hooooooooooooooooooooooow can you give this kind of description and not give a photo??!?!? i am dying to see it!!!
ohhh btw ladies today I got my belly painted. Now mind you I use to work at a horror theme park. i like blood and guts and creepy stuff. its pretty wild! very very off color, not even a little sweet, disturbing and very grotesque. but i loved it!
is there a way to post it behind a cut or something? i dont want to offend anyone
hmmm.... i don't know. maybe start a thread with a warning in the title? or, can you pm it? :D
is there a way to post it behind a cut or something? i dont want to offend anyone
is there a way to post it behind a cut or something? i dont want to offend anyone
I'm pretty sure I've seen images placed with spoiler alerts before (so you have to click on it to see the picture). But that was before the board changed, so maybe it won't work the same now, but can't hurt to try.
or maybe you could post it somewhere else (private album somewhere) and link to it rather than post the pic??
im going to post it seperatly on a different thread. first one will be an alert and second post the pictures
Why do I have this feeling that I will be getting MORE sleep with a co-sleeping, nursing newborn than I am getting now?
Last night I woke up 7 times. Yes, I counted. Each time I got up, I peed, drank a bit of water and contemplated how I would rearrange my pillows for the next hour's slumber.
I also wake up stiff and have restless twitchy legs.
At one point I considered putting all of my pillows in a pile and laying face first in them. My belly just feels so huge and heavy.
Ugh, I feel you. My sleep has been unbelievably disturbed. Either I wake up and can't get back to sleep for a couple hours and feel groggy all day, or I wake up lots with dry throat and sore hips, or I just don't feel like I'm sleeping well (the other night I had unpleasant anxiety dreams all night, kept waking up sweating, my hips were KILLING me), OR--my favorite--I just don't get to sleep. Night before last I did not fall solidly asleep until...drumroll...EIGHT A.M. This included getting up around six to clean because I couldn't think of anything else to do and lying desperately in bed wasn't doing it. I had tried listening to meditations, short stories, playing games on my cell phone, reading, yoga, masturbation (!), everything...
So an hour and a half after I finally fell asleep (on the couch, because sometimes switching locations helps) my husband got up for breakfast. I managed to doze for another couple hours but I felt absolutely awful yesterday. It was all anxiety, too. I realized this when I told my DH I needed him to rub my shoulders and then I just burst out sobbing over frustration with the insomnia and anxiety about other stuff (trying to decide whether I really want my mom at the birth--she will be hurt if I have to tell her no). After sobbing for about five minutes I felt SO.MUCH.BETTER. I think I just needed a tension release.
Then our doula came over for a two-hour meeting and that helped as well--I am feeling increasingly calm about the labor as I get a better idea of what to expect (as far as that is possible).
For others struggling with insomnia or anxiety: I found a guided relaxation podcast (free!) called "Relaxation by Inner Health Studio" that includes one for pregnancy. I also bought an album of guided meditations for pregnancy. I'm going to try doing one every day. Both the podcast and the album are in the iTunes store.
Anyway, last night I was asleep by 10:30 (early for me). I had unbearable shoulder pain/tension so rubbed it with Icy Hot and took two Tylenol PMs. Slept super soundly until some unknown point in the night (didn't have my watch on), but managed to fall right back asleep until DH's alarm went off at 8. I feel five zillion times better today. Got a massage scheduled for tomorrow to help with the back pain (I carry ALL my tension in my neck and shoulders).
Why do I have this feeling that I will be getting MORE sleep with a co-sleeping, nursing newborn than I am getting now?
Last night I woke up 7 times. Yes, I counted. Each time I got up, I peed, drank a bit of water and contemplated how I would rearrange my pillows for the next hour's slumber.
I also wake up stiff and have restless twitchy legs.
At one point I considered putting all of my pillows in a pile and laying face first in them. My belly just feels so huge and heavy.
I am just so impatient for this pregnancy to be done. I don't remember being this impatient with DS. Maybe it's because I worked until the day he was born. We moved three weeks ago and the transfer I was hoping for fell through because they don't want me this far in my pregnancy. Probably illegal, but not a heck of a lot you can do, especially since I wasn't officially offered the transfer. So I've been out of work for three weeks. Not doing much besides wandering the mall and unpacking whenever I can muster the energy to do so. I'm BORED and I have limited finances left, so the longer I have to wait, the longer I have to live without income. So I'm ready to be done so I can find a job and get some money coming in again.
It doesn't help that Saturday I went to meet my friend's baby, who is less than a week old. He was sooooo cute and snuggly and he kept making those cute little noises and sighs and yawning and doing all those things that make newborns so loveable. I did upset him a bit because I smelled like milk and wouldn't give him the booby. 
Holding him just made me that much more impatient to meet mine!
37 weeks today -- Yay! Babe is low but not quite engaged and I am a couple cm dialated too. So, it could be tonight or 5 weeks from now.
Lauren, sorry about the sleep, that is rough. I hope you get some good nights coming up here!
Mandy, that is pretty crappy about your job and the transfer not coming through. That description of your friend's newborn has me twitching, they are just so delightful brand new!
I want to hold a newborn too!
Had 37w midwife appt this morning. First BP was 140/80-something so after two more retakes, we got 124/84 so midwives were happy and said no problem (no other symptoms either). I do feel I should cut back on sugar. I take too many liberties with that (all homemade sugary things but still).
I mentioned I'm waddling and she said don't try NOT to waddle, let yourself waddle and loosen up in your pelvis. So I'm embracing it.
And, I realized my midwives have my due date a day later than mine, which is fine at this point and actually helps me if I go to 42 1/2 weeks, gives me an extra day from my calculation.
Adding my voice to the "are we there yet" chorus...
My hips and back are killing me, I feel like I can barely walk and I'm soooo tired. I lay awake most of each night, unable to get comfortable or shut my brain off. I had a burst of energy and felt really good on Sunday. I got some housework done, pulled weeds in the yard, went to Target, Walmart & the grocery store. Today I'm so fatigued and uncomfortable that I took a sick day from work. All I have done is lay on the couch with our dogs, napping in small bursts and surfing the internet. It feels like the baby is trying to kick her way out of my uterus and is banging her head against my cervix. I have so much to do at work before I go on maternity leave on April 1st. I hate using sick days right now and don't want to use up too many before the birth, but ugh, I feel like it takes all my strength just to make it through an 8 hour day (and I have a desk job!) My coworkers are kind of weirded out by how big my belly is (I am ALL belly) and are worried that I am going to go into labor at work. Fortunately if I do go into labor, DH works two blocks away from my building and could be there with the car to get me in a matter of minutes.
I was wondering though...what do ladies do when their water breaks in public? Do they help to clean up the puddle or do they just flee the scene?
I have my 38 week check up on Friday and will have my cervix checked for the first time. I am starting to get impatient! We are mostly ready to go. The freezer is stocked. The nursery is set up. We have everything we need. I would like the house to be a little cleaner, but I'm not too stressed about it.
my hips hurt, my feet hurt and I am SO SICK OF WORKING!!! I am scheduled through April 3. Wish I could do shorter shifts but we do 12's. Don't have any options. We were SO, SO busy today, too. I am wishing for an earlier baby just so I can go on maternity leave sooner. But I am going to suck it up and at least make it to april 3 unless baby comes sooner.
My water broke with dd#1 and that was the first sign of labor. and it BROKE. tons and tons of fluid. what a mess. fortunately it happened in the bathroom at home. I can't imagine it happening in public. I just don't know what I would do. I guess if it did I would hope that it was just a leak and not a full on break because I am telling you I had full sized towels between my legs and I was soaking them for a little bit. Of course it slows down after a bit
I have my 38 week appt Thursday and am hoping I'm dilated a bit, having tons of contractions. But nothing consistant or super painful. I know it doesn't matter if you are dilated or not. I was essentially closed up til I went in to labor both other times. So I am guessing I'm probably closed now- but it would make me feel better to be a little dilated. at least mentally.
I'm with you, Guppie. I'd like the house to be a bit cleaner, neater. But the basics are there and there isn't too much else we need. Not for the first few days anyway.
I mentioned I'm waddling and she said don't try NOT to waddle, let yourself waddle and loosen up in your pelvis. So I'm embracing it.
Interesting! Just today I noticed that I'm starting to waddle a bit and paid extra attention to not do it, guess I'll go with it!
My sleep has also been terrible. Up 3-5 times a night to pee, trouble falling back to sleep. Ugh. I would not be able to make it through the day without a nap.
Baby stuff is washed and ready! I'm SO ready for this little guy to make his appearance! Had my 38 week appt today, declined a cervical check, though I may get checked at 40 weeks just so I know what I am before labor starts. I labored with DD2 for 12 hours with NO change and it was good to know that even though I was a 4 at the hospital I was that same 4 the day before and that I should go back home to continue laboring.
I can't believe how close some of you are getting! I am one of those bringing up the tail end of April, only at 35 weeks now.
CookAMH--I love the waddling advice. I will also try to embrace it. Now that the weather is finally nice here, I discovered that walking doesn't bother me as much as I thought, or as it did a couple weeks ago, as long as I go slow and gentle. It actually feels really good. It helps that my neighborhood is flat, because it's the hills that seem to irritate the ol' pelvis. I also got a maternity suit for $15 (used) so I could swim some laps.
My great news is that I discovered my university will actually let me register as a full-time student, for free, because I taught the last three quarters (I'm in grad school). I'm just registering for thesis hours so I am still essentially off for the term, apart from working on my thesis, which I was going to do anyway. I knew about this benefit but had though it only applies to summers. So it is just sheer good luck that I was assigned a summer class last year--otherwise I wouldn't have my three consecutive quarters down and wouldn't qualify.
The practical benefit of this is that I get to keep my subsidized health insurance! (and my gym membership, for swimming). Long story short, this saves us to the tune of $1200 in health insurance expenses. Otherwise, it would have been $550 for this spring and $1200 for "continuation coverage" over the summer. Now, it's like $100 for the spring and $550 to keep my regular coverage over the summer.
My great news is that I discovered my university will actually let me register as a full-time student, for free, because I taught the last three quarters (I'm in grad school). I knew about this benefit but had though it only applies to summers. So it is just sheer good luck that I was assigned a summer class last year--otherwise I wouldn't have my three consecutive quarters down and wouldn't qualify.
The practical benefit of this is that I get to keep my subsidized health insurance! (and my gym membership, for swimming). Long story short, this saves us to the tune of $1200 in health insurance expenses. Otherwise, it would have been $550 for this spring and $1200 for "continuation coverage" over the summer. Now, it's like $100 for the spring and $550 to keep my regular coverage over the summer.
Wow, that is huge. What great news!
I have never gone swimming in pregnancy but friends have raved about it...that would be so nice to be a lot lighter for a while :)
Well, I feel uncharitable for thinking my midwife might have to change her vacation dates and miss my birth. I just spoke to her and my fears were unfounded. I'm glad it's working out this way for me (though I feel sorry for her!). She's really just lovely.
I'm SOOOOO tired. bc they are swollen. She says she only does it for the miserable ones. Lol.Jennifer, venting is what we are here for. Sounds like you are getting closer though!
Blanca78, that is great news about your insurance!
I am ready for this little guy to come. Today feels different, I think he is working his way down some more and I'm getting more BH. I haven't even had my RRL tea yet today, and that always brings BH and the like with it. I found out Mon that I am GBS negative, that was really good news. I was + last time and it wasn't a huge deal, but I'm happy to not have to deal with the IV and stuff.
I bought EPO, can anyone tell me what the oral dosage is? I know I can do 2-3 caps vaginally now too, but I can't remember what the oral dose was.
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