The One Weekly Chat - August (I keep forgetting to start a new one!) - Page 9

[Kelly1101]

I would have been so freaked out, PinkB! Glad it's okay.

Hope you have a good trip, BBM... make sure you take plenty of stops to stretch your legs so you don't get too sore!

As for here, my MIL actually got my daughter down for a nap today!!! MIL is going to be watching her while I'm in labor and probably part of the time I'm in the hospital after the birth, and I was way worried because no one EVER puts Em down for a nap (or for bed) but me, not even my husband. We tried yesterday and it was a miserable failure. Then today, I left the house 15 minutes before naptime, and came back after half an hour, and it worked! I figured if I wasn't in the house to be a distraction, we'd have a better shot, but no idea it would work right away. So that makes me feel a lot better.

I still have so much to do, but I'm enjoying this naptime eating a snack and wasting time on the computer, hehehe.

[MaerynPearl]

Aww Kelly

I was REALLY worried about going into labor yesterday.

Between the contractions... and then I got a bit more MP (but been getting that since 26 weeks so well, thats nothing new)

then I went to bed and watched a documentary... got up to go potty halfway through and felt a small gush. Was SO freaked out but panty-sniff-test (ugh lol) said no, I just squeezed pee out from the effort of getting out of bed!

[Monkey Keeper]

Dude, Mae, there's no WAY you're making it to September at the rate you are going! Hang in there, Maeryn, till Daddy gets home!

Kelly, IKWYM about naptime. I should be sooo productive, but I just kind of melt into the couch and maybe fold some laundry!

[MaerynPearl]

Kelly that's awesome about your DD taking a nap for MIL. TBH it broke my heart a little the first time my mom could do it. Then I reminded myself, shes not replacing me but she IS a good person to go to when I need someone to watch the kids because hey... she raised 5 kids herself, she knows what shes doing!

Of course, Im hypersensitive about things like that. Somehow, though, I do not see myself crying when DD starts school in a couple weeks. I could be wrong... but she has been bugging me about it since she was TWO.

PinkBunch I hope I do make it to September, but just barely! LOL

REALLY still hoping for my birthday baby. Even September 3rd would be cool as it was both my moms parents anniversary and MILs parents anniversary!

[louis]

PinkBunch - that would have freaked me out too. Glad to hear its a variation of normal.

Kelly - glad things are looking good for Emma while you bring baby ozzy into the world.

Mae - I totally have never made the connection with all the times I've called you MP. So sorry about that. It seems weird to me that Mucous Plus is acronymed. Glad to hear baby Maeryn isn't coming just yet. Hope she cooks a little longer.

BBM - Enjoy your time with your sister and your Montana baby shower. Word on the getting out of the car often to pee and stretch your legs. Long car rides are rough now.

foodmachine - I hear you on the no motivation to be at work. My boss is out of the office on vacation and it is killing me to be here right now. My last day is scheduled to be Sept 3rd, unless the baby decides to come sooner than that.

Originally I wanted baby to stay put until Aug 18th, as my boss will be back in town and I will be cleared for my homebirth. However, MW told me today that she has three clients all clustered and ready to birth sometime next week so I am freaking out about possibly going into labor when she will be so busy. We do have our home visit scheduled for that day though and hopefully she can make it to that.

At the visit today she estimated baby to weigh over 6lbs. It's getting so close and so real!

[MaerynPearl]

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...100408344.html

very neat story!

[Laurski]

36 weeks today! Holy Cow!

Sorry...just had to get that off my chest. One week until full-term. Anyone else amazed by how fast time is suddenly flying?

[JTA Mom]

Originally Posted by MaerynPearl

feeling like its nothing though as Mae is still moving around DURING the contractions (which seriously? does NOT feel good)

I am glad they have slowed down, Maeryn. And nugget does this too. Why, when my uterus is so tight and painful, does he HAVE to stretch? I understand it's a bit cramped in there, but HELLOOO???? Mommy has no more room either and it HURTS. The worst is when the 'peak' and the full on kick coincide. *pass out*

Originally Posted by bri276

Pregnancy brain means sometimes you end up starting to cook dinner at 3 PM and still end up ordering a pizza:

Mmmm, pizza. Yea, I want some of that. Actually, I want someone else to cook entirely. The last 2 weeks it's been crockpot every day. Throw frozen meat, veggies, some sort herbs/spices is about all I can do. Cooking rice is tedious.

Originally Posted by Kelly1101

Feeling okay so far this morning. Going to try to stay hydrated and take it easy. It's just so hard to take it easy when I'm all by myself with a toddler, a lot of getting on the floor and having to stand back up, constantly lifting this 21-pound weight, etc. At least my husband will be home at the regular time today (knock on wood).

Kelly. I get lots more contractions when I am being really active. Hydration is key too. I found that taking the RRL has actually taken a lot of the 'pain' away too. Still scary though.

Originally Posted by PinkBunch

I looked in the mirror, and there was large, egg shaped "bubble" extending from the top of my belly button down underneath my belly. The funny spot was growing! It freaked me out enough to call my doula to get her opinion on whether I should call the OB. All I could think was that my internal scar had sprung a leak, and amniotic fluid was gathering under my skin! She did advise me to call the OB--AND she came to my house! (She's also a MW and my neighbor.)

Oh my, Pink! I am amazed you stayed conscious during all that. I think I would have passed out seeing that. Never heard of that being a normal pregnancy thing either.

Originally Posted by Baby~Braatens~Mama

An odd compromise, I don't want to drive anywhere and she wants to throw me a baby shower in Montana where I lived as a child.

Have fun at your baby shower!!! My sister threw me one too (all my friends flaked out on the hosting) and it was fun. We did lots of fun games, and it was coed. It was fun having the men there.

Kelly, that's awesome that your little one CAN go to bed with another person. Such a relief. I was worried about it with ds but he fell asleep with my mom one night. The two emergency trips to L&D I've had to take he's reacted really well to too. My sisters seemed to be able to distract him enough and keep him calm enough that he was okay saying 'bye momma, see you later'. It feels so good to know that not only can I leave fast, if I need to and stay overnight somewhere, but that ds will take it in stride. Phew!

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As for me, I did a bunch of cleaning yesterday again, and royally messed up my pelvis. It feels like the front part is trying to rip apart. While I'm sitting.

But it NEEDS to get done. The whole house is almost done too. I want to do a bunch more today but a) I think my pelvis will give out, and b) we have to go to my MIL's for her birthday today. Still need to pick up a present too.

I am in a huge drive though to get everything spic and span and in its place. With ds NOTHING was done. Recovering from a c/s, building and sidecarring a crib, cleaning the house, and taking care of a newborn were way too much for me to deal with. Not again. I'm starting early this time.

I think, for today, I will *finally* sort through all the baby clothes and get those washed up and put away. Ds was different sizes on top vs bottoms, so it's all mixed up.

Here's a quick Q though--ds was preemie sized, but grew pretty fast. Should I just wash and ready the preemie and newborn sizes, or should I also do the 0-3 mos sizes too?

Ami

[LovnMyBoys]

Pink....wow That would scare me as well, but I'm glad all was okay.
Kelly...I'm glad Em can go to sleep for someone else and hopefully that will be some reassurance for you.
Ami....I would say wash the preemie stuff and then 0-3 if you can. One less thing for you to do later and since brands fit differently you may find yourself using a combination.
BBM...I hope you have a great visit with your sis and a lovely shower.

Curiosity go the best of me today and I had the midwife check me. I'm 2cm and really soft (maybe more stretchy but I didn't want any stretching) and 50% effaced. Baby is still fairly high so it looks as though my work will be getting another posterior babe into better position. Currently hula hooping on the birth ball right now and spent a good while swimming tummy down today.

[MaerynPearl]

So much for making it the rest of DHs time away without stress.

My very much beloved iPod Touch is gone. The screen is totally messed up (not like, broken... but has all these odd lines and I cant see anything)

Reset, restore, update... nothing worked.

Gonna go cry myself to sleep. That thing saved me so much stress and now its gone.

[foodmachine]

Glad to hear everyone's "scary" moments were okay in the end and that everyone's plans with cleaning, prepping, and getting others to get our kids to nap are going well. Good work mamas!

At work again, still unmotivated. Someone just called and said I'll be by in ten and I was like "what". I totally forgot I have a big meeting right now. My brain is at my "joyful homebirth".

[Kelly1101]

Sorry to hear that Mae... sounds like a good coming-home present for your husband to bring you...

I'm just kind of "blah" today (so far, haha, I haven't even finished breakfast yet). I have a zillion things I need to get done and feel like doing none of them. Really I just need to get thinking about things, like packing the hospital bag... even if it's just making the list of things to pack, I'll be further ahead than I am now. I need to think about a birth plan. I'm considering just making a birth plan to give to my mom-- she's my labor coach and kind of acting as a doula, and is completely not scared to kick out any doctor or nurse who bothers me-- I want to give her a refresher on what is okay / is not okay, though. That way I don't have to fight with anyone while I'm in labor. I want to do a few small cleaning/organizing projects around the house. And it would be nice to get my toddler out of the house for a bit so that she doesn't go crazy with boredom. Of course it's already 80 degrees here at just after 7 am *sigh*. Where can we go with air-conditioning...

[foodmachine]

Mae- I missed that about your IPod.

[RedOakMomma]

Kinda catching up here...sounds like everyone's been busy!

I just need to get this out somewhere....I found out yesterday my OB is going to be gone starting next Wednesday night (when I'll be 36wk6days) and the following Friday (when I'll be just over 38 weeks). The whole pregnancy I've had a feeling I'd go around 37/38 weeks.

I wouldn't say I'm freaking out, but I'm not happy about it, either. I really wanted him there. He's guided me through some very scary times with the twins, and he was such a joyful, calm presence. He's kind of like my doula and midwife combined, and between him and dh I feel so incredibly happy and supported while laboring.

I know I'll probably be fine if he misses the birth, but now all the silly, stupid birth fears are coming in. What if I get stuck with whatever OB is on call, and he's/she's an interventionist? What if they try stuff that isn't on my birth plan (something that's never been an issue before)? Am I going to have to be vigilant and work to protect what I want, or can I relax the way I have in past births?

And poor Dr. L----.....when I said I'd be so sad if he missed the birth (not that he doesn't totally deserve a vacation...), he looked sad, too, and said he knows he'd feel even worse than I would if he missed it. I really love this guy.

Baby, PLEASE don't show up between the 18th and the 27th. PLEASE.

[dachshundqueen]

Dear Uterus,
You have no work to do for the next 2 months - so knock it off. I WILL send DH out for the purple haze.
Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly,
Your Owner.

*I've been having lower back pain, contractions, dropped a dime sized chunked of mucous, and red tinged mucous since last night. Call HB MW, she is concerned - drink more, rest, cramp bark tincture - recommends double checking with OB in case they want to do brethane or something. Get this - OB office: If you soak a pad with blood in an hour, call us back. So yeah, their only concern is placenta previa, because apparently PTL is not a problem. I already had a kid at 36 weeks. Dumb dumb dumb. If contractions keep up, HB MW wants DH to drive me over tonight. So I do shadow care, but it's apparently worthless.

[Kelly1101]

Originally Posted by RedOakMomma

Kinda catching up here...sounds like everyone's been busy!

I just need to get this out somewhere....I found out yesterday my OB is going to be gone starting next Wednesday night (when I'll be 36wk6days) and the following Friday (when I'll be just over 38 weeks). The whole pregnancy I've had a feeling I'd go around 37/38 weeks.

I wouldn't say I'm freaking out, but I'm not happy about it, either. I really wanted him there. He's guided me through some very scary times with the twins, and he was such a joyful, calm presence. He's kind of like my doula and midwife combined, and between him and dh I feel so incredibly happy and supported while laboring.

I know I'll probably be fine if he misses the birth, but now all the silly, stupid birth fears are coming in. What if I get stuck with whatever OB is on call, and he's/she's an interventionist? What if they try stuff that isn't on my birth plan (something that's never been an issue before)? Am I going to have to be vigilant and work to protect what I want, or can I relax the way I have in past births?

And poor Dr. L----.....when I said I'd be so sad if he missed the birth (not that he doesn't totally deserve a vacation...), he looked sad, too, and said he knows he'd feel even worse than I would if he missed it. I really love this guy.

Baby, PLEASE don't show up between the 18th and the 27th. PLEASE.

Hope things work out... my OB already took his vacation, but I still get whoever is on call unless it's during weekday business hours, so I'm worried about ending up with someone stupid (I lucked out last time and went into labor when my OB was on call anyway).

Originally Posted by dachshundqueen

Dear Uterus,
You have no work to do for the next 2 months - so knock it off. I WILL send DH out for the purple haze.
Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly,
Your Owner.

*I've been having lower back pain, contractions, dropped a dime sized chunked of mucous, and red tinged mucous since last night. Call HB MW, she is concerned - drink more, rest, cramp bark tincture - recommends double checking with OB in case they want to do brethane or something. Get this - OB office: If you soak a pad with blood in an hour, call us back. So yeah, their only concern is placenta previa, because apparently PTL is not a problem. I already had a kid at 36 weeks. Dumb dumb dumb. If contractions keep up, HB MW wants DH to drive me over tonight. So I do shadow care, but it's apparently worthless.

Good luck! Hopefully things calm down, keep us updated!

[louis]

Originally Posted by dachshundqueen

Dear Uterus,
You have no work to do for the next 2 months - so knock it off. I WILL send DH out for the purple haze.
Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly,
Your Owner.

*I've been having lower back pain, contractions, dropped a dime sized chunked of mucous, and red tinged mucous since last night. Call HB MW, she is concerned - drink more, rest, cramp bark tincture - recommends double checking with OB in case they want to do brethane or something. Get this - OB office: If you soak a pad with blood in an hour, call us back. So yeah, their only concern is placenta previa, because apparently PTL is not a problem. I already had a kid at 36 weeks. Dumb dumb dumb. If contractions keep up, HB MW wants DH to drive me over tonight. So I do shadow care, but it's apparently worthless.

Hoping your contractions peter out and baby cooks a while longer! I will keep you in my thoughts!

And poop on the OB/shadow care situation. That is dumb.

AFM - I think I am having little baby contractions. Not regular or anything, but I've got something going on down there. I finally broke down and bought compression hose yesterday. So I am guessing baby will come early and I will not get my money's worth on the hose. I don't know if its even helping at this point anyways - stupid cankles! I cannot wait to lose this water weight.

[xekomaya]

I can't believe it is time for our babies to start coming!! Well, not mine, but mamas are hitting 37 weeks every day I'm getting really excited to meet my baby ahhhh!

Mae - no chance your ipod is still under waranty? The grey lines is a common issue, of course I'm sure you googled it. Maybe AppleCare will have a fix or a replacement for you. Ipod/Iphones are awful because you get soo dependent on them but it is almost prohibitive to replace them at full price if something breaks. Hope something works out for you

ROM- If you don't want to go into labor over a certain week, I really bet you wont. for you anyway!

[MaerynPearl]

Originally Posted by xekomaya

Mae - no chance your ipod is still under waranty? The grey lines is a common issue, of course I'm sure you googled it. Maybe AppleCare will have a fix or a replacement for you. Ipod/Iphones are awful because you get soo dependent on them but it is almost prohibitive to replace them at full price if something breaks. Hope something works out for youo labor over a certain week, I really bet you wont. for you anyway!

Nope, I did get to use the warranty while I still had it... but I got it so long ago its no longer covered =( So I can get a new one in about March, when we get our income tax return.

Tomorrow -
My hubby comes home FINALLY
It is our 2 month wedding anniversary
AND
I am cleared for homebirth

Tomorrow is a big day!

[bri276]

I think we're just on the precipice of the baby boom in here.

Not me, though! only 34 wks tomorrow. I felt nauseous today for the first time since about 14 weeks. I had DH check my cervix a couple days ago and it just wasn't helpful because he has no idea how it's supposed to feel. But at least I know he didn't feel the amniotic sac or anything! Sounded closed from what he described.

I am trying to get him to understand that it's NOT okay that there are times I can't reach him at work for 2-3 hours at a time. He's a supervisor and has a direct line, normally I just leave a message if he's not at his desk. But when he has a really busy day with tons of meetings, he won't even check his voicemail for hours at a time. He works a swing shift so he needs to get me back up numbers to call according to each day of the week. I don't care WHO, but someone! There's no main number that I can just call and have someone find him, it's a huge company. I'm getting stressed about it!