exciting exciting

3/26/2011 9:44:35 AM

Looking at starting the third trimester in a couple of days. The fingernail and hair growth is wacky. I feel like a fuzzy monkey, but my nails look great! I have FINALLY stopped throwing up. I crave fruits and vegetables. I've been making a lot of different homemade soups and drinking a lot of smoothies. I'm taking like 3 different things to keep my heartburn under control. So, I feel yall's pain.

3/26/2011 11:52:39 AM

Any suggestion for constipation cures? I haven't been able to keep enough fluid down to help that way and it's a fairly miserable situation.

Sorry for the TMI on that, but you all have been through and thought you may be able to help.

3/26/2011 12:12:54 PM

Colace (stool softener). If you can't get more water down, you probably can't get more fiber down, so take a stool softener at night when you go to bed. It's on the list of helpful hints my obgyn hands out. You might need it on hand later if they put you on pain pills after delivery anyway.

Good luck. You'll want to take care of the constipation because it can lead to the other pregnancy horror -- hemorrhoids.

3/26/2011 12:57:31 PM

So I got a moby wrap because my Maya wrap killed my back when I was carrying Maya in it. Now I am looking into a BabyHawk Mei Tai. I like them both. Ahhhhhhh....decisions!!! I think I might do the Moby wrap while Orion is smaller and get a BabyHawk for when she is around 8 months-1 1/2.

http://www.babyhawk.com/

http://www.mobywrap.com/

both have great ratings and both pass safety inspections unlike A LOT of carriers.

Also, I really like this hospital bag check list.

http://www.parents.com/app/checklist/?checklistId=100002e

3/28/2011 9:42:41 AM

FYI- Ive seen the Moby wraps for sale several times on babysteals.com which is a deal of the day type website- they dont have any available right now because they typically sell out of them each day but Im sure they will be back eventually.

3/28/2011 1:58:45 PM

20 week ultrasound looked very good. Got a boy coming in early august.

3/28/2011 4:48:38 PM

The Braxton Hicks contractions have started

3/28/2011 5:12:50 PM

I've had a few of those myself. Very freaky feeling. They don't hurt but it is just not a normal feeling.

3/28/2011 5:56:32 PM

ooooh a checklist--I love me a list!

I've had what I think are BH start this past week as well...had one on Saturday night while Justin was at a bachelor party. It didn't hurt like ^ said, but the already different feeling exacerbated by the fact I was alone was unnerving for about 2 minutes

And anyone with their first on the way, have you started looking for a pediatrician yet? Or if it's your 2nd/3rd/etc, when did you start looking?

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3/28/2011 6:26:46 PM

I looked for a peds about a month before Maya was born and chose one on proximity to my house. Not always the best idea. While in the hospital I was given more information on different peds so I ended up choosing one when I went home with Maya.

3/29/2011 12:02:06 AM

One week to go!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of peds, we decided to go with Cary Pediatrics, b/c of several referrals by friends/family and they also have offices in Cary, Raleigh, and Fuquay, and you can go to any of the offices. Just an FYI for anyone looking around Wake Co.

Packed hospital bags, mounted the video monitor camera so now the nursery is complete; we're ready to do this! Oh, and although he's not born yet, he's ready for the lake...

3/29/2011 8:39:21 AM

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"One week to go!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!"

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3/29/2011 9:16:34 AM

we chose our pediatrician based on recommendations of friends/colleagues.

we went with Raleigh Pediatrics' Garner office. I am sure there are some that are closer to our house, but we love our doctor. He is great.

3/29/2011 9:27:17 AM

Dooce posted this on her blog today, made me think of yall, I know if I ever got pregnant I'd read this;

http://www.dooce.com/daily-style/2011/03/29/your-partner-pregnant-get

3/29/2011 5:47:38 PM

On that vein, my wife absolutely loves it when people say things like "you look so big!" or "whoa, you're really out there!".

I told her to just respond with, "yeah and my tits are fucking huge too aren't they?"

3/30/2011 4:42:50 PM

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"And anyone with their first on the way, have you started looking for a pediatrician yet? Or if it's your 2nd/3rd/etc, when did you start looking?"

Honestly, I'd find a really great family practice instead of getting a pediatrician. Pediatrician offices are a mad house and when your baby is sick you usually are to, a pediatrician will not do anything for you but your general practice family doctor can write Rx for both of you.

I hate sharing this because I love the place and don't want it getting busy but Dr. Foreman at Carolina Family Practice and Sports Medicine is AWESOME! They have an office in North Raleigh, Cary and Holly Springs. All the doctors are wonderful (and fairly young) but Foreman is the best I've seen anywhere. They see both my wife and the little guy in the same visit and his main nurse gives my wife her direct phone line (which they never do).
http://www.cfpsm.com/

3/31/2011 1:52:38 AM

5 days. Holy crap... 5 DAYS!!!! we have an appt. this afternoon, hoping for some progression or something. meanwhile, my head is about to explode due to all the anticipation and excitement. Wish us luck!

3/31/2011 8:44:02 AM

Good luck dude. It's funny I just can't wait for it to hurry up be done with so we can get the months of not sleeping behind us.

3/31/2011 8:53:42 AM

^thanks man, you too. Yeah, I'm already not sleeping well at all b/c the wifey is tossing and turning and getting up like crazy, so i figure might as well have a cute baby to look at while I'm sleep deprived

3/31/2011 9:01:45 AM

-1 pregnant T-dubber

4/1/2011 1:11:16 PM

when are you due elkaybie?

4/3/2011 11:11:02 AM

6/29!

I'm thinking July baby though

4/3/2011 5:12:11 PM

I'm holding at 6/11 but I think we may be looking at a May baby.

4/3/2011 5:15:55 PM

April 5th came early!

10:41am (started feeling contractions at 8am!)
8lbs 14oz!
22 1/2 inches!

Ethan Joseph has entered this world. Gonna put a pic or two in the babies thread.

4/3/2011 5:45:40 PM

Ooooh!!! Congrats papa! love the name too

4/3/2011 6:14:56 PM

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"6/29! "

Go for 6/27-- That's my b-day! Best day of the year! Also it has never rained wherever I am on my birthday either.

4/3/2011 7:54:38 PM

GLADLY! haha

4/3/2011 9:29:50 PM

BTW: if you're *not* getting your son circumsized, be prepared to be asked by like 10 different people about it.

4/4/2011 8:38:36 AM

there was a protest/awareness type thing in DC on the street near the white house about that this weekend. my brother's gf was like "but isn't it like not healthy?"

4/4/2011 9:00:50 AM

Congratulations, dude! That's awesome. I'm super jealous though, b/c we're also due April 5th and time as slowed to a crawl. We can't wait to join the club! Congratulations again!

4/4/2011 9:01:48 AM

We're 1/2 way thru our first child birthing class.

Holy.
Shit.
Wow.

4/4/2011 8:01:29 PM

We start next week...I'm anticipating the texts and phone calls btw you and Justin to go up exponentially during this time

"DUDE--did you see a video?! How tha? What tha? "



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4/4/2011 8:18:06 PM

http://www.lactationconsultant.info/cabbagecure.html

So I have been dealing with engorgement since my milk has come in. It is too much milk for Orion to drink to clear out my boob or latch so I called my lactation consultants and they suggested me putting regular green cabbage on my breast. Holy shit it is weird but damn if it REALLY does work! Leave on swollen area for about 20 mins and then Orion can latch properly! Pretty cool.

4/5/2011 1:55:23 PM

boob chat

4/5/2011 2:13:26 PM

Interesting...will file that one in the memory bank

4/5/2011 8:45:05 PM

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"April 5th came early!"

just like you!!! ehehehe

but seriously, congrats, mang

4/6/2011 12:46:57 AM

Oh my gosh, this is torture! We were due yesterday and still nothing. It's like a kid Christmas morning and your parents are like, "oh... Yeah.... About that, Christmas is not today. Sorry about your luck, we're not exactly sure when it's going to be, but just wait indefinitely." TORTURE for someone as impatient and excited as I am.

4/6/2011 9:29:56 AM

Don't worry it'll happen and you be losing the most sleep you ever have in no time. Good luck to you and yours.

4/6/2011 1:29:17 PM

Reporting back on the cabbage remedy....it only helped the first two times. So i am now using lecithin. I hope this works well. Lactation suggested this as well. I will report back. I hope none of you girls have to deal with this because it is painful and i am feeding my chid every 45 min-2 hours. Hopefully this is helping to gain that weight she lost at the beginning.
Oh i will post a few pics soon either in this thread or the TWW babies thread. I hope people feel comfortable enough to post their baby's pictures because i want to see what all these babies we have been talking about look like.

Also to report about Maya, her favorite phrase lately is "it's ok, baby." so cute sounding like a little mama.

4/6/2011 9:15:05 PM

At the hospital now!! Got here at 10:15 or so. Making significant progress. Wifey is a champ and now the epidural is in, so a chance to rest a bit. Can't wait to meet our little man!!! It won't be long now!

4/7/2011 2:16:27 AM

YAY!!

4/7/2011 6:58:23 AM

AWESOME!!!

4/7/2011 11:43:39 AM

yayyyy! good luck!

4/7/2011 1:37:00 PM

Hope you are basking in newborn glow by now can't wait to see pics!

4/7/2011 3:55:49 PM

Jacob Emerson was born yesterday morning at 5:57am, weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 21.5" long. The wifey did fantastic! Things went very well and pretty quickly. Epidurals are AWESOME!!! Jake and his mom are both doing well and we can't stop staring at him!!

All the best to the new parents and those of y'all who are still knocked up

4/8/2011 9:49:41 AM

Oh man!!! *squeal*

So cute and i love the name!!! WTG DAD!!!!

4/8/2011 12:10:38 PM

congrats

4/8/2011 1:33:40 PM

Beautiful Baby!!!

4/8/2011 4:12:21 PM

congrats!

seems like yesterday ours was born and now she's four-and-a-half months old

[Edited on April 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM. Reason : time be flyin']

4/8/2011 4:17:10 PM