September Mommies, March Thread - Page 2

[JenInMpls]

I feel the urge to write a new song (a la my song for the first trimester), but maybe I will forego that and just ask "Why the heck do I have to be up at 3:30 eating graham crackers with almond butter and drinking milk?!"

Of course, trusty Sydney is by my side...

Two nerd moments for Steph: you are exuding more carbon dioxide because of increased breathing to support the increased blood flow and oxygen needs of your baby. I already am not psyched for being up in Bemidji this summer where they have steroidal mondo-mosquitoes! Perhaps maybe this summer it will be a tick year instead of a mosquito year. That was nerd moment #1.

#2 nerd moment: don't fret about the increasing size of your thighs, because your body is putting extra weight on your hips, butt and thighs as storage for breast feeding! Yahoo, finally a justification for my body type!!

OK, enough nerding out at 4 AM, since I'm here in the den and there are wool blankies and pillows, maybe I will just try to sleep in here for a while.

xo to all of you dear women,

jen

[Caroline248]

Yes, my body is doing that extra weight on the hips and butt thing awfully well. I haven't gained any weight pound wise, but I think I lost when i was so sick and am adding now.


Steph, yuck..mosquitos. I hate them. Last year I broke down and used some repellent on my kids, it was supposed to be the most natural something or other, I have to look at what it was. We had West Nile around here for a while, so I was worried. When you get your ultrasound, can you tell the sex yet? Will you?

Hope everyone else is going well...my next appt is Monday. Talk to you later!

Caroline

[Jodie]

Hey everbody, glad y'all are doing ok.
Don't know much about mosquito repelant. I know it helps to wear light colored clothing. Citranella and lemon grass are natural repelants. Don't know if those are available to you or not.

My day just got worse yesterday.
I puked and puked right before DH got home.
Then on my way to pick the kids up to babysit I got in my first car accident. Everyone was fine, it wasn't too serious .
The front end of my car is smushed in and the hood in bent.
I happened to be at the end of a small chain of cars and the only car to have any real damage. It was wet and when I applied brake the car just slid into the suv in frount of me. Lucky me. As DH pointed out it could have been worse.
He's gonna try and fix it the best he can, good thing it still drives.

Today is ok. I have some sort of headache either tension or sinus.
I went to the ciropractor today, and that always feels good.

Hope everyone's day goes well.

[adventuregirl]

Everyone's progress is so great! I love hearing about appointments and everything that's going on, we are moving right along, ladies!

Steph, clay sticks? How weird! Is that what they are for, pica? I seriously cannot imagine wanting to eat dirt.

Kim, you are in a tough spot. It sounded like you had a lot of support that you will really need in Louisiana, but you are thinking genuinely for your baby needing a father. Is there some sort of compromise you can think about? Would your husband consider moving to be near his child? What does he think about it all? If he feels strongly either way, that will definitely influence your decision. You will probably have to discuss custody in your divorce proceedings, so its good to think about all of this in advance. I can't imagine how emotional this has to be for you, I can't think of anything else but to send you a .

Jen, I know what you mean about eating in the middle of the night. I guess our bodies are getting us ready to be up at all hours for feedings.

Shannon, its good to see you and I always love your invaluable dog advice.

It looks like my dh's grandfather is dying, he's been sick for quite some time, but the family thinks the end is near. We were planning on telling the family about our pregnancy this weekend, but I'm wondering how to work it with this whole thing. I had thought that telling them now would be good so that Grampa can know before he goes, and everyone else can have a flicker of happiness in a time of hardship. Then I thought we should wait, but I'm not sure if that's a great idea either. I don't want to end up holding off too long while people mourn, or what if he hangs on for a lot longer than expected. I'm pretty conflicted and dh isn't sure either. Anyone have any ideas, thoughts, or perspectives I haven't thought of?

[adventuregirl]

I took a while typing my last post, Jodie I am so sorry about your accident! Sounds like it wasn't too bad but that is stressful no matter how you look at it. I hope you can get some good rest today, glad you got to the chiro too.

[JenInMpls]

I think my midwife's full of something, she says eat protein protein protein, and I did just that today and I felt just as sick as I did at 8 weeks. While shopping for groceries I picked up a big cinnamon roll that called to me ("Jeeeeeeeen! JEEEEEN!") and proceeded to eat most of it on the way home, and now I feel much better.

Adventuregirl, it depends on what your take is on spirituality and the afterlife and the beforelife and such, but many would say that telling your grandfather about your impending baby might help them connect in the world beyond ours. If you think that's a bunch of hooey, that's okay it might also make your grandpa happy in his last moments to know that his family line is living on even as he departs.

Jodie, glad you're okay after your car accident.

There is supposed to be a news segment on tonight about some program called the "Babywise" program which is supposed to be a program to help your baby sleep through the night - and it seems to involve not tending to them when they cry in the night. I don't know if I can even bring myself to watch it!!

Hope all are well,

j

[hjohnson]

Hi ladies! I am glad to hear how everyone's pregnancies are going. This is baby #2 for me and so far so good. I had HELLP and GD with my DS so this time around my Doctor is watching me like a hawk. At my last appointment I was 10 weeks (I am now 13 weeks) they tested my blood sugar and it came back at 109. They said the cutoff is 145 so that's a big sigh of relief. My doc said she won't test me again for GD until 28 weeks. She is going to start monitoring my BP at 20 weeks because she said that's when High BP starts showing up. I hoping with this pregnancy that I will be complication free and be able to go drug free. All my fantasies of laboring on the birthing ball and in the shower came to a halt last time when they said your BP is 146/110. We are inducing you. I was so drugged up it wasn't funny. It took 3 months for my BP to come back to normal.

[adventuregirl]

Thanks, Jen. Spiritually for me is a whole helluva lot different from spiritually for dh's family. I would agree with your sentiment personally, I really have no idea how the family feels about it, but I just had a thought of someone, like Grandma for example, being mad at us for not telling before he passed.... So I think I'm leaning towards telling dh's family ASAP, like in an hour when he gets home from work.

[sistermama]

Lets just say that that focus on the family man - Dobson, doesn't even like that bs babywise stuff. If he thinks its too much, that is REALLY scary. Hopefully the news story will be about how the founder was booted out of his own church and doesn't have a background in anything related to children, etc.

The basic premise of babywise is that god let jesus cry on the cross and didn't rush to his aid, so you should do the same for your baby???? WTF????

My midwife once told me a creepy story about one of her clients. The NEWBORN baby was crying 30 minutes after being born. The older sister was getting upset and wanted the mother to do something and the mom said, "don't worry, we don't care about crying babies in this house." My mw wanted to take that baby and run!!

[adventuregirl]

I'm slow on the trigger today. Welcome and congrats Heather, its great to have you join us!

[hjohnson]

I looked at the Babywise book because of all people a lamaze teacher recommended it to me. I burned the book. Dobson refuses to support the book and says that it is a bunch of crock. I agree. I highly doubt that my crying baby is trying to manipulate me!

[JenInMpls]

Welcome heather! I hope your blood pressure behaves itself!!

Very unpleasant news: I just looked out the window and there are big, fat flakes of snow falling. what happened to spring? The daffodils are starting to come up at school!!

adventuregirl: yeah, you don't have to tell your dh's family what you think spiritually, but if it means something to you...

I just read a salon.com article on Babywise and it gave me the shivers... I don't know if I even need to watch the news segment after reading that article. Scary!! The article is at http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/199...06feature.html if anyone wants to read it...

Hm... dinner.

j

[banana girl]

killer headaches and other complaints

They keep telling me this is gonna get better and it keeps not happening! I have been struggling with Terrible headaches for about a 2 weeks now. I don't want to take Tylenol, even though my doctor said I could... I don't normally take anything for headaches, instead I go to the chiropractor! However..... nothing seems to help! any suggestions ladies? I am seeing my chiro twice a week now and am experimenting with trying different foods which kinda helps. My husband is convinced I need more protein, but that seem to make me feel worse! (I hear you Jen) Please let this be a stage,... that goes away soon!!!!! O.K. enough whining!

Jodie I am sorry to hear about your accident. I find I am so paranoid about driving these days, it is awful! I keep stressing that other drivers are gonna pull into my lane, or stop suddenly. I am also really worried I'll puke while driving, considering I still throw up 5 days out of 7. It seems inevitable that it will happen while i am at the wheel. And lately I have only had about 20 to 30 seconds warning before the vomit is actually leaving my mouth! At least driving keeps my mind pretty distracted which seems to help. It's when I think about feeling sick that i puke!!!
oops.. I guess I wasn't done whining!

Adventure girl, follow your heart, it will lead you right. I am sorry to hear you are losing a family member, I'm sending you loving thoughts, hope it works out well.

Welcome Heather! I sure hope you are able to have the birth of your dreams!! I look forward to hearing more from an experienced mama, this is my first and I have high hopes as well as many concerns.

I am so happy the weather is finally warming up. I have alot of really cute maternity tops that are more suitable to warmer weather and it is fun to start wearing them. Today I got to wear the first top I bought myself for the pregnancy..... sort of a peasanty, hippie blouse with embroidery on it. had some great compliments on my growing belly today! I just wish I felt as good as I look!!!!

Love and kisses to all
Anna

[badomama]

Quick one here...

Heather welcome!
Jen thanks for the nerd moments; I need the info over here in no-info land.
Jodie, pole sana as they say here about the car accident. I'm so glad to hear you and yours were not hurt.
Anna, I have had headaches for over a month too. They get bad at night and I just suffer through. Don't know what else to do yet and I'm just glad they don't come with nausea.
Adventuregirl, I think you should tell. Everyone will want to have the happy relief.

My ultrasound news: went to the nicest hospital in town, but they still have totally dirty bathrooms and no one knows where the ultrasound dept is! Yikes. Power went out, waited for hours with lots and lots of other ladies. Finally, my special recommended doctor comes in (wanted someone who I knew I could speak English with because my Swahili is pathetic) and he turns out to be the most unfriendly Spaniard I've ever met. Plus, they said not to drink water beforehand, which seemed a little odd to me considering it was external. Whatever, the scan was crystal clear immediately. I saw a lovely looking little baby even if it did look like two brussel sprouts with arms and legs. That head! And it practically did cartwheels in there. Dancing all around! Doc said they didn't even need to see a heartbeat after all that action, but we saw one anyway. Dh is dying to know the sex, so Doc focused in between legs. Luckily saw nothing,but I think it is sweet that dh wants to know. He's happy either way. Immediately ran off to the internet cafe to spread the news.

ok, that was a little longish, but thought you'd all like to hear!

bye, off to another endless meeting. BTW, there is a new book out called "Democracy is an endless meeting" and I think that title is quite fitting.

until Friday,

Steph very very happy

[JenInMpls]

The witching hours seem to be between 4 and 7. I fought off the urge to not eat and ate some mac and cheese and half of an apple plus a glass of milk, and then forced myself to sit and knit for a while instead of lying down (the past 2 nights I have fallen asleep around 7). I managed to finish Jo's starfish, my stomach settled and I'm looking at a 9:30 bedtime which will be much better. I did snap at Jo unnecessarily but I will apologize at bedtime... Wednesdays stress her out because they are a big chore night for her (cat box, garbage) and West Wing is on, and I managed to distract her enough that she couldn't hear what was said on the show because I was rinsing an apple juice bottle to go out with the recycling... *sigh*

Headache remedy for Anna, depending on how sensitive your skin is: 10 drops of peppermint oil in a sink full of cool water, swish a washcloth in it, wring out the washcloth and place it where it hurts (forehead, back of neck). Leave on for no longer than 1/2 an hour at a time. Don't place directly on eyes. Cut back on amount of peppermint if your skin is highly sensitive. Aveda also makes an oil called Blue Oil which is peppermint and chamomile which you can apply without diluting directly where it hurts. Lavender oil on a cool washcloth can also ease headaches by relieving stress.

Take heart that you puke so easily, I've read that if you have less inhibitions about bodily functions such as barfing, birth goes easier.

night night, hope to not be up at 3:30 AM,

jen

ps via edit: MDC seemed to be down when I wanted to post this, so I posted it this morning. Steph, yay on your ultrasound!! It's odd that no one knows where ultrasound is when there were so many women waiting?!

[wardermom]

Badomama, I'm glad your ultrasound went well. It's too bad about the wait, the dr. and the dirty bathrooms, etc.

I have an ultrasound today. The midwives don't seem to believe that I know my dates, and of course, I do. I conceived on my 29th birthday!
Anyway, it will be reasuring to see the baby as I've had so much anxiety this time around after 2 m/c's.

[Jodie]

Steph~ glad your ultrasound went well, despite everything else.

I've been waking in the middle of the night too, and don't always have to go to the bathroom. Last night the headache I have (hasn't totally gone away) got so bad it woke me at 1:45am.
I tried and tried to go back to sleep, to ignore it, but it was hurting sooo bad. So I took one acetaminophen and laid there for a while and finally went to sleep. It was the best sleep I've had in weeks. It was wonderful.
Normally I don't take anything for headaches(use a wet cloth or ignore it), this one hurt so bad it woke me up and I couldn't go back to sleep. Its the kind in the back of the head, I think its a sinus headache.
Hopefully we will not have a repeat tonight.

Hope everyone's day is going well.
The sky is blue and its sunny and comfortable outside. Think I'll go for a walk in a while.

[4under6]

Hello, everyone!
Sorry I've been MIA for a few days...I've been eBaying like crazy(selling, not buying) to get some of my inventory out of here. Ebay is a second income for me, and I've been really lazy these past couple months, and our finances show it!
The toe is much better. I still can't wear a normal shoe on it; too much pressure on the top of the toe.

Steph-
I have a good friend from Cameroon Africa, and all the women eat these "rocks" that are clay-like. When she made a trip to Cameroon this winter, she came home with bags of them and is in heaven. She said they crave them,especially when pregnant, but doesn't really know why. I'm sure it has something to do with iron? Her 3year old girl(my godchild) sneaks them and chews on them!

I breezed through all the postings for the past few days, and I hope all is well for everyone!

[4under6]

Oh, yeah. And that Ezzo guy is the anti-christ.

A couple years ago when I found out about him, I would go to the bookstore, find his stupid babywise books, and stick them in the Science Fiction section so noone else looking for "normal" baby books could find them.

[adventuregirl]

Danielle, that is awesome! SciFi, hahaha!!!! :LOL

Thanks for your words on my dilemma, dh agrees we should tell, he called last night, but we couldn't reach them. I was a little cranky anyway so it was probably good, I wouldn't have been the upbeat excited person I usually am. So maybe tonight.

Steph, glad you had a good u/s after the hassle of getting there.

Sounds like headaches and waking in the night are normal at this stage, glad I'm not alone.

Babywise, : what scares me is that lots of new moms think this is the way, I feel so awful for their babies!

Hope you are all enjoying your Spring beginnings, we're having warm weather, but it will snow here in the mtns till May (been snowing every night this week), so our Spring is a little different. Last March we got a 7 foot storm, we were stranded for days, it was the most (and most painful) snow shoveling I have ever done. Good thing it was a 90 year storm! But I can drive 45 min and visit Spring sprouts if I need a fix. Sure do love it here.