Moms to be Part 4

[ArielSRL]

Congrats Eilis! Twins is so exciting! You and your husband must be trilled.

Well, today is my due date, but so far no signs that the baby feels like being born. We're just sitting around waiting for the baby to come. I hope it decides to come soon because I'm pretty uncomfortable and I don't really want to have a 10 pound baby. My midwife is estimating that the baby weights at least 8 pounds right now.

Hope your baby decided to come soon!!

 

[esbrick]

Thanks so much everyone! I go between feelings of being totally overwhelmed; to WOW!; to absolute JOY!; to fear and reality! Ya know, it's the fear and reality parts I can do without We have waited so long for this and to be honest I CANT WAIT to be able to enjoy it for longer then 5 minute incriments. Sometimes I think that knowing so much isn't always a great thing.

We go back to the RE's office in 2 weeks to hear the heartbeats If all goes well then I will graduate back to my other dr, who happens to be a mid wife! I'm very happy bout that and I'm hoping that she and I can work up a plan for the next few months. Unfortunately I'm still on the progesterone and will be for about 3 more weeks. I'm thinking I have about another week befor I'm going to switch to suppositories. My butt hurts

I'm going to call the RE office on Monday to see about starting an exercise program too. My goal this year was to do the Castaway Cay 5K at the end of March and the Shamrock Shuffle 8K in April. They are not long distances when you think about it. Honestly I'm not a great runner but I'm a desent walker! Also I want to learn stretching because I'm not very flexible and I would like to strengthen my back and my legs. After the two week check up I will look at Amazon for DVD's for stretching and strengthing. We have a town gym that is really nice a few miles from my house so I am going to see about meeting with a trainer for the strengthing exercises.

lspst8 ~ How're ya feelin?

 

[skuttle]

Congratulations, E!! Very exciting news! As each week passes, you will get to enjoy it more and more. It took me a while as well. I would last about a week after my Dr appointment and then worry the remaining 3 weeks. It wasn't until I could feel baby moving consistently that I was really able to relax and enjoy. Just try your best because it does go by super fast! Does Meg know yet?

lspst8...I hope baby comes soon for you!

 

[esbrick]

Congratulations, E!! Very exciting news! As each week passes, you will get to enjoy it more and more. It took me a while as well. I would last about a week after my Dr appointment and then worry the remaining 3 weeks. It wasn't until I could feel baby moving consistently that I was really able to relax and enjoy. Just try your best because it does go by super fast! Does Meg know yet?

lspst8...I hope baby comes soon for you!

Thanks so much Allison! I don't want to wish my time away or become a broken record, "ok after the next appointment I'll feel better" I'm glad this is normal! I really can't wait until next Friday though. Got to think positive!

Unfortunately for us we have a VERY smart and observant 13 year oldShe has figured out that I am pregnant, but she doesn't know about the twins and I'm hoping that Mike can keep it a secret from her for the next two weeks. I would like to say that we will tell her after we are in the "safe zone" but Mike can't keep a secret to save his life! I mean shoot, half our friends know as of right now that we are pregnant! Not a brilliant move on our part but in another way I'm really glad that our family and friends are so supportive! My mom is sending Meg a special valentines day present even to her #1 granddaughter!

(Quick background for those that don't know me! Meg is my step daughter, although I rarely refer to her as such. She is a great kid and a typical 13 year old so I have my work cut out for me, but at least I have an in home baby sitter!)

lspst8 ~ Thinkin of you and hope you are well!

 

[skuttle]

Y'all say a prayer for E. She posted on the TTC thread that she started bleeding yesterday and is going in for an ultrasound this morning.

 

[esbrick]

Y'all say a prayer for E. She posted on the TTC thread that she started bleeding yesterday and is going in for an ultrasound this morning.

Morning everyone ~ It's been a rough 24 hours that's for sure. Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts! I am happy to report that they were heard! Dr. said one of the gestational sacks ripped a bit from my uterous which is what caused the bleed. Shoot talk about having the wind knocked outta you! He also said that having spontanous bleeds was common with twin pregnancies but also very scarey. I was happy he acknowledged that considering that his bedside manner isn't always the best. I was very lucky that I got to see one of the heart beats and the other one was there but very faint. I still have a chance of having a MC but at least, today, we are ok As I said to my TTC family, we're not outta the woods yet but at least we aren't lost.

 

[lspst8]

Eilis --- I'm glad that everything is OK so far. The first weeks are so nerve wracking worrying about something going wrong, and it must be even more worrisome when you have had a long road with TTC. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.


Well, as for me, my appointment went well yesterday. I'm still pregnant, but the baby is farther down, I'm just not dilating at all. I'm having an ultrasound tomorrow to estimate the baby's size and make sure everything is okay. The baby's heartbeat is nice and strong, but my midwife thinks the baby is at least 8 pounds. .... So, I guess I'm going to get the "baby of substance" that I wanted!

I'm on the hospital's schedule to be induced on Monday morning on Valentine's Day. I have to go in Sunday evening because they are going to start with Cervadil before Pitocin. I'm hoping that I just go into labor sometime this week so I don't have to be induced, but at least we have a plan.

My DH and I still don't have boy names picked out, so I'm hoping the baby is a girl. I don't know how people have names picked out from the moment they find out they are pregnant. Even with girl names, we have it narrowed down to 2 names because I need to see the baby before we make a final decision.

 

[WDWAurora]

E, so glad everything is ok! The first few weeks are just so terrifying! It doesn't necessarily get a lot easier.

 

[esbrick]

Hi Ladies ~ Still not feeling to well today. Still crampy and unfortunately still bleeding. I've come to the conclusion that at this point I have to leave whatever happens in God's hands. Easier said than done of course but Dr.K said yesterday that there was still a chance of MC and with the way I'm feeling it doesn't bode well.

Thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers and I will continue my prayers for all of you.

E

 

[MommaSnowwhite]

E- I hope things are better today. I am praying for you.

 

[Leger13]

E ~ I had an SCH as well and it resolved itself by 9weeks of pregnancy. I spotted/bled off and on from 6 weeks till 9 weeks. It sucked but all turned out well Praying for you and the babes!!

 

[talulabelle]

E - I had SCH as well - at 12 weeks, bled for a week. All turned out well for me too. I'm having a perfectly healthy pregnancy. Scary stuff, - just keep your feet up, keep hydrated, and take it easy for 2 weeks.

 

[esbrick]

Thanks so much Leger, Tallulabelle, Aurora & Rose!

I went to the dr again this am. Last night I passed a clot about the size of my palm which scared the bejeebus outta me! Had I shown it to Mike he woulda taken me to the hospital. When I went in this am the dr did a US and actually told me that I had passed a clot that he had seen in my uterous on Tuesday! I won't go into gory details but talk about knock me over with a feather! He also told me that by passing the clot my pregnancy was looking less risky but I am still considered high risk. Shooot I swear ladies, the fact that they don't let pregnant women have a drink is cruel!

Thanks so much for your words of comfort and past experience! I totally appreciate them! Please God the next week will be less eventful then this one

lspst8 How're ya feeling?

 

[Leger13]

Bummer on the scary clot but yay that the doc says your pregnancy looks less risky now So glad to hear that!! I can only imagine how scary it was to see that during pregnancy though. I had one that size after giving birth and that lone scared the crap out of me and my DH. Here's hoping/praying that all continues to get better and that your pregnancy continues without any more scary things happening ((hugs)). I know how long and how much it took you to get here. You deserve to enjoy every moment, not stress all the time.

 

[scottishduffy]

E- I'm glad to hear you got a little bit of good news. I had a SCH at 8 week. it was rather dramatic, I started a *heavy* bleed in the middle of shopping. It was a lot of blood and soaked my clothing and went down my legs. After that one day (and a bit of spotting for 2 days) it was all over. The SCH healed itself by my 12 week US. I'll be sending out some positive thoughts for you!


Today I finished the tours of local daycares/preschools. Two of them are just daycares while three are very educational minded. I basically have one I will choose but am still torn.

The one we will most likely go with is a very academic center. In their four year old room kids can all write and most can read. They are even doing kindy and 1st grade level math curriculum. The downside to this center is it is almost too sterile looking in the rooms. Toys are only brought out when you are supposed to play with that toy for your rotation time. Though all their toys have a point, lots of music time and gross motor skill play and sensory play. I also did not see much art/craft work around. They have a cafeteria which served nothing but junk food but did say they would accomodate me packing a lunch when Charlie gets to 2 and up (the age when most kids start eating cafeteria food). Most of the center is great and I will go back tomorrow and more closely examine it. The main selling point is that I can pack her food instead of her having junk and it opens an hour earlier than the other place. I will have to be at work 630 am... this place is open early enough where I could drop the baby off since DH may have rotating shifts.

Another place was perfect balance between high educational standards and lots of art/craft and creative work. The kids I saw weren't sitting at a desk listening to a teacher and doing worksheets (like place one) but were actively playing and doing very educational activities. I saw a circle time with 4 yr olds taking turns reading a page out of book to a group. They could all read and write but it seemed a more natural way to learn. The downsides It opens to late for me to ever drop of the baby. They require the kids to eat their school provided food. Their menu was also junky (mac n cheese, cookies for snacks, tons of juice offered all day, pizza, taco days, chicken nuggets). Hmmm, So I understand I will have to make certain sacrifices and my bigger issues are the food and the hours.

I will be going back to place one tomorrow (it is a well known chain but very recently opened only 5 months ago and is almost booked full!). I will look more closely for art/craft/creative play. I will also ask if the kids have any free time between their many lessons to play with a toy of their choosing instead of being told what to play with and how to play with it. If nothing else DH has said that the easiest thing for me to compensate for at home would be art/craft activities. As a nanny I did stuff like that 2-3 times a week with my girls. So I could easily work on artsy thing, do painting, crafts, water play, glitter, side walk chalk and things like that.

I know I am probably worrying more than necessary. All the places (except one we toured) looked like decent places with happy kids. I am just stressing quite a bit over this. Last time I was at Place #1 it was afternoon so I will do a morning visit tomorrow to see it one more time.

Other than that life is rather dull! 22 weeks right now and the little girl has been moving and grooving a lot. We finished our registry this week and will be going to see my parents this weekend. Not much else to report. Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[skuttle]

E...Very scary, I'm sure, but it sounds like the news is good for now. Take care of yourself and those babies. You are doing everything that you can.

 

[WDWorBUST]

E- I haven't been on much but just wanted you to know that I will definitely be praying for you and for your babies.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Skuttle -
How's it going with baby Liam and brother?? I know your boys are 7 years apart like my girls and although it's going well I'd love any tips about helping ODD not be so jealous. Of course it hasn't helped that she has yet been to school in February due to our unusual weather.

 

[esbrick]

Thanks so much for sharing your stories everyone! This is such a crazy time and I appreciate your sharing and support so much!

Scottish Duffy ~ Is there anyway you can speak to the administrators about the second place that has the less sterile atmosphere? They may have a group of parents that have your working hours that have formed a group as well to work through the hours? Just a thought. . .

Hope everyone is doing well!

E

 

[skuttle]

Skuttle -
How's it going with baby Liam and brother?? I know your boys are 7 years apart like my girls and although it's going well I'd love any tips about helping ODD not be so jealous. Of course it hasn't helped that she has yet been to school in February due to our unusual weather.

THings are going well. We haven't really had any jealously issues with our older DS. When Liam was born, DS wanted to hold him all of the time and even got mad when others would hold him. That has faded. He'll still ask to hold him every now and then, but not like he used to.

We've tried our best to keep DS's schedule the same and do the same things we normally do with him. DH and DS went out to a movie the first weekend we were home and they enjoyed that.

We've been lucky.