Christmas (December) Babies 2018!

[StarGazerRose]

I just want my energy back. I can literally be feeling great one second and then feel like the world just shut down the next. I guess this final haul really takes it out of ya.
I look in the mirror and still am just amazed that it's really me... standing there almost ready to have this kid. I think i'm going to be a mess afterwards LOL

Hubby and I were discussing more in depth about when to tell everyone about what we're having and when they can visit. I love his response. "I don't care if they have to wait 3-4 hours before they find out.... I want to spend time with my family". He went on to give different scenarios as to why he might tell them before hand, but most of them kinda went around the same point of him still being in the room with me for the most part.
I remembered a lot more from all the stuff the instructor said this time (and i'll probably forget it again ...) But there is an hour after birth where it's literally Momma and Baby time, skin to skin and just bonding. I'm actually quite impressed at the effort they take to not have to do a c-section unless something is preventing a vaginal birth! Every intervention that she mentioned she gave natural approaches to before they even will consider c-section. And we don't have to include any of the Hospital Protocols on the birth plan -- which is awesome, because so much of what I was wanting is already protocol! My note card with my plan will literally be just exceptions or specifications. -- Like how I want Hubby to tell me if it's a boy or girl.

 

[MrsDuck]

Markswife I hope all went well, I can't wait for your update

Jessica are you on your iron tablets until you have baby now or is it a week by week thing? I hope all goes well at your mw appointment.

Star I hope you can get baby stuff back into the house soon and get settled so that you aren't trying to find stuff if baby comes early and good luck with bag packing, I seem to have heardly any stuff in my bag this time round (compared to last time). It's good that you seem to have quite a laid back hospital, nothing worse than being rushed onto a ward.

 

[Sushai]

I swear theres always so much catching up to do on this thread lol I love it that it’s so active.

Just a quick update:
I was discharged yesterday from hospital. The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life was leaving my baby girls behind, I had a good cry when saying goodbye.
Going back this morning. I’ve been expressing breast milk yesterday and I have some in the fridge that I will be taking in. The girls will be getting their first bath today too. Most importantly they will be getting weighed today and I’m really hoping they haven’t lost too much weight.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Thanks MrsDuck! I'm ready to have it all together and just see it ... then i'll cry cause i know it's happening LOL I'm going to be a blubbering mess I know it. Crying over every little thing.

Sushai, when I'm on the computer for 8 hrs at work, so i'm probably the most chatty, cause my work is data....and i'm fast at what I do ....
I was thinking about you last night at my class. I was just thinking about how you had to leave those little girls... My instructor talked about how insurance pays for the longest visit per each procedure (vaginal 2 days and csection 4 days) How long were you in the hospital? Personally i would say screw insurance, i don't wanna leave them! I'd sleep in the waiting room if i had to!
I'm glad you got some milk for them! I'm sure they will appreciate it! I really hope you get to take them home!!! They have to be 5lbs? (sorry don't know the kilos)

 

[jessicaftl]

Star - I'm sure you'll be okay, and I like to admire my shape, even if I feel huge I do like the way I look for the most part and so does dh so that helps. I remind myself that I spent all this time growing a baby so it isn't going to come off, and for some reason my body likes to maintain a few extra pounds while I bf (which is apparently common). I get winded at nothing sometimes too, then other times I get a huge burst of energy. For me the first week is when I'm most emotional, mostly because all the hormones and being so overwhelmed with everything. There's nothing wrong with you taking all the time you need with baby, it's your time not everyone else's imo. Skin to skin is so worth it, too, I hope you get lots of it!

MrsDuck - I am taking prenatals with iron added in them for now, I had switched from the iron free gummy ones about six weeks ago because the other iron supplements my mw recommended gave me terrible diarrhea. These ones dry me out big time, they always have with each baby. I hate taking iron pills soooo much. I'm eating lots more iron rich foods and cooking in my cast iron skillet several times a week which helps a lot! I do feel like my levels have gone up a bit since my last blood test, but it sure doesn't help my harder than usual bowel movements (tmi). And thanks for the well wishes for my appt, I'm sure it'll go fast like usual!

Sushai - hopefully they haven't lost too much weight and it's so good that you're trying to bf. I would have such a hard time too, I hope they can be discharged soon. Have fun with their first bath, omg, sooo exciting! Hope you are on the mend and feeling back to your usual self soon!

afm - Well I got dinner in the slow cooker and did a little clean up, trying not to sit on my bottom as much as possible. I really hate how it feels, so I side lie as much as I can tolerate and get up for short amounts of time, and lots of medicine on my bum. Drinking lots more water is helping too. I noticed my skin is already less dry, too! It's been quite dry and sunny here lately and tomorrow officially changes to cold and rain, and the kids are getting geared up to help do holiday baking!

 

[dove830]

Sushai, I'm crossing fingers and toes that they've gained enough weight

 

[Sushai]

Star I was in hospital for 2 nights but here in Australia we don’t need to have insurance, it’s all covered so even if I stayed a week or more it’d be covered. There was some paperwork I had to sign for the girls saying that if they stayed for more than I think it was 35 days then I’d have to pay a small copayment fee. I honestly wished I could stay but I also have my older three kids who have missed me heaps. As for weight the girls need to be 4lbs 8oz to be discharged although the nurses have said to me in some cases the doctors are willing to discharge babies at 4lbs 4oz provided that they are well enough with all other aspects.

Thank you ladies for all your well wishes. The girls have lost not even 10% of their initial birth weight which I’m so happy about. Zahra has had her NGT removed as she’s been sucking and feeding well. Maryam has been doing well also but they just want to give her a bit more time, if all is well then tonight she will be having hers removed. Once that’s out all that will be left is for them to gain enough weight to come home.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Sushai -- LUCKY! Man I wish the US would get on the band wagon for insurance and Mother/Baby care like other countries! We're SO behind the times!
Yeah.... taking care of three other children does make a difference. I only have a dog so far, so I'll have to learn about all this again when the second baby comes (sometime in the future).
I'm glad your little ones are doing well. Still hate you have to leave them... such a tough thing!

Feeling pressure in various spots lately, mainly in my lower regions. I'm thinking its "lightning". Since Baby has been head down most of the pregnancy i shouldn't be surprised. Tight belly this morning when trying to wash myself, probably just BH.

I'm interested in seeing how the next two days go....More interested in sleeping in than going to hang with family. And actually have been dying to eat the pumpkin pie i bought .....
We're also trying to meet up with our best friends this weekend and ask if they will be Baby's God Parents. We were so scared they wouldn't want to. She doesn't want to have kids and since her husband has epilepsy and that's another reason they don't want kids. But when Hubby talked to them the other day she said that she'd be the aunt to spoil them, so we're taking that as a wonderful sign that they'll accept! Still nervous, but I think it will work out.

 

[jessicaftl]

Sushai - so glad your girls are doing well! Sorry you have to leave them behind for a little bit, I understand about having to take care of the others. US health care system is a joke in its current state, it's so good you're all taken care of! I'm glad you're recovering well and things are looking up!

Star - sounds about typical for where you're at. I bet it'll all work out with having your friends as god parents ! I've had a few friends in the past who didn't want kids but were all for helping other's out with theirs so hoping that will be the situation for you! That pressure can be rough, too, my babies never drop until active labor, so I never got the relief from my lungs until labor was done lol. Having a short torso sucks for it because I'll always have a butt in my ribs and a head far down. Dh likes to produce longer babies which makes them even more crowded in there.

Hope everyone is doing well. My mw appointment went okay, numbers are all looking good. I did lose a good bit of mucous plug yesterday afternoon before I left, nothing huge yet, but I imagine it's starting to fall out over the next week, so I'll likely deliver in a couple weeks if they are like all my other pregnancies. Baby has had lots of hiccups lately, I even got a video of my belly jumping from it. Baby was quite active during my drive down, probably the blaring music and me singing (lol) but was super shy during my exam, took awhile to find the hb, but he/she is in the sideways position they're always in.

Lots of stuff for me to do today, my bottom is feeling a bit better today, so I'll likely be up and doing food prep for tomorrow!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Jess, I'm glad that your numbers look good! Maybe you can relax a little on the iron? Or at least maintain what you are doing for a little while longer.
I haven't recorded the hiccups, but i have a few videos of the baby going bananas.
Had a butt in my ribs the other day. Trying to lay on the couch, Hubby came over and gently laid his head on my tummy, Baby moved right into the ribs...Was comfortable for a whole 2 seconds before that, then had to try and move with Hubby still laying on me, baby in ribs .... moving was next to impossible.
I think i caught some of what Hubby has, so I have a cough, which leads to no voice -- or froggy voice -- which means i can't jam to the music the same as i normally would. But I DO drum on my tummy and gets the baby moving around (I try to turn the volume up too so they get more vibration than just from me)

We're closing early today (2 hours early, but still!) I'm hoping that the roads aren't too terrible at 3p. They are amazing this morning. Made it to work almost 30 mins early cause the normal back up was so thin I barely even touched the breaks!

 

[jessicaftl]

I'm wondering what my iron levels are but don't want to be tested in case they are indeed lower (I doubt they are). I haven't taken my vitamins for a couple days to relax my bowels a little bit, but I'll be back on them as soon as my body feels back to normal (likely tomorrow). I watched my belly pooch waaay out on top last night or this morning because of the baby butt turned out.

So much pressure on my bowels and bladder at this point... almost done lol. I don't even wanna be up doing stuff yet, every time I stand up I feel all the weight going down and it's just uncomfortable.

 

[MrsDuck]

Sushai so sorry you had to leave your girls behind but I’m so pleased they are doing so well and will soon be ready to take Home, grow babies grow and mummies milk will be doing so much good too

Star I hope your friends are happy to be asked. Has your sister in law had her baby yet? (I think it was your sil)

Jessica sorry you are suffering, I hope you get your cooking sorted

 

[StarGazerRose]

MrsDuck -- my SIL is 3 months behind me. Her due date is March.
I think my friends will be fine. I just honestly hope they are thrilled with the idea.

 

[jessicaftl]

MrsDuck - thank you, feeling a bit better today and I've started doing some prep for tomorrow, getting ready to roll out pie crusts

Star - I imagine they'll be thrilled! Hoping you enjoy your time off of work and get some tasty food in you

 

[StarGazerRose]

This last hour is a drag! Plus my energy was just zapped from me...so i feel like a lump of jelly... (trying to eat something to see if it will help)
I'm so ready for the pumpkin pie in my fridge!!! I've been staring at it since i bought it. Man I can devour that thing right now! Lather it up with some whipped topping thicker than the pie and we're good!

 

[jessicaftl]

LOL yeah I found a meme where the whipped topping is like 3/4 vs the 1/4 of pie and it made me laugh so hard. I'm hoping you have a good holiday and enjoy some tasty stuff! I'm going a bit slow on getting mine started but I'll be there soon, probably after I eat something.

 

[SS_Momma_of_2]

Introducing Maryam (the one with the bright pink beanie) and Zahra.

Maryam - twin A
Born at 325pm
Weighing 1.91kg (4lb 2oz)
Measuring 45cm

Zahra - twin B
Born at 341pm
Weighing 1.99kg (4lb 3oz)
Measuring 46cm

Will give a better update later on

Wow! Amazing. They are beautiful! Congratulations!

 

[StarGazerRose]

I wanted to give you all a quick update…
I had my prenatal appointment this morning and they now consider me to have gestational hypertension.
So now, they want to induce me… MONDAY!!!
So I’m gonna have a baby either end of November or super early Dec!
So I’ll be off for a few days. And I’ll post pictures when I’m get a chance.

 

[jessicaftl]

Star - EEK omg! I think everyone is gonna go in November but me with the actual November due date (lmao)... either way Good luck, I cannot wait to hear your birth story! How was your holiday? Did you eat that pie with waaaay too much whipped topping?

 

[dove830]

Oh my goodness, Star, that was unexpected!! PACK!!! lol Can't wait to hear all about it, and see some pics. SO exciting!!!