Christmas (December) Babies 2018!

[jessicaftl]

Sushai - I would be going NUTS if I were in your position, I hope you find out what's going on soon, sounds like you will.

markswife - I hate iv's too, I almost pass out because every time I seem to get the most inexperienced nurse. But.. you get to see your son in just a few days!! Woo. I'm so excited for you! I am also wondering if anyone else goes next week .

Star - babies generally have their own pattern, sorry you didn't get the best of pics. I know what you mean about all the emotions, too, getting so close. You'll be great, and then you'll have your little baby in your arms and it'll all be worth it. I'm so sure that babies know when they're being monitored, mine do the same, so stubborn...

Afm - I think everyone is going to go before me well probably not, but I am getting so excited to hear about everyone's birth stories and when they get to see their little additions. Dh has asked me if I am ready to do this again and if I am thrilled, admittedly I am a bit anxious about the pain but I think I've got it in my head that it'll mean baby is coming into the world. They've been so active in the early mornings and at night, and on my bladder. Sometimes they put so much pressure down low I cannot even pee, it's weird. No more plug loss, but I'm still hoping to go next Friday (which I seriously doubt will happen lol). I bought the last few things I needed for my bag and they should be here tomorrow, but I am generally all ready for this baby! Can't wait to hear everyone's stories, for real, so excited about it!!

 

[markswife10]

Star, baby will be about 1 day shy of full term, so he shouldn't need NICU time at all. Even at 35 weeks they don't necessarily need NICU time unless there is a problem (we were told this by one of DD's Nurse Practitioners who works in the NICU where she stayed for 84 days), and women give birth all the time at 36-37 weeks with zero NICU time (including my cousin who was induced at 36 weeks a couple of months ago with her baby boy).

Jessica, thank you! I'm So excited to meet my son And OMGosh, I feel your pain with not even being able to pee because of the pressure! Ugh, this little guy's been doing that to me for quite awhile, lol. I have to like lean over to get the pressure off so it can come out lol! But then he's in my ribs sometimes so bending over isn't in the cards lol! It's definitely interesting!

 

[StarGazerRose]

MarksWife -- Nice! I'm glad you won't have to need it! I hope things go well! It's so exciting!!!!!

I've been feeling all over pressure, and some down low. Baby keeps sticking their little butt up and out at my ribs. Seems their feet are hanging out on my right side and turn over a few times. Hands are by the face and low most of the time.

Jess I think our babies are VERY similar, but I really don't want to go late.... I wanna go early or on time. You are almost 2 weeks ahead of me (time wise), so perhaps i'll look my plug in the next few weeks. My mom told me to put a towel in my car ... "just in case"

My mom sent me a picture of me and compared it to my little one. Kid is definitely a mini-me (whether a boy or girl) They are gonna look just like me!

 

[jessicaftl]

markswife - yes, I have to lean forward when I pee as well, there's just no other way, and sometimes the best way I can pee is by standing up, so I end up peeing in the shower. Tmi, I know, lol. I can't wait to hear how your c/s goes and hoping for a stress free recovery.

star - I fully expect to go over my due date, I *always* do. I haven't lost more plug yet either, I expect I'll start losing it next week or the following week. Even with my last pregnancy and my water broke when I got up out of bed one night, I didn't get contractions. You know when it breaks because it's a literal gush of a bunch of warm water, I had to wear pads until I got to the hospital. This time, if it breaks again, I'm not going to go and get an induction done, going to wait for labor to start.

Short torso club here, and yes, I am also getting that butt tight against my ribs and head and hands moving right down on my bladder. They push a little bit and I feel like I could pee haha, it sucks. I can feel their little feet on the right side still and they stick their butt up and out, so there's always a hard round tush there for me to push down. My last babies never "dropped" until I was well into labor, so I don't expect this one will either. I plan to eat something sweet and drink a big cup of cold water and see if it makes baby move about for a video. We'll see how that turns out lol.

 

[Sushai]

Star I’m really glad your ultrasound went well but how annoying that the tech gave you some blobby pics when they had some got shots they could’ve given you.

Markswife I’m so excited for you!! I can’t believe a baby from our group will be here so soon. I’m waiting on an update from you about preop and once you’ve had you’re baby as I’ll be going through similar soon too.

I feel you ladies on the whole peeing front. I also have to lean forward and what annoys me is that I get that huge busting urge for only a couple of drops to come out!

Got some awful bh last night with some full on pressure in bottom. Of course everything fizzled out eventually but they were coming every 10 minutes or so. Just when I decided to start timing them is when they stopped lol.
Jessica the wait is driving me nuts to find out what will be happening. Luckily I didn’t have to wait days but I’m still having to wait a few hours. It’s only 7am here and my appt isn’t until 3pm. Will update later today, either way babies will be here within 11 days.

 

[jessicaftl]

Sushai - eek so exciting, looks like a couple ladies are going to go next week, according to the fb group. I can't wait to hear stories and see pics and stuff!! Yeah on the pee front, I hate that when you lean forward and it's so little, then you go to lie back down or w/e you're doing and you feel the urge again because baby is on your bladder. Can only imagine with twins it's even worse. I am looking forward to your update!

 

[Sushai]

Update time ladies! As written in my journal:

Back from my ob appointment.
Firstly scan results came back normal, thank God! Now with that out of the way I got some surprising news...both babies have flipped and are head down! I’ve been booked in for an induction instead for the 27th at 4pm. Will be having a balloon catheter inserted and the following morning my waters will be broken and I’ll be placed on a pitocon drip. Dr is expecting babies to be born the morning of the 28th. I’m so happy for this change! The doctor still wants me to go ahead with the growth scan on Tuesday and Friday will be my final appointment. The only thing that can change the plans now is the scan on Tuesday or if I go into spontaneous labour which is a good possibility according to the doctor after explaining the loss of mucus plug plus the intense bh I’ve been feeling. I’m so excited!!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Our little group gets a Baby on the 19th and 2 on the 28th!!!
This is SO~ exciting!!!

Last night was trying to wash some dishes (to get the pile somewhat down...) I washed roughly 10 cups (i have a bottle brush i use for cups, so that made it fast), a handful of random utensils, and was starting to get uncomfortable by time i made it to the plates, only managed 3 plates. I was about to start crying. I don't know exactly why, i really wasn't in pain, just felt super emotional and my hands were starting to go numb... So after we had decided on what we were going to have for dinner, i quickly changed it to a 2 min meal (our cheese burritos) and left it at that.
So I still have a huge pile of dishes, a belly that won't let me get close enough to the counter....and a sick husband...
I don't think it was helping that my belly felt like a ton of bricks. I felt best with my belly pushed forward, feet spread apart and waddling around the house holding on to everything i could reach for balance. Minor "cramp" feelings didn't help (on both right and left side, not at the same time) So idk what those were....

Hubby is getting stressed over getting things done. So I think that's hindering him getting better as fast as he should. Luckily i think it's almost over. He's sleeping better and not totally coughing his head off every morning. He's worse at night. I wanted to punch him last night as he was moaning about his head and chest hurting from coughing.... as I was struggling to walk through the house...but I didn't have much more energy than to give him a glare. (sick men are worthless!)

 

[jessicaftl]

Sushai - I am soooo excited to read your update So close now to having those girls, and so happy that it sounds like you'll end up with a vaginal delivery, too!! Eeeek, can't wait for the next couple weeks so many ladies having their babies. When it rains, it pours haha. It would be funny if you did indeed go into spontaneous labor instead! Fingers crossed for all good though.

Star - LOL about you wanting to hit your dh last night. I've had best of luck doing dishes in small amounts, but it hurts my back a lot because I have to lean partially over the counter. As for those cramps you're talking about I still get those ligament pains on the sides of my uterus and sometimes they are sooo painful, ugh, I think it's the same thing you are describing. I am hoping you can get some more stuff done soon and your dh is on the mend sounds like so you'll be able to get some things done you've been waiting for.

afm- woo, 38 weeks today. I am feeling like a whale more than usual, and I even had some regular contractions last night likely from washing dishes and putting dinner away and getting a bit stressed. I can't even finish my plate of food and then to make matters worse I am hungry an hour later and I am just so uncomfortable I don't even want to get up and eat. I end up waking up about four or five times a night to get a snack and pee. It sucks! I complain about my pains to dh and then we compare feeling crappy together, since he's doing some really hard labor at his job this week, and is already working tomorrow. The bonus is that all this overtime is getting saved up for when baby comes and he loses time and the holidays.
My dreams are also getting a bit different, I think with labor looming, it's getting my mind focused on it. My hands and feet are so dry and itchy, I think from the hormones, and I am very irritable at random times. Not to mention getting lots of uncomfortable bh. I'll be able to finish my hospital bag today, too.
Can't wait to read updates here this next few days about babies coming!!

 

[StarGazerRose]

I thought nothing of my little pains, mostly cause they were a localized spot, and not banded or over the whole belly.
Baby was pushing out so much last night I made a comment about ... how am I supposed to know (minus the pain) if it's a contraction or the baby just making itself some room? I mean my belly was super hard and the kid was just pushing out so much. Hubby said well you aren't as hard as a cantaloupe, so you're fine...

Spoke with Boss today about my leave. I'm going to attempt to come in as long as i can. Work from home when things get close, so that way if something happens, i can at least be near home rather than at work (or driving) when things decide to get dicey. We're planning on the due date, but obviously it's all depending on what baby decides to do. So as long as things go to plan. 2nd week of Dec i'm at home working, taking leave/pto starting my due date and then FMLA until i feel i can come back into work. So I told him I'm anticipating being able to come back around February, but it's still up in the air based on how things go. ONE less thing to worry about....minus knowing when baby will come...

My numbers have been near perfect, so i've been sneaking a few extra carbs/sweet in just so i feel like i'm cheating. They aren't raising or spiking my numbers, so I don't see why not. Plus i need to gain some weight. I lost everything i gained this month. So i need to try and find a way to add more to my diet without adding too many carbs.
Oh and forgot to say that baby appeared to weigh roughly 6.11 at the appointment, and everything thinks they are doing great with their weight gain. Right on track for my little 8 lber. So as long as they pick up another pound this last month, then we're doing great!.

I have to do some homework for my class Monday -- i keep forgetting about it since it's kinda the last thing on my mind. But it's the birth plan -- Which they actually put in my chart, so all staff knows what to do when attending me.
I gotta think about who I'll want in the room. They are a lock down building so you have to have permission to be around any of the momma's and babies. Babies even get a bracelet that if they get too far away from momma that the building seals. How cool is that!

 

[jessicaftl]

Yeah they do that in the hospitals here, and personally, it's good but I don't like it. I can't leave until they've been released by a ped, even if I want to leave AMA they'll keep my baby. I know it's a good thing, I just have a hard time with it because it makes me feel trapped. Sounds like baby is a good size, too! They do gain a bit in the end. Wish I could say the same about my own weight gain lol, always seem to gain just by looking at food at this point. Nevermind that Thanksgiving is next week. Doing up a birth plan is a good idea, I'm sure you'll be fine, just try to stay flexible, imo.

 

[StarGazerRose]

I like the "lock down" idea to a point. I'm thinking it's more to make sure that Momma's aren't bombarded by every family member while she's in labor, and to make sure no one tries to steal babies (which they've not had, but because people do shitty stuff like that, they put it into place)
Mainly the "plan" is to go over environment set ups and visitation limitations. But i'm gonna put in that I don't want the cord cut immediately...I want at least a few mins more of the blood in the placenta/cord to reach baby like it's supposed to. Delayed bath is one thing, and a few other things -- I'll have to look them up.
I don't think i'm being too hard on the idea. I just want what is best for baby. The whole epidural/pain med thing will be up in the air til i find out what my tolerance is. Cause as much as I don't want it, if I can't handle the pain, i'll want something.

 

[jessicaftl]

I agree that is what it's for, the locking stuff. It feels so amazing to get out of the hospital with your baby lol. I hate the hospital so much, every time I have gone it's been drama. I don't have the family coming issue, except with my first when my egg donor tried to come in the room when I was pushing and dh had to leave my side to tell him to leave. So glad I don't have to deal with that anymore. I've asked my dad to come down so I can have a ride home, but he would never push that way.
I went over all that birth plan stuff with my midwife awhile ago, we were offered some interesting options this time around. The option of cutting the cord, she said there was a new one of cauterizing the cord, and there is the placenta print on paper. I'm not really interested in any of it so I'll just likely have her cut the cord after I deliver the placenta.
I agree about being up for the epidural if it's that bad. For my experience, since I was having back labor the first time, it was soooo painful that epidural was worth it. He was born facing up, and I got to have a mirror there to watch it all happening. First times are always so intense because you're not sure what to expect. I can't wait to hear about everyone's experience. So crazy to think there will be babies born this next week!

Baby is pretty active today, and I'm having loads of contractions. LO has lots of hiccups lately. I'm wondering if my iron has gone up because I am feeling a bit different lately, slightly more energy, lower heart rate...

 

[StarGazerRose]

Baby's been calm today.. Thank heavens. For the past few days they have been dancing around, so my tummy needed a break. They are still wiggling, but not killing me.
I think i'll just stick to Hubby and me in the labor/delivery room. Then there is an hour after baby is born that it's quiet time -- just for us three to bond. Breastfeeding within 30 mins after baby comes out. So yeah. I won't mind people hanging out in the lobby/waiting area, but it's gonna be nice that it's just us. But when we move to the mom and baby room, the family won't fit (and i'm thinking m,d, mil, fil, brother(s), wife, 2 yr old ...) pretty tight quarters.
Oh and they don't play any bells or lullabies, and are just told by Hubby when something happens.

Hubby even came up to me last night and was like, "Are you ready to do this again?" I was pretty tired so i just smiled at him.

 

[jessicaftl]

Oooh, I'm so excited for you, it's gonna be so much. I'm hoping your bf journey goes well, too, it was so worth it for my family! I did lots of research on it beforehand because I had such an issue with my first (no help, not much research, inexperience). Do you have the option of baby sleeping in the room with you or in a nursery??

dh is getting excited about it all, too. I've been adamant that if I am in the hospital or have to stay the night he goes home with my other kids because I just don't want them to be uncomfortable there with me. He's a little worried about it, but I've told him he's got plenty of stuff in the freezer and the kids will sleep just fine without me for a night.

 

[StarGazerRose]

I have a close friend that was studying to be a lactation consultant, so most of my questions will probably get pushed towards her. We're taking a bf class, so i'm hoping it will help. I've wanted to since before I was pregnant because I know how much better it is for them -- formula is a chemical make up of what breast milk is supposed to give, but like with everything, nothing can replace the real thing. But I do understand that sometimes the mom can't do it. I'm eager to see how I do.
I waited so long to get to this point, and honestly as many times as i made my wish, I just never imagined this. So I have no known emotional word to explain how I'm feeling. And i'm pretty sure it will be that way when i first hold this little mini-me!

 

[jessicaftl]

I'm glad you know someone with some decent knowledge of bf. My first time around I had very little help or support, other than my dh, and I eventually gave up when he wasn't very old because I thought I wasn't making enough. The real problem was that I wasn't feeding him often enough, and I didn't bond much at first and give him the colostrum during those first couple days until milk came in. Plus the nurses gave him a pacifier in the hospital and I think it caused some issues there as well. The whole thing was confusing. I did so much research when I was pregnant with my ds2. I bet you'll get lots of good info from the class, too, can't wait to see how it all goes for you.

Anxious to see how next week goes! With some of us having our LOs next week, soooo exciting and can't wait to hear everyone's birth stories...

 

[markswife10]

So pre-op went well yesterday. It basically consisted of pre-registering at the hospital, getting labs to check CBC, blood type, platelets, and they did a nasal swab for MRSA. Then we went to L&D and a nurse sat down with us and we went over a ton of paperwork, my medical history/medical questions, even put baby boy's name down for his birth certificate! I also got to choose foods from a menu for a celebration dinner that DH and I get, which is nice They went over the procedure and what to expect with me and I talked to the anesthesiologist and went over what to expect there. I now have a lovely new accessory for a few days that I have to keep on (they put my blood recipient bracelet on, just in case I was to need a transfusion). I go in bright and early at 7am Monday morning! Eeek!!! I'm so excited! Baby boy will be here in less than two days!!!

 

[jessicaftl]

Grr, alerts are not showing up for my watched threads again... sometimes these forums really piss me off.

markswife - I am soo excited too, yaay. Can't wait to hear how it goes for you and so soon you'll have your little boy out with you. Fingers crossed all goes well and recovery goes smooth from the operation! Hope your meal is also good

 

[Sushai]

Funny how no one really ever tells you about bf when pregnant. I always assumed it would be so easy, just stick baby on and off you go. I had issues with all three of mine and always ended giving up. I will be trying again with the twins, I am hoping to atleast be able to give them that first colostrum that’s so important.

Markswife how exciting that everything went well at preop and that you’re now just two days away from meeting your baby! You must flood us with pics once he’s here.

Jessica I’m also not getting alerts, it’s really annoying. I was just starting to get used to this new layout and now this lol

9 days until my induction!