July/August (Summer Sunbeams) 2012!

[apple_20]

loving the bump pic- took one today but haven't got around to putting it onto the pc. i will do soon

edit- decided to stop being lazy- here are my week 29 pics (excuse the pants)

 

[puppycat]

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[apple_20]

and to compare my week 12 pics (i thought i had a bump hehee)

 

[DHime]

Apple - wow. what a difference! Totally beautiful btw

 

[DHime]

So what childbirth methods is everyone thingking about?
I am researching and totally curious.
On chapter 5 of Bradley and chpt 2 of lamaz. Not sure but I think I like bradley better.

Wantagirl - I guess you gotagirl! VERY CUTE LITTLE FACE!

 

[TTCinBC]

Holy I just had an anxiety attack not long ago. Have been sorting through my DD's old baby clothes and pulling everything suitable for a boy(which there's a lot more then I remembered!). Anyways, my mom and grandma are getting my DD a new bedroom set(supposed to be a birthday present from January) And I'm taking the nightstand and dresser from her current set and having hubby sand and stain it the cherry to match the crib. Then i can set LO's stuff up. Well I can't do ANY of that until this new bedroom set arrives and the date has been pushed back twice now. I'm now being told July. I'm due in AUGUST@! They don't seem to understand how upsetting this is for me. Had I know it was going to be like this, we would have just gotten her a bedroom set on our own, or LO new dresser/nightstand. But now it's too late for us to do that because we would have needed to save or do it while I was still working.

And there's just soooo much to have done around the house and I don't really have much in the way of help, so I'm freaking out a bit. I think this is why I've been avoiding doing anything baby related.

 

[apple_20]

dhime- thanks, i cant quite believe the difference until i look at the comparisons.

also i havent researched much about child birth (maybe denial?) but i have looked into water birth.

are Bradly and Lamaz any good, is it new age, hypnobirth or anything like that? (totally clueless)

 

[DHime]

TTCnBC - good luck. Sounds like you have allot to do. Really cool about the furniture tho.

 

[apple_20]

TTcinbc- that really sucks! - know how you feel not having a nursery set up, i wont have on until we move house after lo is born and you just want everything ready!

i hope you have had it out with the company on the phone, it seems a ridiculously long time to be waiting.

 

[TTCinBC]

Ohhh i wish it was simply a company i was dealing with. unfortunately its my mother lol
She's been soo busy with her work that she hasnt had time to go and look. I told her i can go do it on my own, but she's very adment about wantng to be there and pick it out.
Sigh...i will get on her in a few weeks. She has to go in for a small biopsy procedure this week so once things are back to normal from that i will be on her about going out and looking.

 

[apple_20]

Oh my bad must have read it wrong. I hope she gets a move on though!

 

[DHime]

Apple - Beleive it or not I was looking at water birth as well. I am hoping I get cleared to go to a birthing center once my previa clears up. I was kinds scared of anything that hypnotizes me but lamaz encourages panting and object concentration from what I have learned so far. Brewers is husband coached and deep breathing to relax and concentrate.
I was impressed by the brewers having overall shorter labors (6 to 10 hours) where others are considerably higher. Also the sucess rate of remaining drug free is very important to me. I wonder if there is a website that compares them like car insurance.... lol
Anyway, try to not wait too long to get into a class. Apparently I missed my window for a class and am now stuck using videos and books at home. The class environment is very important to making the techniques a habit so you don't forget it when labor hits. Brewers is a 12 week program but has been developed over the last 50 years by doc brewer (an ob) who didn't understand why human women have it so much harder than every other mamal on the planet. Each method tho has pro's and cons tho. Definitely do your research.

 

[NellieRae]

TTCinBC. I hear you - the nesting impulse is strong and very hard to fight. Whenever someone asks if I'm excited for August to come, I kind of panic inside, too. Yes, I am excited - but all I can think of for the moment is the million things that need to be done first! In the beginning, all they really need is mommy/daddy, food, clothing & diapers. I've started entertaining the idea of the nursery not being 100% ready when she arrives to help calm me down a bit. She'll be in a co-sleeper with us for a while, so its ok. I mean, I want everything to be my idea of perfect at home before she comes, but we'll see how realistic that ends up being.

Anyway, good for you for trying to let your mother help the way she wants, even though it drives you crazy. I wouldn't blame you at all for giving her a deadline, though. Its not exactly something that is in stock on a store shelf.

 

[TTCinBC]

TTCinBC. I hear you - the nesting impulse is strong and very hard to fight. Whenever someone asks if I'm excited for August to come, I kind of panic inside, too. Yes, I am excited - but all I can think of for the moment is the million things that need to be done first! In the beginning, all they really need is mommy/daddy, food, clothing & diapers. I've started entertaining the idea of the nursery not being 100% ready when she arrives to help calm me down a bit. She'll be in a co-sleeper with us for a while, so its ok. I mean, I want everything to be my idea of perfect at home before she comes, but we'll see how realistic that ends up being.

Anyway, good for you for trying to let your mother help the way she wants, even though it drives you crazy. I wouldn't blame you at all for giving her a deadline, though. Its not exactly something that is in stock on a store shelf.

The funny part is, I didn't have any nesting happening with my DD, but this time it's kicked into overdrive. Unfortunately for me, it's not just the LO's stuff I need to get ready. I have ton's of stuff I need to sort through and either bin or donate as we just have toooo much stuff in this house and storage is at a premium in the house. I'm starting to big my DH about putting stuff in the attic now, lol

I feel bad bugging my mom as she is going through a personal crisis with her health at the moment. I definitely want it by the start of July though. So I think next weekend I'm going to drag her out to look at different places. That's been her issue she says, getting out to look.



Ohh I haven't even thought about labor methods. Honestly, right now I'm just hoping to be aloud to have a vbac and not another c-section. Vbac is my labor plan. Which will be in hospital as Im not with a midwife, I'm with a doctor and a OB and I'd feel more comfortable in the hospital in case I needed a c-section last minute.

 

[apple_20]

I have nhs classes booked and one of those is active labour. I like the sound of that and water birth. Also I'm worried the drugs will space me out or make me feel sick, I'd rather feel that I know what's going on. However I'm not anti epidural if I'm not coping.

I'm afraid of lo not turning and ending up with a cesarean too.

 

[DHime]

So far I am shooting for water along with the breathing techniques. I sure do hope it works. FX for the previa to clear up.
I may be forced to be at the hosp if the birthing center considers me too high risk. The single umbilical issue is making them nervous so I don't know if they are gonna take me. I really want to be natural about the whole thing. I am so afraid of my baby having an adverse reaction to the meds that I really want to avoid them unless a life or death issue arrises.
I can totally see how anyone would go for the epi though...

 

[twickywabbit]

I am also hoping to go natural. But I am not anti epidural nor anti csection. As long as my baby comes out healthy, I don't care how it's done.

 

[jmandrews]

I went to the Dr. today and I am measuring at 32 weeks!!! lol two ahead... i was surprised! (if you are measuring ahead and your baby is weighing more does that mean my due day changes? does anyone know?) It makes me wonder if I will go into labor early. EEK!
Also on saturday my twin sister called me (she now lives in North Carolina) to tell me that is is pregnant! I am soooo excited for her! It gets even crazier! She is due exactly 6 months to the day after my baby is due. She is due Jan. 27th! I got her hooked on BNB. If you go to my profile you will see her. Her name on bnb is nellandzack. Well anyway just thought I would share!

I plan on a vaginal delivery with epi depending on how i feel. I am kind of going with the flow. I am hoping i won't need a c-section but if I have to I will.

 

[TTCinBC]

No, they don't change your due date. As far as I've been told and read, due date is set in the first tri, usually before 14 weeks. Babies can have growth spurts the rest of the time but "even" out by the time they are due and be right on track with their due dates.

ALTHOUGH! If your baby is getting too big, some doctors will induce you early so you can try vaginal or will end up doing a c-section.

My LO is currently being watched. I have a growth scan on thursday to check on how he's doing. He was measuring ahead too and my fundal height has been measuring WAYYY ahead. Last week at just 28 weeks I was measuring 33 weeks. At 22 weeks I was measuring 6 weeks ahead! lol

 

[TTCinBC]

LOL I can tell my little guy is getting cramped for space these days! His movements have changed to more elbows and knees scraping against me and him pushing his bum out all the time!