January Jellybeans 2013!...

[sassy_mom]

Our power is out.....only going to use my phonevfor emergencies! Hope everyone stays safe!

STAY SAFE!!!!

 

[darkstar]

I hope everyone affected by the storm is staying safe. Lucky it wasn't happening in January, imagine if you thought you could go into labour during it 0.0

 

[darkstar]

And yay I'm a squash.. 29 weeks! No wonder his kicks are hurting me so much

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Well, talk about pressure to pass the GD test haha. Granny called saying MIL called her about me failing my test and now my husbands aunts (they are 5) keep calling to know the results.
So much for me telling her I didn't tell her before because I didn't want it to be a big deal because I might not have it. LOL I hope they know it's all about going on a diet and nothing worse. hahaha

 

[snowangel187]

Well, talk about pressure to pass the GD test haha. Granny called saying MIL called her about me failing my test and now my husbands aunts (they are 5) keep calling to know the results.
So much for me telling her I didn't tell her before because I didn't want it to be a big deal because I might not have it. LOL I hope they know it's all about going on a diet and nothing worse. hahaha

I wouldn't bother telling them if u end up with it. Tell them it's all good. Like u need the added stress/drama.

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Well, talk about pressure to pass the GD test haha. Granny called saying MIL called her about me failing my test and now my husbands aunts (they are 5) keep calling to know the results.
So much for me telling her I didn't tell her before because I didn't want it to be a big deal because I might not have it. LOL I hope they know it's all about going on a diet and nothing worse. hahaha

I wouldn't bother telling them if u end up with it. Tell them it's all good. Like u need the added stress/drama.

Yeah!!!! I can only imagine the whole topic of my baby shower. That was my inicial plan, not tell. It was just because she wanted to come get me wednesday that I told her, because I wanted to count on this week if they want me to go see any other dr if I do have it. Oh well, hahaha.

 

[sassy_mom]

You ladies up north still hanging in there?

 

[snowangel187]

I received bad news about my 3 hr glucose test today. 2 of my 4 values were high, which means I am officially diagnosed with GD. Today I will get my diabetes kit from the pharmacy. Then on Wednesday morning I will have an appointment with a nutritionist and then an appointment with a nurse about managing GD. I know it makes no sense, but I feel so guilty for getting GD.

There's nothing you could have done to prevent it. It just happens sometimes. What you can do is do your best to control your diet so your sugars stay level and it doesn't interfere with baby. it is more of a hassle then anything. The only good I saw from having it is they didn't let me go last my due date. if you need any help don't hesitate to ask I'm a gd pro and Nikki has it full time.

Snow - did they induce you or were you forced to have a c-section?

They induced me. I was already about 2cm for the last couple weeks so they started around 11am the day before my due date and I delivered at 8:20pm. my daughter was 8lbs 1oz. They really can't force u to have a csection and as long as u do ur part and control ur sugars it's unlikely baby will get too out of control. Depending on several factors tho they may recommend a csection. Just ask ur dr under what circumstances they'd want to do a csection and see how willing they are to allow you to go naturally. My husbands friend was over 12lbs when he was born and his mom delivered naturally with no pain meds. So it is possible. (they would never let a baby get so big these days) just educate yourself and don't be afraid to speak up if you don't agree with something or want more answers.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Yea, doing well.. . Poor nyc and coastal communities!

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Hope you girls are doing OK, hope to hear from all of you tomorrow and know you are safe!!

 

[DittyByrd]

We've had the power go off twice but it came back on in short order. We're nestled in. Strong winds and rain overnight tonight and rain and wind tomorrow. By tomorrow night it should all be over. The eye of the storm is just passing us now.

 

[Lillian33]

Wowzers east coast ladies, Sandy is definitely the main news story here, hope you're all hanging in there! Jrowe, that's crazy!!

Babyhopeful, so sorry about your GD diagnosis, but as the other ladies have said, definitely not your fault, please dont feel guilty

What a gorgeous pic Nikki!! Glad Ella is growing so well

Sonia, wishing your DH the best for his assessment, hope he is happier in his new job

Ditty, what a cool pic!! You're braver than me!!

Sending everyone hugs! xx

 

[Betheney]

Soooooooo

- short version -

Went for a check up, monitoring didn't go well, being kept in over night, small potential I'll have to deliver but enough of a potential to give me the steroid injections*

- long version -

Went in for my second lot of monitoring at the hospital and the CTG just kept showing babies heart rate dropping with my Braxton hicks which were about every 10 minutes. They said baby might be sitting on the cord to come and do the ultrasound part of my check up and maybe it'll shift baby out of the way and they'll be able to see how happy or sad the baby is. The US went well the fluid was great, blood flow with the umbilical was great, the placenta was great. The tech wanted to see the baby practice breathing as she said that shows the baby is happy. But you never know when the baby might try and breathe or not. So that took about 30mins of waiting but in the end the baby did it and the tech was happy.Back to the CTG to see if we'd have any improvement with the heart not dropping during the BH... no luck the BH come about every 10mins or so. The doctor asked when did they start and I said I honestly always have tonnes of Braxton Hicks, I wouldn't of thought twice about them. She said if it was that alone and I could say it's always like that then she could potentially send me home but the fact that the baby is unhappy every time they happen really means I need to be kept in.She then went on to say if the trace doesn't improve over the next few hours and if it doesn't improve in the morning then they'll look at giving me steroid injections as I could potentially have to deliver.That was a bit of a blow but I honestly was pretty okay.Then they came back 15mins later and said they're starting the steroid injections now and not waiting for tonight's trace or tomorrow mornings.So I then got incredibly upset and pretty much didn't stop crying for 20minutes. Ringing hubby to tell him I have to stay in over night and that there's a chance I could give birth soon was really really tough. I just couldn't stop crying. If the trace improved we should be fine but Its been crappy for 4 hours now and if it doesn't improve we're probably having a baby at 30 weeks. It was really difficult to stay coherent on the phone*The doctors and nurses have been telling me that lots of women get them and don't deliver but they obviously don't want to take that risk and it's better safe than sorry but that there is still the potential I could deliver*Update to a couple of hours later - the trace is finally looking good. The doctor said she's happy for it to come off and to just stay the night and repeat the trace in the morning. I asked how likely it looks i'll have to deliver and she said with a trace like I am now finally having its looking less and less likely. So I said "but I still need the steroids?" And she said yes I still need them. So she said I'll have to have another lot in 24hrs so I'm still going to be here tomorrow afternoon.*

 

[Lilahbear]

Oh Bethenay you poor thing. will keep my fingers crossed that the baby stays happy and gets to stay in for a while yet! Xox

 

[Soniamillie01]

Keep my fingers crossed that the trace stays ok Betheney x

 

[BlossomJ]

Hang in there Betheney. We're all thinking of you & praying the trace is ok so that you can cook that little one for a bit longer. Hope you manage to get some sleep, I know it must be hard

 

[Betheney]

Thank you so much ladies for all your love and support.

I've convinced myself that the trace will be fine tomorrow and everyone was worrying for no reason. So for the time being I'm pretty okay.

I'm in a room with 3 other ladies!!!! Although we're all pregnant so there's no real noise. We're still on the maternity ward so I can still hear all the babies in the other rooms but I don't think it'll be too sleep disrupting.

 

[duckytwins]

Thinking about you Betheney! I hope everything will be okay.

 

[Little J]

Glad you ladies are doing fine on the east coast!

Nik- VERY cute 3D pic of LO! I cant wait to go in for mine!!! I dont go until Nov. 24th so ill almost be 31 weeks.... im really wondering if i should change that to next saturday? (id be almost 29 weeks) bc thats the onyl other time before then we could go.... tempting.... im just afraid he wont be big enough to see good facial features? but clearly it looks like your LO has nice ones at 28 weeks!

Braxton wasnt moving too much yesterday... got me a little worried but i pulled out the doppler and found his cute HB. When im at the Dr. its usually 150's or 160's but yesterday it was 130's-140's. So i guess he was resting... Today i feel him jerking around tho!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

We made it through the night with power... All of our friends and damily are without power near us so we are very grateful and lucky.. Those 60mph winds are insane, and i dnt know what id do if i lived in an area where they get over 100 in a hurricane! Everything is still closed and will be til tomorrow night and the people who dont have power prob wont see it til the weekend so it looks like were making dinner and being hospitable