April 2016 Moms
imrachellea
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GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D?
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GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D?
Re: Wednesday Ticker Change
Symptoms: Same as the previous week... Only shortness of breath with stairs.
Rants/Raves/Stories: I'm on my way to our local TV channel to give a live interview. I hate cameras. Hoping I don't make a fool of myself.
Upcoming Appointments: March 1st. - regular OB
Questions: Nil.
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? Not really... Other than alcohol, I haven't really restricted any foods during pregnancy. I'm good.
Symptoms: Can feel her settling in lower, upper back pain, minor swelling in my hands, alternating periods of high energy and complete exhaustion
Rants/Raves/Stories: Can't believe I'm down to 5 (or possibly up to 7) weeks to go! Also, super hard to pee in a cup every time I pee for this 24 hour urine catch at 35 weeks pregnant. Was much easier at 20 weeks when I did my last one!
Also, my midwife talks to my baby every time she palpates and listens to her heartbeat... things like "thank you for letting me listen sweet girl" or "I think I can feel your little hand right there!" - It's adorable and incredibly comforting being able to see how much she cares.
Upcoming Appointments: Home visit on March 7th!!!!
Questions:
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? I read a story about how surreal a mom said it was to be eating pizza on her living room floor with her birth team, husband, kids and new baby just an hour-ish after birth. I don't know that I'll want pizza, but I think it's a really good story. That being said, I haven't really thought about it! I ate a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's last time and it was AMAZINGGGGG.
Symptoms: BH, lack of breathing, heartburn at night
Rants/Raves/Stories: CIAA is here this weekend a done of DH's best friends ("M") is a bouncer at a club downtown. M asked if he could use my motorcycle for the weekend let DH have my car so it would've easier to get around in the traffic. Sure, no biggie. Well Sunday they were supposed to get up to trade vehicles, M didn't answer or call back until late Sunday night. So the motorcycle was left Sunday at another friend's ("F") house that was close to DH's job and DH borrowed that F's extra truck.
M was supposed to get the bike before work yesterday afternoon and DH was going to drop F's truck and pick up M's car. Didn't happen, DH figured he maybe meant today instead since the crazy activities don't really start until tomorrow. M calls at 130 this morning to tell DH the bike isn't starting. They go back and forth and finally DH says he has to go help him...um what? No! But he gets dressed and gets ready to walk out the door and M calls back and tells him not to worry about it, they can figure it out later today.
So then I was up, and hungry. So I got up and DH was apparently already back in dreamland. After about 5 minutes he woke up and freaked out I wasn't in bed and came out all concerned (that was cute). I told him I was fine but I needed to eat something and I'd be back in bed soon. But I am sassy at M now for all that last night. Glad I'm off today!
Upcoming Appointments: Next Friday For my last rotation appointment, then back to my normal doc!
Questions: @imrachellea you sparked my interest on headbands! What kind are you/ did you order?
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? Probably pizza! But we shall see then.
Symptoms: Increasing uncomfortableness. Lots of pelvic pain, BH, shortness of breath.
Rants/Raves/Stories: Baby is locked and loaded. As in, she's in the literal perfect position for delivery. Head down, LOW, facing the right direction, pelvis is opening...my midwife seems confident I'll go before my EDD but I don't want to get my hopes up, I also don't want her to come before 38, preferably 39 weeks...
Upcoming Appointments: 3/7 starts my weekly appts and optional cervix checks. I will probably opt to see if there is any activity going on...I had nothing with DD until delivery, and I know it doesn't mean anything, but I just have this "feeling" this time around...
Questions:
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? My hospitals food isn't terrible but it isn't great. My dad is either getting on a plane or getting in the car (17 hour drive) when we tell him I'm in labor so hopefully he can fulfill my whim for a meatball pizza from Anthony's...! And a decadent rich milk chocolate bar
@juliennenicole I bought SO MANY headbands for DD1 that DD2 will get to wear. They are all from etsy. I will post some links when I get on an actual computer. I actually found several great sets on Amazon this time too, cheaper!
Symptoms: I am le tired. Other than that, feeling good.
Rants/Raves/Stories: Had an U/S monday. Baby is in the 98th percentile for size (estimated at seven pounds already), and is butt down breech. There's still time for him to turn, but I'm freaking out at A) delivering a ten pound baby, or b) having a c-section. I've been in total denial up till this week about the whole baby-has-to-Come-out thing
Upcoming Appointments: NST (weekly now) and regular checkup next Friday.
Questions: I've heard babies recognize songs played to them in the womb. Have you been playing baby any special songs?
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D?
Savingion Blanc and sushi and a venti iced coffee with an extra shot.
DH says we'll see about the first one, haha!
Symptoms: tired, endless heartburn, some cramps/pains here and there
Rants/Raves/Stories: woke up the other night at 2am with my heart racing, nauseous and when I got up my feet were swollen. Not sure why as I had a normal day and ton of water the day before. I didn't call the doc but thankfully by mid day the next day I was feeling better but swelling took 24 hours to go away. I need to mention this at my appt next week.
Upcoming Appointments: Next Weds for my 32 week
Questions: Nada
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? I haven't thought of this yet as I haven't had any food aversions this time around. Maybe alcohol or a chocolate shake.
Symptoms: where oh where is my breath? and lots of pressure against my belly. Pretty sure she's sideways and enjoys stretching at all times.
Rants/Raves/Stories: DH has been leaving work around 4 every afternoon lately because there isn't anything to do. So he goes home and naps. I work an after-school enrichment program as a 2nd job and get off at 5:45 most days. But he's too tired lately to run by the grocery store or get dinner started while he's home. DS doesn't have his homework done by the time I get home either. UGH!
Upcoming Appointments: Another quickie next week.
Questions: I can't remember from DD, but is there another standard ultrasound before delivery? I've had 2 and am not itching to have another solely because insurance only covered $85 of the AS ultrasound. But it would be lovely to see LO again!
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? As of right now, probably a milkshake, slushie, or sherbet....but that's what I have been craving all of pregnancy. Who knows when it comes down to D-Day
Symptoms: some annoying cramping and my feet are starting to swell a little
Rants/Raves/Stories: we can't settle on names, it's getting really frustrating
Upcoming Appointments: check up next week
Questions:
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? I dont have anything specific in mind. I had chic fil a last time and it was delicious. The nurse got pissy with me because I wasn't supposed to eat like that post op, but I was too hungry after a long labor and surgery to care.
Symptoms: needing a nap in the afternoon, heart burn, and an occasional sciatica pain
Rants/Raves/Stories: Our crib was delivered but with 2 pieces broken
Upcoming Appointments: March 7 regular OB appointment
Questions: None that I can remember
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? DH already knows, he has to go out and get me sushi and a Sapporo, mmmmmm
I have not been playing songs but I think I should. Over the past week I went to the orchestra twice, and baby was super active for the entire 2 hours!! He is never awake and active for that long, which means he was really listening to the music. During the intermissions and at the end of the concert, he would stop moving, only to start wiggling and kicking again once the orchestra resumed playing. Super awesome to witness.
She wiggles pretty much all the time, except for this weekend when I couldn't resist anymore and hopped on the back of DH's harley for a quick ride around town. I don't know if it scared her or she was just totally confused, but it was like she went into hiding for a while afterwards. **don't worry, Doc cleared me to ride as long as my body was physically comfortable. No medical concerns with it.
(lurking from Tues)... I can't believe no one has mentioned sushi!! Last time I just ate the hospital food and didn't have anything special right after delivery, but I definitely want my first meal out after we leave to be sushi and white wine.. MMMmmMMM!
@imrachellea I hope my baby is in the right position when they check next week! My son was breach until very close to the end!
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Nov siggy challenge: animals eating Thanksgiving food
Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
Uh, maybe because he's the baby version of a linebacker???
I'll be going back for another U/S in a few weeks, so we'll see what happens then. My friend said the same thing - if they had to pick between a ten pounder and a c-section, they'd take the c-section.. If he stays breech, I don't have a choice anyway.
You guys are right, today was supposed to be the day, but my dr wanted to use me as a guinea pig and try to hold out until 36 weeks based on a new study. Little man didn't like that and based on the ultrasound on Monday, his fluid dropped from 8 to 3, below the normal low, so Friday it is to be safe.
Symptoms: pelvic pain and lots of leaking still.
Rants/Raves/Stories: only rant I have is a first world problem. The wifi at the hospital doesn't work on iphones so for the past 2 weeks I've been on LTE using data. It's taken a toll on my phone and my battery doesn't last long at all, and of course I've been using lots of data.
Upcoming Appointments: induction Friday! Starting pitocen at 7 or 8am
Questions: None that I can think of.
GTKY: Are you requesting any special food or meal after L&D? I am only because I'm so sick of the hospital food here. It's been good, and it's better than it could be, it just gets old having the same things over and over. I will be asking for either sushi or popeyes, depends on if my husband remembers to bring me the sushi I've been asking for already this week.
I miss my kids soooooo much. They cry every time they leave me. I'm also having major issues with the fact that my current "baby", who's always been a mama's boy, is now a daddy's boy, and I don't have that effect on him like I used to. It makes me so sad.