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@giftedone It’s been warm enough that I’ve been wearing my lands end fall jacket and it’s been loose fitting enough to work. Though 3 weeks ago I was wearing it and saying “wow there’s still so much room in this jacket!” and now it barely zips 😅 bump is growing faster than I realized!

@misha100 Are you opposed to an epidural? I had a vaginal birth with an epidural and while I wouldn’t say it was fun and fully pain-free, it was not as bad as a feared. The contractions felt like bad menstrual cramps that lasted about 90 seconds each. I felt pressure but couldn’t feel pain when...

@muchmorethanthis Ooh interesting I saw that one yesterday but since it looks very straight up and down I figured it also wouldn’t zip over a bump! I’ll give it a try if I can find it in store in my size (all sold out online at the moment but hopefully they restock 🤞🏼)

@cpaste I’m feeling ambitiously crafty and may try getting some fleece and zippers from JoAnn Fabrics and making my own coat extender! How hard can it be (famous last words lol)

@brileemoot 😮 I didn’t know such a thing existed! Looks like it might be about as expensive as buying a whole new coat but I’ll keep digging to see if I can find a cheaper or used one!

Any suggestions for where to look for an inexpensive coat to get me through this winter? I’m currently 23 weeks and live in the northeast, so I definitely need to get something more bump-friendly so I can continue going on walks and spending time outside as I get bigger through the winter! My...

@forevereternal I started off similar to you and I’m now almost 39 weeks. My belly has definitely rounded out, though I feel like all my belly fat has sort of migrated to the bottom and hangs off my round bump. I wear mostly leggings so that smooths it out. It makes me a little concerned if I...

@tay7tay7 For freezer meals I can share what I made- I’m vegetarian but most of these entrees can be made with meat too. This is just for my husband and me, so if you’re feeding more it just wouldn’t last as long. Butternut squash lasagna, 3 trays of enchiladas, 12 English muffin breakfast...

@celluloid I’m currently 37 weeks, and was also a size 20 pre-pregnancy. I still have a b-belly sometimes but I mostly wear leggings and it smooths it out into a nice round bump. It may take longer for you to more obviously show but you most likely will look pregnant by the time you’re somewhere...

@ngallbass The waiting around was already starting to get to me lol. I haven’t had any Braxton hicks that I’ve felt, so just sitting around and being like “I guess hopefully I’ll know?” is weird, it’s nice to have a date to aim for now!

@mrssnowqueen1 I’m so glad you had such a positive experience! 🤞🏼 fingers crossed mine goes anywhere near as smoothly!

@hopefulinthebayarea Thank you for sharing!! I’m pretty sure I want an epidural anyway (though was hoping to make it through at least some of active labor without it so I could be mobile and use different laboring positions) but it seems like there’s a decent chance I’ll end up wanting it...

@wandwaving It’s good to have a heads up about how long the process can take, thank you! We’re also trying to figure out how to manage our families expectations and that’ll be important for them to know (my husbands siblings have kept the family chat updated every step of the way when their kids...

@slowmarathoner Thanks for sharing, I’m so glad you felt supported! I feel like there are induction stories where people feel bullied into choices and I’m glad that wasn’t your experience! I’m worried about mine ending in a c section since baby is measuring really big and they’re concerned about...

@fairydustlady My baby is 2 weeks today and was sunny side up. He partially rotated as he was coming down, but was still mostly sunny side up when I delivered. It took me about 2.5 hours of pushing to get him to crowning, then he came all the way out in just a couple pushes after that. Vaginal...

@thony Congratulations!! ❤️

@lazvre Thank you! I know my doctor said they don’t allow eating during labor but I’m going to clarify if they mean active labor (reasonable/doable, I’ve heard people say they’re too nauseous to eat then anyway) or the whole time of the induction (seems very unreasonable and possibly days long!)

@jpocd I had been suspecting that the foley balloon is the worst…I’m going to spend the next 2 weeks doing anything I can to encourage baby to come down/encourage my cervix to dilate and thin to see if maybe I can avoid it 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 And thanks for the tip on the fan- my sister in law gave birth at...

@lhargrave89 Thanks so much for sharing, I’m glad you had such a positive experience!

@conhocgioi My bishop score is really low as of this morning. Baby is still high up, I’m only fingertip dilated and cervix is thick. I still have almost 2 weeks so I’m going to do what I can (I’ve been really inactive lately so I’m hoping that walking more will help!) to try to raise my score by...