November 2013 Babies!

[cat123456]

Oh mama im really hoping all goes wel for you please keep us updated..

My relationship had a major breakdown after i had my last child but im now with a new partner and i feel things will b so much better.

Update on me im still in hospital for pain relief and feeling uber miserable today. Depression is spiralling and i really dont no how to stop it 32+5 and its dragging. I just want to go home but if i do il b in worse pain sorry to keep moaning especially when some of you are going through hell x

 

[Rockinmomtobe]

Good Morning ladies- (well...morning for me anyway)

I'm feeling shitty...I think Im getting a cold.
I do NOT want to work anymore. Im effing exhausted all the time.
Im pretty sure all the weight Ive gained has sprained my ankle. It hurts like hell.
Its raining out, so even if I could walk without pain, I cant.
The thought of working all day and going home to cook and clean is more than I can deal with today.
My baby shower is Saturday and I dont even want to go.
I miss my parents terribly....but especially my mom. (Im in Chicago & theyre in Tucson)
I tried to talk to OH about our relationship after the baby gets here. He didnt brush me off, but he didnt say 'of course we're going to be ok. I love you' which is what I wanted.
I want to have a McDonalds breakfast egg and cheese biscuit so badly I cant stand it ( I had an apple & a yogurt )



Now that that's over with.....I feel like a lot of us could use some positive thoughts Sometimes I need to get all the nasty things out first before I can even try to think anything positive. So, here's what I've got. It made me feel a bit better, hopefully it will help some of you guys too

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." ~Mary Engelbreit

Here's to changing the way I think about all that crap above

 

[whittnie117]

Rockin, sorry you're having a rough time. Hopefully things get better for you.

Mama, goodluck today. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Cat, I hope you start to feel better. I can't imagine being stuck in the hospital.

Afm, I'm having a hard time with this new diet. I'm sososo hungry all the time. All I crave are salty foods. Yesterday I barely made it under what I was supposed to eat. Today I ate more cereal in hopes to keep the hunger away for longer. OH doesn't get home until 8:30 tonight so I won't have him here to help me make dinner of some sort, which means a higher likely hood of me cracking to just make something frozen, canned, or boxed. I literally have almost zero self control. I kinda sorta have a food addiction, but before getting pregnant I was on a pretty much low meat, organic diet. So why can't I now? It's so hard.

 

[wantb502]

I have zero self control when it comes to food too. I constantly want sweet and salty. I was very strict and very healthy before and this baby makes me have no will power! His cravings overpower my strength!

 

[Nariah01]

Good Morning ladies- (well...morning for me anyway)

I'm feeling shitty...I think Im getting a cold.
I do NOT want to work anymore. Im effing exhausted all the time.
Im pretty sure all the weight Ive gained has sprained my ankle. It hurts like hell.
Its raining out, so even if I could walk without pain, I cant.
The thought of working all day and going home to cook and clean is more than I can deal with today.
My baby shower is Saturday and I dont even want to go.
I miss my parents terribly....but especially my mom. (Im in Chicago & theyre in Tucson)
I tried to talk to OH about our relationship after the baby gets here. He didnt brush me off, but he didnt say 'of course we're going to be ok. I love you' which is what I wanted.
I want to have a McDonalds breakfast egg and cheese biscuit so badly I cant stand it ( I had an apple & a yogurt )



Now that that's over with.....I feel like a lot of us could use some positive thoughts Sometimes I need to get all the nasty things out first before I can even try to think anything positive. So, here's what I've got. It made me feel a bit better, hopefully it will help some of you guys too

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." ~Mary Engelbreit

Here's to changing the way I think about all that crap above

See I get the wanting a McDonalds breakfast sandwich thing. I wanted one sooo badly, and my DH being sweet and since I eat fairly well went out and got me one. I ate it and loved it, it was the most wonderful thing I had ever tasted at that point. Then the next morning(since I ate it late at night) I woke up and threw it back up violently. I was so miserable afterwards and ultimately regretted eating the sandwich. maybe that will help you the next time you want one of those sandwiches.

 

[The Alchemist]

Hello ladies:

Rockin - I hope you've felt somewhat better now since the post. I totally understand (which is probably why I also hate being pregnant. I hate that it changes our moods and thoughts, and very drastically at times - ugh!). That is a very inspirational and uplifting quote that I have copied and saved somewhere in my lists of quotes in my Gmail drive. Sometimes, simple quotes helps us a great deal.

You ladies are talking about food cravings and the lack of control to eat what you crave for. I might be the minority as I don't give in anymore. I think I've 'taught' myself to have control. Don't ask me how. All I would want was chocolate, anything chocolate! But because eating refined, fast food, genetically modified, and sugary things get me quickly constipated (pregnant or not), I don't even get close to it. I had a bad experience with constipation that left me with bleeding hemorrhoid last time. No more. It was enough to change my mind and the foods I put in me. Having said all that, I do understand you ladies' food cravings. For me, I got kick in the ass eating these things I do miss it though. But I've figured out other ways to have my sweet cravings and I've turned entirely to organic, paleo diet.

Anyway, today I woke up with very low energy and sore trapezoids. I think I slept wrong, despite the fact that I only got up twice at night to pee oppose to the typical 5-7 times. Hate feeling so low in energy as all I do is get cranky at OH and dd and I hate getting cranky, especially with dd.

Well, hope you all have had a nice day and if not, I hope it gets better. Just a few more weeks, ladies!

 

[whittnie117]

Well, hope you all have had a nice day and if not, I hope it gets better. Just a few more weeks, ladies!

Oh my goodness. I was just thinking about this. I can't wait for this pregnancy to be over because of so many pains I have and not being able to do anything about it (I can't wait to be able to use tiger balm again as I won't use any of the prescription meds until I'm done with breastfeeding. But on the other hand I am so anxiety ridden about actually being a mother at the end of all this and having another little human being that will rely on me for everything. It's scary now that reality is starting to set in.

As far as waking up in pain, me too! But mine are in the hips, sciatic nerves and periphreal nerves down to my ankles. Fun stuff. Must be something in the water today. I hope you feel better though.

I was having pretty good self control since November until I got pregnant as far as food. I had lost 60 pounds eating organically and with meat only two or three times a week. Then morningsickness set in and I was put off all veggies and most meats except for breaded chicken. I don't have any explanation other than the obvious. I couldn't even drink milk or smoothies. Yuck! At least now I can stomach some things like milk, cereal, some salads, and carrots. I just need to experiment again with foods to be able to get past the next several weeks. I'm sure after the baby gets here and things settle down in my body that I'll be able to eat like I did prior to pregnanct. I assume with that BIG shift I'll lose some extra baby weight. I'm also hope that my fm settles for a little while after the birth so I can get to the gym and walk a bit. I haven't been able to do much of anything in that capacity since becoming pregnant. Everything hurts all the time. So here's to hoping!

 

[missjenn]

I think we all have bad days and mood swings with our pregnancies....its the one symptom we all share for sure!

Rockin, I'm surprised your hubby wouldnt reassure you that your relationship is going to be fine. Our guys should be doing/saying things that make us feel good!

My weight gain has been pretty consistent with a pound a week....but frig I feel huge...uncomfortable...I still have that intense pain that I thought was my spleen...it is only getting worse...I think I am going to ask for a scan or something at my appt next Tuesday to check it out. I hate not knowing what it is and the doctors just guess.

I give into my cravings all the time...I figure I exercise every day so that piece of chocolate....bowl of icecream...handful of chips...gummi bears...wont hurt!

Here are a couple sneak peaks we got from our maternity shoot (I don't include pics of my hubby or step daughter) if it was my child I would but for now...just some shots of me.

 

[mama.luv]

Ok ladies, they freaked me out for nothing. I thought I was going to have a c-section tomorrow at 9am, so I told my family and all. The Doc decided to do an ultrasound today to see if the cord flow on Baby B had gotten worse, if so, we would have performed the c-section today. Well the ultrasound results came back and what do you know, the cord flow to Baby B is perfect today. So we cancelled the c-section and will have another ultrasound on Monday and just play it by ear. My Doc also said she didn't want me going past 32wks, I guess cause of the pre-eclampsia. They have me hitting 32wks next Friday, so that's in like a week. I told her that I would like to make it 34wks. We will see.

Rockin: It's so funny you brought up the breakfast sandwiches from McDonalds, I used to eat those like twice a week during my 2nd trimester. I have been craving Italian food lately, so I just send my hubby to get me some.

MissJenn: I love the maternity pics. I wish we could have done these. You always dress so cute and take nice pics.

Okay I will go over the other posts later, I just read this page because I'm still feeling a littler drowsey/high because of this magnesium. They just took it off, so I should be normal in an hour.

 

[wantb502]

Missjenn: those are awesome and you look fantastic as usual! I can't believe those little ice skates! Too damn cute!

 

[whittnie117]

Mama, I'm so glad that the blood flow looks normal today! That's great news. Babies need that extra cooking time. Hopefully you make it to 34 as you want to.

Missjenn: Those are great photos. You look radiant!

So I weighed myself and I'm at 264 and started this pregnancy at 235. So, when I've thought I've gained closer to 40lbs, I've only gained 29. Better than I thought! It's about 1 lb a week. I'm going to try to stay the same with this healthy eating, but won't worry about it too much.

 

[The Alchemist]

Whittnie - tell me about it. It's almost every morningt I wake up in pain. I have to get in a comfy position to get up. Verrrry slowly swing both legs off the bed, get up slowly, and even that hurts. I always feel my lower back, the sacral iliac joint, crack and grind together all day long, same with my pubic bone ewww....my OH can hear it at times. I know I will have a very painful post partum recovery just like last pregnancy. I do hope things will get better for you. Gosh.....the things we go through during AND after pregnancy.

The other thing I'm concerned about is my milk supply because last pregnancy, i was not able to produce enough. This time i at least know what to eat/drink to increase supply and quality.

Missjenn - lovely pics! I wish i had a pregnancy photoshoot. Your bump is nice and round and smooth looking, unlike mine. All stretchmarked up and that dark line.

 

[Nariah01]

Mama: I am glad to hear things are looking better today! I will keep my fingers crossed that they stay in there to 34 weeks! Need to beef those babies up and let 'em cook a bit more!

Missjenn: Your photos look so nice, and I love that top btw. My sister wanted to do maternity and newborn photos of me and Samuel, but as it gets closer to the date I am not sure she is going to do them anymore. And I really can't afford to do them, so we will see. I would so love to do something, even if it wasn't real crazy just to have it to look at later.

As for weight gain, I've gained about 8 lbs since I started this whole pregnancy, and most of it is gradual. so I guess not too bad, I don't eat super healthy but I do try. And now that I am not nauseous all the time I am trying to get out and at least walk everyday with my pup so that helps. Although I really need to track down my inhaler before I get any bigger otherwise I am a little paranoid about how I will handle the walks when I am huge!

 

[cat123456]

O god ladies i feel so terrible last few days iv been sat talking to th 2 othe ladies on my ward its been manageable because of them but today i got told iv to go home and try a different medication in my own surroundings (me and oh had huge fight last night so dont no if is gd or not) and i was happy to b escaping but then one of th ladies just got told shes being induced today and i am sooo jelous im shut away in my curtain nd just cnt bring myself to talk to her im sooo terrible who in their right mind is jelous of preeclampsia????? Im threatening to b choked by this depression!!

 

[wantb502]

Mama: I can't believe I missed your post. I am so happy to hear it looked good. That's great news! Keep us updated!!

 

[missjenn]

Mama: I am glad to hear things are looking better today! I will keep my fingers crossed that they stay in there to 34 weeks! Need to beef those babies up and let 'em cook a bit more!

Missjenn: Your photos look so nice, and I love that top btw. My sister wanted to do maternity and newborn photos of me and Samuel, but as it gets closer to the date I am not sure she is going to do them anymore. And I really can't afford to do them, so we will see. I would so love to do something, even if it wasn't real crazy just to have it to look at later.

As for weight gain, I've gained about 8 lbs since I started this whole pregnancy, and most of it is gradual. so I guess not too bad, I don't eat super healthy but I do try. And now that I am not nauseous all the time I am trying to get out and at least walk everyday with my pup so that helps. Although I really need to track down my inhaler before I get any bigger otherwise I am a little paranoid about how I will handle the walks when I am huge!

Wow, you only gained 8 pounds, that's impressive! You will have no problems getting back into shape after birth!

You still have tons of time to get maternity pics done! I think they are a great keep sake!

 

[missjenn]

Mama...thats great news! Hopefully they can both stay in there for a couple more weeks!

 

[Rockinmomtobe]

Thanks for all the words of encouragement ladies. Its always helpful

Jenn- AMAZING! You look radiant and those tiny ice skates made me cry....silly hormones. The photos are beautiful

Alchemist-I agree some days I just want to go in a hole until the baby gets here. All the changes since becoming pregnant have taken their toll lol. But today is a new day
Ive read great things about the paleo diet. I eat pretty healthy now, but no meat. Ill have to do a little more research and try some recipes. You talked about eating things to help milk production....what kinds of things? Im still reading my breastfeeding book and all its mentioned so far is a healthy diet, but if there are things I can do to help, Id like to know that too.

Mama- SO SO glad to hear about the blood flow working in the right direction! Bake those babies Even still, possibly a week and you'll get to meet them (hopefully a bit longer, but still)!!!! I hope youre doing well and trying not to be too worried. Keep us posted

Cat- So sorry youre having a hard time, Im sure its stressful. Have you thought about talking to someone about the depression? Ive heard it can get worse after the baby gets here. I started talking to someone and its really helped me. Hope you feel better soon

Apparently I thought everyone needed hugs today, lol enjoy

 

[luna_19]

So glad they're keeping babies in for now mama

 

[The Alchemist]

Mama - that is great news! I'm happy to hear positive news. Betcha felt so much relief. A little bit of relief off your shoulders now. Hang in there, just a few weeks.

Rockin - I hadtwo websites which listed some very safe herbs to take to help increase supply and quality of milk. I gotta rummage through my laptop for it though. There is a tea you can buy at target or a whole foods market in the tea section. I think it's called Mother's Milk. As for food, the one I can remember is dates and walnuts. Anyway I really can't remember all of it at this moment. I'll have to look for my list in my laptop.

Cat - I'm sorry you've been having it tough. It must be having to stay there in the hospital in the situation you're in and watch other ladies have babies. I dunno what to advise to help you feel better but know that pregnancy is and can not be forever. For three most part, there is only under 10 weeks left at most. You should try to communicate your concerns or of your depression to the nurse and they'll figure out something. Sometimes you have to pull their leg a little more. You don't want this depression to transition to ppd after the baby, which brings me to say that you and your dh should get things cleared on whatever issues you are going through. Men don't understand what we go through bring pregnant. They need to be sat down and spoken to. I know it's really hard but try to keep your spirits up while you're there. Hug!