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? 29w4d (feel like i put this last week?)

What's Up Physically This Week? My back has been absolutely killing me. Sciatic neve issues I am thinking but its making it hard to even bend over to pick something up. Also I have been feeling a lot more pressure from the baby which is making being mobile less comfortable/easy. I am thinking I might have to get put on half days at work in about a month especially if these back problems keep up.

Otherwise my skin is still a hot mess. Face.Neck.Back.Arms.Chest.

Felt like I had the beginnings of a UTI yesterday so I promptly drank a ton of water and bought some cranberry juice...all seems well now!

ALSO baby was in a position yesterday to where he made me feel like I had to pee even tho I didnt. He kept kicking my bladder and making me feel like I was peeing myself. lol

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I cried last night for now the second time... It was one of those start out as a laugh end in hysteria type things. It was because of stretch marks.. not

[justreadmyspine]

"ALSO baby was in a position yesterday to where he made me feel like I had to pee even tho I didnt. He kept kicking my bladder and making me feel like I was peeing myself. lol"

This happens to me a lot, and I swear it only happens in public, where I make myself look like a dumbass by bending slightly forward to make the feeling better until I can get to a bathroom :P

[ashleyyynoel]

How Far Along Are You? 29w1d (I'm with Sarah on this - I feel like I wrote this last week. :()

What's Up Physically This Week? Pressure, back pain, and lots of headaches. I've been making sure that my BP is good, and it is. Just basically a lot of pain after standing/walking/doing much of anything.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? Still anxious and excited - I am sooo excited to hit 30 weeks on Sunday!!! FINALLY. I feel like it will never actually happen.

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? LJ, Baby Gaga, Baby Catcher.

Random Things Of Note? Is it November yet? >:(

[turtleohs]

Im excited to hit 30 weeks on Thursday. It seems like it's taken forever to get here but at the same time it's like "holy cow... when did THIS happen"!?

[thirdtimecharmd]

How Far Along Are You? 31 weeks tomorrow ~ 64 days left!

What's Up Physically This Week? SPD is really getting aggravating. I had my first horrific charlie horse of the pregnancy and promptly ate a banana the next morning. I've entered the everything-including-water gives me heartburn stage. Typically third trimester complaints, I guess!

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I made a list last night of the seven things that absolutely MUST be done before the baby arrives (I have a much longer list of things I WANT to have done beforehand.). Seven isn't much, but they're things like "Find new pediatrician," so I'm feeling overwhelmed and a little panicky. On the other hand, I'm feeling pretty good about my Hypnobabies practice and that overall program.

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering (Sarah Buckley) and The Year After Childbirth (Kitzinger), plus while I was gone to Destin, UPS delivered my copy of The Science of Parenting, which I can't wait to get from my friend (they

[alwaysamommy]

I found out about 3 weeks ago that our pediatrician no longer takes our insurance so I'm in the same boat as you on that one.

[thirdtimecharmd]

I wouldn't have such a difficult time if it weren't that I am stubborn and refuse to sign a form stating that I am knowingly putting my child at risk for death (we don't vax). I'm about to call the 7th Day Adventist church and ask for recommendations; all the 'no/delayed/selective vax-friendly' pediatricians around here SUCK as actual doctors.

[alwaysamommy]

I guess I am lucky in that respect because where I'm from, you can get the health department to do the shots for a low fee so most people do that instead of having the doctor do it. Then if you opt not to vax, the doctor is absolved of any responsibility so you don't have to sign anything.
My issue is that most of the doctors that take my insurance go through the one hospital I refuse to deal with. (The same hospital that had a doctor feel on my stomach and not do any other tests, then tell me that I had an ulcer and a pulled muscle. 4 days later I had emergency surgery at another hospital to have my gall bladder removed before it ruptured.)
I don't intend to have to go to the hospital with the baby, nobody does, but you never know and I don't want her left in the care of those idiots. It really limits my choices.

[girllikething]

How Far Along Are You?
30w4d

What's Up Physically This Week?
my calves constantly have charlie horses, my back hurts and i am having fairly bad round ligement pain as well as BH. everytime i lay down i feel like my organs are being crushed by my belly.

What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week?
very emotionally unstable. i feel like a crazy person. been fairly distant from my SO but really crave closeness. conflicting thoughts about everything all the time

What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites?
rereading the harry potter series

Random Things Of Note?
was in the hospital saturday for losing part of my mucus plug and have bad cramps. the dr who did my pelivc exam was really rough and i wanted to scream at her that i have never been fisted before in my life and could she please be a little more gentle?

also, in an hour i have my 4d ultrasound. very excited though i slept like crap last night due to being emotional.

[babybirdsbaby]

I was getting charlie horses too, but I just eat a banana during the day or before bed and they don't come! :)

[girllikething]

the problem with that is i am a horribly picky eater and bananas are one of the textury weird tasting foods i cant eat without dry heaving ;_;

[turtleohs]

I hate the texture of bananas too... but sometimes I eat them if i get a wild hair.

Check out this website... it gives you some potassium alternatives

http://www.foodshighinpotassium.com/

[babybirdsbaby]

How Far Along Are You? 33 weeks 2 days
What's Up Physically This Week? Just feeling awkward because my stomach is getting so pointy and low. My stomach gets really sore if I sit too long. I have to make sure and walk around when I can.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I'm all over the place. Different people get on my nerves, but mostly I just keep away from them. :)
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? Nothing new.
Random Things Of Note? I had one of my baby showers on Saturday and got a lot of great clothes. It was just a 'clothes' shower but each person (about 10 came) bought 3 or 4 outfits so I got a lot of neat stuff. Everyone was very sweet!

[girllikething]

ah see i already have so many clothes i threatened everyone with their lives if they got me clothes. i asked if they got clothes to please please please get 9m and up

[babybirdsbaby]

:)

I have all the other baby related items left over from my son who is only 2. The only thing I needed was clothes.

[girllikething]

ah i didnt have anything! but i was donated alot of clothing from friends who just had babies so i am on clothing overload especially the 3-6 months size!