Monday, Tuesday thread...

[Xerxella]

Go shine!! Go Shine!! Go Shine!! I'm praying for you.

Sounds prominsing Benny! I got to get DH to go on the spelunking expedition...

Lindsey - My 1st was in the NICU for 10 days. He was bottle fed and I pumped. I was sure it was going to be a disaster, but no. As soon as he got out, he took to the breast and never looked back. After a few days, he wouldn't even take a bottle. Don't worry til you need to, every kid is different.

[emmaegbert]

wow, usually by my west-coast wake-up time- even though its early over here- a bunch of people have posted! hope you all are having your babies (I'm not!).

[FischK]

Great news, Benny! Hope this is it for you. :

And Shine, hope you're already holding your baby. If not, you will soon. :

Here not much is happening. I'm still feeling crampy, but that's it. Tomorrow, my in-laws are coming for a five-day visit, supposedly to help with the baby. But guess who is not here?

I have my 40-week appointment later today. I really don't want to go, but what can I do. Until then, I have to go in to campus, have office hours, and face a bunch of people asking me if the baby hasn't come yet.

[emmaegbert]

Originally Posted by FischK

Until then, I have to go in to campus, have office hours, and face a bunch of people asking me if the baby hasn't come yet.

I am totally avoiding campus at this point, now that I am past the 40-week mark. Fortunately I am not teaching! I will have to do a research internship starting when baby is about a month old and I am also seriously delaying even THINKING about the childcare for that (it will just be 3 part-days a week but still). I have a friend in mind but haven't asked her b/c I am afraid she won't be able to do it and I have no backup plans...

I want baby to come partly so I can stop fending off the questions about when it will come. Um- I don't know anything other than that it will be soon.

[Lindsay1234]

Originally Posted by Xerxella

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Lindsey - My 1st was in the NICU for 10 days. He was bottle fed and I pumped. I was sure it was going to be a disaster, but no. As soon as he got out, he took to the breast and never looked back. After a few days, he wouldn't even take a bottle. Don't worry til you need to, every kid is different.

Thank you!

[Lindsay1234]

Fisch - Hopefully those cramps will turn to more...fast!!!

Emma - I dont blame you for avoiding campus, um you have done some crazy school work this past 10 months!!!

I looked over my labor and delivery chart with dd1. Looks like i had NO leaking, cramps, ctx, bloody show until my water broke. I was closed tight until I exploded! SO Ill just be patient I guess. Tomorrow Im 40 wks and I really dont want to be a 42 weeker! (who does)



Oh! And Im assuming Shine is holding her precious babe right now, yay!!!

[Gnatty]

Originally Posted by FischK

I have my 40-week appointment later today. I really don't want to go, but what can I do. Until then, I have to go in to campus, have office hours, and face a bunch of people asking me if the baby hasn't come yet.

I joked with my midwife that I went into labor Sunday morning because I couldn't bear to go to church two weeks past my due date (which was wrong anyway) and face everyone.

[FischK]

Originally Posted by Gnatty

I joked with my midwife that I went into labor Sunday morning because I couldn't bear to go to church two weeks past my due date (which was wrong anyway) and face everyone.

I just remembered that I had another baby dream last night. I had already given birth, but I could not remember it at all. So I had to ask DH how it went and when it happened. Very strange.

I've decided to skip my office hours today. Now, I'm more relaxed because the only person I need to face today is the doctor, and I really like her.

Lindsay, who knows. Maybe this time it will be different. Remember, there's still 2 weeks and 1 day left for things to happen.

emma, good that you can avoid campus. I'd probably consider postponing the internship, too. Good luck with that!

[emmaegbert]

Originally Posted by FischK

emma, good that you can avoid campus. I'd probably consider postponing the internship, too. Good luck with that!

Its true it would be good to postpone... but I have to complete this internship by the end of August, so I can't postpone that long, and the good part about doing at least SOME in June is that DS is in school 3 days a week through the third week of June, b/c after that I've got to arrange childcare for TWO kids. I was really hoping I would have already had the baby and could start thinking about how to put it together. Sigh. Something will work out, it always does, and yet its never easy to manage.

Meanwhile, shoot, I could have completed a whole bunch of it already if I'd started it right after I passed my quals back in March. Grr. I was just too fried and pregnant after that to even think about it... oh well, it will have to be what it will be. I'll probably end up doing a weekend day so DH can watch the kids, and jerry-rigging something for weekdays (maybe bring baby one of them while DS has a playdate, and just pay a friend to watch them both the third day?!?)

Whine whine whine. I try to remember that I need to think also on how lucky I am to have so much time with my kids, instead of bellyaching about how hard it is to balance work and mothering. The situation could be worse. Sure we are always scrambling to make things work and make ends meet, but we both get to do work that we love and our son has always been in under 20 hours a week of care away from us, and hopefully I'll get my PhD some day and one of us at least can get a higher paying job! (we have GOT to move away from San Diego... I know its supposed to be a sunny paradise but its such a financial killer to live here as artists and academics... our work is not valued, and the cost of living is sky-high!)

Okay. Enough hijacking this thread. We're supposed to be talking about pregnancy and babies... I so want to be done being pregnant (can you tell?) that I am already thinking so far ahead...

[Xerxella]

Lindsey - Thanks. It's good to hear that some people just go from zero to baby in hours.

Emma - That's awesome that you can be with your LOs so much. I really love my PT. (I just got approved for another year starting in July! Yeah!)

I just went out and got a big iced coffee. I heard caffeine can cause pre-term labor, maybe it can also cause term-labor!

My midwife recommended I wear a belly band to try to hold the baby more centered and hopefully in a better position. I also wear it high so it puts subtle downward pressure. I don't think that causes any problems. What do you all think?

[FischK]

Back from the doctor. Except for the fact that she could feel the baby's head, nothing as happened. The cervix remains closed and posterior. Oh well. I've to go back on Friday for NST, and then we'll supposedly will talk about some sort of pill that ripens the cervix. Unless, I've started dilating by then, but the doctor was not very encouraging in that regard.

So, thanks, Lindsay, for your encouraging words about your past experience. It's good to know that things can in fact happen quickly.

[Lindsay1234]

We are SOOO close ladies!! So, so, SO close!!!!

Got the breast milk today and there is a ton of it, maybe 50 ounces? Im getting teary-eyed thinking about it!:

Nothing new here, went to costco to walk around and buy a few more things to freeze. Now i think I have enough for 6 dinners for after babe is here! Ive been stocking up on one of my favorite things, peaches in a glass jar, so after this baby is out, its on!

[Lindsay1234]

Fruitful are you out there?! Didnt see a post yet!!!!


Fischk - maybe if youre more relaxed, the baby will come, isnt that why most water breaks at night?! And : how dare you say 2 more weeks to me!!!!
What kind of pill are they talking about? If its cytotec, think VERY carefully about it and look up info!

emma - did I read that right? All the work you and dh do and lo is only in day care 20 hrs a week?! Thats amazing!!!! Whine and hijack all you want, thats what were here for!!! Oh and BTW, what is going to be your first sweet you eat after the baby comes?! Are you adopting the new diet forever or will you go back to your normal one?

xerxella - That doesnt seem like it would harm the baby at all, actually it seems to make sense! My mw said that the stairs in my house are doing the same thing, same with bike riding, its putting the baby right where she belongs, do you have stairs?

[fruitful womb]

Hi Lindsay! I'm here. I've been in and out of MDC all day in between breaks. I was super busy getting the house done. Got a lot done. Actually thought I was in labor! But no, it keeps tappering off. Oh well, I'll just wait till I have that urge to push (or hopefully have some painful contractions so I'm not mistaken the labor is real). I'll catch up tomorrow. I'm going to try to get some sleep now. See you all tomorrow.

[emmaegbert]

Originally Posted by Lindsay1234

emma - did I read that right? All the work you and dh do and lo is only in day care 20 hrs a week?! Thats amazing!!!! Whine and hijack all you want, thats what were here for!!! Oh and BTW, what is going to be your first sweet you eat after the baby comes?! Are you adopting the new diet forever or will you go back to your normal one?

Oh you are so nice. Actually next year (when he is 5) DS will go to kindergarten more hours, but until now he's just never tolerated much time away from us. Sometimes my husband has flexible daytime hours, sometimes not, so sometimes its easier to juggle, sometime not. Sigh.

I am going to try and keep to a lower-carb/lower-sugar diet in general b/c I am sure its good for me, but YES, I am going to have some treats after I have this baby!! I want a bagel, pizza, and a root-beer float in the first week! Also I already baked chocolate cake layers so my son can assemble a birthday cake for his sib. Past 2 weeks I can eat oatmeal again w/out messing up my blood sugar- may not sound exciting but after 11 weeks of no grains it seems so delicious!

Hope to read some news of more babies tomorrow.

I have to run around doing annoying errands all day tomorrow. Would be a good day to have a baby so I can CANCEL them all!

[russianthistle]

11 weeks with no grains?!? wow. I can't imagine.

I'm still here...still nothing. Have my first overdue appt. w/ an on-call doc. on Thurs. He's the only doc. I don't really care to see. so it goes. I am tough and i know what's on the overdue plate

Xerxella, I can't imagine the belly band really hurting anything, unless it's putting enough pressure to make you uncomfortable.

I'm hoping that tonight will be the night. I have a friend who said she thought the baby would be born on a Tuesday night-Wed. morn. I'm into hoping for such...she wasn't sure about a date, just days. There are four of us working with the same mw team (two mw, two apprentices, one apprentices was due Sun.) all due within 4 days. Did I write that before? Anyway, the fourth has her due date today....one of us HAS to go soon, otherwise we might be looking at some crazy group birthing situations (something we've all been joking about...).

I wish I could have a baby dream...or even a birth dream.

Create a great day, mamas!

[fruitful womb]

I am really tired this morning. Sure hope to get in a nap. I see the MW today at 12. Every loud noise is a rude awakening. I am soooo sleepy.

Lindsay, about the landord staying with us situation, you read that right. She is going to stay here to work on the house. To enclose it. The side of the house is still absent. She had it foam insulated back in Jan. then left a lot of undone projects but refuses to let me or my dh finish. She doesn't want us to spend the money. I've know this lady since I was 7. She is like family so this isn't as stressful as I think it should be. Some days I feel I'm acting innapropriately, overly optimistic. But, what can I do, you know.

I think I am officially having prodromal labor. Here comes another stong contraction. Off to switch the laundry then try to get in a nap.


Emma -

I have to run around doing annoying errands all day tomorrow. Would be a good day to have a baby so I can CANCEL them all!

I feel the same way. Here, have some labor power!: Maybe my prodromal will get you going in full speed.

russianthistle - Its tough, I know. 4 people due around the same time! Wow! Thats shocking! I can't imagine a MW taking on such a task. I wonder how thats all going to work out.

[FischK]

I'm also tired. I woke up so many times last night to go to the bathroom that I eventually lost count. Meh. Planned to get up at 8 this morning, but then didn't feel like it. Need to grade all day because I've students who have started to send me pressuring emails, and I really can't afford any complaints to the higher-ups right now.

Lindsay, great news about the breast milk. Thanks for the tip about googling cytotec. They've been calling it misoprostol, so I thought it was something else. Sounds a little freaky, and I think I'm going to insist on delaying until next week unless it seems necessary for health of LO. They will not let me get over 42 weeks, but I guess no reason to start at 40+6. Wish I did not have to deal with it. I've been trying some breathing/meditation exercises in the hopes that gets things going.

emma, I can't believe you managed to go 11 weeks without any grains. I know you had little choice there, but wow! And no worries about venting about the whole school thing and the difficulty of coordinating that with kids. There's a reason I waited this long to have a baby, because the academy is not set up for kids anyway, let alone grad students and kids. So kudos on getting everything done.

russianthistle, I hope for you that you are right and today is your night. I also hope your appointment goes well.

fruitful, may the prodomal labor move into real labor soon! :

[Lindsay1234]

Its easy to chat with everyone when theres only 4 or 5 of us left!!!

fruitful - Dang,I was sad to see you responded I thought you were going to start off our next wave of babies!!! Oh and that situationw ith your landlord makes much more sense! And maybe your body isnt have prodromal, maybe its getting close to hte real thing, Ill keep my fingers crossed!

emma- I HEAR YOU on the oatmeal, its my FAVORITE thing to eat for breakfast and I almost cried when the dietitian said I couldnt eat that or cereal (one of my fav desserts at night!) my dd was the same way with being away form us when she was little, 2 hrs of preschool was PLENTY for her and then 4 hrs for K was a stretch. Now shes in regular classes and shes always begging to homeschool so she can be around me all the time! (it WAS our original plan, and we might still do it)

russian - So 4 of you are due and NONE of you has popped? Sounds like you need to start placing bets!!! ANd Ive only had 2 baby dreams this whole time, ugh. The last one, I didnt have a baby but I looked down and my tshirt was BAGGY!!! Are you planning a homebirth with concurrent doctors care?

Fisch - : to the peeing all night, it gets REALLY old, doesnt it. About the cytotec, I read a book at the beginning of pregnancy called Maternity int he US or something and it was written by a doc and really against cytotec. For some reason, "NO CYTOTEC" is the only lesson I came away with from that book! Have you tried the ankle acupressure? DD has been massaging my feet every night in hopes of getting this baby out and the other night, it gave me major cramps! Youre STILL working? What about all the talk about relaxing and skipping office hours? Are you going to be the woman in the hospital that they have to tell to turn off the laptop and relax?

I think Ill get a pedicure today, maybe a long foot/leg massage will stimulate something. DH thought "Tuesday night" was the day I would have this lo, no specific date though. Im going for the NST today, which I am all for because TODAY is my actual due date!!! Finally! 10 months of waiting!!! I know it could be another 2 weeks but knowing it wont be any longer gives me excited chills!!!!!!

Lets have some babies people!!!

[emmaegbert]

hi everyone,

I have been having pretty painful ctx every 10-15 minutes so far today since I got up aroun 5:45, so maybe this is finally it! I cancelled the NST, called my MW and told her I'd be in touch, and I am scrambling to get the financial aid forms FINISHED for DS's school for next year. (It sounds silly but its been worrying me and I've dragged my feet on doing it). DH went to work and took DS to school, but my mom is around so I am not alone, though right now I wouldn't mind it.

And I had a nice big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. that has been the best thing about the last 2 weeks, finally being able to eat a couple normal foods again. Small pleasures, eh?

Sleeping when full term is SO HARD. I never knew, since I had DS at 38 weeks! Its getting harder and more uncomfortable to do everything.

I am hoping I can get these papers sent in and just nap for the rest of the AM. I don't even think I got 6 hours of sleep last night, so if this is the real deal I should get some rest. I do have a prenatal at 1PM but if I don't feel up to it I'll stay home and let my mom just go pick up DS. So far I'm feeling very relaxed in between ctx, and they aren't that long, just they have that intense feeling, very different from the braxton hicks stuff.

Lindsay- Foot and leg massage sounds lovely! We all deserve some little kindnesses right now! And, sheesh, my son can't ever hear about homeschooling or he will be all over me to do it. Actually, he loves his class right now, he's in a Waldorf kindergarten and its great, and I hope he thrives on a 5-day schedule next year.

Oh, and someone gave me the first in the "Thursday Next" books-- she's a literary detective in this crazy alternate reality mystery book... her boss is named Braxton Hicks. (And one of her enemies is name Jack Schitt... lots of funny names in the book). Its been a very appropriate joke for a hugely pregnant mama reading the book.