~*~ NB Weekly Check In & Due Date List! ~*~

robyn2201

Hello Ladies! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week. One more day till Friday!

Babies born since the last check in: Brennarobbie & Pugznploons. Congratulations Mommas!!

 

 *~!~!~* Question of the week *~!~!~*

What is the worst and best advice you have been given by someone, regarding pregnancy or birth? Feel free to participate even if you are not currently expecting.

 

Official Due Date List:

If you would like to be added or if anything changes, please let me know!

Past due date: EmmyPumpkin, PaulnSabrina, Amber323, Caralck, Jazibel:

Please update us as to how you are doing. Have you had your baby? For some reason, I feel as though PaulnSabrina posted an update, but I went back and can't find anything.   

07/11: MrsPez07, Team Green, birth center w/ MW

07/09: jnoone, Team Green, Hospital with OB

07/16: KaytieLynne, Team Pink, hospital birth with MW

07/18: Seans_grl, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB

07/23: alphahelix, Team Green, hospital with an OB

07/24: aylafsu88, Team Pink, Hospital with an OB

07/25: Sidney77, Team Blue, In-Hospital Birth Center w/ MW

07/26: apple_green, Team Green, hospital with a MW

07/26: margaret_howell, Team Pink, Homebirth with MW

07/27: beckyjoy8, Team Green: Hospital with OB

07/28: mrs.vtjaime, Team Pink, Hospital with OB

08/01: Erin234, Team Blue, Hospital water birth w/ MW

08/05: alitria, Team Blue, Birth Center with MW/doula

08/05: Lissiealyssa, Team Blue, Birth center w/ MW

08/07:Pugznploons, Team Pink, Hospital birth

08/08: Ljanette85, Team Blue, Small Womens Hospital

08/16:MommyMeIRN, Team Green, Birth Center w/ MW & Doula

08/19: Abbyful, Team Blue, Hospital Birth with OB

08/21: judahsmommy, Team Blue, hospital birth with OB

08/22: Spruce Grouse, team green, hospital w/ MW & high risk OB 

08/23: Robbiesmommy, team green, hospital birth center w/ MW & doula

08/24: SHeins, Team Green, Hospital birth w/ OB

08/25:jhunter89, Team Pink, Birth center w/ MW?s

09/02: allierhiana1, Team Pink, Hospital w/ OB & Doula

09/03: Chris&Kendra1, Team Pink,

09/08: Blackrose1918, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB or Midwife

09/08: mstroud23, Team Green, Home birth w/ MW?s

09/08: Cbj09, Team Blue, Hospital w/ MW?s

09/12: Tinabean00, Team Blue, Hospital w/ MW

09/13: Kegallagh, Team Blue, Home birth w/ MW

09/17: Katiebug58. Team Blue, Hospital water birth w/ MW

09/21: Missintentional, Team Pink, Hospital w/ OB & Doula

09/23: Mary&Nick716, Team Pink, Hospital w/ MW

09/24: Mystrana, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB

09/26: MrsW101011, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB

09/26: Superned, Team Green, Hospital w/ OB

09/27: amyyellowstone, Team Green, VBAC w/MW at birth center

09/27: Jennakg, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB

09/30: Beh3e, Team Blue, Hospital birth w/ MW

10/11: jennyestelle, Team Blue, Home birth w/ MW 

10/14: tevagirl, Team Pink, Hospital w/ CNM

10/16/: vegasbb, team blue, hospital with an OB 

10/19: Kerrymeghan, Team Green, Hospital birth w/ MW

10/11:Danienross, Team Pink, Home water birth w/ MW

10/30: Nineoceans, Team Blue, Hospital w/ MW

11/02: Amberthehobbit, Team Blue, Home birth w/ MW

11/08:ICarriedAWatermelon, Team Blue, Hospital w/ Family Dr

11/10: Jillc2010, Team Pink, Home birth w/ MW

11/21: littlemac1117, Team TBD, hospital waterbirth w/ MW

11/21: Mommyluvsme1210, Team Blue, Birth Center

11/22: SoCoGirl, Team TBD, Hospital with an OB

12/05: farmerlynda, Team Green, Homebirth with MW

12/05: NoeliasV, Team TBD, Hospital birth OB or CNM

12/08: StefandTodd, team TBD, home birth with CNM

12/09: Bluvse, Team TBD, Hospital water birth w/ MW

12/11: Jmphi, Team Pink, Hospital water birth w/ MW

12/17: Sweettalkin417, Team TBD, Hospital w/ OB & Doula

12/20: MissusTexas, Team green, Hospital birth with an OB

12/26: sschwege; Team Green; Hospital birth with CNM 

12/31: AmyRI, team green, hospital birth with an OB

01/06: Noethola, Team TBD, Home birth with MW

1/17: Laurelbee, Team TBD, home birth with CNM 

01/21: +Lisamarie+, Team Green, Birth center w/ MW

01/26: Jeffsgurl86, Team Green, Home birth with MW

02/15: Holly321, Team TBD, Hospital VBAC w/ OB

02/25: SecondaryPulse, Team Green, Homebirth w/ MW

 

LollyBug18

I haven't seen a check in on here yet! Do you mind adding me please? I'm due 11/10, we're team green and I'm planning to deliver in the hospital with my OB.

I'm not too good with best and worst questions, I always go blank! But I think the most annoying thing ppl said to me was "just wait" when I would tell them how tired I was or something like that. 

cedenton

I'd like to be added!

Due 8/17, Team Blue, Hospital with OB and Doula

Honestly I haven't gotten a lot of advice. Guess I'm lucky like that.

Noethola

What is the worst and best advice you have been given by someone, regarding pregnancy or birth?

Worst: "Your life will be over once the child is born."

Best: "Stop to enjoy each moment, because the time flies by!"

Thats it so far.

NoeliaV

Congrats to the new mommas!

So far, the best advice has been to enjoy it all while we can, even the not-so-good moments.

Worst "advice" has been to not bother preparing for an un-medicated birth because "once your contractions start, you'll just get the drugs." Kay, thanks??

alphahelix

A big congratulations to all the new moms! I'm hanging in there - found out I'm GBS+, which is a total bummer because I hate IV's, but I'm trying to stay positive and I'm looking forward to meeting my little one!

Best Advice: Spend lots of time with your husband and enjoy each other's company before baby gets here.

Worst Advice: Basically anything that starts with the phrase "Oh, just wait until..." followed by some horrible thing like poopy diapers, colic, labor pains, whatever. I get super stabby whenever I hear these ones. 

sschwege

I am more thinking back to my first pregnancy, I think being a second time mom really puts a lid on a lot of advice.  But anyway, best advice from someone who had had a med-free birth (our babies were actually caught by the same CNM!): "Stay Focused"  

Worst advice: My MIL hated that I was seeing a MW and was basically telling me that the best for my baby is a doctor and that's who I should be going to.  She actually changed her tune when she saw how wonderful my MW in L & D.  She later told me if she had it to do all over she would have done as I did.   

robyn2201

Best: Not NB related but if you bring your own pillow to the hospital, put it in a colored pillow case. Also, you most likely won't want to eat while in active labor so one option is to bring honey sticks.

Worst: I am having a hard thinking of something for this one. And here I thought it was going to be easy question when I posted it! Other than the obvious of "just wait till you are in labor and you will be asking for the drugs".

Ummm.. recently a co-worker told me that I wasn't allowed to drink coffee as I was pouring myself a cup. I know a lot of women do cut out caffeine completely but it's prefectly safe to have one cup a day.

aylafsu88

Worst advice: You should just get an epi so that you can actually enjoy your birth.  If you have a med free, natural birth you will be in so much pain and you wont get to enjoy the birth of your child.

 

Best advice:  Go out to dinner and enjoy the quite time with your DH! 

mccrazy

I'd like to be added! 11/15 Team Blue Hospital w/ OB or MW

Worst: my dad telling me to schedule a c-sec just because

Best: my mom telling me NOT to schedule a c-sec just because 

mystrana

Another weekly check in - another week closer! Woo! (I can't be the only person who gets super excited about that, right?)

I haven't gotten a ton of advice since I'm one of the first of my group of friends to be pregnant. 

I know it's the cliche answer, and sorry I don't have a better one, but the "just wait until that first contraction - you'll ask for the epidural right away!" advice that I seem to get from SO MANY PEOPLE - even those that haven't given birth! 

My husband feels pretty similarly - he doesn't see a point in enduring labor pain when there are ways to avoid it and he's pretty much just going along with this because I want to.

Best advice... hmm... also cliche! "Enjoy every moment, because time goes by so fast." It is so true.

margaret_howell

I'm feeling good. Wishing for contractions though :P
My first was born after my due date so I don't really expect to go into labor too soon. But baby has definitely dropped.
I haven't been getting any advice. Probably because this is our second and I survived natural birth with the first one. So, I haven't gotten any "just you wait" comments. I did get plenty the first time around.

zaramarie81

Please add me to the due date list! I am due 09/09! ETA: We are Team Blue!

What is the worst and best advice you have been given by someone, regarding pregnancy or birth? Feel free to participate even if you are not currently expecting.

Worst advice: "If you think you MIGHT want the epi, you'll cave and want the epi. So decide now you're not going to get it." Um, this was way too much pressure for me, and I didn't like the implication that receiving pain meds was somehow always bad and always a failure of the will!

Best advice: Assemble a good birth "team" (doula, chiro, trusted OB, etc) because their support will help increase your chances of a healthy, regret-free delivery with a healthy baby at the end!

SoCoGirl

Could you please update me to team pink

I can't think of any really terrible advice that I have been given.  I'm sure something will come to mind as soon as I select 'post'!

MrsPez07

Yikes! I'm at the top of that list!  I'm still all belly waiting on this baby to pick it's birthday. I did have a MW appt today and was checked and was at 3-4 cm. I'm not usually a big fan of putting stock into those checks, but man, that felt good to know that my two rounds of timable (but ones that didn't continue) contrax the last few days actually resulted in something!

Best Advice - Your body can do this, and you are a strong capable woman!

Worst Advice - totally drawing a blank now, other than people thinking I was crazy after DS to not have gotten the drugs "Why would you not do the drugs, that's just dumb!"

RissKay

I'd love to be added!! 

12/5: RissKay, Team Blue, Hospital w/ OB and possibly Doula. 

   

sourapplemartini

I'd like to be included too please!

Due 8/2, Team Green, Hospital birth w/OB

This being my 3rd time I haven't been given much advice but I'm sure I was given a ton the first time around! 

Blackrose1918

Please edit me to hospital birth with CNM and Doula. Thanks! Wow I'm so excited to be so close to meeting my little man!

Worst: "You can have a drink or two, or smoke a bit. People smoked and drank all the time with my generation, and we all came out ok."  is tied for worst with "Just remember that kids need their a**es whooped every now and then, especially little boys." Both of these were said by the same person.

 

Best: Relax. Don't stress. Trust yourself and your instincts, and enjoy the gift you've been given.

laurenluor

I'd like to be added! I'm team blue and planning on a hospital birth. Due date 10/22

Worst advice: not really advice, just people trying to convince me to get the epidural.

Best advice: Can't think of anything, most people just seem to focus on the no drugs thing

jennakg

Best advice:  Pretty much everything that I learned from my HypnoBirthing class.  It really helped prepare me and relax me, which I'm still working on.

Worst advice:  My mom telling me I need a backup plan because I've "never had a baby before."   

SpruceGrouse

Worst: From a stranger, You look very large, must be a big baby, expect a c section.

Best: Relax, don't stress and enjoy. 

AmyRI

Best advice was for birthing: listen to your body and do whatever feels right in the moment.

I didn't get a lot of terrible advice (or maybe it was just that I ignored people a lot) but I had one friend who had a baby around the time we announced the first pregnancy. I was told to take iron supplements in addition to my prenatal vitamins because "all pregnant women are anemic."

danienross

My dad is full of advice, most of it ridiculous.  When I was pregnant with DD he told me that I should take my own pain meds to the hospital to save money.  Now that I'm planning a home birth he is completely skeptical and negative so I just do my best to ignore him.

I don't know about best advice.  I seem to be surrounded by very negative people, at least family.  My close friends have been supportive of my desire to have this baby differently than I had my first (hospital induction) but don't have much advice because none of them have ever delivered outside of the hospital.  Or unmedicated for that matter.

beckyjoy8

Not that it matters a whole lot, but it says OB for mine but it's with a MW You can change it if you want but if not, it's not a big deal. 

Worst Advice: "You think you're not getting any sleep now? Just wait until the baby is born." Gee, thanks.

Best Advice: "Take it one day at a time and you'll be just fine!"

 

stahlop

You can add me.  We just got our BFP this morning!

3/18/13 Home birth Team Green

 

islandtransplant

Hi!  I'm new the TB in general and find it intimidating to come out of lurking and introduce myself on all these boards, so Iove check-in posts like this.  I'd like to be added, please.

EDD 11/10/12.  Team Pink.  Hospital with OB & CNM team (they are husband and wife).

Best and worst advise actually came from the same person.  At the beginning of the conversation, she told me that women's bodies were made for childbirth and gave birth naturally since the beginning of time - made me feel really empowered.  Later, the conversation turned to how women treat our bodies differently than they did when natural childbirth was the only option, and that because I have a desk job, eat junk food occasionally, and rely on modern conveniences around the house, that I shouldn't expect to be able to have a successful natural birth, though I am "welcome" to try - this made me feel really deflated, not to mention pissed that she felt I needed her permission to try to go med-free.

robyn2201

stahlop:

You can add me.  We just got our BFP this morning!

3/18/13 Home birth Team Green

 

Congratulations!

SHeins

Starting to feel uncomfortable here. Baby has been camped out funny in the belly so its been a weird week.

Thinking back to my first pregnancy, since this is the third time around and people pretty much know I have things figured out. 

Best advice came from my OB. She said the thing to worry about was duration of labor more than the size of baby. As long as I didnt exhaust myself, it would matter if baby was 7 pounds or 11 (she may have been exaggerating, but it made me feel better at the time)

Worst advice....always from my mother. Between the 'you'll be crying for the epidural' comments to her favorite old stand by "I dont know how you kids survived childhood" to every little thing I do that may contradict what she did when we were babies.....

PaulnSabrina

I had Lucas James Monday July 9th at 1:19pm. He came out vaginally after a quick 10 hour labor weighing a whopping 8lbs 4oz and 20 in. Yay!

Best advice: breathe. It's so simple but so hard to actually do.

Worst advice: don't exercise or you will hurt your baby.  

Aiobheann

I seem to have been removed. 

EDD: Sept 8, Team Green, Home birth w/MW