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I am pretty sure they dont do transvaginal u/s at this point in your preg. They will be able to see your cervix with the normal one (I had this done with DS1). Glad that you got things cleared up and that everything is fine though!

IsabellasMommy - glad your u/s went good as well. At least you know that whether she stays breach or not, you are already scheduled for your CS, so it wont be an issue. That pretty much goes for your placenta too. A low lying placenta is only bad if you are giving birth vaginally. So I'm sure you can relax. My back and hips haven't been too bad this past few days, but my head has been pounding and my tummy feels soooo heavy (like I have eaten too much). Stupid weather! Whenever it changes, the change in pressure gets my head goin. And our weather has been back and forth lately. Ugh!

So last night I got my Rhogam shot. The nurse was not very gentle about it! When she jabbed my hip, I almost jumped across the table I was leaning over! The muscle was then tender for the rest of the evening.

Tomorrow I have to take DD2 for her 18 month shots... not looking forward to that either. Will be interested to see how much she weighs though. My neice is four and feels as though she weighs about the same (she is tiny for her age though).

I went to my doctors appointment today and was happy to hear that the placenta did go up. Yay! However they found out that the baby is measuring big, (her leg is measuring 13cm) she is in the 73 percentile. And on top of a big baby, I have a higher level of amniotic fluid, they said was in the 90 percentile. Which is why I'm bigger than what I should be right now. I'm only 27 weeks and I'm measuring about 30, but I look like I've gained 50 pounds, instead of the 12 that I have gained. I gained almost 8 pounds in 3 weeks!!!! I talked to her about my swelling and my pains and of course they are saying it's because of the bigger baby. They did say that since I'm having a repeat c-section that they do not want me to start to dilate, so they will keep checking that. I am a little worried about an earlier c-section than what is already scheduled. They said if things went ok, they will do the c-section on 7/21 as scheduled, but if something happens before that, they will move the c-section up. I'm just worried about something happening too early and having the baby too early and then coming home without her. Sorry to vent to you ladies, I just worry about everything.

Venting is what we are here for. Glad your appointment went well. I wouldn't worry too much about the baby and her coming too early. If the doctors are satisfied with the way things are going, save yourself the worry. Thats good that they will be checking you to make sure that you don't start to dilate. I would make sure that you are ready for her before your C-section... just in case! I see my OB in just over a week, and then will start seeing her every two weeks... its funny that while you are worrying about your baby being too big, I worry about my little guy being small! Hopefully I will measure where I am supposed to, and that my placenta keeps up the good work!! I wouldn't want them to have to take him early because he is not growing as he should be.

She told me to not worry about things, they want to see the results of the glucose test first. I'm hoping that I passed it but if I don't at least that would give us an idea about why I have so much amniotic fluid. I never thought I would have to worry about a bigger baby at all. I now know why my hip and back has been hurting, it all makes sense. Bigger baby and more amniotic fluid is more pressure...more pain. But come on.

I do want to share something with you ladies that is embarrasing, but also kind of funny. So, I've always had a weak bladder and having a baby pushing down on it isnt helping anything. There are plenty of times at night that I will pee a little and not even realize it. Well, one night I was sleeping and was cuddled with my BF and I guess while I was sleeping, I peed all over his leg. LOL When I woke up, I meant to tell him about it, but that morning was crazy and I never got the chance. When I did tell him, he was like "you peed on me!!!" and had this look on his face that I wasn't sure if he was mad or wanted to laugh. We told his sister about it and she laughed and said that as long as I'm pregnant we don't need a dog. LOL

I leak urine too... but only when I sneeze or cough... and thats embarrassing enough!! Poor you! When will you get the results back for your glucose test? I am assuming mine was fine, since it has been over a week and no one has called to tell me different. I think the baby is going through a growth spurt... or maybe its just me! I think I have gained like 6lbs in the last 3 weeks! I stepped on the scale the other day and could not believe my eyes! LOL... but then again, my tummy has felt heavier the last week or so, so I really should not be that surprised. That brings my total weight gain to about 16 lbs... which is average.

Ugh... woke up sick this morning, so I stayed home from work. Have a really sore throat, feel like a truck hit me, and my head feels like the pressure is gonna make it explode! The baby has been coughing all week, so I guess I got her bug... wonderful! In fact, I think I will crawl back into bed and get some sleep. Thank goodness the kids are all at school/daycare, so the house is nice and quiet!

I hope that you're feeling better now. I woke up and was feeling bad, not sick just like I had not slept all night and of course it hasn't gotten better all day. I'm so ready for bed. I am not sure when I'll find out about my glucose test, I called today before the office closed to see if they had the results and was told that they got other results back, but not those ones. So, I have to wait and hope they call me tomorrow. I just want to know either way. I didn't feel the baby move much yesterday but that's all that she's done today. I have been hurting around my c-section scar the past few days and I swear if I didn't know any better, I would think she was trying to come out of it already. Just lots of pressure right there. Are you going to your doctor every 2 weeks now? I just started going, my next appointment is in a week and a half.

Well... stayed in bed all day Monday and Tuesday. Starting to feel better today, so back to work! Going for another massage today... so lookin forward to that. I have been having such a tough time sleeping at night! My calves get all crampy and I can't seem to get comfy. Not to mention, since I have been sick, been having horrible hot flashes! So I am constantly flinging off the covers, then waking to find them again when I get chilly.... sigh. I feel sooo tired!

I have my OB appointment next week, then I start every 2 weeks. Will be nice to hear his heart every other week, but not so nice to have to battle the overcrowded parking lot that often :(

Baby is moving quite a bit these days. A couple of times he has done a big stretch, and it feels like he is trying to get out! LOL... so I know what you mean. He seems to be laying in a good spot though. Not kicking into my ribs, and not putting too much pressure on my bladder. Its been nice not to have to run to the bathroom every few hours, especially at night! Was relaxing the other night and rubbing my tummy (for no reason other than habit), and he must have liked it cuz he started to push against where my hand was rubbing. That was pretty neat! He also kicked me hard enough to hurt the other day as well.

Will you be having a baby shower this time around? We only do one with the first baby, so I'm outta luck (which is fine since I really have pretty much everything from my daughter).

No, I'm not having a baby shower this time. It was offered, but I said no. I just didn't feel like having one. Of course that doesn't stop people from getting stuff for the baby. I think we're going to have a little party after the baby is here so that everybody gets to see her. But I know that we'll have a party before as well, more for BFs family since it's his first child and they are super excited about it. I still had most of the bigger things from my DD, so I don't need a lot of bigger things, but I do need clothes since I had gotten rid of all that I had. At the time I got rid of everything, I was single and didn't think I would be having a baby anytime soon and didn't have the storage space for it. Now I'm wishing that I did have all of the clothes that I gave away....one of the contractor garbage bags FULL of 0-3 months clothes.

Since I just had my DD2 less than 2 years ago, I still have all the big stuff. My sister passes on all her clothes from her DD who is 2 years older than mine. Works great... I have 10 Rubbermaid containers full of clothing in my basement! Now that I am having a boy though, I have nothing! But as I said, I have been slowly buying a few things here and there on sale. I know my family will give us some stuff after the baby comes as well, so I keep hinting just for them to get clothes!

I am totally exhausted. This cold is not only knocking me out, but its keeping me awake at night since I can't breathe... the rain is making my head hurt more than it already does. Today is my last day of work and then I am off for 11 days! Woo Hooooo! Not that I will be able to be lazy, but at least I won't be stuck behind a desk all day, and I can nap when I feel like it! We are going to Niagara Falls for the weekend with the kids... Mother's Day tradition. I'm hoping the weather is good, since we like to picnic in the park. After that, its home to reality and a tonne of chores! Had this huge bag of soil delivered yesterday, so I have 9 trees to plant, plus flowers and some shrubs. We are trying to landscape our yard at least part way! Lots of work. I also have baby stuff to get ready and a house to spring clean. Any luck selling your house?? We are trying to sell my car right now. Need something bigger. Hopefully it happens soon.

We haven't had any luck selling the house, I think we're going to wait and just try to find something else at a slower pace before really deciding what to do with this house. I have been having a really hard time this past week, so emotional that I've been avoiding everybody. I did have another u/s yesterday and went to my doctors today to get the results. They are going to keep watching my amniotic fluid because I have a lot more than I should and also a bigger baby. The doctor said that right now she's not too worried about it because she thinks that the baby is just bigger and is peeing a lot and that's why there's so much fluid. But they are doing another u/s in a month to check the fluid again. They did give me a few more pictures of the baby, which I love getting, but these u/s are getting expensive. I've had 5 already and they want another one in a month and hopefully that will be the last one that they do, since I'm paying for all of this myself.

Sorry to hear its been a rough week for you. I am totally exhausted! Took the kids to Niagara Falls for the weekend, which was nice. We did so much walking though, that my hips were killing me! I almost fell out of bed when I got up to pee, because my hips just felt like they were gonna give out on me. Then, the last 2 days have been spent landscaping my backyard. My back is sore and I am achy all over! LOL... so much for a vacation week. I am going to try to schedule in a massage tomorrow.... I think I need one!

I had my doc appointment yesterday. I gained 6 lbs! She told me that the baby is still not head down, but does not seem to concerned. I was also booked for another u/s in a couple of weeks to check the baby's growth. So far, my tummy measurements are dead on. I'm in Canada, so our health system covers needed u/s's. Thank goodness, cuz this will be #5 for me and I can see how that would get expensive. When I did the 3D one, that was out of pocket and it was not cheap!

I'm frustrated again today...but what else is new?! My BF told me 2 days ago that he wanted to spend the entire weekend at home, only leaving the house to go to the store. We made plans to clean the entire house and get everything set up for baby, so that we aren't rushing to do it later. Well, he got a phone call last night from his friend and they made plans to golf later (around 6pm). I'm not shocked by this because I knew he would make plans. Then today, his nephew calls and tells him that he's waiting to be picked up from school (he wanted my BF to pick him up). I guess the boy called his grandpa (my BFs dad) and said that BF was picking him up without even talking to BF first. I personally say let him walk home. So, he left to pick the kid up and hopefully take him home because I'm not in the mood to put up with him today. He'll be gone for about 1 1/2 hours which would make it about 4pm. He tells me that when he gets back here, we're going to go to the store, the store is 30 minutes from here...so I have to hurry up and get everything that we need in less than an hour (which is hard for me to do) and then hurry and get back here so he can make the 45 minute drive to meet his friends for golf. If I hear him complain today about being on a time frame to do things I'm going to kill him. He complains every weekend, but he does it to himself. Tells everybody that he's going to do something at this time and then tells another person that he'll do something before that, but then gets mad when he's late for the second one because he's put too many things between the two things.

I am otherwise feeling ok today, my back feels a little tense and I know that I need to not stress over things because it's not good, but I'm telling you, this man is trying to kill me with stress...lol Thanks for letting me vent ladies!!! I hope that each of you have a good weekend!

Well... 2 days left of my vacation :( It has flown by! Have had a sinus headache for the past couple of days due to the changing weather. Ugh... makes me feel nauseous... which is something I can definitely do without. I am happy to say that I have hit the 30 week mark which means I am 3/4 of the way there! WooHoo! Hopefully only 6 more weeks of work to go. As far as the baby, I got my bassinette ready, and washed all my baby clothes and put them away. Also took my dd's clothes out of change table drawers and put them into her room.I packed baby's home coming outfit and diapers into my hospital bag, and got new diaper bag ready. I am just about ready! Just need to buy DD a new carseat so I can wash the infant one and get it ready to go. Also need to get my labour bag ready. Whew! I feel better when I know I am organised.

I have the diaper bag packed, but nothing for me yet. I did get some of the travel size things for the stay in the hospital (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste...things like that). Just have nothing else packed...lol We are still trying to get the house cleaned up and ready to get the crib set up and the bassinet set up downstairs.

I cried last night because I was talking to my boyfriend and told him that we have 9 weeks and 2 days until the scheduled c-section and that's ONLY if everything goes ok with the rest of the pregnancy. I've been having some pains today, off and on, to the point that I can't eat much at all, just a few bites. My back is still hurting and I have constant pressure on my bladder and cervix. I'm really ready for July...lol

Yup... we are into the single digit count down! Its still a long time away though, so I wouldn't start pannicking just yet. I am still trying to finnish my spring cleaning... though its hard since I seem to get tired really quickly now. Not to mention that my back and hips hurt most days now. I am beginning to think that I will have to leave work even earlier than anticipated because of this.

Are you painting or decorating a nursery? I only have 3 bedrooms, so the baby will be sharing with his older brother. I just moved in a chest of drawers into their room that my sister passed on to me, and rearranged the furniture a bit to accommodate the playpen. I really don't want to buy a second crib, so we will be using our playpen (its got all the fancy stuff, so it will work just fine). When DD is done with the crib and moves into a regular bed, then the baby can have the crib. We did the same with the older kids and it worked well. In some ways I miss not being able to decorate a nursery, especially with all the really cute stuff out there... but it means less work to do now, which is not a bad thing! 3 kids and one on the way is tiring enough!

I think we might end up painting or at least taking down the wall paper that is in the room and putting up new. The wall paper in there is a dark green and it looks like somebody took a paint brush with a lot of different colors of paint and just splashed it all over the walls...it's not that pretty. I do need to get things to put on the walls to decorate though. I got the nursery somewhat cleaned yesterday and can finally have my crib brought up to my house from my moms and get it set up. I'm excited and can't wait, but at the same time I'm nervous and scared. Am I ready for another baby? Is anybody ever ready for another baby?