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August 2016 Moms
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PGAL Check-in 7/4
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Happy Fourth of July to those of you in the US!
Weeks:
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Questions?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
BFP #3: 12/16/2015 DD2 born 8/27/2016
Re: PGAL Check-in 7/4
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Midwife appointment tomorrow, with a recheck on my iron levels, since they were low. I'm honestly looking forward to talking about the birth plan with my midwives-- I just know it will be so different from discussing it with an OB.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Positive vibes to all! Definitely not sleeping as well as I used to... by the end of the day I'm exhausted, but when I lie down, my mind is racing.
Questions? Anyone else losing some mucus down there?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans? I'm in Canada, so our holiday was Friday and I'm at work today. We had a BBQ with friends and ice cream cake for my birthday, since we were too busy the week of my actual birthday.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
Weeks: 34
What's next: Appointment next Thursday. This one will consist of an ultrasound to see what position LO is in and a cervix check to see if any dilation has occurred yet. I'll be a couple days from 36 weeks at that time.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Our nursery is almost completely ready! My mom came down this weekend to help us get it ready and she's been such a great help. We'll be finishing it today. Also, I pre registered at the hospital last week and DH and I will be packing our hospital bags later this week. All that will be left to do is sit and wait for LO to arrive!
I have to say as the due date quickly approaches, I've been having miny panic attacks. I'm beyond excited and so happy to be so close to meeting this baby. But I also never thought I would make it this far and now that I have (while I'm super happy) I've been panicking about all the normal things FTMs get to panic about. Like I'm worried about being a good mother and what life will be like with a newborn, etc. But I'm just so excited and thankful to have made it this far.
Questions: None.
GTKY: No plans for the holiday really. Just my mom being down here. But DH will be grilling hamburgers and corn on the cob tonight so I believe that counts as celebrating the holiday!
Edited to add that today is the one year anniversary of my miscarriage. I'm so glad my mom is here and both DH and I are off work. That should keep my mind distracted all day so I don't think about it.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
I've actually had a crazy decrease in discharge since my fall last Tuesday... like, (TMI warning) dryness to the point where when I wipe when I go to the bathroom it tears up the toilet paper a little. It's actually scarier to me than when I was having lots of discharge.
Weeks: 36 today! So close to full term.
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): My next appointment is July 12th, and that's the first of my weekly appointments! It's starting to hit me that her arrival is getting so close... I want to hold my baby, but I'm also getting nervous. I don't want to be in labor.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: My miscarriage anniversary is also coming up, but it's on the 12th. I think spending that day at a midwife appointment might actually be really sad for me, because since the loss I've struggled a lot with guilt over this baby being so healthy, while my other baby didn't get a chance... I just hope I make it through the day in one piece, honestly. On a separate note, my baby shower is on the 15th at 37w5d, and lordy, am I nervous about how close to our due date that is. I can't finish her nursery until then, and I'm afraid I'll be running around like a chicken with my head cut off those last weeks.
Questions? None
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans? Not a lot. Visiting my father this morning, then Gavin's parents house later. His aunt, uncle, and three cousins are visiting from Michigan where the rest of his relatives lives, besides his immediate family. It's been a busy weekend, we've spent the last two days at their house (they live in a neighborhood built around a lake, and live on the lake).
Our loss anniversary was two days ago. This is a rough holiday for me because I vividly remember trying to be happy last year. Hugs to everyone dealing with this now.
Weeks: 33 today!
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Baby E is coming out of the isolette and into a crib tomorrow! Also, he is wearing clothes for the first time today!
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Questions?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
Took DS1 to a parade this morning then came back to the hospital to hold baby E for a few hours while DH took him home to nap. Heading to our friends' house for dinner, drinks and fireworks later, then I'm coming back to the hospital for the night.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
@bananers I'm sorry this is a rough holiday for you, I'm glad you got some good news though, and that baby E is making such tremendous progress!
Weeks: 34w4d
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Appt tomorrow with my OB as the second follow up to my L&D stay last week. Hoping I haven't had anymore progression, I want to keep this baby in for a few more weeks!
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: We're moving Thursday so this week is crazy. I can't wait to be done so I can start focusing on getting things ready for LO.
Questions? Anyone get a weird numb spot on the top of their belly? I get it especially when I'm sitting for a little while, it's almost like pins and needles in that one spot.
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
We just got back from dinner at a friends house, which was fun. I took DS to my mom's work bbq this morning and he had an amazing time, it was his first experience with a bouncy house and he was obsessed!
@bananers --That is so exciting! Very glad to hear he's doing so well
@bookhousegirl - All around my belly button is numb. I was commenting on it to DH a few days ago. It feels like when your foot falls asleep and then you touch it and it's you but not normal sensation.
Weeks:
34w5d
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Weekly appointment on Friday.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Making progress on the go bags, putting away the baby stuff, etc. It feels good to be getting thing checked off the to do list and feeling more "prepared".
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
Went to a BBQ and now relaxing at home! With work tomorrow I'm just planning to go to bed early and not stay up late for fireworks.
@JournoGrl23 and @Knottie1442786653. Thinking of you this week, anniversaries are hard.
@Bookhousegirl I get a little numbness around my belly button sometimes if the bump is particularly disdended. From what I have read it comes with the skin stretching.
Weeks: 36 wks, 3 days
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): non-stress test Thursday, OB appointment Thursday as well with one I have mh ever seen before (mone is unavailable for the next two weeks). Growth ultrasound coming up too.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Just got home from a long day at L&D. My BP was elevated at my non-stress test today so they sent me to L&D to screen for pre-E. By the time I got there my BP was more than little elevated because I was worried and then they did not have the right size cuff to take my bp, and the nurse decided I had an attitude for wanting the right size cuff, which only egged my pressure up more, so then they put an IV line in and talked about IV BP medicine. I talked them into just letting me sit for 20 minutes after putting in the IV and BP went back to normal. Labs came back fine, but ugh what a crazy few hours!
Oh, and apparently I am regularly contracting but don't feel it. WTH?
Questions? RLP/Lightening crotch: ever get it so bad you swear you could feel the ligament move a few inches? Thus morning I rolled over and I swear you could almost hear a twang that ligament in my crotch snapped into a new position! Now I am still sore in that area 6 hours later.
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans
DH and I are trying to get the bedroom/nursery prepped. It is currently my study space. We are stI ring my desk/books etc and getting new carpet put in later thus week, so we have to pack, clean up and paint before Friday!
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Having this baby!
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Yay! We are all so close to meeting our littles!
Questions?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans? We had a very laid back weekend. Swam for the 4th and just relaxed. It was a good break from the norm.
@bananers that is great news about little E! Hopefully that helps to make this hard time a little easier.
Weeks:
34w2d
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Growth ultrasound today! We haven't seen her since 18 weeks so I'm very, very excited!
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Over the weekend she seems to have found my ribs. I'll get kicked in the ribs and then have her head (or whatever) shove as far down into my pelvis as possible. It's worse while driving.
Questions?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
We didn't get to do much since DS got sick on Saturday. We weren't able to go to the parade and could only watch the fireworks from the car. We did get to do a lot of work on our kitchen. We're (really DH) remodeling our kitchen. He got the counter tops, sink, dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator all set this weekend. Now I just have to put things away. Our wall cabinets will be here in a few weeks. I can't wait to have this done before LO gets here!
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Continued twice weekly appts (NSTs and bios ultrasound)
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: My thoughts are with everyone with loss anniversaries
Questions?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans? We spent the weekend relaxing, getting things done around the house and yard. I installed the car seat base in my car and started packing hospital bags, picked up the nursery so we have room for the rest of the gifts we will get at our last baby shower this Saturday. Also set up a shelf in the bathroom for all of baby's bath stuff
@liljabee That sounds like a frustrating day! I often tell doctors that I get white coat syndrome (including elevated blood pressure around doctors and in hospitals). My blood pressure was slightly elevated my whole first pregnancy at the doctor's office, but at the midwife this time around it is consistently 100/60. What a difference environment makes!
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
A little late with the post...
Weeks: 32w6d
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): starting my 2 week appointments next week. That is exciting.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: lots of positive vibes to you ladies and your loss anniversaries. I had mine in early June and it was rough.
Questions? So I am a bit worried that this LO is not going to be head down. I am going to talk to doc next week. Anyone wks worried about this?
GTKY: What are your holiday weekend plans?
We are on vacation at the beach. It is our last vaca just the 3 of us. I am more emotional about it than I thought I would be
I've been feeling emotional about my daughter not being an only child anymore too. I think she's feeling the same way because she has been clingy and extra physically and verbally affectionate lately.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
In terms of delivering with a different OB, I had never met the doctor who delivered DS because it was a large practice and it is honestly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The nurses are the ones who are really involved in the birth, and the doctor just does the finishing push.
I absolutely understand wanting answers ASAP, but just think, the longer she's in there, the more resilient she'll be for whatever the final outcome is. Not stressing is impossible, but trying to finding some outlet to express that stress might be really helpful, whether it's a family member, friend, counselor, religious/spiritual leader, or random internet strangers/friends
Sending lots of hugs and positive vibes your way!!
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
Will be thinking of you and sending you lots of positive thoughts!
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
I agree with @bookhousegirl. I had a completely different OB that I never met and he was awesome! We had a few complications too and he was so calm that i didn't care one bit.
The good news is that the identified it early and can get you the baby as prepped as possible before before delivery rather than scrambling at the time of birth. But I suppose all of this info creates the terrible anxiety.
We will all be thinking about you. Sending positive vibes your way
It sounds like the doctors are really focusing on what's best for your little girl. That's great!
I can't imagine what you're feeling right now but know you have us, all of us!
Tell them what you want. Don't be afraid to.
Fingers crossed for you that no matter what route you end up needing to go down that it gets baby here safely and isn't too stressful for you. It's a really hard thing to hear doctors try to push you one way or another, and I'm also very upset over the unknown that will be coming these next few weeks. .. so many positive vibes your way and everyone else here
The thing is, even though big babies run in the family I still feel guilty, like I should have been able to prevent this more. My GD numbers are good, and I take my medication etc but it makes me feel awful likr I should have pushed to go for even lower numbers and not had ice cream as the occasional snack (even though it was recommended). I think it triggers something in your PGAL brain and it becomes a littlecstorm. I feel helpless and like my body isn't good at making babies, and I just feel like a bit of a file as a mom. But I just keep trying to remember that the important bit is getting this baby earth side safely. I would love to atlas try to labor though, but we will see what my OB says when she gets back from vacation.
I keep reminding myself lots of people have bigger babies that are perfectly healthy and the birth goes fine (like my grandma, she had multiple babies around 10 lbs), but I also wanted a medication free (if at all possible) labor because I don't do well on pain medications, and now I have no idea what will happen. It definitely triggers the PGAL brain big time, and my poor dh is trying to act strong and not worried, but we are both nervous wrecks after our loss. I try to keep telling myself not to worry too much because I really won't know anything until 38 weeks when they'll start making decisions, or if he arrives on his own earlier. These next two weeks are going to be rough... just going to try to keep busy, go for more walks, keep following my diet, and doing the best I can.
For reference they measured my daughter to be 8lbs 13oz at 36w4d. We induced at 39 and she was born at 9.5lbs. It turned out to be a great induction and delivery. I didn't have GD
@allishally13 you're doing a great job with your GD so don't beat yourself up. Also, I have heard that in-utero measurements can be off by 30% or more. That could be a difference of 2+ lbs!!
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.