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Dec 29, 2017 10:38:36 GMT -6
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Post by amesie on Dec 29, 2017 10:38:36 GMT -6
Well my BP was high again. And I’m 1cm dilated. Due to my BP and my history of my weird vision issues, they’re testing me for pre-e. Blood work, urine, and I have to come back at 3:00 for another ultrasound. Annoying that I have to come back, but I’m glad they’re checking everything! This all happened when I was pregnant with my DD and everything came back fine and negative so I’m hoping for the same this time!!
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Dec 29, 2017 10:54:09 GMT -6
Post by aprilz81 on Dec 29, 2017 10:54:09 GMT -6
Well my BP was high again. And I’m 1cm dilated. Due to my BP and my history of my weird vision issues, they’re testing me for pre-e. Blood work, urine, and I have to come back at 3:00 for another ultrasound. Annoying that I have to come back, but I’m glad they’re checking everything! This all happened when I was pregnant with my DD and everything came back fine and negative so I’m hoping for the same this time!! I get you on frustration on what seems like unnecessary trips to the doctor, I'm still a little peeved about twice weekly NSTs even though I know it is for the best. I hope everything is okay!
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Post by tiffbabey on Dec 29, 2017 11:08:34 GMT -6
It is below 0 degrees here, and our heat upstairs isn't working. The downstairs heat is also not keeping up and only keeping the house at about 64. Which isn't horrible but it's worrisome that we need a whole new heating system, and that would be a lot of money. My mom bought us some space heaters but they don't seem to be working correctly either. Ugh!
I also found out my sons pediatrician and the one I was going to use for baby girl is leaving the practice before my due date, so I'm going to have to find a new one for both of them.
And I have to keep upping my insulin because my GD numbers are still too high. That on top of the appointments that are going to be ramping up are stressful. Sorry for all the venting!
Congrats on all the new babies!
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Dec 29, 2017 11:13:41 GMT -6
Post by easternshoregirl on Dec 29, 2017 11:13:41 GMT -6
I just scrubbed our kitchen floor. Yuck yuck yuck. Pre-kids, I did it at least every other week. Now, I'm more of a mop-and-that's-fine type. I don't know when the last time was that I actually got down on my hands and knees and did it, but wow, it needed it. I had to do it in 2 parts with a rest in between (our kitchen isn't huge but my ability to do stuff like that on the floor is way down...) and it was so dirty. Who knows when I'll actually scrub it again though, so I'm glad to have gotten that done.
Soup is cooking away in the IP. I also added soy sauce and put in a little dried mustard, in addition to the things I listed in my "recipe" yesterday. We'll see how it turns out!
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 29, 2017 11:33:11 GMT -6
PSA: do not read the FFFC thread with a c section incision. I got three posts in and couldn’t read anymore. It hurt so much to laugh.
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 29, 2017 11:33:19 GMT -6
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 29, 2017 11:38:32 GMT -6
PSA: do not read the FFFC thread with a c section incision. I got three posts in and couldn’t read anymore. It hurt so much to laugh. Also stay away from the "would you want to know" thread then
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 29, 2017 11:39:04 GMT -6
I'm still working on this cold. This sick shit sucks. I'm over it.
5 weeks until leave!!!!
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 29, 2017 11:40:12 GMT -6
PSA: do not read the FFFC thread with a c section incision. I got three posts in and couldn’t read anymore. It hurt so much to laugh. Also stay away from the "would you want to know" thread then I made it through that one with minimal pain. I think I am tired and it made me extra silly even before I got to the fffc thread. Then the asshat thing was mentioned and I lost it. Full hysterical laughter while trying to hold in my incision. Not fun.
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Post by tiffrobot on Dec 29, 2017 12:28:35 GMT -6
Good luck jessijean! I'm sorry for the pukes easternshoregirl and dragonflyinnWe didn't do freezer meals last time and I don't think I'm doing them this time. DH hates casseroles and doesn't eat soup for dinner (only a lunch meal in his mind) and he is the better cook anyway so 🤷🏼♀️ We never really meal prepped either with the other two buuut H is on Christmas break now and he’s all over it and also loves to cook, so I am just really happy he is nesting hard too haha.
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 29, 2017 12:50:28 GMT -6
Little man has been sprung from the NICU and is in my room!
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Dec 29, 2017 13:05:06 GMT -6
Post by benandjerrys on Dec 29, 2017 13:05:06 GMT -6
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Dec 29, 2017 13:07:48 GMT -6
Post by benandjerrys on Dec 29, 2017 13:07:48 GMT -6
I had a checkup today and my GBS swab. As the midwife took the swab she was like, "have you noticed you're losing your mucous plug?" Ummm. No. There has just been so much discharge I didn't notice that it changed. Shruggy guy.
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Dec 29, 2017 13:14:29 GMT -6
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Post by amesie on Dec 29, 2017 13:14:29 GMT -6
marygracerich he is so precious!!!! Yay for him being out of the NICU! I remember G being seriously one of the cutest babies I have ever seen and I thoroughly (and totally not creepily!!) look forward to seeing more pictures of your little man you and YH make some seriously cute babies haha
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 29, 2017 13:16:07 GMT -6
marygracerich he is so precious!!!! Yay for him being out of the NICU! I remember G being seriously one of the cutest babies I have ever seen and I thoroughly (and totally not creepily!!) look forward to seeing more pictures of your little man you and YH make some seriously cute babies haha Lol thanks. I have no idea how our genes make cute babies but I sure think we do. MH and I are not exactly the hottest couple. 🤷🏻♀️
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Dec 29, 2017 13:38:30 GMT -6
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Post by ajetter on Dec 29, 2017 13:38:30 GMT -6
PSA: do not read the FFFC thread with a c section incision. I got three posts in and couldn’t read anymore. It hurt so much to laugh. Also stay away from the "would you want to know" thread then That thread is pretty stellar.
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 29, 2017 13:41:26 GMT -6
Also stay away from the "would you want to know" thread then That thread is pretty stellar. It was amazing! I cant believe it went from some butthurt chick and her SS gift and to Canadian geography and Carmen San Diego 😂
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Dec 29, 2017 14:00:18 GMT -6
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Post by rebeccabunch on Dec 29, 2017 14:00:18 GMT -6
I had a checkup today and my GBS swab. As the midwife took the swab she was like, "have you noticed you're losing your mucous plug?" Ummm. No. There has just been so much discharge I didn't notice that it changed. Shruggy guy. I don’t know how to ask this without being gross so feel free to ignore me Did she say how it’s different? My discharge has ramped up (more often, thicker, more opaque white) a bit and I mentioned it to my OB and she was like totally normal. I did loose mine w DS1 the day before labor and it was nothing like this. It’s still on mind though.
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Dec 29, 2017 14:01:58 GMT -6
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Post by rebeccabunch on Dec 29, 2017 14:01:58 GMT -6
marygracerich so glad he is with you. Just looking at that picture makes me so excited to have my baby here. Just not for 4 more weeks thank you!
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Post by sparky85 on Dec 29, 2017 14:02:27 GMT -6
I got to meet up with a couple of the ladies from work today for coffee. It also great to catch up and they got to meet DD afterwards. My aunt, uncle and cousin also came by the hospital at lunch time, so they got to meet dd too.
DD has been moved back to the incubator, since she didn't manage to hold her temperature high enough in the cot. She was also moved back to another section of the NICU that is used for "transitional care" , although I don't expect that she will be going home soon. The Dr's plan is to try reducing the time that the pump takes for her feeds from 1 hr down to the regular gravity feeds (15-20 mins) over the weekend, and if she does well with it they may try her on bottles some time next week.
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Post by sparky85 on Dec 29, 2017 14:06:20 GMT -6
dragonflyinn, sorry about the sickness...is that morning sickness for you too or a stomach bug? snowyowl, I would be livid. One day, DH came home late from work (like 6pm instead of 5pm) and found me crying b/c I had convinced myself he had died in a car crash. He had left his phone at home that day. These men need to realize we MUST be able to reach them!! Wow, peachesncream, you are definitely nesting hard! My freezer meals probably will seem piddly compared to some of you ( aprilz81, I'm looking at you with all your ingredients!) but I am feeling good about my progress with that. I have 2 batches of chili, 2 batches of chick pea curry, 1 meatloaf, 1 stuffed shells and an already cooked (just frozen) meal of pozole. We just have an above-the-fridge freezer so I am not working with much space! I will squeeze in as much as possible though. I will try for at least 2-3 more dishes. We will get a lot of food from family/friends in the first few weeks, which I'm also looking forward to. Then, I'll try to restock at the end of maternity leave for when I go back. When I go back to work, the weeks will look like this probably: M-freezer meal T: pasta W: freezer meal R: leftovers F: pizza weekends: whatever we can put together I need to go find some other recipes that look good for freezer meals b/c I feel like I am using the same old same old ones. Anyone have any that are easy and pretty healthy? We like lots of veggies! We really like this roasted red pepper and tomato soup with meatballs:
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Dec 29, 2017 14:30:44 GMT -6
Post by benandjerrys on Dec 29, 2017 14:30:44 GMT -6
I had a checkup today and my GBS swab. As the midwife took the swab she was like, "have you noticed you're losing your mucous plug?" Ummm. No. There has just been so much discharge I didn't notice that it changed. Shruggy guy. I don’t know how to ask this without being gross so feel free to ignore me Did she say how it’s different? My discharge has ramped up (more often, thicker, more opaque white) a bit and I mentioned it to my OB and she was like totally normal. I did loose mine w DS1 the day before labor and it was nothing like this. It’s still on mind though. Grossness ahead: The only thing I have noticed was like small clumps of white? Like for example there was something floating in my urine sample today and I was like, thats nasty but I can't exactly fish it out. So I'm thinking things like that are part of the plug? She also said that I shouldn't be surprised if it turns bloody but that it doesn't mean anything and could still be a while before I have the baby or it could be tomorrow. I'm 36 w 5d.
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Dec 29, 2017 14:45:41 GMT -6
Post by aprilz81 on Dec 29, 2017 14:45:41 GMT -6
We had 4 adults and 2 kids (13 and 10) in my kitchen for three and a half hours. In that time we made 23 freezer meals, a loaf of Texas toast into french toast sticks and a loaf of Vienna bread into homemade garlic bread. This is in addition to the meatloaf, twice baked potatoes and I think 3 containers of spaghetti meat sauce already in the freezer. They also helped clean the kitchen, so other than a 2-3 bowls and pans everything is back where it should be. I can't believe we got so much done, I really thought we would be doing great to do half of my recipe list!
I still want to do some lasagna and enchiladas and I have a chicken ranch taco meal that needs to be put in the crock pot and shredded before freezing and some breakfast "muffins" that look good. But if this doesn't get done anytime soon we'll be more than fine.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 15:06:38 GMT -6
I don't know how to spoiler but don't read below here if mucus plugs gross you out.
Re: mucus plugs... mine was thick like snot. It was clear, yellow, and red. It came out in VERY large chunks... like... I was in the shower and some of them were too large to go down the drain. It was incredibly apparent that I was losing it and it was different than any discharge I have ever had. Also it can apparently regenerate so you may be losing it for a while. Hooray.
Ok grossness over.
I am wiped. I am sitting on the couch trying to get the energy to go to the grocery store before I pick the girls up. I got their dollhouse assembled though, they will be so excited when they get home!!
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Dec 29, 2017 15:32:30 GMT -6
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Post by snowyowl on Dec 29, 2017 15:32:30 GMT -6
I hope things are going well for you, jessijean! DH has been a sad panda all day about his car breaking down. He’s making me crazy. I mean, for some people this would be a nightmare. But we were able to borrow a car from my parents indefinitely. We have AAA so we got it towed for free. MIL and FIL sold us the car recently and it’s been a mess ever since, so FIL is insisting on helping pay for repairs... really it could be a lot worse. Cheer up, man!
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Dec 29, 2017 15:41:19 GMT -6
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Post by amesie on Dec 29, 2017 15:41:19 GMT -6
Well ultrasound went well! Everything looks greats with the baby. And the little peanut is measuring in the 40th percentile at 6lbs!!! I’m so happy I could cry. After pushing out a 9.5lb child, I feel like I could sneeze this baby out haha. Now fx that all my other labs and such come back ok!!
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Dec 29, 2017 15:52:17 GMT -6
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Post by dragonflyinn on Dec 29, 2017 15:52:17 GMT -6
I don’t know how to ask this without being gross so feel free to ignore me Did she say how it’s different? My discharge has ramped up (more often, thicker, more opaque white) a bit and I mentioned it to my OB and she was like totally normal. I did loose mine w DS1 the day before labor and it was nothing like this. It’s still on mind though. Grossness ahead: The only thing I have noticed was like small clumps of white? Like for example there was something floating in my urine sample today and I was like, thats nasty but I can't exactly fish it out. So I'm thinking things like that are part of the plug? She also said that I shouldn't be surprised if it turns bloody but that it doesn't mean anything and could still be a while before I have the baby or it could be tomorrow. I'm 36 w 5d. Yep mine has been like this a few weeks now...the occasional clumpy stuff & sometimes green. Like obviously thicker than the rest. I’ve been assuming it was my mucus plug too.
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Dec 29, 2017 16:04:49 GMT -6
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Post by jessijean on Dec 29, 2017 16:04:49 GMT -6
At a 9 last check! Ahhhh!
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Dec 29, 2017 16:37:20 GMT -6
Post by yellow711 on Dec 29, 2017 16:37:20 GMT -6
aprilz81 I am impressed with all your freezer meals! nicely done!!!
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Dec 29, 2017 16:44:45 GMT -6
Post by yellow711 on Dec 29, 2017 16:44:45 GMT -6
I only worked till 1p today and then ran some errands. I was able to get to the post office, Bath and Body Works and Costco (insanely busy!!!). When I got home, I put the items away and organized the fridge.
I normally pick up C from daycare but today DH is doing it now. I am watching some HGTV while dinner is in the oven and heating pad on my lower back.
Happy Friday evening!!
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