*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[codegirl]

Edward never went anywhere without DH while we were in the hospital. I was VERY clear with DH about that. Edward only went to the nursery for a few minutes, other than that, they did everything they needed too in the room.

They did the blood prick tests the day we came home. We have nurses here that come to your house to do testing and check the baby. Probably so that they can send us home faster

 

[Doublemints]

Edward never went anywhere without DH while we were in the hospital. I was VERY clear with DH about that. Edward only went to the nursery for a few minutes, other than that, they did everything they needed too in the room.

They did the blood prick tests the day we came home. We have nurses here that come to your house to do testing and check the baby. Probably so that they can send us home faster

Same here. I had my twins via C-section and while they were putting me back together, they took my babies to the recovery room and I basically SCREAMED at my husband to follow them and don't EVER leave their side...haha. So after the doctor was all done with me, I was able to go to the recovery room where my hubby and babies were waiting for me.

From that point on, the babies were in our room with us 24/7 until we were released from the hospital.

 

[membas#1]

Sounds like everyone is having a pretty good day today, I'm well but very tired - managed to get OH to agree to a takeaway - but in return I walked the dog.

I have a little bit of plain water but mainly have fruit squash, peppermint tea, 1 coffee a day and if its plain water I tend to have hot water rather than cold.

KNS that sounds much better re babys weight, fingers crossed next week you get the answers your after.

I've got pretty much everything I need for mine and babys hospital bag(s) but haven't actually packed it yet - its in a box in the dinning room. OH's bag isn't done yet - told him he'll have to sort that - then it can't be my fault if somethings missing. Scan is a week on Saturday so will then be able to make a decision and finalise the bags to suit what our plans are - I understand that best laid plans and all of that but will feel more confident about what and how much to put in the bags.

I am hoping to work up until the last minute, would suit me for labour to start when I'm at work, and then at some point during the night progress for me to go to the hospital and by morning have my bubs - in my dream world but we shall see what reality has in store ...

Got to go tuck the little man in ...

I too am hoping to work right til the last minute--we'll see! I may do more work from home if I find I'm getting too tired to be in the office all day but I'd like to not cut my hours back until things are starting to really happen. Going into labor at work--well if it was early labor and manageable, it would surely keep me occupied, but I think I'd rather be at home when that happens so DH could be with me

I walk or bike to work and do not have driving/parking privelages on campus so I worry that having to walk to work will become my limiting factor--but hopefully not! DH can take me to work on some days if need be...

 

[membas#1]

I told DH and our doula that DH is to go with LO at all times...doula can stay with me. I don't expect that LO will have to leave the room, but he's to stay with her and monitor the care she's receiving. We don't intend to do much of the routine baby care (Hep B, Vit K, eye ointment etc) stuff, so I want him with her to make sure they don't forget and do something we've requested them not to do. We are also going to ask for early release 6-24 hours from birth--if all goes well and according to plan. Depends what time she enters the world but we'd like to not stay at the hospital except for the minimum necessary. We'll let them do the vitals checks/hearing tests etc...but I think we'll wait until 2 week checkup for PKU test/pricks.

That's of course all in our ideal birth plan--here's hoping it's ideal

 

[rottpaw]

I definitely will instruct hubby not to let the baby out of his sight!! That will be his job just in case I am flat on my back from a c-section or something. but otherwise I hope they can do most anything while he's in the room with us, and he won't need to go anywhere. We have our hospital tour this weekend, so I will be sure to ask what the story is on that.

 

[blessedmomma]

codegirl- i was the same way. DH and i had that discussion long ago. if he wants to continue being a man in its most specific sense, then our babies will not go out of his sight. i was there for both of my boys circs though. i felt like i needed to be there for them. with my last baby no children was allowed in labor/delivery due to H1N1 stuff going on. my DH missed the whole birth cuz we had no one to watch our now 3 year old over night. since birth happened at midnight thats how that went. i didnt care how much pain i was in i got off my butt for the heel prick and circ myself since he couldnt be there.

i had to stay til the next day with my girls and two days with my boys. i wish i could go home the same day after. you ladies are lucky! with my last they were even trying to get me to stay another day, i just wanted to go home!

 

[blessedmomma]

I definitely will instruct hubby not to let the baby out of his sight!! That will be his job just in case I am flat on my back from a c-section or something. but otherwise I hope they can do most anything while he's in the room with us, and he won't need to go anywhere. We have our hospital tour this weekend, so I will be sure to ask what the story is on that.

yours could be very different from mine here. and im going to a new hospital that has a new birth care center, so it may not be like the other two i have went to. but the ones i have used they take baby out to do PKU heel test- i think they make you do it within 24 or 48 hours here- and the circ if your having it. other than that they do all their hearing tests, reflex tests, and even pictures in the room with you. they ask a lot if you would like baby to go to the nursery, but they dont get forceful about it. i guess i should make sure this birth care center is like the others i have went to...

 

[rottpaw]

I'm definitley looking forward to having the chance to ask questions, etc. about our hospital and how things are handled. I think after that I can formulate a plan and I will make sure hubby has his marching orders LOL!

 

[codegirl]

codegirl- i was the same way. DH and i had that discussion long ago. if he wants to continue being a man in its most specific sense, then our babies will not go out of his sight. i was there for both of my boys circs though. i felt like i needed to be there for them. with my last baby no children was allowed in labor/delivery due to H1N1 stuff going on. my DH missed the whole birth cuz we had no one to watch our now 3 year old over night. since birth happened at midnight thats how that went. i didnt care how much pain i was in i got off my butt for the heel prick and circ myself since he couldnt be there.

i had to stay til the next day with my girls and two days with my boys. i wish i could go home the same day after. you ladies are lucky! with my last they were even trying to get me to stay another day, i just wanted to go home!

We didn't do circ so that was a non-issue for us.

I figured that I had a doula and my Mom with me, I could "afford" to have DH go with Edward.

Of course, it gets tricker when you have kids at home. Looks like my Mom is going to have to watch E this time but I'll probably still send DH with the LO. Hate the idea of one so little not being with a parent.

I know we'll have a longer stay in the hospital too, since they will want to monitor sugars in the LO. uck!

 

[blessedmomma]

codegirl- i was the same way. DH and i had that discussion long ago. if he wants to continue being a man in its most specific sense, then our babies will not go out of his sight. i was there for both of my boys circs though. i felt like i needed to be there for them. with my last baby no children was allowed in labor/delivery due to H1N1 stuff going on. my DH missed the whole birth cuz we had no one to watch our now 3 year old over night. since birth happened at midnight thats how that went. i didnt care how much pain i was in i got off my butt for the heel prick and circ myself since he couldnt be there.

i had to stay til the next day with my girls and two days with my boys. i wish i could go home the same day after. you ladies are lucky! with my last they were even trying to get me to stay another day, i just wanted to go home!

We didn't do circ so that was a non-issue for us.

I figured that I had a doula and my Mom with me, I could "afford" to have DH go with Edward.

Of course, it gets tricker when you have kids at home. Looks like my Mom is going to have to watch E this time but I'll probably still send DH with the LO. Hate the idea of one so little not being with a parent.

I know we'll have a longer stay in the hospital too, since they will want to monitor sugars in the LO. uck!

i dont blame you one bit hun. i would ten times rather have my DH go with baby than stay with me.

if it were left up to me i wouldnt do the circ, but DH says he will be a freak in gym class without it. apparently the boys that arent circumcised are made fun of here. you would think it would be the other way around. but since he felt so strongly about it, i agreed.

your poor LO! what all does it entail for them to check the baby's sugars?

 

[codegirl]

more heal pricks

 

[membas#1]

you could check into having PKU prick at 2 week appt. my friend had hers at he hospital but it was inconclusive so they did it again at 2 week appt, and her pediatrician said it was more accurate at that point anyways..so that's what we are going to ask for...not sure if it's a possibility--or not. ultimately i guess you don't have to do PKU test if you dont' want to--my cousin has PKU so i want it checked out...but not sure if they do it in room or out of room--i'll be sure to ask!

 

[codegirl]

not sure how a prick 2 weeks later will help, my understanding is that they want to make sure that the baby doesn't have a sugar crash. This crash can be caused by GD... if the baby has been dealing with more sugar (through me) and then suddenly doesn't have to deal with it (post birth), they can go low. They keep GD patients for at least 24 hours for monitoring of this.

 

[blessedmomma]

codegirl- that poor baby!!! hope baby is ok in the long run though. i guess i thought it was something that would effect moms until birth then all would be ok. never thought that it could effect the baby so much after they were born but that makes perfect sense. its so hard to see them go through so much pain. i would rather take it on myself, im sure most moms would...

membas- here they have you do it within i think the first 24-48 hrs for most accurate results. thats so weird how it varies. with my first she came back inconclusive and had to have it again at her first checkup. then when she went in for her next check-up at two months and they wanted to do it again, said it was inconclusive again! i asked if it was completely necessary and dr told me that it usually is inconclusive when its done after a couple days past birth. i thought you butts, why did you do it again then!!!! of course i didnt have her do it again after that. she was really sick right after she was born for like 3 days so i wonder if thats why it came back inconclusive in the first place??

of course that was 12 years ago, so things could be different now

 

[msarkozi]

so, because I have GD, the baby is going to have to get tested too????? I've never been told anything like that and now that breaks my heart.....

we are circumsizing as well. OH said he wanted it done, and because I don't have that part, it's more his decision to make. But after seeing an illustration of an uncirumsized one, I told OH we were definitely doing it, lol!

 

[membas#1]

not sure how a prick 2 weeks later will help, my understanding is that they want to make sure that the baby doesn't have a sugar crash. This crash can be caused by GD... if the baby has been dealing with more sugar (through me) and then suddenly doesn't have to deal with it (post birth), they can go low. They keep GD patients for at least 24 hours for monitoring of this.

I was specifically speaking on PKU which is testing for a specific enzyme that breaks down specific amino acid needed for growth and development...it's a heel prick as well, but online resources and other indicate it's more accurate after the baby has been consuming milk or formula for several days--which is why it can be inconclusive in the first 48 hours, and more conclusive within 2 weeks. Most hospitals do this test as routine within in 24-48 hours, and often recommend at 2 weeks. My thought is that if it's more accurate at 2 weeks then why not just wait? From what I read they say that not all babies get a 2 week check and this way they can make sure all babies are tested. I don't feel strongly about not doing it at hospital...just thinking why not wait if first one is less conclusive. Blessed--I guess we have different info on which one is more accurate?

 

[blessedmomma]

membas- when i was told that it was over 12 years ago too. so maybe they have better research now.

does anyone know if they will be getting immunizations?

 

[membas#1]

they offer hepatitis b after birth, but we are declining. not sure what if anything else they offer right then in the hospital vaccine wise? we won't be doing anything at that early stage, and we aren't sure what if anything we'll do at all. we are going to read up on each vaccine and go from there. my guess is we won't be doing many....

 

[Tanikit]

Melissa no my sugars will be a mission to control for a good many months after the birth - the insulin needs drop dramatically after birth which needs to be sorted out (apparently the doctors have been looking up what to do about that) and then the breastfeeding means more lows if I don't eat fairly high carbs during that time (at least til the hormones change about 6 months after the birth) and also with the weight loss that goes on for a few months or more that also needs changes, but it is far less dangerous than with a baby inside me.

I am also concerned about all the pricks baby has to get - I know they will do one or two for the sugars (DD went low after birth despite almost perfect-low sugars during labour) and then there are the jaundice ones too and birth vaccines. DD was on a drip which this one might need too so that isn't nice either. I will stay out the way for all of this though as I couldn't handle it last time and just cuddle her afterwards. DH must go with her regardless - its a rule in this country that the baby may not go anywhere without a parent until the labels are on and even then only to the nursery which is part of the ward anyway.

Melissa they do not test GD babies for diabetes - if your sugars are a bit high in labour and also before labour then the baby's pancreas knows how to produce extra insulin (that is actually the reason they get big as insulin is a growth factor too) and then after birth they have too much insulin and go low which needs to be corrected - they should drink from you or have some formula or in a bad case glucose water or be on a drip for glucose soon after birth - usually it fixes itself very soon after birth, but can take a day or two in some cases.

Going home tomorrow and I am glad. While I appreciate greatly all the help and rest I have had here it is still very unsettling and I want to sort out the rest of the nursery, settle my DD down who is going to bed very very late now and also pack my bags so I know what I have with me. Plus I haven't seen my mother in a while and am glad to have her help.

 

[Shell'sAngels]

Hi ladies!!!

Hope everyone is well!

Im getting all orginised, babies clothes washed and ready, hospital bags packed and nesting like theres no tomorrow!!
Feel like ive had a MEGA growth spuirt and look like it too!! over last few days!! and im sure baby is stil transverse/breech - really hoping he shifts i want to avoid a c-section if possible!!!
I have some good news, my gtt results came back fine! so i dont have GD, just fat and carry big babies lol!!!!