First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[I Love Lucy]

Lisa, so happy you had some time to share your birth story. I'm expecting to have to be induced myself so it is comforting to hear how it went for someone else who also had to be induced.

Hayley, Easter does change every year here too. I'm blaming pregnancy brain on my forgetting that.

Glad to hear Tyne is sleeping more through the night!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Just heard from Clarkeyness, she has a C-section scheduled for April 18th.

 

[doggylover]

That's great news, thanks Brittany. I hope everything goes well for her.

Hayley when I was looking at your photos of Tyne and saw you'd been out, I was super impressed with how well you have recovered! You make it seem so easy! Just make sure you don't overdo it. And glad he slept and fed well last night - sounds like a dream baby!!

Afm: my nephew turned up for Easter dinner today wearing a shirt that said...
"Psst! I've got a secret...I'm going to be a big brother!" my SIL is 7 weeks pregnant and due in November! I'm so excited! It's still early days of course but she is feeling so awful she wanted to to let us know why she was being so bleuggh. I'm so so excited!!!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Congratulations to your SIL!! I love the way they announced. I'm planning to announce baby number 2 similarly. I didn't get to do anything fun with announcing this baby since my mom and MIL couldn't keep quiet so I'm looking forward to it next time.

 

[doggylover]

She gave me a tshirt the other day for my LO that says "I'm the little cousin" and one for my nephew which says "I'm the big cousin" so I think she must have gotten it from the same website. So cute!!
Although my nephew (he's 21 months) wasnt in a good mood which made it a little less cute!

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Aww Sarah, so cute! Congrats to your SIL!

Brittany - listen to you planning on how to announce number 2 already! hehe! I remember not so long ago we were saying how we doubted we'd go through it all again after all the sickness! It seems like such a distant memory now, I already actually miss being pregnant - never thought I'd say that lol.

I'm soooo excited to hear news on your two girls! Not long left now!!!!!!

Just saw pics of Beau on Facebook - such a little beauty! Masses of dark hair, gorgeous!!!

AFM - I'm having a difficult night, as my gallbladder really kicked up today

I've been in bed all day throwing up - its been absolutely horrible. I've been crying all day because I've been unable to see to Tyne (I'm worried about giving him any germs just in case its NOT gallbladder and is anything gastric, though I'm pretty sure its not) - I feel like I've missed out on his first Easter

We've bought him some little gifts and I haven't even been able to give them to him - and worse still, he's sleeping in with my parents tonight so that he's not breathing in my germs and my sicky breathe

I hate him not being right next to me - my mum is telling me it'll do me good to catch up on sleep, but I KNOW I won't be able to sleep without checking on him every 5 minutes

 

[doggylover]

Oh Hayley that just sounds awful definitely for the best just in case it is any other illness, but an absolutely awful way to have to spend tyne's first Easter, especially as I know how important Easter is to you and your family.

I really hope you start to feel better soon and can get back to your little man.

And what are you thinking about no2 now?!

I'm still waiting on no1 to get their damn ass into gear!!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Hayley, I think I'm crazy for already thinking about number 2 considering how much I have disliked being pregnant with this one. Not to mention, #1 hasn't even arrived yet so I have definitely not forgotten about how miserable I feel. I think it's been on both my mind and DH's because of insurance reasons though. I have double coverage until I'm 25 so financially it would be better to have number 2 before then or as close to that as possible so that will be less we have to pay out of pocket for the doctor's appointments and such. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how things go but I think we're aiming to start TTC #2 in the spring/early summer next year.

So sorry you're not feeling well! When I got this upper respiratory infection I was really stressed about not being able to be around Aiden but then as I was reading stuff online he's getting all the antibodies that my body is producing and once he's born he'll continue to get them through breastmilk so it's not really necessary for me to be away from him. Perhaps talk to your doctor and see if it's necessary for you to take all the precautions that you are? I can't imagine how you're feeling trying to stay away from your son after just having him.

AFM, not too much happening here today. Was just planning to lounge around the house today. Unfortunately I'm stuck having to do some laundry that I wasn't intending to do though. I got myself in a comfy position in bed to read, then started coughing so hard that I threw up all over my bedding. I'm really looking forward to my bump being gone so I can actually move around again.

 

[doggylover]

Oh Brittany, that sounds awful but just think, In Two days time you'll be getting ready to have Aiden! Surely that thought makes everything better...including vomit covered bed clothes?!

Eugh I feel a lot of pressure today. Baby is obviously working their way down there. If only they'd manage to get the whole way out!

I swear if ONE MORE PERSON asks if I've had the baby yet I am going to sit on them

 

[MrsHippo]

Hi girls,

I'm back home now. We got back around 8pm last night.

I will update you all properly within the next couple of days when on the laptop. Beau is brilliant in the day, so quiet! Night times are a different story though, she can't settle so need to try and figure out what works for her.

I've been up and down, I went 3 days without sleep and I've been in a lot of pain so I've broken down a couple of times. Due to not sleeping as well, I can't concentrate for the life of me.

Anyway, glad everyone is doing well. Had a flick through at messages but will go through it properly soon. Xxx

 

[doggylover]

Lauren, sorry to hear your recovery is taking its toll and with Beau not sleeping at night I'm sure that is making you feel pretty rough at times. I totally expect to be in floods of tears for the first while, so don't worry at all about breaking down, I think it's only natural. Fingers crossed she will start to settle well in the evenings. Maybe she has her day and night mixed up? Not sure how you'd sort that for such a LO though.
Make sure you take it easy and get lots of help to do everything so you don't hinder your own recovery

Brittany, best of luck for tomorrow! I can't believe that after all this time (doesn't it seem like forever that we've all been waiting?) Aiden is finally going to arrive! I hope all goes smoothly and can't wait to hear your news.

Afm.....along with Alex I am going to be the only still pregnant lady here come tomorrow!! I'm so jealous of you all with your beautiful babies. I hope everyone is doing well and finding their feet with their little ladies and men (in Tyne's case!)
Lots of love to all of you and your babas.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Lauren, sorry you're not sleeping well and have been in a lot of pain. Hopefully you'll feel better in the next couple of days and Beau will be doing better at night.

Sarah, thanks for the luck! I've been impatiently waiting for tomorrow but I'm sure I'm going to get really emotional once tomorrow is actually here. Hoping I'm able to keep myself busy since I don't actually go in to get induced until 9 PM. I thought they would do it in the morning but I guess with induction they try to schedule them in the evening so that you can sleep through the early parts of labor rather then having to be bored at the hospital. But sometime Thursday morning, Aiden should be here. I'm so excited but at the same time I'm kind of in disbelief that he's going to be here. Hopefully your baby will decide to come out before your induction date. Has your MW talked to you about doing any tests? This afternoon I have to go and have an NST done as well as an ultrasound to check the fluid.

Does anyone know if Alex has an induction date scheduled? I can't remember if she said.

 

[nuttynicnak]

Good luck for tomorrow Brittany. Looking forward to the update.

You ladies still left must be really hoping for something soon, I know I would have been.

Sorry to hear beau is up at night. Charlotte was like that too at first and I started to introduce a routine to her nights. I bathed her then put a drag sleep suit on and gave her a feed before putting her down. Not sure why but it seemed to settle her a little more. Like you said you have to find what works for your baby. Hope she settles soon xx

 

[MrsHippo]

Brittany I completely forgot about your induction!! I wish you all the best and I'll keep my eye out for your birth announcement

 

[I Love Lucy]

Thank you, Nicola and Lauren!

 

[baby_nurse]

Good luck for your induction tomorrow. I think I am heading that way myself. My induction is booked for 7th April. Am I the only pregnant lady left now? I feel like I am! 7 days overdue very fed up! x x

 

[doggylover]

Noo Alex I am still pregnant and my induction won't be until 10th so for three days it'll be me all big and pregnant alone!!

Brittany, oh whoa I didn't know they took you in at night for induction, that basically adds a whole extra day to the waiting sneaky of them...!!!

Nic glad to hear Charlotte is settling well in her routine in the evenings, sounds like you have her well sorted out

 

[I Love Lucy]

Alex, I think having to be induced means your yellow bump is a blue bump. I was telling Sarah not too long ago that it seems only the pink babies want to come out early/on time where as all of the blue bumps have gone overdue (with the exception of Hayley who had the planned C-Section). Not too much longer until your induction day!!

AFM, the appointment yesterday went well. Aiden hated the NST. Everytime the doctor got the doppler positioned he would move away from it. I basically had to chase him around with it for 20 minutes so they could actually measure his heartrate. But everything came back good with that so I was pleased.

The ultrasound to check the fluid also came back good. I did get some profile pictures of Aiden but at 40 weeks he's so cramped in there that it's really hard to make out anything. At one point the ultrasound tech was showing us that he had his hand over his face but I could hardly tell I was looking at a baby.

Lastly, I had my check up with my OB. We did the standard weight (31.8 lbs gained), blood pressure, and pee check. She also did another cervical check. Yet again I have made no progress. Had this induction not been scheduled I probably would have cried being told nothing has changed. Then she explained what to expect for today. Like Lisa, mentioned they'll start me out with the gel stuff and then I'll most likely be switched to pitocin depending on how well the gel stuff works to get things going. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep through the early parts of labor and Aiden won't arrive until Thursday morning when my primary OB will be the one on call to deliver him. So it's looking like 4/4 will be his birthday!

Now I just need to get through today since I basically have this whole day to wait before we even get the induction process started. Planning to get all my last minute cleaning done, do some laundry, etc. Then I'll probably just be lounging around. My mom is headed this way at noon my time so she should be arriving around 3.

Will probably check in with you girls one more time before heading to the hospital but I'm doubtful I'll be on again until after Aiden has arrived since the whole thing is happening through the night and I know they want me to trying to sleep as much as possible.

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Oh Brittany, good luck!!! Can't wait to hear your announcement and how it all went!!!!
So looking forward to seeing pics of Aiden!

Sarah & Alex - you're homing in on the end goal! It must be SO irritating for you both, but each day that passes is a day closer to baby day!

Lauren - I'm sorry to hear you're in a lot of pain. They say emcs can be a lot more painful in the initial recovery period than a planned c/s :/

As for the night thing - I think its totally normal, Tyne is exactly the same! He will not settle at all through the night, its his wide awake time - as soon as the sun starts to shine he's asleep, zonked out for pretty much the whole day!

They say its the pattern they get used to it in the womb and most babies are the same for the first few weeks, then they'll slowly start to settle into a routine.

We're trying to introduce a routine but I'm not expecting it to take any effect for at least a few weeks.

AFM - I've gone from the gallstone attack, to having what I can only assume is hemorrhoids and extreme trapped wind I'm in loads of pain and I can't even pick the baby up!!! I'm so fed up

 

[I Love Lucy]

I was gonna ask if you ladies who have had your babies noticed their sleep and wake patterns being similar to what they were when you were pg. Right now Aiden does a good job sleeping through the night, would be awesome if that would continue once he's born.

Hayley and Lauren, I'm so sorry for the pain you both are in.