Moms to be Part 4

[irisbud]

Sorry to everyone with the MIL issues

I have issues with my own mother. When we told her I was pregnant, The first thing out of her mouth was "Again?" (we had a mc in Aug), like we had ten kids already or something. Then she said "I thought you were going to wait" I'm not sure where she came up with that (in her own head, I guess), but neither of us ever said so. DH is 19 years older than me and now is just a good time all around for us to do this. Then she said DH is "too old" to have kids (yet two seconds ago we should have waited? Not sure how the two would work together...) For some reason she seems to think we are both destitute and incompetent (neither of which is true).

I saw my sister for the first time since Christmas this weekend. Mom said that I didn't look pregnant, and sis agreed saying I looked "just really gassy". Dh said it must be the worst gas ever, LOL.

My mom did buy the baby a book and a cute Whinnie the Pooh outfit, so maybe she is coming around...of course, right after she gave them to me she told me that my nausea, cravings, and heartburn were all in my head because she didn't have any of those things when she was pregnant. Whatever.

I think she will be fine once the baby is here. She just likes to complain. If she won the lottery, the first thing she would do is complain about having to pay taxes on it. I try not to let her suck the joy out of it, but it is hard when she is around...

 

[kpm76]

My mom did buy the baby a book and a cute Whinnie the Pooh outfit, so maybe she is coming around...of course, right after she gave them to me she told me that my nausea, cravings, and heartburn were all in my head because she didn't have any of those things when she was pregnant. Whatever.

Sorry, I chuckled at the part in bold because although I have a great relationship with my mom, she does NOT get the whole concept of being sick during pregnancy at all!!! She told me as I was hanging my head over the toilet that it's mind over matter and I should try getting up every morning with a positive attitude and tell myself that I would feel great. Guess what?? Didn't work

 

[DMickey28]

I had my last doctor's appointment this morning before we have the baby!! I feel really confident in the repeat c-section process and am very excited now. This hospital is going to be so much better than Plantation General (where DS was born). I'll be able to hold the baby immediately after the surgery and be able to breastfeed right away. I didn't get Alexander for at least 5+ hours after he was born. I can't wait.

I lost two pounds in the last week. I haven't been eating near as much junk food lately. My total weight gain from the start is 16lbs. I lost about 4lbs in the beginning but gained that back and then another 16lbs. I gained 35lbs with Alex.

 

[dizluvah]

Hi All
What "items" do you consider "must-have's"? What should we be sure we have before baby arrives? and what can wait a little while but we should still put on our must buy list?
Note: I will be unable to BF

I am glad I am not the only one who has people telling her not to buy things yet - I can't help it I see a great clearance deal and I just get one in pink and one in blue!

 

[kpm76]

I had my last doctor's appointment this morning before we have the baby!! I feel really confident in the repeat c-section process and am very excited now. This hospital is going to be so much better than Plantation General (where DS was born). I'll be able to hold the baby immediately after the surgery and be able to breastfeed right away. I didn't get Alexander for at least 5+ hours after he was born. I can't wait.

I lost two pounds in the last week. I haven't been eating near as much junk food lately. My total weight gain from the start is 16lbs. I lost about 4lbs in the beginning but gained that back and then another 16lbs. I gained 35lbs with Alex.

Congrats and good luck I think you made the right choice with the RCC. Looking forward to hearing the good news about Ryan's arrival!!

 

[vettechick99]

Your daughter looks pretty big, I assume she is forward facing? If she is I'd consider getting a Graco Nautilus- it harnesses up to a certain point (it was a nice high limit) and then can be used as a booster. The only thing to consider is that if Baby is small and needs to be in a carseat for a long time, your Britax may expire before he or she is done using it.

Thanks for this tip! What a great carseat. DD is only 26#, so not ready for a booster seat, but not far from it. I like that this is a 3-in-1. The new baby is going to get the Britax from the moment he/she comes home from the hospital (I never did the carriers - it's too heavy for me to carry so why bother!?).

I'm so sorry! I hope your sweet baby comes soon.

Is it normal practice to induce GD babies at 38 weeks? I am having a scheduled c-section and I wonder if they will schedule me at 38 weeks.

I had a scheduled c-section and he set it for 39w. A little early to avoid going into labor, but giving baby enough time to grow. I guess it depends on the doctor - I guess some might.

 

[DMickey28]

Hi All
What "items" do you consider "must-have's"? What should we be sure we have before baby arrives? and what can wait a little while but we should still put on our must buy list?
Note: I will be unable to BF

I am glad I am not the only one who has people telling her not to buy things yet - I can't help it I see a great clearance deal and I just get one in pink and one in blue!

A bouncer
Swing
Pack n play/bassinet
Swaddle blanket (I like the miracle blanket)
A few paci's just in case
A couple of different brands of bottles so you can decide what you each like best.
Car seat (Obviously)
Diapers/wipes/cream/thermometer/nail clippers/baby brush/medicine Dropper/infant tylenol/baby shampoo

The nursery furniture etc. is all optional based on room and money .. you don't NEED it.

I have a huge list of WANTS that are close to NEEDS for me personally. I like the swing/bouncer because in the beginning I like having options because who knows where they will sleep. Obviously you don't NEED both but I like it and you can usually find both on clearance somewhere throughout your pregnancy for cheap.

 

[EmALee]

So my 3 hour GD test was excruciating. I honestly won't ever do that again...(during this pregnancy anyway). I passed thank goodness, but with my OB you never know if he's going to accept that I actually passed it and make me do it again at which point I will tell him no. I'm not going to starve myself for 15 hours again. It screws up my eating habits for the entire rest of the week. I get so hungry that I'm beyond hungry and can't eat anymore.

My OB also told me that me without the baby am down 9lbs since I got pregnant. The baby/placenta etc weigh about 10lbs and I've only gained 1 since I lost all of the weight in the beginning so now I'm down 9lbs. He thinks thats why my blood sugar levels have been dropping...too bad they were never actually elevated!

And regardless of the age my U/S put my baby at, he didn't change my due date. I'm hoping he lets me go the 2 weeks past his due date to the one it actually should be. I don't want her to have problems because he won't look close enough at the U/S pics and the radiologists assessment.

Sorry to go on a tangent but if I didn't just have 12 weeks left I think I would change OBs. I am not a worrier and he is and it kind of drives me nuts. I'm sure the state really appreciates paying for tests that weren't needed in the first place. Just saying.

Kiki: I'm sorry you are going through all of that. It makes what I just went through seem very insignificant. I hope everything gets better!

 

[Piecey]

Thanks for this tip! What a great carseat. DD is only 26#, so not ready for a booster seat, but not far from it. I like that this is a 3-in-1. The new baby is going to get the Britax from the moment he/she comes home from the hospital (I never did the carriers - it's too heavy for me to carry so why bother!?).




I had a scheduled c-section and he set it for 39w. A little early to avoid going into labor, but giving baby enough time to grow. I guess it depends on the doctor - I guess some might.

DS has the Nautilus. We loooooooove it. I only used it for a short period of time, then I bought a Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite on clearance so he could be rear-facing a little bit longer. When he's ready to forward face again we'll bounce back to the Nautilus and store the Alpha Omega Elite for this baby.
It's super easy to get him in and out of and I love that it had a cup holder for him, too.
It has a pad behind the buckle area in the bottom that it makes it so much easier to deal with! I didn't get his clothing caught in it once.

I'll be a scheduled c-section but I can't schedule it for awhile now. Since I was induced at 39 weeks with DS I assumed a c-section would be scheduled for 39 weeks but she said nope, I will go to 40 unless I go into labor on my own before that.
I might talk to her, though, because I don't want another OB to be the one doing it! I'll be really irritated if she lets me go past 39 weeks, I go into labor and get another OB!
If I wanted another OB, I'd of chosen to switch practices with this baby so I could deliver at the hospital in Ohio and get my tubes tied at the same time.
Sorry.. hormones got a hold of me a bit there.

Hi All
What "items" do you consider "must-have's"? What should we be sure we have before baby arrives? and what can wait a little while but we should still put on our must buy list?
Note: I will be unable to BF

I am glad I am not the only one who has people telling her not to buy things yet - I can't help it I see a great clearance deal and I just get one in pink and one in blue!

Must-haves for Lucas... hmmm... I LOVE the Playtex Drop-Ins bottles. I knew I wanted to use those from the beginning so I started buying liners every time I was at a store that sold them.

He looooves squishy soft blankets, too. Never had an interest in receiving blankets but the fleece cuddly ones he adores. I'm going to have to buy more because there is no way he will part with them for this baby!

A diaper bag you LOVE. That is super important to me. When baby wants something the last thing you want to be doing is fighting with a difficult bag, so look around and pick one you're really happy with!!

All sorts of butt creams! Lucas has major skin issues and I've probably spent $100 on various creams for him. Desitin I stopped using when he was just a few weeks old, there are so many things that work better (for my boy, anyway.. I don't doubt that every baby is different!).. but I can't imagine it would hurt to get a variety and see what works. I swear by Aquaphor and Calmoseptine (behind the pharmacy counter but not prescription, our CVS carries it but any pharmacy will special order for you!) and am never without plenty of both. I use petroleum jelly at EVERY diaper change- it really helps to keep his skin from getting irritated. Calmoseptine clears any rash RIGHT up.. within 2-3 uses.

A swing... some babies love them, some hate them. DS lived in his. He still lives in it, though he's nearing the max weight.
He napped, played and now he eats in his swing (since he can hold his own bottle now!).. it's a life saver for when I want to grab a shower!!

Hmmm... I think that is it for must-haves from me. It's been great that I have a major stock pile of diapers and wipes. I love that I don't ever HAVE to go buy that stuff, I just have to go to my closet of wonders. I've been taking advantage of sales since I discovered I was pregnant, but I knew I'd have 2 kids.. so overstocking was never an issue.

 

[ZPT1022]

Okay, I got my double stroller but can't figure out how to unfold the thing. The instructions have pictures. I am not a picture girl. I need words to understand!!! Grrrrr....

We had stroller drama here today too! DH glances at instructions and guesses by the picture how to put stuff together. Fine for an end table from IKEA or something but doesn't translate for strollers, so he is yelling, calling it "crap", etc..... I can laugh now that it's done and he's not annoying me anymore We got our new car yesterday so I wanted the boxes with stroller, stroller bassinet and car seat out of my house! Plus it helps me to relax having stuff off my "baby checklist" done. Tonight I am getting him to put together the changing table (it's one of those with drawers that doubles as a dresser) so I can start putting diapers and clothes in it. It's funny, he's been complaining about the pile up of baby stuff but doesn't necessarily want to do anything to help me get rid of it, but then again won't allow me to lift or do anything myself. I'm on dr. restriction for lifting, driving, etc..... although I did break the driving one today to try driving the new car through our neighborhood.

My MIL is a peach, too. She told DH she wasn't going to do anything or attend anything involving the baby. She hated that he married me. (Would have preferred that we just shacked up and had babies without the marriage license) She hated that I was having a boy. She lectured me when I said I was getting DS circumcised. She lectured me on my indecisiveness for pain medications. She ridiculed me and everything else she could possibly do to make my life miserable. Luckily, DH noticed and he's pretty fed up with her. We don't see her much.
She was at the hospital the night DS was born, surprisingly... she got a little upset that my L&D nurse wouldn't hand DS over. Uh, hello?! I hadn't held him yet! I was still in the OR!

She has zero interest in this pregnancy. She told DH she "Was not happy" when he told her. That it was too soon, we're making a mistake, etc.. It caused a ton of issues between them, DH was REALLY hurt. His brother (who doesn't have kids) told him that he was being ridiculous to be upset by what their mother said because they "all feel that way" because we "don't take care of the kid that we have". His reasoning? In the 3 hours we were there for Christmas dinner ALL we fed Lucas was 2 bottles.
It doesn't matter that that is all he needed, BIL thought Lucas should have been given table food and said we're starving our son. My son who is constantly in the 90th percentile for weight, since birth. When we told him we were following our pediatrician's recommendations for feeding (introducing solids VERY slowly) he threw a fit and said our pediatrician didn't know poop. Only not poop, if you know what I mean.
Ugh. Sorry to go off, but I really dislike my DH's family!

I'm so sorry, they sound awful. My MIL is normally really nice, no idea why my pregnancy freaked her out so much. But she has really come around since then, I just get upset sometimes because I remember everything.

Your inlaws are just over the top though! It will be interesting in a few years to see if BIL has any kids if his tune will change. MIL sounds just wacky though.... I'm glad that your DH sticks up for you, that is a huge deal.

Sorry to everyone with the MIL issues

I have issues with my own mother. When we told her I was pregnant, The first thing out of her mouth was "Again?" (we had a mc in Aug), like we had ten kids already or something. Then she said "I thought you were going to wait" I'm not sure where she came up with that (in her own head, I guess), but neither of us ever said so. DH is 19 years older than me and now is just a good time all around for us to do this. Then she said DH is "too old" to have kids (yet two seconds ago we should have waited? Not sure how the two would work together...) For some reason she seems to think we are both destitute and incompetent (neither of which is true).

I saw my sister for the first time since Christmas this weekend. Mom said that I didn't look pregnant, and sis agreed saying I looked "just really gassy". Dh said it must be the worst gas ever, LOL.

My mom did buy the baby a book and a cute Whinnie the Pooh outfit, so maybe she is coming around...of course, right after she gave them to me she told me that my nausea, cravings, and heartburn were all in my head because she didn't have any of those things when she was pregnant. Whatever.

I think she will be fine once the baby is here. She just likes to complain. If she won the lottery, the first thing she would do is complain about having to pay taxes on it. I try not to let her suck the joy out of it, but it is hard when she is around...

Okay, further proof that people/family are just weird. The "again" comment made me laugh, my brother said the same thing! We have a six year gap between this one and my next youngest, I told him to save it for a family member who has had three in three years- that's the kind of person that makes you say again!

Oh my heck about things being in your head! What the heck?

Sorry, I chuckled at the part in bold because although I have a great relationship with my mom, she does NOT get the whole concept of being sick during pregnancy at all!!! She told me as I was hanging my head over the toilet that it's mind over matter and I should try getting up every morning with a positive attitude and tell myself that I would feel great. Guess what?? Didn't work

Wow. THANK GOD no one has told me that, the worst has been people who say things like "I never got sick when I was pregnant, I loved every minute of it". My mom is one of those lucky I-love-pregnancy people but she just says she doesn't know how I do it with such terrible pregnancies. And this time she told me she was relieved that this would be our last because while she would love to have 100 grandkids, she hates seeing me so sick. I can deal with that. The whole positive affirmations thing would have made me nuts!

I had my last doctor's appointment this morning before we have the baby!! I feel really confident in the repeat c-section process and am very excited now. This hospital is going to be so much better than Plantation General (where DS was born). I'll be able to hold the baby immediately after the surgery and be able to breastfeed right away. I didn't get Alexander for at least 5+ hours after he was born. I can't wait.

I lost two pounds in the last week. I haven't been eating near as much junk food lately. My total weight gain from the start is 16lbs. I lost about 4lbs in the beginning but gained that back and then another 16lbs. I gained 35lbs with Alex.

Holy cow, you are getting so close!! OMG! I'm glad that you are feeling good about your choice. I hope it all goes very smoothly for you. I'll bet that with your weight gain this time you will have it all off plus some at your 6 week visit, especially if you nurse! Way to go!

Hi All
What "items" do you consider "must-have's"? What should we be sure we have before baby arrives? and what can wait a little while but we should still put on our must buy list?
Note: I will be unable to BF

I am glad I am not the only one who has people telling her not to buy things yet - I can't help it I see a great clearance deal and I just get one in pink and one in blue!

-Good high quality carseats. I like a bargain as much as the next person but this is one place I refuse to cut corners

-swing or bouncy seat, maybe even both. You will have times where you just need to put baby down and shower or something and it's nice for them to have a cozy place to go.

-stroller that's easy for both parents to push. DH is a foot taller than I am so this time we got a stroller with an adjustable handle- so awesome!

-plenty of sheets AND mattress pads. Nothing worse than a stomach virus and being unprepared.

-bassinet or co sleeper- we find it nice to have baby close by during the night at first

-consider if you live in a two story home having a baby area set up upstairs and down. With my first I just ran up and down the stairs all the time but with my twins it just wasn't going to work so we put a changing table upstairs and down and it was sooooo nice. Doing it again this time, only changing table upstairs and pack & play with changer downstairs.

-baby carrier. I had a sling before but bought a mei tai carrier this time and think I am going to vastly prefer it.



Cloth diapers were our other necessity- started using them out of need for the twins (frequent bloody diaper rashes no matter what diaper/cream/etc...) and found them very nice and easy to use. If you're interested, feel free to ask and I'm happy to answer. There are so many different options out there these days

 

[Gabes_mommy]

You ladies were chatty last night.

Okay, I got my double stroller but can't figure out how to unfold the thing. The instructions have pictures. I am not a picture girl. I need words to understand!!! Grrrrr....

My MIL is a peach, too. She told DH she wasn't going to do anything or attend anything involving the baby. She hated that he married me. (Would have preferred that we just shacked up and had babies without the marriage license) She hated that I was having a boy. She lectured me when I said I was getting DS circumcised. She lectured me on my indecisiveness for pain medications. She ridiculed me and everything else she could possibly do to make my life miserable. Luckily, DH noticed and he's pretty fed up with her. We don't see her much.
She was at the hospital the night DS was born, surprisingly... she got a little upset that my L&D nurse wouldn't hand DS over. Uh, hello?! I hadn't held him yet! I was still in the OR!

She has zero interest in this pregnancy. She told DH she "Was not happy" when he told her. That it was too soon, we're making a mistake, etc.. It caused a ton of issues between them, DH was REALLY hurt. His brother (who doesn't have kids) told him that he was being ridiculous to be upset by what their mother said because they "all feel that way" because we "don't take care of the kid that we have". His reasoning? In the 3 hours we were there for Christmas dinner ALL we fed Lucas was 2 bottles.
It doesn't matter that that is all he needed, BIL thought Lucas should have been given table food and said we're starving our son. My son who is constantly in the 90th percentile for weight, since birth. When we told him we were following our pediatrician's recommendations for feeding (introducing solids VERY slowly) he threw a fit and said our pediatrician didn't know poop. Only not poop, if you know what I mean.
Ugh. Sorry to go off, but I really dislike my DH's family!

Wow, it sounds like you have good reason to dislike them.

Sorry to everyone with the MIL issues

I have issues with my own mother. When we told her I was pregnant, The first thing out of her mouth was "Again?" (we had a mc in Aug), like we had ten kids already or something. Then she said "I thought you were going to wait" I'm not sure where she came up with that (in her own head, I guess), but neither of us ever said so. DH is 19 years older than me and now is just a good time all around for us to do this. Then she said DH is "too old" to have kids (yet two seconds ago we should have waited? Not sure how the two would work together...) For some reason she seems to think we are both destitute and incompetent (neither of which is true).

I saw my sister for the first time since Christmas this weekend. Mom said that I didn't look pregnant, and sis agreed saying I looked "just really gassy". Dh said it must be the worst gas ever, LOL.

My mom did buy the baby a book and a cute Whinnie the Pooh outfit, so maybe she is coming around...of course, right after she gave them to me she told me that my nausea, cravings, and heartburn were all in my head because she didn't have any of those things when she was pregnant. Whatever.

I think she will be fine once the baby is here. She just likes to complain. If she won the lottery, the first thing she would do is complain about having to pay taxes on it. I try not to let her suck the joy out of it, but it is hard when she is around...

What a bummer! I hope it gets better when the baby arrives. I can't believe she told you the nausea and heartburn were in your head.

I had my last doctor's appointment this morning before we have the baby!! I feel really confident in the repeat c-section process and am very excited now. This hospital is going to be so much better than Plantation General (where DS was born). I'll be able to hold the baby immediately after the surgery and be able to breastfeed right away. I didn't get Alexander for at least 5+ hours after he was born. I can't wait.

I lost two pounds in the last week. I haven't been eating near as much junk food lately. My total weight gain from the start is 16lbs. I lost about 4lbs in the beginning but gained that back and then another 16lbs. I gained 35lbs with Alex.

Yay! How exciting! My friend who had a 2nd c-section told me it was a breeze since she knew what to expect. Congrats on your tiny weight gain - that is my goal as well.

Hi All
What "items" do you consider "must-have's"? What should we be sure we have before baby arrives? and what can wait a little while but we should still put on our must buy list?
Note: I will be unable to BF

I am glad I am not the only one who has people telling her not to buy things yet - I can't help it I see a great clearance deal and I just get one in pink and one in blue!

Lots of bottles and a bottle sterilizer.
Infant sized bottle nipples for the beginning (lots of bottles come with the size 2 nipples).
At the beginning we loved the little premade bottles of formula you can buy - we used those for overnight feedings.
A good carseat - I agree with a PP that this is not an area to skimp.
We loved infant nightgowns versus the sleepers - much easier to change diapers.
Mylicon gas drops.
A portacrib with a bassinet and changing table - we used this CONSTANTLY the first few months.

Those are probably the main things - I think we had way too much with DS and we didn't need it all.

 

[Lindsay22]

Becky, I didn't know you cloth diapered. We are cloth diapering and get a ton of grief for it. People are constantly saying that we wont be able to, we won't stick to it and it's "gross". They get pretty insulted when i remind them that my parents cloth diapered three kids and used the kind with pins and we're only having one and our diapers have snaps...

I am scheduled for a c-section next Thursday (a week from tomorrow) I'll be 36 weeks so they had me go in for steriod shots on mon and yesterday. They hurt. I wasn't overjoyed by that but if they help her lungs grow, I guess it's okay. They said that she should be about 4.5 lbs when she's born. I can't wait. I'm very ready for her to come

 

[Nette]

Becky, I didn't know you cloth diapered. We are cloth diapering and get a ton of grief for it. People are constantly saying that we wont be able to, we won't stick to it and it's "gross". They get pretty insulted when i remind them that my parents cloth diapered three kids and used the kind with pins and we're only having one and our diapers have snaps...

I am scheduled for a c-section next Thursday (a week from tomorrow) I'll be 36 weeks so they had me go in for steriod shots on mon and yesterday. They hurt. I wasn't overjoyed by that but if they help her lungs grow, I guess it's okay. They said that she should be about 4.5 lbs when she's born. I can't wait. I'm very ready for her to come

Any moms here use gDiapers? It's like a combo between a cloth and a disposable, and the disposable parts are flushable and/or compostable. They also have cloth inserts. I'm gonna give it a go. Doing the strictly disposable inserts would be slightly more expensive than normal disposables, so I'll probably do a combo of the cloth and disposable. I hope my daycare will buy into it.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Becky, I didn't know you cloth diapered. We are cloth diapering and get a ton of grief for it. People are constantly saying that we wont be able to, we won't stick to it and it's "gross". They get pretty insulted when i remind them that my parents cloth diapered three kids and used the kind with pins and we're only having one and our diapers have snaps...

I am scheduled for a c-section next Thursday (a week from tomorrow) I'll be 36 weeks so they had me go in for steriod shots on mon and yesterday. They hurt. I wasn't overjoyed by that but if they help her lungs grow, I guess it's okay. They said that she should be about 4.5 lbs when she's born. I can't wait. I'm very ready for her to come

I CDed DS. I loved it! We used FuzziBunz and also fitted diapers at home. I really enjoyed it a lot.

I don't plan on CDing this baby though because I am going back to work and my dad isn't thrilled about the concept. Oh well.

Congrats on your c-section next week - so exciting!!!!

This is a tip for all the C-section mamas - my sister is really into natural healing and she had a c-section with her last child and recommended taking Arnica tablets after my c-section. It is all natural and helps swelling go down. I really think it helped. A week after my c-section I was at the mall with my mom and within a few days I was already feeling close to normal. I took it in addition to the Darvocet/Motrin combo my OB prescribed.

 

[DMickey28]

Becky, I didn't know you cloth diapered. We are cloth diapering and get a ton of grief for it. People are constantly saying that we wont be able to, we won't stick to it and it's "gross". They get pretty insulted when i remind them that my parents cloth diapered three kids and used the kind with pins and we're only having one and our diapers have snaps...

I am scheduled for a c-section next Thursday (a week from tomorrow) I'll be 36 weeks so they had me go in for steriod shots on mon and yesterday. They hurt. I wasn't overjoyed by that but if they help her lungs grow, I guess it's okay. They said that she should be about 4.5 lbs when she's born. I can't wait. I'm very ready for her to come

Wow, Congrats on the c-section date.

Gabes Mommy - Where would I find the Arnica tablets? We don't have a whole foods nearby just a GNC.

 

[irisbud]

Lindsay: Just 8 more days until you get to hold your baby! So exciting! I never understand why people care so much about what others do and have to judge their choices.

Piecy: I would have gotten upset about that as well in your situation when you were having doubts about where to deliver in the first place.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Wow, Congrats on the c-section date.

Gabes Mommy - Where would I find the Arnica tablets? We don't have a whole foods nearby just a GNC.

Any health food store should have them, but I also found them on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Boiron-Homeop...ef=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1268838271&sr=8-5

Those are the exact ones I used actually. They are tiny little tablets that you put under your tongue and they taste good, (I was worried about that ) like sugar pills.

 

[Piecey]

Hmmm... I was up and moving around after my c-section though I probably shouldn't have been.

I am so not the type of person who can sit still. So, when we needed formula for DS and my prescriptions filled we went to Walmart after my discharge. I still can't believe I went walking through Walmart 3 days post-op. I'll let DH handle that this time!!

DH only took the week after off (I was discharged on a Saturday, he took the next M-F) and I remember one of those days we went vaccum cleaner shopping. I just couldn't sit at home.
I pushed myself too far at times...

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Hmmm... I was up and moving around after my c-section though I probably shouldn't have been.

I am so not the type of person who can sit still. So, when we needed formula for DS and my prescriptions filled we went to Walmart after my discharge. I still can't believe I went walking through Walmart 3 days post-op. I'll let DH handle that this time!!

DH only took the week after off (I was discharged on a Saturday, he took the next M-F) and I remember one of those days we went vaccum cleaner shopping. I just couldn't sit at home.
I pushed myself too far at times...

I am the same way! I begged my OB to let me go home a day early from the hospital (she did) and then I was just super busy at home taking care of DS because DH had to go back to work and my mother had just had major surgery herself and couldn't help me. I actually think it was a good thing and it helped me heal faster.

 

[DMickey28]

I did a lot too Patsy. I had DS on Tuesday ... by Monday I was driving to get hot dogs at the local hot dog stand! I am going to try and take it a little easier this time.

We are trying to figure out what DH should take off in the next few weeks. Obviously he will be off on Monday and then I think maybe Friday but I doubt it since it's a slow day. He'll take off Tuesday - Thursday the next week though. Then he starts traveling again the next Monday.

My mom will be here all next week so that will help with DS while I am in the hospital. DH took the week off while I was in th hospital with DS#1 and it was pointless. Everyone sitting around watching TV and stuff in my room. My DH and DB actually played golf a couple of times ... no way is that going to happen this time. I need him to be available the next week that I am home to help with DS.