@MrsVoorhees omg yes. My DD will only drink milk some days with snacking and trying to get real food in her is such a task. Then when it's time for bed I get the "mama I'm hungry"
@Sbrown721 - I really don't like posed photos. We have just 1, because my son's daycare does "school photos" in the fall. It's adorable but is not nearly my favorite photo of him. We haven't done any sort of newborn, milestone or first birthday photos other than what we take (and a few from an aunt who does amateur photography - but still candid). I haven't regretted or felt like I missed out at all, even when friends have posted their newborn pics I still think "cute.. but not for me"
@PSUBecky23 – I often just say “baby.” Like “damn, baby is
kicking up a storm in there!” We used to call it a hybrid of the boy/girl names
we chose, but it never really stuck. At this point in the game, I don't really have a desire to try for anything more creative!
@Sbrown721 – Not a STM here and we are planning on doing
newborn photos BUT we hired a photographer that shoots “lifestyle” shoots, which
to her, basically means she’ll come in, take a few posed photos (probably 1-2), and then spend
the next few hours just capturing more candid-type shots of your babe and your
family. She said she might make suggestions like, “sit in that chair instead,
it has better lighting,” but for the most part, she aims to capture your family
interactions as normal and natural as possible. I’m
not a huge fan of anything overly posed, but I wanted a few clear images where I knew what to expect, but not a
whole roll of them. You can probably look around your area for a photographer
with a similar mindset if you want newborn images, but don't like the poses!
@ajn092 - my last board kept it to announcements only in the main thread, love its encouraged but no comments. It kept that thread really clean and when there were new posts, you could be 90% certain that a new baby had been born (You'll be shocked at how many people crawl out of the woodwork to announce their baby was born although they've never posted on this board). It worked well for us.
@ajn092 I say announcements only and whatever info moms want to include (birth story, pics, etc). If moms want to do a separate birth story thread, then that's the place for congrats and all AWing in the world since, you know, we will have just brought a child into the world.
Walked out of my house this morning and my neighbor (who I can't stand) just yelled "Preggo!!!" No hi, hello, nothing. Ummm yes hello, I'm great how are you? People are so weird.
Also I just almost fainted after drinking my glucose drink. I felt fine at first then after about 30 min I started getting all fuzzy and everything started going black. So I was that weirdo who just laid down on the floor in the lab waiting area and put my feet up on a chair. Haha! It passed after a few minutes, and now I just feel sleepy. Eventful morning!
I'm just back from catching up on about 15-20 posts in the July 2016 birth announcement thread. Those posts are long enough of a birth story to me, about a paragraph does me in. I am in love with every squishy little picture over there, but had a moment of fear when I read some of them saying "Then I had an immense amount of pressure and the urge to push" ... I don't know why that part freaked me out, I've done this before and it was all so natural in the moment. I knew when I HAD to push, I couldn't stop it... so why do other people saying that make me nervous to do this again?
Team greeners - how do you refer to baby? Saying it or him/her is so unsentimental.
Baby's name will start with a B regardless of sex. Just call him/her B?
DS calls the baby "Boom" couple of reasons, there are a lot of Boomers on his cartoon shows and one night we were laying in bed and DS was playing obnoxiously loud and yelled Boom as he did a Hulk smash on the bed. Baby jumped and when I told him about it, he started calling baby "Boom"
I refer to baby as "baby" once in a while "Baby T 2" (last initial and 2nd baby)
So I kind of have a dilemma and I don't know what I should do about it. I have been procrastinating taking any form of action for about a week or so now and I am hoping one of you can help me think of things differently so I can make a decision. Sorry, this post may be kind of long!
I am currently with my OB whom I have been seeing for about 15 years (as my gyno). I was all set to have him deliver our baby and birth at the hospital he is affiliated with (that I actually used to work at). However I started to get feelings early on in my pregnancy that maybe I should explore other options. I learned that he has 5-6 doctors in his practice and any one of them could be the doc on call when I go into labor. I now get that this is pretty common. However when I went to make appts to see the other docs, I was told by a nurse that they don't start having me rotate until after 28 weeks. Ok fine. No big deal.
Anyways, I also took a 5 week hypnobirthing class and quickly realized I want to birth naturally and with as little intervention as possible. I am talking, I would do a home birth if my DH was on board! We toured a hospital in the area that has rave reviews and an alternative birthing unit with midwives and everything. And the best part, there is a huge tub in each of the rooms. I am all of a sudden hellbent on laboring in a tub for as long as I can (only 1 hospital in MI allows actual water births and we are not delivering there due to logistics). Anyways, in order to deliver at this hospital, I would need to switch to their midwives office. And I was totally prepared to do that...until I learned I have a low lying placenta. My current OB said I will have to have a c-section if it doesn't move up enough when it comes time to deliver. So now I am thinking if it comes to that, I would prefer my current OB be the one to cut me open since he has like 20 years experience and I know and trust him, etc. See, I would have no problem staying with his practice if I could labor in a tub (current hospital only has showers) and if they were familiar with hypnobirthing (they are not). My OB said he is fine with my breathing the baby out but I don't know how his other docs in his practice view this (vs. forced pushing). Plus, the hospital has a 40% c-section rate which means I am sure they will be pushing drugs on me and I may cave and give in. I really want to give this hypnobirthing thing a shot and to do that, I need to feel relaxed and SAFE. I just feel better about the alternative birthing center at the other hospital (you are not allowed drugs there and have to transfer to Labor & Delivery and out of the birthing center if you decide you need them).
So anyways, my last ultrasound at 28 weeks shows that the placenta has moved 1.1cm away from my cervix (vs. touching it as it was at 20 weeks). My OB said he wants it to be at least 2cm away for me to birth vaginally. So I have another ultrasound scheduled at 31 weeks.
So the problem is, do I still make my appointment with the midwives practice to discuss switching to them knowing I may not be able to deliver vaginally? But then a complete stranger (or someone I've only recently met) would be the one doing the c-section if the placenta doesn't move. Part of me wants to plan for the best and switch and just believe that my placenta will move enough and it will all work out. However the other part of my brain says I should stay with my current OB and if the placenta moves, just deliver with his practice at the current hospital (fearing things may not go the way I really wanted it to). Either way, I know I have to be open because anything could happen and I could be at the other birthing center laboring in a tub and still need a c-section. I get that. But I really really want to try to do it naturally if I can. So I dunno what to do. The midwives office called me twice this week to make my first appointment (we had been waiting over a month for my medical records to get transferred to them before their docs/midwives would agree to meet with me since I need to be low risk). I dunno if I should call and tell them all of this over the phone and see what they say....? I am so confused as to what to do and just feel stuck! Should I stay or should I go? LOL
Married: 3/21/15 First time mom to a human but have been a puppy mamma for over 12 years
If anyone is bored today: check out @oldjoy instagram! I don't have instagram, but just typed Old Joy Instagram into Google and hers popped right up. A mother of 3 posts pictures of her beautiful/chaotic family. It made me tear up a couple times...it's so wonderful and I passed hours of work looking through it
@SLou24 Your siggy!!?! I have no words, I just saw it on my iPad and had to scroll back up to look at again! LOL!! I am missing out by being an almost exclusive mobile bumper.
Also, just got off the phone with my parents and broached the "we don't want house guests after baby" topic and they took the Airbnb suggestion waaayyy better than I expected. I feel like I just lost 10 lbs of emotional weight. I am SO relieved!
@camichael84 I pre-registered at 20 weeks with my doctor. They had all the forms at the clinic to fill out and they took care of sending to hospital. When I went for the glucose testing at the hospital, I was in the system, easy peasy and one stress done! I second asking at your next appointment or checking online, I hope you find an easy option or two for you.
@blondie080300 that is a dilemma! If it's not too much of a hassle or expense I would make the appointment with the midwives and make your decision after that.
@blondie080300 - My advice is to switch to set up the appointment to talk to the center, and you'll have a better picture after that 31 week ultrasound to know where the placenta is hanging out. If it has moved up.. head for the center, if it remains low and a C-section seems likely, I'd stick with the practice you already know. Appointments get so close together in the last 10 weeks, either place you'll have a lot more appointments until you give birth.
Birth announcement thread....eek!!!! So much excitement!!!!
@Sbrown721 - I'm with @PoodleDoodleOoo...I don't mind the idea of a newborn photographer (in fact I need to get on that!) but I like it when they can concentrate on the casual lifestyle shots. Don't get me wrong, I worked as a photographer for Lifetouch so I have both shot and have on display my fair share of posed pictures. But the natural shots are so much more fun to look back on!
Side Note - I just spoke to my HR gal at work again to make sure I was looking at everything correctly for maternity leave. I really feel like there's been some weight lifted from my shoulders. I didn't have any sort of benefits last time so being able to take short term disability this time is so great. Plus, I found out that the company gives new parents 2 weeks of PTO to use any time within a year of the giving birth. I'm really feeling blessed right now.
@blondie080300 I will be a home birther and hypnobirther. I am rooting for you to birth with the midwives. 40% C-section rate?! AHH that is so scary to me! Not the c-section rate itself, but the implications of how many interventions surely go on beforehand. I would suggest getting to the midwives office and asking them about how the position of the placenta could impact your labor and delivery with them ASAP. They may see absolutely no problem with it or they may have an idea of how to take the proper precautions in order to ensure that you can still deliver safely there. You still have 2 more months for the placenta to move just a bit!
Team greeners - how do you refer to baby? Saying it or him/her is so unsentimental.
Baby's name will start with a B regardless of sex. Just call him/her B?
I've been saying Baby. It still seems kind of impersonal to me, but better than it. My 2.5 year old calls the baby, "baby sisser". Maybe she's psychic.
We refer to Baby as "baby" too. Sometimes "he or she" in certain context. But my DD calls baby "her" and "sister" all the time. And insists baby is a girl, no matter how many times we remind her that she may get a brother. It's gotten to the point that even I subconsciously refer to this baby is a girl. It's going to be quite the surprise next month (NEXT MONTH!?!!??!) if baby is a boy!!
@blondie080300 - My advice is to switch to set up the appointment to talk to the center, and you'll have a better picture after that 31 week ultrasound to know where the placenta is hanging out. If it has moved up.. head for the center, if it remains low and a C-section seems likely, I'd stick with the practice you already know. Appointments get so close together in the last 10 weeks, either place you'll have a lot more appointments until you give birth. ______________
Blah! TB ate my post and stuck me in the box! But I agree with this. Still go to the appt at the birthing center, but wait until after the 31 week u/s to make your final decision, if the birthing center will allow you to wait until then. You never know what will happen by the time you give birth, but you will hopefully have a better idea after the u/s.
Sorry if this was discussed already. I didn't see it in a quick search... Related to birth announcement thread and newborn photos. Do you plan to mail out birth announcements? I think they're cute, but with Facebook/Instagram/email many recipients will have already seen the photos and the "stats".
@BernieRae We probably are not. I don't think that there is even one person in our families/friends who isn't connected on FB or at least connected to someone who is on FB so they will see it.
@BernieRae - might be a good clicky poll to ask! (I love a good clicky poll!). Won't be doing birth announcements. With #1 we figured we'd do a picture christmas card since he was born 12/13, yeahhhh that didn't happen the first year either. We chose not to do birth announcements, and though I'd consider doing them now, I'm stuck in the mind to do things the same as last time for some reason...
@blondie080300 I'm with a lot of the other previous posters. There's no reason you can't temporarily pursue both options. Stay with your OB, see how the 31 week ultrasound goes. In the meantime, have an appointment with the midwife's office. Share with them the fact that you have a low-lying placenta and what your concerns are, in the event of a necessary c-section. Arm yourself with as much information as possible from both sides - then go with your gut. With so many logistics it's easy to get lost in the "hamster wheel" of the brain but, often, if you just turn your brain off and listen to your gut, the answer is clear. Good luck and keep us posted!
Team greeners - how do you refer to baby? Saying it or him/her is so unsentimental.
Baby's name will start with a B regardless of sex. Just call him/her B?
I've been saying Baby. It still seems kind of impersonal to me, but better than it. My 2.5 year old calls the baby, "baby sisser". Maybe she's psychic.
We refer to Baby as "baby" too. Sometimes "he or she" in certain context. But my DD calls baby "her" and "sister" all the time. And insists baby is a girl, no matter how many times we remind her that she may get a brother. It's gotten to the point that even I subconsciously refer to this baby is a girl. It's going to be quite the surprise next month (NEXT MONTH!?!!??!) if baby is a boy!!
Me, too! All her "baby sisser" talk has me sometimes subconsciously saying her or she. Early on, I was convinced it was a boy. I can't wait to find out who is right!!
I have serious props to all the team green mommas here. Apparently my mom was green with all 4 of us! I cannot imagine lol but then again she only had 1 ultrasound per kid so the temptation is much lower. I've already had 6 with this guy and I have at least 2 more scheduled. Even if I was team green to start, I wouldn't be now-- I have 0 will power when it comes to waiting and being surprised.
@Megan324 I was tempted to be Team Green this time. For the first 16 weeks, I didn't feel that "need to know" that I did with my first. But, like you, I knew I'd never make it through the extra ultrasounds, so we planned to find out. Then I got a quick u/s at 16 weeks because they couldn't get the heartbeat on the doppler. My OB tried to tell the sex, but my goober had her legs crossed. From then on, I was dying to know. One u/s was all it took to change my attitude completely. Haha.
@blondie080300 - Nothing to add really except that I agree with PPs. I'd say at least meet with the midwives to get a feel for things there.
@BernieRae - We more than likely won't be sending them out and we didn't the first time either. We announced on FB. However, after we announced on FB, one of DH's uncles made this whole big post about how it's so disrespectful to announce on FB instead of sending out birth announcements and blah blah blah (he's an ass, btw). I'm sorry, I just don't have the energy after having babies to get the pictures done, put together an announcement and stuff a crap ton of envelopes when most people that I know (including aunts, uncles and grandparents) have FB.
@618mom22boys - I'm so sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and and your friend and hoping for the best.
@BernieRae We won't do birth announcements either. I can't imagine who we would send them to that wouldn't already know via Facebook or us personally telling them.
Re: July Randoms Thread
DD #1 3/26/13
Mo/Mo twins MMC 3/31/14
DD #2 3/31/15
DD #3 8/25/16
@PSUBecky23 – I often just say “baby.” Like “damn, baby is kicking up a storm in there!” We used to call it a hybrid of the boy/girl names we chose, but it never really stuck. At this point in the game, I don't really have a desire to try for anything more creative!
@Sbrown721 – Not a STM here and we are planning on doing newborn photos BUT we hired a photographer that shoots “lifestyle” shoots, which to her, basically means she’ll come in, take a few posed photos (probably 1-2), and then spend the next few hours just capturing more candid-type shots of your babe and your family. She said she might make suggestions like, “sit in that chair instead, it has better lighting,” but for the most part, she aims to capture your family interactions as normal and natural as possible. I’m not a huge fan of anything overly posed, but I wanted a few clear images where I knew what to expect, but not a whole roll of them. You can probably look around your area for a photographer with a similar mindset if you want newborn images, but don't like the poses!
Eta: I'm with Anna and AlwaysAuntNeverMom... announcements only. Each birth story is worth it's own thread.
Also I just almost fainted after drinking my glucose drink. I felt fine at first then after about 30 min I started getting all fuzzy and everything started going black. So I was that weirdo who just laid down on the floor in the lab waiting area and put my feet up on a chair. Haha! It passed after a few minutes, and now I just feel sleepy. Eventful morning!
and @Thscary that outfit is hideous!! and I thought maternity clothes were bad...jeez...
I refer to baby as "baby" once in a while "Baby T 2" (last initial and 2nd baby)
ETA: I wasn't done
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
So I kind of have a dilemma and I don't know what I should do about it. I have been procrastinating taking any form of action for about a week or so now and I am hoping one of you can help me think of things differently so I can make a decision. Sorry, this post may be kind of long!
I am currently with my OB whom I have been seeing for about 15 years (as my gyno). I was all set to have him deliver our baby and birth at the hospital he is affiliated with (that I actually used to work at). However I started to get feelings early on in my pregnancy that maybe I should explore other options. I learned that he has 5-6 doctors in his practice and any one of them could be the doc on call when I go into labor. I now get that this is pretty common. However when I went to make appts to see the other docs, I was told by a nurse that they don't start having me rotate until after 28 weeks. Ok fine. No big deal.
Anyways, I also took a 5 week hypnobirthing class and quickly realized I want to birth naturally and with as little intervention as possible. I am talking, I would do a home birth if my DH was on board!
So anyways, my last ultrasound at 28 weeks shows that the placenta has moved 1.1cm away from my cervix (vs. touching it as it was at 20 weeks). My OB said he wants it to be at least 2cm away for me to birth vaginally. So I have another ultrasound scheduled at 31 weeks.
So the problem is, do I still make my appointment with the midwives practice to discuss switching to them knowing I may not be able to deliver vaginally? But then a complete stranger (or someone I've only recently met) would be the one doing the c-section if the placenta doesn't move. Part of me wants to plan for the best and switch and just believe that my placenta will move enough and it will all work out. However the other part of my brain says I should stay with my current OB and if the placenta moves, just deliver with his practice at the current hospital (fearing things may not go the way I really wanted it to). Either way, I know I have to be open because anything could happen and I could be at the other birthing center laboring in a tub and still need a c-section. I get that. But I really really want to try to do it naturally if I can. So I dunno what to do. The midwives office called me twice this week to make my first appointment (we had been waiting over a month for my medical records to get transferred to them before their docs/midwives would agree to meet with me since I need to be low risk). I dunno if I should call and tell them all of this over the phone and see what they say....? I am so confused as to what to do and just feel stuck!
First time mom to a human but have been a puppy mamma for over 12 years
Also, just got off the phone with my parents and broached the "we don't want house guests after baby" topic and they took the Airbnb suggestion waaayyy better than I expected. I feel like I just lost 10 lbs of emotional weight. I am SO relieved!
@camichael84 I pre-registered at 20 weeks with my doctor. They had all the forms at the clinic to fill out and they took care of sending to hospital. When I went for the glucose testing at the hospital, I was in the system, easy peasy and one stress done! I second asking at your next appointment or checking online, I hope you find an easy option or two for you.
@Sbrown721 - I'm with @PoodleDoodleOoo...I don't mind the idea of a newborn photographer (in fact I need to get on that!) but I like it when they can concentrate on the casual lifestyle shots. Don't get me wrong, I worked as a photographer for Lifetouch so I have both shot and have on display my fair share of posed pictures. But the natural shots are so much more fun to look back on!
Side Note - I just spoke to my HR gal at work again to make sure I was looking at everything correctly for maternity leave. I really feel like there's been some weight lifted from my shoulders. I didn't have any sort of benefits last time so being able to take short term disability this time is so great. Plus, I found out that the company gives new parents 2 weeks of PTO to use any time within a year of the giving birth. I'm really feeling blessed right now.
I don't think I'm meant to have best friends, either that or I'm bad luck. June 29 marked 4 years since my other best friend drowned. And now this.
Apparently my mom was green with all 4 of us!
I cannot imagine lol but then again she only had 1 ultrasound per kid so the temptation is much lower. I've already had 6 with this guy and I have at least 2 more scheduled. Even if I was team green to start, I wouldn't be now-- I have 0 will power when it comes to waiting and being surprised.
DD 10/4/02
DS due 9/28/16
@BernieRae - We more than likely won't be sending them out and we didn't the first time either. We announced on FB. However, after we announced on FB, one of DH's uncles made this whole big post about how it's so disrespectful to announce on FB instead of sending out birth announcements and blah blah blah (he's an ass, btw). I'm sorry, I just don't have the energy after having babies to get the pictures done, put together an announcement and stuff a crap ton of envelopes when most people that I know (including aunts, uncles and grandparents) have FB.
@618mom22boys - I'm so sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and and your friend and hoping for the best.