~*~*~Weekly Chat~*~*~ November 20th - 27th - Page 2

[ocelotmom]

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Originally Posted by Ellen Griswold 
So glad that I'm not the only one!  I'm done, I'm done, I'm done!I think I might have told dh to schedule his V as I was pushing .

......but she is sooooooooo cute, and snuggly, and if I could have another one without being pregnant.......sigh......
 

No, you're not the only one. I've gone from "There's no way I'm doing this again!" to "We'll revisit the idea in 3-5 years". Which, incidentally, happens to coincide with the amount of time I'm giving our current town before making a decision on whether we intend to stay here permanently or not, leading me to think that I may end up breaking my "no moving while pregnant" rule yet again.

But, since I dislike most birth control options, it's possible we'll go for the V sooner than that. A part of me really can't imagine never going through pregnancy/birth/tiny new baby again. But really, we've brought more than our share of kids into the world already.
 

[FarrenSquare]

Maria - How scary, I am so glad that nobody was hurt! I really hope you can find a van that won't set you back too far.

YayJennie - YAY for handmade Christmases! I usually do a handmade christmas, but this year I've extended that to mean that I'm buying handmade stuff from local artists. I've thrown myself into crafting right now and have started on a baby quilt that I'm actually finding a little overwhelming... I've never quilted before!

Birdmum - Glad to hear you are home again and that baby Charlie is doing better.

Heather - thankyou so much for the reassurance. Everything you said gave me peace, now I know to fudge my numbers a little next time because looking at induction like this is probably adding unneccessary stress to this whole process, in my mind (idk if this is true) stressing about it seems to be delaying the action.

AFM - I am feeling much better, thanks guys. I can walk around now with minimal pain, I still can't really stand for too long, but at nearly 41 weeks now, I'm not doing much anyway. More contractions last night, 6-10 minutes apart, some of them I could NOT talk through at all but again they have faded into purely braxton hicks ctx. DP was so excited that he wouldn't have to go to work on such a cold snowy Monday, but nothing was happening, so off he went. lol.

Bobbi - Though I know we are both wavering on our zen (I think you are doing better than me!) it is kind of nice to be sharing this boat with you, especially since we are EDD buddies. However, I'm still cheering for you to have that baby asap!

I'm all sappy because I love reading all about your babies and your families, looking at pictures, and still hormonal but I just want to say that as I read about all you experienced mamas nursing and talking about your fourth or fifth babies I feel very very thankful to everyone for including a total newb like me in this DDC, for welcoming me and for not making me feel too stupid when I freak out and ask a million questions. I didn't know what to expect when I started coming to MDC but I found a whole lot more than I was looking for. AWWW SAPPY.  

[MamaFern]

i dont have much time these days to keep up here, what with 4 children!! but i wanted you all to know that im thinking of all of you..those with new little ones and those still waiting. im not even going to try to keep up for now.. Hazel (that's her name) pretty much wants to nurse all day and night. she is so sweet and happy, but hates being naked or not having a boob when she wants it..she loves her sisters and brother and i can already tell that she is getting used to this whole reality.  its super cold and snowy here.. a winter wonderland..so beautiful! and i have had friends bring amazing yummy meals everyday since she was born (she is 4 days old today)

i was wondering if anyone had a blue moon baby last night?

(((hugs)))) to farren & bobbi who are waiting so patiently! and everyone else too. my heart goes out to you. the wait is insane, but So worth it. im even wondering how im possibly NOT going to have another baby..even after all of the pain and misery of pregnancy.. i think i must be crazy.
 

[my kidlets and me]

I had a bit of a scare this morning - I was bending down to take dd2 off the toilet when something splashed on the floor.  Normally, this would be a good thing (yay, water breaking), but today it decided to SNOW and in a city where we maybe get snow every 2nd year (and not much at that), it's pretty scary.  The drivers are sliding all over the place, and on the way home from my acupuncture appt this morning I was almost in 2 accidents (one of which would have been my fault!).  Luckily, my fil has snow tires and picked up the kids from their respective schools for me.

As it turns out, it's probably not amniotic fluid - I called the mw and since it was just the one (miniscule) amount with dry underwear all the rest of the day - and I've been lunging and squatting all day, trying to see if more fluid would come out, I probably just peed myself.  Baby is a little lower today and my bladder probably wasn't prepared.  I'm glad - I wasn't getting any contractions, and once the sac is broken, you're on the clock.  The last thing I want (and what I had with ds) is to have to be on the IV because labour stops after your water breaks.

So I'm happy not to have the baby today!  Tomorrow and Wednesday are forecasted to be clear and cold, which is OK, but Thursday it's supposed to warm up and rain, which will be treacherous again.  Of all the things I knew I would contend with having another baby, weather didn't even factor into the equation!!!

I'm making bread and muffins this afternoon to distract myself...

[MisaGoat]

I am having trouble typing in here, my message keeps deleting itself and I don't have a cursor. 

Bobbi- glad you didn't go into labor the one day you didn't want to. I get that feeling around bedtime, that I would rather go into labor after a good night's sleep.

As far as having more babies, we thought this might be the last baby but since I've been pregnant we've decided to have more children, so I am really excited about that and about having this baby. We bought a minivan yesterday! So I feel like that is a big commitment from my husband to have more children. I installed the infant car seat in it today and figured out the tether for my son's seat.

I went to my 39 week apointment today, everything looks good, baby estimated at around 8 pounds. She didn't check me this week so I don't know if I've dilated or effaced anymore since last week or if the baby's head is any lower. I am starting to get anxious about going too far over. My SIL is flying in Dec 8th so I would like to have the baby this week to have a chance to recover a little and be home with the baby. I told her from the beginning that I could still be pregnant when she visits but I feel like she never really thought it was a serious possibility. I really hope I am not. I am also starting to feel like I don't want to share my husband in the first few weeks, I want to use his time at home to dote on me and the new baby. I know that is sort of selfish but I think it is an ok time to be selfish. On the good side I really do like my SIL and she will be cool with sitting on the couch and ordering take-out while she visits, which is why I agreed to the visit in the first place. Ideally it would be a little later but she has a conference in NYC so it just works out that she can visit us on either side of her conference. Her husband will be here with her for a few days too. She is pregnant with her first so it will be good for her to be around a newborn and to talk about pregnancy/birth etc.

We are having Thanksgiving here and we picked up our turkey today. We should finalize the menu tonight and get the rest of the groceries tomorrow.

Our house is quiet now, nap time so I should probably go lay down while I can.

[my kidlets and me]

Went to the mw yesterday, and baby's head is VERY low.  Had random ctx yesterday evening and last night (yawn!  I'm tired today), but nothing steady.  NST and u/s at the hospital today - not looking forward to driving out there in the snow!  

Oh - 41 weeks today!