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Re: Weekly Randoms Nov 21st
My husband and I have almost fully shirked most of the standards in the last couple years when it was just the two of us. We swapped the turkey/ham for a massive prime rib roast from the local butcher, and I am sooo ready to eat it for a week. I do still love sweet potato casserole and mashed potatoes though, so we’re not completely missing the usuals.
Re: Already discussing induction
Hi! Since I just got induced last night, this is still very fresh in my mind! An epidural was always part of my birth plan so I can’t speak to an unmedicated birth. They started me off on a very low dose of pitocin. Pitocin has levels 1-20 and they try to turn you up every 30 min to get your contractions closer together. At the low levels I was still walking around and dancing through the contractions. I made it to a level 6 and was 5cm dilated when I asked for the epidural. At that point there was about a 45 min wait for the anesthesiologist. The nurse suggested a dose of fentanyl to buy time. The fentanyl definitely helps, but does not take away the pain. If anything, it was just nice to have ahead of the epidural because I was less anxious. The epidural process was very quick and didn’t hurt. The pain relief was fairly instant and 30 min later I was so thankful I had it! I could still feel my legs and move them (not enough to walk, but enough to shift around on the bed). My head remained clear (unlike the fentanyl). They were able to crank up the pitocin (made it to level 8) and baby was out about 5 hours later. I felt no pain during pushing. The nurses brought out a mirror for me so I could see how to push better. Changed positions several times, including all fours. Baby was out in 30 min. I had a minor tear on the labia…that’s it.
For anyone on the fence on getting an epidural - I would say my experience was fantastic. Would highly recommend! 😀
Re: Announcing Your Pregnancy !
This time around it’s baby #3 if all goes well, and we both felt a little more chill about it. So we’re just mentioning it to friends as it makes sense. I’m 9 weeks tomorrow and we’ve told pretty much everyone we see week to week. I’ve been super sick so we didn’t want to stress ourselves out about hiding it.
It’s also meant we have a lot of people praying for this baby, and that means a lot to us!! All 3 living grandparents are local, and have been helping quite a bit.
We may not announce on facebook...ever? We’re not really on there anymore and anyone who hasn’t heard by the time baby’s here is truly not a real friend we talk to, they’re just random people who think they know us. We both feel slightly annoyed by this culture of people feeling like they’re owed every little update and announcement!
I kinda like the idea of just posting a picture of our family of 5 like BOOM. Hehehe
Re: Randoms w/o 11/21
I think people just assume men want sons and women want daughters (a mini-me). Although all I want is a healthy baby, I secretly hope we have another boy because it has been incredible being a "boy mom" and I would love for my son to have a built in bestie.
@iiirene I'm sorry your mom didn't have the best reaction, but so happy for you! Little boys are the best 🥰
@iiirene I'm sorry your mom didn't have the best reaction, but so happy for you! Little boys are the best 🥰
Re: Randoms w/o 11/21
@iiirene I’m so sorry that her reaction was not what you wanted or expected! It’s really interesting to me how people react to boy vs girl. When we announced my son we had numerous people say “aww did you want a girl?” … no, we wanted a healthy baby! Now with our second some have said “so if this one is a boy will you try again for a girl?” And my exact response has been “we want two healthy children! I love my son and would love to have another boy. We won’t be trying for a third as two is what we have always discussed and the outcome is 50/50 no matter what # child it is!” I don’t feel like anyone has those conversations when it’s a girl and that is just so bothersome!
I’m so excited you’re having a boy and it will be such a gift to your son!
Re: Randoms w/o 11/21
Haha @nonlinear_function I so wish you did that. It would have been fantastic.
On another note, I’m a tad disappointed in my moms reaction to me telling her it’s a boy. It wasn’t the worst reaction but she said something along the lines of “A girl would have been nice but we’ll love another little boy too” I am thrilled to be giving my son a little brother. We already have a name picked out. I love being a mama to boys and I feel like if you have anything besides excitement and congratulations to share when someone shared the sex of their baby then keep it to yourself.
Re: Randoms w/o 11/21
@iiirene that's on your mom. Don't let it get to you. That's honestly one of the reasons we're keeping the sex a secret. I don't want anyone's opinion on anything related to the baby unless I ask for it, and the less we say, the less likely we are to get unwanted opinions.
Re: Weekly Randoms 11/21
I just have to say how exiting it was to open the app and see all the threads full of life! Let’s keep it going 
Re: Ultrasound Thread
🥰 it’s a boy!Anatomy scan went well. I was having quite a bit of anxiety about it since we have received so much bad news lately but the doctor said everything looks good. Unfortunately we weren’t able to talk about it much with her as she was getting called to go deliver a baby.
Re: Weekly Check In November 21
@karbaud Evidenced Based Practice just published 3 pocket guides - one of which talks about all the different types of inductions that can be done and weighs the pros and cons of each strategy. Plus they also have free articles on advanced maternal age risks and birthing positions to reduce the risk of tearing that is worth looking into.
@seeds_of_joy I totally understand the sweet cravings. I’m in the same boat. I hope you find the book useful. I will say, she uses a lot of almond, dairy and eggs in her recipes but offer a lot of dairy free alternatives which should help you significantly. There are some almond free recipes that will be useful to you. She has a good allergen index in the back to note which foods do not have almond and can use dairy alternatives.
