Moms to be Part 4

[sunlover13]

Thanks everyone!

Mason looks exactly like his sister as a newborn. It's kind of crazy how much they look alike.

Mason has been quite the sleeper so far and not the eater. We go to the doctor tomorrow so we will see what she says...... I'm not complaining about the sleeping part, but wish he would eat a little better.

I hope everyone is doing well.

 

[talulabelle]

I have muy big ultrasound next Thursday. Super excited!

Mine is next Monday! Still going back and forth on whether or not I'm going to find out the sex. I want to be ready and have everything blue or pink and not yellow and green. DH LOVES surprises and is acting like I'm about to open all of his Christmas presents for him. Don't want to take the surprise away from him, but I've done it his way 3 out of the past 4 times and I think it is my turn again.

I tend to get a bad case of the baby blues after each birth, and once had full blown postpartum depression. One of the things that makes me more depressed coming home from having the baby is if everything isn't just so and ready to go. I need to have the nursery ready before I go in. I don't know, maybe I could paint it a soft white and have the fabric and accents picked out before i go in and just use the blue ones or the pick ones after I get home? Oh, I don't know - don't know what to do! Help!

 

[scottishduffy]

Hello All!

Sunlover- He is just precious. Congratulations!

Talula- I think you are due for your turn again. Good luck with your ultrasound.

Things here are good. Have my very first ultrasound this wednseday. It was supposed to be last week but the tech called out sick. I am nervous for the first ultrasound as I want to know everything is going well.

I have also been a bit upset as DH has been having issues with our Kitty (I have a seperate thread on that issue on the board today). I have been upset and crying most of the day about that.

Kind of a stressful day in general I suppose. Our weekend in Houston was a ton of fun, and thanks to the Zofran i packed I was able to have a decent time!

 

[WDWorBUST]

Talula - I think it's your turn again. Especially if it helps you recover. Someone asked me the other day if I was ready for this baby - I just have to laugh. We haven't put the crib or bassinet together - I'm seriously considering returning the bassinet if the baby is as big as they are thinking she might be because I can't imagine having $80 sunk in something she can only use until 15 pounds if she starts out 9+ pounds. I do have a stack of newborn sized stuff - along with some Pampers I need to return since they are estimating she is already 8lb3oz - and that was with 3 weeks to go until my RCS. But to say I'm ready is laughable. Of course the good news is that I know we will be just fine and have everything we really NEED right now.

ScottishDuffy - I totally get your cat dilemma. We have a "pooper" and we ended up exiling both cats to our entryway when I found out I was pregnant with DD 7 years ago. It's hard and I'm still looking for a good solution to get them back in the household full time, but I won't tolerate little presents everywhere. They are still loved and get attention - not as much as before DD - but they are loved and well taken care of. But it has been extremely hard since they used to sleep with us at night, etc. I hope you can find a solution that will work for you.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Well ladies....it looks like this baby will be making her debut sooner rather than later I went for my appt this morning and they are estimating her at almost 9 pounds now and the doctor said that if I wasn't having a C-Section I would be having her today for sure. I was still willing to wait until my original date, but my parents are worried about my health if we wait that long since it's another 2 weeks which would put baby at 10 pounds at least most likely. I also gained 10 pounds between last week and this week and it's not "real" weight. I am swelling a lot more and my blood pressure has been elevated. So my OB did recommend cutting back my hours a bit. I'm not sure when I will have her though still. My OB has a pretty full schedule tomorrow, and then Monday is my DD's birthday so I do not want to have her then, then her next surgery day is next Friday the 5th which would be okay - but she'll be another 1/2 pound bigger AND if I can't wait until the 12th the sooner the better for me to be able to do what I need to at work when I need to. So I have asked for them to see if they can work me in tomorrow and if they can't if there was any way she could do the c-section Tuesday even thought that's not one of her normal surgery days. So now I'm just waiting to see right now.

 

[Piecey]

Well ladies....it looks like this baby will be making her debut sooner rather than later I went for my appt this morning and they are estimating her at almost 9 pounds now and the doctor said that if I wasn't having a C-Section I would be having her today for sure. I was still willing to wait until my original date, but my parents are worried about my health if we wait that long since it's another 2 weeks which would put baby at 10 pounds at least most likely. I also gained 10 pounds between last week and this week and it's not "real" weight. I am swelling a lot more and my blood pressure has been elevated. So my OB did recommend cutting back my hours a bit. I'm not sure when I will have her though still. My OB has a pretty full schedule tomorrow, and then Monday is my DD's birthday so I do not want to have her then, then her next surgery day is next Friday the 5th which would be okay - but she'll be another 1/2 pound bigger AND if I can't wait until the 12th the sooner the better for me to be able to do what I need to at work when I need to. So I have asked for them to see if they can work me in tomorrow and if they can't if there was any way she could do the c-section Tuesday even thought that's not one of her normal surgery days. So now I'm just waiting to see right now.

Ohhhh!!! So excited for you!


I'm just curious, but what is the problem with letting baby get bigger if you're doing an RCS? Everyone thought my OB was insane for not taking me early but she stood by "absolutely no earlier than 39 weeks" unless my water broke of course. Even with my crazy fluid levels and the fact that I was HUGE she stood by 39 weeks.
Owen was 10lbs 15oz... my RCS was 39w2d.

I'll check back for pictures!

 

[WDWorBUST]

Ohhhh!!! So excited for you!

I'm just curious, but what is the problem with letting baby get bigger if you're doing an RCS? Everyone thought my OB was insane for not taking me early but she stood by "absolutely no earlier than 39 weeks" unless my water broke of course. Even with my crazy fluid levels and the fact that I was HUGE she stood by 39 weeks.
Owen was 10lbs 15oz... my RCS was 39w2d.

I'll check back for pictures!

I don't think there is anything "wrong" with waiting. For me my parents concern is what I'm really taking to heart. With my DD, I was on bedrest at 37 weeks due to my blood pressure being high, crazy swelling, and fast weight gain. I'm having the same symptoms this time. When my water broke with DD my blood pressure was high the whole time I was in the hospital and they had to keep me on medication and I had to lay on my side the whole time. Then when they gave me my epidural my blood pressure dropped way down causing distress for dd and they ended up doing an emergency c-section. It really scared my family. They don't want me going into labor at all in hopes of avoiding the problems I had before.

So it really doesn't have a whole lot to do with the baby's size because I will have an RCS - at least to me - I know her size is one of the reasons that the doctor is ready to move. But my parents are just scared. And as crazy as it sounds if I'm not going to make it to the 12th it would be easier for me workwise to go ahead now.

Honestly I am just so miserable and tired at this point that as long as the doctor feels like the baby is fine (which she does) I'm willing to give in to my parents

 

[Piecey]

I don't think there is anything "wrong" with waiting. For me my parents concern is what I'm really taking to heart. With my DD, I was on bedrest at 37 weeks due to my blood pressure being high, crazy swelling, and fast weight gain. I'm having the same symptoms this time. When my water broke with DD my blood pressure was high the whole time I was in the hospital and they had to keep me on medication and I had to lay on my side the whole time. Then when they gave me my epidural my blood pressure dropped way down causing distress for dd and they ended up doing an emergency c-section. It really scared my family. They don't want me going into labor at all in hopes of avoiding the problems I had before.

So it really doesn't have a whole lot to do with the baby's size because I will have an RCS - at least to me - I know her size is one of the reasons that the doctor is ready to move. But my parents are just scared. And as crazy as it sounds if I'm not going to make it to the 12th it would be easier for me workwise to go ahead now.

Honestly I am just so miserable and tired at this point that as long as the doctor feels like the baby is fine (which she does) I'm willing to give in to my parents

Fair enough- I know boys lungs don't develop as quickly as girls either and I know Owen's lungs were on of her concerns in making me wait.
I can understand why they are scared now. The spinal bottomed out my blood pressure on my RCS, too. It scared me! No family was in the OR at the time but I know my mom would have lost it.

I talked to my cousin about what happened to me (who is a L&D nurse at the other hospital in town) and she told me that lots and lots of fluid should help prevent that. If I have another baby I'll go in earlier to get IV fluids longer than I did with Owen to hopefully prevent it.

Though I doubt another baby is in my future.

 

[skuttle]

Oh WDW!! I hope they are able to fit you in. I wouldn't want to take any chances either, considering how things went last time. Good luck!!

AFM, I had another appointment on Tuesday. Baby sounds good and I'm measuring right on track. Next appointment is in a month and I'll get another look at our little guy. Because the diabetes can make babies bigger, my Dr wants to do another ultrasound to check on his growth. I'm excited to be able to confirm that he's still a HE. LOL! I think he'll be fine, though. I haven't gained much weight and she said I'm measuring where I should be. HOpefully the ultrasound in a month will confirm.

 

[scottishduffy]

Good luck WDW!

I have to say it is fairly interesting for me being on 'both' sides of this equation. As someone who gives epidurals for a living, the blood pressure drop for an epidural is pretty normal. It something we almost expect to happen as a natural side effect. Usually we like to give a large bolus of fluid before doing the epidural/spinal to help prevent that. Most of the time it fixes itself in a few minutes.

Skuttle: Good to hear things are going well!

Had my very first ultrasound yesterday and things are looking good! Baby measured at exactly where I thought I was. Heart rate of 132 beats per minute, and I have my first Jelly Bean photo. I am still researching OB up in Orlando that have priviledges at the hospital I hope to deliver at. Aso I am starting to have a little more upset stomach, usually in the evenings.

My situation with Kitty is still touchy. He has still been pooping and the vet thinks it may be anxiety related. He is on antibiotics now just in case, but I think next week I will cal and ask the vet about anxiety meds for kitty. If I can give him anxiety meds and keep him then that would be wonderful. I am still not sure if Kitty will come with us in the move or stay with my in-laws. We will see how he does with my in-laws while they babysit him in december.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Good luck WDW!

I have to say it is fairly interesting for me being on 'both' sides of this equation. As someone who gives epidurals for a living, the blood pressure drop for an epidural is pretty normal. It something we almost expect to happen as a natural side effect. Usually we like to give a large bolus of fluid before doing the epidural/spinal to help prevent that. Most of the time it fixes itself in a few minutes.

Mine didn't bounce back and they let it go for a bit after it happened (Pretty much until they decided baby was distressed). I actually had been on an IV for probably about 16 hours at that point so I wouldn't have thought it was lack of fluids. Of course it was all really a blur to me....I remember asking them if I could "go to sleep now" after my blood pressure was so low. That's it......but DH said that they had just checked me when I asked and I was holding my leg up (bent at the knee kind of) and he said the moment they said yes my leg just fell and I was out. And I do remember thinking how extremely tired I was and remember wondering if I was going to wake up. Even with that though I don't really remember being scared. HOWEVER....the rest of my entire family was wigged out by it all - and honestly since I think they probably had a better grasp of what was going on at the time and probably remember it better I am willing to definitely take their feelings into consideration. Of course now that I am giving in to doing it earlier than I planned I just want to get it scheduled already. Obviously I didn't get in today so I'm thinking it will probably be next Friday since the other day I'm requesting isn't one of her regular surgery days. Of course that messes up my meeting schedule and I will probably have to move that.....but baby comes first

 

[WDWorBUST]

Had my very first ultrasound yesterday and things are looking good! Baby measured at exactly where I thought I was. Heart rate of 132 beats per minute, and I have my first Jelly Bean photo. I am still researching OB up in Orlando that have priviledges at the hospital I hope to deliver at. Aso I am starting to have a little more upset stomach, usually in the evenings.

My situation with Kitty is still touchy. He has still been pooping and the vet thinks it may be anxiety related. He is on antibiotics now just in case, but I think next week I will cal and ask the vet about anxiety meds for kitty. If I can give him anxiety meds and keep him then that would be wonderful. I am still not sure if Kitty will come with us in the move or stay with my in-laws. We will see how he does with my in-laws while they babysit him in december.

Sorry the morning sickness is starting to get you. It is miserable. I'm actually back to having it now that I'm at the end. It is extremely annoying since I'm supposed to be done with that part!

Sorry the kitty situation is still ongoing. It is so hard. Hopefully it will all work out for the best.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Oh WDW!! I hope they are able to fit you in. I wouldn't want to take any chances either, considering how things went last time. Good luck!!

AFM, I had another appointment on Tuesday. Baby sounds good and I'm measuring right on track. Next appointment is in a month and I'll get another look at our little guy. Because the diabetes can make babies bigger, my Dr wants to do another ultrasound to check on his growth. I'm excited to be able to confirm that he's still a HE. LOL! I think he'll be fine, though. I haven't gained much weight and she said I'm measuring where I should be. HOpefully the ultrasound in a month will confirm.

Thanks! I will definitely let you guys know once I find out when I'm scheduled.

So glad everything is going so well! Can't wait to hear that he's still a boy

 

[WDWorBUST]

Well my doctor's office has me totally bumfuzzled at this point. We had one conversation in the office yesterday and then her response to my phone call just doesn't really jive with that conversation so I'm thinking my message wasn't really communicated they way I meant it.

Bottom line we will talk about when to schedule my c-section at my appt on the 4th. I am really fine with that since initially I planned on waiting until the 12th anyway.....actually I'm more comfortable with waiting at least another week. So unless I go into labor I have another miserable week ahead of me But as long as baby is healthy it's all worth it!

 

[DIS B]

Sunlover: Congrats! He is adorable!

WDWorBust: I hope you get relief soon.

I have a dr appt next week and I guess he will schedule my growth ultrasound at that point. I have IBD, so they are monitoring the baby's growth and making sure she is getting enough nutrients for me (since the IBD interfers with my ability to absorb them normally). Please keep your fingers crossed she is measuring what she should be and everything stays normal.

Is it normal to have all these dreams (nightmares, really) about having the baby and forgetting about it or you don't know what you're doing? I've had like 5 of these. In one of them, she was so cute and I was instantly in love with her, but for the life of me, I can't remember what she looked like in the dream.

 

[scottishduffy]

WDW: Well, one more week until you get to see that adorable baby! Hope everything goes much easier than the last time for you.

Dis B: I would think the dreams are normal. I am pretty much equal parts happy ands terrified of this baby! There is just so much I don't know, it is kind of a trial by fire. Hope everything goes well at your appointment.


DH and I will be sorting through our apartment this weekend and getting rid of as much as possible. We are trying to prepre for our move in early December and want to carry as little as possible with us.

As a side note the girls I used to be nanny for contacted me last night. They will contact me about once a year or so, somewhat randomly, just to say hello and see what is going on. I am always impressed they still remember me. The younger was between the ages of 2-6 when I had them, The older was 5-9. They are currently 16 and 13. I was joking with them that maybe they could repay the favor and be my babysitters when I move back up there!

 

[ilovefh]

I guess I'll join. I've been super hesitant to say anything because I lost the last two.

We actually had decided to stop trying in March. We also decided to stop basing our decisions around "when we have kids.". So instead of buying the house next to my parents we moved from NH to FL to enjoy ourselves for a while. We bought a house 10 minutes from Disney. My DH got a job as a Disney bus driver and I got a teaching job. We figured we would stay two years and then reevaluate our plan. Either start trying again here or move back to NH. We got here the end of June, school started the end of August. The last week of August my parents came to visit and I wasn't feeling well but I didn't think much of it. When I realized I was late and took a test you could have knocked me over with a feather! My insurance was set to run out soon and my new insurance doesn't start until December. It wasn't really part of our plan. But I guess that is how it happens.

So now I'm 13 weeks 5 days, the longest I've ever carried. The funny thing is everyone in my real life knows, but I haven't said anything online! My due date is May 2! So I guess the timing isn't too bad since I will only miss one month of school but have 3 months home.

 

[skuttle]

ilovefh....WELCOME!! Not much you can do now, so just try to relax and enjoy your pregnancy!! I was similar to you. We TTC for 4 years, 4 failed IUIs and two chemical pregnancies. In November we decided to take a break from trying until after the summer. In June we went to WDW to celebrate our 10th anniversary. AF should have arrived during our trip but didn't. After we returned, I took a HPT and got a BFP. I was (and still am) in shock. I was pretty nervous for the first few weeks, but once baby started moving around regularly around 20w, I started to feel much better. I hope things continue to go well. Do try to enjoy it because it does go by soooo fast!

 

[talulabelle]

Hi all! i looked through the last pages for our list of babies on the way, but couldn't find it....you can update me because I had my big sonogram and found I'm having a BOY.


I have 3 boys and 1 girl already...so obviously was hoping for a sister for my daughter...but it's not to be. Getting more and more excited about this little guy though. He was so cute on the sonogram! He was sucking his thumb most of the time. Can't wait to get my hands on him!

 

[skuttle]

Congratulations!!