2014 April Rainbows

[Kasey84]

Lindsay- I'm still having the cramps/back pain, but nothing else seems to be happening just yet.

Hope your induction goes well! Looking forward to hearing some news

Karina- How did your apt go? Any news?

Vietmamsie- Hopefully the cramps we're experiencing means something will soon happen! Glad to hear that your lo is doing well despite the extra fluid and that your doc doesn't seem as concerned. That's a good sign

AFM- OH got home last night after a long 5 weeks away for work! Thank god! I'm still anxious about labor, but much more relaxed knowing he's here when it does happen We're planning to spend the weekend putting finishing touches on the nursery and getting the car seat properly installed in our vehicle.

 

[vietmamsie]

Kasey - I am so glad he is home!!! You must be so happy!

 

[Brieanna]

Kasey-glad he is home, yay!!!

Karina-have you tried sitting on a birth ball or in your chair backwards? That is more comfortable to me right now instead of sitting all day in an office chair. Plus it might help speed things along!

Lindsay-hope your induction is going well, can't wait to hear the news!

It was sort of funny because the Dr. tried to strip my membranes... It felt like he was about elbow deep in there! But my cervix is still too high, so he couldn't reach it! If nothing has changed by the next appointment, I might suggest changing positions to strip the membranes... seems like my cervix might be lower in a squat.

I didn't even think about trying different positions for a sweep! My cervix is really high too and I was going to ask the doctor at my appointment on Monday for one but I was worried she still wouldn't be able to reach! I will ask about different positions, thanks for the idea!

If I don't go into labor naturally, I am scheduled for a rcs either on the 4th (this Friday, eek!!) or 7th (she wants the 4th, but said the 7th is the absolute latest). Either way, not long until I have a baby in my arms!

We had the new beds delivered to our house, we put up the bassinet, have diapers and clothes ready in a box and the utilities will be turned on on Tuesday, so cutting it close, lol.

 

[Karinama98]

Kasey - With my appointment she said there are no changes. Still at 1 cm, but there does seem to be a little more thinning - not much. I just wish I didn't feel like she's shoving her entire arm up there to feel around. God it hurts when she's feeling around.

Brieanna - never thought about trying to sit on my chair backwards, but I'm sure my coworkers would think it extremely strange. LOL As for the exercise ball idea, I think I have to have a special note in order to have that arrangement, but I could be wrong. Usually I can tell early in the morning before I go to work if it's going to be a rough day or not (usually it's acted up when I work out in the morning lol). But the chair idea I may try when I get back on Tuesday.

Vietmamsie - Glad to hear there was some weight loss even though there's more water. Hopefully things will work out fine.

AFM - wasn't sure if she decided to drop a little yesterday. After working on our master bedroom to try to straighten it up a bit so we could put up the Pack N' Play where she'll be sleeping when we first bring her home, I started feeling her really low making it difficult to walk straight because of how it was feeling down there. I even asked DH if he thought my stomach looked different and he thought it looked slightly lower. Then I wake up this morning and her one foot is still wedged up by my ribcage like it's been these last few weeks.

Got some raspberry tea yesterday so will be starting to drink that today. Got all bottles/pacifiers/teething rings/etc all cleaned and ready to go. Adding a few decorative pieces to her room today. Otherwise...I think we're ready to go. She can come anytime after April 3rd.

 

[Kasey84]

Question ladies-

Is anyone planning to use bumper pads in their cribs? I've been debating the breathable mesh kind of bumper pad, but now reading that those aren't recommended either. I'm worried about baby hitting his head on rails and/or sticking limbs between the rails, but at the same time I don't want any risk of suffocation either.

 

[Karinama98]

We currently have the bumper pads on the crib. I think for me I'm ok having them on there until she can turn on her own. Otherwise I'm not concerned until she's able to do that. But I do see the concern about their use overall.

 

[Lisa85]

Hey ladies... I've been reading along but I'm often to tired to update properly. Still looking forward to all the birth stories and pics and talking new mum with you all.

Kasey, I'm using a bassinet at the moment that has mesh sides but i don't plan to put any bumpers on my cot when i start using it.

AFM - we are currently formula feeding and expressing as much as i can but my supply isn't great. Not sure how long it will hold up. Ive been to a lot of lactation appointments but we can't get her to latch pain free.

I had bleeding and pain start back up so i went to the doctor. He sent me for an ultrasound and there is some possible placenta left over and my uterus is bigger than it should be at this point. The doctor didn't really know what to do so he's referred me back to the hospital and put me on antibiotics just incase. Hoping its nothing to serious that require another op. Just waiting for the hospital to contact me with an appointment time.

Elena is going great. She putting on weight like a champion and is a very calm happy baby. She starting to be awake more which doesn't help with me getting a lot of sleep but I'm still feeling ok. I would have been full term today and she is now 3 weeks old!!

Baby blues have gone... they were the worst!!!!

 

[vietmamsie]

Lisa, I am so glad you have been doing better and your little one sounds lovely. Don't stress to much about how you are feeding her, BF doesn't work out for everyone and thats OK. All that matters is that she is thriving!

The last few days have been rough. I have been very emotional... lots of tears. My belly has gotten bigger and more painful. My baby doesn't move as much.. or maybe its that I just don't feel him/her with all the fluid around. It scares me a lot and I have been panicked several times when I realize it has been a few hours since I felt movement.

Contractions come and go.. every time I get excited, but they die down after an hour or two. It is pretty emotionally draining. DH and I laugh that this is the most anticlimactic pregnancy ever! I feel like the boy who cried wolf on a daily basis. Luckily it never goes on long enough to leave the house or call the doctor.

I have an appointment tomorrow and I know that there will me a lot more fluid and I hope that they talk induction... I am so ready for this to be over! I can't imagine doing this for another week or two.

 

[Karinama98]

Lisa - hopefully if there is placenta left in there that they're able to help you take care of it without a D&C. Definitely keep us posted.

Vietmamsie - I know for me my cramps keep increasing and getting stronger. This morning was the worst until I drank some water and got on my recumbent bike to get some movement in before work. Helped a lot, but I'm constantly heightened aware of what's going on with my body now days. It is semi-stressing.

After this Friday, she can come any day...forgot I have a meeting at work that I really would like to get to, but then after that...bring on the LO.

 

[Kasey84]

Lisa- Glad to hear you and baby are doing well and that baby blues have gone I hope you get your apt at the hospital soon and that all is well!

Vietmamsie- Keep us updated on your apt tomorrow!

I've been feeling really emotional these past few days as well. I'm still having back/contraction type pain, but that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I'm so big and awkward that it's becoming almost impossible to sleep, get around...do anything really! I'm so ready for this baby to come, yet I'm feeling scared and nervous about labour and delivery!

 

[Brieanna]

Lisa-hopefully they can figure out what is going on with you. Glad that Elena is doing so well! Breastfeeding is hard on your body when it is in perfect health,not to mention if your are fighting something and on antibiotics.

Kasey- With dd I had a bassinet with mesh sides that I used and I bought a breathable bumper for the crib, but when she outgrew the bassinet we ended up cosleeping because I was breastfeeding and it was so much easier with her getting up a million times a night to feed to just feed her in bed. She never slept in her crib,lol.

Vietmamsie-I feel huge so i can't imagine what it must feel like to have all that extra fluid! Keep us updated!

Karina-you might have just jinxed yourself by saying that she has to wait for Friday! When I was pregnant with dd my doctor told me he was on vacation and not to go into labor a certain day and I bet you'll never guess what day dd decided to show up!

AFM- I have until Monday to evict this lo or else I have to have a rcs. I am dilated 1cm, but still high and since I haven't really had any signs, like contractions, bloody show, baby dropping etc, I am guessing it will be a repeat c-section. Either way, I can't wait! It sounds funny to say I can't wait for something that will be so painful, lol.

So just for everyone to store in their minds for future reference EPO (I have been doing it both ways), dates, rrlt, birth ball, pineapple, dtd, walking, and nipple stimulation does NOT work to get a baby out on time!

 

[vietmamsie]

x-posted from another thread: due to the polyhydramnios continuing to worsen, they can't leave the baby in me another week. I guess the odds of me actually going into labor naturally are very slim at this point as well because the baby can't engage. Tomorrow I will be induced. But due to my Bishops Score being less than 2, they have told me that I will most likely need a c-section. My doctor knows that I want to try vaginal first, but there is a good chance it won't work due to my closed, high cervix. All I am hoping for is a healthy baby, so I know this is the right for us. I can't believe that tomorrow is the day... over 2 years in the making. I have cried a lot over this journey, I can't believe I will meet my baby tomorrow! I am SO HAPPY.

See you on the other side!

 

[Kasey84]

Vietmamsie- I'm so excited for you! I hope things work out for a vaginal birth, but as long as your little one arrives safely that's all that matters you must be over the moon knowing you'll have your baby in your arms tomorrow! Tomorrow is a great day in my opinion (it's my bday too. lol)! Best of luck and keep us posted

AFM- had my 38 week apt today. Baby is dropped and OB says he can come at any time now. He didn't check for dilation today, but said he can check next week and do a membrane sweep if I want. Guess we'll see how the next week goes

 

[Karinama98]

Vietmamsie - it's amazing to see how we would like things to happen change so quickly. I am so happy for you since I know you dealt with so much in the past. I wish you luck as you and DH get to meet your "team yellow" baby soon!

Kasey - my 38 week is tomorrow, and I'm definitely asking my OB's opinion about if she thinks the LO dropped or not. I swear she had to have on Saturday, but at the same time I don't know. We're going to skip the cervical check this week but I know for sure it'll be done next week. I could have it tomorrow but we're not too concerned at this point.

So I decided to try my pendelum Q&A yesterday about when Amber may make her appearance. It "said" Saturday. I haven't had too much luck with it being right for a while, so we'll see if Saturday she comes. We have a family birthday thing that day to attend, so luckily we'll have our bag, car seat and the dogs just in case (the dogs would be left at the house with the family of course lol)

 

[Brieanna]

Vietmamsie-Don't let them telling you that you will probably end up with a c-section get you down! with all the stuff you have been doing to get try and get labor started you have at least been getting YOUR body and uterus ready to labor, even if your baby has other ideas so you probably have a better chance than they think. Either way, tomorrow you will have a beautiful baby in your arms! How exciting to see if it's a boy or a girl too!

If you do a birth plan, maybe have 2 separate ones for vaginal birth and one for c-section to cover all your bases. With dd I had a birth plan but since it never occurred to me that I would have to have a c-section I had no idea about what was going to happen and was completely unprepared. Since they had to use GA on me OH wasn't allowed in the room and I was out so there was no one advocating for the baby. Luckily they didn't do anything I didn't want (no vaccines, nothing except breastmilk) , but I wish I had a plan written down.

Good luck!

 

[IcePrincess]

Good luck Vietmamsie!
Last day of work today! Glad to be done. It was getting hard to stand all day. Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Karinama98]

38 Week appointment was extremely uneventful. Nothing new other than the scale going up and little girl's heart beat is still strong. Was up for a bit last night with some lower abdominal cramping, and then had a bout of it during a work meeting today.

Let's see what this weekend brings.

 

[Brieanna]

Well, baby is being stubborn and refusing to come out the old fashioned way (OH says this means it's a girl, lol) so it looks like a c-section for me. I also woke up with a nasty cold which is ok for the baby but will make recovery hell because coughing and abdominal surgery don't go well together!

I am sad that I don' t get a vbac, but a healthy baby is what's important. Off to load the car and in a few hours I will be holding my baby.

 

[vietmamsie]

She is here! It was a girl all along! After 2 days of failed induction, Lucy made her grand appearance via c-section.... feet first into the world! She some how (in all that fluid) flipped breech, so normal delivery would have been impossible if the induction had worked.

She is beautiful and perfect! Recovery is tough, but being with her makes all the pain go away! We are so lucky.

I think all the nipple stimulation really helped my milk... It is coming in already, just 2 days after c-section. Hope our luck continues in that area!

 

[Karinama98]

Brieanna- Good luck today. Sorry to hear you won't be having a VBAC, but like you said, to have a healthy baby is what is most important at this point.

Vietmamsie - Yeah! Congrats on your little Lucy. Two days of induction? I can't imagine how that would have been. Hope recovery goes well for you. So happy for you.