December 2016 Moms
littlebirdie28
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Saturday Ticker Change 12/10
littlebirdie28
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Almost halfway through the month!
How far along are you (OR how old is baby)?
How big is baby?
How are you feeling?
What's going on this week?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: Any signs of approaching labor for those of you still enceinte? What about those of you who already have babe in arm - what were some interesting signs before you went into labor?
Re: Saturday Ticker Change 12/10
Baby is super low and my hips hurt all the time. I am having contractions outside the car that are regular and timeable, just not at all painful! So just waiting on that progression! I used to just get them when I was driving.
38 weeks
Leek/winter melon
Sometimes good, sometimes lousy. depends on the time of day.
My last week of work before I go on vacation (and then hopefully that will lead into my leave). next appointment is Tuesday. I tested negative for GBS! woohoo!
Just my usual ranting about my back. in spite of that, we need baby to stay put. the day care we picked has an opening for us in June. we can cobble together home care for baby into June if baby comes late by about a week.
Constant BH, more and more cervix prickles, less heartburn, and I did a self check on the cervix this morning - very low and probably about 1 cm dialated.
As long as you have clean hands and aren't afraid to check, it's easy to do. Plus, my cervix is pretty low right now, so it was easy to find. If yours is still way up there, labor is probably a ways off, but it also has been 10 days since your last check, it might be worth a try!
Baby's head is in my pelvis and I am 50% effaced. But not dialated, so I'm not holding my breath. Which is totally OK, I'm really in rush given how I'm actually feeling OK.
And on the flip side, I feel guilty that I feel this way. DS2 doesn't deserve that.
And I'm in pain. A lot of pain.
I was having some contractions but nothing else before our RCS on 12/5
I also feel like I've been getting a fever on and off, the thermometer says that I don't have a fever though. When my pain meds start to wear off, I feel awful, so much pain in my incision and intestines.
My boobs are also becoming engorged because he ate constantly at the hospital, but now we are home he is eating less. My boobs are overproducing = pumping time, before I get a clogged duct.
Emotionally, I feel insanely grateful that I have such a wonderful little baby. We worked so hard to conceive him, and he is our last, so I am over the moon that I finally get to snuggle him.
Other than that, resting, trying not to over do things when meds kick in, and snuggles with my Lucas!
Rant: I hate that my body has not been healing as it should, like it did with my other 2 c-sections. Rave: it's f*cking amazing to be able to sleep on my back again.
Question: any other c-section moms have baby spitting up amniotic fluid after birth?
I was hungry, but nothing sounded good. Also, my back was hurting really badly. The most significant: the contractions were WAY more painful than Braxton hicks. I would like to say that I'm tough, but I was crying through them by the time they were 5 minutes apart. Also, my poop was not solid (sorry, tmi!).
And yes-sleeping on my back is the bomb.
@Lexibizzel keeping my fingers crossed for you that you get the birth experience you really want this time around. my mom had pre-eclampsia when she had me, so I'm always worried it will suddenly appear.
I have lost at least part of my MP, which could mean nothing or could mean something. I love the guessing game at this point in pregnancy (jk of course). Labor with DD started with lower back pain, which I was experiencing this morning. Again though, I know that's just part of life right now and could be a sign or maybe not.
DD born 7.27.2014
BFP 09.2015 - m/c 10.21.2015