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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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PG/Mom Check-In
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PG Jessica/blossomtg85: EDD 02/11/11 TWINS! Team Pink AND Blue! Jennifer/jennifer80808: EDD 02/21/11 - Team Pink Jen/MrsJenRN: EDD 03/01/11 ? Team Pink Kaila/miabridentampa: EDD 3/4/11 ? Team Pink Chelsea/MrsChelseaP09: EDD 03/14/11 - Team Pink Tasha/tashaandsage: EDD 03/16/11 ? Team Pink Jillian/jet2paris85: EDD 04/23/11 ? Team Blue Summer/sc+fm: EDD 05/01/11 ? Team Pink Mayette/etteyam: EDD 05/11/11 amellis2 /Marissa :EDD 7/10/2011 TWINS!Lovethesun08: EDD 7/21/2011
Kristina/ragazza19: EDD 8/9/2011 Moms Lauren/LaurenandMack: Mom to Emory born 12/5/2010 Crystal/BullsBride2009: Mom to Jace born 9/15/2010 Kristen/Mrs.Kristen: Mom to Amberlynn-Rose born 08/24/10 and David born 12/07/07 Aja/MrsMommyLo: Mom to Audrey and Mason born 08/17/10 and Parker born 12/31/08 Amanda/AmandaAndTj: Mom to Rylee born 07/17/10 Jenn/babygirl12782: Mom to Elise born 05/28/10 Kristin/SouthSeasBride: Mom to Mason and Brooke born 04/21/10 Danielle/dvroxy: Mom to MacKenzie born 04/10/10 Kelly/kelcat: Mom to Declinn born 04/01/10 Sarah/mrsfireman19: Mom to Brady born 03/04/10 Amy/MrsTiu2006: Mom to Alana born 01/05/10 Laura/Gator_Bride08: Mom to Hannah born 12/31/09 Kathy/Mrs.Jason.9.15.07: Mom to Macy born 12/08/09 Kendra/FLVintageBride: Mom to Ezra born 11/16/09 and Imogen, 5 Mayette/etteyam: Mom to Juliana born 11/14/09 Maria/mariaandbrian2008: Mom to Olivia born 10/13/09 Brittany/bparkhur: Mom to Adrian born 06/18/09 Kristina/ragazza19: Mom to Ava born 12/02/08 Tricia/WhatIsLove?: Mom to Paige born 08/02/08 Kate/k8elee03: Mom to Lily born 07/26/08 Andrea/delta21: Mom to Cameron and Carter born 04/24/08 Kim/KimandRoss: Mom to Quinn born 02/25/08 Tasha/tashaandsage: Mom to Beckett born 01/28/08 Liz/AidensMommy: Mom to Aiden born 01/25/08 Kelly/amazingkel: Mom to Isaiah, 3 Mitzi/mzpinay: Step-mom to Giorgio, 6 Mindy/nursemindy: Mom to Alex 15, and Elizabeth, 8; Step-mom to Ashley 20, and Amber 18Me: 35 DH: 37 TTC since 4/2010
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
Re: PG/Mom Check-In
I'm so excited for you!!! Enjoy your last night alone!
I was thinking about you on my drive to work today! Yeah..enjoy your time with your H becuase in a few days you will be on one of the most beautiful, exciting wild rides of you life! I hope you get to deliver those babies vaginally but if not you will have two beautiful babies anyway. You did a great job MoM!!
Very exciting! I saw your post the other day about the eggplant parm and wondered if that would do the trick over the weekend. I'd never heard of that one before. I'd always heard spicy food or sex. I wasn't trying to bring on labor, but it just so happened, a few days before my due date with Beckett, we had Mexican food for dinner, came home and got it on, and I woke up a few hours later because my water broke. Probably just a coincidence, but I won't rule out trying that combo again!
Congratulations! We'll be thinking of you!!
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
That's so exciting! They will be here so soon! Spending these last weeks with H as just the 2 of us is getting me all sentimental and sappy.
Well, I've hit the 35/35 mark! Woo hoo! I was having pretty bad sciatic pain this weekend and I didn't even work.
Should be interesting tonight at work! I went to the chiropractor this morning so hopefully it won't be too bad. I %^*&$%# %^ can't even stand work anymore. Shocker for you guys to hear that, I know. 
I have made a promise to myself that the next time I get KU I will NOT be working where I work now, or possibly on any floor as a bedside nurse. A desk job sounds fabulous to me! I can't put myself through this again!
In Feb my appts will be weekly so I'm excited. I'll be having another growth u/s around 38 weeks. This baby really feels big to me. I wonder if she is! I hope not too big. My mom said my sister and I were 3 weeks early (7+ lbs and 8+lbs), my youngest brother was a few days early (10 lbs 2 oz), and my other younger brother was 2 weeks late (I think he was at least 10lbs 5 oz). Apparently my family makes big babies! And H was 10 lbs 2 oz. Eek! We shall see!
I am very grateful because I don't have trouble sleeping. I can get comfortable (I am most comfy lying down anyway bc it takes pressure off my back) and she never wakes me up with her kicks, so far. I have too pee a lot, but I am used to waking up a lot anyway due to working nights and having to pee 1-2 times a night even when I'm not pg. I always fall right back to sleep. I love sleep and am cherishing every moment of it.
Our house is pretty much as organized as much as it's going to get. H and I are over it! We need to clean and I am seriously considering hiring someone to help. With working FT and my back problems, I just don't want to deal with it all and I don't want H to have to do it all either.
Blossom- Congrats how exciting!!!!!
As for me, I had my 34 week appt last friday, my dr checked my cervix, and I am 1cm dilated. Malia is scheduled to be here Feb 22nd, my induction date, because of my GD. She is measuring big, but I have a feeling, my baby is not as big as they are estimating. My appts are weekly, starting this week. My babyshower is on the 5th and we are moving this weekend. A lot to do in a small amount of time.
Wow, you sound like you have a lot going on! What are they going to do to induce you? I don't have GD but my baby might be big. I'd rather be induced than have a c-section, but I don't want to get pitocin. I don't want an epi (well, I am going to try to go without, I should say) and I heard that pitocin intensifies your contractions. I'd rather have that stuff they put on your cervix or something like that.
Blossom - I am so over the moon excited for you! I can't wait to see what these two cuties look like.
I hate how much that I am swelling. I thought women swelled while pregnant from being on their feet too much, which I am definitely not. I hate sleeping without my socks on and if I keep them on, I wake up with dark red rings around my ankles from how much my feet have swollen. Did I mention that my toes look like Lil Smokies? lol.
On Friday I got a Medela Freestyle breast pump at Target for $94!!! Its normally priced at $379.99. I am so happy that I don't have to rent one from the hospital now.
Other than that, there's not much new to update.... I am getting pretty close to finishing the nursery but I am having a hard time deciding what to put on the walls.
Married Bio
Oh no! I thought it would be better!
I guess I just have to wait and see how things progress...
OMG, I have been swelling too! Some days are worse than others. Sometimes my fingers look like sausages and I can't even close my hand into a fist. Forget wearing my wedding rings!
Then there are my cankles! And the top of my feet are puffy and my toes look like sausages. I am not a thin person normally, but my wrists, fingers, ankles, and toes are normally skinny. I hate this swelling.
Yay! Almost there! I haven't felt any contractions but I have been having some cramping. A couple weeks ago it was very mild but it's getting more intense now. I have a dr appt on Wednesday so I will ask about it then. I wonder how log I will last at work...I have 11-13 more nights on the floor (over the next 4-5 weeks). We'll see! I seem to be saying that a lot lately.
I can't believe Mason and Audrey are 5 months. Last night, we met with our photographer to do a Valentines day mini-session. Poor Audrey was FREEZING because I had her in a tutu skirt. I never even considered the weather when I chose their outfits, and I didn't have time to pick something else.
Audrey is such a sweet little princess but she is really far behind on her milestones. We took her to our pedi last week and he felt that she just has low muscle tone. I was freaking out that it might be CP. She will not bear any weight on her legs, she holds them close to her body. Our pedi, is very conservative which is great for everyday well-visits, but I am concerned about Audrey so we might take her for a second opinion. So people I have mentioned my concerns to recommended PT. *Sigh* I hope we can help her to hit those milestones.
I haven't had the swelling in my feet, but I've definitely noticed it more and more in my fingers. It makes my fingers so sore to even bend when they are really swollen. I have good days and bad days with my rings. My wedding band is 1/2 size bigger than my e-ring so I can still wear that some days. I wore them both for our maternity pics and it was murder trying to get them off after.
I seriously have no idea how you're still working like you are. There's no way I could do it. We went to BRU on Friday and I was on my feet for maybe 45 minutes and the pain and pressure was ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I would have thrown in the towel awhile ago if I were you!
That is so exciting. Enjoy your time before they arrive. And get some rest, lots of rest!
Declinn has her second tooth, is saying mama like crazy and starting to move around like a nut. She almost took a head dive off the bed yesterday, but I caught her.
The only thing keeping me going is that I want to have my 12 weeks off with the baby as opposed to wasting them sitting at home. Sure, I end up in tears most nights from the pain and my sudden ability to not be able to handle stress, but I am keeping my eye on the prize! I honestly feel like I have no rights as a pregnant woman working in a high acuity ICU.
Married Bio
Married Bio
Sorry about the sausage toes!! Can you wear regular shoes still??
Are you trying to freak me out!? Didn't you read that I am getting Cervidil tomorrow night!?
I didn't hear it hurt though, I am going to look that up!! I heard the Pitocin was worse because your contractions can come on really slow or really fast. I guess everyone has a different experience, but I am definitely going to do a little research!
Aww I hope you post the pictures, they sound adorable! I am sorry to hear about Audrey's low muscle tone. I hope you get some answers soon.
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Lol...don't judge. Last Tuesday I wore a cute flowy dress and pretty cardigan to the Straz Center with flip flops. I have been wearing them for a couple of weeks. I did buy a few pairs of very comfy flats in a size up a couple months ago, but I grew out of them!
Sorry, I wasn't trying to scare you. You will be ok. I have to get Pitocin, and who knows, my labor could end up worse than yours, everyone's body reacts different to each medication. Stop