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hi all...Baby M5 - sorry about the strep throat. I was on antibiotics again last week for another bladder infection. I had no symptoms but I guess the test was positive. Glad you got a new car and that those awful people aren't bugging you anymore! LB - sounds like you have your hands full! Thanks for the diaper/vaseline advice! We don't use fabric softener (I'm allergic to synthetic fragrances) and I'm hoping the laundry soap we use will work ok. Not looking forward to those first tarry diapers though! Does that just last a few days at most? We were talking about maybe using some disposables at first so diapers don't get totally yucky from the meconium. PUNKIN, sorry about your little one having to go to the hospital. Seems like the doctors should have taken your concerns more seriously. After I ended up in the hospital in December due to dehydration and a stomach bug, I definitely learned that next time (whether it's me or my little one) I'm going to insist on going in to see the doctor. I just finished paying off the hospital medical bills - definitely a waste since if they had just had me come in during the day, we could have saved the ER trip and a lot of stress. I'm still kind of mad about it! SANN and HOPEFUL - I hope you guys are doing well and that we get to hear birth stories soon! TRACY, I've been following your posts on the May thread...glad you get to go to the hospital you want. That's a question I'm going to ask my doctor tomorrow - whether I can definitely go to the local hospital at this point or if I'd have to go to one that's further away. TTC#3, sorry about the AF this month. Sending you loads of baby dust! Well, I'm still here and about 4.5 weeks away from my due date. Everyone who sees me asks if the baby is due this week! I guess I am measuring big. I have another u/s tomorrow. I feel ok, mostly just very tired and hormonal. Yesterday dh left really early (like 6:15am) for a conference in the city and at about 6:45 our neighbor called and said our cows were out. I had a total breakdown. Sobbed for 20 minutes until I got in touch with dh and he said that he was headed back home to round them up. I just felt so helpless and frustrated! There was no way I could have walked all the way out to where they were and rounded them up. I'm still trying to walk several blocks every day, but it's a different story walking on uneven pasture and rounding up large horned animals! I'm still planning to work until May 5th, but I'm just so tired that I'm not sure I'm going to make it. I'll probably see what the doctor says tomorrow. Well, I hope everyone has a good day... :-)

Oh, Val, I thought your cow story was really cute for some reason. I think because I could picture myself breaking down and crying too, feeling helpless and frustrated. I don't know enough about Meconium to know what type of diaper you should use, but I can tell you that if it's "tar-like" I would go with the disposables at first!!! Imagine the stains! I just got home from my weekly appointment. Nothing has changed since my last internal two weeks ago. Last week I did not have an internal, so I was hoping that things had progressed in two weeks, but of course not. I have the stickiest baby this side of the Mississippi!!!! I have officially been removed from bed rest though. Not like I've been in bed anyway!

Hi all. Thanks Loved for the well wishes. I hope it is a matter of time. I am ovulating in the next 36 hours so pls pray for us. tracy..thats great you are officially off your bedrest. Not much longer...just seems like yesterday you posted your BFP. I'm watching for all your birth stories. Don't forget to come back for me! LOL. Wishing you all well. hugs xoxo

LM3...........GOOD LUCK with ovulation this cycle. Get nookie like you've never gotten nookie before! I know, I can't believe I am actually off of bed rest. I think it's because I never heeded the doctor's orders, so really wasn't ever on bed rest. I tried, I really did, but with RLS, I just couldn't do it. The first month of it I really did make an effort to lay down and such, but after week 32, I just gave up. I also had very little help with things, so I didn't rely on anyone for much and just took care of things myself. My MIL offered her help regularly, but there was only so much I could let her do realistically.

Hi Ladies, how is everyone feeling today? I have to tell you I just drove through the most awful accident sceen. With that many police officers around I knew it had to be bad. When I turned the news on after getting home I found out that a car had driven up on the sidewalk of a bridge and knocked the lady over the guard rails. The women fell to her death. Is this world crazy or what? Just thinking about it makes me physical sick. To make matters worse it appears to be a hit and run. Babymakes5 that's good news that the doctor caught your strep and gave you medication. I know you don't like taking the meds but it's better for you and the baby in the long run. Val I would recommed dispossable for the first week of diapers. Plus use LOTS of vaseline, cleaning you little ones bum will be so much easier. I love huggies since they are cut to protect the babies umbilical cord until it falls off. The alcohol swabs work well to keep the cord clean. The last few weeks of my pregnancy I found myself really weepy, it didn't take much to set me off. You may find you have a few weepy days after the baby is born also. It's funny how you can smile from ear to ear and cry at the same time. Dam hormones!!! Tracy, no more bed rest is almost as great as Christmas, now's your chance to get things in place for your little one to come home. Sounds like your baby is a lot like mine. Just wants to stay inside given the choice. I still can't believe that even though I was checked at 7am and 1:30pm, he managed to turn around by the next internal. He must of missed the memo to swim toward the light.. lol Lovemy3 one of my girlsfriends swears that she got pregnant faster from keeping her legs elevated for half and hour after they had s_x. She laid on the bed with her feet on the wall. Just a thought! How is your weight loss going? Tonight we are off to shop accrosss the border. Clothes are cheaper, so is slimfast. I plan on buying some breakfast bars and to start walking this weekend. My incisison is still open on the one side and I am having some abdominal pain. During my c-section I had my tubes tied. It was a last minute decision since we were expecting a natural birth. The last few day I'm having a hard time dealing with the fact that I will have no more children even though my doctor made it clear that my body can not handle another pregnancy. I guess that is down to hormones to. Hope everyone is feeling great and we hear about Sann's and Hopefuls birth soon. Take care!

One more quick question. Does anyone have a hair conditioner that they just can't live without? Since I gave birth my nails are amazing however my hair is like straw... help!

Loved, I like Biolage by Matrix for my hair care needs. I have for years. I just discovered this spray that they have called Smoothing Shine Milk. I spray it on after my shower or before I b__w dry and it really helps to smooth and moisturize my hair.

Val, you baby is a great healthy weight. 10lb is what was estimated for my second however I had him at 34 weeks. YOu could give birth any day.. with babies any thing can happen. If you do have to have a c-section I found the recovery time faster for myself than a natural birth. (other than my incision which does not seem to want to close) The only down fall for me was that he was not put on my stomach so I could see he right after the birth. That is a majical moment. I didn't get to see him other than pictures my dh brought to me until I was in recovery. Either way the end result is your beautiful angel will finally be in your arms. Tracy how are you feeling today? Where do you buy your hair products from? I just brought some John freeda smoothing lotion.

Loved, fortunately for me they sell salon quality products at the drug store around the corner, otherwise I used to get Biolage at the salon. It's not cheap, but I am at a point in my life that the quality of products I use really does make a difference and is ultimately worth the price. Ok, I just ate like five small cookies. I couldn't stop!

Hi Tracy,I have heard about the brand you use, I'll give anything a try at the moment my hair is awful. Have you tried the turtles for diabetics...they are great! If the cookies were small it shouldn't be too bad. Try some cookies from the health store, I know there are some types out there that don't taste like sawdust. Have you gone for any walks since you have been off bedrest? I couldn't wait to get back outside. This morning I am up with the flu, it has offically worked through everyone in the house now. YEAH!!! My little boy is up so it's great to have some one on one time with him. We don't often get that kind of time. His eyes are open for longer periods, he is really started to get his own personality now. IS your baby a night owl or does she move around more during the day? Take care

Ugh, the flu, that sucks! I know how you feel. I had it about a week and half ago and was absolutely on my deathbed! I have been walking, but mostly through the mall because I was trying to get things done (birthday gifts for family) while trying to walk this baby out of me at the same time. Today I'll probably just take an old-fashioned walk outside in the fresh air. I also need to go food shopping. The cookies I chowed on yesterday were from the health food store; however, they were only made with organic ingredients, so still not the healthiest things I could have eaten with the diabetes. It is the strangest thing though..... when I wake up to test my fasting level now, it is an awesome level. Even after those 5 cookies and lunch with bread, etc.... my 2 hour level was about 126 and it should be around 120ish or less. Oh, and you bet I have eaten the turtles!!! I really try not to though because I got to a point at which all I was buying was stuff with Splenda or Nutrasweet and I just didn't like that I was trying to eat all this sweet stuff with chemicals in it, and not putting anything with substance in my body. So, I stopped buying all that c___p and that's why when I wanted a cookie, I ate a real cookie. No, I ate five of them!!! Savannah is definitely not a night owl. She sleeps most of the night. I might feel her a little tiny bit at one point in the night, but she does not stay up. She is very active throughout the day though. Well, I hope you feel better. Make sure you get plenty of water!!

hey all......tracy hush with the cookie talk i am being good over here and wanting a choc chip cookie and tall galss of milk soooooooo bad right now......but i did make homemade icecream last night while hubby grilled out and i used a generic splenda (i got it at walmart it is put our by great value bout 1.50 cheaper than splenda and just as good) it was soooo yummy!!!!!! loved i am so sorry to hear you are not feeling good......hope it clears up soon......tracy hope your little one makes her grand entrance soon i know you are sooooo ready.......baby makes 5 sorry to hear about your strep throat that is a mean booger........my son used to have it all the time it seemed until he had his tonsils removed and poof no more strep.......hope your better soon.....lovemy 3 still got my fingers crossed for you .....how is the weight loss coming????....hey here in a few more weeks i am sure some of us will be joining you in weight loss...i know i will be......loved how is the BF doing? i want so much to try it this time around....i didnt with my son or daughter and since this is the last i want to try?? any tips??? now i have a question for you guys on a subject that is touchy to me......and i dont know where else to turn but you guys......i have a "friend" (she is married to hubbys friend that introduced us) that has taken off from work the whole week that baby boy will be born to "take care" of DD and NO ONE ASKED HER TO .......she says she will be at hospital when DS is born and she will take DD to park and out to eat so we can have alone time with DS and she bought a toddler bed for her to stay the night while i am in hospital and she has the week all planned for her ......now wait just a minute like i said we never asked her to do this and we told her we want DD at hospital so she can be a part of the family bonding also....me and DH look at it like this we dont want her off for 3-5 days while i am in hospital and then boom she comes hime to new baby brother and she feels rejected or like he has taken her place.......but i am realistic enough to know she is 17 mos almost 18 mos and she will be climbing the walls at the hospital so DH and i have talked to several relatives that will take her for a few hrs each day like from lunch time to supper time then DH pick her up and bring her to see me and baby and eat supper then visit for a few hrs and take her home to get bath and story and all that stuff and once DH gets her to sleep then he will come back to stay the night with me and DS.........but now that we have told her that we have plans for her most days and all the nights are covered she acts p__sed......so i try to explain that DD has never been away from me and DH at night or slept away from home (except last week in hospital) and we dont know how well she will do so we want her at home in familiar surroundings.....she has been to this girls house mayby 2 times in her life!!!!!! and never alone.......she seems p__sed so i suggested that maybe she cousl stay with me in hospital and help me with DS at night and DH could stay home with DD and she dont like that idea.....(see she has told me before that she wanted a girl when she was pregnant and if she had a boy she would have put him up for adoption but she did have a girl and now she is 16 and the biggest tomboy that ever walked and she is always pushing girly things on her and she hates it and has started cutting herself and she has told me that she wishes i was her mom because i let my son do alot of things that she cant like dye her hair blue and funky colors ...the way i see it is it is a phase and it will grow out ....my son wanted his ears pierced so i let him big deal he is over that phase now and has let them grow up but her mom wont let her do anything like this....and tries to make her dress girly and wear make up and such and she dont want to ......so she cuts....and she is obsessed with girl ....thats why she dont want to come help me at night with DS.......it is just really weird and makes me suspicious of WHY she wants to do this without being asked to help out.....and i have tried to make it clear that whoever watches DD for a while will not be over burdened because we dont want it to be that way ....so that is why we were looking at people that DD knows and all and making it for 4-6 hrs at a time.......but she wants her the whole time i am in hospital...........and is demanding it!!!!! WEIRD..........and i am very picky about who my kids stay with and i have good reason without getting into much detail my EX let our son stay with some people that we barely knew when he was about DD age while i was at work so he could mess around with this girl and my son was messed with and it breaks my heart to this day!!!!! and i cant stand the thought of anyone watching my DD.....except the few people that DH and i have discussed......and the way she is demanding to watch her and all and the fact that she dont want to help me at night with DS so DD can be home with her daddy in her own bed in her own home is scary to me......i was speaking to DH aunt about this and she said the girl reminds her of someone you hear on the news cutting the baby out of the pregnant womans belly or stealing the baby from the hospital.......what would yall do??? would you let your LO's go for a few hrs or for a longer time.......or is this me b__wing this up in my mind to be bigger than what it is? oh and by the way she has had a hysterctomy and cant have anymore kids so she is always telling me how "lucky we are" and "she wants a baby so bad"........any insight will help so much.......thanks guys

Uh, Punkin, DO NOT let this lady take your daughter! She scares me already and if her daughter is a cutter, there may be other reasons behind it other than what you perceive or have been told. Your instincts are telling you what you should do with YOUR child during this time, so follow your gut and who gives a c___p if this woman acts p__sed or not. Who's to say she won't molest your daughter and you will never know because your daughter is so young. I know that may sound a bit protective, but that's the point.....protect your child. You will never be able to erase anything that happens to your child while in the care of someone else. Plus, you never asked for her help.....why IS she so eager to jump on this opportunity??? That makes me uneasy. And the fact that she would get offended by your wanting your child with family, etc.....she should have never just expected you to cough your daughter up to her in the first place without there having been some discussion about it. You even said it yourself....WEIRD! I was molested when I was five by a baby sitter, and even though I have been to therapy and worked through all of my confusion and anger, I have sworn to protect my children like no tomorrow from weird people like that. There's no such thing as overprotective when they are really little and can't even speak for themselves. Who gives a c___p what this woman wants Punkin....follow your heart....do not even let this woman take DD for any amount of time. It's not your responsibility to make sure she gets her "kid" fix and gets to live vicariously through you. Sorry if I sound harsh, but this situation just gives me the heeby-jeeby's.

Hello ladies : ) How's everyone hanging on, hope all of you are doing well : )Sorry : ( I took this long to write! My darling Isabelle has finally arrived ..... she was born on the 18th of April (after 10 hours induction/labour). And we got home last week and things had been a little hectic ... not complaining : ) and I didn't had time to post till today. Will write more in details soon : ) ..... hopefully. I haven't left you girls : ) I just want to thank all of you who had given me wonderful support during all this time from ttc and all the way through my pregnancy : ) : ) : ) I wouldn't have made it through without you girls : ) Love U, girls : ) Wish I can give you all a big hug right now .... (I'm all teary eyes right now) Talk to all of you soon once things are more settled down : ) Tonnes of hugs and to all ttc'ers don't give up and to all who are due soon hang in there. (Sorry : ( I don't time to write to you individually) Lot's of Love ....... SANN

SANN - so glad to hear from you! Congrats on Isabelle's birth (I love that name, btw). I'm so happy for you!!! xoxoxoxo PUNKIN - yikes!!! I totally agree with Tracy - do not hand your baby girl over to that woman. If you guys aren't very close, and if you never asked her to help out, I think it's really creepy that she's buying things and taking off work to watch your DD if you never asked for her help. She sounds very manipulative and possibly unstable. Especially since it sounds like you have childcare worked out already, I would definitely hold your ground and don't take her up on her offer of help. It doesn't sound like she is offering this to help you - if you she was, she would ask what you would prefer instead of demanding to watch your daughter. She obviously has her own agenda, and while it may just be getting to play with/watch a baby girl for a few days, from everything you said there could be something more sinister going on. Just thank her for her offer of help, and tell her that your DD's care is already covered. If she gets p__sy again, that's her problem, not yours. (I would also alert any relatives watching DD about this woman so if she tries anything, they will be ready.)

val and tracy....i guess i just needed the rea__surance that i wasnt b__wing it out of the water and one last thing i just found out ....her sis in law that loves to party and have free babysitter (because she is a single mom) anyway she was letting her baby go over there from about age 2 mos until last week and she is about 8 mos now ....she wont let her baby go over there anymore!!!!! but the person that told me dont know why and i dont know her sis in law well enough to call her up and ask what happened i only met her once at their wedding ......but maybe she got creepy with her DD as well......thanks guys for your responses!!!!! congrats to you SANN glad your baby girl is here!!!!! cant wait for the details!!!!!!