Due in July 2012

[Excited4First]

Not sure, I don't think I have felt any stinging.. Only have ever felt a stabbing pain from cervix before. No stinging though.

Am very crampy now!! I am eating everything in SIGHT. Claire, I'm not sure!! I'm 3 tho not 4, so maybe 4 is. No contractions yet though. I am so excited, I am keeping very active!

 

[Bug222]

Ahhhhh Ali!!! Yup 4 cm is considered "active labour" and most hospitals will keep you there if you want from that point. So exciting!!!

I am in Pacific Daylight Time Zone- on the West Coast of Canada... it is 9:45 am here right now. Section is scheduled for 9:00 am, I have to be at the hospital for 7:00 for all the pre-op stuff.

So I had a bit of an eventful night. Yesterday DH and I had to go to the pharmacy for him to get his pertussis vaccine. I had a really bad headache so decided to check my BP. It has been great the entire pregnancy- around 110/70. It was 140/96. I went home and laid down on the couch for a while, we had dinner etc, around 9:30 my headache had gotten a lot worse and I was now feeling really dizzy. We went to a different pharmacy (one closer to us) and my BP was up to 141/105. I ended up having to go into triage to be assessed... they ran a ton of bloodwork, BP was still 140's/100's when I got there. They did a NST which looked good. Luckily no protein in my urine. They were going to start me on labetalol but luckily my BP came down to 130's/90's. So they let me come home to be on strict bedrest until tomorrow.. I have to have my BP checked today though so think good BP thoughts for me. Right now it is just considered PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension), hoping I can keep it out of the pre-e category for the next day!

 

[AngelaSD]

Hi girls!! WOW everyone is moving right along!!
BUG I am SO JEALOUS you are all done with the pregnancy!! You get to meet your babe thats soooo exciting!! Can't wait to hear all about your labor! I am SO HAPPY to hear you don't have preclampsia, that still has to be my worst fear...my BP has been SO fantastic this entire pregnancy as well (and for the first time in my LIFE) but you never know when it can creep on...even at the very last minute!! You know we will ALL be thinking of you....

I am so sorry I have been on here SO INFREQUENTLY! My hands...they are just REALLY bad and getting worse I have been SO EXTREMELY uncomfortable, my back feels like its going to snap in half, I still am not sleeping and my tummy just started to itch SO BAD! Anyone have the itchy skin? WHAT DO I DO? lol. I had a dr apt last thursday and was 3cm dialted 90% effaced and my dr said well it looks as if I will be seeing you this weekend Angela, I think you will be in labor...but no, no labor still I have another apt tomorrow and we are going to discuss whether or not she will let me go past July 2nd. July 2nd was/is my induction date due to me being on medication for high BP BUT since its been so good this whole time she said we could talk about if I could go past that day, which really I DO NOT want to be induced just because it scares me to have that 50% higher chance of C section - just my personal preference of course. I have been bouncing away on my ball, walking, eating pineapple, drinking my tea..think she will just come when she wants, seems like I can't help her along lol.

My husband WILL NOT have sex with me...anyone in that boat? He is SO freaked out that she is an actualy little baby in there lol and she is so FAR DOWN so thats out of the question.

Im going to get a sweep done tomorrow too...has anyone had that?? Does it hurt?? It hurts when I get my cervix checked so it freaks me out that I cant even handle that. Well i can HANDLE it but it hurts dang it lol

 

[Flagirl]

Idk whats going on with my appetite.ive had cravings throughout this pregnancy but now I just ea everything in sight. Literallay so bug I feeln ya . It's insane. I'll eat anything. If I see an apple - I eat it. A cookie? I eat it. A chicken sandwich? I eat it.
This is new. I haven't been like this throughout the entire pregnancy.

Bug- stay in the bed you don't have long. Thinking good thoughts.

And who knew laying around was so boring???? I guess bc or all have to do it it sucks. But if someone said - you have to go to work everyday for next 3 weeks I'd cry but I'm sooooo bored. Home alone most days with 2 dogs. Atleast I have them. Ha grass is always greener on other side I guess

Angelasd. Glad to hear you are doing well. Yes...hand pain. My right is totally numb and nighttime is the worst for me. They've assured me this is fairly common and will go away w pregnancy. It's miserable. I cannot imagine living like this. When I get up in am, I am completely unable to twist the top off a bottle of water. unreal. Never heard of this before. None of my friends have had this.

 

[mummyofgirls]

ohh I dont get it that bad but I do get random numbness, pins and needles . and its really fustrating not long to go though , cannot wait til my next midwife appointment , iv hardly seen her ! x

 

[AngelaSD]

Nursery and Maternity...couple more coming FINALLY! Sorry lol. Nursery is complete EXCEPT a shelf still needs put up, I bought a black floating shelf to go right above the dresser and i just got done putting rhinestones all along the edges

 

[AngelaSD]

we had a lot done and we did the shirtless ones which turned out surprisingly REALLY good but I dont want to put those up lol...and my HUSBAND was the one who wanted the shirtless soo cute, he was SUCH A SPORT especially because he hates his pic taken he totally took me by surprise!

 

[ktskittle]

So cute Angela!!! And I'm super jealous of u and exciteds cervixes!!! I was still 1-2 cm 70% effaced on monday, but hes low at zero station...
I'm only getting induced because If I wait it's going to definitely vmbe a c section due to size... I'm still holding out hope that I'll go into labor during the next 40 hours though. They will call me to tell me to come in for the induction between 5-7am Friday, eastern standard time.

 

[AngelaSD]

Gosh I have been the opposite, I was eating anything and everything and having such bad cravings this whole time and these last couple weeks I haven't eaten much and haven't really had any cravings anymore! I feel like I need to really be eating right now too because you know when the babes are here its going to be harder to eat as often! my gf had her baby last week and she has the same hand problem and it has gotten WORSE since he was born! WHICH I HATE hearing but then my sister reminds me, after you deliver your body is going through kind of a shock so things will still take awhile to get back together and i did also hear it can take a MINIMUM of 2 weeks for your hands to get feelins back, she said it makes it really tough breastfeeding but she has been getting though it. I can't IMAGINE my hands being worse and everyday I think GOSH, I cant WAIT to have feeling in my hands again, one more thing we take for granted huh? NEVER thought I would go through something like this.

I have been SO emotional lately again too....Sunday I BAULED my eyes out like SO HARD CORE probably 10x! I've been an emotional mess! But yes its SO nice not to be at work, my husband is home too so its really nice to FINALY get some time to ourselves before she comes.

Is anyone getting their other half a present? I really wanted to get Tommy something but can't think of what to do so I went out and bought his favortire snacks and made a goodie bag for him for the hospital and got him a really nice card too...

 

[AngelaSD]

Katie that is so exciting though!! AHHH I still cannot BELIEVE we are all about to have our babies!! CRAZY CRAZY!! And I HAVE to say I am SO THANKFUL I made it into the "Cancer" sign for her lol....Gemini was untill June 20th and i did NOT want a Gemini lol, my husband is one and I cant live with 2 of them hahaha! Cancers are suppose to be VERY family oriented, nurturing, loving...all supre wonderful things So we will ALL have great zodiac signs for our little ones!!

I cant wait to hear about your labor too katie!! How do you feel KNOWING your labor day? Thats one thing that really has to be nice though Its almost all over now! I just went and got a pedi yesterday and this girl next to me was telling me she was induced with both of her kids and she loved it because she went and got her toes done that morning and got to be all ready and that the dr commented on "how nice her toes looked" lol

 

[Flagirl]

Angela. Love love love your nursery. So glad to see your dark furniture bc we switched at last minute to dark mahogany instead of white and a lot of people said- dark furniture for a girl and I was like huh?? What does that matter. I had always planned on keeping her linens girls and light. I get furniture Friday so I'll post.
Maternity photos are great.
Presents....I totally want to get mine something but for the life of me I can't think of anything. I have our newborn photography lined up for within 7-19 days of her birth. I thought maybe I would order him something special like a storyboard or something for his office. I do not know! I've tried to think of everything. My friends are like you are giving him the ultimate grift already but I thought it would be neat to do something.

My hands have got to go back to normal bc I'm struggling with small things ESP when i first wake up. I can make it a bit longer but I can't live like this forever... Yea! The things we take for granted. Who knew this would be so hectic?? I never even thought about this.

They have been holding off on checking me but dr said next fri they are going to check it. Ahhhh I don't want it. I'm afraid it will hurt! And whoever said something about stripping membrane. I'm sorry to say but I saw that on tlc's a baby story and she said it was terrible. I hope it isn't but I've heard it's very painful..... FYI I cry when I watch that show. Typical pregnancy behavior bc I normally would not cry ! I feel like an idiot sitting here crying over the birth of someone else's child. Lol and it's on tv. It's not like I know them. Ha

I've been ok on emotional end except randomly I cry like a baby. Nothing consistent though. I am for some reason hyper sensitive about planning and saving money and this and that, I think it's just all the newness and uncertainty. I'm JUST REALLY READY TO HAVE AND HOLD HER. I'm about to go crazy wondering what she looks like etc..... And is she ok? Is anyone else obsessing about... Is she ok ? Will everything at hospital go ok? It consumes my mind s lot of the time.

Kt sendsning good thoughts your way about going into labor before Friday! I'm eastern too so i can remember your time zone. Bugs is harder for me bc so different from what I'm used to.

 

[Excited4First]

Angela, LOVE the nursery and the maternity photos!! Gorgeous!! I have also been eating everything and anything I can get my grubby paws on, SO hungry all the time. Claire, I also have a newborn photo shoot lined up for 7-11 days after baby gets here. I can't wait! I love newborn photos!!

It didn't really hurt when she checked me, both times. Today she honestly had two fingers inside my cervix for awhile and it didn't hurt. TMI - when she took them out there was like this huge string of mucus-like bloody stuff (that's so gross, Sorry!!) and I have now been spotting all day. I am wondering.. was that like a sweep??? She even said "Oh! Sorry! Wow, well I might be starting things for you now!", which she wasn't trying to do but hey I won't complain, lol.

Angela, good luck at your sweep! Just relax. I don't really know if they hurt, but what my MW did to me today didn't hurt.

 

[mummyofgirls]

My sweep with Amelia didnt hurt at 39 weeks , with Ava-Mae I laboured the day I was ment to go and get my sweep..
im jealous of all u mummys just about to meet your babies. Lol.. Not long now x

 

[Excited4First]

Mummy, I love the names of your girls!!! What is your name?? I'm Ali! :wave:

 

[mummyofgirls]

Thankyou !! Hopefully baby looks like a Savannah when she arrives
Im steph

 

[Flagirl]

Ali,
Me too. Love love love them. Are you going to her or is photographer coming to your house. We've opted to have her come here but we can change it . She said she has less props if she comes here which makes sense but 7- 10 days after baby is born is like wow! I'll still be in a fog but I understand why they want to do it that fast bc they sleep a lot etc. I am not doing the 2-4-6 or 3-6-9 photos my sister did and not only is it soooo expensive but where do you hang them all. My sister spent enough for a new luxury car on photos and they consume every wall in her house and some are huge. No way. Plus every year the twins get older and do more interesting things and she wants those hanging instead of their 6 month old pics lol I'm doing newborn and then probably a year. Maybe half way point.but it's not like If I don't have a professional photographer then we won't have any pics. I will take pictures anyway. Probably too many. Ha

Ahhh so glad y' all say it doesn't hurt bc he said if I don't go by July 27 then they will be doing all that. He also prepared me today that no matter when or how I go first babies usually go slow versus second and third babies where labor is much easier. Has anyone else heard this or dr told them this? I was kind of bummed but then again it's the body's first time so it figures.

 

[Excited4First]

Nice to meet you Steph!

Claire, our photographer is coming to our house. She isn't bringing many props but I am not really into props too much. I prefer just natural poses and definitely want pics with our hands holding baby, then just us naturally holding baby. I didn't do a baby "timeline" type package, I think I'll do like you and just have newborn then 1 yr. The photographer we hired is just starting out so she is super motivated and pretty cheap!! Also great pics, so I'm feeling good about her. She already came to see our house to check out our natural lighting. She's big into using natural light apparently. I feel the same way, we will be taking tons of pics.. so professional isn't needed for EVERY thing! I definitely think newborn photos are the absolute cutest though!!! I love when their heads are resting on their hands.. so sweet.

 

[Flagirl]

I totally agree and this natural light must be the new thing bc mine is too. I told her I don't want to be in pix lol. I know it sounds terrible. I want our hands and Shawn and her but not me. I don't even look like myself so I don't want me now over my mantle. Ha. But..li want lots of her like curled up on blankets and yes resting her head in her hands with her little feet sticking forward. So cute. I think another reason them do it so early is bc they still so flexible.

I will do a christmas card of the 3 of us and send that out but until then there wont be many of me and ESP ones I pay money for.....
You lucked out with the up and coming photographer !!! That's neat. Can't wait to see. And oh! Don't forget yo have to tell us ASAP what baby is....boy or girl.....


Steph. I'm Claire Thanks for telling your name. And ditto on your girls names. Super cute

 

[AngelaSD]

Steph I am Angela (obviously probably lol) Nice to meet you and glad you found us and ANOTHER SUPER agree on your girls' names- they're beautiful! We are having the hardest time with the middle name. Were trying so hard to do a family name on my side of the family but no ones names work very well and its making it so difficult! Feel like were going to end up figuring itout when she gets here

Thanks everyone for the sweet comments on the photos and I am glad you can see that the dark nursery furniture does really work! Especially since you can lighten everything up so easy with the bedding and all the stuff that goes alng with a little girls room I LOVE my black furniture! Cant wait to see your nursery too!!

Were also having a photograhper come within the first 2 weeks of her being born. They are SO felxible and so sleepy that they can be positioned almost anyway and it jworks out so well.

My hands are the worst in the morning as well, and at times i cant even hold my glass of water at ANY time of the day. THEE only thing that makes my hands feel good and almost even like I can FEEL them is when i ice them fora long time.

Mr Dr also told me first babies take the longest. AND that the y ususally DO NOT come early.

I was bleeding/spotting last week for 2-3 days after i had my cervix checked too. And when my dr pulled her hand out (lol) she also had blood on her fingers and i know its pretty normal to bleed after a check. I TOTALLY doint relax at the dr and i think thats exactly my problem, i need to relax and it wouldn't hurt so much your so right!!

 

[angieloo]

So sad your hands are still hurting Angela hopefully its better soon after birth. Your pictures look amazing! I think we have the same rug from ikea

I had a major melt down at the drs today. I'm still only dilated 3/4 of a centimeter and my cervix is only halfway thinned out sill. I don't mind going right to my due date, but I'm really worried about going over. I started crying right in the drs office. It didn't help that almost every woman there had their baby and was doing their six week check up. I was so jealous.

I know it will be soon and I'll be so happy once he's here, it's just hard sometimes when I'm so tired of being pregnant