January Jellybeans 2013!...

[Soniamillie01]

Ladies, a friend sent me this and I thought I would share ...

TWENTY THINGS A MOM SHOULD TELL HER SON

1. Play a sport. It will teach you how to win honorably, lose gracefully, respect authority,
... work with others, manage your time and stay out of trouble. And maybe even throw or catch.

2. You will set the tone for the sexual relationship, so don't take something away from her that you can't give back.

3. Use careful aim when you pee. Somebody's got to clean that up, you know.

4. Save money when you're young because you're going to need it someday.

5. Allow me to introduce you to the dishwasher, oven, washing machine, iron,
vacuum, mop and broom. Now please go use them.

6. Pray and be a spiritual leader.

7. Don't ever be a bully and don't ever start a fight, but if some idiot clocks you,
please defend yourself.

8. Your knowledge and education is something that nobody can take away from you.

9. Treat women kindly. Forever is a long time to live alone and it's even longer to live with somebody who hates your guts.

10. Take pride in your appearance.

11. Be strong and tender at the same time.

12. A woman can do everything that you can do. This includes her having a successful career and you changing diapers at 3 A.M. Mutual respect is the key to a good relationship.

13. "Yes ma'am" and "yes sir" still go a long way.

14. The reason that they're called "private parts" is because they're "private".
Please do not scratch them in public.

15. Peer pressure is a scary thing. Be a good leader and others will follow.

16. Bringing her flowers for no reason is always a good idea.

17. It is better to be kind than to be right.

18. A sense of humor goes a long way in the healing process.

19. Please choose your spouse wisely. My daughter-in-law will be the gatekeeper for me
spending time with you and my grandchildren.

20. Remember to call your mother because I might be missing you.

 

[darkstar]

Overdue ladies - It sucks going over doesn't it? I find it frustrating knowing when its not going to happen even though I know we're supposed to be enjoying the last days of our pregnancies. I'm not overdue yet but know I will be soon enough!

Claire - I never had signs with my previous two either. With DD I just starting having latent labour contractions on my due date that were 5 minutes apart and she was born three days later. With my DS I had to be induced a few days past EDD with absolutely no symptoms then either. It kind of takes the thrill out of symptom spotting LOL. Both times my waters had to be broken by the doctor.

AFM - I realised just a few minutes ago that if my baby had stayed breech I would have been having my csection tomorrow at 39 weeks

I really want to go for a long walk to see if I can get anything moving but my feet are so swollen and puffy I don't know if I could stand it. I'm swelled up like a balloon and its so hot here I'm not sure I want to risk walking. I might try a couple of circles around the block in the evening when it cools off a bit. I drank RLT and bounced on my ball yesterday but nothing happened.

Apart from that I'm only having the occassional cramp. I don't think I even need to wear a panty liner anymore as I don't even seem to be getting much discharge which makes me think what the heck... it feels like this baby is far too comfortable. I was having some stronger contractions and felt leaky a few days ago and lost mucus and now its all stopped entirely. I think I jinxed myself for actually thinking for a moment it was possible enough for it to happen before my due date! Oh well, 39 weeks tomorrow, can't be anymore than 3 weeks left

 

[darkstar]

I like that Sonia, thanks for sharing. I'm going to show it to my 13 yo son.

 

[Soniamillie01]

I thought it was quite sweet and somewhat true!

Before my sweep my cm completely stopped, was really dry and quite uncomfortable because of it. Sure it's the sweep but it's back with a vengeance now. I'm sure it won't be too long for us all now. Well I hope not. There is light at the end of the tunnel for me I guess as have induction booked for Tuesday but really want to go naturally if I can. Have been having a few tightenings this evening but nothing significant really. I had a BM earlier and had one right in the middle, sorry, and boy it took my breath away.

I think the baby domino has definitely gone now and we'll be inundated with new jellybeans very soon x

 

[darkstar]

You never know, it seems these babies sometimes sense an induction is looming and come on their own!

My OH goes back to work tomorrow and I'm kind of looking forward to getting back into a regular routine again to get some normalcy before baby comes. I think part of my impatience is because it still feels like holidays with him home all the time.

 

[Soniamillie01]

I was like that when my DH was off work, and was secretly looking forward to him going back towards the end. He has started his paternity leave now, well annual leave as he hasn't been there long enough as we know it's going to happen by Tuesday so made sense and he can catch up on sleep etc and get prepared!

It doesn't feel like baby is going to arrive anytime soon, not that I think I'd get a feeling but have felt quite well all day, and have also been starving.

 

[La Mere]

Oh fingers crossed today is your day, Sonia!

To all the "over due" ladies: I know it sucks.. I went 8 days over with my daughter! It was so miserable, but I forgot all about it when I saw my little girl for the first time! And I am still so shocked that,my little boy came 8 days early! So hang in there girls, you'll have your babies before you know it!

Congrats to Nikki, Amanda and all the other new mommies!

Lillian- about self settling. I was to soft hearted with my daughter to let her cry for very long, she kinda just grew into self settling as she got a bit older... With Sam... Well, he seems to settle just fibe by himself already, unless he really needs/wants me.

Oh and I posted a bunch more pics of Sam in my journal, if you girls wanna take a look

 

[darkstar]

Oh fingers crossed today is your day, Sonia!

To all the "over due" ladies: I know it sucks.. I went 8 days over with my daughter! It was so miserable, but I forgot all about it when I saw my little girl for the first time! And I am still so shocked that,my little boy came 8 days early! So hang in there girls, you'll have your babies before you know it!

You've given me hope, my first two were late so maybe this one will come early!

Sam is gorgeous I love his name, OH already has a son named Sam otherwise it would have been on my shortlist for sure.

 

[mommyof2peas]

So Ive been researching polyhydramnios (too much fluids) and this is exactly what I had with my other son. Maybe it's just a boy thing with me. All I know is all the symptoms I've been having fit right in. The being bigger, feeling like my belly just couldnt get any bigger, being unable to breath.

I want to talk to my doctor about inducing because I am jsut SOOO uncomfortable. But I dont see him again until Thursday. I guess because of all the extra fluids Im at risk for prolaps cord too. I wish I would have known that with my other son. My waters broke at 36 weeks with him. I'm all anxious waiting.

 

[brieri1]

Working hard today to get her to turn around. It seems like every time I go on all fours to let gravity do the work, she braces herself to hold her position. Hopefully it works. Do any of you know how fast this epo works when your past your due date?

 

[mellywelly]

I've been taking epo for 4-5 days now, not a thing, not even any plug or anything! Been taking both ways too lol

 

[BlossomJ]

Mommyof2 - Can you speak to a midwife or Dr over the phone before the appointment for advice? Not sure if it's possible where you are, but maybe worth a try?

Melly - I hope things move more quickly & easily for you this time & I can understand why you'd like the vbac. It's a bit like me wanting to experience going into labour naturally. I know it's the last time I'll get the chance. I'm guessing there could be a number of reasons it didn't work last time. Fingers crossed it goes differently with this one x

Sonia - Hope you don't have too much longer to wait

Sassy - I found I had to move into a squatting position & hold my bump when coughing in order to minimise the muscle pain. If I was lying down or twisting at all it made things worse. It did interfere with sleep as I got onto my knees to cough in bed & I looked stupid squatting all the time in the day, but it doesn't hurt now when I'm coughing. Don't know if it might help you?

 

[sassy_mom]

went out shopping and I ache so much now. UGH! My feet were swollen before we left so I wore my tennis shoes for support but I don't know how much good it did. My hips and back ache something awful. I keep getting pains shooting down into my legs. We saw some family friends and she said goodness you are still pregnant.

I think I have a (or some) bruised rib from all the coughing. I thought it was just a sore spot but I can hardly move and my mom said it sounded like I had bruised it. Please come on Wednesday (or sooner) ... being sick and pregnant is too much for me.

Thanks ladies for being here to let me rant away. I really appreciate it!! Maybe these pains will turn into labor and I can have my little girl here this weekend.

 

[jrowenj]

Ok, I need breastfeeding advice. So, I wanna try and stock up on some stored milk for times that I'm not able to breastfeed due to being out or like last night I was so sick so kevin wanted to feed blake and let me sleep. When is the best time to pump?? I feed blake every 3 hours and I feed ten mins on each side. I tried pumping after I fed him but it took me a while and only filled half a bottle... Should I feed him 20 mins on one side and pump the other side? Should I pump in between the 3 hour break?? I'm so confused!

 

[sassy_mom]

Mommyof2 - Can you speak to a midwife or Dr over the phone before the appointment for advice? Not sure if it's possible where you are, but maybe worth a try?

Melly - I hope things move more quickly & easily for you this time & I can understand why you'd like the vbac. It's a bit like me wanting to experience going into labour naturally. I know it's the last time I'll get the chance. I'm guessing there could be a number of reasons it didn't work last time. Fingers crossed it goes differently with this one x

Sonia - Hope you don't have too much longer to wait

Sassy - I found I had to move into a squatting position & hold my bump when coughing in order to minimise the muscle pain. If I was lying down or twisting at all it made things worse. It did interfere with sleep as I got onto my knees to cough in bed & I looked stupid squatting all the time in the day, but it doesn't hurt now when I'm coughing. Don't know if it might help you?

I do that when I wake up at night. Hop up on my knees to cough ... I'm not sure there is much to do for the pain as it is in my right ribs on the side and into my back some. Ugh! I thought about trying some ice on it. I would do a heating pad but she stays on my right side and I'd rather not cook her little toes. Hope you are feeling better!!

 

[brieri1]

I'm doing both orally and vaginally too, midwife recommended. I had my husband insert them. It was really funny watching his face. He was like, "I've never touched you like this in a non-sexual manner. I don't know how to feel about this." I was struggling not to laugh. So cute. How many mg are you taking? I'm swallowing 2000 and having 1000 inserted. I don't know if I should be taking more or less... My midwife didn't really give me a dosage, she just said swallow 2 capsules and insert 1.

 

[BlossomJ]

Jaime - I used to feed on one side & pump on the other at the same time, but I know some people feed then pump. You'll tend to get less milk if you pump between feeds I would think, or at least I did - & it tended to be more watery.

Half a bottle is really good for starting out though! And the more you do it, the more you'll get. If you freeze the milk you can gradually build up a supply so you don't need to worry about pumping so much in one go. Good luck!

 

[BlossomJ]

Sassy - toasty toes

That sounds awful. At least mine was just muscular & not my ribs. I feel much better today. Still coughing & congested, but it's much shallower now if that makes sense? I really hope it lets up for you!

 

[BlossomJ]

Goodnight all, off to bed

 

[jrowenj]

Thanks, blossom!!