March mamas - Page 2

[Unreal]

Lukesmum--does the chiropractor seem to help with that?
My lower back and tailbone have been killing me (cooking Christmas Eve and Christmas didn't help AT ALL!! ). My midwife told me I should try going to the chiropractor, but with all the other running around and appointments and things, I just keep putting it off.
A few hours lounging in the recliner watching dh and ds kill their brain cells on the nintendo seems to help lots, but as soon as I'm up and moving around again or sitting anywhere else, the pain comes back (including when I'm in bed!! )

Other than that, all is going good. Babe is already getting himself all sorts of on a schedule (wakes me up kicking every morning at 6:30 ). Monday starts my every-two-week-checkups. I remember with DS that from that point to the end, time just *flew*. I keep thinking about we really haven't done anything yet to get set for this babe. Still have to bring all the babe furniture in from the garage and replace all the things that need to be replaced....I can't wait to go shopping for babe stuff!! I'm trying to behave and just window-shop online, but its getting harder and harder.

[Melinda77]

Boobykinmama - Me too!! In fact all over the past few days with family, I have heard over and over how big I am LOL

No real complaints right now other than a lack of sleep - we have been going going going for a week now to get all the family in for the holidays, and I am one TIRED mama.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy!

[LukesMum]

Yes, the chiropractor helped...I feel much better. It should help you significantly with the lower back back and the tailbone can be a result of tight gluteal muscles kind of playing tug of war with you tailbone (or coccyx-anatomical term) I practice yoga which has kept my back straight and I'm a prenatal massage therapist. I think EVERY pregnant woman should get prenatal massage!!!! So, i recommend one or the other or both. Problem with chriporactic is they will want to start you on a regime (maybe 2-3x a week) for the first month) and you may just not feel like that much right now. A massage can do wonders!!!

[Unreal]

Okay, I have to admit I have been dreaming about going for a prenatal massage, but I've been holding off just because I can't imagine how on earth they would be able to arrange a position that would be comfy enough to last for the duration of the massage!
Now...if they had a table with a big ol' hole cut out for my belly, so I could actually just lay on my stomach for a little while, I would be there in a heartbeat!!

[melamama]

boobykinmamma-for the heartburn have you tried papaya capsules? (actually they may be chewables) I had a lot of heartburn my last pg and I think they helped a bit.

I'm big too, my mom was joking (?) "well maybe it's twins" that was just the most unhelpful comment I've heard in a bit.

I want a prenatal massage too, I'm just trying to time it so I'm not completely desperate for another. I had a pedicure the other day and that was pretty great.

[birthinglau]

ljkelly-

they do make a table with a big old hole in the middle for your belly! they do! so, find a massage therapist that specializes in prenatal massage, and schedule one. I can testify that it is heavenly.... this is making me want to schedule one.
-Lau

[Unreal]

they do make a table with a big old hole in the middle for your belly! they do! so, find a massage therapist that specializes in prenatal massage, and schedule one. I can testify that it is heavenly.... this is making me want to schedule one.

WooooHoooo! I'm calling tomorrow to set up an appointment
I think only the one therapist at the place I go to does prenatal massages...I wonder if she'll be in tomorrow (I REALLY shouldn't get my hopes up, but boy would it be nice...)

And that solves the question of what to do with the money my parents gave dh and I for Christmas

Well...its that or diapers. But I'm trying to hold off on buying covers and things till I know how big the babe is going to be. Ds1 was over 20 lbs before he hit 2 months. I don't want to buy a bunch of newborn covers and AIOs (for my parents and dh...oooh and maybe ds1??) and have them be too small after a week.

So, gosh darn it, it looks like I'm calling for the massage
Muhahahhaha

[LukesMum]

FYI ..Not all prenatal massage therapist use the pregopillo as they call it which is a thing that goes on the table with the hole in the middle.....most are originally trained in side lying massage which is you lying on your side with a pillow or bolster between your legs, one against your chest and one under your head. It's very comfortable and much easier to get to all areas of the body this way (not just the back) I have been practicing prenatal massage for 5 years and have always used the sidelying method

[Unreal]

well after completely PIGGING out while pregnant with ds1...and gaining something like 45 pounds (which I never lost, mind you..*growl*)...this time round I haven't had the massive food cravings, and if I do its mostly for veggies or cheese (and the occaisonal need for chocolate ice cream). Anyhoo...my total weight gain so far has only been 15 lbs, and everything is going good. I am SOOOO relieved.

I started out in August talking with my midwife about the fact that I was concerned about gaining too much weight. I don't think my poor back/hips/knees could take it if I gained like I did with ds1. At the same time, I don't want to not gain enough weight, ya know?

Anyhoo, I actually feel like after this guy is born, I might be about back where I was when I got pregnant--despite the fact that I am AT LEAST two times bigger in the belly than I was with kiddo #1. I didn't even have to buy maternity clothes with him till I was in the end of the 8th month! This time round, I've been in maternity clothes since month 3!!

Sorry for the babble...but I just went to see my midwife today, and I'm so happy to hear that everything is going good with babe

AND....the hospital we are going to be having the babe at...they are starting water births in February!!! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!

on that note, I think I had better get some sleep.
I hope all is well with the rest of you

Lauren

[magdala]

Also planning on a homebirth in March - and going to have our hot tub prepared in case I feel like laboring in there - this is the first pregnancy that I have reached the third trimester for (yea!!)and have gained so much weight! at least 35 lbs. already - yikes! I think I was anxious to look and feel pregnant and certainly do! Any advice for this last trimester? I don't want to deprive baby of nutrients now but with increased protien, etc. I feel like am eating nutritionaly but the weight just keeps going on! I suppose I should relax and trust my body knows what it's doing but it sure seems like it will be hard work to get the weight off later! Happy New Year and Third Trimester to you all!

[Unreal]

it sure seems like it will be hard work to get the weight off later

Bah!
I know its different for everyone...but if I had just listened to my body with ds1, I would have been fine. I gained, like I said, something like 45 lbs when I was pregnant. I continued to CHOW while I was nursing him, so I didn't lose any of it then either. At 9 months, he was eating enough solid foods so that he cut back on nursing quite a bit. In probably a bit over a month I lost something like 30 lbs. It was totally amazing. I even went out and bought myself all new clothes (the kiss of death for any weight loss!!).
The problem is that I never re-adjusted my food intake, and just kept on eating like I had been...and I slowly put all the weight back on. Totally my own fault.

I think it helps a lot this time that I haven't wanted any meat at all and too much sugar makes me feel sick. Of course, the meat thing makes me continuously nervous about my protein intake, but I eat/drink lots of soy and dairy products and try to munch on stuff like Luna bars when I am hungry (instead of going for those absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies that are calling my name).

Btw, that is very cool about the homebirth! I'm being too much of a wuss to try it this time. Ds1's birth was so invaded by the annoying, obnoxious OB :sinister that I really have no idea what to expect from a natural childbirth. I want to try it in the hospital at least once before I try it at home.
I am going to stay home as long as possible though. DH is a bit nervous about that, since we are a 25 minute drive to the hospital. I keep reminding him that he was an EMT and can deliver the kiddo if need be. Somehow that doesn't make him feel any better about it

BUT...I am SO looking forward to trying a water birth though! It just seems like it would be so much more relaxing than all the other options.

[fullofgrace]

BUMP! To join all of you.

I'm due March 29 with #3 ~ this one is a boy after two girls. We are thrilled! We found out via ultrasound since I'm high-risk and was having preterm contractions so we had to check my cervix for thinning or funneling. I'll probably go early though, since preterm labor has struck me again (had severe cases of it with both girls -- strict bedrest, hospital stays, terbuteline pump, the works for 10 weeks each) and had them early.

I'm on modified bedrest and now have meds to take "just in case", but so far, this is my BEST pregnancy yet! I'm able to enjoy it instead of being bedridden, drugged up, and scared!

I'm happy to have found all of you!

[Sofiamomma]

Congrats, Mama, on your pregnancy, and on it going so much better this time!

I still don't know what I'm having. I'm having my 32 week appt tomorrow and I'm hoping I'm not measuring too large for dates. My OB will really want me to have another ultrasound for sized estimation and I do NOT want to do that. They are notoriously inaccurate and I don't want any decisions made (like induction) based on that! Also my BP was up slightly at my last appt and I've been chowing on the protein since then, to make sure it'll be down this time.

Dd had her first sibling class the other night. OMG, she is a hoot! It will be interesting to see what it's like to have her at the birth. This is very serious business for her and she *intends* to be there! She had my dad, who will be her support person, and the childbirth educator practically on the floor laughing at her antics. She was quite demonstrative and graphic about the whole process. heh heh

[Unreal]

Tendertushies--
Congratulations! and a big Wow!! I am so glad to hear that this pregnancy is going well!!

Everyone is set on this babe coming early, since dh was due in March as well, and was born in the beginning of Feb. With my luck he'll decide to prove everyone so wrong, he'll go 42 weeks

Everyone was rather shocked when I told them I was 31 weeks--somehow March seems far away, until you start counting it in weeks

Dh is started to get stressed over the whole thing, I think. And I just can't wait to have the babe here.

Sofiamomma--what type of 'stuff' do they do in the sibling class? Ds is 7 and right at the edge of being too old to go, so we haven't signed him up for the classes. I wonder if it might be useful. He's not expecting to have a insta-playmate, but does seem to think that the babe will turn toddler within a few months

[Sofiamomma]

Well, my appt went well. I was measuring right on for dates. It's funny, I looked up in my records from Sophia and I did the same thing with her, was measuring a couple centimeters ahead at 29 weeks and then right on for dates at 32 weeks. I also noticed in one of the texts at work that the growth curve for fetuses peaks at 29 weeks. How about that? I've always said, I'm so textbook, lol! My bp was fine, too. Whew!

ljkelly, the class we went to was "Siblings at Birth" and was a private class just for us. The instructor explained the process with pictures and gave dd an idea what I might be feeling, how I might look, what faces and noises I might make and stuff like that. She also showed a nice video of a natural birth, in what looked like a birth center setting. The next class we signed up for is "Big Sib, Little Sib", which is a group class where they talk about what it's like to become an older sibling. They'll talk about what will happen (i.e. Mom will go to the hospital, you will stay with so-and-so) and how the kids can help at home, depending on the age. They also talk about how much little babies need and how it might be hard to share Mom and Dad. Sophia's experience will be a little different and I know the instructor plans to point those differences out. I also know Sophia will get a little chart with "jobs" she can do to help out. She knows we're getting a baby, and knows what a newborn is like, but I think she too is expecting toddlerhood to happen almost instantly! It's good she has a little cousin, so she gets a nine-months ahead preview of what's to come where her new baby is concerned. HTH!

[Unreal]

Yay on the great check up! It's always a relief when you hear that everything is going good! There were 3 check ups in a row where my midwife kept commenting about my bloodpressure measuring high and that I needed to reduce the stress in my life (I have NO idea how one is supposed to reduce stress in grad school...). Of course hearing that just made me more stressed out...
Everything is good now though (imagine that--school is out for winter break ) My next appointment is Monday...
I keep trying to remember all the things I want to ask, but my brain is still soooo lost-- I'm lucky I can remember my name.

We decided not to have ds with us at the birth--mostly because he has a REALLLLLLLLLLLY hard time dealing with people who are hurt. I think he would freak out with me in pain and not being able to 'fix' it. (Although I imagine it would really have him thinking twice about having unprotected sex when he's a teenager!! )

I hoping we'll have a few days after the babe is born before we get flooded with relatives so that ds can get used to the baby and we can get some sort of routine-type thing going (okay, to be honest, *I* am hoping for a few months before we get flooded with relatives...but then again I'm selfish...I want the baby all to myself!! I don't want to share!!!) Please tell me the rest of you are starting to get some anxiety over silly things like that!

[melamama]

I hoping we'll have a few days after the babe is born before we get flooded with relatives so that ds can get used to the baby and we can get some sort of routine-type thing going (okay, to be honest, *I* am hoping for a few months before we get flooded with relatives...but then again I'm selfish...I want the baby all to myself!! I don't want to share!!!) Please tell me the rest of you are starting to get some anxiety over silly things like that!

before dd was born this was stressing me too, but we had a babymoon. It was a week (more like 5 days because mil invaded at day 5, but that's another story) that was just for us-dh, me and the new dd. We explained it to our family (who mostly didn't understand, but they didn't understand homebirth either, so they just think we're wierd) Anyway it was wonderful to just get the hang of things as us . We will do the babymoon this time too. Dh gets a week of paternity leave, and we'll just nest.

[boobykinmamma]

checking in at 30.5 weeks. Glad to hear we're all doing well. I've been kind of on the tired side this week, and I'm really starting to feel BIG--my belly is constantly in the way. Heartburn still sucks--I"ve tried papaya, and it doesn't really work for me, unfortunately. Just something to get through, I guess. Nursing continues to be uncomfortable. I've started limiting ds to 20 seconds per side, and what's really cute is that he unlatches himself with his finger at the end of the count. We plan to have him present for our home waterbirth, if that works out, so it's probably time to start preparing him for it soon. There's a great waterbirth video at our library that we plan to check out and show him several times.

I'm measuring right on for dates too, and my bp has been perfect. I took my gtt test at my 29 week appt. Don't have the results yet from the lab, but I'm sure they'll be fine. I'm at that point of biweekly appts. now--starting to get really excited and looking forward to meeting this new little one.

[seraf]

hey everyone.

things around here are going alright. i have a nassty yeast infection, but otherwise things are great

the fetus still has no semblance of a name, she kicks like crazy (don't know she's a she, but why not?), and i sleep like i'm in a coma. i've gaiined 12 pounds, so far, but my new midwives aren't concerned about that, which i like.

jen is nestiing more than i am still, we have tons of baby clothes and it looks like both our moms are throwing showers.

oh yeah, i tried to do some marketing research thing and they said i wasn't qualified for the thing b/c i was planning on buying or registered to recieve a crib. hahahahhahaha

happy pregnancies
seraf

[Jennah_Gole]

Hello everyone

i think i am around 31 or 32 weeks....and i am having terrible pain around my tailbone. I waddle like a duck because of the pain. It wasn't that bad until i fell down. I was sitting on a broken chair that was rigged....and it fell from my weight.....so now the pain is sooo much more worse. I didn't bother going to the doctor since i thought what could they really do....

otherwise things are going well....but as i have said before its just going soooo slow this time around - can't wait for it to be over.