Pregnancy – August 2011

Rachel - fingers crossed for you, too be about the infection, FIVE ! that's just crazy. Wondering something - will you bother with the cervical check next time? I've heard over and over that they are almost useless and trying to decide if I will decline them ( unless there is a medical need)

Jen - Yuk, sharing a needle basically - some people just don't think do they !!

Ron - whoops ! I've done that before as well and worn casual clothes forgetting I have a big meeting, arrgggh.

Popping in with an update since I've been missing in action from MFP.
My daughter and I were on vacation last week. Hubby stayed back to work (poor guy).
I was given Insulin yesterday. Not a big deal but I think I'm going to need a higher dose since my numbers are still above target in the morning (fasting). I'm only on 3 units right now. We'll see what the next few days indicates.
I am meeting with a new OB on Monday (which is also my 13th wedding anniversary) .. I can think of a few other ways I'd prefer to spend the afternoon than in a medical office!
The doctor I've been seeing the entire pregnancy is a family doctor who happens to do obstetrics. She wants me to see an actual OB because of the Gestational Diabetes.

Other than that there's nothing going on. My blood pressure is staying good and I'm happy about that. I'm eating as healthy as possible, making better choices. DH on the other hand keeps buying stuff for me that I can't eat so that's annoying!
Only 8-10 more weeks of this fiasco. I feel like a human pin cushion between the finger pricking 8 times a day and the Insulin shot before bed!

rachel- hope baby decides to move down sometime soon. what were the symptoms of your bladder infection? i imagine its hard to tell when urinating constantly due to the pregnancy. I was prone to them pre-pregnancy so would like to know what to look out for

rachael- sorry about the extreme lack of sleep, i hope she starts getting into a more sustainable rhythm soon

ronya- davide was great! unfortunately i didnt see anyone from the show and it was a tad pricey but the service was great, the food came out fast and was totally delicious!!! Also had to stop at mikes pastry for a chocolate dipped cannoli afterwards, so yummy!

my coworker cooked for 8 hours last night to make our work team an indian buffet! i am going to try and control portion size but theres so much and it looks sooooooo good. im still having the odd tummy cramp on my right side while im sitting at work but nothing to intense. Baby has definitly grown alot this week! im having the dilemma o0f whether or not to continue wearing a bra: if i do it feel too tight when the baby is moving up high, but if i dont my growing breasts seem to make it hard to breathe. hmmm

Hey everyone! Just stopping by real quick to announce that my sweet little baby girl is here. After 36 hours of labor (and no pain medication), she came into this world on July 29th. She was 8lbs 1 oz. 20 1/2 inches and just absolutely beautiful!!! Her name is Charli Addison and we absolutely LOVE HER!!!! She's been a very good baby so far but is making my nipples VERY SORE!!! (any advice on that would be much appreciated). Her older brother and sister have also absolutely loved her and are such great help too!!! I'll get pictures up as soon as my husband can help me with that...... or if someone here will tell me how???

Whoo hoo! I have been thinking about you. Congrats. WOW 36 hours of labor, you are amazing. My nipples are very sore as wel No solution so far. As for pictures, go to www.photobucket.com and upload your pictures. Then copy the image code into here! (make the IMG lowercase after you paste it in here). I can't wait to see her!

Hi ladies,

This thread is moving too fast for me. ;o) The baby has been consuming my life. Which I guess is a good thing. )

Rachel: I hope you have good news with your ultrasound. I would always cramp after being checked too. You are so close. I can't wait to see your LO.

Edan is doing well, I just wish she would sleep more at night. I have never done well not getting enough sleep. So I am struggling. I usually had to have at least 8 hours. Haha, that isn't happening at all now. I just hope I can keep going this way, or that Miss Edan will go a bit longer before needing to eat at night. At least she hasn't done the every hour thing for a few nights. That was a killer. I do try to nap in the day, but that is easier said than done. I do need to not worry about all the housework, but I do. I also



can't relax enough to sleep much. Sheesh. At least I get a little bit in the day.

. Ahhhhh welcome to motherhood. I feel for you. Just remember this to shall pass. I was a hot mess with ds. It was so overwhelming and the sleep depervation just makes it worse. Do u swaddle? What about white noise? I noticed kayoed as slept better with a nuk at night. Just some ideas. I would recommend the book the happiest baby on the block. After reading it and using his method ds was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks! Good luck!

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Ahhhhh welcome to motherhood. I feel for you. Just remember this to shall pass. I was a hot mess with ds. It was so overwhelming and the sleep depervation just makes it worse. Do u swaddle? What about white noise? I noticed kayoed as slept better with a nuk at night. Just some ideas. I would recommend the book the happiest baby on the block. After reading it and using his method ds was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks! Good luck!

I just purchased the book on amazon and also another one that was recommended to me. Thanks.

Victoria - great news! I imagine it is a huge relief.

Julia - I imagine you are glad of the break and I'm glad teh NST and IFA weren't a big deal. I hope the leg cramps improved overnight.

Melissa - I think I'd be scared to eat in a restaurant featured on Kitchen Nightmares! How was it?

Rachel - don't let them push you into an induction. You can do this. My 3rd was supposed to be 9'12 but he was 8'12. Maria just gave birth to a 10 lbs. baby vaginally as well. Boo! on the bladder infection. Have you been doing cranberry juice/pills? They are supposed to help.

Ronya - here's hoping you won't get called to court. Pregnancy brain is the worst! Of course, with my luck, this is the day I would be called before the meanest judge in the system.

Caperfae - good luck with the OB appt. I hope that you end up likeing the doctor.

Tari - congratulations! For the sore nipples - it's probably a LATCH issue. Make sure she has a wide open mouth and is taking in the whole nipple, not just the tip. Tummy to tummy helps to get her in position as well. Other than that, lanolin, rubbing in a little breastmilk after nursing and allowing to air dry, no soaps or cleaning on them at all.

AFM: I had my 20 week appt. today. Met with the third midwife and the one who delivered j-4. We reviewed what had been happening and she agreed that since there was no change in the cervix over the last several weeks I can go off of easy rest, just to take it easy as needed. She signed the cruise paperwork, so that is a go! it's in 3 weeks and I am so looking forward to it. I gained 6 pounds since my last visit, boo! I am looking forward to getting back to the gym and resuming more normal activities. Dh is too! I have to turn in my food diary at my next appointment. This means my free pass is up - I've been really bad while on easy rest and need to get back on track. I've only gained 10 lbs. at 20 weeks so that is not too bad overall. My thyroid went from over 6 to .33 (normal is .4 - 5.0) in 2 weeks so my meds are adjusted againa nd I get restuck in 10 days. I have to get my kids ready for swim class. The good news is that dh will make tacos for dinner tonight so I am off the hook!

Got a gazzilion other things to do, but I'm procrastinating. (I'm VERY good at that!!:blushing: ) Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well. I'm glad that most people post way more than I do or this would be a very boring forum!!! I'm still really busy with baking and market stuff. Plus my legs and feet started swelling last week and then I woke up Sunday morning with a splitting headache. I fugured it was a mix of sinuses and sleeping on my neck wrong, but it sorta freaked me out and I didn't want to make excuses when something serious might be wrong. Took my blood presure several times this week and it's running high. :sad: Talked to my midwife about it and she said that the numbers have got to come down and she wants me to try an do that by changing my diet. DH is not being very sympathetic - his theory is that I should have been doing this crazy high protein, low carb, no sugar (ever at all) diet the whole pregnancy since that was the midwife's preferance. Take note that he would eat very little if put on said diet and a pregnant lady's got to eat, right? Anyway, I think I can manage it for five and a half weeks. It took a bunch of time, but I sat down today and made out a menu for a week. I think I'll pretty much try an just stick to that and keep repeating it. I mean, it's only for five weeks right??? :ohwell: I would rather do that than deal with pre-eclampsia so I've just got to stay focused on that fact and maybe I'll get through. I'm really good at starting stuff an not following through so that concerns me a bit... An this baking every week kills!!! :noway: I don't eat a lot of finished product, but how in the world does one bake cookies for half a day without sniching cookie dough??? :huh: Speaking of cookie dough - I need to go get it all mixed up so that I can start in baking first thing in the morning. Chocolate chip, coconut and oatmeal this week. And banana and zuchinni bread. Hope everyone continues to do well. you all!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I seriously the next person due after Rachel?!?!?!?!? :noway: :bigsmile: Seems just like yesterday my ticker was in the teens and twentys. Now it's at 34 - 3!!! Yay for time flying. Now if only the next six weeks will go as fast!!! Bring on the baby - I'm ready!!! Just not so early that things aren't ok. That's all.........

Hey ladies.....Just wanted to hop on to say a quick hello. I still read up to stay caught up but I'm still o. He iPhone so I don't post much. Baby and I are doing well she's back up to 9.5 after losing a lb I second guess myself w her feeding I try to wake her up ever 2-3 hrs if she wanted to could probably sleep up to five. I really hope she's getting enough to eat and we've been dealing w gas so she's been up at night hoping thus improves so racheal I know what you mean w being sleep deprived. I think I get 3 hrs here and there if I'm lucky.

Thank u all for the encouragement w my last post baby has one bowel movement a day now for the last four days usually in the evening it looks like it's still transitioning from meconium to breast milk.

Glad to hear from you! I am glad she is doing well. It sounds like she is doing just fine as long as she is gaining! I am sure she is getting enough to eat (even though I do the same exact thing worry about it). We woke Elise up every 2-3 hours (she now does it all by herself) but our dr. said once she was gaining weight back we could let her sleep until she wakes up.

How are you feeling?

I had the best blood glucose numbers this morning since I've been testing at 24 weeks so the Insulin must be kicking in. However, I had a small amount of Ketones in my urine this morning. I'm assuming it's because I was slightly dehydrated or because I didn't eat properly yesterday. I'll put a call in to the nurse at the Diabetic Clinic later this morning to discuss my numbers and the Ketone issue. Hopefully it's nothing.

TGIF - not because it's been a long week or anything. Hubby is off this weekend and he's taking Monday and Tuesday off as well. I cannot remember the last time we've spent 4 consecutive days together. We'll be busy on Mon. and Tues though but at least we'll be busy together for a change.

Congrats Mommarandall! So happy to hear about you and baby Charli.

Jen, thanks for the book advice. I do swaddle her, but usually she moves and kicks so much until her hands and legs are free. She'll stay swaddled longer though if I leave her hands out. She likes them near her face.

Kayden did that to! I got the miracle blanket and never again! He did sleep better with that blanket to, strange. I will be using that right away this time around. I was told the moto reflex (when they jump) causes them to wake up at nights. So if you can keep their hands and arms at their sides at night it will promote longer sleep. Hey, anything is worth a shot right?:laugh: Good luck!