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New- yea they will do elective inductions here from 38 weeks and on if you are at least 2cm dilated i think... Dr told me she wouldn't allow the induction if I was at 2cm now. I am getting a sweep next Wed. see what happens with that then if nothing I get my induction.
Jesus i am so happy.
Jesus i am so happy.
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Wiggler- could be extra stinky because either you take in too much dairy or dont drink enough water.
and trust me babies gas smells bad regardless of diet. 
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Just got back from the doctor and I'm now 3cm, not any more effaced though.. she said I'm at -2 station... Oh well, when its time, its time, right? I'm going to try to keep the weight of the baby out of my mind. Its not like I can control when I go into labor or how big he's getting and its not like I'm going to choose a c-section.
Watching that show Pregnant in Heels... CRAZY
Watching that show Pregnant in Heels... CRAZY
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lol.. well the woman who checked me in told me how she'd been checked the day before her due date, was told it would be another week since she wasn't effaced or dilated. She was checking into the hospital in active labor by 1:30am the next day 
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the ball is supposed to help baby drop... by helping your pelvis spread etc... from what I googled, just bounce on it gently, move from side to side if you can etc.
I know I hadn't dropped at all until I started using the ball, not sure if it is why I started dropping or not though, lol.
As for how much? not sure there is a recommended minimum or maximum. I try to do it for an hour a day or so, but I get really bored on it tbh...
I know I hadn't dropped at all until I started using the ball, not sure if it is why I started dropping or not though, lol.
As for how much? not sure there is a recommended minimum or maximum. I try to do it for an hour a day or so, but I get really bored on it tbh...
It would be easier too if OH wern't such a tosser. GRRRHi ladies-
I thought I'd finally get around to posting my birth story and some pictures. Life has been busy since Travis arrived a little ahead of schedule last Wed! I feel like a milk machine as it seems like all I do is feed him or pump (my poor nipples!!) So this is my first opportunity.
Travis' birth story
Wed. morning I woke up at 6:30 with a little trickle running down my thigh. I hightailed it to the bathroom where it turned into a bit more. I thought maybe I was completely incontinent but knew that really it must be my waters because I couldn't control the flow at all. Well of course I go wake up DH and immediately we start getting excited/freaked. We made sure the bags were packed, I called my mom who immediately booked a flight and then I just kept waiting for contractions... and waiting, and waiting. No pains, no real contractions just some minor ones.
I didn't want to go to the hospital too early for fear of having to be induced so I tried taking a long walk, walking the stairs, vacuuming, bouncing/swiveling on the exercise ball- nothing worked and I was still leaking. Finally I called the doctor's office around 11:30 or 12 and they said I needed to go to the hospital right away. We stopped on the way to get DH some lunch so we got there closer to 1. The nurse was not happy that I waited so long after having my water break to go in. At first they thought maybe it wasn't my water breaking, so she decided to check my cervix (dilated to only 1!) and sure enough a ton of amniotic fluid came pouring out.
So, next came the induction with pitocin. I had heard that pitocin made contractions harder and worse. Now, I have nothing to compare it to, but after a few hours the pain was no longer bearable for me. So I caved and got an epidural around 9 pm. I was still only 1 or 1 1/2 cm dilated! The doctor said to settle in for a LONG labor.
A few minutes after the epidural was administered and I had just started to feel the contractions less, the baby's heart rate started to slow. Out comes the oxygen and in comes the doctor. She lets me know that we'll keep an eye on things and if the oxygen and changing positions doesn't help then we'll have to revisit the option of a c section. About 3 minutes later she's back in the room because now baby's heart rate is getting really slow with every contraction. So no more choice, we're off to the OR for a c section.
It all happened really fast, DH has to change into scrubs, I'm wheeled into the room and my epidural is now a spinal block. I'll admit that I was terrified, but that's mostly because I'm not much of a hospital or surgery person to begin with. DH was able to sit right next to me while they got our little guy out. Turns out the cord was wrapped twice around his neck. God Bless modern medicine and the opportunity for c sections!!
Travis Connor was born at 9:40 pm and weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. He was soooo perfect! They wrapped him and brought him to me for a couple of minutes while I was still on the operating table. Then DH had to take him into the recovery room to wait for me. It took about 40 minutes, but I was pretty out of it.
The best feeling in the world was being rolled into the recovery room and seeing my DH beaming whilst holding our adorable son and saying, "There's mommy!" We were able to have skin to skin in and try breastfeeding while in recovery.
I'm still recovering from the surgery, but it's honestly not as bad as I thought it would be and I have the most perfect little boy because of it.
Hope it wasn't too long! It was an amazing, overwhelming, emotional day that I'll never forget. I wish you all a safe delivery when your time comes!
I thought I'd finally get around to posting my birth story and some pictures. Life has been busy since Travis arrived a little ahead of schedule last Wed! I feel like a milk machine as it seems like all I do is feed him or pump (my poor nipples!!) So this is my first opportunity.
Travis' birth story
Wed. morning I woke up at 6:30 with a little trickle running down my thigh. I hightailed it to the bathroom where it turned into a bit more. I thought maybe I was completely incontinent but knew that really it must be my waters because I couldn't control the flow at all. Well of course I go wake up DH and immediately we start getting excited/freaked. We made sure the bags were packed, I called my mom who immediately booked a flight and then I just kept waiting for contractions... and waiting, and waiting. No pains, no real contractions just some minor ones.
I didn't want to go to the hospital too early for fear of having to be induced so I tried taking a long walk, walking the stairs, vacuuming, bouncing/swiveling on the exercise ball- nothing worked and I was still leaking. Finally I called the doctor's office around 11:30 or 12 and they said I needed to go to the hospital right away. We stopped on the way to get DH some lunch so we got there closer to 1. The nurse was not happy that I waited so long after having my water break to go in. At first they thought maybe it wasn't my water breaking, so she decided to check my cervix (dilated to only 1!) and sure enough a ton of amniotic fluid came pouring out.
So, next came the induction with pitocin. I had heard that pitocin made contractions harder and worse. Now, I have nothing to compare it to, but after a few hours the pain was no longer bearable for me. So I caved and got an epidural around 9 pm. I was still only 1 or 1 1/2 cm dilated! The doctor said to settle in for a LONG labor.
A few minutes after the epidural was administered and I had just started to feel the contractions less, the baby's heart rate started to slow. Out comes the oxygen and in comes the doctor. She lets me know that we'll keep an eye on things and if the oxygen and changing positions doesn't help then we'll have to revisit the option of a c section. About 3 minutes later she's back in the room because now baby's heart rate is getting really slow with every contraction. So no more choice, we're off to the OR for a c section.
It all happened really fast, DH has to change into scrubs, I'm wheeled into the room and my epidural is now a spinal block. I'll admit that I was terrified, but that's mostly because I'm not much of a hospital or surgery person to begin with. DH was able to sit right next to me while they got our little guy out. Turns out the cord was wrapped twice around his neck. God Bless modern medicine and the opportunity for c sections!!
Travis Connor was born at 9:40 pm and weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. He was soooo perfect! They wrapped him and brought him to me for a couple of minutes while I was still on the operating table. Then DH had to take him into the recovery room to wait for me. It took about 40 minutes, but I was pretty out of it.
The best feeling in the world was being rolled into the recovery room and seeing my DH beaming whilst holding our adorable son and saying, "There's mommy!" We were able to have skin to skin in and try breastfeeding while in recovery.
I'm still recovering from the surgery, but it's honestly not as bad as I thought it would be and I have the most perfect little boy because of it.
Hope it wasn't too long! It was an amazing, overwhelming, emotional day that I'll never forget. I wish you all a safe delivery when your time comes!
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popping in to update. i hope everyone is doing good. milo is starting to notice that Ava needs more attention than him. last night he was ready for bed but she was up and cranky. so i couldnt just leave her. milo started trying to hit her and pull on my clothes :/ my SIL was there. but she's never held a newborn so i didnt wanna leave her with Ava. but eventually ava calmed down just enough for me to run milo upstairs. when i came down SIL was holding ava (which kinda surprised me). i asked my mom to come down for just 10 minutes while i got milo to bed, but she said "i have to figure it out sometime". ugh. i know, but it was the first night and she's so young still. i hope tonight goes smoother.
anyways, here's a video from earlier. (dont mind the loud banging, milo was getting into stuff lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo3muNayO2g
anyways, here's a video from earlier. (dont mind the loud banging, milo was getting into stuff lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo3muNayO2g
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