New "Mom's to Be" Thread!

[helenabear]

well I spoke too soon...
Things are not too good right now...
I was having constant stomach hardness to went to L&D and apparently I have something called "irratable uterus", it's where I constantly have these little mini contractions one after the other. I'm on bedrest and meds Ughhh I'm scared to death.

I've known many people who have had that. I actually started with it around 30 weeks or so. I didn't start dilating until I hit that good magic time when it didn't matter. Hang in there. I wasn't on bedrest myself, but it wasn't bad enough for them to worry.

Love all the pictures!!!

Rebecca, do you sleep him in the dark? We actually didn't sleep Dom in the dark during the day until he was 4 months old and definitely knew the difference between day and night.

 

[DVCsince02]

We had our u/s on Tues and it looks like we will be having a little GIRL join our house of 3 boys! I am quite shocked and still don't know if I believe it.

OMG, congratulations!!! Little girls are so special in a house full of boys.

We go for our U/S on the 25th and I can't wait to find out!!!!

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

Rebecca, do you sleep him in the dark? We actually didn't sleep Dom in the dark during the day until he was 4 months old and definitely knew the difference between day and night.

He is supposed to take his naps in his bed (in our room) which is anything but dark during the day. Most of the time he falls asleep in his swing or on the sofa in the living room which is nothing but windows.

I think he is starting to turn a corner. He is eating more oz less often and sleeping a little better at night. He slept 4 hours in one stretch last night by himself. Usually he would need to me in my arms to sleep that long at night. I hope this keeps up....

 

[helenabear]

Rebecca, I was reading something my doctor gave me and if he is sharing a room with you, he might need to be moved to his own room. Something about your presence & all the noises you make interferes with his sleeping as well. I'd have to dig through and find the sheet, but I was interested by that since some doctors in Europe suggest sleeping with them in your room until at least 6 months. The doctors here suggest getting the child in their room by the time they are 3-4 months old.

 

[tink2020]

kappyfinn ….. due May 5 ….. It’s a girl!
Tricia1972 ….. due May 6 ….. It’s a boy!
Freyja ….. due May 10 ….. It’s a boy!
lilianddomsmom ….. due May 16 ….. It’s a boy!
weluvdisney ..... due May 16 ..... It's a boy!
SummerMomof3 ….. due June 11 ….. It’s a girl!
tink2020 ….. due July 11 (c/s June 16) …... It’s a girl! AND It’s a girl!
Tasha+Scott ….. due June 27 (c/s June 18) ….. It’s a boy!
left210 ….. due June ? ….. It’s a surprise!
October Beauty ….. due July 1 ….. It’s a boy!
malibuconlee ….. due July 13 ….. It’s a girl!
DznyLvr2005 ….. due July 26 ….. It’s a girl!
noodle7729 ….. due August ? ….. It’s a surprise!
Mickey Fliers ….. due September 3 ….. It’s a surprise!
MomNeedsVacay ….. due September 8 ….. It’s a surprise!
DVCsince02 ….. due September ? ….. It’s a surprise!
HelenePA ….. due October 7 ….. It’s a surprise!
shmoogrrrl ….. due October 18 ….. It’s a surprise!
kitten818 ….. due October 22 ….. It’s a surprise!
starwatcher ….. Due October 26 ….. It’s a surprise!
basketrn …..
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[Mickeyluver37]

Rebecca, I was reading something my doctor gave me and if he is sharing a room with you, he might need to be moved to his own room. Something about your presence & all the noises you make interferes with his sleeping as well. I'd have to dig through and find the sheet, but I was interested by that since some doctors in Europe suggest sleeping with them in your room until at least 6 months. The doctors here suggest getting the child in their room by the time they are 3-4 months old.

Honestly, I think this is more about personal preference and parenting styles. I was a little taken aback by my ped. asking me "You don't nurse him to sleep do you?" at the 2 mo. appt. I didn't bother telling her we co-sleep- I don't see this as a health issue. And you're right, it seems Americans are the only ones interested in sleep training!

 

[Octoberbeauty]

Survived two root canals in two weeks and guess I passed my glucose test cause I didn't hear back.

Here are some photos from my baby shower last weekend. This one was given by my church. I'm leaving tomorrow to head down to Arkansas for my shower there and to celebrate ds birthday. Then I'll be homebound till after Noah is born! Traveling is getting too hard on me anyway. It's a 6 hour drive to AR.
http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j312/octoberbeauty/shower/?action=view&current=02e84a28.pbw

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I had my 29 week appt. today and was given my c-section date. Our baby boy will arrive on June 18 via scheduled c-section! I am so thrilled to have a date!!

I took the dreaded glucose test today too so hopefully I will not hear back and will have passed it. We shall see. I am also anemic again with this pregnancy so I have to start the iron pills again. I'm not surprised though since I was anemic last time I was pregnant and have always been prone to it, even as a child.

Octoberbeauty~ Great pictures!! Have fun at your shower in AR. Mine is not till May 17 but that's the way I wanted it so that I would be done with school first (graduate May 9) and could focus on that and not feel stressed about the last few weeks of school or something. I am really looking forward to it though and was really touched that someone planned one for me this time! I've never had a shower before. And I know what you mean about getting to the point of not being able to do long road trips. I am completely to that point now. I have horrible, horrible pelvic and sciatic pain this time around so we won't be doing any long trips any time soon.

Dznylvr~ Sorry to hear about you being on bedrest! I'm sure everything will be just fine but I know you must be miserable!

Mickey Fliers~ Congrats on the girl! You must be so excited to have a girl after already having 3 boys. Try not to go too crazy shopping for her! Easier said than done, I know!

 

[LittleBlue22]

As the saying goes, never say never. The last time I was on this list was before 5/17/07 when my 4th child was born. If someone could be so kind, please add me back to the expecting mom's list. We are now expecting a 5th little turkey (some time in late November). Thanks.

+ + + + (who knows for now)

 

[lilianddomsmom]

congratulations littleblue22!!!

octoberbeauty-love the babyshower pics

i can't believe that i'm number 4 on the list.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

well I spoke too soon...
Things are not too good right now...
I was having constant stomach hardness to went to L&D and apparently I have something called "irratable uterus", it's where I constantly have these little mini contractions one after the other. I'm on bedrest and meds Ughhh I'm scared to death.

Just try to relax and stay positive. All will be well.

 

[helenabear]

Honestly, I think this is more about personal preference and parenting styles. I was a little taken aback by my ped. asking me "You don't nurse him to sleep do you?" at the 2 mo. appt. I didn't bother telling her we co-sleep- I don't see this as a health issue. And you're right, it seems Americans are the only ones interested in sleep training!

I probably shouldn't reply to this, since we totally disagreed on another issue but not to argue, but it wasn't about parenting style. It was a recommendation from many doctors and has nothing to do with "sleep training" amazingly. I read it and having a baby sleep with you can mess with their sleep more since the sounds you make will wake them more easily. They said if you plan on putting them in their own room then do it around 3-4 months. It actually makes sense to me. I have friends from the UK and their recommendation is 6 months, but their doctors said that as soon as they get night/day it is wise to move them to their own room for the same reason.
My doctor said nothing about co-sleeping or nursing to sleep.
I do agree though, the rest of America is big on sleep training. We haven't had any issues though. Dom does what he wants and he does sleep more soundly by himself which is why we stop co-sleeping with him.

Congratulations Little Blue!

 

[LittleBlue22]

Good evening every one, happy Friday

thanks for the warm welcome and wishes

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

Rebecca, I was reading something my doctor gave me and if he is sharing a room with you, he might need to be moved to his own room. Something about your presence & all the noises you make interferes with his sleeping as well. I'd have to dig through and find the sheet, but I was interested by that since some doctors in Europe suggest sleeping with them in your room until at least 6 months. The doctors here suggest getting the child in their room by the time they are 3-4 months old.

Thanks for the info. He is only 6 weeks old so I guess maybe I'm just rushing things. He just won't sleep by himself, it seems like he needs to be near someone. If I sleep next to him on the couch in the living room he sleeps about 4 or 5 hours at a time. If I put him in his bed in our room he sleeps like 10 minutes but put him in bed with us and he sleeps fine.

I guess time will tell. I'm just glad to be getting 4 hours in a row instead of 2

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Thanks for the info. He is only 6 weeks old so I guess maybe I'm just rushing things. He just won't sleep by himself, it seems like he needs to be near someone. If I sleep next to him on the couch in the living room he sleeps about 4 or 5 hours at a time. If I put him in his bed in our room he sleeps like 10 minutes but put him in bed with us and he sleeps fine.

I guess time will tell. I'm just glad to be getting 4 hours in a row instead of 2

You sound like you're describing our experience with Owen! We're trying to help him learn to sleep by himself now at about 4 months, with the goal of having him sleeping in his own room by 6 months. We're starting with naps, then moving on to nights once he's got the naps down. He did great for the first week or so of napping in his Amby bed, but yesterday afternoon and today he has refused to sleep without being held again. Not sure what's up there...maybe he's getting sick? getting a tooth? I keep checking his temp, but it's normal. Guess we'll see.

But take hope - eventually your DS (and mine!) will sleep on his own.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Psst...Tink...my c-section date is actually the 18th of June (not the 19th) and you know how every day counts when you are pregnant, lol!

 

[tink2020]

Psst...Tink...my c-section date is actually the 18th of June (not the 19th) and you know how every day counts when you are pregnant, lol!

Boy, do I?! I'll change it now

 

[helenabear]

Thanks for the info. He is only 6 weeks old so I guess maybe I'm just rushing things. He just won't sleep by himself, it seems like he needs to be near someone. If I sleep next to him on the couch in the living room he sleeps about 4 or 5 hours at a time. If I put him in his bed in our room he sleeps like 10 minutes but put him in bed with us and he sleeps fine.

I guess time will tell. I'm just glad to be getting 4 hours in a row instead of 2

Oh my, in that case, forget everything I said We did stop co-sleeping with Dom at 6 weeks though because he wasn't sleeping as well (we could tell because he was waking us up). Probably because of his size. I think you are probably doing just fine. And remember each child is different too. Just because mine did better in his own room at 6 weeks doesn't mean all will. I think we were only getting about 4 hours at a stretch at 6 weeks. Rarely we'd get 6. Now we get 6-8 depending on when he needs to feed.

You sound like you're describing our experience with Owen! We're trying to help him learn to sleep by himself now at about 4 months, with the goal of having him sleeping in his own room by 6 months. We're starting with naps, then moving on to nights once he's got the naps down. He did great for the first week or so of napping in his Amby bed, but yesterday afternoon and today he has refused to sleep without being held again. Not sure what's up there...maybe he's getting sick? getting a tooth? I keep checking his temp, but it's normal. Guess we'll see.

But take hope - eventually your DS (and mine!) will sleep on his own.

Ahhh early tooth It could be that or a growth spurt too. Dom gets very "needy" during that time. I'll be honest, it was easier to get Dom to sleep on his own at nights than it was for naps during the day. I think he was closer to 3 or so months before he napped on his own and wanted to nap longer than 20-30 minutes at a time. I remember at his 2 month check up his doctor said that was normal. Might be worth it on a weekend or a day when sleep isn't an issue as much to try nights first.

 

[LittleBlue22]

Morning

I just have to share:

I co hosted a baby shower yesterday right after work and it was a lot of fun! We played this game called, Winner Takes All. What you do is fill a clear piggy bank (I used a clear baby bottle) and the attendees fill the bottle with spare change or greens. You tell them, the winner who guesses the closest amount will take it all. So, while the guest of honor was opening her gifts, I went back and counted the money. After the gifts were all open, I asked around the room how much they all thought was in the bottle. The person guessing the closest amount won it All, literally. They won a bottle of ALL laundry detergent and the guest of honor won the $$$$. It was a hoot to see every one's sense of surprise especially on the guest of honor's face.

We played the game below too which created a lot of laughter:

Just Ask Mama
A new mama always has questions -- but let's hope she'll find better answers than the ones that turn up in this hilarious party activity. ,

You'll Need
* Note cards
* Pens

Party Time
* Distribute note cards and pens to the guests.
* Tell each guest to write down a question a new mama would have, such as "How can I transition baby from my bed to his crib?" or "How do I take my baby's temperature?"
* Then, have everyone turn the card over and pass it to the guest on her left.
* Have each person write down the answer to her original question on the back of her new card.
* Take turns reading the question-and-answer combos out loud. ("How can I transition baby from my bed to his crib?" "Insert the thermometer about an inch into baby's bottom and watch the mercury climb.")
* The guest whose Q&A combination elicits the most laughter from the crowd wins.

 

[tink2020]

Morning

I just have to share:

I co hosted a baby shower yesterday right after work and it was a lot of fun! We played this game called, Winner Takes All. What you do is fill a clear piggy bank (I used a clear baby bottle) and the attendees fill the bottle with spare change or greens. You tell them, the winner who guesses the closest amount will take it all. So, while the guest of honor was opening her gifts, I went back and counted the money. After the gifts were all open, I asked around the room how much they all thought was in the bottle. The person guessing the closest amount won it All, literally. They won a bottle of ALL laundry detergent and the guest of honor won the $$$$. It was a hoot to see every one's sense of surprise especially on the guest of honor's face.

We played the game below too which created a lot of laughter:

Just Ask Mama
A new mama always has questions -- but let's hope she'll find better answers than the ones that turn up in this hilarious party activity. ,

You'll Need
* Note cards
* Pens

Party Time
* Distribute note cards and pens to the guests.
* Tell each guest to write down a question a new mama would have, such as "How can I transition baby from my bed to his crib?" or "How do I take my baby's temperature?"
* Then, have everyone turn the card over and pass it to the guest on her left.
* Have each person write down the answer to her original question on the back of her new card.
* Take turns reading the question-and-answer combos out loud. ("How can I transition baby from my bed to his crib?" "Insert the thermometer about an inch into baby's bottom and watch the mercury climb.")
* The guest whose Q&A combination elicits the most laughter from the crowd wins.

We did the "Motherly Advice" game (Just Ask Mama) at a recent shower of mine... it was hilarious! I really like the Winner Take All idea, very cute!