Due may 8th! Dr tells me I'm due at any time now! (Baby will probably be 40+weeks tho so I don't appreciate getting so excited so early!) I have however (after being in a slump) have realized I won't be able to have sex with my husband for quite some time after giving birth! Idk what happened if it's the thought or a change in hormones but now I can't get enough! My poor husband! (He's been trying to work as much over time as he can before baby comes too so hes probably exaughsted!)
I'm not due until 5/27, but I started freaking out yesterday when I was talking to my mom and realized that she's going to be out of town the next two weekends, so I only have two weekends left for her to help me with stuff before my due date! Then I felt really pathetic for being so worried about not having my mom around for more time when I'm about to be a mom myself. I don't think being a grown-up is a real thing, I don't feel anywhere close to being there.
We got water in our house from the recent flooding in Houston. I'm wondering how long it's going to be before the new carpet gets installed and freaking out that the landlord will try to make us move all our furniture out (it was all ok, just the carpet was damaged) ourselves. Also, they had someone dig "trenches" in the yard to move the water away from the house which has resulted in a muddy mess. We either have to put our dogs on leashes and take them on a short walk or clean their feet off every time they go out back. So my home just feels very chaotic and dirty. Will I have a new baby before this all gets taken care of??? I still have about 3.5 weeks until my EDD so hopefully everything will work out.
I'm in the Houston area too! I feel your pain. We had an issue with our roof which resulted in water in our walls. Currently listening to gigantic fan running and the workers clamp ring around. This needs to be finished before baby comes otherwise I'm in trouble!
I'm freaking out because the nursery isn't finished yet. I really just want DH to put up the last few things on the walls that need to go up and help me put together a few items. I'm also freaking out because my ottoman is here but not my glider and omg where is it I just want one place in this house that feels comfortable to sit in okay?
LOL. At least you're ahead of me. I just got DH to put all the furniture together yesterday, the floor still needs to be put in (right now all that's there is the underlayment for the wood we're putting in), the wall decal for the room isn't even shipping till tomorrow, I still need to get the prints for the wall printed and make the letters for another wall, and DH still has to 'make' the bookcase and toy box.
On the plus side... all my registry shopping is done and everything should be here by this weekend. Once DH finally gets the floor done it really shouldn't take too long to do everything else since all the rest of the stuff is easy. I'm still freaking out though bc I want it done...
@That1didntcount Thanks! It was a pretty pointless hearing and I was definitely overthinking it. My former client isn't objecting to the reasons he was expelled, but for his guidelines which is something for sentencing and I have no control over it. So I basically got up there and testified for no reason. Good practice though!
I am due next Tuesday, but my doctor wanted to induce me this Thursday because my LO is measuring kinda big. This is making me freaked out on so many levels.
I obviously don't want to go past my due date and deliver a giant baby and have a longer recovery time, but I also don't want to be induced. I read that induction can make your odds of needing a CS higher, especially if you're a FTM like me.
So now I've been at home doing everything and anything I can to get things moving along. Spicy food, exercise (even if it's just marching in place while at home), nipple stimulation which totally makes my boobs leak, and sex of course because it's the most fun, most likely to actually work, and I'm also dreading the 6 weeks I'm not allowed to have sex with DH after LO gets here!
@emsnedds I would be scared too. I'm sure most inductions go very smooth but I would hate to be in labor for 24 hours or have an issue with the process.
I had my 36 week appt today so DH had to watch DS3 and pick up DS2 from preschool and he was being annoying about it. He started texting me like "you need to come home asap" which irritated the heck out of me because I've been telling him to stop rushing me through my appointments and errands that I need to run without kids around. I also told him way in advanced and pretty much everyday for the past week about my appt. Anyways, my response back to him was "figure it out".
emsnedds I wouldn't let your doc. pressure you into an induction before your EDD. The weight estimates are notoriously inaccurate most of the time. Do you have a family history of 10lb +babies? Have you had a healthy pregnancy this far? I would personally not want to be induced before my due date without a more evidence based concerns. Plenty of women have big babies (9 lbs) with absolutely no problems. What estimate did they give you? You are correct that once they start interventions like induction it increased the odds of a c-section. If this is not your wish you should advocate for yourself. You might have an OB that is on the more cautios side but you should educate yourself on the reasons why it's okay to wait till your due date. Most FTM's without complications go till 41 weeks without a problem. Please don't feel pressured if there is no medical risk! You can also ask for a membrane sweep at 40 weeks if your cervix is favorable to see if that starts your labor.
I'm having my c section in a week from today!! I'm still working and trying to get everything squared away. I basically do that on a daily basis in the event I go into labor on my own. I try and keep my daughter's bag packed in case I have to send her to grandma's if I go into labor. Not to mention, my daughter has so much going on at school. Another mom just texted me a schedule of the kids' talent show practices. Like I need more stuff on my plate right now. We did get the nursery done, so that's one thing off my list. I've been having contractions off and on, so it totally messes with me. Am I going to go into labor or will I make it to my c section date? The planner in me is dying to know.
My real complaint for Manic Monday - you've heard about this before, but my last 4 medical bills have big errors. I keep calling, and keep getting the bills again. Nothing is overdue yet, but I really should be covered for the $2200 or more.
Then Saturday, I get 2 more bills for twins' eye doctor appts 6 weeks ago...$300 more that I've never previously had to pay to their other eye doctor appointments (follow-up for retinopathy of prematurity and signs of glaucoma).
I wish I could show up somewhere in person and take care of it all in one day...grrr
Mama to Three Girls: Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
My Monday freak out is definitely one of those "be careful what you wish for situations". i decided to start my leave at 36 weeks, thinking I could rest, relax, watch gorey tv, and finish baby stuff. I'm extra lucky because I'm a teacher, so I don't have to go back to work until September, when LO will be about four months old. well, that took about a week. All the baby stuff is done, it takes about 15 minutes to clean my house if I do it every day, and it turns out I don't really like gorey tv. I'm glad I'm not at work because my pelvic joint basically hurts all day and I'm not sleeping well, but at 38 weeks I'm ready to focus my attention on my baby and being a mom. Add to that the fact that last week my midwife talked to me about what would happen if I went to 41/42 weeks (no c section, just some more non invasive induction attempts at the hospital) I feel like this baby is never, ever, going to come. and yes, I do realize I'm complaining about too much free time before my baby comes
@hellogoodbye2 Ha, this was totally me too! I was gonna work until my due date and figured even then I'd have 1-2 weeks to get stuff done, so I have done virtually nothing. And then of course last week I started having all these complications from severe polyhydramnios and they are talking about inducing me at 38 weeks, which is a week from today! My midwife offered to induce me today, but I need to get through parent teacher conferences this week and maybe, I don't know, buy some diapers? Set up a bassinet? My condition is so severe I can barely walk at this point so all those last minute things I was gonna do are probably just going to have to wait/ be done by someone else
emsnedds I wouldn't let your doc. pressure you into an induction before your EDD. The weight estimates are notoriously inaccurate most of the time. Do you have a family history of 10lb +babies? Have you had a healthy pregnancy this far? I would personally not want to be induced before my due date without a more evidence based concerns. Plenty of women have big babies (9 lbs) with absolutely no problems. What estimate did they give you? You are correct that once they start interventions like induction it increased the odds of a c-section. If this is not your wish you should advocate for yourself. You might have an OB that is on the more cautios side but you should educate yourself on the reasons why it's okay to wait till your due date. Most FTM's without complications go till 41 weeks without a problem. Please don't feel pressured if there is no medical risk! You can also ask for a membrane sweep at 40 weeks if your cervix is favorable to see if that starts your labor.
Thank you @VS2016 and @Lusitano8 for understanding my fears of an early induction. I have had a healthy pregnancy so far and I am refusing the induction for now, but man it was hard to say no. I actually haven't had a weight scan of the baby in over a month, so I feel like my doctor is basing the estimated weight from that and getting overly cautious that the baby will be extra big. But like you said, I shouldn't base my decision from that since weight estimates can often be wrong.
On the bright side, (TMI) I've seen some of my MP come out yesterday and today so hopefully that means my efforts to move things along is working! The sooner I go into labor naturally, the less time I have to spend contemplating when it is that I'll need to be induced
@JoMunson - I'm in the same boat as you! Last week was my first full week on maternity leave. I have tons of projects that I want to get done so that DH isn't stuck doing them all (we have to weed our garden, finish the landscaping, clean out the garage, etc). I'm not doing heavy lifting or any of the large parts, but once DH goes to work it becomes "do the dishes, throw in a load of laundry and wipe the counters. now what the hell do I do?". Turns out I sleep.....
@hellogoodbye2 Ha, this was totally me too! I was gonna work until my due date and figured even then I'd have 1-2 weeks to get stuff done, so I have done virtually nothing. And then of course last week I started having all these complications from severe polyhydramnios and they are talking about inducing me at 38 weeks, which is a week from today! My midwife offered to induce me today, but I need to get through parent teacher conferences this week and maybe, I don't know, buy some diapers? Set up a bassinet? My condition is so severe I can barely walk at this point so all those last minute things I was gonna do are probably just going to have to wait/ be done by someone else
@Bellodomani have they rechecked your levels at all? I'm sorry you are in so much discomfort/pain!
Started my day off by slipping and falling flat on my back in the bathroom. Which then triggered contractions. So I was in L&D for about 3-4 hours getting monitored. Contractions increased but I stayed 1 CM dilated. They gave me two bags of fluid and sent me home. I also was the lovely recipient of 3 internals. So that with the back pain from falling plus regular contractions makes for one unhappy mama. Trying to rest now but am super uncomfortable and now hoping I don't go into actual labor because we have no groceries
@nerdymama15 I'm sorry you are going through all this. I had DS1 6 weeks early so I know how overwhelming it all is. Just know that your baby is in caring, competent hands when you are away and take care of yourself too.
Jeez, sounds like everyone is having a crazy day! At my midwife appointment today my blood pressure was crazy high (130/102), plus my fundal height was measuring a couple weeks behind, so I got sent across the street to the hospital. Of course as soon as I get there my blood pressure drops back down to normal, but I still had to wait around a few hours for an ultrasound to make sure LO was growing okay. LO was fine, turns out I'm just a small person.
I'm happy everything was fine, but sitting around the hospital all day stressing out sucks!
I'm freaking out a little bit, but not nearly as much as I think I should be. I have an u/s and appointment tomorrow and will see what my Dr wants to do about this swelling and high BP. Either way I have an induction scheduled for Sunday night, she may move that up though. I have a list of random things that need to get finished around here, some I'm sure won't get done, but oh well. DH and I both have tomorrow off for my appointments so we will get some things done while the kids are at school.
Im actually freaking out because DD has been sick since Friday with a high fever, took her to the walk in today and they ruled out strep, ear infections, sinuses, and UTI. She was bitten by two ticks in the last 3 weeks, no rash though, so we are doing amoxicillin because they have no idea what is causing her fever and general sickness. Ugh...
Started my day off by slipping and falling flat on my back in the bathroom. Which then triggered contractions. So I was in L&D for about 3-4 hours getting monitored. Contractions increased but I stayed 1 CM dilated. They gave me two bags of fluid and sent me home. I also was the lovely recipient of 3 internals. So that with the back pain from falling plus regular contractions makes for one unhappy mama. Trying to rest now but am super uncomfortable and now hoping I don't go into actual labor because we have no groceries
This is a bad day!!! I hope tomorrow is better for you.
Re: Manic Monday 4-25
On the plus side... all my registry shopping is done and everything should be here by this weekend. Once DH finally gets the floor done it really shouldn't take too long to do everything else since all the rest of the stuff is easy. I'm still freaking out though bc I want it done...
I obviously don't want to go past my due date and deliver a giant baby and have a longer recovery time, but I also don't want to be induced. I read that induction can make your odds of needing a CS higher, especially if you're a FTM like me.
So now I've been at home doing everything and anything I can to get things moving along. Spicy food, exercise (even if it's just marching in place while at home), nipple stimulation which totally makes my boobs leak, and sex of course because it's the most fun, most likely to actually work, and I'm also dreading the 6 weeks I'm not allowed to have sex with DH after LO gets here!
You can also ask for a membrane sweep at 40 weeks if your cervix is favorable to see if that starts your labor.
I wasn't going to buy a third crib....
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Then Saturday, I get 2 more bills for twins' eye doctor appts 6 weeks ago...$300 more that I've never previously had to pay to their other eye doctor appointments (follow-up for retinopathy of prematurity and signs of glaucoma).
I wish I could show up somewhere in person and take care of it all in one day...grrr
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
i decided to start my leave at 36 weeks, thinking I could rest, relax, watch gorey tv, and finish baby stuff. I'm extra lucky because I'm a teacher, so I don't have to go back to work until September, when LO will be about four months old.
well, that took about a week. All the baby stuff is done, it takes about 15 minutes to clean my house if I do it every day, and it turns out I don't really like gorey tv. I'm glad I'm not at work because my pelvic joint basically hurts all day and I'm not sleeping well, but at 38 weeks I'm ready to focus my attention on my baby and being a mom. Add to that the fact that last week my midwife talked to me about what would happen if I went to 41/42 weeks (no c section, just some more non invasive induction attempts at the hospital) I feel like this baby is never, ever, going to come.
and yes, I do realize I'm complaining about too much free time before my baby comes
On the bright side, (TMI) I've seen some of my MP come out yesterday and today so hopefully that means my efforts to move things along is working! The sooner I go into labor naturally, the less time I have to spend contemplating when it is that I'll need to be induced
@JoMunson - I'm in the same boat as you! Last week was my first full week on maternity leave. I have tons of projects that I want to get done so that DH isn't stuck doing them all (we have to weed our garden, finish the landscaping, clean out the garage, etc). I'm not doing heavy lifting or any of the large parts, but once DH goes to work it becomes "do the dishes, throw in a load of laundry and wipe the counters. now what the hell do I do?". Turns out I sleep.....
@nerdymama15 I'm sorry you are going through all this. I had DS1 6 weeks early so I know how overwhelming it all is. Just know that your baby is in caring, competent hands when you are away and take care of yourself too.
blood pressure was crazy high (130/102), plus my fundal height was measuring a couple weeks behind, so I got sent across the street to the hospital. Of course as soon as I get there my blood pressure drops back down to normal, but I still had to wait around a few hours for an ultrasound to make sure LO was growing okay. LO was fine, turns out I'm just a small person.
I'm happy everything was fine, but sitting around the hospital all day stressing out sucks!
Im actually freaking out because DD has been sick since Friday with a high fever, took her to the walk in today and they ruled out strep, ear infections, sinuses, and UTI. She was bitten by two ticks in the last 3 weeks, no rash though, so we are doing amoxicillin because they have no idea what is causing her fever and general sickness. Ugh...