Grads 12/10

[boiler717]

Hello! Update on my scheduled c section -- my doc is coming to the hospital after a day of clinic and my friend is coming in on her day off! That means a 4 pm surgery but at least I get it with my docs. They did say I can eat breakfast that day, so hopefully it's not too bad.
I have had a bad nesting urge the past 2 days. Literally have not sat down unless it's to wrap presents or sew. And a little bit of work
What's up with everyone else?

[babyrn]

Anyone else have pregnancy insomnia? I cannot fall asleep before 12/1am no matter how exhausted I am. Even Benadryl/Unisom are not helping. DD isn't sleeping well so I feel like I am never getting any sleep and I'm exhausted all the time. I'm so tired and cranky.

[babyrn]

Dec 10, 2015 9:51:40 GMT -5 spearmintleaf said:

Dec 10, 2015 9:36:48 GMT -5 babyrn said:

Anyone else have pregnancy insomnia? I cannot fall asleep before 12/1am no matter how exhausted I am. Even Benadryl/Unisom are not helping. DD isn't sleeping well so I feel like I am never getting any sleep and I'm exhausted all the time. I'm so tired and cranky.

That sounds like a nightmare. I slept 10 hours last night and I could nap right now. I'm so sorry.

Thanks. DD woke up at 5 so I got a total of 4 hours. Sadly, that is pretty typical. She doesn't nap either. I would kill for 10 hours of sleep. I am lucky if I get that in two nights combined.

[boiler717]

spearmintleaf are those fasting numbers?
babyrn I've had bouts of it for sure! I took Ambien in a couple of times to help reset

[babyrn]

Dec 10, 2015 10:03:51 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

spearmintleaf are those fasting numbers?
babyrn I've had bouts of it for sure! I took Ambien in a couple of times to help reset

Maybe I should ask the OB next week for a few ambien. I'm desperate.

[KB]

Dec 10, 2015 9:36:48 GMT -5 babyrn said:

Anyone else have pregnancy insomnia? I cannot fall asleep before 12/1am no matter how exhausted I am. Even Benadryl/Unisom are not helping. DD isn't sleeping well so I feel like I am never getting any sleep and I'm exhausted all the time. I'm so tired and cranky.

Yes! It is awful. When i was pregnant with DS I could sleep forever. Now, not so much. I'm lucky if I'm getting 5-6 hours of broken sleep a night. I feel your pain. 

[jessnpaul]

I'm sleeping but I have a ton of dreams that I remember which means it's not a good, deep sleep. No wonder I'm always exhausted!

[loira]

One more week until H gets here! If he makes all his flights...

My IKEA stuff gets delivered today.

[dellabear]

boiler717 what's the date? How much longer do you have to wait?

Today's my Friday as I have tomorrow off. H comes home from his business trip tomorrow so I'll pick him up at the airport and we will spend the day together and pick up a Christmas tree.

Tonight is dd's concert at daycare, she is so excited and I think it'll be the cutest thing ever. I'm also going to try to wrap some gifts tonight before DH gets home.

[jessnpaul]

dellabear - tomorrow is DS's holiday concert at daycare. I have no idea what to expect but I have a feeling I may be an emotional mess! I'm not a crier, but I feel like the tears will be welling up! I'm such a sucker for this stuff

[boiler717]

dellabear 12/28! 18 days to go!
perfect NST, GBS positive. 0 cm/50% effaced/no engagement. I think not happening any time soon!

[boiler717]

Oh and the doc today encouraged me to get a section if I go into labor now. "If you care about being able to poop and pee normally."
He was looking at my last scan so I asked for percentages for the different areas to see if it was just the abdomen driving size. Head was 90, shoulders 98, abdomen 96, and femur 99. "That's a really big, consistently big, baby"

[callmehales]

pregnancy hormones strike again:: i was driving to work, listening to the lady antebellum christmas album. they do a slowed down version of "all i want for christmas is you", and i may or may not have teared up when i got to thinking about how badly this baby is wanted.

[EllenGriswold]

Dec 10, 2015 11:47:58 GMT -5 callmehales said:

pregnancy hormones strike again:: i was driving to work, listening to the lady antebellum christmas album. they do a slowed down version of "all i want for christmas is you", and i may or may not have teared up when i got to thinking about how badly this baby is wanted.

Even the mariah version makes me cry for that very reason. Just me ugly crying on my commute home from work . . .

[boiler717]

Dec 10, 2015 12:05:12 GMT -5 @cookiemonster03 said:

boiler717 are you getting that message consistently across doctors? It just feels weird to me but what do I know.
I was 8lb8oz at (by 1980s dating) 38w and my brother was 10lb2oz (day early) and my mom had both of us vaginally, med free, and no issues that I know of.

(to be clear I'm not all anti section at all. I have no intention of trying a vaginal delivery unless both babies are vertex and I go on my own. I've decided to stick with my scheduled section over the variables of induction.)

So far 2 docs have said I should section regardless. My friend said we can talk about it if I go into labor spontaneously.
Honestly, I'm wondering how much is size bias because I'm obese. The doc I saw Monday said something about "I think a section is a better idea for you anyways." And when I asked him why he would say that, he said "well, labor is really hard." What else could he mean by that? Apparently all the physical prep I'm doing for labor must mean nothing.
The doc today said something about how I have a "higher baseline rate of a c section." I thought he meant because of the baby's size but now I'm wondering if he meant because of my size.
I get that I'm obese, but I'm still pretty freaking active and strong. I'm doing hundreds of squats a day. I walk up the stairs to every OB appt (4th floor and these are tall hospital stair wells). Unless I've been on exercise restriction I've worked out probably 95% of days of my pregnancy. I feel like I'm way more prepared for the physical aspects of labor than most women.

[jessnpaul]

boiler717 - I'm also not anti section (I had to have one with my 1st and I'm assuming will have another one this time since I'm too old for them to consider VBAC). But I don't think those are good reasons for the section. I know people who are obese who've delivered perfectly healthy babies vaginally!

That just seems like a cop out from your doctor. I mean, it's obviously up to you but I wouldn't let your weight be a factor in this.

[cactuscookie]

boiler717 - 18 days! OMG!

I really hope you're wrong about your weight being a factor in them recommending a c-section, because raaaaage.

Hm, squats. I should probably do some more of those. Assuming my baby ever gets her head down.

[ursulabuffay]

Dec 10, 2015 9:21:55 GMT -5 spearmintleaf said:

I just keep thinking about gestational diabetes. Whenever I've had my blood sugar drawn it's been over 100, between 105 and 115. I'm aware of it because of my stepdaughter with type 1 diabetes. It stinks because it looks like even if nothing changes for me, I will end up diagnosed with GD. I don't mind testing and dietary changes, we do all that stuff for SD, it's just the principle of it.

That's exactly how I feel. I've been testing a few times a day because dh has diabetes and I'm used to all involved. But it's still annoying and scary. Last night I ate atoms to based soup and got s reading over 200 afterwards. Wtf.

[boiler717]

I think the primary reason is still my midline incision but it does make me wonder if that would be as big of a deal if I were smaller.
The DO I see for adjustments is totally hippie crunchy birth, anti-vaxx type and she said a section is a good idea because of my midline so I think there must be something behind it if she's on board.

[ivy]

Omg, how are any of you doing squats? The thought makes me want to cry. I can barely heave myself off the couch.

[loira]

boiler717, I'm positive you would handle the rigours of labour just fine. You seem really fit to me, and you've been working out a ton this whole pregnancy.

Going into my 4th week of bed rest I'm feeling incredibly unfit. I swear I've lost muscle tone. ivy, I am for sure not doing any squats.

[cactuscookie]

Dec 10, 2015 12:57:04 GMT -5 ivy said:

Omg, how are any of you doing squats? The thought makes me want to cry. I can barely heave myself off the couch.

Awkwardly, with legs spread wide enough to leave room for the belly!

Also, squats are way easier than getting off the couch or out of bed. Getting out of bed is the worst. I can't do it without feeling like a beached whale. Using my ab muscles hurts, but my quads are doing just fine!

[babyrn]

Dec 10, 2015 10:48:16 GMT -5 jessnpaul said:

I'm sleeping but I have a ton of dreams that I remember which means it's not a good, deep sleep. No wonder I'm always exhausted!

Omg, this is the other thing! When I do actually sleep, I have crazy vivid dreams that I remember and so I don't feel rested at all. It's horrible.

[ivy]

Here's to regaining arm muscles by constantly lifting baby (babies) in the near future!

[babyrn]

Dec 10, 2015 12:51:09 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

I think the primary reason is still my midline incision but it does make me wonder if that would be as big of a deal if I were smaller.
The DO I see for adjustments is totally hippie crunchy birth, anti-vaxx type and she said a section is a good idea because of my midline so I think there must be something behind it if she's on board.

What do you have a midline incision from? Of all the reasons mentioned this is the one that would most make me agree that you should have a section. Either way, good luck! 18 days!!!

[jessnpaul]

OMG you guys will appreciate this...

So I went to Subway before with two of my female coworkers (each with 2 kids). The one says "Are you gaining enough weight?" I mean, WHO ASKS THAT?!?! Yes, yes I am. In fact according to the online calculator I'm using to track and stay between a 15-25 pound weight gain (I'm overweight), I'm actually 2 pounds over where I should be at 19 weeks

Then she's all "I only gained 20 pounds with my pregnancy!" Well, good for you. I'll probably be up between 25-30 pounds when this is all said and done. It is what it is.

[cactuscookie]

Dec 10, 2015 13:53:43 GMT -5 jessnpaul said:

OMG you guys will appreciate this...

So I went to Subway before with two of my female coworkers (each with 2 kids). The one says "Are you gaining enough weight?" I mean, WHO ASKS THAT?!?! Yes, yes I am. In fact according to the online calculator I'm using to track and stay between a 15-25 pound weight gain (I'm overweight), I'm actually 2 pounds over where I should be at 19 weeks

Then she's all "I only gained 20 pounds with my pregnancy!" Well, good for you. I'll probably be up between 25-30 pounds when this is all said and done. It is what it is.

This is a COMPLETELY normal weight gain during pregnancy. Twenty pounds is fine if that was healthy for her, but it's pretty unusual. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

[sophie223]

Our new corporate overlords are here this week to give us the rundown. The good news is that under the new regime, I'll only have to take 1 week unpaid when the baby comes. I am meeting with our HR rep soon to find out my new salary/title, and some crazy, irrational side of me wants to also tell her that I'm pregnant even though I FULLY REALIZE THAT IS TOTALLY STUPID. I just know that, with the transition, things are going to be hectic at the start of the new year and I might not get any one-on-one time with her. I'm going to keep my trap shut and hope I don't blurt something stupid out. I think the stress is making my hormones even more crazy than they already are.

[belovedbride07]

We took both cats to the vet for checkups this morning; it's a two-person job because the kitty we adopted this summer much prefers me and I didn't want him to not have his person there, but I couldn't carry both carriers (or get down on the ground and drag them out from under the chairs in the exam room).

Tonight we have appointments to get our TDAP shots, so that makes two items off the "before baby" list for today.

I can't believe I'm going to be 34 weeks tomorrow! I have my first NST in the morning; I'm nervous my shy baby girl isn't going to cooperate.

[jessnpaul]

Dec 10, 2015 14:02:48 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

Dec 10, 2015 13:53:43 GMT -5 jessnpaul said:

OMG you guys will appreciate this...

So I went to Subway before with two of my female coworkers (each with 2 kids). The one says "Are you gaining enough weight?" I mean, WHO ASKS THAT?!?! Yes, yes I am. In fact according to the online calculator I'm using to track and stay between a 15-25 pound weight gain (I'm overweight), I'm actually 2 pounds over where I should be at 19 weeks

Then she's all "I only gained 20 pounds with my pregnancy!" Well, good for you. I'll probably be up between 25-30 pounds when this is all said and done. It is what it is.

This is a COMPLETELY normal weight gain during pregnancy. Twenty pounds is fine if that was healthy for her, but it's pretty unusual. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Oh I know! In an ideal world I'd be up only 15-20 but baby is always hungry! I just hate the comments on how much people gain/didn't gain during their pregnancies. I "only" gained 22 with DS but that's because he came at 32 weeks. I always say that whenever people asked... it's a total disclaimer as I still technically should have had 8 more weeks to go!