Pregnancy- July 2011

Maureen - I remember feeling exactly like that with my first. Due date came and went, I was at <1cm and maybe 30% effaced, and I swore that she had decided to stay in there forever (I even remember thinking that they would induce me and she still wouldn't come). She came, all on her own, 6 days past due, and she was barely 7 lbs so I know there was a reason for her waiting.
Hang in there! You'll have your little one in your arms soon and it will all be worth it!

Did anyone else's face start breaking out again towards the end? It went awhile for awhile but today whew, I have a couple of spots again

YES! Right at 36 weeks, too.

The good news is the zits popped up all at once within a matter of a couple of days but new ones haven't popped up since then. The bad news is I still have the marks on my face from the zits that popped up (like 5 or 6 of them popped up at the same time and I normally have pretty clear skin).

My grandpa passed away today. It was hard, but he is in a better place. Before I really wanted to go into labor asap, but the funeral is Thursday, so I hope that as soon as that is over then I can meet my sweet little girl. Today I kind of felt like that is why she has been waiting, just to let me get through this with my family first.

I'm sorry to hear about your Grandpa! Sounds like your baby knows what's best right now and hopefully you can heal. I worked with hospice patients and as hard as it is to see them go, I always felt at peace knowing that they aren't in pain and suffering anymore but know how much it hurts for the family to lose those precious ones. Thoughts and prayers are with you!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Rachael --- Hugs to you and your family! I'm glad that you can feel at peace with it. When my grandpa passed, it was after years of senile dementia and heart failure, and we were all expecting it. I cried the days leading up, but when grandma called and said he'd died, I felt relief more than anything. But, I did ball like a baby at the funeral. He died a month before our wedding, and I felt like it was a blessing because he could be there in spirit (where he wouldn't have been able to attend if he'd been alive). Hoping that baby cooperates and lets you go to the funeral!


Between being out of just about everything and on a lousy emotional roller-coster, it was not a great food day. But we can grocery shopping in the morning and hopefully stock up on good stuff again. Good thing one bad day won't hurt the baby ... must remember to take my vitamins tonight!

Rachael – My prayers are with your family at this sad time.

Elizabeth – Congratulations on your wedding. No matter what happens, it will still be a beautiful memory!

Maureen – I hope that you enjoyed the Nats game. We’re going to the PNats game at the end of the month. My soonest was my first at 6 days overdue so I understand how you are feeling. Sometimes they just take a little longer to bake!

Stacy – I hope that you have a fabulous appointment!

Bethany – Keeping you in my prayers that everything is fine at the US. Hopefully it was just the tech not getting the necessary image and not something wrong with the baby,

Breastfeeding – especially your first if you don’t have a strong support network – takes some determination and “I’m going to make this work” attitude. There are a lot of ways that society sabotages nursing moms with the best of intentions. I’m really happy to offer support here if you need it!

Melissa – good job on cutting back the sweets. Since going off my metformin, I’ve had a really challenging time with sweets.

Michelle – 1st appt. How Exciting!

Julz – we all have days like that. I was blessed last night in my 11 yo offering to make the spaghetti that her younger brother asked for for dinner. She did an awesome job and her brother cleaned up after dinner so I got spoiled!

Exercise Challenge for last week:
M: Bike Riding 58 minutes
T: Bike Riding 50 minutes, Walking 21 minutes
W: Bike Riding 61 minutes, Walking 25 minutes
H: Easy Rest due to contractions
F: Easy Rest
S: Walking 73 minutes
U: Does cleaning up the kids rooms, game and sport closet and school room count in addition to regular housework?

As for today – we are held hostage by needing a plumber to come and snake out the HVAC drain. We’ve had water building up around it for the last week and ended up turning off the A/C to prevent any more getting into the carpet. I’m hoping to get out and bike ride, but I think that Code Orange weather and the plumber are going to kill that dream. Maybe we can still get to the gym this afternoon though.

Now returning to Baby Watch July 2011!

Julie & Maureen- I was hoping to see some new baby pictures on here this weekend Hopefully this week for you two instead

Rachael- Prayers for you and your family. So sorry for the loss of your Grandpa :frown: I don’t doubt that is why your little one has been waiting to come into this world. Things happen certain ways for a reason

Anne- Hope your appointment goes well for you this afternoon and puts your mind at ease a little. For me with the BH contractions if I don't physically feel them release just from the muscles in my belly I can often tell if I feel/press on belly a little because it is no longer tight/hard as a rock.

Ron- We have a Smoky Bones too but our's is an hour away as well :laugh:

Julz- Glad you got such a good deal on a bathing suit! Who doesn't love saving money and a deal!

Our weekend getaway/babymoon at the beach was nice but, exhausting! The place that I had made reservations for online turned out to be a DISASTER! We weren’t even there for 2 minutes before we decided we would be leaving. The door was wide open when we went to unlock it, dead bugs/moths SMEARED all over the walls, a/c did not work or come on for that matter and I went to touch the bed post and it came off in my hand! Lucky for them, they gave us a refund and we found a better place to stay that was right on the beach.
We were right around the area where there is a bunch of outlet shops and let me tell you that is the place to go if you are having a boy and find that the shopping selection is slim to none in all the normal retail stores. Carters, Oshkosh, The Children’s Place etc. We got a bunch of stuff for basically 20% of the sticker price!

Rachael - I'm so sorry.

Our internet is down at home for some reason so I'm on my phone. I've decided not to go back to work because I'm having a terrible time sleeping and my contractions have gotten a lot stronger and more crampy over the weekend. I'm about to get on the treadmill and walk until it hurts (which doesnt take long at this point :laugh:). Then I think I have to go grocery shopping because I 've let all of our staples run out thinking baby was going to show up soon. At this point I'm expecting to have my OB break my water on Wed if they offer so I guess baby will be here Wednesday night or Thursday. i don't expect her before then. Wow, most boring post ever! :laugh:

Rachael :flowerforyou:

CollinsClan - breastfeeding - with my first I had this issue too - low supply on one side only. The left always has way less (same as with my first), though I do rotate equally. I know they say how it feels is no indication of supply - overall it's generally fine between the two (the right one always looks much bigger though :ohwell: I'm lopsided) but, for example last night, feeding him before bed I fed both sides as long as he would do (which is only about 5 mins ea - cardiac babies feed shorter more often, I'm not supposed to go over 10-15 mins a feeding or it starts to be counter productive on his metabolism) anyway - I know he got some because I could hear him swallowing but he fizzled out and got really cranky and was sucking but not swallowing. I ended up grabbing some out of the freezer and he took down another nearly 2 ounces easy. There's no way he was going to get that much sucking! I wouldn't say it's an overall problem, but it is definitely an intermittent problem. Currently we're going about every 3 hrs (day and night, sometimes as long as 4). Sometimes more if he falls asleep 1/2 way through. He usually empties them fine, though doesn't always feed on both sides each time. I sometimes pump intermittently - probably once per day at least to get a really good drain on both if I feel like he hasn't recently.

Tips?

Good Morning Ladies!

No baby here yet. I was really hoping for a 7/11/11 birth. Oh well I don't think that's going to happen. My contractions are getting stronger and feeling more/stronger menstrual like cramping. I'm really hoping for baby to come sometime before the 14th. TMI but I've also had a major clean out again last night.

Racheal: I'm sorry for your loss but i'm glad you feel at peace. *hug*