Weekly, July 11th - 17th!!!

[BinahYeteirah]

New thread anyone? Pom is too in love with her new baby to do it!

[mmgarda]

Who will start our new threads?

Now that Pom has crossed over. . . :LOL

Sigh. Generally feeling crappy again. Baby has been kicking in about 20 different directions all at once and it f'ing HURTS. Everywhere. Gah. Oh, and my back is spasming. This is funnnnnnnnnn. Really.

And, despite having eaten two dinners already, I'm STARVING. Yay.

Ok, bitchfest over.

[Pom]

I don't thinkI'm mentally prepared to "cross over" just yet -- hell, I'm still in the hospital, so if it's ok with you I'll just keep lurking and chatting when i can...lke Leos, lol...

mmgarda-- I really hope it comes soon for you! I was feeling just like that a couple days ago...

[IAmAMamaToLogan]

Hanging in there...

Sunday I was contracting like mad. I got to where I would feel like throwing up with each and my back felt like someone was breaking it. Was horribly disappointed when they went away in the evening.

Still prefectly content being pregnant but not if it means contractions like this every second day. I talked to everyone I was stressed out about. My husband has no problem taking as much time off as necessary. My mom will figure out some way to get here even if it means closing the office a couple of days. And my friend said it was okay if I didn't call her in labor. Sooo..I know whatever stress that's left is up to me! I wouldn't mind if he held out until the 20th at least when I'm scheduled to close my online stores.

I'm busy trying to finish up some orders and STILL haven't made diapers for this little guy! I bought a pack of newborn Pampers (gag) and while I would prefer NOT to use them, if I don't get to make these diapers, it's not a big deal.

We did my belly cast Saturday night and it turned out well. I forgot how much it hurts to take off though! lol Vaseline just doesn't quite do it. I am shocked at how low baby is compared to Adam was at this point. We did the belly cast at 38 weeks with Adam too. I'll have to take a side by side picture of them.

Poor Logan this morning tells me "Mommy, the baby is coming TODAY!". Yesterday during my contractions, I asked him if it was okay that the baby might come in the next couple of days and he said yeah. When they stopped, I told him baby wasn't coming today, maybe tomorrow. He has such a memory on him!

Everything is irritating me though. The boys are at eachother's throats constantly and DH strives to annoy me I think! I can't be around him when he's chewing because I would like to smack him. He threw his back out over the weekend so he's being a big baby. We stopped at the grocery store to fill up our big bottle of water and get a few things. Adam had fallen asleep so I carried him. He slept right through the store so on the way out I was carrying him, my purse, and the grocery bag (which weighed probably 15lbs) and poor DH was carrying the bottle of water. @@ Poor thing.

Yep, I'm officially a big, cranky preggo!

[NordicMamma]

The last couple of days I have actually been BORED. I've done everything I could do to prepare for the baby - written my birth plan, packed my bag, finished knitting the little hat I was working on... - and now that both my dh and mum are home, I don't even have to take care of ds all day. Suddenly I have whole hours where I have nothing to do except wait for the baby! It's a whole new experience.

Today we are going to the beach to meet some friends. Hopefully that will be a bit more entertaining. My plan is to sit in the shade, though. I'm already uncomfortable enough as it is.

No signs of action on the labour front. I am officially 38 works today, so I could potentially be walking around like this for another 4 WEEKS ! (Assuming there is no medical reason to induce.)

[Beverly]

Count me among the big, tired, and cranky.

Night before last I had lots of mucus and four hours of strong, regular contractions and I really thought I was FINALLY in labor ... ultimately they tapered off and went away, though, and I've officially entered the phase of feeling like I'll be pregnant forever. My husband keeps saying, "I'm sure it will be this week," but I've just about given up with planning and predicting.

[bri276]

Bored too. 41 wks today. NST and u/s at 3 pm. Very, very, very disappointed that I'm still pregnant, I really could have sworn it was going to happen on July 9th- just had a feeling my entire pregnancy that it would be that day and once again my intuition sucks.
I'm at the point where if something sets me off crying I cannot stop. I walk around my house crying for no reason. I'm very frustrated and to be honest I am angry at my body for not having given birth (I'm positive about my dates because we had very early blood tests). I think the baby is in a bad position and that might have something to do with it, we'll see on the u/s.
I've lost tons and tons of mucus plug, most of it came out on the 4th. I had two hours of contractions on Sun. night but I knew it was false labor because it started with one strong one and then it was just regular/weakish ones every 15-20 minutes. Several times I've been able to get nice strong 80 second cntrx going every 2-3 minutes with nipple stim but as soon as I stop, they peter out.
And....I'm not very polite to people who call for "news" or "updates" anymore.

[shayinme]

39 weeks tomorrow and starting to suffer a bit from delivery envy. Seems everyone I know who has been expecting recently had their baby's a little early (38-39 weeks) and I had been hoping for the same thing.

I am just trying to relax and put all unpleasantness out of my mind and beleive me there is a ton of crap just waiting to pounce on me once the baby comes.

Last night dh & I had some decent intimitate time , I must admit I really was hoping some loving might jumpstart things. :LOL

Physically, I'm okay overall I feel fine aside from heartburn. The baby is moving like crazy today with various parts poking out, its cute. I am just so anxious to meet the baby and all that fun stuff.

Getting tired of people saying "You still pregnant?" I feel like saying yeah, I dropped the baby, she's at home alone relaxing, and I am still just wait fat. : Duh, yes I am still pregnant, can't you see that? Also while I may be uncomfortable, why does everyone assume that all pregnant women are just miserable these last days? The way I look at it while I have some aches & pains, overall I really can't complain.

Shay

[leosmama20]

I just wanted to say hello to all of the still pregnant mamas and let you know I am thinking of you and sending you vibes!!!

[leosmama20]

Here is a link to pics of my little guy. I will only leave it up for a few days. If it doesn't work it is because the bandwidth has been exceeded for the day, so you can try it later (we have been having too much traffic lol). http://photobucket.com/albums/b208/s...born%20Truman/

[IAmAMamaToLogan]

Oh my gosh...if he isn't he most adorable little guy!!!

[JeanetteL]

He is DARLING! Bella fell in love and wants HER baby to come right now!

Had my belly shots done today - even got gutsy and did some (tasteful) nudes. Can't wait to see them (Morgan, hope you'll share yours)

Jeanette

[Shanana]

Oh Leos! He is sooooo adorable!! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures.

Shay, know what you mean about delivery envy :LOL . Glad to hear you're still feeling pretty good, though. I mostly hide in my house, so I'm not being bugged too much about still being pg. I'll only be 38 weeks on Friday, though, so give it another week or two, and I'm sure I'll be ready to slap people (or just stop answering the phone).

Bri, Beverly and MamaToLogan, sorry to hear that the birthing gods are playing cat and mouse with you . I hope your bundles of joy arrive soon .

Nordic, hope you had fun at the beach. I keep meaning to go to my friend's house and get in her pool. Maybe on Friday ... And I, too, am terrified at the prospect of going through another 4.5 weeks of this!!! Terrified.

Pom, glad to see you're still hanging out! Keep us posted on how you're doing .

Mmgarda, I don't know if this will help, but when my back is spasming, the best thing for me is ice packs. Really seems to help settle things down. Hope you're feeling better soon. And I am soooo starving at night now, too. Just started happening the last few nights. And I can never figure out what to eat. I broke down last night and went to the grocery store for ice cream and hot fudge. Had myself a little sundae with bananas!!! It was awesome! The bananas make it healthy, right? :LOL

Nothing really new here. Continuing to get tons of what I'm assuming are BH. All evening the last three nights, then lots during the night last night, and pretty much constant all day today. My doula reminded me to stay hydrated, as being dehydrated can bring them on (needlessly). So I'm guzzling a bunch of water and eating some organic strawberries and cherries (yum). The BH still don't really hurt, although I felt a few twinges in the cervical area last night. Come on, let's see some dilation!!! I have my 38 week checkup on Thursday, so I'll ask her to check me then. I was 50% effaced last week, but no dilation. Will be curious to see if things are moving at all. Still hoping to get some of the work out of the way before getting down to business :LOL .

Oh, and I think my yeast infection is coming back (despite taking multidophilus). So I decided to try the recent suggestion of inserting a clove of garlic at night. For all you ladies who check your cervix, I have new respect for you! There's no way in hell I could get my hand up that far :LOL . I pushed that garlic up as far as I could and figured it was good enough :LOL . Good news is, things seem to be feeling better today. I really don't want a yeast infection at birth, and have the baby get thrush.

Oh, and when I pulled the clove out this morning I winced and said "ow". Um, it was a clove of GARLIC. Any day now, I'm going to be pushing out a BABY'S HEAD, and I'm saying "ow" over a clove of garlic?!?!?! I'm in big, big trouble :LOL .

I have so not been taking naps. I couldn't wait to get off work so I could nap, and now I won't let myself do it. I feel like there's too much to get done. Even if I'm not actually doing anything, I still won't let myself nap. So I'm gonna go take a nap right now!!!

Shana
EDD 7/29/05

[jeanieloz]

Well it looks like tomorrow is the day....

Baby is still breech, and in a bad breech position, he's sideways, head on the right, butt on the left, and his back curving up under my ribs. He almost turned this morning, his head was as low as my right hip, but he just didn't go the rest of the way.
So today at my OB appt, I had another ultrasound, baby looks to be about 9 pounds, The placenta is also low in my uterus, on the right side.
They will be trying to turn him tomorrow morning at about 7:30, I have to get there at 6:30. If everything goes well they will induce labor and then I can birth him, if he doesn't turn well, c-section, and if he does turn or not but is in distress, emergency c-section....
I'm so disappointed. I've tried just about everything that I could do to get this baby to turn, swimming, positioning, etc... He could still turn, and I am hoping and praying that he does, and I think maybe I need to sleep in the knee-chest postion!
Wish me luck....
Donna

[VioletMommy]

Leos, what a sweet baby...I'm sure it made all us mamas-in-waiting even more anxious.
Well, I had a MW appt today. My BP is up, and she kept doing it over and over until the reading was below the original, which was like 130/90. Very yuck, so now I am starting my herbal remedies and eating certain foods to lower it. I am not into using even natural induction methods, and didn't want to use eve primrose, blue cohosh, etc, because I figure that the baby will come when it's ready, and who am I to try to force the little one out? But, that was in ideal circumstances, and I'm strongly opposed to pitocin (who wants that stuff?) so I started some simple things to get stuff moving. But, maybe next week's reading will be just fine and I won't have to hurry up the little one who's still cooking in there. I think my BP is up becuase it's been 95 degrees here the past couple days, and about 88 degrees in our apartment. It's miserable, but if it weren't effecting my BP, I wouldn't care so much, because physically I feel fine otherwise. Baby is in a good position, and I'm 70% effaced. I usually have a foot sticking out of my left side, and I absentmindedly rub it....it will be so weird to not have a baby squirming inside me all the time.
I too have stopped answering the phone. We screen all our calls. DH's ex-wife even called to check how things were going! Everyone comes out of the woodwork towards the end. I also loathe being grilled by family members "So-what did the midwife say?? Does the baby feel lower? Have you had any signs?" etc etc. Sometimes it seems like people are afraid that we'll forget to tell them we've had the baby, so they want to check in all the time to keep tabs on what's going on.
DH is home from now until baby is 6 weeks old, so I have help and support around the house, and he can make dinner now!

Here's a for all us ladies-in-waiting!

Violet due July 18

[Pom]

leos he's tooo cute! seriously, you (or) DH must be hot!

Violet and Jeanie - BP and turny vibes going your way...and just general good luck ones, too, to everyone else waiting!

today we came home from hospital and it's been such a disasterous day from late check outs to traffic to tired meltdowns...poor Baby has heard nothing but bickering from DH, me, and DD.Everyone's tired and stressed out and the apt is a mess. Family starts coming tomorrow, but all our "help" is bailing - people shorteing visits and acting like this is a vacation for them. However, my friends are being dreamy. LOL, is there a stressed out new mommy thread somewhere???

Still, everyone's healthy and I think will be happy soon enough..once all the hormones calm down and things get somehow onto a new schedule.

Leos - how's bfing going? My new one chomps like a champ, but I can't seem to get enough boob inside and so they're already pretty sore and chapped...

[shayinme]

Jeanie, I will keep you in my thoughts.

[Shanana]

Oh, Donna -- sending you turning baby vibes. The way you describe his position sounds sooooo uncomfortable! I can't imagine having her sitting inside me sideways. I will be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping everything goes well.

Violet, hope the temperature and your BP go down ...

Pom, sorry to hear you had a rough day. And what is with your "help" thinking it's a vacation? Glad your friends are helping out. My friend had her baby 2 weeks ago, and her in-laws just spent 4 days with them. She gets along really well with them and said they were a huge help (cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.), but she still ended up totally exhausted, because she felt rude sleeping when the baby slept. So she didn't take any naps, and ended up totally sleep-deprived. I know it was her choice to do that, but I can see where she's coming from. The need to play hostess can run pretty deep, and I worry about doing the same thing! I know right now, when my in-laws come over to help (vacuum, etc.), I feel like I have to be doing something too. Even if I'm exhausted, swollen, etc., I'll pick up, clean the bathroom, etc. So I somehow have the feeling that "help" won't be all that helpful, lol. Thankfully, dh has 3.5 weeks of vacation, and we've talked about him going to half days after 2 weeks so he can spread it out more. I have no problems taking a nap while HE'S working, lol.

I feel weird. I'm not having a BH, but my abdomen still feels weird. I wonder if she's starting to drop. My whole stomach area just feels really, really "full" (moreso than normal, lol).

Shana
EDD 7/29/05

[leosmama20]

Pom, I know how you feel. That was how I felt with my MIL coming. It was like, crap, I have to clean my house because it is a disaster and my MIL is coming.

Okay, I have to say, breastfeeding has gone PERFECTLY (knock, knock on wood) this time. OMGosh. I had soooo many problems with my daughter and I haven't had any problems at all. I have about 5 seconds of mild pain when he first latches and the milk lets down. Otherwise, nothing bad has happened. I have tried to be so careful this time around because with my first, well, one of many problems, was me getting so sore. In fact, I had to pump some feedings early on just because I could not tolerate the pain of nursing. Anyhow, lots of lanolin really helped (I haven't even touched the stuff this time). He is even getting a good latch in bed at night so I have been getting lots of sleep.

My one big problem is my left side "down there" is causing me a lot of pain. It hurts so much. It is so much more swollen than the right side, which feels pretty normal. It also feels so stretched out (yuck I know). Anyhow, it is pretty bad. I can't stand for long or sit on the potty for more than a tiny bit before it swells up and hurts. I did have one of my old tears on my perineium open up, but my mw said it was coming together on its own and not bleeding so I didn't have it stitched. And that isn't what is hurting. I have been trying to do kegels to help bring everything back together. I have been having a lot more problems postpartum this time around. I had some really big clots in the hospital (the size of apples) and I am so sore. I also had really strong uterine cramps with nursing as my uterus contracted (which I have since heard is normal for second pgs). I have also had back and neck spasms. I really think something was pinched during labor and I need to get into the chiropractor. I think part of it is that I pushed this guy out so fast his head was nice and big and round. With dd I pushed for a very long time, and her head was so cone shaped, I am sure it was smaller coming out.

[zoooteacher]

I went on, and on, and on venting on LJ today - probably for the best, since that plus a day of sobbing and I'm feeling less stressed - or maybe I just don't have any energy left to BE stressed???? We're facing the idea of an induction next week since that will be 43 weeks and DH and I made a big baby this time around!!! In the meantime, I've tried everything short of herbs which we'll try when/if I start contracting ....a series of acupunture, chiro, sex, and exercise..... my cervix is effaced and dilating, I lost my mucus plug - it's my uterus that's the problem!!!!!! I can't get that thing to contract worth a damn, stubborn organ that it is. I can try to move things along tomorrow, then we'll have a bio physical profile and a NST follow up at the MW. If I'm contracting on the NST she's sending me home with some herbs to stimulate uterine contractions....and then Friday. Well, then we probalby will have to set a weekend date to try pitocin though MW promises she will wean me off of it as soon as I get in a decent pattern. It's still really, really hard accepting that I got to 43 weeks and my body isn't budging though, esp. cuz we are sure of conception date and pretty sure of size since I've always measured large - large enough to be sent for two US for twins, and since the docotr at the hpospital does, unlike most US techs, have an excellent rep for computing size pretty accurately. Not to mention how a barfy lady who barely eats is still gaining 1.5 lbs each week the past two weeks - all baby. Ug.