Moms to Be Part 3

[december]

My strep test was done with a q-tip. The dr. did a quick swab with one end at the ******l area, then barely touched the other end of the q-tip to the anus.


Also, my internals never hurt. I think I just ended up with a really great dr.!

 

[boltfans]

My strep tests were like pap tests with both kids.

I never had internal exams with either kid so I can't comment on them. My dr just doesn't do them, doesn't see any benefit and says it's just a chance to possibly introduce bacteria. Also never does every 2 weeks and weekly visits. Closest together that mine were were roughly 3 weeks, maybe a little less sometimes, just based on availability.

Actually wait, my dr was occupied with a preeclamptic patient at my 37 week visit with my dr so I saw a resident rather than wait. She did an internal exam and I don't remember any discomfort. FWIW, she said I was 1cm and soft. That was a Monday and my daughter was born that Thursday. My SIL, otoh, had internal exams starting at 34 weeks, with at least her last 2 kids, and she was dilated to 3 or 4 cm at 35 weeks with her 2nd and had to be induced ultimately.

 

[Piecey]

for a strep test? I thought the strep test was swabbing the outside of rear-end hole (to put it nicely)!?!?!

Mine didn't go near the rear-end hole.

I think I posted on here that I was happy it didn't, as I'm butt phobic!

Yay!

I forgot that my Dr told me we start the internal exams next time (sorry sbell! ) anyone want to tell me what to expect? Is it similar to the annual check up? She said she'd do the strep test too...can't wait

Mine were uncomfy... I never spotted or anything, though. I had to put my hands in fists and put them under my hips to position myself right on the table for her to be able to get the right angle to check... luckily, I didn't have to do this in the hospital.. but I did in her office.. pretty uncomfortable especially because she had to push him down.


...oh, my hands finally went down enough that today I could wear my rings. I kept finding myself looking at my hand and getting all happy. I didn't realize how much I missed them, dork that I am...

 

[Disney Ron]

Hi Patsy, how is Lucas sleeping and eating???

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Baby update from Dr. today. All is well. I am 1cm dialated and 50% efaced. Happy to hear I am making some progress, but like Dr. said that could mean a baby tonight or in two weeks from now it depends on the person. Emma's heartbeat was 143. My BP was 110/64, and I did not gain any weight.

Back to check in later, looks like things have picked up here today and we are chatty!!!

Ann

Very good news! You are getting ready I hope I have the same news on Monday!

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Oh, I forgot to comment on the internal exam. I thought they were much more uncomfy compaired to an annual exam. Nothing that would bring a tear to the eye, but I did have to take some really deep, slow breaths.

When I did the strep test, she tested both areas. That was no big deal at all.

 

[trmcguire]

Well my nurse called today and said my levels look really good. I am going in for another test tomorrow to make sure my hCG has doubled. Seems like my due date should be around February 15.

I swear, I am only like 5 weeks along and I already feel fatter! I don't think I gave my uterus much time to recover though!

Lin- how neat you teach theater around here. My good friend is also a teacher in the area. I would love to get together with someone around here- none of my friends have kids, so it is harder to do things with them now.

To reintroduce myself, I am Tara, 24, and I am a stay at home mom. Before I left my job, I was an assistant manager for a national apartment management company. I like this job much better! I had planned on going back to work after he was born, but one look at his precious little face, and I knew I couldn't put him in daycare! Now that I am home all day I am addicted to facebook . I hope I'm not the only one, lol!

 

[NEM]

My strep test was done with a q-tip. The dr. did a quick swab with one end at the ******l area, then barely touched the other end of the q-tip to the anus.

Mine was the same....I also decline the internals...at least until it gets really close...like the last week. I dont really see what it does...and I find them very uncomfortable...

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

It's Friday Hope everyone has a great weekend! It is going to be really HOT here, 100 today and I think 99 and 100 on Sat and Sun. Whew, looks like I will be spending my weekend in the A/C.

Well, I am off to Sam's to stock up on some things. I am trying to get everything done in case my doctor schedules me for a C-section next week. It is hard to believe that Natalie is almost here.

 

[harleyquinn]

caitty13 ... Welcome Lilliana Mae. Born May 28, 7 lbs, 5 ounces, 19in!
Piecey ... Welcome Lucas!! Born June 3…9 pounds, 5 ounces, 22 inches!!
SDFgirl ... due June 3 ... It's a girl!
ShootingStarMom2 ... Welcome Cameron! Born June 2…7 lbs 15 ounces, 20.5 inches!!
Mommy2Abby ... due June 13 ... It's a surprise!
rparmfamily ... due June 20 ... It's a girl!
Disney Ron ... due June 23 ... It's a girl!
MinnieFan4ever ... due June 27 ... It's a girl!
Ride Junkie... due June 28 ... It's a girl!
Disney Khi ... due June 28 ... It's a surprise!
robnkris ... due July 2 ... It's a boy!
mmkk ... due July 2 ... It's a boy!
NEM ... due July 4 ... It's a boy!
Gator Mickey ... due July 8 ... It's a girl!
DisneyDiva2006 ... due July 9 ... It's a surprise!
vetrik ... due July 9 ... It's a surprise!
goodeats ... due July 10 ... It's a girl!
tone.def ... due July 15 ... It's a girl!
luckyfin ... due July 17 ... It's a surprise!
harleyquinn ... due July 28 ... It's a girl!
jaleaton... due July 28 ... It's a girl!
MelessaG ... due July 31 ... It's a girl!
HomeSweetDisney ... due August 2 ... It's a boy!
Quennifer2008 ... due August 2 ... It's a surprise!
Fintastic ... due August 19 ... It's a boy!
DannysMom ... due September 5 ... It's a boy!! AND It's a girl!!
kami2199 ... due September 7 ... It's a surprise!
Skylarr ... due September 7 ... It's a boy!
Maggimus ... due September 14 ... It's a boy!
yellowfish78 ... due September 15 ... It's a surprise!
MyZoeJane ... due September 16 ... It's a surprise!
Disneycrazy ... due September 20 ... It's a boy!
helloirishkitty ... due September 23 ... It's a boy!
TinkerbellRN ... due September 23 ... It's a boy!
IHeartTink ... October 1 ... It's a surprise!
connorlevismom ... due October 2 ... 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 surprise!
CandleontheWater ... due November 19... It's a surprise!
sbell111 ... due November 26... It's a surprise!
ecteacher23 ... due December 3... It's a surprise!
taraprather ... due December 15... It's a surprise!
POOHDRMR ... due December 28... It's a surprise!
apress ... due January 23... It's a surprise!
Jenny-momof3 ... due January 17... It's a surprise!
BabyTigger99 ... due January 30... It's a surprise!
HerdEar ... due January 30... It's a surprise!
boltfans ... due February 5ish... It's a surprise!
trmcguire ... due February 15... It's a surprise!
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[Piecey]

Hi Patsy, how is Lucas sleeping and eating???

Piglet sucks 3oz bottles down like no one's business.
The pediatrician said we can up him to 4oz anytime we want [since he's so big] but we're hesitant as he seems satisfied by the 3oz for the time being.

He sleeps, except for when he wants to eat. Last night he woke us up twice only-- about 2am and again at about 4:30 to eat (we gave him a bottle about 11pm, before bed). As soon as he gets his bottle, he's a happy little boy and goes right back to sleep. Got a bottle at 8:20 and he's still sleeping. Lucky me!

However.. this was not his attitude the first few nights. We discovered that a radio in his room puts him to sleep. It's amazing. The first few nights we had a few crying spells but ever since we added the radio, he's slept except for when he's hungry.
Someone asked me if I listened to a lot of music and I'm one of those people that HAS to have noise. I always have the TV or the radio on, it doesn't matter what I'm doing and whether or not I'm paying attention to it or not. I think thats kinda cool.. I made a boy that is exactly like me now.

 

[harleyquinn]

Wow! Thanks for all the info! I'm definitely not looking forward to the internal exams, especially since DH will be at all of my remaining exams. It's gotta be weird to see a lady messing around with your lady, ya know? Anyone elses hubbies along for these?

Now that I am home all day I am addicted to facebook . I hope I'm not the only one, lol!

Are we facebook friends yet? Sarah Posey Vargo look me up!

 

[boltfans]

Sarah - My husband came to all my visits with my 1st, except that one where the resident did the internal exam, so sorry, no experience. In his case though, he works in L&D at least once a week so it's nothing really new to him.

trmcguire - I'm a Facebook addict too. I love it cause I can do it from my phone so I don't need to be sitting at a computer. I'll have to look for you and Sarah.

Wait a sec, so you were only like 3 weeks pregnant when you found out? I was too, but we were actively trying so I started testing pretty early. I don't think I would have known that soon with my others.

My bio - I'm 29yo, a SAHM, but a child psychologist by trade. I haven't worked since my daughter was born (in my last year of grad school), so when I go back one day it should be interesting. My husband's an anesthesiologist in his last year of residency, and will be chief resident starting July 1. This is very important to me as it means I can finally have some control over my life and schedule (chiefs make the schedules for the dept), something that has not been a reality since 3rd year of medical school. We have a 5yo daughter, almost 3yo son, and this 3rd one may very well be the last given how I feel at the moment. Oh, and we live in Washington, DC, right near the National Zoo, but 'm originally from NJ, my husband from New Orleans. I am hoping we can move to Phoenix next summer when my husband is done with residency so we'll be looking for jobs this summer and fall. We met at college in Baltimore in 1998 and have been together since then. I think that's it!

We are leaving this afternoon, in about an hour, for South Carolina and WDW and will be back the 21st. Happy father's-to-be day to everyone! I need to be sure we have everything now as I've been out with the kids all morning and felt so sick while packing last night. Hopefully the trip goes well, despite the sickness.

ETA: Forgot my name, it's Justine. My husband is Joey and our kids are Madison and Henry. And now I need to go cause they'll messing with our luggage!

 

[Piecey]

Wow! Thanks for all the info! I'm definitely not looking forward to the internal exams, especially since DH will be at all of my remaining exams. It's gotta be weird to see a lady messing around with your lady, ya know? Anyone elses hubbies along for these?




Are we facebook friends yet? Sarah Posey Vargo look me up!

No, Tom didn't go to any of mine... but it might have prepared him for the whole labor experience and watching the nurses check me all day. He held my legs while they were letting me push, too, and I could tell from the look on his face that he didn't wanna see me like that.

I'm at least a little grateful that Lucas didn't come out that way, so his mind isn't totally stuck on that image. I know some people find it beautiful and natural but I don't know that my Tom would have been able to get past seeing Lucas come out...

 

[harleyquinn]

Well hubby has been warned, but he doesn't care...for now

 

[DannysMom]

Happy Friday all! I'll be 28 weeks tomorrow & I'm still pg! So that's he first goal. It is a tough place to be mentally though.

I mean I'm home on bedrest, so I'm not doing anything. Except waiting for something to happen -- but not *wanting* anything to happen. And if I'm upright too long I start getting contrax -- even in the recliner, so I can't even be online too long. So I spend my time lying on my side, watching TV... not very exciting. By the end of the day I find myself feeling pretty depressed.

Plus the last couple of days, I've been feeling more uncomfortable, probably because the babies are getting bigger. But instead of feeling happy that the babies are getting bigger, I get anxious wondering how long exactly I can keep this going. I really want to get past 32 weeks -- then I could come back to my regular OB & give birth at my local hospital. For the next month or so, I've transferred my prenatal care to the high risk OBs at the hospital w/ the regional perinatal center & NICU.

Lately I've gone over my health history so often, that my answers have gotten a little punchy... e.g. "Smoking?" "No" "Drinking or Drugs?" "No, but this has been so stressful, if you think it would help......."

Next weekend is my son's 6th birthday party. A bunch of kids/parents haven't RSVP'd so I have no idea how many kids will show up. It's not so big a deal, as we're having it at a place that does birthday parties & takes care of everything, they have big inflatable stuff for the kids to play on & they get pizza & cake. All we have to do is show up & pay. Here's a website for the place...
http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/new-jersey/west-windsor/

DH has promised me that I don't have to miss the party, so hopefully I'm not in the hospital next weekend. I think that missing my son's life is really getting to me. I couldn't go to his "Kindergarten pageant" -- so I guilted DH into going & video taping it for me. For the last 6-7 weeks it hasn't been *me* in charge of him & his life & that's tough. Poor kid has had no playdates & even though I have friends that are willing I can't make my MIL take him anywhere. Maybe after his b-day party she'll be less skitish, I don't know. I can't do anything about it until life returns to somewhat "normal" -- whatever & whenever that may be.

Enough complaining from me, even I can't stand it anymore.....

 

[harleyquinn]

Happy Friday all! I'll be 28 weeks tomorrow & I'm still pg! So that's he first goal. It is a tough place to be mentally though.

I mean I'm home on bedrest, so I'm not doing anything. Except waiting for something to happen -- but not *wanting* anything to happen. And if I'm upright too long I start getting contrax -- even in the recliner, so I can't even be online too long. So I spend my time lying on my side, watching TV... not very exciting. By the end of the day I find myself feeling pretty depressed.

Plus the last couple of days, I've been feeling more uncomfortable, probably because the babies are getting bigger. But instead of feeling happy that the babies are getting bigger, I get anxious wondering how long exactly I can keep this going. I really want to get past 32 weeks -- then I could come back to my regular OB & give birth at my local hospital. For the next month or so, I've transferred my prenatal care to the high risk OBs at the hospital w/ the regional perinatal center & NICU.

Lately I've gone over my health history so often, that my answers have gotten a little punchy... e.g. "Smoking?" "No" "Drinking or Drugs?" "No, but this has been so stressful, if you think it would help......."

Next weekend is my son's 6th birthday party. A bunch of kids/parents haven't RSVP'd so I have no idea how many kids will show up. It's not so big a deal, as we're having it at a place that does birthday parties & takes care of everything, they have big inflatable stuff for the kids to play on & they get pizza & cake. All we have to do is show up & pay. Here's a website for the place...
http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/new-jersey/west-windsor/

DH has promised me that I don't have to miss the party, so hopefully I'm not in the hospital next weekend. I think that missing my son's life is really getting to me. I couldn't go to his "Kindergarten pageant" -- so I guilted DH into going & video taping it for me. For the last 6-7 weeks it hasn't been *me* in charge of him & his life & that's tough. Poor kid has had no playdates & even though I have friends that are willing I can't make my MIL take him anywhere. Maybe after his b-day party she'll be less skitish, I don't know. I can't do anything about it until life returns to somewhat "normal" -- whatever & whenever that may be.

Enough complaining from me, even I can't stand it anymore.....

Oh Valerie. I wish you could be on here more so we could keep you busy. I can't even imagine how hard this must be for you. How long have you been on bed rest now? I get super stir crazy after a day or 2 of watching TV, I can't even imagine how you are holding up. I wish I could say something to help...

 

[KristEn87]

Wow this thread really moves fast...Sorry I haven't been on much lately I've been trying to read and catch up and I should have more time now that finals just ended this week and I'm officially a Senior in college now! I'll be starting my teaching internship this August at a local Freshman High school building and I'm very excited/nervous about it.

Since there have been some new additions to here I'll reintroduce myself as well. I'm Kristen, I'm 21, I'll be a month shy of 22 when this baby is due to arrive on November 18th. I'll be finishing up my last year of college as a Special Education major this year. I absolutely love working in the Special Education field. I love all things Disney and I'm already trying to plan a vacation with this little one next summer. My DBF has never been to Disney and doesn't not understand my love for it, so I hope to change that very soon. I'll be 18 weeks next Wednesday and we have just a little over 2 weeks before we find out what out little peanut is!

Hope everyone is doing great! All the new babies born are absolutely adorable!

 

[Linzybrooke]

Well my nurse called today and said my levels look really good. I am going in for another test tomorrow to make sure my hCG has doubled. Seems like my due date should be around February 15.

I swear, I am only like 5 weeks along and I already feel fatter! I don't think I gave my uterus much time to recover though!

Lin- how neat you teach theater around here. My good friend is also a teacher in the area. I would love to get together with someone around here- none of my friends have kids, so it is harder to do things with them now.

Tara, we will have to meet up sometime! I teach for Frisco ISD at Wakeland HS, where does your friend teach?

Wow! Thanks for all the info! I'm definitely not looking forward to the internal exams, especially since DH will be at all of my remaining exams. It's gotta be weird to see a lady messing around with your lady, ya know? Anyone elses hubbies along for these?




Are we facebook friends yet? Sarah Posey Vargo look me up!

Chris insists on going to all my appointments, so he will be along when those lovely visits kick in! I'll be sure to warn him!
Facebook rocks! Lin 'Pratt' Leffel is me!

Valerie, sorry things are going so rough for you. I can't stand just sitting around, so I can't even begin to understand what you are going through! You will stay in my prayers!

Well, happy Friday everyone!!!

 

[DannysMom]

Oh Valerie. I wish you could be on here more so we could keep you busy. I can't even imagine how hard this must be for you. How long have you been on bed rest now? I get super stir crazy after a day or 2 of watching TV, I can't even imagine how you are holding up. I wish I could say something to help...

Well my adventures w/ PTL started at 21 weeks. But it started w/ modified bedrest. The more strict bedrest (w/ contrax when I'm up too much) has been since I was released from this last hospital stay at about 26 1/2 weeks....

So it's Friday, that means The Dog Whisperer is on.....