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post #81 of 197
I got back from my appointment a while ago everything is fine still the same. the contractions didnt do anything Thank god. my blood pressure was 120/70 and the babies heart rate was in the 150 Chloe is doing fine. well I better go hope everyone is doing ok.

Christina
post #82 of 197

birth photos

here are birth photos if anyone was interested. Blue Violet posted them for me on her site! (Thanks BV)


http://home.earthlink.net/~eaglefalc...rthphotos.html
post #83 of 197
Indigolily~ Your birth story was wonderful! Your pictures are even better! Such a sweet looking family! I am so glad everythign went so well for you!

Christina glad your appt went well. I go to the dr tomorrow. I am sure nothing has changed LOL. I seem to have a sucky cervix!:LOL

I think its great that everyone has family who wants to be there.. I have never had anyone come for me with any of my kids.. My aunt is coming this time around because I asked her.. My mom got wind of it ( its her older sister) and so she is coming with her now.. The thing is i have asked my mom to be here for the other two which she never came.. First time for everything i suppose.. Theya re staying the 12-16th and staying in a hotel.. and getting a rental car.. So thats that :LOL
Today i did have some contractions.. Yea me I did Also i had some lower back aches! But that went away!:

Tomorrow while we are in town for my appt we are goign to get dh hair cut ( thats the nearest barber is in town a hour and half away LOL sick huh)
Then we are also going to go play putt putt.. We were going to go to the zoo but I think that playing putt putt would be better because i wouldnt have to stand around all day. This way I can sit while theothers go play! We will go to the zoo another day! Besides between that and my appt and the other thing swe have to do tomorrow it will be later by the time we got to the zoo. Its a hour just from where my dr office is.. Not sure why i am telling you all this lol but oh well. .
Kaylee you have to stay on your toes in here.. We a bunch of chatty mamas!!:LOL
post #84 of 197
Well, here's the update. First of all we live 8 hours away from both sets of grandparents. We don't care to have anyone at the hospital for the birth, therefore, we really won't be telling anyone when I go into labor. It's not like anyone will be able to make it!

Matt talked to my mom today and basically said that regardless of how hard it is for them to make travel plans, they are just one set of family members that we are trying to coordinate with. My mom said told him that it didn't matter how hard it was for us...it was still harder for them. : Yep, that's my mom. She tells us we're the ones making a big deal about it and that scheduling has been harder for them. Ok, how about trying to schedule 3 different sets of parents/grandparents not to mention all of our siblings. We have to schedule at different times, because they'll be staying with us, and our house is tiny, and my family doesn't get along with his family, etc. Besides, they're supposed to be coming to 'help'. It's just frustrating, and really I'm to the point where I don't want any help at all from any of them because they're all being ridiculous. Oh, and just as an FYI...my mother in law scheduled to come and help with my first, and told me three days before she was supposed to come that she couldn't come. Matt and I were livid. Guess what she did? A couple of weeks later she took a week long vacation with her boyfriend. Yep, that was her priority. I'm not depending on her to show up this time that's for sure. But, we scheduled her to come way out. The first week in May, however, now she's telling Matt she's coming early because it's better for Matt's sister. What the heck? Once again...having a baby isn't about the mama or baby's timing, it's about everyone elses.

I don't know why but I have some sick sense of accomplishment knowing that none of them are going to know that I'm in labor....just getting a call saying "She's here!" Isn't that awful? :LOL
post #85 of 197
i'm in such a funk. i can't motivate to do *anything*. poor ds..i think i'm sapping his energy too. i just want to lay in bed and cry all day. when will it end!!?

sorry for the crummy vibes, but thank you for being here.
post #86 of 197
It's nice that so many of you have *interested* family members. Our family only lives 1 and 2 hours away and they aren't the slightest bit interested in "helping" out. sometimes it bums me out, like my mom was here last week and the entire time didn't mentions one thing to the fact that I'm having a baby soon or even pregnanant. However, I'm use to it. We never call anyone when we go to the hospital, and usually not untill we get home. Even then we don't get visitors for like a week or two. Family....

Anyone's nausea return?? Mine has, I feel like puking alot.

Squishy: Glad to hear your app went well!

Terrible insomnia has returned too!

I keep trying to check my cervix, but I can't quite reach the center to check for dialation. Anyone else checking themselves? I'm still having lots of contractions, but they are becomming quite pesky, nothing "good" and hard.

It's been cold here but is set to warm up this week, yeah!!! Getting outside will definitely help this week go by quicker. DH has friday off (yeah again!) and then monday we're going in for my next appointment when my midwife will strip me, so we could be holding a baby soon! I hope so!

I got the kids room cleaned yesterday, it literally took me all day! I think I'll lock thier door and keep them out of there till the baby comes!! How else will I keep it clean, LOL!
post #87 of 197
Thread Starter 
I have been so depressed since reading about all the 'trouble' people are having with their families. I have been feeling like the only person who has no one coming to visit, not on either side of the family- it really sucks. I am jealous of those who get to have family nearby to rejoice in their happiness. My dad is just an a$$hole that he would NEVER visit me for any reason and he is so needy that my mom will not leave him alone, even for a weekend so she could make a quick visit. Please everyone, enjoy the love you get..........
That's all, my headspace is not great today so I will leave before I really start complaining
Peace- maria
post #88 of 197
I don't mean to sound ungrateful for what I've posted about family. I'm just tired of most of our family members thinking that this is all about THEM.

Believe me, I have a MIL who is really uninterested in being a good grandmother or a good MIL for that matter. I know what's it like to have people not care. But, I'm also lucky to have my family that does care. But, that doesn't change the fact that they are selfish in their own right.

We also just had my husband's sister, her husband, and cousin come this week for a visit and didn't offer to help with unpacking boxes from our move, etc. Nor did they offer to watch my 20 month old...giving us a chance to possibly get a way for a date...yea, that's why I had to find a sitter and pay them this past weekend is because they're worthless. :LOL

Guess I won't be venting anymore....
post #89 of 197
Mrs. Edwards: feel free to vent thats what were all here for, the good and the bad. Ya gotta have support!

I just got done weeding my entire strawberry patch, it took hours, UGH. But glad to be outside and get some fresh air again, looks like it'll be around 70 here this weekend, can't wait!
post #90 of 197
I got two newborn fitteds today from FCB! They are so precious...and I keep thinking..."this baby is going to fit into these????". For my sake, I hope she's that small!

I've got quite a stash built up for this baby...especially considering I didn't cd my daughter till she was 15 months old. However, I have 4 newborn fitteds now and feel like I need 2 kissaluvs size 0 to make 1/2 dozen. I'm strange I know.

I don't think we're going to cd from the very beginning. Might wait till we get home from the hospital and the meconium is gone. I had thought that I wouldn't till after the cord falls off, but now I think I'll just wait till the meconium is gone. Am I bad mama? :LOL

I'm finally starting to get anxious for this little one to arrive.
post #91 of 197
No your not bad if you don't use cloth from the start. But... I read on the diapering board that the meconium washes out very nicely and doesn't stain nearly as much as the poo, who woulda thought?

I think I'll take my pre-folds to the hospital with me and use those, I didn't do cloth with my son until a couple of weeks later becasue the infant pre-folds I bought were too big, but I bought some preemie size this time around, good luck!
post #92 of 197
: Mamas. Just checking in. Not much going on here. I woke up yesterday (22Mar) with contrax at 2AM. I waited untill 5 AM and they hadn't abated. I went into L&D.... And sat there untill NOON! Nothing going on except an "irritable" uterus. After sitting there for 7 hours, my uterus wasn't the only thing irritable. :

Indigo, your pix were GORGEOUS! You're gorgeous. Your DH is gorgeous. Your kiddos are gorgeous. Lucky lucky lucky you! Soleil is BEAUTIFUL! I got all teary eyed with the pix. :LOL

bellafinn, I wouldn't be able to find my cervix if you put my hand ON IT! Good luck with yours. : I, too, have nausea, but it is related to heartburn. Can't make it go away with ANYTHING! I give up. I'll just loose a few more pounds. Can't say that's a bad thing.

Maria to you. Thanks for putting my irritating mother into perspective. DH just keeps on reiterating "She loves you" over and over. I just want her to disappear. You know, the usual, putting my DS3 in disposable diapers all day... Feeding the kids hot dogs. At least I have help, tho! It's like I have a maid/nanny that I can't fire. I mean, if me and my family moved away, she would literally loose 90% of her life. We are her life. A bit smothering, but, well, what can I do. Nada. Zilch. I am thankful for her, tho.... Most of the time.

Hey, Kaylee... You can pick your friends, but not your family. Too bad sometimes, huh? Of course your babe is going to fit! My newborn prefolds look tiny. Y'know, I finally found my cell phone after about 6 weeks of it being MIA. :LOL DH was surprised. Way to go on cancelling your induction date. I wish I wasn't so chicken-sh*t about going VBAC after 2 c-sections... but I am. So under the knife I go. Anyway, I'm getting my tubes tied, so I'm having the 2 for 1 special at Methodist Hospital!!! :LOL

MommaJubilee, on Sunday, I was ragging DH so hard, he was sooo depressed. Poor man. I thought he might pack up and leave, I was soooo mean. I DID apologize, tho.

Christy, what happened at your DR's appointment? Not much going on with my cervix, pain in the ass that it is. I'm sick of contractions that don't do anything!!!! I'm sick of Labor and Delivery at the hospital! I had a nurse that treated me like a turkey yesterday. I told her I envied those who had homebirths. She said, "But they don't have anesthesia" I wanted to smack her. After a few years in the "establishment" they seem to loose all faith in a woman's body to do what needs to be done. Sorry... GRRRR!!!

Christina, we might make it to the actual real finish line!!!! Really! 37 weeks, chica, and we're there. After that, we can jump on the bed if we want to! DH keeps on telling me that....

tibdoml, boy, does it seem like you have some juggling. Don't you wish people would just let you have the babe and stop by, oh, say, three weeks later? When I had Connor, my first, EVERYONE, and I mean everyone came. My sister brought her 18 month old son who just sat around crying b/c he was in a strange place, my son's father's mother came. So did his dad from Colorado, my aunt from Louisiana (and her husband) not to mention all the family I have here. I was soooo overwhelmed, I had anxiety attack after anxiety attack. Eventually, I was put on Xanax to calm me down. My sister, who sat there a criticzed everything I did, left after a week. My dad told me I had to drink cow's milk to make milk :LOL (he's learned differently by now) and my mother monitored all caffeine intake (are you sure you can drink that, honey?). I know everyone meant well, but, well, I think a mother and a new baby need their space. God willing, I learned something from that and I will only come if my daughter or sons ask me to. Respect and dignity and all that, you know?

I'm having contractions right now, but I am ignoring them b/c I don't want to go to L&D right now. I have class at 7pm tonight and a test in abnormal psychology tomorrow. Tomorrow night, Adam can come. Not untill then. :
post #93 of 197
Hi all had contractions all night last night. so Iam hoping that I wont have them tonight so I can get a good nights rest. My kids were being brats today pushing every button they could Iam so stressed and cant wait intil I get peace and quiet. not much else going on thought I would check in.

Christina
post #94 of 197
Lisa: I've always said you can pick your spouse but you can't pick your inlaws! :LOL

Sorry about the irritability...all around. I feel it here too! Good luck with your test!

Christina: Genevieve has been testing me lately, but today she was actually good. I guess she figured that I needed one day out of the last two weeks.

bellafin: I have about 3 dozen infant prefolds and 1 dozen preemie prefolds. I'm hoping that dozen of preemie prefolds is all I'll need in the teeny tiny department...besides the fitteds I have. I think besides the meconium issue, I'm just afraid I'll have a rough recovery like I did with my first. My husband did everything but breastfeed, and when that wasn't working out he bottle fed her EBM. I just don't want to overwhelm myself at first not knowing what lies ahead, KWIM? Of course, we haven't even puchased any disposable diapers for a newborn, so we aren't really prepared either way!

I'm so tired today. Very tired. It's 7:30 and I'm ready to go to bed...and think I might just do it. I even got a nap in and still feel like I did when I was 7/8 weeks pregnant. I felt like this yesterday, but I was able to overcome it by late afternoon, and then cooked dinner, made up tuna fish for my husband's lunch for the rest of the week, baked cookies, did laundry and cleaned up all the dinner stuff. I guess I just figured out why I'm so tired today!
post #95 of 197
Yo Yo Yo Mamas!..... Sorry forgot I wasnt a gangsta Mama :LOL
Had my appt today.. During the appt it went well.. He checked me and said nope nothing goingo n not effaced not dialted nothing.. Well i get dressed and I had to pee so i went and made my appt for the next week and then hit the potty where i found bright blood inmy panties! It was quiet alarming at first then I thought its prob just from the exam.. He felt as if he was reachign for mu lungs today: Maybe he was tryign to give me a little push!.. So I didnt go back in there and say anything.. Thought about it for ohhh a min and said Nah we will be in town most of the day soo if i need to come in I will.. So we went to the hopsital and i filled out all my regestion forms so i wont have to bother with it when the time comes.. Then we went and got dh hair cut! Then we went and ate lunch at chilis... And I was starting to have contractions then... Thought rut rohh maybe i shold of went back in.. Then We went and PLayed Putt putt. We played 18 holes!! The game took forever with a 3 year old who was quiet the little cheater.. She would place her ball right by the hole and tap it in!,., Needless to say she got a 5 all the way across the board! I on the other hand got a hole in one!! Woohoo woohooo go christy go christy
Then we came home.. The drive home was long as it always is.. I dont know what I will do if i go into labor before the 13th.. That drive is hell.. A ahour and half... Oh i forgot to mention I am getting induced the 13th.. I wish I didnt have to be.. But with my mom only being here from the 12-16th and noone else to watch my kids.. haveing fast labors.. Last one was 5 hours.. And living so darn far away from the Hospital.. But I am glad that they are going to do it on my due date! Soo.. Thats my story.. I feel a bit of guilt of being induced.. But I waited over 3 weeks with dd#2 to arrive she never did and had to be.. I also really dont think I want to be in there alone having a baby while dh is out there with the girls.. So please no flames for me being induced.. Maybe I wont even make it til then.. My dr keeps saying if you last that long. So I am wondering if he did do something up there today when he checked me and thats why i was bleeding.. Well not bleeding but spotted right away.. Its not brown.. So thats a good sign right.. I havent seen any mucus yet so thats also good right.. You would think I would have this all down packed after 2 kids already! But each time is like the first time all over again!

Lisa you gonna have that baby soon.. I wonder who is the next to go!!! Hummm... I am going to say it is ....Christina...
Hang in there christina.. I know my kids stress me out big time sometimes too. Which really it is me not them they are just being kids and will get on my nerves more then normal:
Ok well gotta get going.. Talk to you mamas soon... Full moon is on the 5th of April!!!!
post #96 of 197
Christy: no flames from me! I understand!
post #97 of 197
kaylee ~

i didn't want to admit it, but we're not doing cloth either for the first week or two. : it's really just cuz i don't want to deal with laundry, and i'm too much of a control freak to be letting anyone else handle it...ESP. not dh! :LOL that man can't do laundry for s!*&t.
post #98 of 197
same here Iam getting induced myself if I make it that far. I have a feeling this is going to be my thrid night of contractions. Christymama Iam glad your appointment went well.

Christina
post #99 of 197
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Originally posted by mommajubilee
kaylee ~

i didn't want to admit it, but we're not doing cloth either for the first week or two. : it's really just cuz i don't want to deal with laundry, and i'm too much of a control freak to be letting anyone else handle it...ESP. not dh! :LOL that man can't do laundry for s!*&t.
Just kidding! I'm so paranoid of someone else doing diaper laundry that *if* my daughter goes to stay with anyone while I'm in labor, well she'll be going with a pack of disposables! :LOL That is for the exception of one person a friend of mine here on the boards miapia...she's the one that started helping me start my cloth diaper.
post #100 of 197
Y'know, ladies, I didn't realize I was paranoid about anyone doing my CDs untill you pointed it out!!! My mom offered. I declined...probably not too graciously. How do you explain a baking soad/lavender oil soak in cold water. Spin that water out. Hot water wash with All Free and Clear (about 1/4 the cup)... Vinegar in the rinse cycle and then a second plain water rinse. Just way too much for my poor mother to deal with. If it ain't easy, she ain't doing it! :LOL But, on the other hand, at least I have something to do.

I got a 96 on my College Algebra test I took before Spring Break. So, I've got an "A" so far. Abnormal Psych test on tomorrow, but looking good 'cause I've read a whole whole whole lot about said issues of Depression and obsessive compulsive disorder... Since I am a depressive (remission on medication! Thank you god for pharmaceuticals!) Contrax going on right now, but I'm not goin nowhere untill I see some action! :LOL

DH is making me some chocolate milk. Hunter is walking around being an angel...instead of his usual

, that chocolate milk was nummy. I'm kinda fuzzy here, on some allergy meds, sleeping pill and antidepressant. I sound like a druggie, no? :LOL Not really, I just can't sleep at night. I roam.

Christina, I feel your pain... Looks like another fun filled night of contractions. I've decided tho I'm not going anywhere... I'll just pop by my Dr's office tomorrow and have someone check me. That way, I'll just be in and out, so to speak!'

See y'all later.
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