Pregnancy- July 2011

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  • mukie89
    mukie89 Posts: 99 Member
    wow omg the nursery looks sooooooo beautiful!!! lucky baby :)
  • mukie89
    mukie89 Posts: 99 Member
    Julie- If your contractions are getting stronger and more crampy that has to be a good thing! I would say even if not faster your labor should be shorter with all of these contractions… hopefully! At least you know that they work :)

    Ronya- When is your diabetes test this week? I hope you pass with flying colors :) I didn’t really think it was that bad. It is fun to see the belly move when the baby kicks :) I am sorry about your wrist, that sounds like no fun. That’s really wonderful news about your friend!

    Maria- Sounds like you are on your way!

    Rachel- It is great you are keeping busy, I am not and I feel like it is driving me crazy. Wow, that is amazing the c-section rate of those women, very high. I have been feeling that way too, I think it is an end of pregnancy thing. I hope that the doula you meet will help you to feel the most comfortable at your labor. I also hope your birth plan discussion goes well, I am sure that it will! I don’t know all of the answers to your questions but my mom swears her feet got bigger and never went back to normal size. Also my baby has dropped and I couldn’t tell one bit so it wasn’t obvious to me.

    Mel- Thanks but I don’t like Old Navy :( There clothes never hold up for me.

    Caperfae- glad that things are going well.

    Katrina- I may ask you advice when my LO comes along.

    Maureen- Contractions are good! I will be hoping you go anytime!

    Julz- yuck, hope you can tame the hemorrhoids down some. My flaps down there are just skin from pressure according to the dr.

    Jen- hope things are going well.

    Okay this may be long :) Just got back from my apt. I gained no weight, I measured at 32.5 weeks fundal height when I am 36.5 weeks along. She isn’t worried about this she thinks it is my body type. I don’t have strep B. I told her the other midwife said that the head was low and she said okay well let’s check your cervix to see… well she said WOW the head is really really low, probably from all of the puking… you may puke this baby out (hehe). The cervix was around the side so she said she was going to have to reach really high up and around to check for dilation and that it would be aggressive and painful so she didn’t want to. She said that she would guess 1-2 cm’s because of the low head but she doesn’t know for sure. She said the baby being low doesn’t mean it will go earlier but should mean a shorter labor. She said she is in a great place for 36 weeks. We talked about the induction. She was in NO MEANS pushing for it. She said she is worried because she can see my body breaking down and she said she doesn’t want me to get worse and worse and have no energy for labor. We have decided that we will induce no later than 39 weeks unless something changes for the better. She said to see how this week goes and if I am still feeling terrible next Monday we may look at scheduling it more towards 38 weeks. Basically, we will pick a date Monday and I have till then to change my mind. Oh and we talked about the iV fluids, she wanted to send me to the hospital to give me nutrients and see if it helps and if it does we would do it a couple times a week BUT every visit my urine shows that I am not dehydrated (somehow) so she can’t get my insurance to cover it. ---- so looks like I may have a July baby afterall... whew that was a long one, sorry I was trying to sum it up. and oh yea, I cried in the midwifes office when describing how awful I have been feeling (embarrassing). SO glad my DH decided to come to this apt. with me.
  • mukie89
    mukie89 Posts: 99 Member
    oops didnt quite work out the "quote" thing right. Just wanted to add that its great your baby is already lying so low and that your most likely dialating nicely :) Setting the induction date will be so exciting!!! then the real countdown can begin. As for crying in the midwifes office-must be an everyday ocurrence for her :tongue:

    Am wondering, whats the diffrence between a doctor and a midwife? i have an obgyn but no midwife currently. is it usual to get a midwife later in the pregnancy?
  • pmaria10
    pmaria10 Posts: 784 Member
    Rachel: I love the nursery!!! So adorable!

    Julie: We just might all pop on Friday. I do feel like my contractions are getting a bit stronger they just feel like strong menstrual cramps. Here's to all the clean out fun! :drinker: lol My doc told me to eat lightly once I am in the early stages of labor but it's so hard to tell.

    Jenz: Yay for 4D!! I thought about having one but decided not to because it would have to come out of pocket. :happy:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Maureen -- You're a trooper, that's all I can say. Also, I need for you to have that baby because you still being pregnant when you were due 8 days before me really scares me. :tongue: I'm thinking the full moon on Friday is going to keep you from being induced on Saturday though!

    Anne -- So glad to hear your family is being supportive. :smile: And fun practicing cleaning up poop! Our dogs have been giving us WAY too much practice with that lately. It's like one of our greyhounds was a bit off for a few days and suddenly completely forgot how to poop outside or let us know that he needed to go out. Ugh. I also started panicking a little about labor/birth a few weeks ago but now that I'm here, I don't care what I have to do to get her out. All I know is that she needs to come out SOON. :laugh:

    Danielle -- I know you're not complaining to a bunch of pregnant women in the southeast about how hot it is where you are. :laugh: :tongue: Just kidding -- To me, once it's over 90 degrees it doesn't even matter anymore. This is our forecast for today from Weather.com: "Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. Heat index near 115F. High near 100F." :laugh: But seriously, 90 degrees or 115 degrees, it's all just hot. Going so long without an u/s has been hard for me, but now I'm actually glad I didn't have a 4d ultrasound because what she looks like is going to be a total surprise! :heart:

    Victoria -- We don't have a highchair. My mom has offered the old wooden one she used for us but I'm not sure we'll take it. Not sure what we'll do later but early on I'm thinking we'll just use our Bumbo on the floor. We had more men than women an our "shower." All of the men who showed up were straight. A few of them even showed up without female counterparts. Our party was late at night (we had a couple of guests stay past 3am... I was about to die) and alcohol was served. Basically it was just a regular house party plus baby gifts. :smile:

    Maria -- You've been gone for a while... you know that's not allowed this close to your due date unless you're busy having a baby! Edit: Oh, nevermind. There you are! :smile:

    Nothing super new to report here. I'm starting to get nervous about my appointment tomorrow.
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    oops didnt quite work out the "quote" thing right. Just wanted to add that its great your baby is already lying so low and that your most likely dialating nicely :) Setting the induction date will be so exciting!!! then the real countdown can begin. As for crying in the midwifes office-must be an everyday ocurrence for her :tongue:

    Am wondering, whats the diffrence between a doctor and a midwife? i have an obgyn but no midwife currently. is it usual to get a midwife later in the pregnancy?

    An OB is a doctor. A midwife is a nurse with specific training in pregnancy/childbirth but is not a medical doctor like an OB. If you have an OB, you'll just have an OB. If you have a midwife, you'll probably just have a midwife unless you develop complications they feel would be better monitored by an OB.

    In many countries, most women use midwives unless they've deemed high risk for some reason. In the US, it's very common for women to use an OB regardless of whether or not they're high risk.
  • dmdaigle17
    dmdaigle17 Posts: 918 Member
    Had the usual OB check up yesterday. Avery loves to play games when they are trying to hear his heartbeat and move all around and kick it off :love: I'm measuring right where I should be and have zero problems which is great but it means that we won't be having another ultrasound unless something is wrong. How do they expect us to go 20 weeks without seeing our babies?!

    My LO kicks the doppler every time to! So funny!:laugh: We are paying to have a 4d ultrasound next week. I'm so excited!

    What state do you live in? I LOVE being pregnant in summer and I just saw you and I are a couple of weeks apart (didn't really realize that till now lol!) I had DS in April and I hated it! The winters in Wisconsin are horrible and super long. It snows from Oct till April! It just took FOREVER. My whole pregnancy was in winter and all I did was sleep and eat (hence the 50 pound weight gain):grumble: This time it's going really fast. We get out and walk every night. Lots to do also so it's making it go so fast. The other perk this time is that I have like 8 months before next summer to get the weight off. Again, having DS in April sucked because summer was right around the corner and I was fat and nursing. It's hard to cover your fat when it's summer! :ohwell:

    The 4d is amazing. Our's was included with the regular US at 20 weeks though. I live in Maine. Our summer has just been awful this year. Temps always 90-100's and if that was all we were battling it would be fine but you throw in humidity too and it makes it miserable. You can't even see straight outside that's how humid it is. Our winters are pretty insane too- we get snow the same months as you do! I'm just not one who deals with being uncomfortable well at all. This was an issue for me pre-pregnancy so I'm not surprised it's even worse now with my belly. I say we'll skip summer next time but in all reality I don't care. I'll go through it all again for another little one :love:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Maria -- it is hard to tell about the eating lightly thing. My OB actually hasn't said anything about it to me but I personally don't feel like barfing up a huge amount of food when labor starts. :laugh: I've just been eating whatever I want & trying not to stuff myself. Last Tuesday I was already 3cm dilated so who knows how dilated I am now (my guess is still just 3-4cm but of course it's possible it could be more). Whenever I eat a little too much I start to get scared that I'm really going to regret it in a few hours. :laugh: Are you craving carbs? That's like all I want to eat -- fruit and toast and pasta. The only protein that goes down easy right now is eggs or dairy.
  • ron2282
    ron2282 Posts: 2,760 Member
    Anne – maybe since baby is so low you might go into labor soon? I’m glad everyone is being supportive of your decision.

    Elizabeth – yea for hearing the heartbeat!! Glad everything is going well.

    Rachel – LOVE the nursery!!! So cute!!!!

    Julie – :noway: :laugh: @ the TLC baby show. For a much as my mom wants to be in the delivery room I don’t think she’d be ok with me sitting on her while I deliver.

    Rachael – that’s really weird about your FIL. If my dad were alive I wouldn’t even want him in the delivery room, let alone my FIL. Maybe he meant he wants to be in the waiting room so he can see you guys after she’s born.

    Danielle – Kathryn like to make the doctor chase her down to hear her heartbeat too. :laugh: I have another ultrasound in 4 weeks to check her growth and lung development because my Pap A level is low. My doctor is concerned about low birth weight and a pre-term delivery.

    Victoria – I'm sure they’re will only be women at my shower (the only my mom is telling me I’m not having). But I’ve been to ones with both men and women; I thought they were really run. Since hubby is Hispanic his family normally has both men and women at showers. It like a big huge party – so much fun! Very different from the low key, women only ones my family has.

    Maureen/Maria/Julie – I think the 3 of you are going to give birth the same day!
  • ron2282
    ron2282 Posts: 2,760 Member
    Glucose test is tomorrow morning. I was originally going to wait until Saturday but tomorrow is Ice Cream Sunday day at work and I really want some. So in my pregnant head, I won’t feel guilty about eating it if I don’t have my results yet.

    I finally called my doctor about my wrist last night. He said exactly what I thought he would. Going in would be a waste of my co-pay since he can’t send me for an x-ray and I can’t take anything other than Tylenol. :ohwell: So right now I’m wearing a heat wrap with a brace on top of it. I really need to take a few days off so I don’t have to be a computer all day but I really don’t want to waste my leave time for this. Hubby just surprised me at work and dropped off a stronger brace and more heating wraps for my wrist. :happy:
  • joonzgurl
    joonzgurl Posts: 1,611 Member
    Thinking of all of you ladies in the heat. We had a heat wave last week (temps 90-100 all week) but today it is raining and 60! Yay! I am sure it will warm up as the day goes on though (it's only 9:30am here).

    Anne- Really glad that everyone is being supportive and not just throwing their unwanted opinions at you. Too bad about your dog though!

    Meokk- I think invite the gay friends, but maybe leave the strait ones out of it, unless you decide to do more of a "baby welcome party" and have your hubby there and everything- then invite everyone. The doula visit was amazing- I am short on time today but will be back later this afternoon to share.

    AFM: thank you everyone for the comments on the nursery! I have really tried hard to make it nice. Everyone (friends and family) who see if though say "you are totally planning for a boy!". I am not really- it just seems like reds and blues and greens are more gender neutral than pink!

    I am off to town today- groceries, drs appt, swimming, and going into my work to say hello to all of the girls. Will be back later to update ya'all. Have a good day!
  • joonzgurl
    joonzgurl Posts: 1,611 Member
    I have moved into the last box on the ticker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • pmaria10
    pmaria10 Posts: 784 Member
    Julie: Def craving carbs!! Pastas and breads especially and i just can't stand the thought of red meats this last week or so. I really want a smoothie right now. I would bet you're pretty close to 4cm right now I wish i knew and now i regret not asking for a check at my last appt. I was tempted to try the eggplant Parmesan at the last restaurant we ate at (olive garden) :) just to see if it works but i really wanted my usual so, so much for that :laugh:
  • hkystar
    hkystar Posts: 1,290 Member
    Danielle - Baby S loves to hide from the dr. They all have a REALLY hard time finding her heartbeat cause she moves around once they get the doppler out. I giggle. She has kicked the dr before too!

    I logged in hoping to hear that Julie or Maria had a baby... but no luck. Off to walk the mall maybe get her moving and grooving
  • Rachickidee
    Rachickidee Posts: 1,632 Member
    Funny little side note: My mom said that she had 3 of her 6 kids on a full moon. Her water broke at that time. And my MIL said that when she worked on labor and delivery she more often got called in on days that there was a full moon because more babies were born. :) Here's hoping.
  • AnneElise
    AnneElise Posts: 4,206 Member
    Danielle- I feel you on the heat. We have 98 degrees right now with 109 heat index :( YUCK. Glad that your apt. went well… I know about the US… we got to have one more to check on growth because of my belly size so I was happy to see her again.

    Victoria- I think you can invite straight men too as long as it is just a brunch type thing. We did just women but my sister wanted to have some games and stuff. I think if we did one for any future babies it would be more like a BBQ. Glad you got most everything picked out! I only accept friends that I know or that type me a message that makes sense… I hate the ones that are from strangers.

    Jen- Thanks :) My family is generally very supportive about everything so I am glad they are being the same about this :) I appreciate the supportive words… that must be killing you to not know but if your DH really didn’t want to then I think you made the right choice. The surprise will be SO amazing!

    Melissa- Thanks :) I think (and could be very wrong) that they go through different ways of getting trained to deliver babies… also I think generally midwifes use more natural methods than regular OB’s. My office has both and the midwife I went with was just way easier to get into see at the start so I choose her. Just read further, Julies answer is much better than mine :)

    Julie- I think ours was a belly upset issue with our pupster (at least I hope so) it was YUCKY. Your apt. will go fine tomorrow!
    Did they tell you they wanted to do anything at your apt?

    Maria- I would say you are in early stages of labor if your contractions have the cramping, at least that’s what my dr. described to me.

    Ronya- GREAT CHOICE on doing the test before ice cream sundae work day :) That’s sweet of your hubby, I am sorry about your wrist, that’s awful for during pregnancy.

    Rachel- Sounds like a great day! I am glad the doula apt went so well! Congrats on the last box!

    Maureen, Rachael, Julie, Maria- Here is to hoping you all get your little ones before the full moon or on the full moon day!

    Any non-FTM's know if there is any difference being in the hospital on a weekend vs. a weekday when you have your little one?
  • jenzimmer
    jenzimmer Posts: 300 Member
    Funny little side note: My mom said that she had 3 of her 6 kids on a full moon. Her water broke at that time. And my MIL said that when she worked on labor and delivery she more often got called in on days that there was a full moon because more babies were born. :) Here's hoping.

    I've heard that to! I'll be praying for ya! Hey, has anyone ever told you you look like Rachel McAdams (she was in the Notebook, Wedding Crashers, and The time travelers wife)?
  • Rachickidee
    Rachickidee Posts: 1,632 Member
    Funny little side note: My mom said that she had 3 of her 6 kids on a full moon. Her water broke at that time. And my MIL said that when she worked on labor and delivery she more often got called in on days that there was a full moon because more babies were born. :) Here's hoping.

    I've heard that to! I'll be praying for ya! Hey, has anyone ever told you you look like Rachel McAdams (she was in the Notebook, Wedding Crashers, and The time travelers wife)?

    Haha thanks. I have only ever heard it from one other person and it was another friend on My Fitness Pal. I'll definitely take that as a compliment.
  • pmaria10
    pmaria10 Posts: 784 Member
    Racheal: I agree with Jenz you could totally pass as her sister.

    So, i've been timing my contractions for the past hour and they are now about 9 mins apart some with cramping and some without, hopefully this is early labor. Crossing fingers AND toes :D
  • AnneElise
    AnneElise Posts: 4,206 Member
    So, i've been timing my contractions for the past hour and they are now about 9 mins apart some with cramping and some without, hopefully this is early labor. Crossing fingers AND toes :D

    whoo hoo! Hoping this is the arrival of your LO!
  • Rachickidee
    Rachickidee Posts: 1,632 Member
    Maria: I'll cross my fingers too!
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Maria -- Oooooh! I have everything crossed for you!! Mine have been their usual 10 minutes apart all day so they're not giving me much hope.

    Anne -- I'm nervous about my appointment because last Tuesday my OB said they would very likely offer to break my water tomorrow ("if I even made it to the appointment" she said.. ha!). I'm a bit conflicted about whether or not that's something I want them to do so I keep hoping she'll come before I have to make the decision. I think I'm leaning toward letting them do it because I'm already so dilated & effaced I feel like my risk of c-section is pretty low. If they still think it's something they want to do tomorrow, I guess I'll just talk to them about it and decide from there. I know hubby is pushing for it but it's 100% out of impatience so I honestly don't care what he thinks. :laugh:

    I'm feeling quite a lot of pressure down below right now. :indifferent: I've felt like maybe baby hasn't been in a great position to make the progress with my cervix happen and that's why I'm still here despite how sure my OB was that I'd have a baby by now. So maybe she's there now? Because wow, something feels different.
  • AnneElise
    AnneElise Posts: 4,206 Member
    Maria -- Oooooh! I have everything crossed for you!! Mine have been their usual 10 minutes apart all day so they're not giving me much hope.

    Anne -- I'm nervous about my appointment because last Tuesday my OB said they would very likely offer to break my water tomorrow ("if I even made it to the appointment" she said.. ha!). I'm a bit conflicted about whether or not that's something I want them to do so I keep hoping she'll come before I have to make the decision. I think I'm leaning toward letting them do it because I'm already so dilated & effaced I feel like my risk of c-section is pretty low. If they still think it's something they want to do tomorrow, I guess I'll just talk to them about it and decide from there. I know hubby is pushing for it but it's 100% out of impatience so I honestly don't care what he thinks. :laugh:

    I'm feeling quite a lot of pressure down below right now. :indifferent: I've felt like maybe baby hasn't been in a great position to make the progress with my cervix happen and that's why I'm still here despite how sure my OB was that I'd have a baby by now. So maybe she's there now? Because wow, something feels different.

    Understandable, that is a hard choice to make. I would talk with your doctor and make sure you get your questions answered. My sister was dialated 7 cms when she went to the hospital (she was kind of like you) she had very easy labor from about 9 till 2. At 2 am they broke her water, almost immidiately she went into heavy labor... she had the baby 3.5 hours later. Just wanted to share my only expierance with that :) She didn't need any extra drugs or anything like that.

    Hmm... feeling something different sure sounds like it could be good progress!
  • MamaRandall
    MamaRandall Posts: 243 Member

    So, i've been timing my contractions for the past hour and they are now about 9 mins apart some with cramping and some without, hopefully this is early labor. Crossing fingers AND toes :D

    Yay! Hopefully they keep coming and you'll be holding your precious LO soon!!!
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    Maria -- it is hard to tell about the eating lightly thing. My OB actually hasn't said anything about it to me but I personally don't feel like barfing up a huge amount of food when labor starts. :laugh: I've just been eating whatever I want & trying not to stuff myself. Last Tuesday I was already 3cm dilated so who knows how dilated I am now (my guess is still just 3-4cm but of course it's possible it could be more). Whenever I eat a little too much I start to get scared that I'm really going to regret it in a few hours. :laugh: Are you craving carbs? That's like all I want to eat -- fruit and toast and pasta. The only protein that goes down easy right now is eggs or dairy.

    The "only" reason they say don't eat when i labor is because of the chance of needing general anesthesia and aspirating if you vomit. You may or may not puke during labor (I puked like 6 times this go round - but it was from the magnesium and pit combo) but that's not really why they say don't eat. Some hospitals are even advancing to the point where they don't make laboring women NPO. You're going to be hungry and you need energy - before you go to the hospital, stop and have dinner! My midwife actually suggested to me to be sure to eat before I came in because they would not let me eat there. Funny story - my mom when she was in labor with her 3rd didn't tell my dad for like 6 hours because she wanted to eat and knew as soon as she told him he would not let her - since it was very common instruction back then not to eat at all when in labor.
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    Glucose test is tomorrow morning. I was originally going to wait until Saturday but tomorrow is Ice Cream Sunday day at work and I really want some. So in my pregnant head, I won’t feel guilty about eating it if I don’t have my results yet.

    I finally called my doctor about my wrist last night. He said exactly what I thought he would. Going in would be a waste of my co-pay since he can’t send me for an x-ray and I can’t take anything other than Tylenol. :ohwell: So right now I’m wearing a heat wrap with a brace on top of it. I really need to take a few days off so I don’t have to be a computer all day but I really don’t want to waste my leave time for this. Hubby just surprised me at work and dropped off a stronger brace and more heating wraps for my wrist. :happy:

    You can take hydrocodone (AKA vicodin). Maybe he can give you a script for that. There are most definitely things you can take when pregnant! I had back surgery and recovery definitely on more than Tylenol :laugh: :wink:
  • dmdaigle17
    dmdaigle17 Posts: 918 Member
    Maria- I'm thinking of you. Crossing, fingers, toes, etc :happy:

    Rachael- You could totally pass as that girl from the Notebook. I noticed that before but forgot to mention it! I can't believe people don't say it to you more often! And that's crazy about the full moon thing- maybe you are all holding out till then!

    Ron- You poor girl and your hand injuries lately :( Do you think you sprained it or that it might be really bad carpel tunnel?? I know that pregnancy can create carpel tunnel but if it was something you already suffered from, being pregnant will make it worse. I find mine has acted up a lot since being pregnant. I hope it goes away for you and soon. I know a lot of people say acupuncture works wonders for it- I think we can do that pregnant.... not positive.

    Julie- I was so crabbing about the heat... I found 80 by 9am to be ridiculous it's now almost 100 with a heat index of 110. :noway:

    It's funny that a lot of our little one's react to the doppler :smile: Speaking of reactions, I don't know about your LO's but Avery goes nuts just as soon as DH puts his hands on my belly and starts talking. It's almost immediate. This is how I'm woken up every morning.... can't say I don't love it though :love:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Okay, so I had a conversation with my husband about his dirty mouth last night. I'm not going to lie -- I swear like a sailor and it's something I'm working on now in preparation for baby. But he's absolutely ridiculous. He's in the kitchen simply making peanut butter toast right now and I've heard GD-it twice and the eff bomb at least 3-4 times. Seriously?! How could it possibly be so frustrating to toast bread in the toaster & then put peanut butter on it to warrant that much swearing? :laugh:
  • hkystar
    hkystar Posts: 1,290 Member
    crossing my fingers for you maria!

    Back from the mall... I am so tired and sore now. But no contractions... lots of down pressure though. Bf is mad at me that i ended up taking a 2 hour phone call from work. He doesnt understand the commitment/obligation I feel towards my job. I
  • CorinaMakaea
    CorinaMakaea Posts: 2 Member
    Yay! thats exactly why i joined because I am only newly pregnant.. well 13 wks now and i have 2 children already. I carried both whilst heavily obese. I lost 25 kgs after my son recently but then fell pregnant.. I was gutted at first because I was enjoying my weight loss but now I'm ecstatic with the new one on the way.. HOwever I want to stay as healthy as possible and watch what i eat and still keep up the exercise.. I've put on more in the first 3 mths coz i was really sick and just wanted to eat whatever would stay down. Bt now i'm feeling better... I"d love help and to join the pregancy group but how?? I'd love to add my baby picture progress too like your baby gaga ones if someone can help? Thanks so much!! Cori
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