With belly binders/corsets, how do you best go about figuring which size to get? I assume you'd want smaller than our current belly size, but not pre-pregnant size (since we'll still have some belly). Do I just kind of estimate in between?
@starphish18 The bellefit website has a questionnaire that helps determine the size you will need. Maybe other binder companies would have something similar.
@nda_roxybabe - I have just discovered that Chick-fil-A has good ice now. It's not QUITE as good as Sonic, but sufficiently 'good.' I have been buying it by the bag and drive through almost every day for a large cup for ice (which costs ZERO DOLLARS!!!).
@hp_momma I think you got your pump through a supplier, right? Did your doc suggest you use them for a reason? Supply sites are only showing me 4 options but Tricare said (I read and called) that any double electric is OK...?
I want the Medela Sonata which isn't showing up but in theory it should work? My doc isn't really sure how it all works either so I may just buy what I want and submit for reimbursement then see what happens. So weird.
@hp_momma I think you got your pump through a supplier, right? Did your doc suggest you use them for a reason? Supply sites are only showing me 4 options but Tricare said (I read and called) that any double electric is OK...?
I want the Medela Sonata which isn't showing up but in theory it should work? My doc isn't really sure how it all works either so I may just buy what I want and submit for reimbursement then see what happens. So weird.
My doctor had no advice for me ha. He just said "here is your RX I think you can take it wherever you want". So I had to do my own research via my best friend google. I used BabyPavillion because they were the only ones who were approving the Spectra S1 upgrade with no extra costs. TheBreastfeedingShop and PumpingEssentials were other Tricare approved companies I looked at and they seemed to have a big list of approved pumps! I can't remember which company @bacorrea went through... I heard from Tricare that any double electric was ok as well as long as that's what your RX said. So if none of the companies have what you want, you should be able to just do the reimbursement form!
Married 03.09.09 Sweet Baby H 12.21.11 Sassy Baby P 03.26.14 Little Brother Due 05.22.17
Is anyone dealing with dry, itchy eyes? I can't figure out if it is pregnancy (I read online that can happen), allergies (I've never had allergies before here, but it is the season), or something else. If you're experiencing this, what do you do for relief? It's driving me crazy!
@RainyDays86 I've had itchy eyes the past few days, but I believe it is allergy related. We had two beautiful days here in upstate NY (low 70's/80's) which made things worse. I take a 24 hour OTC allergy pill, which I can tell you the name of when I get home.
@WombThereItIs, I have no intention of doing perineal massage. I hope I don't regret it, but I haven't heard anyone recommend it strongly enough for me to bother.
@RainyDays86, I think dry eyes can be a symptom of pregnancy (because what isn't?) but my dry eyes are allergy related. I use Systane Ultra eye drops. 4 - 6 times a day is a good amount. Make sure you're just getting lubricating eye drops and not anything medicated or specific to allergies. I made the mistake of getting an allergy specific one once and it made my eyes much worse. My eye doctor was pissed!
Me: 29, DH: 31 Married: October 2014 Began TTC: April 2015 BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w) BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w) BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17 BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
@RainyDays86 I have started to get itchy eyes but mine are allergy related. Can't take my normal steroid drops so trying a regular allergy drop (Dr said ok) and it's slightly helping but not much. Hope yours is just pregnancy related and can be treated with lubricating drops.
@jayandaplus sorry it took me so long to respond! So I guess it's pretty common practice with midwives and the hospital nurses here.
She said to bring a unopened bottle of olive oil with us to the hospital (the OBs want it to be a brand new bottle). When we get close to transition, either the nurse or midwife will take the metal bowl from under the sink in the hospital room and fill it halfway with hot water and and a few tbsp of the oil. Then they'll add a few sheets of the disposable cloths. She was said that when the baby gets closer to crowning, you apply the compress to the perineum in between pushes. Then the cloth gets disposed of after each use. Because the water cools quickly you need to change it pretty often, hence the whole bottle of oil.
She said adding the oil to the hot water was more effective than water alone at keeping the tissues from tearing.
@RainyDays86 agreed the allergy drops burn because they have antihistamines in them. If regular wetting drops aren't cutting it Refresh Celluvisc is amazing. Husband used them after his eye surgery. They are thick (hence visc like viscous) but after you blink a few times your vision clears up and they last quite a while.
@jayandaplus sorry it took me so long to respond! So I guess it's pretty common practice with midwives and the hospital nurses here.
She said to bring a unopened bottle of olive oil with us to the hospital (the OBs want it to be a brand new bottle). When we get close to transition, either the nurse or midwife will take the metal bowl from under the sink in the hospital room and fill it halfway with hot water and and a few tbsp of the oil. Then they'll add a few sheets of the disposable cloths. She was said that when the baby gets closer to crowning, you apply the compress to the perineum in between pushes. Then the cloth gets disposed of after each use. Because the water cools quickly you need to change it pretty often, hence the whole bottle of oil.
She said adding the oil to the hot water was more effective than water alone at keeping the tissues from tearing.
This is literally the last thing I would want done to me when the baby gets closer to crowning/in between pushes.
Everything I've read about the massages say there isn't any proof that they help. A 10lb baby is most likely going to make you tear, regardless. (DD was 9.9lbs)
@SKZW It might have been me. I had the corset. Which one is the girdle?
@Louise_Belcher: Thank you for replying. Take a look at this one: This bundle contains a dual-closure girdle (the one with the hooks in front and zipper at side) and also a corset (just front hooks). I'm thinking it might just be a mixed-nomenclature-usage thing, where there's not a huge difference? On the main bundle page, there's combos of girdles and corsets (some are just pull-up, some with zippers, etc.) and I just can't see what the difference is...
SKZW <--- spent WAY too much brain power on this today... and still can't figure it out...
@jayandaplus: I appreciate the rec for the belly butter!
Re eye drops: I agree with PP that you're best off using lubricating drops without meds as a first thing to try, then moving on to an allergy-specific type if that's the likely culprit. *If you get zero relief from any type, with an increased discomfort when first putting the drops in, then look for preservative-free drops. They are pricey and come in small single-use vials (because once they're opened...) but I know a few people who use them simply because all other drops make matters worse for them, and they need the relief of the dry/itchyness, so it's worth the price. Also, more is better when it comes to eyes. (Follow the package inserts, obvi, but a more-frequent use throughout the day helps heal things faster.)
@Jens_Hoes: We had those 2 gorgeous days here in Mass too! I think Sunday and Monday will be in the 70s again.
My midwives have used oil of some kind during crowning for both of my kids. They support the perineum and encourage controlled pushes at that stage. I had a 10 pounder with minimal tearing... probably because my contraction stalled mid-push and he was crowning until my next one.
Feb 2012: DS1 born 40w2d, 7 lb 11 oz, 20" May 2014: DS2 born 40w3d, 10 lb, 23"
Thanks for the eye drop suggestions @Jens_Hoes, @kns1988, @SWE2, and @WombThereItIs. I got some of the lubricating drops and am hoping they help. And I agree that at this point any weird body thing is like, when in doubt, blame the pregnancy.
Random in regards to Hogwarts. I know we've only had it up for a couple days, but I feel like I never know if I'm caught up because people can reply to replies, so it's not like the newest comments are in order. I'm not good with change!
@bacorrea yeah, I don't know how I'll feel about it in the moment, but I guess it's pretty standard practice here now. I had never heard of it before (most of my friends have long stopped having kids) so I don't know anyone who's had it done. In any case, it's an interesting concept.
@SKZW Okay I see what you are talking about. Yeah I think they do the same thing it's just preference on how you want to get in to it. I personally did not want a zipper on the side. Zippers do not bend easily and I'm not straight from hip to ribs and it would be more likely to bow into the body at the natural waist and be uncomfortable. Looking at pics of non-models in each of the styles made me think the zipper wouldn't be for me.
@WombThereItIs It did make for an extra step because you have to undo the crotch and roll it up out of the way. But it was pretty quick. Getting the hook and eye back together was probably the more challenging part but still not bad, but there was a period of my life that had a lot of bodysuits so maybe I'm just well practiced
@Louise_Belcher: That's a really good point about the zipper's bending/conforming. I have a little love-handle thing happening, and that might make a side closure more difficult. TY! I hadn't thought about that...
Funny thing about the bodysuits, I think they are making a legit fashion comeback? Please tell me I'm wrong. They can firmly stay with dance-lesson me back in 1988.
Ladies thank you for the Zantac advice! You may very well have saved my nights going forward. I tend to be somewhat of a suffer through it person for some dumb reason but I'm definitely going to get the 150mg.
@Louise_Belcher@SKZW I'm sorry to report to you that they are definitely coming back HARD. I spend my days drawing technical sketches of garments for a lingerie/lounge company and they are ALL IN on the bodysuit trend for upcoming production...they even have an entire capsule called "The Body Zone". So...
12:30am and I've awaken with a terrible stomach ache. Feels like cramps and I kind of want to puke, ughhh. I was sleeping so well for that hour and a half too, haha
We made need a middle of the night thread going... 1:40am here and I'm awake with terrible nausea and lightheadedness. Ughhhh. I just can't get comfortable.
Married 03.09.09 Sweet Baby H 12.21.11 Sassy Baby P 03.26.14 Little Brother Due 05.22.17
We made need a middle of the night thread going... 1:40am here and I'm awake with terrible nausea and lightheadedness. Ughhhh. I just can't get comfortable.
I was thinking the same thing. Ughh I want to sleep
We made need a middle of the night thread going... 1:40am here and I'm awake with terrible nausea and lightheadedness. Ughhhh. I just can't get comfortable.
I was thinking the same thing. Ughh I want to sleep
Think we all just need to get some sleep...
Me - 22 | DH - 32 | Married - 24 May 2014 DS - January 2014
TTC#2 - December 2015
BFP - 6 March 2016 | MC Confirmed - 21 March 2016 TTCAL | April 2016 CP | June 2016 CP | July 2016
We made need a middle of the night thread going... 1:40am here and I'm awake with terrible nausea and lightheadedness. Ughhhh. I just can't get comfortable.
I was thinking the same thing. Ughh I want to sleep
Think we all just need to get some sleep...
I tried to avoid my phone last night so I could maximize sleep but DAMN. I woke up at least once every hour if not twice. Wtf body? We're tired!!! Remember the crazy day we had and the one we're going to have today? Get it together.
Can I please take a minute to give a high five to all of your SAHM? DS goes to a center that follows the school district it's in schedule. They are closed yesterday and today for teacher in services, so I'm "working from home" to avoid taking vacation days. He's always a little bundle of energy, but at 37 weeks pregnant I can not keep up with him, and am already exhausted today. I would pay absurd amounts of money for someone to be at home with me today to help. So, super high five to those of you at home with little ones while pregnant again!!! You are all super women!!
@sweaterboots & @SKZW Oh I am definitely seeing the bodysuits in stores again! Not gonna lie I could see me getting one at some point if I really wanted a tucked in look, but the flood of wedgie memories is coming back so maybe not! Plus they only look good with stirrup pants, scrunchy socks, and work boots
@sweaterboots & @SKZW Oh I am definitely seeing the bodysuits in stores again! Not gonna lie I could see me getting one at some point if I really wanted a tucked in look, but the flood of wedgie memories is coming back so maybe not! Plus they only look good with stirrup pants, scrunchy socks, and work boots
LOL. But OMG. Do not even put that out into the universe! We'll be seeing it everywhere!
BH can be quite painful, right? I am thinking that was what I had going on in the middle of the night. I woke up with horrible cramp like feelings. At first I thought it was just a stomachache, but as I woke more I realized it was making my stomach tight. They hurt though!
@nda_roxybabe I think they can sometimes be painful and sometimes not! The times that I think I've had them, they've been painful. Nothing horrible, just really uncomfortable tightness in my stomach and then my back sometimes.
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~Charlie Chaplin
Re: Randoms and Questions 4.10 - 4.14
DS2 5/17
#3 Due 9/20
May17 Siggy Challenge
Labor
I was looking at the belly bandit one because it doesn't go over your crotch.
May '17 labor memes
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
I want the Medela Sonata which isn't showing up but in theory it should work? My doc isn't really sure how it all works either so I may just buy what I want and submit for reimbursement then see what happens. So weird.
May '17 labor memes
I used BabyPavillion because they were the only ones who were approving the Spectra S1 upgrade with no extra costs.
TheBreastfeedingShop and PumpingEssentials were other Tricare approved companies I looked at and they seemed to have a big list of approved pumps! I can't remember which company @bacorrea went through...
I heard from Tricare that any double electric was ok as well as long as that's what your RX said. So if none of the companies have what you want, you should be able to just do the reimbursement form!
Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
Little Brother Due 05.22.17
eta: it's
Cetirizine
@RainyDays86, I think dry eyes can be a symptom of pregnancy (because what isn't?) but my dry eyes are allergy related. I use Systane Ultra eye drops. 4 - 6 times a day is a good amount. Make sure you're just getting lubricating eye drops and not anything medicated or specific to allergies. I made the mistake of getting an allergy specific one once and it made my eyes much worse. My eye doctor was pissed!
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
Little Brother Due 05.22.17
She said to bring a unopened bottle of olive oil with us to the hospital (the OBs want it to be a brand new bottle). When we get close to transition, either the nurse or midwife will take the metal bowl from under the sink in the hospital room and fill it halfway with hot water and and a few tbsp of the oil. Then they'll add a few sheets of the disposable cloths. She was said that when the baby gets closer to crowning, you apply the compress to the perineum in between pushes. Then the cloth gets disposed of after each use. Because the water cools quickly you need to change it pretty often, hence the whole bottle of oil.
She said adding the oil to the hot water was more effective than water alone at keeping the tissues from tearing.
May '17 labor memes
Everything I've read about the massages say there isn't any proof that they help. A 10lb baby is most likely going to make you tear, regardless. (DD was 9.9lbs)
I hope this works for you though!
SKZW <--- spent WAY too much brain power on this today... and still can't figure it out...
@bacorrea: thanks for the reply
@jayandaplus: I appreciate the rec for the belly butter!
Re eye drops: I agree with PP that you're best off using lubricating drops without meds as a first thing to try, then moving on to an allergy-specific type if that's the likely culprit.
*If you get zero relief from any type, with an increased discomfort when first putting the drops in, then look for preservative-free drops. They are pricey and come in small single-use vials (because once they're opened...) but I know a few people who use them simply because all other drops make matters worse for them, and they need the relief of the dry/itchyness, so it's worth the price. Also, more is better when it comes to eyes. (Follow the package inserts, obvi, but a more-frequent use throughout the day helps heal things faster.)
@Jens_Hoes: We had those 2 gorgeous days here in Mass too! I think Sunday and Monday will be in the 70s again.
May 2014: DS2 born 40w3d, 10 lb, 23"
Due May 2017 with DD1!
@WombThereItIs It did make for an extra step because you have to undo the crotch and roll it up out of the way. But it was pretty quick. Getting the hook and eye back together was probably the more challenging part but still not bad, but there was a period of my life that had a lot of bodysuits so maybe I'm just well practiced
DS2 5/17
#3 Due 9/20
Funny thing about the bodysuits, I think they are making a legit fashion comeback? Please tell me I'm wrong. They can firmly stay with dance-lesson me back in 1988.
@Louise_Belcher @SKZW I'm sorry to report to you that they are definitely coming back HARD. I spend my days drawing technical sketches of garments for a lingerie/lounge company and they are ALL IN on the bodysuit trend for upcoming production...they even have an entire capsule called "The Body Zone". So...
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
Little Brother Due 05.22.17
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
DS2 5/17
#3 Due 9/20
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
Anyone's husband making PowerPoint presentations to help you decide baby's name?
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~Charlie Chaplin
DS2 5/17
#3 Due 9/20