@michelle_bird I'm sooooo glad I'm past these days with DD1 and haven't hit them yet with DD2...of course she'll be turning 3 when this baby is 3.5 months old...so I have that to look forward to ๐ I hope once baby is here he'll give you a bit of a break! (and I'm laughing because autocorrect changed break at the end of the sentence to breakdown ๐). Hugs lady!
Does anyone have any experience with or feedback on hybrid diapers? I am interested in reducing waste but also had a challenging/long postpartum recovery with DD1ย and want to be mindful about simplifying where possible.ย
Hi all! I wanted to see if anyone has any experience with what I have going on - baby is measuring between 60th-75th percentile for head and femur but the abdomen is 95th percentile and there's slightly elevated fluid. I don't have GD (have been tested 3 times now due to BMI) but my nurse on my high risk team is concerned because they can't figure out a reason besides GD for the measurements. Now they want me to use the glucose monitor for a week, and have my 32 week US at the advanced perinatal office. I can't help but worry!
@leamarai also, I typically have big babies- this one is measuring smaller than my other 2 (maybe since sheโs a girl and Iโve had 2 boys). I didnโt have GD with any of my pregnancies but my second boy was 10lbs 1oz. My husband and I are both tall and I think we just make big babies lolย
Hi mamas! I am wondering if anyone has opinions on breast pumps.ย There may already be a thread for this that I missed.ย But,ย there are a billion different brands so I was wondering if anyone had one that they love more than others?ย Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this.ย ย
@animator_mama Pumps are touched on somewhat in the Product Spotlight: Breastfeeding thread, but for what itโs worth my SIL gave me her Medela โPump in Styleโ I believe the variant is called? Anyway I was quite happy with it after DS was born.
@animator_mama I used a medela pump in style adv for my first and it worked well, easy to use (my work uses medela stuff at the hospital so it was all I really knew at the time).ย
This time around I will be going for a spectra so I donโt have to be plugged in (plus have also heard wonderful things about it as well)ย
@animator_mama I had the medela pump in style with my first and the spectra with my second.ย
I loved the medela more but more so because there are more things for it and easy to find in stores. Iโm going the medela route again with this one.ย
I had the spectra 2 with my first.ย I did love it.ย This time I went with the Medela pump in style, and I'm super glad to see all the praises for it!ย ย
I had a Spectra S1 and an Elvie. The Elvie was by far my favorite! It was so comfortable to be able to have the pumps (and my boobs) concealed, the suction felt more natural, and I liked adjusting the suction on each side independently.ย
@jenis_fan_for_life did you notice an output difference? Iโve heard that sometimes the portable ones can be not great at keeping up supply. I thought about splurging and going portable. But am worried about when I have 3 days in a row of being gone 14+ hours and it not giving me a really good output and empty.ย
Even with my medela after awhile my supply decreased a bit (because I wasnโt willing to pump more than twice at work probably even when I did it before an after๐) ย
MusicalFamilyย Thank you! Honestly the ob at the ultrasound didn't even break it down bit by bit, she made it sound like the whole baby was in the 90's. Then my nurse from mfm/high risk explained everything was about average BUT the abdomen. I was expecting a smaller baby, because I did research and what I had read said babies often follow the mother's birthweight (I was barely over 5 lbs, and my husband was just over 6 lbs) so it's really thrown me for a loop. Of course I know babies have their own plans!
animator_mamaย I did some researching on what was available through my insurance and ended up going with Evenflo. I just did that this week so it's not here yet, but it had great reviews and I'm hopeful! I've also seen Medela come up a lot.
I'm new to MFM but our latest appt my baby boy head is at 99% and abdomen was 60%, overall was 75% of GA if that helps you any.ย The men in my husband's family tend to have big heads from what I've been told ๐ณ Hes measuring 12 days ahead.ย My High risk specialist is requesting I be tested for GD again due to having it in my previous pregnancy and concern of babes size.ย
@nursejenn5 I didnโt notice a drop in output. If anything, I think overall the Elvie did a better job emptying both sides more fully. I may be unique in this, but I always had an issue with my spectra not fully emptying one side because of the difference in suction level I needed. If I pumped at a high enough level to empty left side, then it would be painful on the right. If I pumped to keep right side comfortable, I would not be able to fully empty the left. Or, I would have to pump each side separately which took forever ๐คฆโโ๏ธ However, when I had a clog, I would go back to my spectra to be able to dangle pump.ย
idk if we have talked about this one, sorry if it's a repeat: Anyone else thinking about a tubal after their csec? I am strongly considering it, but happy to get other perspectives ย
@morgantu I'm old enough that I think nature will take care of it for me...but also not 100% sure we're done...I *might* consider one more depending on how delivery goes ๐ ย
@morgantu I will be getting my tubes taken care of at our C-section. With our pregnancy history, and how tough pregnancy can be on my body, we know that we are (unfortunately!) done after this one. We figured while sheโs in there, get it done, then we dont have to worry about other methods of BC.ย
@Panaceia lol yeah i would be the one to be like "i had a hard time getting/staying pregnant" and then pop out twins or something @achanceintime my thoughts exactly. I do not have the mental fortitude to try to get/stay pregnant again. People have much worse/longer struggles than i do, but i know myself well enough (i think) to know it's not something i can do again.ย
@morgantu If I end up having a repeat C-section than YES! I've told every doctor I see, take ALL the things out lol. I am done having babies. I actually really hope to be able to do a VBAC though, and then will likely get an IUD placed. But if they're already in there, yank em! I do NOT have the mental/emotional ability to go through another pregnancy. After losing one of our twins so late term last time this has been a really hard pregnancy.
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DH will be happily getting a vasectomy ๐. I am so done with birth control. ๐ฅด But if I had a c section and wasnโt at a catholic hospital (I have no medical indications theyโd approve a tubal for). Then Iโd probably get one.ย
@nursejenn5 I deliver at a catholic hospital so anyone who wants to have it done has to decide a long time in advance and then the doctor needs to get special approval to perform the procedure ahead of time. I didn't even know you needed special approval for certain things there until I was pregnant with #2!
@friends-fan thanks - he got better! Haven't given home away yet!ย
Y'all, I thought DH and I decided months ago that he would get a vasectomy in 2022. We learned this weekend that due to our surprise pregnancy his brother got one 2 weeks ago and his cousin plans to in 2022. All of a sudden last night he says he's not going to do it! He was in a really bad mood, so it was probably the wrong time to bring it up but WTH?! He definitely doesn't want another, I have no idea what he's thinking!ย
@Panaceia yeah ours generally wonโt allow it if youโre younger with no health conditions or something that could cause harm to yourself or future pregnancies. Iโm only 28 in March and nothing significant medical wise. So I donโt think theyโd approve me ๐ (also my mom works with our ethics team so my papers wouldnโt go to her theyโd go straight to the big wigs lol)
@nursejenn5 Makes total sense! They never mentioned it with my first (I was 34) but did with my second (I was 40) so I can totally see my hospital not allowing it for younger women either!
@morgantu@lurvleybunchococonuts yep, thatโs my plan. Iโm 41 and just donโt feel like I want to go through another pregnancy. Two kids feels good to us.
@jenis_fan_for_life Idk about hybrid diapers but we switched my daughter to cloth when we couldnt get any sposies during the pandemic. I ended up loving it and we saved so much money!!
Regarding the BC topic, DH is adament he is getting snipped after this one is past the high risk for SIDS stage. However, this pregnancy has been SO easy compared to the last, that I'm like...buuuuut....three? ๐ He was very panicky during the Convo the other day. (He has always been adament about only 2. I have always wanted more. Until my son was born, and then I seriously considered being 1 and done ๐ ).
@goldfishcraker My DH is the opposite. Heโs very sure he wants 3, Iโve told him I plan to leave my options open and maybe in several years weโll discuss, but Iโm quite content to stay after this one. Lol
@goldfishcraker DH wanted 2, and I wanted 3. Having our third now lol ๐ tell him to leave the option open for a while and then have another discussion later.ย
@goldfishcraker I thought I wanted either 2 or 4...then I got pregnant with my first and I was adamantly done. I did not want any more. But SO kept asking and bringing it up and really wanted a second...so despite not being totally on board when we started TTC #2, I was on board by the time we conceived her and am soooooo glad we have her. Her pregnancy was relatively easy so I think we both wanted #3...but again it was SO who brought it up and pushed for it. After this pregnancy I can't imagine doing it again though. I'm not closing the door just in case insanity takes over in a year and I change my mind...but I cannot imagine being this sick again. Ever. EVER.
@goldfishcraker I was one and done after DD1, and then I lost my sister when DD1 was about 8mo old. My older sister was 18mo older than me. It really hit me that I wanted DD1 to have a sibling closer in age to her (SD is 8 years older than DD1). Well, then we ended up pregnant with twins. It was a complete surprise, but we were SOOOO excited about it. Then when we lost one of our twins, DD3, we discussed trying for one more. Immediately after losing her, we both felt like having one more was right. But then about 6mo later when we revisited the topic, it was more of an, ehhh maybe we're good. We were NTNP, but honestly with my PCOS, and having to rely on ovulation meds to get pregnant the first two times I didn't think we could get pregnant without help. Well, then SURPRISE! We're pregnant with DS1! We both 100% think he is a "gift" from DD3 and my sister. But I 100% know I am DONE after this babe.
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@lurvleybunchococonuts I am so sorry for the loss of your sister. This baby is definitely a gift from DD3 and your sister. Your sister is definitely taking care of DD3.ย
Thatโs another reason why I wanted more than 1 child. I lost my Dad at 21 and my mom when I was 29. After losing my Mom, I realized that if I was an only child, no one would be there to understand my grief. I was happy to have my sisters who would cry and talk about her with me. I had DS1 6 months before my mom passed away. He also got me through the hardest time of my life. It wasnโt easy getting pregnant the second time around- but Iโm so grateful DS2 is here and now DD1 will be here soon. ๐
First off, Iโm sorry for your losses. DD3 sending DS1 as a gift to you has me a bit choked up, lurveleybunchococonuts.
ย I had a sort of similar reason for trying when DH and I did for this one. Not exactly the same of course, but my Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer while I was pregnant with DS. Things have changed so much and while he believes heโll recover, I have slowly watched the life draining from him. The cancer took away his ability to walk unaided, heโs lost a lot of weight, sleeps a lot, etc.
DH and I knew we wanted to have another child, I especially longed for a daughter after our first pregnancy, but my biggest motivation for beginning trying right after my son was a year old is I want my Dad to be able to meet this baby too. I wanted him to be able to enjoy being a grandpa for however long he has left.
If you believe in such things, my Dad had shared with me years ago that when he and my mom were in the process of getting the place they live at now, God sent him a vision of a little girl happily running up and down the halls and said it was my daughter. This vision came before I was even dating DH.
And **TW**
After my loss I felt God promised me I would have a living daughter I could love and raise.
Now things just seem to be lining up from when this baby is due (March 9) being so close to her big sisterโs birthday (Feb. 26) and me being expected to go early.
And my Dad and I are holding onto hope that maybe he has a while left yet at least. Maybe he will see her run up and down those halls.
And I will have a reason to be joyful instead of just sad that time of year.
Re: The Great Question Thread
Pumps are touched on somewhat in the Product Spotlight: Breastfeeding thread, but for what itโs worth my SIL gave me her Medela โPump in Styleโ I believe the variant is called? Anyway I was quite happy with it after DS was born.
animator_mamaย I did some researching on what was available through my insurance and ended up going with Evenflo. I just did that this week so it's not here yet, but it had great reviews and I'm hopeful! I've also seen Medela come up a lot.
I'm new to MFM but our latest appt my baby boy head is at 99% and abdomen was 60%, overall was 75% of GA if that helps you any.ย The men in my husband's family tend to have big heads from what I've been told ๐ณ Hes measuring 12 days ahead.ย My High risk specialist is requesting I be tested for GD again due to having it in my previous pregnancy and concern of babes size.ย
@achanceintime my thoughts exactly. I do not have the mental fortitude to try to get/stay pregnant again. People have much worse/longer struggles than i do, but i know myself well enough (i think) to know it's not something i can do again.ย
I do NOT have the mental/emotional ability to go through another pregnancy. After losing one of our twins so late term last time this has been a really hard pregnancy.
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LO arrived 11/9/2018!ย We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!ย
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But if I had a c section and wasnโt at a catholic hospital (I have no medical indications theyโd approve a tubal for). Then Iโd probably get one.ย
Y'all, I thought DH and I decided months ago that he would get a vasectomy in 2022. We learned this weekend that due to our surprise pregnancy his brother got one 2 weeks ago and his cousin plans to in 2022. All of a sudden last night he says he's not going to do it! He was in a really bad mood, so it was probably the wrong time to bring it up but WTH?! He definitely doesn't want another, I have no idea what he's thinking!ย
However, this pregnancy has been SO easy compared to the last, that I'm like...buuuuut....three? ๐
He was very panicky during the Convo the other day.
(He has always been adament about only 2. I have always wanted more. Until my son was born, and then I seriously considered being 1 and done ๐ ).
My DH is the opposite. Heโs very sure he wants 3, Iโve told him I plan to leave my options open and maybe in several years weโll discuss, but Iโm quite content to stay after this one. Lol
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LO arrived 11/9/2018!ย We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!ย
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First off, Iโm sorry for your losses.
DD3 sending DS1 as a gift to you has me a bit choked up, lurveleybunchococonuts.
ย I had a sort of similar reason for trying when DH and I did for this one. Not exactly the same of course, but my Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer while I was pregnant with DS.
Things have changed so much and while he believes heโll recover, I have slowly watched the life draining from him. The cancer took away his ability to walk unaided, heโs lost a lot of weight, sleeps a lot, etc.
DH and I knew we wanted to have another child, I especially longed for a daughter after our first pregnancy, but my biggest motivation for beginning trying right after my son was a year old is I want my Dad to be able to meet this baby too. I wanted him to be able to enjoy being a grandpa for however long he has left.
If you believe in such things, my Dad had shared with me years ago that when he and my mom were in the process of getting the place they live at now, God sent him a vision of a little girl happily running up and down the halls and said it was my daughter. This vision came before I was even dating DH.
And **TW**
Now things just seem to be lining up from when this baby is due (March 9) being so close to her big sisterโs birthday (Feb. 26) and me being expected to go early.
And my Dad and I are holding onto hope that maybe he has a while left yet at least. Maybe he will see her run up and down those halls.
And I will have a reason to be joyful instead of just sad that time of year.
It really feels like she is a gift from above.