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Post by chipmunk on May 30, 2016 9:20:19 GMT -5
1) How far along are you?
2) Symptoms, complaints, questions, nursery photos, bump pics?
3) What is your favorite childhood memory of a summer activity? (camp, cookout, fireworks, etc, funny stories all welcome!)
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Post by chipmunk on May 30, 2016 9:28:02 GMT -5
1) 40 weeks, 2 days. If my water doesn't break in the next few hours, we're scheduled to induce at the hospital at 5 pm. This is my last check in for this pregnancy! 2) I'm ready to have Chipmunchkin out where I can see and interact with her more than just playing whack a mole with feet in my ribs. DH can't wait to hold her and see her for real, though he's more nervous than I am about the plan. I've apparently got a narrow pelvic opening, and she's a pretty good size (at 37 weeks, 3 days, they estimated her to be about 7.5 lbs, but I think she's all legs), so there's a strong possibility of a C Section. DH is worried about a) labor being very very hard on me/I'll have an allergic reaction to the drugs, or b) me going under the knife because, surgery. 3) Growing up in FL, "summer" spans about 8 months of the year. But during traditional summer months (aka, Hurricane season), I was always fond of going to the local river waterpark. I later worked as a lifeguard there. It might be hot as hell outside, but that spring stayed a nice 71.5 F year round, quite refreshing!! I've also always been fond of big summer thunder storms, as long as they didn't knock out the power. I love rainstorms in general, but summer storms are impressive in their own right.  |
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Post by gingerlady on May 30, 2016 14:43:41 GMT -5
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Post by chipmunk on May 30, 2016 18:36:02 GMT -5
Thanks ladies! We are slowly underway with the first dose of cervedil. No pitocin till the morning, so no baby till tomorrow.
Other expectant moms, please chime in! I definitely don't want to monopolize the thread!!
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Post by lovefuzzies on May 31, 2016 7:22:45 GMT -5
1) How far along are you? 7-ish weeks 2) Symptoms, complaints, questions, nursery photos, bump pics? Symptoms: Still exhausted. Complaint: This being tired all the time is for the birds. I move one small box and I have to rest. I've got entirely too much to accomplish in the next few months to be this tired.
3) What is your favorite childhood memory of a summer activity? (camp, cookout, fireworks, etc, funny stories all welcome!) Favorite childhood memory would be any of the family vacations we took when I was a child. My grandparents would plan the best road trips by taking the road map out, marking the destination and determining the road(s) they wanted to take. After that they started picking places to see. Then the day before we'd leave we'd get on a bus and go downtown to pick up the conversion van and get it loaded for the trip the next day! They were always the best trips too. We'd drive down the road and if we saw a sign for something we wanted to stop at we'd just stop if we had time. Hours in the car playing license plate bingo and drinking off-brand soda from Aldi's...good times
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Post by lovefuzzies on May 31, 2016 10:25:34 GMT -5
3) What is your favorite childhood memory of a summer activity? (camp, cookout, fireworks, etc, funny stories all welcome!) My parents used to take us historical reenacting over the summer (specifically the French & Indian war). It was always fun getting dressed up in historically accurate clothes and parading around for a weekend. When I was a bit older it was also fun to make jewelry and sell it to all the people who attended the event - CHA-CHING! OMG I think this is the coolest thing I've ever heard. Totally jealous that you did that stuff with your parents! |
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Post by gingerlady on May 31, 2016 10:29:36 GMT -5
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Post by mrsELF6713 on May 31, 2016 18:03:36 GMT -5
1) How far along are you?
17 weeks
2) Symptoms, complaints, questions, nursery photos, bump pics?
feeling better, just not full of energy still but I at least get little spurts here and there. I am getting tension headaches every now and then. I got a prenatal massage Friday after work and that was wonderful. She gave me some hip exercises that will hopefully help too. I had a check-in appointment today, nice strong heartbeat that was easy to find. We find out the gender in 2 weeks! I should start feeling the little smallfrye soon so I am anticipating that. I however have not gained any weight. My doc is not concerned yet since I am at a healthy weight but definitely wants me to focus on gaining this month.
3) What is your favorite childhood memory of a summer activity? (camp, cookout, fireworks, etc, funny stories all welcome!)
We had a pool in our backyard so majority of summer days and nights were spent in the pool either at my house or many of my friends had a pool too. We pretty much rotated houses for sleepovers and pool days all summer long. I was a competitive dancer growing up so still had practice and competitions over the summer to keep me busy as well. Our vacations usually extended to wherever my national competitions were (Reno, Lake Tahoe or Disneyland).
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Post by mrsELF6713 on May 31, 2016 18:06:35 GMT -5
entropicbeauty you look so good! lovefuzzies yeah my energy level was so low! I tried to just stay hydrated and eat things with more protein, but no matter how much sleep I got the night before I was wiped out by the time I got home from work. Sometimes I would fall asleep while on lunch too. It was unreal. Between cutting out caffeine and the exhaustion it was rough.
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Post by lovefuzzies on May 31, 2016 18:42:13 GMT -5
Well bad news, it looks like I've miscarried. My poor husband couldn't even take the night off work to deal with the news. I feel so bad for him. He was so very excited.
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Post by lovefuzzies on May 31, 2016 19:00:17 GMT -5
Oh, lovefuzzies, I am so sorry. ((Hugs)) to you and YH.  Thank you. <3 |
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Post by snippet17 on May 31, 2016 19:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by gingerlady on May 31, 2016 19:22:25 GMT -5
lovefuzzies I'm so sorry. Take care of yourself. I hope your DH can come home soon.
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Post by annathy03 on Jun 1, 2016 14:17:28 GMT -5
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Post by chipmunk on Jun 3, 2016 11:28:29 GMT -5
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