2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[beeniesmom]

Oh my goodness. The ultrasound today was quick but I got a lot of information.... Baby girl is a whopping 6 pounds already! The dr. said she's in the 80th percentile and we are looking at a 9 pounder more or less (if I have her at 39 weeks as they are planning). They do not think she will move head down because she's been in the same position for so long. She still breach but her legs are off to the side. Her head is to the right of my stomach, she's looking toward my left and she is practically 'sitting' on my right hip. The legs are up but not in her face. They are across to the left. Oh boy....

[Karen]

Well, maybe she will still surprise you and turn - you never know! How fun that we get to learn these things nowadays - just think that when many of us were born, ultrasounds were not even in use!

[beeniesmom]

I know! Sometimes I wish I didn't know. It would save me from stressing out!

[finn's mom]

We have our sonogram on Thursday! Can't wait to find out how much she weighs now and if she's moved at all from the brief photos we saw of her a couple weeks ago!

We are getting the house ready for the baby shower on Saturday. We are expecting 20 to 30 people, so it should be a fun day!

I am going to put a couple plants in the nursery, to help with the air quality. Not to mention they're beautiful. I love living things! I got a gorgeous, big ivy plant that I will hang from the ceiling in one of the corners. I'm debating on whether or not to get a second hanging plant (another ivy or maybe a spider plant) or a floor plant, like a bamboo palm. I have one spot that a big floor plant would work. We'll see!

David's sister got us a set of red and white gingham curtains, so I'm going tomorrow to pick up the hardware so we can hang them!

I think we have settled on Clara Elizabeth, but if she comes out looking like a Natalie, we may change our minds.

[beeniesmom]

That's great Kari! I bet Thursday can't come fast enough for you and David.

I had a regular visit yesterday and my doctor was called in an emergency half way through it. I was happy to see her go as if I ever got in a predicament I would have wanted to her to move just as fast.

My baby girl is still breach.

My baby shower is on a Saturday too but on the 18th. I am getting so excited! My mom gets here Monday the 13th!

How are you feeling?

I'm doing pretty good. My BP was normal and my wieght is stable, so are the GD numbers. The only problem I have been having the last few days is something called round ligament strain where it hurts where your leg attaches to the body. Everytime I take a step, it feels like someone is stabbing me down there! I was told it's normal and that some people get it as early as 20 weeks!!!

[finn's mom]

Wow, Carmen, that sounds painful! I'm glad, even with our small troubles, that we haven't had anything really bad with our pregnancies! We are both blessed so far with all this!

My gestational diabetes is under control, I'm right at about 15 pounds weight gain and no problems at this point (besides the diabetes and breech position). I think she is still breech, but I'd like to see her in a slightly different position than she was last time. That will give me a little hope that she might still move into the ideal delivery spot! I still sleep well and through the night, my 2:30 am pee breaks aren't as consistent as they had gotten there for awhile (I was like clockwork every single night!).

Got our curtains for the nursery and I bought the rod today. I picked out a little blue rubbery/plastic hamper, too. We'll see if I like it. I am looking for a little ottoman/storage cube to put with my glider, but so far, I haven't found the right piece. I'll use a box if I have to before I'll buy something that doesn't fit just right.

We are excited about tomorrow and Saturday! I've been organizing and cleaning the house all week and will continue to do so for the rest of the week. In preparation for the shower and for baby's arrival! I'm just about all packed for the hospital, too. One bag for me, one for Clara! It feels nice to be able to say her name!

I can't wait to hear about everyone else's pregnancies and see more baby photos!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

It is amazing how quickly I forgot about being pregnant- I had completely forgotten that I got up about 3-5 times every night to pee towards the end. Then I had trouble getting comfortable enough to fall back asleep afterward. That was no fun!

I hope that your babies turn for you both and the rest of your pregnancies are as easy as they can be! It will be so much fun to see the new cute pt babies.

How many babies/pregnancies do we have now I wonder?

[finn's mom]

Clara is over five pounds! She is still butt first, but she did spin! Now her head's on my right side (my point of view, looking down) and looking to the left. In two weeks, we'll make the decision to try to manually turn her if she's still breech. Our doctor says he's successfully able to turn 3 out of every 4 babies, so we'll go with that if she's not head first by the 23rd. We'll schedule the turning for the 37th week and see how that goes. It could lead to an emergency c-section (if it triggers early labor or stresses the baby out too much), which Dr. Rost says he's never had happen, although he's come close before. So, we'll see! I may post a video later, but honestly, the sonograms now aren't nearly as darling, since you can only see parts of her at one time. Look, there's her head! And, there's a fist! And, there's her heart! But she's too big to see all at once like it was before. It's still super cool, though! Her little land was cool!

Other than her position, she is great! I feel great, she's developing well, and if she gains average weight over the next few weeks, we're looking at a 7 to 7.5 pound Clara Elizabeth!