Tuesday Randoms.

Wino411

theresat858 said:

Oh! I was catching up while mobile earlier and forgot to comment on the swaddle thing.

We will be swaddling.  With velcro swaddling blankets. Because I'm just not talented enough to do that shit with a regular blanket.

I have one swaddle me, one sleep sack & one hybrid (a swaddle me that you can use with arms in or out)... we'll see which one this kid prefers, but at least I've got all my bases covered. 

If he's anything like me though, he'll prefer arms in. I'm a tucker! I hate to be wrapped in blankets but I always tuck a hand in my shirt or shorts (Al Bundy style) when I sleep. 

pnwlover12

Appt with the mw at 130 today. Boooo. I like my appts in the morning. But seeing as how I cancelled my appt last week I need to get my ass there.

trisharenee0316

BTW, SWADDLE 4 LYFE!!!  My daughter would not sleep without a swaddle and would wake herself up with her flailing arms.  To be fair, her sleep improved the most when we moved to a double swaddle.  She would actively fight the single swaddle so we thought maybe she didn't like it.  Then she didn't sleep.  So we tried the double swaddle and that was enough weight on her, I guess, that she stopped fighting and gave in to the sweet slumber.  I definitely would do it again.  We used SwaddleMe velcro swaddles on the bottom, and then an A+A swaddle on top.  I felt like a baby ninja when we figured it out.

Wino411

MRSclarke08 said:

This is all I can think of with the "walking out the baby" mentions is Unk's "Walk It Out" (I can't post the video...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxjZM-d_ShI

 

You seriously just took me back! I moved to Atlanta in 2005 and used to go to this ghetto establishment AKA "da club" with my friends. The kind of place where dudes would catch the Marta from Bankhead to attend... with gold grills & dark shades. DJ Unk was in heavy rotation at that place! Good times... no wonder they closed that place. It was in Buckhead of all places! lol

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MuffinMom14

Emerald27 said:

DS spent the entire latter half of my pregnancy with his little fists up on either side of his face, and after he was born, he wanted to always have his little fists up like that when he slept. He hated having his arms down...so he wouldn't let us swaddle him. I still have some swaddle-me Velcro things (brand new unopened...not sure why we never returned them) and plenty of swaddling blankets, so if this LO likes swaddling, we'll be prepared. All of that said, bedsharing babies should not be swaddled while asleep next to mom, so we won't be swaddling at night regardless. He can be swardled for naps and during the day if he likes it. ETA: man, I win the award for most times saying swaddled in one post. :P

I'm glad you said that. We don't PLAN to bedshare, but we also know that my husband refused to sleep as a baby unless he was in bed with my MIL. That's the story anyway. So, we don't PLAN on doing it, but you never know, so just knowing that little fact, I can keep it in my back pocket.

MuffinMom14

savagek7 said:

@SPurp13 I have no idea what you looked like in the dream, it was literally just a body with a pregnant belly. Or maybe I was just really rude in my dream and didn't look at your face lol Oh and Sinner's jacket was purple!

The PURPle Lady's, then.

Emerald27

SPurp13 said:

Emerald27 said:

DS spent the entire latter half of my pregnancy with his little fists up on either side of his face, and after he was born, he wanted to always have his little fists up like that when he slept. He hated having his arms down...so he wouldn't let us swaddle him. I still have some swaddle-me Velcro things (brand new unopened...not sure why we never returned them) and plenty of swaddling blankets, so if this LO likes swaddling, we'll be prepared.

All of that said, bedsharing babies should not be swaddled while asleep next to mom, so we won't be swaddling at night regardless. He can be swardled for naps and during the day if he likes it.

ETA: man, I win the award for most times saying swaddled in one post. :P

I'm glad you said that. We don't PLAN to bedshare, but we also know that my husband refused to sleep as a baby unless he was in bed with my MIL. That's the story anyway. So, we don't PLAN on doing it, but you never know, so just knowing that little fact, I can keep it in my back pocket.


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Yep! Not safe to swaddle and bedshare.

Here's something else (some simple PDFs) for your back pocket in case you end up doing some bedsharing:

https://www.llli.org/sweetsleepbook/tearsheets

MuffinMom14

I feel like if there is one more post about stomach aches, I might get a Bingo.

Wino411

MonstoMommy said:

I am a swaddler. DS would NOT sleep without the swaddle.  We are doing it again. DH is an expert swaddler.  That man sucks at a lot of parenting jobs, but diapers and swaddles are where he excels.  He gets excited to be so good at something.  If I took that from him, he might have no reason to go on. I cannot believe some people are recommending blankets tucked around baby. That scares the crap out of me.  They could come loose! It is so weird how the rules change. I don't like  change, I can't deal.

I thought the same thing when the instructor suggested it. I thought well I'm NOT doing that! 

MuffinMom14

FamousEa said:

I feel like if there is one more post about stomach aches, I might get a Bingo.

But gas pains and diarrhea!! Is anyone else having this???!???!!??

Let's just start saying "no, none of us at all, that is weird."

hgielrebmik

SPurp13 said:

I feel like if there is one more post about stomach aches, I might get a Bingo.

But I ate soap this morning and now I have a stomache ache and I'm farting bubbles with rainbows. I won't know what to do if I can't ask my in the computer friends. Help!!!

MuffinMom14

TicketTuesday said:

Emerald27 said:

All of that said, bedsharing babies should not be swaddled while asleep next to mom, so we won't be swaddling at night regardless. He can be swardled for naps and during the day if he likes it.  

ETA: man, I win the award for most times saying swaddled in one post. :P

You also win the award for making up my new favorite word! Swardled is the new swaddled.

I was going to point that out, but I saw something shiny and got distracted.

MuffinMom14

hgielrebmik said:

I feel like if there is one more post about stomach aches, I might get a Bingo.

But I ate soap this morning and now I have a stomache ache and I'm farting bubbles with rainbows. I won't know what to do if I can't ask my in the computer friends. Help!!!

Is your pee green? Are you pumping while trying to walk it out? Are you naming your child Beautti? I need to know.

hgielrebmik

SPurp13 said:

hgielrebmik said:

SPurp13 said:

I feel like if there is one more post about stomach aches, I might get a Bingo.

But I ate soap this morning and now I have a stomache ache and I'm farting bubbles with rainbows. I won't know what to do if I can't ask my in the computer friends. Help!!!

Is your pee green? Are you pumping while trying to walk it out? Are you naming your child Beautti? I need to know.


My pee is blue, my nipples are squrting chocolate ice cream across the room and I'm a special running unicorn. We are team green, our girl name is Beautii7qst Belleee and the boy name is Hansymn Alcatraz the 17th.

Saragoeswest

I just had a few dozen love tits that needed to be handed out. That is all. Busy day over here.

lrobi13

You ladies make me laugh! Thanks :x

DH also wants to know when the baby will be born so he can plan things out at work. Yes my doctor mention inducing me but quite frankly I want to give my body as much time as it needs before baby time. Also, I don't have it in me to contact said hospital about all the bills they keep sending me.

Those notches just send you an invoice with a service date and an amount...Ok I'm just gonna pay that no questions asked...nope (more about principal than on financial ability)

Also, I did not follow Purp's Pillow Plan (silly me) and must have slept with my jaw clenched most of the night because it hurts like a mug today.  Eating my apple at lunch was worse than being 38.6 weeks pregnant.  Oh wait...

Emerald27

This is my new philosophy of life:

MuffinMom14

lrobi13 said:

You ladies make me laugh! Thanks :x

DH also wants to know when the baby will be born so he can plan things out at work. Yes my doctor mention inducing me but quite frankly I want to give my body as much time as it needs before baby time. Also, I don't have it in me to contact said hospital about all the bills they keep sending me.

Those notches just send you an invoice with a service date and an amount...Ok I'm just gonna pay that no questions asked...nope (more about principal than on financial ability)

Also, I did not follow Purp's Pillow Plan (silly me) and must have slept with my jaw clenched most of the night because it hurts like a mug today.  Eating my apple at lunch was worse than being 38.6 weeks pregnant.  Oh wait...

PPP only works when the directions are followed!

golfingdarwinfish

So, uhm, stupid question...

I can take a bath despite being dilated, right?

Emerald27

golfingdarwinfish said:

So, uhm, stupid question...

I can take a bath despite being dilated, right?

Only if it's a bubble bath with dimmed lights and candles. Unless you're reading a book...then keep the lights up.

MuffinMom14

mrscjmb9410 said:

@golfingdarwinfish Yes! If you had a fluid leak, no. But baby is protected by the amniotic sac. 

Unless you have green pee. Then labor is imminent. Do not take a bath, pass go, or collect 200. Just go straight to hospital.

Every time you post, I'm like. She's. Still. Here.

What if you are the last person to have your baby?! Like, you will be like 48 weeks pregnant or some shit?

I know that's impossible, just go there with me for a second.

windwithfingers

"Swaddle" has been written so many times in this thread that it no longer looks like a word to me.

Raesofsunshine1

Im a little late to all of this early eviction talk, but I have something some might not like but anyway...

Ive been having prodromal labor for a week now. Painful, real labor contractions that havent progressed me any further than a 3 since Wednesday last week. Ive went into L&D twice thinking it was time and the OBs for at least 2 extra checks last week. Each time, Id be contracting regularly at 5 min or less and sometimes only able to moan through contractions, they were so painful.

Today at my 37 week appointment, I was still 3 cm, even with painful contractions since yesterday morning. My OB said that if this continued the same until 39 weeks, then at that point, they would break my water and get this baby out. Im perfectly fine waiting till then. Im not trying to get her out now but would kind of love it if she came in the next two weeks.

Im not trying to be snarky, but Im pretty sure at 39 weeks if things are still the same, I will go ahead and be induced. Is this a bad decision? Part of me feels selfish but I feel like at that point, things will be ok. I just dont know how much more my body can take these contractions. :-<

golfingdarwinfish

mrscjmb9410 said:

@golfingdarwinfish Yes! If you had a fluid leak, no. But baby is protected by the amniotic sac. 

Unless you have green pee. Then labor is imminent. Do not take a bath, pass go, or collect 200. Just go straight to hospital.

I have no symptoms of a leak, but no one has ever confirmed that I am not leaking.... Hmmm.... 

@emerald27

A book would be involved!

ETA: I have mauve urine, so I am assuming labor is not imminent. 

MrMrsandBaby

See what happens when I don't get online long enough.

WTF is with the green pee?

I missed the amazing Purp Pillow Plan.

Off to sit in my corner now...bad bumpie.

pnwlover12

I wonder if my vag/butt swab is today.

MuffinMom14

windwithfingers said:

"Swaddle" has been written so many times in this thread that it no longer looks like a word to me.

That's how I feel about hospital.

golfingdarwinfish

pnwlover12 said:

I wonder if my vag/butt swab is today.

... I may have gigglesnorted during mine.  

My MFM did a "circle" around the vagina and then down from there.  No idea why my brain was amused by this.

pnwlover12

FamousEa said:

pnwlover12 said:

I wonder if my vag/butt swab is today.

Inquiring minds want to know

I'll be sure to update after my appt is over. If they ever come get me.

MuffinMom14

golfingdarwinfish said:

mrscjmb9410 said:

@golfingdarwinfish Yes! If you had a fluid leak, no. But baby is protected by the amniotic sac. 

Unless you have green pee. Then labor is imminent. Do not take a bath, pass go, or collect 200. Just go straight to hospital.

I have no symptoms of a leak, but no one has ever confirmed that I am not leaking.... Hmmm.... 

@emerald27

A book would be involved!

ETA: I have mauve urine, so I am assuming labor is not imminent. 

I just read this and thought "MAUVE. Well isn't SHE fancy!"

MuffinMom14

Raesofsunshine1 said:

Im a little late to all of this early eviction talk, but I have something some might not like but anyway... Ive been having prodromal labor for a week now. Painful, real labor contractions that havent progressed me any further than a 3 since Wednesday last week. Ive went into L&D twice thinking it was time and the OBs for at least 2 extra checks last week. Each time, Id be contracting regularly at 5 min or less and sometimes only able to moan through contractions, they were so painful. Today at my 37 week appointment, I was still 3 cm, even with painful contractions since yesterday morning. My OB said that if this continued the same until 39 weeks, then at that point, they would break my water and get this baby out. Im perfectly fine waiting till then. Im not trying to get her out now but would kind of love it if she came in the next two weeks. Im not trying to be snarky, but Im pretty sure at 39 weeks if things are still the same, I will go ahead and be induced. Is this a bad decision? Part of me feels selfish but I feel like at that point, things will be ok. I just dont know how much more my body can take these contractions. :-<

I can't answer that question because I have never been in your shoes, but I'm going to say I would answer it "no, that is not a bad decision" if I WERE in your shoes.

MuffinMom14

MrMrsandBaby said:

See what happens when I don't get online long enough.

WTF is with the green pee?

I missed the amazing Purp Pillow Plan.

Off to sit in my corner now...bad bumpie.

It's in yesterday's Randoms thread, maybe midway through. Page 8 or so?

I will start campaigning to make it a sticky. It's saved so many lives already.

MuffinMom14

mrscjmb9410 said:

SPurp13 said:

mrscjmb9410 said:

@golfingdarwinfish Yes! If you had a fluid leak, no. But baby is protected by the amniotic sac. 

Unless you have green pee. Then labor is imminent. Do not take a bath, pass go, or collect 200. Just go straight to hospital.

Every time you post, I'm like. She's. Still. Here.

What if you are the last person to have your baby?! Like, you will be like 48 weeks pregnant or some shit?

I know that's impossible, just go there with me for a second.

OMFG. PURP. I might just pretend to hate you for a second. 

...Ok. That's done.

I will die if I am 48 weeks pregnant.

To be fair, DS was born at 40+5. Which is tomorrow for this LO. And when I got my BFP, I estimated that my due date was Oct 1. Dating scan put me at Sept 19. 

So. S/he'll be here eventually? In any event, before my mom arrives on October 9?

[-O<

You should have been nominated for Most Pregnantest.

ss265

duckr said:

trisharenee0316 said:

duckr said:

I'm curious about this too.  My doctor told me that the healthiest babies are born at 39 weeks but he tried to induce me early this week??  I said no because of what I've been reading here.  I'm kinda confused because do I believe my doctor or my friends in the computer? 

ETA: His reasoning being that he is concerned about the size of the baby.  Yet I read that his tests could be 1-2 pounds off and baby could be smaller?

You know how I feel about those size of the baby estimates!  Unless you've been getting routine growth ultrasounds and they've been able to track over time (and it's been the same person performing the scan each time), I feel like the measurements are less likely to be accurate and not a good reason to induce early.  I *believe* the ACOG guidelines on inductions due to fetal macrosomia are for women with GD who are anticipated to have about 9-9.5+ lb babies or women without GD who are anticipated to have 11lb+ babies.

No routine growth ultrasounds.  Doctor says his guess on baby's size is 9 plus pounds.  He suggested the early induction and I said let's wait a little longer.  I go back Thursday so we will see.  I guess it's all moot until I see how my cervix is progressing then.  Doesn't stop me from worrying like a mad woman though!

@duckr, how did he determine the baby's size? Through ultrasound or fundal measurements? Even if he used an ultrasound, those measurements can be off by 1lb either way.

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Raesofsunshine1 said:

Im a little late to all of this early eviction talk, but I have something some might not like but anyway...

Ive been having prodromal labor for a week now. Painful, real labor contractions that havent progressed me any further than a 3 since Wednesday last week. Ive went into L&D twice thinking it was time and the OBs for at least 2 extra checks last week. Each time, Id be contracting regularly at 5 min or less and sometimes only able to moan through contractions, they were so painful.

Today at my 37 week appointment, I was still 3 cm, even with painful contractions since yesterday morning. My OB said that if this continued the same until 39 weeks, then at that point, they would break my water and get this baby out. Im perfectly fine waiting till then. Im not trying to get her out now but would kind of love it if she came in the next two weeks.

Im not trying to be snarky, but Im pretty sure at 39 weeks if things are still the same, I will go ahead and be induced. Is this a bad decision? Part of me feels selfish but I feel like at that point, things will be ok. I just dont know how much more my body can take these contractions. :-<

I don't have any experience to speak of but
if I were in your position, I wouldn't feel guilty or selfish. Go ahead and trust your doctor on this.

MrMrsandBaby

SPurp13 said:

MrMrsandBaby said:

See what happens when I don't get online long enough.

WTF is with the green pee?

I missed the amazing Purp Pillow Plan.

Off to sit in my corner now...bad bumpie.

It's in yesterday's Randoms thread, maybe midway through. Page 8 or so?

I will start campaigning to make it a sticky. It's saved so many lives already.

WTF?  Page 8 was midway through~y'all I don't read that fast!

pnwlover12

There is a woman here with a newborn, an 18 month old, a 5 yr old and about a 7yr old. The two older kids are beating the crap out of each other happily with blocks. The mom is pretending not to notice. I don't know how she does it, I'd be 100% BSC by now if in her shoes.

Also, one of the kids just stomped on my foot while chasing the other one.

MrMrsandBaby

Found it...

MuffinMom14

pnwlover12 said:

I wonder if my vag/butt swab is today.

Inquiring minds want to know

I'll be sure to update after my appt is over. If they ever come get me.

I've never been so interested in other people's vaginas and/or butts (and sometimes tits) than I have been in the last few months with you lady's.