ChristinaRuth's labor thread...

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

starting this now because it may be it. Had period cramping in my stomach and back all night into the morning. Baby is definitely moving less (still moving here and there but less..) she also feels high which has me nervous she's transverse. Also been running to the bathroom every few minutes clearing out.
Waiting for the oncall dr to call me back and trying to get ducks in a row for DD1. She's still not feeling great and I'm having a tough time leaving knowing she's not feeling well. But it's definitely getting real.
T&Ps appreciated!

sourlemon · December 2016

Fingers crossed and t&p headed your way!

ErikandAfton · December 2016

Fingers crossed and lots of prayers!

penelope4612 · December 2016

Good luck!

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Thanks ladies! Took a hot shower and that helped with cramping but still having less movement from baby. The dr hasn't called me back yet which is frustrating but thankfully DDs fever seems to have broken so I'm feeling a little more relaxed about it...... a very little bit. Still have the runs which is almost a welcome break from the constipation! But I also spent the morning puking on my back step because I'm out of Zofran. Why did I ever think things would go calmly and according to plan??

slartybartfast · December 2016

@Christinaruth74 so glad to hear your girls fever broke!!!!!!
hooray! Good luck with everything- thinking of you- I keep meaning to respond to your other post about being anxious about sick Dd and everything with baby's arrival but keep failing :-/
anyways you're doing awesome and the new balance of your bigger family will settle soon!

Mamax2 · December 2016

Happy to hear that your dd's fever broke. T&P's sent your way today.

karmba · December 2016

Good luck! I'm happy your DD's fever broke. I hope knowing that will help with your anxiety during labor.

zubenescamali · December 2016

Good luck, I hope this is it for you and so glad your DD is on the mend. I certainly hope baby didn't move transverse!

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Thanks ladies! I am on my second bag of IV fluids but contractions are still frequent and anywhere between a 3-5 on the discomfort scale. I'm about a fingertip dilated which makes me nervous because I'm afraid they'll send me home if my cervix isn't progressing but my cervix is a poor indicator just bc it never progressed much with DD. Anyway, I keep trying to remind myself that they will consider that. As of right now it looks like if contractions remain consistent they will keep me.

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Oh! And baby is head down. I think the contractions and cramping were just throwing me off

ea301 · December 2016

Good luck @Christinaruth74! Thinking of you!

PensiveCrayon · December 2016

All the good birth vibes @Christinaruth74! Keep us updated!

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Just got th official news that today will be baby day! Dr is on his way to the hospital and they will keep me posted on timing. Cervix isn't changing but contractions are strong and every 3-5 minutes still so it doesn't make sense to sent me home with my RCS scheduled for Wednesday.

Prayers appreciated for peace... I shared in the ransoms thread last night about some of my anxieties leading up to this.. i just talked to the PA about possible Ativan before the section and she was completely understanding and non-judgmental which was nice. We will see what my anxiety level is leading up to it and take it from there. Obviously it's not ideal, but if Im panicking and become unsafe/unstable we will reconsider

mysteryship · December 2016

@Christinaruth74 Wishing you well on your baby day! You're doing a great job of being aware and communicative about your anxiety, and I hope that you end up on whichever path leads to a safe and peaceful delivery.

slartybartfast · December 2016

Exact ditto to @mysteryship !!

ea301 · December 2016

^ agree 100%! You can do it! Happy baby day!

maamawaabangi · December 2016

So happy for you!!! Prayers all around.

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Just met with anesthesia.. feeling super anxious about the spinal given my past history with a failed epidural, but I'm ready to be on the other side of this thing! Contractions are pretty fierce still so hopefully we'll be going in soon

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

She's here and we are doing well!! This has been such a beautiful experience. Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers everyone!

dmontgo · December 2016

Congratulations mama!! She's beautiful!

paulpaw · December 2016

Congrats she's perfect!

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Thank you!! We are so in love❤️

maamawaabangi · December 2016

Hurray! So wonderful!!!

capps42613 · December 2016

Congrats!

Mamax2 · December 2016

Congratulations mama! She's beautiful!

tinattt23 · December 2016

Yay! I'm so glad things went well for you!

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Because I just can't even... here's a screen shot of a video my H got when we were meeting for the first time... she nuzzled her face into mine and was giving me kisses❤️

ea301 · December 2016

@Christinaruth74 melting! What a sweet moment...

Lisa3379 · December 2016

Congrats!!

PharmDMom · December 2016

Congrats!!!

zubenescamali · December 2016

Congratulations!

cayaylonglegs · December 2016

Congratulations she's beautiful!

wynterwaddell · December 2016

Congratulations. She is beautiful. I'm glad everything went well for you

maamawaabangi · December 2016

Aw!

yellingbanana · December 2016

@Christinaruth74 I'm so happy for you

I am sorry I was MIA, my sister came to town. But I know that anxiety, I felt like mine was building before my labor/RCS too. I'm glad that you talked to your doc about it. And congratulations on your beautiful baby

Christinaruth74 · December 2016

Thanks ladies! I was too comfortable with how smoothly the RCS went that of course there'd be a hiccup. Eventually I'll get my story out but right now we are dealing with a spinal headache from the spinal. My only relief right now is found when lying flat... I haven't held Willa all day.. I am just now trying to BF, I had to have others FF for the day because I've been a wreck.
Met with a psychiatrist and he prescribed me some things moving forward because today's also been filled with anxiety and disappointment in the way things are panning out. It's like I had that initial bonding with baby right after birth that I missed wth DD1 but I've been missing out on the bonding afterward because of this headache. Ugh

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