Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

[broodymrs]

Welcome Sini and mammywannabe. Murmers - that's a lovely idea to name baby after your mum, sure she will be pleased. Lulu sorry to hear you are having a rough time. Hope you are starting to feel a bit better.

 

[lady1985]

Ok i have a question about back sleeping.... i know you cant help what happens when you are sleeping but i am becoming a little worried about it. I keep finding myself waking up on my back. I know my body is telling me to wake up and move but i am wondering if i am doing any serious damage to my child because it is happening so much. Last night i woke up and moved to my side, i could feel all the blood rushing back into my belly and s/he was moving/kicking around like crazy when it was happening(as soon as i moved onto my side). I always feel fine (no dizziness or feeling like i am out of breathe,) i am just worried that my baby is not fine and i am harming s/he.

I'm the same! If I try lying on my back I feel suffocated and start feeling sick, but somehow I can wake up and be on my back...sometimes I think the pain in my hips from lying on my side is so unbearable at night I just roll onto my back without realising.

Love the name murmers!
Welcome Sini!

Just got back from the hospital..I blacked/passed out this afternoon and my hubby insisted I call the on call dr, who told me I needed to go to l&d to get checked out. I've felt pretty off all weekend, but realllllly didn't want to go to the hospital.

My blood pressure was pretty low and I was having contractions every 4-7 minutes. I hadn't really noticed the contractions today, but yesterday they were kinda painful. I haven't been able to eat or drink much for a couple days bc I haven't felt well. They ran a bunch of tests and did an EKG. All came back ok, my electrolytes weren't great and I appeared to be dehydrated (which never shocks me..after the hyperemesis and picc line earlier in this pregnancy, dehydrations kinda normal for me) so they gave me iv fluids and monitored me for a few hours.

I'm supposed to lay low and take it easy, but that's tough to do with an almost 14 month old. I forced food when I got home to make DH feel a little better about leaving Ava and I home alone tomorrow. I'm just happy to be home..now, if I were only able to sleep, I be all set.

Sounds like you need to take it easy hun. I hope you start feeling a bit better soon. Try to keep fluids up xx

Welcome all newcomers! Better late than never I suppose

 

[lady1985]

Our toddler isin a hip spica cast at the mo and has to be a further 10ish weeks. His cast is from waist down to ankles.

I thought being heavily pregnant and DS going through surgeries and being in a cast would be physically and mentally hard, but we have coped great. Im struggling to imagine how I'll feel having a screaming newborn attached to my boobs as well as entertaining DS who cant sit or move!

DS has another minor surgery under general anestethic and a cast change 3 days after my due date so Im hoping baby comes a few days early or quite a few days late

Im really glad that OH and I got everything ready for baby and house sorted a good few weeks ago so there isnt too much to stress about.

Anyone else here suffer with spd/pgp? Mine is terrible especially at night. Turning around or moving is torture

Yes me! I suffer terribly at night too I wake up in agony with my hips, trying to turn just makes it hurt even more but once I get past it i'm OK until I wake up the next hour with the same!! ahhhhh!

 

[Sbmack]

Welcome Sini and Mammy!

Lulu, glad everything checked out ok. Take it easy!

Sini, sounds like you have a lot to deal with at the moment. Glad it seems to be going well with DS! I hope everything works out and you don't go into labor on the day of his next surgery.

I had my shower yesterday. I feel so lucky to have such amazing friends and family!

 

[goddess25]

Lulu glad everything checked out ok. Try and take it as easy as you can which I know is near impossible when you have a little one at home.

Welcome mammy.

Sini, I have horrible pelvic bone pain at night esp when turning over. Its pretty sore in the day time but bearable and I can still get about just fine.

 

[KalonKiki]

Welcome to the new ladies! :wave:

I'm sure your mom will be honored by the name change, Murmurs. I hope that her surgery goes well.

Sorry things have been rough for you, Lulu. I hope you start feeling better soon!

I hope that your DS has a speedy recovery, Sini. Sorry that the hip pain at night has been so unpleasant.

Congrats on your shower, Sbmack. I'm glad that it turned out well.

Last week was long and stressful, but this week is starting to look up. First, my very inconsiderate and self centered SIL is moving out of our home today. Second, my younger brother (the one in the Marines) might be coming home to help with recruiting for September-November, meaning that he may very well be here to meet his new nephew when he's born. It would be wonderful to see and spend time with him, I miss him a lot. Thirdly, my mother is giving us a glider and possibly a swing/bouncer. Now the only thing that we really would like to have for baby Liam in the near future is a video camera.
On an added note, it feels great to finally be in the 9th month! I thought it would never get here, and it feels like I'm in the home stretch for real now.

 

[PaiytonsMummy]

Congratulations Twinkle, he's beautiful and fab name! (We have Oscar chosen out too )

 

[Murmers0110]

Welcome to all the new ladies.

Lulu sorry you've been weak and dehydrated. I hope you feel better soon.

My mother is out of surgery. Dr said everything went well.

 

[Sini]

Cant believe that soon is our month!! Im going to miss being pregnant. Its so worth it even with constant pain and complaining.

Are any of you planning on 'aiding' baby coming e.g. Epo, rlt, dtd..? Ive started on EPO. I think thats as much as Ill do combined with bouncing on a ball and walking

 

[girlnboots]

I'm going to do just about anything I can starting the day I turn 37 weeks. I'm so done with this.

 

[goddess25]

I won't be doing anything to help the baby on his/her way until 39+ weeks.

Last week of work, 4 days and 1 hour to go. Not that I am counting

 

[Sini]

Im not sure I believe in trying to get baby to come aby sooner than he/she is ready but at least doing bits and bobs keeps my mind occupied

I forget that some of you are still working!! Thats some serious dedication. Id be dead if I had to work in my current state! X

Im a full time carer and SAHM to DS so havent worked at such for about 1.5 years.

When are you ladies planning on going back to work after baby is born or are some of you becoming SAHMs?

I miss working at times. The whole environment and work mates

 

[tx614]

I am working up until the day I am induced! Then I will be taking 12 weeks off before heading back to work. I would love to be a SAHM, but our finances don't allow for that right now.

I just got back from my dr. appointment and all is well, but baby is measuring in the 20th percentile now (last apt was 30th percentile). And her stomach is measuring 2 and a half weeks behind. Dr. isn't worried, but I sure am! Her head and everything else was measuring right on and her HB was 134. Anyone else had a baby with a small measuring stomach? Anything I can do?

 

[girlnboots]

I'm working until 38 weeks. I stand all day and work with irritating people, but I can't afford to take off earlier. We're going to see how finances go while I'm off and decide from there if I go back. We can't afford child care, so I wouldn't be able to work enough to matter anyways.

I've always heard those little tricks never work and baby will come when its ready, but I will definitely try walking and bouncing and all that anyways. Walking can't hurt and its supposed to help labor, so might as well try!

 

[Murmers0110]

I am still working 2 jobs. I am a hair stylist as my full time job then on my of days from the salon plus where I can fit it in around my salon schedule I am a receptionist at weight watchers. That's not as bad as it sounds. The shifts ate 3 hours tops. I'm not sure when I am going to stop working. The earliest is the week before my due date. I'm routing with the idea of working both up till I have her or maybe just weight watchers.
After I have her I won't be returning to the salon. I will go back to weight watchers once a week just to get our of the house and have adult conversations.

 

[Junebugs]

I am currently a SAHM to my DS and plan on staying at home until this current baby goes to school and then i will go back to work full time. Like you sometimes i miss working in the day but at the same time i just LOVE being with my son and feel so blessed that i can do it.

 

[angel2010]

I am working up until the day I am induced! Then I will be taking 12 weeks off before heading back to work. I would love to be a SAHM, but our finances don't allow for that right now.

I just got back from my dr. appointment and all is well, but baby is measuring in the 20th percentile now (last apt was 30th percentile). And her stomach is measuring 2 and a half weeks behind. Dr. isn't worried, but I sure am! Her head and everything else was measuring right on and her HB was 134. Anyone else had a baby with a small measuring stomach? Anything I can do?

My Lo's belly was measuring 3 weeks behind when previously scanned. My dr was a bit worried and they scheduled some additional scans and NSTs. I started drinking whole milk and protein drinks (just bought plain protein powder to add to the milk), just in case it could help with the additional dairy and protein calories. I am not sure if it did anything, but she went on to gain a pound in three weeks and while I have a history of small babies with my son and my dr is still keeping his eye on it, he is much less worried after seeing her weight gain.

 

[Sbmack]

Murmurs, I'm glad your mother is doing well!

Kalon, that's great your brother will be around for the birth of your son and that your SIL is moving out. I hope you get the glider you want. I got one from the owners of the company I work for. I put it on my registry because I've always wanted one. I didn't expect anyone to get it for me and was going to use the completion discount to buy it. I'm lucky to work for such great people. I guess that's why I've stayed with them for over seven years.

I'm still working and plan on working up until my due date. My job is fairly physical but I have someone I'm training to cover for me while I'm gone so she's pretty much my assistant and does all the heavy lifting now. I plan on taking 12 weeks and then going back four days a week instead of five. I work for a small company, but I will get paid for at least 10 of the weeks I'm out on leave. I'm stoked aabout this since its so rare in the US.

 

[girlnboots]

How do you guys feel about self-checking your cervix? I've been reading up on it and some people swear by it and others think its the worst thing on earth.

 

[Girly922]

I'm still working full time up until the end of this week. I'm then on annual leave for 2 weeks until my mat leave starts. I can't wait to finish, I'm exhausted all the time these days. I will be taking the full year off and then going back part time. I haven't decided what hours I'll go back to yet. I'll figure that out when I have discussions with HR prior to returning.

Girlnboots - to be honest I'm not to keen on the idea of self-checking cervix. I think I'll just be sticking to my EPO, possibly RLT, and lots of bouncing on my ball.