To all the ladies that are or had experienced prolong early labor, you're so amazing.
When I get asked if I've had any contractions, I feel stupid when I say I don't think so...HOWEVER, I have been up all night with what I now know are contractions and they suck! They have caused me to question everything that is holy.
Feeding for the first time this morning! After cluster feeding last night until about midnight, S slept somewhere between 4-5 hours. I wasn't quite watching the clock. I've got a lot to do today. Gonna be a busy day and all I want to do is sleep in.
39 weeks appointment this morning. I have been contracting since I went to l&d on Wednesday. I'm hoping that something is progressing down there. Good luck to all you ladies that are getting outside babies today!
I was going to let Little Man sleep extra today, but I'm still worried that he needs to eat every four hours. He could probably sleep longer, but the doctors told me every four hours overnight (I also have a worry-wart type of doctor). Is anyone else letting their newborn sleep longer?
@susannahbrynn we were actually told every 3 hours but are doing 4 hours from 2-6 am if she'll allow. LO is only 5 days old though and still needs to gain her birth weight back..... I've been taking a nap in afternoon with her which has been helping a ton.
I can't seem to stay on my feet too long. Had some swelling after birth but now it seems to go away but my feet get really tired. Hoping it will go away. Anybody else experiencing issues pooping? I've been taking stool softener but still in pain and I already had one poo which almost clogged our pipes.... embarrassing but I also just didn't care and was so happy to poo but now it seems like im still having issues.
I might have to stop coming here until I have an outside baby. I'm several days overdue now and with the dozens of false starts I've had over the past month, even my midwives are shocked that I'm still pregnant. Seeing all the pictures and stories of outside babies is starting to depress me. Especially when they're So. Freaking. Cute. My three yo keeps asking me if the baby is coming today, so that's not helping either. Sigh. Rant over.
I have to be at the hospital in 34 minutes for my RCS... It's so early, and I'm such a mix of excited, anxious and emotional. I can't believe we went 5 days overdue with nothing happening and I also can't believe I'll be holding my little girl in just a couple hours! T&P please!! ♡
My in-laws come today. They are good people but are very loud and overwhelming. I am also so not ready for people to be staying over but I couldn't say no :-( it's going to be a LONG weekend!
It's my birthday and we got to take baby girl home last night.
While we were in the hospital, DH did all the diaper changes so I didn't have to be up and down. Well last night, baby girl decides to pee on the changing pad after her diaper was already off and DH says, "I wasn't prepared for this! I don't know what to do." It was funny.
So I basically hold my LO all day and I'm wondering if that's exacerbating the issue of her screaming if I put her down at night. So I'm going to attempt to put her in her swing or bassinet while she naps during the day to see if that changes anything. Wish me luck!
I'm pretty sure the baby knows that she is scheduled to come out on Sunday. I had the best night's sleep in weeks last night - almost as if she was saying "Mommy I love you and I can be good, can't I stay here?" Um...no kid. LOL
This is my official last day at work - now to get some stuff wrapped up.
Morning ladies! Baby Jack did not want to sleep last night unless he was in my arms- and he wanted to eat EVERY hour! They just did blood work to check jaundice and waiting for them to tell us whether we can leave today.
And a shout out to @labellavida praying your induction is going smoothly and that baby boy makes his way into your arms today!!!
@susannahbrynn we were actually told every 3 hours but are doing 4 hours from 2-6 am if she'll allow. LO is only 5 days old though and still needs to gain her birth weight back..... I've been taking a nap in afternoon with her which has been helping a ton.
I can't seem to stay on my feet too long. Had some swelling after birth but now it seems to go away but my feet get really tired. Hoping it will go away. Anybody else experiencing issues pooping? I've been taking stool softener but still in pain and I already had one poo which almost clogged our pipes.... embarrassing but I also just didn't care and was so happy to poo but now it seems like im still having issues.
I scared to poop. I've been eating Activia, prunes and stool softener but haven't yet (LO is 3 days old). It's funny how obsessed I am these days with lop, mine, LOs...
I made healthy cookies the other day--a combination of a breakfast cookie recipe and the lactation cookie recipe. There's no sugar or anything unhealthy in them at all except for the chocolate chips. Therefore, I've been letting the boys eat them for breakfast for two days now. They love them, and I'm happy they're eating good stuff. Win!
@megan81112 I watched Brady's conference yesterday and was giggling as well!! I tried to be serious but all that balls talk and how QB's like them... Oh gawd it was great!
@LaBellaVida Thinking about you today! Hope all goes well and it's over efficiently and smoothly!!
I have been awake since 4 am PST... Yep, contractions. Let's see if they amount to anything!! Sleep seems hopeless so I'm going to go make some tea and oatmeal. (Oh please oh please oh please!!!)
@Beckydewell DH & I were just talking about how we're going to do it with 3 kiddos this morning! He does morning drop off at the sitter's bc I have to be at work by 7:15 and he starts at the normal 8:00. Buuuuut he does not like waking up early & half the time I'm doing my hair or makeup still when I should be changing the boys. So now(before DS3), he wakes up at 6:15/6:30 to get himself, our 4 y/o & 2 y/o ready and out the door. I have to leave at 7:00, so I can only do so much before I'm late. We need an earlier wake up time for him& I need to be more efficient so that I'm 100% ready & helping by 6:15. Plus, with the baby it'll be that much harder.
I'm off to a natural labor induction massage soon (40+4, so I'm not trying to go early). Let's hope this gets contractions more consistent and productive!
So they are going to let us go home bc billi levels are fine but bc he's lost 10 percent weight they want me to supplement- I really wanna scream bc he pooped 6 times within first 24 hours so I don't think it's the lack of milk I think he just pooped a lot and now needs to eat to make up for it but she made me promise I'd supplement and bring baby into peds tomorrow for weight check in order for me to get discharged today...winter storm tomm- prob doesn't make sense to go out in that to check on weight but I'm not a doctor so what do I know (rolling my eyes this time) so here we go again with weight check ins like we did with Mackenzie, really hoping this nonsense is just this weekend and he gains quickly bc he isn't throwing up lie m always was so he should put the weight back on pretty quickly hopefully. Crossing fingers!
I don't understand not wanting to wake up to eat...off to try again to get LO to nurse this morning. At least I got a break to have breakfast. I think I figured out how I am going to loose the baby weight, when he goes down, if I have a choice between a nap and eating, it is a nap every time :P.
Woohoo I have hot water again, thanks to DH who is such a handyman... All three of us got showers/baths last night! Emma's umbilical cord stump came off yesterday (finally) so she was able to take a real bath. She liked that much better than the sponge baths she had been getting
I'm due monday. This morning my man and I had sexy time. It made me have cramping pain. However, I can't figure out what a contraction feels like. I'm also trying not to stress... I feel like I can will this baby out. Lol
There has been construction going on near where I grocery shop. It's been going on for months, the site is HUGE, and there has been no indication of what it might be. I just found out that it's a Costco! We're so excited, because the one we usually go to is pretty far away and inconvenient. The new one also has a liquor license! Woohoo!!! I don't know when it's supposed to open, though
Oh yeah, I heard about that some time last year. I didn't realize they started the constuction, I hadn't been past the spot they were planning on putting it in.
Good luck @labellavida have been thinking about you since last night. I hope everything goes perfectly with your induction. Can't wait to see your announcement.
I'm so proud of DD, she did so good on our flights yesterday and was so helpful with DS. Speaking of DS, he slept through both flights only waking to eat and poop I hope they're that good for the flights home.
Hi ladies! I hardly got any sleep last night, but got some. I should have ate more then a banana today, because now I'm starving, and I can't eat now. Pitocin has been started, I've been contracting regularly since this morning, even without Pitocin. All a good sign. I'm still 3 cm so hopefully this will go quick. I hope to have a baby before dinner! I'm feeling much better now that this is underway, can't wait to hold my sweet boy. I'll update as I can. Good luck ladies having babies today!
I just ate two bags of Crispy M&Ms (loved these things from the earlier 2000s and they brought them back) and I don't feel guilty at all. I'm a week over and haven't gained weight in a month. Can't get away with that much chocolate eating after baby is here
@ACH831 There's definitely nothing wrong with continuing to use it. I've been afraid to stop but last night I didn't feel like getting up to get it from the kitchen (had just washed it) so I just gave it a shot and he did surprisingly well without it. I really saw no issues with using it other than its nice not to have to constantly wash it and to be able to feed him without having to put it on first.
It really did keep me sane these first two weeks. I'm not sure that I'd still be breastfeeding right now if they hadn't given it to me in the hospital.
dx: Unexplained IF TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3
TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist
Protocol: 24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2
early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop
Protocol: 28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1
partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d) FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP C.J. born 01/09/15
Good luck to those having babies today and taking care of babies!
I'm officially past my due date. Every night I feel strong pressure and slight contractions and wake up with no pain just tired... When will this one come? Hopefully not during the storm.
Re: Friday Randoms
When I get asked if I've had any contractions, I feel stupid when I say I don't think so...HOWEVER, I have been up all night with what I now know are contractions and they suck! They have caused me to question everything that is holy.
Good luck to all you ladies that are getting outside babies today!
I can't seem to stay on my feet too long. Had some swelling after birth but now it seems to go away but my feet get really tired. Hoping it will go away. Anybody else experiencing issues pooping? I've been taking stool softener but still in pain and I already had one poo which almost clogged our pipes.... embarrassing but I also just didn't care and was so happy to poo but now it seems like im still having issues.
While we were in the hospital, DH did all the diaper changes so I didn't have to be up and down. Well last night, baby girl decides to pee on the changing pad after her diaper was already off and DH says, "I wasn't prepared for this! I don't know what to do." It was funny.
So I basically hold my LO all day and I'm wondering if that's exacerbating the issue of her screaming if I put her down at night. So I'm going to attempt to put her in her swing or bassinet while she naps during the day to see if that changes anything. Wish me luck!
@SheHulk723 Happy Birthday!!!
Ive been up since 2am with cramps and a back ache. I have the day off so I'm not getting up until I have to.
And a shout out to @labellavida praying your induction is going smoothly and that baby boy makes his way into your arms today!!!
@Britt1406 I think your priorities are exactly where they should be on your last morning of this pregnancy.....
@LaBellaVida Good luck today!
I made healthy cookies the other day--a combination of a breakfast cookie recipe and the lactation cookie recipe. There's no sugar or anything unhealthy in them at all except for the chocolate chips. Therefore, I've been letting the boys eat them for breakfast for two days now. They love them, and I'm happy they're eating good stuff. Win!
@SheHulk723 Happy birthday!!
@LaBellaVida Thinking about you today! Hope all goes well and it's over efficiently and smoothly!!
I have been awake since 4 am PST... Yep, contractions. Let's see if they amount to anything!! Sleep seems hopeless so I'm going to go make some tea and oatmeal. (Oh please oh please oh please!!!)
DH & I were just talking about how we're going to do it with 3 kiddos this morning! He does morning drop off at the sitter's bc I have to be at work by 7:15 and he starts at the normal 8:00. Buuuuut he does not like waking up early & half the time I'm doing my hair or makeup still when I should be changing the boys. So now(before DS3), he wakes up at 6:15/6:30 to get himself, our 4 y/o & 2 y/o ready and out the door. I have to leave at 7:00, so I can only do so much before I'm late.
We need an earlier wake up time for him& I need to be more efficient so that I'm 100% ready & helping by 6:15. Plus, with the baby it'll be that much harder.
dx: Unexplained IF
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
I should have ate more then a banana today, because now I'm starving, and I can't eat now.
Pitocin has been started, I've been contracting regularly since this morning, even without Pitocin. All a good sign.
I'm still 3 cm so hopefully this will go quick.
I hope to have a baby before dinner!
I'm feeling much better now that this is underway, can't wait to hold my sweet boy.
I'll update as I can.
Good luck ladies having babies today!
BFP #2 7/13/2011 ~ EDD 3/16/2012 ~Aubree Olivia (9lbs 1oz, 21 inches) 3/15/2012 VBAC (39w6d)
BFP #3 5/15/2014 ~ EDD 1/16/2015~Addison Isabelle (9lbs, 0oz, 21 inches) 1/25/2015 2VBAC (41w2d)
BFP #4 7/20/2016 ~ EDD 3/25/2017 ~ Malachi Mathew (10lbs 0oz, 22 inches) 4/4/2017 emergency csection (41w3d)
It really did keep me sane these first two weeks. I'm not sure that I'd still be breastfeeding right now if they hadn't given it to me in the hospital.
dx: Unexplained IF
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15