Morning!

RR: 6 miles yesterday! I felt good, even ran 3 miles straight without walking! Later I was walking down to the basement and missed the last step and stubbed my toe on the cement. It hurt so badly! But it feels ok this morning so hopefully it's fine. Braving the gym for a swim after work. Fingers crossed I get a lane!

PGR: 29w1d. Can't beleive I'm into my 30th week! CRAZY! (don't I say something like this every week??) I am definitely feeling more fatigued, and feeling more uncomfortable, but it's still not too bad. Not much worse than the top of belly burning I've had all along (which I still feel a few times a day...)

PGR2: DH did a ton of work on the nursery this weekend! It's all cleared out of office stuff, and he took out all the old trim and put a few coats of primer on the wood window (we are painting white). Hopefully he can paint this weekend!!

PGR3: I have a cold. UGH! Pregnancy colds are THE worse. What can I do for the congestion? Just allow my sleep to suffer? (Netti pot or whatever it is freaks me out) I'm so tired because I couldn't fall asleep and then DH's alarm went off at 4:30 and I immediately woke up and couldn't fall back asleep. It didn't help that he pressed sleep 2 more times. I finally pushed him out of bed lol

NPGR: Just work. This week is going to be insane, probably more so than last week. Sigh.

Have a great day!

Hi all, finally back.

MA - I use the neti pot, you can also try a humidifier and those breathe right strips. I hope you get over the cold soon, I agree, preg colds are the worst! Great job on the run though!

Liz - Women who don't exercise during their pregnancy pee themselves coughing or sneezing after the baby's born. So I think the better advice would be to work your pelvic floor now and when the baby's here and you'll be all right. And wear a pad those first few times you venture out.

RR - Last week I managed one jog and a walk as well as swimming in the pool. I'm not a swimmer like some of you, but just pushing DS around the pool or holding him was enough of a workout. I guess that counts as something. I think everyone's on the resolution train so I wasn't able to workout at the hotel, that's a first! Usually hotel workout rooms are deserted, most busy I've seen is one person coming in when I'm in there. I'm glad to get back to the gym, I want to work out 3x this week.

PGR - Almost 16 weeks (tomorrow) and have a m/w appt Wednesday. I'm tempted to get a jump on scheduling the 20w ultrasound now since I have to call to make the appt and don't know when they'll schedule me. I want a date! lol I'm going to be surprised if I've gained any weight at all this pregnancy (see NPGR), so I've been helping myself to ice cream. :P

NPGR - Our vacation wasn't much of a vacation because a) on the way down I got my first ever ticket in my life for "following a commercial vehicle too closely" in TN. I was so shocked when I saw the lights behind me, I knew I was going the limit and was staying in my lane. 223 dollars. All I can say is, I've noticed a definite difference to how people drive in the north vs. the south. Then b) Saturday morning, DS, who has never thrown up ever, threw up. At first we thought he ate breakfast too fast so I mindlessly gave him his sippy, so he threw up water too. Then after throwing up once more, he perked right back up and was his old self. So we thought that was that. We check in to the house, I went on my jog, DH rented a scooter so we zipped around a little bit, we went grocery shopping, and then Sunday night I got what DS had. Bad. I've never been so sick in my life esp. pregnant. I couldn't even keep down water. Luckily I'm FB friends with my m/w so I was able to get her take on if I needed to go in to an ER or anything and luckily I didn't. Then everyone else got it, including my ILs and DH and even my BIL even though he and my SIL came down a few days later. Nasty stuff. It sounds like everyone is getting it, people in FL, moms in my moms group in IL were down with it. So we managed to have a fun few days, but it wasn't  exactly restful or rejuvenating. :P Glad to be home.

ER: So I go from posting RR to probably shouldn't even be mentioning ER...

PGR: 32w3d. So my SI joint is getting better, but it is still not great. In fact, it was feeling almost good last night but this morning it is more stiff again. I'm going to the chiro again tomorrow. I'm still icing it a lot, no exercising. I might start doing some stretches tonight. I don't know when I'll exercise again. I'm still taking it easy at home, but doing a bit more housework and stuff for A. I sat on the couch most of the day yesterday and my body was so sore when I went to bed. I posted a blog with my latest belly pic, will post on FB in a bit too. Oh, I got two bigger coats from my sister this weekend, thank goodness because I was having a hard time buttoning my coat and even while I could still button, it looked quite ridiculous on me! The bigger coat is so much more comfortable!

NER:  I'm on day 9 of this cold that won't go away and now I'm afraid that with how long this is hanging on that I'm going to end up with a secondary infection this week. The past three mornings I've woke up to pee and stayed up because getting out of bed jarred the crap in my chest so I was coughing and blowing my nose for a half hour. Saturday morning I stayed up, yesterday I managed to sleep a couple more hours. This morning I was up at 5 and alarm was set for 6. I tried to sleep a little more but it wasn't happening.  I have a constant headache from all the coughing and I'm out of tylenol. Oh, and my sinuses are so sore. I just feel beat up right now! MA, I'm with you on preggo colds! And I thought this one was better because there wasn't as much of the runny nose and stuff, but this coughing is the worst!

Not much else going on aside from all my health issues. Oh, well my nephew's birthday party was a lot of fun! As much as I don't really want to be at work, I'm kind of glad to be here because it will be the first normal week in almost a month! Hopefully I can quit sputtering and actually get some work done this week!

liz: For what its worth... I've been incontinent since I had A. And I stopped running at 18 weeks in that pregnancy, and wasn't running nearly as much even up to that point. There are a lot of factors of pregnancy that can affect the pelvic floor, and I'd say running is still worth it because its so good to keep yourself moving, the benefits far outweigh the risks. That being said, I stopped running this time because my pelvis wouldn't let me anymore so I suppose it will be interesting to see if my incontinence gets worse this time! That is one factor that may decide if we want to have a third child... I did all sorts of diagnostic stuff with the urologist a couple years ago and the only answer they could give me was the only thing that will help me is to have surgery after I'm done having kids.

Hopefully more personals later... gotta get a little work done so I can walk to Walgreens and get some tylenol.

MA - Great job on the 6 miles! Dayquil was on my list of safe meds, so took some of that when I was pg, and lots of steamy showers to loosen the congestion.  I'm afraid of neti pots because I read about a few people who got those brain-eating ameobas from using unfiltered tap water in their neti pot.  I have an irrational fear of brain-eating amoebas, though - two kids have died after contracting them from a lake here in MN.

Liz - I would agree that incontinence can be a problem for any woman post-partum, and working on kegels is probably more important that foregoing running.  Yay for new couch!

Schmett - Ugh on the stomach bug - no fun! I feel yucky this morning and I'm worried I've got something similar...I hope you're able to schedule the big u/s - I can't remember, are you going to find out the sex?

Ozzy - congrats on 37 weeks and full term! Yay for new carpet - exciting to get those projects done before baby arrives.

PGR: 20w6d. Dr. appt tomorrow.  Nervous about the anatomy scan results, just because I'm a worrier, apparently.  I've been getting more uncomfortable at night, and I'm not a fan of that.  My back hurt so bad Saturday night I could not sleep and ended up propping myself up on pillows and trying to sleep upright for a while to relieve the pain - but then my hands were going numb so I was paranoid I was putting pressure on that vein, so I eventually moved to the couch to see if that would help...not much. It was more tolerable last night but still hurting.

RR: I think I'll squeeze in a brisk walk over lunch with the dog.  I have vball scheduled for tonight but I think my vball days are over.

NPGR: As I mentioned to schmett, I'm feeling pretty lousy this morning, and I'm a bit worried I have some sort of stomach bug.  We had a good weekend, took all our Christmas decorations down Saturday, started to tackle some of the mess in our office/storage room, and went to eat and to see Django Unchained yesterday.  I was a bit surprised by the number of elderly people in the theater for a Quentin Tarantino film - I think some of them were , um, unimpressed, but I thought it was pretty good.  Bball practice starts up again this week, so things are going to get a bit hectic - I need to start planning my time wisely to get things done.

monk - I hope your cold goes away soon! I had a cold at about 6 weeks, another one around 12 weeks, and now I've had a lingering crud that hasn't gone into a full-blown anything for about a week.  I hope you're able to get some relief from that and the SI pain.

tay - Sounds like you are getting close - 4 cm dialated sounds promising! I hope the membrane strip gets things moving along for you!

MA: Great pic! And really nice work on the running despite stubbing your toe! You'd know by now if it were broken - I broke a toe last year when I stubbed it against my bed frame. Ouch! I've heard from my doctor you can take Benadryl for your cold. If you don't like the neti pot, there are nasal sprays that are 100% water, and one that specializes in helping clear congestion. Hope it clears soon!

Liz: How weird that pains you had from 13 years ago come back when we're preggo. My broken elbow has been aching - maybe it's our additional weight? I haven't heard about that no running rule in the third trimester, but I think you'd know if you're hurting your pelvic floor. I say keep up your kegels and it should help quell any issues.

Schmetterling: So sorry to read about your holiday. I've never heard of a ticket for following a commercial vehicle too closely. They must have been trying to reach their monthly quotas on tickets, or something. That sucks. EAT ALL THE ICE CREAM!

Ozzy: LOL on your bathing suit. I say rock that bikini instead!

Monk: What kind of exercises are best for your SI. Are you allowed to do yoga? I'm so sorry you're sick still. That SUCKS. And if it's any consolation - I've been walking around outside with an open coat and a really ugly sweatshirt because I can't zip anything up.

Tay: sorry you're feeling cranky. It's good to see you back on the forums! Good luck today at the doc!

TNesq: I've read recently that the vein and lying on your back is mostly a myth - I just know that I can lie on my back somedays and others, I know when I have to move because I feel a little dizzy. Don't be afraid to try it and your body will tell you when it's time to move. And the worrying? Completely normal. I didn't relax during this pregnancy until well after 20 weeks.

CanadaJazz: I'm happy you're still posting here

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PGR: 38w1d. So close! A lot of people keep asking my DH if I'm "done" with this pregnancy and to be honest, I'm not! There are some annoying things, but to be honest, I still get a kick out of feeling her move around. I figured out the pelvic pain I'm experiencing is from sitting on the birthing/exercise ball! I'm doing it to help move the baby into the optimal spot for birthing, but I'm also getting up every 10 minutes to walk around to reduce stiffness.

PGR2: Finished my birthing plan this weekend with help from my doula. Funny how I was so panicked about giving birth about 6 weeks ago and now my biggest concern about the birthing process is having to share a semi private room. Funny how things change as the pregnancy progresses.

ER: I've done the DVD for the past 4 days in a row, and I'm going to do it again today! I've just walked the dog in the frigid cold.

NPGR: (Kind of PGR related) Was supposed to find out if I qualify for maternity benefits on Friday, but the site wasn't updated. I'll check again today I guess...

OMG I am so frustrated! The stupid page reloaded when I was literally just finishing my post! HATE! So I'll try to get back for personals later since all mine got deleted.

ER: Probably a 3 mile walk today as long as it is warm enough outside. Only worked out three times last week due to having this nasty cold. I spent all day Saturday and half of Sunday in bed, sleeping and trying to get over it. If it isn't warm enough outside I'll do a video indoors.

PGR: 30w4d. Not much new. DH said I looked like I lost weight yesterday! SO nice of him! I was down 1lb... Not really enough to make a visible difference, but he made me feel good. Also some lady at work said I did pregnancy well, and another person asked if I was 5 months. Let's just say, yesterday was a day full of good feelings! Today I am going to meet up with a woman at the DMV to purchase her bouncy seat (one with the music and vibrator). I didn't get one for the baby shower and after seeing how well my sister's kids sleep in the one she has, I decided it was essential. I'm super excited to get it for $15 instead of $40.

NPGR: This cold, which seems to be all over the forum, is so frustrating! It's been holding on for like a week and I'm totally tired of it. DH has it too, and can't seem to get over it. I have to get more sudaphed for him. He's lucky, because he can take all the effective stuff.

Back later for personals...