Sticking Together Crew

[DrGomps]

Rachel, it sounds similar to me…it only happened when baby was in a certain position. It was my hind waters.

Thanks for the advice ladies…going to try getting my scent on the blankets. I'll try anything at this point!!

 

[DrGomps]

cran, sorry..behind on my news…was there a lot of casualties? what happened??

 

[truthbtold]

Awww man my almost three year old is still trying to co sleep lol. Each night we move him in his room sometimes he comes back hours later.

 

[lilrojo]

Ericka my 2 year old daughter is still cosleeping.. but her big big girl bed is coming on wednesday so hoping by the weekend for sure to have her out.. i plan to lay with her for awhile so she can still feel safe and comfy.. then leave when shes sleeping..

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Rachel, sounds like Eden might be here soon!! Yay!!

Andrea, the blanket thing sounds promising. We had trouble getting Thomas to sleep at all, whether we held him or not-- he would only sleep in his car seat.
I'm assuming you've tried wrapping her up tight? What's it called? I can't remember the term for wrapping them up in a blanket, arms and all... What about a paci, or are you trying not to use one?

I am thinking about a moses basket for Crumb... I had never even heard of one until just recently, but they look cozier than the bassinet that converts from the playyard, and smaller to where it will fit next to our bed better. What do you all think?

Ysa, sorry AF is messing with you. Grrrr.
I am just so ready for you (and Tracey, too!) to get your BFP's!! And if your baby was due in August, you could have him/her around my bday or Logan's too! I won't mind if you name your baby after me.

 

[DrGomps]

I won't mind if you name your baby after me.

Ysatis…I am a september baby, Also a great month…you BFP is on the way…I can feel it!! Clomid is a miracle drug!!

Logan, I hope the transition to the big girl bed works. I can see how tempting it would be to cosleep. I love having her with me. Its nuts.

jen, its called swaddling…she can get out of the swaddle now…she's a little houdini…i actually managed to pump and steve gave her a bottle…she drank 2 oz of milk and took a pacifier (for the first time) but she missed the skin to skin of breast feeding. But eventually when I gave her the breast she went to sleep for 5 hours!! I feel so awesome after that!! She's on the breast now but if we give her a bottle + breast she may sleep longer again tomorrow!! I actually put her in her bouncer to sleep too that vibrates and she slept like a champ.

 

[Sun_Flower]

Morning everyone still uncomfortable and crampy but no more damp panties, I think it was just increased discharge. Going to see if I can have a clary sage bath tonight and see if that helps with how uncomfortable I feel.

When did we last hear from Cass, how's she doing? Still think she's gonna go into labour before me, so wonder if she's had any symptoms etc?

 

[babydustcass]

Hey ladies, I am still here, lurking and following what's happening

Rachel, I have had a lot of increased discharge too, have your wet patches been slippery feeling? Ive found a lot of my discharge has been clear/cloudy and slippery, almost water like ive had to wear panty liners otherwise it goes through my pants and on to my trousers/leggings LMAO and looks like a wet patch on the outside! Not a good look to sport.
No clear signs here though, lots of shooting pains and twinges in my foof, but think its baby bobbing up and down. I find myself looking at the toilet paper every time I go to the loo to inspect for mucus plug, how weird is that!? I wonder if ill break the habit because right now its like an obsession.
Still taking EPO but stopped inserting as I think it gave me thrush!? And still taking RLT tabs and drinking the T when I feel like one, hopefully these will all help with the birth when it eventually happens. I had a long labour with George and although I look back on it with fond memories, I was also a lot fitter back then and I am not sure I could handle 37 hours of established labour now.
When I dropped George off for Nursery this morning, I went for a brisk walk the long way home, introducing little attempts to bring on labour soon. I have had a bath with clary sage but also put some bio oil in the bath too as ive heard it can dry out your skin. I didnt find it very comfortable though it was nice to lay there for a bit in it, having a nice soak but when it came to washing I felt like I needed a shower again lol
Will mix up some CS with a carrier oil and rub some on my bump and lower back sometimes soon.
Here I am starting to introduce some natural induction methods and I still have things to do before baby is here. The nesting urge comes and goes, after an hour of doing something I am shattered.

I have booked myself in for a pedicure and nail gel wrap at 12 after a docs appointment for suspected a chest infection boooo Everyone in my house is a bit sniffly at the moment, so we are all dosed up on meds in the hopes that we will be germ free before Macie is here.

I cant believe I am 38 weeks now... just 2 weenie weeks until due date eeek!

Cran, I heard about the crash. How devastating, there were fatalities weren't there? So sad.

Ysa, YAY for clomid, i just know this is going to be it!

George has always been really good with his sleep, our angel baby I called him. Watch us have a little devil now hehe!
Glad to hear everything is well with you and Josie, she is soo beautiful! How does it feel to finally have her here?
I am so excited to see who will be next

 

[DrGomps]

I think she posted yesterday…Going to get exciting again in here soon!! More STC babies!!

I just started my parenting journal...

 

[DrGomps]

hope you all feel better cassie!!

I am glad to be rid of the clary sage!! the smell is too much! Sorry the EPO gave you thrush…I DTD with soft cups…seemed to help ripen me up. I know what you mean about checking for plug, its like the first trimester checking for blood or the tww.

 

[truthbtold]

What are the RLT tablets? Im learning about labor promoters even though I know I may not need them.

I am going to buy one of these this weekend, its the fisher price newborn rock and play sleeper. It has really good reviews.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Looks cute... I just read some reviews on Amazon and one lady said her baby slept in it all the time and got torticollis? and a flat head from sleeping in it with his head slumped over to one side. I guess the solution to that is to use it for sleeping only sometimes and not ALL the time.
I don't know where you are going to get it from, but it's $40.49 on Amazon and the list price is 59.99!

Hehe isn't it funny how it seems like we're always checking the TP for one thing or another?! Blood... plug... ewcm... too funny.

Thomas was basically a horrible sleeper. I'm hoping this time we'll even things out! Crumb can't be any worse, anyway!

Swaddling! Yes!
If she's already wiggling out... hehe you're in trouble once she starts crawling!!

 

[truthbtold]

I just read up on torticollis on baby center and it doesnt sound like something you can get from sleeping in that thing. She may want to check into other causes. Gosh that is ascary let me go read some more reviews

What is torticollis?
Torticollis means "twisted neck," and if a child has this condition, her head will be tilted to one side while the chin is turned to the other side. It's also sometimes called wryneck. While it may look painful, it usually isn't.

When a baby is born with the condition, it's called congenital torticollis. (There's also a condition called acquired torticollis that can develop at a later time. In some cases of acquired torticollis, the chin may be turned to the same side as the head.)

About 1 in 250 infants are born with torticollis. (Ten to 20 percent of babies with torticollis also have hip dysplasia, in which the hip joint is malformed.)

What causes congenital torticollis?
Congenital torticollis is most often due to tightness in the muscle that connects the breastbone and the collarbone to the skull. (It's called the sternocleidomastoid muscle). This is called congenital muscular torticollis. This tightness might have developed because of the way your baby was positioned in the uterus (with the head tilted to one side) or because the muscles were damaged during delivery.

SYMPTOM GUIDE

Is it serious? Find out fast
Much less commonly, congenital torticollis is caused by abnormalities in the bones of the neck (the cervical vertebrae). The bones may be abnormally formed, stuck together (fused), or a combination of both. This condition is known as Klippel-Feil syndrome.

It's important to know whether Klippel-Feil is what's causing a baby's neck problem because many babies with this syndrome have other problems, especially with hearing and the kidneys. Also, the stretching exercises recommended for muscular torticollis are not only ineffective but potentially dangerous for a child with Klippel-Feil syndrome.

In rare cases, congenital torticollis may be inherited. Or it may be the result of a more serious underlying condition, such as a brain or spinal cord tumor that damages the nervous system or muscles

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Yeah, I didn't read the rest of the reviews to see if she went on to say that her baby was diagnosed with other problems NOT related to the seat/sleeper or if other people said they had the same issue or what...
I might go read them, though, because it's really cute and would be super convenient if it can be used for sleeping or playing... I can't imagine Fisher Price would make something that would turn out to be unsafe... hmmm... let me know what else you find out.

 

[lilrojo]

Hey ladies.. Hope your all well..

Hope Eden and Macie come soon..

Andrea gonna have a read of your parenting journal.. yay.. so fun.. and thanks for the well wishes with mckenna's transition.. and i loved cosleeping till now.. lol and its hard to find sexy time with a toddler in your bed.. lol

Ericka I think i have seen that at a few local stores around here.. walmart maybe... not sure but it is really cute..

Im planning to use the same bassinet as i used with mckenna..we actually got it set up last night.. just need to get the sheets washed.. need to buy some baby detergent then that can start.. cleaned out the closet in the babys room too.. lots of work to do yet.. but were slowly getting there..

Hope you all have a great day.. my plans are to rest and relax, maybe clean the house some.. my nesting comes and goes alot.. i wish i could do more but my body starts to hurt after a while.. darn sciatic (sp) nerve..

 

[truthbtold]

I need to wash clothes too, all Marcel's old baby clothes. This weekend will be my first time out buying new baby stuff. I reached 30 weeks so I plan not to worry as much for the rest of the pregnancy. Im excited about shopping, I cant let my little man wear all of his brothers old clothes lol.

 

[Sun_Flower]

Hey ladies, I am still here, lurking and following what's happening

Rachel, I have had a lot of increased discharge too, have your wet patches been slippery feeling? Ive found a lot of my discharge has been clear/cloudy and slippery, almost water like ive had to wear panty liners otherwise it goes through my pants and on to my trousers/leggings LMAO and looks like a wet patch on the outside! Not a good look to sport.
No clear signs here though, lots of shooting pains and twinges in my foof, but think its baby bobbing up and down. I find myself looking at the toilet paper every time I go to the loo to inspect for mucus plug, how weird is that!? I wonder if ill break the habit because right now its like an obsession.
Still taking EPO but stopped inserting as I think it gave me thrush!? And still taking RLT tabs and drinking the T when I feel like one, hopefully these will all help with the birth when it eventually happens. I had a long labour with George and although I look back on it with fond memories, I was also a lot fitter back then and I am not sure I could handle 37 hours of established labour now.

Yeah it is slippery, glad to know I'm not the only one. I've had lots of shooting pains and twinges down there too, as well as a lot of general soreness in my abdomen, basically feels like I'm about to get my period. Sometimes it feels like she's headbutting my cervix or something because I get this radiating pain from there that radiates out to the sides. Nothing else though! I've just got radox bubble bath that's got clary sage in it - it'll only be a few drops and not as concentrated as if I put the actual oil in, but it's supposed to make you sleep better too so I'm all for that! I'm still taking EPO (orally, because I was worried I might end up giving myself thrush or something - sounds like I was justified too!) and cups of RLT when I can stand it.

Can't believe I'm due in 10 days. Where has the time gone? Mind you it's dragging like mad now! OH keeps going up to my bump and saying 'get out get out, it's time to come out!' lol. I can't believe I'm anxious for the worst pain I'll ever experience to start already!

 

[lilrojo]

I think your more anxious for the beautiful baby girl your going to have at the end of the horrible pain.. and some do fine with the pain.. I think I could have gone with no pain meds with my dd.. the pushing was the worst then the stitching after from tearing..

Come on out Eden.. 10 days.. wow..

 

[cranberry987]

hiya

sorry a bit awol, super busy at work these few days and just shattered when i get home. have a lighter week now tho.

more car trouble tonight - someone bashed into the back of me, didnt cause any damage but had a go at me for delaying traffic 5 seconds while i checked. felt really upset afterwards, but its ok, he dies tonight from sex with animals accident.

a friend who just used clary sage mixed it with jasmine which has some contraction strengthening power too and also makes it smell nicer.

I started rlt tablets at 30w and upping them one a fortnight. its a nice way to mark the time too, like today is 34w so its 3 pills at night now, yey prefer tabs as at least i know what dose im having, also i just cba to drink tea ever. Softcups sound like a good idea but my cervix is already super soft - not open at all ofc but i checked it the other day and it felt like slightly lumpy mashed potato almost was so soft. how gross describing it that way but cant think of any other way!

My hypnobirthing course keeps trying to persuade me that birth doesnt hurt. I think its a good thing to go into it feeling positive and focusing on the joyous parts. Also i dont want anyone to say the word pain (imagine if you had a bad back, if someone asks how it is you might have forgotten about it but then it starts to ache again as you remember about it). but im sure its not going to be pain free.

sorry for the lame general comments catch up.

 

[QueenVic]

Ah Cran didn't realise u were a fellow hypnobirther

We had our third class last nite.. will be very interesting to see if it helps.. thats if things aren't out of our control.. got to practice lots !

I have ordered RLT, EPO & Clary Sage Oil but won't start it all for a while yet.. oh and I need to start the perineal massage thing.. anything else I can do ?

Our nursery furniture all came today (yay) but won't be up for a while as we still need to paint and carpet the nursery, blah got to finish the hallway and our new bedroom/ensuite first.. getting impatient just want everything done.. NOW !!

I think time will go quick now until I finish work on 3rd Dec... although I'm thinking it may drag between then and Christmas !
At least I have a loooong list of things to keep me occupied (baby & non-baby related) hopefully will keep me busy!