MTBW - 02/10

[achi]

1. How far along are you? Team?

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

3. Are you doing a nursery? Do you have a theme in mind?

4. If you're planning to keep baby in your room at first when do you intend to transition them to their room?

Bonus: STMs - did you take a pump to the hospital? I was pretty naive the first time and didn't bring a pump or formula with me because my plan was to EBF which worked out fine. I also plan to EBF this little guy but he's coming 2 weeks early and in speaking with an LC she said that these babies can be a bit extra sleepy and I may need to pump at first. Obviously, this is not desirable at all and I'm hoping that's not the case. But I'm not sure if I should bring a pump or leave it home have DH fetch it if necessary. We have the option of using pump at the hospital but have to pay for a tubing/flange/whatever set which I'd rather not since I already have a spectra double pump. 

[achi]

1. How far along are you? Team?

36+2 with DS2. 14 days until my RCS!

2. Rants, raves, feelings?

I had an ultrasound and NST done yesterday. My BP is up unfortunately - not excessively so, but enough that they're monitoring it a couple times a week. I'm finally working from home until my leave starts which is helping my stress levels. I'm just trying ride out the next week and a half.

3. Are you doing a nursery? Do you have a theme in mind?

We've done a Peter Rabbit nursery. It's done but just needs a good vacuum and some garbage taken out (the stay at home order has not been good for avoiding amazon box accumulation, lol). I will post pics soon. DS1 is going to MILs for the weekend so I'm hoping to finish the cleanup while he's gone. DS is installing the bases this weekend and making a dump run which will help.

4. If you're planning to keep baby in your room at first when do you intend to transition them to their room?

We have a halo bassinet. We'll likely transition around 4-5 months depending on how sleep is going. Unfortunately DS1 has developed a habit of coming into our bed at least 3 times a week in the night to "snuggle." I'm hoping that phase will end soon since having him in our bed with a newborn who wakes up to feed often will not be good for his sleep.

[jennistarr1]

Can you leave pump in the car just in case?

I do recommend everyone pack (and again leave in car if husband can enter/exit) a pumping bra. I had a nicu baby with DD1 then a return solo visit for DD2 so even though i EBF with both I had a period of early pumping and that pumping bra is helpful so you can at least fiddle with remote, call for a nurse, write in a book...drink some water...do whatever other than holding up the bottles

[dreamcrisp1]

1. How far along are you? Team? 19+4 / Team Green

2. Rants, raves, feelings? I had my anatomy scan yesterday and baby is perfect and healthy. I have an anterior placenta this time so that’s interesting to me and I’m actually excited to not have the painful kicks. Baby is also breech currently. I got to see my c/s scar from the inside and it was so incredibly cool! I keep forgetting I’m pregnant so there’s that!

3. Are you doing a nursery? Do you have a theme in mind? No. I’ll try to brighten up the room I guess but we’re renting and I don’t want to invest too much time and money when we know we will move again.

4. If you're planning to keep baby in your room at first when do you intend to transition them to their room? I moved DS at 4 months because we were travelling from months 3-4 but he slept so much better once I moved him. Contemplating moving this baby earlier around 2-3 months but we will see.

Bonus Q - nope didn’t take a pump. Actually barely pumped at all for our BF journey. Not a fan at all. If I needed one, the hospital would provide it so that’s good enough for me.

[dreamcrisp1]

achi, can’t believe you’re almost done!

[achi]

jennistarr1 - I'd prefer not to. In my part of Ontario the end of February is pretty much the coldest period and we've been in a polar vortex the last week or so. We only live 12 minutes from the hospital and my BFF lives in town and has the key code to our so so worst case she could grab it and run it over to the hospital. MIL lives in town too and knows the code so between the two of them we could pretty much have the pump delivered almost immediately.

dreamcrisp1 - these last few weeks are dragging with a fierce vengeance. I am soooooo ready to have this kid out of my body and to never, ever do this again. So glad your AS went well! I had an AP with my first and this experience with a posterior one has been soooooo different. I still felt him often with DS1, but it was definitely less painful and strong than this one is.