Weekly Ramble/Chat for November 16-22 - Page 5

[yentroc]

Originally Posted by cloudbutterfly

The idea is to make it so the baby isn't going cold turkey on whatever amount of the drug he's getting from me now. I take three pills a day, so it's more than I think a lot of people take, and I'm on Wellbutrin, which I don't remember the details but I believe is in a class of its own as far as anti-depressants go and how it works. While there hasn't been any evidence of it doing anything harmful, it hasn't been as well -studied as the SSRIs yet. So it's a better safe than sorry sort of thing.

I'm going to go down to two a day for a week, then one a day for a week, then zero. That will take me well past my due date because my OB just goes from LMP and I ovulated early (and saw no reason to argue with her when the difference was in my favor in case I got close to 42 weeks). Personally, while I would like to be cautious in the absence of any hard data either way, I (and my therapist) feel like weaning down to 1 pill a day is enough because the baby will still get a small amount in breast milk after the birth. So I'm hoping to go on time/early and not have to see what no pills a day is like. At least that seems likely at this point.

My OB does want me to go immediately back up to a full dose after he's born, though, so that part is good.

I'm glad to hear that you're working so closely with your drs. on this and that you'll be back on your full dose after baby. Messing with your meds can be so tricky.

I had a pretty rough time postpartum last time and want to do anything to avoid those feelings again. (although a lot of it was the circumstances at the time that are VERY different now so I have my fingers crossed)

Yeah, I don't know much about Wellbutrin. I'm on Zoloft and it's been very well studied in breastfeeding especially.

[dantesmama]

My goodness, I can't believe the babies are coming already! Things are getting so exciting around here!

I'm fully prepared to go til my due date, 3.5 weeks away, but I'm thinking I might not have to wait that long. I had several real contractions last night, accompanied by a lower backache, and woke up to a bit of spotting. I was about 3cm last week. I had a major spurt of nesting yesterday (it was vitally important that I paint the living room and playroom - done!) and I'm going to go pick up some odds and ends birth-and-baby stuff today.

[fazer6]

Oh Helen that sounds awful, I can only imagine some of what you felt. Conceiving is just the start of a lifetime of worry isn't it, I can't believe how many ups and downs I've had since last March. Apparantly it gets a bit better when they leave home.

[Brisen]

Originally Posted by flapjack

I had a bad day yesterday- River ran into the road when a car was coming- and my mind went to some very scary and unpleasant places, so I need to get some help and TLC before these intrusive thoughts really set in.

Oh my, that would be terrifying!

Originally Posted by ithappened

Id be curious to know what people have found that helps with PDD or just straight out depression that is also BFing friendly. I have a feeling Im going to have a really rough PP period...

I don't know if I've ever really had PPD, but I had the baby blues bad and for weeks after my 5 yo was born. Our living situation didn't help (dh started renovations a week before the baby was born, and the kids and I spent most of our time crowded in the basement with everything that had been on the main floor, and I had no kitchen for food prep ). Once I realized that it had been weeks and I was still feeling down and overwhelmed and no motivation to do things like take the kids outside to get away from the house, I started taking a sublingual b vitamin complex and fish oil. It seemed to help, after a bit.

Awaken, I'm sorry about your dog. And it sounds like you have a lot of overwhelming stuff on your plate right now -- it would be a lot to deal with on it's own, nevermind throwing birth & a newborn into the mix. I hope things work out as smoothly as possible for you.

[sjackson]

Hey everyone. I have a hard time posting here too often, but I do read all of these updates and try to post an update myself once in awhile. It is so exciting that people are starting to have babies!

All is fine here. I have more aches and cramps and shooting cervical pains, but I'm feeling pretty good at this point. I'm 35 weeks, 2 days. I'm still exercising when I can, which is 4 or 5 times a week of 30-45 minutes of walking or swimming. Trying to do some yoga when I can.

I still am liking food, although I can't eat much in the evenings. Then I wake up starving at about 3 am. I have been waking many times a night to roll over or pee, and more times than not I end up staying awake for an hour or two.

We are planning on traveling to St. Louis for Thanksgiving and I posted a question about that in a separate thread. I would love to hear some of your thoughts.

Hugs to all of you mamas dealing with depression or worried about PPD. I think I had a serious case of the baby blues or mild PPD with my first son, and it was really hard.

[ithappened]

this is so embarassing I couldn't start a new thread but at the same time, I had to know


anyone else go from rarely pooping to going a few times a day in the last few weeks of the pregnancy?

[yentroc]

Originally Posted by ithappened

this is so embarassing I couldn't start a new thread but at the same time, I had to know


anyone else go from rarely pooping to going a few times a day in the last few weeks of the pregnancy?

I've heard looser stools could be a sign of impending labor!!

[evinmom]

Originally Posted by yentroc

I've heard looser stools could be a sign of impending labor!!

[Tattooed Hand]

ithappened - TMI alert - That happened (going alot and more runny) to me and then it went back to not much coming out and harder and now I'm back to more (went twice yesterday). I don't think I'm immanent on the delivery front though. My body is prepping, but I feel like it could still be 2-3 weeks.

[flapjack]

Thanks for the hugs. We had a better day- he did try another runner today, at the nature discovery centre, but as he was running from one playground to another there wasn't quite as much potential for damage. I'm not, actually, quite as negligent as this sounds, honest- he's just going through a wild card phase and he's doing it when I'm heavily pregnant.

The consultant appointment today went surprisingly well. Baby's measuring 50th centile for length, 93rd for abdominal circumference, so is likely to work out somewhere in the middle of all my kids for birth weights- though I still think that's wrong and it's going to be smaller. I have everything I want from my consultant appointment, though he wants me to repeat the HBAIC blood test to check my blood glucose levels over the last 3 months- given that my first set of results were so low, that seems reasonable to me. He can't see any reason why this should be anything other than a smooth and easy homebirth, but is happy to do a tubal for me if I do need a c-section. Oh, and I have an induction booked for 42 weeks, if I want/need it, though obviously I'm planning not to.

[bethanyclaire]

Originally Posted by ithappened

this is so embarassing I couldn't start a new thread but at the same time, I had to know


anyone else go from rarely pooping to going a few times a day in the last few weeks of the pregnancy?

You know, I was just wondering that, too. I didn't want to start a thread about it, either. I don't really remember doing it with either of my last pg'cies but I went from going once a day like clockwork to now going 4 to 5 times a day. I think, for me, it may be due to upping my Vit. C a bit because I have a cold but it is really odd for me. I'm going much more often and my bowel movements are really soft, again out of the norm for me. I know I still have quite a while to go (I'm really thinking I won't go until my full 40 weeks at least) but between the loose stool and the constant stabbing pains in my cervix I know my body is starting the prep process.

I haven't had much time to check in this week, either. It has been so busy!

On a VERY postitive note: We got our mortgage approval certificate!!!

That means that we can really start looking for a house and actually put in offers. We are so excited! Now we have guaranteed money and just need to find the right house. We could be moving in just a few months (90-ish days after we find something and have an offer accepted). Yippee!

The midwife stuff is still going well. I'm waiting on the "green light" letter from my hematologist but my home visit with the homebirth mw is on Monday. I am SO excited but also obsessed with having the house spotless when she comes. I've been nesting like crazy anyway!

I'm recovering from a really, really nasty cold bug. My mom had it and shared it with the kids and they were generous enough to give it to me. I've been sick for a week. I'm feeling a *little* better today but still pretty crappy. I haven't gotten much done this past week. I spent all day yesterday on the couch, which made me crazy! A few more days and I should be all better (I HOPE!).

[Mi_LuBelle]

Originally Posted by ithappened

this is so embarassing I couldn't start a new thread but at the same time, I had to know


anyone else go from rarely pooping to going a few times a day in the last few weeks of the pregnancy?

Here here! And I swear she's gonna shoot out of my navel tonight...

[HappyFox05]

Originally Posted by ithappened

this is so embarassing I couldn't start a new thread but at the same time, I had to know


anyone else go from rarely pooping to going a few times a day in the last few weeks of the pregnancy?

Yep.