Moms to Be Part 3

[hotveggy]

I can't believe that some of your hosptials offer FREE birthing classes... we paid almost $200 for ours (it was 5 weeks for about 2.5 hours each week). I thought it was interesting and somewhat helpful though DH and I are both in healthcare (he is an RN; I am a PT) so most of it wasn't new for us. I also took a breast feeding class (one night $40) which was kind of a waste of time.

As for the witch hazel pads- I would say that are a definite need! Mine weren't cold, but I used them for about a week and a half and used ice while I was in the hospital. I didn't have an episiotomy, but I did have stitches.

Hope you are all feeling well.

Maggimus- don't feel bad about your belly- I really didn't start showing until about 20ish weeks. It wasn't until my 24 week belly pic that you could actually tell I was preggers and not just bloated!

 

[mmkk]

Tiggerstac-thats wonderful news! I'm so glad you got to go and see him and hold him! and that he will be with you soon.

Maggie-don't worry, you will start to show like you are pregnant in no time. I think we all go through the phase that we just feel like we look fat and not pregnant. This is your first so it is supposed to take longer. And you really don't look big at all!

Here's to hoping Zachnelli has some good news today!

Dannysmom-what an exciting day for you! Its always such a joy to find out the sexes. It adds another layer of excitement to the pregnancy!

I had my appt. today-did the glucose test today and should get the results back on Friday so send some pixie dust my way that it comes back negative! I also had another u/s today-they wanted to check the status of the fluid around the babies kidney. Luckily it was resolved-no more fluid!! YEAH!! He measured approx. 3'10 today-up 3 ozs. from a week ago SAturday. Which measures in the 80th percentile for his weight at this point in the pregnancy. My u/s tech said she thinks he may come early or that they may induce me earlier and she tells me more than I get from the doctors! I wish I would see one or two doctors instead of three doctors and one nurse rotating through this pregnancy. It wold be nicer to get to know just one of two instead of feeling like they are strangers to me. I like the u/s tech-she is always super nice and willing to tell me like it is. She is the one that told me about the fluid around his kidneys!

On another note-she switched on the 3-d (or is it 4-D) for a couple of cute shots of his face. He has very chubby cheeks, pouty lips and a wide nose like my father had! It so adorable! He also had his hand up by his face in one shot.

 

[raysnkaysmom]

We had our big U/S today, babies are measuring perfectly....... AND it looks like I got my wish, one of each!!! Estimated weights of 12 & 13 oz. Baby A is/was blatantly a boy, is slightly larger at 13 oz. Baby B, both tech & doc were about 99% sure it was a girl, they gave me a pic where they say they see 3 lines, but it's all inkblots to me. I'll just take the professionals' word for it.

Alrighty, I gotta go get ready for my son's IEP meeting. Back later.

Oh congrats!!! That is soo awesome, particulary that they are measuring perfectly!! And, hopefully they are right on the boy/girl thing.. that'd be sooo cool

Have I missed any names you have picked out?

 

[harleyquinn]

On another note-she switched on the 3-d (or is it 4-D) for a couple of cute shots of his face. He has very chubby cheeks, pouty lips and a wide nose like my father had! It so adorable! He also had his hand up by his face in one shot.

Are those the pics your DH posted on Facebook? So cool!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

We had our big U/S today, babies are measuring perfectly....... AND it looks like I got my wish, one of each!!! Estimated weights of 12 & 13 oz. Baby A is/was blatantly a boy, is slightly larger at 13 oz. Baby B, both tech & doc were about 99% sure it was a girl, they gave me a pic where they say they see 3 lines, but it's all inkblots to me. I'll just take the professionals' word for it.

Yay Valerie! I'm so excited for you! A boy and a girl, what a nice gift Have you started thinking of any names yet?



Okay, here's my 6 month belly picture. I'm seriously all belly. I still haven't gained any weight yet (my last appt I had dropped 2 more lbs.) but you wouldn't know it from looking at my belly I feel so big already and I still have 3 months to go. I don't wanna know what it's gonna look like when I am actually ready to give birth

 

[harleyquinn]

You look great Veronica!!

Everyone started commenting about me finally looking preggers today at work--I'm sure the fact that I'm wearing maternity clothes doesn't hurt. But all the ladies are all excited. And when I took a break this afternoon I could see my belly moving as Lily got some exercize. It was really cool.

Oh and DH felt her moving this weekend, I don't think I told you that. Not just kicking, but moving along the belly--he was all excited. It's a really great time right now (except for the heartburn! )

 

[MelessaG]

We had our big U/S today, babies are measuring perfectly....... AND it looks like I got my wish, one of each!!! Estimated weights of 12 & 13 oz. Baby A is/was blatantly a boy, is slightly larger at 13 oz. Baby B, both tech & doc were about 99% sure it was a girl, they gave me a pic where they say they see 3 lines, but it's all inkblots to me. I'll just take the professionals' word for it.

Alrighty, I gotta go get ready for my son's IEP meeting. Back later.

How exciting!! I have to admit, I've been anxious to find out if you had boys, girls, or one of each. I'm glad you got your wish! Our little girl u/s looks vague to me too, but our u/s tech has been right every time before so I trust her judgement here too.

 

[december]

We had our big U/S today, babies are measuring perfectly....... AND it looks like I got my wish, one of each!!! Estimated weights of 12 & 13 oz. Baby A is/was blatantly a boy, is slightly larger at 13 oz. Baby B, both tech & doc were about 99% sure it was a girl, they gave me a pic where they say they see 3 lines, but it's all inkblots to me. I'll just take the professionals' word for it.

Alrighty, I gotta go get ready for my son's IEP meeting. Back later.

Congrats! I get to have an ultrasound tomorrow, at 36 wks, and I can't wait to see her!

I've had a really long day. It started with another bomb threat this morning-the 2nd one since March. So we had to evacuate the building. My class is state tested (they have to pass to graduate, and it affects the school's rating with NCLB). So I'm stressed. I had a ton of kids absent, 2 suspended for ripping seats off their bus and throwing them out the window, and 3 in In School Suspension for trying to fight. Then they pulled all the Hispanic kids (about 20% of our population) for some kind of testing! So I guess my review was the last thing on anybody's mind.

Then my son, who is bused from the middle school, gets to my class after school with a red eye. He got in a fight when he got off the bus. This kid has been messing with my son for months. He calls him a b*tch and pushes/pokes him and some of the other boys. I got on to him one day a few weeks ago, and told him to leave my son and his friends alone. Today, he was waiting on ds11 when he got off the bus and he called me a b*tch and dared my son to hit him, so he did. My principal broke them up in the parking lot!!!!!!! These are 11 yr olds! So I have to meet with the middle school principal tomorrow morning and ds11, who has never been in trouble for ANYTHING will probably be suspended for a few days.

I had to tutor, and my son has baseball tonight, so I'm exhausted!!!!!

 

[Maggimus]

On another note-she switched on the 3-d (or is it 4-D) for a couple of cute shots of his face. He has very chubby cheeks, pouty lips and a wide nose like my father had! It so adorable! He also had his hand up by his face in one shot.

I bet your 3D and 4D photos turned out amazing. I could only imagine how you felt seeing them-- and seeing all of those features!

Okay, here's my 6 month belly picture. I'm seriously all belly. I still haven't gained any weight yet (my last appt I had dropped 2 more lbs.) but you wouldn't know it from looking at my belly I feel so big already and I still have 3 months to go. I don't wanna know what it's gonna look like when I am actually ready to give birth

You look great!!

Then my son, who is bused from the middle school, gets to my class after school with a red eye. He got in a fight when he got off the bus. This kid has been messing with my son for months. He calls him a b*tch and pushes/pokes him and some of the other boys. I got on to him one day a few weeks ago, and told him to leave my son and his friends alone. Today, he was waiting on ds11 when he got off the bus and he called me a b*tch and dared my son to hit him, so he did. My principal broke them up in the parking lot!!!!!!! These are 11 yr olds! So I have to meet with the middle school principal tomorrow morning and ds11, who has never been in trouble for ANYTHING will probably be suspended for a few days.

Your story makes me so so sad. Ya know, maybe fighting isnt the answer-- but the boy sure did deserve for your son to hit him! I hope his punishment isnt too severe, and I hope your DH is feeling okay, both physically and emotionally. I remember at that age just arguments would make me feel ill-- let alone fights, and knowing you HAD to go to school with this person again.

 

[staley7580]

We had our big U/S today, babies are measuring perfectly....... AND it looks like I got my wish, one of each!!! Estimated weights of 12 & 13 oz. Baby A is/was blatantly a boy, is slightly larger at 13 oz. Baby B, both tech & doc were about 99% sure it was a girl, they gave me a pic where they say they see 3 lines, but it's all inkblots to me. I'll just take the professionals' word for it.

Alrighty, I gotta go get ready for my son's IEP meeting. Back later.

Awesome!! I was hoping you would get one of each!

 

[Piecey]

Okay, Maggie.

Here's the deal on Rite-Aid and Huggies:
Jumbo Packs are on sale for $8.99 with an online rebate check (you can only do 1 per name/address) for $3.
I'm going to do it 3 times, I think. One with my name and where we live now, one with DH's name and where we're moving and one with my mom's address and name.
You can use the $1.50 coupon, too. I did on one!

As for KMart, anyone who cares can read it here:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31437859&postcount=7
I had to go to the one in Ohio. So I drove 1/2 hour to work, 1/2 hour back to WV for class and then the 1/2 hour back to OH to take advantage of KMart coupons before doing the 1/2 hour back home to WV!
Luckily, my parents live on the way to OH so I stopped and raided their Sunday paper, too!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Then my son, who is bused from the middle school, gets to my class after school with a red eye. He got in a fight when he got off the bus. This kid has been messing with my son for months. He calls him a b*tch and pushes/pokes him and some of the other boys. I got on to him one day a few weeks ago, and told him to leave my son and his friends alone. Today, he was waiting on ds11 when he got off the bus and he called me a b*tch and dared my son to hit him, so he did. My principal broke them up in the parking lot!!!!!!! These are 11 yr olds! So I have to meet with the middle school principal tomorrow morning and ds11, who has never been in trouble for ANYTHING will probably be suspended for a few days.

Wow, your poor kiddo. I honestly don't blame him for lashing out at that kid. I know violence isn't the answer but it's hard to be young and be bullied like that. Kids can be so cruel I hope everything works out for him and that you get a chance to relax soon!


Maggie, thanks for the comment. I think your picture is cute! I don't think you look bloated, I think you look like you're growing a cute baby boy

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Okay, I need to vent again. I'm sure some of you remember my situation with the father of my baby. He decided he didn't wanna be a part of our lives and all that jazz. Great. Perfect. I'm moving on as best I can, ya know? Well if he doesn't want to be a dad to this child then I want to make sure that he has NO legal rights. So I am in the process of getting a lawyer so that we can have him sign the documents relinquishing his parental rights. He will not answer a phone call from me. So I had to resort to sending him a message on MYSPACE. Can you believe that crap? MYSPACE. I am so annoyed and frustrated right now. I just want this to all be done with. It's not fair what he did and now I just want to be able to move on with my life and be a good mom to my baby. But this whole thing has made me so stressed out and upset. I hate that he still has that power over me. I guess I don't really know what's going to come of all this. I just want a resolution so that my son and I can go on. I wish he wasn't so immature and then this could have been taken care of already. I don't know what's going on and that's what is upsetting me. Sorry to vent AGAIN. I just needed to get that all out. Thanks for listening!

 

[MelessaG]

Okay, I need to vent again. I'm sure some of you remember my situation with the father of my baby. He decided he didn't wanna be a part of our lives and all that jazz. Great. Perfect. I'm moving on as best I can, ya know? Well if he doesn't want to be a dad to this child then I want to make sure that he has NO legal rights. So I am in the process of getting a lawyer so that we can have him sign the documents relinquishing his parental rights. He will not answer a phone call from me. So I had to resort to sending him a message on MYSPACE. Can you believe that crap? MYSPACE. I am so annoyed and frustrated right now. I just want this to all be done with. It's not fair what he did and now I just want to be able to move on with my life and be a good mom to my baby. But this whole thing has made me so stressed out and upset. I hate that he still has that power over me. I guess I don't really know what's going to come of all this. I just want a resolution so that my son and I can go on. I wish he wasn't so immature and then this could have been taken care of already. I don't know what's going on and that's what is upsetting me. Sorry to vent AGAIN. I just needed to get that all out. Thanks for listening!

I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this on top of being pregnant. I think you are definitely doing the right thing to get him to relinquish his parental rights. My sister had similar difficulties with her ex when their daughter was born. He clearly wanted nothing to do with them, but he wasn't really excited to relinquish his rights either. Eventually the court tracked him down, but it was a long process. Hang in there!

 

[Piecey]

Wow, what a poo-poo head. (I'm trying to censor ... )

At least you know you're doing the right thing- getting a lawyer now to take care of things and making sure he can't change his mind later in life when you've done all the hard work!
Does he know it's a boy? I just can't understand how someone can walk away from a life they created-- and to know it's a boy and not just an "it" anymore. People just amaze me!

I hope things work out and you get everything taken care of before it gets to be too much of a pain in the butt.

 

[mmkk]

Are those the pics your DH posted on Facebook? So cool!

yep-he scanned them at work since our scanner is currently malfunctioning! I need to "share" them so they will be on my profile as well! I also need to download them from his thumb drive so I can post them here!

 

[mmkk]

december-I know its not good to resort to violence but I think in cases of being bullied sometimes its worth it to get into some trouble just to show the bully you aren't gonna stand for it! Your son is still a good kid and will probably come out better on the other side of this! JMO Good luck with all of it though!

homesweetdisney-hey whatever you gotta do, you gotta do! It sounds like he's a real jerk!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this on top of being pregnant. I think you are definitely doing the right thing to get him to relinquish his parental rights. My sister had similar difficulties with her ex when their daughter was born. He clearly wanted nothing to do with them, but he wasn't really excited to relinquish his rights either. Eventually the court tracked him down, but it was a long process. Hang in there!

Thank you. I know I'm doing the right thing but that doesn't make it any easier Thanks for the support!

Wow, what a poo-poo head. (I'm trying to censor ... )

At least you know you're doing the right thing- getting a lawyer now to take care of things and making sure he can't change his mind later in life when you've done all the hard work!
Does he know it's a boy? I just can't understand how someone can walk away from a life they created-- and to know it's a boy and not just an "it" anymore. People just amaze me!

I hope things work out and you get everything taken care of before it gets to be too much of a pain in the butt.

Believe me, I have called him much worse than a poo-poo head! I have gone over it and and over it in my head and I just can't figure it out. How can he look himself in the mirror knowing he's walking away from his own flesh and blood? And you know the worst part? He should know better...his dad left when he was two. I guess it can go one way or another. You can either learn from what you went through or you can repeat the same mistakes I don't know if he knows it's a boy or not. I don't know if he looks at my profile or anything so who knows. I feel sad for my son that he wont have his father in his life...but sometimes I think he'll be better off. Obviously he doesn't want to be a dad to my kid and I wouldn't want to force him into it and have him turn out to be a lousy dad.

 

[Piecey]

Thank you. I know I'm doing the right thing but that doesn't make it any easier Thanks for the support!



Believe me, I have called him much worse than a poo-poo head! I have gone over it and and over it in my head and I just can't figure it out. How can he look himself in the mirror knowing he's walking away from his own flesh and blood? And you know the worst part? He should know better...his dad left when he was two. I guess it can go one way or another. You can either learn from what you went through or you can repeat the same mistakes I don't know if he knows it's a boy or not. I don't know if he looks at my profile or anything so who knows. I feel sad for my son that he wont have his father in his life...but sometimes I think he'll be better off. Obviously he doesn't want to be a dad to my kid and I wouldn't want to force him into it and have him turn out to be a lousy dad.

You've got a great attitude about everything. Your son is lucky to have such a strong mama!
And look at that cute little baby boy in your ticker. He's lucky to have a mom that loves him so much, even if his dad is a poo-poo head!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

You've got a great attitude about everything. Your son is lucky to have such a strong mama!
And look at that cute little baby boy in your ticker. He's lucky to have a mom that loves him so much, even if his dad is a poo-poo head!

Thank you That is really sweet of you to say! I just keep praying that my love for him and all the other family and friends in our lives love for him will make up for his not having a dad around. Thanks for the support though. It's very appreciated