Monday Updates

[turtleohs]

How Far Along Are You?
What's Up Physically This Week?
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week?
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites?
Random Things Of Note?

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[turtleohs]

How Far Along Are You? 26w4d !!

What's Up Physically This Week? When the baby is in certain positions it kind of hurts and is uncomfortable... its not that bad but just annoying. I'm feeling rather large lately, but not in a bad way... my appetite is killer.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? Same ole. Not really cranky or anything... ready to get my baby shower out of the way so I can start buying what I didnt receive/what I need.

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? LJ, Myspace, babycenter.com

Random Things Of Note? Busy week this week... Appointment for my Glucose test on Wednesday, my second Anatomy Scan on Thursday & leaving to go to my parents house (6 hours away) on Friday for my baby shower on Saturday!

[mrsvickie]

I hope you post pictures of your shower when you return!

[turtleohs]

I will! I'm excited I'm helping my mom decorate and get everything ready, its going to be so much funNnNn!!

Also, my friend is taking my 'belly pics' while I'm there!

[ashleyyynoel]

Hey I hope you don't think this is creepy... But I was going to purchase something off of your registry for Baby Efren and have it shipped to your house, but I don't think you set it up with your address there, so it's coming up as not an option. Can you check to see if you can put it on there? :)

[mrsvickie]

How Far Along Are You? 28w5d

What's Up Physically This Week? Lots of movement happening lately. I'm enjoying every moment i can of pregnancy. My backpain is getting too much to handle and I am probably going on leave soon.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? We're at the point of where we lost Adrian. Which makes me nervous about this pregnancy, but that is to be expected. Lots of mixed feelings, of course.

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? Same as before, nothing new.

Random Things Of Note? Did my GD test, probably going to fail. DH and I were both almost 10lbs each. I don't think my poor vag will be able to handle that, haha

[justmadabout]

Good luck with the test, and with coping with the mixed feelings. I can't imagine what it must be like.

I hope you find some relief from the back pain.

[so_there]

eh, I've pushed out a 10 pounder. not "almost" but an actual 10 pounds even. not a big deal.

[luvmybugkay]

How Far Along Are You? 28 weeks 3 days

What's Up Physically This Week? Ever expanding belly/baby is taking a toll on my bladder and main arterties down there. Found out that the baby is so low he's compressing my main vessels and arterties that lead up to my heart, cutting off the supply and causing me to faint (a lot!). Not good.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? Haven't been all that emotional... have been very forgetful and almost lazy like when it comes to things I normally have no probs doing (ex. driving, cleaning, cooking).

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult (not a pregnancy book) and my usual sites: i-am-pregnant, LJ, myspace, bellyhood, etc.

Random Things Of Note? There is a good possibility that Asher will be born at the end of October. When I was at the ER on Tuesday - I needed an exam bc I was complaining about so much pressure down there and also feeling as though the slightest movement and my child would literally fall out of my va-jay-jay --- found that

[justmadabout]

Sounds like you're having a rough time. :(

Is the pressure better when you're off your feet? I have quite a lot of pressure when I'm standing for any length of time - my baby is currently breech.

[luvmybugkay]

Its actually worse when I am sitting bc he's pressing down so much. When I'm standing it's so much better or laying down. However today I had a horrible episode and I'm heading back into the doctors for more tests. This baby is going to kill me before he's even considered full term. 36 weeks cannot get here fast enough.

[justmadabout]

:( I really hope things improve for you.

[babybirdsbaby]

How Far Along Are You? 30 weeks 2 days

What's Up Physically This Week? Some normal pains here and there.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I think I need to be locked in a room the remainder of this pregnancy. I'm mean and usually not very friendly.

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? Not really reading much. I look at my Week by Week some.

Random Things Of Note? Nope. Just *trying* to enjoy being pregnant. :)

[justmadabout]

I've been starting to feel a bit more mean than usual.

[babybirdsbaby]

I notice myself being mean and I think, "okay Michelle, be nice." But my crankiness takes over. sigh.

[justmadabout]

See, you're not really essentially mean, or you wouldn't even be noticing that you're being mean. You're a victim of hormones! Which doesn't help, I know...

[justmadabout]

How Far Along Are You? 27 weeks 6 days

What's Up Physically This Week? Had a doctor's appointment today. Not my usual doctor but she was very nice and answered all my questions. I don't have any of the UK risk factors for GD so won't be tested for it, they only test women who are high-risk for GD or test positive for glucose in the regular urine tests. Baby is currently 'bum down' according to the doctor, so 'breech' was recorded in my notes although I don't know why they bother at 28 weeks - there's a whole 12 weeks in which it can change position. I asked about testing for Group B strep, and again that's not something that's done unless you fit certain risk criteria, which concerns me, so I think I'll have a private test done. The doctor explained that a big study had been done recently which showed something like testing all pregnant women for it as opposed to just those with risk factors (had it before etc) revealed no new cases, so it's not done on the NHS for all women

[babybirdsbaby]

So they just assign you a midwife? You can't choose? Is it just one of those things since it's National Healthcare (do they call it NHS? or something)?

[justmadabout]

Yes, you are assigned a midwife - e.g. I was assigned the one at my GP surgery - I think I was asked if I wanted to see someone at the hospital or the surgery. You can change though if you're not happy - and another midwife has the capacity to see you.

NHS = National Health System