I can't sleep!
I am very tired, but I just can't seem to get comfortable and get there. So I thought I'd check the boards. We are surely slowing down now that people are starting to have their babies. It makes these last few weeks tick by a little slower.
I am going to get my hair cut tomorrow. One last appointment before baby time. Then I too have a dr.'s apt. on Fri. the 13th. I will clear up this confused allusion to induction that he mentioned last week and go over birth plan and drum roll.......tell him about the doula. I wonder what his reaction will be.
I am being proactive at trying to get labor started on my own... I walk briskly everyday at the mall (it is air conditioned there--I would NOT make it in this heat for more than 5 minutes) I encourage as much sex as dh and I have energy for anymore (isn't that sad...early twenties and too tired for sex) and lots and lots of rasberry tea. I've got bh's out the wazoo, but no real ones, no plug, and no labor.
Is anyone else getting depressed at the numbers on the scale?
I have made a very very strong effort to exercise and eat better than last time. I have 3 more pounds to go and I will match my top pregnancy weight from last time. I can't believe it. I look so much different though. I was a whale last time and now I'm a normal person with puffy face and feet and a basketball in her belly (and throw in a couple of cantelopes 
)
I know I faced serious body image issues post partum last time and I want to avoid that again. I have made great effort to pamper myself and keep myself up so to speak. That's why I'm getting one more hair cut before baby comes. Last time I kinda went alittle crazy and got a pixie short 'do at 3 weeks post partum and REALLY hated it afterwards. It was so bad. It was at a cheap walk in place and it was bad bad bad. It was just an impulsive way for me to try to look unpregnant and different and unfat I guess. So, lesson learned....no drastic image changes until at least 3 months or so post partum. Let the sanity return.
Bwylde, I have IBS too. During pregnancy it seems to be ok (except that first trimester--whoa!) But right after delivering ds is when it first reared it's ugly head for me. I am kinda scared about what it will be like after this one is born. What kind of diet or treatment do you do? I have to eat high fiber diet and avoid avoid avoid greasy food (I fail every now and then--hey it is MS and I love fried food--it's hard to avoid here) and caffiene. I have heard of other people swearing by taking a stool softener before you even leave the hospital to avoid problems, but I wonder if that would help or hurt me with IBS....hmmmm....having a baby gives you soooooo much to think about.
Caroline, your posts about Duncan's latch are reminding me that breastfeeding a newborn does not necessarily come naturally those first few weeks. Man...I forgot about that. I am fast forwarding in my mind to my eager and super turbo nurser 3 month old. One more thing that so easily gets forgotten after they pass that stage.
Polyphany--I know what you mean. I keep feeling this baby getting lower and lower and lower. It is so obvious to me sometimes that I *must* have dropped. Then I go to the doctor and he measures the fondus higher and higher and higher. I feel like I am pregnant from top to bottom. Nowhere for food and nowhere for pee. Yet there is plenty of room evidently in the rest of my body for these random *fluids. I hate water retention.
Magemom--congratulations (? is that what you say? I know I'd be happy) on your last day of work. Enjoy home time if you can. my son actually is less than thrilled to get blue's clue's diapers. He liked it better when they were Barney. He's a big barney freak. He likes blue ok though.
silvie--yeah! You lost your plug. Maybe labor will start tonight!
I am going to try to go back to bed now. I need sleep if I'm going to sanitize the refrigerator and microwave tomorrow.
I am very tired, but I just can't seem to get comfortable and get there. So I thought I'd check the boards. We are surely slowing down now that people are starting to have their babies. It makes these last few weeks tick by a little slower.
I am going to get my hair cut tomorrow. One last appointment before baby time. Then I too have a dr.'s apt. on Fri. the 13th. I will clear up this confused allusion to induction that he mentioned last week and go over birth plan and drum roll.......tell him about the doula. I wonder what his reaction will be.
I am being proactive at trying to get labor started on my own... I walk briskly everyday at the mall (it is air conditioned there--I would NOT make it in this heat for more than 5 minutes) I encourage as much sex as dh and I have energy for anymore (isn't that sad...early twenties and too tired for sex) and lots and lots of rasberry tea. I've got bh's out the wazoo, but no real ones, no plug, and no labor.
Is anyone else getting depressed at the numbers on the scale?
I have made a very very strong effort to exercise and eat better than last time. I have 3 more pounds to go and I will match my top pregnancy weight from last time. I can't believe it. I look so much different though. I was a whale last time and now I'm a normal person with puffy face and feet and a basketball in her belly (and throw in a couple of cantelopes )I know I faced serious body image issues post partum last time and I want to avoid that again. I have made great effort to pamper myself and keep myself up so to speak. That's why I'm getting one more hair cut before baby comes. Last time I kinda went alittle crazy and got a pixie short 'do at 3 weeks post partum and REALLY hated it afterwards. It was so bad. It was at a cheap walk in place and it was bad bad bad. It was just an impulsive way for me to try to look unpregnant and different and unfat I guess. So, lesson learned....no drastic image changes until at least 3 months or so post partum. Let the sanity return.
Bwylde, I have IBS too. During pregnancy it seems to be ok (except that first trimester--whoa!) But right after delivering ds is when it first reared it's ugly head for me. I am kinda scared about what it will be like after this one is born. What kind of diet or treatment do you do? I have to eat high fiber diet and avoid avoid avoid greasy food (I fail every now and then--hey it is MS and I love fried food--it's hard to avoid here) and caffiene. I have heard of other people swearing by taking a stool softener before you even leave the hospital to avoid problems, but I wonder if that would help or hurt me with IBS....hmmmm....having a baby gives you soooooo much to think about.
Caroline, your posts about Duncan's latch are reminding me that breastfeeding a newborn does not necessarily come naturally those first few weeks. Man...I forgot about that. I am fast forwarding in my mind to my eager and super turbo nurser 3 month old. One more thing that so easily gets forgotten after they pass that stage.
Polyphany--I know what you mean. I keep feeling this baby getting lower and lower and lower. It is so obvious to me sometimes that I *must* have dropped. Then I go to the doctor and he measures the fondus higher and higher and higher. I feel like I am pregnant from top to bottom. Nowhere for food and nowhere for pee. Yet there is plenty of room evidently in the rest of my body for these random *fluids. I hate water retention.
Magemom--congratulations (? is that what you say? I know I'd be happy) on your last day of work. Enjoy home time if you can. my son actually is less than thrilled to get blue's clue's diapers. He liked it better when they were Barney. He's a big barney freak. He likes blue ok though.
silvie--yeah! You lost your plug. Maybe labor will start tonight!
I am going to try to go back to bed now. I need sleep if I'm going to sanitize the refrigerator and microwave tomorrow.
: . I tried different things when I was diagnosed more than 10 years, but right now we can't afford meds so I just deal (I've heard they've come out with better ones). I've tried different diets but for me, "low" carb makes it better, probably because I'm eating tons of veggies and no starchy foods but it's hard for me to be on that kind of diet. Greasy/fatty foods don't seem to affect me too badly (I wish they did so it would be easier to avoid them, lol!). Stress is my big irritator! (I never get constipated; the only time was after I had DS so I've packed some natural laxatives and high fiber foods for when I can eat) It kind of ticks me off that all the time I spend in the bathroom I should be a toothpick but I'm very overweight 
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Then, just went to the bathroom about 45 minutes ago and I am losing my plug!!! Pinkish tinged mucus....never thought I'd be so happy about saying the words, "pinkish tinged mucus"...
with no baby!
: OK. Whatever. I feel so NOT confrontational right now, and I'm just ticked off/sad that this element of stress had to come at this particular time. Ok ok, enough venting.....trying to think positive thoughts and concentrating on the wonderful fact that in the very near future I'll be having my very own baby! WOW. 
Caroline! I'm sorry you're missing your DD at night. Right now I just want to sleep by myself! I don't want anyone touching me! I just want to lie down on my Mom's couch and sleep. I'm sure that will change once baby finally decides to come out to play though. In all honesty, I haven't been able to sleep with both DH and DD in the same bed since DD was 14 months old. Just not enough room for my 6'2" DH and the horizontal sleeping DD in our queen size bed. It wouldn't be a problem if we had a king, but that's too expensive, and I've never really wanted a king size bed anyway.
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