Baileeboo77
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Yes he wont be using his for some time either, I just want it up so I can have a put together nursery! ! We are painting tomorrow! !! Yay
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MamaBear93
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I have just set up the crib a few days ago but only because it is DD1's old crib and I am the only one who knows how to put it together, had I left it up to DH I would have been standing there directing him how every piece went until he finally got it right lol. I also wanted DD1 to give me permission to let baby sleep in her old crib so she saw me put it up and saw me put her old stuff on it and she is cool about it lol.
Well I spent a good portion of my day yesterday in the L&D department of my hospital because I was having regular contractions that wouldn't go away. I had 15 contractions in just under an hour, they say to go in to the hospital if I have more then 6...I think I passed that mark in the first ten minutes...
It was super difficult to keep the baby on the fetal monitor since she is still so small and wiggly lol and they had to have a twenty minute contraction+baby heart beat strip to give to my doc. Well they confirmed that I was having regular contractions and that I wasn't dehydrated, so they gave me shot to stop them and took cultures...Awesome...I went through this with DD1 as well...
The one nurse came in the check my cervix and said I could be dilating and scared the crap out of my husband and I...Then the other nurse came in and checked me and was pretty sure I was closed...So they scared the crap out of us for no reason buuuut now there is that slight doubt in my mind and I've been nervous all day...especially because they don't know why I was having the contractions...
Well I spent a good portion of my day yesterday in the L&D department of my hospital because I was having regular contractions that wouldn't go away. I had 15 contractions in just under an hour, they say to go in to the hospital if I have more then 6...I think I passed that mark in the first ten minutes...
It was super difficult to keep the baby on the fetal monitor since she is still so small and wiggly lol and they had to have a twenty minute contraction+baby heart beat strip to give to my doc. Well they confirmed that I was having regular contractions and that I wasn't dehydrated, so they gave me shot to stop them and took cultures...Awesome...I went through this with DD1 as well...
The one nurse came in the check my cervix and said I could be dilating and scared the crap out of my husband and I...Then the other nurse came in and checked me and was pretty sure I was closed...So they scared the crap out of us for no reason buuuut now there is that slight doubt in my mind and I've been nervous all day...especially because they don't know why I was having the contractions...
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Scary!!! I hope this was a one time thing!!! No more contractions until February!
MamaBear93
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I am for surely hoping that is how it goes lol. I hate being in and out of the hospital like I was with DD1 it is no fun. The part that scared me themost was that the one nurse said I could be dilating! FX for us all to finish this out strong!
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Just catching up!
We moved me DS into his 'big boy room' this past weekend and it's been going really well so far... which means the nursery is now 'officially' available for the new baby! Still need to finish sorting through the things that are leftover in the drawers (i.e. clothes that don't fit DS anymore) and pick out the clothing that I want to re-use for LO (since we'll be having a girl this time). Just planning on adding some stickers/decals to the wall to make it a little more 'girly' then we'll almost be done!
We have a crib set up (since DS was sleeping in it till 3 nights ago) and LO will be moving in there pretty soon after birth. With DS we moved him when he was about a week and a half old, with this LO we'll have to see how it goes, but probably within the first few weeks.
Mamabear- have fun at your baby shower! Mine is the 23rd
Can't wait!
Likkel- hope you're feeling better
We moved me DS into his 'big boy room' this past weekend and it's been going really well so far... which means the nursery is now 'officially' available for the new baby! Still need to finish sorting through the things that are leftover in the drawers (i.e. clothes that don't fit DS anymore) and pick out the clothing that I want to re-use for LO (since we'll be having a girl this time). Just planning on adding some stickers/decals to the wall to make it a little more 'girly' then we'll almost be done!
We have a crib set up (since DS was sleeping in it till 3 nights ago) and LO will be moving in there pretty soon after birth. With DS we moved him when he was about a week and a half old, with this LO we'll have to see how it goes, but probably within the first few weeks.
Mamabear- have fun at your baby shower! Mine is the 23rd
Can't wait!Likkel- hope you're feeling better
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Hello lovelies!
I've been sick for a while, but thank god I'm getting better! Has anyone else started getting heartburns?!! Been getting them like crazy! I do eat alot, yes haha.
And whats with the itching?!!! Its killing me! Guess its about time I get me some Calamine.
About my little Pea's nursery, I still need to somehow get rid of everything in that room. And while am at it I need to get me a squishy little bed and some drawers! lol I need to get it all done now!
I've been sick for a while, but thank god I'm getting better! Has anyone else started getting heartburns?!! Been getting them like crazy! I do eat alot, yes haha.
And whats with the itching?!!! Its killing me! Guess its about time I get me some Calamine.
About my little Pea's nursery, I still need to somehow get rid of everything in that room. And while am at it I need to get me a squishy little bed and some drawers! lol I need to get it all done now!
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My boobs haven't stopped leaked since about 18 weeks. So I rub the colostrum in them when they look dry now.
I get really bad acid reflux. Midwife said to go to the doctors and get some gaviscon for free haha.
Had my GTT today. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
I get really bad acid reflux. Midwife said to go to the doctors and get some gaviscon for free haha.
Had my GTT today. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
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I've had heartburn for a few weeks. Have woken up twice in the middle of the night and run to the toilet to throw up for 10 - 15 minutes afterwards as a result. I use "Rennies" (which are similar to "Tums" in the U.S.) and that usually helps...
Re: nipple prepping... with my DS I got the advice to, every time I was in the shower, to take a wash cloth and semi-vigorously rub my nipples for a few minutes to help 'toughen' them up. Then once in the 3rd tri I used Lansinoh Lanolin cream a few times a week to help with the dryness (as suggested to me as part of the 'prep'). I don't know if it helped or was a coincidence, but I had absolutely ZERO pain when bf'ing as a result. Once I started bf'ing my DS I used the Lanolin after every feed. That stuff works miracles!
So for a few weeks now I've been doing the 'rubbing with a washcloth while in the shower' and probably after 30 weeks will start using the Lanolin again. I had a low supply with my DS and had to combi-feed (tried just about everything to increase) so I've already had a conversation with a lactation consultant this time for advice and will be calling her probably pretty quickly after the birth if I start noticing the same issues. I REALLY want to be able to EBF this time!
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Itsychik Jack Newman is a great resource to BF. He is renowned for helping women around the world with BF. You can look him up even on FB. He is full of great resources to help with low milk. I have found that the LC (hear that is) didn't have anything more than I already knew, so it was very frustrating. I did crazy research with DS3 because I was very determined to make it work, as with DS1 and 2 I have tons of issues and no support so I had to do it all myself.
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No, actual prescription medicine was the ONLY thing I didn't try (my doctor wasn't really supportive of it). For the rest, I pumped like a madwoman, fed on demand, woke up at night/stayed up late to pump after DS went to bed, spend whole weekends in the first 6 - 7 weeks doing skin-to-skin and nursing all weekend trying to stimulate supply... had 'mother milk' tea, 'more milk plus' supplements, and then eventually a dozen fenugreek tablets as well... tried massively increasing how much water I drank, changed diet (oats, yeast, etc), breast compressions and hand expressing to get as much out as possible. Had DS looked at for the latch, tongue/lip tie, etc. Tried using a medela SNS (supplemental nursing system) to encourage DS to feed... but he just continued to lose weight as an infant and I spent literally 20 hours of my day pumping/feeding/prepping etc for weeks on end. It was really frustrating.
all4thegirl- I absolutely agree with you about the LC. I was desperate and spent several hours googling and calling around to find someone who could come ASAP when LO was about 2 - 3 weeks old. The one who came was pretty useless, and she came several times but also just told me things I already knew and had absolutely no advice for me nor could she really answer my questions. One of the midwives at the practice I go to just finished her LC study last year (she's actually the SIL of one of my best friends as well, so I see her regularly) and she's the one who has offered to help this time, so I'm hoping that by having help I can trust (and having a much better idea of what I'm doing this time) it will help things go more smoothly. I will definitely check out the author as well, I haven't read anything by him. Thanks for the suggestion
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Well I hope she helps you more. Some babies though can be just lazy. Which can suck. no pun intended…… 
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haha, thanks!
Once I accepted last time that I just wouldn't be able to EBF (took about 8 - 9 weeks, as I was really torn up about it) we found a combi-feeding schedule that ended up working for us (after a bit of a struggle, of course) and was able to keep bf'ing DS until 8 months. I had been really unprepared for how difficult it would be though!
This time I'm going in with guns blazing
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I too was extremely unprepared for everything with my first too. Seriously unprepared. I had no idea what to expect with giving birth. I had no idea about how hard BFing could be either. The nurses were getting frustrated with me by the second day I was there as I was screaming out in pain and they said I should not feel that much pain. I was determined then to make it work until my nipple just about fell off….. 
