PG/Mom Check In

[loskadoodle]

I haven't been on much lately! Been trying to enjoy the last 2 weeks with my little man before I go back to work. DH wants me to SAH but I think working part time will be good for me. I am working M,T,Th. We will see how it goes!

D is doing good, getting so big! I can't believe how fast it goes!!!!

So happy for all you ladies that are doing so well!

[melis74]

Sara - I hope Amelia feels better soon, I hate it when the babies get sick...feel so bad for them! Please let me know if think the humidifier helps, I've heard mixed things.

Kara - Congrats! I love the name Ethan, can't wait to see pictures!

Carolyn - I really hope you get to close on the house, you don't need to be worrying about that when you are so close to having the baby! I didn't think I was having contractions but when I went in for my weekly appts, they always showed up on the monitor. In fact when I was in the hospital, they started getting the baby warmer ready because my contractions were showing up more regular and stronger on the monitor but I still didn't feel squat. When I was a six and my water broke, then I felt them. ETA: I felt some crampiness at 3, when I took a hot shower I couldn't feel anything. They gave me something so I could sleep/take the edge off and again I was fine until 6.

Stephanie - Your bed rest is almost over, don't know how you did it. Sucky on the BH, as if you needed something else going on.

Heather - That is the most awesome moment, knowing you are feeling your baby move. Enjoy it!

Aly - I was probably around 15/16 weeks before I started putting on weight...prior to that it just sort of shifted around a little bit.

Danielle - The end of maternity leave sucks. Enjoy your next two weeks with those gorgeous girls!

Meghan - T & P headed their way. I'm glad Ellie is napping her crib for you. I thought that was one of the strangest things myself. Mia would sleep in her crib at night, but for naps...forget it. She is getting better, but still doesn't do very long stretches in there.

Jennifer - Congrats on Kennedy's first steps! I love your pics of the kiddos!

Mia is doing great. Apparently she is rolling all over the place at daycare, but not at home. I have tried putting her on her playmat, on a big blanket, etc. She just looks at me or rolls on her back and does her skydiving impression. She's been a little cranky here and there, which is unlike her so I felt around in her mouth and was surprised to find two hard little bumps. Her front, bottom teeth are trying to come in. I bought some Hyland's Teething tablets and her mood improved pretty quickly. Still can't believe she's already getting teeth, but when I looked online I guess it's not that uncommon.

[moonstone523]

Wow. I can't believe you were 6cm and still not feeling contractions. I'm hoping that is what will happen with me. There are definitely things going on though just nothing stronger or timeable. I'm going to decline my internal on Thursday and will get one at my 40w1d apt if I'm still pregnant. I don't want to jump start anything.

Closing is scheduled for Friday morning. Insurance paperwork is signed. They tell me all is well. I won't believe it until it happens. But I will be so happy to put this behind us and focus on giving birth. We won't move for another 45 days though as the sellers will rent back from us since they need to stay.

Fingers crossed.

[sara76]

Sept 18, 2012 12:10:23 GMT -5 melis74 said:

Sara - I hope Amelia feels better soon, I hate it when the babies get sick...feel so bad for them! Please let me know if think the humidifier helps, I've heard mixed things.

We used it last night and her coughing was MUCH better. Don't know if it was the humidifier or if her cold is just running it's course, but I'll be keeping it This is the one I got
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046A6WJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=crane%20humidifier&qid=1347995142&s=baby-products&sr=1-2

Amelia got her 2 bottom teeth super early too. I can't remember exactly without looking in her baby book but I think she was 5 months or something like that. But then they just stopped and we haven't seen anything since. I keep thinking the top are going to poke through any day but I've been thinking that for months now. Toothy smiles are so cute

[melis74]

Carolyn - Lost my head for a minute there...I started feeling them when I was at three, but nothing crazy and that was a couple hours after they said something about them. A hot shower made me feel nothing at all, they ended up giving me something so I could sleep(I was a cervidil p.m./pitocin a.m. induction) and take the edge off and it was no big thing until I was at six. Good call on the internals, they don't really tell you anything and are super uncomfortable...at least mine were, but she was hanging out way up in there. Not in a rush to come out at all. Looking forward to hearing good news Friday!

Sara - Thanks for the info and the link! That would be about the same age as Mia then, she will be five months next week. Can you see her teeth in pics? I can't believe toothy smiles are right around the corner!

[sara76]

Yes it's pretty unbelievable! This is my FAV toothy pic <3

Eh too small. They're really cute though

[melis74]

Well, you tried! She is adorable!

[april17]

Sorry, I seem to be good at posting and then not returning to follow up. Just don't have time to get on the computer these days. I am just too exhausted.

We went in for an induction on Thursday, but only dilated 1cm. Doctor said we could try another medicine or they could send me home. Decided since we were already there and I had a full day of contractions that there was no way I wanted to go home and come back again to start over. So Thursday night we used a different drug and then Friday morning I started contracting and dilating on my own with no Pitocin. Made it through labor and delivery on Friday with not having any Picotin. Doctor did have to break my waters once I had dilated to about 3-4 cm. Then we were ready to go. Pushed for 20 minutes and out came baby. Am glad we didn't go home and come back in a week. Baby would have been at least 10 lbs by then.

I was a big baby, although I was born overdue. I believe I was 9lbs, 4oz. I'm not sure how big H was when he was born.

Breastfeeding is still beyond tough and I have moved to supplementing with formula. I know it's completely taboo and horrible, but I need my sanity. One nipple is too big for Ethan to latch well (visited with the lactation consultant yesterday) so I need to start pumping that side to get the milk out. Of course, I am having difficulty with getting the pumping to work so now that is stressing me out. He can feed on the other breast, but he has to work really hard at it to get it to work. He is tongue tied and we are seeing a pediatric ENT tomorrow to have it looked at and hopefully clipped. This should then help him with breastfeeding. The LC said he is having work extra hard to get anything out because his tongue can't move out past his teeth and really get a good grip to feed. My nipple is in really rough shape.

UGH....I know it gets better. It's just a lot to deal with at one time. I really want to make breastfeeding a success, but just don't know if I have it in me. With supplementing last night, I was actually able to get a little bit of sleep. I had no idea there would be this much diffculty and work involved with breastfeeding. No wonder so many people give up on it. I can easily understand why.

Ok, enough of my pity party. Back to my cute little guy who is the most wonderful thing ever. He is SO darn cute. I just tried attaching a picture, but got an error message that it is too large. Will have to figure it out and try to post one again.

[sara76]

Oh noo! Don't feel like you're looked down upon for supplementing! There is nothing wrong with that, you need to make sure your baby is getting all he needs to thrive. I had a problem free breastfeeding experience for the most part and there were still a couple of nights I cried my eyes out while I mixed her a bottle of formula, but my stinker acted like it was poison. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to go through what you are and it sounds like you are doing all you can, which is great! But even if you decided to never even try from day 1, if that's for you that's fine too! Hang in there! You'll do what is right for you and your situation. Sleep when he sleeps right now so you can enjoy him even through the newborn haze stage! It WILL get better!!

[mrsjenrn]

Sept 19, 2012 11:38:33 GMT -5 april17 said:

Sorry, I seem to be good at posting and then not returning to follow up. Just don't have time to get on the computer these days. I am just too exhausted.

We went in for an induction on Thursday, but only dilated 1cm. Doctor said we could try another medicine or they could send me home. Decided since we were already there and I had a full day of contractions that there was no way I wanted to go home and come back again to start over. So Thursday night we used a different drug and then Friday morning I started contracting and dilating on my own with no Pitocin. Made it through labor and delivery on Friday with not having any Picotin. Doctor did have to break my waters once I had dilated to about 3-4 cm. Then we were ready to go. Pushed for 20 minutes and out came baby. Am glad we didn't go home and come back in a week. Baby would have been at least 10 lbs by then.

I was a big baby, although I was born overdue. I believe I was 9lbs, 4oz. I'm not sure how big H was when he was born.

Breastfeeding is still beyond tough and I have moved to supplementing with formula. I know it's completely taboo and horrible, but I need my sanity. One nipple is too big for Ethan to latch well (visited with the lactation consultant yesterday) so I need to start pumping that side to get the milk out. Of course, I am having difficulty with getting the pumping to work so now that is stressing me out. He can feed on the other breast, but he has to work really hard at it to get it to work. He is tongue tied and we are seeing a pediatric ENT tomorrow to have it looked at and hopefully clipped. This should then help him with breastfeeding. The LC said he is having work extra hard to get anything out because his tongue can't move out past his teeth and really get a good grip to feed. My nipple is in really rough shape.

UGH....I know it gets better. It's just a lot to deal with at one time. I really want to make breastfeeding a success, but just don't know if I have it in me. With supplementing last night, I was actually able to get a little bit of sleep. I had no idea there would be this much diffculty and work involved with breastfeeding. No wonder so many people give up on it. I can easily understand why.

Ok, enough of my pity party. Back to my cute little guy who is the most wonderful thing ever. He is SO darn cute. I just tried attaching a picture, but got an error message that it is too large. Will have to figure it out and try to post one again.

I am sorry you're having so many problems with BFing, but I am excited to hear that you're seeing a LC! If you can keep your sanity for at least 6-8 weeks, I would recommend sticking it out for at least that long. It does get easier! Obviously if you're miserable do what is best for you, but it does get easier with time. *hugs*

[mrsjenrn]

Sept 18, 2012 14:07:20 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Sept 18, 2012 12:10:23 GMT -5 melis74 said:

Sara - I hope Amelia feels better soon, I hate it when the babies get sick...feel so bad for them! Please let me know if think the humidifier helps, I've heard mixed things.

We used it last night and her coughing was MUCH better. Don't know if it was the humidifier or if her cold is just running it's course, but I'll be keeping it This is the one I got
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046A6WJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=crane%20humidifier&qid=1347995142&s=baby-products&sr=1-2

Amelia got her 2 bottom teeth super early too. I can't remember exactly without looking in her baby book but I think she was 5 months or something like that. But then they just stopped and we haven't seen anything since. I keep thinking the top are going to poke through any day but I've been thinking that for months now. Toothy smiles are so cute

I am glad the humifier worked, Sara! I love Zoe's. Some people say they don't work, but we've tried it with and without and she definitely sleeps better and coughs less when she has it on. It is the saddest thing ever when your baby is sick.

[sara76]

Sept 19, 2012 13:29:08 GMT -5 mrsjenrn said:

Sept 18, 2012 14:07:20 GMT -5 sara76 said:

We used it last night and her coughing was MUCH better. Don't know if it was the humidifier or if her cold is just running it's course, but I'll be keeping it This is the one I got
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046A6WJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=crane%20humidifier&qid=1347995142&s=baby-products&sr=1-2

Amelia got her 2 bottom teeth super early too. I can't remember exactly without looking in her baby book but I think she was 5 months or something like that. But then they just stopped and we haven't seen anything since. I keep thinking the top are going to poke through any day but I've been thinking that for months now. Toothy smiles are so cute

I am glad the humifier worked, Sara! I love Zoe's. Some people say they don't work, but we've tried it with and without and she definitely sleeps better and coughs less when she has it on. It is the saddest thing ever when your baby is sick.

Isn't it? Her and I talked and she's not allowed to get sick any more. I'm the mom. I say so.

[dvroxy]

Sept 19, 2012 13:29:08 GMT -5 mrsjenrn said:

Sept 18, 2012 14:07:20 GMT -5 sara76 said:

We used it last night and her coughing was MUCH better. Don't know if it was the humidifier or if her cold is just running it's course, but I'll be keeping it This is the one I got
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046A6WJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=crane%20humidifier&qid=1347995142&s=baby-products&sr=1-2

Amelia got her 2 bottom teeth super early too. I can't remember exactly without looking in her baby book but I think she was 5 months or something like that. But then they just stopped and we haven't seen anything since. I keep thinking the top are going to poke through any day but I've been thinking that for months now. Toothy smiles are so cute

I am glad the humifier worked, Sara! I love Zoe's. Some people say they don't work, but we've tried it with and without and she definitely sleeps better and coughs less when she has it on. It is the saddest thing ever when your baby is sick.

I swear by the humidifier. We bought a second one when I found out I was pregnant with Maddie because every time MacKenzie gets sick, we use it and it helps so much! I enjoy using it when I feel sick too!