D.C. Area Babies
Artslvr
FULL TERM BABY!!!
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How did this weeks appt go?
I had mine yesterday...more progress...2cm 70% effaced
Doc seems to think I will go early or on time, but doesn't think I will go late.
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Re: Artslvr
Kate and cmh you guys are scaring me! I'm nervous to have her come early.
I'm not ready, I don't have a bag packed (DH's is as is the baby's)
I am worried I won't have enough panties and need to go buy more.
I don't have a nursing bra.
I'm skeered!
I didn't even use the panties I brought. I used the mesh ones they gave me. I didn't use half of what I brought. Just my nightgown, robe, nursing tanks (Target has great ones), elastic waist pants, socks. I had travel shampoos, conditioners, hair sprays (didn't use), toothpaste, and deodorants. I took my hair dryer as well, but didn't pack it until the day my water broke. Don't stress, you'll be fine.
I used the mesh panties at the hospital. They were so much comfier than the ones I brought, and I could just throw them away if they got gross!
The nursing tanks I got were too small, so I'd go two sizes larger than you think you might need.
Here's what I brought that I actually used:
shampoo
soap
toothpaste
toothbrush
pajama pants
big t-shirts
hair elastics
ipod with music
cards
overnight pads
flipflops
(I guess you'll probably want socks since it will be winter)
clothes for going home for both me and DS
Thank you for the used/not used list!
Agrippa, I LOVE the picture of your son in the snow!
I agree with the list. Didn't use half of what I brought. Mesh panties rocked, so did the pads at the hospital. I also used the hospital nightgown the whole time (I was a Csect so there for a few days). I had trouble breastfeeding and everyone was feeling me up trying to help, so the snaps were easier than the nursing PJs I had. Toiletries, shower shoes. I wore a maternity top and stretch pants out of the hospital. I got a cheapie nursing bra, then got measured at Cheryl's Health Boutique on Shady Grove Road(https://www.cherylshealthboutique.com/natal.nxg) for a Bravado after my milk came in. After that I bought Gilligan and O'Malley (?) nursing bras from Target which were much cheaper and still decent quality.
I still wasn't packed at 36 weeks, but got sent to the hospital thinking I was going to deliver after my Dr. appt. Felt like a horrible mother since the baby was going to be born and I didn't even have a camera! I got sent home and that experience got my butt in gear!!
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So will my DH love the mesh panties?
I am already been "cut off" so I am looking for something to spice it up when I get the go ahead after the baby and healing!
Heheheh
Hey lady! Had my 37 wk appt. today and no progress from last week, so still just 50% effaced and a "fingertip" dilated. I'm pretty much convinced that since DD #1 was late, so will #2. I know anything can happen at any time, but I want to stay realistic.
Then again, I should probably pack a bag at some point. I don't know, we have a lot yet to do in the nursery as we're making the shift from it being DD #1's room to DD #2's room - I keep telling myself we have 3 - 4 more weeks to get organized.
And oh yeah, the mesh panties are just a bucket of sexy! J/k - they're very weird but VERY comfy.
Sounds like you are really progressing - awesome!!! Fingers crossed for you!!!!
Well, as pp said, she had no progress and delivered that day or next day? So you better get on this stuff!
Do the mesh panties come in multiple colors? I like fun colored panties :-)
As pp said - the mesh panties are great since you want nothing restrictive down there. Things that don't seem restrictive now will feel like a clamp post birth. I figured there couldn't possibly be a problem with me wearing my maternity jeans to go home from the hospital - wrong! Even though my belly was definitely deflated and the pants fit great while I was 40 weeks pregnant, they still hurt and felt too restrictive postpartum - I wish I had brought my nicer yoga pants (the only other thing I had were hot pink very loose pajama pants).
I lived in my nursing tanks as opposed to the bras too so I wouldn't get too worried about that. I always heard not to buy too many pre-birth since you don't know what size you'll end up needing after your milk really comes in.