May Chat Thread - Week 4 - Page 9

[Mommy2Austin]

Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

Yay for sherbert! I have a serious love affair with rainbow sherbert as well. And ice-cream. It's pretty much the only thing I want to eat anymore.

I like ice cream, but it ends up sitting on my stomach soooo heavily. That's why I like the sherbet, its much lighter on my tummy :D

I'm so bored right now. I wish I had a kindle/nook/any portable reading device.

[erigeron]

DONE WITH CLINICALS! We went out to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. We don't go out very much because I've been trying to keep a tight rein on our budget, but it seemed that this was a worthy occasion.

I am about sick of our thermostat. The AC doesn't cycle off. So if we leave the house for hours, we have the choice of leaving it on and coming back to a house that is 65°, and the corresponding electric bill, or leaving it off and coming back to a house that is 80°. We have the same problem overnight with waking up to it being really cold. I'm going to make hubby follow up with the landlord because I can't deal with it anymore.

[sharita]

Originally Posted by Mommy2Austin 

I'm in that 3-yr-old-tantruming stage. I'm over being pregnant. Period. I'm happy to be having my last child. I'm excited to move on to new seasons of our lives, but I'm stuck until this little booger comes out.

To top it all off I went swimming yesterday, hoping the activity my jump start something. Instead, I got a sunburn and a few piddling contractions.

I feel bad for wanting to rush her. I want her to be ready to come out. I just can no longer stand this overwhelming hurry up and wait feeling. I want to be a mother to my kids again and more importantly a wife to my husband. I want to fit my clothes and not be uncomfortable every moment of every day no matter which way I sit, stand, walk, lay down, twist or turn.

Yep, same here.  And to think, I was so calm a week ago and just fine still being pregnant.  Man, things can change fast!  I am so ready to have my body be just mine again.  Don't get me wrong, there is nothing in the world like growing a baby inside of you, but by the end of those 9 + months, Im done!!!!  I am also on my last baby.  I am declaring my 30's to be just for me!  Well, obviously I will be rasing babies but my body will be mine again and finally I can lose a considerable amount of weight without getting pregnant and having to start all over.  I swear for the last 6 or more yrs, I will commit to losing weight, lose a nice amount and then end up pregnant.  Last time I lost 90 lbs so Imagine my horror!  This time it was 40 before getting pregnant.  Antoher time 50, another 20 so yeah if I wanna get pregnant all I have to do is lose some weight and my body is like, "Oh yeah?  I dont think so!"  haha.  I am just so eager to get back to normal again.  Also ready to quit whining about how bad this SPD hurts, all the prodromal labor, all the heartburn, diarrhea one day, constipation the next, pure misery!!!

Originally Posted by heathenmom 

Gah, I got so far behind keeping up with everybody over the long weekend!  I've read everybody's updates, but I can't get my head unfuzzy enough to respond to everything I want to.  :/

I had a couple of bouts of prodromal labor this weekend, but the baby's still in a weird position.  His head isn't making contact with my cervix so the contractions aren't causing any dilation to speak of.  SO frustrating.  They did a growth scan today and are estimating him to be around 10 lbs.  The u/s tech was adamant that that was a VERY rough estimate; she had a hard time getting accurate measurements because he was in such a weird position and because I'm so far along.  The mw is still ok with me going to 41 weeks before we even have the conversation about induction, which for a diabetic is a Big Deal.  I'm so happy I found and was finally able to get in to see this practice.  They have been so respectful of my history and my hopes for this birth.

In other news, my car died AGAIN this weekend.  It was just in the shop a couple of weeks ago, to the tune of $200+.  I'm scared to find out how much this one is going to cost me.  We had to have it towed this time.  :(  I'm so very lucky to have family that lives close by, whose schedule is flexible enough that I can borrow a car when I'm desperate.  My mom has her moments, but overall she's so dang awesome. 

I am also preparing for a large one.  I thought for sure this would be a 9 lber but now its looking more like 10 if I go past my due date.  I keep getting questioned and the shocking looks at how big my belly is when I go out.  I never got that before with anhy of my babies and I have been 2 weeks overdue with 2 of them.  Then, I finally took a nice long look in the mirror from the side when I got out of the shower the other day and realized what everyone else is seeing.  It actually does look strangely large.  Like a mama carrying twins.  My abdomen is so pendulous that the uterus hangs over my pubic bone (which is also making it impossible for babys head to apply pressure to cervix since it isnt even down there) and it sticks out way farther than it ever has.  I am wearing maternity tees that I wore when I was 50 lbs heavier and they still dont totally cover this belly!!!!  I have that little bit that hangs out under the bottom.  Ugh!!!!  So, I tried belly binding but have no clue how anyone can tie anything around the bottom of the belly and get it to stay, mine just slides down and thats when I get get it snug enough.  Impossible!!!!  Though if I can figure out how, I hear this helps with the spd, pendulous uterus and can put baby in better position to get down there on the cervix.

Originally Posted by JosieAK 

I am so sorry, Lidia!  That would be enough to throw me totally off balance at this stage!  At least you know what to do.  I hope your spore purge goes well!

Max's Mama, AH!  I feel for you!  What a mess.  I hope you find a place of peace in all of it.  I think you will find your "nest" when the baby is coming, and afterwords, I bet you'll be in such a happy place, it won't matter!  But I completely understand where you are!  I hope it gets resolved soon!

I had a really great weekend.  DH has been so stressed lately, that I just tried my best to let him do what he wanted.  We spent a reasonable amount of time with each of our families, lots of time playing and joking and talking with DD, and an afternoon and evening as a couple (DD was at grandparents).  It was wonderful!

Awesome that you and your DH got some time together.  So important at this stage.  I am having a hard time with mine as we had such a rough year.  I found out he had been cheating on me for our entire relationship with not one but a couple different women.  Its a crazy story and it is quite a shocker.  I mean, one, he was telling I was only still living with him because I had no place else to go but we weren't together, another, didn't even know about me or our son but sensed it since she was never allowed at his place, it was a mess that I still revisit and torture myself with every few days.  It has only been a yr since finding out I was living a complete lie and since we met, yes, met, he had never been with JUST me and cut off ties with these other women.

    I had JUST decided to give it another try when we found out I was pregnant.  I hadn't even had time to deal with all the hurt, betrayal and emotions and trust issues before going all hormonal and pregnant.  So, knowing he cheated on me constantly last pregnancy, I have been so paranoid this time around and am so scared.  I know it only puts more distance between us when I am always feeling like I have to watch out for signs this time since I missed every single one last time.  (and I dont know how since I sensed something was wrong and called myself watching out last time but he was just "that good" at it I guess.  We will have a few good days, then some of his behavior triggers my paranoia and I just sit and think the worst.  Of course, upon snooping, which only makes me more insane, I find out its nothing but I just dont know how to trust him again when he made so many promised just to keep me and the only one he has lived up to (that I can tell) so far is no longer cheating.  I am dealing with it and just need to feel supported at this stage and even that is a struggle lately.  However, we are trying and he is making an effort so that is something.  Its just gonna be a long road to recovery even a yr later and he gets frustrated that he doesnt get instant trust back.  Lets face it, an unplanned surprise pregnancy right after finding out all of that was horrible timing as far as making this pregnancy and our relationship go smoothly quicker, lol.  He dont get that somedays. 

[sharita]

I also had her do a cervical check for me. I have the "need to know" disease I think. She confirmed that baby's head is super low, which means that he's applying lots of lovely pressure to my cervix. The outside part of my cervix is a 3-4 and the inside is a 1-2. She said that it's soft and stretchy too. I had her do a sweep while she was in there and I'm hoping that kick starts these half-assed contractions that I've been having for the past 11 days. So far I'm not noticing any real difference in the ctx, except that I'm feeling slightly more crampy than usual. Part of me feels kind of guilty for trying to rush him out, but the other option is dealing with a repeat c/s and that's not good for either of us.
 

I am also 3-4 outside and 1-2 inside the cervix.  Very soft and stretchy.  So far though, no difference in the type of contractions. :(

[jshannyn519]

Originally Posted by erigeron 

DONE WITH CLINICALS! We went out to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. We don't go out very much because I've been trying to keep a tight rein on our budget, but it seemed that this was a worthy occasion.

I am about sick of our thermostat. The AC doesn't cycle off. So if we leave the house for hours, we have the choice of leaving it on and coming back to a house that is 65°, and the corresponding electric bill, or leaving it off and coming back to a house that is 80°. We have the same problem overnight with waking up to it being really cold. I'm going to make hubby follow up with the landlord because I can't deal with it anymore.

WOOO HOOO!!!! I know how awesomely great that feels so congrats on getting to that milestone!!!

The AC issue would make me nuts. I can't stand the house to be super cold or super hot. 75 is perfect and even one or two degrees difference up or down will make me uncomfortable. Oddly enough, I don't mind it hotter outside, but I don't want it hot inside.

Originally Posted by sharita 

I am also on my last baby.  I am declaring my 30's to be just for me!  Well, obviously I will be raising babies but my body will be mine again and finally I can lose a considerable amount of weight without getting pregnant and having to start all over.

I am also preparing for a large one.  I thought for sure this would be a 9 lber but now its looking more like 10 if I go past my due date.

I found out he had been cheating on me for our entire relationship with not one but a couple different women.  Its a crazy story and it is quite a shocker.  I mean, one, he was telling I was only still living with him because I had no place else to go but we weren't together, another, didn't even know about me or our son but sensed it since she was never allowed at his place, it was a mess that I still revisit and torture myself with every few days.  It has only been a yr since finding out I was living a complete lie and since we met, yes, met, he had never been with JUST me and cut off ties with these other women.

    Let's face it, an unplanned surprise pregnancy right after finding out all of that was horrible timing as far as making this pregnancy and our relationship go smoothly quicker, lol.  He dont get that somedays. 

This is my last baby as well. I thought that my birthdaughter was my last baby and I actually had an appointment to go talk to an OB about getting the Adiana put in when I found out I was pregnant. Talk about a shocker! I just turned 32 on May 19th, so part of my 30s have already been spent being pregnant and nursing, but it will be nice to know that I'm done and don't have to worry about any more unplanned pregnancies. Which all 7 of mine have been (but only 4 babies so far).

My biggest baby so far has been my DS at 7#13, but I'm pretty sure this guy in here will be at least 8#4, considerably bigger than the others. He just feels bigger and heavier than the others do.

How awful to have to deal with all that relationship stress during any pregnancy. Unplanned pregnancy just makes it that much more difficult. My relationship with this baby's daddy was okay when we initially found out about the butter bean, and then he freaked out and said he couldn't handle it (and that I did it on purpose to trap him) and bailed.
 

Originally Posted by sharita 

I am also 3-4 outside and 1-2 inside the cervix.  Very soft and stretchy.  So far though, no difference in the type of contractions. :(

Yeah, so far no huge difference in the ctx. I do feel more pressure in my rectum and a little more on my cervix, so maybe he's moving even further down. I'm starting to think that I'll dilate so slowly I'll never notice and I'll just wake up one morning with a baby between my legs. LOL
 

[Lidamama84]

So, normally, I'm the LAST person in the world to turn the AC on, no matter how hot/humid it gets. DH gets really grouchy if it's not on when he comes home and it's hot outside, though, so in the summer I will usually turn it on about an hour before he is due home from work. Today was the second day of warm weather this year (30-some degrees and humid), and at 5pm I cracked and turned it on. Not only that, I cranked the temp right down to 20. Wow, am I ever glad I'm almost done being pregnant!!!  I keep justifying myself and telling myself that 1) I don't own maternity summer clothes and I'm not buying them for 2 weeks of warm weather 2) I was trying to clean the house 3) I can't be grouchy with DD and 4) I'm sweating balls, and I HAVE to have some relief...Normally I would hide out in the basement for a little bit, but just vegging isn't an option w/ DD, unless I want to watch half an hour of Mickey Mouse. And she's already had WAY too much TV this pregnancy.

I really shouldn't feel this guilty about AC, but I feel like it's so wasteful. Especially when I live in a climate where you need the heat turned on 8 months of the year. I just want the windows open the other 4 months, and to smell the freshly cut grass, gasoline and BBQs.  And I'm particularly annoyed, because just last week we had to wear coats outside, and *almost* needed the heat turned on. I wish I had done my big housecleaning then :(

Ok, done venting!

[sharita]

Okay, this is just a warning:  This post is wayyyy TMI and a really gross embarrassing new "problem" I am having.  I can't be the only one who has ever had this happen but maybe on here I am I don't know.  But, I had to ask because I am feeling like my body is just giving out and also wonder if this is just a pregnancy thing or will it be an issue afterwards, and maybe you ladies will have some input.

Okay, so what I am going through is, well, technically I guess it would be considered "fecal incontinence" maybe.  Of course, we all know baby puts tons of pressure down there and if we laugh or sneeze or even just walking around, we can get urine leaks.  However, lately, I have been having so much rectal pressure (causing hemmoroids to flare up and making it super hard to get clean even though I use only wet wipes at this point) and it constantly feels like i have to go (pee and poop). 

So, what I have had happen about 3 or 4 times now in the last two days is, I feel tons of pressure like I need to poop (though its not the same as normal it just feels like maybe I have gas, ya know, not like I actually need to have a BM.  Anyway, I go to the bathroom, and Ill be darned, I have to change my underwear.  Its not a lot, just a little but more than a stain so I know its not from not cleaning well enough.  Its so embarrassing so thank goodness I am the only one who does laundry. 

I have never had this problem before.  There is just so much pressure down there!  I am just praying this goes away after baby and isn't some weird damage this pregnancy has done to my body and my pelvic floor muscles. 

Anyone ever heard of late pregnancy fecal incontinence or just having a few accidents that you couldnt even feel happen at the very end?  Of course, having the loose stools doesn't help!

[Mommy2Austin]

Originally Posted by sharita 

Okay, this is just a warning:  This post is wayyyy TMI and a really gross embarrassing new "problem" I am having.  I can't be the only one who has ever had this happen but maybe on here I am I don't know.  But, I had to ask because I am feeling like my body is just giving out and also wonder if this is just a pregnancy thing or will it be an issue afterwards, and maybe you ladies will have some input.

Okay, so what I am going through is, well, technically I guess it would be considered "fecal incontinence" maybe.  Of course, we all know baby puts tons of pressure down there and if we laugh or sneeze or even just walking around, we can get urine leaks.  However, lately, I have been having so much rectal pressure (causing hemmoroids to flare up and making it super hard to get clean even though I use only wet wipes at this point) and it constantly feels like i have to go (pee and poop). 

So, what I have had happen about 3 or 4 times now in the last two days is, I feel tons of pressure like I need to poop (though its not the same as normal it just feels like maybe I have gas, ya know, not like I actually need to have a BM.  Anyway, I go to the bathroom, and Ill be darned, I have to change my underwear.  Its not a lot, just a little but more than a stain so I know its not from not cleaning well enough.  Its so embarrassing so thank goodness I am the only one who does laundry. 

I have never had this problem before.  There is just so much pressure down there!  I am just praying this goes away after baby and isn't some weird damage this pregnancy has done to my body and my pelvic floor muscles. 

Anyone ever heard of late pregnancy fecal incontinence or just having a few accidents that you couldnt even feel happen at the very end?  Of course, having the loose stools doesn't help!

I have had a few close calls, but haven't actually had any accidents. I can't say it surprises me though and I would think once baby gets here it should clear up. Now I can say I had wicked urinary incontinence after DS2 for some reason. It cleared up after a while though too. Maybe wearing a panty liner would help save you from changing panties so often.

[jshannyn519]

WOO HOOOO!!! I JUST LOST MY MUCOUS PLUG!!!

I have NEVER had that happen before! I'm so excited! I know it doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it's more progress than I had a few hours ago! YESSSSS!!!!

Who would have ever thought I would be so excited about a glob of brown mucous... LOL

[sharita]

Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

WOO HOOOO!!! I JUST LOST MY MUCOUS PLUG!!!

I have NEVER had that happen before! I'm so excited! I know it doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it's more progress than I had a few hours ago! YESSSSS!!!!

Who would have ever thought I would be so excited about a glob of brown mucous... LOL

I hate you right now Jenni!  hahha  just kidding, how exciting!!!!!  I have never really lost mine either, just a glob here and there after a cervical check at the OB or something.  So far this pregnancy, not a shred of even clear mucus :(

So happy for you though!  Unless you had a cervical check, I think dilation and effacement is pretty much the only things that make it dislodge so thats exciting to think about.  Wow you could be so close!
 

[jshannyn519]

Originally Posted by sharita 

I hate you right now Jenni!  hahha  just kidding, how exciting!!!!!  I have never really lost mine either, just a glob here and there after a cervical check at the OB or something.  So far this pregnancy, not a shred of even clear mucus :(

So happy for you though!  Unless you had a cervical check, I think dilation and effacement is pretty much the only things that make it dislodge so thats exciting to think about.  Wow you could be so close!

I did have a cervical check earlier today, and a stretch and sweep. But that was hours ago and I've peed at least 3 times since then with nothing at all coming out. And, with all of my other pregnancies I've never lost plug after cervical checks and/or sweeps. So this is truly a first for me!

I was super tired but now I'm all wound up. LOL  So I'm going to sit on my big ball and stretch my hips and lower back while I watch movies on my laptop. My back HURTS!
 

[erigeron]

Crossing my fingers for you! Maybe you'll have the first June baby in our DDC.

[sharita]

Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

I did have a cervical check earlier today, and a stretch and sweep. But that was hours ago and I've peed at least 3 times since then with nothing at all coming out. And, with all of my other pregnancies I've never lost plug after cervical checks and/or sweeps. So this is truly a first for me!

I was super tired but now I'm all wound up. LOL  So I'm going to sit on my big ball and stretch my hips and lower back while I watch movies on my laptop. My back HURTS!
 

Thats right, I remember that now, preggo brain.  Sounds promising!!!!!

[JosieAK]

Oh Sharita, that is just so hard.    I hope that things can get better for you and your DH.  It sounds like he needs a third party to help him see things from a reasonable perspective.

Yay Jenni!  So excited for you!  I've been looking for mine, but nothing yet!

I've been feeling crampy all evening.  Starting around 4:30.  I promised my midwife I would "ignore" labor as long as possible, which must mean run-around-like-crazy-and-try-to-get-things-done, because that's what I do when I feel like something might be happening.  I drink big glasses of water and RRL tea and straighten the house, fold laundry, etc.  Usually by the time I feel good about things, they are gone.  Tonight has been a bit different though.  They go away for 15-20 minutes or so, or become less painful and just tightening BH, but then I'll get three or four serious building contractions at 5 minutes apart.  None are so bad that I can't talk and walk through them.  I wanted to go swimming, but I drove to the pool and felt lots of serious ones.  I was worried, so I didn't go in.  I went to the store and bought some magnesium, grapes, bananas, chocolate, and cheesecake (on my birth food list).  I had several in the parking lot and desperately needed to use the restroom, but then I had to strip down in the bathroom stall because I had my swimsuit under my dress!  Then I came home and had virtually none through dinner.  So we are winding down for the evening, and I will just try to sleep them off.

It makes me nervous because my last labor had no regularity to it either.  But, we'll just see what happens.  This could just be a dress rehearsal for labor that will actually be next week.  I don't know why, but it makes me really happy that my baby will be born in June. 

Also, we're getting lots done.  All the laundry is done, the bed is made up (with a waterproof layer between two sets of sheets), the kitchen is clean, there is labor food in the fridge, I finally set up the co-sleeper, and DH is right now setting up the crib.  Does it say something weird for us that we've had THREE beds for this babe, and NONE of them have been ready to go until today?  I hope it just means that we are chill and really into AP!  Also, not sure why, but both of us are psychologically resisting prepping the fishy pool.  What's with that?  Next time, I am going to save my pennies the whole pregnancy and invest in a real birth tub (if I think I need it after this labor).

[MaryElizabeth]

Holy cow, I can't keep up with everyone these days! There is so much that I want to comment on, but I am so stinking out of it that I would probably sound like I had one too many glasses of pregnancy wine haha Anywho....

I am SO excited for all the labor signs out there! Someone is going to have a June baby SOON! <--- Isn't it weird that now that it's June, I am so relaxed about everyone having their babes? Seems like it's the "right" time now :)

Jenni-- Yay for the mucous plug! Mine has been slowly exciting---- eww. I have a feeling that your little man is going to pop out so soon! 

Well, as for me and this little bean, I went in for my routine checkup yday and laid down on the table for the OB to get the heart rate. As soon as she did she said "what position is he in? has he been moving? what's been going on?" She was all panicky! I told her that yes, his movement was down but I assumed that it was normal due to the "no more room in there" factor, but that the night before he had this STRONG and intense "convulsion" and then only little movements since then. She started yelling down the hall for the nurses to get the ultrasound machine started and she gave me an US right then. He was head down---- yay! that's never happened to me before!, and his HR seemed to be picking back up at 138. He still wasn't moving so she made me go home and count kicks/drink Coke/sleep/shower...etc anything to make him move. Well, I only had 5 kicks in 5 hours and those were all after me provoking them. Soooooooo my OB sent me to the L&D to get monitored. His HR on the monitor was great, but still, no movements unless prodded (the nurse did an internal and jiggled his head! haha) <--- He moved twice after that. They scheduled me for a BPP this morning to do more testing and told me to count kicks again last night. ---- He was moving a little (with me jiggling him and chugging juice) but, I can definitely tell that something has changed in his behavior. He normally moves CONSTANTLY, and is very reactive to my movements. Maybe he's just sleepy? I'm not sure..... but I DO hope that they tell me something good today. My CS is in one week ( I kind of wish they would just take him already so that I can hold him and have reassurance that everything is good!) I need visual confirmation! I had really bad ctx last night so I couldn't count kicks and now my back is killing me <--- super duper pain and pressure that goes into my down yonder area. It's sucks to have every sign of labor except for dilation. The nurses keep telling me that if I could even dilate to one centimeter, they would call it active labor and I could have my CS right now! <--- that would be SOOO tempting at this point!!! I am emotionally and physically exhausted. It may be worse than the first month of DD's newborn life. And that was a HORRIBLE. 

So yes... that's my happenings... I'll probably be home without my baby in my arms, but at least he is still snuggled up in the belly :) 

[swimming-duck]

Originally Posted by erigeron 

DONE WITH CLINICALS! We went out to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. We don't go out very much because I've been trying to keep a tight rein on our budget, but it seemed that this was a worthy occasion.

Hurray for being done with clinicals. Congrats!!!

Originally Posted by sharita 

Yep, same here.  And to think, I was so calm a week ago and just fine still being pregnant.  Man, things can change fast!  I am so ready to have my body be just mine again.  Don't get me wrong, there is nothing in the world like growing a baby inside of you, but by the end of those 9 + months, Im done!!!!  I am also on my last baby.  I am declaring my 30's to be just for me!  Well, obviously I will be rasing babies but my body will be mine again and finally I can lose a considerable amount of weight without getting pregnant and having to start all over.  I swear for the last 6 or more yrs, I will commit to losing weight, lose a nice amount and then end up pregnant.  Last time I lost 90 lbs so Imagine my horror!  This time it was 40 before getting pregnant.  Antoher time 50, another 20 so yeah if I wanna get pregnant all I have to do is lose some weight and my body is like, "Oh yeah?  I dont think so!"  haha.  I am just so eager to get back to normal again.  Also ready to quit whining about how bad this SPD hurts, all the prodromal labor, all the heartburn, diarrhea one day, constipation the next, pure misery!!!

Awesome that you and your DH got some time together.  So important at this stage.  I am having a hard time with mine as we had such a rough year.  I found out he had been cheating on me for our entire relationship with not one but a couple different women.  Its a crazy story and it is quite a shocker.  I mean, one, he was telling I was only still living with him because I had no place else to go but we weren't together, another, didn't even know about me or our son but sensed it since she was never allowed at his place, it was a mess that I still revisit and torture myself with every few days.  It has only been a yr since finding out I was living a complete lie and since we met, yes, met, he had never been with JUST me and cut off ties with these other women.

    I had JUST decided to give it another try when we found out I was pregnant.  I hadn't even had time to deal with all the hurt, betrayal and emotions and trust issues before going all hormonal and pregnant.  So, knowing he cheated on me constantly last pregnancy, I have been so paranoid this time around and am so scared.  I know it only puts more distance between us when I am always feeling like I have to watch out for signs this time since I missed every single one last time.  (and I dont know how since I sensed something was wrong and called myself watching out last time but he was just "that good" at it I guess.  We will have a few good days, then some of his behavior triggers my paranoia and I just sit and think the worst.  Of course, upon snooping, which only makes me more insane, I find out its nothing but I just dont know how to trust him again when he made so many promised just to keep me and the only one he has lived up to (that I can tell) so far is no longer cheating.  I am dealing with it and just need to feel supported at this stage and even that is a struggle lately.  However, we are trying and he is making an effort so that is something.  Its just gonna be a long road to recovery even a yr later and he gets frustrated that he doesnt get instant trust back.  Lets face it, an unplanned surprise pregnancy right after finding out all of that was horrible timing as far as making this pregnancy and our relationship go smoothly quicker, lol.  He dont get that somedays. 

I've been doing the same thing with weight - losing inbetween pregnancies, but I'm already 31 and this will be my second baby. As I want a large family, I think it will be my 40s that I'll get my body back a bit. However, I'm planning to go back on my weight watchers after baby is born and we've had a fair bit of time to establish good breastfeeding. I'm still hoping to make it to my goal weight before my next pregnancy. I was 20 lbs lighter this pregnancy starting out than when I was pregnant with DS and just that amount has made this pregnancy feel easier on my body!

Sorry about what you're dealing with in regard to your DH. I could not imagine all of that combined with preggo hormones. 
 

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Originally Posted by Lidamama84 

So, normally, I'm the LAST person in the world to turn the AC on, no matter how hot/humid it gets. DH gets really grouchy if it's not on when he comes home and it's hot outside, though, so in the summer I will usually turn it on about an hour before he is due home from work. Today was the second day of warm weather this year (30-some degrees and humid), and at 5pm I cracked and turned it on. Not only that, I cranked the temp right down to 20. Wow, am I ever glad I'm almost done being pregnant!!!  I keep justifying myself and telling myself that 1) I don't own maternity summer clothes and I'm not buying them for 2 weeks of warm weather 2) I was trying to clean the house 3) I can't be grouchy with DD and 4) I'm sweating balls, and I HAVE to have some relief...Normally I would hide out in the basement for a little bit, but just vegging isn't an option w/ DD, unless I want to watch half an hour of Mickey Mouse. And she's already had WAY too much TV this pregnancy.

I really shouldn't feel this guilty about AC, but I feel like it's so wasteful. Especially when I live in a climate where you need the heat turned on 8 months of the year. I just want the windows open the other 4 months, and to smell the freshly cut grass, gasoline and BBQs.  And I'm particularly annoyed, because just last week we had to wear coats outside, and *almost* needed the heat turned on. I wish I had done my big housecleaning then :(

Ok, done venting!

OMG - I've been an AC running fool around here. It's terrible. I didn't want to turn it on this early in the year, but I just can't take the heat. I move nonstop all day with the daycare kiddos. I think it'd be different if I wasn't doing that, but since I am I've gotta stay cool somehow. I just hope that I'm not freezing my kiddos out!

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Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

WOO HOOOO!!! I JUST LOST MY MUCOUS PLUG!!!

I have NEVER had that happen before! I'm so excited! I know it doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it's more progress than I had a few hours ago! YESSSSS!!!!

Who would have ever thought I would be so excited about a glob of brown mucous... LOL

Hurray! I hope that labor kicks in for you very soon. That would be so exciting! 

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Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

Holy cow, I can't keep up with everyone these days! There is so much that I want to comment on, but I am so stinking out of it that I would probably sound like I had one too many glasses of pregnancy wine haha Anywho....

I am SO excited for all the labor signs out there! Someone is going to have a June baby SOON! <--- Isn't it weird that now that it's June, I am so relaxed about everyone having their babes? Seems like it's the "right" time now :)

Jenni-- Yay for the mucous plug! Mine has been slowly exciting---- eww. I have a feeling that your little man is going to pop out so soon! 

Well, as for me and this little bean, I went in for my routine checkup yday and laid down on the table for the OB to get the heart rate. As soon as she did she said "what position is he in? has he been moving? what's been going on?" She was all panicky! I told her that yes, his movement was down but I assumed that it was normal due to the "no more room in there" factor, but that the night before he had this STRONG and intense "convulsion" and then only little movements since then. She started yelling down the hall for the nurses to get the ultrasound machine started and she gave me an US right then. He was head down---- yay! that's never happened to me before!, and his HR seemed to be picking back up at 138. He still wasn't moving so she made me go home and count kicks/drink Coke/sleep/shower...etc anything to make him move. Well, I only had 5 kicks in 5 hours and those were all after me provoking them. Soooooooo my OB sent me to the L&D to get monitored. His HR on the monitor was great, but still, no movements unless prodded (the nurse did an internal and jiggled his head! haha) <--- He moved twice after that. They scheduled me for a BPP this morning to do more testing and told me to count kicks again last night. ---- He was moving a little (with me jiggling him and chugging juice) but, I can definitely tell that something has changed in his behavior. He normally moves CONSTANTLY, and is very reactive to my movements. Maybe he's just sleepy? I'm not sure..... but I DO hope that they tell me something good today. My CS is in one week ( I kind of wish they would just take him already so that I can hold him and have reassurance that everything is good!) I need visual confirmation! I had really bad ctx last night so I couldn't count kicks and now my back is killing me <--- super duper pain and pressure that goes into my down yonder area. It's sucks to have every sign of labor except for dilation. The nurses keep telling me that if I could even dilate to one centimeter, they would call it active labor and I could have my CS right now! <--- that would be SOOO tempting at this point!!! I am emotionally and physically exhausted. It may be worse than the first month of DD's newborn life. And that was a HORRIBLE. 

So yes... that's my happenings... I'll probably be home without my baby in my arms, but at least he is still snuggled up in the belly :) 

MaryE - That sounds so frightening.  I would think if your OB was super concerned, she'd move your CS up.

AFM - Counting the work days this week. Isn't it kind of funny how the work week moves slower when you have a shorter week? I didn't work on Monday due to Memorial Day and I'm not working Friday due to my midwive's home visit. I'm going out to lunch with a good friend after the home visit Friday and I'll probably put out the kiddie pool and relax with my DS after that. So I'm kind of looking forward to it - hence my week is kind of crawling a bit. Oh well. Today is super hot, so I'll probably take the daycare kiddos out and turn the sprinkler on for them. I wish I could run through it too, but I always have my four month old daycare baby in a wrap. The babywearing with a pregnant belly has not been easy on my back. But I do have my chiro. appt. tonight. I go weekly now until baby day! No exciting labor signs to report. I'm just so far away from where everyone else is right now, seeing as I'm due at the end of the month. I wish it weren't so as I'm still sharing the "I'm done" sentiment that many of you who are much farther along than I am are feeling! But overall it's good because we still have to finish getting stuff done around this house. I'm hoping to get my home birth basket put together this weekend. Also, we're going to do our full run through with the birth pool this weekend. We're going to make it a family night, put DS in his swim trunks, and hopefully relax as a family once it's all put up!

[Lidamama84]

MaryE-That's so scary that your OB freaked like that. However, if they sent you home, they must not be too concerned. Hugs to you, and my thoughts are with you. Only one more week till you get to hold your sweet little babe!

Jenni-Yay for no mucous plug!!! I lost a little bit of mine the evening after I had my membranes swept. Same thing as you, all day long nothing, then suddenly a little bit that night. I got really excited too, but I also kept telling myself that it was just the sweep. If I had lost the whole thing/had prodromal labour the way you are, though, I would have been over the moon ;p

Crystal-Good thinking about the kiddie pool! I will pull DD's out today and give it a wash so she can start using it tomorrow!

AFM: I have my weekly BPP U/S this morning, and a FREE prenatal massage this afternoon (there are massage students who are coming to my MW's office to give FREE prenatal/infant massage sessions every Wednesday this month (eep!)), so I foisted DD off on her grandma for the day, DH is at work, and I get to work on a bunch of stuff that I can't do with an energetic 2yo around. Soo happy!!! Maybe my crazy day will trigger labour???

[Mommy2Austin]

Originally Posted by jshannyn519 

WOO HOOOO!!! I JUST LOST MY MUCOUS PLUG!!!

I have NEVER had that happen before! I'm so excited! I know it doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it's more progress than I had a few hours ago! YESSSSS!!!!

Who would have ever thought I would be so excited about a glob of brown mucous... LOL

Soooo jealous!

DH and I DTD last night and I woke up with some significant contracting, but it seems to be in a holding pattern right now. I feel on the verge of contractions without any intensifying. I had DD1 at this point in my pregnancy with her, so we shall see!

[MaryElizabeth]

A free prenatal massage??? That sounds AMAZING! I would drive 5 hours for that. I can't make myself pay for one when I know I will still be hurting the next day.

Well, I had my BPP and he scored a 10/10 and my fluid levels are over 16. He just doesn't want to be bothered to move I guess haha. We poked him and he responded with punching the tool right back. Although, the tech did call him a "her" two times and I forgot to ask her to double check his boy parts..... how could I forget that?? Now, it is driving me NUTS. I'm sure it was just a slip on her part, but now it's in my head. Still going to have my CS on the 8th! One more week and I will putting pics and my short little birth story on here 

I'm ready to read another birth story... someone pop a baby out! :)

[Mommy2Austin]

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Edited by Mommy2Austin - 6/1/11 at 10:47am