Weekly thread June 25-July 1 - Page 11

[Lissybug]

Keri- Yuck, I HATE insomnia. I slept alright last night, but I sure can relate to your post.

bArb- Glad you at least have something creative out. What are you knitting with your nice yarn? I've been sort of weepy the last couple days too. Have felt myself at just that point of tears a few times over what seem like nothing recently. All I can say is I hope it's hormonal and has to do with getting closer to labor. I don't like feeling so vulnerable. When is your move?

Liz- this is going to post long after you posted you intro, but welcome!

[Mel L]

Keri- I was up with you at about the same time! I think Bella is going through her growth spurt a few days early because she was up every 2 hours to feed. Until...oh...yesterday, we had to wake her up so she could eat most of her meals. So, she is either growing or waking up. Either way, we are exhausted. I am also coming down with something because my throat is killing me! I am going to try to sleep as much as possible today to try to get rid of whatever this is. One of the only things I hate about breastfeeding is that I tend to get sick pretty easily. My immune system still hasn't fully recovered from my illness, and it is even harder when someone is taking all my antibodies. Oh well!

At least Benji is really doing better with his potty training! He is almost ready for underwear, but I am putting it off a little longer. He is wearing the gerber pants around the house some days (basically really thick underwear).

My tea is ready! Yea! Hope everyone has a great start to July!

[pilllowhead]

Screw resting and staying at home all the time, I'm going out for a curry! Against Dh's advice I must say, but some good friends who moved to America are here and it's always fun with them, besides, I'll get the spicy food in and hopefully go into labour later this evening
I must say though that I feel like throwing up and am wondering if this should stop me from going, I'm so bad at listening to myself! So I'm now 3 days past due, according to the scan and Ds was born 4 days and a curry late.
I do love looking online everyday and seeing more birth announcements.

[Panthira]

I have a bad headache again today. I've been getting them more often recently, accompanied by some awful charlie-horse-like cramps in my shoulders, and stuffy sinuses. How weird. My BP is normal, so I know it's not pre-e or anything like that. I just give myself a headache. Using the Neti Pot seems to help a little. Putting an ice pack on my shoulders and forehead also seem to help.

38 weeks today. Baby is still riding high. We have everything just about ready for a home birth, even the last payment for the midwives. If I had to guess I would say I have 3 more weeks to go until birth. Ive had zero signs that labor is coming, beyond some pretty intense BH ctx.

I'm getting anxious that something might happen to the baby, and I need to stop those thoughts. They aren't productive in any sense. I had them for the last two babies too, and I need to remember that. Both babies are wonderful and healthy, and downstairs causing havoc at this very moment.

I know this isn't the norm, but I'm so excited this will be my last pregnancy and I never have to do this again. After being pregnant 3x in 3 yrs, this gets old fast, and I never particularly enjoyed pregnancy to begin with. Just... come out healthy baby!

[DoulaClara]

, Panthira. Sorry about the headache- and I hear ya on the paranoid thoughts. I also feel like I'm going to be pregnant for about another 100 years.

I've been thinking so much about the language people use... especially today. In church this AM, it was all, "Oh poor you..." and women helpfully telling me that "doctors don't allow you to go 9 days past the due date..." I told her I was comfortable waiting for my baby and body to do what it does. It just completely raises my neck hairs to hear about what doctors will or won't "allow" people to do. It's seriously making me ill. And I feel like Sisyphus when it comes to trying to make a change in birth language of at least the people in contact with me. Really, I'm just too tired and crabby to be polite anymore. Birth the way you want, that's fantastic but don't DARE tell me what I should or ought to do.

Rant over.

[jee'smom]

Originally Posted by Mel L

I am also coming down with something because my throat is killing me! I am going to try to sleep as much as possible today to try to get rid of whatever this is. One of the only things I hate about breastfeeding is that I tend to get sick pretty easily. My immune system still hasn't fully recovered from my illness, and it is even harder when someone is taking all my antibodies. Oh well!

You have more than enough antibodies going through your body to share. The problem is that it must be too draining on your energy. I wish I knew something that could help you with that, but with having Benji around, it's not like you can rest alot! Good luck, Mel!

Clara~ I can't stand when people say stuff like that either!

[jee'smom]

OK, so after I got done typing, around 4am, I went downstairs and started sorting laundry. Went through all of my maternity clothes and packed away the ones that I know I won't use anymore. Took apart the cradle my bro and SIL lent me and washed all of the fabric, did a couple loads of laundry and started on the storage space, but ds woke up, so I had to stop. I finally went to bed around 5:30am, only to have ds wake up again at 6am. Completely. wide. awake. ugh! So, he watched TV for almost 2 hr. and fell back asleep. We got up about 10am. So I had from 2-4 hrs. of sleep (at least I got that!) That's one thing I won't miss about this pg! My dh is at work, and he's like "Would you please stop for the day now, I really don't want you going into labor yet." He said this b/c it's 2pm here and I haven't stopped yet- but I did get the kids closet cleaned out and all of the baby shoes, socks, etc., gone through and put into appropriate bins, labelled, and put in the attic; oh and the hall closet cleaned, and more stuff- don't want to bore you with the details... I think I might stop now. I'm going to go make homemade eggplant parmesan for dinner. YUM!!!

[fw221]

Originally Posted by Lissybug

bArb- Glad you at least have something creative out. What are you knitting with your nice yarn? I've been sort of weepy the last couple days too. Have felt myself at just that point of tears a few times over what seem like nothing recently. All I can say is I hope it's hormonal and has to do with getting closer to labor. I don't like feeling so vulnerable. When is your move?

In theory I bought it to knit shorties for Thomas and to crochet amigurumi. My hands are so swollen I don't even want to attempt anything just yet. *sigh* When is this baby coming out?

We fly out on July 19th.

[manitobamama]

Keri, Slow down girl you are making me feel so lazy! Are you feeling nesty?
Clara, I hear ya I am getting so annoyed at idiots too! Love the question are you having an epidural! NOOOOOOO I want to scream at them! and when I answer politely no I'm having a homebirth! Their eyes pop out of their heads and say how brave I am? WTH, brave no just want to birth the way I know is best for my baby and me! ok rant over!

We just got in a few hours ago from camping Shhheeesh I'm tired! Not much sleep when the wind is trying to take down your tent. I tried to sleep in the van but that didn't work so well either! Now dh has unpacked the van and I have the wonderful task of unpacking everything and putting stuff away/organize the camp boxes etc. OH JOY I"m so wanting to do that!
On a fun note, my good friend and his partner stopped by to visit us at the lake with their adorable almost two year old. She is so precious! Made dh and I remember what it will be like to have a toddler running around ! The twins had a blast but it never got nice enough to go canoeing or swimming! I am going over to post my 38 week pic in front of our tent just so I remember how crazy I was to go camping at 38 weeks!

Happy Canada Day to all you Canadians!

Happy Babymoon to all you new mamas with your babes in your arms! I can't wait!

[bdavis337]

Jolene, you are CRAZY!! Tent camping at full term?? Holy schmoly!!!!!

[fw221]

So much for #2 coming earlier than #1. By this time with dd I was at the hospital & suffering through back labor. Thomas still has 6.5 hours to be birthed to beat her record, but somehow I doubt he'll do it. *sigh*

[jee'smom]

Originally Posted by manitobamama

Keri, Slow down girl you are making me feel so lazy! Are you feeling nesty?

Girl, I've been like this since January. Seriously. I had NO energy while pg with dd, regular energy (but died a couple of times a day) with ds, and am on hyperdrive with this one. Constantly. That's how I got so much done in the house (EVERY cabinet, drawer, etc. has been gone through in my WHOLE house- even made dh take EVERYTHING out of the attic for me to sort through EVERY bin- MASSIVE decluttering and cleaning- that's how I made almost $700 at my yard sale!). I wanted it all done by June, and I attained that goal. There are only a few things left on my list, that if they don't get done by the time Kalia comes, I really don't care. The other day, I was like, "Who the hell do I think is coming into this house, the Queen of England?" : Of course most of my time is spent picking up after the kids and other household chores- I JUST got the dishes done and kitchen cleaned up before dinner, and there's the dinner dishes now sitting in the sink... I'm just too tired to do them. ugh.

bArb~ If I had this one when I had Jee, she'd be two weeks old today!