January Jellybeans 2013!...

[brieri1]

You ladies are so supportive, I love coming on here and reading your comments and what's going on with you. Its so encouraging. I'm still having a rough time, but I've been talking to my husband and my sister about it and they've been very supportive.

We started giving Lilah gripe water, she's been struggling badly with gas pains and spent three hours screaming last night because of it. It seems to be helping. Instead of sucking me dry to fall asleep, she's letting DH rock her to sleep. Its a nice break. He just rocked her to sleep a little while ago and she smiled a couple times and he started crying and said, "she has your smile. I'm screwed." It was so cute.

 

[sassy_mom]

els my LO is the same way. Very fussy at night and I can finally get her settled about 3. UGH! My 4 year old gets up somewhere between 8-9 so there is no sleep anymore I feel like. Between 3-8/9 my LO gets up every 2 hours. I end up nodding off in the chair while I'm sitting and feeding her. I am definitely ready for some longer sleeping times ... or at the least, for her to settle before 3 am!

Melly I hope everything is ok!! I hope it is nothing and you get healed back up.

Brieri that is precious! It is those small moments that get you through the hard parts.

I'm so excited for you ladies left! Just a few more and all our little jellybeans will be here!!
Oh man ... DH needs to lay off! I was in the shower and he jumped in with me ... um raring to go ... I told him that was not fair to go showing that off when I was trying to heal all the way up. First time around we got back at it before the 6 week check up and it hurt something awful. I'd like to heal as much as possible but if he is going to be all like that, it sure will be difficult!

 

[NellandZack]

Question... I'm 38 weeks 6 days. I'm 1.5 cm and ~ 80% effaced or more now as of Wednesday. I'm having a lot sharp shooting pain on my cervix which iv been having off and on for weeks but tonight a lot more. Also menstrual like cramping low and down into my legs. Did anyone else have this? I hope it means labor is around the corner

 

[sassy_mom]

Question... I'm 38 weeks 6 days. I'm 1.5 cm and ~ 80% effaced or more now as of Wednesday. I'm having a lot sharp shooting pain on my cervix which iv been having off and on for weeks but tonight a lot more. Also menstrual like cramping low and down into my legs. Did anyone else have this? I hope it means labor is around the corner

I got those shooting pains and cramps more and more the closer I got to having her. I hope this means good news for you!!

 

[darkstar]

Just wondering if any of you noticed a marked drop in movement in the days before you went into labour?

I've managed to get the baby to start moving now (probably silly for trying given that it's the middle of the night!), but it had been a good 10 hours with very little action. Though I've been having a lot of BH which perhaps makes it difficult to tell? I'm gettin BH again just this second & she has stopped moving, but I can still feel she has hiccups. Is it just that they can't move during BH, or should I be worried?

My little guy is sleeping for longer periods but his active phases are crazy and painful. I might only feel him a couple of times a day now but when I do he will move around for like an hour and feel like he is trying to bust out.

 

[BlossomJ]

Thanks Darkstar! I guess it is normal then. She was pretty active in the early hours of the morning & it was really uncomfortable. I feel like everything is so squashed now & if she moves into an awkward position, it hurts! No notable movement in the last few hours, but I'll try & look out for it more today & make a note. My ribs are killing me, which is weird as they only started to get bad after she dropped down!?

 

[BlossomJ]

I never got to the point is feeling like this before being induced with DS, so it's all new!

 

[Soniamillie01]

Does anyone know if it's ok to still drink raspberry leaf tea after birth? I assume so? Hope so as I like it

 

[mammaspath]

Thanks for the advice ladies. I think ur right and its a problem with latching. I know he can do it correctly though because sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't! Gonna have to keep working on it

My sil told me to get a nipple shield

Sorry to the preggo women for making u feel left out : (

Jaime ive had to get a nipple sheild since ilve gad breast augmentation with my nipples reconrstructed well made smaller...........i was cracked and for two days my daughter had been drinking bloody milk.....i felt terrible....her mouth just isnt big enough...its so painful too but the nipple sheilds are great and helping me heal

 

[jellybeans]

Happy due date to me!! Come on little lady!!

 

[NellandZack]

Thanks Darkstar! I guess it is normal then. She was pretty active in the early hours of the morning & it was really uncomfortable. I feel like everything is so squashed now & if she moves into an awkward position, it hurts! No notable movement in the last few hours, but I'll try & look out for it more today & make a note. My ribs are killing me, which is weird as they only started to get bad after she dropped down!?

My ribs hurt too. I thought it was weird as well since she was lower. It's mainly on my right side. Strange.

 

[LadyBug183]

Does anyone know if it's ok to still drink raspberry leaf tea after birth? I assume so? Hope so as I like it

Yes! It is a great uterine toner and has great benefits

 

[mellywelly]

Well last night was tiring! Had to wait 4 hours at the hospital to see the drs, as here was an emergency section. She was pressing it saying it was all in tact and then this huge spurt of fluid arched out! It's been pressure dressed now and midwife has to come to redo it tomorrow. They took swabs but don't think it's infected thank goodness. We didn't get home til nearly 2am, we were shattered!

One of my nipples is killing me, I can't see any reason, its not particularly cracked or anything, but it stings like hell when he feeds, to the point I want to scream. Not sure what to do? I'm using lanolin. I might try using the rugby hold instead to see if that helps?

 

[DeedeeBeester]

I get those pains when he first starts sucking on the nipple, they seem to fade after a minute he has started. Man, every time they do he makes me pray, they hurt so bad! LOL

 

[ARuppe716]

We had a couple epic spit ups today... I think his cold is draining and upsetting his tummy

 

[La Mere]

GHi girls!

Re: looking downstairs. It does go back to normal, just takes a lil time. And as for it not being as tight, The only difference my hubby said was its not as tight as before I had my daughter, but he said it felt better cuz I had 10x better control over all the muscules down there.

DeeDee- glad to see you back, hun!

Melly- hope everything is alright. Can't imagine how scary that must have been.

My poor little guy has the sniffles and a tiny cough. He's been so stuffed up at night its hard for him.to.nurse. So i've been drinking even more and taking vit. C to help him try to get over this little.cold faster. I feel sooo bad, Rayven wasn't sick this early so I'm a little.weepy because he is sick. On the bright side he was up to 7 lbs 8 oz when we weighed him on Thursday and he's 21 1/2 inches long!

 

[Lilahbear]

My little one has a cold too. It is hard cause there isn't much we can do for them, but I hate hearing her snuffling and trying to breath through her nose. Hope Sam feels better soon.

 

[sassy_mom]

I am sorry to hear all these babies have the sniffles!! I hope they all feel better very soon!

 

[darkstar]

I am so sick of contractions that go nowhere 40 weeks 6 days today and I have another two days before I even get my first sweep.

 

[BlossomJ]

Thanks Darkstar! I guess it is normal then. She was pretty active in the early hours of the morning & it was really uncomfortable. I feel like everything is so squashed now & if she moves into an awkward position, it hurts! No notable movement in the last few hours, but I'll try & look out for it more today & make a note. My ribs are killing me, which is weird as they only started to get bad after she dropped down!?

My ribs hurt too. I thought it was weird as well since she was lower. It's mainly on my right side. Strange.

Mine started on the right too, but now it's both sides. I know her feet were pointing to the right & apparently it's more common to have it on that side.

Melly - Hope it heals properly now

Hope everyone's babies get well soon!