APRIL for June '04 Toddlers! 22 months and counting! - Page 10

[Smithie]

Good grief. Fir all the effect that stuff had, I may as well have been putting droppersfull of water under my tounge. I guess it's not time.

Man, I hope I don't get another full-blown UTI... :

[3girlsmommy]

smithie- go take a nice warm bath and have a little glass of wine and relax. It might help everything kick in and if not well you got to relax a little.

Or you could have a little conversation w/ the little bugger and tell him/her that you don't want to get sick again and that if it is all possible it is time for him/her to make his/her appearance. I have a friend who swears that her oldest was born when he was because of a similar conversation.

[Smithie]

I tried that (not the wine part as I was busy pounding the cohosh, but the bath and conversation part). She's just not on board with my agenda

[Queen of Cups]

And, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to bring a waterproof vibrator into the tub (if you have one) - I have a friend who started her labor that way! Really great sex worked for me, either way you can have a fun evening!

I'm going nuts. Killy just had a huge screaming hysterical fit because I wouldn't let him stir the sausage on the stove. The burner was on high and he is just way too grabby. You'd think I was the meanest mommy in the world. And what really pisses me off is that DH is standing there with Ellie crying 2 feet from him and it doesn't occur to him to pick her up until I say, "Pick her up!" WTF? His hearing is fine and he's a genius - why can't he figure this little thing out?

[Smithie]

"WTF? His hearing is fine and he's a genius - why can't he figure this little thing out?"

Do you live at my house?

[3girlsmommy]

Originally Posted by Smithie

"WTF? His hearing is fine and he's a genius - why can't he figure this little thing out?"

Do you live at my house?

Or mine? We'll be in the car and one of the kids will repeatly ask for something and he doesn't "hear" them. I either get frustrated w/ him or get whatever they need while I'm driving.

[dharmama]

Originally Posted by 3girlsmommy

Or mine? We'll be in the car and one of the kids will repeatly ask for something and he doesn't "hear" them. I either get frustrated w/ him or get whatever they need while I'm driving.

Ugh. Totally. DH was driving today and I was on the phone with my sister. Even while listening to what my sis was saying I could hear Lil asking questions in the backseat over and over. DH was like NO CLUE!!! I had to keep saying excuse me to my sis and answering her questions or to say...Papa, Lil would like to know where her book is (or whatever it was she was asking about). SO annoying!!!! :

[Balancin1]

Oh Liz. I'm so sorry about your cat. Mine died three years ago on Valentine's Day after a long fight with kidney failure, I miss her so much. She seizured out too (at the ER vets) and I don't think she felt anything. It is scary to watch it though.

Mum, OMG about your DH quitting his job and not telling you. Holy Moly. In your shoes I'd just be starting to get pissed as the stun wears off--but maybe you are more easygoing than me?

Smithie, hope you can reason with your little girl and get her to come out now. What happens if she doesn't? Are you still planning a homebirth?

My narrowly-averted crisis of the week is that I was called for standby jury service a couple weeks ago for tomorrow and never wrote my letter asking to be excused because I can't leave my DD. I hate it when I forget to do crap like that. Luckily I called and I don't even have to go. Though since DH has been gone for the last two weeks and the tantrums around here are just reaching new heights, I have to say that jury duty sounds like a little slice of adult-only heaven.

[dharmama]

Well....my water just broke!!!!

[3girlsmommy]

Originally Posted by dharmama

Well....my water just broke!!!!

Yahoo!!!! Did you steal Smithie's labor vibes????? Happy birthing!!! And baby smithie feel free to share a birthday w/ baby dharmama!!

[3girlsmommy]

Erin- How are you this morning?? Hopefully you are snuggling a new little baby!

Mummoth- I think I would go balistic if my dh quit his job w/out consulting me.


Hey did I tell you all the great news??? I don't know if any of you will remember me telling you about my cousin who lost her baby at 28 weeks about 18 months ago? Anyway she needed to have an U/S because they thought she had a cyst on her ovaries. They looked at her uterus and discovered that she has a strip of skin that runs down the entire length of her uterus and that is what caused her to miscarry and to give birth to Elizbeth at 28 weeks. They think she has had multiple miscarries and that everytime she has had a "hard" period it wasn't a problem w/ her ovaries, like they thought, but a miscarriage. The GREAT news is... they can fix it and she will be able to have a baby!!!! I'm so excited for them!! They are both such nice people and have wanted a baby for SO long. All that they have been through makes me realize how lucky I am! Just thought I'd share!

[LizD]

Can't wait to read the birth announcements!

Smithie, my friend had to alternate tinctures of cohosh for a whole day before anything kicked in, and even then we weren't sure if it was the castor oil that did it. Good luck!

[Smithie]

Yay Erin! You can have my labor vibes for today, you need them more than I do!

I took some EPO yesterday and this morning, I think I'll just do that, and have red hawt all nite sexxx, and guzzle water and cranberry capsules, for the next couple of days. Having experienced the castor oil thing, I'd honestly rather give birth birth with a UTI :

Re: homebirth and UTI, I think it depends on how much discmofort I'm in. My mw is willing to do it, but the pain of a full-on infection plus the regular ol' pain of dilation might be a bit much to handle. If I go to the hospital, I'll get an epi, but I'll also get a big whopping dose of IV antibiotics when they catch on to the fact that my pee is full of bacteria. And then I'll probably get thrush. Aaaaaauuuuugh. No good choices there.

Maybe I'll go jogging today

[eilonwy]

Wow, lots of stuff going on. , Liz, that sounds like a horrible mess. I don't even know what to say, except that I hope things get better soon.

Mum- I'd be beyond pissed if Mike quit his job without telling me, without any discussion at all. : he's not the only person who'd be affected by that decision!

Smithie- It's bad enough having a UTI after you give birth, I can't imagine having it during (with no epidural; I had one when BeanBean was born, but I also had pain relief).

BooBah's impetigo is almost gone. The bad news is, she's passed it to Bella. At least I've managed to keep BooBah's fingers out of Bella's face. Yick.

Bella's growing, and it's fan-freaking-tastic. She really seems bigger every day. I told Mike that I thought we should get some small diaper covers, because we have mediums and newborns but the elastic is totally shot in all the smalls. He said he thinks that we should wait, because she might go from a newborn into a medium. Looking at her, it's entirely possible-- if she puts some weight onto her thighs. She's got the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a baby. Chicken legs! It's possible that there will only be a week or two of "overlap" time, though, so I'm going to use Julie's clever fleece suggestion for the interim.

The kids have been so quiet today... it's strange. It makes me nervous. I wanted to take them to the park today but it was wet and rainy this morning and will probably continue to be wet and rainy until the sun goes down. They didn't mind at all.

[Doodlebugsmom]

Originally Posted by dharmama

Well....my water just broke!!!!

Yay! I hope you're resting with your little one right now!

Smithie, you're next! I've got my fingers crossed that labor will start soon!

[eilonwy]

Total non-sequitor, but didn't someone on this thread have a baby with a tongue tie? I think Bella has one and I'd like some ideas on dealing with it, because nursing still hurts like a and that sucks.

[Doodlebugsmom]

Rynna, I can't remember if anyone on this thread had a babe with tongue-tie. I do remember HeatherSanders had a babe with tongue-tie and she clipped it herself with no problem at all. Maybe you could PM her. She used to be the Mod of the diapering forum, but she isn't anymore. I'm sure she's still a relatively active member here, though.

[Balancin1]

OOOH! Erin! So excited for you!

smithie, yeowch. I never thought about a UTI + labor pain together. gosh I wish I had some good suggestion but instead I will just send labor vibes your way.

[dharmama]

Hi - Erin's DH here at Erin's side... thought you'd all want to know she's happilly, peacefully snuggling Quinn Joseph!

She pretty much wowed all of us - her midwife, doula & myself - as well as the whole staff here - with a beautiful natural birth.

Life is Good! Thanks for all your positive energy!

[Queen of Cups]

Yay! Congrats!