Christmas (December) Babies 2018!

[StarGazerRose]

Ladies, I just got my urine results back. I'm not sure what they tested with the last bit of blood, but I'm sure that info is coming soon. Anyways .... Urine came back negative! Reviewing the results versus google. I'm taking negative as meaning I don't have enough protein in my urine to have pre-e!!!!! Plus verifying with my SIL who has pre-e ... her bp was well over 250-300 so my measly little 140's is just elevated, and just hypertension (possibly from the last few weeks of pregnancy)!!!
So I think i'm in the clear for pre-e! I'm pretty sure that if things were bad, they would have done more than emailed me my results -- they probably would have called me to come in for more testing.

Sushai -- It's so exciting that you could be meeting your little girls any day now!!! I have an ultrasound tomorrow so i'll get to see my little one all squished up in there, so it's pretty nice to get to enjoy for a few mins.

MarksWife -- congrats on 36 weeks! I hope you get your results sooner than 2 weeks... how annoying to have to wait when you have such an annoying symptom!

Gotta run....I'll try to catch back up tomorrow. Meeting up with my mom at the hospital tour, this is going to be interesting.

 

[jessicaftl]

Star - hope your tour goes well and glad your results came back "negative".

 

[SS_Momma_of_2]

Wow Ladies!!

We are all in the home stretch.
I am getting so excited for all of us.

It really will be interesting to see who goes first.
I'm feeling the pressure. Baby T has definitely started to get comfy for delivery.
37 weeks tomorrow! I can't believe it!!

My Mom is over tonight. She's painting the nursery. It looks amazing.

 

[StarGazerRose]

SS Momma -- I know right! It's been an interesting experience with you ladies and I can't wait to read some birth stories. (I'll probably bawl through them like i have with every other one I've read)

Tour was cool. I seriously like the Labor/Delivery rooms much better than the staying rooms, but they had to fit a bunch more rooms as some people stay longer than others. I do like that they don't have a ton of "rules" so I can pretty much do what it want.
[Instructor of the class explained the epidural and i'm even MORE convinced i don't wanna have it regardless of how much pain i might be in...] Our child birth class is also supposed to tour, and i think she said it would be more in depth than the regular one, which will be nice, and i'm sure there will be questions that come up too (since there are quite a few first timers in my class)

Ultrasound today! Kinda excited cause i get to leave work early to get Hubby and go see Baby again. Nervous what my BP will be...but I already know it will be elevated, but I wanna know what the doc might say about it. (since it's not my normal doc, they might have something else to input).

Oh and my mom told me that I don't have a cold, that it's my allergies acting up with all this rain and weather change we're having. So that makes me feel better. But Hubby DOES have a cold (cause he's just a mess) ...
And i'm just dealing with loosing my voice in the afternoons with a few minor coughs throughout the day.

 

[jessicaftl]

ss - woo happy 37 weeks, almost there! Sounds like your nursery is turning out like you're hoping for

Star - glad you liked the tour. Sounds similar to the hospital I delivered my first three at. The maternity nurses always tell me they have these periods of when lots of women come in to deliver and then the dead times. As for the epidural, I had one with my first and it was okay, but I am glad I went without the last two times. I wanted one the second time because active labor is painful, but there was no time. I ended up getting a really bad bladder infection from the catheter, too. I always find horror stories on women who've had epidurals but generally they're safe. Don't kick yourself if you decide to get one while in labor! I really liked being able to walk around to help distract myself and to bounce on the ball and to be able to get up and pee right after having my stitches put in lol. Will this be the last ultrasound you have before you have your baby?? So exciting, I'm jealous of all of you ladies getting to see your babies. I know mine will be here soon enough, though! And for your allergies, pregnancy rhinitis is real and it sucks. When the weather changes here it dries out my sinuses or it increases all of my fluid production. It's crappy.

afm - dd and ds were both in bed with me this morning and I had to pee sooo bad, so I lied there awake waiting until the right moment to ninja out and go to the bathroom and get breakfast cooking. I got my Thanksgiving dishes planned out with dh last night and I'll likely start some of the cooking and preparing this weekend. I'll be storing some of it for when baby comes too, and like I've said before, I am secretly hoping I go into labor next Friday so dh won't lose a bunch of work time. I'm a bit anxious about the lower iron outcome, but dh is right when he said if the doctors are okay with what I'm doing I'll likely be just fine. Meanwhile I am trying my hardest to get my iron up with food. I've noticed I am less tired in the afternoons lately, so maybe it is working? As my due date nears I am getting excited to meet this little one! Only a couple/few weeks to go!

 

[StarGazerRose]

I'm getting super excited that it's coming to an end. I've been getting more emotional. [While watching the birth in class monday i was about to start bawling ... and then again during the tour they were talking about placing baby on the chest ... yup almost lost it in front of a bunch of strangers]

I know the epidural will be a matter of how much pain i can endure. I have a high tolerance, so i'm hoping I can handle it well enough. And the ability to walk around, be free and do things is another reason why i don't want it. I've heard many things about the catheter and not wanting to deal with that either. I really want to just to be able to walk around and work through my own issues. They said that the fetal monitoring can be removed and that they ask for the moms to return by a certain time so they can monitor them again... so it sounds it is intermediately monitored and they let you go out again.


Well doctor moved up my appointment time, so I have to leave O_O
I honestly don't know if this is the last time I'll see baby, but with EDD only a month away i think as long as things look fine it should be!

 

[Sushai]

Ss_momma_of_2 happy full term!!!!

Star so glad you enjoyed the hospital tour and how great that they don’t have many rules to follow. Good luck at your ultrasound today.

Jessica you really don’t have long to go now, it’s all so exciting that we’ll be reading up on birth stories very soon.

Afm, as I mentioned in an earlier post I’ve been losing bits of plug. Well today on a trip to the bathroom I lost a big chunk, sorry for the tmi. Even though I’ll be having a csection all these little signs makes me so excited lol.
Today is my follow up scan so hopefully I’ll get an idea as to what’s going on with the girls but won’t know anything for sure about delivery until tomorrow.

 

[jessicaftl]

Ugh, emotions... I have been so emotional all throughout this pregnancy, it's crazy. Can't wait to hear about your scan and fingers crossed your bp isn't too bad this time. I always feel a little awkward when baby is first placed on my chest but then I feel good having them close. I also have a high tolerance to pain, my egg donor mother tried to tell me I was weak for getting an epidural the first time. I was having back labor as well with him, so it was even moreso painful. Good luck with your scan, hope you get to see lots of your LO!

Sushai - yeah I haven't lost much more yet, which is fine, I really don't want to go into labor just yet as my mw is out of town this week lol. I feel like that about the excitement as well, knowing things are progressing. I can't wait to hear everyone's birth stories, they're so much fun to read! Good luck with your next appointment, hopefully good news, and knowing your little ones are almost 36 weeks is great

 

[markswife10]

Hey girls! Just an update on us. We had my OB appointment today and looks like I may go first! Baby boy will be here Monday! They moved my date up because of my classical incision I had to have with DD. They don’t want me going much further than that. So Monday afternoon it is I’m excited and nervous rolled into one lol!

 

[Sushai]

Omg!!!! That’s so exciting markswife!! Can’t wait to hear all about it come Monday. Wishing you all the best

 

[dove830]

Ahhhhhh, Mark'swife--SO exciting!!!! Are you ready?

Sushai--are they worried about you actually going into labour?

Had my NST today. Nothing too exciting, baby wanted to sleep through it, so I had to keep repositioning and drinking ice water, and eventually they gave me a cookie, lol. She had been moving around while I was waiting for the NST though, lol. BP was still elevated, but nothing really new, or higher than it has been.

 

[Sushai]

Dove, they haven’t said anything to me before about me going into labour. They only ever tell me to keep an eye on things when I mention any symptom that may indicate anything. I think also their positioning doesn’t worry them about me going into labour but I’ll be sure to mention the plug loss tomorrow.

Glad to hear your Nst went well despite baby not wanting to move during it lol so cheeky.

 

[jessicaftl]

markswife - woohoo good luck, cannot wait to hear all about it! Soo exciting!

dove - hehe on the nst at least it went okay, sorry your BP was a bit elevated though!

sushai - yeah I was also wondering if you go into actual labor how it all plays out, wonder what they'll say about you losing your plug??

soo exciting, can't wait to see how next week goes for everyone as we're all so close to the end...

 

[Sushai]

Jessica the only thing they have said to me is that if I go into labour I’m to go in and they’ll still prep me for a csection. All the details I’m not sure of but the csection will happen thanks to their positioning, they’re quite stubborn lol

 

[jessicaftl]

Sushai - ugh, well I am glad you're almost full term, I'm hoping your recovery goes smoothly as well but at least you'll be done and you'll have your little babies out with you!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Ultrasound went ok. Got the same girl as last time…Urgh! The girl was trying to get baby to move by shaking my belly with the wand. Made my belly hurt
Baby was being stubborn and didn’t want to have it’s picture taken. I saw that they hand their hand over their face the entire time. Then we waited for the breathing motion—which baby wouldn’t move for, which made the tech shake my belly again.
So because baby didn’t want to move during the ultrasound they hooked me up to the monitor. Baby went crazy on the monitor, so they said everything is fine.
Looks like baby is just being a normal stubborn baby.

(I’ll reply in the morning better, just wanted to give a quick update)

 

[jessicaftl]

Star - glad to hear it went well, looking forward to your update tomorrow morning! Sorry about the tech, been there before with them

 

[Sushai]

Just had my scan and I’ve no idea if things are normal or not. The sonographer wouldn’t tell me a thing. So I’m left here waiting until tomorrow to find out the final verdict. I’m all nervous and anxious now from having to wait yet another day. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll know for sure you what will be happening.

 

[markswife10]

Thank you girls! I'm excited and SO ready to have this little guy Of course, I'm nervous about the c-section part (mostly the spinal freaks me out, and I'm not a fan of IV's), but it will be worth it for baby 4 more days!!! Tomorrow is Pre-op!

Sushai, good luck! I hope they don't keep you waiting to know what's up too long.

Star, yay for your test being negative! I'm so glad! Pre-e is scary stuff and I wouldn't wish it on anyone ever. And glad baby is OK and just being stubborn lol. Baby boy would not cooperate with us when we had our 31 week scan. He's SO low, though, it was so hard to get a good pic at all of his face (plus he was turned facing my back, which doesn't help). I guess I'll get a good view in 4 days lol!

I'm excited to see if we have any more Thanksgiving week babies!

 

[StarGazerRose]

MarksWife --- How exciting that you're gonna have another little one on Monday!!! Can't wait for updates! I'm hoping you don't have to spend too long in the NICU. I'm glad that I don't have pre-e too! Just seems this last month is gonna just be high blood pressure. As long as it stays around the 140's I'm thinking i'll be fine to continue my plans.

Sushai -- sounds like you'll be next... I hate when they make you wait for results. (And techs that aren't good ...)

Baby was being a little dramatic during the ultrasound. Had their hand over their forehead, and the cord over their mouth. So all pictures looked distorted and nearly impossible to interpret. The tech has a REALLY good shot -- that even i could tell what was happening, but she moved the wand, and then printed the picture -- like WHAT?! dude! We got two pictures that she said were profiles, but i mean they looked like blobs... I can make out some of it, but she so could have gotten a better shot.
We were waiting for a good 15-20 mins for baby to do the breathing thing, and its like they went to sleep. I did my thing that makes them move, but i think after the wand being jabbed at them they gave up. I was quite happy when they put me on the fetal monitor and they were wiggling so much better. I have a feeling how loud the monitor was, the baby could hear themselves. It was funny, Baby kept wiggling enough I had to keep adjusting the straps so the monitor wouldn't fall off.

They asked me if baby has had reduced movements, and I said no. I just seriously think they don't like being on display! They have moments where they are quiet but they quickly make up for it with in 30mins. -- Kinda like all morning. Car ride here they were VERY active, even had hiccups. Baby will probably calm down before lunch and then be active most of the afternoon, take a nap when I get home, and then around dinner time be all wiggles again.

Last night I was being emotional... Just the thought of next month I'll have my miracle... I'll finally get to meet this crazy wiggling child and hold them! Something I nearly thought impossible back in April!
I'm getting a little anxious about how this is going to end.