Moms to Be Part 3

[BabyTigger99]

Ha! I was CERTAIN I was having a girl DMickey!! This pregnancy was so different than my first that I figured it was girl. Then again, my first pregnancy was 10 years ago. In fact, 10 years ago right now, I was getting ready to go to the hospital for the second trip of the day. At 3:10 am on September 18, 1999, my baby boy was born!

 

[justhat]

Happy birthday to your son, Baby Tigger, and congrats on a little boy! Glad to hear everything looks good and it's kinda nice Elliot was in a bad position so you get to see him again in a month.

DMickey - Glad to hear things went well with your scan today too. I had the NT done with kids 2 and 3 and both of them measured a few days ahead on it too. My son was 6 days 'larger' and this baby was 4 days larger. She told me this time (as I hadn't had an OB appt yet so I didn't have an actual due date) that it is +/- 3 days or so at that gestational age (I was 11 weeks both times) if that helps you at all.

Was your son large? Both of my kids were very large for their gestational age at birth so I think being larger than normal at all the ultrasounds was a decent prediction of that. Funny though, cause now, at 5.5yo and 3yo, they are both peanuts! My daughter is actually pretty tall (she's 46 inches), but pretty skinny (40 lbs.), but my son is just all around not so big (38 inches and 30 lbs.). Based on their birth sizes though (both were 8 lbs 4oz and 20.5/21 inches at 38 and 36 weeks), you'd think they would be huge now!

yellowfish78 ... Welcome baby Alexander Robert!... September 15 ... 7:06am…7lbs 2oz….20 inches!
Candid ... due September 21 ... It's a girl!
helloirishkitty ... due September 23 ... It's a boy!
IHeartTink04 ... October 1 ... It's a surprise!
Linzybrooke ... October 9 ... It's a boy!
Adi12982 ... October 16 ... It's a girl!
KristEn87 ... due November 19... It's a boy!
CandleontheWater ... due November 19... It's a surprise!
sbell111 ... due November 26... It's a girl!
PrincessNevaeh’sMom ... due December 1.. It's a girl!
Worm761 ... due December 2... It's a girl!
ecteacher23 ... due December 3... It's a surprise!
POOHDRMR ... due December 28... It's a boy!
Jenny-momof3 ... due January 17... It's a surprise!
Cappygirl ... due January 20... It's a surprise!
apress ... due January 23... It's a surprise!
amandaluvsgoofy ... due January 25... It's a girl!
BabyTigger99 ... due January 30... It's a boy!
HerdEar ... due January 30... It's a surprise!
justhat ... due February 2... It's a girl!
casumners ... due February 2... It's a surprise!
trmcguire ... due February 14... It's a surprise!
hulagirl87 ... due March 5... It's a surprise!
arubio0801 ... due March 8... It's a surprise!
karenj2 ... due March 14... It's a surprise!
DMickey28 ... due March 30... It's a surprise!
christym ... due April... It's a surprise!
irisbud ... due April 9... It's a surprise!
MommaMouse411 ... due April 17... It's a surprise!
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[arubio0801]

Hi everyone!
Congrats to everyone and their new bundles of joy!! I haven't been on here in soo long. I've been so sick I've been in and out of the ER needing an IV for fluids. It's been horrible I've lost 18 pounds so far and hoping I don't lose anymore.I had to go to the dr yesterday because I was having bad upper stomach pain, so I went in and everything is fine it's just acid so I'm on meds hope it helps! But on a happy note the baby is doing GREAT!! And the dr changed my due date to March 15th so hopefully I'll start feeling better.

 

[BabyTigger99]

Arubio
I know how you feel! That is how I was with my first. Things did (eventually) improve for me, to the point where I was only getting sick once or twice a day. But on the plus side, even though I felt like I was not getting good enough nutrition, because I ate what tasted okay, not necessarily what was best for me, DS was born happy, healthy, and just fine!

 

[Adi12982]

Hi everyone! Guess what?! Alexander Robert was born on 9/15 at 7:06am. 7 pounds 2 ounces, 20 inches long. We came home this afternoon and he's a champ at eating!

CONGRATS on your little man - how cool he came on his actual due date. Glad to hear that things went pretty well, except the tear, but seems like labor wasn't too terrible for you And yeay for him nursing well!!

Well, chalk me up for Team Blue!! Everything looks great. I do have to go back for another ultrasound next month, because of the way Elliott was laying they couldn't see his entire spine, so they just want to check it out. Also, the doctor said I have a low lying placenta, but I shouldn't worry about it too much. She said, "Normally I advise my patients with a low lying placenta to refrain from sex, but, since your DH is overseas, we don't have to worry about that one!"

Congrats on your little boy!

We had our NT scan today and the baby was measuring 13w1d ... she measured four seperate times and still got the same measurements! Wow! No gender guesses but she took a picture for me. I can't tell. I feel girl in my gut but I think I want a little girl so badly that I am influencing my feelings!!

Glad to hear things went well at the scan. It is too early for gender guesses, lol. . . you could be right. I was dreaming about a little girl since I got pregnant and we've been told our baby is a girl So you could be right Although I thought same as you that I was influencing my feelings, so I tried to tell/convince myself that it would be a boy, but nope! Glad things are going well, doesn't seem like the baby is measuring soo soo big, just a little bigger, and that is fine, I'm sure. At all my ultrasounds my baby has been on target - but my uterus measurements have always been 1-2 weeks bigger.

 

[Linzybrooke]

Hey everyone!

Yellowfish, CONGRATS!!!!!!

We saw a specialist this Wed. to confirm that Connor is indeed very big, and had our regular OB yesterday. Since he is almost 9 lbs already they scheduled a c-section for October 2nd, so unless I go into labor on my own before then it looks like October 2nd will be the date rather than October 9th. Augh!

 

[justhat]

Wow Linzybrooke! I'll be hoping you go into labor before 10/2 and that he's smaller than they think since I'm guessing you'd rather avoid the c-section if possible. Do you know why they elected for a 39 week c-section instead of maybe a 38 week induction? I know not all drs are comfortable with 38 weeks inductions, but given you little (or I should say big!) guy's size, I would think he'd likely be ready for delivery. Maybe you'll be lucky though and your body will just realize he needs to get out before he's stuck!

 

[justhat]

Arubio - Soooooo sorry to hear how sick you've been! I was like that with my son and was just sort of being admitted for fluids and I was miserable. I lost 12 lbs and my dr's rule was 10% of your starting weight, which would have been 13 lbs for me. Luckily I never made it to that point, but it didn't matter much cause I was so terribly sick. I don't think I ate anything other than a handful of saltines till 18 weeks.

Oh, and with my 1st, I was due March 12th, and though I wasn't quite as sick as I was with my son, I didn't feel better till mid-October. I remember that cause we went to WDW with my family and the night we went to Cali Grill I was in and out of the bathroom and couldn't eat a thing. But I think that was the end of it, and that was something like 18 weeks I think.

Time to get the kids in bed. I am tired and so are both kids, but my daughter had a t-ball game tonight so we didn't get home till 6:15, had to make dinner, feed them, etc. Oh, and the highlight was that my friend is out of town so I offered to take her son to t-ball. I never imagined a problem, I've been around this kid for years (he and my daughter have been friends since before they were 2yo), his little sister is my son's best friend so we have a ton of playdates. Well, I never had him here without his mom, and let me just tell you, the mix of his 'boy', for lack of a better word, with my son's was ridiculously intense. They were wrestling, fighting, jumping, running, yelling, and all while eating snacks. We stayed here about 20 minutes before I made them all getint ehcar to head to t-ball early just to get th energy outdoors. The car rides were no picnic either though with all the yelling, then my son started to get teased so he was yelling, hitting, and trying to bite. Ugh, what a nightmare!! She said she'd owe me after this, but now I see she meant that literally!

ETA: Let me just add, this kid wasn't bad, just a very active, energetic 5yo boy. After raising my son I totally get this little guy, but I was sort of hoping my son would outgrow some of that energy in 2 years.

 

[Adi12982]

Hey everyone!

Yellowfish, CONGRATS!!!!!!

We saw a specialist this Wed. to confirm that Connor is indeed very big, and had our regular OB yesterday. Since he is almost 9 lbs already they scheduled a c-section for October 2nd, so unless I go into labor on my own before then it looks like October 2nd will be the date rather than October 9th. Augh!

I'm interested in knowing how come they are waiting so long if he is already so big??? Why not at 37 or 38 weeks??? You sure built a big guy!!

 

[justhat]

I'm interested in knowing how come they are waiting so long if he is already so big??? Why not at 37 or 38 weeks??? You sure built a big guy!!

Clearly I have basically the same question, but I can maybe answer regarding the 37 week part. It's not the same for all OBs, I know, but in my case, when we knew my son was large the OB wanted an early induction to up the chances he'd fit, but the earliest he'd schedule it was 38 weeks cause he doesn't technically consider them term before then. In my case, he said if I went into labor after 36 weeks he wouldn't try to stop it, but he didn't want to intentionally induce birth between 36-38 weeks just in case my son wasn't totally 'done' yet.

My SIL had to be induced with her 2nd, large baby there as well, and her dr waited till exactly 38 weeks also. He came out at 9lbs 4oz so he too would have been a monster baby had they waited till he came out on his own.

The good thing there though, for anyone wondering if 1 large baby means they will all be large, her 1st was 7lbs 11oz and 4 days late and the 3rd was 6 days early and 8lbs 6oz. So her 2nd was just a fluke.

 

[DMickey28]

Just that - My DS was 8lbs 13oz and 22inches at 40w2d.

 

[Adi12982]

Clearly I have basically the same question, but I can maybe answer regarding the 37 week part. It's not the same for all OBs, I know, but in my case, when we knew my son was large the OB wanted an early induction to up the chances he'd fit, but the earliest he'd schedule it was 38 weeks cause he doesn't technically consider them term before then. In my case, he said if I went into labor after 36 weeks he wouldn't try to stop it, but he didn't want to intentionally induce birth between 36-38 weeks just in case my son wasn't totally 'done' yet.

My SIL had to be induced with her 2nd, large baby there as well, and her dr waited till exactly 38 weeks also. He came out at 9lbs 4oz so he too would have been a monster baby had they waited till he came out on his own.

The good thing there though, for anyone wondering if 1 large baby means they will all be large, her 1st was 7lbs 11oz and 4 days late and the 3rd was 6 days early and 8lbs 6oz. So her 2nd was just a fluke.

OoOoO - where I go 37 weeks is considered full term - and apparently it is the same for all the OB's my cousin's and family have gone to also. So I figured if this baby is already over 9lbs, why not go at 37. On the baby TV shows they sometimes give magnesium (I think) to make sure the baby's lungs are mature and then deliver early. . . I wouldn't do that, but I figured it may be an option. Guess it is all dependent on the OB - if yours won't go before 38, maybe her's doesn't like to go before 39??

 

[justhat]

I'm thinking that is the case, what you said about her OB's preference Adi. My SIL, the one whose dr induced her at 38 weeks exactly with the 2nd, would not let her induce the 3rd till 39 weeks exactly since they didn't suspect that one was as large (and they were right).

That shot they give is a steroid, beta methasone (not sure on that spelling) according to my husband. I got it when I was in labor with my son since he was 36 weeks, but it was literally minutes before he came out, so I doubt it did any good. They also gave me a shot of terbutaline to stop my labor (which was also minutes before he was born), though my OB had said he didn't want to do that. Unfortunately he wasn't on call that day and the resident who was felt that was the best course of action.

Time for my shot. My wonderful husband didn't bring home needles and the only one we have here is huge. Lovely. Good thing I'll be numb first. Though really, I am sick and achey today so I am sure it will hurt either way.

 

[Linzybrooke]

Wow Linzybrooke! I'll be hoping you go into labor before 10/2 and that he's smaller than they think since I'm guessing you'd rather avoid the c-section if possible. Do you know why they elected for a 39 week c-section instead of maybe a 38 week induction? I know not all drs are comfortable with 38 weeks inductions, but given you little (or I should say big!) guy's size, I would think he'd likely be ready for delivery. Maybe you'll be lucky though and your body will just realize he needs to get out before he's stuck!

I'm interested in knowing how come they are waiting so long if he is already so big??? Why not at 37 or 38 weeks??? You sure built a big guy!!

Clearly I have basically the same question, but I can maybe answer regarding the 37 week part. It's not the same for all OBs, I know, but in my case, when we knew my son was large the OB wanted an early induction to up the chances he'd fit, but the earliest he'd schedule it was 38 weeks cause he doesn't technically consider them term before then. In my case, he said if I went into labor after 36 weeks he wouldn't try to stop it, but he didn't want to intentionally induce birth between 36-38 weeks just in case my son wasn't totally 'done' yet.

My SIL had to be induced with her 2nd, large baby there as well, and her dr waited till exactly 38 weeks also. He came out at 9lbs 4oz so he too would have been a monster baby had they waited till he came out on his own.

The good thing there though, for anyone wondering if 1 large baby means they will all be large, her 1st was 7lbs 11oz and 4 days late and the 3rd was 6 days early and 8lbs 6oz. So her 2nd was just a fluke.

I'm thinking that is the case, what you said about her OB's preference Adi. My SIL, the one whose dr induced her at 38 weeks exactly with the 2nd, would not let her induce the 3rd till 39 weeks exactly since they didn't suspect that one was as large (and they were right).

That shot they give is a steroid, beta methasone (not sure on that spelling) according to my husband. I got it when I was in labor with my son since he was 36 weeks, but it was literally minutes before he came out, so I doubt it did any good. They also gave me a shot of terbutaline to stop my labor (which was also minutes before he was born), though my OB had said he didn't want to do that. Unfortunately he wasn't on call that day and the resident who was felt that was the best course of action.

Time for my shot. My wonderful husband didn't bring home needles and the only one we have here is huge. Lovely. Good thing I'll be numb first. Though really, I am sick and achey today so I am sure it will hurt either way.

You guys are making me giggle.

We asked her about the induction vs. c-section thing. Basically, both her and the specialst agree that even if I went into labor today there is a 50% chance that they would start with a v birth, and end up with a c-section anyway. They just don't think I have the pelvic structure to push, but will let me try if I do happen to go into labor.

About the 38 vs 39 weeks, from what I understand it is actually the hospital on this one. Apparently any and all measurements, no matter how sure they feel they are, have the potential to be off by 2 weeks on either side. So, if I'm measuring 39 weeks, and even if that is consistent with my entire pregnancy, I could be anywhere between 37 and 41 weeks. If they induced me at 37 or 38 weeks I could actually be 35 or 36 weeks, and it comes down to whether he is actually ready to be born. Part of it for us is also because I haven't diallated and am not very soft, so my body isn't telling me he is ready to be born yet.

Either way, I want what is best for him! And October 2nd will also allow me to get first term grades out at school, which would be wonderful!

 

[justhat]

Linzybrooke - Sounds like the date works well for you! FWIW, not that he's an OB, but my husband thought it was a very smart idea to schedule a c-section cause then yow know that baby is coming out. No chance he'll be stuck, no chance you won't progress with an induction, then have to go home and risk him getting larger, etc. He also said that having worked with my OB, the only reason he didn't jump to a c-section with my son was cause he was my 2nd kid and we have 2 flights of stairs. So between that and a 2yo at home, he knew it would be easier on me if we could avoid it, but that he often plans c-sections for that very reason.

I am still not feeling well and don't know why. My whole body just aches, but I am not really getting a cold, which is the usual reason for that with me. So I feel pretty miserable, cold and achey, and I am on my own today. We actually had a pretty decent day despite my weird sickness-went to the playground for 2 hours, out to breakfast, and to babies r us to check out the new carseat I want for my daughter and also the infant carseats. We have a Ford Explorer and a Ford Edge so I am wondering how exactly they will all fit in a row. I have a 3rd row, but I'd rather not use it unless I have to. I'll have to go back with my husband to have him test the seats in the car and see if it's feasible. I would rather not move my daughter to a belt-positioning booster just yet if I don't have to, but they are a little slimmer than the Britax Frontier that I really want (which has the internal harness but converts to a booster). She will be nearly 6yo so I guess I shouldn't sweat over it, but I have that fear that if something happens I'll keep reminding myself she would have been safer in the 5pt harness.

Now it's time for dinner, then baths, then reading and bedtime. Oh, big news here is that my daughter has decided to go from "I don't like reading, it's so boring." last week to reading chapter books on her own this week! It's so amazing how kids just get these 'explosions' of knowledge suddenly. And it makes reading before bed with her so much more enjoyable than the previous struggling through each word.

 

[BabyTigger99]

Ugh, I wish today would just go away. I have not felt good since yesterday afternoon. My house is still a mess from having DS's birthday yesterday and I don't have the energy to clean it. I just mentally and emotionally broke down today. I just want today to be over, and start fresh tomorrow.

 

[Linzybrooke]

Justhat, how great for your daughter! I was always a reader, and I loooove when kids get into reading! Good luck deciding on your carseat! We still need to install ours....

BabyTigger, sorry you aren't feeling well! Hope things turn around and you start to feel on the up soon!

 

[justhat]

BabyTigger - I have felt terrible the past few days too. I am starting to wonder if it's some mild flu. I finally feel a little better after taking a gram of Tylenol 3 hours ago, but really, it's been a rough few days. So add in your son's birthday party and all youv'e got going on and I would be a mess too. FWIW, my house is also a disaster at the moment, but I really just can't clean it up as I feel so weak and the mess is so huge it is overwhelming. I decided I am weeding through toys again for the goodwill box cause this is insane.

Linzybrooke - Let me tell you, that was my big problem with my daughter. I loved to read and learned to read very young through the 'whole language' approach. Self-taught for that matter. So with my daughter, it was such a struggle for me cause she really needed the phonetical approach. And that's all well and good as she has known her letter sounds for probably 1.5 years now, but there are so many flippin' exceptions! So I'd sit with her sounding something out and she'd use the short vowel sound and it shoud be a long vowel (say an i_e word) and I'd explain that exception, but she'd forget (or not notice) in the next word and we're back to square one. It would take an hour to read 1 short page in a book (like a non easy-reader phonics book I mean, a 'real' book) and se woud be bored, upset, and frustrated, as was I. Her teacher kept telling me she'd catch on in time and I believed her, particularly since she's been teacher a year longer than I've been alive, but man, it's been roughly a year in the process so I was starting to doubt the day would come.

What grade do you teach? No matter what it is, I am sure that gives you a leg up on teaching your little man to read when the time comes cause I am sure your patience is much greater than mine. I should add I never showed that frustration, I kept it very positive (hence why it was me reading with her, not my husband, as he would last like 15 minutes then the frustration came out!). But after we'd finish for the night I was ready for a strong drink!


Are you installing the seat yourself, or having it done at the police station or wherever? What seat did you buy? I had the Graco SnugRide with my 1st 2, but I gave it to my neighbor for their baby 1.5 years ago and never got it back. It expires in December anyway so I'd need a new seat regardless. I was satisfied with it, but wondering if the ones with the side-impact head supports would be better. Safety wise I am assuming yes, but do they annoy the baby? One report I read said her son cried and cried in the seat with the head wings, but my daughter did that every time she was in her Graco seat and it didn't have any head protection so I think some babies are just like that.

I am more than capable of installation at this point, but wondering if I should have the car seat techs check and make sure all 3 are in there safely in a row. I'm lucky in that my husband is a carseat fanatic like me, so I know the seats will be in securely as he gets them in so tight they don't budge at all, but it's the placement of each that concerns me, like who should be in the middle, etc.

 

[Adi12982]

Are you installing the seat yourself, or having it done at the police station or wherever? What seat did you buy? I had the Graco SnugRide with my 1st 2, but I gave it to my neighbor for their baby 1.5 years ago and never got it back. It expires in December anyway so I'd need a new seat regardless. I was satisfied with it, but wondering if the ones with the side-impact head supports would be better. Safety wise I am assuming yes, but do they annoy the baby? One report I read said her son cried and cried in the seat with the head wings, but my daughter did that every time she was in her Graco seat and it didn't have any head protection so I think some babies are just like that.

I am more than capable of installation at this point, but wondering if I should have the car seat techs check and make sure all 3 are in there safely in a row. I'm lucky in that my husband is a carseat fanatic like me, so I know the seats will be in securely as he gets them in so tight they don't budge at all, but it's the placement of each that concerns me, like who should be in the middle, etc.

I got the new snugride 32 to start with and then we have a britax for when she gets bigger. I've read the infant car seat should be in the middle. DH installed the base in his car this week - I'd like to get it checked (although it looks/feels sturdy) but I'd still like to have it checked. How can I find where I can take it??

 

[Adi12982]

Non-first timers (or new mom's still lurking) - I've been feeling sort of crampy for a couple days - just like when my period is going to start. . . is that normal?? Does it mean my body is getting ready?? Just curious, I am starting to go weekly (every Friday). . . so I'll ask when I go to my appointment too. They will check me this week (at 37 weeks) - they don't start til then in order to not trigger anything until baby is full term. But then they will or won't check you anymore (til you go into labor) if you want. They do it at 37 weeks to have a baseline to compare to later - but then it is all up to you (I think I'll probably have them check weekly - I just like to know what is going on, and worry too much).