September Mommies, March Thread - Page 16

[sistermama]

Don't feel bad 3under3. The only reason I had US with ds was so I could know what he was. He almost didn't show and then I would have felt silly. I'm not getting one this time since I don't want to find out gender and if I had one I would HAVE to know.

[banana girl]

Pins and needles?

Has anyone been noticing a tingling, pins and needles feeling in their legs when standing? It seems like it is getting worse and I notice it after about 10 minutes upright in one place... Anyway it sucks!

Any takers?

Anna

[sistermama]

I would guess that it is probably coming from your sciatica, even if you aren't having any sciatic pain. Your sciatic nerves are actually huge finger size nerves that run down your hip kind of through your pelvis and all the way down your legs. Most sciatic pain is caused by muscles in the area pinching on the nerves. But this can also cause the feeling that you're describing. If anyone is having sciatic pain, let me know. My chiro gave me a simple stretch that really makes a difference!

[banana girl]

pins and needles

My chiro actually suggested i call my doctor, so I am going in tomorrow to see what she thinks. I am a very healthy chiropractic patient, my spine is in great shape, but hey pregnancy is changing my body so much, i guess anything could be happening.....

feeling super stressed about money and stuff. We need to commit to signing a new 6 month lease by the 1st, and are having a terrible time deciding what to do. the lease runs out in the end of May, so we would need to find a new place and prepare to pack up everything and move during the end of second / beginning of 3rd trimester.
I hate the mere thought of uprooting and all the work of packing. There is NO WAY I can do as much as i normally would, so we will have to have lots of help. Which i am sure can happen, we have a pretty big family. But none of them live close by.
Staying in the apartment seems like a bad idea, since the rent is more than we really "should" spend. I am especially worried about Late aug / Early September through January, when I quit working and Hubby starts student teaching. We will be dependent on savings, financial aid $ and his part time job. Yikes!
We have no significant savings and I am feeling really scared about making ends meet. 5 months on super limited income seems like a really bad thing to me.

Anyway, my hubby and i talked about all this over my lunch break today, which left me in tears and late to work. i know it will all work out, but it just seems so insurmountable right now! I wish we were more prepared for this!

Stressfully yours
Anna

[Mom2baldie]

I had my appt yesterday!

Yay! I was so excited! It was only an hour long since it wasnt the 1st appt. but thats okay I guess. I borrowed another video and the book Vaccinations: A Sign of the Times or something like that. I asked her some questions about her role at a homebirth (Ive already asked her all this stuff last time just wanted to see if shed give me the same answers). Last time she volunteered to stay in the other room since I am uncomfortable with all med. equipment and people, this time I asked her and she was kindof surprised by it. She said she really would like to be in the room with me to help me if I need it, even if the assistant was in the other room. I asked her how long she would wait for the placenta - she said an hour unless I was bleeding a lot. She told me about some of my choices for an assistant I and I didnt like any of them. Havent heard good things about them with vbacs, which it may not matter since this isnt my 1st vbac. She said we could do my repeat pap (before I got pregnant I was diagnosed with HSIL - high grade cervical dysplasia and the Dr. that did my biopsies said I needed to have paps throughout the pregnancy) next month and I said how about if we do it after I have the baby? So I had to sign an AMA form. : My urine was normal, all my bloodwork came back the way I wanted it to, I weighed myself and Ive only gained 1.5 lbs. In all other pregnancies I had gained way more than that by now... All in all a good appt.

[greenbeing]

Good morning!

Lynsey-awesome that your appointment went so well!

anna- sweetheart, I feel your worries. I'm doing the same lately about the whole money issue. Dh is pretty optimistic, but I just don't know how we'll do it. He wants to move in June, but I don't know how we'll find a place with the same amount of room and so close to his school. This place we're in now has a few drawbacks, but I'm thinking I can deal with them. He's not willing to though. We'll see. Just have to believe everything will work out.

[adventuregirl]

Oh ladies, I can't imagine the thought of moving while pg or with a little babe in arms, I am sending you strength and clarity to make your decisions. I can definitely sympathize with the money issues too, I have resolved just to have faith for now, though I am afraid if something doesn't happen, I may be freaking out again. the worrying sucks, but we'll all be ok.

Lynsey, great appt! Congrats!

Sarah, so cute that Jack knows your name, or shall I say your other name.

Things are good here, still wrestling with pillows to have a good nights sleep, but I'm getting a mama pillow soon. I found this one that curves around on both ends to go between your knees and under your head, and isn't so huge that it would squeeze dh out of the bed, tee hee.

Jen hope your trip is great!

Happy hump day everyone!

[cottonwood]

"She said she really would like to be in the room with me to help me if I need it"

Boy, I'd pin her down on exactly what she means by this, because that's a pretty vague statement! Is she insisting on being in the room with you, or is that just her preference? And how often? I mean, could she let you labor pretty much alone, except for occassional FHT checks? (I sympathize by the way, having someone watching me, especially if it's not someone I am normally intimate with, is super distracting) And under what conditions would she feel you needed help? Does she mean only emergency conditions, or does she mean she thinks you need her to tell you what to do throughout labor and birth?

"She told me about some of my choices for an assistant I and I didnt like any of them."

Assistants are really only necessary in case of emergency, so maybe the assistant could just stay in the other room, as long as all goes well? Assuming it's a normal birth, you really do have the right to say who will and who won't be there. There shouldn't be anybody there you are the least bit uncomfortable with. I mean, isn't that the point of a homebirth, that you have the choice of saying 'no' to unnecessary, negative things? At my first birth my midwife didn't have any assistants I liked either, and I *really* regret allowing them into my birth space. My intuition was totally correct.

[chrissy]

I remember being very very stressed about money during my pregnancy with Noah. At the time we were also very irresponsible with money and that didn't help my worries. But it all works out in the end. I'm sorry so many of us are dealing with it though.

Anna, weird about the pins/needles feeling. Let us know what the doctor says.

Lynsey, yay for having a mainly good appointment! I need to see about borrowing a video next week at my appointment.

Sarah, I definitely want to hear all about your classes once they start. Noah sometimes calls me "Chrissy" too and it cracks me up. Usually he does it when we are playing with another child who calls me that. He is a joker though too and I know he thinks it is funny as well!

Hope everyone is having a happy day,

[sistermama]

Do you all know about Hathor the Cowgoddess ? I love her so! You can sign up for weekly emails of her great ap mama cartoons - she was recently in Mothering, too. She's also pregnant now.

[chrissy]

I think she posts here some too, but I don't know her username. I'm pretty sure I saw her post on the UC threads before though.

[Caroline248]

we are good...I find out the sex of the baby on Tuesday!!! I figure if I have to go through the level II, I might as well get that out of it...of course knowing hte baby is healthy is enough, but I am assuming that he/she is fine anyway. I had a feeling with Bridget that something was wrong from the begginning, and i feel good about this one!

Anyway..I can't wait. I am sooo excited we decided to find out this time around! My dh said we can go shopping right after the ultrasound...less than a week...

Caroline

[hjohnson]

Anna I sort of know what you are going through. We had to sell the house while I was pregnant with DS. The day after we came home from the hospital we had a whole horde of realtors come in and look at the house. They didn't even knock. We moved to Charlotte when DS was 6 weeks old and if I had to do it over again, I would of flown with DS and had DH drive cross country.

I have my ultrasound on Friday and as my husband puts it, "we'll find out the flavor." Men! The can be annoying LOL!

[banana girl]

pins and needles

My doc thinks I am suffering from meralgia paresthetica. Meaning the nerve (lateral femoral cutaneous) that supplies blood flow to the skin on my leg is being compressed, so i get tingles. From what i hear it can get pretty painful, but should go away at some point after the baby is born.....

Bah humbug! Seriously ladies I am getting really grumpy about all this stupid painfull, akward pregnancy stuff! I am feeling really stressed about the lack of control I have over my body, my health and my life! Please tell me this is really worth all this stress and sickness and misery.

I really want to be excited about the baby, i really do, but life seems to be getting in the way. any thoughts on how i can reconnect with the "joy" part of this experience, rather than the "worry" part?

Love to all - listening to the universe
Anna

[Mom2baldie]

Blueviolet

Can I PM or email you please? My email is: [e-mail]

I need advice about something.

[badomama]

Hi everybody!
Quick msg here...

Lyndsey, so glad you had a good appt!!
Anna, go away stresses! You are too cheerful to let them stay for long, I think. I share the money one. I hope the leg pain goes away quickly.
Sarah, Jack sounds super cute.
Too many other things to respond to but the clock is ticking...

I had my second appt on Tues. Am measuring small, but I don't think measurement means too much now so no worries. High sugar in blood, but again, won't worry now. Only gained one pound then lost it that night and next day with bad stomach virus. Whatever, there is time to gain weight I suppose. The good part is that we heard a nice strong heart beat and the doc showed us that what I thought was uterus is actually baby. That's rather exciting I'd say. It is way down low, pinching my organs. Sleeping is not at all comfortable. I am also trying to find a good position Adventuregirl, and have a body pillow back home that I am looking forward to in only 4 weeks! 13 more days in Africa, 4 days in Netherlands to transition, 2 weeks in southern and northern cali, then "home" to Utah and body pillow before going home home to Minnesota. That's the plan. Friends are planning a shower for me in Utah. Should be fun.

ok only 1.5 minutes left on the comp.

Hope you all remain well!

rabbit rabbit,

steph

[Caroline248]

Anna, not only will it be worth it, but you will look back and say "It couldn't have been THAT bad". Trust me, you will forget it all. I always said I wouldn't forget, I even wrote a journal passage SAYING not to forget, and I still look and think I must have been exagerating! Mother nature is a wonderful jokester!

I am trying to be thankful for the sudden vomiting i seen to have developed. My friend has been trying for a while, and today got ANOTHER negative. It is heartbreaking.

Caroline

[sistermama]

Good morning Mamas - I started an April thread.