1 day DPO and in need of buddies :)

[confusedprego]

Yay for STTN!! Way to go!! That's such great news and it was so quick! Shows she was definitely ready for it and I'm sure you were more than ready for it That's really great!
As for where Miles will be - I'm not so sure. We've talked about having him in our room for the week that Kirk will be home with me and then putting him in his room after that, but I'm really nervous about Miles waking Oakley (or vice versa with Oakley's random nights he doesn't sleep!). I haven't talked to Kirk about it but I'm considering sleeping in the guest room in the basement with Miles - that would leave Kirk upstairs to tend to Oakley (if needed) and I could tend to Miles without waking anyone up until he gets the hang of sleeping. I don't think Kirk will like that idea too much but it might be a good thing to do temporarily while I'm home and Kirk has to work.

I'm glad to be home but I'm nervous now I'll go over my due date and every day will be a slow torture of analyzing every twinge haha. I have another doc appointment tomorrow so we'll see if we have any more progress. I'm crampy again today but I feel like I've been crampy for weeks now. My guess is this Friday will be the day but I'm not totally convinced either haha.

 

[BeachChica]

Oh Rach - wanted to pst quickly because I saw your post on FB about the swaddle. Swaddling helped Isabela A LOT in the beginning when she would cry uncontrollably! I could never get the ones like they do at the hospital to hold so we bought the Velcro ones and those would hold her pretty well. It makes them feel tight and secure like they were in the womb. Plus since they don't move as much they sleep better, their arms wake them up. Someone just told me you should do this until they are about 2 months as it really helps with their sleep log term. Also someone at work also recommended the movie Happiest Baby on the Block. It's an older movie so you can rent it from the library but that helped too with some tips for calming a fussy baby. If you don't have time to watch it here's a quick article about the 5 S's they talk about in the movie. The shushing really helped us too.

https://www.happiestbaby.com/five-simple-steps-to-calm-your-babys-fussies/

 

[pinksmarties]

oh yes thats good Jess, I forgot I still swaddle Oliver and although he can sometimes get out during the night it helps settle him . I also use a white noise app on my ipad and use that too and even during the day it sometimes helps but I mainly keep it for bedtime.

 

[BeachChica]

Oh yes I use a sound machine too when she sleeps.

 

[confusedprego]

Hi Ladies!

I had another appointment this morning - I'm 1cm dilated and 'soft' but still 'thick' whatever that means! lol I guess I'm dilating but have more effacement left to go. I've been really crampy the last day or two so I hope we're making some good progress! My SIL measured Miles today and he's 7lbs 11ounces!! She said that may be an underestimate too as his head is so low that it's difficult to measure - oh my!! So, I REALLY hope he comes soon so I don't have to deliver too big of a baby. We scheduled an induction for October 16th - I REALLY hope I don't go that far! The doc said today if I make it to next weeks appointment that I need to ask them to strip my membranes and that would likely be all I needed to get things going. I kind of wish she would have today - ohwell!!

We had a much better night last night with Oakley - I think he gets a lot of nightmares now because he was upset last night when we put him to bed that he was afraid of the dog, so we gave him a little flashlight and told him to use it when he's scared and that seemed to work.
How's everyone else sleeping?! Jess - still good progress?! Sam - how's O sleeping?? Rach - things going a little smoother???

Kels - I haven't checked your chart lately - hope it's looking good and this will be it!!

Mar and Alyssa - if you're checking in - Hi!!

 

[BeachChica]

Lindsay - glad your appointment went well. Miles is a perfect size now, he needs to come out THIS Friday like I said!!! Humpfff!!! That's a great idea about the Flashlight! Not sure I would have thought of that. Did he say why he was scared of the dog?

AFM - Isabela did just okay last night. She was tossing and turning a lot about 3am then at 4am she started crying and cried for about an hour then went back to sleep. I am exhausted today. She been pretty fussy in the evenings also. We try to go for a walk to give her a change of scenery but it's been raining a lot lately so we've been cooped up in the house. Not sure if she's getting bored or what. Getting her ears pierced tomorrow, I can't wait, although I will feel bad that she will be in pain.

 

[confusedprego]

no, he didn't say why but on Sunday during his nap, darby (our dog) woke Oakley up because he was barking, so I think it had something to do with that. Kirk just bought Oakley a flashlight because we have these nightlight things that if the power goes out it has a little flashlight in it that will turn on - really nice! But Oakley's obsessed with taking the flashlight off, so Kirk got him his own flashlight and that's the only reason we thought of it.

Keep it up with Isabela, she'll get used to sleeping and then hopefully evenings will get a little easier. I won't lie - Oakley is still fussy in the evenings unless we keep him really busy right up until bedtime.

So, this is kind of gross but I googled mucus plug as I had a lot EWCM a couple weeks ago and from what I could find, it looks like I lost my plug over a week or so about 2 weeks ago - I've been having a lot of really watery CM, especially during sex so I was afraid I was losing fluid but I guess it's just from losing the plug and my body making more...or something! I don't know! Anyone heard of anything like that?

 

[confusedprego]

oh and super exciting about getting her ears pierced! so cute! can't wait to see it!!

 

[confusedprego]

Oh and Kels - I just realized I never answered your question about more kids! I don't think we'll go passed two. I would love to but I'm just not sure it would be a good idea for us. I feel like life gets a lot more difficult after 2. We've talked about adopting one more because there are so many kids out there that need good homes but we'll have to see how much I can make because a third kid (adopted or not) gets pricey! Plus, Kirk says he's not sure he could handle watching me go through another miscarriage. Even though the last miscarriage was easier, I was still really bitter after it. I think I held it together on the outside pretty well because I knew I would go on to have another baby but it's just tough to really understand why it happens to some and not others and why it happens more than once to many of us but never to others. So yea - long winded answer - it's not totally off the table to have one more but pretty unlikely :/

 

[confusedprego]

feeling very ready....!! Low pressure system coming into our area tonight - send labor vibes my way, ladies!!

 

[babydust818]

I hope you have him soon Lindsay!! Can't wait to see him.

Jess, Isabelas ears are sooo adorable. She looks like such a big girl.

 

[pinksmarties]

Hurry up baby miles. Mummy desperate to meet you. Sending lots of labour vibes over the pond.

 

[babydust818]

Well.... Is he here yet, Lindsay?!

 

[confusedprego]

No... not yet! We had a massive front come through last night so I had a lot of contractions but nothing yet. I feel like I'm leaking fluid really slowly but might just be because I lost my plug and there's more of a 'flow' of CM - I don't know but I'm like always wet - gross!! I was really emotional this morning, hoping that means I'm having a flush of hormones that will kick in labor soon and not that I'm just done with being pregnant haha.

 

[confusedprego]

Alright, ladies! I'm still waiting waiting waiting - BUT I have an appointment tomorrow and they'll strip my membranes, there will be another dip in barometric pressure tomorrow night AND a full/blood moon tomorrow night, plus my due date is the 9th and Oakley's labor started on my due date - so I'm sitting here rationalizing that he'll come then, haha! These contractions every night that go no where are really no fun at all but I know I will miss this when it's over, but I def still want him out like...now haha.

How's everyone else doing?!

 

[BeachChica]

Lindsay - I can't believe your little man is not here yet!!! Are you packed and ready to go just in case? Seems like youve had contractions for a long time!!! What did the doctor say about the fluid?

Rach - your little guy is so cute! Looks like you are having a blast with him! How is BFing going? Does Andrew help out a lot?

Sam - how are you doing? We need some pics of little Oliver! I bet he's getting so big now! How is he doing with the sleeping?

AFM - things are going well. This is my crazy time at work so I worked late a lot last week. It stinks because that cuts down on my time with Isabela before she goes to bed. Sleeping has been going pretty well. She does sometimes get up a couple times in the night and cries out but it only lasts for a few minutes and then she falls back asleep. The weather down here has been amazing now that it's cooling off (sorry for you girls up north). I love this time of year!

 

[confusedprego]

ugh - so many contractions! at least I am progressing unlike with Oakley! He was super high even when my water broke! I have my appointment tomorrow so we'll see what she says about the fluid but I got pH strips to check if it was amniotic fluid and it was consistent with regular CM (acidic) - so I don't think I'm leaking fluid, it's just a lot of watery CM - gross!! Looking forward to getting my membranes stripped tomorrow - hope it will help move things along!

Pretty exciting you've made so much progress with Isabella sleeping!! Hope your long days at work will slow down soon - it's tough missing time with the LO's!!

 

[confusedprego]

On our way to the hospital for the second time in 12 hours. Lots of contractions last night and got sent home for not progressing andnow this morning my water broke...wish me luck!

 

[korink26]

OMG LINDSAY GOOD LUCK!! I was just going to see if the stripping of the membranes with the front helped---and it sounds like it did! Will be stalking facebook for an update!!! Can't wait to see our newest beautiful baby of the group!
Rach how is bf'ing going? He's seriously so beautiful, i just love his hair! How long are you off for?
Jess you're such a good momma. Yay for STTN! Khloe was good for over a week, but then the last 2 nights, she started getting up again throughout the night. I see her canine's starting to poke through, so maybe we'll get some relief now. Today when she woke up she wanted her bedroom light turned out ASAP, so I wonder if she was having a bad dream or something...
Sam I love your pictures of the boys on fb, so gorgeous.
AFM-Negative OPK still at 930 last night, and then this morning I took one with FMU and it was a smiley face with bright blue lines. My temp is up a little bit today, which usually means O will be tomorrow, but I'm thinking I'll O later today/tonight so we quick bd'd this morning. Guess we'll see what my temp does tomorrow...
Also, our house has been for sale now for just over 3 months. We found our dream house and they accepted our offer also 3 months ago. But, now our offer is expiring on that house and they're debating extending it or trying to sell to somebody else. So bummed and frustrated! Please say a prayer that SOMEBODY comes along for our house. I know that we're entering the not busy time for real estate, and my chances are probably slim now

 

[korink26]

Oh, and P.S-not sure if I told you but my sister had a cyst on the umbilical cord at 8 weeks, and she just had her 13 week appt to see if it went away and it did! So now she's finally relaxing a little more. We also found out this past weekend that Ryan's little sister is pregnant and due a month after my sister! So my sister is due April 11th and her sister is due May 12th! Makes me more impatient for myself because I'd love to have a baby close with theirs!