Is anyone planning on a natural childbirth or had one before.
have had 2 home births w/o pain relief; hoping to avoid an epidural this time around b/c everything i'm reading points to that increasing my risk of c-sec with baby B (and i really want to avoid a c-sec if possible so that i can take care of 4 kids under 3). but i agree with the others about keeping an open mind.
I'm worried, i have no pain or any changes at all in my breasts... i'm worried my milk won't come in when babys born
If you are worried, you can ask your doctor to check for IGT.
Even if there's no issue and your milk does come in perfectly, the advice i now try to share is at the very least, learn before baby comes how to make a bottle of formula properly!! We were dead-set on nursing DS1 and refused to even consider bottle-feeding, but my milk never came in (none of the nursing classes/books even mentioned such a possibility - i thought if i wanted to nurse and tried hard enough, i just could) - it was terrible - he got dangerously dehydrated and lost too much weight (took months to recover). i still wish i at least had a bottle on hand and knew how to mix a proper bottle of food for him b/c we just mixed some in a cup with a spoon and used a syringe when they told us to top off for the first time. we had NO CLUE!!!
for most women, milk coming in is not an issue, but sometimes it does happen, so i think it's good to be prepared just in case...
Silly question and I'll prob end up googling this anyone bc I can't believe I don't know this but do you have to stimulate the nipples in order for milk to come in? I was planning on exclusively pumping but in the event that I don't do that if we just skip right to bottle feeding will my boobs just stay normal or will I got milk/ colostrum either way? Sorry you'd think for a 31 yo that I would know this stuff...lol
I'm pretty sure the hormones in your body will (most typically) automatically make your milk come in. Just like how some milk starts coming in before baby even arrives. I will say if you decide to not breastfeed and your milk comes in, it is very painful not to pump off the milk. Your boobies will be as hard as rocks! Lol I looked like Pamela Anderson! Fortunately I was able to breastfeed and she relieved that pressure. And when she naturally weened herself, I never became "engorged" when she stopped.
In other news, the "bright spot" on my baby's heart is fairly common (roughly 5% of 20 week old babies have it, higher percentage if you are of Mediterranean or Asian descent.). It is called a Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF).
I did the bad thing and googled it last night and got all worked up even though my doctor said more than likely it will clear up by 28 weeks. Well that wasn't good enough for me!
I discovered it is a "soft marker" for Down's syndrome. Now, my doctor wasn't concerned because the baby was otherwise perfectly healthy and the 20 week ultrasound would have had various red flags should she have this chromosomal defect.
I decided to relieve my worry and do a non-invasive Downs test called MT-21 test. It is a non invasive blood test that will detect a chromosomal issue to 99% accuracy. It is an alternative to a amnio. This will make me feel much better. Ugh I hate this stress.
some infections can be nasty and take a little longer to get rid of, but being in hospital will allow him to rest and you to know he is on safe hands.
