Welcome Brendalee and Mainecoastmama! Congratulations on your pregnancies and I hope you enjoy our little thread, it's a great group of mamas.
Still waiting for news of you, Sparrows, and hoping you had a great birth and are enjoying time with your little guy.
Actually I think the term "bajingo" is from the TV show Scrubs. I am not a fan but someone in the thread a year or so ago was and we all liked it...
Glad this thread is still up with new BFPs! Welcome ladies.
Thinking of you Sparrows.....
AFM
I've been really busy balancing work and motherhood. Had a lovely trip up to see my sister last weekend. We went after both girls were asleep. I highly recommend long drives at night with kids.
Hello to all newbies!
I've been absent for a while, just so busy with work while pregnant and all that.
Boots, what's up?! he's a cutie pie!
sparrow, may be too late at this point, but Evening Primrose Oil caps....my midwife group included a page on this and I began taking it at 36.4 weeks, eager to make my cervix ripen. i am convinced it made a difference for me.
ROSE was born tuesday, september 18th, at 5 lbs, 11oz. !!!
my water started leaking 1 am, then contractions started an hour or so later, I tried to "sleep" thru them and went in to be checked at 9 am....things weren't too extreme, so I was preoccupied with "what if i'm not dilated enough" etc. which was silly, because midwife told me
i was "beautifully" dilated 3 cms and she could see hair! i was too excited..
we went to start admission, because she told me i was gbs positive, but i'd be mobile once they administered the first dose by iv.
they poked me to get blood for silly reasons (records) and when contractions got harder i had to ask my bro in law, dad's very loud and excited girlfriend, and therefore dad to wait outside.
i kept feeling i had to push but thought it was too early...we were left alone a lot because they had another woman pushing.
hubby was great, trying with comfort measures, (we did Bradley) but i just wanted him to hold on to me and be quiet. my dad got some video before he left room, you can see hubby sighing when i told him to just stop trying things.
when midwife checked, i tried to convey i was felt like pushing, she confirmed it was good to go (cervix was all dilated) and she sent in another midwife and nurse, who were great. hubby said it was 8 pushes total, and what made a huge difference was 1. stopping worrying about pushing with my butt and 2. asking for a mirror.
when she came, i watched in the mirror, he held my leg, and out she came and i had her and pop! the umbilical cord broke and spattered blood! i didn't care at that time because she was here!
she is just such a lovely little person and i expressed colostrum into her mouth constantly the first 24 hours....she's such a little cutie with a tiny mouth...i got some help from the lactation consultant to make sure everything was going well and she said the expression is excellent for milk production, and she gave me a nipple shield, which helped Rose figure out how to suck and be successful, and within another 12 hours, stopped using it.
now she eats well, squawking at my breast a lot before she latches well, and today she had her first yellow/brown seedy poop! so excited about her eating and pooping!
everyone has been over at our place, driving me a bit batty, but they've also helped a lot and been very good with her.
and that's our story, i guess!
am i supposed to put this in birth stories? i feel better posting it here...to help our bajingo ladies catch a glimpse of a successful, totally natural birth with a 36 year old body!
much love to all of you. i'm going to try to be better with posting! hard to find the time!
Cathelini, I loved your story. Very inspirational but also honest (I can see myself saying the same thing about family after the baby is born). Thanks for sharing, and congrats on baby Rose:)
Welcome Trickster!!!! Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations Catheleni!!!!!
Welcome Baby Rose!!!
Baby Augustus Neale was born on September 17th at 11:19pm 8.0 lbs 19 inches!!!!!!
We are over the moon in love with our little baby. We spent 3 days in the hospital and came home Wednesday night. We are all healthy, he is breastfeeding and latching like a champ. I was in labor for about 24 hours including all contractions. His bilirubin was slightly elevated but we did not have to do anything about it. My milk cam in on day 2.5 and he has been a tired boy because he eats quite a bit, however I am not really on the every 2 hour board the hospital recommends, I like to wait until the baby gets hungry and roots. I had him vaginally- pushed for 15 min, and did not tear at all, it was a lovely birth- we had skin to skin and he he cam out and looked right at me then settled in and on his belly he found my breast and latched perfectly. We had an hour and a half to coo over his beauty- he looks exactly like my dh and has a full head of real wavy hair, and steel blue eyes so who knows what color his eyes will end up. I am so happy as a new mommy- I will share my whole birth story in a few days- Thank you all of the support and love over the last 6 months I used so many of your stories in my thinking process and have learned so much on this thread
Catheleni and Sparrows, congrats and much love to you both!!!
Welcome Trickster!
Hi everyone! Wish I'd found the Mothering forums back before I was pregnant... :) I am 34 years old, my husband is 40 (so we were definitely ready to get going on a family :)), and I'm 13.5 weeks pregnant with our first. I'd been charting since January after going off BCP, and when we finally started trying in late spring, we caught it on the second try. Hooray!!!
I'm looking forward to getting to know a bunch of you better. I've been enjoying my Due Date Club group too, but as someone pointed out earlier in this thread, it's nice to have a space to find other people in their 30s having their first kid.
Catheleni and Sparrows, congratulations to you both, and I love hearing the birth stories!
Okay, just reread the posts by Catheleni and Sparrow--only EIGHT pushes, Catheleni? Only FIFTEEN minutes of pushing, Sparrows? I hate you both. Just a little. 
But seriously, it sounds like you both had wonderful births, and I am so happy for you! Enjoy every second of the newborn stage. I know it's a cliche, but...they grow up SO fast!
Welcome, Chocolatechip! It's so exciting to see all the newly pregnant ladies here. I can't wait to read your birth stories in the coming months!
Thanks ladies for the warm wishes....
everything is going so well, I am tired and backed up on housework even though my mom is the biggest help, I need to just let go and be with my baby. Tomorrow he will be one week old and I cannot believe how time has flown. He is still breastfeeding like a champ and is just beautiful. I think he is going through a growth spurt because he was eating every 3-4 hours then last night he decided that every 2 was better, so thats where we are at- which makes for a tired mommy. He does great at side-lying breastfeeding though.
I feel like I am in a time warp though and am not sure how to get back to a normal- guess there is a new normal to be established and I really just want to sit and stare at my baby all day- I feel like if I sleep I am going to miss something.
My MIL has been the biggest pain in my ass during this entire two weeks, I am really irritated but am letting that just roll off my shoulders as not to affect this momentous time in my life and our life as a family. My step-son and his girlfriend made a 3 hour drive to meet the baby and we had a celebratory dinner- which was so nice. I cannot believe I am a mommy and that we are forever changed.
Welcome Chocolatechip Congratulations!!!!!!!
Thank you all for being patient with me. I will update the intro list- New Ladies- if you all can post your EDD even if it from a website- I will update those when I have time and I will update the new births!!!
Congratulations Sparrows and Catheleni!
Sparrows- that was one of my favorite boy names- but we got 2 girls! :)
Thank you for the welcome, everyone! My due date is March 29th.
Sparrows, it's funny to hear you talk about having to breastfeed every two hours. For my first trimester, *I* pretty much had to eat that often, and my mom told me it was good practice for having compassion for my baby once it comes and needs to eat that often. I am well-practiced now in how awful it can feel to not get food often enough. 
I'm glad we'll get to hear the early parenting stories too. Calycanth, I see you had your baby at the end of June, and you were talking about how fast they grow up. How are things going for you?
Glad to hear things are going nicely with your new little one (awesome name, btw!) Sparrows!
Your request for EDD-
Mine is April 18th:)
Welcome trickster and chocolatechip!
So happy to see so many new members, I would have hated to have the BJC fade away. I am sure all our new members understand that our current threadkeeper has a newborn! We're happy to have you, and when she has time she will add you. Maybe in two months. Ha, j/k.
Sparrows, I'm SO happy for you that everything with the induction went well, you had a good birth experience and all that big baby crap was just that. Only 8 lbs! Enjoy your newbie and so glad breastfeeding is going well for you. I love the name Augustus! Is his nn going to be Gus? We consider that name, but I liked Augie as a nn. ;) Glad you are ignoring your MIL's nonsense, don't let anything spoil this!
Cathelini! I was thinking of you recently (mostly because I'm in disenchanted teacher mode, ha!) Congratulations on your little girl! I hope you get a nice long break from school to enjoy her.
Caly, you crack me up. To make you feel better, here's a excerpt of a conversation between me and my nurse during pushing: "I can't do this for two hours!" "You don't have to, just get through the next one..." Lather, rinse, repeat for 1.5 hours. I guess she was right, it wasn't two!
I guess she never posted over here, but Nemrac had her little boy 2 months early last week on Sept. 19 . The little boy is breathing on his own and he looks so perfect even though he was early.
You can congratulate her over http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1363794/its-a-virgo/20
Not sure if I mentioned it before, but I'm due April 22nd, 2013 - Earth Day! Err...also my ex-husband's birthday. *lol*
I had my "1st" prenatal appt last Monday, at 10w1d & we heard the heartbeat on the Doppler doohickey! :) 155bpm - I guess it must be a pretty strong heartbeat to be heard that early! Haha - not that I mind at all! *grin*
I've just about had it with roommates. I can't wait to be in my own space! Everyone here is significantly younger than me (I'm 34 next month & the next youngest in line just turned 28...the youngest in my house just turned 20. There's 5 of us all together. Yikes!), & it's just tiresome on the best of days. But now my focus is on other things & being hormonal it's sometimes hard to just let things go. Like one of my roommates cooking feasts nightly & leaving a huge mess & then there isn't even space for me to fry an egg for breakfast! Ugh. I'm trying to limit the stress in my life, but it's really hard at times!
I'm, like, super-wicked-low-income! Since the divorce, I'm essentially homeless - I have a bed in the living room of this house. Which I have been incredibly grateful for, don't get me wrong! But...yeah. I can't wait until I'm further along & can get housing assistance! ;)
Gotta go clean up other people's messes so I can make myself a freakin' meal! :p
~Brendalee
Congratulations Catheleni and welcome Rose. Thank you for sharing your birth story.
Sparrows, congratulations to you and welcome Augustus! So glad to hear that everything is going so well!
Welcome to all the newly pregnant women. Wishing you all the very best! This is a great place to connect with other pregnant first time moms in their 30s.
M is 5 weeks today (one month as of last Sunday). He is growing amazingly and such a delight. He smiles and seems close to laughing.
Just dealing with a few skin issues, which is no surprise given that his dad and I have super sensitive skin. A small amount of cradle cap on his eyebrows went away pretty quickly, but he also has a general rash on his body which my mom thinks is heat rash (prickly heat) and the pediatrician thinks may be a food sensitivity or eczema/dermatitis (both of which happen to his dad). He suggested I use hydrocortizone all over the baby and I can't bear to do that. I had already eliminated milk, so now I'm onto all nuts and shellfish. I did have a lot of nuts and shellfish lately, so we'll see how this goes. I'm washing him with a gentle soap or just sponging him down with water and using some corn starch on skin folds or places where he has more bumps. He doesn't seem bothered by it at all. He's sleeping wonderfully at night, just up every 3 hours or so to nurse and back to bed with no fuss. Today he is sleeping a lot more than usual, so I am curious about how tonight will go. We're going out to a consignment sale of baby items tonight so hopefully that will wear him out. We've been venturing out more lately, which is working out pretty well.
Take care, ladies.
Aww andaluza, so happy things are going well with you guys! Sorry about the rash! I am still off dairy myself although I don't know if it's helping and now that he's been diagnosed with reflux I don't know whether to continue. Good luck figuring things out! It's great to be out and about more with your little one. I am still waiting for that because it's still SO hot here and he gets so hot in his carseat and even daytime walks--too hot.
Don't forget the bajingo mama thread over on Life With A Babe!
http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1357252/bajingo-moms-and-babies-in-the-summer-sun-2012
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