2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

**JenBKR** · 09-23-2009, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Pembroke_Corgi

I'm not sure about the bottles...maybe just switch it when Laura seems like she's ready to eat faster or is frustrated because she's not getting food fast enough.

Here's another question for everyone- where are you going to get your baby's winter coat?? (Though maybe I am asking the wrong crowd because you all live in the south!)

I am just not impressed with what I have seen- all the coats seem flimsy and not very warm. We don't get really cold weather here in Denver much, but she will certainly need a warm coat in December and January, especially after dark! Any ideas?

When Ty was younger, I liked the one piece coats which I think are more like snowsuits. Here are a few pictures

This year I have a coat and pant suit that like a 2 piece snowsuit and I just plan on wearing the coat part on him as his regular winter coat. We got that at Pennys. I agree with you, a lot of the coats out are too light for the winter. Maybe the stores will come out with heavier coats later in the fall.

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 09-23-2009, 01:16 PM

Ty is so cute!! Why don't we get to see more pictures of him?? He must be getting so big!

I'm pretty sure I want to get a one-piece coat for Lyra because it's already getting hard to dress her sometimes. She likes to pull things on and off her head while I am trying to change her, and a big snowsuit would be too hard every time we go out. I'll check Penny's though!

**Cataholic** · 09-24-2009, 11:22 AM

FWIW- the doctor told us to avoid those winter type coats while J was in a carseat. The puffiness of the coat essentially ruins the safety factor of the carseat in the event of a crash.

They make these totally wonderful carseat liner/covers nowadays. The baby gets zippered in there. I forget what they are called, but, I think LL Bean makes them.

For walks, I went with the one piece cloth type things, and never did the 'snowsuit' type thing at all. J wasn't out in the cold long enough, and they just aren't bendable enough for me. J would look and act like he was a giant pepperidge farm gingerbread man cookie- KWIM?

Now, at 5, he does have ski pants with a bib.

**Husky_mom** · 09-24-2009, 11:42 AM

I made this for Laura also.... can´t believe this babies are so grown up...

**wolfsoul** · 09-24-2009, 12:02 PM

I don't think baby wants to hold in much longer. She's been very active this last week, and I started having some painless contractions yesterday. They weren't uncomfortable at first, in fact I barely noticed them unless I felt my belly; But as the day went on into night, they started to get uncomfortable, sometimes a bit painful. Before I went to bed lastnight I noticed my belly had completely changed shape -- instead of oval, I am VERY round -- she is farther out front, but also farther out my sides, and she appears higher. I have a beachball belly. She's been extremely active all day -- in fact she's worrying me because she keeps doing summersualts. She's turned herself twice already in the last hour that I've been up, it's like she can't make up her mind -- please please just be head down when the time comes..
It feels like something is pushing down hard on my cervix (makes me walk like I've been horseback riding lol) and I keep getting this "fluttering" feeling, like a bunch of butterflies batting away inside, down fairly low. And the way she is moving around inside I'm finding myself uncomfortable and sometimes in pain.
I don't think she'll be in there much longer. I couldn't go to the dr on tues because I caught the swine flu last week, but I have an appt tomorrow and we'll see what she says. They think I'm due on the 3rd (9 days from now), but my own calculations put me on the 28th (4 days from now)..so it will certainly be any time now..

**wolfsoul** · 09-26-2009, 03:37 PM

The day before yesterday I was having painful/uncomfortable contractions, five minutes apart for several hours. As the day went on they slowly tapered off to every twenty minutes apart... every fourty minutes apart.. less uncomfortable.. and then by night they were gone. Only had a few yesterday, and none today. My belly is growing and changing shape. Very round now.
39 weeks

I have to walk hunched over with my legs spread out. Walking normally is painful. And I swear she grew overnight -- there's just no room left.
Should be any time now. We have a big tally going on on FB as to when she'll be born and how much she'll weigh. My guess is Oct 1st, 8 lb 7 oz.

**finn's mom** · 09-26-2009, 05:31 PM

How cute, makes me miss my belly! I looked at photos of my belly that I took the week she was born, and I couldn't believe my body was ever like that! I'm sorry you're uncomfortable, but you look great!

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 09-28-2009, 09:56 AM

How are all the PT babies doing?

I wanted to share a few new pictures of Lyra.

This little boot is one of her favorite things to play with.

Taking pictures in her cute dress.

Getting tired of picture-taking...

Also, Lyra waved at someone for the first time yesterday! She has been "practicing" opening and closing her hand to herself because people always wave at her, but I couldn't get her to wave to me. But yesterday we were at a coffee shop and a nice lady waved to her. She actually waved back! It was cute.

But, she is sounding a bit stuffy today and I think she may have a cold- I don't really feel so great, either, so I hope it's short lived!

**wolfsoul** · 09-28-2009, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by finn's mom

I'm sorry you're uncomfortable, but you look great!

Thanks!!

I lost my mucous plug yesterday! Today is my actual due date that I'd calculated (the ultrasound technicians are off by 4 or 5 days but I humored them because babies rarely come on the right day anyways). I am predicting that I go into labour on Wed night and have her early Thurs morning.

Just a guess hehe.