3rd Trimester
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Well, I am officially unstoppable! (36 weeks +1 day) so if baby were to come now they won't intervene. So happy to be to this point.
I have my first cervical check coming up on Wednesday (I opted out of having the check last week b/c my regular dr was out). I'm really hoping that my measurements are looking good and that I've started to efface/dilate. Hope everyone else is doing great too!
Tomorrow's my first late pregnancy pelvic check. I get the Strep B test, too. I hope it's not positive so that I can labor at home for as long as possible and maybe get things in line to make sure our son is cared for while I'm in labor. Last time it was positive, so basically I had to go in right away to get the first dose of antibiotics*. I know it's totally out of my control and not a big deal, but I joked with my sister (she was positive with her first and negative with her second) that I felt weirdly "defective" for being positive even though a lot of women are.
Anyway, I got myself cleaned up for it (there's another thread about that), and I'm hoping for some good news about softening or something. I'm 35+1, so it's still early, but it would be nice to hear that I'm at least progressing.
*This was also the time when they loaded me up on pitocin without my knowledge (--> horrendous contractions with no breaks, and the nurses rolled their eyes when I was sobbing asking for an epidural). I'd like to be home so that I can avoid fighting with them about pitocin.0 -
Hi, mind if I join? Im Carrie
Im 31 and being induced with my 4th, a boy, on may 8th due to health reasons. (I have a massive DVT in my leg and am on blood thinners for it ) I have 2 daughters ages 7 and 2 and a son who passed away at 5 months just over 5 years ago to HLHS, a heart defect. Im obese and have well over 100lbs to lose after baby!!!
I have CRAZY swelling in my leg with the clot!!! It goes down quite a bit as long as I exercise every day, drink plenty of water, eat a banana every day (potassiums good for swelling) and then prop it up. I am up about 18lbs of actual weight the rest is all from my leg swelling unfortunately. And since Im being induced, ill have pitocin in me which makes me swell worse so Im going to stay off the scales for about a week after giving birth so I dont get discouraged!!
I will no longer need my thinner for my clot after giving birth, yay!! no more shots twice a day!!
oh and I contract on a daily basis now especially after exercising!! Im 1.5cm as of last tuesday cant wait to see where i am monday a.m
Hi there! Welcome, and congratulations!
I'm so sorry to hear about your prior loss and hope everything goes smoothly this time. I'm sure the shots are no fun, and you are probably ready to meet your baby and focus on yourself (well, kinda). What is your original due date?
Also, you might want to check out the Post-Partum Pack (I joined early as preparation): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/639-post-partum-pack
Keep us posted on how you're doing!
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I went to my OB appointment today. Doc's scale has my weight gain at +18 lbs for 33 weeks. The appt. was very informative! I found out new policy that they will not induce before 39 weeks, because too many women were having c-sections as a result of failed inductions. They are also only holding mom and babies for a day after delivery if everything looks alright. I also got my essential oils today, so it's time for baths and massages :O).
Congrats to all the mommies who just had babies. I hope your babies are sleeping well!0 -
Hi, mind if I join? Im Carrie Im 31 and being induced with my 4th, a boy, on may 8th due to health reasons. (I have a massive DVT in my leg and am on blood thinners for it ) I have 2 daughters ages 7 and 2 and a son who passed away at 5 months just over 5 years ago to HLHS, a heart defect. Im obese and have well over 100lbs to lose after baby!!!
I have CRAZY swelling in my leg with the clot!!! It goes down quite a bit as long as I exercise every day, drink plenty of water, eat a banana every day (potassiums good for swelling) and then prop it up. I am up about 18lbs of actual weight the rest is all from my leg swelling unfortunately. And since Im being induced, ill have pitocin in me which makes me swell worse so Im going to stay off the scales for about a week after giving birth so I dont get discouraged!!
I will no longer need my thinner for my clot after giving birth, yay!! no more shots twice a day!!
oh and I contract on a daily basis now especially after exercising!! Im 1.5cm as of last tuesday cant wait to see where i am monday a.m
Hi there! Welcome, and congratulations!
I'm so sorry to hear about your prior loss and hope everything goes smoothly this time. I'm sure the shots are no fun, and you are probably ready to meet your baby and focus on yourself (well, kinda). What is your original due date?
Also, you might want to check out the Post-Partum Pack (I joined early as preparation): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/639-post-partum-pack
Keep us posted on how you're doing!
Rebecca
Thank you, I did join that group as well but have yet to post i enjoy reading everyones threads lol. MY original edd is 5/13 so im going in like a week early, the shots suck!!! I cant wait until i can stop them lol!!
in other news, i had my 37w appt today, didnt get a cervical check, kind of bummed but theres no reason for one since ive never gone before 40w on my own (membranes were swept at 39 with both my girls so i went bc of that) plus im getting induced, i will however be checked next monday to see how ripe i am bc they need to schedule me in for either the 7th for cervadil or the 8th for just pitocin so im hoping my cardio every day and squats/plies will help soften it 0 -
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Tomorrow's my first late pregnancy pelvic check. I get the Strep B test, too. I hope it's not positive so that I can labor at home for as long as possible and maybe get things in line to make sure our son is cared for while I'm in labor. Last time it was positive, so basically I had to go in right away to get the first dose of antibiotics*. I know it's totally out of my control and not a big deal, but I joked with my sister (she was positive with her first and negative with her second) that I felt weirdly "defective" for being positive even though a lot of women are.
Anyway, I got myself cleaned up for it (there's another thread about that), and I'm hoping for some good news about softening or something. I'm 35+1, so it's still early, but it would be nice to hear that I'm at least progressing.
*This was also the time when they loaded me up on pitocin without my knowledge (--> horrendous contractions with no breaks, and the nurses rolled their eyes when I was sobbing asking for an epidural). I'd like to be home so that I can avoid fighting with them about pitocin.
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Rebecca, did you confirm that they actually gave you pitocin without your knowledge? I recall that you were unsure last time. That labor sounds horrendous, and the "support team" extremely unsupportive. I hope you've managed to identify another care provider and/or ensure that this does not happen again!
I also go in tomorrow for the Strep B test. I am SO SO SO SO hoping (I can't even put enough so's!) that I do not test positive. I live in deep fear of having an IV in my hand when I am in labor. I do trust my midwife labor team (I'm delivering at a birth center, so there are no unpleasant intervention surprises), but I just want to be as comfortable as possible so that I can be calm and relaxed during the birth. I feel like I am putting in a lot of effort to keep myself calm and see this as an emotionally positive experience despite whatever pain I might have, and finding out that I have to have an IV will be a little bit of a setback in those efforts. It's just a weird fear that I have after the traumatic hospital appendectomy in the second trimester.0 -
No news on here in a few days...How is everyone?
Nothing new here. The weekly Dr visits start next week for me. I'm sleepy approx all the time, and hoping for one final energy surge before this baby arrives. Cannot believe I'm in the final 5 weeks. All of my babies have been "right on time" as far as estimated due dates are concerned. My daughter got here exactly on her DD, and my son was born the day after his DD. So I'm betting this baby gets here May 31st, June 1st (actual DD) or June 2nd. There is a full moon towards the end of May (21st I think) wonder if that will have an effect on anyone here......
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Hi, Im 32 weeks and 4 days right now, just joined the thread/group. I have a c-section scheduled for June 10th, due to having to ave 2 previous ones. I ve been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes so my doctors are monitoring my baby boys growth very carefully. His growth is at 35 weeks, so hes big for his age. I was 80 pounds overweight before getting pregnant and will have 100+ to lose post partum. Ive gained 40 pounds during my pregnancy, but have been staying at 270 for the past 3 weeks now even tho baby is gaining. Changed my diet after being diagnosed and it has given me so much more energy and has helped me lose about 5 pounds, which my doctor is not concerned about. I have also started walking for 15-30 minutes after each meal (or i use my eliptical on lowest resistance on rainy days) to help my blood sugar levels come down. So Far my baby boys birthday os set for June 10th, but we'll see if he has other plans as that is only 5 days from my due date of June 15th 0
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Now that my baby boy is almost a week old, I am finally sitting down to type my birth story....
I had been having crampy contractions for a couple of weeks, so I was just waiting for those contractions to turn into something real! My EDD was anywhere from the 15th to the 17th depending on which ultrasound that you went with, so when both of those days came and went, I started to get cranky. On Friday the 19th, I took the kids to the babysitter so I could have some down time with my hubby and make sure that my house was clean. I started having cramping around noon, and it stuck around for the afternoon. I kept cleaning and stayed on my feet hoping that this was the real deal. By dinner time, I was breathing and rocking through the waves (my term for contractions) and I text my midwife to let her know what was happening. She called me back and said that she would be over around 8:30, but if anything picked up or changed to give her a call. My midwife, Lisa arrived and shortly after her student midwife, Katelyn arrived as well. We chatted about how I was feeling and they went to my bedroom to ready their supplies. Katelyn checked me and I was 5 cm with a large bag of waters in front of my baby's head. My mother- in- law came to pick up my 2- year old son, and my mom came to hang out with my girls while I labored away. We were having big thunderstorms that nights, so in between the storms, my husband and I went for a walk to help bring on stronger contractions. We came backed soaked and laughing, and have some great pictures of us soaking wet after walking and laboring in the rain.
As my waves got stronger, I rocked and squatted throughout the night. I labored in the birthing tub while my husband rubbed my back, did nipple stimulation and aromatherapy with my in the bedroom. I was fully dilated by morning, but my bag of water was bulging and the baby's head was not descending. My midwives wanted to break my water, but didn't want to risk a cord prolapse, so while my midwife Lisa manually pushed my belly down during a contraction to lower the baby enough to prevent a prolapsed cord, Katelyn broke my water. They later joked about my "amniotic sac of steel" and everyone got a good laugh when Katelyn was covered head to toe in amniotic fluid! Only seconds after they broke my bag of water, I knew that the baby was ready and literally jumped from my bed to the birth tub. My girls came into the room at that point so they could see their brother's birth, and I got on my knees and hugged my husband as I pushed my baby out in only 4 minutes. I first saw his face under the water, and was amazed that his eyes were open, I pulled him to my chest and he just looked at me for a few seconds before he began to cry. I kept him warm on my chest until the cord stopped pulsating, and then my husband cut the cord. My midwives dried us off and tucked us into bed and he began nursing like a champ. Zachary Levi was born 4/20 at 7:12 am weighing 8 lbs 15 oz and 21 1/4 inches long. I had a beautiful home birth, and was so thankful to have such amazing midwives. Now I am in new baby bliss, and my daughters and son all love their new baby brother!
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What a beautiful birth story, Nikki! Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy!0
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Yaaay, congratulations, Nikki! Thank you for sharing your story, too :flowerforyou:0
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Congrats Nikki! He's super cute! Can't wait for this last month to be over with 0
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Congrats Nikki! What a great story :flowerforyou:0
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I just realized that I never posted my birth story and it has almost been a month! I went in to the hospital to start my induction on April 2nd when I was 37 weeks pregnant (due to medical complications posted elsewhere in this thread). I got my cytotec cervical ripener at 10pm. At that point I was 1.5 cm dilated. I started having some crampy contractions around 1 am and I got my 2nd cytotec at 2. I was then 3-4 cm. I then waited until 9 am to receive my epidural after walking the hallway a couple of times. She checked me at 10 and I was only a 4, but my water broke as she checked me. From 10am to 11am, I went from 4 to 6 cm. The nurse decided I should lay on my left side for 30 min, then my right side for 30 minutes. Not even 10 min after she helped me lay on my right side I called her back in to my room because I felt more pain/pressure in my right groin, but wasn't sure if maybe the epidural wasn't as effective on my right. She had me push the button to give myself a little more medicine, and asked me to call back if in 10 minutes it didn't go away. Well, it didnt . She came back in, rolled me on my back and went to check me, when I heard her say "Oh! The baby is right there with a full head of hair!" At this point it is noon, and she goes out to call my OB, and tells me not to push yet. They get set up, and my doctor arrives at 12:20. I pushed through 3 contractions and we had our little girl! Despite all the prenatal complications, she is perfectly healthy. Ashley Elizabeth was born at 12:30 on April 3rd, weighting 6 pounds 3 ounces, and 19.5 inches long. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days to make sure we got the hang of breastfeeding. The day we left the hospital Ashley was down to 5 pounds 12 ounces and we had to go out and get a couple of premie thing for her. She is a very sleepy baby and up until this weekend, I have been having to wake her up to feed her. She also took a week to get close to her birth weight. The last time I had her weighed she was 6 pounds 1 ounce, but we are both doing great.0
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Congrats, doubletnurse, on your healthy baby girl! It sounds like a (relatively!) stress-free labor! Thanks for posting your story.0
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So confused right now...I think my water broke...big gush of non-pee fluid, but I'm not having contractions or pain. The pain was immediate after my water broke with my son. I'm 34 weeks--anyone else had this happen?0
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So confused right now...I think my water broke...big gush of non-pee fluid, but I'm not having contractions or pain. The pain was immediate after my water broke with my son. I'm 34 weeks--anyone else had this happen?
Go to the doctor or hospital. They will be able to check what the fluid is, If your waters have broken you may need antibiotics until you go into labour. Hope your okay!0 -
So confused right now...I think my water broke...big gush of non-pee fluid, but I'm not having contractions or pain. The pain was immediate after my water broke with my son. I'm 34 weeks--anyone else had this happen?
Go to the doctor or hospital. They will be able to check what the fluid is, If your waters have broken you may need antibiotics until you go into labour. Hope your okay!
Agreed! You can have your water break but not have contractions (both at term and before), and you need to have that checked out! They'll give you antibiotics and probably have you on bedrest so as to forestall labor as long as possible. Good luck!!!0 -
I just realized that I never posted my birth story and it has almost been a month! I went in to the hospital to start my induction on April 2nd when I was 37 weeks pregnant (due to medical complications posted elsewhere in this thread). I got my cytotec cervical ripener at 10pm. At that point I was 1.5 cm dilated. I started having some crampy contractions around 1 am and I got my 2nd cytotec at 2. I was then 3-4 cm. I then waited until 9 am to receive my epidural after walking the hallway a couple of times. She checked me at 10 and I was only a 4, but my water broke as she checked me. From 10am to 11am, I went from 4 to 6 cm. The nurse decided I should lay on my left side for 30 min, then my right side for 30 minutes. Not even 10 min after she helped me lay on my right side I called her back in to my room because I felt more pain/pressure in my right groin, but wasn't sure if maybe the epidural wasn't as effective on my right. She had me push the button to give myself a little more medicine, and asked me to call back if in 10 minutes it didn't go away. Well, it didnt . She came back in, rolled me on my back and went to check me, when I heard her say "Oh! The baby is right there with a full head of hair!" At this point it is noon, and she goes out to call my OB, and tells me not to push yet. They get set up, and my doctor arrives at 12:20. I pushed through 3 contractions and we had our little girl! Despite all the prenatal complications, she is perfectly healthy. Ashley Elizabeth was born at 12:30 on April 3rd, weighting 6 pounds 3 ounces, and 19.5 inches long. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days to make sure we got the hang of breastfeeding. The day we left the hospital Ashley was down to 5 pounds 12 ounces and we had to go out and get a couple of premie thing for her. She is a very sleepy baby and up until this weekend, I have been having to wake her up to feed her. She also took a week to get close to her birth weight. The last time I had her weighed she was 6 pounds 1 ounce, but we are both doing great.
Thanks for posting your story! Funny how you can suddenly dilate like that! That happened to me with my son, too - I was 4cm and stalled, got the epidural and went to 10cm in less than an hour, then pushed 3x and had him
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Thanks ladies. I did--traded no water breaking for infections/hypertension--wow. Good times.0
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@BBeccaJean - wow that sucks. Glad your baby is getting to bake longer, but still. Hope you're doing ok!
How is everyone else these days?
I had a Dr's appt yesterday which I thought was going to be a semi-interesting one, and at least get a cervix check and see if anythings been going on. Turns out the practice I go to won't do a strep B test until I'm EXACTLY 36 weeks or beyond b/c they won't let me go past 41 weeks, and the test results are only good for exactly 5 weeks, so that ensures that only have to do one test. Which was weird b/c 2 weeks ago the Dr said they would go ahead and do it yesterday...guess it just depends on the Dr. I was 35 +5 at my appt yesterday. So anywho it's scheduled for next week instead when I'll be almost 37 weeks. Whatevss. I guess that gives me more time to dilate and efface. By feeling around externally Dr was pretty confident head is engaged in pelvis which is progress from 2 weeks ago. I've been having more intense BH contractions and this past week some of those really sharp twinges of pain. One really interesting thing about appt. I've lost 3lbs in the past 2 weeks!! Which puts my total gain back to 27lbs. That was really shocking because I haven't done anything different.
There was a lot of confusion in the beginning about my EDD. Originally it was May 19th, and after u/s they pushed it back till June 1st. I still feel like May 19th is more accurate. Especially after losing weight at this appt, which I've heard is pretty common a couple weeks before labor. I guess as time gets closer we'll see 0 -
@BBeccaJean - wow that sucks. Glad your baby is getting to bake longer, but still. Hope you're doing ok!
How is everyone else these days?
I had a Dr's appt yesterday which I thought was going to be a semi-interesting one, and at least get a cervix check and see if anythings been going on. Turns out the practice I go to won't do a strep B test until I'm EXACTLY 36 weeks or beyond b/c they won't let me go past 41 weeks, and the test results are only good for exactly 5 weeks, so that ensures that only have to do one test. Which was weird b/c 2 weeks ago the Dr said they would go ahead and do it yesterday...guess it just depends on the Dr. I was 35 +5 at my appt yesterday. So anywho it's scheduled for next week instead when I'll be almost 37 weeks. Whatevss. I guess that gives me more time to dilate and efface. By feeling around externally Dr was pretty confident head is engaged in pelvis which is progress from 2 weeks ago. I've been having more intense BH contractions and this past week some of those really sharp twinges of pain. One really interesting thing about appt. I've lost 3lbs in the past 2 weeks!! Which puts my total gain back to 27lbs. That was really shocking because I haven't done anything different.
There was a lot of confusion in the beginning about my EDD. Originally it was May 19th, and after u/s they pushed it back till June 1st. I still feel like May 19th is more accurate. Especially after losing weight at this appt, which I've heard is pretty common a couple weeks before labor. I guess as time gets closer we'll see
Crazy about your EDD! I take it you are not sure of your LMP date. I knew my LMP date last time and this time, but both times I felt like I was running on a short cycle, so I think my date is a little later than it should be (as I thought last time). Both times I've measured right on pretty much the whole time, though, so who knows.
I was just saying on the May 2013 Due Dates thread that I feel like I can't eat as much at one time anymore and that I wouldn't be surprised if I lost or maintained at my next appointment. Last time I did lose a couple of pounds at each of my last two appointments. I think you just kind of run out of room! If you were truly due June 1st, I think it would be a little early for that to be happening, so you're probably closer, if not correct, on your 5/19 EDD.
This past Tuesday was my last appointment, and I was "thinner" than last time but still at 1cm (I was 60% effaced and 1cm the week before). My next appointment isn't until next Thursday, when I'll be almost 38 weeks, so I have a week and a half between appointments this time. I am feeling lots of activity and pressure down below, but from inside, so I'm wondering if the baby is shifting more downwards, and hopefully that means that by next Thursday I will have made a little progress. S/he is definitely head-down and "right there," as my OB put it, so that's a start.
I guess technically my next appointment is 37 weeks, though I'll be closer to 38 weeks, and last time I went into labor the night after the day of my 38-week appointment, so this is all starting to get very real very quickly :noway: Even though I know I will hate myself for thinking this when I'm totally sleep-deprived, I am anxious to get a move-on, to get through L&D and past that awful initial newborn stage when you are working on almost zero sleep (if not zero).0 -
@RBX - I'm right there with you! I'm very ready for L&D to be over with and beyond the sleeplessness.
After my appt yesterday I've been flipping out slightly and have started washing up all baby clothes, blankets etc. I feel like if this child decides to come early that I am no where near close to being prepared. I haven't even packed a hospital bag! Has anyone else?
I was fairly confident of LMP, and also fairly confident of conception date (as we were trying, and I had been keeping up with it). I had my first positive pregnancy test like the second week of Sept etc. I mean everything lined up with a May 19th baby...EVERYTHING. And then I wound up having an early u/s due to some spotting, and they dated the baby as being 2 weeks smaller and said it was impossible for DD to be May 19th. I know those early u/s are usually super accurate, but still...isn't it possible baby was just measuring small? I dunno. I do know that if I didn't get pregnant until the first week of Sept it would have been IMPOSSIBLE to get a positive pregnancy test the following week. Plus when they did the anatomy scan baby was measuring a week and a couple days larger. Oh well! I'm in the home stretch either way so I guess we'll just see exactly how accurate technology is these days 0
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