General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[Flueky88]

Good luck gigs!!!!

 

[gigglebox]

Doing ok, definitely not feeling 100% after all these meds...a bit of dizziness, queasiness, etc, ugh...will give a proper update later but for now...this cutie! He took to the boob almost immediately

 

[TexasRider]

Gigs! Full moon baby! He’s adorable!!

I know another girl who is overdue and someone told her that she would prolly have her baby tonight so fingers crossed for her.

 

[Michellebelle]

Popping in to say congrats, Gigs! What a little cutie!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Gigs - Congrats! So adorable.

Jez - Wow, sorry to hear your friend is dealing with all of that. Gotta applaud her work ethic though. I went into work for about an hour just after my water started to break before my mucus plug went and I decided to leave. lol

Kit - Are you following any kind of specific meal plan or diet? Or just watching portion sizes and working out?

Hope everyone else is doing well.

AFM, seems like AF is already over. It started late Sunday night and was already over by this morning. Usually it lasts like 7 days. Maybe I'll start doing opks on Wed or Thu. Haven't talked to SO about emotional stuff cuz I haven't felt the need to yet. In other news, a couple days ago, he told me he woke up in the middle of the night a couple times this week, went to the bathroom, felt wide awake and tried to get things going with me, but I wouldn't wake up or just sleepily rolled away from him. HA! Payback's a bitch. Also, we were in the car yesterday and "We're In This Together" by Nine Inch Nails came on the radio and he's like "Hey, it's our song" and held my hand. So, he's not all bad. lol

 

[pacificlove]

Awe gigs, hes adorable! Congratulations

Speedy recovery to you!

 

[DobbyForever]

Congrats Gig!!!! He is so precious! Hoping for a speedy recovery for you!

Afm mom booked a surprise vk so detoxing electronically for the weekend much love

 

[Jezika]

Ahhhh Gigssss! That brought a huge smile to my face! Look at little Myles! Can’t wait to hear how it all unfolded... by the sound of things it wasn’t overall a bad experience so yay. But most importantly, you are now official mama to three boys! Huge congrats!

And my midwives always said they’ve founds lots of babies come around full moon!

 

[shaescott]

Gigs he’s so handsome! Congratulations!!!

 

[pacificlove]

Jez, yes I have heard the same thing, come to think of it, I think my waters broke on a full moon (L just didn't come out until a day later)

Well, now that Myles is born... It's our turn next. Can I sh!t my pants now??
DH assembled the change table today, I searched for some nb size baby clothes and found some left over nb size diapers. (Our local store only carry the smaller more expensive packs, so we have some on order from Amazon to arrive here next week). I am sort of set and ready.. felt a few contractions tonight, but nothing serious.
So tired...

 

[gigglebox]

Hmm I think the full moon is not until Monday though lunar eclipse tomorrow! Not that we'll be able to see it with this weather...

Pretty that's me & hubby's song too!!! That was our first dance at our wedding, sung by my MOH. She put her little soulful spin on it and it was quite lovely actually!

Jez how is your friend doing?

I will write more later; myles is zonked in the nursery so only a matter of time before he wakes up to eat!

For now I am still dizzy and struggling to actually sleep in this place. I hate hospitals (who doesn't?). At least the rooms here are quite nice. I think I got a room with a view this time!

 

[shaescott]

Gigs I had trouble sleeping in the hospital sometimes. I imagine thinking about Myles and pain from the surgery is making it much harder for you. I’d usually fall asleep around 2 am and be woken up during early morning rounds, and shift change at 7 as well. It was very annoying. Also re: dizziness, sometimes the pain meds made me dizzy, maybe it’s the same cause for you?

 

[claireybell]

Ahhhhh Gigs congratulations hun hes soooo adorable i had a weird feeling id log in & have a labour update! So glad hes took to the boob for you How much did he weigh? Much love to you & the fam.

I was dizzy & icky & knackered after my csection this time aswell, its the pain meds & antiB’s they give u through the IV, it’ll pass quickly!

 

[kittykat7210]

Awww gigs!!! He’s adorable!!! Sucking his little finger, it melts my heart!!! Such a chunk


I’m calorie counting/exercising but at the moment I’m at <1500/day with a work out and <1200/day without a work out, but I’m cautious going any lower because then we get back into dangerous territory! It’s just frustrating that I’m 2 stone heavier, eating less than pre Evie but not losing any weight!

 

[gigglebox]

You know the anesthesiologist mentioned he gave me a very potent pain killer and i'm thinking that is what's I'm reacting to still....and all those drugs on an empty stomach. I guess it's no real mystery haha.

So...basically what happened was I was getting contractions starting around 11am. They were spaced out-ish, I mean about what they had been when I was having my little contraction episodes...only this time they felt different. I was getting far more pressure down in my crotch than before, and if sitting I would also feel pain in my tail bone. I started timing them and they were between 5 and 8 minutes, most about every 6.5 minutes. I finally called my dr who had the "better safe than sorry" mentality and told me to come get checked out in L&D. So off we went...fortunately the kids were already at hubby's mom's house because we were supposed to do business related stuff this morning (we visited the shop but for unrelated matters started no work). My mom went home early this morning, so I called her and told her I'd see what triage says but to be on alert. So I get in, do all the paperwork, and finally get checked. In the meantime my contractions become consistently 5.5 minutes apart and are getting more painful, to where I can talk but not well and I'm closing my eyes and tense through them. The intake nurse asks me from a scale of 1-10, what is my pain...well the pain I said was maybe a 2---what was really getring me was the pressure in my crotch. I assumed I must be in labor and changing, but the cervical check showed no change at all! I waited there for the doctor, wondering wtf was going on. So she comes in and the first thing she says is, "Your pain is only a 2?" we looked at the contractions on the print out and they were going off the chart! I said "I had 24 hoirs of back labor last time before an epidural...this feels much better than that" so she says I'm definitely having "real" contractions. She wasn't sure why they weren't changing my cervix but she theorized my uterus was probably changing -- thinning for labor, which is not good if you're worried about a rupture! So she advised we go ahead with the c section. I got a stat cbc to check my platelets and they actually went up from last check! Yay! At this point contractions were really starting to suck and I was like, f it, if I can skip all this pain I might as well. Plus, with no cervical change, it is quite possible i was in back labor yet again. NO THANK YOU! So off we went to OR for prep. Walking into that room was very overwhelming. There was just SO MUCH medical equipment packed in there! I started to get really nervous then. But the spinal was easy, and when I laid down I was able to do some deep breathing to calm myself. I just was not mentally prepared for surgery, ya know? Anywho the staff was really nice, things went fine, dr was super chill. I even got the clear drape so i saw him immediately after he was extracted my eyes did not leave him while they put him on the warming table to check him over. After about 5 minutes they put him on me for skin to skin i still hadn't gotten a great look at him but I appreciated getting to hold him quickly! Hubby stayed by my head and we just chatted casually until it was time to get Myles out of there for his weight, etc. hubs went with him while they finished me up. Dr told me her theory was right; my uterus had thinned out and she thinks we made the right call. The rest of surgery was ok until the end; my spinal was wearing off and i could start to feel a lot of soreness and pain...but I just requested a mild pain reliever and stuck it out. Recovery room was rough...them pressing down on my uterus was/is extremely painful! Hubs joined me with Myles and I got more skin to skin with him. After a few minutes I offered him boob and he took it immediately! So while he was nomming, the nurse did my belly squish and a concerning amount of blood came out. Poor hubs saw it and felt faint! Then they freaked out I might be hemorrhaging which, guess what, earns you MORE belly squishes! Also a series of 3 shots! Well I'm not convinced anything alarming was actually going on but all seems good now except the nurse hurts me bad now when she presses on me. I am so effing tender that the last squish brought me to tears. I may refuse them going forth, at least from her! Her shift should be over soon though...

So for now we are all good! Myles can't stay awake lol but I'm sure day 2 he will be more alert. I'm thinking he was not ready for eviction but then again, what baby is? They do all seem to come out pissed off ("hey i was comfy in there!")...

The biggest surprise has been how different he is to my other kids. He was only 7lbs 9oz! And his head circumference is a full inch smaller than Lev's was not only that but his hair looks to be a strawberry blonde, and he has no birth marks. I'm just wrapping my head around this being a kid we made he sure is cute though.

One more picture then I'm going to try and feed him again.

 

[Flueky88]

Gigs he's absolutely adorable. I'm so glad your platelets were up and you were conscious for delivery. Enjoy that sweet baby

 

[claireybell]

Awww hes super cute Gigs congrats again & a whole lb lighter than my Hayden lol! Hope hubs feeling ok aftee the blood loss.. why did they squish your belly for that quick after a csection? Surely too soon for it to start shrinking.. hope your feeling abit better when meds wear off abit X

 

[claireybell]

I love that you updated your BnB signature already hehee

 

[gigglebox]

Lol I waste no time more like I'm in the hospital and can't sleep so I had time to do it!

Yeah they squished me QUICK. And after a fresh incision...ugh it hurts.

Talked to my operating dr today. She told me more details on my iterus, said it was "paper thin" (wookie, sound familiar?) when she cut into it and again reiterated we made the right call. Also I asked about Myles' position and he was indeed sunny side up -- which means I likely was in back labor yet again, which would explain the painful contractions and no progression.

 

[pacificlove]

Gigs, hope you aren't too painful today. Any word on if the surgeon is pro a 4th? You had mentioned you may not be done...
Such an adorable picture, frame worthy

I talked to DH on when he would be ready for this one to arrive, and he is ready after next weekend too.. so no booby play until theb, no membrane checks.