Daily Check In for 1/20 - Page 2

[simplehome]

Gooey DS didn't get to sleep until 10:15 last night because he just couldn't breathe (the late afternoon nap didn't help, either----he's not napping in general, so this really threw him off). Baby didn't really get to sleep until then, either. But she slept until 3:30, which was nice. She was up and down the rest of the night (just nursing a ton, trying to get the milk going!), but has been asleep in bed now for 2.5 hours. It has been a nice break to read some books to DS, eat breakfast, and take my first shower since birth. Ahhh......

DS is being a monster, since he only ended up with 7.5 hours of sleep. Luckily my mother is very understanding and is just laughing about it (not to his face, of course). I REALLY appreciate her help, and would like to come up with a nice way to thank her.

I'm going to go work on writing a birth story while the baby is still sleeping. And perhaps trying to figure out what to name her.

Take care, everyone!

[Mamazon]

morning/afternoon ladies..

nothing new on the homefront here.. teh past 2 days though have been UGH.. back pains which pretty much were like my 1st labor started Friday night and I thought for sure I would have a baby this weekend.. nada.. they fizzled out after I fell asleep last night.. today just regular contractions and NO BACK PAIN!! Woot!!... but I was soooooo grouchy yesterday I didn't even want to be around myself!!

On a good note though.. Tue is my next appt and ALSO THE FULL MOON.. so maybe that will help things along..

OH and laugh for the day.....

We all complain about being late or other going before us..

can you imagine us if we were elephants???

"The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (265 lb) "

So yeah... I am sooo glad we are only pregnant for 9-10 months... NOT 22... and only have a 7-10lbs vs a almost 300lber!!

[mb122]

HCM - that's where i'm at. resignation - not at peace - but resignation (about my posterior baby). after weeks of trying, i also figure this baby is posterior for a reason. i've been told stories of women who did it, some with lots of pain, but others who did it (birthed naturally, quickly, etc.) not even knowing the baby was posterior.

and then i hear of lots of women whose babies turned during labor. that's what i'm hoping happens.

[carmelnap]

Oh, so I a on here while I wait for the ok to go to my baby shower. They won't let me come down just yet. So I have come to hang out with you lovely ladies while I wait.

[eloise24]

I'm here (39 weeks or so) and SO mentally ready to have this baby! If bad moods are predictors of labor, I'm having this baby in five minutes, hahaha! Seriously though, I'm working myself mentally to have this baby this week, for a number of reasons. We'll see what happens! I'm looking for that full moon on Tuesday and getting ready to do lots of walking. Hope to see that little face soon!

[amandamac]

39wks 5 days

Hello, Jan Mamas,

I am due on the full moon...really hoping that helps me get started. I don't think I've had a single Brax this whole pregnancy. BabyMac is still sooo active, it makes me think he/she isn't planning to come this week at all. There's no more room left, and my ribs are so sore. I think it will take another week for me to become impatient, right now I'm just enjoying time where I can rest, and clean the house.

I am a little nervous about getting the cloth diapers on thier little butt, but I order snappies, and have been practicing folding angle style. I think the other big thing I need to practice is the moby wrap, when I first opened it, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. The cloth seemed a mile long, but I think, I should be able to get the hang of it...really I should be more nervous about birth and breastfeeding, but for some odd reason, I'm not.


Warm Wishes to you all!


anudi01 - It sounds like you are doing everything possible to get rid of your sinus infection, feel better soon!
On Chirstmas day I woke up with a sore throat and sinus infection here is what I did:
I used 2tbls of apple cider vinegar per cup of hot water, with a tsp of manuka honey to help cure the sinus/throat infection. It worked like magic for me...really great for clearing the lungs, too! Also, cut out dairy, which increases mucus, just for a few days.

HardCoreMom - I hope your baby turns :-) Is it possible that the baby can turn while you are in labor? I'm just asking, this will be my first time. I don't even know how to tell if the baby is posterior, I am just trusting that the baby will do what it needs to, or I will have some back pain...expecting counter pressure from the hubby if that is the case.

[muttix2]

HardCoreMom I had back labor with each of my boys but much worse with my youngest. If there is a chance you might have it there are a few things you should get. A rolling pin, a couple tennis balls, and a heating pack (one of those rice things or something else safe to use). With my youngest the backup midwife used her elbows to rub my back and that felt GREAT. I needed constant counter pressure during the contractions and nothing felt like enough pressure except that. I believe she might have even been putting a lot of her weight onto my back also. This baby is in a weird position too so I'm expecting back labor again. This time I'm going to try laying over a birth ball while dh applies counter pressure to my back. I don't know if that one will work but you might want to try that too.

I am pissed off. Today is my due date and despite everything, I never anticipated going past today. I tried to prepare myself for it but really, I didn't expect to go past today. My oldest was born on his due date, youngest two days before. We had some issues with dating as I didn't have solid dates to start with. Regardless, I'm pissed off.

[HardCoreMom]

thanks for that, muttix. i am so very unprepared for anything drawn-out. your list of items to bring makes me want to also pack a baseball bat, cause i'm guessing the pain may make me want someone just to whack my back repeatedly....

who knows, maybe i'm totally psyching myself out. i can feel his butt up in my upper left side, i just still feel his knees out my right, so i know he's not laying entirely one way or another. i'm very curious as to where his head is positioned these days. my mw and i haven't been doing internals, but i'm thinking that i'll ask for one at my appt on wednesday, so she can at least try to assess how his head is laying in my pelvis. i hope i make it till wednesday (40 wks tomorrow), but i don't have any feelings to the contrary.

i have never felt such a lack of confidence in my body as i do these days. and that's toxic, i know.

i don't even want to read any birth affirmations.

off to exercise- you'd think that working out for hours a day, every day of this pregnancy, would help assure a good position. but alas...

sigh....

(pondering that baseball bat)

[Dov'sMom]

Originally Posted by Mamazon

OH and laugh for the day.....

We all complain about being late or other going before us..

can you imagine us if we were elephants???

"The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (265 lb) "

So yeah... I am sooo glad we are only pregnant for 9-10 months... NOT 22... and only have a 7-10lbs vs a almost 300lber!!

Just about nine months ago I was telling DH about how much I wanted to be pregnant again. He was like, "What? You want another one already?" (DS was 5 months old). I said, "no, I don't want another baby yet, I just want to be pregnant again! I want to be pregnant like an elephant -- for two years."



Today is the day I went into labor with DS1. Well, sort of -- I was also due on Wednesday, and it was Sunday night that I went into labor. So I'm paying attention to every twinge wondering and hoping -- though it would be fairly inconvenient right now and I would be very pleased to avoid the 60 hour labor I had last time.

[HardCoreMom]

Originally Posted by amandamac

HardCoreMom - I hope your baby turns :-) Is it possible that the baby can turn while you are in labor? I'm just asking, this will be my first time. I don't even know how to tell if the baby is posterior, I am just trusting that the baby will do what it needs to, or I will have some back pain...expecting counter pressure from the hubby if that is the case.

yeah, babies can turn at any point, leading up to or during labor, and a fair percentage of them do turn in labor. i just don't want to be one of those people who chews through a washcloth in the pain of a baby who doesn't turn. cause i'm really not the epidural sort.

my mw assures me that he may turn, and that even if he doesn't, some women experience no additional pain or lengthening of labor due to the posterior positioning. and i guess there is evidence out there that if you've labored previously with an anterior-facing baby, your uterus is kind of "mapped," so that the posterior baby tends to follow the path the previous baby made... if that makes any sense. not of any consequence to you, since this is your first, though.

does that help any?
hcm

[Hollysmom]

Late check in today and I haven't had time to read the thread. Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still here....no baby. Contractions, no sleep blah blah blah........

[amandamac]

Originally Posted by HardCoreMom

yeah, babies can turn at any point, leading up to or during labor, and a fair percentage of them do turn in labor. i just don't want to be one of those people who chews through a washcloth in the pain of a baby who doesn't turn. cause i'm really not the epidural sort.

my mw assures me that he may turn, and that even if he doesn't, some women experience no additional pain or lengthening of labor due to the posterior positioning. and i guess there is evidence out there that if you've labored previously with an anterior-facing baby, your uterus is kind of "mapped," so that the posterior baby tends to follow the path the previous baby made... if that makes any sense. not of any consequence to you, since this is your first, though.

does that help any?
hcm

HardCoreMom

Thank you for the information. I guess, I'll just have to wait and see what happens my first time around. I am sorry you are feeling so down right now. I hope the baby is in the right position for you, and that all of your efforts and exercise pay off in the end.

Sending warm thoughts your way!

[kehliouise]

hcm-i had back labor with ds and it was pretty awful. my mother says that she also had back labor with both of her births. ofcourse she didn't know what back labor was back then. i don't think they educated mothers in her day. she just knew it really sucked. well my ds didn't turn until right before he came out. it made the pain terrible, but i don't think it slowed down progress. from very first contraction to having him out it was about 17 hours. which is here is just average. active labor was only about 7 hours, which is pretty short. this baby is facing my left side with his back against my right side. he is still rotating around in there but i would say about 75% of the time i feel his back on my right side. i really don't want another posterior birth, but since i tried really hard to turn my first baby and it didn't work i just haven't really done anything at all this time. i'm guessing that i babies follow the path of the previous baby then this one will also be posterior and make me want to die during birth, but hopefully this one will be shorter than or about than same length of time as the first.

i think that on this same topic...sorta...i have been very not worried about this birth and now that is making me think that all sorts of bad things will happen because i have anticipated a lovely, nice, birth. that is what i obsess over now.

well my family has been here this weekend and it has really allowed me to sort of get my mind off of constantly wanting to go into labor. my official due date is tuesday, but i have decided to mentally change my due date to jan 30 (just a random day). so far that is helping, but i know when my family leaves tomorrow afternoon and i'm back to being at home with ds all day doing our normal rutine i will go back to being miserable about not having a baby yet.