Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011
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:Kristy & Denise- Too funny, thanks for sharing those stories. lol
Demwitted- that's a hard one, I am going through restless nights right now. BOOOOOO
Heather thanks for th good thoughts.
Misti & everyone else: Thanks for the comments on the babies room, it's still a work in process & time is just creeping up.
Like I mentioned above, last night I was restless again. :grumble:
I have my next appt tomorrow in the PM.
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Glad to hear sound sleeping is coming. When does the insomnia clear up?? It's no fun!
I know that feeling- I am exactly the same way! I'm so tired- but I just can't sleep! Any cures you know of?? I usually try to take a hot shower and sometimes that helps!0 -
Glad to hear sound sleeping is coming. When does the insomnia clear up?? It's no fun!
I know that feeling- I am exactly the same way! I'm so tired- but I just can't sleep! Any cures you know of?? I usually try to take a hot shower and sometimes that helps!
I find that I'm laying on my left side more, so I switched sides of the bed with hubby so I don't have to roll over constantly to get at my lotion (dry skin), tissues (stuffy nose), and water (dry throat). Warm milk with a spoonful of honey helps make me sleepy. My problem is staying asleep.0 -
Most nights I fall asleep easily and sleep pretty hard until I have to get up to pee around 4am-5am. If I am tired enough to go back to sleep without starting to think of all the crap I need to do, I am good. Otherwise my mind will keep me awake between an hour and hour and a half. I feel like nights I do some sort of activity I sleep better. I think I have been extrememly lucky with my sleeping so far. I can get comfortable pretty easily. I contribute most of this to my Tempurpedic mattress and amazing I Love My Pillow pillow.
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Glad to hear sound sleeping is coming. When does the insomnia clear up?? It's no fun!
I know that feeling- I am exactly the same way! I'm so tired- but I just can't sleep! Any cures you know of?? I usually try to take a hot shower and sometimes that helps!
I find that I'm laying on my left side more, so I switched sides of the bed with hubby so I don't have to roll over constantly to get at my lotion (dry skin), tissues (stuffy nose), and water (dry throat). Warm milk with a spoonful of honey helps make me sleepy. My problem is staying asleep.
I agree, that's a hard one...I found a few heavy night sleeps accompained by horrible dreams in my second trimester. Now I'm into my 3rd trimester and I'm back to not sleeping a full night. So I try to sleep when I can. Can nap here, snooze there, a few hours here and a few hours there....just make the most of it. I ususally end up working on my to do list or reading for hours before my alarm goes off.0 -
A new thread! Wow...this board is so busy! lol...so many new ladies too! I can't keep up! I'm just glad I found this new thread before I typed out my post...that happened to me last time! I can't believe it's almost 2012 ladies!! :noway: time is just flying!
Sooo this morning I totally slept in - kept pressing snooze because I woke up again at 3ish and around 4 something to pee (seems to be my pattern lately) and had a really hard time getting back to sleep and then I get back to sleep right when I'm supposed to get up! lol SNAP
Last night was really amazing, I spent the night alone! I relaxed and watched a Lady Gaga special interview with Paul Gautier then I had a long warm bath with a minty bath bomb from Lush and listened to music and tried to use my lush massage bar on myself :blushing: didn't work so well then I got in my jammies and propped myself up with a million pillows in bed and played on my laptop for awhile - Mason was a crazy man last night, my WHOLE belly was moving - it seriously looked like he was trying to punch his way out! lol So crazy watching him move like that...it went on for 15-20 mins straight and then he settled down a bit and then it was just random movements until I fell asleep. My hands keep falling asleep all throughout the night and they ache/hurt all the time so that's frustrating.
This morning there was freezing rain and snow and it was pretty awful outside. My husband and I had to take my mini in to the dealership for service to get some last minute stuff done before we can put it up for sale - I'm so excited I think I should be able to post the ads for it this weekend!! :bigsmile: I hope it sells fast!
Then we headed over to my obgyn appointment. My appt was for 9am, we got there and the receptionist said he wasn't even in yet. He got in around 9:45am and we got in around 10am. We found out he had a delivery and a c-section already that morning and that's why he was late...so crazy. Everything was great. BEST NEWS EVER...I didn't gain ANY weight in the last 3 weeks! Which is amazing to me because of the holidays and I've been feeling like I am SO huge lately. I am so relieved because I had a huge gain the time before. I have gained a lot more than I would have liked. I have gained 40 lbs in total and I'm hoping I can making it to the end without gaining any more. I really only wanted to gain max 35 lbs...but I'm trying my best and I'm just going to be really diligent until Mason comes and hopefully I can keep my weight gain to 40 lbs. My blood pressure was good and my belly is measuring 33 at 32 weeks. Mason's heart rate was 132 and he is head down still (we found out he was when I was 30 weeks at the 3D ultrasound) the doctor said there is a chance he could flip around still but I really hope he just stays down!
My doctor also said I may have to stop work soon because my hands are giving me so much trouble....we'll see what he says at my next appt. I have to figure out what that would mean...would I go on short term disability until the baby is born then maternity leave...I don't know...I think I will do some research today. I don't want to waste my maternity leave at home before the baby comes. I was planning on working up to the Friday before my due date...but it really is getting tougher and tougher to make it through the days and my hands just KILL
Now my appt's are every 2 weeks so another one Jan 12th and the dr said it's time for my strep B test at that one....I've heard it's not so fun lol...oh well, gotta do what we gotta do.
I made a "to-do" list yesterday of everything we need to accomplish before we go to the hospital and it is still quite a bit but it makes me feel better to have everything written down in a list - makes me feel less overwhelmed and scattered if that makes sense? I also made a list of everything that we need to pack in our hospital bag.
I'm pretty tired today hoping I get a second wind soon...at least the day is half over!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic Thursday! :flowerforyou:
Rayna
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Most nights I fall asleep easily and sleep pretty hard until I have to get up to pee around 4am-5am. If I am tired enough to go back to sleep without starting to think of all the crap I need to do, I am good. Otherwise my mind will keep me awake between an hour and hour and a half. I feel like nights I do some sort of activity I sleep better. I think I have been extrememly lucky with my sleeping so far. I can get comfortable pretty easily. I contribute most of this to my Tempurpedic mattress and amazing I Love My Pillow pillow.
I have a tempurpedic mattress too! Man I just love that bed. And we got the tempurpedic pillows too...they are amazing!
Over Christmas we had to sleep at Jay's parents house with a super soft/squishy mattress and awful pillows and it just made me appreciate my bed SO much more...I seriously can't sleep on anything else.0 -
I was apparently snoring the other night and Eric nudged me, I rolled over and stopped. I told him to just roll me over from now on.
Onto another page! I was wondering why the board was so quiet today.
Jay told me I was snoring last night too...it's been happening more and more lately. I feel bad because I'm waking him up. I told him the same, just to roll me over whenever that happens...what's a girl to do? I wonder if those breath-rite strips work?0 -
Quick check in....I had my 16 week appointment today. Happy to find out that I am cleared from all my bed rest and limited activity. I am so happy that I can start slowly getting back to a normal life. I am ready to hit the gym on Tuesday when my son returns to school.
Welcome to all the new ladies. So many new people makes it hard to keep up with what all is going on. I think at the start of the month we def need to do the intro thing all over again saying due dates and what not. I can't seem to remember who all is due around the same time as me.
Belinda - 16 weeks 6 days - Due June 9th - 4 pounds gained0 -
May I join in? I found out I'm pg with baby #2 (Due Aug 31st 2012). Just recently lost 45 lbs before I got pregnant so I'm really hoping not to gain it all back. I gained almost 50 with my first (and i was overweight to start with!)0
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Belinda - that's awesome you're off bed rest.
I am losing my motivation. Only another hour untill I lave to go meet a client and then I'm going home for a 3 day weekend. I should really use this time to be productive but......
I got my results from my Strep B test a little bit ago and they were positive. Of course I have done all my reasearch now, and about 25% of women test positive for the bacteria and all it means is that they'll give me antibiotics during labor, but I still feel nasty somehow. :ohwell: I guess I just have some extra bonus bacteria. Oh goody.
OK, I'm going to try to focus for my last hour here today. I'll start the new thread on Sunday and come up with another intro similar to what we did at the beginning of last month so we can keep track of everyone and maybe do a nifty chart again like Kim did this month.
Ashley - 35 weeks, 5 days (or by the dr. 36 weeks, 1 day) - Due date 1/25/12 - 26 pounds gained0 -
My doctor also said I may have to stop work soon because my hands are giving me so much trouble....we'll see what he says at my next appt. I have to figure out what that would mean...would I go on short term disability until the baby is born then maternity leave...I don't know...I think I will do some research today. I don't want to waste my maternity leave at home before the baby comes. I was planning on working up to the Friday before my due date...but it really is getting tougher and tougher to make it through the days and my hands just KILL
I made a "to-do" list yesterday of everything we need to accomplish before we go to the hospital and it is still quite a bit but it makes me feel better to have everything written down in a list - makes me feel less overwhelmed and scattered if that makes sense? I also made a list of everything that we need to pack in our hospital bag.
Rayna
32 weeks today!
Rayna definitely look into short term. For me (in the US) that would mean that we have to be out 6 consecutive days in order for short term to kick in...but then that would have to roll over into maternity leave for you and I'm not sure how that works- What I can tell you is that for us here (again in the US & my company specifically) getting paperwork processed for short term is a freaking nightmare. Not because it's complicated but because it's extremely time consuming! So good luck to you on that one!
As far as the list, I'm SOOO PROUD OF YOU!! I'm a "to list doer" and the notebook my hubby purchased for me is getting fuller by the day! This week I started a "Post baby Home Inventory" list and it's basically of things that you'll need aroudn the house because getting out with teh baby may be a bit challenging at the beginning...So I keep adding to that list and have started stock piling at the house as well.
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Belinda - that's awesome you're off bed rest.
I am losing my motivation. Only another hour untill I lave to go meet a client and then I'm going home for a 3 day weekend. I should really use this time to be productive but......
I got my results from my Strep B test a little bit ago and they were positive. Of course I have done all my reasearch now, and about 25% of women test positive for the bacteria and all it means is that they'll give me antibiotics during labor, but I still feel nasty somehow. :ohwell: I guess I just have some extra bonus bacteria. Oh goody.
OK, I'm going to try to focus for my last hour here today. I'll start the new thread on Sunday and come up with another intro similar to what we did at the beginning of last month so we can keep track of everyone and maybe do a nifty chart again like Kim did this month.
Ashley - 35 weeks, 5 days (or by the dr. 36 weeks, 1 day) - Due date 1/25/12 - 26 pounds gained
Antibiotics- no problem. We take them all the time when we're sick. Your doing great! :flowerforyou:0 -
May I join in? I found out I'm pg with baby #2 (Due Aug 31st 2012). Just recently lost 45 lbs before I got pregnant so I'm really hoping not to gain it all back. I gained almost 50 with my first (and i was overweight to start with!)
Congrats- I went to my first appt yesterday and found out I'm due August 29th, 2012!0 -
Ashley - Don't feel bad about strep B...I had that too...and everything went fine and they said it's normal for some women...I know what you mean about being what in the world is that and why do I have it...
Belinda - Congrats on being off bedrest...I am sure that's a huge relief...
Rayna - Sorry to hear about your hands...I would definitely look into short-term disability. Good for you on the list...I am so not a list person but my husband is and I have been making list of things he needs to get done...I guess I should make my own list...I guess I
just now it will be huge and daunting...
As for sleeping...last night was the 1st night in a while that my son slept all night it was great...so when I woke up at 5 to pee I was up and about...got my work out in...have been working on getting my water and veggies in today and seem to be doing ok. So today is better than yesterday. My only problem is that I am still super sleepy...I slept last night from 11:30 -5 and then had to take a nap today around 9:30 and when my son went down for his nap at 12:30 I was going to stay up and work but he was a bit fussy so I laid down with him next thing you know I had slept for for 2 hrs with him...sigh...i really think the naps is why I stay up so late...I need to break the cycle just not sure how...humm...
Welcome to all the new people...can't believe this year is almost over and I am preggers...I started this year with a 2 month old and now I am prepping for another baby...life is full of surprises...but it has been a good years...here's to an even better 20120 -
Mistibergman - Drinking water really helps curb hunger. I haven't drank as much as I would have liked to the last week but I always try to make sure my water bottle in within reach.
MrsJax11 – Congrats on the great u/s appt.
Welcome Lindsay, complicatedmo, MrsLME & freefalling83
kelley_m – Christmas just killed me, I ate soo fricken much. I'm currently in a detox mode, lots of greens & water.
MrsLME – I'm still doing some HIITs, I'm just listening to my body more and toning it down when my body says so. Right now I am exhausted after any workout so I'm not giving them 100% right now, more like 80-90%
babeed854 – I remember the fatigue really hitting me in the 3rd tri with my daughter. It's not fun and I'm hoping it doesn't hit as hard with a 2 year to chase after.
Demwitted – I think insomnia sticks with you well after pregnancy, it just pops up from time to time.
Lunarokra – Best of luck with your appointment!
Better_Balance_2011 – That's my problem, if I get up to use the bathroom at night I will just end up laying in bed for at least 90 minutes before either falling asleep or getting up to read.
♥Rayna♥ - I had a list with #1 and I found that most of the stuff I packed I didn't need and most of the things I needed I didn't have. Total fail!
Bmfrazie – Yay for no more bedrest!! Have fun at the gym next week.
AFM - I had a confirmation appointment the other day, still 2 lines on the test, and then a viability ultrasound on the 16th. then I can get insurance straightened out and go from there.
For once, I'm dog tired. When I was pg with DD I had raging insomnia and no fatigue, I guess this pregnancy will be very different. I'm debating on not even going to the gym tonight because I'm so tired. Maybe I'll just go to yoga, I'm too sore for more weights and spin doesn't sound appealing. I even had to leave the class early last time because I was so tired.
Happy New Year,
Kelly
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Bumping for stalking, Since I don't post much on here anymore. Wanted to say hello to the new members! Welcome!
Nothing has really changed for me. I'm managing the gestational diabetes very well, only part that sucks is cooking my food separately and then measuring everything out. But oh Well. Since I've been on the new diet I have actually lost 6 lbs. That brings my total weight gain to 14lbs at the 29wk mark. Not too shabby. Just hoping I don't lose too much more.
I did have a bright spot over the Holiday. I had my 3D ultrasound on the 27th. Kaiden was being difficult with an arm, hand or foot in front of his face the whole time. We did get some really cute pics though. This one is my fave.
Luna~ Such a cute nursery!!!
Cindy (29wks1day) (+14lbs)0 -
good morning everyone. i hope ur all doing well and having a lovely Christmas.
i have felt terrible the last couple of days..... I've had a cold for abt 2 weeks and it seems to be gradually leaving me but the last 2 days I've had a terrible blinding headache across my eyes. its affecting my mood, what im able to do during the day and its just horrible and making me feel miserable. since i can't take anything does anyone have any suggestions on how i can get rid of it :frown:
im trying to get back into the exercise and tracking food but im finding it bizarre doing that and putting weight on lol! i am 19 weeks now and i weighed myself the other day and i put on 4 lbs.... now some of that was a few chocolates and it did take 3 weeks to put that on but still weird!! you would know that this is my 1st pregnancy !! i still can't believe that im having twins!!!!
carmel x0 -
Hey Ladies!
I just found this board and I am so excited I am 17 weeks pregnant and I would love some advice on some good workout routines. I worked out before I got pregnant, but in the first trimester I was way too tired and I just started a new job, so the workouts have stopped! I'm planning on doing a natural birth so I know how important working out and staying healthy is for me and my baby boy! Any suggestions? Thanks so much 0 -
Hey Ladies!
I just found this board and I am so excited I am 17 weeks pregnant and I would love some advice on some good workout routines. I worked out before I got pregnant, but in the first trimester I was way too tired and I just started a new job, so the workouts have stopped! I'm planning on doing a natural birth so I know how important working out and staying healthy is for me and my baby boy! Any suggestions? Thanks so much
Welcome, kbobx!
I've been told it's best to stick with what you've done pre-pregnancy, it's not a good idea to introduce a new workout when you are pregnant but I going to guess that yoga may be an exclusion because it's great for flexibility and stretching.
Listen to your body, cut back or stop when you need to. I left a class after 20 minutes because I was about to fall on my face I was so tired. And there's nothing wrong with skipping a workout to catch up on sleep in the first tri.0 -
It has been a few days it seems...
I had a great U/S Wednesday...went to the mall and movies yesterday, and overdid it. I was starving ALL day, and if I didn't eat I would start to feel nausea. 2 eggs on toast for breakfast, PIzza, milk shake, lemon cake, chicken with potato and peas for dinner, cereal with banana, 1/2 slice of chocolate cake, pickles, cheddar chex mix....so I am going to do some housework and the elliptical today, and push a lot of fluids. The only good thing about going back to work next week is that I am so much better about eating good since I pack healthy foods and normal portions.
We are still discussing names, and Mr is stuck on Jack. I tell him that Jack Jackson sounds ridiculous, and to pick 5 other names he likes... I am favoring Ruby Suzanne for a girl as of right now...but who knows!
I got the travel system yesterday, and will price flooring for the baby's room this weekend.
We are going to a bonfire with a lot of friends this weekend, and will share the news:)0 -
Thank you so much! I am really excited to actually start working out again
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Carmel: You can actually take Tylenol every 4-6 hours only 650 mg though. I am normally one that doesn't take anything but I ended up with one of thos mind numbing migraines and I couldn't take it after 8 hours. It didn't make it go away but it took the edge off enough that I could fall asleep and when I woke up it was gone. Good luck as head aches are my least favorite thing to deal with this preganancy.
AFM: I am so over the moon about being able to be normal again. It is funny how the little things can make you happy. Last night I went with my husband to walk our dogs. It was the first time since Thanksgiving that I have gone on a walk. We only went 0.8 miles but it felt great! Then this morning I did a little arm workout. It amazing how much better one can feel after getting a workout in.
I am totally sure that we have decided on a girls name! We have two boys names though and I love both of them. I don't want to look at any other names at all but the hubs seems to think that over the next 5 months many names will come and go. At what point did you decided on a final name?
Belinda - 17 weeks - 4.4+0 -
I am totally sure that we have decided on a girls name! We have two boys names though and I love both of them. I don't want to look at any other names at all but the hubs seems to think that over the next 5 months many names will come and go. At what point did you decided on a final name?
Belinda - 17 weeks - 4.4+
Belinda, I've had the girls name picked out since I was 8 yrs old. My husband and I both agreed on a middle name and that was that. Then we found out we were having a boy. :smooched:
We agreed on the first name within a day, but haven't agreed for the middle name- yet. I have a page in my notebook with names that we both like that have made the "cut" ....so I guess we'll decide on the middle name when the baby gets here?0 -
I am totally sure that we have decided on a girls name! We have two boys names though and I love both of them. I don't want to look at any other names at all but the hubs seems to think that over the next 5 months many names will come and go. At what point did you decided on a final name?
Belinda - 17 weeks - 4.4+
We just decided on our girl's name a couple weeks ago. You can always choose 2-3 you like and then make the final decision when he/she arrives. 0 -
Thanks for being so welcoming ladies!
Ashley I tested positive for strep B as well. I wouldn't worry about it too much, I never had any issues with it during labor.
Belinda - I just joined and didn't know if anyone else had been on bed rest also. Glad to hear you are off of it! I'm hoping January 3rd my OB will say I can start walking again! I've been on bed rest for 3 weeks and it's driving me insane. My mom and MIL have been taking care of my son when my husband is at work and it's so hard emotionally to sit and watch someone else take care of my son. The extra hormones really have not been helping either!
I'm up 3lbs in the first trimester, thanks to all the holiday junk and not being able to be active! Really hoping that evens out and I can slow down the gain and start to focus on my food and water intake a little better. I've started logging EVERYTHING again so I can hold myself accountable for those extra reeses and other chocolates :blushing:
Happy New Year to you all!!
Lindsay, 12 weeks0 -
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14 weeks today, woohoo!0 -
Hi all
Just a quick check in for me before the long weekend. I have at least accomplished one of my goals this week - I have been AWESOME with my water consumption...as for work outs...not so much. BUT now that all the company and holiday events are behind us I am excited for next week and getting back on track!
Again not having much luck in the sleep department...my hands are the culprits again and having to pee all the time. So yet again I am zombie-like today...seriously feels like I could fall asleep at any moment.
I called my benefits provider yesterday and inquired about short term disability with regards to carpal tunnel syndrome caused by pregnancy - she said that I could definitely apply & it would be considered but she cannot 100% say if it would be approved.
I went to my normal GP yesterday and he gave me a prescription for hand/wrist braces. I'm going to find out how much they are - he said they could be quite expensive. I also just need to see if they would be covered under our benefits. Hopefully that will help ease some of the discomfort etc. I think I will just try to keep working as long as I can. I may take off one week earlier than I had planned...but not 100% sure what I'm going to do yet. My boss hasn't even begun to screen through any resumes or interview anyone for my replacement and a lady in our department is going on vacation for 3 weeks at the end of next week...so yeah...a little stressful as to what I should do!
Does anyone have any big New Years Eve plans? I'm planning on staying in with my hubby and maybe watching some movies ordering in some take out and taking it EASY :bigsmile: a coworker gave me 2 bottles of sparkling non-alcoholic fruity wine type beverages so I'll be able to enjoy something bubbly if I can make it to midnight! lol
I have a nice New Year's Eve brunch planned with my sisters tomorrow morning so that should be fun, but other than that I just need to CLEAN my house TOP TO BOTTOM...it became a disaster over the holidays and we've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to do anything and it's been driving me nuts. I might have a quick nap when I get home today and then get right to cleaning. I'm going to try to get a couple workouts in this weekend as well.
In other news, quite exciting, we've finally got everything squared away with the Mini so we are going to take pictures this weekend and post ads to put it up for sale!!! :bigsmile: I'm so excited to finally be doing this because I'd really like to get into a different (bigger) vehicle before the baby comes so I can get used to it (it'll be very different than driving a mini that's for sure! lol) anyway, I just really hope it sells fast - so keep your fingers crossed for us!! :happy: I don't know if we'll go with the brand new Sportage like we originally planned - I absolutely love it, but hubby wants to look at some used options first before we decide which makes sense he's always so practical :bigsmile:
Otherwise...I'm getting my hair done on Monday because I have the day off...I'm going back to blonde highlights...I can't take the boring mousey brown color I chose...I chose it because I thought it would just be easier to maintain but I just feel so boring and not my usual self in this color...lol...I know I know I'm crazy...but I have my maternity photos next weekend and I really want to look and feel like my best
Anyways, I hope you all have wonderful weekends! :flowerforyou:
Rayna
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Just wanted to update everyone. Hannah was born at 12:53am December 26 weighing 8lbs 5oz and 20.5 inches tall. We are doing great and are just adjusting to our new life. Updates to come soon if this baby ever stops eating. I feel like a milk factory.
Hannah’s Birth Story
Hannah’s original estimated due date was December 19, 2011. She ended up being born on December 26, 2011 at 12:53pm.
My water broke at ~3:30am Christmas morning. I was sleeping in bed when all of a sudden I felt a gush of water. My midwife Tanya did say that I had probably around 2 liters of amniotic fluid and that once it broke it would be like Niagara Falls. She was not kidding. We then texted Tanya to let her know and she said to let her know when my contractions were 5-6 minutes apart. So we decided to try to go back to bed but I started getting pretty strong contractions right away. It took a while to figure out the best way to cope with them and for some reason I found the toilet to be the best place. I also really liked for Jeremy to be there holding my hand and helping me breathe through them.
Around 9am we decided to go to the hospital. My contractions were 4-5 minutes apart since 6:30am. I was set up on the stress test to see how the baby was doing and to see how my contractions were progressing. At that point I was about 2 cm dilated and my cervix was only about 90% effaced. My contractions were still between 4 and 6 minutes apart. I also had a second rush of my broken water when I was checked. Hannah’s head was acting a bit like a cork. I cannot believe all that amniotic fluid was in there.
We were then let into our labor room. I stated in my birthing plan that I did not want any medical interventions, including pain medication and induction methods. By 2:14pm I had dilated to 7cm. I have to tell you it was one of the craziest and most unbelievable things that I have ever done. Hannah was positioned posterior which means that her face was directed towards my front and the back of her head was facing my back. This resulted in really bad back labor. Every contraction would ram her head into my tailbone pushing on my back. I used hypnobirthing to cope with the pain. I did really well. Jeremy said I was amazing and that he could never endure what I was going through. My midwife and nurses (I ended up having two nurses since one shift ended and another one began) were very impressed with my coping and breathing techniques. They said I was doing an amazing job.
At around 6pm I had made it to 8cm, but part of my cervix under the front of my pelvis was still not melting away like it should. We had a period of time where we thought I was getting close and I was rocking back and forth on my hands and knees for over an hour trying to get her to turn around and help melt the cervix. We were hoping that she would use my pelvis as a pivot point during the contractions and turn herself around. The back labor was excruciating. I then started feeling constant pressure which was an indicator that Hannah might be ready to come out. With every contraction I had the urge to push and with every push I had the worst back pain I have ever felt in my life. This went on for quite a while. I was on my hands and knees in the bed facing Jeremy and holding his hands. [Note from Jeremy: This was the most amazing display of will power and determination that I have ever witnessed in my entire life. I still get choked up trying to talk about it and sometimes even thinking about it. Nobody could have asked Nichole for anything more. At one point during one of the most intense parts of her labor, I said to Nichole, “you can do this”, and she exclaimed with all the power within her “I CAN!”. I have never been more proud of her and truly amazed with her inner strength.] I had felt like I was really close and gave it everything that I had saving nothing for later. When nothing changed, I felt very defeated and I was having a hard time managing the pain at this point. Hannah’s head was hitting the small part of my cervix that was being stubborn and was causing that part to swell. By that time I was getting very exhausted. In between contractions I was falling asleep and the contractions started slowing down. After feeling that I had gotten so close and then finding out that there was still a lot of work to be done with little energy left I started to crack. At that point Tanya said we may try to introduce some pitocin to help keep the contractions coming. My uterus was getting really tired and I had opted out of any IV’s and had been trying to keep hydrated myself which I had done a really good job about. I told Tanya I wanted to wait and try again myself for a while. So I took a small break trying to recover a bit and then really tried for round 2. I just had nothing left for round 2. My body hurt so bad in every place possible. I was absolutely exhausted. I had finally got to my breaking point and had agreed to try a mild pain medicine to help take the edge off. It didn’t really help. So around 9:00 pm I finally agreed to pitocin and an epidural.
The epidural was the most amazing thing in the world after going through 18 hours of natural labor. We kept trying up until around 11pm. I had finally reached around 10 cm but the remainder of my cervix would not budge. There was only a small amount left under Hannah’s head but every time I tried to push my cervix kept swelling up instead of melting away. This coupled with the fact that the contractions were again slowing down prevented any permanent progress. Hannah would move down some during the contraction, my cervix would swell and then push Hannah back up during the break between the contractions. Tanya said we could keep trying if I wanted but that Hannah was still posterior and she kept moving out of position. She said I may want to consider a c-section. The words I did not want to hear. At this point I was starting to run a fever and Hannah’s heart rate was starting to lower. Jeremy and I had talked about it and had determined that I had given my all for a natural birth and unfortunately things just did not work out. At this point we cared most that Hannah came out healthy and that my body was just too tired. I had literally given everything I had. So we decided to go ahead and get the c-section. Luckily I had had the epidural so I was able to be awake for it.
At 12:53 am on December 26, 2011 Hannah Marie Scuteri was born. She came out screaming. It was the most amazing sound I had ever heard in my life. They brought her over to us and she was absolutely the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Jeremy left with her while they finished sewing me back up.
A part of me is really sad that I did not have the natural labor I wanted, but I know that I gave it my all. Jeremy was absolutely an amazing birth partner and I could not ask more from him. He was with me every step of the way. I have never felt so close to him. He told me I was the strongest person he had ever known and that he was proud of me. I love him so much and can’t believe we brought this beautiful baby girl into the world. The most important thing of all is that Hannah was born completely healthy at 8 lbs 5 oz and 20.5 inches tall. After recovery they brought Hannah to me and I was able to breastfeed her with no problems. We are still working on our technique but we are doing really well and I feel like my bond to her has not suffered from getting the c-section.0 -
Nicole!! Oh my gosh, I'm so glad to hear that things are going well for you and your new family!! And thank you for that beautiful story, as I sit here at my desk sobbing :sad: ...good thing my co worker keeps a box of tissues handy....
I'm so happy that things turned out positive and that even though it wasn't what you originally wanted, that everything worked out for the best. In the end that's all we can ever ask for. :smooched:
((hugs))
Denise
29 wks0
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