Pact Grads Check In

theultimatesak · August 2014

What's new? How are you feeling? New BFPs or fun fluff?

GKTY: What # kid is this for you? How many do you intend to have?

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lookame3639 · August 2014

Well i had my baby. Sweet little emma was born on August first at 3:34 pm after a 20 ish hour long labor. I went in for a simple growth scan like i had been doing all pregnancy and was told i wouldn't be leaving. I became pre eclamptic, it came on so suddenly and i became toxic so quickly that they didn't even second guess inducing me. Recovery is sucking as well. Since she was so small i didn't require stitches but I required to stay on meds for close to 24 hrs after delivery(i didn't get to see her until I was finally off that crap)

She is 4 weeks early, made it to exactly 36 weeks. She is teeny weighing in at 3 lbs 7 ozs so she's in the nicu in an incubator until she can gain enough weight and take a bottle without issue, she also needs to learn to regulate her temp in an open air crib. It's difficult having a little one in the nicu and today I feel is a hard day emotionally(even though her stay should be short compared to other nicu babies).

Btw...engorgment really sucks!

lookame3639 · August 2014

Oh this is kiddo number 2. I have a 7 year old son and now a baby girl. We don't plan on having anymore especially with how this pregnancy went.

emmas placenta sectioned off and grew a satillite globe, it's very rare and only happens in about 5% of pregnancies....usually it happens because there was a twin which didn't survive

also when emma came out she had her cord wrapped around her neck twice which caused her heart rate to dip during contractions. I am also severely anemic (i lost a lot of blood during delivery which dropped me from already low 8 to being in the 6) i go for a "problem" postpartum appointment today to discuss my recovery and how to resolve the anemia.

flummadiddle85 · August 2014

lookame3639 said:

Well i had my baby. Sweet little emma was born on August first at 3:34 pm after a 20 ish hour long labor. I went in for a simple growth scan like i had been doing all pregnancy and was told i wouldn't be leaving. I became pre eclamptic, it came on so suddenly and i became toxic so quickly that they didn't even second guess inducing me. Recovery is sucking as well. Since she was so small i didn't require stitches but I required to stay on meds for close to 24 hrs after delivery(i didn't get to see her until I was finally off that crap) She is 4 weeks early, made it to exactly 36 weeks. She is teeny weighing in at 3 lbs 7 ozs so she's in the nicu in an incubator until she can gain enough weight and take a bottle without issue, she also needs to learn to regulate her temp in an open air crib. It's difficult having a little one in the nicu and today I feel is a hard day emotionally(even though her stay should be short compared to other nicu babies). Btw...engorgment really sucks!

I'm loving the fact your LO is born.... Not that she's in the NICU or that recovery is sucking. I hope you're all home soon!

flummadiddle85 · August 2014

36+2 here. Nothing new. Just the usual whining of being crabby, exhausted, in pain/discomfort. I went to IKEA to get a new mattress to fit DS's toddler bed. That place is overwhelming.... And confusing since I think I picked up a couple of the wrong things. But it's far enough away that I don't really want to make another trip for returns. We also got a glider this weekend for the nursery. The cushions are ugly tho.... So I'll probably try to find some fabric and a no sew way to put it on.

JEPES1348 · August 2014

Hang in there @lookame3639. Hoping for a short, uneventful NICU stay for you! Of course every baby is different, but she's a good size and age! Not being able to take your baby home right away is so tough, but it makes homecoming that much sweeter

Thinking of you both.

Also, while my little girl was in the NICU only 3 days, we stayed on the peds general floor for a month last summer. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk or vent.

mrshudson618 · August 2014

29+3

I am feeling really good overall, just some pelvic/lower back pain that makes it almost impossible to sit on the floor. How do you not sit on the floor when you have a 13 month old??
Also, I am SO tired. The day I hit 3rd tri, it was like I am back in 1st tri all over again. I can't get enough sleep.

I haven't hit the "get this baby out" stage yet, but the past couple of days I really wish he were here so I could hold him- but I think that's a reaction to what's going on with my cousin.

GTKY: this is baby #2, both boys. We aren't planning a number, but plan in having kids until we have a reason to stop, most likely financial or medical reason if we have one. I have also always wanted to adopt, so we will probably end up somewhere in the 6-10 range.

Into+the+Kitty · August 2014

I hit viability, and celebrated of course with ice cream.

I've been getting contractions and BH, and so I'm not really thrilled about putting up with that for the rest of my pregnancy, but at least they aren't consistent yet. It probably doesn't help that K just never. stops. moving. which is mostly awesome until I start contracting while she punches me in the cervix.

GTKY We will probably be done with two. We likely aren't going to take any permanent measures for a couple of years, but the lifestyle change between two and three kids is probably more than we want to take on. J is pretty much set on just having two, but it's hard for me to think about there being no 'next time'. Even with pregnancy taking a huge physical and emotional toll on me, I love it a lot and will really miss it once it's gone from my life.

bumpuser5078523 · August 2014

33 weeks as of Sunday.

My SPD is starting to get bad. I could barely walk or get up from a sitting position yesterday. Today is starting out better, so cross you fingers I just slept wrong. I really hope it doesn't get too much worse, but it is supposed to.

Future babies are supposed to be worse, also.

Other than the SPD, I'm doing pretty good. Swelling in my feet and calves if I am in the heat too much or stand too long. It was really bad tent camping in 90* weather last week.

I have a check up tomorrow. I plan on asking a bunch of questions about how they expect my VBAC to go, so I can research my options. Their term "textbook" labor worries me, so I am asking about that for sure! My sister will hopefully be part of my support team, and she might come to the appointment if she is in town in time.

We have agreed on three kids. This is our second. I might try to convince H for a fourth if we have three boys. I don't need a girl, but it would be nice. I might change my mind, though, depending in how my SPD does for baby number three.

candlequeen · August 2014

No complaints here really except for some tmi stuff. I must have a really sensitive cervix bc every time we have sex I have spotting and it's really annoying!
After Harper was born I knew I was done but God had a different plan! After this baby is born I'm getting my tubes tied

flummadiddle85 · August 2014

Oh yea...l QOTW: this is #2 for us, and we haven't really put a number on kids. We're open to more, but the financial reality is that we're just teachers. If we have more I would have to go back to work I feel.

abby8279 · August 2014

I know I am not part of this check-in. But I saw this and thought you ladies might enjoy...

Robi1 · August 2014

7+3 I think. Still dealing with near constant nausea and fatigue.

This is #2. We'd love to have four or six. We're taking things one at a time, though.

mrshudson618 · August 2014

FFFfffffffffffffff.......

I failed the 3 hr glucose test.

She said it wasn't very bad, my sugar was only a little high after the 1 hr draw, but ok after the 2 and 3 hr draws. But they still have to treat it "as if" I have GD, so I get to go to a diabetes class, follow the diet and take my blood sugar 4 times a day. yay.

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flummadiddle85 · August 2014

mrshudson618 said:

FFFfffffffffffffff.......

I failed the 3 hr glucose test.
She said it wasn't very bad, my sugar was only a little high after the 1 hr draw, but ok after the 2 and 3 hr draws. But they still have to treat it "as if" I have GD, so I get to go to a diabetes class, follow the diet and take my blood sugar 4 times a day. yay.

:-( Sorry

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