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Fetal distress. confused That phrase kinda worries me. Hrmm. Well, even though he has slowed down, he is getting at least 10 bigger movements a day. I've got to chart day 2 a little later on today, though, and see how it goes. I forgot to do the after evening meal count, though. >_<

I wasn't too worried about the leaking colostrum thing as much as I was confused. ^_^ I'm just the kind of person that has to know EVERYTHING about things, and this pregnancy is by far no exception! blaugh

I had colostrum with Liam since I was 20 weeks along, so not indicitive of labor starting, unfortunately. You aren't technically lactating either. That will not occur till after labor. Colostrum is just the "pre-milk" which is different from the mature breastmilk.


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colostrum



As for the movement count, I heard that was in hours, not a day. When in doubt, call the L&D line.


http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/pregnancytests/a/aa061697.htm



http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/kickcounts.htm

That last one is according to the ACOG, which most doctors follow. As for why:



I did them faithfully my first pregnancy, decided not to do the chart the second.

I just looked at my little ticker on my sig...18 days left until my due date... heart It's really strange, because every day, it feels like I'm getting just a little closer ot having my first baby in my arms. And not just mentally; it's like I can actually feel it getting closer! I'm so excited about having a baby-I'm not all that nervous, because I know I'm well-prepared, and I have two wonderful families to help out whenever I need it. Not to mention, my husband is just as thrilled as I am and he talks a lot about being so excited to have the baby in his life to love and raise.

*Sigh* I feel kinda like crying, actually, which is a little weird for me. When i had my very fist contraction, I almost cried, because the thought of, "This could finally be it!" crossed through my head.

I have an appointment at 2 pm today, and what's going on, I have no clue. The doctor might be checking to see if I've dilated any. I had some questions to ask him, but once again, I've forgotten them! >_< That always happens, though. Maybe I'll remember some of them as the day progresses.

Anywho, I just felt I had to get some of my pent-up excitement outta my system so that I can think a little more clearly. OH! I've got a fun question for everyone, too! Did you ever have really vivid dreams of your baby; what he/she looked like, sounded like, etc., and once they were born, were they the baby you always saw in your dreams or different? I always see my baby with a full head of brown hair and thick eyelashes like his daddy. I've even had such vivid dreams that I could feel his grip on my fingers and stuff, and could feel how soft his skin was. ^_^

I know how ya feel. My sinuses have been acting up practically all through the Winter. And, my headaches are just starting to come back, thanks to the sudden weather changes. gonk

Has anyone else had issues with hiccups?

Myself. I'm only 3 months pregnant and I've been hiccuping like crazy. sweatdrop

You might want to look into reflux. It's a normal occurance for some women during pregnancy (due to the increased pressure pushing things up). I would get hiccups and burp a lot and Zantac REALLY helped.

Lately, I've been having this tightening feeling in my throat. And for like, the first tiem in my life, I woke up and was sweating! I don't sweat; I just get sticky, but it was drippy sweat!

The feeling in my throat is so hard to explain and it gets so irritating. I've got an appointment on Tuesday and I've been keeping tabs of whenever it happens so that I'm able to tell the doctor. It kinda feels like it's in my tonsels where it tightens and it also kinda feels like someone pushing down on the sides of my throat just under my jaw. confused It's not harder to breathe or anything, and it only happens when I'm laying down. I've also noticed that sometimes, my belly tightens up a bit when it happens, and even sometimes, it's in my entire torso. I've been kind of thinking it's been due to my high BP, because I've never had HBP before, and I've never experienced this tightening feeling before, either.

Doc says that the HBP could be due mostly to the baby sitting on some nerve or some vein or something-I couldn't pry through all the "doctor words" he was using to get any answer to satisfy me, so Tuesday, I'm gonna ask one of the nurses; they're so much better at explaining stuff to me than that guy.

Oh, has anyone else here ever been told that checking for dilation at 37 weeks isn't a "necessary procedure"? At my last appointment, I was pretty sure I was going to get checked to see if I've dilated at all, and when I asked my doctor, he told me he didn't like to do it until it was closer to my due date because he could risk rupturing membranes, and risk getting an infection. I completely understood his point and am fine not knowing how far I'm dilated; it kept me from having to have some guy with HUGE hands stick them up my v****a! But, both of my families have said they've never heard of that before; they've always been checked at about the time I'm at now. So, I was just wondering if your doctors checked as soon as they could, or if they felt like they needed a good reason to? 3nodding