Friends Chat Thread - Page 5

[Jlcampbellkidz]

ketlive: Can someone take your kids for a few hours? It sounds like you need some you time and some pampering. When I start to feel that way I ask my husband if I can get a manicure/pedicure or a massage. He usually says yes cause he knows it will keep my complaining to a minimum for a while. Just a suggestion. Hang in there!

bwylde: sorry about the hmrds. I havn't ever had to experience them and I don't want too.

Well, I am feeling the itch to clean today. My dd has been so clingy it's been hard to get anything done. I am going to see if my sister will watch her for a while so I can just focus on what I need to get done. Mostly I need to just set certain days to get it done so it won't pile up.

Daughter is awake now and asking for a drink and breakfast. Have a nice day ladies!

[Solange]

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I see we are going to be down for a while here until May 24th?????
http://mothering.com/discussions/ann...s=&forumid=256

Do we want to meet on an email list or yahoo group list? I will set it up if you guys want.....
Or maybe we can all wait it out?:

LMK...

[mommycaroline]

Oh, I'd love to be on a yahoo list. I can follow those so much easier.

I have so many comments that I keep thinking I should write, but then don't get around to. I'm bad, bad, bad.

One thing I can remember I wanted to say was how funny a world we live in where most women never even give breastfeeding a chance and have no qualms about it, but then, here you are feeling guilty about weaning a 3 1/2 year old. Irony at its finest. You've done nothing to feel guilty about. You should be proud of what you've given him all these years.

And, I have to say, I have some of the same feelings myself. I imagine if my daughter were a year old (which would make her the same age as your sign) I'd probably wean too. There are times when I just cannot stand having her at my breast. It does feel wrong on some levels, but then there are other times where it's not a problem. We've worked out a way of being comfortable with each other again, and it's going much better lately. But, it's been hard getting here. Once the new baby comes, there's also a whole bunch of confusion that goes on, I hear. I have one friend who's tandem nursing two boys that are the same age difference my two will be, and she says it's very hard having the patience to nurse the older one. The main reason she's still nursing him is to help with the transition. Her youngest is only 2 months old. I imagine before her older one turns four, though, she will have weaned him.

So, if you start a yahoo group, count me in!

[christeenybeany]

I read that and it seems strange. In her text it sounded like it would be for one day and on her subject it said a whole month! Maybe it was a typo? I definently want a meeting place in the meantime if it will be a whole month, but if it is a few days I can handle it. Maybe she meant 4-24 through 4-25 instead of 5-25. That's an awful long time to be cleaning.

I really popped out lately. I am showing for real now! People who don't know me very well are saying "Are you having a baby??" And I'm like yeah. I guess they expected to be the first ones I told or soemthing. They are always like "I didn't know that "and scratch their head to figure out how that happened.

I stayed up all night Wednesday doing my unit plan for class that was due Thursday and I am paying for it today. Thursday on 1.5 hours of sleep I was ok, but today I'm sluggish on my good 9 hours. I guess I needed some more but that's not going to happen with my day ahead of me.

I ordered two shirts from old navy and they came in yesterday. I'm wearing one. It's the one that is white with pink flowers and it has ties on the sleeves. I feel so pretty!! This came at the perfect time because I was starting to feel like a big dirty fat lump. It seems like the maternity things I wore last time have NO shape or style. What was I last time I marshmellow woman? Anyway I was soooo huge last time that I bought all huge and loose style xl's. Now I'm still probably an xl but I'm really wanting soemthing non-tent like. I guess I have better self esteem this time and I am demanding better things to go with my better state of mind... I love venting about random things here. My husband would have tuned me out long ago

[mommycaroline]

I just followed the link. Should have earlier. I'm fairly sure that's a typo. She only says for a day "maybe more", but nothing that would indicate a whole month.

Oh well, no yahoo group. I'll figure my way through this thread somehow!

Edited to add:

I emailed the moderator, and it's a typo. She's fixing it now. Whew! That would have been some looooong upgrading!

[ketilave]

so it must be a stage with the kids and in the pg that the toddlers are all crawling up our rears - DS keeps bumping into me he follows so closely I really think he might!

I agree Laurie we are just swamped at the moment. DH is on the road a lot at the moment closing some contracts, we have a house guest for 4 days, babysitting some other kids and then my family starts to come back to the States before my Dad goes to Iraq. Last weekend we had nothing planned and I think that is it until I have this baby.

2 friends of mine that I met when pg with DS - in my Bradley class - both have 2 kids about the same ages as mine and we are talking about a girls night out and having all the guys get together at one house. Thank God they all get along as well. Plus, we are trying to get the kids together once a month - DS and DD each have someone to play with...it's great. And, these moms and dads are on the same page as DH and myself.

Ok - well, DD is awake again. She seems to have some bad allergies the last couple of days - pollen and mold counts are off the charts around here, everything is yellow.

Later

[ilovebeingamom]

Hello everyone!

My sister had a baby at 2:00 a.m. this morning. She was 3 1/2 weeks early, which was like my ds who was 3 weeks early. So I am betting that I have this baby in July and not August. Anyway, he was tiny, 5 lbs, and has a kidney problem that will need to be looked into, but for now can go home. I also have to say that her birth gave me confidence for my VBAC, b/c although this is her first baby, she really is the biggest wimp and she had this baby with NO pain meds! She was pretty proud of herself. Birth was fast too, she did get pitocin, but only pushed about 10 minutes.

Sometimes I wonder if I do get too cerebral with things, like with this birth I am reading every stinking thing I can get my hands on, and now I know two people who didn't take any classes and hardly any education give pain med free births. Maybe I should relax a little and just trust that I will be ok. I am doing the hypnobirthing, but am already sick of listening to the tapes.

Another thing I have a problem with is how judgemental I am. I wish I could be laid back, but it still irks me when people circ, or don't want to even try bf'ing. (And unfortunately my list goes on and on...) I felt so bad for this tiny baby who already has to recover from an injury, for no specific reason. Now that I think about it, it may be just the stress of being around my family. They are one of the most dysfunctional ones around, and just being in their presence irks me. Thankfully, I won't be seeing any of them again until after my baby is born.

Sorry for the long obtuse post. Sat in the car for 6 hours today, which gives me too much time to stew about things, kwim?

I wanted to add that I really don't mean any disrespect to anyone else's decisions, I know it is bad to be so judgemental. I think it just gets worse when I am stressed and around my family.

[Bearsmama]

Hi everyone. Feeling quite pregnant over here. Large and in charge. Also, the heartburn has REALLY kicked in over the past two days. I am still having the same cravings and wanting to eat, but I just can't bear too much hb. It's just miserable. I remember this feeling toward the end of my last pregnancy-I could only eat about 1/4 of my meals b/c I felt SOOO full SOOO fast.

My friend had a baby girl today! So exciting. It was a fairly quick labor (about 5.5 hours). New life is just, well, so thrilling!

Lena-Sorry, I don't know anything about anesthesia during dental exams. Do you mean novacaine? Or are the suggesting something heavier? I don't *think* that novacaine enters the bloodstream like other stuff, but I don't know. Can you put it off if there's any question?

AP-You are SO not a bad mommy!! I would say nursing and APing your little guy are wonderful things and you are an advocate for both. I have to say that although DS is only 27 months-and still nursing-I feel like I understand where you're coming from. I feel bad b/c there are times that DS asks to nurse and I simply say NO and move on
b/c I am happy with the way things are right now-nursing 1-2x/day. And hopefully on the path to weaning (now I know it might be in a YEAR!-but still on a path). So, I too am a LLL member and a big nursing advocate, but you have to follow your gut. And it seems on this front you are doing a great job!

Sorry your allergies are so bad. DH is having a hard time this week, too-everything is in bloom around here. Also, DS has been a little snarky this week and rubbing his nose and head a bit. Wonder if it could be affecting him, too???

Great news on finding your doula!!!

Ahh, dodo-weight gain. I'm right there with you!

Ketilave- Sorry to hear you're not feeling that great. Tell your DH to simmer down. I could start a whole thread on the sex-during-pregnancy topic. Last pregnancy we sort of stopped having sex around month 7. This time, well, let's just say, it's already been a loooooong dry season. We are going through so much physically, emotionally, etc. There's just no way for our partners to "get it". I know you probably already know the tricks to lifting properly-but try to lift with your legs and pay attention to it. B/c you really, really, really don't want to pull a stomach muscle while preggers! Please take good care of yourself.

Oh, and I have a friend who always says that her youngest son spends most days trying to crawl back inside her!

bwylde-Sorry about the bad butt issues! DH gets them on occasion and will resort to wiping (okay, approaching TMI...) with those soft wipey things-even baby wipes. The witch hazel pads work well, too. And for me when I had one last pregnancy the good old Prep H worked wonders.

Jl-I'm getting the cleaning/organizing itch, too. Starting to want to do all those little projects that I've put off for FOREVER.

Anyway, I wanted to respond to more of you, but all of a sudden I am feeling that I need to make my way to bed...NOW. The heartburn, coupled with some nausea has just hit me!

Sleep well, ladies!

[christeenybeany]

Wow look at the new format!!

I just wanted to pop in and check on things. A friend of ours gave me a whole bunch of her left over baby stuff. (even though I didn't 'need' it. Hers was in better shape than some of mine because mine was bought second hand to begin with. So the new stuff has been the object of ben's attention. He is in love with the exersaucer! He does't get in but he wants to. I have to tell him he is too big. He is obsessed with the little cars and stuff to do. Eventually I'll have to let him in so he can see that it is not as fun as he remembers.

I finally broke down and shut the windows and turned on the AC. It was nice for about two months just with windows on and fans blowing. For normal non pregnant people, it still is nice probably. I need that non-humid cold air. I get very crankly when I'm hot.

I'm going to definently buy a large size kiddie pool for me and ben for the summer. You can't keep a little boy cooped up in the nice cool ac all summer. And you can't expect a 3rd trimester preggo mama to withstand a hot humid south mississippi summer with no pool.

[SamuraiEarthMama]

hard week

hello, everyone...

sound like we're all hitting the third trimester at full speed.

i've spent several days at a hospital with my local preggo buddy... she was one week ahead of me, and c/sectioned last tuesday for pre-eclampsia. so i've been doing doula work with the mom, and part of that work has been wheeling her hospital bed (yes, the whole bed!) into the Level 3 NICU so she can see her baby (and sometimes they even let her touch him).

it's been hard, because i know my baby is about the same size as that poor lil fella (he was 27 weeks at delivery, 1 lb. 14 oz., 13 inches... sooo tiny!). they gave her steroids for two days predelivery to help his lungs, but he's still having some lung challenges. his little face, fingers, feet are so delicate and frail-looking. he's drugged unconscious because they don't want him to waste any energy moving when he needs every bit to stay alive.

i'm not scared of pre-e, or an early delivery, per se. but it just seems so very wrong to have ripped this little guy out so early. my friend's doc had her on a sodium-restricted diet throughout her pregnancy, and from what i can understand of pre-e, that's the worst thing you can do. i asked my midwife, "why would he do that?" and she said, "because they don't read their own research." it's just heartbreaking... she might lose her baby, and she's trying to recover from abdominal surgery, and i can't say to her that it might have been unnecessary because she has total faith in this doctor.

there has been very little joy surrounding this birth.

my 13 y.o. daughter also stayed out until 2:30 a.m. on wednesday night, and she's had some other behavior issues. we're going to start counseling, which feels like a failure at some level because i've always felt really good about our ability to communicate and work things out.

i started having some more braxton-hicks contractions this week, too. the midwife said that it's just a "used uterus," and that i'd feel more earlier in this pregnancy.

the baby is moving a LOT, especially down low. i love waking up in the middle of the night, and feeling him wiggle as i'm trying to get back to sleep... my little midnight dancer and me, in the dark, all alone together.

thanks for listening.

katje

[Jillybean]

hi!

wow, it looks so different here... I like it!

Feeling good here today. We rearranged the bedrooms a bit, put a twin bed next to our full and a toddler bed in ds room. Since he still comes to our bed at around 12 or 1 am we figured we needed the extra room for the baby. Plus with all of my extra pillows I'm crowding out dh and ds! The plan is for ds to sleep in the twin, hopefully he'll go along with it. I'm pretty pleased with the arrangement, but my back (sciatic nerve) is now killing me. I tried not to lift too much, but I guess I did.

Christeeny: I can see us spending a lot of time on the kiddie pool, too. We have one of those "family sized" ones, which isn't really, but its big enough for the two of us! My friend sent me two shirts from Old Navy and I really, really like them! I asked Dh to get me a giftcard to use online for mother's day. I'm glad your new stuff made you feel so good

Bearsmama: Sorry to hear about the heartburn. I get it usually right before bed, but not every night so far. I expect it to get worse, though!

ilovebeingamom: congrats to your sister! I hear you on the judgemental thing. I try not be either, but its hard sometimes. Esp. when some people don't seem to put much thought into their decisions. Don't feel bad, especially if you are feeling stressed.

ketilave: wow you are busy! Hope everything is going well. Try to relax a bit if you can. Girls night sounds so great! We are covered in a thick layer of yellow here, too. Its so gross.

Well ds is rather cranky amd wants to type some e-mail (he loves doing that lately, its cute ) gtg!

[lena_girl]

Originally Posted by Bearsmama

Lena-Sorry, I don't know anything about anesthesia during dental exams. Do you mean novacaine? Or are the suggesting something heavier? I don't *think* that novacaine enters the bloodstream like other stuff, but I don't know. Can you put it off if there's any question?

It's just the stuff the inject in to numb the area. Not sure what it's called. They say it's perfectly safe, but ya know, people say things are perfectly safe all the time. If I put it off it will be a long time before I can get it done. With my husband's particular job in the military he will probably be travelling pretty constantly after the baby is born until sometime in Nov, or longer depending on current events. I have to schedule it sometime when he is home.

My little bug has gone kooky on me. I thought she had settled into a perfect head down position, and then a few nights ago she went and changed on me. At first she was just turn upright, but now she is in some strange position where I am getting bopped in my cervix and my ribs, plus I think she is facing towards my back.

We bought a little pool today, part of the things we are getting for ds's 2nd b'day. I can't believe he's 2 already! It goes too fast.

I am 26 weeks today and would like to proudly say that my pregnancy is still completely normal! At 26 weeks in my first I was in the hospital being pumped full of terrible drugs to keep me pregnant. I continued having contraction for the next 12 weeks (often 3-5 minutes apart) until my son came. My wonderful news is that so far I have only had completly normal and infrequent BH's I was worried because what caused it could have been a problem with the pregnancy (the placenta) or with me (my uterus). If it had been me the problem would have happened again. I feel pretty good, however, that it's not going to happen!

I hope all you ladies are enjoying your weekends.

[Dodo]

I thought that I was showing to the general public, but it seems that in spite of recent massive weight gain, I was wrong. Strangers and acquaintances keep engaging me in conversations about pregnancy and childbirth only to express shock when they learn that I’m expecting in August. Yesterday, I met a midwife-in-training who said something along the lines of, “Wow, maybe your baby is small,” which I found to be insensitive. Who hopes for a small baby? She backtracked a bit, saying that the body adjusts differently to a closely spaced pregnancy (in this context, she considered three years to be closely spaced). Anyway, after an entire five months of not worrying about the health of the baby, I started to worry. Great!

Today is my two-and-a-half-year-old’s first full day of daycare. I, the mother who never wanted to put my children in daycare, have the daycare child extraordinaire. Over the weekend, she kept asking if she could go to daycare. Last night, she screamed for an hour and a half (until 11pm), because we wouldn’t take her to daycare, ASAP. This morning she woke up and said that she had to get dressed and go outside so that she could, you guessed it, go to daycare. She is kind of unusual.

I’m basically embarking on a three-month-long mommy break due to sciatica. I’m starting to look at it as a positive thing. It will give me the time to refresh myself before the baby arrives. I mean I can’t do housework or grocery shop or even cook anything too involved! This is kind of like bed rest for the mommy’s sake. I’m hoping to spend several hours a day, alone, working on some short stories I have been writing for close to a year. Anyway, I’m lucky that daycare only costs thirty-five dollars a week here in la plus belle province. Isn’t that crazy?

Lena, did you post your questions on the dental board?

[mommycaroline]

Love this new format! Did you notice the "quick reply" feature? I didn't until I'd already opened a new window to reply, but very cool! Anyone know what "guided mode" and "enhanced mode" mean in the reply format?

So, all is well. I only threw up a couple times this weekend. That's quite an accomplishment. I'm hoping this phase is almost over. Heartburn hasn't been too bad, but I've been pretty careful to avoid spicy foods, which made it worse last time. I feel like I've grown just a TON this weekend, but the scale doesn't really reflect that, maybe a pound up. I sure feel bigger though.

Melissa- I hear you about being too cerebral. I'm thinking I'm going to back down from some of my research, cause I'm getting too much in my head. I was thinking about doing the pink kit, but I've got so many other birth preparations that I think I'll back off. Stick with the Hypnobirthing tapes, though. They really can help. If you want some variety, you could try New Way Childbirth I've used both, and I like New Way better than HB. Although, at first, the woman's voice was kind of irritating to me.

And, I'm also terribly judgmental. I try not to be, but if a woman doesn't breastfeed her babies, I really wonder why. I saw a woman on a little boat ride we took last weekend that was giving her one month old a bottle of water! I wanted to just snatch that baby away and say "Do you realize you're starving your child?" It wasn't even a hot day! (which I would imagine some people would use to justify giving such a young baby water) The baby was clearly distraught, hungry, rooting, and eventually fell back asleep. Poor thing...

Ketilave - just had an MNO myself, and I have to highly recommend them. It's so nice being able to spend time with your friends without having to chase children. Although it took me until my DD was 18 months old to realize it. I'm wondering if I'll want to venture out earlier with this next baby.

Bears - Sorry the heartburn is so bad. What triggers it for you? Is it just everything? Right now, for me, the only trigger is spicy food, but I remember last time, it was anything I ate. So bad, I had to throw up most times. Hope that doesn't happen for you.

Christeeny - We still haven't had to make the switch to AC yet, but it's coming. I'm in Tallahassee, and it hasn't been cooling off at much at night anymore, so we're very close. Someone was telling me about a pool at Walmart for $47. 8 ft across, 36 inches deep with a filter. I'm thinking I might have to get one of those myself!

Katje - OMG! What a hard time for your friend, and hard for you too. I'm glad you're there for her. I had pre-e last time, and I'm hoping to avoid it this time. Mine wasn't too bad, induced at 38 weeks, but still, it's a threat. High protein, salt to taste, exercise, those are the three things I keep hearing work. I really have to wonder what doctors think sometimes. Hope your friend's baby pulls through. But, it will be a hard few months for her. Is she pumping?

Jillybean - sorry about the sciatica. Hope it gets better!

Lena - I wouldn't worry about position just yet. We've got a while before that's really an issue. And, I think with subsequent babies, they drop later and later, so there's more time to get in place. I wouldn't be worrying about head down until 37 weeks or so, I'm guessing.

Dodo- People are so insensitive sometimes! There's no way to judge how big the baby is just from how you look. That's absurd. I'm sure everything is just fine. And, hope your DD likes daycare. You'll have to let us know how it works.

Whew! Okay, I think I'm all caught up.

Later-

[SamuraiEarthMama]

Originally Posted by mommycaroline

But, it will be a hard few months for her. Is she pumping?

she was sort of ambivalent about nursing before she had him, but now that she's so helpless, it seems she's gotten a new committment to getting that milk going! i've told her she has gold in those breasts... medicine that can come from nowhere else. she got a few drops of colostrum the day after surgery, and two whole ounces the day after that! i'm really proud of her... she's in a nasty situation and she's been so brave and willing to do anything for her baby.

i had a bad day yesterday... threw up twice. lots of braxton-hicks, too... i was telling dh that i seemed to be having braxton-hiccups. once i gave up on trying to get anything done and just went back to bed, everything calmed down. i don't know why... i wasn't even tired. but flat was what baby wanted, and so that's what baby got.

today is much better, thankfully. that's good, because if we don't do laundry today, we're into reruns tomorrow.

i'd like to knit some more, but i've filled my needle and the mom that was teaching me has been sidelined... one of her 12-yo twins broke an ankle badly in a soccer game, that my 16-yo was referreeing. it was traumatic for everyone... and her 6-yo dd broke her arm about two weeks before that. believe it or not, they live next door to the mom that was sectioned last week... and they all live about a block away from me! i sort of feel like wondering where the next bolt will strike...

i get to fly to california next wednesday! for a week! my sister is coming out on monday for a few days, then we go together to visit my old hangouts, and to have fun at the Whole Earth Festival in Davis, and then to visit my mom on mother's day (shhh, it's a secret!). i can't wait. i'm only worried that i'll have one of my bad days on the trip... i wish i knew how to stave them off. more protein? rest? water? i'm doing all the right things! i'm not a big fan of vicki iovine but maybe she's right when she says we get progesterone poisoning...

have a great day, ladies... grow those beautiful babies, and get some sun if you can!

katje

[Bearsmama]

Hi everyone! Getting used to this new format-looks great, though. However, I think I am much more a creature of habit than I want to admit.

The last time I posted I had to literally run off b/c I was plagued by SUCH heartburn and nausea. Well, as it turned out, I was hit with a terrible (albeit short-lived) stomach bug. Thank GOD no one else got it. But I was vomiting all night long on Friday. It wasn't pretty. I am all better now, but weak from not much appetite. I don't know how all of you ladies that had such bad ms dealt with it. One night of this bug threw me for a loop!

Had another doc appointment today and all is well. I gained (are you ready?) 8 LBS this month!! I am really gaining just as I did the first time, but I had a new doc today that said it was "quite a jump". I am still really healthy-no high BP or anything that might indicate a problem. She was the first doc to even notice it. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. She said something really stupid (IMHO) to me about how hard it is to stay on track, etc. And that I should just eat "empty calories-like celery sticks" if I get hungry to snack. Is that ridiculous or what?

Christeeny-When you're in your kiddie pool this summer, won't it be funny to just envision a lot of us laying in ours, too???

Katje-So sorry to hear about your friend's ordeal. It is hard to hear, and even harder to hear considering that she may not have gotten the best medical advice throughout her pregnancy. Please take good care of yourself while you help your friend through this-it is very difficult to see all this, I'm sure. And this is affecting you, too! I had a friend who had a critically ill newborn and it was very difficult to be truly present with her and take care of myself at the same time. I didn't even have kids at the time, so I can't imagine what things would feel like now.

Sorry also that your struggling with some issues with your daughter. To me, it only says MORE about you-not less-that your are going to start counseling.

I love feeling this baby move! It's such an intimate experience. Something that only the baby and I share. Very cool.

Jilly-Is your DS talking to mine?? DS will start the night in his toddler bed and then call out for me and I'll bring him in. And it is usually around 12-1am. We were very impressed b/c DS stayed in his toddler bed last night until 2am!!! We are not forcing the issue at all. And it seems to be working in our favor. He's been looking forward to sleeping in his special bed the past few nights. And then there are stretches where he wants nothing to do with it (we've just had the bed for a few weeks, so I'm no expert). We let him choose and it seems to be okay for now.

Lena-It must be a huge milestone for you this time being pregnant. Sounds like you went through a lot the first time around. And I am so happy that this pregnancy has been totally normal and hopefully sort of boring for you!Ditto posting on the dental board about your concern. Might get some good feedback. Plus, the mod, I think, is a real, LIVE dentist!

Dodo-It's amazing to me that many people aren't more careful about what they say. As long as your practitioner gives you the A-OKAY, then try hard to ignore the comments (or the lack of them b/c you are small). Sorry also to hear still about your dreaded sciatica. UGH.

Hi Caroline!

Oh, and Katje-Enjoy your time away!!

Well, that's it for me. DS is napping and I am going to try to sneak in some naptime myself.

[foxytocin]

Hi everyone! Well, to tell you the truth, I don't have that much to say or report.....
Went to the OB last week and we've gained a total of 10 lbs so far. Which isn't much, but since I'm a solid build, it'll do. Although my blood sugar readings checked out OK for last month, she's going to have me continue to take them daily. Everyone's just soooooo sure that I am going to develop GD. Sooooooo sure. It rankles me. So, anyway, I haven't pricked my finger for 4 days now to give myself something of a break, but tomorrow will pick right back up with the routine. A while back, one of us mentioned a link to the Plus-Size Pregnancy site. I've been reading and re-reading her most interesting discussion on GD.
Continue to have increasing trouble with my tail bone; finally occurred to me that I might have cracked it with DD's delivery. I asked the OB about this, and she thinks it is very possible. Guess it's rather common. I'm going to get one of those donuts to sit on in the car. The way my bum feels, I really ought to take my little donut with me everywhere. Maybe I can put a piece of velcro on it and affix it to my diaper bag? Now wouldn't that be a fashion statement?

Bears, you can eat all the celery sticks you want, but I'd really recommend some peanut butter on them and a tall glass of water. Empty calories. Harrumph. Is it even possible to eat too much protein if you're pregnant? If you feel good, look good, are reasonably comfortable and the babe's heartbeat is fine, then what more can they ask of us? Like a pregnant lady needs one more thing to worry about; we're goddesses.

Ordered the last of my diaper stash today. Marlene, owner of Baby Naturale (the company I've been ordering from) called this am to say that she's started contractions and probably going to have a baby today, but that she'd be sure and get my order out by this afternoon. Cool as a cucumber, she wanted to know if I wanted bleached or unbleached CPF's. I was floored. I asked her really not to worry about my order b/c she's got something much greater happening, but she insisted.....wanted to tie up as many loose ends today as she can and this kept her busy until it was time to have her midwife arrive. I still can't believe she took the time to call me.

Very well, then. Hope you all have a good couple of days.....
-Leah

[christeenybeany]

I don't have much to report either. I think I've become obsessed with these boards. I was lost this weekend without them. I wonder when myjo will unground herself and join us again.

I hear from everyone how more protein is good during pregnancy. I was wondering if anyone had a research link on that. I wouldn't know where to begin. I asked a nutritionist one time about that and she didn't know anything beyond the food pyramid. It makes sense to have protein because that is all I'm craving most days.

I have only gained 13 pounds so far and I think it is safe to say that most of them are on my belly. I think swimming regularly is causing that but I have cut back lately. I need to get on it, but school is crazy at the end of the semester with one project after the other.

Dodo, it sounds like your daughter is excited about day care. She must be one social butterfly She'll have fun. You'll probably have fun too getting off your back. And the time that you do spend with your daughter will be better quality because you'll be in less pain.

Kadje-it must be so hard to see your friend and her baby. Do you know if the baby has any brain trauma or anything from being born premature. That is the thing that scares me the most about prematuritly. The permanent health affects on the little one. Someone showed me a birth announcement of a premature baby of her friend who was born at 23 weeks. That is the same as me now. They had made hand and foot prints. They were soooo small. The baby lived for 15 minutes. It is so sad. Makes me thankful to be able to carry to full term, hopefully.

[ketilave]

Katje - I was the world's worst teenager. The more restrcitions I had the more I broke. I was a straight A student, varsity athlete, had a job etc and just thought I could do no wrong. I don't know how my mom survived - though her voice was like finger nails on a chalkboard in those days!! Good luck. It sounds like you have a pretty tight family and if they have your sense of self maybe your daughter will be able to express what she is looking for. My folks just laid done the law and never wanted to listen - when we talk about it now we it's amazing how much we just skipped over having a real discussion. I can't imagine to face this trial while the littlest one is also pulling on your energy! Also, know someone due 2 weeks before us who went into the hospital with previa and bleeding this weekend. Started the steriods on her too. They lost their first/only child during labour - same birth story I have with DS but different outcome - so they are a wreck. As much as being pregnant back-to-back is a struggle I have no room to complain. I am so blessed with happy, healthy babies and pregnancies.

The kids are sick DD has some form of allergy problems is pretty hoarse. I think she about to cut some more teeth too. DS has been hitting 104 fevers, threw up last night, and then is perfectly fine. Back and forth. Needless to say not much sleep around here.

I have no idea what my weight is - up! This weekend, I was chasing DS and carrying DD, and a woman walked past me said, "Bless your heart, having so many babies so close together. You must be so strong." She just kept on going. I wear pretty fitted maternity clothes so a lot of people are commenting on my pg - with one on my hip and one holding my hand the comments are pretty funny.

I am pretty dazed at the moment. I had more to say but I forgot - ahh pg brain!

[ilovebeingamom]

Hi everyone!

The boards have been busy! And so many good replies!

But today I have had lots of long BH's. It has me a little worried, although they seem pretty mild. They just take a long time to go away. So I have been trying to take it easy, but of course, ds in back into a funk. I tried really hard today to play with him and be calm, but he still is driving me crazy! Absolutely. I hate feeling this way. Just the fact that he is always talking, always touching me (which includes picking at my face, punching my butt, squeezing my breasts), and jumping around and moving. If I try to sit and take it easy, he is climbing all over me. The tv doesn't work even as a short respite anymore. I even felt resentful of him today, imagining the baby coming and him acting this way. I felt like I won't be able to enjoy the baby b/c I will have to be constantly dealing with his behavior. He is also wetting his pants alot, which is unusual for him. Hopefully this regressing will be resolved soon, and we can move on. I remember the child development books talkign about whenever children have a leap in development, they regress first. He is also eating a lot. I love him to death, but am finding being pregnant and a parent so hard. The thought of day care crossed my mind too, Dodo! I am joining a Yoga class tomorrow, and am looking forward to the time away.

mommycaroline- I will look into the new way. Although it is interesting, the day I said I was sick of listening to the tapes, I ended up listening to them again that night b/c I couldn't sleep. I was stressed b/c of the family, and knew I was working myself up. So I put on the rainbow relaxation, and I was able to go right to sleep. I have also been falling asleep during the tape, but always wake up at the end when she tells us too. Do you know if that means I was hypnotized?

That is all, not a good day overall, but hopefully we will be doing better soon. It has been cold and rainy here. I envy you mom's in the warm climates!