Pa - I got a cheap doppler that worked just fine, so much so that my pg friends have been passing it around. lol I haven't seen it in weeks. Which is fine with me since I don't feel the need for it anymore. Not with as much as thse kids are kicking my arse! Anyway, I got the Baby Sound for $40 off of Amazon. It doesn't have the wand, but it is small, and has the digital lcd read out of the heartbeat. I found it easy to use at first... I say at first because soon after I got it my babies decided to become very active. I ended up just listening to them move all over the place and sometimes I would get the heartbeat. lol
Katie - To answer your diaper question... the cut out means nothing. lol Usually the baby is too small for the cut out to really do anything anyway and you have to fold in the top of the diaper. This is all you do with newborn diapers that don't have the hole cut out. Even an 8lb baby (my first) I had to fold it under because the newborn pamper with the hole cut out was still too big. Funny you mention this because I was just teaching Andrew how to fold the diaper down for the cord. We got the pampers swadlers and were putting them away when I decided to show him. All you do is fold under, not over, the top front of the diaper and then attach the tabs. This makes it so the tabs are not in the right place, but that's ok. The baby will grow fast and you won't have to keep this up for long. You will notice that even nurses in the hospital will use this technique.
As far as brand. I have used them all... a decade ago. lol Not sure what is good now or not and haven't heard about the dri max causing rashes. I don't see it an issue to try it and just make sure that you use the needed measures to keep your baby from getting rashes. Properly cleaning and changing the diaper when it is needed, some people think when it says "upto 15lbs" that it means keep it on until there is 15lbs of poo in it.
Also always use diaper rash protection cream like Desitin. It has to be put on thick enough to see, don't rub it in or it won't help baby's bottom. You won't believe how many mom's I see letting their kids run around in saggy full diapers. I wonder if some of these mom's are the one's blaming dri max? lol Seriously though, if you try the diapers with dri max and come to find it's an issue even with following all the proper diaper rash preventions, then maybe change. However, even with using precautions your baby can still get rashes. It is bound to happen every now and again. Hope all this helps. lol As for me, I am well! Still at home and no immediate signs of going into labor yet. lol It will remain hot here for a while yet, though it has broke out of the 100's lately. YAY! Thanks for the comment about my mom. You are right, her ring gave me twin juju. lol I took it off to paint the other night and forgot to put it back on so I almost freaked. Like something in my head tells me that if I don't wear it that something bad will happen.
Silly me, but I went and put it back on anyway. lol Oh and those "wives meetings" I just don't go. I am a civilian, can't make me do shit. lol If my husband isn't forced to go drink coffee with his officers, then I don't have to go drink tea with their wives.
Glad your pain is gone now. Hopefully she behaves and stays off that nerve!! Savannah... be a good girl and no hurt the mama!
Babyluv - Sorry to hear the girls were not really cooperating today. I am sure it was still pretty cool to see them, what you did get to see that is, in 4D. I hope next week is much better for you. I have thought about getting the 4d, but I just can't bring myself to spend the money on it. lol I will get to meet them soon anyway right? If I had the extra cash though, I would. Alex is doing great her first week, thanks for asking.
She says she is on track for straight A's and staying out of drama at school. lol
Gi - You almost made me start leaking from my face holes when you mentioned my mom watching down on me in the rocker. lol Had to fight the tears off, but it definately brought a smile to my face to think of her watching over me and being proud of me. This is actually not Alex's first boyfriend. Last year the whole BF/GF thing got huge at school and everyone was asking everyone to "go out with them". Makes no real difference, they don't go on dates or even call each other. lol This boy texts her though... a lot! I had to upgrade the text messaging package to unlimited to make sure I wasn't paying an arm and a leg on my bill. It was only an extra 5 a month and she agreed to do an extra chore to pay for it. lol Jason is your first boyfriend? How cute is that? That must make your relationship just that much more special! Cute story about your nephew!
Natasha - Yay for the scan coming up soon! I bet that will be exciting. I am just a little confused on your due date changing. Why did they change it considering you had IVF? Both my babies have been measuring a week or more ahead this whole time but no one ever changed my date because of the accuracy of the whole IVF process. lol Though the perinatologist that I go to tells me that because they are acting like they are farther along, they should act that way out of the whomb as well. So it is nice to know that say I go into labor today, that they should act like 31 or 32 week old babies. That helps ease my mind a bit.
I don't get to enjoy my due date anyway since they will be taken early regardless.
Claudia - Ummm... where is this big toosh that everyone is noticing? lol Big belly, check... big arse... negetive. You look to be all belly to me. Adorable as ever! I think people should pause, insert foot and leave it there so they can't speak anymore. lol Your butt looks great. Maybe what they are seeing is more your new posture since the belly is getting heavy and causing you to arch your back, giving the illusion of a bigger toosh?
Angela - I am taking it easy, no worries.
Yesterday I don't think I got up to do anything except go to the bathroom. lol It was a lazy day and between Andrew and Alex helping bring me things, it was even more lazy.
I still had a lot of contractions though they were BH of course. I wonder if any of them are making cervical changes or not. I don't see my ob again until Sept 8th so we will see what he says then, but I don't see him ordering me the prog or anything else if he hasn't already. He just doesn't see me as a big risk for preterm labor I suppose?
AFM - I am doing well. Still having BH no matter what I do or don't do. Last night my belly was aching on top of a few contractions. I figured it was just the babies' positions since they decided to go sideways on me. Now Ethan like to play with mommy's pelvic and cervix area. I know the placenta is covering the cervix but I must feel him punching and kicking that sucker right through it. Owie! He is so ornery already! lol I kept whining under my breath over the belly pain last night and Andrew would ask if I was ok, I said yes of course. I also said, no worries, if it is true contractions I will be waking you up in a few hours when they start to hurt. lol The way my body was treating me last night I got (yet again) the overwhelming feeling like this is going to happen sooner rather than later. Just 5 more weeks though! Such a simple stretch of time seems almost out of reach. Only time will really tell though. Oh.. my subconscious didn't listen to some of you who told it not to have anymore bad dreams. lol Thanks to my BH and belly pain last night I am sure it triggered yet another one. Where I started bleeding and was stuck at a crappy hospital where they just put me in the waiting room while I bled. This is what happened to me when I thought I was miscarrying and went to the Army hospital so I am sure that is a fear of mine deep down. Why can't I dream about Jonathan Rhys Meyers naked or something? lol
am i the only one or has anyone else suffered from piles/haemorrieds??? Never had i had them before but after washing meself in the shower the other night i was like wtf??? Uggh how disgusting but my pg book says very common in pregnancy esp. if constipated ( i am a little but nothing major), i will tell my OB on wed but i think they just clear up after birth i suppose if this is the worst that happens then so be it!! 