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Hi Ladies, Still here!!! My little guy was sick and my nesting instincts have gone crazy. This weekend I was busy cooking up a storm, meals for the family while I'm in hosptial and some for once we are back home. (any good receipes to freeze?) At my doctor's appointment I measured 37 weeks, no internal since my doctor does not like to do them too often due to the risk of infection. The pain from my incision is still rough so the doctor gave me another perscription for Tylenol # 3. The baby's heartbeat was 147 which is great! For those of you who are planning to b___stfeed just wanted to let you know how much I LOVED IT! It is very much a personal choice however the very best moment of my life was with my first. We were on the couch nursing while he was holding my finger, just for a moment he looked up and smiled then went back to nursing. To this day I remember just how perfect that little smile was. (over 14 years ago) Makes me melt whenever I think about it! My little boy is sleeping, think I'll join him and check back in later. Take care for now!

I'm going to see a new dietician for the GD in a few minutes. The other one I saw sucked to be honest, and I have been starving and living off of chicken. Just thought I'd pop in for a quickie! I'll catch up when I get back.

HI there Hope all is well with everyone. I know the GD is tough tracey, chicken gets to be yucky doesn't it. I hope you like this new one better. Loved, I can so realte to the little faces while BF. Just like little angels. My milk dried up on its own when they were about o ne andboy did I cry at first. It is a real special time I found. It was funny. I got my first af after birth around 1 yr and then boom 2 weeks later, milk gone!

Hi everyone. Now that I have more responsibility at work-I've been just swamped during the day. I've been checking in to catch up on reading, but haven't had any time to post anything. All is well on my front. Just over 27 wks now, in the last run-yeahhhhh!!!! Pelvic bone pain has mysteriously gone away for the time being (knock on wood), but now the lower back pain has settled in from carrying all this weight out front. Makes it hard to get much done at home. I'd love to hire a maid for some of it, but unfortunately finances won't allow it right now. Perhaps I could suggest it to someone close to me for a shower gift? Would that be rude? Otherwise, I'll have to get my kids to help :) Maybe I could work out a bribe-lol. Punkin-I loved bf but I'm faced with the same work issue of coming back to work-it would be pretty difficult to try to pump here and quite frankly after trying it with my other ones, pumping really stinks. It's unpersonal, cold and it hurts. I could never seem to get much out anyways. I think it was just because it was so uncomfortable, but I do know that your body will produce what you use and get on the same schedule as you. I know of some women who only b___stfed at night and didn't dry up, but I think everyone's different? It's worth a try though. Even for a just a few weeks, to me, benefits the baby and does wonders for you. I nursed my 2nd child the longest, for 8 mos. And it's kind of ironic that emotionally he seems to be the closest to me. He's a very sensitive one, always in tune to my needs. I absolutely loved it and cried when I had to stop. Like LB's memory, there's nothing like seeing your child look up at you with those adoring eyes while feeding them. I will definitely do it as long as I can this time. In the past I was able to go on my lunch hour and nurse because of being close to the daycare, but I'm not sure how it'll work out this time. LB-good to see you hanging in there-it'll be nice to go naturally, I wish you the best of luck and can't wait to hear your birth story! Hopeful-glad to see you got baby's stuff all settled in, now you can just sit back and relax-and wait. That's exactly the way it should be. Tracy-so glad to hear about the RLS going away due to diet. It's amazing how much what we put in our bodies affect us. I know mine was always attributed to the medications I was taking. I sure hope you guys get a new place soon so you can get all settled before Savannah arrives! Val-glad to hear your doing better and not stressing as much, it's so easy to do sometimes. I am so guilty of it myself. TTC and LM3-good luck this month! COL-thinking of you and hoping all is well! Update us when you can. Well, I'm pretty tired, I would love to take a nap now but still have 3+ hrs to go here at work, so I best get back to it. Hugs to all!!!! P.S. I have felt the hiccups lately too, it's such a funny feeling, almost like I have them too. I always anticipate the next hiccup.

Hey guys....starting Insulin tonight. Very small dose, just to try to regulate morning's fasting reading. This sucks. I need groceries too and have noone to go for me. I'm going myself in a little while after I lay down. I'm starting to get bitter that DH is so pa__sive about helping me out. He plays helpless all the time now. If I asked him to go to the grocery store, he would act as if I am asking him to perform brain surgery on a monkey.

LM3....did you have to take insulin with any of your pregnancies?

hi all... TRACY, sorry your dh is not being more helpful. Have you sat down and talked together recently about the baby and about how you are interacting with each other? We did that today and it was helpful. We'd both been getting snippy and blaming each other for stupid things. I think in any relationship it really helps to periodically sit down and say what's on your mind and recommit to supporting each other. (DH and I have been together for 17 years, so hopefully something is working!) I saw your comment about linea negra - it's funny - mine has always been only from my belly b___ton up to the top of my rib cage! Nothing below the belly b___ton. BABYM5 - glad your pelvic pain is better. I hope the back pain eases up soon! COL and SANN, how are you both? LM3 - I'm crossing fingers and toes for you this month! LB - glad you are still here and doing well! HOPEFUL, what's new? Not much new here. I'm on spring break (except for 1 lesson tomorrow) so that's nice! We're getting a carpet cleaner Friday night, so hopefully by Saturday night our carpets will be a whole lot cleaner! I still want to rip them out and get wood flooring, but that will have to wait until we have the money. I'm going for the free 1/2 hour ma__sage tomorrow morning - yahoo! I'm feeling pretty good otherwise, just big as usual. Cheers!

Sorry to b___t in although I'm not preg we are hoping to be. I will be 43 in April. I just wanted to respond to Tracy88 re insulin, one of the reasons I was scared to get preg when I was younger was because I have Type2 diabetes and wld have to go on insulin...anyway I am now on night time insulin to regulate am sugars as well to get myself ready for a poss pregancy and I kick myself for not trying sooner. The insulin is fine now I have the hang of it I'm not afraid anymore and the needles are so small it is only a slight discomfort. I am up to 30 units (I live in canada not sure if the same measurement in USA) and I am not quite there but working toward it. I hope this relieves you mind a bit not to be too scared or strssed by it. Take care to all you lovely pregnant women and I hope to be there soon.

Hello all! Sorry to have been missing in action for a while but my DH had the last three days off work so we took full advantage. We've managed to get hold of all the last bits and pieces, order the diapers (should be here next week sometime) and put the finishing touches to Bean's room (someone brought a lovely paper b___terfly to the Baby Shower which I put above the crib but it looked so lonely that I had to buy some more - yesterday we went into a craft shop and found a box of 12 smaller b___terflies made of feathers and all individually hand-painted and less than 2 dollars each - FANTASTIC!! Now the original b___terfly has plenty of friends and the wall is going to look simply gorgeous. It's really the only thing that we've bought to "decorate" the room as we're not really a "theme" type of couple but it looks lovely.) Other than that, all is well. I went to the second (and last) Infant Care course this week and got myself a bit worried about the ba__sinet and the crib position again. The ba__sinet worries me slightly because it's from a friend and I've heard bad things about getting second-hand mattresses. However, I thought this one would be OK as it has a waterproof mattress which I've washed down with hot water and normal dishsoap and it looks almost brand new. The midwife at the last course said that as long as the baby is sleeping on it's back it should be OK. What do you think? Also, I've recently found confusing info on the position of the crib saying that it should be at least a foot away from the wall. But what if you haven't got the space for it to be that far away? Similarly, the changing table is recommended to be fixed to the wall but what if you have baseboards which mean you can't fix it? So many annoying suggestions!!!!!!!!!!! What are you all doing about such things? Oh yeah - and when, if you're using a ba__sinet or co-sleeper, are you planning on moving the baby into the main crib and/or its own room? Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah - sorrrrrrrrrrrrrry!! - I'm rabbiting on about trivia. How are you all? Tracy - thanks for rea__surance about the hiccups. So sorry to hear about your insulin and shortened cervix. You MUST rest and look after yourself. It's terrible that your DH is not supporting you as you need. Have you tried Val's great suggestion about talking it all through? Maybe he isn't really aware of how you feel. Alternatively - I know this might sound petty - but can you get your groceries etc. delivered? He'll soon get the message when his credit card is being used unnecessarily!! I'm really glad you got the chair you wanted though - he's not all bad is he?! Re. Cord Blood Banking - I don't know much about it ............... can you give me some more info and then I can find out about how they do it here? Thanks. Val - glad you're on a break and that you're pampering yourself a bit. I think, at this stage, it's easy to worry about the whole m/c thing (me too!) and so some love and attention is a great thing. What week are you on? Sorry to forget - perhaps we need to do a recap of due dates etc? Lovedblessings - glad you're still with us and sounding so happy (despite your little one's sickness - hope he's feeling better now). It really is pretty imminent with you now isn't it? How exciting! One of the women at my antenatal course didn't turn up on Wednesday as she'd just had her baby 4 hours previously - great stuff! All was healthy and she managed the labour really quickly and without medication. There's hope for me yet!! Re. recipes to freeze. I'm a vegetarian so this may not be of any help to you. However, my plan is to make loads of different "sauces" or stews so that the hard part of the meal is already done and then all you need to do is cook up some pasta, potatoes or rice to make it all go further. Hope that, at least, gives you some more ideas. BM5 - good to hear that all is well with the pelvic pain although I'm sorry it's now moved to your back. Such are the trials of pregnancy, eh? You're still working so hard by the sound of it. When do you plan to stop? Soon I hope!! I certainly don't think it's a bad idea to ask someone to come and help you at home (as a shower gift). At least ask the shower organiser what they think and perhaps only broach the subject with those who you know will understand your reasons. Perhaps a group of your friends might club together to hire you a cleaner for the time you most need it. Great idea!! Lovemy3 and TTC#3 - hope the 2ww is going swimmingly (literally for those sperm!!! LOL!!!!!). Dunne - VERY nice of you to give support to Tracy (and all of us who are concerned about Glucose levels) - I wish you all the luck with TTC. ******* To those of you who've had Braxton Hicks - where do you feel them most? As I'm sitting here I keep feeling a tightening but only in the top part of my bump. Could that be them? ******* Anyway, time to go. I bought single sheet yesterday which I'm going to "transform" into three ba__sinet sheets - it was so much cheaper to do it that way. Gosh I'm such a miser!!!!!!!!! Hope everyone else is well. Sorry if I missed anyone. TTYL and big hugs to all!! XOXOXOXOX

Hopeful, I plan on having the baby sleep in the ba__sinet with me at night for about two or three months. I just want to keep her near me until I feel like she is not so tiny, ya know? I am going to feel it out and go woth my gut. During the day for naps I will let her sleep in her swing, bouncy seat or crib, but she will definitely have time in her crib during the day, so it's not such a foreign place to her when I start keeping her in there at night. I registered for a handheld video monitor too, so if she is in her crib, I can listen and see her. Val, I sort-of told DH how I felt yesterday, so he helped me with the dishes and said he would clean the litter when he gets home today, etc... I'm sure we will need to have more of a real talk within the next day or two. Wow, 17 years with your DH??? That's awesome. As far as cord blood banking goes..... I decided to go with the company Viacord. They are a publicly traded company that is also involved in stem cell reseach. The parent company is called Viacell. I chose them because all the other companies are private and just store the cord blood, whereas this company stores and researches. Without the research, what's the point in storing. Plus, since they are publicly traded, I feel they are more stable financially. I wanted to store Savannah's cord blood because you never know what they will be able to do with it in ten to twenty years. Plus, there may be siblings or family members who could benefit from it. I think you should visit their website at viacord(dot)com and read about the strides in their research. Dunne, thanks for the info on the diabetes. I was having a bad day yesterday because I guess I got scared about having to take insulin. Recap on my due date......May 20th but I know she is coming sooner. I thought I was going to have her yesterday. I was way too active, and had pains, and at least one noticable contraction. I haven't had Braxton Hicks yet, so I'm a__suming that's what it was. Scary though! It occurred right in the middle of my belly. The entire middle cramped up and got rock hard, like never before. How is everyone else??? We haven't heard from some of you ladies in a while....check in please!

hi all! HOPEFUL, we're planning on using the side care co-sleeper until the baby is about 6 months, or whenever he starts getting more mobile. A friend is giving us a crib so we'll switch to that once it's time. I like your b___terfly theme. I crocheted a yellow start a few weeks back... over spring break I'm going to do some more to hang in the nursery. Oh, and I'm in week 31 - I guess about 30 weeks, 6 days? Still a bit worried about the whole fundal height measurement being 5-6 weeks ahead, but I guess I just have to wait until my appt on April 2nd to get more info. Luckily, since I'm off this week, I'm going to try to take it easy and just do a bunch of crocheting and stuff. I like the idea of freezing food - we did that for a friend for her baby shower. I don't have a lot of extra energy right now though - it's all I can do to come up with something to cook for dinner! I think dh's mom is bringing us a few frozen meals when she comes up for the shower next weekend. And maybe when that nesting instinct kicks in, I'll get busy cooking. TRACY - that contraction sounds spooky! I still don't think I've had any yet, although sometimes the lower part of my belly does feel tight. I'm glad you and your dh talked some... hopefully it will help. I'd better get going... I'm dusting a bunch of cd and little things as part of our carpet cleaning venture. DH cleaned all the main areas last night and a friend is coming over today to help move furniture so we can clean around the room edges. It's already a lot better than it was before!

Hi ladies, how is everyone feeling? Lovemy3 they are like little angels while you’re nursing isn't it great having no cycle while you’re nursing. This time I would like to nurse for at least a year too. Babymakes5 my oldest son has offered to help out, he even offered to make a schedule to help out with chores around the house. In exchange he asked me to get my sense of humor back soon; poor guy is so tired of Mom being too tired. At this point I am with you bribes will be great too!! Tracy88 how are you managing the GD ? Did you get your chair yet? Sounds like you had some Braxton Hicks. Lately mine have been so strong and the baby's head has been engaged then popped back up. Make sure you take it easy, get lots of rest. We don't want your daughter coming too early! Val, with all my boys I have never had the line on my stomach. I did however have hair grow on my stomach with all three. Are you doing anything for your spring break? That's great your Mom is bringing some frozen dinners, my energy has faded for cooking at the moment. Breathing heavy seems to be something that I'm great at the moment. Even sitting still! Hopeful and excited your nursery sounds wonderful. I love pasta and sauce. Not such a big fan of sauce at the moment due to the heartburn. (Do you have heartburn?) You make your sauce from scratch? That is really impressive, I'm afraid mine comes from a jar! Have a great weekend Ladies!

hey everyone. Tracy, your description is exactly right on the nose for a braxton Hick. Hope you are doing ok with your GD. Hugs, I can't believe this May thread is actually approaching may! wow. I keep checkin for birth stories coming up! I still have to get my BFP-LOL. I'm in my 2ww again, so we'll see. Much love to all!

hey all !!!! sounds like all babies are staying put for the moment....which is a good thing.....i had a regular appt yesterday and i am a bit worried when i was called to the lab (where they check iron weight and BP and any complaints) the girl was training a new employee and she took my BP in my right arm she put the cuff in the normal place and it was not large enough and it was an adult cuff (i am heavy set anyway but i have never had a problem with a cuff fitting around my arm) so the girl training her said put it below my elbow and take it there because she didnt have an extra large cuff so she took it (automated machine) and it was 138/110 and i was alarmed because i know that was high and i have NEVER had BP problems (i know it can be pregnancy induced just like GD but i was scared/worried) so i asked the regular girl if it could be taken again just to make sure and she said yes so the girl moved the cuff to my left arm and re took it and it was 128/83 so i was like YIPPIE!!!!!!......then when i had my talk with my doc the girl wrote down the bad one!!!!! he flipped i explained what happened and he called the regular girl and she agreeed she did retake it and it was better but she "didnt remember" what it was.....so now my doc was like well i want to see you back in one week now and if it is not better things WILL change....so i dont know if he meant bed rest stopping work or what........hubby has took off to go with me to this one....i had finally made him go to work so he could have more time after baby arrives.....he is so sweet though he wants to go to EVERY appt with me......but i feel i need him at this one........no other problems still having the pelvic pain but not as often and not as bad anymore ....when it does hurt it is easier to "walk it off" than what it was when it started.....my blood sugar is starting to be higher in the am but not to a point that my doc is concerned i have just noticed the average is higher....tracy what was yours running to make you have to start insulin...if you dont mind me asking......and by the say i am so sorry that you have to take it but not much longer now......and about your hubby i agree you need to have a good talk with him or maybe take him to your appts with you ...my hubby was wonderful during my pregnancy with my DD but it was a pain too...i couldnt do anything carry laundry , mop sweep vacc_m nothing i was to rest 24/7 and it was neat at first but then it got old and i was able to do those things .....but he cared so much about me and his baby that he didnt want me to take chances....but this time around at first DH was not that way and pregnancy hormones got the best of me and i was crying one day when DH got home and he was so upset he thought something was wrong with baby but we talked and he is different now he just didnt realize that now i needed help because he knew it flustrated me during my pregnancy with DD and i started to hate the way i wasnt allowed to do anything.....help is one thing but i couldnt do anything according to him but this time i have DD to chase after plus claeaning....well more cleaning because DD is walking and into everything......those with kids know what i mean when you have a little one you have to clean on that level too because they can find things you miss...........where before DD noone noticed those little things or areas......so now he makes it a point to help more and stiil helps with DD and works full time ....i used to do all the gro shopping but nwo he goes with me because my doc dont want me doing any heavy lifting (which i think he means like a couch not a bag of groceries but i enjoy hubby going so i dont fight it)and hubby likes to go pick out his snacks too now ......tracy i know you said that you also wanted DD to stay in ba__sinet for 2-3 months good luck because most people that i know that had one ...the babies didnt stay in them that long...my DD stayed in hers 2-3 weeks and then she screamed when i put her in it so we moved her crib into our room and tried it and she never cried when laid down to sleep again .......and tracy please dont take me wrong but you said hubby was going to change the litter that night please tell me he has changed it all along........that is not good for a pregnant woman.....i have a friend that her daughter is legally blind in one eye and her eye doc said it was from her mom changing cat litter when she was a baby...........hopeful as far as crib placement i think as long as there is nothing for the baby to grab once they are standing on the wall or nearby table/ dresser or whatever and no outlet that they have access to and no window blinds the crib would be find on a wall.....my DD was up against 2 walls (in a corner) and we didnt have any problems ....and we didnt fix the changing table to the wall because we only used it for about 4 mos then we stopped because she was to mobile for it in my opinion......you asked about the age to move baby to their own room.....16 mos maybe lol...i SAID that i wanted DD in our room for the first few months and Dh agreed well 16 mos later she is still there now she is in her own bed just in our room...i decided the other night it was time we move her because when DS gets here we dont want her to think she was "booted" or that DS "took her place" well she had been in her room asleep for about 2 hrs and i was still ok with it because i put her in there for naps and we play in there some so i was Ok with it but DH wasnt he kept going to the door and listeining to her monitor well we just laid down and she woke up and started crying and DH was up out our door with lightening speed......well she has been in our room for the rest of the week dont know when he will let me try it again....i know this didnt help you but it may comfort you that you are not the only one that has "seperation anxiety" when it comes time to move little one to their own room.....another possibility for your ba__sinette sheets (if you have the small ba__sinett not the larger ones like on the pack-n- plays) i used receiving blankets because we got a ton of them and it was easy to change when it was dirty...but like i told tracy she used hers 2-3 weeks and she would scream when she was laid down in it so not alot of experience with one.....but i did use the blankets because it was november and i thought it would be warmer too.........speaking of hiccups i was thinking about this the other day my first DS and DD got them all of the time but i have not noticed if he has gotten them this time .....it is so weird how each pregnancy is so different........and i read an article the other day that said the more moring sickness you have you are more likely to have a girl because of the increase in estrogen .....but with my DD i threw up maybe 5-6 times but with my first son i was sick only in the am and then fine all day but with this one sick all day....smells made so bad too even good ones would trigger it ...it was awful.......i have got to tell yall something that is soooooo funny hubbys aunt is very strange and opinionated like when i was preggo with DD she was always telling me what we should name her and how to do this and that as far as taking care of her (she has NO kids) anyway and MIL was p__sed about her name ...see she has a SIL that she has not talked to in like 7-8 yrs her brother either and her name is annette and we announced my DD name was going to be kayleigh annette (annette after my mom that died in 2003) not after this woman i have never met!!!!) anyway so this time we decided not to tell Josh's name especially to them until he is born (i know yall wont tell them 2 nuts) so the aunt calls everyday and asks and tries to bribe us to tell so Dh told her the other day Tiger (because when Tiger kicks he says thats daddys little tiger) he done Kayleigh the same way but said daddys little KK and her nick name is Kay Kay now so she calls me when Dh was at work and asked why tiger and i told her because tiger woods done well with that name he can too......she went off deep end saying that a name wont make someone rich and famous and we should know this (we do but it is so fun to mess with her) and she thinks we are serious and his name will read TIGER on the birth cert... so then Dh told her that since he likes NASCAR and his fav driver used to drive the frosted flakes car we was going to name him tony tiger and call him tiger she really went off on us ......she hasnt spoke to us in 5 days now it is so funny......i just had to tell yall ...not sure if you will find it funny but you would if you knew her...........well i am going to go i have blabbed on for long enough.....hope everyone is doing great today check in later bye

Punkin, my fasting levels were supposed to be less than 95 but have ranged anywhere from 94 to 109, so just barely over the 95 mark. What I don't understand is that the book that came with my meter says that a non-diabetic fasting level should be 74 to 106. Those mornings that my level was higher than 106, I had carbs before I went to bed. The mornings when it was lower, I had strictly protein. So does that make me diabetic to the point where I should take the insulin? I guess I am afraid to start the insulin because I don't want my body to need it when the pregnancy is over and then I am forever a diabetic. It really is the tiniest dose that the doc is telling me to do, but I'm not sure I really need it. I don't know. I'm scared of it for some reason. Any thoughts? I was supposed to start it Thursday, but thought I'd try a more strict diet first, at least until tomorrow, but I have a gut feeling I should start the insulin. What do you think?

Oh, yeah Punkin.....DH has been changing the litter all along, it's just that if I don't say anything to him, he will let it get to the point that it smells up the whole d__n house. I don't go upstairs that much since I'm not supposed to take stairs more than once a day, and that's where we keep the litter. I won't notice how bad he has let it get until the whole house smells!!! Drives me nuts that he is not more on top of it without me having to tell him, "Um, honey, change the litter the house smells." As far as the ba__sinet goes....I really just plan to play things by ear; fly by the seat of my pants, you know, take things day by day. I know that with babies you can't really plan anything. She will do what she wants to do. I love the Tiger story. My DH messes with his brother and sister in law's heads all the time too. Some people just ask for it.