March Monkeys 2016: 21 boys and 15 girls born
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allforthegirl
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AMP so precious!
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Well ladies, I'm home from my failed induction! Two rounds of cevidil and NOTHING. Still hard, closed and posterior.
They let me come home because I didn't want to push Pitocin with a closed cervix...I felt like that was just asking for a cesarean.
I got to shower and sleep in my own bed and was so happy to be home [the whole time I was in the hospital all I could think about was all of the things that I didn't get around to doing and it was driving me bonkers being stuck there]
I woke up this morning to my bloody show! So hopefully it will be soon and hopefully everything will go differently this time. I was so stressed out about the induction, I had really really wanted to try to go natural and was a hot, crying mess when they started talking about doing a cesarean...
Grace will be here when she is ready to come but in the meantime, I now have a chance to type up my birth plan, repack my hospital bag [totally didn't put any toothpaste OR floss in there...whoops!] and remove some of the things I realized that I didn't really need and replace them with things that I wish I had had with me....like, my own darn pillow! lol I'm also taking advantage of this time so I can vacuum and do some laundry! Hooray for house wifery!
I just ordered a pizza and my house is almost spotless so I'm feeling pretty content with my decision at the moment.
Part of me just knew that she wasn't ready, even if my bp was high...but it behaved the entire time so DH has put me on bedrest after today [he asked that I do some of the bulk cleaning so it's easier for him to keep up with between work, school, homework, the animals and me]
Congratulations to all the babies! I need to catch up on this thread
They let me come home because I didn't want to push Pitocin with a closed cervix...I felt like that was just asking for a cesarean.
I got to shower and sleep in my own bed and was so happy to be home [the whole time I was in the hospital all I could think about was all of the things that I didn't get around to doing and it was driving me bonkers being stuck there]
I woke up this morning to my bloody show! So hopefully it will be soon and hopefully everything will go differently this time. I was so stressed out about the induction, I had really really wanted to try to go natural and was a hot, crying mess when they started talking about doing a cesarean...
Grace will be here when she is ready to come but in the meantime, I now have a chance to type up my birth plan, repack my hospital bag [totally didn't put any toothpaste OR floss in there...whoops!] and remove some of the things I realized that I didn't really need and replace them with things that I wish I had had with me....like, my own darn pillow! lol I'm also taking advantage of this time so I can vacuum and do some laundry! Hooray for house wifery!
I just ordered a pizza and my house is almost spotless so I'm feeling pretty content with my decision at the moment.
Part of me just knew that she wasn't ready, even if my bp was high...but it behaved the entire time so DH has put me on bedrest after today [he asked that I do some of the bulk cleaning so it's easier for him to keep up with between work, school, homework, the animals and me]
Congratulations to all the babies! I need to catch up on this thread
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He's so precious, Angela! I'm glad that you get to take him home today. 
Thank you ladies, I'm going to spend as much of the day as I can resting and hydrating, it's just easier said than done with a toddler. Mama Hen I was hoping it would be the same way when my doctor did his initial check with his ultrasound machine at his practice to try and get her moving and noticed that my fluid levels were looking low but when I went into the hospital for the biophysical profile the tech confirmed that I had very few pockets in there and my levels were low for sure. If I do get induced I hope they'll be willing to go at least until the 9th. My DS was a 5 lb 3 oz 38 weeker and he ended up being fine but I was really hoping to make it as close to 39 weeks as possible if not my due date this time.
Thank you ladies, I'm going to spend as much of the day as I can resting and hydrating, it's just easier said than done with a toddler. Mama Hen I was hoping it would be the same way when my doctor did his initial check with his ultrasound machine at his practice to try and get her moving and noticed that my fluid levels were looking low but when I went into the hospital for the biophysical profile the tech confirmed that I had very few pockets in there and my levels were low for sure. If I do get induced I hope they'll be willing to go at least until the 9th. My DS was a 5 lb 3 oz 38 weeker and he ended up being fine but I was really hoping to make it as close to 39 weeks as possible if not my due date this time.
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Congrats, AMP!!!! He's a cutie!!! I'm sorry to hear labor was rough on you & hope you're feeling better soon.
Stuck, sounds promising! Good for you to not let them push you into a C-section. A lot of people probably would have caved and said "just get her out of me" at that point.
AFM, SO uncomfortable... but it's expected, right?? Keep losing larger-than-usual chunks of my plug multiple times per day... Really hoping I don't go into labor at work. Some days I'm so ready to be done working, and others I feel like I can still do this for a while longer. Who knows. I'm probably doomed to have the same type of labor as last time (as in, after a full day of work - hopefully not the traumatizing part!)
Stuck, sounds promising! Good for you to not let them push you into a C-section. A lot of people probably would have caved and said "just get her out of me" at that point.
AFM, SO uncomfortable... but it's expected, right?? Keep losing larger-than-usual chunks of my plug multiple times per day... Really hoping I don't go into labor at work. Some days I'm so ready to be done working, and others I feel like I can still do this for a while longer. Who knows. I'm probably doomed to have the same type of labor as last time (as in, after a full day of work - hopefully not the traumatizing part!)
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Stuck wow very cool of you just to walk away. She will come when she is ready.
Kalon finger crossed for you.
Bella I am too. Not feeling well either isn't helping. I hope you have a lovely birth.
Kalon finger crossed for you.
Bella I am too. Not feeling well either isn't helping. I hope you have a lovely birth.
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Eeekkk swollen ankles this evening, but no headache. Will be interested to see what monitoring on Friday brings. Don't feel unwell but feel pre - eclampsia may be brewing.
I'm ready for baby now, but either want him before the 12th March (our fifth wedding anniversary) or after.
I'm ready for baby now, but either want him before the 12th March (our fifth wedding anniversary) or after.
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Just returned from OB office and he thinks I will go any time now, didn't even say see you next week 
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We finally got the nursery finished tonight! I absolutely love it and can't wait to have a baby in it. 
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Its beautiful nnn such a calming room ! Allfor excited for you
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Really struggling to keep my 2 year old entertained !! This constant running nose is not not helping and the inability to bend !!! We have done water play , tower building , stories and its only 10.30 !! All ideas welcomed !! HELP !!!!
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Ah I totally sympathise. I'm a bit better off as Isaac is older so we have puzzles and lego as an option too. I can do that at the dining room table thus avoiding (mostly( the need for bending.
Playdough is popular here and not too messy. Pots and pans and spoons, dried pasta etc......I always found opening up my kitchen cupboards provided much entertainment to Isaac.
Drawing.......
but sometimes I do resort to tv, I'm tired and irritable and sometimes mummy and son cuddles are exactly what the dr ordered. X X
Playdough is popular here and not too messy. Pots and pans and spoons, dried pasta etc......I always found opening up my kitchen cupboards provided much entertainment to Isaac.
Drawing.......
but sometimes I do resort to tv, I'm tired and irritable and sometimes mummy and son cuddles are exactly what the dr ordered. X X
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momma otter~ the nursery looks lovely.
Left~ I am not really sure what else you can do. i am not a very good crafty person with my kids. It has also been 11-12 yrs ago that I had just one then two with baby. Sorry I am not much help.
Left~ I am not really sure what else you can do. i am not a very good crafty person with my kids. It has also been 11-12 yrs ago that I had just one then two with baby. Sorry I am not much help.
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A trip out with his cousin for a play spent killed an hour or two don't get me wrong tv is a godsend too but I'm all umizoomi'd out !! Lol.....
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Aww Left it's hard keeping other littlies entertained when you're so late on, DD2 really likes emptying the kitchen cupboards so I tend to just let her if they're safe and she plays with the contents (her favourite being the tupperware lol!) Handy one for when I want to prepare dinner 
Keely, Thea's room is beautiful. Love that you have a bed in there too
Also fc you're able to hold off on being induced for as long as possible.
stuck, good for you for walking away from induction! I can speak from experience that if they're not ready to come then yes it can end in a caesarian. You're still pretty early so fingers crossed you'll go into labour soon, a bloody show is a very good sign that you will!
AMP congrats on the safe arrival your beautiful baby boy, sorry you had a rough time though
I can't believe Dominic is a week old tomorrow, crazy!! We had a rush to A&E a couple of days ago as he had 3 dry nappies with urate crystals in them and was too drowsy to take any feeds (i'm still breastfeeding but my milk only came in yesterday so we're supplementing with a bit of formula til his weight gain is back on track) They suspected jaundice but his levels were fine but he was dehydrated so they kept us in overnight and monitored his feeding plus gave him some extra through a feeding tube and we went home the next day. Fingers crossed for no more dramas now! He was weighed today and is already gaining again (5oz since 2 days ago) so that's a relief, these little babies don't half like to worry their mamas!
Keely, Thea's room is beautiful. Love that you have a bed in there too
Also fc you're able to hold off on being induced for as long as possible.stuck, good for you for walking away from induction! I can speak from experience that if they're not ready to come then yes it can end in a caesarian. You're still pretty early so fingers crossed you'll go into labour soon, a bloody show is a very good sign that you will!
AMP congrats on the safe arrival your beautiful baby boy, sorry you had a rough time though
I can't believe Dominic is a week old tomorrow, crazy!! We had a rush to A&E a couple of days ago as he had 3 dry nappies with urate crystals in them and was too drowsy to take any feeds (i'm still breastfeeding but my milk only came in yesterday so we're supplementing with a bit of formula til his weight gain is back on track) They suspected jaundice but his levels were fine but he was dehydrated so they kept us in overnight and monitored his feeding plus gave him some extra through a feeding tube and we went home the next day. Fingers crossed for no more dramas now! He was weighed today and is already gaining again (5oz since 2 days ago) so that's a relief, these little babies don't half like to worry their mamas!
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1.5 cm today at the appointment.
Baby is still floating though. Any suggestions to get her to drop?
Baby is still floating though. Any suggestions to get her to drop?
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walk, or bounce on a ball, or even bounce on mini trampoline.
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I can't believe Dominic is a week old tomorrow, crazy!! We had a rush to A&E a couple of days ago as he had 3 dry nappies with urate crystals in them and was too drowsy to take any feeds (i'm still breastfeeding but my milk only came in yesterday so we're supplementing with a bit of formula til his weight gain is back on track) They suspected jaundice but his levels were fine but he was dehydrated so they kept us in overnight and monitored his feeding plus gave him some extra through a feeding tube and we went home the next day. Fingers crossed for no more dramas now! He was weighed today and is already gaining again (5oz since 2 days ago) so that's a relief, these little babies don't half like to worry their mamas!
Wow I am glad everything is finally starting to turn around. They really do know how to do that and it doesn't stop....I don't ever really...
