

[lms]

Chrysanthemum, like starryfish suggested, get prune juice. And make sure any pants you are going to be wearing are lose. An area near where you are going to be sitting to keep things close by will be helpful so you don't have to keep getting up and down.

[EllenGriswold]

Dec 28, 2016 20:06:08 GMT -5 Chrysanthemum said:

(((King26))) I hope you can get safely there and back before the weather gets too bad.

Well, no such luck wit baby turning. Our c-section is scheduled for Monday morning. Holy shit, this is getting real! Any advice about how I can prepare during these last few days?

Make a note to get a belly binder/Velcro girdle thing at the hospital -- it makes things much easier in the early days/weeks. Also, I bought a really good smelling body wash and brought that to the hospital. My first shower after my section was probably the best of my life and it was nice to smell good.

[Chrysanthemum]

Thanks starryfish, lms, EllenGriswold! I made an old navy order and added some things to my grocery list. I appreciate the help! Let me know if you thinking anything else!

[loira]

Chrysanthemum, I never felt I needed a belly binder, but probably better to have and not need than need and not have. I think most of my prep involved doing all the things I knew I wouldn't be able to do soon. H and I went out for some nice dinners and a couple of movies, stuff like that. Oh, I had a post c-section poop kit: stool softeners, prunes, glycerine suppositories. I found my c-section recovery much easier than my vaginal with V, but that could also be because with A I hadn't been dosing myself with morphine for 36 hours.

[mpc]

Thinking of you today King26. I hope you are able to miss the storm. All the best thoughts for your ultrasound

[mpc]

So, I took my car to the shop almost two weeks ago for an oil change. There was an airbag recall, so they said they would fix that too. It's gone from "it'll be done tomorrow" to "the part is on backorder, make sure you renew your loaner by 1/18". yikes. They did give us a loaner (highlander), but after one gas fill-up I called and asked if we could switch it for something smaller, lol. I'm taking it in today to trade for a corolla. Cause, did I tell you guys we bought a new car?! Last Friday we bought a Pilot. very exciting! So we went from being a family with a civic and a corolla to a pilot and a highlander. It feels a little crazy and I am looking forward to getting at least one compact car back. The new car is a lot of fun though. I'm toying around with planning a road trip for after the baby is here. There's so much room, it feels luxurious.

[King26]

Well storm is supposed to start early afternoon and my appointment was 1. I called and they changed it to 10 so we wouldn't have to drive in snow. The roads are slick so we are going to be late but we should be there at 1015 for the ultrasound and infusion so we can be back on the road at 1130 and be home before 1. I hope this goes well. We cancelled our trip home to my parents due to the snow.

[cactuscookie]

Dec 29, 2016 9:33:59 GMT -5 King26 said:

Well storm is supposed to start early afternoon and my appointment was 1. I called and they changed it to 10 so we wouldn't have to drive in snow. The roads are slick so we are going to be late but we should be there at 1015 for the ultrasound and infusion so we can be back on the road at 1130 and be home before 1. I hope this goes well. We cancelled our trip home to my parents due to the snow.

Good luck! I'm sending so many good thoughts your way!

[starryfish]

Dec 28, 2016 23:28:24 GMT -5 Chrysanthemum said:

Thanks starryfish, lms, EllenGriswold! I made an old navy order and added some things to my grocery list. I appreciate the help! Let me know if you thinking anything else!

Buy some granny panties too for when you are done with the mesh underwear the hospital gives you. Hospital also gave me a belly binder which I didn't really use.

[nmosrob]

Thinking of you King26 , I hope all goes well today!

[cherryvalance]

King26, good luck today!

[King26]

It's in there! The sac is round and in a good location. The fetal pole is measuring 6 weeks and there was a little flicker of a heartbeat. They didn't measure the heartbeat but it was there. Oh my gosh I'm so happy. I come back in 2 weeks and if it's still in there and thriving I'll be thrilled.