daily 07/09 - Page 3

[aprilsfools]

I just go back from meeting DH downtown for lunch, and well ladies, it turns out that in addition to fruit juice, fried clams also help with constipation. I really hope I don't go into labor this afternoon- I don't think they are going to be very good coming back up.

Still, it was worth it. For some reason it felt incredibly decadent to eat out at a swanky place in the city with DH and his business partner...and the clams, oh, were they yummy! :::

[sunnymw]

LOL april


Took a nap, ate some more, having some contractions that mainly just ache in my lower back and wrap around to my pubic bone (that IS a ctx right?) and last about 45s-1m. But they are only coming every 20+ minutes. Ugh.

[Bad Horse]

We're supposed to be heading to the mall to bring my ipod to the apple store. I'm not looking forward to the walking on the one hand, but one the other I know it will be good for me.

I just have sinus funk today that feel likes rubber cement and it makes me dizzy. It tempts me to try the neti pot again. But the one time I tried it about 2 years ago, it was an AWFUL experience

[delightedbutterfly]

Ugh I don't feel good today.

More water in my system is good but I just feel like I could throw up and laying down isn't helping and I did that all yesterday. But I also don't wanna go out.

Today was the first day I felt DONE tho. I just want the baby. I know they are so much easier in but I just want to start getting myself back to "normal" even though I know that will take a long while. I was just starting to feel it after about a year and a half/2 years with DD

[Mom2Lex&Cay]

Down to a week left until EDD and just taking things day by day here.

A few days ago DH came into the kitchen and told me how ready he is to have our baby in his arms. I couldn't decide if I wanted to melt or bite his head off! Part of me was thinking "How sweet!" and the other part "No shit, how do you think I feel?! If I could get her here any faster don't you think I would?" I actually managed something in between the 2.

I guess it's not the waiting I mind so much. I do have a ton I could be doing, it's just being so tired and uncomfortable that I'm not getting anything done while I wait that's driving me crazy.

I've been increasingly crampy each day. That's a new one for me. I didn't ever feel "that time of the month" crampy before my other 2. It's almost more annoying to me than the ctrx because it's more constant.

I decided to check myself last night since I hadn't in a while and found I'm a loose 4cm. Actually broke out the ruler to measure the distance between my fingers. At this point I'm not sure if that was a good idea. I can't decide if I'm pleased to have made that much progress or feeling like just get on with it, how much more do I need to go?!

Sending labor vibes to all of you who are close!!!

[Tenk]

OH, my doc just called in a low dose steroid for me to get rid of the PUPPS rash before Bodie gets here. I know that a lot of you wouldn't do that, but holy sh!t is it terrible. Did you know that PUPPS can go on for UPTO 6 weeks AFTER you have your baby???? Who freaking started this crap anyway...LOL. I agreed to the meds b/c I just can't handle the itching anymore, and I NEED to NOT itch. ok, I'm done complaining for a minute.

[finnegansmom]

So I get myself ready (ie, put on real clothes) and dress my screaming, cranky 21 month old, go to the car to drive to meet the doula in training we hope to use for the birth and of course, my car won't start. Because. My husband left my trunk ajar. Are you kidding? It's 90 here, I'm sweating my ar**se off and i've been having crampy contractions all day. I'm so miserable and annoyed. Ugh.

[pazerific]

tenk--i am so sorry you're itchy! i'm not too into meds, but if i had a rash that miserable, i would do anything i could to get rid of it. that's sorta how i looked at my decision to go on prevacid. sure, it's not ideal to take meds while pg, but when you're woken up at least once a week choking on vomit, you start to get desperate.

finnegansmom--that sucks! i would be so frustrated!

i'm hanging in there today. not feeling quite as happy/relaxed for whatever reason. just kinda woke up on the wrong side of the bed i guess. of course that prompted DH to ask if we're having the baby tonight. at least i can admit that i'm grouchy though. i was kinda hoping to hit the water park today, but i just don't have the motivation to leave the house. kinda lame, but oh well. tomorrow will be better.

i'm feeling stressed about this babe's position. it's still pretty posterior (i think it's LOP today) and in spite of my best efforts to get at least 1-2x a day, avoid sitting reclined, and all that other jazz, this babe just won't turn and stay put. i had a really long hard labor with dd, and i don't really want to have to go there again. i just really really really hope this babe's labor is shorter and stays home from start to finish. :

xixstar and punky monkey where are you? i remember seeing "this might be it"s from both of you early today and yesterday, and haven't seen you online since. hope all is going well!!!!!

[xixstar]

Originally Posted by pazerific

xixstar and punky monkey where are you? i remember seeing "this might be it"s from both of you early today and yesterday, and haven't seen you online since. hope all is going well!!!!!

well maybe we're busy birthing babies or cuddling them... hmmmmm. ;0

Unfortunately, for me at least, thats not the case. After very consistent contractions from 11pm - 5am that seemed like the real deal, they just stopped. I was finally able to get some sleep around 6am and took a short nap, went out to breakfast with dh (who stayed home) and did a little shopping with a few scattered contractions, and back home to another nap. Sadly nothing has picked back up and I'm trying to not be all disappointed since I've had various bits of contractions before this and was pretty sure this was actually it. Oh well.

My only question about them all night long was how they weren't hurting but I also couldn't sleep through them. But I was also doing the hypno stuff all night long too and figured that was actually working pretty well. So we're just a bit closer to the real thing and even more stuff is ready now, though still not everything!

[pazerific]

i was hoping you were cuddling a babe. i'm glad you were at least able to get a break and some rest though!

[lorelei]

More crampy-type ctx going on here- I am not getting my hopes up though. I think I'm finally, mostly, coming to terms with the fact that babe will come when she's ready, not when I'd prefer.

So... I still hope it's sooner rather than later, but I am just playing the waiting game now to see if these ctx pan out in to real labor and trying to ignore them as best I can in the meantime.

I feel like I should go for a walk, but I have enough trouble breathing just walking to the bathroom today. I have been trying to stay rested, relaxed and fed today, but still the ctx come. Maybe our babe will come soon.

Oh! I'm dilated to 3cm as of my mw appt yesterday around 3pm. So that's something to be happy about at least. Progress, sweet progress.

I think the baby's head might be posterior even though her body isn't. I'm wondering if that's why I've 2x had what I thought was real labor starting and then it doesn't go anywhere. Any idea on how to reposition babe's head? I've been doing the pelvic rocks and ostrich- aka: ass in the air face on the bed, nothing is working so far.

[Hadleychick]

Yamilee- that comment was so mean! Maybe she is just losing her mind! Grrr.
I am 37w3d today. I am so excited about all these babies coming. DS was born at exactly 2 wks early so I keep telling people that this babe could come by Sunday. But I am also trying not to psych myself up about it either.

Today I finally got to one of the only stores in this state that has extensive cloth diaper supplies. I got my snappis! The store actually closed before I got there, I miscalculated distance and the other errands I had to run. It was over an hour away and I didn't dare give up when I got close. But I paid over the phone by credit card and they taped the bag to the door. Argh. I hadn't felt ready until I had that bag in my hand. I know that seems really silly and I still have so much to do. But I now feel ready and relieved.

I can't wait to see all those pretty baby photos!
Headed to bed to try and sleep despite the heat.
H

[Bad Horse]

pazerific, I totally hear you with the heartburn thing. I had to give that idea up a few pregnancies ago and take drugs for mine. Ugh!

Tenk, I cannot even imagine PUPPS or any other itchy stuff right now in pregnancy. That is like 10 fold of the torture it already is for me. Hideous. I also would be doing pretty much anything I could to survive it.
Do what you need to do!

finnegansmom - Oh suck. Boo hiss! I would have been quite ticked off myself.

Oh goodness, I cannot tell you how excited I am to be going to the chiro tomorrow. YAYYAYYAY!

And I'm also getting an eye exam (I am refusing a glaucoma test though, this time! I have enough trauma being pregnant, I HATE that test! It's an irrational fear of mine. So it getting stuck for a blood sugar test with a lancet. I hate the not knowing when it's coming and it always makes me jump! I do not like being startled )

I have finally really had to concede the need for full time glasses in this last year. I'm very squinty at this point.